Beverage Dispenser Code Generation Module for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional product dispensers are limited in offering a wide variety of beverage selections and customization options due to their limited capacity and selection capability, requiring large storage spaces for beverage bases that need refrigeration, which restricts the ability to provide consumers with a complete range of branded and non-branded beverages.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that uses a code generation module to create a machine-readable item encoding combined product recipes, allowing for the configuration of product dispensers to produce multiple beverage options by combining different product recipes, including branded and non-branded beverages, using higher reconstitution ratios that enable smaller packaging and storage closer to the dispenser.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional product dispensers use traditional beverage bases with reconstitution ratios of 3:1 to 6:1, then the beverage bases can be stored in large containers, but this requires large storage spaces and refrigeration, limiting the variety of beverages that can be offered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the reconstitution ratio parameter from traditional 3:1 to 6:1 ratios to higher ratios (e.g., 10:1, 20:1, 30:1, or higher). This parameter change allows the same beverage base to be stored in much smaller containers while maintaining the same final beverage volume and quality, thereby reducing storage space requirements and enabling greater beverage variety.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the beverage base into highly concentrated portions that can be stored separately and combined with diluents (water, juice, milk, etc.) at the point of dispensing. This segmentation allows multiple beverage types to be stored in small containers within or near the dispenser, enabling a wide variety of beverage options without requiring large storage spaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional product dispensers offer limited beverage selections, then the dispenser design remains simple, but consumers want a wider menu of beverage selections and customization options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal dispenser configuration that can handle multiple beverage types through a single integrated system. The dispenser uses a standardized interface to accept various concentrated beverage bases and diluents, allowing it to produce multiple beverage varieties (branded and non-branded) without requiring separate dedicated systems for each beverage type.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables dynamic beverage creation by allowing the dispenser to combine different concentrated beverage bases with various diluents in real-time. The system can adapt its configuration dynamically to create different beverage selections based on consumer requests, rather than requiring static pre-configured systems for each beverage type.
3Quantity of substance
If beverage bases are stored far from the dispenser to accommodate large containers, then the storage capacity is sufficient, but this requires long lines from containers to the dispenser
Solution Approach 1:
By changing the concentration parameter through higher reconstitution ratios, the patent enables storage of beverage bases in small containers that can be positioned close to or within the dispenser. This eliminates the need for long lines while maintaining adequate storage capacity for the concentrated bases.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the invention can include systems and methods for providing a combined product for dispensing from a product dispenser. In one embodiment, a system can provide a combined product for dispensing from a product dispenser. The system can include a code generation module operable to receive data associated with a plurality of product recipes; and generate a machine readable item with a combined recipe including the plurality of product recipes, wherein the machine readable item configures a product dispenser to dispense the combined recipe.