Drink lid arrangements and methods
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lids for beverage containers lack integrated sterilization and communication features, and do not effectively address security, privacy, and health concerns such as unauthorized access and contamination detection.
Innovation Solution
A lid with a sterilizing agent and integrated communication features, including a method to provide contact information for service delivery, equipped with sensors for contamination detection and user interface for ordering and payment, and capable of displaying advertisements and recreational content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional lids are used for beverage containers, then the basic covering function is provided, but sterilization of the rim and contamination detection capabilities are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (sterilization, contamination detection, communication, and entertainment) into a single integrated lid system. The lid merges the sterilizing agent application mechanism with sensor arrays for contamination detection, communication modules for service coordination, and display elements for user interaction, thereby improving reliability without requiring separate devices for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The lid is designed as a multi-functional device that simultaneously provides sterilization capabilities through integrated agents, contamination detection via sensors, communication functions for coordinating service delivery, and entertainment through displayed content. This universal design allows one component to fulfill multiple roles, enhancing reliability while managing complexity through functional integration.
2Ease of operation
If integrated communication features are added to the lid, then service delivery coordination is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lid incorporates communication features that enable automatic coordination of service delivery without requiring manual intervention. The system can autonomously communicate order information, coordinate delivery timing, and manage service logistics through integrated communication modules, thereby improving ease of operation while keeping the complexity manageable through automated processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The lid acts as an intermediary device between the user, the service provider, and the delivery system. It facilitates communication and coordination by transmitting information bidirectionally, enabling seamless service delivery coordination without requiring direct complex interactions between all parties, thus improving ease of operation while managing system complexity.
3Reliability
If sensors and communication modules are integrated into the lid, then contamination detection and service coordination capabilities are enhanced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lid system is divided into modular functional segments including the sterilizing agent application mechanism, sensor arrays for contamination detection, communication modules for service coordination, and display elements. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured separately using optimized processes and then assembled into the complete lid, thereby enhancing reliability through specialized components while managing manufacturing complexity through modular assembly.
4Reliability
If multiple functional features are integrated into the lid, then user safety and interaction are improved, but loss of time in manufacturing and assembly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lid components, including sterilizing agents, sensors, communication modules, and display elements, are pre-assembled and pre-tested as modular units before final integration. This preliminary action allows complex functional features to be manufactured and validated separately, reducing the time required for final assembly and ensuring user safety and interaction capabilities are built-in, thereby improving reliability while minimizing manufacturing time loss.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances user safety by sterilizing the rim of the container, provides secure and convenient service delivery, and offers enhanced user interaction through integrated communication and entertainment features.
Implementation Method 1
The lip portion comprises a sterilizing agent configured to sterilize a rim portion of the beverage container
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus can include a generally planar portion approximately in a plane. The apparatus can also include a lip portion extending in a direction generally orthogonal to the plane. The generally planar portion is joined to the lip portion at a circumferential edge of the generally planar portion to form a cover for a beverage container. Likewise, a method can include providing contact information on a disposable cover adapted to cover a beverage container. The contact information is not necessarily provided by the manufacturer of the beverage or beverage container. The method can also include receiving contact from a user of the disposable cover. The method can further include coordinating the delivery of a service to the user of the disposable cover responsive to the contact received from the user.