Beverage Server Communication for Recipe-Driven Brewing Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Programmable brewers often face issues where selected brewing parameters do not match the beverage server, leading to potential flavor contamination and user errors due to mismatched volumes and flavor profiles.

Innovation Solution

A brewing system where the beverage server dictates the recipe selection based on its previous usage, allowing the brewer to automatically adjust settings and store recipe information, preventing cross-contamination and simplifying the brewing process by ensuring correct recipe and volume selection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the brewer is made programmable with user-selectable parameters, then brewing flexibility and adaptability are improved, but user errors and mismatches with beverage server increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebrewing flexibilityVSAvoidparameter matching accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system reads the beverage server's ID through a communication device (e.g., RFID reader) and uses this feedback information to automatically select and apply the correct brewing parameters, ensuring parameter matching accuracy while maintaining brewing flexibility through programmable options

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Adaptability or versatility

If the brewer allows manual recipe selection, then user control and adaptability are improved, but flavor cross-contamination between servers increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverecipe selection controlVSAvoidflavor cross-contamination

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system receives feedback from the beverage server's ID and automatically selects the appropriate recipe to prevent flavor cross-contamination, while still allowing user override when desired

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The beverage server essentially selects its own recipe by having its ID read by the communication device, which then automatically applies the correct brewing parameters, reducing reliance on manual user selection

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If the system stores recipe information on the beverage server, then operational efficiency and error reduction are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperational efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The beverage server carries its own identification information that uniquely identifies it, enabling the system to automatically retrieve and apply the correct recipe without complex user interfaces or manual configuration

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a mapping between the beverage server's ID and its corresponding recipe parameters, allowing automatic retrieval of brewing information based on the server's unique identifier

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS20240315483A1Server system with communication

Publication Date: 2024.09.26 BUNN COMMERCIAL LP

AI summary

A beverage brewing system with a beverage server and a brewer. The beverage server includes an information device to store a beverage recipe. The brewer includes a communication device to wirelessly read the recipe from the beverage server. During the brewing process, the brewer reads the recipe from the beverage server and sends control signals to create a brewed beverage according to the beverage recipe.