Brewing Guide Display Interface with Real-Time Flow Rate Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing coffee brewing technologies lack guidance on the optimal flow rate and water quantity, making it difficult for users to achieve suitable brewing conditions for coffee taste.
Innovation Solution
A brewing guide device and method that uses a display interface to provide real-time feedback through animations and color changes based on flow rate thresholds, helping users adjust the water pouring rate and level during different stages of brewing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a brewing guide device provides detailed real-time feedback on flow rate and water quantity, then brewing precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The brewing guide device implements real-time feedback by continuously monitoring water flow rate and quantity during brewing, comparing actual values against optimal ranges, and providing immediate visual cues (green/yellow/red indicators) to guide users. This closed-loop feedback system enables precise brewing control without requiring complex manual measurement tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing device that acts as a mediator between the simple water pouring action and the brewing outcome. This device receives raw sensor data, processes it against pre-stored brewing parameters, and transforms it into intuitive visual feedback, thereby achieving brewing precision without direct user engagement with complex measurement systems.
2Loss of information
If the display interface shows multiple brewing stages with different flow rate thresholds, then information completeness is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The brewing process is segmented into distinct stages (e.g., bloom stage, extraction stage), each with its own flow rate thresholds and visual indicators. The display interface divides information into stage-specific sections, allowing users to focus on current stage requirements without being overwhelmed by complete brewing parameters. This segmentation maintains information completeness while improving operational clarity.
Solution Approach 2:
The display interface dynamically adapts its content based on the current brewing stage and real-time flow rate conditions. Instead of displaying all possible parameters simultaneously, the system automatically shows only relevant thresholds and indicators for the active stage, reducing cognitive load while maintaining complete information availability when needed.
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AI summary
A brewing guide device is provided. The brewing guide device includes a communication device, a processing device, and a display device. The communication device obtains real-time weight information and real-time time information from an electronic scale. In a first brewing stage, the processing device determines whether the flow rate is higher than, equal to or lower than a first threshold according to the real-time weight information and the real-time time information to generate a first display instruction. According to the first instruction, the display device displays a first water line corresponding to the real-time weight information, a first target line corresponding to the first brewing stage, and a first display pattern corresponding to a first display block below the first target line on a display interface, wherein the level of the first water line is lower than or equal to the first target line.