Beverage preparation device and method for preparing a beverage

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10485375
APP PUB NO 20160143475A1
SERIAL NO

15009159

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A beverage preparation device is provided comprising a preparation unit for preparing a beverage. The preparation unit is arranged for controllably blending a plurality of ingredients incorporable in the beverage. The device further comprises a control unit for enabling a user to control the preparation unit and that comprises a graphical user interface and a processing unit. The graphical user interface has an operational mode enabling the user to indicate a position in an at least two-dimensional space. Therein a respective value of said at least a first and a second parameter is set in accordance with respective components of the indicated position in respective directions in said space, the respective value of said at least a first and second parameter being dependent on the components of said position in said respective directions in a monotonic manner. Subsequently the processing unit drives the preparation unit in accordance with the formulation specified by the user.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • KONINKLIJKE DOUWE EGBERTS B.V.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Wessels, Hendrikus Christinus Maria Utrecht, NL 11 66

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