Beverage dispense monitoring with camera

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11708260
APP PUB NO 20220144618A1
SERIAL NO

17648484

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A beverage dispenser includes a nozzle to dispense a beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a camera to capture an image of the beverage as the beverage is dispensed from the nozzle. The camera has a field of view that includes the beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a light source that illuminates the field of view of the camera. The beverage dispenser further includes a computer. The computer analyzes the image of the beverage and determines a characteristic of the beverage.

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PEPSICO INCPURCHASE NY 10577

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bücking, Thore Mainart Hitchin, GB 3 0
Dolphin, Joseph Albert Cambridge, GB 2 0
Karol, Samuel Hawthorne, US 2 0
King, Timothy Charles Cambridge, GB 3 0
Millington, Roger Bradley Huntingdon, GB 12 231
Romano, Anthony West Dundee, US 36 666

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