Method, medium, and system for a beverage preparation machine with virtual shopping functionality

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9560932
APP PUB NO 20120253993A1
SERIAL NO

13513770

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The present invention relates to beverage preparation machine (1) with a virtual shopping functionality. The machine comprises a touch screen (10) and a control unit (21). The touch screen (10) is adapted to display an image (80) of the interior of a shop offering goods (81) related to the machine (1) on the touch screen (10), to display an image of a container (82) on said touch screen (10), and to submit information on a touch operation to the control unit (21). The displayed interior corresponds to the interior of a physical shop offering said goods (81), in particular to the interior of a shop of a chain of physical shops having a standardized presentation of said goods (81). The control unit (21) is adapted to accept selection of a good (81) for purchase upon detecting a touch operation on a good (81) on the touch screen (10) and on the container (82) on the touch screen (10).

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  • NESTEC S.A.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Agon, Fabien Ludovic Le Bouveret, CH 42 346
Yoakim, Alfred St-legier-la Chiesaz, CH 128 4847

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