Beverage Dispense Monitoring With Camera

Abstract: 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.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

17 February 2023

Publication Number

17/2024

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Status

Email

Parent Application

Applicants

PEPSICO, INC.

700 Anderson Hill Road Purchase, New York 10577

Inventors

1. KAROL, Samuel

c/o PepsiCo, Inc. 700 Anderson Hill Road Purchase, New York 10577

2. ROMANO, Anthony

c/o PepsiCo, Inc. 700 Anderson Hill Road Purchase, New York 10577

3. BÜCKING, Thore Mainart

56 Sanders Places, Walsworth Road Hitchin SG4 9SY

4. KING, Timothy Charles

5 Fortescue Road Cambridge CB4 2JS

5. DOLPHIN, Joseph Albert

37 Harding Way Cambridge CB4 3RW

6. MILLINGTON, Roger Bradley

28 Grasmere, Stukeley Meadows Huntingdon PE29 6UR

Specification

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	202317010749.pdf	2023-02-17
2	202317010749-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [17-02-2023(online)].pdf	2023-02-17
3	202317010749-PROOF OF RIGHT [17-02-2023(online)].pdf	2023-02-17
4	202317010749-PRIORITY DOCUMENTS [17-02-2023(online)].pdf	2023-02-17
5	202317010749-POWER OF AUTHORITY [17-02-2023(online)].pdf	2023-02-17
6	202317010749-FORM 1 [17-02-2023(online)].pdf	2023-02-17
7	202317010749-DRAWINGS [17-02-2023(online)].pdf	2023-02-17
8	202317010749-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [17-02-2023(online)].pdf	2023-02-17
9	202317010749-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [17-02-2023(online)].pdf	2023-02-17
10	202317010749-Proof of Right [14-08-2023(online)].pdf	2023-08-14
11	202317010749-FORM 3 [14-08-2023(online)].pdf	2023-08-14
12	202317010749-FORM 3 [23-02-2024(online)].pdf	2024-02-23
13	202317010749-FORM 18 [09-08-2024(online)].pdf	2024-08-09
14	202317010749-FER.pdf	2025-08-19
15	202317010749-FORM 3 [13-10-2025(online)].pdf	2025-10-13

Search Strategy

1	202317010749_SearchStrategyNew_E_SearchHistory(5)E_30-04-2025.pdf