DESC:BREWING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BREWING
BASED ON ORIGIN OF BREWING MATERIAL
BACKGROUND
5 Technical Field
[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of brewing machines,
and in particular, relates to a brewing system and method for controlling
brewing based on origin of brewing material.
10 Description of the Related Art
[0002] A brewing machine is used for brewing a brewing material to make
a beverage. The brewing material may, without any limitations, include coffee
beans, tea leaves, corn, rice, barley, wheat, sugar, and/or syrups.
Accordingly, the beverages may, without any limitation, include coffee, tea,
15 and a glass of beer. During the brewing, there are many factors and/or
parameters that affect the taste of the beverage. For example, volume,
dispensation rate, flow path, water temperature, grind size of the brewing
material, and steeping time. Therefore, such factors and/or parameters must
be maintained during brewing for creating a high-quality beverage. Typically,
20 the brewing machines are operated manually. Since not everyone is a
field expert to understand the importance of such parameters/factors and
even the field experts cannot control such parameters/factors accurately
at every instance, usually the brewed beverages are inconsistent in taste,
odor, and/or quality.
25 [0003] Further, the different brewing materials and brewing materials
from different origins require different parameters/ factors for a highquality beverage. Additionally, different brewing recipes require different
parameters/factors at various levels for making the beverage with an
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optimum taste of that recipe. For example, a coffee from Brazil has to be
brewed differently than a coffee from Coorg for optimum taste, an Arabica
coffee needs to be brewed differently from a Robusta for optimum taste, a
Belgian beer requires different brewing from an Australian Beer, and so
5 on. Therefore, the task of the operator of the brewing machine becomes
further difficult because of the possession of knowledge of various
parameters/factors of various recipes as well as accurately maintaining
such parameters/factors for a high-quality beverage. However, automatic
brewing machines also exist in the industry that overcome some of the
10 above-mentioned problems like automatic handling of volume of the
brewing material. For example, an automatic coffee machine that can
make different types of coffees with different volumes of Coffee powder
like Espresso, Cappuccino, and Latte. Additionally, some of such
automatic brewing machines also have remote operation using Bluetooth.
15 [0004] However, such automatic brewing machines are limited to mere
automatic control of the volume of a single type of brewing material and
cannot handle automatic control of other parameters for different brewing
recipes like temperature and steeping time. Accordingly, such automatic
brewing machines are also limited to mere various beverages of a single
20 type of brewing material and cannot handle different brewing materials
from different areas or types because it requires the handling of a large
number of more complex parameters. The conventional automatic
brewing machines are limited to hot brews only and are incapable of
preparing cold brews. Additionally, such automatic brewing machines fail
25 to provide information on the origin of the brewing recipes to the user for a
better selection of the brewing recipe.
[0005] Thus, there is a need for an improved brewing system and
method for controlling brewing to make beverages to overcome the
drawbacks of the conventional systems.
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BRIEF SUMMARY
[0006] One or more embodiments are directed to a brewing system and
method for controlling brewing based on origin of brewing material. The
5 system is installed in existing brewing machines to achieve controlled
brewing. The brewing system is secured through one or more ways of
authentication such as fingerprint scanner, face detection, retina scanner,
or other biometrics to ensure that the only authorized users (such as
subscribers, employees, members, and the like) are allowed to access the
10 brewing system and/or limit accessibility for each user or types of users.
The brewing system may be connected to a digital console or a mobile
device through a short-range wireless system to provide information (such
as the origin of the beverage or brewing recipe). Such connection also
facilitates the user to wirelessly control the brewing system by providing
15 inputs pertaining to brewing recipes and/or personalized parameters such
as volume, temperature, and steeping time. The brewing system achieves
a perfect brew with a high-quality beverage while providing users with the
knowledge of the origin of the beverage.
[0007] An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses the brewing
20 system for controlling brewing based on the origin of the brewing material
to make a beverage. The beverage corresponds to a hot beverage (such as
coffee) or a cold beverage (such as beer). The system includes a receiver
module to receive a user selection of a brewing recipe from one or more
brewing recipes for making the beverage along with a quantity of the
25 beverage. The brewing recipe includes the required brewing material along
with details of the one or more parameters for making the beverage with an
original taste and the one or more brewing recipes are arranged in order of
historical selection frequencies of the user, brewing device, or both.
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[0008] In some embodiments, the brewing system includes a material
selector module to select at least one brewing material from one or more
brewing materials based on the user-selected brewing recipe. The one or
more brewing materials include coffee beans, tea leaves, corn, rice, barley,
5 wheat, sugar, syrups, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the
brewing system includes a regulator module for regulating one or more
ingredients of the beverage. The regulator module includes a quantity
regulator module to determine quantity of the at least one selected brewing
material. Further, the regulator module includes a parameter regulator module
10 to determine the respective values of one or more parameters based on the
selected brewing recipe and the at least one selected brewing material. The
one or more parameters include temperature, pressure, volume, and/or
steeping time.
[0009] In some embodiments, the brewing system includes a control
15 module to control one or more elements of the brewing device based on the
determined quantity of the at least one selected brewing material and the
respective values of the one or more parameters to make the beverage. The
one or more elements include a raw material inserter, a pressure pump, a
heating coil, a refrigeration coil, a water dispenser, and/or a brewing material
20 dispenser.
[0010] In some embodiments, the brewing system includes an
authentication module to authenticate an authorized user to access the
brewing device to modify the one or more parameters of the brewing device,
wherein the authentication is associated with bio-metrics detection, passcode
25 detection, and/or Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) detection. In some
embodiments, the brewing system includes an information module to fetch
and render information about at least one brewing recipe of the one or more
brewing recipes to the user based on selection by the user, historical data of
the user, and/or historical data of the brewing device. In some embodiments,
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the brewing system either includes or is communicatively coupled to one or
more sensors to sense and provide real-time data pertaining to the one or
more parameters to the regulator module for controlled brewing by error
identification and correction.
5 [0011] An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses the brewing
method for controlling brewing based on the origin of the brewing material
to make a beverage. The method includes the steps of receiving a user
selection of a brewing recipe from one or more brewing recipes for making
the beverage along with a quantity of the beverage. The one or more brewing
10 recipes are arranged in order of historical selection frequencies of the user,
brewing device, or both. The brewing method also includes the steps of
selecting at least one brewing material from one or more brewing materials
based on the user-selected brewing recipe. The brewing method further
includes the steps of determining quantity of the at least one selected brewing
15 material and determining respective values of one or more parameters based
on the selected brewing recipe and the at least one selected brewing
material. Thereafter, the brewing method includes the steps of controlling one
or more elements of the brewing device based on the determined quantity of
the at least one selected brewing material and the respective values of the
20 one or more parameters to make the beverage.
[0012] In some embodiments, the brewing method also includes the steps
of authenticating an authorized user to access the brewing device to modify
the one or more parameters of the brewing device. The authentication is
associated with bio-metrics detection, passcode detection, and/or Radio25 Frequency Identification (RFID) detection. In some embodiments, the brewing
method includes the steps of fetching and rendering information about at
least one brewing recipe of the one or more brewing recipes to the user. Such
fetching and rendering are based on selection by the user, historical data of
the user, and/or historical data of the brewing device. In some embodiments,
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the brewing method includes sensing and providing real-time data pertaining
to the one or more parameters to the regulator module for controlled brewing
by error identification and correction.
[0013] The Features and advantages of the subject matter here will
5 become more apparent in light of the following detailed description of
selected embodiments, as illustrated in the accompanying FIGUREs. As
will be realized, the subject matter disclosed is capable of modifications in
various respects, all without departing from the scope of the subject
matter. Accordingly, the drawings and the description are to be regarded
10 as illustrative in nature.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] In the FIGURES, similar components and/or features may
have the same reference label. Further, various components of the same
type may be distinguished by following the reference label with a second
5 label that distinguishes among the similar components. If only the first
reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to
any one of the similar components having the same first reference label
irrespective of the second reference label.
[0015] FIGURE 1A illustrates a block diagram of an environment of
10 a brewing system for controlling brewing based on origin of brewing material
to make a beverage, in accordance with various embodiments of the
present disclosure.
[0016] FIGURE 1B illustrates a block diagram of a brewing device
having the brewing system for controlling brewing based on origin of brewing
15 material to make a beverage, in accordance with various embodiments of
the present disclosure.
[0017] FIGURE 2 illustrates a block diagram of the brewing system
for controlling brewing based on origin of brewing material to make a
beverage, in accordance with various embodiments of the present
20 disclosure.
[0018] FIGURE 3 illustrates a process flow of an operation of the
brewing system for controlling brewing based on origin of brewing material to
make a beverage, in accordance with various embodiments of the present
disclosure.
25 [0019] FIGURE 4 illustrates a flowchart of brewing method for
controlling brewing based on origin of brewing material to make a beverage,
in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0020] FIGURE 5 illustrates an exemplary computer system in
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which or with which embodiment of the present disclosure may be utilized.
[0021] Other features of embodiments of the present disclosure will
be apparent from accompanying drawings and detailed description that
follows.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] The detailed description set forth below in connection with the
appended drawings is intended as a description of exemplary
embodiments in which the presently disclosed process can be practiced.
10 The term "exemplary" used throughout this description means "serving as
an example, instance, or illustration," and should not necessarily be
construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments. The
detailed description includes specific details for providing a thorough
understanding of the presently disclosed method and system. However, it
15 will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the presently disclosed
process may be practiced without these specific details. In some
instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram
form to avoid obscuring the concepts of the presently disclosed method
and system
20 [0023] Embodiments of the present disclosure include various steps,
which will be described below. The steps may be performed by hardware
components or may be embodied in machine-executable instructions,
which may be used to cause a general-purpose or special-purpose
processor programmed with the instructions to perform the steps.
25 Alternatively, steps may be performed by a combination of hardware,
software, firmware, and/or by human operators.
[0024] Embodiments of the present disclosure may be provided as a
computer program product, which may include a machine-readable
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storage medium tangibly embodying thereon instructions, which may be
used to program the computer (or other electronic devices) to perform a
process. The machine-readable medium may include, but is not limited to,
fixed (hard) drives, magnetic tape, floppy diskettes, optical disks, compact
5 disc read-only memories (CD-ROMs), and magneto-optical disks,
semiconductor memories, such as ROMs, PROMs, random access
memories (RAMs), programmable read-only memories (PROMs),
erasable PROMs (EPROMs), electrically erasable PROMs (EEPROMs),
flash memory, magnetic or optical cards, or other types of
10 media/machine-readable medium suitable for storing electronic
instructions (e.g., computer programming code, such as software or
firmware).
[0025] Various methods described herein may be practiced by
combining one or more machine-readable storage media containing the
15 code according to the present disclosure with appropriate standard
computer hardware to execute the code contained therein. An apparatus
for practicing various embodiments of the present disclosure may involve
one or more computers (or one or more processors within the single
computer) and storage systems containing or having network access to a
20 computer program(s) coded in accordance with various methods
described herein, and the method steps of the disclosure could be
accomplished by modules, routines, subroutines, or subparts of a
computer program product.
25 Terminology
[0026] Brief definitions of terms used throughout this application are
given below.
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[0027] The terms “connected” or “coupled”, and related terms are used
in an operational sense and are not necessarily limited to a direct
connection or coupling. Thus, for example, two devices may be coupled
directly, or via one or more intermediary media or devices. As another
5 example, devices may be coupled in such a way that information can be
passed there between, while not sharing any physical connection with one
another. Based on the disclosure provided herein, one of ordinary skill in
the art will appreciate a variety of ways in which connection or coupling
exists in accordance with the aforementioned definition.
10 [0028] If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “can”,
“could”, or “might” be included or have a characteristic, that particular
component or feature is not required to be included or have the
characteristic.
[0029] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that
15 follow, the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless
the context dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the
meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context dictates
otherwise.
[0030] The phrases “in an embodiment,” “according to one
20 embodiment,” and the like generally mean the particular feature, structure,
or characteristic following the phrase is included in at least one
embodiment of the present disclosure and may be included in more than
one embodiment of the present disclosure. Importantly, such phrases do
not necessarily refer to the same embodiment.
25 [0031] Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully
hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
exemplary embodiments are shown. This disclosure may, however, be
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embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited
to the embodiments set forth herein. These embodiments are provided so
that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the
scope of the disclosure to those of ordinary skill in the art. Moreover, all
5 statements herein reciting embodiments of the disclosure, as well as
specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and
functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such
equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as
equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that
10 perform the same function, regardless of structure).
[0032] Thus, for example, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary
skill in the art that the diagrams, schematics, illustrations, and the like
represent conceptual views or processes illustrating systems and
methods embodying this disclosure. The functions of the various elements
15 shown in the figures may be provided through the use of dedicated
hardware as well as hardware capable of executing associated software.
Similarly, any switches shown in the figures are conceptual only. Their
function may be carried out through the operation of program logic,
through dedicated logic, through the interaction of program control and
20 dedicated logic, or even manually, the particular technique being
selectable by the entity implementing this disclosure. Those of ordinary
skill in the art further understand that the exemplary hardware, software,
processes, methods, and/or operating systems described herein are for
illustrative purposes and thus, are not intended to be limited to any
25 particular named.
[0033] A brewing system and method for controlling brewing based on
origin of brewing material to make a beverage is disclosed. The system is
installed in existing brewing machines to achieve controlled brewing. The
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brewing system is secured through one or more ways of authentication
such as fingerprint scanner, face detection, retina scanner, or other
biometrics to ensure that the only authorized users (such as subscribers,
employees, members, and the like) are allowed to access the brewing
5 system and/or limit accessibility for each user or types of users. The
brewing system may be connected to a digital console or a mobile device
through a short-range wireless system to provide information (such as the
origin of the beverage or brewing recipe). Such connection also facilitates
the user to wirelessly control the brewing system by providing inputs
10 pertaining to brewing recipes and/or personalized parameters such as
volume, temperature, and steeping time. The brewing system achieves a
perfect brew with a high-quality beverage while providing users with the
knowledge of the origin of the beverage.
[0034] In some embodiment, the brewing system may receive a user
15 selection of a brewing recipe from one or more brewing recipes for
making the beverage along with a quantity of the beverage. Such one or
more brewing recipes may be arranged in order of historical selection
frequencies of the user, brewing device, or both. Further, the brewing
system may select at least one brewing material from one or more
20 brewing materials based on the user-selected brewing recipe. Upon
selection of the brewing material, the brewing system may determine the
quantity of the at least one selected brewing material and determine
respective values of one or more parameters based on the selected
brewing recipe and the at least one selected brewing material. Thereafter,
25 the brewing system may control one or more elements of the brewing
device based on the determined quantity of the at least one selected
brewing material and the respective values of the one or more
parameters.
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[0035] FIGURE 1A illustrates a block diagram 100A of an environment
of a brewing system 114 for controlling brewing based on origin of brewing
material to make a beverage, in accordance with various embodiments of
the present disclosure. FIGURE 1B illustrates a block diagram 100B of a
5 brewing device 102 having the brewing system 114 for controlling brewing
based on the origin of brewing material to make the beverage, in accordance
with various embodiments of the present disclosure. For the sake of
brevity, FIGURES 1A and 1B have been explained together.
[0036] The environment may include the brewing system 114 installed
10 in the brewing device 102, a communication network 104, a user device
106, and a user 108. The brewing device 102 may correspond to a device
having one or more components for brewing a brewing material to make
the beverage. Such brewing materials may, without any limitation, include
coffee beans, tea leaves, corn, rice, barley, wheat, sugar, and/or syrups.
15 Further, the beverage may correspond to either a hot beverage or a cold
beverage made by the process of brewing and may, without any limitation,
include coffee, tea, beer, or the like. Accordingly, the brewing device 102 may
include, without any limitation, one or more sensors 110, one or more
elements 112, and the brewing system 114. In some embodiment, as shown
20 in FIGURE 1B, the one or more sensors 110 may, without any limitation,
include a thermometer 116, a barometer 118, and other sensors 120 like a
load sensor, a water level sensor, or a timer. Similarly, the one or more
elements 112 may, without any limitation, include a raw material inserter 122
(for dispensing the brewing material), a pressure pump 124 (for adjusting the
25 pressure of the brewing), a heating coil 126 (for heating one or more
components of the brewing recipe or the beverage), a refrigeration coil 128
(for cooling one or more components of the brewing recipe or the beverage),
a water dispenser 130 (for dispensing water for brewing), and other elements
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132 like a connection module. It may be understood that the connection
module may correspond to any of the existing wireless modules (e.g.,
Bluetooth module, Infrared module, ZigBee module, or the like) for connecting
the brewing device 102 with the user device 106 via the communication
5 network 104. Accordingly, the communication network 102 may include,
without limitation, a direct interconnection, a Local Area Network (LAN), a
Wide Area Network (WAN), a wireless network (e.g., using Wireless
Application Protocol), the Internet, and the like.
[0037] In an embodiment, the user device 106 may facilitate the user
10 108 to access the brewing system 114 for controlling the brewing to make
the beverage. The user device 106 may, without any limitation, include a
smartphone, a Personal Assistant Device (PDA), a PC, a tablet, a laptop,
a smartwatch, and so on. In general, the user device 106 may be any
equipment that allows the user 108 to view details regarding the brewing
15 of the beverage and controlling the brewing. Such details may, without
any limitation, include the origin of raw material used for brewing, one or
more brewing recipes, and/or parameters like temperature, pressure,
steeping time, and so on for brewing the beverage. In an embodiment, the
user device 106 may include an interface through which the user may
20 view details regarding the brewing of the beverage and control the
brewing. The interface may include, but is not limited to, a display screen,
a microphone, a speaker, and so on. The brewing system 114 may
facilitate controlling the brewing process by controlling one or more
components of the brewing device 102. In an embodiment, the brewing
25 system 114 may be implemented as a detachable processing core which
may be retrofitted in existing brewing devices by simply replacing the
existing processing core of the brewing device. The brewing system 114
has been discussed in detail in the following paragraphs.
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[0038] FIGURE 2 illustrates a block diagram 200 of the brewing system
114 for controlling brewing based on origin of brewing material to make a
beverage, in accordance with various embodiments of the present
disclosure.
5 [0039] The brewing system 114 may include one or more processors,
an Input/Output (I/O) interface, one or more modules, and a memory. In
some non-limiting embodiments or aspects, the memory may be
communicatively coupled to one or more processors. The memory stores
instructions, executable by the one or more processors, which on
10 execution, may cause the brewing system 114 to control the brewing. In
some non-limiting embodiments or aspects, the memory may include data
that may, without any limitation, include one or more brewing recipes,
associated parameters, and instructions. The one or more modules may
perform the steps of the present disclosure using the data to control the
15 brewing by controlling the one or more elements 112 of the brewing
device 102. In some non-limiting embodiments or aspects, each of the
one or more modules may be a hardware unit, which may be outside the
memory and coupled with the brewing system 114. In some non-limiting
embodiments or aspects, the brewing system 114 may be implemented in
20 a variety of computing systems, such as a laptop computer, a desktop
computer, a Personal Computer (PC), a notebook, a smartphone, a tablet,
e-book readers, a server, a network server, a cloud server, and the like. In
a non-limiting embodiment, each of the one or more modules may be
implemented with a cloud-based server, communicatively coupled with
25 the brewing system 114.
[0040] In some embodiment, as shown in FIGURE 2, the one or more
modules of the brewing system 114 may include an authentication module
202, an information module 204, a receiver module 206, a material
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selector module 208, a regulator module 210, and a control module 212.
The authentication module 202, the information module 204, the receiver
module 206, the material selector module 208, the regulator module 210,
and the control module 212 may be communicatively coupled to the
5 memory and the processor of the brewing system 114.
[0041] The processor may control the operations of the authentication
module 202, the information module 204, the receiver module 206, the
material selector module 208, the regulator module 210, and the control
module 212. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor and
10 the memory may form a part of a chipset installed in the brewing system 112.
In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the memory may be
implemented as a static memory or a dynamic memory. In an example, the
memory may be internal to the brewing system 112, such as an onside-based
storage. In another example, the memory may be external to the brewing
15 system 112, such as cloud-based storage. Further, the processor may be
implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, digital signal
processors, central processing units, state machines, logic circuitries, and/or
any devices that manipulate signals based on operational instructions.
[0042] In some embodiments, the authentication module 202 may
20 allow only authorized users to access the brewing device 102. The
authentication module 202 may utilize one or more ways of authentication
such as bio-metrics detection (like a fingerprint scanner, face detection, and
retina scanner), passcode detection, and/or Radio-Frequency Identification
(RFID) detection to ensure that only authorized users (such as
25 subscribers, employees, members, and the like) access the brewing
system 114. In other embodiments, the authentication module 202 may
be utilized to limit accessibility for each user or type of user. For example,
the authentication module 202 may allow only an authorized user (such as
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an operator or owner of the brewing device 102) to modify the one or more
parameters of the brewing device 102.
[0043] In some embodiments, the information module 204 may render
information about one or more brewing recipes for user selection. In
5 operation, when the user 108 is authenticated to use the brewing device 102
by the authentication module 202, information module 204 displays one or
more brewing recipes to the user 108 arranged in order of historical selection
frequencies of the user 108, the brewing device 102, or both. Further, the
information module 204 may fetch, from the memory, and render the one or
10 more brewing recipes with associated information or may facilitate the user
108 to select at least one brewing recipe to render the associated information.
In an embodiment, the rendered information may correspond to the origin of
the brewing recipe, beverage, the associated brewing material, and required
parameters.
15 [0044] In some embodiment, the receiver module 206 may receive a
user selection of a brewing recipe from the one or more brewing recipes
for making the beverage. It may be noted that the user selection may be
inclusive of a quantity of the beverage and the brewing recipe may, without
any limitation, include required brewing material along with details of the one
20 or more parameters for making the beverage with original taste i.e., a highquality beverage. As discussed in previous paragraphs, the one or more
parameters may correspond to the one or more parameters including
temperature, pressure, volume, and steeping time at one or more stages
during the brewing for making the beverage.
25 [0045] In some embodiments, the material selector module 208 may
select at least one brewing material from one or more brewing materials
based on the user-selected brewing recipe. For example, if the user selected
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Vietnamese Coffee, then the material selector module 208 may identify that a
Liberica type of Coffee may be required for making it.
[0046] In some embodiments, after the brewing material is selected by the
material selector module 208, the regulator module 210 may then identify the
5 quantities of various materials required along with one or more stages and
associated parameters for making the beverage through the selected brewing
recipe. In order to perform such identification, the regulator module 210 may
include a quantity regulator module 214 and a parameters regulator module
216. The quantity regulator module 214 may determine a quantity of the at
10 least one selected brewing material and the received quantity by the user
108. For example, if 10gm of Liberica coffee is required for making 100ml of
Vietnamese Coffee and the user’ required quantity is 250ml, then the quantity
regulator module 214 may determine that 25gm of Libera coffee, 200ml of
Milk, and 50ml of water are required for brewing. Further, the parameter
15 regulator module 216 may determine respective values of one or more
parameters at one or more stages based on the selected brewing recipe and
the at least one selected brewing material. For example, the parameter
regulator module 214 may determine that water must be heated at a
temperature of 65 degrees for brewing, the rate of flow of the heated water
20 must be at a speed that makes the steeping time 5 minutes, milk must be
heated at a temperature of 100 degrees before mixing with brewed coffee,
and the prepared beverage (i.e., Vietnamese Coffee) must be cooled to a
temperature of 3 degrees before serving. In an embodiment, the regulator
module 210 may also receive real-time data pertaining to the one or more
25 parameters from the one or more sensors 110 for improving controlling of the
brewing process by real-time error identification and correction.
[0047] In some embodiments, the control module 212 may control one or
more elements 112 of the brewing device 102 based on the determined
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quantity of the at least one selected brewing material and the respective
values of the one or more parameters to make the beverage. Such controlling
may be time-based and may be performed by controlling the supplied voltage
and/or current to such one or more elements 114. For example, the control
5 module 212 may control the raw material inserter 122 to dispense 25 gm of
Liberica coffee and 200ml of Milk, control the water dispenser 130 to
dispense 50ml of water, control the heating coil to heat the water to 65
degrees and milk at 100 degrees, control the pressure pump 124 to control
the rate of flow of the heated water a speed that makes the steeping time 5
10 minutes, and control the refrigeration coil 128 to cool the prepared beverage
(i.e. Vietnamese Coffee) a temperature of 3 degrees before serving.
[0048] FIGURE 3 illustrates a process flow 300 of an operation of
the brewing system 114 for controlling brewing based on the origin of brewing
material to make a beverage, in accordance with various embodiments of
15 the present disclosure. The operation may start at step 302.
[0049] At first, the brewing system 114 checks if the user 108 is
connected to the brewing device 102, as shown by the box 304. Further,
if the user 108 is connected, then the brewing system 114 may receive
input data from the user, as shown by the box 306. The input data may
20 be associated with a selection of the beverage, a brewing recipe, and/or
one or more manual parameters such as the state of the heater,
temperature, and volume. Upon receiving the input data, the brewing
system 114 may turn ON the heater for hearing the brewing material, as
shown by the box 310. Further, the brewing system 114 may continuously
25 receive temperature data during the brewing process from the
thermometer, as shown by the box 314, and check when the received
temperature data crosses the required temperature, as shown by the box
308. When the received temperature data crosses the required
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temperature, the brewing system 114 turns OFF the heater, as shown by
the box 312. As a result, the brewing process may be completed with
precision to make a high-quality beverage. For serving the made
beverage, the brewing system 114 may check if the state of the heater
5 state of the serving pump is ON, as shown by the box 316. When the
heater state of the serving pump is ON, then the brewing system 114 may
turn ON the timer while serving the made beverage, as shown by the box
318. Thereafter, the brewing system 114 may check if the filled amount,
determined based on the time on the timer, is equal to the received
10 volume in input data, as shown by the box 322. Thereafter, when the
filled amount is equal to the received volume, then the brewing system
114 may turn the serving pump OFF, as shown by the box 324 to end the
operation of the brewing device 102 at step 326.
[0050] Thus, the brewing system 114 implements an
15 algorithm/mechanism to collect feedback using sensors and utilizes such data
to correctly dispense or perform brewing activity. The feedback includes
checking if the current temperature is as per desired temperature. Further, the
feedback includes checking if the state of the heater is ON or OFF and if the
timer is set to desired duration. The feedback also includes monitoring the
20 volume. Based on the feedback, necessary actions are taken to control the
temperature sensor, the heater, and the pump. The brewing system 114 also
tracks the status and condition of brew and accordingly displays the status
and the condition on the user device 106.
[0051] FIGURE 4 illustrates a flowchart 400 of a brewing method for
25 controlling brewing based on origin of brewing material to make a beverage,
in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method
starts at step 402.
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[0052] At first, at step 404, a user selection of a brewing recipe from one
or more brewing recipes may be received for making the beverage along with
a quantity of the beverage. The one or more brewing recipes may be arranged
in order of historical selection frequencies of the user, brewing device, or both.
5 The brewing recipe may include required brewing material along with details of
the one or more parameters for making the beverage with the original taste.
[0053] Further, at step 406, at least one brewing material from one or
more brewing materials may be selected based on the user-selected brewing
recipe. The one or more brewing materials may, without any limitation, include
10 coffee beans, tea leaves, corn, rice, barley, wheat, sugars, and/or syrups.
Further, at step 408, quantity of the at least one selected brewing material
may be determined.
[0054] After that, at step 410, respective values of one or more
parameters based on the selected brewing recipe and the at least one selected
15 brewing material may be determined. The one or more parameters may,
without any limitation, include temperature, pressure, volume, and/or steeping
time.
[0055] Thereafter, at step 412, one or more elements of the brewing device
may be controlled based on the determined quantity of the at least one selected
20 brewing material and the respective values of the one or more parameters. The
one or more elements may, without any limitation, include a raw material
inserter, a pressure pump, a heating coil, a refrigeration coil, a water dispenser,
and/or a brewing material dispenser.
[0056] In some embodiments, the brewing method may include the steps
25 of authenticating an authorized user to access the brewing device to modify the
one or more parameters of the brewing device. The authentication may, without
any limitation, be associated with bio-metrics detection, passcode detection,
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and/or Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) detection. In some
embodiments, the brewing method may also include fetching and rendering
information about at least one brewing recipe of the one or more brewing
recipes to the user based on selection by the user, historical data of the user,
5 and/or historical data of the brewing device. In some embodiments, the brewing
method may also include sensing and providing real-time data pertaining to the
one or more parameters to the regulator module for controlled brewing by error
identification and correction. The method ends at step 414.
[0057] A brewing system and method (hereinafter called brewing
10 mechanism) for controlling brewing based on the origin of brewing material to
make a beverage are disclosed. The brewing mechanism provides
information on the origin of the beverages, brewing recipes, and/or the brewing
material. The brewing mechanism also provides options through the application
on the user's device to select the user’s option and check the current status.
15 The brewing mechanism may be implemented with any brewing system which
is capable of brewing any beverage including, but not limited to, coffee, tea,
herbs concentrated water, and other hot or cold beverages.
[0058] FIGURE 5 illustrates an exemplary computer system in which or
with which embodiment of the present disclosure may be utilized. As shown
20 in FIGURE 5, a computer system 500 includes an external storage device
514, a bus 512, a main memory 506, a read-only memory 508, a mass
storage device 510, a communication port 504, and a processor 502.
[0059] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that computer system 500
may include more than one processor 502 and communication ports 504.
25 Examples of processor 502 include, but are not limited to, an Intel®
Itanium® or Itanium 2 processor(s), or AMD® Opteron® or Athlon MP®
processor(s), Motorola® lines of processors, FortiSOC™ system on chip
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processors or other future processors. Processor 502 may include various
modules associated with embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0060] Communication port 504 can be any of an RS-232 port for use
with a modem-based dialup connection, a 10/100 Ethernet port, a Gigabit
5 or 10 Gigabit port using copper or fiber, a serial port, a parallel port, or other
existing or future ports. Communication port 504 may be chosen depending
on a network, such as a Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network
(WAN), or any network to which the computer system 500 connects.
[0061] Memory 506 can be Random Access Memory (RAM), or any
10 other dynamic storage device commonly known in the art. Read-Only
Memory 508 can be any static storage device(s) e.g., but not limited to, a
Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM) chips for storing static
information e.g., start-up or BIOS instructions for processor 502.
[0062] Mass storage 510 may be any current or future mass storage
15 solution, which can be used to store information and/or instructions.
Exemplary mass storage solutions include, but are not limited to, Parallel
Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA) or Serial Advanced Technology
Attachment (SATA) hard disk drives or solid-state drives (internal or
external, e.g., having Universal Serial Bus (USB) and/or Firewire
20 interfaces), e.g. those available from Seagate (e.g., the Seagate Barracuda
7200 family) or Hitachi (e.g., the Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000), one or more
optical discs, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage, e.g.
an array of disks (e.g., SATA arrays), available from various vendors
including Dot Hill Systems Corp., LaCie, Nexsan Technologies, Inc. and
25 Enhance Technology, Inc.
[0063] Bus 512 communicatively couples processor(s) 502 with the
other memory, storage, and communication blocks. Bus 512 can be, e.g.,
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a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) / PCI Extended (PCI-X) bus,
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), USB, or the like, for connecting
expansion cards, drives, and other subsystems as well as other buses,
such a front side bus (FSB), which connects processor 502 to a software
5 system.
[0064] Optionally, operator and administrative interfaces, e.g., a display,
keyboard, and a cursor control device, may also be coupled to bus 512 to
support direct operator interaction with the computer system. Other
operator and administrative interfaces can be provided through network
10 connections connected through communication port 504. An external
storage device 514 can be any kind of external hard-drives, floppy drives,
IOMEGA® Zip Drives, Compact Disc - Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM),
Compact Disc - Re-Writable (CD-RW), Digital Video Disk - Read Only
Memory (DVD-ROM). The components described above are meant only to
15 exemplify various possibilities. In no way should the aforementioned
exemplary computer system limit the scope of the present disclosure.
[0065] While embodiments of the present disclosure have been
illustrated and described, it will be clear that the disclosure is not limited to
these embodiments only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations,
20 substitutions, and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art,
without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure, as described
in the claims.
[0066] Thus, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that
the diagrams, schematics, illustrations, and the like represent conceptual
25 views or processes illustrating systems and methods embodying this
disclosure. The functions of the various elements shown in the figures may
be provided through the use of dedicated hardware as well as hardware
capable of executing associated software. Similarly, any switches shown in
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the figures are conceptual only. Their function may be carried out through
the operation of program logic, through dedicated logic, through the
interaction of program control and dedicated logic, or even manually, the
particular technique being selectable by the entity implementing this
5 disclosure. Those of ordinary skill in the art further understand that the
exemplary hardware, software, processes, methods, and/or operating
systems described herein are for illustrative purposes and, thus, are not
intended to be limited to any particular named.
[0067] As used herein, and unless the context dictates otherwise, the
10 term "coupled to" is intended to include both direct coupling (in which two
elements that are coupled to each other contact each other) and indirect
coupling (in which at least one additional element is located between the
two elements). Therefore, the terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are
used synonymously. Within the context of this document terms "coupled to"
15 and "coupled with" are also used euphemistically to mean
“communicatively coupled with” over a network, where two or more devices
can exchange data with each other over the network, possibly via one or
more intermediary device.
[0068] It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more
20 modifications besides those already described are possible without
departing from the inventive concepts herein. The inventive subject matter,
therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims.
Moreover, in interpreting both the specification and the claims, all terms
should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the
25 context. In particular, the terms “comprises” and “comprising” should be
interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a nonexclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or
steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements,
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components, or steps that are not expressly referenced. Where the
specification claims refer to at least one of something selected from the
group consisting of A, B, C …. and N, the text should be interpreted as
requiring only one element from the group, not A plus N, or B plus N, etc.
5 [0069] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the
disclosure, other and further embodiments of the disclosure may be
devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the
disclosure is determined by the claims that follow. The disclosure is not
limited to the described embodiments, versions, or examples, which are
10 included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and
use the disclosure when combined with information and knowledge
available to the person having ordinary skill in the art. ,CLAIMS:CLAIMS
We Claim:
1. A brewing system (114) for controlling brewing based on origin of
brewing material to make a beverage, the brewing system (102)
5 comprising:
a receiver module (206) to receive a user selection of a brewing
recipe from one or more brewing recipes for making the beverage along
with a quantity of the beverage, wherein the one or more brewing
recipes are arranged in order of historical selection frequencies of at
10 least one of: user (108) and brewing device (102);
a material selector module (208) to select at least one brewing
material from one or more brewing materials based on the user-selected
brewing recipe;
a regulator module (210) having:
15 a quantity regulator module (214) to determine quantity of the
at least one selected brewing material;
a parameter regulator module (216) to determine respective
values of one or more parameters based on the selected brewing
recipe and the at least one selected brewing material; and
20 a control module (212) to control one or more elements (112) of
the brewing device (102) based on the determined quantity of the at
least one selected brewing material and the respective values of the one
or more parameters to make the beverage.
2. The brewing system (114) of claim 1, further comprising an
25 authentication module (202) to authenticate an authorized user to
access the brewing device (102) to modify the one or more parameters
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of the brewing device (102), wherein the authentication is associated
with at least one of: bio-metrics detection, passcode detection, and
Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) detection.
3. The brewing system (114) of claim 1,
5 wherein the brewing recipe includes at least one of: required
brewing materials along with details of the one or more parameters for
making the beverage with original taste;
wherein the one or more parameters includes at least one of:
temperature, pressure, volume, and steeping time;
10 wherein the one or more elements (112) include at least one of: a
raw material inserter (122), a pressure pump (124), a heating coil (126),
a refrigeration coil (128), a water dispenser (130), and a brewing
material dispenser;
wherein the beverage corresponds to at least one of: a hot
15 beverage and a cold beverage; and
wherein the one or more brewing materials include at least one of:
coffee beans, tea leaves, corn, rice, barley, wheat, sugar, and syrups.
4. The brewing system (114) of claim 3, further comprising an information
module (204) to fetch and render information about at least one brewing
20 recipe of the one or more brewing recipes to the user based at least on
one of: selection by the user, historical data of the user, and historical
data of the brewing device.
5. The brewing system (114) of claim 1, further comprising one or more
sensors (110) to sense and provide real-time data pertaining to the one
25 or more parameters to the regulator module for controlled brewing by
error identification and correction.
6. A brewing method for controlling brewing based on origin of brewing
material to make a beverage, the brewing method comprising:
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receiving a user selection of a brewing recipe from one or more
brewing recipes for making the beverage along with a quantity of the
beverage, wherein the one or more brewing recipes are arranged in
order of historical selection frequencies of at least one of: user and
5 brewing device;
selecting at least one brewing material from one or more brewing
materials based on the user-selected brewing recipe;
determining quantity of the at least one selected brewing material;
determining respective values of one or more parameters based
10 on the selected brewing recipe and the at least one selected brewing
material; and
controlling one or more elements of the brewing device based on
the determined quantity of the at least one selected brewing material
and the respective values of the one or more parameters to make the
15 beverage.
7. The brewing method of claim 6, further comprising authenticating an
authorized user to access the brewing device to modify the one or more
parameters of the brewing device, wherein the authentication is
associated with at least one of: bio-metrics detection, passcode
20 detection, and Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) detection.
8. The brewing method of claim 6,
wherein the brewing recipe includes at least one of: required
brewing materials along with details of the one or more parameters for
making the beverage with original taste;
25 wherein the one or more parameters includes at least one of:
temperature, pressure, volume, and steeping time;
wherein the one or more elements include at least one of: a raw
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material inserter, a pressure pump, a heating coil, a refrigeration coil, a
water dispenser, and a brewing material dispenser;
wherein the beverage corresponds to at least one of: a hot
beverage and a cold beverage; and
5 wherein the one or more brewing materials include at least one of:
coffee beans, tea leaves, corn, rice, barley, wheat, sugars, and syrups.
9. The brewing method of claim 8, further comprising fetching and
rendering information about at least one brewing recipe of the one or
more brewing recipes to the user based at least on one of: selection by
10 the user, historical data of the user, and historical data of the brewing
device.
10. The brewing method of claim 6, further comprising sensing and
providing real-time data pertaining to the one or more parameters to the
regulator module for controlled brewing by error identification and
15 correction