System and method for creating a personalized consumer product
First Claim
1. A method for creating a product according to a user'"'"'s preferences over a network, the method comprising the steps:
- identifying a product to a server over the network;
identifying a user to the server over the network;
retrieving the user'"'"'s product preferences from a database at the server based on the product'"'"'s identity and user'"'"'s identity;
transmitting the user'"'"'s product preferences to the product over the network; and
mixing at least one element contained within the product based on the user'"'"'s product preferences.
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Abstract
A system and method for creating a personalized consumer product are provided. The system and method of the present disclosure enables a user, e.g., a consumer, to customize products containing solids and/or fluids by allowing a server communicating over the global computer network, e.g., the Internet, to provide product preferences of a user to a product or a mixing device, e.g., a product or beverage dispenser. The method for creating a product according to a user'"'"'s preferences over a network includes the steps identifying a product to a server over the network; identifying a user to the server over the network; retrieving the user'"'"'s product preferences from a database at the server based on the product'"'"'s identity and user'"'"'s identity; transmitting the user'"'"'s product preferences to the product over the network; and mixing at least one element contained within the product based on the user'"'"'s product preferences.
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53 Claims
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1. A method for creating a product according to a user'"'"'s preferences over a network, the method comprising the steps:
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identifying a product to a server over the network; identifying a user to the server over the network; retrieving the user'"'"'s product preferences from a database at the server based on the product'"'"'s identity and user'"'"'s identity; transmitting the user'"'"'s product preferences to the product over the network; and mixing at least one element contained within the product based on the user'"'"'s product preferences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. The method as in claim 12, further comprising the step storing the identity code as an Internet cookie on a local computer of the user.
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15-1. A product to be consumed by a user comprising:
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at least one compartment containing an element of the product; at least one valve coupling the at least one compartment to a mixing chamber for mixing a final product; a controller configured to actuate the at least one valve and to control an amount of the element to enter the mixing chamber; a communication module configured to receive product preferences of the user and transmit the product preferences to the controller for controlling the at least one valve; and an exit port for dispensing the final product.
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26. A system for creating a product according to a user'"'"'s preferences comprising:
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a remote server including a database storing a product preference for at least one user; a terminal configured for transmitting an identity of at least one product and an identity of the at least one user to the remote server and for receiving the product preference of the at least one user from the server; and a communications network for coupling the remote server and the terminal; wherein the remote server is configured to receive the identity of the at least one product and the identity of the least one user, retrieve the product preference from the database based on the identity of the at least one product and the identity of the least one user and transmit the product preference to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A beverage dispenser comprising:
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at least one compartment containing an element of a beverage; at least one valve coupling the at least one compartment to a dispensing section configured to dispense the beverage; a controller configured to actuate the at least one valve and to control an amount of the element to be dispensed based on a product preference of the user. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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