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公开(公告)号:US11004298B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-11
申请号:US16687352
申请日:2019-11-18
发明人: Edward Locke , William Hamilton , Franco Savoni , Damon D. Shaw , Raymond T. Hecker , Joel E. Leiser , Ellen Sajdak (Felicelli) , Trevor Robert Smouter , Timothy Scott Edward Hiller
摘要: A networked system for providing and maintaining a set of liquid dispenser stations is described. The fluid dispensers communicate with a managing/supervisory cloud server via an interposed base station. The fluid dispensers communicate locally with the base station via wireless communication network links. The base station operates as an accumulator of status/usage information provided by the dispenser stations and bridge for passing information and control commands between the cloud server and the individual dispenser stations. The dispenser stations are configured with control processors (controllers) to facilitate performing a variety of local control operations associated with dispensing liquids that have been cooled (or heated) prior to dispensing by the dispenser stations. Additionally, the dispenser stations cooperatively operate with the cloud server (via the base station) to support a variety of real time control and maintenance operations relating to the dispenser stations operating at potentially thousands of distinct geographic locations.
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公开(公告)号:US09704329B2
公开(公告)日:2017-07-11
申请号:US14701973
申请日:2015-05-01
发明人: Edward Locke , William Hamilton , Franco Savoni , Damon D. Shaw , Raymond T. Hecker , Joel E. Leiser , Ellen Sajdak (Felicelli) , Trevor Robert Smouter , Timothy Scott Edward Hiller
CPC分类号: G07F13/00 , B67D1/0857 , B67D1/0888 , B67D1/1279 , B67D3/0009 , B67D3/0022 , B67D2210/00089 , B67D2210/00118
摘要: A networked system for providing and maintaining a set of liquid dispenser stations is described. The fluid dispensers communicate with a managing/supervisory cloud server via an interposed base station. The fluid dispensers communicate locally with the base station via wireless communication network links. The base station operates as an accumulator of status/usage information provided by the dispenser stations and bridge for passing information and control commands between the cloud server and the individual dispenser stations. The dispenser stations are configured with control processors (controllers) to facilitate performing a variety of local control operations associated with dispensing liquids that have been cooled (or heated) prior to dispensing by the dispenser stations. Additionally, the dispenser stations cooperatively operate with the cloud server (via the base station) to support a variety of real time control and maintenance operations relating to the dispenser stations operating at potentially thousands of distinct geographic locations.
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公开(公告)号:US20240296708A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-05
申请号:US18661509
申请日:2024-05-10
CPC分类号: G07F13/00 , B67D1/0014 , B67D1/0857 , B67D1/0878 , B67D1/0888 , B67D1/1279 , B67D3/0009 , B67D3/0022 , B67D2210/0001 , B67D2210/00089 , B67D2210/00118
摘要: Systems and methods for dispensing consumable liquids are disclosed. An example networked system includes a server and a plurality of beverage dispenser stations. Each of the beverage dispenser stations includes a filler including a filler outlet configured to deliver a beverage into a container, an RFID reader configured to read an RFID tag fixed to a water filter through which water for the beverage is to flow, and a controller. The controller is configured determine a duration-of-use of the water filter and a volume of water that has passed through the water filter. Each of the beverage dispenser stations also includes a network communications interface configured to communicate the duration-of-use and the volume of water to the networked administrative server to track use of the water filter among the plurality of beverage dispenser stations.
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公开(公告)号:US20230401921A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-14
申请号:US18458370
申请日:2023-08-30
发明人: Edward Locke , William Hamilton , Franco Savoni , Damon D. Shaw , Raymond T. Hecker , Joel E. Leiser , Ellen Sajdak (Felicelli) , Trevor Robert Smouter , Timothy Scott Edward Hiller
CPC分类号: G07F13/00 , B67D1/0888 , B67D1/0857 , B67D1/1279 , B67D1/0014 , B67D1/0878 , B67D3/0009
摘要: Systems and methods for dispensing consumable liquids are disclosed. An example networked system includes a server and a plurality of beverage dispenser stations. Each of the beverage dispenser stations includes a filler including a filler outlet configured to deliver a beverage into a container, an RFID reader configured to read an RFID tag fixed to a water filter through which water for the beverage is to flow, and a controller. The controller is configured determine a duration-of-use of the water filter and a volume of water that has passed through the water filter. Each of the beverage dispenser stations also includes a network communications interface configured to communicate the duration-of-use and the volume of water to the networked administrative server to track use of the water filter among the plurality of beverage dispenser stations.
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公开(公告)号:US11410483B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-09
申请号:US17062351
申请日:2020-10-02
发明人: Edward Locke , William Hamilton , Franco Savoni , Damon D. Shaw , Raymond T. Hecker , Joel E. Leiser , Ellen Sajdak (Felicelli) , Trevor Robert Smouter , Timothy Scott Edward Hiller
摘要: A networked system for providing and maintaining a set of liquid dispenser stations is described. The fluid dispensers communicate with a managing/supervisory cloud server via an interposed base station. The fluid dispensers communicate locally with the base station via wireless communication network links. The base station operates as an accumulator of status/usage information provided by the dispenser stations and bridge for passing information and control commands between the cloud server and the individual dispenser stations. The dispenser stations are configured with control processors (controllers) to facilitate performing a variety of local control operations associated with dispensing liquids that have been cooled (or heated) prior to dispensing by the dispenser stations. Additionally, the dispenser stations cooperatively operate with the cloud server (via the base station) to support a variety of real time control and maintenance operations relating to the dispenser stations operating at potentially thousands of distinct geographic locations.
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公开(公告)号:US20200090446A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-19
申请号:US16687352
申请日:2019-11-18
发明人: Edward Locke , William Hamilton , Franco Savoni , Damon D. Shaw , Raymond T. Hecker , Joel E. Leiser , Ellen Sajdak (Felicelli) , Trevor Robert Smouter , Timothy Scott Edward Hiller
摘要: A networked system for providing and maintaining a set of liquid dispenser stations is described. The fluid dispensers communicate with a managing/supervisory cloud server via an interposed base station. The fluid dispensers communicate locally with the base station via wireless communication network links. The base station operates as an accumulator of status/usage information provided by the dispenser stations and bridge for passing information and control commands between the cloud server and the individual dispenser stations. The dispenser stations are configured with control processors (controllers) to facilitate performing a variety of local control operations associated with dispensing liquids that have been cooled (or heated) prior to dispensing by the dispenser stations. Additionally, the dispenser stations cooperatively operate with the cloud server (via the base station) to support a variety of real time control and maintenance operations relating to the dispenser stations operating at potentially thousands of distinct geographic locations.
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公开(公告)号:US20170365124A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-21
申请号:US15642672
申请日:2017-07-06
发明人: Edward Locke , William Hamilton , Franco Savoni , Damon D. Shaw , Raymond T. Hecker , Joel E. Leiser , Ellen Sajdak (Felicelli) , Trevor Robert Smouter , Timothy Scott Edward Hiller
CPC分类号: G07F13/00 , B67D1/0857 , B67D1/0888 , B67D1/1279 , B67D3/0009 , B67D3/0022 , B67D2210/00089 , B67D2210/00118
摘要: A networked system for providing and maintaining a set of liquid dispenser stations is described. The fluid dispensers communicate with a managing/supervisory cloud server via an interposed base station. The fluid dispensers communicate locally with the base station via wireless communication network links. The base station operates as an accumulator of status/usage information provided by the dispenser stations and bridge for passing information and control commands between the cloud server and the individual dispenser stations. The dispenser stations are configured with control processors (controllers) to facilitate performing a variety of local control operations associated with dispensing liquids that have been cooled (or heated) prior to dispensing by the dispenser stations. Additionally, the dispenser stations cooperatively operate with the cloud server (via the base station) to support a variety of real time control and maintenance operations relating to the dispenser stations operating at potentially thousands of distinct geographic locations.
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公开(公告)号:US11776350B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-03
申请号:US17817900
申请日:2022-08-05
发明人: Edward Locke , William Hamilton , Franco Savoni , Damon D. Shaw , Raymond T. Hecker , Joel E. Leiser , Ellen Sajdak (Felicelli) , Trevor Robert Smouter , Timothy Scott Edward Hiller
CPC分类号: G07F13/00 , B67D1/0014 , B67D1/0857 , B67D1/0878 , B67D1/0888 , B67D1/1279 , B67D3/0009 , B67D3/0022 , B67D2210/0001 , B67D2210/00089 , B67D2210/00118
摘要: Systems and methods for dispensing consumable liquids are disclosed. An example networked system includes a server and a plurality of beverage dispenser stations. Each of the beverage dispenser stations includes a filler including a filler outlet configured to deliver a beverage into a container, an RFID reader configured to read an RFID tag fixed to a water filter through which water for the beverage is to flow, and a controller. The controller is configured determine a duration-of-use of the water filter and a volume of water that has passed through the water filter. Each of the beverage dispenser stations also includes a network communications interface configured to communicate the duration-of-use and the volume of water to the networked administrative server to track use of the water filter among the plurality of beverage dispenser stations.
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公开(公告)号:US20150315008A1
公开(公告)日:2015-11-05
申请号:US14701973
申请日:2015-05-01
发明人: Edward Locke , William Hamilton , Franco Savoni , Damon D. Shaw , Raymond T. Hecker , Joel E. Leiser , Ellen Sajdak (Felicelli) , Trevor Robert Smouter , Timothy Scott Edward Hiller
CPC分类号: G07F13/00 , B67D1/0857 , B67D1/0888 , B67D1/1279 , B67D3/0009 , B67D3/0022 , B67D2210/00089 , B67D2210/00118
摘要: A networked system for providing and maintaining a set of liquid dispenser stations is described. The fluid dispensers communicate with a managing/supervisory cloud server via an interposed base station. The fluid dispensers communicate locally with the base station via wireless communication network links. The base station operates as an accumulator of status/usage information provided by the dispenser stations and bridge for passing information and control commands between the cloud server and the individual dispenser stations. The dispenser stations are configured with control processors (controllers) to facilitate performing a variety of local control operations associated with dispensing liquids that have been cooled (or heated) prior to dispensing by the dispenser stations. Additionally, the dispenser stations cooperatively operate with the cloud server (via the base station) to support a variety of real time control and maintenance operations relating to the dispenser stations operating at potentially thousands of distinct geographic locations.
摘要翻译: 描述了用于提供和维护一组液体分配器站的联网系统。 流体分配器经由插入的基站与管理/监督云服务器进行通信。 流体分配器经由无线通信网络链路与基站本地通信。 基站作为由分配站和桥提供的状态/使用信息的累加器,用于在云服务器和各个分配站之间传递信息和控制命令。 分配站配置有控制处理器(控制器),以便于执行与在分配站分配之前分配已冷却(或加热)的液体相关联的各种局部控制操作。 此外,分配器站与云服务器(经由基站)协作操作,以支持与在可能数千个不同地理位置操作的分配站相关的各种实时控制和维护操作。
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公开(公告)号:US20220380195A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-01
申请号:US17817900
申请日:2022-08-05
发明人: Edward Locke , William Hamilton , Franco Savoni , Damon D. Shaw , Raymond T. Hecker , Joel E. Leiser , Ellen Sajdak (Felicelli) , Trevor Robert Smouter , Timothy Scott Edward Hiller
摘要: Systems and methods for dispensing consumable liquids are disclosed. An example networked system includes a server and a plurality of beverage dispenser stations. Each of the beverage dispenser stations includes a filler including a filler outlet configured to deliver a beverage into a container, an RFID reader configured to read an RFID tag fixed to a water filter through which water for the beverage is to flow, and a controller. The controller is configured determine a duration-of-use of the water filter and a volume of water that has passed through the water filter. Each of the beverage dispenser stations also includes a network communications interface configured to communicate the duration-of-use and the volume of water to the networked administrative server to track use of the water filter among the plurality of beverage dispenser stations.
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