公开(公告)号：US11377338B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US16609508

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: The Coca-Cola Company

Inventor： Stan C. Kaplita ,  Scott Cuppari ,  Douglas Jon McDougall ,  Benjamin John Kingston

IPC: B67D1/00 ,  B67D1/08

Abstract: The present application provides a beverage dispensing system. The beverage dispensing system may include a cooler and a beverage dispenser positioned within the cooler. The beverage dispenser may include a nozzle, a flow of water, an internal carbonation system in communication with the flow of water and the nozzle, and a number of internal ingredient containers in communication with the nozzle such that the beverage dispenser produces a beverage at the nozzle within the cooler.

公开(公告)号：US20170101302A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-13

申请号：US15127807

申请日：2015-03-24

Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

Inventor： Daniel S. Quartarone ,  Benjamin John Kingston ,  David R. Newman

IPC: B67D1/08 ,  G01S5/10 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  B67D1/00 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04B5/00 ,  B67D1/07

CPC classification number: B67D1/0888 ,  B67D1/0021 ,  B67D1/0078 ,  B67D1/07 ,  G01S5/10 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06K7/10356 ,  G06K19/0723 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G07F9/026 ,  G07F13/065 ,  G07G1/009 ,  H04B5/0031 ,  H04B5/0056 ,  H04B5/0062

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for determining and managing an inventory. The position of an object in an inventory may be determined by utilizing an interrogator to send multiple request signals to a tag attached to the object. Each of the request signals may be communicated by the interrogator at a different frequency. The interrogator may then receive multiple reply signals from the tag. The interrogator may then determine the position of the tag (and thus the object) along a transmission line from phase measurements of the reply signals. A dispenser inventory may be managed. The dispenser may identify an ingredient packaging to be inserted into an ingredient matrix of the dispenser. The dispenser may then receive a user input of a location within the ingredient matrix where the identified ingredient packaging has been inserted.

公开(公告)号：US11544697B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US16622150

申请日：2018-06-12

Applicant: The Coca-Cola Company

Inventor： Benjamin John Kingston ,  Akhil Karibandi ,  Chetan Polavaram ,  Thomas Stubbs ,  Jevawn Roberts ,  Scott Harrison ,  Stan Kaplita ,  Christopher Dennis ,  Gregg Carpenter ,  Joshua Casey Schwarber ,  Tao Peng

IPC: G06Q20/32 ,  G06Q20/34 ,  G07F13/06

Abstract: One embodiment may include a machine for providing beverages. The machine may include a reader configured to read data representative of an available balance for a user to obtain beverages from the machine from a machine-readable medium and electronics. The electronics may be configured to receive the data from the machine-readable medium in response to the user positioning the machine-readable medium within reading distance of the reader, enable the user to dispense a beverage into a vessel, and update the available balance of the machine-readable medium so as to reduce or prevent the user from dispensing unlimited beverages.