BEVERAGE DISPENSE MONITORING WITH CAMERA

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...

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Hauptverfasser:	BUCKING, THORE MAINART, KAROL, SAMUEL, ROMANO, ANTHONY, KING, TIMOTHY CHARLES, DOLPHIN, JOSEPH ALBERT, MILLINGTON, ROGER BRADLEY
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS CHECKING-DEVICES COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR LIQUID HANDLING OPENING, CLOSING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	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. Un distributeur de boisson comprend une buse pour distribuer une boisson. Le distributeur de boisson comprend en outre un appareil photo pour capturer une image de la boisson lorsque la boisson est distribuée par la buse. L'appareil photo a un champ de vision qui comprend la boisson. Le distributeur de boisson comprend en outre une source de lumière qui éclaire le champ de vision de l'appareil photo. Le distributeur de boisson comprend en outre un ordinateur. L'ordinateur analyse l'image de la boisson et détermine une caractéristique de la boisson.