Patent ID: 11903519
Assignee: CAFFITALY SYSTEM S.P.A.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A capsule for making beverages comprising a cup-shaped body (3) that contains a food substance and a disk-shaped lid (4) that closes the top of the cup-shaped body (3), wherein present on an outer surface (5) of the disk-shaped lid (4) there is a graphical code (7) visible in the visible spectrum and bearing coded information suitable for allowing recognition of the capsule (1) by an apparatus (2) for making beverages equipped with an optical recognition system, characterised in that said graphical code (7) is completely positioned in one half of the outer surface (5) of the disk-shaped lid (4), is eccentric relative to a central point (10) of the disk-shaped lid (4) and is at a distance from that central point (10), and in that also present on the outer surface (5) of the disk-shaped lid (4) there is an additional graphical element that is also visible in the visible spectrum, contains said central point (10) and is asymmetrical, wherein the position of the asymmetrical graphical element (6) and of the graphical code (7) relative to each other is predetermined in such a way that the position of the additional graphical element constitutes a reference for identifying a position and a reading orientation of the graphical code (7) relative to the outer surface (5) of the disk-shaped lid (4).