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

Claim 5:
6. A method for supplying a beverage using an apparatus that uses capsules for making beverages and a capsule containing a food substance, wherein:
the capsule (1) has a cup-shaped body (3) closed at the top by a disk-shaped lid (4) and that contains a food substance;
present on an outer surface (5) of the disk-shaped lid (4) there are an asymmetrical graphical element (6) superposed on a central point (10) of the outer surface (5) of the disk-shaped lid (4) and a graphical code (7) located in an eccentric position relative to the central point (10); both the asymmetrical graphical element (6) and the graphical code (7) being visible in the visible spectrum;
the position of the asymmetrical graphical element (6) and the graphical code (7) relative to each other is a known predetermined position; and
the capsule (1) may adopt, in the apparatus (2), any rotational position relative to its own central axis substantially perpendicular to the disk-shaped lid (4) and passing through the central point (10);, the method comprising the operating steps of:
with the capsule (1) located at an image capture zone (21) of the apparatus (2), recognising the capsule (1) using the method of recognition according to claim 3;
once the capsule (1) has been recognised, using this information alternatively for:
setting a plurality of predetermined supplying parameters and automatically supplying the beverage using those predetermined supplying parameters; or
setting a plurality of predetermined supplying parameters, waiting for a proceed instruction input from a user via a communication interface before proceeding, and supplying the beverage using the predetermined supplying parameters only once the proceed instruction input from the user has been received; or
setting a plurality of predetermined supplying parameters; proposing to a user the possibility of modifying at least one of them by means of a communication interface; waiting for a proceed instruction input from the user via the communication interface; once the proceed instruction input from the user has been received, supplying the beverage using the supplying parameters as modified by the user or, in the absence of modifications, the predetermined supplying parameters.