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

Claim 1:
2. A method for rendering identifiable a plurality of capsules for making beverages, to be used in an apparatus (2) that uses capsules (1) and is equipped with an optical recognition system, wherein each capsule (1) has a cup-shaped body (3) closed at the top by a disk-shaped lid (4) and containing a food substance, the method comprising the operating step of applying to an outer surface (5) of the disk-shaped lid (4) of each capsule (1) both a graphical code (7) and an additional graphical element separate from the graphical code (7) which are both visible in the visible spectrum, the additional graphical element being asymmetrical, and wherein the graphical codes (7) of different capsules (1) can be the same or different to each other;
wherein the additional graphical element is applied to the disk-shaped lid (4) in a central position of the disk-shaped lid (4) in such a way that it contains a central point (10) of the outer surface (5) of the disk-shaped lid (4), wherein the graphical code (7) is applied to the outer surface (5) of the disk-shaped lid (4) in such a way that it is completely positioned only in one half of the outer surface (5) of the disk-shaped lid (4), is eccentric relative to the central point (10) and is at a distance from it; and wherein the position of the asymmetrical graphical element (6) and the graphical code (7) relative to each other is a known predetermined position.