Patent ID: 9275507
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: A47J,G05B,G07F

Claim Text:
1. A control unit for an automatic device for preparing a beverage for a user, the control unit comprising: a display panel and an input which enables the user by designations of image elements shown on the display panel to choose from a plurality of formulations a formulation for the beverage to be prepared; a memory having respective sets of storage locations for respective persons, each set of storage locations for a respective person comprising respective storage locations for storing a formulation of a beverage for said respective person for a respective daily period; an operating unit for displaying by the display panel a visually observable reaction to designations provided by the user, and for controlling a preparation unit of the automatic device with an operating condition in which the display panel shows a plurality of image elements, which coincide with respective personal selection fields associated with said respective persons, said personal selection fields being identifiable by their respective image element; a clock unit for establishing time, and wherein a formulation for a beverage to be prepared is jointly determined by the selection of one of said personal selection fields and a time established by the clock unit, wherein said formulation is the formulation looked up at a storage location in said memory for a daily period as indicated by said established time and selected from the set of storage locations for the person associated with the selected personal selection field.