Patent ID: 9060648
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. An electrically powered device for preparing beverages on the basis of pre-portioned ingredient batches or packages, the device comprising: a beverage preparation component that prepares a beverage; a liquid conditioning member to prepare one or more batches or cups of beverage after such beverage preparation device has been switched on, the liquid conditioning member providing conditioned liquid to the pre-portioned ingredient batches or packages in the beverage preparation component to form the beverage; and a power management arrangement that includes a user-programmable automatic power shut down member for shutting down such beverage preparation device automatically by running an automatic shut down process which shuts off all-electrical power to the beverage preparation component of the device after a beverage has been prepared, wherein the automatic power shut down member is programmable to activate (1) a first mode of the automatic shut down process in which the user selects a number of beverage preparations after which the activated shut down mode initiates the shut down process, (2) a second mode of the automatic shut down process in which the user selects a time period after which the activated shut down mode initiates the shut down process, and (3) a third mode of the automatic shut down process in which the user selects a number of beverage preparations after which the activated shut down mode initiates the shut down process, and selects a time period after which the activated shut down mode initiates the shut down process if the selected number of beverage preparations has not been performed by the end of the time period.