Patent ID: 9045323
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B65G,B66F,B67D

Abstract:
1. A process for dispensing, a beverage into a cup comprising the steps of: (A) providing a dispensing structure; (B) providing a transportation mechanism linked with the dispensing structure; (C) providing a staging structure linked with the transportation mechanism; (D) providing a control system linked with the dispensing structure, staging structure and the transportation mechanism; (E) providing a sensor mechanism linked with the control system, the sensor mechanism providing signals indicating the position of a cup; (F) providing a cup identification system having an interactive display connected to the control system; (G) picking a cup from a storage device and positioning it within the dispensing structure, comprising: (H) dispensing ice and a beverage into the cup on the dispensing lane at separate locations within the dispensing structure to prepare a filled cup; (I) transporting the filled cup to a staging structure; (J) positioning, the filled cup in the staging structure: (K) removing the filled cup from the staging structure for sale to a customer wherein the cup identification system and the interactive display outputs visual characteristics indicating the position and characteristics of the cup and the filled cup at every stage of the process.