Patent SG-11201805470V-A (SG)
Title: Code and container of system for preparing a beverage or foodstuff
Inventor: NOTH ANDRÉ
IPC: G06K19/06
Filed: 2017-02-23
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization MD 110111101110101011111 HO 1111101110101110111111011110101 1111110# III International Bureau 0.. .... .. (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ..... .....r ,;.1 WO 2017/144582 Al 31 August 2017 (31.08.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every GOOK 19/06 (2006.01) B65D 85/816 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, A47J 31/44 (2006.01) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, (21) International Application Number: DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, PCT/EP2017/054157 HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, (22) International Filing Date: KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, 23 February 2017 (23.02.2017) MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (25) Filing Language: English RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, (26) Publication Language: English TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (30) Priority Data: 16156864.7 23 February 2016 (23.02.2016) EP (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 16156870.4 23 February 2016 (23.02.2016) EP kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 16196877.1 2 November 2016 (02.11.2016) EP GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (71) Applicant: NESTEC SA [CH/CH]; Ave Nestle 55, 1800 TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, Vevey (CH). DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (72) Inventors: NOTH, Andre; 49, Avenue C.-F. Ramuz, 1009 LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, Pully (CH). JARISCH, Christian; Chemin de Fenix 122, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, 1095 Lutry (CH). GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Agent: SACROUG, Olivier; Centre de Recherche Nestle, Declarations under Rule 4.17: (74) Vers-chez-les Blanc, Case postale 44, 1000 Lausanne 26 — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a (CH). patent (Rule 4.1700) = [Continued on next page] Title: CODE AND CONTAINER OF SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE OR FOODSTUFF (54) (57) : A container for a beverage or foodstuff pre- 74 paration machine, the container for containing beverage or 6-, foodstuff material and comprising a code encoding prepar- ation information, the code comprising a reference portion '-. 86,88,80 - --------- 84 ----- -- d and 82 ence units defining a reference line a data portion: the reference portion comprising refer- r; the data portion com- 84 2 prising a data unit, wherein said data unit is arranged on an encoding line D that intersects the reference line r, the data 84 unit is arranged a distance from said intersection as a d 104---- 1 p variable to at least partially encode a parameter of the pre - 3 paration information, whereby said encoding line D is cir- go, 78 cular and is arranged with a tangent thereto orthogonal the reference line r at said intersection point, wherein the refer- units are arranged with a configuration defining a ref- ence erence point from which the reference line extends. r i 82 1-1 ei ot lin ----- I - -- 102 -- t ---- 1 1' ii. ,-, FIG. 4A IN ,-, © ei O WO 2017/144582 Al 1#1101M011111 1111NOIDEM3010111111111111111111101111111011110111111 — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of Published: the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) — with international search report (Art. 21(3))