Beverage preparation system with a beverage preparation device and a mobile configuration device provided separately from the beverage preparation device, wherein the beverage preparation device, in particular configured as a capsule machine, includes: preparation operating means (11,12) for preparing a beverage from a beverage base material, in particular received in a capsule, a control data set memory for storing beverages type-specific control data sets (s1, s2, s3, s5), also for subsequent beverage preferences, and providing a number of control data sets (s1, s2, s3) usable in a beverage preparation; a control unit for controlling the preparation operating means (11, 12) on the basis of one of the stored usable control data sets (s1, s2, s3, s5) during a preparation of a beverage; and an interface and update unit for wire- or radio-based receiving of control data set base data (x3, x4, x5) from the mobile configuration unit and/or from an external server device and for adding, on the basis of the received control data set base data (x3, x4, x5), a control data set (s3, s5) to be added to the number of control data sets (s1, s2, s3, s4, s5) provided in the control data set memory usable in beverage preparation, and/or for updating, on the basis of the received control data set base data (x3, x4, x5), a control data set (s3, s4, s5) stored in the control data set memory to be updated, wherein the mobile configuration device includes: a code-means read-out unit for the, in particular contact-free, reading of a code means arranged on a, preferably external, code carrier unit, and for obtaining a control data set code information (c3, c5), to which to a control data set (s3, s5) for the beverage preparation device to be added or to be updated, and corresponding control data set base data (x3, x5) from the read out code means are assigned; an interface unit (19, 20) for wire-or radio-based transmitting of the control data set base data (x3, x5) assigned to the obtained control data set code information (c3, c5) to the beverage preparation device, and/or for the wire- or radio-based data transmission with an external server device for the purpose of a provision of the control data set base data assigned to the control data set code information (c) to the beverage preparation device, and wherein respective beverage unit dispensing counters are operably provided in the beverage preparation device and/or by means of a data communication with an external server unit (15, 22) for the usable control data sets provided in the control data set memory of the beverage preparation device, and the interface- and updating unit of the beverage preparation device is configured to extract one beverage unit dispensing counter threshold value assigned to the control data set to be added or updated from the received control data set base data (x3, x5), and that the control unit of the beverage preparation device is configured to render the added or updated control data set unusable in the control data set memory if the respective beverage unit dispensing counter reaches or exceeds the beverage unit dispensing counter threshold value. preparation operating means (11,12) for preparing a beverage from a beverage base material, in particular received in a capsule, a control data set memory for storing beverages type-specific control data sets (s1, s2, s3, s5), also for subsequent beverage preferences, and providing a number of control data sets (s1, s2, s3) usable in a beverage preparation; a control unit for controlling the preparation operating means (11, 12) on the basis of one of the stored usable control data sets (s1, s2, s3, s5) during a preparation of a beverage; and an interface and update unit for wire- or radio-based receiving of control data set base data (x3, x4, x5) from the mobile configuration unit and/or from an external server device and for adding, on the basis of the received control data set base data (x3, x4, x5), a control data set (s3, s5) to be added to the number of control data sets (s1, s2, s3, s4, s5) provided in the control data set memory usable in beverage preparation, and/or for updating, on the basis of the received control data set base data (x3, x4, x5), a control data set (s3, s4, s5) stored in the control data set memory to be updated, a code-means read-out unit for the, in particular contact-free, reading of a code means arranged on a, preferably external, code carrier unit, and for obtaining a control data set code information (c3, c5), to which to a control data set (s3, s5) for the beverage preparation device to be added or to be updated, and corresponding control data set base data (x3, x5) from the read out code means are assigned; an interface unit (19, 20) for wire-or radio-based transmitting of the control data set base data (x3, x5) assigned to the obtained control data set code information (c3, c5) to the beverage preparation device, and/or for the wire- or radio-based data transmission with an external server device for the purpose of a provision of the control data set base data assigned to the control data set code information (c) to the beverage preparation device, and