Patent ID: 8306655

Claim:
A method for configuring portion control dispenses for a dispenser apparatus, the method comprising: associating a plurality of beverage forming ingredients with the dispenser apparatus, wherein a plurality of selectable beverages may be formed from the plurality of beverage forming ingredients; receiving, by the dispenser apparatus, input comprising one or more preferences associated with portion control dispenses, the one or more preferences comprising preferences associated with automatic top-offs to be performed for beverages having particular foaming characteristics; accessing, by the dispenser apparatus, stored information associated with one or more of the selectable beverages, the stored information comprising at least one foaming characteristic for the one or more selectable beverages; and determining, by the dispenser apparatus based at least in part upon the received input and the accessed information, at least one portion control dispense parameter for the dispense of predetermined amounts of the one or more selectable beverages.