Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Robot control
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-07
2009-08-18
Tran, Khoi (Department: 3664)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Robot control
C700S258000, C700S259000, C435S286200, C435S287200, C435S287300, C435S289100, C435S306100, C141S100000, C422S063000, C422S065000, C422S091000, C222S129100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07577498
ABSTRACT:
A robotic beverage server that includes a robot, a beverage dispenser in fluid communication with a plurality of beverages contained within respective beverage storage receptacles and operable to dispense one or more of the beverages from the respective storage receptacles, and a controller to operate the robot to pick a container and move the container to the beverage dispenser and to operate the beverage dispenser to dispense one or more of the beverages from the storage receptacles into the container and transport the container to a user. A method of preparing a beverage or mixture of beverages that includes picking a container using a robot, moving the container to an automatic beverage dispenser, wherein the beverage dispenser is in fluid communication with and operable to dispense a plurality of beverages contained within a plurality of storage receptacles, dispensing a beverage into the container from the storage receptacles via the automatic beverage dispenser and delivering the container to a user.
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Jennings Craig
Katchmar Mike
Michael Zane A.
Potter Ron
Dinmsore & Shohl LLP
McDieunel Marc
Motoman Inc.
Tran Khoi
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