Printed user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11216156-B2
Application number	US-202016816943-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2020
Priority date	Apr 17, 2015
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that, in some aspects, provide for a cost-reduced touch sensitive user interface including a static printed display. The methods and systems may include providing illumination to guide a user through interaction with a touch sensitive user interface. The methods and systems may include a configurable printed display. Further aspects are disclosed providing use of a cost-reduced touch user interface in a beverage dispensing apparatus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of guiding a user through a beverage selection process, comprising:
providing lighting at a first setting, the lighting illuminating a first portion of a printed display panel disposed behind a transparent touch panel, the first portion associated with selectable options for the user of a beverage dispensing system;
receiving a first indication of a user selection from the transparent touch panel; and
providing lighting illuminating the first portion at a second setting different than the first setting in response to the user selection, the lighting at the second setting indicative of the user selection.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a second indication of a user selection at a second portion of the printed display panel; and
providing lighting illuminating the second portion at the second setting, the lighting at the second setting indicative of the user selection.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first setting comprises a first intensity, and wherein the second setting comprises a second intensity, the second intensity brighter than the first intensity.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first setting comprises an illumination of a first color, and wherein the second setting comprises an illumination of a second color, the illumination of the second color indicative of the user selection.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing lighting illuminating a second portion of the printed display panel at the first setting, the illumination of the second portion at the first setting indicative of a next available user selection.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the printed display panel comprises a multi-layer printed display panel, and wherein the first setting comprises providing lighting of a first layer of the multi-layer printed display panel, and wherein the second setting comprises providing lighting of a second layer of the multi-layer printed display panel.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the printed display panel comprises a multi-layer printed display panel, and wherein the first setting comprises providing lighting of a first layer of the multi-layer printed display panel, the method further comprising providing lighting of a second layer of a multi-layer printed display panel based on a time of day.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the printed display panel comprises visual markings corresponding to the selectable options.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing lighting illuminating a second portion of the printed display panel after receiving the user selection at the first portion; and
receiving a second indication at the second portion of the printed display panel to dispense a beverage based on the user selection.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a second indication at the first portion to deselect the user selection.

11. A method of guiding a user through a beverage selection process, comprising:
providing lighting illuminating a first portion of a printed display panel disposed behind a transparent touch panel, the first portion associated with a plurality of selectable beverage options;
receiving a first indication of a user selection of a beverage from the transparent touch panel at the first portion;
providing lighting illuminating a second portion of the printed display panel, the second portion associated with a plurality of selectable flavoring options;
receiving a second indication of a user selection of a flavoring from the transparent touch panel at the second portion;
providing lighting illuminating a third portion of the printed display panel, the third portion associated with a dispensing command;
receiving a third indication of a user selection at the third portion; and
dispensing the beverage and the flavoring selected by the user.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein providing lighting illuminating a first portion comprises illuminating the first portion at a first setting, and further comprising illuminating the first portion at a second setting different than the first setting in response to receiving the first indication of the user selection.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first setting comprises a first intensity, and wherein the second setting comprises a second intensity, the second intensity brighter than the first intensity.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first setting comprises an illumination of a first color, and wherein the second setting comprises an illumination of a second color, the illumination of the second color indicative of the user selection.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising deselecting the user selection at the first portion by receiving a fourth indication at the first portion.

Assignees

• Pepsico Inc

Inventors

• Broen Martin Eduardo
• Salvato Dominick
• DALY Peter Randall

Classifications

• G06F3/03547

  Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface · CPC title

• B67D1/1236

  comprising means for detecting the size of vessels to be filled · CPC title

• G06F3/04886

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title

• B67D7/00

  Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes (general disposition of plant in stations for supplying fuel to vehicles B60S5/02; for filling or emptying locomotive water tanks, e.g. water columns, B61K11/00; for refuelling aircraft during flight B64D39/00; liquid- handling ground installations specially adapted for fuelling stationary aircraft B64F1/28) · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title