Beverage maker

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11319518-B2
Application number	US-201916671620-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2019
Priority date	Nov 5, 2018
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

A beverage maker may include a fermentation tank defining a space to make a beverage therein; a display; an input interface configured to receive recipe information of a beverage to be made in the fermentation tank; and a controller configured to set a making environment of the beverage based on the received recipe information, and to control a making function of the beverage based on the set making environment. The controller may be configured to receive a recipe check request through the input interface, and to display the recipe information through the display based on the received recipe check request.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A beer maker, comprising:
a fermentation tank defining a space to make beer therein;
a display;
an input interface configured to receive recipe information of the beer to be made in the fermentation tank; and
a controller configured to set a making environment of the beer based on the received recipe information, and to control a making function of the beer based on the set making environment, wherein the controller is configured to receive a recipe check request through the input interface, and display the recipe information through the display based on the received recipe check request, wherein the controller is further configured to display a recipe selection screen for determining a recipe input type through the display, wherein the recipe selection screen includes an item for obtaining recipe information through a recipe set by a user, and in response to selection of the item, display in sequence an ingredient selection screen to obtain ingredient information of the beer and a characteristic setting screen to set a characteristic when the item is selected, wherein the characteristic is a level of carbonic acid of the beer, wherein the level of carbonic acid is set via the characteristic setting screen, wherein the controller is configured to receive the recipe check request while at least one of preparing to make the beer, making the beer, or storing the made beer, wherein the controller is configured to display a preparation screen indicating that the making of the beer is being prepared through the display during a period between a time at which the recipe information is obtained and a time at which the making of the beer is initiated, and wherein the preparation screen comprises a recipe name or a beer name based on the recipe information, a graphic image related to the level of carbonic acid of the beer, and a menu item.

2. The beer maker of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to receive the recipe check request through a menu screen displayed in response to a selection input of the menu item, and to display a screen comprising the recipe information through the display in response to the received recipe check request.

3. The beer maker of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to display a making state screen indicating that the beer is being made through the display after the making of the beer is initiated, and wherein the making state screen comprises the recipe name or the beer name based on the recipe information, the graphic image related to the level of carbonic acid of the beer which is being made, a current making process, and a menu item.

4. The beer maker of claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to:
identify the current making process based on an elapsed time to make the beer, or a temperature or a pressure in the fermentation tank;
receive the recipe check request through a menu screen displayed in response to a selection input of the menu item; and
display a screen including the recipe information through the display in response to the received recipe check request.

5. The beer maker of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to display a storage state screen indicating that the beer is being stored through the display after the making of the beer is completed, and wherein the storage state screen comprises the recipe name or the beer name based on the recipe information, the graphic image related to the level of carbonic acid of the beer which is being stored, and storage state information.

6. The beer maker of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to:
obtain the storage state information comprising at least one of a storage period or a storage temperature of the beer;
receive the recipe check request through a menu screen displayed in response to a selection input of a menu item in the storage state screen; and
display a screen comprising the recipe information through the display in response to the received recipe check request.

7. The beer maker of claim 1 , wherein the recipe information comprises at least one ingredient for making the beer.

8. The beer maker of claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to:
obtain a selection input for a first ingredient from among the at least one ingredient included in the recipe information through the input interface;
obtain detailed information related to the first ingredient based on the obtained selection input; and
output the obtained detailed information through the display.

9. The beer maker of claim 8 , further comprising a memory configured to store detailed information related to each of the at least one ingredient, wherein the controller is configured to obtain the detailed information related to the first ingredient from the memory, based on the selection input.

10. The beer maker of claim 8 , further comprising a communication interface configured to connect to a terminal, wherein the controller is configured to control the communication interface to transmit information regarding the first ingredient to the terminal to provide the detailed information related to the first ingredient through the terminal.

11. The beer maker of claim 1 , further comprising a communication interface configured to connect to a terminal, wherein the controller is configured to receive the recipe check request from the terminal through the communication interface, and to control the communication interface to transmit the recipe information to the terminal based on the received recipe check request.

12. A method for controlling a beer maker, the method comprising:
receiving recipe information of a beer to be made through the beer maker;
setting a making environment of the beer based on the received recipe information; and
controlling a making function of the beer based on the set making environment, wherein the controlling the making function comprises:
receiving a recipe check request while at least one of preparing to make the beer, making the beer, or storing the made beer; and
displaying the recipe information through a display or transmitting the recipe information to a terminal or a server, based on the received check request, wherein the receiving recipe information of the beer to be made through the beer maker further comprises:
displaying a recipe selection screen for determining a recipe input type through the display, the recipe selection screen including an item for obtaining recipe information through a recipe set by a user; and
in response to selection of the item, displaying in sequence an ingredient selection screen to obtain ingredient information of the beer and a characteristic setting screen to set a characteristic when the item is selected, wherein the characteristic is a level of carbonic acid of the beer, wherein the level of carbonic acid is set via the characteristic setting screen, wherein the method, further comprising displaying a preparation screen indicating that the making of the beer is being prepared through the display during a period between a time at which the recipe information is obtained and a time at which the making of the beer is initiated, wherein the preparation screen comprises a recipe name or a beer name based on the recipe information, a graphic image related to the level of carbonic acid of the beer to be made, and a menu item, and wherein the receiving the recipe check request comprises:
receiving the recipe check request through a menu screen displayed in response to a selection input of the menu item, during the preparing to make the beer; and
in response to the received recipe check request, displaying a screen comprising the recipe information through the display, or transmitting the re

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Jeyeol

Classifications

• C12C13/10 Primary

  Home brew equipment · CPC title

• B67D1/0872

  Aesthetics, advertising · CPC title

• G06F3/14

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/1454

  involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay · CPC title