BEVERAGE PREPARATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE

摘要

Disclosed is a beverage preparation system (1) with a preparation unit for preparing a beverage, with a display panel defining a screen space, and having integrated therewith a touch sensitive panel and with a control unit for controlling the preparation unit with user guidance obtained from the touch sensitive panel and for providing visual feedback to the display panel, the touch sensitive panel being arranged for generating a position signal indicative for a position pointed to. The control unit is operable in a tuning mode wherein the user is enabled to tune a beverage recipe. In the tuning mode a beverage holder (322) is displayed with a filling (3220) corresponding to a beverage recipe as well as a movable soft-button in its interior. The user is enabled to control a composition of the beverage to be prepared by moving the soft-button.

主权项

1. A beverage preparation system with a preparation unit for preparing a beverage, with a display panel defining a screen space, and having integrated therewith a touch sensitive panel and with a control unit for controlling the preparation unit with user guidance obtained from the touch sensitive panel and for providing visual feedback to the display panel, the touch sensitive panel being arranged for generating a position signal indicative for a position pointed to, the control unit being operable in one of a set of potential operational modes, comprising a tuning mode wherein the user is enabled to tune a beverage recipe, in which tuning mode the control unit causes the display panel to display a holder with a filling corresponding to a beverage recipe as well as with at least one soft-button in its interior, the at least one soft-button being movable in at least one control direction,
the control unit being configured for controlling a feature of the beverage to be prepared in accordance with the position of the at least one soft-button in said at least one control direction and for providing additional information to the user indicative of a setting for said feature as controlled in accordance with the position of the at least one soft-button in said at least one control direction.