US 12,240,745 B2
Contactless beverage dispensing methods
Anton Ljunggren, New York, NY (US); Marco Cimatti, New York, NY (US); Martin Eduardo Broen, New York, NY (US); Jacob Michael Cates, Charlottesville, VA (US); Adrian Taylor, Austin, TX (US); and Cory Tobin, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed by PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/069,505.
Prior Publication US 2022/0112068 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. B67D 1/08 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC B67D 1/0888 (2013.01) [B67D 1/0022 (2013.01); B67D 1/0074 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of dispensing a custom beverage from a beverage dispenser in a contactless manner, the method comprising:
displaying a QR code, by the beverage dispenser, wherein the QR code corresponds to a microsite for selecting a custom beverage;
after a mobile device reads the QR code and accesses the microsite, receiving a selection of a custom beverage and a volume of the custom beverage to be dispensed via the microsite;
generating, via the microsite, a QR code corresponding to the selected custom beverage and the selected volume;
reading the generated QR code displayed on the mobile device by a reader of the beverage dispenser;
displaying a pause icon on a user interface of the beverage dispenser, wherein the beverage dispenser is configured to pause dispensing of the beverage when the pause icon is selected; and
dispensing the selected custom beverage in the selected volume based on the generated QR code.