Global Patent Index - EP 3232871 A1

EP 3232871 A1 20171025 - AUTOMATIC TEA-MAKER WITH SCANNER

Title (en)

AUTOMATIC TEA-MAKER WITH SCANNER

Title (de)

TEEAUTOMAT MIT SCANNER

Title (fr)

MACHINE À THÉ COMPORTANT UN LECTEUR OPTIQUE

Publication

EP 3232871 A1 20171025 (DE)

Application

EP 15816729 A 20151216

Priority

  • DE 102014119060 A 20141218
  • EP 2015079946 W 20151216

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016096954A1] The invention relates to a method for controlling an automatic tea maker (2), comprising the following steps: detecting a machine-readable code, in particular a bar code or a QR code, decoding at least one operating parameter for the automatic tea maker (2) from the detected code and controlling the automatic tea maker depending on the at least one operating parameter. The invention further relates to a control device (20) for an automatic tea maker, designed for or comprising means for carrying out said method, to an automatic tea maker (2) which is designed to automatically prepare tea and which is designed for or comprises means for carrying out said method, to a container (52), in particular a sealed container, containing a portion of tea leaves for an infusion and comprising a machine-readable code, in which at least one infusion parameter, in particular the water temperature for an infusion or the brewing time for the contained portion of tea leaves is encoded, and to a system consisting of an automatic tea maker (2) and a container (52).

IPC 8 full level

A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP)

A47J 31/00 (2013.01 - CN); A47J 31/407 (2013.01 - EP); A47J 31/44 (2013.01 - CN); A47J 31/4492 (2013.01 - CN EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2016096954A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016096954 A1 20160623; CN 107105916 A 20170829; EP 3232871 A1 20171025

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2015079946 W 20151216; CN 201580068873 A 20151216; EP 15816729 A 20151216