BEVERAGE OR FOODSTUFF PREPARATION SYSTEM

• Main Authors: MOODIE, Simon, TEKLITS, Alain, SIEGRIST, Peter, KAESER, Stefan, PERENTES, Alexandre
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 14.12.2023
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES; COFFEE MILLS; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FURNITURE; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SPICE MILLS; STORING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING

A container arranged for containing a precursor material for use with a machine for preparing a beverage and/or foodstuff, the container including a machine-readable code storing preparation information for use with a preparation process performed by said machine, the code comprising a plurality of elements, the elements of the code are arranged to be read sequentially as the container is rotated about an axis of rotation (0), wherein the elements are arranged to be asymmetric about an axis (R) that extends in a radial direction from the axis of rotation, the asymmetric arrangement to indicate a particular direction of rotation.