Automatically Adjusting Coffee Makers
Embodiments of the present invention provide improved temperature gauges and adjustability for coffee makers used on board aircraft or used in other instances of varying altitudes.
1 . A coffee maker configured for use at varying altitudes, comprising
(a) a system configured to receive information about altitude or pressure or both and to relay brewing execution instructions based on the information; and
(b) a heater configured to receive the brewing execution instructions and adjust coffee brewing temperatures.
2 . The coffee maker of claim 1 for use on an aircraft.
3 . The coffee maker of claim 2 , wherein the system receives information directly from aircraft equipment.
4 . The coffee maker of claim 1 , wherein the system receives information from a data bus.
5 . The coffee maker of claim 1 , wherein the system receives information via manual input.
6 . The coffee maker of claim 1 , wherein the heater is configured to brew coffee at a first temperature and at a second temperature.
7 . The coffee maker of claim 6 , wherein the heater is configured to brew coffee at the first temperature at low altitudes and at the second temperature at high altitudes.
8 . The coffee maker of claim 1 , wherein the information is received in a tangible computer readable medium.
9 . A coffee maker configured for use at varying altitudes, comprising
(a) a memory comprising a computer-readable storage medium tangibly embodying code representing received information about altitude or pressure or both and further comprising executable instructions;
(b) a processor configured to execute the instructions to determine a brewing configuration based on the altitude or pressure or both and output a control signal to a coffee maker heater; and
(c) a heater configured to adjust brewing temperature in response to the control signal.