Beverage dispenser network and profile management
Athletes in an athletic organization are provided access to a network of beverage dispensers associated with the organization. User profiles for each of the athletes are actively synchronized on the beverage dispensers within the network in response to changes to any of the user profiles. The user profiles are centrally maintained on a profile database and each profile includes performance parameters and personal parameters. Different users are given different levels of access to the user profiles. Each athlete is given access to view their entire profile and make modifications to personal parameters in their profile. Likewise, trainers or other training staff of the athletic organization are given access to view personal parameters of athlete's profiles and access to make modifications to performance parameters. Upon receiving a selection of an athlete's profile, a dispenser in the network is configured according to the personal and performance parameters stored in their profile.
1. A beverage dispenser, comprising:
a nozzle configured to dispense beverage ingredients of a beverage;
a user interface configured to receive a selection of a user profile associated with an end user from among a plurality of user profiles locally maintained by the beverage dispenser, each of the plurality of user profiles comprising a personal parameter for a beverage and a performance parameter for the beverage;
a plurality of pumping devices, each configured to supply a beverage ingredient from an ingredient source to the nozzle;
a controller configured to receive a remote update from a server with an updated user profile, wherein the updated user profile comprises a changed personal and a performance parameter for one of the plurality of user profiles, where the controller is configured to send the changed personal parameter and the changed performance parameter of the updated user profile to the plurality of pumping devices in response to the change to the personal parameter and the performance parameter,
wherein the changed performance parameter is received from an administrative user, and the end user is not permitted to provide an update to the performance parameter.
2. The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the personal parameter is a flavor, flavor intensity level, level of sweetness, or other non-functional additive for a dispensed beverage.
3. The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the performance parameter is a vitamin, mineral, electrolyte, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, protein, carbohydrate, medicine or other functional additive for a dispensed beverage.
4. The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to generate a dispensing session message upon completion of a dispensing session.
5. The beverage dispenser of claim 4 , wherein the dispensing session message includes one or more of a user profile identifier associated with the dispensing session, identifiers of personal and performance parameters used to dispense a beverage in the dispensing session, an amount of the beverage, or an amount of one or more of the beverage ingredients dispensed in the dispensing session.
6. The beverage dispenser of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to activate one or more of the plurality of pumping devices in response to the selected user profile based on the personal parameter and the performance parameter.
7. The beverage dispenser of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to activate at least a different one of the plurality of pumping devices in response to the updated user profile.
8. The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the end user provides the changed personal parameter of the updated user profile received by the controller.
9. The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the controller grants access to the administrative user to modify the performance parameters of the plurality of user profiles, and the controller grants access to the end user to modify the personal parameters of the user profile associate with the end user.
10. The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the administrative user is an athletic trainer and the end user is an athlete.
11. The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising:
an external display configured to show a report of a dispensing session completed on one of a plurality of beverage dispensers.
12. The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the beverage dispensed from the nozzle comprises a ratio of beverage ingredients based on the performance parameter and the personal parameter of the user profile.
13. The beverage dispenser of claim 12 , wherein the beverage is dispensed from the nozzle in a continuous pour mode that provides a continuous flow rate of the beverage comprising the ratio of beverage ingredients.