Method of manufacturing a cartridge for a fluid mixture dispensing system
Methods for manufacturing cartridges for fluid mixture dispensers are disclosed herein. For example, the cartridges can be ingredient cartridges for fluid mixture dispensers each holding a set of discrete ingredients in a set of ingredient reservoirs. The methods of manufacturing the cartridges can include configuring the cartridges with loadouts including selecting specific ingredients, selecting a number of reservoirs, and selecting a relative size of the various reservoirs. The methods can also include collecting a set of population data using a network of fluid mixture dispensing devices, analyzing the set of population data, and configuring the cartridges so that they are each optimized for a consumption pattern using the set of population data. The methods can further include filling the cartridge reservoirs according to the loadout and packaging the cartridges for shipment.
1. A method for manufacturing a customized cartridge, comprising:
collecting a set of population consumption data using a network of fluid mixture dispensing devices;
collecting a set of user-specific data;
generating, using the set of population consumption data and the set of user-specific data, a user-specific predicted consumption pattern;
configuring a loadout of ingredients for the customized cartridge to match the user-specific predicted consumption pattern;
filling the customized cartridge with the loadout to generate a filled cartridge; and
packaging the filled cartridge;
wherein: (i) the loadout includes a set of ingredients in the form of concentrated liquids; and (ii) the filled cartridge includes the set of ingredients in a set of ingredient reservoirs.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
collecting the set of user-specific data includes collecting a user-specific consumption pattern using the network of fluid mixture dispensing devices.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
collecting the set of user-specific data includes collecting information using a wizard presented on a user interface.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
generating the user-specific predicted consumption pattern using the set of population consumption data includes conducting a statistical analysis on the set of population consumption data; and
generating the user-specific predicted consumption pattern using the set of user-specific data includes finding correlations between the set of user-specific data and the set of population consumption data.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
generating the user-specific predicted consumption pattern using the set of population consumption data includes training a neural network using the set of population consumption data; and
generating the user-specific predicted consumption pattern using the set of user-specific data includes applying the set of user-specific data to the neural network as an input to the neural network.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
configuring the loadout of ingredients for the customized cartridge to match the user-specific predicted consumption pattern includes adding ingredients to the customized cartridge in proportion to a rate the ingredients are consumed in the user-specific predicted consumption pattern.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
recommending the customized cartridge on a user interface.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
generating a prediction for when a currently installed cartridge will be depleted; and
recommending the customized cartridge on the user interface based on the prediction.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a prediction for when a currently installed cartridge will be depleted; and
packaging the filled cartridge based on the prediction.
10. A method for manufacturing a customized cartridge, comprising:
collecting a set of population consumption data using a network of fluid mixture dispensing devices;
collecting a set of user-specific data;
generating, using the set of population consumption data and the set of user-specific data, a user-specific predicted consumption pattern;
configuring, a loadout of ingredients for the customized cartridge to match the user-specific predicted consumption pattern;
filling the customized cartridge with the loadout to generate a filled cartridge; and
packaging the filled cartridge;
wherein configuring the loadout of ingredients for the customized cartridge to match the user specific predicted consumption pattern includes adding ingredients to the customized cartridge in proportion to a rate the ingredients are consumed in the user-specific predicted consumption pattern.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein:
the loadout includes a set of ingredients in the form of concentrated liquids; and
the filled cartridge includes the set of ingredients in a set of ingredient reservoirs.
12. A method for manufacturing a customized cartridge, comprising:
collecting a set of population consumption data using a network of fluid mixture dispensing devices;
collecting a set of user-specific data;
generating, using the set of population consumption data and the set of user-specific data, a user-specific predicted consumption pattern;
configuring a loadout of ingredients for the customized cartridge to match the user-specific predicted consumption pattern;
generating a prediction for when a currently installed cartridge will be depleted;
recommending the customized cartridge on a user interface based on the prediction;
filling the customized cartridge with the loadout to generate a filled cartridge; and
packaging the filled cartridge.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein:
the loadout includes a set of ingredients in the form of concentrated liquids; and
the filled cartridge includes the set of ingredients in a set of ingredient reservoirs.
14. A method for manufacturing a customized cartridge, comprising:
collecting a set of population consumption data using a network of fluid mixture dispensing devices;
collecting a set of user-specific data;
generating, using the set of population consumption data and the set of user-specific data, a user-specific predicted consumption pattern;
configuring a loadout of ingredients for the customized cartridge to match the user-specific predicted consumption pattern;
filling the customized cartridge with the loadout to generate a filled cartridge;
generating a prediction for when a currently installed cartridge will be depleted; and
packaging the filled cartridge based on the prediction.