Coffee preparation system

Abstract

A coffee preparation machine can include at least one sealed pod containing unroasted green coffee beans, a roasting system that accepts the at least one sealed pod, a grinding system, and a brewing system, where the brewing system, the roasting system, and the grinding system can be housed within a single self-contained unit.

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         21 . A system for transforming green coffee beans into coffee comprising:
 an identifier associated with the green coffee beans, wherein the identifier allows retrieval of information about the green coffee beans;   a recipe retrievable based on the identifier to perform a transformation of the green coffee beans;   a machine for transforming the green coffee beans into coffee in less than 5 minutes;   a system for recording and presenting data of the transformation of the green coffee beans.   
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the machine is configured to transform the green coffee beans into coffee in less than 3 minutes. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the machine is configured to transform the green coffee beans into coffee in less than 1 minute. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the green coffee beans comprise intact DNA suitable for verification of the type of the green coffee beans. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the coffee is optimized for health benefits of an end user. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the coffee is personalized for the taste profile of an end user. 
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the machine is configured to roast the green coffee beans to produce roasted coffee beans and to rapidly quench the coffee beans after roasting. 
     
     
         28 . A computer-implemented method for transforming green coffee beans into coffee comprising:
 scanning an identifier associated with the green coffee beans, wherein the identifier allows retrieval of information about the green coffee beans;   retrieving a recipe based on the identifier to perform a transformation of the green coffee beans;   transforming, by a machine, the green coffee beans into coffee in less than 5 minutes;   recording and presenting data of the transformation of the green coffee beans.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the transformation of the green coffee beans into coffee is performed in less than 3 minutes. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the transformation of the green coffee beans into coffee is performed in less than 1 minute. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the green coffee beans comprise intact DNA suitable for verification of the type of the green coffee beans. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the coffee is optimized for health benefits of an end user. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the coffee is personalized for the taste profile of an end user. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 28 , further comprising roasting the green coffee beans to produce roasted coffee beans and rapidly quenching the coffee beans after roasting. 
     
     
         35 . A system for transforming green coffee beans into coffee comprising:
 a recipe to perform a transformation of the green coffee beans;   a machine for transforming the green coffee beans into coffee in less than 5 minutes.   
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 35 , wherein the machine is configured to transform the green coffee beans into coffee in less than 3 minutes. 
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 35 , wherein the machine is configured to transform the green coffee beans into coffee in less than 1 minute. 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 35 , wherein the green coffee beans comprise intact DNA suitable for verification of the type of the green coffee beans. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 35 , wherein the coffee is optimized for health benefits of an end user. 
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 35 , wherein the coffee is personalized for the taste profile of an end user.