Abstract: 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.

Abstract: Systems and methods for developing a recipe using a network of beverage synthesis devices are disclosed. A disclosed method includes transmitting, from a network architecture, the recipe to at least two beverage synthesis devices in the network of beverage synthesis devices. The recipe is compatible with the network of beverage synthesis devices for synthesis into a beverage. The method further includes receiving, at the network architecture, information from the at least two beverage synthesis devices. The method further includes modifying, subsequent to receiving of the information and using the network architecture, the recipe to produce a modified recipe. The method further includes transmitting, from the network architecture, the modified recipe to the network of beverage synthesis devices. The modified recipe is compatible with the network of beverage synthesis devices for synthesis into a modified beverage.

Abstract: Consumption safety and quality assurance features for fluid mixture dispensing systems, such as a beverage dispensing device, are disclosed. A disclosed beverage dispensing device includes a final dispense chamber and a dispenser for the final dispense chamber. The beverage dispensing device is configured to mix a beverage and store the beverage in the final dispense chamber prior to a final dispense of the beverage from the beverage dispensing device. The beverage dispensing device is further configured to determine at least one parameter of the beverage. The dispenser is locked if the at least one parameter does not satisfy an expected standard and unlocked if the at least one parameter does satisfy the expected standard. The expected standard can be a safety standard or a quality standard.

Abstract: A solution is provided for manual configuration of SPIs without requiring time-consuming checks for overlapping allocations between multiple customers by utilizing a unique decryption process. In this process, the data available in the incoming encrypted packets is considered to uniquely identify the different traffic streams even with overlapping SPIs. The destination address, SPI, and source address parameters present in the outer header of received encrypted packets may be hashed to yield an index, which may be used for searching a security association database to uniquely identify the properties of the security association. Using this process, customer administrators can configure manual SPIs without concern for any overlap or duplication by other customer administrators.

Abstract: A solution is provided which eliminates the limitation of a single rule for multiple security associations by providing granularity in the configuration of selector fields for better control of the number of security associations established. This may be accomplished by using a selector field added to each rule if one wants to utilize multiple security associations for the rule. The selector field may include a mask which can be used to determine which threads require a new security association and which can utilize an existing security association. This solution provides significant flexibility in configuring Virtual Private Network rules by enabling the administrator to select appropriate selector fields for clustering of traffic streams through a single security association.

Abstract: A solution is provided wherein the granularity of traffic disruption is on a per rule basis rather than a per customer basis. In an embodiment of the present invention, this is accomplished using two banks, an active bank, which may be used to work on the live traffic flowing through the unit, and a new bank, which may be used for downloading the changed policies for further processing. Whenever any change in the policies is made and applied, the new policies get downloaded into the new bank, and each module then has a chance to work on the new bank. Once the work is complete, then a switch to the new bank may be made. This guarantees smooth transition between the old and new policies.