Abstract: Some examples described herein relate to computer interfaces and authentication protocols for securely linking and transferring content between online accounts. In one example, a system can provide a graphical user interface (GUI) with multiple interactive interface pages, through which a user can selectively transfer content from a first online account to a second online account. For example, the user can select to transfer points from the first online account to the second online account. The system can then transfer of the selected content from the first online account to the second online account. To perform this transfer, the system can employ multiple layers of authentication and other security mechanisms. For example, the system can employ two or more layers of authentication and a unique external identifier to perform the transfer. Following the transfer, the GUI can be updated to reflect the results of the transfer.

Abstract: In one example, a system can receive an order from a client device. The system can also receive data about a set of print queues at a set of printers via a network. The system can then determine a set of queue times corresponding to the set of print queues. Each respective queue time can be determined based on a corresponding print queue. The system can generate an estimated wait time for the order based on the set of queue times. The system can then transmit the estimated wait time to the client device for display in a graphical user interface to a user associated with the order.

Abstract: A calibration tool for a coffee grinder can receive an image from a camera. The image can depict coffee grinds produced by the coffee grinder. The calibration tool can analyze the image using one or more image processing techniques to determine a representative grind size for the coffee grinds. The calibration tool can determine whether the representative grind size of the coffee grinds deviates from a predefined reference size by at least a threshold amount. In response to determining that the representative grind size of the coffee grinds deviates from the predefined reference size by at least the threshold amount, the calibration tool can output an instruction indicating how to calibrate the coffee grinder to more closely adhere to the predefined reference size.

Abstract: A manufacturing process for physical components can be optimized using some techniques described herein. For example, a system can access a group of models, where each model corresponds to a respective type of production location. The system can select a model, from the group of models, that corresponds to a particular type of production location selected by a user. The system can select a particular type of production equipment based on the selected model. The system can then execute one or more computing operations to facilitate deployment of the particular type of production equipment at the particular type of production location. This can help ensure that appropriately sized production equipment is installed at the production location.

Abstract: Physical experiments can be performed based on automatically-generated testing scripts according to some examples described herein. For example, a system can generate a sample set based on demand data collected from a group of manufacturing locations. The system can also generate a graphical user interface that includes graphical options through which a user can select settings for a testing script to be used in a physical test environment. The system can receive the settings from the user through the graphical user interface. The system can then generate the testing script based on the sample set and the settings, and provide the testing script for use in executing a physical experiment in the physical test environment.

Abstract: Some examples described herein involve a system that can receive a request for a beverage transmitted by a software application. The request can indicate that a requestor of the beverage is to receive the beverage in their personal receptacle. The system can generate a digital instruction to create the beverage based on the request, where the digital instruction is configured to prevent the beverage from being dispensed in a single-use container and to cause the beverage to be provided to the requestor in the personal receptacle. The system can then output a beverage build instruction corresponding to the digital instruction. The beverage build instruction can cause an entity at a production location to create the beverage and provide the beverage to the requestor in the personal receptacle.

Abstract: A modular brewing system is described for providing hot water and managing power to multiple brew tower modules using a single centralized boiler and power management module so as to limit the number of high-power circuits required in a coffeehouse or store. The boiler and power management module manages power of components of the centralized boiler assembly and any brew tower modules connected thereto, including the boiler heaters, the grinder motors, and the brew chamber heaters.

Abstract: In some examples, a system can execute an iterative optimization routine on a set of candidate physical locations for an object. Each iteration can involve a series of operations. The operations can include selecting one of the candidate physical locations; determining a predicted demand value for the candidate physical location based on a first traffic score and a second traffic score associated with the candidate physical location; and determining a predicted overhead value for the candidate physical location. The operations can also include determining a predicted cannibalization factor for the candidate physical location; and generating an overall score for the candidate physical location based on the predicted demand value, the plurality of predicted overhead values, and the predicted cannibalization factor. The system may then identify one or more of the candidate physical locations as optimal locations based on their overall scores and display the optimal locations on a geographical map.

Abstract: A modular brewing system is described for providing hot water and managing power to multiple brew tower modules using a single centralized boiler and power management module so as to limit the number of high-power circuits required in a coffeehouse or store. The boiler and power management module manages power of components of the centralized boiler assembly and any brew tower modules connected thereto, including the boiler heaters, the grinder motors, and the brew chamber heaters.

Abstract: A camera system can provide an in-store experience to a remote user according to some aspects described herein. In one example, a system can receive images from a camera that is oriented toward a display case at a physical location. The system can analyze the images to identify different types of objects in the display case. The system can then provide information about the different types of objects identified in the display case to a user device of a user that is remote from the physical location. The user device can receive the information and generate a graphical user interface that displays the information to the user.