Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for providing an interactive bartender that uses a dynamic linear conveyor. The linear conveyor may transport a cup horizontally from station to station within an interactive bartender kiosk. The linear conveyer may include a cup-holding platform including a scale capable of measuring weight. Real-time data on the weight of the cup may provide a mechanism that allows the interactive bartender kiosk to error check the steps in the drink-assembly process.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for providing an interactive bartender that leverages a custom drink dispenser that pours ingredients from a selected drink into the cup. Mixing of the ingredients may be achieved with a custom manifold that receives configured amounts of ingredients of the selected beverage and mixes them while dispensing the ingredients. The manifold may include a number of channels. Certain channels may dispense non-alcoholic liquid ingredients while other channels may dispense alcoholic liquid ingredients. Nozzles feeding the channels may provide carbonated, non-carbonated water, concentrated flavored liquids, alcohol, and other liquid.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for providing an interactive bartender including a custom garnish dispenser. The garnish dispenser may include pre-loaded containers of fresh garnishes. The dispensed garnish may differ based on the selected drink. The garnish dispenser may include an element attached to an actuator that moves along a vertical conveyor to a selected slot in a container. The element may then force a garnish from the slot to free fall into the cup.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for providing an interactive bartender that uses a custom cup dispenser. The cup dispenser may incorporate a suitable mechanism to allow a technician to pre-load cups into multiple sleeves in a rotating magazine. The cup dispenser may employ a cup splitter having upper fingers and lower fingers to isolate and drop a single cup from a sleeve onto the linear conveyor. When a first sleeve is empty, the cup dispenser may rotate the magazine to a second sleeve of pre-loaded cups. The cups may be reusable to eliminate environmental waste—i.e., the business or organization may gather the cups after an event, sanitize the cups, and reload the recycled cups again into the cup dispenser. This avoids unnecessary waste and obviates harmful impacts to the environment caused by the over-abundance of discarded plastic waste.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for providing an interactive bartender that leverages the capabilities of generative artificial intelligence and large language models. The interactive bartender engages with a customer in natural language and prepares and dispenses a selected drink. By using generative artificial intelligence, the behavior, dialogue, and personality is readily extendible and customizable, and the knowledge available to the interactive bartender is maximized.

Abstract: A computerized method for translating input to sign language is provided. The method includes obtaining an input, converting the input to representation in a designated sign language, by processing the input, based at least on contextual data associated with the input. Processing the input can be by generating a gloss sequence comprising one or more glosses and extracting visual generation guidance. Visual data corresponding to the gloss sequence can be obtained. representation based on the gloss sequence, the visual data and the visual generation guidance can be generated. The representation can then be provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and device embodiments for, interactive bartender that engages with customers in natural languages and dispenses a selected drink. The behavior, dialogue, and personality of the interactive bartender, branding, beverage menu, and other aspects of the experience are fully customizable. The interactive bartender may also access a variety of third-party application programming interfaces to further customize the experience, including accessing an identification verification service to verify the authenticity of a government identification and a payment service to receive payment for selected drinks.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and device embodiments for, interactive bartender that engages with customers in natural languages and dispenses a selected drink. The behavior, dialogue, and personality of the interactive bartender, branding, beverage menu, and other aspects of the experience are fully customizable. The interactive bartender may also access a variety of third-party application programming interfaces to further customize the experience, including accessing an identification verification service to verify the authenticity of a government identification and a payment service to receive payment for selected drinks.

Abstract: A portable space heater includes a housing with an air inlet through which ambient air is received and an air vent through which heated air is expelled. A centrifugal fan of the heater is configured to drive air flow into the air inlet. A flow channel of the heater is configured to direct the air flow toward the air vent and a heating element heats the air flow in the flow channel. The heater additionally includes a sensor configured to sense proximity of a body part to the air vent and a controller configured to pause operation of the heating element based on the sensing, wherein the centrifugal fan, the flow channel, the heating element, the sensor and the controller are housed in the housing.