FIELD: beverage making.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to beverage-making machines for making beverages or similar products from a portion package with a small-portion package (for example, a capsule) and extractable substance (for example, coffee) contained in the small-portion package. In particular, it relates to a method for the operation of the beverage-making machine, to the beverage-making machine and to a computer program for the operation of a control device. The method for operation of beverage-making machine (1) for preparing the final product using portion package (3) contains following stages performed by beverage-making machine (1): receiving stage (81) for receiving, using connection block (15), a start command to start a certain action in beverage-making machine (1), and authentication information; verification stage (82) for verifying, based on authentication information, whether the start command occurs from control device (4a, 4b, 4c) authorized to start the specified specific action in beverage-making machine (1), such as a remote start of preparation; and, only if the control device is authorized for this: performing an action, such as preparation stage (85), to prepare the final product.
EFFECT: making it easier for the user to control the beverage-making machine.
11 cl, 3 dwg
