[djloche]

Here is what I suggest: take your prototype and imagine the mass produced version. Make a slick video that shows off the prototype, the imagined mass produced version, and a request for funding. Work the numbers and figure out how much money you need to patent your invention, get it mass produced, and shipped to it's target market. Head over to kickstarter, use your slick video and properly balanced rewards to create incentives for people to fund your project.

Your idea has all the elements that make it sound like it could be successful: coffee, programmable coffee maker, something made better than it was before.