Methods, systems, and devices for beverage consumption and inventory control and tracking

An inventory tracking device configured to dispense a liquid from a liquid dispensing container comprising:

• a bottom cap, the bottom cap comprising a first opening to receive the liquid and a second opening to measurably release a received liquid;
• a ball chamber arranged on the bottom cap, the ball chamber comprising:
• a bottom opening connected to the second opening of the bottom cap,
• a cylindrical cavity arranged to retain a ball bearing and the liquid, wherein the cylindrical cavity is connected to the bottom opening, and
• a top opening connected to the cylindrical cavity;
• a pour spout arranged on the ball chamber, the pour spout connected to the top opening of the ball chamber and configured to pour the liquid;
• a sensor cavity arranged proximate to the ball chamber and along a length of the ball chamber, the sensor cavity configured to retain at least one sensor actuated by the ball bearing and sealed to prevent the liquid from entering the sensor cavity, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to be actuated to generate volumetric data in order to determine a distance traveled by the ball bearing within the ball chamber;
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• a sensor stick comprising a printed circuit board disposed within the sensor cavity, the sensor stick comprising:
• the at least one sensor configured to sense a position of the ball bearing throughout the following:
• an entire path of the ball chamber, and
• a portion of the entire path of the ball chamber, and
• at least one processor configured to:
• determine that the at least one sensor has been actuated by the ball bearing in response to movement of the liquid dispensing container,
• detect a displacement of the ball bearing along the ball chamber based on the at least one sensor being actuated,
• generate the volumetric data, based on the at least one sensor's sensitivity to the ball bearing throughout the length of the ball chamber, in order to determine the distance traveled by the ball bearing along the length of the ball chamber, and
• transmit the volumetric data associated with the liquid dispensing container based on the at least one sensor being actuated.