Brewer system including pervasive RFID sensing for servers

A beverage brewing apparatus having at least one beverage container into which brewed beverage is dispensed, the apparatus including a controller for identifying at least one freshness characteristic of beverages associated with the apparatus and for identifying the type of beverage container being used to collect the brewed beverage to facilitate control of the apparatus, the beverage brewing apparatus including:

• at least one receiving position on the beverage brewing apparatus for receiving a beverage container and with the beverage brewing apparatus dispensing brewed beverage to the beverage container;
• the at least one beverage container for positioning on the receiving position for receiving brewed beverage therein when produced by the apparatus;
• an information device for receiving and selectively retaining information, with the information device being configured to allow a user to selectively remove the information device from the beverage container;
• at least one reader positioned on the beverage brewing apparatus proximate to the receiving position, the reader including a writing device for writing information to the information device while retained on the beverage container to facilitate tracking of the at least one freshness characteristic associated with brewed beverage dispensed from the beverage brewing apparatus to the beverage container;
• the controller coupled to the reader and writing device for transferring information to the information device and reading information on an information device relating to the type of beverage container and the at least one freshness characteristic associated with a type of brewed beverage contained in the beverage container and a type of beverage container, the controller being coupled to the beverage brewing apparatus such that operation of the beverage brewing apparatus to dispense brewed beverage from the beverage brewing apparatus into the beverage container is detected by the controller and is used to establish information and the at least one freshness characteristic associated with the brewed beverage dispensed into the beverage container with the information being transferred to the information device;
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• the information device carried on the beverage container providing information about the type of beverage container and, independent of the type of beverage container, providing information about the brewed beverage contained in the beverage container to provide tracking of the at least one freshness characteristic associated with the brewed beverage in the beverage container.