Self-serve beverage detection and assignment

A method, comprising:

• receiving a signal communicated by a beverage machine indicating the beverage is dispensed, wherein the beverage machine is operable to dispense a beverage and communicate a signal indicating a beverage is dispensed;
• determining a first one or more image frames from an image sensor associated with a start of the beverage being dispensed by detecting a hand of a person entering a zone associated with the portion of the beverage machine captured in the angled-view images, wherein the image sensor is positioned such that a field-of-view of the image sensor encompasses at least a portion of the beverage machine, wherein the image sensor is configured to generate angled-view images of at least a portion of the beverage machine, wherein the portion is associated with operating the beverage machine to dispense the beverage;
• determining, based on the one or more image frames associated with the start of the beverage being dispensed, a first identifier of the person whose hand entered the zone associated with the portion of the beverage machine captured in the angled-view images;
• determining a second one or more image frames associated with an end of the beverage being dispensed by detecting a hand of a person exiting the zone associated with the portion of the beverage machine captured in the angled-view images;
• determining, based on the second one or more image frames, a second identifier of the person whose hand exited the zone associated with the portion of the beverage machine captured in the angled-view images;
• if the first identifier is the same as the second identifier, assigning the beverage to the person associated with the first identifier;
• and
• if the first identifier is not the same as the second identifier, not assigning the beverage to the person associated with the first identifier.

A beverage assignment subsystem comprising at least one processor configured to:

• receive a signal communicated by a beverage machine indicating the beverage is dispensed, wherein the beverage machine is operable to dispense a beverage and communicate a signal indicating a beverage is dispensed;
• determine a first one or more image frames from an image sensor associated with a start of the beverage being dispensed by detecting a hand of a person entering a zone associated with the portion of the beverage machine captured in the angled-view images, wherein the image sensor is positioned such that a field-of-view of the image sensor encompasses at least a portion of the beverage machine, wherein the image sensor is configured to generate angled-view images of at least a portion of the beverage machine, wherein the portion is associated with operating the beverage machine to dispense the beverage;
• determine, based on the one or more image frames associated with the start of the beverage being dispensed, a first identifier of the person whose hand entered the zone associated with the portion of the beverage machine captured in the angled-view images;
• determine a second one or more image frames associated with an end of the beverage being dispensed by detecting a hand of a person exiting the zone associated with the portion of the beverage machine captured in the angled-view images;
• determine, based on the second one or more image frames, a second identifier of the person whose hand exited the zone associated with the portion of the beverage machine captured in the angled-view images;
• if the first identifier is the same as the second identifier, assign the beverage to the person associated with the first identifier;
• and
• if the first identifier is not the same as the second identifier, do not assign the beverage to the person associated with the first identifier.