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US 2006/0131404 A1Published application
Process for auditing an alcohol beverage inventory
OwnerRandall Dervishianinventor
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Abstract
Generally, the invention is a system and process that allows the bar owners to inventory the bar in a fraction of the time using conventional methods, and accounting for inventory to the hundredth of an ounce. This precise digital analysis compares the amount of product recorded through the Point Of Sale (POS) system against the amount of product that has actually been used. The data is then transferred into a report that enables owners to see precise losses per bottle as well as other useful information to maximize profits. In its simplest embodiment, the inventive system and process includes a system for scanning and weighing every open bottle, scanning all unopened stock, downloading the POS information, entering invoices and running reports.
Claims20
A system for auditing an alcohol beverage inventory comprising:
- means for scanning a barcode of opened containers having an alcohol product therein, said barcode further serving as means for identifying the alcohol product contained within each of said scanned barcoded opened container;
- means for scanning a barcode of unopened containers having an alcohol product therein, said barcode further serving as means for identifying the alcohol product contained within each of said scanned barcoded unopened container;
- said means for scanning the barcode of the unopened containers further having means for determining a volume of the product in each unopened container;
- means for weighing the opened containers, said means for weighing the opened containers further having means for determining a volume of the product remaining in each opened container;
- data processing means for processing data associated with the scanning means and weighing means, for receiving point of sales data related to the product, for receiving cost data from purchase invoices for the product, for synchronizing said combination of data to produce a report related to the inventory of the product and its associated financial data;
- means for downloading inventory data generated from the scanning and weighing means to the data processing means;
- and
- means for generating a report comprising inventory related data and financial related data for each product.
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A method of auditing an alcohol beverage inventory comprising:
- providing a system wherein
- barcodes of opened containers having an alcohol product therein are scanned, said barcode further serving as means for identifying the alcohol product contained within each of said scanned barcoded opened container;
- barcodes of unopened containers having an alcohol product therein are scanned, said barcode further serving as means for identifying the alcohol product contained within each of said scanned barcoded unopened container, wherein a volume of the product in each unopened container is determined from the scanning process;
- weighing the opened containers, wherein a volume of the product remaining in each opened container is determined;
- using data processing means, processing data associated with the scanning and weighing processes, receiving point of sales data related to the product, receiving cost data from purchase invoices for the product, and synchronizing said combination of data to produce a report related to the inventory of the product and its associated financial data;
- downloading inventory data generated from the scanning and weighing processes to the data processing means;
- and
- generating a report comprising inventory related data and financial related data for each product.
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A system for auditing an alcohol beverage inventory comprising:
- means for scanning a barcode of opened containers having an alcohol product therein, said barcode further serving as means for identifying the alcohol product contained within each of said scanned barcoded opened container;
- means for scanning a barcode of unopened containers having an alcohol product therein, said barcode further serving as means for identifying the alcohol product contained within each of said scanned barcoded unopened container;
- said means for scanning the barcode of the unopened containers further having means for determining a volume of the product in each unopened container;
- means for inputting to a data processing means a remaining volume of an opened container, wherein the remaining volume is obtained from a visual observation of the product in the container;
- the data processing means being for processing data associated with the scanning means and the remaining volume visually observed, the data processing means further being for receiving point of sales data related to the product, for receiving cost data from purchase invoices for the product, for synchronizing said combination of data to produce a report related to the inventory of the product and its associated financial data;
- means for downloading inventory data generated from the scanning means and means for inputting the remaining volume of the opened container to the data processing means;
- and
- means for generating a report comprising inventory related data and financial related data for each product.
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A method of auditing an alcohol beverage inventory comprising:
- providing a system wherein
- barcodes of opened containers having an alcohol product therein are scanned, said barcode further serving as means for identifying the alcohol product contained within each of said scanned barcoded opened container;
- barcodes of unopened containers having an alcohol product therein are scanned, said barcode further serving as means for identifying the alcohol product contained within each of said scanned barcoded unopened container, wherein a volume of the product in each unopened container is determined from the scanning process;
- inputting to a data processing means a remaining volume of an opened container, wherein the remaining volume is obtained from a visual observation of the product in the container;
- using the data processing means and processing data associated with the scanning and visual observation processes, receiving point of sales data related to the product, receiving cost data from purchase invoices for the product, and synchronizing said combination of data to produce a report related to the inventory of the product and its associated financial data;
- downloading inventory data generated from the scanning and weighing processes to the data processing means;
- and
- generating a report comprising inventory related data and financial related data for each product.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.