Method and apparatus for advertising adjacent to a beverage dispenser to facilitate advertising income device placement in high traffic venues

A beverage dispensing system comprising:

• a dispensing unit having at least one nozzle and a display device, the at least one nozzle dispensing a beverage and the display device producing a video display;
• a metering device that produces a measurement signal according to an amount of the beverage dispensed from the at least one nozzle;
• a timing device that produces a timing signal according to the time of day that the video display is produced by the display device;
• and
• a controller that receives the measurement signal and the timing signal and produces an output signal.

A method of dispensing a beverage from a beverage dispenser, the method comprising:

• producing a video display proximate to the beverage dispenser;
• dispensing the beverage from at least one nozzle;
• measuring an amount of the beverage being dispensed from the at least one nozzle;
• generating a measurement signal according to the amount of the beverage;
• generating a timing signal according to a time of day that the beverage is being dispensed;
• and
• receiving the measurement signal and the timing signal and generating an output signal.