Device for sorting a container, and associated facility and method

A sorting method implemented by a sorting device for sorting a bottle containing an alcoholic liquid for a conveyor of bottles containing an alcoholic liquid, the bottle containing the alcoholic liquid comprising an electronic chip comprising a memory storing at least one data item from among a data item relating to the bottle containing the alcoholic liquid and a data item relating to the electronic chip, the conveyor being suitable for driving the bottle containing the alcoholic liquid, the conveyor having at least a first path and a second path, the sorting device comprising:

• a chip reader configured to read the at least one data item stored in the memory of the electronic chip, referred to as read data,
• an arm movable between a first position and at least one second guiding position, the at least one second guiding position being distinct from the first position, and in the at least one second guiding position, the arm being configured to force the bottle containing the alcoholic liquid from the first path to follow the second path,
• a calculator adapted to output a control law for the arm controlling the position of the arm, the control law for the arm being dependent on the at least one data item read.
• the method comprising the steps of:
• reading, by the chip reader, of the at least one data item stored by the memory of the electronic chip of the bottle containing the alcoholic liquid,
• outputting, by the calculator, of the control law depending on the at least one read data,
• controlling the position of the arm according to the control law of the arm.