Methods, systems, and devices for beverage consumption and inventory control and tracking
AssigneeBarMinder, LLC
InventorsVince Anido, Justin Park
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Abstract
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for automatic detection and/or assignment of liquid pouring devices used in connection with inventory tracking. A system and associated method may comprise: affixing an identifying device, to a liquid dispensing container, the identifying device being associated with the liquid dispensing container; attaching a liquid pouring device to an opening of the liquid dispensing container; identifying the liquid dispensing container responsive to the liquid pouring device being within a predetermined proximity to the identifying device; and associating data collected from the liquid pouring device with the liquid dispensing container.
Claims20
A method for automatic detection of liquid dispensed from a liquid pouring device, the method comprising:
- affixing an identifying device, to a liquid dispensing container, the identifying device being associated with the liquid dispensing container;
- attaching a liquid pouring device to an opening of the liquid dispensing container;
- identifying the liquid dispensing container responsive to the liquid pouring device being within a predetermined proximity to the identifying device;
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- associating data collected from the liquid pouring device with the liquid dispensing container.
An inventory tracking system, the system comprising:
- an identifying device comprising a product identifier, the identifying device configured to be connected proximate to an opening of a liquid dispensing container;
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- a liquid pouring device comprising a unique pouring device identifier, the liquid pouring device configured to be secured to a top opening of a liquid dispensing container for dispensing liquid from therein;
- wherein upon being within a predetermined proximity of one another, the identifying device and liquid pouring device are configured to cooperate to trigger an association between the liquid dispensing container and the liquid pouring device.
A method of automated inventory control of dispensed liquids, the method comprising:
- registering individual liquid pouring devices from a plurality of liquid pouring devices to individual liquid dispensing containers from a plurality of liquid dispensing containers, each liquid dispensing container comprising an identifying device, upon an individual liquid pouring device being within a predetermined proximity of a connected identifying device effective to trigger an association between the individual liquid pouring devices to the individual liquid dispensing container connected to said identifying device;
- receiving individual inventory data from each of the plurality of liquid pouring devices, each liquid pouring device of the plurality of liquid pouring devices being configured to receive and dispense a predetermined amount of liquid from each of the plurality of liquid dispensing containers, each of the plurality of liquid pouring devices being configured to transmit individual inventory data of the associated liquid dispensing container;
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- assembling inventory data for the plurality of liquid dispensing containers associated with the plurality of liquid pouring devices, the inventory data comprising a volumetric measurement of predicted liquid retained in each of the plurality of liquid dispensing containers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.