Mobile wine tasting system

• US 10,343,886 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2016
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Napa On Wheels, LLC
• Original Assignee: Napa On Wheels, LLC
• Inventors: Venezia, Alberto J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Crawley, Talia F
• Application Number:
  US15/082,747
• Publication Number:
  US 20160280529A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,198 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/025 the object being a shop, cafeteria or display the object being a theatre or stagethe object being a workshop B60P3/14
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/0005 the apparatus comprising means for automatically controlling the amount to be dispensed
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/001 the apparatus comprising means for automatically controlling the amount to be dispensed
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/0858 using compression systems
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/0888 Means comprising electronic circuitry (e.g. control panels, switching or controlling means)
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 1/0891 for the beverage container
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 2001/0811 provided with coded information
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 2210/00089 Remote control means, e.g. by electromagnetic signals
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 2210/00136 vehicle carried
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 3/0003 provided with automatic fluid control means
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 3/0006 responsive to coded information provided on the neck or spout of the storage container, e.g. bar-code, magnets or transponder
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 3/0009 provided with cooling arrangements cooling perse F25
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 3/0029 provided with holders for bottles or similar containers
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 3/0041 with provisions for metering the liquid to be dispensed
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/202 Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching

Abstract

An exemplary mobile wine tasting system may include a vehicle, e.g., a van or other automobile capable of transporting and serving at least one wine product, and at least one wine dispenser installed on the vehicle. The wine dispenser may be configured to dispense the at least one kind of wine to at least one of an interior compartment of the vehicle and an exterior of the vehicle. Accordingly, wine tasting experiences may be brought directly to customers, as opposed to requiring individuals to travel to a winery, bar, or tasting room.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a vehicle configured to travel to a location at which wine is to be served;

a wine dispenser installed on the vehicle, the wine dispenser configured to dispense the wine to an interior compartment of the vehicle and to an exterior of the vehicle;

a rotation adjuster to adjust a rotational position of the wine dispenser; and

a height adjuster to adjust an elevational height of the wine dispenser;

wherein the rotation adjuster adjusts the rotational position of the wine dispenser to provide accessibility to the wine dispenser from the interior compartment and from the exterior of the vehicle; and

wherein the height adjuster adjusts the elevational height of the wine dispenser, when the wine dispenser is accessible from the exterior of the vehicle, from a first elevation to a second elevation that is lower than the first elevation.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the wine dispenser is configured to automatically dispense a portion of a quantity of an order for the wine.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the wine dispenser includes a card reader configured to read a card to obtain information that includes the portion of the quantity of the order for the wine to be dispensed.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a user device and a server in communication with the user device to receive an order, the order including information of at least one kind of wine to be served, the location at which the one kind of wine is to be served, and a quantity of the one kind of wine to be served.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a controller in communication with the rotation adjuster and the height adjuster to control movements thereof, based on commands received from a user interface.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising a common spigot attached to the wine dispenser such that different types of wine may be selectively dispensed from different bottles through the common spigot.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the rotation adjuster is a separate mechanism from the height adjuster;

and

wherein the rotation adjuster comprises a motor and a shaft, the motor and the shaft configured to rotate the wine dispenser.

16. The system of claim 1 further comprising a server in communication with the wine dispenser over a communications network.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein:

the server is configured to;

receive a drink order from a user device; and

transmit the drink order to the wine dispenser; and

the wine dispenser is configured to dispense the wine according to the drink order.

5. A vehicle comprising at least one wine dispenser installed on at least one wall of the vehicle, the wine dispenser configured to dispense the at least one kind of wine to at least one of an interior compartment of the vehicle and to an exterior of the vehicle depending on a rotational position of the wine dispenser, the vehicle further comprising a rotation adjuster to adjust a rotational position of the wine dispenser, and a height adjuster to adjust an elevational height of the wine dispenser;

wherein the rotation adjuster adjusts the rotational position of the wine dispenser to provide accessibility to the wine dispenser from the interior compartment and from the exterior of the vehicle; and

wherein the height adjuster adjusts the elevational height of the wine dispenser, when the wine dispenser is accessible from the exterior of the vehicle, from a first elevation to a second elevation that is lower than the first elevation.

6. The vehicle of claim 5, wherein the wine dispenser is configured to automatically dispense at least a portion of a quantity of an order for the at least one wine, and the wine dispenser includes a card reader configured to read a card to obtain information that includes at least the at least a portion of the quantity of the order for the at least one wine to be dispensed.

7. The vehicle of claim 5, further comprising a ventilation system configured to exhaust smoke from the interior compartment of the vehicle.

11. The vehicle of claim 5, further comprising a controller in communication with the rotation adjuster and the height adjuster to control movements thereof, based on commands received from a user interface.

12. The vehicle of claim 5, further comprising a common spigot attached to the wine dispenser such that different types of wine may be selectively dispensed from different bottles through the common spigot.

18. The vehicle of claim 5 further comprising a server in communication with the wine dispenser over a communications network.

19. The vehicle of claim 18, wherein:

the server is configured to;

receive a drink order from a user device; and

transmit the drink order to the wine dispenser; and

the wine dispenser is configured to dispense the at least one kind of wine according to the drink order.

8. A method comprising:

positioning a wine dispenser within a vehicle, the vehicle having a rotation adjuster to adjust a rotational position of the wine dispenser, and a height adjuster to adjust an elevational height of the wine dispenser;

receiving an order including information of at least one kind of wine to be served, a location at which the at least one kind of wine is to be served, and a quantity of the at least one kind of wine;

moving the vehicle to the location;

rotating the wine dispenser, via the rotation adjuster, to face toward an interior of the vehicle or toward an exterior of the vehicle, based on the order;

adjusting a height of the wine dispenser based on whether the wine dispenser is faced toward the interior of the vehicle or toward the exterior of the vehicle; and

dispensing, by at least one wine dispenser installed on the vehicle, at least a portion of the quantity to at least one of an interior compartment of the vehicle and an exterior of the vehicle;

wherein rotating the wine dispenser further comprises rotating a rotational position of the wine dispenser to provide accessibility to the wine dispenser from the interior compartment and from the exterior of the vehicle; and

wherein adjusting the height of the wine dispenser further comprises adjusting an elevational height of the wine dispenser, when the wine dispenser is accessible from the exterior of the vehicle, from a first elevation to a second elevation that is lower than the first elevation.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising providing a controller that is in communication with the rotation adjuster and the height adjuster to control movements thereof, based on commands received from a user interface.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising attaching a common spigot to the wine dispenser such that different types of wine may be selectively dispensed from different bottles through the common spigot.