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System and Method Using a Scale for Monitoring the Dispensing of a Beverage

  • US 20060238346A1
  • Filed: 07/03/2006
  • Published: 10/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for monitoring the dispensing of a beverage into a container comprising the following steps:

  • measuring a scale time for the container on a scale;

    measuring a end weight for the container on the scale; and

    determining that a dispense event has occurred for the beverage based on whether a tilt condition of a dispensing apparatus occurred substantially within the scale time and based on whether the end weight of the beverage dispensed into the container approximates a serving based on point-of-sale information.

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