COLLECTING AND COMMUNICATING TEMPERATURE AND VOLUME DATA DIRECTLY FROM A DISPENSER
First Claim
1. A method of real-time communication of temperature and volume readings directly from a dispenser, the method comprising:
- collecting flow data indicative of a volume of a liquid product dispensed from the dispenser at a plurality of times during a defined time interval;
collecting temperature data indicative of a temperature of the liquid product dispensed from the dispenser at the plurality of times during the defined interval; and
transmitting said flow data and said temperature data to at least one of a retail system and a centralized inventory management system.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for collecting and communicating temperature and volume data directly from a dispenser for use during a book to physical reconciliation process. The temperature and volume readings can be received directly from a dispenser by at least one of a retail system and a central inventory management system. The method can include collecting flow data indicative of a volume of a liquid product dispensed from the dispenser at a plurality of times during a defined time interval and collecting temperature data indicative of a temperature of the liquid product dispensed from the dispenser at the plurality of times during the defined interval. Once collected, the temperature data and the flow data can be transmitted to at least one of a retail system and a central inventory management system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of real-time communication of temperature and volume readings directly from a dispenser, the method comprising:
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collecting flow data indicative of a volume of a liquid product dispensed from the dispenser at a plurality of times during a defined time interval;
collecting temperature data indicative of a temperature of the liquid product dispensed from the dispenser at the plurality of times during the defined interval; and
transmitting said flow data and said temperature data to at least one of a retail system and a centralized inventory management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
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7. The method as recited in claim 0, further comprising associating said time-stamp with one or more of said dispenser status data.
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11. A method of real-time communication of temperature and volume readings directly from a dispenser to at least one of a retail system and a centralized inventory management system, the method comprising:
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collecting a plurality of flow data at a plurality of times at the dispenser, each of the plurality of flow data corresponding to a volume of liquid product dispensed from the dispenser during a time interval;
while said liquid product is dispensed from the dispenser, collecting a plurality of temperature data at a plurality of times within said time interval, each said temperature data being representative of a temperature of said liquid product at one of said plurality of times; and
transmitting said plurality of flow data and said plurality of temperature data to at least one of a retail system and a centralized inventory management system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for implementing a method of real-time communication of temperature and volume readings directly from a dispenser to at least one of a retail system and a centralized inventory management system, the computer program product comprising one or more computer readable media having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, can cause the distributed computing system to perform the following:
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collecting a plurality of flow data at a plurality of times at the dispenser, each of the plurality of flow data corresponding to a volume of liquid product dispensed from the dispenser during a time interval;
while said liquid product is dispensed from the dispenser, collecting a plurality of temperature data at a plurality of times within said time interval, each said temperature data being representative of a temperature of said liquid product at one of said plurality of times; and
transmitting said plurality of flow data and said plurality of temperature data to at least one of a retail system and a centralized inventory management system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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