System for beverage dispensing and sales tracking
First Claim
1. A method for tracking pours from a beverage container, the method comprising reading an electronic identification device (EID) attached to the container.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a system for beverage dispensing and sales tracking. The system includes a data manager, a data store, and one or more sales nodes. In some embodiments, the data manager includes a point-of-sale server function. In some embodiments, the data manager obtains information from the sales nodes related to pouring of beverages, such as liquor. This information may include (1) who poured the drink, (2) where it was poured, (3) when it was poured, and (4) how much was poured. The data manager uses this information to maintain an accurate inventory of beverages and for billing beverage customers. The data manager stores and manipulates this information in the data store.
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25 Claims
- 1. A method for tracking pours from a beverage container, the method comprising reading an electronic identification device (EID) attached to the container.
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13. A system for tracking the usage cycle of a beverage container, the system comprising:
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a) a set of sales nodes, each sales node having a set of beverage containers, each beverage container uniquely identified by an electronic identification device (EID);
b) a data store for storing usage cycle data;
c) a data manager for communicatively coupling the sales nodes to the data store to store usage cycle data for the container in the data store; and
d) a plurality of pour monitoring devices (PMDs) in at least one sales node, wherein PMDs are for attaching to the container, wherein said PMDs are for reading the EIDs of the containers. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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