Method of inventorying liquor

• US 5,986,219 A
• Filed: 01/14/1998
• Issued: 11/16/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bar Beverage Control, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Bar Beverage Control, Inc.
• Inventors: Carroll, Nicholas C., Roets, John J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gibson, Randy W.
• Application Number:
  US09/006,901
• Time in Patent Office: 671 Days
• Field of Search: 177/1, 177/2, 177/3, 177/4, 177/5, 177/15, 177/25.13, 177/25.15, 177/25.19, 705/28, 705/29, 235/385
• US Class Current: 177/1
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 2210/00091 Bar management means
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/415 combined with recording means
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

A liquor inventorying method for determining the amount of liquor dispensed during a shift in a restaurant or bar and therefore discouraging theft or overpouring of the liquor is disclosed. The method is implemented with the aid of a weigh scale and a computer program and includes the steps of separating all of the liquor bottles in the bar or restaurant into a plurality of categories based on similar characteristics between the liquor bottles such as liquor costs; determining an approximate average cost of liquor per unit weight in each category; weighing all of the bottles in a category in groups after a shift to determine how much liquor was dispensed from the category; determining the approximate cost of liquor dispensed from all of the liquor bottles within the category, and comparing the approximate total cost of liquor dispensed from the category to the amount of revenue received.

Claims

1. A liquor inventorying method for determining the amount of liquor dispensed from a plurality of liquor bottles, wherein at least some of the liquor bottles contain different types of liquors having different costs, the method comprising the steps of:

a. separating the liquor bottles into a plurality of categories based on cost of the liquor in the bottles so that each category includes bottles having similar liquor costs;

b. determining an amount of liquor dispensed from each category by comparing the amount of liquor contained in each category before dispensing liquor from the bottles to the amount of liquor contained in each category after dispensing liquor from the bottles;

c. determining an amount of revenue received for the dispensed liquor; and

d. comparing the amount of revenue received to the amount of liquor dispensed to determine an approximate amount of liquor that was not properly dispensed.

2. The liquor inventorying method as set forth in claim 1, further including the step of determining an approximate average cost of liquor per unit measure in each category.

3. The liquor inventorying method as set forth in claim 2, further including the step of determining an approximate cost of liquor dispensed from each category by multiplying the amount of liquor dispensed from each category times the approximate average cost of liquor per unit measure in each category.

4. The liquor inventorying method as set forth in claim 3, further including the step of adding the approximate cost of liquor dispensed from all the categories to determine an approximate total cost of liquor dispensed.

5. The liquor inventorying method as set forth in claim 4, wherein step "d" includes the step of comparing the amount of revenue received to the approximate total cost of liquor dispensed.

6. The liquor inventorying method as set forth in claim 5, wherein step "d" further includes the step of dividing the approximate total cost of liquor dispensed from all the categories by the amount of revenue received for the dispensed liquor to determine a liquor cost/liquor revenue ratio.

7. The liquor inventorying method as set forth in claim 6, wherein step "d" further includes the step of comparing the liquor cost/liquor revenue ratio to a target ratio to determine the performance of the person(s) dispensing the liquor from the bottles.

11. The liquor inventorying method as set forth in claim 1, wherein each category includes several different types of liquors having different costs.

8. A liquor inventorying method for determining the amount of liquor dispensed from a plurality of liquor bottles, wherein at least some of the liquor bottles contain different types of liquors having different costs, the method comprising the steps of:

a. separating the liquor bottles into a plurality of categories based on cost of the liquor in the bottles so that each category includes bottles having similar liquor costs;

b. determining the approximate average cost of liquor per weight in each category;

c. weighing the bottles in each category before dispensing liquor from the bottles to determine an original weight of liquor in each category;

d. re-weighing the bottles in each category after dispensing liquor from the bottles to determine a new weight of liquor in each category;

e. determining an amount of liquor dispensed from each category by subtracting the new weight from the original weight;

f. determining an approximate cost of liquor dispensed from each category by multiplying the amount of liquor dispensed from each category times the approximate average cost of liquor per weight in each category;

g. determining an amount of revenue received for each of the categories; and

h. comparing the amount of revenue received for each category to the approximate cost of liquor dispensed from each category to determine an approximate amount of liquor that was not properly dispensed from each category.

9. The liquor inventorying method as set forth in claim 8, wherein step "h" includes the step of dividing the approximate cost of liquor dispensed from each category by the amount of revenue received for each category to determine a liquor cost/liquor revenue ratio.

10. The liquor inventorying method as set forth in claim 9, wherein step "h" further includes the step of comparing the liquor cost/liquor revenue ratio to a target ratio to determine the performance of the person(s) dispensing the liquor from the bottles.