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Virtual beverage bar design and analysis system

  • US 7,607,103 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2003
  • Issued: 10/20/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for planning a virtual arrangement of beverage equipment on a virtual countertop work surface, the method comprising the steps of:

  • providing an interface having a graphical representation of the virtual countertop work surface;

    selecting a virtual countertop work surface area value, the virtual countertop work surface area value being an area having at least one of a width dimension and a length dimension;

    setting an open space value to the virtual countertop work surface area value;

    providing on the interface a graphical representation of at least one piece of beverage equipment for placement on the virtual countertop work surface;

    attributing a space demand value to each piece of selected beverage equipment;

    iteratively allowing a user to select a piece of beverage equipment and place a graphical representation of the selected beverage equipment onto the graphical representation of the virtual countertop work surface;

    iteratively calculating a used space value by taking a sum of the space demand values for each piece of selected beverage equipment; and

    iteratively recalculating the open space value by subtracting the used space value from the virtual countertop work surface area value.

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