BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

A beverage dispensing system includes a point of sale and one or more free-pour and/or controlled-pour spouts. The system receives data at the point of sale that includes a beverage selection entered at a user interface and determines the ingredients in the beverage selection. A dispensing instruction is sent to one of the controlled-pour spouts to dispense a quantity of the ingredient based at least in part on the beverage selection. For the free-pour spouts, a quantity of the ingredient is measured as the ingredient is dispensed from a container through a free-pour spout. The point of sale receives data that includes the identity of the ingredient and the measured quantity. A price of the beverage selection is calculated based at least in part on the ingredients dispensed and the quantities thereof. The price may be automatically calculated upon dispensing of the beverage selection.

主权项

1. A beverage dispensing system, comprising:
a free-pour spout having a first sensor configured to be coupled to a first beverage container containing a first ingredient, the free-pour spout configured to dispense the first ingredient and is also configured to measure a length of time the first beverage container is inverted and is dispensing the first ingredient; a controlled-pour spout having a second sensor configured to be secured to a second beverage container containing a second ingredient, the controlled-pour spout configured dispense metered amounts of the second ingredient; a user interface configured to receive input from a user that includes a beverage selection that includes the second ingredient; a point of sale configured to:
receive data from the free-pour spout that includes identifying information for the first ingredient and the length of time the first beverage container is inverted and dispensing the first ingredient;determine a price of a first beverage dispensed from the free-pour spout based at least in part on the identifying information for the first ingredient and the length of time the first beverage container is inverted and dispensing the first ingredient;receive the beverage selection from the user interface that includes the second ingredient;generate a dispensing instruction based on the beverage selection and including an instruction to dispense an instructed amount of the second ingredient from the controlled-pour spout;send data including the dispensing instruction to the controlled-pour spout; anddetermine a price of a second beverage dispensed from the controlled-pour spout based at least in part on the instructed amount of the second ingredient.