Beverage dispensing system
US7617850B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D2001/0811
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A beverage dispensing system has a container with an upper lip, a bottom and a cylindrical sidewall. A read/write radio frequency identification tag is on a container. A beverage dispenser has a plurality of dispensing valves associated with a plurality of different beverages. Each valve has an actuator. A reader is operatively coupled with respect to the tag for communicating with the tag and for communicating with the actuator. An electronic system is operatively coupled to the tag and the actuators and the reader.
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