A liquid product distribution network includes a container distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus associated with a container. The apparatus includes a radio transmitter device and sensing circuitry for sensing and communicating physical properties associating with the container. The apparatus includes a battery power supply unit fitted within and protected by the top or bottom chime. The apparatus further includes a unique identifier associated with the sensing and reporting device. The apparatus further includes a mobile communications device is configured to identify the container based on the unique identifier associated with the sensing and reporting device embedded therein, and receive and process the radiofrequency signals from the radiofrequency signal transmission circuitry of the identified container passively and without user interaction, for monitoring the physical properties and location of the container.
B67D 1/04 - Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers
B67D 1/08 - Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught - Details
B67D 1/12 - Flow- or pressure-control devices or systems
G01F 15/061 - Indicating or recording devices for remote indication
G01F 22/02 - Methods or apparatus for measuring volume of fluids or fluent solid material, not otherwise provided for involving measurement of pressure
G01F 23/18 - Indicating, recording, or alarm devices actuated electrically
G01F 23/263 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors
G05B 15/02 - Systems controlled by a computer electric
G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
G06Q 10/087 - Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
G06Q 10/20 - Administration of product repair or maintenance
G06Q 20/14 - Payment architectures specially adapted for billing systems
G06Q 50/28 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading, distribution or shipping
G07F 13/02 - Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing of fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs by volume
G07F 13/06 - Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing of fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with selective dispensing of different fluids or materials or mixtures thereof
H04L 67/10 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network
H04L 67/125 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks involving control of end-device applications over a network
H04L 67/52 - Network services specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
Goods & Services
Computer hardware and recorded computer software for retail inventory management, sold as a unit; Downloadable software for inventory management; Electronic devices for locating and tracking containers and other forms of inventory using a radio tracking device; Encoded micro particulates, tags and taggants of plastic, metal or silicate for use in the field of passive labeling, tracing or tracking of persons, animals, vehicles or goods of any kind Analyzing and compiling business data; Inventory control; Inventory management; Logistics management in the field of inventory management and SCHEDULING THE shipping of products; Business data analysis services in the field of inventory tracking and control; Business advisory services in the field of logistical reporting and data analysis concerning the flow of products; Business consulting services relating to product distribution, operations management services, logistics, reverse logistics, supply chain, and production systems and distribution solutions; Business management of logistics for others; Business management services, namely, managing logistics, reverse logistics, supply chain services, supply chain visibility and synchronization, supply and demand forecasting and product distribution processes for others; Business management services, namely, supply chain logistics, reverse logistics and liquidation of goods of others; Collection and analysis of quality metric data for inventory tracking and control for business purposes; Freight logistics management; Providing electronic tracking of freight information to others for business administration purposes; Providing electronic tracking of intellectual and industrial property assets to others for business purposes
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RADIO TRANSMITTER DEVICE FOR USE IN METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING, CONTROLLING AND OPTIMIZING FLOW OF PRODUCTS
A liquid product distribution network includes a keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus including a radio transmitter device and sensing circuitry for sensing and communicating physical properties associating with the keg. A top or bottom chime of keg physically protects the sensing circuitry during keg distribution in the keg distribution network. The apparatus also includes a battery power supply unit fitted within and protected by the top or bottom chime. The apparatus further includes a unique identifier associated with the sensing and reporting device. The apparatus further includes a mobile communications device is configured to identify the keg based on the unique identifier associated with the sensing and reporting device embedded therein, and receive and process the radiofrequency signals from the radiofrequency signal transmission circuitry of the identified keg passively and without user interaction, for monitoring the physical properties and location of the keg.
A liquid product distribution network includes a keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus associated with a keg. The apparatus includes a radio transmitter device and sensing circuitry for sensing and communicating physical properties associating with the keg. A top or bottom chime of keg physically protects the sensing circuitry during keg distribution in the keg distribution network. The apparatus also includes a battery power supply unit fitted within and protected by the top or bottom chime. The apparatus further includes a unique identifier associated with the sensing and reporting device. The apparatus further includes a mobile communications device is configured to identify the keg based on the unique identifier associated with the sensing and reporting device embedded therein, and receive and process the radiofrequency signals from the radiofrequency signal transmission circuitry of the identified keg passively and without user interaction, for monitoring the physical properties and location of the keg.
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
G06Q 20/14 - Payment architectures specially adapted for billing systems
G07F 13/02 - Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing of fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs by volume
G07F 13/06 - Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing of fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with selective dispensing of different fluids or materials or mixtures thereof
B67D 1/12 - Flow- or pressure-control devices or systems
G01F 22/02 - Methods or apparatus for measuring volume of fluids or fluent solid material, not otherwise provided for involving measurement of pressure
G01F 23/18 - Indicating, recording, or alarm devices actuated electrically
G01F 23/26 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields
G05B 15/02 - Systems controlled by a computer electric
G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
G06Q 50/28 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading, distribution or shipping
H04L 67/125 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks involving control of end-device applications over a network
G01F 15/061 - Indicating or recording devices for remote indication
G01F 23/263 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors
A liquid product distribution network includes a liquid product distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus for operation in association with a tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus. The liquid product distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus includes a radio transmitter device and sensing circuitry for sensing and communicating physical properties associating with the keg. A tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus senses flow of a liquid through a tap includes a tap handle radio transmitter device for fitting within and protected by a tap handle and a low-energy consumption tap handle radio/processing module. A mobile communications device with geographic position sensing device and/or said tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus passively and without user interaction within the liquid product distribution network, without using network uplink/gateway circuit devices for sensing and reporting fluid storage, flow, and financial operations relating to the distribution of said liquid product throughout the liquid product distribution network.
B67D 7/22 - Arrangements of indicators or registers
G01F 23/00 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
B67D 1/00 - Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
B67D 1/08 - Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught - Details
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Radio transmitter device for use in method and system for monitoring, controlling and optimizing flow of products
A liquid product distribution network includes a liquid product distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus for operation in association with a tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus. The liquid product distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus includes a radio transmitter device and sensing circuitry for sensing and communicating physical properties associating with the keg. A tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus senses flow of a liquid through a tap includes a tap handle radio transmitter device for fitting within and protected by a tap handle and a low-energy consumption tap handle radio/processing module. A mobile communications device with geographic position sensing device and/or said tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus passively and without user interaction within the liquid product distribution network, without using network uplink/gateway circuit devices for sensing and reporting fluid storage, flow, and financial operations relating to the distribution of said liquid product throughout the liquid product distribution network.
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
G06Q 20/14 - Payment architectures specially adapted for billing systems
G07F 13/02 - Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing of fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs by volume
G07F 13/06 - Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing of fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with selective dispensing of different fluids or materials or mixtures thereof
B67D 1/12 - Flow- or pressure-control devices or systems
G01F 22/02 - Methods or apparatus for measuring volume of fluids or fluent solid material, not otherwise provided for involving measurement of pressure
G01F 23/18 - Indicating, recording, or alarm devices actuated electrically
G01F 23/26 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields
G05B 15/02 - Systems controlled by a computer electric
G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
G06Q 50/28 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading, distribution or shipping
H04L 67/125 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks involving control of end-device applications over a network
G01F 15/061 - Indicating or recording devices for remote indication
G01F 23/263 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors
A liquid product distribution network includes a keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus for operation with a tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus. The keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus includes a radio transmitter device and sensing circuitry for sensing and communicating physical properties associating with the keg. A tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus senses flow of liquid through a tap includes a tap handle radio transmitter device for fitting within and protected by a tap handle and a low-energy consumption tap handle radio/processing module. A mobile communications device with geographic position sensing device and/or said tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus passively and without user interaction within the keg distribution network, without using network uplink/gateway circuit devices for sensing and reporting fluid storage, flow, and financial operations relating to the distribution of said liquid product throughout the liquid product distribution network.
A liquid product distribution network includes a keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus for operation with a tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus. The keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus includes a radio transmitter device and sensing circuitry for sensing and communicating physical properties associating with the keg. A tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus senses flow of liquid through a tap includes a tap handle radio transmitter device for fitting within and protected by a tap handle and a low-energy consumption tap handle radio/processing module. A mobile communications device with geographic position sensing device and/or said tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus passively and without user interaction within the keg distribution network, without using network uplink/gateway circuit devices for sensing and reporting fluid storage, flow, and financial operations relating to the distribution of said liquid product throughout the liquid product distribution network.
G01F 22/02 - Methods or apparatus for measuring volume of fluids or fluent solid material, not otherwise provided for involving measurement of pressure
G01F 23/18 - Indicating, recording, or alarm devices actuated electrically
G01F 23/26 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields
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Radio transmitter device for use in method and system for monitoring, controlling and optimizing flow of products
A liquid product distribution network includes a liquid product distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus for operation in association with a tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus. The liquid product distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus includes a radio transmitter device and sensing circuitry for sensing and communicating physical properties associating with the keg. A tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus senses flow of a liquid through a tap includes a tap handle radio transmitter device for fitting within and protected by a tap handle and a low-energy consumption tap handle radio/processing module. A mobile communications device with geographic position sensing device and/or said tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus passively and without user interaction within the liquid product distribution network, without using network uplink/gateway circuit devices for sensing and reporting fluid storage, flow, and financial operations relating to the distribution of said liquid product throughout the liquid product distribution network.
G01F 22/02 - Methods or apparatus for measuring volume of fluids or fluent solid material, not otherwise provided for involving measurement of pressure
G01F 23/18 - Indicating, recording, or alarm devices actuated electrically
G01F 23/26 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
B67D 1/12 - Flow- or pressure-control devices or systems
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
G06Q 20/14 - Payment architectures specially adapted for billing systems
G07F 13/02 - Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing of fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs by volume
G07F 13/06 - Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing of fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with selective dispensing of different fluids or materials or mixtures thereof
G05B 15/02 - Systems controlled by a computer electric
G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
A liquid product distribution network includes a keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus for operation in association with a tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus. The keg distribution monitoring and reporting apparatus includes a radio transmitter device and sensing circuitry for sensing and communicating physical properties associating with the keg. A tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus senses flow of a liquid through a tap includes a tap handle radio transmitter device for fitting within and protected by a tap handle and a low-energy consumption tap handle radio/processing module. A mobile communications device with geographic position sensing device and/or said tap handle flow monitoring and reporting apparatus passively and without user interaction within the keg distribution network, without using network uplink/gateway circuit devices for sensing and reporting fluid storage, flow, and financial operations relating to the distribution of said liquid product throughout the liquid product distribution network.
G01F 22/02 - Methods or apparatus for measuring volume of fluids or fluent solid material, not otherwise provided for involving measurement of pressure
G01F 23/18 - Indicating, recording, or alarm devices actuated electrically
G01F 23/26 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields
B67D 1/12 - Flow- or pressure-control devices or systems
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
43 - Food and drink services, temporary accommodation
Goods & Services
Computer hardware for remotely collecting and displaying information about reusable containers, labelling and identifying containers, managing inventory of the containers and their contents, and for performing supply chain management; Downloadable mobile applications for collecting and displaying information about reusable containers, labelling and identifying containers, managing inventory of the containers and their contents, and for performing supply chain management Supply chain management services Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for collecting and displaying information about reusable containers, labelling and identifying containers, managing inventory of the containers and their contents, and for performing supply chain management Restaurant and bar information services
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A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK FOR MONITORING, CONTROLLING AND OPTIMIZING FLOW OF LIQUID BEVERAGE PRODUCTS DELIVERED TO CUSTOMERS VIA CONTAINERS
A liquid product distribution network monitor, controls, and optimizes the flow of liquid products for delivery to consumers served via liquid product dispensing containers, such as a beer keg. At least one liquid product dispensing container includes an adaptab!y affixed radio transmitter and microprocessor for sensing and transmitting a plurality of data measurements relating to the status of said liquid product dispensing container. A stationary or mobile radio signal reader communicates data measurements from the radio transmitter. Data collection functions include liquid product management functions, liquid product sales functions, and liquid product consumer management functions. A computer processing server communicates with an internet communications or cloud interface. Reporting and marketing sales interface with the functions of producing, distributing, vending, and consuming the liquid products.
G06Q 10/063 - Operations research, analysis or management
G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
B65D 25/00 - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
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Method and system for monitoring, controlling and optimizing flow of products delivered to customers via containers that flow in a distribution network
A liquid product dispensing container device for affixes to a liquid product dispensing container, such as a beer keg, for monitoring, controlling and/or optimizing flow of a liquid product delivered to consumers from the liquid product dispensing container. The liquid product dispensing container device includes a casing for attaching it to the liquid product dispensing container. The liquid product dispensing container device includes a power source, a radio transmitter circuit, a radio/processing module processing radio signal transmissions of information relating to the liquid product dispensing container. An antenna associates with the radio/processing module for sending and receiving the radio signal transmissions between the radio/processing module and at least one stationary reader and/or mobile device.
A liquid product distribution network monitor, controls, and optimizes the flow of liquid products for delivery to consumers served via liquid product dispensing containers, such as a beer keg. At least one liquid product dispensing container includes an adaptab!y affixed radio transmitter and microprocessor for sensing and transmitting a plurality of data measurements relating to the status of said liquid product dispensing container. A stationary or mobile radio signal reader communicates data measurements from the radio transmitter. Data collection functions include liquid product management functions, liquid product sales functions, and liquid product consumer management functions. A computer processing server communicates with an internet communications or cloud interface. Reporting and marketing sales interface with the functions of producing, distributing, vending, and consuming the liquid products.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 17/00 - Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups , e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
43 - Food and drink services, temporary accommodation
Goods & Services
Downloadable mobile applications for receiving restaurant and bar promotions and receiving notifications and information about special events Promotional services, namely, promoting the goods of others by providing consumer product information; advertising services, namely, advertisement of restaurant and bar promotions; advertising services, namely, providing notifications and information about special events; Provision of information and advice to consumers regarding the selection of products and items to be purchased Restaurant and bar information services
