Patent ID: 9485549
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B67D,G01D,G01G,G06Q,H04B,H04L,H04Q,H04W,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: providing information relating to a plurality of characteristics of a liquid within a keg from a wireless electronic communication device attached to the keg, wherein the information is provided to a sensor/transmitter positioned in a recessed cavity at a bottom of the keg; determining a combined weight of the keg and the liquid within the keg using the sensor/transmitter; periodically transmitting, at a first time interval, the combined weight of the keg and the liquid within the keg, and the information relating to the plurality of characteristics of the liquid within the keg from the sensor/transmitter to a computer database via a wireless network; receiving an instruction to transmit at least the combined weight of the keg and the liquid in the keg using the sensor/transmitter at a second time interval from the computer database via the wireless network, wherein the second time interval is different than the first time interval; and following receipt of the instruction, periodically transmitting, at the second time interval, at least the combined weight of the keg and the liquid within the keg using the sensor/transmitter.