Patent ID: 9736554
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B67D,G01D,G01G,G06Q,H04B,H04L,H04Q,H04W,Y10T

Claim:
1. A keg sensor/transmitter comprising: a housing configured to be installed to the keg by being mounted to the bottom of the keg the housing comprising: a pressure sensor configured to determine an amount of liquid within the keg, the pressure sensor configured to receive a first wake up schedule including a first rate to wake up the pressure sensor for communication with a database; and, a transmitter coupled to the pressure sensor, the transmitter configured to transmit an amount of the liquid within the keg, wherein the pressure sensor is further configured to receive a second wake up schedule including a second rate to wake up the pressure sensor for communication with the database, the second rate based partly on information regarding a consumption of the liquid within the keg from the database, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit an updated amount of the liquid with the keg at the second rate according to the second wake UP schedule based at least partly on the updated amount of the liquid within the keg relative to the amount of the liquid within the keg, the updated amount of the liquid within the keg received from the pressure sensor.