Patent ID: 6751525
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: B67D,F25D,G06Q

Abstract:
A beverage dispensing system for dispensing a plurality of different beverages, said system comprising:a refrigeration device at a location; an order processing system remote from said location of the refrigeration device; a dispensing apparatus in the refrigeration device, said dispensing apparatus formed to receive at least one drink supply container and at least one CO2 supply container; a dispensing computer connected to the dispensing apparatus, wherein the dispensing computer includes means for determining the volume of at least one of the drink supply containers and an event is said drink supply container in the dispensing apparatus having less than a predetermined volume, wherein data representing said predetermined volume is stored in the dispensing computer, and wherein the determining means includes means for calculating an average daily consumption of drink supply in said drink supply container and said predetermined volume is based on an average daily consumption of drink supply in said drink supply container which is stored in the dispensing computer; a plurality of supply systems remote from said location of the refrigeration device, said plurality of supply systems having means for facilitating the shipment to the location of the refrigeration device of ordered drink supply containers for each of said different beverages, wherein each said supply system has means for facilitating the shipment to the location of the refrigeration device of ordered drink supply containers for at least one of said different beverages; means for the dispensing computer to selectively communicate drink supply container orders for said beverages to the order processing system, wherein the dispensing computer communication means communicates the drink supply container orders to the order processing system upon the occurrence of the event; means for the order processing system to select at least one of the supply systems which distributes the drink supply containers for said ordered beverages; and means for the order processing system to selectively communicate the drink supply container orders to each selected supply system.