Patent ID: 7617850
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: B67D,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A beverage dispensing system comprising: a container having an upper lip, a bottom and a cylindrical sidewall there between; a read/write radio frequency identification tag coupled to the container; a plurality of dispensing valves, each valve of said plurality of dispensing valves being associated with a beverage; a plurality of actuators corresponding to said plurality of dispensing valves, each actuator being adapted to commence the dispensing of a selected beverage; an RF device capable of reading and writing information to and from said tag, said information including user data and purchase information, said RF device being activated to read and write information to and from said tag when one of said plurality of actuators is engaged; and an electronic system operatively coupled to said plurality of dispensing valves and said RF device for interpreting information received by said RF device from said tag and for opening one or more of said plurality of dispensing valves in response to said user data and purchase information, said electronic system being configured to enable said RF device to read and write information to each one of a plurality of tags by locating the position of each tag and by associating each tag with a particular actuator that has been activated by a user.