Patent ID: 8127805

Claim:
A method for dispensing a beverage from a dispenser having a plurality of dispensing valves, each valve of said plurality of dispensing valves being associated with at least one actuator and at least one beverage, said method comprising: locating a container having a read/write radio frequency identification tag coupled thereto by engaging an actuator associated with one of the dispensing valves; activating an RF device that is capable of reading and writing information to and from said tag, said information including user data and purchase information wherein said RF device is activated when the actuator is activated; reading said user data and purchase information from said tag; interpreting said user data and purchase information received by said RF device from said tag; opening one or more dispensing valves in response to said user data and purchase information; commencing the dispensing of a selected beverage; and writing updated user data and purchase information onto said tag.