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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2019
Chihuahua Brewing Company, Llc, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Gary Bernard Jabara, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Chihuahua Brewing Company, LLC, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
A beverage dispensing system employs a user-wearable device that contains identification data. The user is associated with the wearable device using the identification data and provides an initial purchase credit also stored in association with the wearable device. To make a purchase, the user positions the wearable device in proximity with a sensor co-located with a beverage dispenser. The sensor receives the identification data and provides it to a payment processor. The processor determines if the purchase request is less than the stored purchase credit and, if so, activates an actuator positioned between a beverage storage container and a beverage dispenser outlet to thereby dispense the beverage. The processor deducts the purchase amount from the available credit and stores the new credit value. The wearable device may communicate wirelessly with the sensor. The processor may be part of the beverage dispenser or remotely located and communicate via a network.