WO2019158563A1 - Système de distribution de boisson comprenant une acquisition de données au point de vente - Google Patents

Système de distribution de boisson comprenant une acquisition de données au point de vente Download PDF

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WO2019158563A1
WO2019158563A1 PCT/EP2019/053511 EP2019053511W WO2019158563A1 WO 2019158563 A1 WO2019158563 A1 WO 2019158563A1 EP 2019053511 W EP2019053511 W EP 2019053511W WO 2019158563 A1 WO2019158563 A1 WO 2019158563A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0878—Safety, warning or controlling devices
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/06—Mountings or arrangements of dispensing apparatus in or on shop or bar counters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
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  • Beverage dispensing system including point of sales data acquisition
  • the present invention relates to a beverage dispensing system comprising a beverage dispensing region which includes a tapping head, for instance as part of a beverage font assembly for being mounted on a bar counter of a drinking establishment including point of sales data acquisition for determining properties of the beverage or beverage recipient, thereby ensuring quality of the beverage dispensing being provided.
  • Beverage dispensing systems are typically used in beverage dispensing
  • beverage dispensing systems are used to dispense carbonated alcoholic beverages such as draught beer and cider.
  • non-alcoholic beverages such as non-alcoholic beers, cold coffee, soft drinks and non-carbonated or nitrogenated beverages may be dispensed using a beverage dispensing system.
  • Beverage dispensing systems are mostly for professional users such as in establishments like bars, restaurants and hotels.
  • Professional beverage dispensing systems typically dispense beverage provided in large beverage kegs. Such beverage kegs may hold 10-50 L or even up to 500 L of beverage for a professional beverage dispensing system for allowing typically 50-200 beverage dispensing operations before needing to exchange the beverage keg.
  • beverage kegs are made of solid materials such as steel and re-filled a number of times. In between each filling, the beverage kegs are carefully cleaned.
  • beverage dispensing systems using collapsible beverage kegs typically have the beverage keg installed in a pressure chamber.
  • a pressure fluid is allowed to enter the beverage keg in case of using a metal keg, or the pressure chamber in case of using a collapsible keg.
  • the keg itself may be considered to be the pressure chamber.
  • the pressure fluid acts on the beverage and forces the beverage out of the pressure chamber. If a collapsible beverage keg is used, the beverage keg collapses while dispensing the beverage, and the volume of the beverage keg is reduced
  • the collapsible beverage kegs are preferably made of flexible and disposable material such as plastic.
  • the beverage dispensing system includes beverage dispensing region which again may include a beverage font and/or simply tapping heads.
  • the beverage font also known as a tapping stanchion, tapping column or tapping rod, receives beverage from the tapping line connected to the beverage keg, i.e. beverage container, and comprises a faucet for controlling the flow of beverage from the beverage container.
  • the faucet comprises a valve, a tap handle and a spout.
  • the beverage font is typically mounted on the bar counter visible to the customer.
  • the operator such as a bartender, stands normally on one side of a bar counter while the customer remains on the other side of the bar counter and the process of filling the glass with beverage can be performed in full view of the customer.
  • the point of sales (POS) is the region of interface between the bartender and the customer.
  • the beverage dispensing region may also include, instead of or in addition to beverage fonts, tapping heads each comprising a tap handle and a spout.
  • the tapping heads may be mounted on a wall behind the bartender when he/she is facing the customer.
  • a bar manager logistics manager
  • marketing person beverage provider
  • the prior art discloses automatic dispensing machines for pouring beverages with the monitoring and information gathering relating to only a single characteristic or property in connection with the beverage system, for example the identification of an authorized user, the presence of a cup or bottle under a dispensing valve, or the fill rate of a glass and the stock level:
  • US 2013047864 discloses a liquid-dispensing measurement and reporting system adapted to determine the amount of fluid flowing through a fluid line and provide reports and displays related to this amount.
  • the system comprises a computing device communicatively coupled to the flow material measuring device, the computing device comprising a flow material monitoring portion, a flow material measuring portion, and a flow material reporting portion.
  • the computing device may comprise an optical scanner, a video or still image capture device.
  • US 2015187160 discloses an apparatus for inventory control verifying quantity and type of beverages delivered to stock by suppliers against electronic orders placed, identifying authorized user and quantifying beverages transferred from stock to pre- determined electronically identifiable sales locations, and at every specific sales locations it would be electronically registered and reported the total of products needing replacement, and electronically reporting the quantity of products that had been replaced.
  • Each bar person is provided with a user (DC) Data Carrier which can conveniently be carried on a magnetic, optical or electronic data carrier that can be read by a reader associated with a given beverage dispensing device.
  • US 2017275147 discloses beverage shrinkage monitoring technology used to reduce beverage shrinkage at bars, clubs, restaurants, and other establishments that dispense beverages.
  • Bottles are topped with wireless (RFID/Bluetooth/WiFi) enabled liquor/wine nozzles that only pour when handled by appropriate staff members who wear RFID wristbands or bracelets.
  • the wireless (RFID/Bluetooth/WiFi) enabled liquor/wine nozzles also report sales to a point of sales (POS) system.
  • Beer taps include proprietary wireless (RFID/Bluetooth/WiFi) enabled beer tap adapters that are mounted to or embedded in the beer taps.
  • US 2017135519 discloses a beverage preparation machine including first and second cameras for capturing first and second images of a receptacle.
  • the beverage preparation machine further includes a control unit configured to determine a receptacle volume based on the first and second images and to determine a beverage volume to be dispensed based on the receptacle volume and the selected filling level or percentage. Regardless of the shape, volume, and/or material of the receptacle, the filling level or percentage for dispensing the beverage can be freely selected via a user interface.
  • this citation discloses an automatic beverage machine which requires the use of two cameras in a closed-loop system, i.e.
  • a control unit is required to determine a single property or characteristic of the beverage or beverage recipient, namely the beverage volume to be dispensed automatically.
  • WO 2016183631 discloses a system and method for dispensing a substance, such as a drinkable fluid.
  • the system comprises a camera which is arranged to obtain images and a processor arranged to analyze images.
  • the processor is arranged to control the dispensing arrangement to dispense an amount of a substance, such as a beverage, into a receptacle.
  • the camera captures images of the receptacle, i.e. beverage recipient, and if this recipient is for instance a beer-glass, then beer is dispensed.
  • this citation discloses also an automatic beverage machine in a closed-loop system, i.e. which requires the control to determine a single property or characteristic of the beverage or beverage recipient, namely what type of beverage to be automatically dispensed, e.g. beer.
  • US 2012035761 relates to a beverage vending machine and discloses the capturing of images of a dispensing nozzle, path of fluid out of the dispensing nozzle and the container opening.
  • this citation is silent on the dispensing control means (e.g. tap handle) requiring the active participation of an operator, since there is no operator and thus no POS region.
  • US 20130312872 relates to a refrigerator appliance and discloses in particular a camera that captures an image of the flow of beverage (water) and the top part of a beverage recipient having a narrow opening, i.e. a bottle.
  • This citation discloses an automatic machine, there is no POS and thereby no operator actively handling the dispensing control means.
  • WO 01/43096 A2 relates to the use of bar cameras which record information about dispensing events. There is no disclosure or teaching of the camera being located adjacent the tap handle in the POS region.
  • the prior art is silent about the provision of a sensor, preferably a single sensor such as a single camera in a beverage font assembly, in which the pouring of the beverage is conducted manually by an operator such as a bartender.
  • the prior art is also silent about the use of a camera, preferably a single camera which is adapted to capture images of the stream of beverage from the faucet as well as the beverage recipient, e.g. glass, and which enables data acquisition at the point of sales for determining not just several but multiple properties of the beverage, beverage dispensing process or beverage recipient.
  • a beverage dispensing system comprising a beverage dispensing region for a drinking
  • the beverage dispensing system may further include a tapping head for dispensing beverage, the tapping head preferably having a beverage dispensing control means, such as a tap handle, which can be activated manually by said operator, and optionally a spout for dispensing beverage into a beverage recipient.
  • the preferred embodiment further comprises a non-contact measuring device adjacent said beverage dispensing control means and it may be adapted for capturing one or more images of: a stream of beverage being dispensed from the spout of said tapping head and the beverage recipient, and/or said beverage dispensing control means.
  • the present invention enables the gathering of info at the point of sales (POS) without needing to control this information, i.e. as an open-loop system. Furthermore, the measurement is conducted directly and specifically in the area corresponding to the interface of the customer and bartender, i.e. at the POS. This enables quick and simple quality assurance of the beverages being served and overall operation of the bar.
  • POS point of sales
  • the beverage dispensing means such as a tap handle
  • the beverage dispensing means may be activated manually by the operator, i.e. the pouring of the beverage can be conducted manually by an operator such as a bartender.
  • the active involvement of an operator is typically required for dispensing the beverage either by moving the tap handle or pushing a button.
  • a non-contact measuring device adjacent said beverage dispensing control means signifies that the non-contact measuring device is integrated in the beverage side of a beverage counter, or in a bar counter, or in a beverage font assembly, or in the tap handle, as will become apparent from the below description and accompanying figures.
  • said tapping head is mounted on a beverage counter, said beverage counter defining at least an operator side and a beverage side, said beverage side comprising at least one face, said tapping head protruding from the at least one face of said beverage side of said beverage counter, said tapping head being connectable to a tapping line extending through said beverage side to a beverage container which includes a beverage, in which said beverage may flow from said beverage container via said tapping line and said tapping head to said spout and from said spout to the beverage recipient.
  • the at least one face is a vertical face, preferably a flat vertical face, and said tapping head is part of an assembly of tapping heads arranged along the horizontal direction of said vertical face.
  • the vertical face is in the form of a wall.
  • the vertical face may also be a portion of a separate wall, for instance a panel embedded therein.
  • the vertical face may also be curved.
  • the vertical face enables better visibility by the bartender and customer of the beverages being poured from said tapping heads. It would also be understood that such wall may be a corrugated wall or a flat wall.
  • the assembly of tapping heads comprises multiple tapping heads, e.g. 3-60, 5-50 tapping heads, each providing a different beverage such as a different beer.
  • said tapping head is part of a beverage font in a beverage font assembly, said beverage font assembly comprising a bar counter, said beverage font being mounted in said bar counter, said bar counter defining an operator side and a customer side opposite said operator side, said tapping head having a spout and a beverage dispensing control means and being connectable to a tapping line extending through said beverage font to a beverage container which includes a beverage, in which said beverage may flow from said beverage container via said tapping line and said tapping head to said spout and from said spout to a beverage recipient.
  • the term“drinking establishment” means an area or region where a beverage, in particular beer, is consumed, such as bars, pubs, cafes, canteens, restaurants and private homes.
  • the drinking establishment includes therefore the beverage dispensing system, while the beverage dispensing system includes a beverage dispensing region within which the POS exists associated with the beverage counter and/or bar counter.
  • the POS is the region of interface between the operator, e.g. bartender and the customer.
  • the beverage dispensing region includes also the beverage font assembly.
  • the beverage recipient is preferably a beverage glass as described in the
  • Such beverage glass comprises a wide opening on its top for receiving the beverage.
  • the beverage glass is not a bottle.
  • Beverage fonts are typically placed in central locations in drinking establishment.
  • a pub the location of the beverage font which is mounted on a bar counter encompasses the point of sales of the drinking establishment and hence a suitable area for the gathering of information.
  • sensors or detectors spread around a drinking establishment or at the breweries, including temperature sensors, pressure sensors, energy sensors etc. All measurements obtained via these sensors may be typically stored in a computer system and can be converted into useful information for the user or stakeholder, e.g. the bar manager. Accordingly, one of the advantages of the present disclosure is that direct information can be provided of the serving of the beverage, e.g. a soft drink, but in particular beer, by a single non-contact measuring device, i.e. a single sensor.
  • the non-contact measuring device is a sensor, preferably in the form of a camera, such as a digital camera.
  • a camera such as a digital camera.
  • the camera may be or includes an infrared camera, which detects heat and converts it into an electronic signal.
  • the electronic signal may then be processed to produce a thermal image and perform temperature calculations.
  • the non-contact measuring device needs only to be adapted to capture one or more images of the stream of beverage and the glass. By means of the images, it is possible to determine how much beverage, e.g. beer, that is poured and over what period of time, thus enabling to determine how much is actually poured. Other useful information in the form of properties or characteristics may be obtained, as explained farther below.
  • said beverage dispensing control means is in the form of a tap handle, a pushing button, or combination of both.
  • the dispensing control means implies the active participation of an operator, e.g. a bartender, to move the tap handle or the pushing of a button, to enable the stream, i.e. flow, of beverage into the beverage recipient.
  • the beverage dispensing control system is in the form of a tap handle.
  • all beverage dispensing control means in the beverage counter embodiment or the beverage font assembly embodiment are in the form of a tap handle.
  • the non-contact measuring device may capture an image of the upper portion of the beverage recipient, e.g. a glass, in particular a beer glass.
  • this upper portion of the recipient represents up to 30%-50% of its height measured from the top of the recipient and along the direction of inclination of the glass. It would be understood that upon beverage dispensing, in particular beer dispensing, the operator upon swinging the tap handle may tilt the glass, often to control foam formation.
  • the non-contact measuring device may also capture an image of the beverage in the glass, for instance the top portion of the beverage in the recipient including the head, where foam, if any, accumulates.
  • the non-contact measuring device may also be adapted for capturing one or more images of said tap handle.
  • the measuring device may only need to be adapted to capture one or more images of the tap handle itself.
  • the tap handle it is possible to extract useful information in the form of e.g. number of servings per tap, and estimate of volume of beverage dispensed during the time of serving.
  • the time of serving being the time elapsed from moving the tap handle (opening) and moving it back to its original position (closing).
  • said non-contact measuring device is integrated in: said beverage side of said beverage counter, said bar counter of said beverage font assembly, or both.
  • the non-contact measuring device may be fixed or embedded in any of the faces of the beverage side of the beverage counter, preferably in the horizontal face, for instance at a position in the horizontal face in between the edge of the beverage counter adjacent the operator side and the line defining the intersection of the horizontal face and vertical face, so that the non-contact measuring device captures one or more images of the tap handle stream of beverage being dispensed from said spout and the beverage recipient, and/or the beverage dispensing control means, such as the tap handle.
  • the non-contact measuring device may also be fixed or embedded at a suitable position in the bar counter, for instance at a position at the bar counter in between the base of the font and the edge of the bar on the operator side in a manner that the non- contact measuring device captures one or more images of the tap handle stream of beverage being dispensed from said spout and the beverage recipient, and/or the beverage dispensing control means.
  • said non-contact measuring device is integrated in said beverage font of said beverage font assembly.
  • the non-contact measuring device preferably a camera, is made part of the beverage font itself.
  • the non-contact measuring device is fixed inside the beverage font, in a manner that the non-contact measuring device captures one or more images of the tap handle stream of beverage being dispensed from said spout and the beverage recipient, and/or the tap handle.
  • the non-contact device may be integrated along the vertical portion of the font.
  • the non-contact device is integrated in the conduit of the font connecting the vertical portion of the font with the tap handle and spout.
  • a more discreet location of the non-contact measuring device e.g. a camera
  • the measurement device could also be with a focal area just in the range of the serving area.
  • said beverage dispensing control means is in the form of a tap handle and said non-contact measuring device is integrated in the tap handle and adapted to capturing said image when the tap handle is moved into a beverage-dispensing position.
  • the tap handle of the beverage font is normally in the vertical position when no beverage is dispensed.
  • the bartender Upon dispensing the beverage, the bartender swings the tap handle into a horizontal position.
  • the camera is activated, thereby capturing image of the flow of beverage being poured as well as at least the upper portion of the glass.
  • This embodiment enables also a more discreet location of the non-contact measuring device, e.g. a camera, thereby reducing the problem of the customer having a perception that a camera is pointing towards him/her during beverage dispensing.
  • said non-contact measuring device is mounted adjacent said beverage font and said bar counter.
  • adjacent is meant without touching the beverage font or the bar counter, yet at a reachable distance within the drinking establishment.
  • reachable distance suitably being 0.5-10 m from any edge of the bar counter, this being from the customer side or operator side.
  • the non-contact measuring device is not an integral part of the beverage font and/or the bar counter and instead it is mounted outside, such as in the ceiling of the drinking establishment at an angle that still permits the capturing of images at the point of sales, in particular at the point of serving the beverage, more specifically of the stream of beverage being dispensed from said spout and the beverage recipient, and/or the tap handle.
  • the non-contact measuring device may also be mounted in a column beam or wall within the drinking establishment. In this manner, a more discreet location of the non-contact measuring device is enabled, any unintentional contact of the sensor with the bartenders and customers is avoided, and contact with any spillage of beverage in the bar counter is avoided. Furthermore, it enables also easier detecting by a single camera of the operation of multiple tapping heads, for instance in a font comprising a single column yet three or more tapping heads.
  • a single non-contact measuring device is used. Hence, a number of measurements provided by a number of sensors which may otherwise be scattered around in the drinking establishment, are then confined into a single sensor.
  • a plurality of non-contact measuring devices is used. While the use of a single non-contact measuring device is preferred, the present disclosure encompasses also the combination of non-contact measuring devices, preferably 2-4 measuring devices, more preferably 2. For instance, one non-contact measuring device may be integrated in the font and another non- contact measuring device in the bar counter, or in the tap handle.
  • one non-contact measuring device may be integrated in the font and another non- contact measuring device in the bar counter, or in the tap handle.
  • preferably only one non- contact measuring device i.e. a single non-contact measuring device, may become active upon beverage dispensing. In other words, preferably not two or more non- contact measuring devices are active, i.e. in operation, at the same time. This ensures that at least one camera may always“see” the operations in the POS.
  • the stream of beverage being dispensed from said spout is performed manually.
  • the active involvement of an operator such as a bartender, is required for dispensing the beverage either by moving the tap handle or pushing a button.
  • the gathering of information at the point of sales may be used for quality assurance, rather than to automatically control how much beverage needs to be dispensed based on reference images, as in automatic dispensing machines according to the prior art.
  • the present font assembly represents an open-loop system as already explained above.
  • a computer system or artificial intelligence (Al) system is adapted to receive said one or more images of the stream of beverage being dispensed from said spout and the beverage recipient, and/or the tap handle, and to convert the information of such images into useful information in the form of servings per tap, glass size, volume of beverage in the glasses including foam level, temperature of glass, temperature of liquid coming out of the faucet, color of beverage, beverage bobble structure within the beverage recipient, and combinations thereof.
  • useful information for quality assurance is readily available.
  • the computer system being fed by information from the single non-contact measuring device detecting all servings in the bar, transforms this raw information into such useful information which can be leveraged in various ways by the bartenders and other stakeholders such as bar managers.
  • the foam level can be determined by means of the captured image(s) and the color of the foam. Since foam has another color than the rest of the beer, color recognition by image processing provides highly useful information to the bartender or stakeholder. Too much foam in a beer may be an indication that the temperature of the beer is too high or something in the operation is going wrong, for instance due to laziness or improper handling by the bartender. Alternatively, by using an infrared camera, the temperature of the beer may also be determined, which will then tell a great deal of the operation of the system behind, such as whether the cooling system is shutting down.
  • the bobble structure within the beverage recipient in particular the bobble structure of beer in a glass provides useful information about quality as well.
  • a dirty glass normally generates bigger sized bobbles in the beer compared to when using a clean glass, this due to surface tension in between the carbon dioxide of the beer and the glass surface in contact with the beer.
  • the present disclosure enables also to acquire useful information about the condition of the glasses used, e.g. whether a glass is dirty or clean. Since the measurement provided by the non-contact measuring device takes place specifically at the region where the beverage is served, the quality of the glasses and other parameters useful for the stakeholder(s) are immediately obtained.
  • the method including installing in said beverage dispensing region a tapping head for dispensing beverage, the tapping head having a spout and a beverage dispensing control means such as a tap handle, and installing a non-contact measuring device adapted for capturing one or more images of:
  • the invention according to the second aspect may be combined with one or more embodiments according to the first aspect.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beverage font assembly at a point of sales in a bar with integrated non-contact measuring device in the form of a camera in the font.
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of the beverage font assembly of FIG. 1 and also shows an alternative location of the integrated non-contact measuring device.
  • FIG. 3A is a side view of a beverage font assembly with integrated non-contact measuring device in the form of a camera in the tap handle with the tap handle being in non-beverage dispensing position (vertical).
  • FIG. 3B is a side view of a beverage font assembly with integrated non-contact measuring device in the form of a camera in the tap handle with the tap handle being moved into the beverage dispensing position.
  • FIG. 4 is a side view of a beverage font assembly where a non-contact measuring device in the form of a camera is mounted adjacent said beverage font and said bar counter.
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a beverage dispensing region comprising multiple tapping heads mounted on a beverage counter and beverage font assembly comprising a font with multiple tapping heads mounted on a bar counter.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a beverage font assembly 10 as part of a beverage dispensing region of a beverage dispensing system at a point of sales of a drinking establishment.
  • the point of sales represents the interface between the operator side 12 at one side of the bar counter 14 and a customer side 16 on the opposite side, with the font 18 in between them.
  • the operator upon serving stands at any location along the edge 38 of the bar counter, while the customer stands at any location along the edge 40 of the bar counter.
  • the beverage font assembly comprises a font 18 which is mounted on the bar counter 14, of which a portion is shown schematically in Fig. 1.
  • the bar counter 14 may be significantly longer, since several fonts may extend along its length.
  • the font comprises a tapping head 20 containing a tap handle 22 and a spout 24. Because of the horizontal position gradually being assumed by the tap handle 22, dispensed beverage is poured 26 into a recipient, here in the form of beverage glass 28.
  • the tap handle 22 controls a valve (not shown) for allowing the beverage to be dispensed, or not dispensed.
  • a non-beverage dispensing position is assumed by the tap handle 22 when the operator makes the tap handle assume a vertical (upright) position, since the valve is closed.
  • the tap handle 22 assumes a beverage dispensing position and beverage is allowed to flow and be poured 26 into the glass 28 below spout 24.
  • a non-contact measuring device in the form of a camera 30 is integrated in font 18 and captures an image 32 of the flow of beverage being poured 26 as well as at least the upper portion of the glass 28 and the tap handle 22.
  • the camera 30 may also be integrated in the bar counter itself (not shown), in between the base of the font 36 and the edge of the bar counter 38 on the operator side 12, in a manner that the camera 30 captures one or more images of the stream of beverage 26 being dispensed from the spout 24 and the beverage recipient 28, and/or the tap handle 22 itself.
  • FIG. 2 shows a side view of the beverage font assembly of FIG. 1 , but with an alternative location of the camera 30.
  • the camera 30 is integrated in conduit 34 of the font 18, which connects the vertical portion of the font 18 with the tap handle 22 including valve (not shown) and spout 24. This represents a more discreet position of the camera, thereby reducing the problem of the customer having a perception that a camera is pointing towards him/her during beverage dispensing.
  • FIG. 3A shows a side view of a font assembly 10” in which the non-contact measuring device 30 is in form of a camera and integrated in the tap handle 22.
  • the tap handle is shown here in its vertical position and thus, no beverage is dispensed into the glass 28.
  • the camera 30 is inactive.
  • beverage is allowed to flow 26 into the glass 28 and the camera 30 is activated, thereby capturing image 32 of the flow of beverage being poured 26 as well as at least the upper portion of the glass 28.
  • FIG. 4 shows a side view of a beverage font assembly 10’”, where a non-contact measuring device in the form of a camera 30 is mounted adjacent said beverage font and said bar counter, here at ceiling 42 of the drinking establishment.
  • the camera 30 from this position, which is also discreet, captures an image 32 of the service being provided and more specifically of the beverage flow 26 and glass 28.
  • FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a beverage dispensing region 10 IV as part of a beverage dispensing system at a point of sales of a drinking establishment.
  • the point of sales represents the interface between the operator side 12 at one side of bar counter 14 and a customer side 16 on the opposite side, with the font 18 comprising multiple tap heads 20, here three.
  • the point of sales includes also the beverage counter 44 which defines operator side 16 and beverage side 46.
  • the beverage side 46 comprises a flat horizontal face 48 and flat vertical face 50, which may be a wall or a face embedded in a wall.
  • a tapping head 20 as described above protrudes from vertical face 50 and is in operation here while an operator (not shown) moves tap handle 22 into the beverage dispensing position so beverage stream 26 fills glass 28.
  • a plurality of tapping heads 20 may be arranged along the horizontal direction of the vertical face to form an assembly.
  • the tapping heads may also be arranged in vertical direction to form a suitable formation, such as a staggered formation as illustrated here.
  • the beverage counter 44 may be significantly longer than schematically shown here and may comprise even 50 or 60 tapping heads protruding from face 50.
  • the operator upon serving stands in the operator side 12 at any location along the edge 38 of the bar counter or along the edge 52 of the beverage counter, while the customer stands in the customer side 16 at any location along the edge 40 of the bar counter 14.
  • a non-contact measuring device in the form of a camera 30 is integrated in the beverage side 46 of beverage counter 44, here illustrated in the horizontal face 48 and captures an image 32 of the flow of beverage being poured 26 from the protruding tapping heads 20 as well as at least the upper portion of the glass 28 and tap handle 22.
  • a non-contact measuring device in the form of a camera 30 is integrated in the bar counter 14 and will be able to capture an image 32 of the flow of beverage being poured 26 from a tapping head 20 of font 18 as described in connection with Fig. 1 , independently from the operation at beverage counter 44.

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L'invention concerne un système de distribution de boisson (10) comprenant une région de distribution de boisson pour un débit de boissons, ladite région de distribution de boisson comprenant un dispositif de mesure sans contact (30) conçu pour capturer une ou plusieurs images : du flux de boisson (26) distribué à partir du bec verseur (24) d'une tête de soutirage (20) et du récipient de boisson (28), et/ou du moyen de commande de distribution de boisson (22).
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