US 12,346,981 B2
Virtual bottle-service system for allocating drinks from a refillable vat of liquor
Jeffry R. Smith, Delray Beach, FL (US); and John M. O'Neill, Delray Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to UNE LLC, Delray Beach, FL (US)
Filed by UNE LLC, Delray Beach, FL (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/227,081.
Application 17/930,032 is a division of application No. 17/454,658, filed on Nov. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,710,201, issued on Jul. 25, 2023.
Application 18/227,081 is a continuation of application No. 17/930,032, filed on Sep. 6, 2022, granted, now 11,720,985.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/198,785, filed on Nov. 12, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0368315 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 50/00 (2024.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06Q 50/12 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 50/12 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0222 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0635 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for providing a virtual bottle of a particular hard liquor within an establishment by use of an app on a smartphone, comprising:
a refillable vat for containing a volume of specific hard liquor exceeding 1 liter, the refillable vat including a tap from which to pour the specific hard liquor;
a host system associated with the establishment that communicates with smartphones of patrons within the establishment, wherein, in response to a first patron purchasing a virtual bottle of the specific hard liquor via the app on the smartphone, the host system provides the first patron with e-vouchers corresponding to a predetermined number of drinks of the specific hard liquor that is associated with the virtual bottle, the e-vouchers from the host system of the establishment are configured to be stored within the app on the smartphone;
wherein, in response to the first patron ordering a drink containing the specific hard liquor via the app, the first patron (i) redeems one of the e-vouchers via a point-of-sale system within the establishment and (ii) receives the drink containing the specific hard liquor that is poured from the tap of the refillable vat.