Altair Engineering Inc.
Systems and Methods for Tracking Beer Kegs and other Fluid Vessels

Abstract:

An example system for detecting a beer keg includes a transmitter assembly attached to the beer keg, a receiver assembly attached to a handle for attaching to the mouth of the beer keg, and a data processing apparatus in communication with the receiver assembly. The transmitter assembly includes a memory storing a unique identifier for the beer keg, a wireless transmitter for transmitting a wireless signal encoding the unique identifier, and a loop antenna positioned around a mouth of the beer keg. The receiver assembly includes a reader for reading the wireless signal from the transmitter beacon when the handle is attached to the mouth. The data processing is programmed to detect the unique identifier based on the wireless signal read by the reader.