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Solution Brief | Intel® Architecture Brings Real-time Analytics To The Point Of Pour
BarVision HQ Dashboard
(Cloud)
Standard Bar Point of Sale
BarVision Pouring System Sensors
BarVision Controller
Intel® NUC
Bar managers can receive alerts and securely view reports
pour and a controller that collates information
and delivers it to the cloud to provide analytics
and full bar inventory consulting capabilities.
For racked bottles or draft beer, the system
may include a full pouring console that
monitors the time and volume of each pour. In
addition, the pour volume for un-racked bottles
is monitored using individual pouring spouts
that include time and tilt sensors.
These pour-monitoring components send
collected data to the wirelessly connected
BarVision Controller in real time, providing
on-the-edge local analytics (see Figure 1). This
capability allows for real-time data and feedback
without requiring extensive bandwidth.
The BarVision Controller also accesses the
bar’s POS systems to collect transaction data,
matching the pour data with each drink that
was rung up. Using this data, the BarVision
Controller can spot issues with the POS setup,
ensure correct pours, and show any inaccurate
entries made by the sales staff.
Small antennae receive the data from the spouts
and then transmit it to converters which then
send it to the BarVision Controller. The power
behind the BarVision Controller is the small-
footprint Intel® NUC computer with the Intel®
Core™ i3 processor and built-in networking
capability. This compact unit can sit in the back
ofce or mount out of the way on a wall as it
communicates the collected data to the bar’s
private BarVision HQ dashboard on the cloud.
The Intel NUC-based BarVision Controller has
the multicore processing speed and integrated
graphics power to provide real-time information
in even the busiest retail settings. Even if a bar
environment has gaps in Internet connectivity,
the BarVision Controller monitors the access
and securely transfers the data when it is
online and alternatively can provide access to
the data using a local display.
“Intel architecture was chosen for this
solution because BarVision needed to
have enough horsepower in the devices
to run the algorithms, even in a battery-
operated, low-power environment,”
said Joe Casey, a manufacturing
representative at Thom Luke Sales.
Figure 1. The BarVision system includes data-collection sensors at the point of pour, which wirelessly send data to the BarVision Controller using small
antennae. The BarVision Controller correlates data with the point of sale and securely sends data to the bar’s private BarVision HQ dashboard on the cloud.
The BarVision pouring spout wirelessly sends
data from its tilt and time sensors to the
BarVision Controller.