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Solution Brief | Intel® Architecture Brings Real-time Analytics To The Point Of Pour
A Focus on the Data
The focus of the BarVision solution is the
data. BarVision HQ is the bar managers’
private online dashboard on the cloud that
gives access to full pour and inventory
analytics designed for ease of use and quick
access. BarVision HQ provides secure access
to the actionable information that the bar
owner and manager needs—not just to raw
data that must be imported into spreadsheets
and analyzed in order to be useful. This
information includes pour data as well as daily
pour and inventory reports, and real-time
alerts on empty kegs and bottles or other
areas that need special attention.
Going Mobile
Today’s bar industry is on the move, getting off
the barstool and heading outdoors. Outdoor bar
operations include stalls at large events, kiosks
at theme parks or other attractions, and even
cart-based wet bars at golf courses and other
venues with wide-open spaces.
Even in these mobile settings, BarVision allows
for controlled beverage service with the same
level of data collection and real-time feedback
that bar owners expect inside their bar. This level
of mobility is being made possible by BarVision
with Intel architecture-based systems on carts
or even in small backpacks that provide high
performance with low power usage.
But it’s not just the bar that’s going
mobile. Today’s bar patrons are using their
smartphones to choose their next venue,
and discriminating drinkers are using apps to
pinpoint the bars that are serving their favorite
craft spirits and microbrews.
BarVision is developing an API that will allow
bar owners to automate the uploading of
their daily or even hourly drink offerings. The
company is working with the developers of
more than 20 Android* and iOS* applications
who plan to include the API in their applications.
Beyond the Pour
In addition to controlling costs at the pour and
automating inventory, the BarVision system
helps provide data for customer analytics.
BarVision partnered with a vendor to develop a
system based on the Intel® Audience Impression
Metrics Suite that uses anonymous video
analytics to give bar managers visibility into
demographic information about their patrons.
The system uses in-bar cameras to collect video
of the bar, then analyzes the video to collect
anonymous, non-identiable data about the
patrons to identify the age group and gender
of the individuals in the crowd. The system
pairs this with real-time pour data to allow bar
management to tailor drink offerings in real time
and better understand its prime markets.
“Matching pour data with customer
demographics gives you a very accurate
picture of not only who your customers are,
but also what they are drinking,” said Aaron
Post of BarVision. “This can help bars take
their marketing to the next level—whether
they are localizing their menus or just looking
for the next promotion to offer.”
“Matching pour data with
customer demographics
gives you a very accurate
picture of not only who
your customers are, but also
what they are drinking.”
— Aaron Post, BarVision