Liquid filling and dispensing method
A liquid filling and dispensing method comprises determining whether a user account is valid; if the user account is valid: enabling a user to obtain operating parameters of a processing assembly configured to collect and transfer liquid to a filling assembly; enabling the user to find a fill location having the filling assembly, wherein the fill assembly is configured to fill a validated container with liquid; and enabling the user to initiate filling of the container with the liquid at the filling assembly.
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer processor, cause the computer processor to perform a liquid filling and dispensing method, comprising:
enabling a user to find a fill location having a filling assembly, wherein the fill assembly is configured to fill a container with liquid; and
enabling the user to initiate filling of the container at the filling assembly with liquid that passes from outside of the container and through a bottom area of the container;
wherein filling includes moving a ball bearing in the filling assembly and 10 towards the container.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the found fill location is a among publicly accessible fill locations and private only accessible fill locations identified in a fill location table.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bottom area of the container is opposite a top area of the container from which the user can consume the liquid.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether a user has an account that is valid.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether information on the container is valid before filling the container with the liquid.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a weight of the container before and during the filling of the container with the liquid.
7. A computer implemented method for liquid filling and dispensing, comprising:
enabling a validated user to select a user action among:
finding a fill location having a filling assembly, wherein the fill assembly is configured to fill a validated container with liquid; and
initiating the filling of the container at the filling assembly with liquid that passes from outside of the container and through a bottom area of the container;
wherein filling includes moving a ball bearing in the filling assembly and towards the container.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the user action further comprises:
enabling the user to determine an amount of liquid previously consumed from the container.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the user action further comprises:
enabling the user to purchase items associated with the processing assembly, the filling assembly, and the container.
10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
comparing data on an RFID tag that is on the container to a database having data of valid containers.
11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
determining a weight of the container before and during the filling of the container with the liquid.
12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
obtaining physical characteristics of the container.