US 12,716,764 B1Granted

Sensor-based container fill level measurement system

AssigneeSamsara Inc.

InventorsCasey Jack Guenthner, Henry Yifei Qin, Troy Anthony Lanigan, Jeffrey Mehlman, Javier Delgado

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Abstract

A system for determining vessel fill percentages using sensor technologies. The system receives a sensor type selection through a graphical user interface at a client device, displays a request for vessel configuration information based on the selection, and configures a lookup table using the received configuration data. When measurement data is received from the sensor device, the system determines the vessel's fill percentage by applying the lookup table to transform raw sensor readings into accurate fill levels, then displays the fill percentage with a vessel identifier. The system accommodates various vessel shapes, dimensions, and configuration parameters including strapping charts, while supporting multiple measurement data types such as distance, pressure, temperature, voltage, current, and magnetic flux. This unified framework enables standardized monitoring across vessel types through a single interface.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a memory;
one or more sensor devices;
and
at least one hardware processor coupled to the memory and comprising instructions that causes the system to perform operations comprising:
receiving, through a graphical user interface (GUI) presented at a client device, a selection of a sensor type associated with a sensor device from among the one or more sensor devices;
responsive to the selection of the sensor type, causing display of a request for vessel configuration information of a vessel at the client device;
receiving, from the client device responsive to the request for vessel configuration information, an image that includes a depiction of a strapping chart associated with the vessel;
processing the image to extract measurement values and corresponding fill levels based on the depiction of the strapping chart:
generating a comma-separated values (CSV) file based on the extracted measurement values and the corresponding fill levels;
configuring a lookup table that comprises a mapping of the measurement values to the fill levels based on the image received from the client device;
receiving measurement data from the sensor device;
determining a fill percentage of the vessel based on the measurement data and the lookup table generated based on the vessel configuration information;
and
causing display of a presentation of the fill percentage at the client device, the presentation of the fill percentage including an identifier associated with the vessel.

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A method comprising:

receiving, through a graphical user interface (GUI) presented at a client device, a selection of a sensor type associated with a sensor device from among the one or more sensor devices;
responsive to the selection of the sensor type, causing display of a request for vessel configuration information of a vessel at the client device;
receiving, from the client device responsive to the request for vessel configuration information, an image that includes a depiction of a strapping chart associated with the vessel;
processing the image to extract measurement values and corresponding fill levels based on the depiction of the strapping chart;
generating a comma-separated values (CSV) file based on the extracted measurement values and the corresponding fill levels;
configuring a lookup table that comprises a mapping of the measurement values to the fill levels based on the image received from the client device;
receiving measurement data from the sensor device;
determining a fill percentage of the vessel based on the measurement data and the lookup table generated based on the vessel configuration information;
and
causing display of a presentation of the fill percentage at the client device, the presentation of the fill percentage including an identifier associated with the vessel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.