Method and system for remotely processing volumetric data
AssigneeFueling Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRobert Scott, Matthew Housey, L. Hazlewood, Kenneth Stephens
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Abstract
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a system for providing storage tank measurements to a remote location is provided. The system includes a control box configured to take a plurality of readings from within the storage tank and transmit those readings to a master computer. The master computer is configured to receive and store the plurality of readings, and in response to receiving a request for a measurement for the storage tank, calculate the requested measurement utilizing the received readings. The calculated measurements are then transmitted to the device requesting the measurements.
Claims31
A method for transmitting readings taken from within a storage tank, the method comprising:
- activating a control box at a predetermined time;
- taking a plurality of readings;
- transmitting from the control box the plurality of readings;
- determining if a response was received;
- and
- in response to a determination that a response was received, placing the control box in a power saving state.
A system for providing storage tank measurements to a remote location, the system comprising:
- a control box configured to take a plurality of readings from within the storage tank and transmit those readings;
- a master computer configured to receive and store the plurality of readings, and in response to receiving a request for a measurement for the storage tank:
- calculate the requested measurement utilizing the received readings;
- transmit the calculated measurement.
In a computer system having a computer-readable medium including a computer-executable program therein for performing the method of remotely presenting a measurement taken from within a storage tank, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to view a measurement for a storage tank;
- determining if the requested measurement is stored at a first location;
- in response to determining that the requested measurement is not stored at the first location, transmitting the request to a second location;
- receiving from the second location, a response to the transmission including the requested measurement;
- and
- displaying the requested measurement.
A system for transmitting readings taken from within a storage tank, comprising:
- a means for activating a control box at a predetermined time;
- a means for taking a plurality of readings from within the storage tank, wherein at least one of those readings determines the amount of fluid contained within the storage tank;
- a means for transmitting the plurality of readings from the control box;
- a means for determining if a response was received;
- and
- a means for placing the control box in a power saving state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.