System and method for improved fuel dispenser audit compliance
OwnerJonathan Fashandi, Tara Pandey +2inventors
InventorsJonathan Fashandi, Tara Pandey, Nitish Kumar, Jorge Garay
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Abstract
A system for determining fuel dispenser metrological compliance at multiple fueling sites each having a plurality of fuel dispensers. The system comprises a cloud-based computing resource in operative communication with the fueling sites. The cloud-based computing resource is operative to receive a compliance request from a compliance entity for metrological information from a selected fuel dispenser, validate the compliance request, and provide compliance data to the compliance entity.
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A system for determining fuel dispenser metrological compliance at multiple fueling sites each having a plurality of fuel dispensers, the system comprising:
- a cloud-based computing resource in operative communication with the fueling sites;
- the cloud-based computing resource being operative to:
- receive a compliance request from a compliance entity for metrological information from a selected fuel dispenser;
- validate the compliance request;
- and
- provide compliance data to the compliance entity.
A fuel dispenser comprising:
- a housing;
- a flexible dispensing hose;
- a nozzle attached to the dispensing hose;
- piping internal to the housing to conduct flow of fuel from a fuel source to the hose and the nozzle;
- a flow meter located along the piping;
- a control system including a pump control node;
- and
- an edge device in signal communication with a cloud-based computing resource, the edge device being operative to:
- interrogate the pump control node of the fuel dispenser for metrological information about the fuel dispenser;
- receive the metrological information from the pump control node;
- and
- send the metrological information to a remote location.
A method performed at a cloud-based computing resource for determining fuel dispenser metrological compliance at multiple fueling sites each having a plurality of fuel dispensers, the method comprising steps of:
- receiving a compliance request from a compliance entity for metrological information from a selected fuel dispenser;
- validate the compliance request;
- and
- provide compliance data to the compliance entity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.