Collecting and communicating temperature and volume data directly from a dispenser

In a liquid product reconciliation system, a method of communicating in real-time temperature and volume readings directly from a dispenser in order to accurately adjust a physical volume of liquid product actually dispensed based on the temperature at a point of measurement within the liquid product dispenser, the method comprising:

• collecting a plurality of flow data at a plurality of times at a dispenser, each of the plurality of flow data corresponding to a volume of liquid product dispensed from the dispenser during a time interval;
• while said liquid product is dispensed from the dispenser, collecting a plurality of temperature data at a plurality of times within said time interval, each said temperature data being representative of a temperature of said liquid product at one of said plurality of times, the plurality of temperature data collected from one or more temperature probes located within the dispenser at one or more of an inlet conduit to a pump meter, the pump meter, or an outlet conduit extending form the pump meter to a nozzle;
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• storing said plurality of flow data and said plurality of temperature data at one or more of a retail system or a centralized inventory management system for use in temperature adjusting the volume of liquid product dispensed from a tank.

In a liquid product reconciliation system, a computer program product for implementing a method of communicating in real-time temperature and volume readings directly from a dispenser order to accurately adjust a physical volume of liquid product actually dispensed based on the temperature at a point of measurement within the fuel dispenser, the computer program product comprising one or more computer readable media having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, can cause the liquid product reconciliation system to perform the following:

• collecting a plurality of flow data at a plurality of times at a dispenser, each of the plurality of flow data corresponding to a volume of liquid product dispensed from the dispenser during a time interval;
• while said liquid product is dispensed from the dispenser, collect a plurality of temperature data at a plurality of times within said time interval, each said temperature data being representative of a temperature of said liquid product at one of said plurality of times, the plurality of temperature data collected from one or more temperature probes located within the dispenser at one or more of an inlet conduit to a pump meter, the pump meter, or an outlet conduit extending form the pump meter to a nozzle;
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• store said plurality of flow data and said plurality of temperature data at one or more of a retail system or a centralized inventory management system for use in temperature adjusting the volume of liquid product dispensed from a tank.