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A method and apparatus for monitoring and maintenance of unattended robot liquid storage and dispensing sites, including a site controller and site monitor. The site monitor continuously appends text strings received from the site controller to HTML text log files and HTLM text report files and simu

A method and apparatus for monitoring and maintenance of unattended robot liquid storage and dispensing sites, including a site controller and site monitor. The site monitor continuously appends text strings received from the site controller to HTML text log files and HTLM text report files and simultaneously compares the stored text strings representing site events to be monitored with evaluation messages. Each evaluation message is linked to an alert code, which in response to an evaluation message text string match initiates a particular set of responses, including sending notice of site failures and other remote site information to a home office via fax, pager and/or email. The site monitor also collects the information gathered from the site controller, the tank monitor, alarm system and any other site devices and stores the information in a one or more HTML text files, which information then takes the form of a web page with hypertext links to images related to the stored information.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An apparatus enabling an operator to remotely manage a liquid storage and dispensing system, comprising:a) a site controller for receiving information from said liquid storage and dispensing system, wherein said information may correspond to data relating to a failure i

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An apparatus enabling an operator to remotely manage a liquid storage and dispensing system, comprising:a) a site controller for receiving information from said liquid storage and dispensing system, wherein said information may correspond to data relating to a failure in said system and converting said information to one or more text strings; andb) a site monitor linked to said site controller and a webserver, said site monitor including means for:i) determining if said information is a sales transaction;ii) if said information is not a sales transaction, finding a match between said text strings and any one of a plurality of stored evaluation messages corresponding to said information; andiii) initiating a particular set of responses based on said match, including automatically informing said operator of said system failure.