Monitoring and reporting a liquid level of a commodity in a tank
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G08B-001/08
G06Q-010/08
G08C-017/02
G06Q-030/06
G06Q-010/10
출원번호
US-0092348
(2016-04-06)
등록번호
US-9911095
(2018-03-06)
발명자
/ 주소
Mashburn, Nicholas
Kemper, Nathan
출원인 / 주소
Tank Utility
대리인 / 주소
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
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초록▼
Techniques for monitoring and reporting a liquid level of a commodity in a tank includes measuring a commodity level in the tank using a tank meter and transmitting information indicating the commodity level to a server. A user may access the information from a user interface of a device to view the
Techniques for monitoring and reporting a liquid level of a commodity in a tank includes measuring a commodity level in the tank using a tank meter and transmitting information indicating the commodity level to a server. A user may access the information from a user interface of a device to view the commodity level of the tank, informing the user of whether the commodity level is low. A provider of the commodity may receive a notification when the tank level is low. Information about the location of the tank may be used to schedule a future delivery of the commodity to one or more tanks.
대표청구항▼
1. A system for monitoring a commodity stored in a tank, the system comprising: a Hall Effect sensor configured to detect a commodity level of the commodity stored in the tank;at least one sensor configured to measure temperature;a transmitter configured to transmit, over a wireless network, informa
1. A system for monitoring a commodity stored in a tank, the system comprising: a Hall Effect sensor configured to detect a commodity level of the commodity stored in the tank;at least one sensor configured to measure temperature;a transmitter configured to transmit, over a wireless network, information indicating the commodity level and temperature measured by the at least one sensor, wherein the transmitter is in communication with the Hall Effect sensor;a battery configured to periodically provide power to the Hall Effect sensor, wherein the Hall Effect sensor detects the commodity level and the transmitter transmits information indicating the commodity level over the wireless network during a mode when the battery is turned on, and wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit, over the wireless network, information indicating a power supply level associated with the battery, wherein the power supply level is based at least in part on a voltage signal of the battery;at least one processor; andat least one non-transitory storage medium storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, control the at least one processor to: receive the information indicating the commodity level, the temperature, and the power supply level;store the information indicating the commodity level, the temperature, and the power supply level in association with information identifying a user account corresponding to the tank;determine a commodity amount based, at least in part, on the commodity level and the temperature;determine a time to refill the tank based, at least in part, on the commodity amount and the temperature;present, on a display of a computing device associated with the user account, an indication of the commodity amount to a user;present, on the display of the computing device associated with the user, an indication of the time to refill the tank; andpresent, on the display of the computing device associated with the user, an indication of the power supply level to the user. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the information indicating the commodity level over a cellular data network. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the information indicating the commodity level over a local area network associated with a building that receives the commodity from the tank, and the system further comprises a router configured to provide the local area network and transmit the information indicating the commodity level. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine whether the commodity amount is below a threshold amount, and present, to the user, an indication of a low commodity amount if the commodity amount is determined to be below the threshold amount. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein determining whether the commodity amount is below a threshold amount comprises receiving information identifying a capacity of the tank from settings associated with the user account and determining a commodity amount based, at least in part, on the commodity amount and the capacity of the tank. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive, from the user, input requesting a commodity delivery and transmit an indication of the request to a computing device associated with a commodity provider. 7. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one visual indicator configured to provide an indication of a connectivity status of the transmitter to the wireless network. 8. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one visual indicator configured to provide an indication of transmission of the information indicating the commodity level over the wireless network. 9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a magnetic sensor coupled to the Hall Effect sensor and configured to receive a signal indicating a change in operating state when a magnet is positioned proximate to the magnetic sensor. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is configured to receive connectivity credentials associated with the wireless network from the computing device associated with the user account. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device associated with the user account is a phone or a tablet computer. 12. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to present, to the user, an indication of a high usage rate if a current usage rate is determined to be above an average usage rate. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to compare the power supply level to a threshold level and present, on the display of the computing device associated with the user account, an indication to replace the battery if the power supply level is below the threshold level. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit, over the wireless network, information indicating the commodity level after a delivery of the commodity to the tank. 15. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor includes a sensor positioned to measure temperature outside the tank. 16. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor includes a sensor positioned to measure temperature inside the tank.
Schnitz, Benjamin A.; Masters, Claude T.; Survant, George D., System, method, and device for measuring and reporting changing levels of liquids in storage tanks.
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