Method and system for reporting and diagnosing components of a bulk fuel distribution facility
First Claim
1. A method for reporting and monitoring of system components and for detecting at least one of errors and potential problems in components of a bulk fuel distribution facility comprising:
- configuring stand alone software modules of the bulk fuel distribution facility;
configuring fuel product hardware of the bulk fuel distribution facility;
configuring software modules associated with the fuel product hardware of the bulk fuel distribution facility;
checking the stand alone software modules, fuel product hardware, and software modules associated with fuel product hardware for at least one of errors and potential problems; and
reviewing results determined by the checking of the stand alone software modules, fuel product hardware, and software modules associated with fuel product hardware for at least one of errors and potential problems.
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Abstract
A method and system integrates the monitoring of system components and detecting errors or potential problems (or both) in components of bulk fuel distribution facilities. Generally, the method and system includes a diagnostic support module for identifying what stand alone software modules, what fuel hardware, and what software interfaces/drivers associated with the fuel hardware are present in a bulk fuel distribution facility. After the diagnostic support module identifies the unique system components of a particular bulk fuel facility that can comprise software and fuel hardware, the diagnostic support module can perform system checks of the system components to determine if any system components are missing or if errors or potential problems (or any combination thereof) may exist in a particular bulk fuel distribution facility. The system checks performed by the diagnostic support module can include comparing information collected from the system components against a predetermined set of validation rules.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for reporting and monitoring of system components and for detecting at least one of errors and potential problems in components of a bulk fuel distribution facility comprising:
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configuring stand alone software modules of the bulk fuel distribution facility;
configuring fuel product hardware of the bulk fuel distribution facility;
configuring software modules associated with the fuel product hardware of the bulk fuel distribution facility;
checking the stand alone software modules, fuel product hardware, and software modules associated with fuel product hardware for at least one of errors and potential problems; and
reviewing results determined by the checking of the stand alone software modules, fuel product hardware, and software modules associated with fuel product hardware for at least one of errors and potential problems. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for monitoring and for detecting at least one of errors and potential problems in system components of a bulk fuel distribution facility comprising:
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a bulk fuel distribution facility comprising;
a fuel tank;
fuel tank hardware and software coupled to the fuel tank;
a SCADA system; and
a diagnostic support module for troubleshooting errors and potential problems existing in the fuel tank hardware and software and the SCADA system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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