Virtual real-time liquid product book to physical reconciliation process in a dynamic environment
First Claim
1. In a dynamic liquid product distribution environment, a method of providing a virtual real-time perpetual book to physical reconciliation for one or more of a plurality of tanks while liquid product is being dispensed therefrom, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to perform a liquid product book to physical reconciliation process for one or more storage tanks;
identifying the status of one or more liquid product dispensers corresponding to the one or more storage tanks;
while said one or more liquid product dispensers are in an active state, taking a plurality of measurements within the one or more storage tanks and said one or more liquid product dispensers; and
based on said plurality of measurements, automatically performing said liquid product book to physical reconciliation process.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a virtual real-time liquid product book to physical reconciliation process within a dynamic environment. The method can include receiving a request to perform a liquid product book to physical reconciliation process for one or more storage tanks at a retail facility. Once received, the status of one or more liquid product dispensers corresponding to the one or more storage tanks can be identified. A plurality of measurements can be made while the one or more liquid product dispensers are in an active state and dispensing the liquid product. With the data indicative of the plurality of measurements, the method can automatically perform the liquid product book to physical reconciliation process.
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25 Claims
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1. In a dynamic liquid product distribution environment, a method of providing a virtual real-time perpetual book to physical reconciliation for one or more of a plurality of tanks while liquid product is being dispensed therefrom, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to perform a liquid product book to physical reconciliation process for one or more storage tanks;
identifying the status of one or more liquid product dispensers corresponding to the one or more storage tanks;
while said one or more liquid product dispensers are in an active state, taking a plurality of measurements within the one or more storage tanks and said one or more liquid product dispensers; and
based on said plurality of measurements, automatically performing said liquid product book to physical reconciliation process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. At a centralized station, a method of performing a virtual real-time liquid product book to physical volume reconciliation by rapidly accumulating data over a predetermined time period at a plurality of measurement devices and monitoring sale transactions during the predetermined time period, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to initiate a liquid product book to physical volume reconciliation process for one or more storage tanks, said request received while one or more liquid product dispensers, corresponding to said one or more storage tanks, are in an active state;
collecting a plurality of measurement data from a plurality of measurement devices over a predetermined period of time, said plurality of measurement data taken at rapid intervals over said predetermined period of time;
assigning a time-stamp to each of said plurality of measurement data;
monitoring sales transactions during said predetermined period of time; and
after said predetermined period of time, using said plurality of measurement data and said monitored sales transactions to complete the liquid product book to physical volume reconciliation process. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In a dynamic liquid product distribution environment, a computer program product for implementing a method of providing a virtual real-time perpetual book to physical reconciliation for one or more of a plurality of tanks while liquid product is being dispensed there from, 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 distributed computing system to perform the following:
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receive a request to perform a liquid product book to physical reconciliation process for one or more storage tanks;
identify the status of one or more liquid product dispensers corresponding to the one or more storage tanks;
while said one or more liquid product dispensers are in an active state, take a plurality of measurements using measurement devices within the one or more storage tanks and said one or more liquid product dispensers; and
based on said plurality of measurements, automatically perform said liquid product book to physical reconciliation process. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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