SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING AND REPORTING CHANGING LEVELS OF LIQUIDS IN STORAGE TANKS
First Claim
1. A method of operating an autonomous fluid level sensing device, comprising:
- detecting, using a fluid level sensor, a level of liquid in a storage tank, in response to determining that the storage tank is not moving; and
sending, using a sensing device transceiver, a message based on the level of liquid in the storage tank.
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Abstract
A system for measuring and reporting changing levels of liquids in a storage tank includes a sensing device having a fluid level sensor, an accelerometer, a wireless transceiver, and a microcontroller for detecting the volume of liquid in the storage tank in response to determining that the storage tank is not moving and sending an alert message if the volume of liquid in the storage tank has changed from a previous volume by a threshold amount. The system also includes a central tracking computer having a tracking database and being interfaced to the Internet, and a master control unit attached to the storage tank. The master control unit is for: receiving the alert message from the sensing device; obtaining the location of the storage tank; and communicating the alert message and the location of the storage tank to the central tracking computer for storage in the tracking database.
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1. A method of operating an autonomous fluid level sensing device, comprising:
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detecting, using a fluid level sensor, a level of liquid in a storage tank, in response to determining that the storage tank is not moving; and sending, using a sensing device transceiver, a message based on the level of liquid in the storage tank. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An autonomous fluid level sensing device comprising:
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a fluid level sensor for detecting a level of liquid in a storage tank; and a means for determining whether the storage tank is moving; a sensing device transceiver; and a sensing device microcontroller in communication with the fluid level sensor, the means for determining whether the storage tank is moving, and the sensing device transceiver, the sensing device microcontroller executing instructions for; detecting, using the fluid level sensor, the level of liquid in the storage tank, in response to determining, using the means for determining whether the storage tank is moving, that the storage tank is not moving; and sending, using the sensing device transceiver, a message based on the level of liquid in the storage tank. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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