Method and system for remotely processing volumetric data
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1. A method for transmitting readings taken from within a storage tank, the method comprising:
- activating a control box at a predetermined time;
taking a plurality of readings;
transmitting from the control box the plurality of readings;
determining if a response was received;
in response to a determination that a response was received, placing the control box in a power saving state;
if it is determined that a response was not received, retransmitting the plurality of readings and determining if said response was received after a retransmission;
if it is determined that a response was received after retransmission, placing the control box in the power saving state; and
if said response was not received after a predetermined number of retransmissions, placing the control box in the power saving state;
at the central location, receiving a request for a measurement from a user at a remote location, wherein the request for a measurement identifies a storage tank for which the measurement is desired and a time frame for which the measurement is desired;
calculating at the central location the measurement based on the request and the plurality of readings; and
transmitting the calculated measurement from the central location to the remote location.
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Abstract
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a system for providing storage tank measurements to a remote location is provided. The system includes a control box configured to take a plurality of readings from within the storage tank and transmit those readings to a master computer. The master computer is configured to receive and store the plurality of readings, and in response to receiving a request for a measurement for the storage tank, calculate the requested measurement utilizing the received readings. The calculated measurements are then transmitted to the device requesting the measurements.
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1. A method for transmitting readings taken from within a storage tank, the method comprising:
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activating a control box at a predetermined time; taking a plurality of readings; transmitting from the control box the plurality of readings; determining if a response was received; in response to a determination that a response was received, placing the control box in a power saving state; if it is determined that a response was not received, retransmitting the plurality of readings and determining if said response was received after a retransmission; if it is determined that a response was received after retransmission, placing the control box in the power saving state; and if said response was not received after a predetermined number of retransmissions, placing the control box in the power saving state; at the central location, receiving a request for a measurement from a user at a remote location, wherein the request for a measurement identifies a storage tank for which the measurement is desired and a time frame for which the measurement is desired; calculating at the central location the measurement based on the request and the plurality of readings; and transmitting the calculated measurement from the central location to the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing storage tank measurements to a user at a remote location, the system comprising:
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a control box configured to take a plurality of readings from within a storage tank and transmit those readings; a master computer at a central location configured to receive and store the plurality of readings; a remote location configured to; receive a request from a user to view a measurement for the storage tank, wherein the received request for a measurement identifies the storage tank for which the measurement is desired and a time frame for which the measurement is desired; determine if the requested measurement is stored at the remote location; in response to determining that the requested measurement is stored at the remote location, displaying the requested measurements to the user at the remote location; in response to determining that the .requested measurement is not stored at the remote location, transmitting the request to the master computer at the central location; and wherein in response to receiving a request from the remote location for a measurement for the storage tank, the master computer is further configured to; calculate the requested measurement utilizing the received and stored readings; and transmit the calculated measurement to the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. In a computer system having a computer-readable medium including a computer-executable program therein for performing the method of remotely presenting a measurement taken from within a storage tank, the method comprising:
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at a remote location, receiving a request from a user to view a measurement for a storage tank; determining if the requested measurement is stored at the remote location; in response to determining that the requested measurement is stored at the remote location, displaying the requested measurements to the user at the remote location; in response to determining that the requested measurement is not stored at the remote location, transmitting the request to the central location; and receiving from the central location, a response to the request including the requested measurement calculated at the central location; and displaying the requested measurement to the user and storing the requested measurement at the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for transmitting readings taken from within a storage tank, comprising:
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a means for activating a control box at a predetermined time, wherein said predetermined time is adjustable; a means for taking a plurality of readings from within the storage tank, wherein at least one of those readings determines the amount of fluid contained within the storage tank; a means for transmitting the plurality of readings from the control box to a remote location; a means for determining if a response was received; a means for determining if a command to adjust the predetermined time was received and for adjusting said predetermined time; a means for placing the control box in a power saving state at a central location; a means for storing the plurality of readings transmitted from the control box; a means for receiving a request for a measurement from a user at a remote location, wherein the request for a measurement identifies a storage tank for which the measurement is desired and a time frame for which the measurement is desired; a means for calculating at the central location the measurement based on the request and the plurality of readings; and a means for transmitting the calculated measurement from the central location to the remote location; at the remote location; a means for receiving a request from a user to view a measurement for the storage tank; a means to determine if the requested measurement is stored at the remote location; a means for displaying the requested measurement to the user at the remote location in response to a determination that the requested measurement is stored at the remote location; a means for transmitting the request to a central location in response to a determination that the requested measurement is not stored at the remote location; a means for receiving from the central location, a response to the request including the requested measurement calculated at the central location; and a means for displaying the requested measurement to the user and storing the requested measurement at the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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