Flexible scheduler for a cellular reporting system
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1. A tank level monitoring system comprising:
- a monitor operatively connected to the tank to periodically monitor a level of product stored in the tank, the monitor including a user-defined measurement interval and reporting schedule programmed therein;
a data center in communication with the monitor via a data channel;
wherein the monitor measures the level of product stored in the tank at a first rate based on the user-defined measurement interval and reporting schedule; and
wherein the monitor transmits level measurement information containing at least two level measurements to the data center over the communication channel at a second rate based on the user-defined measurement interval and reporting schedule, the second rate being slower than the first rate.
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Abstract
A tank level monitoring system is provided. The system comprises a monitor and a data center. The monitor is operatively connected to the tank to periodically monitor a level of product stored in the tank. The monitor includes a user-defined reporting schedule programmed therein. The data center is in communication with the monitor via a data channel. The monitor transmits level measurement information to the data center over the communication channel based on the user-defined reporting schedule.
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1. A tank level monitoring system comprising:
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a monitor operatively connected to the tank to periodically monitor a level of product stored in the tank, the monitor including a user-defined measurement interval and reporting schedule programmed therein; a data center in communication with the monitor via a data channel;
wherein the monitor measures the level of product stored in the tank at a first rate based on the user-defined measurement interval and reporting schedule; andwherein the monitor transmits level measurement information containing at least two level measurements to the data center over the communication channel at a second rate based on the user-defined measurement interval and reporting schedule, the second rate being slower than the first rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of scheduling transmission of tank level measurement information from a tank level monitor to a data center via a communication channel, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a user input defining a measurement interval and reporting schedule containing a first rate which tank level measurements are to be taken and a second rate at which tank level measurement information containing tank level measurements taken at the first rate is to be reported, the first rate and the second rate being different; transmitting the measurement interval and reporting schedule to the tank level monitor; and receiving tank level measurement information containing the tank level measurements taken at the first rate based on the measurement interval and reporting schedule transmitted from the tank level monitor at the second rate in accordance with the measurement interval and reporting schedule. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of monitoring a product in a tank, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a user defined measurement interval and transmission schedule; monitoring a parameter of the product in the tank at a first rate defined in the user defined measurement interval and transmission schedule; and transmitting at a second rate information related to a plurality of the parameters monitored at the first rate in accordance with the user defined measurement interval and transmission schedule. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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