Determining fuel usage
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1. A system for quantifying fuel flow from a substantially stationary consumer container, comprising:
- a computing device;
a flow sensor;
a fill gauge in direct connection with said flow sensor, the fill gauge in communication with the computing device through the direct connection with said flow sensor;
a communications medium in communication with said flow sensor;
a receiver in communication with said communication medium; and
a display in communication with said receiver,the computing device in communication with said display, said computing device capable of calculating a fuel ordering window, said fuel ordering window including a staff date, staff time, end date and end time, andsaid computing device further capable of ordering a fuel refill, said fuel refill requiring an authorization by a user.
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Abstract
A system, device, and method for quantifying fuel flow from a substantially stationary consumer container is contemplated. The system includes a flow sensor, a communications medium, and a receiver. Both the flow sensor and the receiver are in communication with the communications medium. The system may include a display, a computing device in communication with the receiver and an environmental sensor in communication with the communications medium. The communications medium may be wireless.
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1. A system for quantifying fuel flow from a substantially stationary consumer container, comprising:
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a computing device; a flow sensor; a fill gauge in direct connection with said flow sensor, the fill gauge in communication with the computing device through the direct connection with said flow sensor; a communications medium in communication with said flow sensor; a receiver in communication with said communication medium; and a display in communication with said receiver, the computing device in communication with said display, said computing device capable of calculating a fuel ordering window, said fuel ordering window including a staff date, staff time, end date and end time, and said computing device further capable of ordering a fuel refill, said fuel refill requiring an authorization by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device for quantifying fuel flow from a substantially stationary consumer container, comprising:
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a computing device; a flow sensor for quantifying flow into data; a fill gauge in direct connection with said flow sensor, the fill gauge in communication with the computing device through the direct connection with said flow sensor; an input for presenting flow at said flow sensor; a transmitter in communication with said flow sensor for communicating said data; and q receiver in communication with said transmitter, the computing device in communication with said receiver, said computing device capable of calculating a fuel ordering window, said fuel ordering window including a start date, start time, end date and end time, and said computing device further capable of ordering a fuel refill, said fuel refill requiring an authorization by a user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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