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Oil heating tank meter for monitoring a plurality of variables

  • US 7,602,671 B2
  • Filed: 07/10/2007
  • Issued: 10/13/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A detachable electronic meter for tracking, verifying, and recording one or more variables, the meter comprising:

  • a distance measuring module for measuring a distance of an object by sending a first signal from the distance measuring module toward the object and receiving a second signal from the object;

    an inputting device for inputting information concerning the one or more variables via a keypad;

    a central processing unit (CPU) for determining the one or more variables;

    a display screen for displaying information concerning the one or more variables provided by the CPU;

    an alarm system for notifying a user of the detachable electronic meter with information regarding the one or more variables;

    a connecting link for connecting the detachable electronic meter to a fuel tank system;

    a housing adapted to be removably attachable to the fuel tank wherein the housing at least partially encloses the electronic meter; and

    a communication device for transmitting first data from the detachable electronic meter to one or more external fuel, fuel tank, and fuel-software dependent sources;

    wherein the first data is authenticated by an authentication device at the fuel-software dependent source before communication with the one or more external fuel and fuel tank dependent sources is permitted;

    wherein, after authentication of the first data, the one or more external fuel, fuel tank, and fuel-software dependent sources selectively transmit second data to the detachable electronic meter, the second data including automatic real-time updates regarding (i) pre-existing application programs and (ii) new application programs, where both types of application programs relate to fuel monitoring and fuel tank maintenance; and

    wherein the automatic real-time updates are stored either in a local storage station or a remote storage station, where both storage stations are independent of a location of the external sources.

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