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Fluid identification and tracking

  • US 8,805,592 B1
  • Filed: 03/10/2011
  • Issued: 08/12/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for fluid identification and tracking, comprising:

  • determining that a vehicle is receiving a fluid by means of a mechanism that controls, measures and reports receipt of fluids;

    determining an ingredient of the fluid;

    determining a vehicle location;

    determining by a computing device, based on the ingredient and the vehicle location, whether receipt of the fluid is allowable;

    in response to determining that receipt of the fluid at the vehicle location is not allowable, performing, by a computing device, a preventative measure comprising controlling the mechanism that controls, measures and reports receipt of fluids so that no further fluids may be received by the vehicle at the location;

    in response to determining that receipt of the fluid at the vehicle location is allowable;

    determining a subsequent vehicle location;

    determining that the vehicle is discharging at least a portion of the fluid by means of a mechanism that controls, measures and reports discharge of fluids;

    determining by a computing device, based on the ingredient and the subsequent location of the vehicle, whether discharging the fluid is allowable; and

    in response to determining that discharging the fluid at the subsequent location of the vehicle is not allowable, performing, by a computing device, a subsequent preventative measure comprising controlling the mechanism that controls discharge of fluids so that no further fluids may be discharged from the vehicle at the location.

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