Automatic remote management of fuel filling stations
US11952261B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/087
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus (2) for monitoring a set of fuel dispensers (101, 102, . . . 10N) of filing stations (11, 12, . . . 1M), for providing fuel stored in tanks (11) to vehicles, may include interfaces (21) to receive measurements from output probes (301, 302, . . . 30N) measuring fuel flowing through nozzles (111, 112, . . . 10N); measurements from amount probes (31) measuring a stored amount contained within the tank; and receipt data of fuel delivered; a memory (22) to store at least part of said measurements, and a computing means (23). The computing means may be configured for: determining two subsequent fuel deliveries for which stored amounts measured at the start of said deliveries are substantially equals; determining a suspicious situation by comparing said receipt data corresponding to said subsequent fuel deliveries with the sum of measurements provided by said output probes during the time period between these two subsequent deliveries; and triggering an action when a suspicious situation is determined.
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