Anomaly detection and controlling fuel dispensing operations using fuel volume determinations
US11993507B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2023 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F13/025
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system determines that a fuel dispensing operation may be anomalous. In response, the system accesses fuel inventory data that indicates fuel levels in a fuel tank within a threshold period. The system determines a measure amount of fuel that left the fuel tank based on the fuel inventory data. The system determines a calculated amount of dispensed fuel associated with one or more fuel dispensing operations within the threshold period. The system compares the measured amount of fuel that left the fuel tank with the calculated amount of dispensed fuel. The system determines that the measured amount of fuel that left the fuel tank is more than the calculated amount of dispensed fuel. In response, the system confirms that the fuel dispensing operation is anomalous and communicates an electronic signal to the fuel dispensing terminal that causes the fuel dispensing terminal to stop dispensing fuel.
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