Apparatus and method for automatic gauge reading in an inventory control and management system
US8234084B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F23/804
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system includes a probe configured to be raised and lowered in a tank that is configured to receive a material. The system also includes a connector coupled to the probe and having at least one type of coding encoded on the connector. The system further includes a main unit configured to raise and lower the probe using the connector, digitally capture information associated with the at least one type of coding on the connector, determine a level reading identifying a level of the material in the tank using the captured information, and wirelessly transmit the determined level reading.
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