Patent ID: 9668603
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A47J,G01F

Claim:
1. A system for remote fuel level detection comprising: a weighing instrument for coupling to a propane tank for determining measurement values for a weight of the propane tank, wherein the propane tank is for coupling to a cooking apparatus to provide the fuel to the cooking apparatus, the weighing instrument further comprising a kitchen scale for determining measurement values for a weight of one or more food items; a computing device comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing executable instructions to configure the at least one processor to: receive, via a wireless communication link, the measurement values for the weight of the propane tank; correlate the measurement values to data values stored in a database to determine an amount of fuel in the propane tank and output data values corresponding to a weight of the one or more food items; and provide the amount of fuel in the propane tank to a user interface, wherein the user interface provides an indication of the amount of fuel in the propane tank and the output data values.