Patent ID: 9041548
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: B64F,B67D,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A battery-powered fueling data collection unit for use with a meter and a register associated with a fuel transfer apparatus and for use with a system for managing fueling transactions of a fleet operator for fueling multiple vehicles at multiple locations, using fuel transfer apparatuses at multiple locations, the fueling data collection unit being adapted to work with both digital and mechanical fuel meters/fuel registers, the fueling data collection unit comprising: a fueling data interface module for receiving fueling information from the fueling meter and/or register, and including a serial input port for receiving electronic signals from a digital fuel meter/digital fuel register and further including one or more pulse input ports for receiving pulses from a pulse transmitter associated with a mechanical fuel meter/mechanical fuel register; a battery power source; a processor for monitoring the power level in the battery and for detecting if the power level in the battery drops below a threshold amount; and a communications module for wirelessly forwarding an alert to a remote computer to alert the remote computer that the battery power is low.