Patent ID: 7292993
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: G01F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for allowing a plurality of non-associated fuel dealers to remotely managing fuel storage in a plurality of customer storage locations comprising: a computer accessible by a plurality of fuel dealers; a measurer measuring the storage level of a fuel at a customer storage location and generating a measurement signal indicative thereof; a data processor associated with the measurer receiving and storing the measurement signal; a communicator wirelessly coupled to the data processor, the communicator transmitting the measurement signal to the computer via a communications network; an access interface associated with the computer and coupling the computer to the communications network; a database accessible by the computer containing a plurality of data associated with customer fuel storage levels for a plurality of customer accounts; a plurality of functional software modules executing on the computer by which one of the plurality of fuel dealers selectively manipulates the plurality of data associated with a particular customer storage location; comprising wherein a plurality of fuel dealer computers access the computer, each fuel dealer having a plurality of customer accounts to whom they supply fuel, each fuel dealer accessing the computer system via the authorization software and administering customer accounts via the administrative software.