Patent ID: 8429095

Claim:
A method for controlling fluid delivery, the method comprising the steps of: providing a site controller for a fluid delivery location, the site controller having a first envelope of communication encompassing the fluid delivery location wherein wireless signals may be acquired; providing a fluid delivery device, the fluid delivery device having a second envelope of communication wherein wireless signals may be acquired within a short distance from the fluid delivery device; upon entry of a fluid container device within the first envelope of communication, wirelessly receiving at the site controller at least one of: a container identification code from the container, the container associated with the fluid container device; a first identification code from the fluid container device; an operator identification code from an operator identification device; and information regarding at least one of the container other than the container identification code, the fluid container device other than the first identification code and the operator other than the operator identification code; upon arrival of the fluid container device within the second envelope of communication, wirelessly receiving at the fluid delivery device before a fluid delivery a second identification code from the fluid container device, the fluid container device not physically associated with the fluid delivery device, and the site controller not physically associated with the fluid delivery device and the fluid container device; transmitting wirelessly, by the fluid delivery device, to the site controller the second identification code; upon comparing, by the site controller, the first identification code and the second identification code and determining that the appropriate fluid container should be delivered fluid, transmitting wirelessly from the site controller an activation instruction to the fluid delivery device, the activation instruction enabling the fluid delivery device to begin dispensing fluid; wirelessly receiving at the site controller certain information specific to the fluid delivery from the fluid delivery device; and transmitting wirelessly from the site controller a de-activation instruction to the fluid delivery device, the de-activation instruction enabling the fluid delivery device to stop dispensing fluid.