Patent ID: 8905089

Claim:
A system for reducing unintentional mixing of different liquid types in a storage tank, the system comprising: a first identification device coupled to a tanker truck, the tanker truck including a container having a liquid stored therein, the first identification device configured to generate a first signal; a relay device including a first wireless communication device and a reader device that operates to: receive identifying information via the reader device from a second signal originating from a second identification device associated with a storage tank; and transmit the identifying information via the first wireless communication device; a control system including at least one processing device that operates to: receive the first signal from the first identification device; receive the identifying information from the second signal via a second wireless communication device; and determine whether a type of the liquid stored in the container is the same as a type of a liquid to be stored in the storage tank, prior to a transfer of the liquid from the container of the tanker truck into the storage tank.