Crossover protection system graphical user interfaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016130130-A1
Application number	US-201514922646-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 26, 2015
Priority date	Nov 7, 2014
Publication date	May 12, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Crossover protection system graphical user interfaces, crossover protection systems that display graphical user interfaces, and methods for pairing tank delivery connectors with product delivery vehicle systems are provided. A tank delivery connector reads a tank tag with a tank tag reader, and transmits a tank tag indicator associated with the tank tag with network interface hardware. An electronic control unit receives the tank tag indicator with network interface hardware, determines a distribution tank fuel type associated with a distribution tank based on the tank tag indicator, determines that the tank delivery connector is associated with a tank compartment of a product delivery vehicle based on the tank tag indicator, and displays a graphical user interface on the display. The graphical user interface includes a tank delivery connector graphic displayed proximate a tank compartment graphic to indicate that the tank delivery connector is associated with the first tank compartment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A crossover protection system comprising:
an electronic control unit comprising a first processor, first network interface hardware communicatively coupled to the first processor, a first memory module communicatively coupled to the first processor, and first machine readable instructions stored in the first memory module; a tank delivery connector communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit, the tank delivery connector comprising a second processor, a tank tag reader communicatively coupled to the second processor, second network interface hardware communicatively coupled to the second processor, a second memory module communicatively coupled to the second processor, and second machine readable instructions stored in the second memory module; a display communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit, wherein: the second machine readable instructions stored in the second memory module cause the tank delivery connector to perform at least the following when executed by the second processor:
read a tank tag with the tank tag reader; and
transmit a tank tag indicator associated with the tank tag with the second network interface hardware;
the first machine readable instructions stored in the first memory module cause the electronic control unit to perform at least the following when executed by the first processor:
receive the tank tag indicator with the first network interface hardware;
determine a distribution tank fuel type associated with a distribution tank based on the tank tag indicator;
determine that the tank delivery connector is associated with a first tank compartment of a product delivery vehicle based on the tank tag indicator; and
display a graphical user interface on the display, the graphical user interface comprising:
a schematic representation of the product delivery vehicle, the schematic representation including a plurality of tank compartment graphics, each tank compartment graphic of the plurality of tank compartment graphics depicting a tank compartment of the product delivery vehicle, the plurality of tank compartment graphics including a first tank compartment graphic and a second tank compartment graphic, wherein the first tank compartment graphic is associated with the first tank compartment of the product delivery vehicle and the second tank compartment graphic is associated with a second tank compartment of the product delivery vehicle; and
a tank delivery connector graphic displayed proximate the first tank compartment graphic to indicate that the tank delivery connector is associated with the first tank compartment.

2 . The crossover protection system of claim 1 , wherein the tank delivery connector graphic is displayed proximate the first tank compartment graphic to indicate that fuel is flowing through the tank delivery connector from the first tank compartment.

3 . The crossover protection system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface further comprises a plurality of graphical indications of fuel type, wherein the plurality of graphical indications of fuel type include a first graphical indication of fuel type and a second graphical indication of fuel type, wherein the first graphical indication of fuel type is displayed proximate the first tank compartment graphic, thereby indicating that the first tank compartment includes a first fuel type, wherein the second graphical indication of fuel type is displayed proximate the second tank compartment graphic, thereby indicating that the second tank compartment includes a second fuel type.

4 . The crossover protection system of claim 1 , the graphical user interface further comprising a bypass status indicator, a loading status indicator, and a master air status indicator.

5 . The crossover protection system of claim 1 , the graphical user interface further comprising a plurality of API status indicators and a plurality of solenoid status indicators, wherein the plurality of API status indicators includes a first API status indicator and a second API status indicator, wherein the plurality of solenoid status indicators includes a first solenoid status indicator and a second solenoid status indicator, wherein the first API status indicator and the first solenoid status indicator are displayed proximate the first tank compartment, wherein the second API status indicator and the second solenoid status indicator are displayed proximate the second tank compartment.

6 . The crossover protection system of claim 1 , the graphical user interface further comprising a tank delivery connector status portion.

7 . The crossover protection system of claim 6 , wherein the tank delivery connector status portion displays status information for a plurality of tank delivery connectors, wherein the status information for a first tank delivery connector of the plurality of tank delivery connectors includes that the first tank delivery connector has not yet been detected, that the first tank delivery connector is idle, that the first tank delivery connector is locked into place on the distribution tank, that the first tank delivery connector is searching for the tank tag, that the first tank delivery connector has read the tank tag, that the first tank delivery connector has read the tank tag of a particular fuel type, or that fuel is flowing through the first tank delivery connector.

8 . A crossover protection system comprising:
an electronic control unit comprising a first processor, first network interface hardware communicatively coupled to the first processor, a first memory module communicatively coupled to the first processor, and first machine readable instructions stored in the first memory module; a tank delivery connector communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit, the tank delivery connector comprising a second processor, a tank tag reader communicatively coupled to the second processor, second network interface hardware communicatively coupled to the second processor, a second memory module communicatively coupled to the second processor, and second machine readable instructions stored in the second memory module; a display communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit, wherein: the second machine readable instructions stored in the second memory module cause the tank delivery connector to perform at least the following when executed by the second processor:
read a tank tag with the tank tag reader; and
transmit a tank tag indicator associated with the tank tag with the second network interface hardware;
the first machine readable instructions stored in the first memory module cause the electronic control unit to perform at least the following when executed by the first processor:
receive the tank tag indicator with the first network interface hardware;
determine a distribution tank fuel type associated with a distribution tank based on the tank tag indicator; and
display a graphical user interface on the display, the graphical user interface comprising:
a schematic representation of a product delivery vehicle, the schematic representation including a plurality of tank compartment graphics, each tank compartment graphic of the plurality of tank compartment graphics depicting a tank compartment of the product delivery vehicle, the plurality of tank compartment graphics including a first tank compartment graphic and a second tank compartment graphic, wherein the first tank compartment graphic is associated with a first tank compartment including a first fuel type that matches the distribution tank fuel type, and the second tank compartment graphic is associated with a second tank compartment including a second fuel type that does not match the distribution tank fuel type; and
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Assignees

• Capital Formation Inc

Inventors

• Nelson Mikael A
• Pandey Kapil
• Finnell Scott A
• Blair Jeffrey J

Classifications

• B67D7/348

  by interrogating an information transmitter, e.g. a transponder (B67D7/145 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B67D2007/0446

  measuring physical properties of the fluid to be dispensed · CPC title

• B67D7/342

  by discriminating the kind of liquid by analysis or by physical properties, e.g. vapour-pressure · CPC title

• B67D7/04 Primary

  for transferring fuels, lubricants or mixed fuels and lubricants · CPC title

• G05B15/02

  electric · CPC title