US 11,673,789 B1
Detecting locations associated with anomalous fuel dispensing operations within a network of gas stations
Boonchai Matthew Ragan, Lewisville, TX (US); Sravan Kumar Ayyappa Akula, Aubrey, TX (US); Joshua Michael Rothenberg, Dallas, TX (US); Jake Ylli Hoxha, Farmers Branch, TX (US); Deviprasad Mulluru, Flower Mound, TX (US); Srikanth Gandra, Frisco, TX (US); Scott Albert, Dallas, TX (US); and Srikanth Subramanian, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to 7-ELEVEN, INC., Irving, TX (US)
Filed by 7-Eleven, Inc., Irving, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/869,679.
Application 17/869,679 is a continuation of application No. 17/813,560, filed on Jul. 19, 2022.
Int. Cl. B67D 7/22 (2010.01); B67D 7/08 (2010.01); B67D 7/16 (2010.01); B67D 7/14 (2010.01); B67D 7/30 (2010.01)
CPC B67D 7/221 (2013.01) [B67D 7/085 (2013.01); B67D 7/14 (2013.01); B67D 7/16 (2013.01); B67D 7/302 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a memory configured to store a threshold volume per unit time parameter associated with fuel to be dispensed from a fuel dispensing terminal during a fuel dispensing operation, wherein the threshold volume per unit time parameter is configurable; and
a processor operably coupled with the memory, and configured to:
determine an interaction period during which the fuel dispensing operation is performed at the fuel dispensing terminal;
determine a volume of fuel dispensed from the fuel dispensing terminal during the interaction period;
determine an measured volume per unit time parameter associated with fuel dispensed from the fuel dispensing terminal by dividing the determined volume of fuel by the interaction period;
compare the measured volume per unit time parameter with the threshold volume per unit time parameter;
determine that the measured volume per unit time parameter is less than the threshold volume per unit time parameter;
in response to determining that the measured volume per unit time parameter is less than the threshold volume per unit time parameter:
determine a timestamp window associated with the fuel dispensing operation;
retrieve a video feed that shows the fuel dispensing terminal during the timestamp window, wherein the video feed is captured by a camera facing a space where the fuel dispensing terminal is located;
create a file associated with the fuel dispensing operation;
store the video feed in the file associated with the fuel dispensing operation; and
communicate an alert message that indicates the fuel dispensing operation is associated with an anomaly that indicates a discrepancy between the measured volume per unit time parameter and the threshold volume per unit time parameter.