Dispensing meter authorization

A fluid management system comprising:

• an external data source configured to generate a user-identification signal including user-identification data;
• a fluid dispensing meter comprising:
• a trigger control mechanism mounted in a body of the fluid dispensing meter, the trigger control mechanism controllable between an activated state, where the fluid dispensing meter can dispense fluid, and a deactivated state, where the fluid dispensing meter is prevented from dispensing fluid;
• a data receiver mounted on the fluid dispensing meter, the receiver configured to receive the user-identification data from the external data source;
• a control board disposed on the fluid dispensing meter, the control board comprising:
• a processor;
• and
• a memory encoded with instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• recall approved user identities from the memory;
• compare the approved user identities to the user-identification data received from the authenticator;
• associate work order information with a user identified by the user-identification data;
• and
• control the trigger control mechanism between the activated state and the deactivated state based on the comparison of the user-identification data and the approved user identities.

A method of authorizing a fluid dispense, the method comprising:

• receiving user-identification data at a processor of a fluid dispensing meter, the user-identification data configured to identify a user;
• recalling, from a memory of the fluid dispensing meter, a list of authorized users and comparing, with the processor, the user-identification data and the list of authorized users;
• determining, with the processor, an authorization status of the user based on the comparison of the user-identification data and the list of authorized users;
• generating work order information;
• associating, with the processor, the work order information with the user based on the user-identification data;
• and
• controlling, with the processor, a trigger control mechanism of the fluid dispensing meter between an activated state and a deactivated state based on the authorization status of the user.

A method of authorizing a fluid dispense comprising:

• generating work order information;
• associating the work order information with a list of authorized users to generate a list of approved users;
• transmitting the list of approved users to a fluid dispensing meter and storing the list of approved users in a memory of the fluid dispensing meter, wherein the list of approved users provides the list of authorized users;
• receiving user-identification data at a processor of the fluid dispensing meter, the user-identification data configured to identify a user;
• recalling, from the memory of the fluid dispensing meter, the list of authorized users and comparing, with the processor, the user-identification data and the list of authorized users;
• determining, with the processor, an authorization status of the user based on the comparison of the user-identification data and the list of authorized users;
• and
• controlling, with the processor, a trigger control mechanism of the fluid dispensing meter between an activated state and a deactivated state based on the authorization status of the user.