Fuel dispenser having selectively viewable secondary display
AssigneeGilbarco Inc.
InventorsScott D. Slabbekoorn, Felix La Pietra, Anny Liao, Edward Asbell Payne
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Abstract
A fuel dispenser comprises a housing enclosing fluid handling components including a fluid flow meter. The housing has a user interface including a panel display. A control system is in electrical communication with the user interface and is operative to display money and volume information on the panel display during a fueling transaction. A secondary display having digit structure that registers fuel dispensing information is in electrical communication with the control system. The secondary display is configured to not be viewable by a customer during a fueling transaction.
Claims23
A method of displaying fuel dispensing information on a fuel dispenser comprising:
- (a) providing a fuel dispenser having:
- a panel display;
- a control system operative to display money and volume information on the panel display during a fueling transaction;
- a secondary display in electrical communication with said control system, the secondary display having digit structure that registers the fuel dispensing information;
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- the secondary display configured to be substantially opaque when an opacity signal is applied thereto so as to not be viewable by a customer but viewable by the customer when the opacity signal is not applied thereto;
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- (b) applying the opacity signal to the secondary display so as to render it substantially opaque.
A fuel dispenser comprising:
- a housing enclosing fluid handling components including a fluid flow meter;
- said housing having a user interface, said user interface including a panel display;
- a control system in electrical communication with said user interface, said control system operative to display money and volume information on the panel display during a fueling transaction;
- a secondary display in electrical communication with said control system, the secondary display having digit structure that registers fuel dispensing information;
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- the secondary display configured to be not viewable by a customer as dispensing is in progress.
A display assembly for a fuel dispenser comprising:
- a panel display;
- a control system operative to display money and volume information on the panel display during a fueling transaction;
- a secondary display in electrical communication with said control system, the secondary display having digit structure that registers fuel dispensing information;
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- the secondary display configured to be substantially opaque as dispensing is in progress so as to not be viewable by a customer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.