# US 12,008,664 B2 · Intelligent fuel dispensers > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,008,664 B2 - Document ID: US12008664B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/162,573 - Filed: 2021-01-29 - Published: 2021-05-20 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-21 - Assignees: Wayne Fueling Systems LLC - Applicants: Wayne Fueling Systems LLC - Inventors: John Joseph Morris; Scott R. Negley, III; Annika Birkler; Richard Carlsson; Patrick Jeitler; Randal S. Kretzler - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12008664B2 ## CPC - G06Q 50/06: Energy or water supply - B67D 7/04: for transferring fuels, lubricants or mixed fuels and lubricants - B67D 7/14: responsive to input of recorded programmed information, e.g. on punched cards - B67D 7/145: {by wireless communication means, e.g. RF, transponders or the like} - B67D 7/228: {using digital counting} - G06Q 20/145: {Payments according to the detected use or quantity} - G06Q 30/0251: Targeted advertisements - G06Q 30/0601: Electronic shopping [e-shopping] - G06V 20/20: in augmented reality scenes - G06V 20/52: Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects (recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69) - G06V 40/10: Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands - G06V 40/168: {Feature extraction; Face representation} - G06V 40/172: {Classification, e.g. identification} - G06V 40/28: {Recognition of hand or arm movements, e.g. recognition of deaf sign language (static hand signs G06V40/113)} - G07F 13/025: {wherein the volume is determined during delivery} - G06F 3/0481: based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance - G06F 2203/04108: Touchless 2D- digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface without distance measurement in the Z direction - G06Q 20/18: involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals - G06Q 30/0233: {Method of redeeming a frequent usage reward} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B67D: DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes B08B9/02; emptying or filling of bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, or similar containers, not otherwise provided for B67C; water supply E03; pipe systems F17D; domestic hot-water supply systems F24D; measuring volume, volume flow, mass flow or liquid level, metering by volume G01F; coin-freed or like apparatus G07F) - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract In general, intelligent fuel dispensers are provided. In at least some implementations, an intelligent fuel dispenser can determine customer identities and/or other characteristics and provide customized fueling sessions based on the determined customer identities and/or other characteristics. In at least some implementations, the fuel dispenser includes a touchless interface allowing customers to complete fueling sessions with minimal physical contact with the fuel dispenser. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a fuel dispenser including a display screen, an image sensor, and at least one data processor operatively connected to the display screen and the image sensor and configured to receive data characterizing an image from the image sensor, the image characterizing a visual depiction of a customer, and to determine identity information characterizing an identity of the customer from the received data; and a server operatively connected to the at least one data processor and configured to: receive the determined identity information from the at least one data processor, determine whether the identity information matches a feature associated with one or more unique identifiers of fuel dispencer users, determine whether the unique identifier associated with the feature matches one or more unique identifiers associated with one or more user profiles characterizing the fuel dispencer users, in response to determining that the unique identifier matches a unique identifier associated with one or more of the user profiles, provide the user profile to the at least one data processor of the fuel dispenser, wherein the user profile includes fueling preferences of the customer, wherein the at least one data processor of the fuel dispenser is configured to determine a fueling preferences screen based on the fueling preferences and to provide the fueling preferences screen to the display screen for viewing by the customer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes a personalized greeting based on the user profile. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes data characterizing a diagnostic status of a vehicle of the customer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes data characterizing loyalty information associated with the customer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes an option to redeem a discount, and the display screen is configured to receive an input from the customer to cause the discount to be redeemed. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes a pre-populated fuel grade, the pre-populated fuel grade selected based on the fueling preferences of the customer, and the display screen is configured to receive an input from the customer to cause the pre-populated fuel grade to be modified. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the fueling preferences screen is configured to display only those fuel grades compatible with a vehicle of the customer. ### Claim 8 A system comprising: a fuel dispenser including a display screen, an image sensor, and at least one data processor operatively connected to the display screen and the image sensor and configured to receive data characterizing an image from the image sensor, the image including a visual depiction of a customer, and to determine identity information characterizing an identity of the customer from the received data; and a server operatively connected to the at least one data processor and configured to: receive the determined identity information from the at least one data processor, determine a unique identifier associated with the customer, retrieve a user profile associated with the unique identifier, the user profile including fueling preferences of the customer, and provide the user profile to the at least one data processor of the fuel dispenser, wherein the at least one data processor of the fuel dispenser is configured to determine a preference selection screen based on the fueling preferences and to provide the preference selection screen to the display screen for viewing by the customer, and wherein the preference selection screen includes a personalized greeting based on the user profile. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes a personalized greeting based on the user profile. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes data characterizing a diagnostic status of a vehicle of the customer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes data characterizing loyalty information associated with the customer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes an option to redeem a discount, and the display screen is configured to receive an input from the customer to cause the discount to be redeemed. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes a pre-populated fuel grade, the pre-populated fuel grade selected based on the fueling preferences of the customer, and the display screen is configured to receive an input from the customer to cause the pre-populated fuel grade to be modified. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the fueling preferences screen is configured to display only those fuel grades compatible with a vehicle of the customer. ### Claim 15 A system comprising: at least one data processor; and memory storing instructions configured to cause the at least one data processor to perform operations comprising: receiving identity information characterizing an identity of a customer, the identity information determined from data characterizing an image, the image acquired by an image sensor and characterizing a visual depiction of the customer; determining whether the identity information matches a feature associated with unique identifiers of fuel dispencer users; determining whether the unique identifier associated with the feature matches one or more unique identifiers associated with one or more user profiles characterizing the fuel dispenser users; in response to determining that the unique identifier matches a unique identifier associated with one or more of the user profiles; and providing the user profile to a fuel dispenser data processor; wherein the user profile includes fueling preferences of the customer, wherein the fuel dispenser data processor is configured to determine a fueling preferences screen based on the fueling preferences and to provide the fueling preferences screen to a display screen of the fuel dispenser for viewing by the person. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes a personalized greeting based on the user profile. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes data characterizing a diagnostic status of a vehicle of the customer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes data characterizing loyalty information associated with the customer. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes an option to redeem a discount, and the display screen is configured to receive an input from the customer to cause the discount to be redeemed. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the fueling preferences screen includes a pre-populated fuel grade, the pre-populated fuel grade selected based on the fueling preferences of the customer, and the display screen is configured to receive an input from the customer to cause the pre-populated fuel grade to be modified.