Intelligent fuel dispensers
AssigneeWayne Fueling Systems LLC
InventorsJohn Joseph Morris, Scott R. Negley, III, Annika Birkler, Richard Carlsson, Patrick Jeitler, Randal S. Kretzler
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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.
Claims20
A fuel dispenser comprising:
- a housing comprising fuel dispensing components disposed therein;
- one or more touch-sensitive display screens;
- a transceiver capable of establishing a communication session with a customer wireless communications device and of receiving, from the customer wireless communications device, identity data representative of identity information of a customer;
- and
- at least one data processor operatively coupled to the one or more touch-sensitive display screens and the transceiver and programmed to:
- receive the identity data;
- transmit the identity data to a server communicatively coupled to the at least one data processor;
- receive profile data representative of a user profile from the server, wherein the user profile comprises customer-related data;
- provide, for display by at least one of a display screen of the customer wireless communications device and the one or more touch-sensitive display screens, data representative of targeted content determined based on the customer-related data;
- receive from the one or more touch-sensitive display screens or the screen of the customer wireless communications device, selection data representative of a selection of the targeted content;
- and
- provide, within at least one of the one or more touch-sensitive display screens and the screen of the customer wireless communications device, data representative of additional information pertaining to the targeted content.
An electronics module for a fuel dispenser, comprising:
- one or more touch-sensitive display screens;
- a transceiver capable of establishing a communication session with a customer wireless communications device and of receiving, from the customer wireless communications device, identity data representative of identity information of a customer;
- and
- at least one data processor operatively coupled to the one or more display screens and the transceiver and programmed to:
- receive the identity data;
- transmit the identity data to a server communicatively coupled to the at least one data processor;
- receive profile data representative of a user profile from the server, wherein the user profile comprises customer-related data;
- provide, for display by at least one of a display screen of the customer wireless communications device and the one or more display screens, data representative of targeted content determined based on the customer-related data;
- receive, from the one or more touch-sensitive display screens or the screen of the customer wireless communications device, selection data representative of a selection of the targeted content;
- and
- provide, within at least one of the one or more display screens and the screen of the customer wireless communications device, data representative of additional information pertaining to the targeted content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.