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US 12,229,842 B2Granted
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.
Claims19
A fuel dispenser comprising:
- a housing comprising fuel dispensing components disposed therein;
- one or more display screens, wherein a brightness of the one or more display screens is configured to switch between at least a first brightness level and a second brightness level wherein the second brightness level is brighter than the first brightness level;
- 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 indicative 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 comprising earned customer loyalty rewards data and one or more payment methods;
- provide, for display by the one or more display screens, data representative of a fueling purchase and the customer's earned loyalty rewards or the one or more payment methods in a language of a plurality of languages;
- receive, from the customer, data representative of an input of a preferred payment method of the one or more payment methods or a new payment method;
- and
- complete a payment of the fueling purchase using the one or more payment methods.
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An electronics module for a fuel dispenser comprising:
- one or more display screens, wherein a brightness of the one or more display screens is configured to switch between at least a first brightness level and a second brightness level wherein the second brightness level is brighter than the first brightness level;
- 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 indicative 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 comprising earned customer loyalty rewards data and one or more payment methods;
- and
- provide, for display by the one or more display screens, data representative of a fueling purchase and the customer's earned loyalty rewards or the one or more payment methods in a language of a plurality of languages;
- receive, from the customer, data representative of an input of a preferred payment method of the one or more payment methods or a new payment method;
- and
- complete a payment of the fueling purchase using the one or more payment methods.
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A fuel dispenser comprising:
- a housing comprising fuel dispensing components disposed therein;
- one or more display screens, wherein a brightness of the one or more display screens is configured to switch between at least a first brightness level and a second brightness level wherein the second brightness level is brighter than the first brightness level;
- 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 indicative 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 data representative of a user profile, wherein the user profile comprises customer-related data comprising earned customer loyalty rewards data and one or more payment methods;
- provide, for display by the one or more display screens, data representative of a fueling purchase and the customer's earned loyalty rewards or the one or more payment methods in a language of a plurality of languages;
- receive, from the customer, data representative of an input of a preferred payment method of the one or more payment methods or a new payment method;
- and
- complete a payment of the fueling purchase using the one or more payment methods.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.