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US 12,393,998 B2Granted
Intelligent fuel dispensers
AssigneeWayne Fueling Systems LLC
InventorsJohn Joseph Morris, Scott R. Negley, III, Annika Birkler, Richard Carlsson, Patrick Jeitler, Randal Scott 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 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 verifying an identity of the customer;
- and
- at least one data processor operatively coupled to the one or more display screens and the transceiver and programmed to:
- receive, from the customer wireless communications device, profile data representative of a user profile, wherein the user profile comprises customer-related data comprising loyalty information, a payment method and a fuel preference, wherein the loyalty information comprises a price discount for a fuel purchase or for one or more products or services for sale by a remote merchant operating at a location that differs from a location at a retail fueling facility at which the fuel dispenser is located;
- provide, for display by the one or more display screens, the loyalty information and the fuel preference;
- and
- control the fuel dispensing components to begin a fueling session absent an input to the one or more display screens, wherein a fuel dispensed during the fueling session is determined based on the fuel preference.
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An electronics module for a fuel dispenser, comprising:
- one or more 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 verifying an identity of the customer;
- and
- at least one data processor operatively coupled to the one or more display screens and the transceiver and programmed to:
- receive, from the customer wireless communications device, profile data representative of a user profile, wherein the user profile comprises customer-related data comprising loyalty information, a payment method and a fuel preference, wherein the loyalty information comprises a price discount for a fuel purchase or for one or more products or services for sale by a remote merchant operating at a location that differs from a location at a retail fueling facility at which the fuel dispenser is located;
- provide, for display by the one or more display screens, the loyalty information and the fuel preference;
- and
- control the fuel dispensing components to begin a fueling session absent an input to the one or more display screens, wherein a fuel dispensed during the fueling session is determined based on the fuel preference.
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A fuel dispenser comprising:
- a housing comprising fuel dispensing components disposed therein;
- one or more 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 verifying an identity of the customer;
- and
- at least one data processor operatively coupled to the one or more display screens and the transceiver and programmed to:
- receive, from the customer wireless communications device, profile data representative of a user profile, wherein the user profile comprises customer-related data comprising loyalty information, a payment method and fueling preferences, wherein the loyalty information comprises a price discount for a fuel purchase or for one or more products or services for sale by a remote merchant operating at a location that differs from a location at a retail fueling facility at which the fuel dispenser is located;
- provide, for display by the one or more display screens, the loyalty information, one or more fuel grade virtual buttons determined based on the fueling preferences and an advertisement for one or more products or services for sale by a remote merchant;
- receive, from the one or more touch-sensitive display screens, selection data representative of a selection of a fuel grade virtual button of the one or more fuel grade virtual buttons;
- control the fuel dispensing components to begin a fueling session absent an input to the one or more display screens, wherein a fuel dispensed during the fueling session is determined based on the fuel preference;
- and
- complete a payment of the fueling purchase using a combination of the payment method the price discount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.