Rfid tag location using tag or host interaction record

A fuel dispenser for providing independent arbitration of remote communication units wherein a remote communication unit has an interaction attribute database having a listing of records, each record including an interaction attribute associated with a prior communication between the remote communication unit and a communicative device and an identification indicia of the communicative device, said dispenser comprising:

• a. a housing and delivery system associated with said housing having a fuel supply line, a metering device, a delivery hose and a nozzle to permit the dispensing of fuel to a vehicle;
• b. a control system having memory associated with said housing;
• c. communication electronics operatively associated with said control system and having a transmitter for transmitting information to a remote communication unit and a receiver for receiving information from the remote communication unit;
• and
• d. said control system adapted to:
• i. determine an interaction attribute indicative of a relative proximity of communications between the remote communications unit and said dispenser;
• ii. obtain from the remote communication device via said communication electronics:
• a) a proximity value associated with a prior communication between the remote communication unit and a communicative device, and
• b) an identification indicia of the communicative device;
• and
• iii. determine a relative proximity of said fuel dispenser with respect to the communicative device based on the interaction attributes associated with said fuel dispenser and the communicative device.

A fuel dispenser for providing arbitration of remote communication units wherein a central control system apart from the fuel dispenser has an interaction attribute database having a listing of records, each record including an interaction attribute associated with a prior communication between the remote communication unit and a communicative device and an identification indicia of the communicative device and the remote communication device, said dispenser comprising:

• a. a housing and delivery system associated with said housing having a fuel supply line, a metering device, a delivery hose and a nozzle to permit the dispensing of fuel to a vehicle;
• b. a control system having memory located with said housing;
• c. first communication electronics operatively associated with said control system and having a transmitter for transmitting a signal to a remote communication unit and a receiver for receiving a identification indicia from the remote communication unit;
• d. second communication electronics providing communications between said control system and said central control system;
• and
• e. said control system having adapted to:
• i. determine an interaction attribute indicative of a relative proximity of communications between the remote communications unit and said dispenser;
• ii. obtain from the central control-system:
• a) a proximity value associated with a prior communication between a remote communication unit and a communicative device, and
• b) an identification indicia of the communicative device;
• and
• iii. determine a relative proximity of said fuel dispenser with respect to the communicative device based on the interaction attributes associated with said fuel dispenser and the communicative device.

A fuel dispensing system for providing independent arbitration of remote communication units comprising:

• a. a central control system including an interaction attribute database having a listing of records, each record including a interaction attribute associated with a prior communication between the remote communication unit and a communicative device and an identification indicia of the communicative device and the remote communication device;
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• b. at least one dispenser located apart from said central control system and comprising:
• i. a housing and delivery system associated with said housing having a fuel supply line, a metering device, a delivery hose and a nozzle to permit the dispensing of fuel to a vehicle;
• ii. a dispenser control system having memory located with said housing;
• iii. first communication electronics operatively associated with said dispenser control system and having a transmitter for transmitting a signal to a remote communication unit and a receiver for receiving a identification indicia from the remote communication unit;
• iv. second communication electronics providing communications between said dispenser control system and said central control system;
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• v. said dispenser control system having adapted to:
• a) determine an interaction attribute indicative of a relative proximity of communications between the remote communications unit and said dispenser;
• b) obtain from the central control system:
• (1) a proximity value associated with a prior communication between a remote communication unit and a communicative device, and
• (2) an identification indicia of the communicative device;
• and
• c) determine a relative proximity of said fuel dispenser with respect to the communicative device based on the interaction attributes associated with said fuel dispenser and the communicative device.

A remote communication unit facilitating arbitration in a multiple communicative device environment comprising:

• a. radio communication electronics adapted to receive information from a plurality of communicative devices and transmit information to the communicative devices;
• b. a memory having an interaction attribute database having a listing of records, each record including:
• i an interaction attribute associated with a prior communication between said remote communication unit and a communicative device, and
• ii. an identification indicia of the respective communicative device;
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• c. a control system operatively associated with said communication electronics and said memory and adapted to:
• i. receive an interactive attribute and associated identification indicia from a first communicative device via said communication electronics;
• ii. store the interactive attribute and associated identification indicia from the first communicative device in said database;
• iii. receive an interactive attribute and associated identification indicia from a second communicative device via said communication electronics;
• iv. store the interactive attribute and associated identification indicia from the second communicative device in said database;
• and
• v. transmit the interactive attributes and associated identification indicia to a communicative device via said communication electronics.

A method of providing independent arbitration of remote communication units wherein a central control system apart from the fuel dispenser has an interaction attribute database having a listing of records, each record including an interaction attribute associated with a prior communication between the remote communication unit and a communicative device and an identification indicia of the communicative device and the remote communication device, the method comprising:

• a. transmitting a signal to a remote communication unit;
• b. receiving an identification indicia from the remote communication unit;
• c. determining an interaction attribute indicative of a relative proximity of communications between the remote communications unit and said dispenser based on the received signal;
• d. obtaining from the central control system
• i. a proximity value associated with a prior communication between a remote communication unit and a communicative device, and
• ii. an identification indicia of the communicative device;
• and
• e. determining a relative proximity of said fuel dispenser with respect to the communicative device based on the interaction attributes associated with the fuel dispenser and the communicative device.

A method of providing arbitration of remote communication units wherein a remote communication unit includes an interaction attribute database having a listing of records, each record including a interaction attribute associated with a prior communication between the remote communication unit and a communicative device and an identification indicia of the communicative device and the remote communication device, the method comprising:

• a. transmitting a signal to a remote communication unit;
• b. receiving a identification indicia from the remote communication unit;
• c. determining an interaction attribute indicative of a relative proximity of communications between the remote communications unit and the dispenser based on the received signal;
• d. obtaining from the remote communication unit:
• i. a proximity value associated with a prior communication between a remote communication unit and a communicative device, and
• ii. an identification indicia of the communicative device;
• and
• e. determining a relative proximity of the fuel dispenser with respect to the communicative device based on the interaction attributes associated with the fuel dispenser and the communicative device.