Method and System for Purchasing Non-Fuel Merchandise
AssigneeAdditech, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Austin, Walter Woodrow
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Abstract
The present methods and systems (including computer software, computer hardware, and an intermediary system) facilitate a transaction for non-fuel merchandise items at any fuel dispenser during a pre-pay or post-pay inside the store fuel sale. Consumers can select non-fuel merchandise items at a fuel dispenser (either via a fuel dispenser key pad or a separate computerized customer interface, attached to a fuel dispenser) at the time they are selecting their fuel at the fuel dispenser.
Claims10
A method to purchase nonfuel merchandise items at a fuel dispenser comprising:
- tendering a total amount inside the store for all purchases;
- after tendering, selecting a nonfuel merchandise item from an interface at said fuel dispenser;
- passing said nonfuel merchandise item selection to a point-of-sale system associated with said store;
- determining a balance remaining based on said total amount and the purchase price for said nonfuel item selection;
- and
- enabling said fuel dispenser to deliver fuel based upon said balance remaining.
A method to purchase nonfuel merchandise items at a fuel dispenser, comprising:
- selecting a payment option at the fuel dispenser to pay after fueling;
- enabling said fuel dispenser to deliver fuel;
- selecting a nonfuel merchandise item from an interface at said fuel dispenser;
- determining a total amount based on said fuel purchase and nonfuel item purchase;
- passing said total amount to a point-of-sale system associated with a store;
- and
- tendering said total amount inside said store after said passing step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.