Readable indicia for fuel purchase
AssigneeBank of America Corporation
InventorsDavid M. Grigg, Glenn Grossman, Matthew A. Calman, Laura Corinne Bondesen, Alicia C. Jones, Peter John Bertanzetti
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to purchasing fuel for a vehicle from a fuel station. An exemplary apparatus is configured to: receive pre-configured information associated with an information-providing source associated with at least one of the fuel station or a fuel pump at the fuel station; determine identification information associated with the fuel pump that will be used for fueling the vehicle; and transmit a purchase authorization request to an external server based on the identification information and the pre-configured information.
Claims20
An apparatus for purchasing fuel for a vehicle from a fuel station, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
- a processor;
- and
- a computing module stored in the memory, executable by the processor, and configured to:
- receive pre-configured information associated with an information-providing source associated with at least one of the fuel station or a fuel pump at the fuel station;
- determine identification information associated with the fuel pump that will be used for fueling the vehicle;
- and
- transmit a purchase authorization request to an external server based on the identification information and the pre-configured information.
A method for purchasing fuel for a vehicle from a fuel station, the method comprising:
- receiving pre-configured information associated with an information-providing source associated with at least one of the fuel station or a fuel pump at the fuel station;
- determining identification information associated with the fuel pump that will be used for fueling the vehicle;
- and
- transmitting a purchase authorization request to an external server based on the identification information and the pre-configured information.
A computer program product for purchasing fuel for a vehicle from a fuel station, the computer program product comprising:
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a set of codes for causing a device to:
- receive pre-configured information associated with an information-providing source associated with at least one of the fuel station or a fuel pump at the fuel station;
- determine identification information associated with the fuel pump that will be used for fueling the vehicle;
- and
- transmit a purchase authorization request to an external server based on the identification information and the pre-configured information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.