System and Method for Dispensing and Purchasing Fuel

A method for remotely controlling an operation of a fuel dispensing station comprising:

• automatically generating, by a Global Positioning System (GPS) of the local device, location information associated with a location of the local device;
• automatically instructing, by an order creation application executed by a processor of the local device, a communications device of the local device to forward the location information and a unique identifier associated with a user to a remote server in response to automatic generation of the location information by the GPS;
• and
• transmitting, by the communications device of the local device, a request to dispense fuel, the location information and the unique identifier to the remote server in response to receiving the instructions from the processor;
• generating, via the remote server, an order storing information associated with a request to dispense fuel, the location information of the local device, and the unique identifier;
• obtaining, via the remote server, pre-authorization from the third-party system based on sensitive information associated with the user retrieved from the computing system using the unique identifier;
• generate, via the remote server, an unlock code for the fuel dispensing station based on the order including the information associated with the request to dispense fuel, the location information of the local device, the unique identifier and pre-authorization received from the third-party system;
• and
• transmitting, via the remote server, the unlock code to the fuel dispensing station to cause the fuel dispensing station to switch from a first state, in which the fuel dispensing station incapable of dispensing fuel to a second state wherein the fuel dispensing station is capable of dispensing fuel.

A non-transitory computer readable memory medium comprising program instructions for remotely controlling an operation of a fuel dispensing station via a local device in communication with a remote server, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor of the local device to:

• automatically generate, by a Global Positioning System (GPS) of the local device, location information associated with a location of the local device;
• automatically instruct, by an order creation application executed by the processor of the local device, a communications device of the local device to transmit the location information and a unique identifier associated with a user to a remote server in response to automatic generation of the location information by the GPS;
• and
• transmitting, by the communications device of the local device, a request to dispense fuel, the location information and the unique identifier to the remote server in response to receiving the instructions from the processor;
• generate, via the remote server, an order storing information associated with a request to dispense fuel, the location information of the local device, and the unique identifier;
• obtain, via the remote server, pre-authorization from the third-party system based on sensitive information associated with the user retrieved from the computing system using the unique identifier;
• generate, via the remote server, an unlock code for the fuel dispensing station based on the order including the information associated with the request to dispense fuel, the location information of the local device, the unique identifier and pre-authorization received from the third-party system;
• and
• transmit, via the remote server, the unlock code to the fuel dispensing station to cause the fuel dispensing station to switch from a first state, in which the fuel dispensing station incapable of dispensing fuel to a second state wherein the fuel dispensing station is capable of dispensing fuel.