Fuel dispenser utilizing tokenized user guidance and prompting for secure payment
AssigneeGilbarco Inc.
InventorsRodger K. Williams, Edward A. Payne
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Abstract
A fuel dispenser comprises fuel flow piping defining a flow path from a source of fuel toward a fueling nozzle. A plurality of fuel handling components are disposed along the fuel flow piping. Control electronics are in operative communication with the fluid handling components. A payment system includes a PIN pad that transmits secure tokens which are preferably cryptographically unique and independent such as not to be a function or derivative of network keys or user PIN. The tokens are then received and acted upon by a second subsystem to render PIN entry display data.
Claims21
A fuel dispenser comprising:
- fuel flow piping defining a flow path from a source of fuel toward a fueling nozzle;
- a plurality of fuel handling components disposed along said fuel flow piping;
- control electronics in operative communication with said fluid handling components;
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- a payment system including a PIN pad device, a display processor having an associated memory, and a display, said PIN pad device in communication with said display processor and said display processor being in communication with said display;
- said PIN pad device securely storing a plurality of electronic tokens corresponding to payment display data, said payment display data being securely stored and accessible via said display processor;
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- said PIN pad device being operative to transmit said electronic tokens to said display processor, said display processor utilizing said electronic tokens to identify specific payment display data and cause the specific payment display data to be rendered on said display.
A fuel dispenser payment system comprising:
- a PIN pad device executing a secure payment application and securely storing a plurality of electronic tokens corresponding to payment display data;
- a card reader in communication with the PIN pad device;
- a display processor having an associated memory, said display processor being in communication with said PIN pad device, said payment display data being securely stored so as to be accessible by said display processor;
- a display in communication with said display processor;
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- said PIN pad device being operative to transmit said electronic tokens to said display processor, said display processor utilizing said electronic tokens to identify specific payment display data and cause the specific payment display data to be rendered by the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.