Leveraging loyalty information in custom interfaces

Abstract

Disclosed are methods and systems for interrupting a fuel controller to allow the generation and display of customer interfaces at a fuel dispenser. Using this technology, a fueling station owner, for example, can generate custom displays on a fuel dispenser in order to provide customized information and selections to a customer that are provided by interrupting a fuel controller that controls the fuel dispenser. In some embodiments, the ability to interrupt a fuel controller enables a computer system to generate custom interface display at a fuel dispenser for the configuration of multiple products transactions. In other embodiments, a fuel controller interrupt is utilized to produce custom interface screens at a fuel dispenser that include loyalty or account information tied to the current user of the fuel dispenser. In other embodiments, a fuel controller interrupt is utilized to produce printed receipts at a fuel dispenser even when the related fueling transaction was not initiated at the fuel dispenser (e.g., was initiated inside the fueling station building.) In some embodiments, such printed receipts also include an indication of a balance remaining at the end of the transaction and provide a user with the ability to redeem the remaining balance at a later time using the indication on the printed receipt.

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