Intelligent fuel dispensers
AssigneeWayne Fueling Systems LLC
InventorsJohn Joseph Morris, Scott R. Negley, III, Annika Birkler, Richard Carlsson, Patrick Jeitler, Randal Scott Kretzler
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Abstract
In general, intelligent fuel dispensers are provided. In at least some implementations, an intelligent fuel dispenser can determine customer identities and/or other characteristics and provide customized fueling sessions based on the determined customer identities and/or other characteristics. In at least some implementations, the fuel dispenser includes a touchless interface allowing customers to complete fueling sessions with minimal physical contact with the fuel dispenser.
Claims20
A fuel dispenser comprising:
- a housing comprising fuel dispensing components disposed therein;
- one or more display screens;
- a transceiver capable of establishing a communication session with a customer wireless communications device and of receiving, from the customer wireless communications device, identity data representative of identity information of a customer;
- and
- at least one data processor operatively coupled to the one or more display screens and the transceiver and programmed to:
- receive the identity data;
- transmit the identity data to a server communicatively coupled to the at least one data processor;
- receive profile data representative of a user profile from the server, wherein the user profile comprises customer-related data;
- determine data relating to one or more products or services available at a store at which the fuel dispenser is located, or one or more affiliated stores;
- provide, for display by at least one of a display screen of the customer wireless communications device and the one or more display screens, data representative of the one or more products or services;
- receive, from the customer, via the one or more display screens or the screen of the customer wireless communications device, selection data representative of a selection of the one or more products or services;
- and
- generate data representative of a purchase of a fueling session to be paid by the customer at the fuel dispenser based on the one or more products or services.
An electronics module for a fuel dispenser, comprising:
- one or more display screens;
- a transceiver capable of establishing a communication session with a customer wireless communications device and of receiving, from the customer wireless communications device, identity data representative of identity information of a customer;
- and
- at least one data processor operatively coupled to the one or more display screens and the transceiver and programmed to:
- receive the identity data;
- transmit the identity data to a server communicatively coupled to the at least one data processor;
- receive profile data representative of a user profile from the server, wherein the user profile comprises customer-related data;
- determine data relating to one or more products or services available at a store at which the fuel dispenser is located, or one or more affiliated stores;
- provide, for display by at least one of a display screen of the customer wireless communications device and the one or more display screens, data representative of the one or more products or services;
- receive, from the customer, via the one or more display screens or the screen of the customer wireless communications device, selection data representative of a selection of the one or more products or services;
- and
- generate data representative of a purchase of a fueling session to be paid by the customer at the fuel dispenser based on the one or more products or services.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.