Intelligent fueling

A fuel delivery system capable of determining a vehicle's position relative to a unique fueling position comprising:

• a fuel dispenser having opposite sides and a fueling position at each of said opposite sides, each said fueling position adapted to fuel a vehicle when the vehicle reaches the fueling position;
• a controller operatively associated with said fuel dispenser;
• and
• communication means operatively associated with said controller and adapted to receive a signal emitted from the vehicle at locations corresponding to each said side of said dispenser;
• said controller adapted to determine a relative location of the vehicle to each said side of said dispenser by measuring a characteristic of the signal emitted from the vehicle and received at each said location corresponding to each side of said dispenser via said communication means.

A fuel dispenser capable of determining a vehicle's position relative to a unique fueling position comprising:

• multiple fueling positions;
• a controller;
• a receiver operatively associated with said controller;
• and
• at least one antenna operatively associated with said receiver to receive a signal emitted from a transmitter on the vehicle;
• said controller adapted to determine a relative proximity of the vehicle to one said fueling position by measuring a characteristic of the signal emitted from the transmitter and received at said antenna.

A fuel delivery system capable of controlling a fuel dispenser's vapor recovers system based on the presence of an on-board vapor recovery system on a vehicle comprising:

• a fuel dispenser having a vapor recovery system for retrieving fuel vapor expelled from a fuel tank of the vehicle;
• a controller operatively associated with said fuel dispenser and adapted to control operation of the vapor recovery system;
• a receiver operatively associated with said controller;
• and
• an antenna operatively associated with said receiver to receive a signal emitted from a transmitter on the vehicle;
• said controller adapted to determine the presence of the on-board vapor recovery system of the vehicle upon receiving the signal emitted from the transmitter and control the vapor recovery system accordingly,
• wherein said controller is adapted to determine a relative proximity of the vehicle to a fueling position of said dispenser by measuring a characteristic of the signal emitted from the transmitter received at said receiver.

A fuel delivery system capable of controlling a fuel dispenser's vapor recovery system based on the presence of an on-board vapor recovery system on a vehicle comprising:

• a fuel dispenser having a vapor recovery system for retrieving fuel vapor expelled from a fuel tank of the vehicle;
• a controller operatively associated with said fuel dispenser and adapted to control operation of the vapor recovery system;
• a receiver operatively associated with said controller;
• and
• an antenna operatively associated with said receiver to receive a signal emitted from a transmitter on the vehicle;
• said controller adapted to determine the presence of the on-board vapor recovery system of the vehicle upon receiving the signal emitted from the transmitter and control the vapor recovery system accordingly,
• wherein said controller is adapted to determine a relative location of the vehicle to a fueling position of said dispenser by measuring a characteristic of the signal emitted from the transmitter received at two or more of said receivers.

A fuel delivery system capable of determining the presence of a vehicle relative to a unique fueling position and controlling a fuel dispenser's vapor recovery system based on the presence of an on-board vapor recovery system on a vehicle comprising:

• a fuel dispenser having multiple fueling positions and a vapor recovery system for retrieving fuel vapor expelled from a fuel tank of the vehicle;
• a controller operatively associated with said fuel dispenser and adapted to control operation of the vapor recovery system;
• a receiver operatively associated with said controller;
• and
• at least two antennas operatively associated with said receiver to receive a signal emitted from a transmitter on the vehicle;
• said controller adapted to determine:
• a) the location of a vehicle relative to one said fueling position by measuring a characteristic of the signal received at each said antenna and
• b) the presence of the on-board vapor recovery system of the vehicle upon receiving the signal emitted from the transmitter and control the vapor recovery system accordingly.