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US 6,052,629 AGranted
Internet capable browser dispenser architecture
AssigneeGilbarco Inc.
InventorsRussel D. Leatherman, William C. Royal, Jr.
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AssigneeGilbarco Inc.
InventorsRussel D. Leatherman, William C. Royal, Jr.
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The invention relates to an interactive fuel dispenser system having a plurality of fuel dispensers operating in conjunction with a local server. Each dispenser generally has two fueling positions, each with a graphical user interface through which a customer interacts. In contrast with efforts to turn fuel dispensers into super computers, applicants' provide a dispenser architecture that need only be sufficient to establish interactivity with a server to create multimedia applications and carry out POS functions with a browser interface. Each fueling position acts as a client of a local server at the fuel station store. In the preferred embodiment, each fueling position client also may access remote servers connected to the same network in which the fueling position clients and the local server are connected. Preferably, this network is connected to the Worldwide Web of the Internet.
An interactive fuel dispensing system comprising:
An interactive fuel dispensing system comprising:
An interactive fuel dispensing system with Internet access comprising:
An interactive fuel dispenser having Internet access comprising two fueling positions, each said position configured to act as a thin client and including a graphical user interface and a browser having a connection to the Internet, each said client adapted to interactively request local services provided by a local server in a fuel station store and remote services provided by at least one remote server, said graphical user interface providing a customer access to local or remote services as desired, whereby the customer is provided an interface at the fueling position capable of interactively accessing local and remote services.
An interactive multimedia fuel dispenser for providing multimedia application comprising a control system, a display, an input device and a network connection for connecting to a local server providing interactive services to provide a graphical user interface, said control system including a hypertext mark-up language (HTML) browser for accessing services provided by a local server connected to connected network using hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.