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US 6,765,492 B2Granted
Automatic electronic device detection
OwnerScott C. Harrisinventor
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Abstract
A system that detects cellular telephone and other electronic use within an unauthorized locations. The location can be detected by GPS or triangulation, and once detected can automatically produce certain operations.
Claims9
A system, comprising:
- a fuel pump, which include the capability of dispensing fuel;
- an alarm detecting unit, detecting an alarm based on unauthorized use of a wireless telephone device, and producing an output that stops dispensing of fuel, based on said detecting;
- and
- a display which displays an alarm indicating that the dispensing of fuel has been stopped because of the unauthorized use of a wireless telephone device.
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A method, comprising:
- using an electronic camera to obtain an electronic image of an area near at least one fuel pump;
- detecting electronically, from said electronic image, a portion of the image which indicates a user talking on a wireless telephone;
- and
- causing an alarm responsible to detecting said portion of said image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.