Fuel dispenser

• US 10,019,953 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2015
• Issued: 07/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gilbarco Incorporated (Vontier Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Gilbarco Incorporated (Vontier Corp.)
• Inventors: Payne, Edward A., Williams, Rodger K., Garrett, Ryan C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dharia, Prabodh M
• Application Number:
  US14/797,772
• Publication Number:
  US 20150317933A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,093 Days
• Field of Search: 345 24, 345 33, 345 87, 345107, 345168-175, 345204-211, 359254, 359296, 700231, 700236, 700237, 700244, 428116
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/167 by electrophoresis
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/16753 Structures for supporting or mounting cells, e.g. frames or bezels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 13/025 wherein the volume is determined during delivery
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1033 Details of the PIN pad
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/068 Application of pulses of alternating polarity prior to the drive pulse in electrophoretic displays
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/344 based on particles moving in a fluid or in a gas, e.g. electrophoretic devices electrophoretic devices per se G02F1/167

Abstract

A system and method for displaying information at a fuel dispenser comprises an electrophoretic display that may be configured to operate in low temperature environments. The fuel dispenser may comprise a keypad located beneath the electrophoretic display in order to present a graphical user interface to a customer and receive the customer'"'"'s selections. The fuel dispenser may comprise additional electrophoretic displays to present additional information to the consumer.

Claims

1. A fuel dispenser comprising:

a meter configured to measure a flow of fuel;

a heat measuring device;

a processing device operatively connected to the meter; and

a first electrophoretic display positioned on the fuel dispenser and configured to display a first image based on first data transmitted by the processing device corresponding to the flow of fuel measured by the meter, wherein the first electrophoretic display is in thermal communication with a printed circuit board including at least one thermal metallization element;

wherein the first data remains displayed during a power failure to the fuel dispenser.

2. The fuel dispenser of claim 1 further comprising a pulser configured to transmit a signal representative of the flow of fuel measured by the meter, wherein at least a portion of the first data transmitted by the processing device corresponds to the signal.

3. The fuel dispenser of claim 1 further comprising an electric source operatively connected to the processing device and configured to apply at least one electric field to a plurality of particles of the first electrophoretic display in order to cause the first electrophoretic display to display the first image based on the first data transmitted by the processing device.

4. The fuel dispenser of claim 3 wherein the first electrophoretic display comprises the electric source.

5. The fuel dispenser of claim 1 further comprising a second electrophoretic display operatively connected to the processing device and configured to display a second image based on second data transmitted by the processing device.

6. The fuel dispenser of claim 5 wherein the second data corresponds to an advertisement to be presented as the second image.

7. The fuel dispenser of claim 1 wherein the electrophoretic display is configured to display a second image based on second data transmitted by the processing device received from a remote server.

8. The fuel dispenser of claim 7 wherein the second data corresponds to the first image, and the remote server is configured to allow for creation of the second data.