Fuel dispenser commerce
First Claim
1. A method of providing fuel dispenser diagnostics, the method comprising:
- transmitting a diagnostic request from a controller to a first fuel dispenser in electronic communication with the controller, the first fuel dispenser being one of a plurality of fuel dispensers at a fuel dispensing site, each of the plurality of fuel dispenser being in electronic communication with the controller, and the diagnostic request requesting that the first fuel dispenser determine whether a fault condition is present at the first fuel dispenser;
receiving diagnostic data at the controller from the first fuel dispenser in response to the transmitted diagnostic request, the diagnostic data indicating that a fault condition is present at the first fuel dispenser, and the diagnostic data indicating a type of the fault condition; and
transmitting a diagnostic command from the controller to one or more of the plurality of fuel dispensers other than the first fuel dispenser, the diagnostic command being based on the type of the fault condition, and the diagnostic command requesting the one or more of the plurality of fuel dispensers to implement a remedial action that addresses the fault condition present at the first fuel dispenser.
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Abstract
Systems and processes may provide for commerce at a fuel dispenser. In one general aspect, a system and process at a fuel dispenser may have the ability to present a user interface including data regarding at least one merchant remote from the fuel dispenser'"'"'s fueling facility and to determine if ordering data corresponding to the remote merchant has been received. If ordering data corresponding to the remote merchant has been received, the system and process may have the ability to present a user interface regarding payment data. The system and process may also have the ability to determine if payment data has been received and, if payment data has been received, generate a message regarding the ordering data for a remote merchant computer.
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1. A method of providing fuel dispenser diagnostics, the method comprising:
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transmitting a diagnostic request from a controller to a first fuel dispenser in electronic communication with the controller, the first fuel dispenser being one of a plurality of fuel dispensers at a fuel dispensing site, each of the plurality of fuel dispenser being in electronic communication with the controller, and the diagnostic request requesting that the first fuel dispenser determine whether a fault condition is present at the first fuel dispenser; receiving diagnostic data at the controller from the first fuel dispenser in response to the transmitted diagnostic request, the diagnostic data indicating that a fault condition is present at the first fuel dispenser, and the diagnostic data indicating a type of the fault condition; and transmitting a diagnostic command from the controller to one or more of the plurality of fuel dispensers other than the first fuel dispenser, the diagnostic command being based on the type of the fault condition, and the diagnostic command requesting the one or more of the plurality of fuel dispensers to implement a remedial action that addresses the fault condition present at the first fuel dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing fuel dispenser diagnostics, the method comprising:
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transmitting a diagnostic request from a controller to a first fuel dispenser in electronic communication with the controller, the first fuel dispenser being one of a plurality of fuel dispensers at a fuel dispensing site, each of the plurality of fuel dispenser being in electronic communication with the controller, and the diagnostic request requesting that the first fuel dispenser determine whether a fault condition is present at the first fuel dispenser; receiving diagnostic data at the controller from the first fuel dispenser in response to the transmitted diagnostic request, the diagnostic data indicating that a fault condition is present at the first fuel dispenser, and the diagnostic data indicating a type of the fault condition; and transmitting a diagnostic command from the controller to one or more of the plurality of fuel dispensers other than the first fuel dispenser, the diagnostic command being based on the type of the fault condition, and the diagnostic command requesting the one or more of the plurality of fuel dispensers to implement a remedial action that addresses the fault condition present at the first fuel dispenser; wherein the diagnostic command requests each of the one or more of the plurality of fuel dispensers to record an image of the first fuel dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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