Electronic registration for securely providing products and services
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing a product, the apparatus comprising:
- a scanner for reading an identifier affixed to a vehicle;
a storage container for storing the product;
at least one dispensing mechanism for the product;
a controller comprising a memory configured to access a record of authorized vehicles, the controller configured to compare the identifier with the record of authorized vehicles and to, in response to a result of comparison between the identifier with the record of authorized vehicles being positive, automatically enable the at least one dispensing mechanism to supply the product from the storage container to the vehicle;
at least one meter for measuring transaction information; and
a network interface configured to communicate with at least one network to send the transaction information to an external server.
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Abstract
Some embodiments are directed to a method of providing a product and/or a service, at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method of providing a product and/or a service, and an apparatus for providing a product and/or service. An identifier of an asset is read and the asset is identified based on the identifier. A transaction is authorized based on the identified asset. The produce and/or service is acquired and a data associated with the transaction is recorded in at least one storage device. The recorded data is then transmitted to a server.
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13 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing a product, the apparatus comprising:
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a scanner for reading an identifier affixed to a vehicle; a storage container for storing the product; at least one dispensing mechanism for the product; a controller comprising a memory configured to access a record of authorized vehicles, the controller configured to compare the identifier with the record of authorized vehicles and to, in response to a result of comparison between the identifier with the record of authorized vehicles being positive, automatically enable the at least one dispensing mechanism to supply the product from the storage container to the vehicle; at least one meter for measuring transaction information; and a network interface configured to communicate with at least one network to send the transaction information to an external server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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