System for delivering web content to fuel dispenser
First Claim
1. A system for use with a network comprising at least one resource, said system comprising:
- a refueling environment capable of servicing at least one user;
a remote facility disposed apart from the refueling environment;
said remote facility being configured to execute operational functions comprising;
receiving a user identification from the refueling environment, providing state information associated with the user identification, and sending the state information associated with the user identification from the remote facility to a selective one of the at least one resource in said network.
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Abstract
A system implements a communications protocol in connection with a refueling environment coupled to a remote facility. The remote facility is disposed apart from the fuel dispenser locations and is connected to a network such as the World Wide Web of the Internet. Regarding a customer at one of the fuel dispenser locations, a user identification such as credit card account information is sent to the remote facility. The remote facility then establishes an access connection with a network node such as a server, on behalf of the customer. The network communications follow a client-server session format and are correlated to the user ID. The remote facility sends a cookie element to the server that was previously set by the server during an initial Web site visit. The cookie contains state information such as a unique identification number generated by the server. The remote facility associates the unique identification number with the relevant user ID. The server uses the received cookie element to identify the corresponding user profile record maintained at the server side. The server generates customized content from the retrieved user profile record and sends it to the customer.
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Citations
39 Claims
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1. A system for use with a network comprising at least one resource, said system comprising:
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a refueling environment capable of servicing at least one user;
a remote facility disposed apart from the refueling environment;
said remote facility being configured to execute operational functions comprising;
receiving a user identification from the refueling environment, providing state information associated with the user identification, and sending the state information associated with the user identification from the remote facility to a selective one of the at least one resource in said network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for use with a network comprising at least one resource, said system comprising:
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a refueling environment capable of servicing at least one user;
a remote facility disposed apart from the refueling environment;
said remote facility being configured to execute operational functions comprising;
receiving at least one user identification from the refueling environment, sending at least one respective request for information from said remote facility to said network, each information request being associated with a respective user identification and being directed to a respective selective network resource, and sending at least one state object communication from said remote facility to said network, each state object communication being associated with a respective user identification and being directed to the respective selective network resource associated therewith, each state object communication being responsive to a respective state information request issued by the respective selective network resource associated therewith, each state object communication including respective state information associated with the respective user identification associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for use with a network comprising at least one node, said system comprising:
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a refueling environment comprising a plurality of fuel dispenser sites, said refueling environment being capable of servicing at least one user;
a central facility disposed apart from at least one fuel dispenser site;
said refueling environment being configured to selectively operatively communicate at least one user identification from said refueling environment to said central facility, each communicated user identification being associated with a respective user of a respective fuel dispenser site;
said central facility comprising;
a means to provide at least one respective state object in association with each respective user identification, and a means, responsive to at least one respective user identification, for directing a respective communication from said central facility to a respective node in said network, the respective communication including at least one respective state object associated with the respective user identification. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for use with a network comprising at least one resource, said system comprising:
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a refueling environment capable of servicing at least one user;
a remote facility disposed apart from said refueling environment;
said remote facility being configured to execute operational functions comprising;
receiving a user identification from said refueling environment, providing state information associated with the user identification, and sending the state information associated with the user identification from said remote facility to said refueling environment; and
said refueling environment being configured to execute operational functions comprising;
sending state information received from said remote facility to a selective one of the at least one resource in said network. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for use with a network comprising at least one node, said system comprising:
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a refueling environment comprising at least one fuel dispenser site, said refueling environment being capable of servicing at least one user;
a remote facility disposed apart from at least one fuel dispenser site;
said refueling environment being configured to execute operational functions comprising;
directing at least one user identification from said refueling environment to said remote facility, each user identification being associated with a respective user of a respective fuel dispenser site;
said remote facility comprises;
a means for providing respective state information in association with at least one respective user identification received from said refueling environment, and a means, responsive to a respective user identification received from said refueling environment, for sending a respective communication to the respective fuel dispenser site associated with the respective user identification, the respective communication including respective state information associated with the respective user identification. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for use with a network comprising at least one node, said system comprising:
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a refueling environment comprising at least one fuel dispenser site, said refueling environment being capable of servicing at least one user;
a central facility disposed apart from at least one fuel dispenser site;
said refueling environment comprising;
a means for communicating at least one user identification from said refueling environment to said central facility, each communicated user identification being associated with a respective user of a respective fuel dispenser site;
said central facility comprising;
a means for associating at least one respective user identification received from said refueling environment with at least one respective state object, and a means, responsive to receiving a respective user identification communicated from a respective fuel dispenser site associated therewith, for directing a communication from said central facility to the respective fuel dispenser site, the communication including at least one state object associated with the respective user identification. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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