Adjusting an amount owed for fueling based on vehicle characteristics
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1. A fuel pump comprising:
- means for reading vehicle characteristics of a vehicle to be fueled utilizing said fuel pump; and
means for adjusting a payment owed amount for fueling said vehicle based on a vehicle status determined from said vehicle characteristics.
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Abstract
A method, system, and program for adjusting an amount owed for fueling based on vehicle characteristics are provided. Vehicle characteristics of a vehicle to be fueled utilizing the fuel pump are wirelessly read. A database is accessed to determine a vehicle status based on the read vehicle characteristics. A payment owed amount is adjusted for fueling the vehicle based on the vehicle status.
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1. A fuel pump comprising:
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means for reading vehicle characteristics of a vehicle to be fueled utilizing said fuel pump; and
means for adjusting a payment owed amount for fueling said vehicle based on a vehicle status determined from said vehicle characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for determining fuel pumping costs, said method comprising the steps of:
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reading vehicle characteristics of a vehicle to be fueled utilizing said fuel pump; and
adjusting a payment owed amount for fueling said vehicle based on a vehicle status determined from said vehicle characteristics, such that costs of fueling are adjusted at said fuel pump. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A program for determining fuel pumping costs, residing on a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:
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means for enabling reading of vehicle characteristics of a vehicle to be fueled utilizing said fuel pump; and
means for controlling an adjustment to a payment owed amount for fueling said vehicle based on a vehicle status determined from said vehicle characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for receiving adjustments to an amount owed for fueling a vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring vehicle usage information for a vehicle; and
in response to detecting a fuel pump to be utilized for fueling said vehicle, transmitting said vehicle usage information and vehicle identity information, such that said fuel pump is enabled to adjust an amount owed for said fueling of said vehicle according to said vehicle usage information and said vehicle identity information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for receiving adjustments to an amount owed for fueling a vehicle, said system comprising:
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a server system communicatively connected to a network;
said server system further comprising;
means for monitoring vehicle usage information for a vehicle; and
means for transmitting said vehicle usage information and vehicle identity information via said network to a fuel pump enabled to adjust an amount owed for said fueling of said vehicle according to said vehicle usage information and said vehicle identity information. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A program for receiving adjustments to an amount owed for fueling a vehicle, residing on a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:
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means for monitoring vehicle usage information for a vehicle; and
means for controlling transmission of said vehicle usage information and vehicle identity information to a fuel pump enabled to adjust an amount owed for said fueling of said vehicle according to said vehicle usage information and said vehicle identity information. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method for determining a vehicle status, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving vehicle characteristics for a particular vehicle;
filtering a vehicle status database according to said vehicle characteristics of said particular vehicle; and
determining a vehicle status for said particular vehicle according to said filtering of said vehicle status database, wherein said vehicle status defines an adjustment to be made to an amount owed for fueling said particular vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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49. A system for determining a vehicle status, said system comprising:
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a server system communicatively connected to a network;
said server system further comprising;
means for receiving vehicle characteristics for a particular vehicle via said network;
means for filtering a vehicle status database according to said vehicle characteristics of said particular vehicle; and
means for determining a vehicle status for said particular vehicle according to said filtering of said vehicle status database, wherein said vehicle status defines an adjustment to be made to an amount owed for fueling said particular vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51)
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52. A program for determining a vehicle status, residing on a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:
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means for enabling receipt of vehicle characteristics for a particular vehicle;
means for filtering a vehicle status database according to said vehicle characteristics of said particular vehicle; and
means for determining a vehicle status for said particular vehicle according to said filtering of said vehicle status database, wherein said vehicle status defines an adjustment to be made to an amount owed for fueling said particular vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54)
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