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Fuel dispenser having a guided customer transaction interface and the method therefor

  • US 20030075600A1
  • Filed: 09/30/2002
  • Published: 04/24/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer-implemented method for guiding a customer transaction at a fuel dispenser, wherein the fuel dispenser is in communication with at least one host server, comprises a card reader and a display, and operates as a programmable thin client for displaying selectable objects representative of transaction opportunities, wherein each object comprises at least one term and at least one property, the method comprising the steps of:

  • a) configuring the terms and the properties of the objects into a plurality of screens, each screen comprising a distinctive arrangement of selectable objects;

    b) configuring a sequence for displaying the plurality of screens;

    c) displaying to a customer a first screen;

    d) the customer selecting at least one displayed object;

    e) in response to the customer'"'"'s selection, displaying at least one subsequent screen;

    f) repeating steps (d) and (e) until all desired transaction opportunities have been chosen;

    g) at any point in the method after step (b), reconfiguring from the at least one host server at least one term or at least one property of at least one of the displayed objects as well as the sequence of display of at least one screen.

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