Fuel dispensing system for providing discounted services based upon customer identity
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1. A system for dispensing fuel and providing services to a customer, comprising:
- a fuel dispenser comprising;
fuel dispensing equipment;
a customer interface; and
a controller operably coupled to the fuel dispensing equipment and the customer interface; and
service equipment operably coupled to the controller;
wherein the controller is adapted to determine a type of payment device used by the customer and then, as a function of the type of payment device used by the customer, direct the service equipment to provide services to the customer at a discounted price; and
wherein the controller is adapted to direct the service equipment to provide the services to the customer at the discounted price regardless of whether the customer purchases any fuel using the fuel dispenser.
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Abstract
A fuel dispensing system that determines the identity of a customer and then provides the customer with certain types of discounted and/or free services based upon the identity of the customer.
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1. A system for dispensing fuel and providing services to a customer, comprising:
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a fuel dispenser comprising;
fuel dispensing equipment;
a customer interface; and
a controller operably coupled to the fuel dispensing equipment and the customer interface; and
service equipment operably coupled to the controller;
wherein the controller is adapted to determine a type of payment device used by the customer and then, as a function of the type of payment device used by the customer, direct the service equipment to provide services to the customer at a discounted price; and
wherein the controller is adapted to direct the service equipment to provide the services to the customer at the discounted price regardless of whether the customer purchases any fuel using the fuel dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a fuel dispensing system for dispensing fuel and providing services to a customer, comprising:
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determining a type of payment device used by a customer of the system;
determining discounted services available to the customer as a function of the type of payment device used by the customer; and
providing the available discounted services to the customer at a discounted price regardless of whether the customer purchases any fuel using the system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computing system for use with a fuel dispenser, comprising:
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a medium for storing software instructions; and
instructions stored in the medium for receiving an interaction from an entity at the fuel dispenser;
instructions stored in the medium for determining an identity of the entity;
instructions stored in the medium for determining a discounted price for a service based upon the identity; and
instructions stored in the medium for directing service equipment to provide services to the entity at the discounted price, regardless of whether the entity purchases any fuel using the fuel dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a system for dispensing fuel and providing services to a customer, comprising:
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determining the identity of the customer;
determining a modified price for services as a function of the determined identity of the customer; and
providing the services to the customer at the modified price regardless of whether the customer purchases any fuel. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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