Service station car wash
First Claim
1. A car wash kiosk that is adapted to communicate a car wash request to a POS in response thereto comprising:
- a fuel dispenser communication loop coupled to at least one fuel dispenser that carries communications relating to control of said at least one fuel dispenser;
a car wash kiosk, comprising;
an input device adapted to receive a car wash request; and
a control system adapted to receive said car wash request from said input device;
said control system adapted to receive configuration information from the POS and communicate said car wash request over said fuel dispenser communication loop to the POS to request authorization for a car wash.
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Abstract
An improved service station car wash system. A car wash kiosk is coupled to the fuel dispenser communication loop in the forecourt of the service station so that the car wash kiosk appears to the service station controller just as a fuel dispenser would. The car wash kiosk sends a car wash request over the fuel dispenser communication loop to the service station site controller. The service station controller handles any payment processing needed, as it would for payment entered at a fuel dispenser, and in turn communicates such request to a car wash controller for initiation of a car wash. The service station site controller is able to communicate to the car wash kiosk in a similar manner as communication occurs with a fuel dispenser, thereby making the functionality present in the service station controller for fuel dispenser applicable and reusable for a car wash kiosk.
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69 Claims
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1. A car wash kiosk that is adapted to communicate a car wash request to a POS in response thereto comprising:
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a fuel dispenser communication loop coupled to at least one fuel dispenser that carries communications relating to control of said at least one fuel dispenser;
a car wash kiosk, comprising;
an input device adapted to receive a car wash request; and
a control system adapted to receive said car wash request from said input device;
said control system adapted to receive configuration information from the POS and communicate said car wash request over said fuel dispenser communication loop to the POS to request authorization for a car wash. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A car wash system for controlling a car wash to be performed on a customer'"'"'s vehicle, comprising:
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a car wash controller, comprising a car wash controller input device, said car wash controller adapted to generate an authentication code that can later be input into said car wash controller input device by the customer and verified by said car wash controller to activate the car wash;
a POS communicatively coupled to said car wash controller;
one or more fuel dispensers communicatively coupled to said POS through a fuel dispenser communication loop to dispense fuel under control of said POS; and
a car wash kiosk, comprising;
an input device to input a car wash request; and
a control system coupled to said input device;
said control system adapted to communicate said car wash request over said fuel dispenser communication loop to said car wash controller through said POS to authorize a car wash. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method of communicating a car wash request for providing a car wash, comprising the steps of:
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inputting a car wash request on a car wash kiosk;
communicating said car wash request over a fuel dispenser communication loop to a POS;
communicating said car wash request from said POS to a car wash controller; and
authorizing a car wash in response to said car wash request. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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