Automatic payment system using RF ID tags
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Abstract
The present invention discloses systems and methods for enabling cashless fueling transactions through the use of vehicle-based decal sticker RFID tags. The tags store a unique customer identification number as well as other frequent purchase information. When read by a reader installed at the fuel dispenser, the tag information is sent to the network host via the Point of Sale (“POS”) system, where it is linked to a customer'"'"'s account for transaction processing and subsequent activation of the fuel dispenser. Several tags may be read by a single interface unit, avoiding the need to connect a tag reader to each fuel dispenser.
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2 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method for validating a tag, comprising:
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receiving tag write data from a point of sale device after a tag detection start message has been sent to the point of sale device; and
writing the tag write data into the tag.
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