Systems and methods for the identification and presenting of information

• US 20060091203A1
• Filed: 10/12/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Outsite Networks, Inc. (Professional Datasolutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Outsite Networks, Inc. (Professional Datasolutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bakker, Anton, Allen, Marc L.
• Application Number:
  US11/247,980
• Publication Number:
  US 20060091203A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/381
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 13/025 wherein the volume is determined during delivery
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 5/18 specially adapted for controlling several coin-freed apparatus from one place
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/001 Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/002 Vending machines being part of a centrally controlled network of vending machines
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/14 Systems including one or more distant stations co-operating with a central processing unit data transmission in general H04L; telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station H04Q9/00

Abstract

A method, system and computer readable medium for presenting information for use within a gas station, including sensing at the gas station at least an identification code on one or more identification-carrying devices; receiving at least the identification code and information presentation system identification information at an information server; determining one or more portions and type of information to be presented on an information presentation system at the gas station based on the identification code and the information presentation system identification information; receiving and printing at the gas station the one or more portions of information presented at the information presentation system; and storing on a template storage device one or more templates that are combinable with the one or more portions of information.

Claims

1. An information presentation system for use within a gas station, the system comprising:

an identification sensor at the gas station and that senses an identification code on one or more identification-carrying devices;

an information server that receives at least the identification code and information presentation system identification information and determines one or more portions and type of information to be presented at an information presentation system at the gas station based on the identification code and the information presentation system identification information;

a printer at the gas station that receives and prints the one or more portions of information presented at the information presentation system; and

a template storage device that stores one or more templates that are combinable with the one or more portions of information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the information server is capable of determining the one or more portions of information independent of any sale transaction information.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the information presentation system comprises a display device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the information presentation system comprises an audio device.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a profile storage device.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a history storage device.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a profile management device that cooperates with an access device to allow a user to manage a profile.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more portions of information are dynamically determined based on at least one of a loyalty program, a user history, a current transaction, a past transaction, and a user profile.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the user profile comprises preferences governing the one or more portions of information to be printed at the printer.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more portions of information are dynamically determined upon receipt of the identification code at the information server.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the identification sensor and the identification-carrying devices are one or more of a radio frequency identification tag and a radio frequency identification reader, an optical code and optical code reader, magnetic strip and magnetic strip reader and an inductive, capacitive or electrical identification-carrying device and associated inductive, capacitive or electrical sensor.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein one or more of a user profile and a user history are associated with the one or more identification-carrying devices.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the information server is capable of servicing a plurality of information presentation systems for gas stations at geographically different locations.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the identification sensor is located at a gas dispenser of the gas station.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the information presentation system is located at a gas dispenser of the gas station.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the information server uses the information presentation system identification information to aid in selecting the type of information to be presented.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the information server reconciles the information presentation system identification information with a user profile associated with the identification code for selecting the type of information to be presented.

18. A method of presenting information for use within a gas station, the method comprising:

sensing at the gas station at least an identification code on one or more identification-carrying devices;

receiving at least the identification code and information presentation system identification information at an information server;

determining one or more portions and type of information to be presented on an information presentation system at the gas station based on the identification code and the information presentation system identification information;

receiving and printing at the gas station the one or more portions of information presented at the information presentation system; and

storing on a template storage device one or more templates that are combinable with the one or more portions of information.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the information server is capable of determining the one or more portions of information independent of any sale transaction information.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising presenting the one or more portions of information on a display device.

21. The method of claim 18, further comprising presenting the one or more portions of information on an audio device.

22. The method of claim 18, further comprising storing a user profile in a profile storage device.

23. The method of claim 18, further comprising storing a user history in a history storage device.

24. The method of claim 18, further comprising allowing a user to manage a user profile.

25. The method of claim 18, wherein the one or more portions of information are dynamically determined based on at least one of a loyalty program, a user history, a current transaction, a past transaction, and a user profile.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the user profile comprises preferences governing the one or more portions of information to be printed at the printer.

27. The method of claim 18, wherein the one or more portions of information are dynamically determined upon receipt of the identification code at the information server.

28. The method of claim 18, wherein the identification sensor and the identification-carrying devices are one or more of a radio frequency identification tag and a radio frequency identification reader, an optical code and optical code reader, magnetic strip and magnetic strip reader and an inductive, capacitive or electrical identification-carrying device and associated inductive, capacitive or electrical sensor.

29. The method of claim 18, wherein one or more of a user profile and a user history are associated with the one or more identification-carrying devices.

30. The method of claim 18, wherein the information server is capable of servicing a plurality of information presentation systems for gas stations at geographically different locations.

31. The method of claim 18, wherein the identification sensor is located at a gas dispenser of the gas station.

32. The method of claim 18, wherein the information presentation system is located at a gas dispenser of the gas station.

33. The method of claim 18, wherein the information server uses the information presentation system identification information to aid in selecting the type of information to be presented.

34. The method of claim 18, wherein the information server reconciles the information presentation system identification information with a user profile associated with the identification code for selecting the type of information to be presented.

35. The method of claim 18, further comprising implementing the method with a computer system including one or more hardware and software devices configured to perform the steps of the method.

36. The method of claim 18, further comprising implementing the method with a computer readable medium including one or more computer readable instructions embedded therein and configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the steps of the method.

37. A computer readable medium including one or more computer readable instructions embedded therein for presenting information for use within a gas station and configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the steps of:

sensing at the gas station at least an identification code on one or more identification-carrying devices;

receiving at least the identification code and information presentation system identification information at an information server;

determining one or more portions and type of information to be presented on an information presentation system at the gas station based on the identification code and the information presentation system identification information;

receiving and printing at the gas station the one or more portions of information presented at the information presentation system; and

storing on a template storage device one or more templates that are combinable with the one or more portions of information.

38. The computer readable medium of claim 37, wherein the information server is capable of determining the one or more portions of information independent of any sale transaction information.

39. The computer readable medium of claim 37, further comprising one or more computer readable instructions configured to cause the one or more computer processors to perform the step of presenting the one or more portions of information on a display device.

40. The computer readable medium of claim 37, further comprising one or more computer readable instructions configured to cause the one or more computer processors to perform the step of presenting the one or more portions of information on an audio device.

41. The computer readable medium of claim 37, further comprising one or more computer readable instructions configured to cause the one or more computer processors to perform the step of storing a user profile in a profile storage device.

42. The computer readable medium of claim 37, further comprising one or more computer readable instructions configured to cause the one or more computer processors to perform the step of storing a user history in a history storage device.

43. The computer readable medium of claim 37, further comprising one or more computer readable instructions configured to cause the one or more computer processors to perform the step of allowing a user to manage a user profile.

44. The computer readable medium of claim 37, wherein the one or more portions of information are dynamically determined based on at least one of a loyalty program, a user history, a current transaction, a past transaction, and a user profile.

45. The method of claim 44, wherein the user profile comprises preferences governing the one or more portions of information to be printed at the printer.

46. The computer readable medium of claim 37, wherein the one or more portions of information are dynamically determined upon receipt of the identification code at the information server.

47. The computer readable medium of claim 37, wherein the identification sensor and the identification-carrying devices are one or more of a radio frequency identification tag and a radio frequency identification reader, an optical code and optical code reader, magnetic strip and magnetic strip reader and an inductive, capacitive or electrical identification-carrying device and associated inductive, capacitive or electrical sensor.

48. The computer readable medium of claim 37, wherein one or more of a user profile and a user history are associated with the one or more identification-carrying devices.

49. The computer readable medium of claim 37, wherein the information server is capable of servicing a plurality of information presentation systems for gas stations at geographically different locations.

50. The computer readable medium of claim 37, wherein the identification sensor is located at a gas dispenser of the gas station.

51. The computer readable medium of claim 37, wherein the information presentation system is located at a gas dispenser of the gas station.

52. The computer readable medium of claim 37, wherein the information server uses the information presentation system identification information to aid in selecting the type of information to be presented.

53. The computer readable medium of claim 37, wherein the information server reconciles the information presentation system identification information with a user profile associated with the identification code for selecting the type of information to be presented.