FUEL DISPENSER USING INTELLIGENT INTERMEDIARIES
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Abstract
A fueling-station information-processing network is disclosed for a fueling station that comprises one or more fuel-dispenser stations each of which comprises one or more fuel dispensers for controlling transfer of fuel purchased by a customer from a fuel vendor'"'"'s fuel-storage tank to the customer'"'"'s fuel reservoir. The fueling-station information-processing network comprises one or more fuel-dispenser information-processing device(s) that are mounted to one or more of the fuel-dispenser stations and that perform the functions of controlling operation of the fuel-dispenser station and/or displaying information upon display screens for viewing by the customer. One or more of the fuel-dispenser information-processing device(s) of the fueling-station information-processing network are communicatively linked to a proxy server, which is communicatively linked, in turn, to a host server. The invention includes novel methods of operation of the fueling-station information-processing network that capitalize on the configuration of the fueling-station information-processing network.
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17 Claims
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10. A fueling-station information processing system, comprising:
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at least one fuel dispenser station, each fuel dispenser station comprising at least one fuel dispenser useable to control dispensation of fuel;
at least one fuel dispenser information processing device mounted to each said fuel dispenser station;
a proxy server communicatively linked to each said fuel dispenser information processing device, and a host server communicatively linked to said proxy server, wherein the proxy server comprises components for receiving an electronic data file from said host server and for performing a check sum operation upon said electronic data file in order to verify integrity and completeness of said electronic data file, wherein if said electronic data file is complete and correct, the proxy server transmits electronic data file information to each said fuel dispenser information processing device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A fueling-station information processing system, comprising:
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at least one fuel dispenser station, each fuel dispenser station comprising at least one fuel dispenser useable to control dispensation of fuel;
at least one fuel dispenser information processing device mounted to each said fuel dispenser station, each said fuel dispenser information processing device comprising a display screen and a customer interface, wherein each said customer interface is operable by a customer to communicate a request to said fueling-station information processing system that web page information of the customer'"'"'s choice be displayed upon said display screen;
a proxy server communicatively linked to each said fuel dispenser information processing device, and a host server communicatively linked to said proxy server, wherein a predetermined-list of preferred web-pages is stored within computer memory contained in one of said proxy server, each said fuel dispenser information processing device, and said host server, and display of web page information is limited to information on the predetermined list. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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