METHOD FOR OPERATING AND MANAGING A RE-FUELING BUSINESS
First Claim
1. A method for operating and managing a re-fueling business, the method comprising:
- contracting with a customer to fuel a fuel consuming vehicle for said customer;
providing a locking device with a fuel tank of said vehicle, said locking device being unlockable by the re-fueling business and the customer;
transporting a fuel containing structure from the re-fueling business to various locations of said vehicle whenever a fueling of said vehicle is desirable to the business and said customer, said locations being remote of the business;
unlocking said locking device of said fuel tank upon arrival at said locations;
filling said fuel tank with an amount of fuel from said fuel containing structure upon said transporting of said fuel container to said locations, and re-locking said locking device after filling said fuel tank with said amount of fuel; and
providing said vehicle of said customer with a transceiver that is in communication with a computing resource located at the business, and communicating location information pertaining to said locations and fuel information fuel level of said fuel tank from said transceiver to said computing resource.
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Disclosed is a method for operating and managing a re-fueling business. The method includes contracting with a customer to fuel a fuel consuming vehicle for the customer, providing a locking device with a fuel tank of the vehicle, the locking device being unlockable by the re-fueling business and the customer, and transporting a fuel containing structure from the re-fueling business to various locations of the customer'"'"'s vehicle whenever a fueling of the vehicle is desirable to the business and the customer, the locations being remote of the business, unlocking the locking device of the fuel tank upon arrival at the locations, filling the fuel tank with an amount of fuel from the fuel containing structure upon the transporting of the fuel container to the locations, and re-locking the locking device after filling the fuel tank with the amount of fuel.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for operating and managing a re-fueling business, the method comprising:
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contracting with a customer to fuel a fuel consuming vehicle for said customer; providing a locking device with a fuel tank of said vehicle, said locking device being unlockable by the re-fueling business and the customer; transporting a fuel containing structure from the re-fueling business to various locations of said vehicle whenever a fueling of said vehicle is desirable to the business and said customer, said locations being remote of the business; unlocking said locking device of said fuel tank upon arrival at said locations; filling said fuel tank with an amount of fuel from said fuel containing structure upon said transporting of said fuel container to said locations, and re-locking said locking device after filling said fuel tank with said amount of fuel; and providing said vehicle of said customer with a transceiver that is in communication with a computing resource located at the business, and communicating location information pertaining to said locations and fuel information fuel level of said fuel tank from said transceiver to said computing resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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