Apparatus for providing coupons in cooperation with operation of a fuel vending device
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1. An apparatus for use in cooperation with operation of a fuel vending device;
- said fuel vending device delivering at least one fuel product;
said delivering being effected by exercising an actuator element;
the apparatus comprising;
(a) a control unit for controlling the apparatus in dispensing at least one item having value after said exercising;
(b) a providing unit for effecting said dispensing;
said providing unit being coupled with said control unit and responsive to said control unit; and
(c) a link coupling the apparatus and said actuator element for effecting said cooperation.
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An apparatus for use in cooperation with operation of a fuel vending device; the fuel vending device delivering at least one fuel product; the delivering being effected by exercising an actuator element; includes: (a) a control unit for controlling the apparatus in dispensing at least one item having value after the exercising; (b) a providing unit for effecting the dispensing; the providing unit being coupled with the control unit and responsive to the control unit; and (c) a link coupling the apparatus and the actuator element for effecting the cooperation.
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1. An apparatus for use in cooperation with operation of a fuel vending device;
- said fuel vending device delivering at least one fuel product;
said delivering being effected by exercising an actuator element;
the apparatus comprising;(a) a control unit for controlling the apparatus in dispensing at least one item having value after said exercising; (b) a providing unit for effecting said dispensing;
said providing unit being coupled with said control unit and responsive to said control unit; and(c) a link coupling the apparatus and said actuator element for effecting said cooperation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- said fuel vending device delivering at least one fuel product;
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11. An apparatus for use with a companion fuel product vending device;
- said companion fuel product vending device availing a user of at least one fuel product in response to an exercising of an actuator coupled with said companion fuel product vending device;
the apparatus comprising;(a) a control unit for controlling the apparatus in presenting at least one item having value in association with said exercising; (b) a providing unit for effecting said presenting;
said providing unit being coupled with said control unit and responsive to said control unit; and(c) at least one link coupling the apparatus and said actuator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- said companion fuel product vending device availing a user of at least one fuel product in response to an exercising of an actuator coupled with said companion fuel product vending device;
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18. An apparatus for dispensing at least one coupon in cooperation with operation of an associated fuel product vending device;
- said fuel product vending device availing a user of access to a product in response to at least one of payment to a payment receiving unit and exercising an actuator;
the apparatus comprising;(a) a control unit for controlling said dispensing in response to at least one of said payment and said exercising; (b) a providing unit coupled with said control unit for effecting said dispensing; and (c) a link coupling the apparatus with at least one of said payment receiving unit and said actuator. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
- said fuel product vending device availing a user of access to a product in response to at least one of payment to a payment receiving unit and exercising an actuator;
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