FUEL PURCHASE TRANSACTION METHOD AND SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- detecting, with a point of sale payment system in a frontcourt at a fuel station, a wireless signal from a transmitter of a mobile computing device in a motor vehicle;
transmitting, with the mobile computing device transmitter, a wireless signal to a receiver providing an account code stored in and retrieved from a readable memory of the mobile computing device;
receiving, with a fuel station server connected to the receiver, a signal providing the account code stored on the readable memory of the mobile computing device;
providing, to a network connected to the fuel station server, a query from the fuel station server for a status of an account corresponding to the received account code;
receiving, at the fuel station server, a signal from the network providing the status of the account;
receiving, at the point of sale system in the frontcourt of the fuel station, a signal from the fuel station server enabling a fuel dispensing pump proximal to the motor vehicle with the mobile computing device;
measuring, with a fuel meter in the frontcourt of the fuel station, an amount of fuel dispensed to the motor vehicle using the enabled fuel dispensing pump;
generating, with the point of sale system, a signal to the fuel station server corresponding to the measured amount of fuel dispensed; and
transmitting, from the fuel station server, a signal to the network corresponding to the amount of fuel dispensed.
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Abstract
A mobile device, such as a vehicle telematics system or a smartphone, is used to facilitate a fuel purchase transaction providing a multi-stage authorization process. In a first stage, an account code is provided wirelessly to a fuel station receiver by the mobile device from within the vehicle to prevent using the electrically-powered mobile device at or near the fueling area. The status of the account is checked using a computer. In a second stage, a personal identification number (PIN) corresponding to the account is entered on a display screen/key pad at the fuel dispensing pump proximal to the vehicle to be fueled. The PIN is confirmed to enable the fuel dispensing pump. After fuel is dispensed to the vehicle, the computer debits the account in the amount of the fuel purchase. A software application on the mobile device is used to initiate the fuel purchase transaction.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting, with a point of sale payment system in a frontcourt at a fuel station, a wireless signal from a transmitter of a mobile computing device in a motor vehicle; transmitting, with the mobile computing device transmitter, a wireless signal to a receiver providing an account code stored in and retrieved from a readable memory of the mobile computing device; receiving, with a fuel station server connected to the receiver, a signal providing the account code stored on the readable memory of the mobile computing device; providing, to a network connected to the fuel station server, a query from the fuel station server for a status of an account corresponding to the received account code; receiving, at the fuel station server, a signal from the network providing the status of the account; receiving, at the point of sale system in the frontcourt of the fuel station, a signal from the fuel station server enabling a fuel dispensing pump proximal to the motor vehicle with the mobile computing device; measuring, with a fuel meter in the frontcourt of the fuel station, an amount of fuel dispensed to the motor vehicle using the enabled fuel dispensing pump; generating, with the point of sale system, a signal to the fuel station server corresponding to the measured amount of fuel dispensed; and transmitting, from the fuel station server, a signal to the network corresponding to the amount of fuel dispensed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product including computer readable program code embodied on a computer readable storage medium for automating a fuel purchase transaction at a fuel station, the computer program product including:
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computer readable program code for detecting, with a point of sale payment system in a frontcourt at a fuel station, a wireless signal from a transmitter of a mobile computing device in a motor vehicle; computer readable program code for transmitting, with the mobile computing device transmitter, a wireless signal to a receiver providing an account code stored in and retrieved from a readable memory of the mobile computing device; computer readable program code for receiving, with a fuel station server connected to the receiver, a signal providing the account code stored on the readable memory of the mobile computing device; computer readable program code for providing, to a network connected to the fuel station server, a query from the fuel station server for a status of an account corresponding to the received account code; computer readable program code for receiving, at the fuel station server, a signal from the network providing the status of the account; computer readable program code for receiving, at the point of sale system in the frontcourt of the fuel station, a signal from the fuel station server enabling a fuel pump proximal to the motor vehicle with the mobile computing device; computer readable program code for measuring, with a fuel meter in the frontcourt of the fuel station, an amount of fuel dispensed to the motor vehicle using the enabled fuel pump; computer readable program code for generating, with the point of sale system, a signal to the fuel station server corresponding to the measured amount of fuel dispensed; and computer readable program code for transmitting, from the fuel station server, a signal to the network corresponding to the amount of fuel dispensed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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