ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION FOR SECURELY PROVIDING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• US 20140019359A1
• Filed: 03/12/2013
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Diesel Direct LLC
• Original Assignee: Diesel Direct, Inc.
• Inventors: Abrams, Daniel B., Sullivan, Paul A.
• Granted Patent: US 10,121,145 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/44
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 13/025 wherein the volume is determined during delivery

Abstract

Some embodiments are directed to a method of providing a product and/or a service, at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method of providing a product and/or a service, and an apparatus for providing a product and/or service. An identifier of an asset is read and the asset is identified based on the identifier. A transaction is authorized based on the identified asset. The produce and/or service is acquired and a data associated with the transaction is recorded in at least one storage device. The recorded data is then transmitted to a server.

Claims

1. A method of providing a product and/or a service, the method comprising:

reading an identifier of an asset;

identifying, with at least one processor, the asset based on the identifier;

authorizing, with at least one processor, a transaction based on the identified asset;

acquiring the product and/or service;

recording data associated with the transaction in at least one storage device; and

transmitting, via at least one network, the recorded data to a server.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

enabling access to the product and/or service based on a result of the authorizing.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring one or more conditions;

determining whether a particular condition is met; and

in response to determining that the particular condition is met, denying access to the product and/or service.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier is a bar code.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the reading is performed by a handheld scanner.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the asset is a vehicle selected from the group consisting of a truck, a bus, a car, a boat, an airplane and a helicopter.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying an account based on the at least one identifier; and

automatically billing the account for the transaction.

8. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method, the method comprising:

obtain an identifier of an asset;

identifying the asset based on the identifier;

authorizing, based on the identified asset, a transaction where the produce and/or service is acquired;

recording data associated with the transaction in at least one storage device; and

transmitting the recorded data to a server.

9. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

denying access to the product and/or service based on a result of the authorizing.

10. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

monitoring one or more conditions;

determining whether a particular condition is met; and

in response to determining that the particular condition is met, denying access to the product and/or service.

11. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the identifier is a bar code or a QR code.

12. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the identifier is an RFID.

13. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

identifying an account based on the at least one identifier; and

automatically billing the account for the at product and/or service.

14. An apparatus for providing a product and/or a service, the apparatus comprising:

a scanner for reading an identifier associated with an asset;

a controller for authorizing a transaction based on the identifier;

at least one measurement device for measuring transaction information; and

a network interface for communication with at least one network and sending transaction information to an external server.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the controller:

monitors one or more conditions;

determines whether a particular condition is met; and

in response to determining that the particular condition is met, denies access to the product and/or service.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the scanner is selected from the group consisting of a barcode reader, a digital camera and an RFID reader.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the asset is a vehicle selected from the group consisting of a truck, a bus, a car, a boat, an airplane and a helicopter.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the vehicle may be one member of a fleet of vehicles owned by the same entity.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein:

the apparatus is a fueling station operated by the entity that owns the fleet of vehicles.

20. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the controller:

identifies an account based on the at least one identifier; and

automatically bills the account for the transaction.