SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING FUEL
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1. A fuel dispenser comprising:
- a housing;
a fuel dispensing apparatus mounted in the housing;
a controller operatively coupled to the fuel dispensing apparatus;
a nozzle operatively coupled to the fuel dispensing apparatus and the controller; and
an interface operatively coupled to the controller and configured to receive information from a server configured to communicate directly with a plurality of fuel dispensers that are remote from one another;
wherein, responsive to information received from the server at the interface, the controller selectively permits the dispensing of fuel through the nozzle.
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Abstract
A system for dispensing fuel may include a fuel dispenser and a server configured to communicate directly with a plurality of fuel dispensers that are remote from one another. The fuel dispenser may include a housing, a fuel dispensing apparatus mounted in the housing, a controller operatively coupled to the fuel dispensing apparatus, a nozzle operatively coupled to the fuel dispensing apparatus and the controller, and an interface operatively coupled to the controller and configured to receive information from the server. Responsive to information received from the server at the interface, the controller may selectively permit the dispensing of fuel through the nozzle.
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1. A fuel dispenser comprising:
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a housing; a fuel dispensing apparatus mounted in the housing; a controller operatively coupled to the fuel dispensing apparatus; a nozzle operatively coupled to the fuel dispensing apparatus and the controller; and an interface operatively coupled to the controller and configured to receive information from a server configured to communicate directly with a plurality of fuel dispensers that are remote from one another; wherein, responsive to information received from the server at the interface, the controller selectively permits the dispensing of fuel through the nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for dispensing fuel comprising:
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a fuel dispenser; and a server configured to communicate directly with a plurality of fuel dispensers that are remote from one another; wherein the fuel dispenser comprises; a housing; a fuel dispensing apparatus mounted in the housing; a controller operatively coupled to the fuel dispensing apparatus; a nozzle operatively coupled to the fuel dispensing apparatus and the controller; and an interface operatively coupled to the controller and configured to receive information from the server; wherein, responsive to information received from the server at the interface, the controller selectively permits the dispensing of fuel through the nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of dispensing fuel comprising:
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receiving, at a server configured to communicate directly with a plurality of fuel dispensers that are remote from one another, a message including a customer identifier and fuel dispenser identifier for a particular one of the plurality of fuel dispensers; determining, based on the customer identifier, whether payment is approved; responsive to a determination that payment is approved, transmitting a message from the server to the particular fuel dispenser instructing the particular fuel dispenser to dispense fuel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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