SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND MONITORING THE DISPENSING OF FUELS

• US 20160189446A1
• Filed: 09/29/2015
• Published: 06/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Paul Gulli
• Original Assignee: Paul Gulli
• Inventors: GULLI, PAUL
• Application Number:
  US14/869,915
• Publication Number:
  US 20160189446A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/387 Payment using discounts or coupons relating to marketing G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0185 Product, service or business identity fraud
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

A method of fuel management, including the specifics of vehicle mileage. A method of fuel management comprising recording a vehicle mileage on a plurality of occasions, verifying that mileage for the vehicle has been sequentially recorded, and generating an exception if the mileage for a vehicle has not been sequentially recorded. In general, a fuel management system for use by operators of temporary and/or permanent inventories of vehicles such as vehicle dealerships. Fuel vouchers are issued if a validation procedure is passed using a database incorporating employee and vehicle inventory information. At the time of delivery, the fueling station will verify the vehicle and individual presenting the voucher. If verification occurs, fuel is dispensed. The voucher and sales receipt are returned to the dealership for auditing and reporting.

Claims

1. A method of fuel management comprising:

recording a vehicle mileage on a plurality of occasions;

verifying that mileage for the vehicle has been sequentially recorded; and

generating an exception if the mileage for a vehicle has not been sequentially recorded.

2. The method of fuel management of claim 1 further comprising generating a report of all vehicles generating an exception.

3. The method of fuel management of claim 1 in which the report includes a fuel history for each vehicle.

4. The method of fuel management of claim 1 in which the fuel history is for a given time period.