Increasing the Throughput of Filling Stations
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1. A method for activating a filling pump of a filling station, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a vehicle, location information of the vehicle;
determining, based on the received location information, that the vehicle is at a filling station; and
sending, to the filling station, a filling pump activation command that causes the filling station to activate an available filling pump of the filling station for the purpose of a filling operation.
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Abstract
A method for activating a filling pump of a filling station comprises receiving, from a vehicle, location information of the vehicle, determining, based on the received location information, that the vehicle is at a filling station; and sending, to the filling station, a filling pump activation command that causes the filling station to activate an available filling pump of the filling station for the purpose of a filling operation. The disclosure further comprises a method for requesting a server to activate a filling pump of a filling station, an on-board device to be installed in a vehicle, and a computer-readable medium.
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1. A method for activating a filling pump of a filling station, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a vehicle, location information of the vehicle; determining, based on the received location information, that the vehicle is at a filling station; and sending, to the filling station, a filling pump activation command that causes the filling station to activate an available filling pump of the filling station for the purpose of a filling operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for requesting a server to activate a filling pump of a filling station, the method comprising:
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determining location information of a vehicle; sending, to the server, the location information of the vehicle; retrieving at least one of a vehicle identification and a user identification related to a driver or a passenger of the vehicle; and sending, to the server, the retrieved identification. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A tangible computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions that causes a system, when executed by one or more processors of the system, to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, from a vehicle, location information of the vehicle; determining, based on the received location information, that the vehicle is at a filling station; and sending, to the filling station, a filling pump activation command that causes the filling station to activate an available filling pump of the filling station for the purpose of a filling operation. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. An on-board device adapted to be installed in a vehicle for requesting a server to activate a filling pump of a filling station, the on-board device comprising:
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a communication interface for communicating with the server; wherein the on-board device is configured to collect data by retrieving location information of the vehicle from at least one of (i) an on-board diagnosis system of the vehicle via a vehicle related data interface, (ii) a receiver of a satellite navigation system coupled to the on-board device, or (iii) a proximity sensor; and wherein the on-board device is configured to perform operations for requesting a server to activate a filling pump of a filling station, the operations comprising; determining location information of a vehicle; sending, to the server, the location information of the vehicle; retrieving at least one of a vehicle identification and a user identification related to a driver or a passenger of the vehicle; and sending, to the server, the retrieved identification. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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