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Graphics display advertising system for a fuel dispenser

  • US 5,945,975 A
  • Filed: 02/14/1997
  • Issued: 08/31/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A fuel dispensing system with customer graphics capabilities, the system comprising:

  • a fuel dispenser;

    a plurality of advertising chains each comprising one or more graphic frames;

    means for defining a plurality of dayparts corresponding to specific times of day;

    means for specifying one of the advertising chains for a first daypart;

    a graphics display included on the fuel dispenser for displaying the specified advertising chain;

    a display controller for downloading the advertising chains onto the graphics display if a current time of day is in the first daypart; and

    a point-of-sale ("POS") controller for controlling the fuel dispenser, creating site-specific graphic frames, and specifying the graphic frames in each advertising chain.

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