Graphics display advertising system for a fuel dispenser
First Claim
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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Abstract
A graphics display system for a fuel dispenser that is responsive to segments of time, or dayparts, and also shows both pre-made, professional-looking advertisements, as well as locally made text messages. In a preferred embodiment, the graphics display system utilizes the display terminal associated with a card reader device, a display controller with memory, a customer activated terminal ("CAT"), and a point-of-sale ("POS") controller. The system receives graphic frames from a personal computer as well as the POS controller. The system then arranges the graphic frames into chains that are appropriate to the specific day parts. The system also allows individuals to control, insert and delete graphic frames into the chains, thereby making the chains more appropriate for each fuel dispenser as well as each daypart.
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15 Claims
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1. A fuel dispensing system with customer graphics capabilities, the system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a fuel dispenser system including a point-of-sale ("POS") terminal and a fuel dispenser with a display, a method for displaying a plurality of graphic frames on the display, the method comprising:
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loading graphic frames from the POS terminal into a display controller; defining a plurality of dayparts corresponding to specific times of day; for a daypart, specifying a chain of graphic frames to be displayed; sending one of the chains of graphic frames to a first memory device; determining if a current time of day is in the daypart; and if the current time of day is in the daypart, displaying the chain of graphic frames on the display; whereby the displayed chain of graphic frames provides an advertisement to a user of the fuel dispenser that corresponds with the current time of day. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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