Fuel dispensing system providing customer preferences
First Claim
1. A system for automatically providing customer preferences during a fueling operation comprising:
- a) a fuel dispenser with an audio/visual customer interface having a display and audio system;
b) wireless communication electronics associated with said fuel dispenser and adapted to receive signals including indicia from remote communication units; and
c) a control system and memory associated with said communication electronics and said customer interface;
d) said control system adapted to receive the indicia from a remote communication unit and provide a customer with select information predefined by the customer at said customer interface, said select information being selected by the customer and associated with the remote communication unit prior to the transaction.
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Abstract
The present invention is to provide a system for automatically providing customer preferences during a fueling operation. The system includes a fuel dispenser with an audio/video customer interface having a display and audio system. Wireless communications electronics are associated with the dispenser and adapted to receive signals including indicia from remote communications units. A control system and memory are provided to receive the indicia from a remote communications unit and provide a customer with select information, predefined by the customer, at the customer interface. The selected information is chosen by the customer and associated with the remote communications unit prior to the transaction. Notably, the control system may include a dispenser controller, a central site controller, a control system associated with a remote network, or any combination thereof.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for automatically providing customer preferences during a fueling operation comprising:
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a) a fuel dispenser with an audio/visual customer interface having a display and audio system;
b) wireless communication electronics associated with said fuel dispenser and adapted to receive signals including indicia from remote communication units; and
c) a control system and memory associated with said communication electronics and said customer interface;
d) said control system adapted to receive the indicia from a remote communication unit and provide a customer with select information predefined by the customer at said customer interface, said select information being selected by the customer and associated with the remote communication unit prior to the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for automatically preventing presentment of information based on customer preferences during a fueling operation comprising:
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a) a fuel dispenser with a customer interface adapted to present information to a customer during a transaction;
b) wireless communication electronics associated with said fuel dispenser and adapted to receive signals including indicia from remote communication units; and
c) a control system and memory associated with said communication electronics and said customer interface;
d) said control system adapted to present said select information at said customer interface;
e) said control system adapted to receive the indicia from a remote communication unit and prevent presentment of select information at said customer interface, said select information being selected by the customer and associated with the remote communication unit prior to the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. An interrogation system associated with a fuel dispensing system for automatically providing customer preferences during a fueling operation, said system comprising:
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a) a customer transaction interface associated with an interrogator for communicating with transponders; and
b) a control system and memory associated with said interrogator;
c) said control system adapted to interrogate a remote communication unit with said interrogator during a transaction and provide select types of information predefined by the customer at said customer interface, said select types of information being selected by the customer and associated with the remote communication unit prior to the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method for automatically providing customer preferences during a fueling operation comprising:
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a) receiving indicia from a remote communication unit in association with a fueling transaction;
b) determining select types of information predefined by the customer using the indicia received from the remote communication unit, the select types of information being selected by the customer and associated with the remote communication unit prior to the fueling transaction;
c) accessing information defined by the select types of information; and
d) providing the information to the customer during a transaction. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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