Fuel information messaging system
First Claim
1. A fuel information messaging system comprising:
- a fueling agent client device wirelessly connected to a vehicle for dispensing fuel, for collecting and generating transaction data relating to a fueling transaction;
a fuel management server for receiving said transaction data from the fueling agent client device and storing it in a transaction record; and
a data communications system for receiving selected transaction data from the fuel management server and for transmitting said selected transaction data to a receiver.
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Abstract
A fueling agent operates a fueling agent client device for collecting and generating transaction data relating to a fueling transaction. The fueling agent client device transmits the transaction data to a fuel management server, for example, via a wireless communications link. The fuel management server stores the transaction data in a transaction record. The transaction data includes final fuel load data indicating an amount of fuel dispensed during the fueling transaction. Selected transaction data is retrieved from the transaction record and is delivered to a data communications system for transmission to a receiver. The receiver may be in the cockpit of an aircraft. An aircraft data communication system may be a digital data link system for transmitting data to and from the aircraft via VHF radio, such as ACARS. The fuel management server may communicate with an aircraft data communication system directly, or indirectly via an airline computer system.
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45 Claims
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1. A fuel information messaging system comprising:
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a fueling agent client device wirelessly connected to a vehicle for dispensing fuel, for collecting and generating transaction data relating to a fueling transaction; a fuel management server for receiving said transaction data from the fueling agent client device and storing it in a transaction record; and a data communications system for receiving selected transaction data from the fuel management server and for transmitting said selected transaction data to a receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for communicating fuel information comprising:
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receiving transaction data relating to a fueling transaction from a fueling agent client device and storing said transaction data in a transaction record; wirelessly transmitting fueling information from a data capture unit that interfaces with a vehicle for dispensing fuel to the fueling agent client device; retrieving selected transaction data from the transaction record and encoding it into an electronic message compatible with a data communications system; and transmitting the encoded message to the data communications system for transmission to a receiver. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A fuel information messaging system comprising:
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a fuel management server in communication with an airline computer system for retrieving flight schedule information and fuel planning information related to a fueling transaction and for storing said flight schedule information and fuel planning information in a transaction record; a fueling agent client device in communication with the fuel management server for receiving selected flight schedule information and fuel planning information from the transaction record; a data capture unit that interfaces with a vehicle for dispensing fuel to wirelessly transmit fueling information to the fueling agent client device; and wherein the fueling agent client device is further operable for collecting and generating transaction data relating to the fueling transaction and for transmitting said transaction data to a receiver via a wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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