Processing gasoline price data in a networked environment
First Claim
1. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable components executed by a processor of a computer for processing gasoline price information, the computer-executable components comprising:
- a data source component operable to obtain, via the communication network, gasoline purchase transaction data from at least one consumer credit agency, said gasoline purchase transaction data corresponding to consumer credit purchases of gasoline made by a plurality of consumers, each said consumer credit purchase being from an identifiable location, each said consumer credit purchase including a price charged per volume for the gasoline;
a processing component operable to calculate geographic-specific gasoline price statistical information from the obtained gasoline purchase transaction data as a function of the identifiable location and the price charged per volume for the gasoline in the consumer credit purchases made by the plurality of consumers;
a user interface component operable to obtain a user request for gasoline price data for a selected geographic region in response to a level indicated by a fuel tank sensor, wherein said user request indicates the selected geographic region;
wherein the user interface component is further operable to transmit a display including the calculated gasoline price statistical information specific to the selected geographic region, wherein the identifiable location of the displayed gasoline price statistical information corresponds to the selected geographic region.
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Abstract
Processing gasoline price data in a networked environment. A data source component obtains gasoline purchase transaction data, which includes data indicative of consumer credit purchases of gasoline made by a plurality of consumers. Each of the consumer credit purchases is from an identifiable location. In response to receiving an indication that a gasoline level of a gasoline tank has reached a minimum, a user interface component generates a user request for gasoline price data for a selected geographic region. A processing component processes the gasoline purchase transaction data as a function of the selected geographic region and generates a display including the processed gasoline purchase transaction data for the selected region. The generated display is transmitted to a user computing device.
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1. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable components executed by a processor of a computer for processing gasoline price information, the computer-executable components comprising:
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a data source component operable to obtain, via the communication network, gasoline purchase transaction data from at least one consumer credit agency, said gasoline purchase transaction data corresponding to consumer credit purchases of gasoline made by a plurality of consumers, each said consumer credit purchase being from an identifiable location, each said consumer credit purchase including a price charged per volume for the gasoline; a processing component operable to calculate geographic-specific gasoline price statistical information from the obtained gasoline purchase transaction data as a function of the identifiable location and the price charged per volume for the gasoline in the consumer credit purchases made by the plurality of consumers; a user interface component operable to obtain a user request for gasoline price data for a selected geographic region in response to a level indicated by a fuel tank sensor, wherein said user request indicates the selected geographic region; wherein the user interface component is further operable to transmit a display including the calculated gasoline price statistical information specific to the selected geographic region, wherein the identifiable location of the displayed gasoline price statistical information corresponds to the selected geographic region. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable components executed by a processor of a computer for processing gasoline price information, the computer-executable components comprising:
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a data source component operable to obtain gasoline purchase transaction data, the gasoline purchase transaction data from at least one consumer credit agency, said gasoline purchase transaction data corresponding to consumer credit purchases of gasoline made by a plurality of consumers, each said consumer credit purchase being from an identifiable location, and each said consumer credit purchase including a price charged per volume for the gasoline; a user interface component operable to receive a user request for gasoline price data for a selected geographic region; and a processing component operable to calculate gasoline price statistical information for the selected information from the gasoline purchase transaction data as a function of the identifiable location and the price charged per volume for the gasoline in the consumer credit purchases made by the plurality of consumers and to generate a display including the calculated gasoline price statistical information for the selected geographic region; wherein the user interface component is further operable to transmit the display including the calculated gasoline price statistical information for the selected geographic region to a user computing device. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for processing gasoline price data, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by a gasoline processing server, gasoline purchase transaction data from at least one consumer credit agency, the transaction data including data corresponding to consumer credit purchases of gasoline made by a plurality of consumers, each said consumer credit purchase being from an identifiable location, and each said consumer credit purchase including a price charged per volume for the gasoline; obtaining, by the gasoline processing server, a user request for gasoline price data, the user request being automatically initiated in response to a level indicated by a fuel tank sensor, and the user request specifying a selected geographic region; generating, on a display, a map illustrative of the selected geographic region; generating, on the display, visual indicators indicative of at least one gasoline service station having a location within the selected geographic region, said at least one gasoline service station being identified from the obtained gasoline purchase transaction data; and generating, on the display, gasoline statistical price information calculated as a function of the obtained gasoline purchase transaction data for the at least one gasoline service station having a location within the selected geographic region. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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