Method and system for managing and monitoring fuel transactions
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- detecting, by a fueling station system at a fueling station, a triggering event corresponding to a transaction including fueling of a transportation unit;
in response to detecting the triggering event;
determining, by the fueling station system, a carrier associated with the transportation unit;
determining whether at least one of;
video, audio and image recording of the transaction is desired, wherein the determination is made based on a comparison of one or more transaction attributes with one or more parameters of a recordation rule specified by the determined carrier;
in response to determining that the at least one of;
video, audio and image recording of the transaction is desired, initiating automatic recording of the transaction by the fueling station system, wherein initiating the automatic recording of the transaction by the fueling station system is performed based on one or more transaction recording parameters determined by the fueling station system; and
storing and indexing the at least one of;
video, audio and image recording according to one or more transaction attributes.
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Abstract
Fueling transactions (and other types of transactions) may be verified for legitimacy and validity by recording audio, video and/or images of the transaction as it occurs. The recordings may then be indexed according to one or more transaction parameters such as a driver identifier, a vehicle or transportation unit identifier, an invoice number, a fueling station and the like. A carrier associated with a driver and/or vehicle or other transportation unit may specify which transactions are to be recorded. Accordingly, the fueling station may automatically determine whether to record a transaction upon receiving a transaction initiation request. Transaction recordings may be made based on transaction recordation parameters defined by a carrier and stored and indexed based on transaction storing parameters.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a fueling station system at a fueling station, a triggering event corresponding to a transaction including fueling of a transportation unit; in response to detecting the triggering event; determining, by the fueling station system, a carrier associated with the transportation unit; determining whether at least one of;
video, audio and image recording of the transaction is desired, wherein the determination is made based on a comparison of one or more transaction attributes with one or more parameters of a recordation rule specified by the determined carrier;in response to determining that the at least one of;
video, audio and image recording of the transaction is desired, initiating automatic recording of the transaction by the fueling station system, wherein initiating the automatic recording of the transaction by the fueling station system is performed based on one or more transaction recording parameters determined by the fueling station system; andstoring and indexing the at least one of;
video, audio and image recording according to one or more transaction attributes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to; detect, at a fueling station, a triggering event corresponding to a transaction including fueling of a transportation unit; in response to detecting the triggering event; determine a carrier associated with the transportation unit; determine whether at least one of;
video, audio and image recording of the transaction is desired, wherein the determination is made based on a comparison of one or more transaction attributes with one or more parameters of a recordation rule specified by the determined carrier;in response to determining that the at least one of;
video, audio and image recording of the transaction is desired, initiate automatic recording of the transaction at the fueling station, wherein initiating the automatic recording of the transaction by the apparatus is performed based on one or more transaction recording parameters determined by the apparatus; andindex the at least one of;
video, audio and image recording according to one or more transaction attributes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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