Fuel dispenser that displays information based upon customer identity
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1. A fuel dispensing system, comprising:
- fuel dispensing equipment;
a user interface;
a display; and
a controller operably coupled to the fuel dispensing equipment, the user interface, and the display, the controller adapted to determine a manner in which a user will pay to dispense fuel and to display information on the display as a function of the manner in which the user will pay to dispense fuel;
wherein at least a portion of the display information is unrelated to the manner in which the user will pay to dispense fuel.
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Abstract
A fuel dispenser that displays information based upon the identity of the customer includes a user interface that permits the fuel dispenser to determine the identity of the customer. Once the fuel dispenser has determined the identity of the customer, the fuel dispenser displays information on a display that is customized as a function of the determined identity of the customer.
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1. A fuel dispensing system, comprising:
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fuel dispensing equipment;
a user interface;
a display; and
a controller operably coupled to the fuel dispensing equipment, the user interface, and the display, the controller adapted to determine a manner in which a user will pay to dispense fuel and to display information on the display as a function of the manner in which the user will pay to dispense fuel;
wherein at least a portion of the display information is unrelated to the manner in which the user will pay to dispense fuel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computing system for use with a fuel dispensing system including fuel dispensing equipment, a user interface, and a display, comprising:
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a medium for storing software instructions;
instructions stored on the medium for determining a manner in which a user of the system will pay to dispense fuel;
instructions stored on the medium for obtaining information from one or more remote sources of information; and
instructions stored on the medium for displaying the information on the display as a function of the manner in which the user will pay to dispense the fuel;
wherein at least a portion of the information is unrelated to the manner in which the user will pay to dispense the fuel. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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