APPLICATION HOSTING WITHIN A SECURED FRAMEWORK IN A FUELING ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A master control apparatus for hosting applications at a fuel dispenser, comprising:
- an interface component for providing input to or output from the master control apparatus; and
an interface communicating component for establishing a communications path to a non-secured portion of the interface component when a secured portion of the interface component is active,wherein the interface communicating component provides data from a feature apparatus to the non-secured portion of the interface component over the communications path, and switches the communications path to refrain from providing data from the feature apparatus to the non-secured portion of the interface component where the secured portion of the interface component is active.
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Abstract
A secured framework for hosting secure and non-secure applications is provided. A master control apparatus includes an interface component for providing input to or output from the master control apparatus, and an interface communicating component for establishing a communications path to a portion of the interface component when a secured portion of the interface component is active. The interface communicating component provides data from a feature apparatus to the portion of the interface component over the communications path, and switches the communications path to refrain from providing data from the feature apparatus where the secured portion of the interface component is active. A security analyzing component can also be included to additionally or alternatively determine whether access is allowed to the portion of the interface component.
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24 Claims
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1. A master control apparatus for hosting applications at a fuel dispenser, comprising:
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an interface component for providing input to or output from the master control apparatus; and an interface communicating component for establishing a communications path to a non-secured portion of the interface component when a secured portion of the interface component is active, wherein the interface communicating component provides data from a feature apparatus to the non-secured portion of the interface component over the communications path, and switches the communications path to refrain from providing data from the feature apparatus to the non-secured portion of the interface component where the secured portion of the interface component is active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing security for a secured portion of a fuel dispenser, comprising:
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providing input to or output from a master control apparatus; establishing a communications path from the master control apparatus to a non-secured portion of the fuel dispenser when the secured portion of the fuel dispenser is active; providing data from a feature apparatus to the non-secured portion of the fuel dispenser over the communications path; and switching the communications path to refrain from providing the data from the feature apparatus to the non-secured portion of the fuel dispenser where the secured portion of the fuel dispenser is active. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A master control apparatus for hosting applications at a fuel dispenser, comprising:
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an interface component for providing input to or output from the master control apparatus; an access request receiving component for obtaining an access request for a portion of the interface component from an application executing on a feature processor; a security analyzing component for determining whether to allow the access request based on one or more security policies; and an interface communicating component for facilitating communication between the application and the portion of the interface component where the security analyzing component determines to allow the access request. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for hosting applications in conjunction with a secured framework at a fuel dispenser, comprising:
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providing input to or output from a master control apparatus that controls access to one or more components of the fuel dispenser; obtaining an access request for a portion of the one or more components from an application executing on a feature processor; determining whether to allow the access request based on one or more security policies; and facilitating communication between the application and the one or more components of the fuel dispenser based at least in part on determining whether to allow the access request. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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