SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PAYMENTS FROM A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. Method for making payments from a vehicle in connection to the delivery of goods and/or services to the vehicle in question at a station, wherein said goods and/or services are delivered to the vehicle automatically by equipment comprised in the station, the method comprises the steps ofa) registering a user in a central database;
- b) registering the vehicle in the central database, including a registration number for the vehicle;
c) associating the user with the vehicle in the central database;
d) when the user drives the vehicle up to the station, identifying the vehicle by a visual readout of a license plate on the vehicle and automatic matching between identified alphanumeric characters on the scanned license plate and the stored registration number;
e) receiving, via a communication channel which is independent of the station itself, a user confirmation, the confirmation being input via a mobile communication device of the user, and confirming that an association exists between the user and the vehicle in the central database; and
f) if such an association exists, allowing the delivery of the said goods and/or services and charging the user using a payment channel -specified for the user.
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Abstract
Method for making payments from a vehicle (180) in connection to the delivery of goods and/or services to the vehicle (180) in question at a station (110). The method comprises to register a user (183) as well as the vehicle, including a registration number, and to associate the user with the vehicle in a central data base (151); when the user drives the vehicle up to the station, to identify the vehicle by a visual readout of a license plate on the vehicle; to receive a confirmation from the user, the confirmation being input via a mobile communication device of the user; and allowing the delivery of the said goods and/or services and charging the user using a payment channel (160) specified for the user.
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21 Claims
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1. Method for making payments from a vehicle in connection to the delivery of goods and/or services to the vehicle in question at a station, wherein said goods and/or services are delivered to the vehicle automatically by equipment comprised in the station, the method comprises the steps of
a) registering a user in a central database; -
b) registering the vehicle in the central database, including a registration number for the vehicle; c) associating the user with the vehicle in the central database; d) when the user drives the vehicle up to the station, identifying the vehicle by a visual readout of a license plate on the vehicle and automatic matching between identified alphanumeric characters on the scanned license plate and the stored registration number; e) receiving, via a communication channel which is independent of the station itself, a user confirmation, the confirmation being input via a mobile communication device of the user, and confirming that an association exists between the user and the vehicle in the central database; and f) if such an association exists, allowing the delivery of the said goods and/or services and charging the user using a payment channel -specified for the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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9. (canceled)
- 15. System for making payments from a vehicle in connection to the delivery of goods and/or services to the vehicle in question at a station, which system is arranged to deliver said goods and/or services to the vehicle automatically using equipment comprised in the station, wherein the system comprises a central server, which server is arranged to register, in a central database, a user and the vehicle, including a registration number for the vehicle, as well as associating, in the database, the user to the vehicle, and the system further comprises a visual reading device arranged to, when the user drives the vehicle up to the station, identify the vehicle by visual readout of a license plate on the vehicle, and the central server is arranged to then automatically match identified alphanumeric characters on the read license plate to the registration number stored in the database, and the server is arranged to receive, via a communication channel which is independent of the station itself, a confirmation from the user, said confirmation being input using a mobile communication device of the user, and to verify that an association is stored between the user and the vehicle in the central database, and the server is arranged to, if such an association has been stored, allow the delivery of the said goods and/or services and to charge the user using a payment channel specified for the user.
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20. (canceled)
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