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System and method for processing vehicle transactions

  • US 9,830,637 B2
  • Filed: 02/23/2007
  • Issued: 11/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for requesting authorization of a transaction, the method comprising:

  • detecting, by a mobile data processing device corresponding to a moving vehicle, a wireless service area;

    receiving, by the mobile data processing device, a unique vehicle identification associated with the moving vehicle from a device installed in the moving vehicle via a wireless connection between the installed device and the mobile data processing device;

    generating, by the mobile data processing device, a transaction request for a desired transaction at at least one service station, wherein the at least one service station is different from a carrier organization associated with the moving vehicle and wherein the transaction request includes the unique vehicle identification of the moving vehicle and at least one of requested goods and requested services;

    causing, by the mobile data processing device, a back office system to process a transaction for authorization and to respond with a pre-authorization code upon authorizing the transaction based on the unique vehicle identification of the moving vehicle prior to arriving at a service station, wherein causing the back office system to process the transaction for authorization and to issue the pre-authorization code comprises;

    wirelessly transmitting, by the mobile data processing device, the transaction request to a back office system associated with the at least one service station prior to arriving at the at least one service station through a wireless network provided in the wireless service area;

    wirelessly receiving, at the mobile data processing device, from the back office system, a response prior to arriving at the at least one service station, wherein the response comprises a pre-authorization code of the authorized transaction based on the unique vehicle identification, and wherein the response further comprises one or more details about the at least one of requested goods and requested services; and

    activating a fuel pump to enable the fuel pump to dispense fuel for a fueling transaction based on the pre-authorization code upon arrival of the moving vehicle at the service station.

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