Dispensing system and method with radio frequency customer identification

A system and method for providing a fuel dispenser (14) with radio frequency customer identification capabilities. The system and method determines whether a transponder (23, 25) containing customer identification data is within range of a dispenser (14) that requires activation by the customer to i...

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Hauptverfasser:	HENDRICKS, SAMUEL, S, NADKARNI, GEETA, B, GIORDANO, JOSEPH, A, MAYS, THOMAS, L, SARGENT, LIOYD, G, MCCALL, DON, C, KAREN SCOTT GUTHRIE, JACOBS, CARL, R, TURNER, JEFFREY, L, WILKINS, DEBORAH, T
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDEDFOR ELSEWHERE BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS CALCULATING CHECKING-DEVICES COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS COMPUTING COUNTING DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS LIQUID HANDLING OPENING, CLOSING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS TRANSMISSION TRANSPORTING VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Zusammenfassung:	A system and method for providing a fuel dispenser (14) with radio frequency customer identification capabilities. The system and method determines whether a transponder (23, 25) containing customer identification data is within range of a dispenser (14) that requires activation by the customer to initiate a transaction and has an associated reader (20) for emitting radio frequency signals and receiving customer identification data from the transponder (23, 25) responsive to the emitted radio frequency signals. When the transponder (23, 25) is within range of the dispenser, an in-range indication is provided to the customer. Upon activation of the dispenser (14) following a determination that the transponder (23, 25) is within range, the customer identification data received by the reader (20) is associated with a transaction at the activated dispenser. The transaction at the activated dispenser (14) is then permitted and charged to the customer according to the customer identification data.