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 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. 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. Sistem in metoda za zagotovitev točilnega avtomata (14) s sposobnostjo radiofrekvenčne identifikacije kupca. Sistem in metoda se odločita, če je odzivnik (23, 25), ki vsebuje kupčeve identifikacijske podatke, znotraj dosega točilnega avtomata (14), ki zahteva, da ga za začetek transakcije aktivira kupec in ima z njim povezan čitalnik (20) za oddajanje radiofrekvenčnih signalov in za sprejem kupčevih identifikacijskih podatkov od odzivnika (23, 25), ki se odziva na oddane radiofrekv