Method and apparatus for secure processing of fuel delivery requests

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10467669-B2
Application number	US-201815876952-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2018
Priority date	Feb 1, 2016
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to wirelessly instruct fuel dispensation initiation over a direct wireless connection between a vehicle and a refueling truck, responsive to a wireless request made by the refueling truck, the request including a valid token and a refueling truck MAC ID with which the wireless connection is established.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a processor configured to:
wirelessly instruct fuel dispensation initiation over a direct wireless connection between a vehicle and a refueling truck, responsive to a wireless request made by the refueling truck, the request including a valid token and a refueling truck MAC ID with which the wireless connection is established.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to wirelessly instruct fuel dispensation termination over the wireless connection when a desired fuel level has been obtained.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to wirelessly instruct fuel dispensation termination over the wireless connection when a desired fuel amount has been dispensed.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to wirelessly instruct fuel dispensation termination over the wireless connection when a desired fuel amount corresponding to a desired cost has been dispensed.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive reporting of at least one of a dispensed fuel amount or cost over the wireless connection.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to wirelessly report received dispensed fuel amount or cost, as well as a measured dispensed fuel amount or cost, measured by a vehicle sensor, to a remote system.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to instruct fuel dispensation initiation only once a physical refueling connection between the refueling truck and the vehicle has been detected by a vehicle sensor.

8. A computer-implemented method comprising:
wirelessly instructing fuel dispensation initiation over a direct wireless connection between a vehicle and a refueling truck, responsive to a wireless request made by the refueling truck, the request including a valid token and a refueling truck MAC ID with which the wireless connection is established.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising wirelessly instructing fuel dispensation termination over the wireless connection when a desired fuel level has been obtained.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising wirelessly instructing fuel dispensation termination over the wireless connection when a desired fuel amount has been dispensed.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising wirelessly instructing fuel dispensation termination over the wireless connection when a desired fuel amount corresponding to a desired cost has been dispensed.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising receiving reporting of at least one of a dispensed fuel amount or cost over the wireless connection.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising wirelessly reporting received dispensed fuel amount or cost, as well as a measured dispensed fuel amount or cost, measured by a vehicle sensor, to a remote system.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising instructing fuel dispensation initiation only once a physical refueling connection between the refueling truck and the vehicle has been detected by a vehicle sensor.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, storing instruction that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
wirelessly instructing fuel dispensation initiation over a direct wireless connection between a vehicle and a refueling truck, responsive to a wireless request made by the refueling truck, the request including a valid token and a refueling truck MAC ID with which the wireless connection is established.

16. The storage medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising wirelessly instructing fuel dispensation termination over the wireless connection when a desired fuel level has been obtained.

17. The storage medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising wirelessly instructing fuel dispensation termination over the wireless connection when a desired fuel amount has been dispensed.

18. The storage medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising wirelessly instructing fuel dispensation termination over the wireless connection when a desired fuel amount corresponding to a desired cost has been dispensed.

19. The storage medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising receiving reporting of at least one of a dispensed fuel amount or cost over the wireless connection.

20. The storage medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising instructing fuel dispensation initiation only once a physical refueling connection between the refueling truck and the vehicle has been detected by a vehicle sensor.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Makke Omar
• Wisniewski Joseph
• Helpingstine Kevin Lee
• Macneille Perry Robinson
• Colella Nicholas
• Hamilton David
• Blackburn Matthew S
• Kolisetty Aiswarya

Classifications

• G06Q20/20

  Point-of-sale [POS] network systems · CPC title

• B60R25/24

  using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user · CPC title

• G06Q20/327

  Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices · CPC title

• B67D7/348

  by interrogating an information transmitter, e.g. a transponder (B67D7/145 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06Q20/22

  Payment schemes or models · CPC title