Methods, systems, and devices for secure payment and providing multimedia at fuel dispensers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11302136-B2
Application number	US-202017077428-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2020
Priority date	Jul 27, 2016
Publication date	Apr 12, 2022
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for secure payment and providing multimedia at fuel dispensers are provided. In general, a fuel dispenser can include a terminal configured to receive secure information and to show multimedia. The terminal can be configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode. The terminal can include a touchscreen. In the first mode, the touchscreen can have a shield enabled thereon that is configured to reduce a field of view of the touchscreen such that the touchscreen is only visible from specific angle(s). In the second mode, the shield can be disabled such that the touchscreen does not have a reduced field of view.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
displaying unsecure information on a terminal in a first mode in which a security shield of the terminal is inactive;
after displaying the unsecure information in the first mode, displaying on the terminal a request for input of secure information to identify a customer;
wherein the terminal displays the request in a second mode in which the security shield is active and obscures a view of the request; and
wherein the terminal automatically moves from the first mode to second mode in response to the request being displayed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secure information includes a personal identification number (PIN).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secure information includes a fingerprint.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secure information includes a biometric input including at least one of an eye pattern, a palm print, DNA, hand geometry, and a vein pattern.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the security shield includes a filter; and
moving from the first mode to the second mode comprises electrically modifying a material of the filter.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the input of secure information;
wherein the terminal automatically moves from the second mode to first mode in response to the receipt of the input of secure information.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in the second mode, the security shield obscures the view of the request from a plurality of angles; and
in the first mode, the security shield does not obscure a view of the unsecure information from any of the plurality of angles.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in the second mode, the security shield obscures the view of the request from a distance that is greater than a predetermined distance; and
in the first mode, the security shield does not obscure a view of the unsecure information from the distance that is greater than the predetermined distance.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the terminal includes one of a fuel dispenser, a vending machine, a parking payment device, and a transportation service vehicle.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein a processor of the terminal causes the terminal to display the unsecure information, causes the terminal to display the request, and causes the automatic movement;
the unsecure information is shown on a display screen of the terminal; and
the request is shown on the display screen of the terminal.

11. A device, comprising:
a terminal configured to receive input of secure information and to display multimedia, the terminal comprising
a screen configured to show a request for input of the secure information to identify a customer and configured to show the multimedia,
a security shield operatively coupled to the screen, and
a processor configured to automatically move the terminal from a first mode, in which the security shield is inactive, to a second mode, in which the security shield is active and obscures a view of the request, in response to the request being shown on the screen;

wherein the multimedia is shown with the terminal in the first mode, and the request is shown with the terminal in the second mode.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the secure information includes at least one of a personal identification number (PIN) and a fingerprint.

13. The device of claim 11 , wherein the secure information includes a biometric input including at least one of an eye pattern, a palm print, DNA, hand geometry, and a vein pattern.

14. The device of claim 11 , wherein the security shield includes a filter; and
moving from the first mode to the second mode comprises electrically modifying a material of the filter.

15. The device of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to cause the terminal to automatically move from the second mode to first mode in response to the receipt of the input of secure information.

16. The device of claim 11 , wherein the terminal includes one of a fuel dispenser, a vending machine, a parking payment device, and a transportation service vehicle.

17. A device, comprising:
a terminal configured to display multimedia and to receive input of secure information to identify a customer, the terminal comprising
a security shield, and
a screen operatively coupled to the security shield, configured to show a request for input of the secure information with the security shield in a first state in which the security shield obscures a view of the request, and configured to show the multimedia with the security shield in a second state in which the security shield is not obscuring a view of the multimedia;

wherein the terminal includes one of a fuel dispenser, a vending machine, a parking payment device, and a transportation service vehicle.

18. The device of claim 17 , wherein the security shield is configured to move between the first state and the second state by electrically modifying a material of the security shield.

19. The device of claim 17 , wherein the security shield obscures the view of the request for a first user a beyond a predetermined distance away from the screen while allowing a second user less than the predetermined distance away from the screen to view the request.

20. The device of claim 17 , wherein the security shield obscures the view of the request for a first user viewing the screen from any angle within a first range of angles while allowing a second user to view the request from any angle within a second, different range of angles.

21. The device of claim 17 , wherein the secure information includes at least one of a personal identification number (PIN) and a fingerprint.

22. The device of claim 17 , wherein the secure information includes a biometric input including at least one of an eye pattern, a palm print, DNA, hand geometry, and a vein pattern.

Assignees

• Wayne Fueling Systems Llc

Inventors

• Fieglein Henry
• Belt Steve

Classifications

• G06Q20/102

  Bill distribution or payments · CPC title

• G07F9/0235

  the arrangements being full-front touchscreens · CPC title

• G06Q20/18

  involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals · CPC title

• G07F15/001 Primary

  for gas · CPC title

• G06Q20/123

  Shopping for digital content · CPC title