Secure communications between fueling station components

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12387197-B2
Application number	US-202318157570-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 20, 2023
Priority date	Aug 5, 2020
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

A selection of a fueling station item, graphically depicted on a display of a fuel dispenser and corresponding to an available fueling station product, can be received by at least one data processor of a fuel dispenser. A two dimensional barcode based on the selected fueling station item can be determined. The two dimensional barcode can be provided to the fuel dispenser display for graphical depiction on the fuel dispenser display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
displaying instructions on an interactive display of a fuel dispenser, the instructions indicating to a user to remove a fuel dispenser nozzle from the fuel dispenser;
receiving, at the fuel dispenser, a selection of a first graphical object characterizing an amount of fuel to be dispensed from the fuel dispenser, wherein the first graphical object is presented on the interactive display;
determining, by a data processor communicatively coupled to the fuel dispenser, a first instance of a second graphical object characterizing a two-dimensional barcode, wherein the two-dimensional barcode includes information characterizing the selected amount of fuel;
causing, by the data processor, the first instance of the second graphical object characterizing the two-dimensional barcode to be displayed on the interactive display of the fuel dispenser;
determining, by the data processor, a dispensing instruction characterizing a command to pump the selected amount of the fuel from a fuel reservoir, the dispensing instruction being based at least in part on the first graphical object characterizing the amount of fuel and on an instruction received from an end user device, the instruction characterizing an authorization of the amount of fuel selected by the user from a second instance of the second graphical object displayed on the end user device, the second instance of the second graphical object characterizing the two-dimensional barcode displayed in the first instance of the second graphical object displayed on the interactive display of the fuel dispenser and acquired by the end user device; and
causing, by the data processor, a pump of the fuel dispenser to dispense the amount of the fuel through the fuel dispenser nozzle based on the received dispensing instruction.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a server generates the dispensing instruction and transmits the dispensing instruction to the fuel dispenser.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the server transmits the dispensing instruction to the fuel dispenser via a fueling station controller in operable communication with each of the server and the fuel dispenser.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the end user device transmits the instruction characterizing the authorization of the amount of fuel to the server, and wherein the server generates the dispensing instruction based on the instruction received from the end user device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the end user device is a mobile device, and wherein the first instance of the second graphical object is acquired by a camera of the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the end user device generates the dispensing instruction and provides the dispensing instruction to the fuel dispenser.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the dispensing instruction is encoded in a second two-dimensional barcode generated by the end user device, and wherein the end user device provides the dispensing instruction to the fuel dispenser by depicting the second two-dimensional barcode on a display of the end user device that is acquired by a two-dimensional barcode reader of the fuel dispenser.

8. A system comprising:
at least one data processor; and
memory storing instructions configured to cause the at least one data processor to perform operations comprising:
displaying instructions on an interactive display of a fuel dispenser, the instructions indicating to a user to remove a fuel dispenser nozzle from the fuel dispenser;
receiving, at the fuel dispenser, a selection of a first graphical object characterizing an amount of fuel to be dispensed from the fuel dispenser, wherein the first graphical object is presented on the interactive display,
determining, by a data processor communicatively coupled to the fuel dispenser, a first instance of a second graphical object characterizing a two dimensional barcode, wherein the two-dimensional barcode includes information characterizing the selected amount of fuel,
causing, by the data processor, the first instance of the second graphical object characterizing the two-dimensional barcode to be displayed on the interactive display of the fuel dispenser;
determining, by the data processor, a dispensing instruction characterizing a command to pump the selected amount of the fuel from a fuel reservoir, the dispensing instruction being based at least in part on the first graphical object characterizing the amount and on an instruction received from an end user device, the instructions characterizing an authorization of the amount of fuel selected by the user from a second instance of the second graphical object displayed on the end user device, the second instance of the second graphical object characterizing the two-dimensional barcode displayed in the first instance of the second graphical object displayed on the interactive display of the fuel dispenser and acquired by the end user device; and
causing, by the data processor, a pump of the fuel dispenser to dispense the amount of the fuel through the fuel dispenser nozzle based on the received dispensing instruction.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein a server generates the dispensing instruction and transmits the dispensing instruction to the fuel dispenser.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the server transmits the dispensing instruction to the fuel dispenser via a fueling station controller in operable communication with each of the server and the fuel dispenser.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the end user device transmits the instruction characterizing the authorization of the amount of fuel to the server, and wherein the server generates the dispensing instruction based on the instruction received from the end user device.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the end user device is a mobile device, and wherein the first instance of the second graphical object is acquired by a camera of the end user device.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the end user device generates the dispensing instruction and provides the dispensing instruction to the fuel dispenser.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the dispensing instruction is encoded in a second two-dimensional barcode generated by the end user device, and wherein the end user device provides the dispensing instruction to the fuel dispenser by depicting the second two-dimensional barcode on a display of the end user device for acquisition by a two-dimensional barcode reader disposed on the fuel dispenser.

15. A method, comprising:
displaying instructions on an interactive display of a fuel dispenser, the instructions indicating to a user to remove a fuel dispenser nozzle from the fuel dispenser;
receiving, at the fuel dispenser, a selection of a first graphical object characterizing an amount of a fuel available for purchase from the fuel dispenser, wherein the first graphical object is presented on the interactive display,
determining, by a data processor communicatively coupled to the fuel dispenser, a first instance of a second graphical object characterizing a two-dimensional barcode, wherein the two-dimensional barcode includes information characterizing the selected amount of fuel,
causing, by the data processor, the first instance of the second graphical object characterizing the two-dimensional barcode to be displayed on the interactive display of the fuel dispenser;
determining, by the data processor, a dispensing instruction based on the selected first graphical object characterizing the amount of fuel and on an instruction received from an end user device, the instruction characterizing an authorization of

Assignees

• Wayne Fueling Systems Llc

Inventors

• Krishnappa Vinod
• Gupta Om Prakash
• Veeravalli Harish
• Ramamurthy Gautham
• Fieglein Henry

Classifications

• G06K7/1417

  2D bar codes · CPC title

• G06K7/10722

  Photodetector array or CCD scanning · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06Q20/3276 Primary

  using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device · CPC title

• G06Q20/145

  Payments according to the detected use or quantity · CPC title