Fuel dispenser utilizing tokenized user guidance and prompting for secure payment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017358040-A1
Application number	US-201715620187-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 12, 2017
Priority date	Jun 10, 2016
Publication date	Dec 14, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A fuel dispenser comprises fuel flow piping defining a flow path from a source of fuel toward a fueling nozzle. A plurality of fuel handling components are disposed along the fuel flow piping. Control electronics are in operative communication with the fluid handling components. A payment system includes a PIN pad that transmits secure tokens which are preferably cryptographically unique and independent such as not to be a function or derivative of network keys or user PIN. The tokens are then received and acted upon by a second subsystem to render PIN entry display data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A fuel dispenser comprising:
fuel flow piping defining a flow path from a source of fuel toward a fueling nozzle; a plurality of fuel handling components disposed along said fuel flow piping; control electronics in operative communication with said fluid handling components; and a payment system including a PIN pad device, a display processor having an associated memory, and a display, said PIN pad device in communication with said display processor and said display processor being in communication with said display; said PIN pad device securely storing a plurality of electronic tokens corresponding to payment display data, said payment display data being securely stored and accessible via said display processor; and said PIN pad device being operative to transmit said electronic tokens to said display processor, said display processor utilizing said electronic tokens to identify specific payment display data and cause the specific payment display data to be rendered on said display.

2 . A fuel dispenser as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said payment system includes a card reader in communication with the PIN pad device.

3 . A fuel dispenser as set forth in claim 2 , wherein said PIN pad device executes a secure payment application.

4 . A fuel dispenser as set forth in claim 3 , wherein said PIN pad device communicates with one of an enhanced dispenser hub and a point of sale (POS) system external to the fuel dispenser.

5 . A fuel dispenser as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said electronic tokens are cryptographically unique and independent of network keys and a user's personal identification number (PIN).

6 . A fuel dispenser as set forth in claim 5 , wherein said specific display data is stored in encrypted form but is accessible by the display processor via the electronic tokens.

7 . A fuel dispenser as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the display processor enters a payment mode during which said electronic tokens are received and otherwise allows display of nonpayment information on said display.

8 . A fuel dispenser as set forth in claim 7 , wherein display of nonpayment information is blocked during the payment mode.

9 . A fuel dispenser as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the display processor is implemented on one core of a multi-core processor having at least two processor cores on a single semiconductor die.

10 . A fuel dispenser as set forth in claim 9 , wherein said one core operates separately and asynchronously from at least one other core on said multi-core processor.

11 . A fuel dispenser as set forth in claim 10 , wherein said multi-core processor has at least four of said processor cores.

12 . A fuel dispenser as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said payment display data comprises transaction related prompts and messages displayed to a user on the display.

13 . A fuel dispenser payment system comprising:
a PIN pad device executing a secure payment application and securely storing a plurality of electronic tokens corresponding to payment display data; a card reader in communication with the PIN pad device; a display processor having an associated memory, said display processor being in communication with said PIN pad device, said payment display data being securely stored so as to be accessible by said display processor; a display in communication with said display processor; and said PIN pad device being operative to transmit said electronic tokens to said display processor, said display processor utilizing said electronic tokens to identify specific payment display data and cause the specific payment display data to be rendered by the display.

14 . A fuel dispenser payment system as set forth in claim 13 , wherein said PIN pad device communicates with one of an enhanced dispenser hub or a point of sale (POS) system.

15 . A fuel dispenser payment system as set forth in claim 14 , wherein said electronic tokens are cryptographically unique and independent of network keys and a user's personal identification number (PIN).

16 . A fuel dispenser payment system as set forth in claim 15 , wherein said specific display data is stored in encrypted form but is accessible by the display processor via the electronic tokens.

17 . A fuel dispenser payment system as set forth in claim 16 , wherein the display processor enters a payment mode during which said electronic tokens are received and otherwise allows display of nonpayment information on said display.

18 . A fuel dispenser payment system as set forth in claim 17 , wherein display of nonpayment information is blocked during the payment mode.

19 . A fuel dispenser payment system as set forth in claim 16 , wherein the display processor is implemented on one core of a multi-core processor having at least two processor cores on a single semiconductor die.

20 . A fuel dispenser payment system as set forth in claim 19 , wherein said one core operates separately and asynchronously from at least one other core on said multi-core processor.

21 . A fuel dispenser payment system as set forth in claim 20 , wherein said multi-core processor has at least four of said processor cores.

Assignees

• Gilbarco Inc

Inventors

• Williams Rodger K
• Payne Edward A

Classifications

• G06Q20/3829

  involving key management · CPC title

• B67D7/228

  using digital counting · CPC title

• B67D7/243

  using electrical or electro-mechanical means · CPC title

• B67D7/14

  responsive to input of recorded programmed information, e.g. on punched cards · CPC title

• B67D7/04

  for transferring fuels, lubricants or mixed fuels and lubricants · CPC title