Fuel dispenser alternative content control based on monitored fueling transaction phase

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018352265-A1
Application number	US-201815992966-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 30, 2018
Priority date	May 30, 2017
Publication date	Dec 6, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

In an example embodiment, a card reader in dispenser (CRIND) is provided including a processor and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer programming code configured to, with the processor, cause the CRIND to receive one or more transaction messages from a forecourt controller or a peripheral device associated with a fuel dispenser, compare the one or more transaction messages to one or more message sequences associated with transaction phases of a fuel dispenser, determine a transaction phase of the fuel dispenser based on the comparison of the one or more transaction messages with the one or more message sequences, and cause feature processing circuitry to provide selected alternative media content to a user interface of the fuel dispenser based on the determined transaction phase.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A CRIND apparatus comprising:
a processor and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the CRIND apparatus to:
receive one or more transaction messages from a forecourt controller or a peripheral device associated with a fuel dispenser;
compare the one or more transaction messages to stored message information associated with transaction phases of a fuel dispenser;
determine a transaction phase of the fuel dispenser based on the comparison of the one or more transaction messages with the stored message information; and
cause feature processing circuitry to provide selected alternative content to a user interface of the fuel dispenser based on the determined transaction phase.

2 . The CRIND apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to:
cause a user interface access switch to allow the selected alternative content to be transmitted to the user interface based on the determined transaction phase.

3 . The CRIND apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to:
cause an action to be performed by a peripheral device of the fuel dispenser based on the determined transaction phase.

4 . The CRIND apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transaction phase is idle.

5 . The CRIND apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transaction phase is fueling.

6 . The CRIND apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transaction phase is fuel grade prompt.

7 . The CRIND apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transaction phase is receipt printing.

8 . The CRIND apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transaction phase is fueling complete.

9 . The CRIND apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to:
receive a subsequent one or more transaction messages from the forecourt controller; and determine a second transaction phase based on the subsequent transaction messages, wherein the second transaction phase is secure processing.

10 . The CRIND apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to:
cause a user interface access switch to prevent the selected alternative content from being transmitted to the user interface based on the secure processing transaction phase.

11 . A CRIND apparatus comprising:
a processor and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the CRIND apparatus to:
receive a first one or more transaction messages from a forecourt controller or a peripheral device associated with a fuel dispenser;
receive an indication of a transaction phase from a separate computing device; and
associate the first one or more transaction messages with the indicated transaction phase.

12 . The CRIND apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to:
receive a second one or more transaction messages; receive a second indication of the transaction phase from the separate computing device; associate the transaction messages with the indicated transaction phase; compare the first one or more transaction messages associated with the transaction phase to the second one or more transaction messages associated with the transaction phase; and determine a transaction message sequence for the transaction phase based on the comparison of the first and second one or more transaction messages associated with the transaction phase.

13 . A CRIND apparatus comprising:
a processor and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the CRIND apparatus to:
receive a one or more transaction messages from a forecourt controller or a peripheral device associated with a fuel dispenser;
determine a first transaction message sequence based on the one or more transaction messages and a first transaction phase criteria; and
associate the first transaction message sequence with a first transaction phase.

14 . The CRIND apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to:
receive a subsequent one or more transaction messages from a forecourt controller or a peripheral device associated with a fuel dispenser; determine a second transaction message sequence based on the subsequent one or more transaction messages, the first transaction sequence, and a second transaction phase criteria; and associate the second transaction message sequence with a second transaction phase.

15 . The CRIND apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the first transaction phase is idle.

16 . The CRIND apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the first transaction phase criteria is a predetermined amount of time between transaction messages.

17 . The CRIND apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the second transaction phase criteria is fueling.

Assignees

• Gilbarco Inc

Inventors

• Carapelli Giovanni

Classifications

• B67D7/08

  Arrangements of devices for controlling, indicating, metering or registering quantity or price of liquid transferred (arrangement of flow- or pressure-control valves B67D7/36; computing, calculating, counting G06; coin-freed apparatus for dispensing fluids G07F13/00; prepayment devices for metering liquids G07F15/00) · CPC title

• G06Q20/145

  Payments according to the detected use or quantity · CPC title

• G06Q20/18

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

• B67D7/04

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

• G06Q20/209

  Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output · CPC title