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System for enabling handicapped individuals to use gasoline dispensers

US6087954A · kind A · utility

36Cited by
12References
24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 17, 1998
Grant dateJul 11, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/00
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for assisting handicapped individuals in operating gasoline dispensers which includes a transponder in which data is stored according to the specific gasoline requirements of the individual. A transceiver is located proximate the gasoline dispenser and interrogates the transponder to obtain such stored data, and generates a signal which is a function of the stored data that is transmitted to a computer which receives the signal and generates predetermined control signals for operating the gasoline dispenser. The system may also include a warning signal device activated by the transponder to notify an attendant that the handicapped individual is approaching and this device may include a read-out device which displays predetermined personal information relating to the handicapped individual.

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