Fuel dispensing and retail system for preventing use of stolen transponders
US6470233B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F13/025
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The current invention is a dispensing system for deterring and preventing transponder misuse in a fueling environment. The system includes a fuel dispenser associated with a control system and a receiver adapted to receive signals, including identification indicia from a remote communications unit associated with a customer. The receiver operates in conjunction with the control system to provide the control system with the first indicia and determine if the remote communications unit has been lost, stolen or used in an unauthorized manner. The control system is adapted to prevent fueling and transaction continuance upon determining the remote communications unit in communication if the dispenser was lost, stolen or used in an unauthorized manner. Preferably, the dispenser is further associated with a transmitter operating in conjunction with the control system wherein the control system is adapted to provide an unauthorized use signal for transmission to the remote communications unit via the transmitter upon determining the remote communications unit was lost, stolen or used in an unauthorized manner. The signal may cause the remote communications unit to act in a manner aiding in…
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