Readable indicia for fuel purchase

US8965790B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Bank of America Corporation · US

Inventors

• David M. Grigg · Rock Hill, US
• Glenn Grossman · Matthews, US
• Matthew A. Calman · Charlotte, US
• Laura Corinne Bondesen · Charlotte, US
• Alicia C. Jones · Fort Mill, US
• Peter John Bertanzetti · Charlotte, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 31, 2012
• Grant date: Feb 24, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 22, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F13/025
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention are directed to purchasing fuel for a vehicle from a fuel station. An exemplary apparatus is configured to: initiate a fuel purchase application; determine identification information associated with a fuel pump that will be used for fueling the vehicle; and transmit a purchase authorization request to an external server based on the identification information.