System and method for wirelessly activating an electromechanically controlled fuel dispenser

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10360647
APP PUB NO 20150242969A1
SERIAL NO

14632810

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A system and method are provided for remotely activating electromechanically controlled fuel dispensers. Each fuel dispenser is associated in a database with a unique identification code, and a first code is associated with an electronic payment system pre-identified by a fuel purchasing customer for automatic payment processing during fuel purchase transactions. In response to a wirelessly received identification code, the fuel dispenser associated in the database with the identification code that matches the wirelessly received identification code is identified, the identified fuel dispenser is activated to an active state in which the identified fuel dispenser is enabled to dispense fuel if the first code in the database matches a wirelessly received second code, and payment for the purchase of fuel dispensed from the identified fuel dispenser is automatically processed following activation thereof using the pre-identified electronic payment system associated with the first code in the database.

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MEIJER INC2929 WALKER NW GRAND RAPIDS MI 49544

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Pallas, David Scott Hudsonville, US 14 388
Pugh, Brian Grand Rapids, US 48 907

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