US 11,940,961 B2
Identity-less personalized communication service
Henry Fieglein, Leander, TX (US); Hob Hairston, Cedar Park, TX (US); and Rohith Chinnaswamy, RoundRock, TX (US)
Assigned to Wayne Fueling Systems LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Wayne Fueling Systems LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/452,706.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/107,105, filed on Oct. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0138165 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 16/21 (2019.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01)
CPC G06F 16/21 (2019.01) [G06F 21/6245 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0623 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving data including a personally-identifiable parameter and characterizing wireless emissions of a mobile device of a fuel dispenser user;
determining an identity-less parameter including a wireless emission signature characterizing a unique identifier of the mobile device from the received data, the identity-less parameter associated with the mobile device of the fuel dispenser user and the personally-identifiable parameter, wherein the determining the identity-less parameter includes disassociating the identity-less parameter from the personally-identifiable parameter;
determining whether the identity-less parameter is associated with a database record, the database record characterizing a profile of the fuel dispenser user and stored in a profile database; and
providing the determination of whether the identity-less parameter is associated with the database record.