US 12,002,119 B2
Intelligent fuel dispensers
John Joseph Morris, Austin, TX (US); Scott R. Negley, III, Austin, TX (US); Annika Birkler, Malmo (SE); Richard Carlsson, Malmo (SE); Patrick Jeitler, Austin, TX (US); and Randal S. Kretzler, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Wayne Fueling Systems LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Wayne Fueling Systems LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/162,519.
Application 17/162,519 is a continuation of application No. 16/296,972, filed on Mar. 8, 2019, granted, now 10,929,937.
Application 16/296,972 is a continuation of application No. 15/476,150, filed on Mar. 31, 2017, granted, now 10,269,082, issued on Apr. 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/349,513, filed on Jun. 13, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/342,410, filed on May 27, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/325,796, filed on Apr. 21, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0150642 A1, May 20, 2021
Int. Cl. G06V 40/16 (2022.01); B67D 7/04 (2010.01); B67D 7/14 (2010.01); B67D 7/22 (2010.01); G06Q 20/14 (2012.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G07F 13/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0226 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 50/06 (2013.01) [B67D 7/04 (2013.01); B67D 7/14 (2013.01); B67D 7/145 (2013.01); B67D 7/228 (2013.01); G06Q 20/145 (2013.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/168 (2022.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); G06V 40/28 (2022.01); G07F 13/025 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04108 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0233 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a fuel dispenser including a display screen, an image sensor, and at least one data processor operatively connected to the display screen and the image sensor, the at least one data processor configured to receive data characterizing an image from the image sensor, the image characterizing a visual depiction of a customer, and to determine identity information characterizing an identity of the customer from the received data;
a server operatively connected to the at least one data processor and configured to:
receive the determined identity information from the at least one data processor,
determine whether the identity information matches a feature associated with one or more unique identifiers of fuel dispenser users,
in response to determining that the identity information matches the feature stored in the database, retrieve the unique identifier associated with the matched feature,
determine a targeted communication based on the retrieved unique identifier, the targeted communication including an advertisement characterizing a product and/or a service for sale at a store located at a fueling station where the fuel dispenser is located, and
provide the targeted communication to the at least one data processor for display on the display screen,
wherein the at least one data processor of the fuel dispenser is configured to receive data characterizing an input corresponding to the advertisement and to determine whether the customer has an interest in the product and/or the service based on the received data.