Patent ID: 11858802
Assignee: CIRCLE K TECH INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 10:
11. A method for effecting a consumer transaction within a retail fueling station environment, comprising:
detecting a vehicle proximate to a fuel dispenser;
obtaining vehicle information of the vehicle via a wireless communication module of the fuel dispenser;
receiving, at a transaction appliance located within the retail fueling station environment, the vehicle information from the fuel dispenser over a local area network;
receiving, at a transaction server located remotely outside the retail fueling station environment, the vehicle information from the transaction appliance over a wide area network;
obtaining, at the transaction server, a personalized vendor offer determined from the vehicle information and/or consumer profile data;
transmitting the personalized vendor offer to the transaction appliance;
transmitting, over the local area network, the personalized vendor offer from the transaction appliance to the fuel dispenser that sent the vehicle information;
displaying the personalized vendor offer during a fuel dispensing period;
receiving user input initiating a purchase associated with the personalized vendor offer;
transmitting an indication of the user input to the transaction appliance; and
in response to receiving the indication of the user input, effecting a transaction of the purchase responsive to the personalized vendor offer with the transaction server cooperatively executing with the transaction appliance.