Patent ID: 11967214
Assignee: WAYNE FUELING SYSTEMS LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A method, comprising:
detecting a security breach in a system that includes a keypad;
in response to the detection of the breach, transitioning the keypad from functioning in a first security mode to functioning in a second security mode; and
after the transition,
determining that a predetermined amount of time has passed as counted by a counter of the system, and
in response to determining that the predetermined amount of time has passed, transitioning the keypad from functioning in the second security mode to functioning in a third security mode;

wherein in the first security mode the keypad is enabled to accept manual input of secure data and manual input of unsecure data, data received via the keypad is encrypted, and the encrypted data is used to process payment for at least one of a good and a service;
in the second security mode the keypad is disabled from accepting manual input of secure data and is enabled to accept manual input of unsecure data, data received via the keypad is encrypted, and the encrypted data is used to process payment for at least one of a good and a service; and
in the third security mode the keypad is disabled from accepting manual input of secure data and from accepting manual input of unsecure data.