Patent ID: 6089284
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B67D,G06Q

Abstract:
A fuel dispensing system for providing dual stage preconditioning and authentication for enhancing a fueling transaction comprising:a fuel dispenser associated with a control system and a receiver adapted to receive signals including first indicia from a remote communications unit associated with a customer, said receiver operatively associated with said control system, said control system adapted to:a) receive the first indicia via said receiver;b) precondition said fuel dispenser for a fuel transaction upon receiving said first indiciac) receive second indicia subsequent to receiving the first indiciad) authenticate a transaction involving the remote communications unit by determining requisite authentication data based on the first indicia and correlating the authentication data with the second indicia,e) allow fueling according to the preconditioning substantially immediately upon authenticating the transaction with the second indicia.