Patent ID: 6736313
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
A fuel dispensing system comprising:a fuel dispenser for dispensing fuel to a customer in response to an authorization signal; a control system for providing said authorization signal to said fuel dispenser based on determined authorization information; an indicia entry device for allowing a customer to input a verification indicia, said indicia entry device adapted to encrypt said input verification indicia to form an encrypted verification indicia for transfer to said control system; and a card reader separate from said indicia entry device, wherein said card reader is operatively associated with said control system for determining said authorization information based on obtaining a transaction authorization from a customer payment card, said card reader adapted to receive said encrypted verification indicia from said control system and decrypt said encrypted verification indicia to form a decrypted verification indicia, and further adapted to provide said payment card with said decrypted verification indicia to obtain the transaction authorization.