Patent ID: 8925808
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a fuel dispenser at a fueling facility, the method comprising: switching the fuel dispenser to an autonomous mode configured to provide point-of-sale operations at the fuel dispenser in response to inoperability of one or more of a facility controller, a communication network, and a store interface unit; completing a transaction in the autonomous mode, the transaction comprising: exiting the autonomous mode in response to reactivation of one or more of the facility controller, the communication network, and the store interface unit; and transmitting information about the transaction to one of the facility controller and the store interface, said transmitting being performed using a wireline link only when the information about the transaction includes sensitive information and said transmitting being performed using a wireless link only when the information about the transaction does not include sensitive information.