Patent ID: 7107231
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A fuel dispenser advertising system, comprising: one or more fuel dispensers, having a central processing unit controlling fuel dispensing; a display subassembly associated with each of said one or more fuel dispensers and presenting advertising information to a customer; and a master interface system storing advertising information and transmitting said stored advertising information to each display subassembly by executing predetermined programming of said advertising information; and wherein said master interface system logs in to a central office system to download updates of said advertising information and synchronize transmitting of said stored advertising information with synchronizing information received from the central office system such that distribution of said advertising information at a location of said master interface system can be synchronized with delivery of similar advertising information at other remote locations; wherein the master interface system interacts with one or more external systems, including the central office system, only when the interaction is initiated by the master interface system; and wherein the central processing unit adjusts a pumping speed of at least one of the one or more fuel dispensers to allow presentation of the advertising information to be completed.