| US 7,481,366 B2 | ||
| Methods and systems for customer validation using an identification document and/or one or more pins | ||
| Raymond S. Demere, Montgomery, Ala. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Pump-On LLC, Montgomery, Ala. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 16, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/280,156. | ||
| Application 11/280156 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/763036, filed on Jan. 22, 2004, granted, now 7,163,146. | ||
| Application 10/763036 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/347731, filed on Jan. 21, 2003, granted, now 6,991,160. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0108413 A1, May 25, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 7/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 235—381 [235/379; 235/384] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method for remote authorization of fuel dispensing comprising:
receiving a fuel dispensing authorization request, including identifying indicia, from a fuel dispensing station, the identifying
indicia being extracted from an identification document of a user by an identification document reader of the fuel dispensing
station in conjunction with one or more PINs entered into a PIN pad at the fuel dispensing station;
querying a database of customer records for authorization of the customer;
receiving an indication of customer authorization from the database; and
transmitting the indication to the fuel dispensing station.
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