Method and apparatus for vending goods in conjunction with a credit card accepting fuel dispensing pump
CA 2197987 C · Owner: Taylor, Kit W. · Inventors: Taylor, Kit W.; Miller, John S.; Phillips, Paul A.
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A vending machine (3) is usable in conjunction with a credit card accepting self service fuel dispensing gasoline pump (1). A credit card is initially input to the gasoline pump (1) and approval of the credit card is obtained. A customer is then prompted to purchase a soft drink. The customer can input the quantity type of soft drink desired and coded portions of this information can be transmitted from the gas pump (1) to the vending machine (3). A code (47) can be generated in the gas pump (1), which is machine or human readable and , can be printed on a single receipt (45) which further includes a total amount to be charged (49) on a credit card corresponding to the gas dispensed …
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- Filed August 23, 1995 and granted July 8, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 23, 2015.
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