KR20240111729A - How to select and refuel vehicle information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for selecting and refueling vehicle information, comprising the steps of: inputting identification information into a refueling system; receiving and extracting a plurality of refueling information corresponding to the input identification information from a server in the refueling system; providing a predetermined menu in the refueling system for selecting one of the plurality of refueling information; configuring the refueling system to allow selection of the refueling information; and automatically setting the refueling system's fuel dispenser with the selected refueling information. The predetermined menu is configured to display a plurality of vehicle information extractable from the identification information and to allow selection of one of the plurality of vehicle information. The selected refueling information corresponds to the selected vehicle information. The refueling information includes fuel type information and amount information. The plurality of vehicle information is linked to each piece of refueling information.

Description

{How to select and refuel vehicle information}

When an external signal is transmitted to a self-gas pump or refueling system, it is a technology that extracts information on the price or type of fuel you want to refuel from the external signal and confirms the extracted oil type and price information.

Previously, the method for setting up a self-gas pump was for a natural person to directly use their hands, which are part of the body, to select oil type information and amount information from the self-gas pump.

In the future, it is expected that various payment tools such as mobile payments, credit cards equipped with IC chips, and electronic payment tools will be available at self-gas pumps. In this case, natural persons may not have to directly select the existing self-gas pumps. The technology is expected to become active.

Here, instead of receiving oil type information and price information directly from a natural person in existing self-fuel pumps, information that can infer oil type information and price information and payment information can be transmitted from outside to self-gas pumps and refueling systems.

At this time, the self-gas pump can be configured to be automatically set by using the delivered fuel type information, amount information, and payment information. However, when setting the self-gas pump right away, there is no separate confirmation process, so the signal that the natural person incorrectly selects is transmitted to the outside world. If the information is transmitted from the self-gas pump, incorrect oil type or price information is set, and at this time, natural persons use the self-gas pump with incorrect oil type or price information applied, which may result in mixed fuel or incorrect amount of gas. It becomes possible.

Also, if the self-gas pump is set up automatically without a separate confirmation process, only one oil type information and one price information can be set as fixed information, and if a signal with fixed information is transmitted from outside, , natural persons may not be able to set the type and amount of fuel they wish to refuel.

When a customer wants to refuel at a self-service gas pump, the customer manually selects steps such as fuel type and amount using a touch monitor linked to the self-service gas pump, and provides mobile card and membership discounts. , it is expected to become more complex when various functions such as membership coupons, mobile coupons, promotional events, gas discounts, and discounts on non-exclusive products are added. At this time, a method is needed to automatically recognize the complex steps that must be manually set on the touch monitor, and one of the methods is to use the information on the tool used when the customer's tool is used, You may be able to perceive information in advance.

However, if this pre-recognized information is automatically reflected without a confirmation process, it is difficult to modify or change it, such as when trying to enter a different type of car for someone else, so the pre-recognized information cannot be displayed on the touch monitor. There is a need.

When a natural person or a gas pump wants to automatically fill the fuel tank without manually setting the fuel information at a self-service gas pump or general gas pump, a method is needed to recognize and confirm the fuel information that can be set in advance.

When an external signal is transmitted to a self-gas pump using a tool or electronic device such as a card held by the customer, and oil type information or amount information is extracted or inferred from the transmitted external signal to automatically set the self-gas pump, a natural person Since you did not set up the self-gas pump yourself, there may be cases where you use the self-gas pump without thinking about what type of fuel or amount information was set, and you can modify or re-check the type or amount of fuel information transmitted by an external signal. A method is needed.

In addition, in order to allow natural people to set the type and amount of fuel they want to refuel in various ways, before refueling at a separate self-gas pump or gas system, the natural person can check the oil type or amount information on the monitor of the self-gas pump or gas system to suit his/her preference. It is necessary to configure it so that it can be displayed.

In self-service gas pumps and fueling systems,

It is configured so that an external signal is transmitted from the tool owned by the customer to the self-gas pump and refueling system.

And, from the external signal transmitted from the self-refueling machine and the refueling system, at least one of price information and fuel type information to be automatically set by the self-refueling machine and refueling system is extracted.

At this time, at least one of the extracted price information and oil type information is configured to be displayed on the monitor of the self-gas pump and the fueling system.

In addition, when a preset time elapses in the displayed monitor state, or a natural person comes into contact with a part of the self-fuel dispenser and the refueling system, it is configured to move to the next step of setting the self-refueler to enable refueling, and the self-refueler and refueling system are configured to move to the next step. It is configured to recognize and display the refueling information to be set on the monitor linked with the.

Here, when an external signal is transmitted from a tool possessed by the customer, the fuel type information and the amount are displayed on the monitor of the self-gas pump and the fueling system without the natural person directly selecting at least one of the oil type information or amount information. Configure at least one of the information to be displayed automatically.

In addition, at least one of oil type information or price information is displayed on the touch monitor from the external signal, and the touch monitor includes a predetermined menu that allows the user to proceed to the next step.

In addition, it is configured to include a predetermined menu that can edit at least one of the amount information and type information displayed on the monitor.

Here, information is extracted from the external signal, some or all of the extracted information is transmitted to the server, and at least one of type information and amount information corresponding to the transmitted information is received from the server.

Here, when the self-gas pump and the refueling system exchange signals with a payment tool equipped with an electronic chip, an external signal from which at least one of the oil type information and the amount information can be extracted is received, and the oil type information is received from the received external signal. Or, configure it so that at least one of the amount information can be displayed on the monitor.

Here, when displaying at least one of type information and price information on the monitor, the monitor is configured to be displayed along with information that can identify the vehicle or customer, and the information that can identify the vehicle or customer displayed on the monitor is selected. Once done, it consists of moving to the next step of refueling.

Here, when extracting at least one of oil type information and price information from the external signal, a plurality of oil type information and price information are extracted, and the plurality of oil type information and price information are configured to be displayed on the monitor of the self-fuel pump and the fueling system. do.

Here, as a method for extracting at least one of price information and fuel type information from the external signal transmitted from the self-gas pump and the refueling system, when at least one of the price information and fuel quantity is set with the self-gas pump and the refueling system, the price information , At least one of the type information is configured to be stored on the server.

Here, when displaying at least one of the extracted amount information and oil type information on the monitor of the self-refueling machine and the fueling system, the unit price of the oil type information, the discount unit price of the oil type information, the payment amount, the billing amount, the discount history, the discount amount, the fuel quantity, At least one of payment method display, mileage accumulation score, and mileage accumulation method is configured to be displayed on the monitor of the self-gas pump and fueling system.

Here, when an external signal is transmitted to at least one of the POS SYSTEM constituting the refueling system, a wired or wireless terminal for refueling payment, at least one of the oil type information and amount information that can be extracted from the external signal is transmitted to the POS SYSTEM, refueling payment. It is configured so that it can be checked on the monitor of a wired or wireless terminal.

The advantage of providing a way for natural people to check or correct price information and oil type information before self-gas pumps and fueling systems are automatically set when an external signal is transmitted, so that incorrect oil type and price information can be checked or corrected. There is.

In addition, before refueling with a self-gas pump or refueling system, fuel type information or amount information can be displayed and set according to the natural person's preference on the monitor of the self-service pump or refueling system, providing the convenience of providing a customized service tailored to the customer's preference. There is.

Customer convenience is increased by being able to recognize refueling information in advance when refueling.

Figure 1 is a block diagram for explaining one preferred embodiment for explaining the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram for explaining external signals in the present invention.
Figures 3 and 4 are block diagrams for explaining another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a wireless terminal for illustrating the present invention.

Entering identification information into the fueling system;

Receiving and extracting a plurality of refueling information corresponding to the input identification information from the server in the refueling system;

and providing, in the refueling system, a predetermined menu for selecting one of the plurality of refueling information items.

Configuring the fueling information to be selected from the fueling system;

A step of automatically setting the gas pump of the fueling system with the selected fueling information,

The predetermined menu is a menu configured to display a plurality of vehicle information that can be extracted from the identification information and to select one of the plurality of vehicle information,

The selected refueling information is refueling information corresponding to the selected vehicle information,

The fuel information includes fuel type information and price information,

The aim is to provide a method of refueling by selecting vehicle information, wherein the plurality of vehicle information is information linked to each refueling information.

In the present invention, explaining the self-fueling machine as an example does not mean that the refueling system is excluded, but when explaining the self-refueling machine, it means that the refueling system can also be applied within the scope of the technology to be explained in the present invention.

Here, the external signal refers to an electrical signal transmitted to the self-lubricator and the refueling system. From the perspective of the self-lubricator and the refueling system, it refers to an electrical signal (hereinafter referred to as an external signal) transmitted from the outside to the self-lubricator and the refueling system. , where the external signal contains information, and at this time, the information contained in the external signal can be extracted from the self-gas pump and the fueling system.

Looking at the block diagram in Figure 2 to explain the external signal,

The tool (2-1), which is a wireless terminal, and the self-gas pump (1) can transmit and receive wirelessly, and in this case, an external electrical signal may be transmitted from the tool (2-1) to the self-gas pump (1) during the wireless transmission and reception process. You can.

In addition, a tool (2-2) that can display a barcode on the LCD screen and a tool (2-4) such as paper with a barcode printed on it can receive external signals through a device that can scan the barcode of the self-refueling machine (1) and the fueling system. can be transmitted.

At this time, the external signal is transmitted as an electrical signal to the self-service gas dispenser 1 and the refueling system using a tool called a scan, and the electrical signal at this time becomes an external signal.

In addition, when information is stored in the IC chip or electric magnet mounted on the credit card (2-3), an external signal is transmitted to the self-gas pump (1) through one of wireless, contact, or reading methods. An external electrical signal can be transmitted to the self-gas pump (1) using physical tools (2-5) such as the iris, fingerprint, and hand touch of a person's living body.

And, even when the wireless terminal is transmitted to the server through a wireless repeater, and the server is connected to or linked to the gas station and the Internet, external signals can be transmitted or input.

In addition, using NFC-equipped watches, accessories, etc. with electronic chips (2-6) and other tools (2-7) capable of transmitting electrical signals to the self-gas pump (1), Electrical external signals can be transmitted.

Here, when the tools (2) are used in the self-lubricator (1) or the refueling system, an external signal is transmitted from the tool (2) to the self-lubricator and the refueling system, so the external signal is transmitted to the self-lubricator and the refueling system. It becomes possible to configure.

In the present invention, the refueling system refers to an electronic system used at a gas station, and types of refueling systems include a POS SYSTEM, a control device for a refueling pump, a wired or wireless terminal capable of making payments, and an electronic device attached to a self-refueling pump.

Here, when an external signal is transmitted to the POS SYSTEM, which is one of the fueling systems, the monitor of the POS SYSTEM can be configured to display at least one of oil type information and amount information extracted from the external signal.

At this time, when the natural person managing the POS SYSTEM selects the number of the gas pump to which he or she wishes to refuel, a signal is transmitted to set the oil type and price information to the number of the gas pump, so that refueling can be done with the gas pump of that number. can do.

In addition, when an external signal is transmitted to a wired or wireless terminal used at a gas station and at least one of oil type information and price information is displayed on the monitor from the transmitted external signal, a service is provided so that the corresponding gas pump number can be selected from the wired or wireless terminal. You can also configure the gas pump to be set by selecting a certain menu.

This means that when an external signal is transmitted to at least one of the POS SYSTEM, a wired or wireless terminal for gas payment, at least one of the fuel type information and amount information that can be extracted from the external signal is sent to the POS SYSTEM, a wired or wireless terminal for gas payment. It can be configured to be checked on the monitor of

This means that when an external signal is transmitted to the fueling system, such as a wired or wireless terminal configured to set up the POS SYSTEM and the gas pump, at least one of the fuel type information and price information is displayed on the monitor of the fueling system, and at this time, the fuel is dispensed from the fueling system. Once you select the gas pump information you want, you can configure the gas pump to be set up to enable fueling.

In addition, if the step of extracting at least one of the amount information and the oil type information from the external signal transmitted from the self-gas pump and the refueling system is explained using FIG. 2 as an example, the step of extracting at least one of the amount information and the oil type information from the external signal As a method, in the case of a wireless terminal such as a tool (2-1) capable of transmitting and receiving wirelessly, an external signal can be transmitted to the self-gas pump (1) using a wireless protocol, and at this time, at least one of oil type information and price information is transmitted wirelessly. It is desirable to configure it so that it can be transmitted using a protocol, and the self-gas pump (1) can also be configured to receive an external signal from the scanned image by applying the infrared scanning protocol. In this case, the barcode and image information include Information from which the type information or amount information can be inferred must be displayed.

As explained here, when an external signal is transmitted from the tool 2, at least one information of oil type information and amount information is stored in the tool 2, and the stored information is stored in the self-gas pump using a method such as a wireless protocol or an infrared protocol. In (2), at least one of type information and amount information can be transmitted.

In the present invention, information is extracted from the external signal, some or all of the extracted information is transmitted to the server, and at least one of type information and amount information corresponding to the transmitted information is transmitted from the server. You can.

Here, this does not mean that the tool (2) must store at least one of oil type information and price information, but rather transmits some or all of the information extracted from the external signal transmitted to the self-gas pump and the fueling system to a specific server. This means that at least one of type information and amount information can be received from the specific server.

In addition, if at least one of the type information and amount information is not stored in the tool 2, unique information such as card number, code, and image information, which are attributes of the tool, is stored in advance on the specific server, It is desirable that it be stored in the specific server so that it is symmetrical with at least one of the type information and the amount information.

Also, at this time, it is desirable to configure the server so that a natural person can edit, change, or delete at least one of the type information and amount information using a device that can access a specific server, such as tool (2-1).

Here, from the external signal, at least one of the type information or the amount information is displayed on a monitor (hereinafter referred to as a touch monitor) that can be touched or touched by a person's hand, and a predetermined menu that allows you to proceed to the next step is displayed on the touch monitor. It can be configured to include, and when explained with a preferred embodiment in Figure 1, the self-gas pump (1-1) allows a natural person to set oil type information and amount information by touching the touch monitor (3-1) with his hand. It is a configurable device.

At this time, when an external signal is transmitted to the self-gas pump (1-1), after the step of extracting at least one of price information and oil type information from the external signal transmitted from the self-gas pump and the fuel pump system, the extracted price information and fuel type information are performed. It consists of displaying at least one of the information on the monitor of the self-gas pump and the fueling system.

At this time, the extracted amount information (5-1) or type information (4-1) is displayed on the touch monitor (3-1).

Here, when the external signal is transmitted, at least one of the fuel type information and the price information is displayed on the monitor of the self-gas pump and the fueling system, even if a natural person does not directly select the oil type information or the price information. It can be configured as possible.

Here, when the fuel type information and price information are displayed on the monitor and a certain period of time has elapsed, the self-gas pump is naturally set (meaning the self-gas pump is activated so that natural people can refuel the vehicle or the place where they want to refuel). It is desirable to configure it so that a natural person can check the oil type information or amount information by moving it, and also, when a natural person touches the selection button (6-1) called “Confirm” on the touch monitor (3-1) in Figure 1. If you select a method, you can configure it to move to the next step of setting up the self-gas pump.

Here, the oil type information and price information displayed on the monitor are not simply for display, but preferably mean the oil type information and price information that you want to refuel at the gas pump later, or play the role of showing information that can be set. , after the natural person visually checks this information through the monitor, if there are no problems, the user waits for the time to automatically set the gas pump, or selects a selection button such as OK.

In addition, the present invention can be configured to include a predetermined menu that can edit at least one of the amount information and type information displayed on the monitor, and a selection button (6-3) called “Edit” as shown in Figure 3. By selecting it, you can configure a predetermined menu that can edit the content displayed on the monitor. Even if there is no edit button, you can use the amount information (5-2), amount information (5-2), type information (4), etc. It can also be configured so that when a natural person contacts it, the content displayed on the monitor can be modified.

In addition, in the present invention, when the self-gas pump and the gas refueling system exchange signals with a payment tool equipped with an electronic chip, an external signal from which at least one of the oil type information and the amount information can be extracted is received, and the received external signal is received. It can be configured to display at least one of oil type information or price information on the monitor, and in addition to the purpose of setting it to refuel the self-gas pump, when using a payment tool to pay for the price information, the oil type information is displayed from the payment tool. This means that information and price information can be delivered all at once, but they can also be delivered sequentially while the payment tool, self-service gas pump, and refueling system communicate with each other.

In the present invention, when displaying at least one of type information and price information on the monitor, the monitor is configured to be displayed along with information that can identify the vehicle or customer, and the information that can identify the vehicle or customer displayed on the monitor When selected, it can be configured to move to the next step of refueling. Referring to Figure 3, the touch monitor (3-4) can be configured to display identification information (7-1) of the vehicle number. When the identification information (7-1) is selected, at least one of the type information and amount information belonging to the identification information (7-1) appears on the touch monitor 3-4, where the identification information If (7-2) is selected, other oil type information and amount information can be configured to be displayed on the touch monitor (3-4).

When using this identification information (7-2), as shown in Figure 5, select the identification information (7-4) called vehicle number in the program of the wireless terminal (8-2) and enter the identification information (7-4) that matches the identification information (7-4). Set the oil type information (4-5), price information (5-10), and price information (5-11) and save them in the wireless terminal (8-2), or use the self-gas pump and To a server that can be connected to the fueling system, at least one or all of the identification information (7-4), oil type information (4-5), amount information (5-10), and amount information (5-11) can be transmitted. It can be configured.

In the present invention, when extracting at least one of oil type information and amount information from the external signal, a plurality of oil type information and amount information can be extracted, and the plurality of oil type information and amount information can be displayed on the monitor of the self-refueling machine and the refueling system. It can be configured so that only the amount information (5-1) and the type information (4-1) are displayed in Figure 1, but in the monitor (3-2) of Figure 3, the amount information (5-2) and the amount information (5-1) are displayed. -3) Multiple amount information (5) can be displayed, and this does not mean only two.

This means that a large number of amount information or type information can be displayed, such as amount information (5-4), amount information (5-5), and amount information (5-6) displayed on the monitor (3-3). .

Also, at this time, the type information (4) and the amount information (5) can be selected and stored in the wireless terminal (8-1) in Figure 5, and the selected and saved contents are displayed on the monitor (3-3) in Figure 3. It is desirable to configure it so that it can be configured.

Here, in Figure 5, the wireless terminal (8-1) is preferably configured to select and store a plurality of amount information (5), such as the amount information (5-7), and the wireless terminal (8-1) sets By means of an external signal received or transmitted, several amount information can be displayed as in the monitor (3-2) of Figure 3, and this can be displayed in various ways, such as identification information (7-1) as in the monitor (3-4). This means that it can be applied.

In the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, a plurality of amount information (5-4), amount information (5-5), and amount information (5-6) can be displayed, and even if there is no separate selection button (6), the above If a natural person selects one of the amount information (5), it can be configured to move to the next step of setting up the self-gas pump.

In the present invention, as a method for extracting at least one of price information and fuel type information from the external signal transmitted from the self-gas pump and the refueling system, when setting at least one of the price information and fuel amount to the self-gas pump and the refueling system, It can be configured to store at least one of the amount information and oil type information on the server, which stores the details of previously used self-gas pumps and fueling systems on the server, and then receives an external signal from the tool (2) held by the natural person. When is transmitted, it is possible to configure the type information or amount information stored in the server to be displayed on the monitor 3.

In the present invention, when displaying at least one of the extracted amount information and oil type information on the monitor of a self-gas pump and a fueling system, the unit price of oil type information, the discount unit price of oil type information, payment amount, billing amount, discount history, and discount amount , Gas quantity, payment method display, mileage accumulation points, and mileage accumulation method can be configured to display on the monitor of the self-gas pump and the fueling system. Taking Figure 4 as an example, the monitor 3 displays fuel type information ( 4) Not only can the price information (5) be displayed, but the unit price (9-1) of the oil type sold in accordance with the oil type information at the self-service gas station is displayed, and the unit price discounted from the sales price (9-1) is displayed. When applied, the discounted unit price (9-2) can be displayed to indicate to the customer how much of the discount has been applied.

In addition, even if the price information (5) is displayed on the monitor (3), if a discount can be given compared to the price information (5), the discount price information (10) applied at a discount from the price information (5) may be displayed. In this case, difference information (11), which is the difference between amount information (5) and discount amount information (10), can also be displayed.

In addition, at this time, even if the above amount information (5) is set, the discount amount information (10) that is actually paid, the billing amount that is actually charged to a payment company such as a credit card company, and the amount of gas that may not be known from the actual amount information (5) In addition, information about the type of mileage, existing mileage amount, and mileage points that can be accumulated can be displayed on the monitor.

Here, the natural person allows information such as detailed discount details (12) for the price difference information (11) to be displayed on the monitor (3), so that when an external signal is transmitted to the self-gas pump and the fueling system, the oil type information and amount are displayed. When displaying at least one of the information, at least one of the fuel type information unit price, fuel type information discount unit price, payment amount, billing amount, discount details, discount amount, fuel quantity, payment method indication, mileage accumulation points, and mileage accumulation method is registered by a natural person. It is possible to configure this monitor (3) so that it can be viewed and checked.

In the present invention, in order to allow one or more price information to be selected from the monitor of the self-gas pump and the fueling system, a predetermined menu from which one or more price information can be selected is created in the wireless terminal, and one or more price information selected by the menu is provided. A wireless terminal that can transmit information to self-gas pumps and gas refueling systems can be applied. Figure 5 is taken as an example. A number of amounts, such as price information (5-7), are displayed on the wireless terminal (8-1). , at this time, if you set the amount information (5-9) of “50,000 won” and the amount information (5-8) of “full” among the multiple amounts and save them in the wireless terminal (8-1), the wireless terminal (8) -1) can transmit a large number of price information to self-gas pumps and refueling systems while wirelessly transmitting and receiving them, and can be configured to store it on a server that can be connected to self-gas pumps and refueling systems.

Also, if the identification information (7-4) is selected here, and the information matching the identification information (7-4) is transmitted to the self-gas pump and the refueling system, the amount information (5-10) and amount information (5-11) are It can be displayed on the monitor, and at this time, the identification information (7-4) is said to have been set in the wireless terminal (8-2), so it can only be transmitted through transmission and reception between the wireless terminal (8-2) and the self-gas pump and the fueling system. This is not the case, and the reason for this is that a natural person may directly enter the identification information called the vehicle number (7-4) by contacting the touch monitor, and the identification information called the vehicle number (7-4) may be stored in the credit card. When a credit card is used at a self-service gas pump or gas refueling system, the identification information (7-4), which is the vehicle number matching the credit card, is extracted, and then the amount information (5-11) matching the identification information (7-4) is extracted. It is possible to configure the amount and amount information (5-12) to be received from the server and displayed on the monitor (3). In this case, the settings in the wireless terminal (8-2) must be stored in the server. It is desirable.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the monitor of a self-service gas pump, but can be configured to be used at a general gas station rather than a self-service gas station, and a natural person called a gas attendant can use the customer's tool to make a selection by contacting the monitor of the self-gas pump. (2) At least one of the fuel type information and price information can be displayed on the monitor of the gas pump and fueling system using an external signal received from (2), and at this time, the fuel attendant can know at least one of the oil type information and price information displayed on the monitor. It can be configured to do so.

1) Self-gas pump 2) Tools 3) Monitor
4) Type information 5) Price information 6) Select button
7) Identification information 8) Wireless terminal 9) Unit price
10) Discount amount information 11) Difference information 12) Discount details

Claims (1)

Entering identification information into the fueling system;
The fuel information includes fuel type information and price information,
A method of refueling by selecting vehicle information, wherein the plurality of vehicle information is information linked to each refueling information.