IP Library Granted Patent US 9,886,708
Granted Patent B2
US 9,886,708 · App. 15/011,998 · Granted Feb 6, 2018

Method and apparatus for secure processing of fuel delivery requests

Inventors: Omar Makke (Lyon Township, MI); Joseph Wisniewski (Royal Oak, MI); Kevin Lee Helpingstine (Ferndale, MI); Perry Robinson MacNeille (Lathrup, MI); Nicholas Colella (Grosse Ile, MI); David Hamilton (Troy, MI); Matthew S. Blackburn (Livonia, MI); Aiswarya Kolisetty (Chennai, IN)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,886,708
App. No.
15/011,998
Filed
Feb 1, 2016
Granted
Feb 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3667
USPC
701/2
Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to wirelessly instruct fuel dispensation initiation over a direct wireless connection between a vehicle and a refueling truck, responsive to a wireless request made by the refueling truck, the request including a valid token and a refueling truck MAC ID with which the wireless connection is established.

Claims (12)

1. A system comprising:

a processor configured to:

detect insertion of a fuel nozzle into a vehicle refueling port;

wake-up a vehicle telematics system responsive to the detection;

receive a fuel truck MAC ID and a token from a remote source, at the telematics system, following wake-up;

validate the token; and

establish a wireless connection with the received MAC ID once the token has been validated.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to send refueling control commands over the wireless connection.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive dispensed fuel reporting over the wireless connection.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to report dispensed fuel received with the reporting, dispensed fuel measured by the vehicle, and a truck ID, to a remote device.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to report fuel dispensation completion to a user wireless device.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to instruct wireless payment for dispensed fuel upon fuel dispensation completion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2016
From: MAKKE, OMAR; WISNIEWSKI, JOSEPH; HELPINGSTINE, KEVIN LEE; MACNEILLE, PERRY ROBINSON; COLELLA, NICHOLAS; HAMILTON, DAVID; BLACKBURN, MATTHEW S.; KOLISETTY, AISWARYA
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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Continuity (1)
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