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US 12,423,673 · App. 18/198,738 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Merchant terminal for receiving payment from a vehicle

Inventors: Kristopher Keith Gaudin (Bloomington, IL); Leo Nelson Chan (Normal, IL); Justin Davis (Bloomington, IL)
Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
G06Q20/327G06Q20/20G06Q20/322G06Q20/3221G06Q20/3226G06Q20/3278G06Q20/4012G06Q20/4014G06Q20/40145
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Patent No.
US 12,423,673
App. No.
18/198,738
Filed
May 17, 2023
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3693
USPC
705/44
Abstract

Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media are described for using a vehicle as a payment device. Various aspects may include receiving a selection of a stored financial card or financial account at a vehicle head unit. The selected financial card or financial account may be transmitted to a point-of-sale (POS) terminal for making a payment by transmitting a tokenized card number to the POS terminal. The tokenized card number may be transmitted over a very short-range communication link to ensure that the transmission is secure. For example, electronic circuitry may be attached to the exterior of the vehicle, where the electronic circuitry may be within a threshold distance (e.g. one inch, three inches, six inches, one foot, three feet, etc.) of the POS terminal. The tokenized card number may be transmitted from the vehicle head unit to the electronic circuitry and then to the POS terminal.

Claims (60)

1. A merchant communication terminal for receiving financial data from a vehicle payment device, the merchant communication terminal comprising:

one or more processors in a merchant communication terminal associated with a merchant;

a non-transitory computer-readable memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing thereon instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the merchant communication terminal to:

detect a vehicle within a predetermined distance of the merchant communication terminal;

after detecting that the vehicle is within the predetermined distance of the merchant communication terminal, transmit a payment authorization screen to a vehicle head unit of the vehicle indicating a method of payment associated with a financial account;

receive, from the vehicle head unit in the vehicle executing a vehicle payment application, a request to purchase fuel via the payment authorization screen, wherein the request includes an indication of the method of payment associated with the financial account;

in response to receiving the request, automatically activate a fuel pump and provide fuel to the vehicle; and

transmit a notification that electronic payment for the fuel has been accepted to facilitate the vehicle acting as a payment device.

2. The merchant communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the merchant communication terminal to:

transfer the fuel to the vehicle by:

directing the vehicle to a particular location for receiving the fuel; and

confirming delivery of the fuel by obtaining an indication that the vehicle received the fuel.

3. The merchant communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the merchant communication terminal to:

receive an electronic message from the vehicle indicating that the fuel has been received; or

capture, via a camera communicatively coupled to the merchant terminal, images of the vehicle and analyze the images to determine that the fuel was received.

4. The merchant communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the merchant communication terminal is communicatively coupled to the fuel pump having a robotic arm for maneuvering a nozzle to automatically pump the fuel into a gas tank opening of the vehicle.

5. The merchant communication terminal of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further cause the merchant communication terminal to:

determine that a gas tank of the vehicle is open or uncovered;

determine a height of the gas tank opening of the vehicle and a distance from the merchant communication terminal to the gas tank opening; and

direct the robotic arm included in the fuel pump to insert the nozzle into the gas tank opening for automatic filling of the gas tank.

6. The merchant communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the merchant communication terminal to:

transmit an electronic receipt for the payment of the fuel.

7. A computer-implemented method for receiving financial data from a vehicle payment device, the method comprising:

detecting, at a merchant communication terminal, a vehicle within a predetermined distance of the merchant communication terminal;

after detecting that the vehicle is within the predetermined distance of the merchant communication terminal, transmitting, by the merchant communication terminal, a payment authorization screen to a vehicle head unit of the vehicle indicating a method of payment associated with a financial account;

receiving, at the merchant communication terminal from the vehicle head unit in the vehicle executing a vehicle payment application, a request to purchase fuel via the payment authorization screen, wherein the request includes an indication of the method of payment associated with the financial account;

in response to receiving the request, automatically activating, by the merchant communication terminal, a fuel pump and providing fuel to the vehicle; and

transmitting, by the merchant communication terminal, a notification that electronic payment for the fuel has been accepted to facilitate the vehicle acting as a payment device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising:

transferring, by the merchant communication terminal, the fuel to the vehicle by:

directing the vehicle to a particular location for receiving the fuel; and

confirming delivery of the fuel by obtaining an indication that the vehicle received the fuel.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving, by the merchant communication terminal, an electronic message from the vehicle indicating that the fuel has been received; or

capturing, via a camera communicatively coupled to the merchant terminal, images of the vehicle and analyzing the images to determine that the fuel was received.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the merchant communication terminal is communicatively coupled to the fuel pump having a robotic arm for maneuvering a nozzle to automatically pump the fuel into a gas tank opening of the vehicle.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining, by the merchant communication terminal, that a gas tank of the vehicle is open or uncovered;

determining, by the merchant communication terminal, a height of the gas tank opening of the vehicle and a distance from the merchant communication terminal to the gas tank opening; and

directing, by the merchant communication terminal, the robotic arm included in the fuel pump to insert the nozzle into the gas tank opening for automatic filling of the gas tank.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the merchant communication terminal, an electronic receipt for the payment of the fuel.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing thereon a set of instructions that, when executed on a merchant communication terminal, causes the merchant communication terminal to:

detect a vehicle within a predetermined distance of the merchant communication terminal;

after detecting that the vehicle is within the predetermined distance of the merchant communication terminal, transmit a payment authorization screen to a vehicle head unit of the vehicle indicating a method of payment associated with a financial account;

receive, from the vehicle head unit in the vehicle executing a vehicle payment application, a request to purchase fuel via the payment authorization screen, wherein the request includes an indication of the method of payment associated with the financial account;

in response to receiving the request, automatically activate a fuel pump and provide fuel to the vehicle; and

transmit a notification that electronic payment for the fuel has been accepted to facilitate the vehicle acting as a payment device.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the merchant communication terminal to:

transfer the fuel to the vehicle by:

directing the vehicle to a particular location for receiving the fuel; and

confirming delivery of the fuel by obtaining an indication that the vehicle received the fuel.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the merchant communication terminal to:

receive an electronic message from the vehicle indicating that the fuel has been received; or

capture, via a camera communicatively coupled to the merchant terminal, images of the vehicle and analyze the images to determine that the fuel was received.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the merchant communication terminal is communicatively coupled to the fuel pump having a robotic arm for maneuvering a nozzle to automatically pump the fuel into a gas tank opening of the vehicle.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the merchant communication terminal to:

determine that a gas tank of the vehicle is open or uncovered;

determine a height of the gas tank opening of the vehicle and a distance from the merchant communication terminal to the gas tank opening; and

direct the robotic arm included in the fuel pump to insert the nozzle into the gas tank opening for automatic filling of the gas tank.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2023
From: GAUDIN, KRISTOPHER KEITH; CHAN, LEO NELSON; DAVIS, JUSTIN
To: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 063688/0347 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 17947344 · Sep 19, 2022
Division 17168001 · Feb 4, 2021
Continuation 15428656 · Feb 9, 2017
Provisional Application 62362152 · Jul 14, 2016
Provisional Application 62360015 · Jul 8, 2016
Provisional Application 62295596 · Feb 16, 2016
Related Publication 20230289772A1 · Sep 14, 2023
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