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WO/1999/048066A1
A system for allowing to provide service and for charging the costs associated with providing the service to a vehicle or to a customer, which system comprises means for providing service to the vehicle, a vehicle recognition system capa...  
WO/1999/046693A1
A card processor, which is operative to process a card having a data recording portion and an erasable/rewritable display portion comprising a reversible thermosensitive recording material, is integrally arranged with fuel dispensing equ...  
WO/1999/042962A1
The present invention provides a fuel dispenser capable of sensing the proximity and/or location of a customer relative to the fuel dispenser without requiring direct customer contact and controlling the display or aspects of the display...  
WO/1999/041717A1
The present invention provides communication servers at each device in a fueling environment and connecting the servers to a common network. The network may be a local network or a largely remote network, such as the Internet. Preferably...  
WO/1999/040544A1
According to the present invention, there is provided a system including vehicles and fuel dispensing stations, wherein the vehicles and the stations include means whereby the cost of fuel is adjusted automatically in dependence on elect...  
WO/1999/032392A2
An automated system for preparing and delivering postmix beverages in response to one or more drink orders being entered from a remote point of sale unit or a local keypad and including: a postmix beverage preparation assembly for dispen...  
WO/1999/026878A2
A gasoline dispensing system (10) and method according to which gasoline is dispensed from opposite ends of a dispenser system. A printer (22) is mounted in the dispenser system for printing a receipt (26) for a transaction occurring at ...  
WO/1999/024902A1
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for registering a subscription to purchase a plurality of items dispensed by a vending machine (100). According to a second aspect of the present invention, a method and apparatus a...  
WO/1999/023621A1
The invention relates to a dispenser for personal-care products, in particular perfume, toilet water, creams and soaps or the like, comprising at least one container for the care products, at least one tube and at least one spray element...  
WO/1999/016700A1
The present invention is to provide a multistage ordering system for a fueling environment (10). The system may include a fuel dispenser (52) having an order entry interface (186) and associated first remote communications electronics (6...  
WO/1999/016703A1
The present invention provides pre-transaction estimates of the amount of fuel required to fill a vehicle's tank along with the estimated total cost of filling the vehicle's tank. The invention includes a vehicle-mounted transponder oper...  
WO/1999/016701A1
The present invention provides a fuel dispensing system operable to effect a transaction consequential upon a purchase transaction e.g. for implementing a loyalty benefit program or giving discounts. The system includes wireless communic...  
WO/1999/016702A1
The present invention provides a fueling system for conducting a transaction with a prepaid remote communication unit. The system includes wireless communication electronics for communicating with a remote communication unit, a dispenser...  
WO/1999/009380A1
A monitor for collecting data on consumer consumption of products dispensable by portions comprises a supporting member (22) capable of supporting a dispensable product (50) thereon, a weight sensor (30) in operative communication with t...  
WO/1999/004374A1
The invention provides a secure transaction system including a transponder (100) (tag), point of sale (POS) device (200) and a host network authorization system (300). The transponder and host are arranged to communicate with each other ...  
WO/1999/000320A1
A dispenser unit for chilled beverages including a housing (11) for receiving a collapsible bladder containing a beverage and an outlet tap (22) for dispensing the beverage. The tap protrudes through an aperture (16) provided on the hous...  
WO/1999/000024A1
Automatic machine intended to dispense natural juices, comprised of a functional assembly consisting of a supply system with unit dosing of the fruit (7) from a supply hopper, and also provided with a pressing system comprised of a chopp...  
WO/1998/055011A1
The invention relates to a device for preparing foodstuffs having a collecting tank (1) for receiving food products. The collecting tank is connected via an outlet (20) to the opening (4) of a preparation tank (2). This opening can be cl...  
WO/1998/055952A1
The automated filling station system of the present invention allows customers to obtain change in currency at the time of purchase, thereby accommodating cash customers as well as credit customers, and one-time customers as well as retu...  
WO/1998/054678A1
System for establishing automatic access to a fuel pump comprising at least one decentral control unit (3), said control unit (3) comprising means which regulate the fuel pumps (7) associated with a service station, and a central control...  
WO/1998/045820A1
The invention provides an island transaction terminal having a receiver for requesting purchases of fuel at a specified dispensing fuel pump, a receiver for receiving payments for such fuel purchases in the form of money or money equival...  
WO/1998/037518A1
A system and method to adapt a fuel dispenser (12) and related facilities to accept bar coded cards in addition to or instead of magnetic strip cards. A standard bar code reader is used in conjuction with a magnetic strip card reader. Th...  
WO/1998/025843A1
The invention relates to a metering unit (1) for a foodstuff, comprising a substantially funnel-shaped holder (2) for the foodstuff, provided at its bottom side with an outlet opening (4) which is adjustable by means of a metering unit, ...  
WO/1998/022917A1
An interface unit (26) for connecting a fuel dispensing system (10) with a commercially available computer (14) in order to permit automated fuel dispensing transactions includes a dispensing system control (12) for instructing the dispe...  
WO/1998/022271A1
This installation is characterised in that it comprises means for inserting a magnetic card, a smart card or any other data medium, into a processing terminal ensuring: the display of choices offered to the client, in terms of the final ...  
WO/1998/016892A1
A fuel dispenser system (12, 14, 24, 42, 66, 74) including a fuel dispenser (42) for dispensing fuel; a plurality of switches (40) connected to the fuel dispenser (42), the switches (40) utilized by customers for determining merchandise ...  
WO/1998/013777A1
A point of sale system (10) of the present invention for use with a fuel dispensing system (14) includes a controller (32) for communicating with the fuel dispensing system (14), a graphic user interface (1000, 1100, 1200) having a plura...  
WO/1998/007122A1
The present invention relates to a water carbonating device for the carbonating of water to a predetermined level of carbonation, especially for adaptation in water coolers. The device according to the present invention is comprised of f...  
WO/1998/005010A2
The invention concerns an automatic beverage dispenser for closed containers, such as bottles or cans, which in a housing has at least one shaft for stacking the containers as well as a withdrawal device arranged beneath the shaft, where...  
WO/1998/003980A1
A system for an unattended automated service station for selling and dispensing primarily motor fuel from a service island (13). The customer may purchase any selected quantity of motor fuel by a credit or debit card or cash. The system ...  
WO/1998/000817A1
The device for implementing the method consists in a receiving unit (UR) at the station, associated with a computer (5) managing the dispensing nozzles (2, 3, 4), a terminal (T) associated with a pump controller (6) and linked to the rec...  
WO/1997/049299A1
Popcorn cooking and dispensing apparatus (1) comprising a storage device for unpopped corn (3) communicable with at least one elongate conveying and heating device (4) which conveys and heats unpopped corn grains received from the storag...  
WO/1997/042096A1
The invention concerns a container (50) from which is extruded semi-solid food product by the use of dispensing apparatus. The container is of unitary construction having a base portion (51) and a deformable portion (52) and is formed of...  
WO/1997/041763A1
In a preferred embodiment, a coffee bean blending apparatus (50), comprising: a housing (52); a plurality of storage bins (54) disposed in said housing (52), in which storage bins (54) are to be placed coffee beans; each of said storage ...  
WO/1997/038937A1
A drink dispenser which permits an advance order for a drink to be made even during the sale of another drink, and which is capable of selling drinks reliably. When any one of drink sale buttons (5a-5d) is pressed while a drink is being ...  
WO/1997/035284A1
System for providing service to a vehicle (1) positioned at a service site (2) and billing a person or company for the service provided, wherein the vehicle (1) is provided with a vehicle processing unit (10) which includes a receiver-tr...  
WO/1997/029651A1
A process for incorporating an aroma-containing substrate into a soluble beverage powder in a filling machine in which the soluble beverage powder is filled into containers. The soluble beverage powder is introduced into the filling mach...  
WO/1997/024689A1
A system and method for providing a fuel dispenser (14) with radio frequency customer identification capabilities. The system and method determines whether a transponder (23, 25) containing customer identification data is within range of...  
WO/1997/021199A1
A system for transacting fuel purchases. A plurality of fuel dispensing pumps are interconnected to an island transaction terminal through a central master terminal. Each fuel dispensing pump comprises an independant fuel dispensing nozz...  
WO/1997/020291A1
A method and computer-usable memory encoded with executable instructions for transacting fuel purchases using an island transaction terminal which controls a plurality of fuel dispensing pumps interconnected to the island transaction ter...  
WO/1997/018538A1
A release-vending machine for personal care products like soap, perfumes, eaux de toilettes and the like contains at least one register suitable for keeping a collection of units of such like care products, and an externally operated rel...  
WO/1997/010576A1
An integrated payphone (30) and vending machine is described. A housing contains typical vending machine components such as a power supply, money accumulators, a controller, a selection device (2) and vending actuators. Furthermore, the ...  
WO/1996/037857A1
A series of serving lines (1) terminate at position (2) with personnel and/or service machines and are equipped at the sides with seats (12), with shelves (11), distribution ports sealed off with flaps (10) and a means of remote ordering...  
WO/1996/036558A2
A fluid dispensing system comprising a tank (10) for the fluid, and means for extracting a quantity of fluid from the tank (10) and for directing the extracted fluid to one or more selected receptacles. The means comprises a fluid collec...  
WO/1996/035635A1
An automatic bulk vending machine (100) is described for accurate volumetric dispensing, the separation of small broken pieces from the dispensed product, and the easy and sanitary loading of such a machine. Further, details as to how to...  
WO/1996/028791A1
A system for an unattended automated service station for selling and dispensing products, primarily motor fuels from a service island. The system includes fuel dispensing device (35), card reading device (51), coin and currency acceptor ...  
WO/1996/026888A1
An apparatus for producing hot soup from concentrate includes a housing (22) having a refrigerated first section (26) for receiving soup concentrate containers (42) and a second section (24) for receiving a movable tray (110) to hold a c...  
WO/1996/006541A1
Self-contained automatic citric juice extracting and dispensing machine of the type of public service machines dispensing consumable liquid and solid products, based on an electronic circuit with microprocessor which controls a series of...  
WO/1996/006415A1
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...  
WO/1996/001675A1
A system for purifying and dispensing water is disclosed. The system includes water inlet (202), water purification units (234, 236 and 238), a container washing units (296, 297), cap washing units (294, 295), a container filling lines (...  

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