Title:
RETAIL FUELING ENVIRONMENT UTILIZING POWERED COMMUNICATION OVER LEGACY CABLING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/066336
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Various systems and methods are provided for facilitating powered communications over legacy cabling. This can be implemented in a fuel dispensing environment where the fuel dispenser can include a diode coupler communicatively coupled to the legacy cabling for receiving powered communications from one or more backroom components over the legacy cabling during a power outage, and a broadband communications modem for communicating with the one or more backroom components, wherein the diode coupler provides power from the powered communications to the broadband communications modem. Relays can be used at the fuel dispenser and/or backroom components to determine whether to use the powered communications or legacy communications based on whether power is available at the components communicating over the legacy cabling. In addition, failsafe protection of legacy communication circuits is provided when powered communications are active.
Inventors:
MCNINCH WAYNE (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/066099
Publication Date:
August 28, 2014
Filing Date:
October 22, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GILBARCO INC (US)
International Classes:
G07F11/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2000075065A2 | 2000-12-14 |
Foreign References:
| US5797470A | 1998-08-25 | |||
| US20080114999A1 | 2008-05-15 | |||
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Other References:
See also references of EP 2912641A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NOONAN, David M. et al. (Bank of America Corporate Center 42nd Floor,100 North Tryon Stree, Charlotte North Carolina, US)
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