Management of fuel dispenser media

Abstract

Management of fuel dispenser media is provided. In general, a fuel dispenser can be in communication with a media library configured to facilitate delivery of media to the fuel dispenser for output therefrom. The media library can be on board the fuel dispenser or can be included in a gateway configured to communicate with the fuel dispenser. The media library is configured to query one or more media sources for media information and to retrieve media information therefrom that is specific to the fuel dispenser. Additionally or alternatively, the media library is configured to query the one ormore media sources for updates to the retrieved media information and, if updated, to retrieve the updated media content from the media source(s).

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[0001] Cross-references to related applications. [0002] This application claims priority and benefit to co-pending US Application Serial No. 15 / 153,966, filed May 13, 2016, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes. technical field [0003] The present disclosure generally relates to management of fuel filler media. Background technique [0004] The petroleum retail industry utilizes various types of fuel dispensers for dispensing fuel to customers. Some form of remote filler controller is traditionally used for controlling the fuel filler. The dispenser controller is typically co-located with the fuel dispenser and is coupled to a store interface unit so that field service personnel can monitor and control specific refueling operations from a building at the site (such as a gas station or other store). injector. The dispenser controller sends data signals to the fuel dispenser, providing it with various information and commands...

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The fueler therefore relies on the filler controller to receive updated mediators if either the fueler or the filler controller loses network connectivity or due to, for example, power loss, component failure, incompatible software upgrade, etc., which may cause delayed receipt and thus delayed display of the mediator at the fuel filler and / or cause inconvenience

The remote source traditionally transmits updated mediators to the dispenser controller according to a schedule determined by the remote source or otherwise programmed at the remote source, which may not be for all fuel dispensers affected by the schedule is the desired schedule and / or may cause a delay in delivering the updated Mediator to the Filler Controller (and thus, the Fueler) while the updated Mediator waits to be delivered at the next scheduled delivery time

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