Remote Fuel Code Authorization for Faster Fuel Exchange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Historically, fuel recipients had to be physically present at a fueling station to initiate a fuel exchange, as computing systems at the station were not remotely accessible, leading to inefficiencies in fuel stops for truckers and other recipients.
Innovation Solution
A system, method, and computer program product that allows for the remote initiation and authorization of fuel-related exchanges by receiving a user input indicative of a fuel code, validating it in a remote computing environment, and generating a fuel exchange payload to facilitate the exchange without exposing sensitive user information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If fuel recipients physically visit the fueling station to initiate fuel exchange, then the fuel exchange can be completed with direct access to the computing system, but the time required for fuel stops increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system generates fuel codes in advance that can be remotely provided to fuel recipients before they arrive at the fueling station. This preliminary generation of authorization codes enables the fuel exchange process to be initiated remotely, eliminating the need for recipients to physically visit the station to obtain authorization, thereby reducing fuel stop time and improving efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a remote computing environment that acts as an intermediary between the fuel recipient and the fueling station's computing system. This intermediary generates and transmits fuel codes remotely, allowing the fuel exchange to be authorized without the recipient's physical presence at the station, thus resolving the contradiction between remote access capability and system security requirements
2Ease of operation
If sensitive information such as identifiers and keys are provided directly to the fuel pump, then the fuel exchange can be initiated, but the security of user information is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the sensitive authentication information (identifiers, keys) from the fuel recipient and replaces it with a generated fuel code. This fuel code contains the necessary authorization information but does not expose the underlying sensitive user data, thereby enabling fuel exchange initiation while protecting user information security
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the authorization information in the form of a fuel code that can be transmitted remotely to the fuel pump. This copy contains sufficient information to authenticate and authorize the fuel exchange without requiring the original sensitive user data to be exposed to the fueling system, thus resolving the contradiction between operational ease and information security
Data Source
AI summary
Fuel exchange authorization and can be performed and optimized by receiving a user input indicative of a fuel code. The user input is temporarily stored according to a third-party storage instruction. A fuel authorization data object is provided to the remote computing environment using a fuel exchange processing service and an application programming interface (API). A validation of the fuel code is generated by the remote computing environment based on a comparison of the user input to the fuel code. The validation is received from the remote computing environment via the fuel exchange processing service and the API. In response to receiving the validation of the fuel code, an exchange payload is generated and provided to the remote computing environment via the fuel exchange processing service and the API, the exchange payload being indicative of a fuel exchange amount, the identifier of the fuel entity, and the fuel code.