Abrégé

A radio frequency identification (RFID) collar (100) comprising a radio identification tag including an antenna (110) and a RFID chip (112) electrically interconnected; an elastic surface (104) including an elastically deformable opening for fitting a pipe (150) therethrough; and a rim (108) peripherally surrounding said elastic surface and including said antenna (110) embedded therein.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06K 7/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement
• G06K 19/077 - Détails de structure, p. ex. montage de circuits dans le support
• B60K 15/04 - Entrées de réservoir

Abrégé

Apparatus and method for controlling the dispensing of a liquid into a container, particularly useful in vehicle fuel dispensing systems, including a container to receive the liquid to be dispensed and carrying an RFID (13) for identifying the respective container; and a dispensing device (20) including a nozzle (23) carrying a wireless transponder device (24) for interrogating the RFID (13) of each container presented to the nozzle (23) for receiving liquid therefrom to enable identification of the respective container; characterized that the inlet (12) to the respective container carries said RFID to be interrogated by the transponder (24) of the nozzle (23) to receive the identification of the respective container.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60K 15/04 - Entrées de réservoir
• G06Q 20/00 - Architectures, schémas ou protocoles de paiement
• B67D 7/34 - Moyens pour empêcher un débit de liquide non autorisé

Abrégé

An RFID tag (14) comprising an antenna assembly, including a shielding layer (18) comprising an electromagnetic shielding material, a radio frequency loop antenna (22), and a spacer (20) comprising a spacer material having a permittivity less than about 2 interposed between the antenna and the shielding layer is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing such an RFID tag. Also disclosed is the use of such an RFID tag for use in identifying a vehicle, for example in the context of fuel-purchase authorization.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06K 19/077 - Détails de structure, p. ex. montage de circuits dans le support

Abrégé

Disclosed are antenna assemblies suitable for establishing wireless communication with entities that have variable or indeterminate antenna orientation, especially entities having a limited power supply, the antenna assemblies comprising two linearly polarized reception antennae (18, 20) positioned so that the orientation of the antennae define a plane. Disclosed are also service station provided with such an antenna assembly. Disclosed are also methods of establishing wireless communication in a service station between a service station controller and entities that have variable or indeterminate antenna orientation, especially entities having a limited power supply.

Classes IPC  ?

• H01Q 1/22 - SupportsMoyens de montage par association structurale avec d'autres équipements ou objets
• B67D 7/34 - Moyens pour empêcher un débit de liquide non autorisé
• H01Q 21/28 - Combinaisons d'unités ou systèmes d'antennes sensiblement indépendants et n’interagissant pas entre eux
• H04B 7/10 - Diversité de polarisationDiversité de direction

Abrégé

Disclosed are methods and devices useful for identifying vehicles for the purpose of fuel dispensing authorization, that in some embodiments save energy by reducing the amount of time that energy-using components of a vehicle identification tag reader are activated. Specifically, some energy-expensive processes in embodiments such as attempted reading of a vehicle identification tag and/or wireless transmission of a result of such an attempt are performed only under command of a service station controller. The feature that energy-using components used for reading a vehicle identification tag or for transmitting results are activated only upon command allows a significant saving in energy, allows for significantly cheaper implementation of automated fuel dispensing authorization. Disclosed are also devices useful in implementing the method.

Classes IPC  ?

• B67D 7/34 - Moyens pour empêcher un débit de liquide non autorisé
• B60K 15/04 - Entrées de réservoir

Abrégé

Disclosed are various devices useful as components of a system for authorizing purchases associated with a vehicle that are generally simple to install, operate and maintain and are generally resistant to abuse. Devices disclosed include an identification vehicle identification tag reader (10), comprising: a) a casing (14, 16) configured for attachment to a fuel-dispensing nozzle (12); b) an identification tag reading transceiver (28) sealed within said casing; c) a power storage unit (22) for supplying energy to said identification tag reading transceiver; and d) an identification tag reading antenna funcionally associated with said identification tag reading transceiver.

Classes IPC  ?

• B67D 7/34 - Moyens pour empêcher un débit de liquide non autorisé
• B67D 7/42 - Buses de remplissage
• B67D 7/14 - Aménagements des dispositifs pour commander, indiquer, mesurer ou enregistrer la quantité ou le prix du liquide transféré répondant à l'insertion d'information de programmes enregistrés, p. ex. sur cartes perforées

Abrégé

Disclosed are various devices useful as components of a system for authorizing purchases associated with a vehicle that are generally simple to install, operate and maintain and are generally resistant to abuse. Devices disclosed include theft-resistant vehicular identification tags, sealed identification tag reader and variable range tag-readers.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65B 1/04 - Procédés ou moyens pour remplir les réceptacles ou les récipients avec le matériau

Abrégé

Disclosed is a system for authorizing purchases associated with a vehicle for example at a service station, the system including an identification tag associated with the vehicle, a data storage device associated with the vehicle for storing vehicular data, at least one tag reader configured to read and transmit data from the identification tag and a station relay unit configured to receive the transmitted and to transmit an authorization signal. Disclosed is also a method of authorizing a purchase associated with a vehicle, for example at a service station, comprising associating with a first identifier and a second identifier with a vehicle, when requested to authorize a purchase associated with said vehicle, acquiring the first identifier and the second identifier, determining that the acquired first and second identifiers are correctly associated and if the first acquired identifier and said second acquired identifier are associated, authorizing the purchase.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/00 - Commerce