KR20100004663A - Lubricator, refueling system for automatic payment and refueling method by using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An oiling device, an automatic payment oiling system and an oiling method using the same are provided to enable a user to pay oiling charge through a mobile communication terminal in a car of the user, thereby removing inconvenience that the user should get off a car. CONSTITUTION: A payment server(200) pays oiling charge. An oiling device(400) sets an oiling amount corresponding to the paid oiling charge. A service server(500) extracts payment money information of a corresponding client from client-related information. The service server transfers the extracted information.

Description

Lubricator, Refueling System for Automatic Payment and Refueling Method by Using The Same}

The present invention relates to an oil tanker, an automatic payment fueling system and a fueling method using the same, and more specifically, when a customer prepays the fueling price through a payment request means, the fueling machine sets the oiling amount corresponding thereto, and the automatic fueling fueling It relates to a system and a fueling method using the same.

In a conventional gas station, an oil tanker is connected to a gas tank so as to supply fuel to a vehicle, an oil tank is installed through an oil supply hose, and a gas station inserts an oil tank into an oil port of the vehicle to perform oiling.

At this time, the fueling amount and the fueling cost is displayed on the display device installed in the gasoline or connected to the gasoline, and the user checks the current fueling state through the display device and prepares for payment.

Generally, cash or credit card is used as a gas payment method. In the case of using a credit card, a gas station takes a credit card presented by the user to a card terminal, performs a payment, and then hands a receipt to the user.

In this case, since the petrol station disappears from the user's field of view and moves to a separate space, the possibility of theft or illegal use of the payment means (for example, card duplication) cannot be excluded, which causes user anxiety.

In order to solve this problem and reduce the labor costs of gas stations, a self-lubrication system has been proposed.In this case, the user can get off the vehicle and make payments at the card terminal attached to the gas tanker, or put a bill corresponding to the fuel price at the cash inlet installed in the gas tanker. Insertion will be performed.

However, in the case of using cash as a payment means in the conventional self-lubrication system, there is a possibility that the cash stored in the gas tanker is stolen, and there is a fear that it is exposed to the use of counterfeit unprotected. However, there is a problem in that it is expensive to introduce equipment to prevent cash theft or to introduce precise devices in preparation for the possibility of counterfeit use.

In addition, even when a credit card is used as a payment method, the user has to get off the vehicle for payment, and there is a risk of a large fire due to sparks caused by static electricity when the vehicle is unloaded.

In this regard, the present applicant reads a personal identification number from an RFID tag provided in a gas inlet of a customer vehicle in Korean Registered Patent No. 0751530 (August 16, 2007), and searches for a mobile communication terminal number of the customer. Providing a payment information input screen to a mobile communication terminal of a customer, receiving payment request information from the mobile communication terminal to make a payment for fueling, and setting an oil supply amount corresponding to the paid fueling price so that automatic fueling is performed. A self-lubrication system and method have been proposed.

In the related art, a service server manages a database of a customer's unique identification number, a mobile communication terminal number, and the like for each customer in a service server. When reading, the service server inquires the mobile communication terminal number of the customer, and provides a payment information input screen to the mobile communication terminal of the customer.

However, according to this, when two or more mobile communication terminals of the customer are registered in the service server, when the service server provides the payment information input screen to all the registered mobile communication terminals, the payment of fueling may be made double. There is a problem.

In order to avoid such a double payment of fueling price, the service provider should check the mobile communication terminal of the customer used for payment and provide a payment information input screen to the corresponding mobile communication terminal, which has a problem that the process is cumbersome.

In addition, in the prior art, there is a problem that ARS payment or online payment through a landline cannot be applied.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic payment refueling system and a fueling method using the same that the customer pays for fueling without getting off the vehicle.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic payment refueling system and a fueling method using the same by prepaying the fueling price using a payment request means on the customer's side.

Preferred embodiment of the automatic payment fueling system of the present invention designed to solve the above problems, payment request means for transmitting the payment request information entered by the customer for payment of the fueling payment, and the fueling charges using the payment request information A payment server for making a payment, a data storage means installed in the customer vehicle of the customer, storing the unique identification number of the customer, and reading the unique identification number of the customer from the data storage means, A gas tanker for setting and refueling the oil level corresponding to the gas supply unit, and receives and stores payment related information of the customer from the payment server, and receives the customer's unique identification number and the fuel tanker unique number from the gas tanker, and receives the customer related information. , The payment information of the customer in the above customer-related information Output to comprise the service server that is transferred to the gas pumps corresponding to the lubricator unique number.

Here, the payment request means is a mobile communication terminal possessed by a customer in the customer vehicle, the mobile communication terminal has a built-in program for payment of fueling or has an IC chip for payment, press the specified key to program It characterized in that the execution.

The payment request means may be a wired or wireless telephone of the customer, wherein the customer inputs the payment request information for the payment of the fuel price through an ARS method.

In addition, the payment server, characterized in that the billing server to charge the sum of the fueling charges to the use of the customer's mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the payment server is characterized in that the credit card payment server to make the payment of the fueling charge to the credit card of the customer registered in the payment IC chip.

In addition, the payment server is characterized in that the bank server to transfer the refueling price through the customer's bank account.

The payment server may be an online payment server that prepays the fueling price input by the customer to a web page provided by the service server for payment of the fueling price.

In addition, the payment request information includes a fueling price, payment means, payment identification number that the customer wants to refuel, wherein the payment identification number is a mobile communication terminal identification number, wired / wireless telephone number of the customer, the vehicle of the customer It is characterized by consisting of any one or a combination of numbers, social security number.

In addition, the lubricator, the data reading means for reading the unique identification number of the customer from the data storage means installed in the customer vehicle, and transmits the read unique identification number of the customer and the lubricator unique number to the service server, A communication unit for receiving payment information of the customer from a service server, a fueling means for setting a fueling amount according to the payment price information, and lubricating the customer vehicle, and a unique identification number and a unique number of the lubricator of the customer to the service server. And a fueling controller for transmitting and controlling the communication unit to receive payment price information of the customer from the service server, and controlling the fueling means to set fueling amount according to the payment price information. .

Here, the lubricator is characterized in that it further comprises a fueling state information generation unit for generating the fueling state information indicating the state of fueling when the fueling to the customer vehicle, and a display unit for displaying the generated fueling state information on the screen do.

The communication unit may transmit the generated fueling state information to the mobile communication terminal of the customer.

In addition, the data storage means is an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag, the data reading means is characterized in that the RFID reader. In this case, the RFID tag is installed in the fuel port of the customer vehicle, the RFID reader is installed on the end of the fuel tank of the fuel tank, characterized in that for reading the unique identification number of the customer from the RFID tag.

In addition, the service server, the communication unit for receiving the payment related information indicating the payment result of the fueling price from the payment server, the communication unit for receiving the unique identification number of the customer and the unique fuel tanker number from the lubricator, and the customer for each customer A customer information database storing related information and the received payment related information in a corresponding customer field of the customer information database, and confirming the corresponding customer field of the customer information database using the unique identification number of the received customer. After that, it is characterized in that it comprises a control unit for controlling the communication unit to extract the payment price information of the customer to deliver to the lubricator corresponding to the lubricator unique number.

Here, the service server, characterized in that it further comprises a web server for providing a web page for managing the customer information of the customer and a web page for the payment of fueling of the customer.

In addition, the service server, characterized in that further comprises a customer management database for storing the customer service history, gas station mileage for each customer.

The payment related information may include a payment amount, a payment date, and a payment identification number.

On the other hand, the preferred embodiment of the automatic payment fueling method of the present invention, the payment request means for transmitting the payment request information entered by the customer for the payment of the fuel price, the payment server using the payment request information to make a payment; After performing, transmitting payment related information indicating a payment result of the fueling price to a service server; updating, by the service server, the payment related information to the customer related information of the customer; Reading the unique identification number of the customer from the data storage means installed in the storage unit and transmitting the unique identification number of the lubricator to the service server; After searching, the payment information is extracted from the relevant information of the customer The step of transmitting to the gas tank corresponding to the unique number, and after the gas tanker set the fueling amount corresponding to the payment price, and comprises the step of refueling to the customer vehicle.

Here, the payment request information includes a fueling price, payment means, payment identification number that the customer wants to refuel, wherein the payment identification number is a mobile communication terminal identification number, wired / wireless telephone number of the customer, customer's vehicle It is characterized by consisting of any one or a combination of numbers, social security number.

In addition, the step of transmitting the payment request information, the customer is sent using the mobile communication terminal owned by the customer in the customer vehicle, wherein the customer presses the designated key of the mobile communication terminal program for payment of fueling price After executing, characterized in that for inputting the payment request information.

In addition, the step of transmitting the payment request information, characterized in that the customer transmits in the ARS method using a wired telephone or a wireless telephone.

The transmitting of the payment request information may include inputting the payment request information after the customer accesses a web page for payment of fueling provided by the service server.

At this time, the payment means, characterized in that any one or a combination of credit card payment, bank account transfer, mobile communication terminal billing, cashback.

In addition, the step of refueling to the customer vehicle, the fueling machine after generating the fueling status information indicating the current fueling amount, the current fueling amount, whether the fueling progress, and transmitting the fueling status information to the mobile communication terminal of the customer It is characterized by including.

In addition, after the step of refueling to the customer vehicle, the fuel tanker transmits the fueling-related information to the service server, the service server compares the actual fueling amount and the payment amount of the customer through the fueling-related information Transmitting the settlement related information to the payment server, performing the settlement process using the settlement related information, transmitting the settlement result to the service server, and the service server sending the settlement result Characterized in that it further comprises the step of updating the customer-related information of the customer.

Here, the fueling related information is characterized in that it includes the actual fueling amount, the fueling machine unique number of the fueling machine, the unique identification number of the customer.

In addition, the settlement related information is characterized in that it includes a fuel tanker unique number, the actual fueling amount, the settlement amount, payment date.

On the other hand, a preferred embodiment of the lubricator supporting the automatic payment fueling system of the present invention, the data reading means for reading the unique identification number of the customer from the data storage means installed in the customer vehicle, the unique identification number and the lubricator of the read customer A communication unit for transmitting a unique number to a service server for managing customer-specific information by database and receiving payment price information prepaid by the customer through a payment request means from the service server, and according to the payment price information. A gas supply unit configured to set a fueling amount to lubricate the customer vehicle, and to transmit the customer's unique identification number and the oil tanker's unique number to the service server, and control the communication unit to receive payment information of the customer from the service server; According to the payment information received, To lubricate the boot comprises an oiling controller for controlling the fueling unit.

Here, the lubricator is characterized in that it further comprises a fueling state information generation unit for generating the fueling state information indicating the state of fueling when the fueling to the customer vehicle, and a display unit for displaying the generated fueling state information on the screen do.

In addition, it characterized in that it further comprises a plurality of warning lights operating in accordance with the generated fueling state information.

The communication unit may transmit the generated fueling state information to the mobile communication terminal of the customer.

In addition, the data storage means is an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag, the data reading means is characterized in that the RFID reader.

In this case, the RFID tag is installed in the gas pit of the customer vehicle, the RFID reader is installed on the end of the gas gun of the lubricator, characterized in that for reading the unique identification number of the customer from the RFID tag.

The payment request means may be any one of a mobile communication terminal carried by a customer in the customer vehicle, a landline telephone and a wireless telephone of the customer.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can pay for fueling through his mobile terminal in the vehicle, so that the inconvenience of having to get off the vehicle is eliminated, and the fire caused by the occurrence of static electricity when the vehicle is unloaded. The risk can be prevented. In addition, before the user reaches the gas station, the user may prepay the gas price using various payment methods such as credit card payment, bank transfer, online payment, and prepaid card payment using the ARS method.

In addition, the user who boarded the customer's vehicle prepays the fueling charge to the mobile communication terminal owned by the user, even if two or more mobile communication terminals are registered in the service server. It is possible to settle the fuel price smoothly. In this case, the process of selecting a mobile communication terminal to be used for payment becomes unnecessary.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figures 1 to 4 will be described a specific embodiment of the lubricator, automatic payment fueling system and the fueling method using the same. However, this is only an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of a user or an operator. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

In the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the RFID reader is used as the data reading means provided in the lubricator and the RFID tag is used as the data storage means installed in the customer vehicle, but this may vary according to the specific embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted. That is, the present invention can be variously applied to all short range wireless communication systems in which data stored in data storage means installed in a customer vehicle is read by a data reading means provided in an oil dispenser. For example, the present invention can be applied to a short range wireless communication system such as Zigbee, Bluetooth, RuBee and the like.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an automatic payment fueling system of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the automatic payment fueling system of the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal 100, a payment server 200, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag 300, an oil dispenser 400, and a service server 500. It is made to include.

The mobile communication terminal 100 is a mobile communication terminal possessed by a user (for example, a driver or a passenger) of the customer vehicle 10 and used as a payment means for fueling. That is, when the customer vehicle 10 enters the fueling area, the user having the mobile communication terminal 100 prepays the fueling price that he / she intends to refuel through the mobile communication terminal 100.

The mobile communication terminal 100 has a built-in program for payment of fueling price, and may be configured to automatically execute a payment program when a user of the customer vehicle 10 presses a designated key. In this case, the mobile communication terminal 100 may be provided with a separate payment IC chip operating in accordance with the payment program.

The user of the customer vehicle 10 drives a program for payment of the fueling price, inputs fueling price, payment method, etc. to be charged, and then charges fueling, payment means, identification number of the mobile communication terminal 100, etc. The same payment request information is transmitted to the payment server 200 through the mobile communication terminal 100.

Here, the identification number of the mobile communication terminal 100 is registered and managed in the service server 500, wherein the identification number of the mobile communication terminal 100 is registered by matching with the customer's unique identification number.

The payment server 200 receives payment request information from the mobile communication terminal 100 and performs payment of fueling corresponding thereto.

The payment server 200 is a charging server that charges the sum of fueling charges when the user bills the mobile communication terminal 100, or a customer credit card registered in the payment IC chip installed in the mobile communication terminal 100. It may be a credit card payment server to make a payment.

In addition, the payment server 200 may be a bank server for making a bank transfer through a bank account, or may be an online payment server for prepaid payment of fueling charges through the Internet. At this time, the online payment server may be configured in conjunction with the service server 500.

That is, the service server 500 provides a web page operation service for the customer, and the customer can access the web page provided by the service server 500 to make a payment for fueling online. Payment request information such as a payment method and a payment identification number (for example, a vehicle number of a customer registered in a service server, a number for identifying a customer such as a mobile communication terminal number or a social security number) is transmitted to an online payment server. .

When the payment is completed, the payment server 200 transmits payment approval information to the mobile communication terminal 100, and the mobile communication terminal 100 receives and confirms the payment and ends the payment of the oil price.

When the payment approval of the mobile communication terminal 100 is completed, the payment server 200 transmits payment related information including payment price, payment date, payment identification number, etc. to the service server 500.

The RFID tag 300 is installed at a gas inlet of the customer vehicle 10 and stores a unique identification number for customer recognition.

Here, the unique identification number is a number for identifying each customer, for example, a social security number, a mobile communication terminal identification number, a vehicle number, a customer's wired / wireless telephone number, and the like.

Specifically, the RFID tag 300 is installed on the inner side of the filling hole (inside of the fuel container) or the filling hole cover, so that the RFID tag 300 can be read only when the filling hole is opened at the time of filling. Information leakage can be prevented.

That is, the RFID reader 410 provided at the end of the oil dispenser 400 is configured to read the unique identification number stored in the RFID tag 300 only by being inserted into the gas opening, thereby illegally receiving the unique identification number externally. It cannot be acquired. In this case, the petrol station inserts the petrol gun with the RFID reader 410 into the petrol port without additional reader manipulation, thereby completing tag reading.

In addition, the RFID tag 300 may be installed at any place such as a windshield, a rear glass, a body of the customer vehicle 10, and in this case, a reader for reading a unique identification number of the RFID tag 300. May be configured as a separate device.

The RFID tag 300 is normally maintained while being in a human state, and is driven by detecting radio waves of a specific frequency band from the RFID reader 410 provided at the end of the main fuel, and is stored in a tag chip (not shown). It passes to the RFID reader 410.

The lubricator 400 is connected to the lubrication tank of the gas station, and the lubrication means such as the fueling gun is installed to enable the lubrication through the filling port of the customer vehicle 10.

The lubricator 400 checks the injection flow rate during lubrication, and holds the oil price information of the current price, and accordingly displays the current lubrication amount, the current lubrication amount, whether the lubrication progress.

That is, the lubricator 400 sets the lubrication amount corresponding to the lubrication price paid by the user of the customer vehicle 10 to the mobile communication terminal 100, and then lubrication is performed as much as the set lubrication amount.

In this case, the lubricator 400 may be configured to include a plurality of flashing lights or the speaker that informs that the lubrication is completed according to whether the oiling progress is changed.

The lubricator 400 reads the unique identification number from the RFID tag 300 installed inside the pit of the customer vehicle 10 through the RFID reader 410 provided at the end of the lubrication gun. It passes to the service server 500 with the lubricator unique number.

Here, the lubricator unique number means a serial number that can identify the lubricator, and the lubricator unique number makes it possible to identify which gas station of the gas station is the corresponding lubricator.

The service server 500 stores customer related information such as a unique identification number and a payment identification number stored in the RFID tag 300 for each customer. In other words, the service server 500 manages customer-related information in a database.

Here, the payment identification number is a number used to identify the customer in the payment related information transmitted from the payment server 200, for example, a mobile communication terminal identification number, wired / wireless telephone number, vehicle number, resident registration number of the customer. One of the customer's unique identification numbers, or a combination thereof.

When the payment server 200 receives payment related information such as a payment amount, a payment date, and a payment identification number from the payment server 200, the service server 500 checks a corresponding customer by checking a payment identification number in the payment related information, and then a database. Update and store the payment-related information in the customer-related information column of the customer.

In addition, the service server 500 receives the unique identification number read by the lubricator 400 and the lubricator unique number of the lubricator 400 to query the customer-related information, after confirming the payment amount of the customer, the Transfer the payment amount of the customer to the lubricator (400).

In addition, the service server 500 may be managed by the database of customer management information, such as gasoline history, gas station mileage of the customer for each customer after the fueling is made.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can pay for fueling through his mobile terminal in the vehicle, so that the inconvenience of having to get off the vehicle is eliminated, and the fire caused by the occurrence of static electricity when the vehicle is unloaded. The risk can be prevented.

In addition, since payment is made in advance through the payment of the payment-related information from the mobile communication terminal possessed by the user to the payment server, there is an advantage that the payment method is safe and convenient.

That is, unlike the prior art, the embodiment of the present invention searches for the mobile communication terminal of the customer with the customer's unique identification number recognized from the RFID tag, and then provides the payment information input screen from the service server to the mobile communication terminal. Rather, since the user's mobile terminal prepares payment request information and transmits it directly to the payment server, even if two or more mobile terminals of the customer are registered in the service server, the user uses the actual payment. Since payment is made only by the mobile communication terminal, there is no fear of double payment, and the time required for payment of fueling can be reduced by omitting the step of selecting the mobile communication terminal to be used for payment.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the user has described the payment of fueling charges using the mobile communication terminal owned by the vehicle in one embodiment, but the payment method in the present invention is not limited thereto, and various other payment methods may be used. Of course. In other words, payment of gasoline payment can use any payment method provided by the payment service provider.

For example, a user may pay for gas by using a wired / wireless phone. In this case, the user may pay for gas at home before visiting the gas station and visit the gas station to refuel. At this time, the payment identification number registered in the service server is used as matching information with the customer vehicle.

2 is a view showing the configuration of an oil dispenser according to the automatic payment fueling system of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the lubricator 400 according to the automatic payment fueling system of the present invention includes an RFID reader 410, a communication unit 420, a fueling unit 430, a fueling state information generator 440, and a memory 450. And a display unit 460 and a fueling controller 470.

The RFID reader 410 is installed at the end of the gas gun of the gas tanker 400, and reads the unique identification number of the customer from the RFID tag 300 installed inside the fuel port of the customer vehicle 10.

The communication unit 420 transmits the unique identification number and the lubricator unique number of the customer to the service server 500, and receives payment amount information paid by the customer from the service server 500.

The communication unit 420 transmits the fueling state information generated by the fueling state information generator 440 to the mobile communication terminal used by the customer for payment.

The fueling means 430 injects a main flow rate corresponding to the payment amount received by the communication unit 420 into the fuel port of the customer vehicle 10.

At this time, the fueling means 430 is to be oiled by setting the fueling amount corresponding to the payment amount, under the control of the fueling controller 470, the fueling means 430 is configured to include a flow rate meter for measuring the oiling amount Can be.

The fueling state information generating unit 440 generates oiling state information including the current oiling amount, the current oiling amount, the oiling progress state, etc. using the current oiling amount and the oil price information of the oil being oiled through the oiling means 430 do.

The memory 450 is generated by the unique identification number of the customer read by the RFID reader 410, payment amount information transmitted by the service server 500, oil unit price information, the fueling state information generation unit 440 Stores fueling status information.

The display unit 460 displays oiling state information such as the current oiling amount, the current oiling amount, and the oiling progress state on the screen. In this case, the display unit 460 may display whether or not the fueling proceeds through a plurality of warning lights that change the flashing state.

For example, it is provided with a two-color warning light consisting of yellow and blue, the yellow warning light is turned on when the tag is recognized, the yellow warning light is blinking when oiling is completed, and the blue warning light blinks when the oil is completed.

The lubrication controller 470 controls each component. First, the lubrication controller 470 transmits the unique identification number and the lubricator unique number read by the RFID reader 410 to the service server 500, and from the service server 500. The communication unit 420 is controlled to receive payment price information paid by the customer.

In addition, the fueling controller 470 controls the oiling means 430 to set oiling amount corresponding to the payment price. At this time, the fueling controller 470 gradually adjusts the amount of oil so that the oil does not overflow by gradually increasing the amount of oil per unit time at the stage where the oil supply means 430 starts oiling.

In addition, the lubrication controller 470 controls the lubrication state information generation unit 440 to generate lubrication state information such as a current lubrication amount, a current lubrication amount, a lubrication state, and the like, when fueling is performed through the lubrication means 430. The control unit 420 controls the communication unit 420 to transmit the fueling state information to the mobile communication terminal used by the customer, and the display unit 460 to display the fueling state information on the screen.

On the other hand, the fueling controller 470 is not configured to control only one lubricator, it may be configured to control all the lubricator installed in the gas station.

3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a service server according to the automatic payment fueling system of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the service server 500 according to the automatic payment fueling system of the present invention includes a communication unit 510, a customer information database 520, a customer management database 530, a web server 540, and a controller 550. It is made, including.

The communication unit 510 receives payment related information such as a payment amount, a payment date and time, a payment identification number transmitted by the payment server 200.

And the communication unit 510 receives a unique identification number and a unique lubricator number recognized by the lubricator 400 from the RFID tag 300, and the payment amount of the customer according to the unique identification number to the lubricator 400 send.

The customer information database 520 may include a unique identification number stored in the RFID tag 300 for each customer, a payment identification number (for example, a mobile communication terminal number of a customer, a wired / wireless telephone number, a customer vehicle number, etc.). Stores customer related information.

In addition, the customer information database 520 stores the payment related information transmitted from the payment server 200 in the customer related information of the corresponding customer.

The customer management database 530 stores customer management information such as customer's gasoline history and gas station mileage for each customer.

Here, the customer information database 520 and the customer management database 530 may be implemented as one memory.

The web server 540 provides a web page for managing the member information of the customer and a web page for paying the oil price of the customer.

That is, the service server 500 provides a web page operation service through a web server 540. The web page operation service performs an authentication procedure through a public certificate for a customer visiting a web page, and authentication is completed. When the payment identification number (for example, the customer's mobile terminal identification number, customer vehicle number, wire / wireless phone number, social security number), etc. are input, and the process of checking the validity of the entered credit card number and payment identification number To perform.

The customer may access the web server 540 to make a prepaid payment, and at this time, the customer may select a payment method of the refueling price through the web page provided by the web server 540.

For example, a customer may pay for fuel through a web page using any one or a combination of credit card payment, bank account transfer, mobile terminal charging, and cash back.

The control unit 550 controls each component. First, when the communication unit 510 receives payment related information from the payment server 200, the controller 550 checks a corresponding customer through a payment identification number among payment related information. The payment related information is stored in a corresponding customer field of the customer information database 520.

When the communication unit 510 receives the customer identification number from the lubricator 400, the controller 550 inquires the customer identification number in the customer information database 520, and then recalls the payment price of the customer. The communication unit 510 transmits to the lubricator 400.

In addition, when the fueling for the customer is completed, the control unit 550 updates the fueling history, the gas tanker unique number, the gas station mileage, etc., in the corresponding customer field of the customer management database 530.

In addition, when the customer accesses the web server 540, the controller 550 controls the web server 540 to provide a web page for managing the member information of the customer and a web page for paying for the fuel of the customer. do.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a fueling method using an automatic payment fueling system of the present invention.

First, a user (for example, a driver or a passenger) who rides in the customer vehicle 10 pays the fueling price to the payment server 200 using his mobile terminal 100 registered in the service server 500. Request (S 100).

More specifically, the user presses a designated key of the mobile communication terminal 100 to execute a program for payment of fueling price, inputs a fueling price and a payment means to be charged, and then operates the mobile communication terminal 100. Payment request information, such as fueling payment, payment means, identification number of the mobile communication terminal 100 is transmitted to the payment server 200.

If the customer wants to request the payment of the fuel price using the wired / wireless phone, the customer accesses the bank server through the wired / wireless phone, and then transfers the fuel price to the bank account using the ARS method, and the service server ( The customer's identification number (for example, the mobile communication terminal number of the customer) registered in 500 is input and transmitted to the bank server.

In addition, the customer may access the web server 540 of the service server 500 to make a payment online, and at this time, any one or a combination of credit card payment, bank account transfer, mobile terminal charging, cashback Pay the oil price, and enter the customer identification number (for example, the mobile terminal number of the customer) registered in the service server 500 and transmits to the online payment server.

As such, when the customer uses the wired / wireless telephone or the service server 500, the customer may perform prepaid payment of fueling at a convenient place without regard to the place.

Next, the payment server 200 pays the amount corresponding to the refueling price, transmits the payment approval information to the mobile communication terminal 100 and includes the payment price, payment date and time, payment identification number, and the like. The payment related information is transmitted to the service server 500 (S110).

Here, the payment server 200 is a billing server that charges by adding up the gasoline charges when billing the use of the mobile communication terminal 100, the credit to be made by the customer credit card registered in the service server 500 The card payment server, the bank server for the transfer of funds through the bank account is made of any one of the online payment server for prepaid payment of gasoline payment through the Internet.

Subsequently, the service server 500 inquires the customer related information of the corresponding customer by using the payment identification number included in the payment related information, and then provides the payment related information such as the payment amount and the payment date and time to the customer related information. Update and store (S 120).

That is, the service server 500 manages customer-related information such as a unique identification number, a payment identification number, etc. for each customer by database. When the payment-related information is transmitted from the payment server 200, the payment identification number is moved. After querying the customer related information of the corresponding customer by using the identification number of the communication terminal 100, the payment related information is further stored in the customer related information of the corresponding customer.

Subsequently, the unique identification number of the customer is read from the RFID tag 300 installed inside the filling port of the customer vehicle 10 through the RFID reader 410 of the lubricator 400 (S 130).

Next, the lubricator 400 transmits the read unique identification number and the lubricator unique number of the customer to the service server 500 (S 140).

Subsequently, the service server 500 inquires the customer-related information of the corresponding customer by using the received unique identification number of the customer, and extracts a payment amount from the customer-related information of the corresponding customer to supply the oil tanker corresponding to the unique number of the gas pump. Forward to 400 (S 150).

Subsequently, the lubricator 400 sets the lubrication amount corresponding to the received payment amount, so that lubrication is made as much as the set lubrication amount to the customer vehicle 10 (S 160).

At this time, the fueling machine 400 may display the current oiling amount, the current oiling amount, whether the oiling progress, etc. on the screen, it can be notified by voice or warning lights that the oiling is completed when the oiling is completed.

In addition, the lubricator 400 may transmit the lubrication state information including the current lubrication amount, the current lubrication amount, the lubrication progress state, etc. to the mobile communication terminal 100 actually paid by the customer to display on the screen.

Next, when the fueling is completed, the lubricator 400 transmits the fueling-related information such as the actual lubrication amount, the lubricator unique number of the lubricator 400, the unique identification number of the customer to the service server 500 (S 170 ).

Subsequently, the service server 500 checks the customer through the customer's unique identification number among the fueling-related information, calculates a settled amount by comparing the actual fueling amount with the payment amount paid by the customer, Settlement-related information, such as a unique number, actual oiling amount, settlement amount, payment date is transmitted to the payment server 200 (S 180).

Subsequently, the payment server 200 performs a settlement procedure using the settlement related information, and then transmits the settlement result to the service server 200 (S 190). That is, the payment server 200 performs a settlement procedure for paying the fuel price to the gas station corresponding to the unique number of the gas tanker using the settlement related information.

Thereafter, the service server 500 updates the settlement result to the customer related information of the corresponding customer (S 200).

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to exemplary embodiments above, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various modifications to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. I will understand.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an automatic payment fueling system of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view showing the configuration of the lubricator according to the automatic payment fueling system of the present invention.

3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a service server according to the automatic payment fueling system of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating a fueling method using the automatic payment fueling system of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: customer vehicle 100: mobile communication terminal

200: payment server 300: RFID tag

400: Lubricator 410: RFID Reader

420: communication unit 430: oiling means

440: oiling state information generation unit 450: memory

460: display unit 470: fueling controller

500: service server 510: communication unit

520: Customer Information Database 530: Customer Management Database

540: web server 550: control unit

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Payment request means for transmitting the payment request information input by the customer for payment of the fuel price; A payment server that performs payment of fueling charges using the payment request information; Data storage means installed in the customer vehicle of the customer and storing the unique identification number of the customer; A lubricator for reading a customer's unique identification number from the data storage means, and setting and lubricating a fuel amount corresponding to the paid fuel price; And Receives and stores payment related information of the customer from the payment server, receives the customer's unique identification number and the lubricator unique number from the lubricator and inquires the customer related information of the customer, and the customer related information in the customer related information Automatic payment fueling system comprising a service server for extracting the payment price information and delivers to the tanker corresponding to the unique number. The method of claim 1, The payment request means, Automatic payment fueling system, characterized in that the mobile communication terminal possessed by a customer in the customer vehicle. The method of claim 2, The mobile communication terminal is an automatic payment fueling system, characterized in that the program for the payment of fueling is built-in or equipped with a payment IC chip. The method of claim 3, And the mobile communication terminal executes the program by pressing a designated key. The method of claim 1, The payment request means, Automatic payment fueling system, characterized in that the customer's landline phone or cordless phone. The method of claim 5, The customer is an automatic payment fueling system, characterized in that for inputting the payment request information for the payment of the fueling price through the ARS method. The method of claim 2, The payment server, Automatic billing fueling system, characterized in that the billing server to charge the sum of the fueling charges to the use of the customer's mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 3, The payment server, An automatic payment fueling system, characterized in that the credit card payment server to make the payment of the fueling charge to the credit card of the customer registered in the payment IC chip. The method of claim 1, The payment server, Automatic payment refueling system, characterized in that the bank server to transfer the refueling price through the customer's bank account. The method of claim 1, The payment server, And an online payment server for prepaid payment of the fueling price entered by the customer by accessing a web page provided by the service server for payment of the fueling price. The method of claim 1, The payment request information is an automatic payment refueling system, characterized in that it comprises a refueling price, payment means, payment identification number that the customer wants to refuel. The method of claim 11, The payment identification number is an automatic payment refueling system, characterized in that it comprises at least one of the customer's mobile terminal identification number, wired / wireless telephone number, customer's vehicle number, resident registration number. The method of claim 1, The lubricator is, Data reading means for reading the unique identification number of the customer from the data storage means installed in the customer vehicle; A communication unit for transmitting the read unique identification number of the customer and the lubricator unique number to the service server, and receiving payment price information of the customer from the service server; Oiling means for supplying oil to the customer vehicle by setting a fueling amount according to the payment price information; And The communication unit is transmitted to the customer identification number and the lubricator unique number of the customer to the service server, and receives the payment price information of the customer from the service server, and set the fueling amount according to the payment price information to refuel. An automatic payment fueling system comprising a fueling controller for controlling the fueling means. The method of claim 13, An oiling state information generation unit for generating oiling state information indicating an oiling state when the gas is injected into the customer vehicle; And Automatic payment fueling system characterized in that it further comprises a display unit for displaying the generated fueling state information on the screen. The method of claim 14, The communication unit, Automatic payment fueling system, characterized in that for transmitting the generated fueling state information to the mobile communication terminal of the customer. The method of claim 13, And said data storage means is a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag and said data reading means is an RFID reader. The method of claim 16, The RFID tag is installed inside the filling port of the customer vehicle, The RFID reader is installed at the end of the oil dispenser of the lubricator, automatic payment lubrication system, characterized in that for reading the unique identification number of the customer from the RFID tag. The method of claim 1, The service server, A communication unit which receives payment related information indicating a payment result of the fueling price from the payment server, and receives the customer's unique identification number and the fuel tanker unique number from the fueling machine; A customer information database storing customer related information for each customer; And The received payment related information is stored in a corresponding customer field of the customer information database, the corresponding customer field of the customer information database is checked using a unique identification number of the received customer, and then the payment price information of the corresponding customer is extracted. And a control unit for controlling the communication unit to transfer the oil feeder corresponding to the unique feeder number. The method of claim 18, The service server, And a web server configured to provide a web page for managing the member information of the customer and a web page for the fueling payment of the customer. The method of claim 18, The service server, Automatic payment fueling system, characterized in that further comprises a customer management database for storing the customer's service history, gas station mileage for each customer. The method of claim 18, The payment related information is an automatic payment refueling system comprising a payment amount, a payment date and a payment identification number. Transmitting, by the payment requesting means, payment request information input by the customer for payment of the fuel price; After the payment server makes a payment using the payment request information, transmitting payment related information indicating a payment result of the fuel price to a service server; Updating, by the service server, the payment related information to the customer related information of the customer; A lubricator reading the unique identification number of the customer from the data storage means installed in the customer vehicle and transmitting the lubricator identification number of the lubricator to the service server; After the service server inquires relevant information of the corresponding customer by using the unique identification number of the customer, extracts payment information from the related information of the corresponding customer and transmits the information to the lubricator corresponding to the unique number of the lubricator; And And filling the customer vehicle after the fueling machine sets a fueling amount corresponding to the payment price. The method of claim 22, The payment request information is an automatic payment refueling method, characterized in that it comprises a refueling price, payment means, payment identification number that the customer wants to refuel. The method of claim 23, wherein The payment identification number is an automatic payment refueling method characterized in that it comprises at least one of the customer's mobile terminal identification number, wired / wireless telephone number, customer's vehicle number, resident registration number. The method of claim 22, The step of transmitting the payment request information, The customer is an automatic payment fueling method characterized in that the transmission using the mobile terminal owned by the customer in the customer vehicle. The method of claim 25, The customer presses the designated key of the mobile terminal to execute the program for payment of the fuel price, and then input the payment request information, characterized in that the automatic payment. The method of claim 22, The step of transmitting the payment request information, Automatic payment fueling method characterized in that the customer transmits in the ARS method using a landline phone or a cordless phone. The method of claim 22, The step of transmitting the payment request information, And after the customer accesses a web page for payment of fuel price provided by the service server, inputs the payment request information. The method of claim 28, As the payment means, Automatic payment fueling method comprising at least one of credit card payment, bank account transfer, mobile terminal billing, cashback. The method of claim 22, Refueling to the customer vehicle, And after the fueling machine generates oiling state information indicating a current oiling amount, a current oiling amount, and whether oiling is in progress, and transmitting the oiling state information to the mobile communication terminal of the customer. The method of claim 22, After refueling with the customer vehicle, The oiling machine transmitting oiling related information to the service server; The service server comparing the actual fueling amount with the payment amount of the customer through the fueling related information and transmitting the settlement related information to the payment server; Performing, by the payment server, a settlement procedure using the settlement related information, and transmitting a settlement result to the service server; And  The service server further comprises the step of updating the settlement result to the customer-related information of the customer of the automatic payment refueling method characterized in that the made. The method of claim 31, wherein The fueling-related information automatic fueling fueling method characterized in that it includes the actual fueling amount, the fueling machine unique number of the fueling machine, the unique identification number of the customer. The method of claim 31, wherein The settlement related information includes a fuel tanker unique number, the actual fueling amount, the settlement amount, payment date. Data reading means for reading a unique identification number of the customer from data storage means installed in the customer vehicle; The customer's unique identification number and the lubricator's unique number are transmitted to a service server that manages customer-related information in a database for each customer, and receives payment price information prepaid by the customer through a payment request means from the service server. A communication unit; Oiling means for supplying oil to the customer vehicle by setting a fueling amount according to the payment price information; And The communication unit is controlled to transmit the unique identification number of the customer and the unique lubricator number to the service server, and to receive the payment price information of the customer from the service server, and set the fuel amount according to the received payment price information. An oiling controller for controlling the oiling means so as to control the oiling means. The method of claim 34, wherein An oiling state information generation unit for generating oiling state information indicating an oiling state when the gas is injected into the customer vehicle; And The fuel tanker further comprises a display unit for displaying the generated fueling state information on the screen. 36. The method of claim 35 wherein The fuel tanker further comprises a plurality of warning lights operating in accordance with the generated fueling state information. 36. The method of claim 35 wherein The communication unit, The oiling machine, characterized in that for transmitting the generated fueling state information to the mobile communication terminal of the customer. The method of claim 34, wherein The data storage means is a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and the data reading means is an oil dispenser, characterized in that the RFID reader. The method of claim 38, The RFID tag is installed inside the filling port of the customer vehicle, The RFID reader is installed on the end of the oil dispenser of the lubricator, the lubricator, characterized in that for reading the customer's unique identification number from the RFID tag. The method of claim 34, wherein The payment request means, A gasoline machine, characterized in that any one of a mobile communication terminal, a landline telephone of the customer, a wireless telephone and an online payment means carried by the customer in the customer vehicle.

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