EP0943584B1 - Système d'alimentation en carburant - Google Patents

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EP0943584B1
EP0943584B1 EP99200539A EP99200539A EP0943584B1 EP 0943584 B1 EP0943584 B1 EP 0943584B1 EP 99200539 A EP99200539 A EP 99200539A EP 99200539 A EP99200539 A EP 99200539A EP 0943584 B1 EP0943584 B1 EP 0943584B1
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Yosef Haimovich
Yehuda Armoni
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/06—Details or accessories
    • B67D7/32—Arrangements of safety or warning devices; Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid
    • B67D7/34—Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid
    • B67D7/344—Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid by checking a correct coupling or coded information
    • B67D7/348—Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid by checking a correct coupling or coded information by interrogating an information transmitter, e.g. a transponder

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  • the present invention relates generally to fuel management systems for use with motor vehicles and particularly to a wireless system for authorization and monitoring of fuel delivery according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Fuel management systems which monitor fuel usage by vehicles and record the identity and other particulars of vehicles being fueled are known.
  • Patents showing fuel management systems include the following U.S. Patents: 5,156,198; 4,934,419; 4,846,233; 4,469,149; 4,263,945; 4,109,686 and 3,642,036.
  • PCT published patent application WO 95/14612 describes a vehicle mounted fueling system identification unit which employs an inductive communication loop arranged to surround a fuel intake pathway of a vehicle. Circuitry is provided which transmits, via the loop, various parameters, such as vehicle identification number, credit information, and required fuel particulars.
  • a drawback to prior art systems is that they require wired connections to transmit the fuel/vehicle parameters.
  • European Patent Application 0 736 484 discloses a fluid delivery apparatus associated with a fluid delivery nozzle for wireless communication to either an active or a passive device located on a vehicle and for wireless communication from the fluid delivery apparatus to a central location for storage of vehicle data.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a wireless system for authorization and monitoring of fuel delivery with improved theft-safety features.
  • the authorization and monitoring assembly is also operative to communicate in a wireless manner with the fuel supply subsystem to authorize supply of fuel to the recipient.
  • the fueling communicator communicates with at least one of the authorization and monitoring assembly and the recipient identifier in an encrypted manner.
  • the fueling communicator communicates with at least one of the authorization and monitoring assembly and the recipient identifier in a manner requiring authentication by at least one of the authorization and monitoring assembly and the recipient identifier.
  • the recipient identifier is mounted at the fill location of the recipient fuel store at least partially by means of an anti-theft tag including a monitored attachment mechanism which attaches the tag to the fill location of the fuel store and which provides an output indication of tampering with the attachment mechanism.
  • FIGs. 1A and 1B illustrate a fueling system 10 constructed and operative in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention embodied in a filling station 12.
  • Fueling system 10 includes a fuel supply subsystem 14 which includes one or more fueling nozzles 16.
  • a fuel supply subsystem 14 which includes one or more fueling nozzles 16.
  • one of the fueling nozzles 16 is being used to supply fuel to a fuel intake pipe 18 of a fuel tank 20 of a vehicle 21, herein referred to as a fill location 18 of a recipient fuel store 20.
  • a recipient identifier 22 is provided in association with fill location 18.
  • Recipient identifier 22 is preferably mounted inside vehicle 21 in propinquity to fill location 18.
  • Recipient identifier 22 preferably comprises a transceiver for wirelessly communicating recipient identification information to a fueling communicator 24 which is mounted on fueling nozzle 16.
  • Typical recipient identification information may include vehicle license plate number, charge account number and credit status, for example.
  • Fueling communicator 24 comprises a transceiver for wirelessly communicating data, such as the recipient identification information, to an authorization and monitoring assembly 26.
  • Assembly 26 preferably includes a transceiver 28 which communicates with a CPU 30 which controls and manages operation of filling station 12.
  • a typical example of operation of fueling system 10 is as follows. Nozzle 16 is initially inserted in fill location 18. Recipient identifier 22 is activated, such as by the insertion of nozzle 16 or by some other mechanism, to wirelessly transmit the recipient identification information to fueling communicator 24. Fueling communicator 24 relays this information to assembly 26. Upon verification of the information by CPU 30, transceiver 28 of assembly 26 preferably wirelessly communicates with fuel supply subsystem 12 to authorize supply of fuel to vehicle 21.
  • fueling communicator 24 communicates with assembly 26 and/or recipient identifier 22 in an encrypted manner.
  • well known encryption algorithms such as RC-5, DES or DVB, may be employed.
  • mutual zero-knowledge interaction authentication sessions between fueling communicator 24, assembly 26 and/or recipient identifier 22 may be held, such as the so-called Fiat-Shamir authentication methods taught in US Patent 4,748,668 to Shamir and Fiat.
  • fueling communicator 24 may communicate with assembly 26 in a manner requiring authentication by recipient identifier 22. Additionally or alternatively, fueling communicator 24 may communicate with assembly 26 only upon authorization from assembly 26 itself. Similarly, fueling communicator 24 may communicate with recipient identifier 22 in a manner requiring authentication by assembly 26. Additionally or alternatively, fueling communicator 24 may communicate with recipient identifier 22 only upon authorization from recipient identifier 22 itself.
  • fueling communicator 24 is mounted onto nozzle 16 at least partially by means of an anti-theft tag 32 including a monitored attachment mechanism 34 which attaches tag 32 to nozzle 16 and which provides an output indication of tampering with attachment mechanism 34.
  • Tag 32 is a tag of the type described in applicant/assignee's US Patent 6,002,343.
  • Tag 32 preferably includes electronics (not shown) comprising a battery, a receiver antenna, receiver circuitry, a transmitter antenna, transmitter circuitry, a microprocessor, a timer, a logic and memory component, an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter and a current source, for example.
  • the electronics of tag 32 is not limited to the abovementioned components, and may include more or less components, depending upon the application.
  • the electronics of tag 32 are in electrical communication with an electrically resistive element 34, such as via I/O pads 36.
  • Resistive element 34 is preferably bonded to a nozzle 16 with an adhesive 42 so as to define an electrical resistance. Any change in bonding of element 34 to nozzle 16 causes a change in the electrical resistance.
  • Adhesive 42 may be a double sided adhesive tape or adhesive foam.
  • Resistive element 34 may be constructed in a variety of manners, as taught in US Patent 6,002,343.
  • resistive element 34 may be printed in any suitable pattern to provide a desired resistance value which may be adjusted after curing by laser trimming, abrasion or mechanical punching, for example.
  • Resistive element 34 is preferably attached to tag 32 by means of a conductive adhesive 50, such as a metal impregnated adhesive.
  • a conductive adhesive 50 such as a metal impregnated adhesive.
  • the adhesive strength of adhesive 42 is greater than the adhesive strength of conductive adhesive 50, so that removal of tag 32 from nozzle 16 causes shearing or other deformation of conductive adhesive 50, and alters the resistance of resistive element 34. Alteration of the resistance of element 34 may then alert fueling system 10 of tampering with the system.
  • recipient identifier 22 may be mounted at fill location 18 by means of anti-theft tag 32.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a fueling system 60 different from the present invention embodied in mobile fueling system.
  • Fueling system 60 is substantially identical with fueling system 10, except that in fueling system 60, the fill location is a fuel intake pipe 62 and the recipient fuel store is a fuel tank 64 of a domicile.
  • Fueling communicator 24 is mounted in a cabin or on top of a fuel delivery truck.

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  1. Système d'alimentation en carburant (10, 60), comprenant :
    un sous-système (14) de transmission de carburant qui comprend au moins un pistolet (16) d'alimentation en carburant,
    un identificateur (22) de récepteur, associé à un emplacement (18, 62) de remplissage d'une réserve réceptrice de carburant (20, 64),
    un organe de communication (24) d'alimentation en carburant associé au pistolet au moins (16) d'alimentation en carburant et communiquant sans fil avec l'identificateur (22) de récepteur, au moins pour l'obtention depuis celui-ci d'informations d'identification de récepteur, et
    un ensemble d'autorisation et de contrôle (26) destiné à communiquer sans fil avec l'organe (24) de communication d'alimentation en carburant pour la réception depuis celui-ci au moins des informations d'identification de récepteur, caractérisé par
    le montage de l'organe (24) de communication d'alimentation en carburant sur au moins un pistolet (16) partiellement au moins avec une étiquette antivol (32) qui comprend un mécanisme contrôlé de fixation (34) qui fixe l'étiquette (32) au pistolet au moins (16) et qui donne une indication en sortie sur une falsification du mécanisme de fixation (34), et
    un élément électriquement résistif placé en communication électrique avec l'étiquette (32) et fixé à celle-ci, et tel qu'une falsification de l'élément électriquement résistif provoque un changement de résistance électrique, le changement de résistance électrique étant communiqué à l'étiquette (32), l'élément résistif comprenant plusieurs fils résistifs tels qu'un nombre aléatoire seulement de fils est connecté électriquement à des points internes de connexion dans l'étiquette (32), si bien que l'élément résistif a une résistance électrique statistiquement aléatoire.
  2. Système d'alimentation en carburant (10, 60) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en outre en ce que l'ensemble d'autorisation et de contrôle (26) est aussi destiné à communiquer sans fil avec le sous-système de transmission de carburant (14) pour autoriser la transmission du carburant à l'emplacement de remplissage (18, 62).
  3. Système d'alimentation en carburant (10, 60) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en outre en ce que l'organe (24) de communication d'alimentation en carburant communique de manière cryptée avec au moins l'ensemble d'autorisation et de contrôle (26) ou l'identificateur de récepteur (22).
  4. Système d'alimentation à carburant (10, 60) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en outre en ce que l'organe (24) de communication d'alimentation en carburant communique avec au moins l'ensemble d'autorisation et de contrôle (26) ou l'identificateur de récepteur (22) d'une manière qui nécessite une authentification par au moins un ensemble d'autorisation et de contrôle (26) et l'identificateur de récepteur (22).
  5. Système d'alimentation en carburant (10, 60) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en outre en ce que l'identificateur de récepteur (22) est monté à l'emplacement de remplissage (18, 62) de la réserve de carburant du récepteur (20, 64) au moins partiellement par une étiquette antivol (32) qui comporte un mécanisme contrôlé de fixation (34) qui fixe l'étiquette (32) ã l'emplacement de remplissage (18, 62) de la réserve de carburant (20, 64) et qui donne une indication en sortie relative à la falsification du mécanisme de fixation (34).
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