JP2003321098A - Fuel-feeding system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the efficiency of a fuel-feeding operation by simplifying the setting operation for a patron for whom a fuel-feeding is performed. <P>SOLUTION: A control circuit 60 of this fuel-feeding system 10 displays a confirmation screen for fuel feeding by cash, in which a pre-set fuel-feeding method as the fuel-feeding method is input on a liquid crystal monitor 44 when an account-settling method is paid by cash. Also, when a selected account- settling method is paid by a credit card, the control circuit 60 displays a confirmation screen for fuel-feeding by credit card in which a full tank fuel-feeding method as the fuel-feeding method is input on the liquid crystal monitor 44. Thus, the confirmation screen 78 for the fuel-feeding by cash for which the pre-set fuel-feeding is selected, or the confirmation screen 80 for the fuel-feeding by the credit card for which the full-tank fuel-feeding is selected are automatically displayed according to the account-settling method, and labor for selecting the fuel-feeding method after selecting the account-settling method can be saved, and the setting operation is simplified. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fuel supply system, and more particularly to a fuel supply system in which a customer sets a fuel type, a supply method and a supply amount, a settlement method, and the like, and then supplies the fuel and settles charges. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a fuel supply system for supplying fuel such as gasoline or light oil to a fuel tank of a vehicle, for example,
There is a self-service refueling system installed at a gas station. In this self-service type fuel supply system, when a customer's vehicle arrives, the customer himself / herself inputs necessary items in accordance with an instruction displayed on a touch panel of a setting device installed near the weighing machine.

For example, when a customer stands in front of a setting device, a payment method selection screen is displayed on the screen of the touch panel, and when either a banknote or a credit card payment method is selected as the payment method, an oil type is selected. The seed selection screen is displayed. Next, if you select regular, high-octane, or light oil, the refueling method selection screen is displayed.If you select preset refueling or full refueling, the set content is displayed and confirmation is performed, then full refueling is performed. In the case of, the refueling permission waiting screen is displayed. Further, when the preset refueling is selected, the refueling amount or the refueling amount is input, and the refueling permission waiting screen is displayed.

When the refueling permission is obtained, the refueling nozzle is inserted into the refueling port of the fuel tank to refuel. When refueling is completed, the amount of money (refueling amount x unit price + consumption tax) according to the amount of refueling refueled in the fuel tank is automatically settled. After the settlement, the setter issues a receipt describing the amount of refueling, the amount of refueling, the type of oil, the settlement method, and the like.

When the change is made by bills and there is change, the receipt is taken to the office, and the change is received at the cashier in the office. Also, payment by credit card,
Alternatively, when paying with a prepaid card or a debit card, the vehicle is started after receiving the receipt.

[0006] In this way, the customer operates the touch panel of the setting device before refueling, the oil type (regular, high-octane, light oil), the payment method (cash, prepaid card, credit card), the refueling method (preset refueling, full tank). Refueling)
When settings such as the above are made, a refueling permission signal is output from the management computer of the gas station to the weighing machine, and refueling becomes possible.

Further, when the refueling fee is settled in cash, if the refueling amount is fractional, it is troublesome to go to the office to receive the change, so a predetermined amount of money is required to prevent change. For example, preset refueling (for example, a refueling amount of 3,000 yen or 4,000 yen is preset) is often set. On the other hand, when paying with a credit card, there is no need to receive change even if the amount of refueling is a fraction, so full refueling is often selected.

[0008]

However, in the fuel supply system as described above, for example, the customer pays bills (cash).
Even if you select the settlement method by, the refueling method selection screen is displayed on the next display screen, and the settlement method selection screen for selecting preset refueling or full refueling is displayed. Instead, it is necessary to select the refueling method.

For this reason, a customer who pays with a credit card selects the payment method as a credit card each time and then performs an operation of selecting full tank refueling, and a customer who pays with banknotes (cash) uses the payment method each time. After selecting for cash,
The operation to select the preset refueling will be performed.

Therefore, in the conventional fuel supply system, for example, when a customer inserts a bill and performs preset refueling of a predetermined amount (amount less than the capacity of the fuel tank of the vehicle), full tank refueling cannot be performed. Not only is the refueling method selection screen displayed, which is misleading, but there is also the problem that the operation of the setting device is troublesome, and it takes time to prepare before starting refueling.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a fuel supply system which solves the above problems in view of the above points.

[0012]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has the following features. The invention according to claim 1 is the type of fuel designated by a customer's input operation,
A setting device that sets the supply method, supply amount, and settlement method, a display device that displays information input to the setting device or operation guidance to the customer, and a weighing machine that supplies a predetermined amount of fuel set by the setting device In a fuel supply system comprising: and a payment means for adjusting the charge according to the supply amount supplied by the weighing machine, the payment method of the charge input to the setting device is a prepaid method for performing payment before supply. The payment method determination means for determining whether the payment method is post-payment after the end of supply, and if the payment method determined by the payment method determination means is the advance payment method, a preset display screen for presetting the supply amount is displayed on the display unit. When the payment method is the post-payment method, the supply amount is not set and the supply method display means for displaying the full display screen on the display is provided, and the payment method is the prepaid method or the postpaid method. It is possible to automatically display the display screen of the supply method corresponding to settlement method by setting or law, it is possible to shorten the setting operation time by simplifying the setting operation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the type of fuel specified by the input operation by the customer, the supply method and the supply amount,
A setter that sets the payment method, a display that displays the information input to the setter or operation guidance to the customer, a weighing machine that supplies the predetermined amount of fuel set by the setter, and a supply amount Data reading means for reading the data stored in the payment medium inserted at the time of paying the charge, and the payment method according to the data read by the data reading means for the charge according to the supply amount supplied by the weighing machine. In a fuel supply system comprising a settlement means for settlement in step 1, the read data determination means for determining whether or not the data read by the data reading means includes valuable data, and the read data is determined by the read data determination means. If valuable data is included, a preset display screen for presetting the supply amount is displayed on the display, and the read data includes valuable data. If there is no supply amount, a supply method display means for displaying a full display screen on which the supply amount is not set is displayed on the display device, and corresponds to the settlement method depending on whether or not the read data includes valuable data. The display screen of the supply method can be automatically displayed, and the setting operation can be simplified and the setting operation time can be shortened.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a fuel supply system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a fuel supply system 10 of a gas station is a PO installed in an office 12 of the gas station.
S terminal device 14, SS controller (management computer) 16, and a plurality of weighing machines 1 installed in the refueling area
It is composed of 8 and 20. The weighing machines 18, 20 are
The setting devices 22 and 24 operated before refueling are mounted.

The setters 22 and 24 are communicatively connected to the POS terminal device 14 via a communication line 26. In addition, the weighing machines 18 and 20 are connected to the PO via the communication line 26a.
The S terminal device 14 and the SS controller 16 are communicably connected. The POS terminal device 14 and the SS controller 16 constantly monitor the states of the weighing machines 18 and 20, and a refueling permission request signal, refueling data (settlement method, oil type, refueling amount, refueling amount, and weighing machine number) for each customer. ) Is received and stored in a database (not shown). In addition, weighing machine 1
When there is a refueling permission request signal from 8 or 20, the staff at the gas station checks the state of the customer on the monitor (not shown) of the surveillance camera and then outputs the refueling permission signal to the weighing machine 18 or 20.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing the structure of the weighing machine 18. FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing the configuration of the setting device 22. Since the weighing machines 18 and 20 have the same configuration, only one weighing machine 18 will be described here, and description of the other weighing machine 20 will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 2, the weighing machine 18 includes, on the front surface of the housing 30, refueling nozzles 32 to 34 for each of three types of oil, nozzle hooks 36 to 38 for hooking the oil refilling nozzles 32 to 34, and refueling. A quantity display device 39 and a setting device 22 are provided.

The oil supply nozzles 32 to 34 are connected to the oil supply hoses 40 to 42, respectively, and are connected to the oil supply system for each oil type via the oil supply hoses 40 to 42. Further, inside the housing 30, a pump for each oil type, a flow meter, an oil supply conduit (not shown), etc. are housed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the setting device 22 includes a touch panel type liquid crystal monitor (LCD) 44, a magnetic card reader (data reading means) 46, a bill depositing machine (data reading means) 48, and a printer. 50, an intercom 52, a speaker 54, and an optical sensor 56 are provided. The liquid crystal monitor 44 serves as an input device that displays a display screen for guidance display of the customer's input operation and confirms the input data as described later, and inputs the area selected by the customer by the operation touch sensor. Also works.

The magnetic card reader 46 is a card data reading device for reading card data stored in a magnetic recording type credit card (accounting medium). The banknote deposit machine 48 is, for example, a thousand yen bill, a two thousand yen bill, a five thousand yen bill,
It is a bill identifying device that optically reads a symbol (value data) of a 10,000-yen bill (settlement medium) and collates it with the symbol data of each registered bill to identify the deposited bill.

As the settlement medium, for example, a bill in which a symbol representing the amount of money is printed as valuable data, a prepaid card in which data corresponding to the amount of money paid in advance is magnetically recorded, and an amount of money paid in advance are used. There is an electronic money card or the like having an IC chip in which corresponding data is stored. Further, as the settlement medium which does not have the valuable data representing the amount of money as described above, for example, a credit card issued by a credit company, account data for identifying a bank account, and authentication data for authenticating the person are stored. There are debit cards etc.

Further, since the bill and the debit card are settled immediately, the settlement method is payment before refueling. Also, prepaid cards are prepaid, so the payment method is before refueling. On the other hand, a credit card is a method in which only the data registered in the credit company is recorded, and the credit company temporarily lends the fee, and at a later date the fee is withdrawn from the customer's bank account to the credit company. The payment method will be postpaid.

The printer 50 is a receipt issuing device for issuing a receipt (slip) in which the weighing machine number, the amount of refueling, the amount of refueling, the type of oil, the settlement method, etc. are described after the end of refueling. Further, the intercom 52 is used when the customer talks with an employee in the office. The speaker 54 is a voice output device that gives voice guidance on an operation method and the like.

When the customer stands in front of the setting device 22, the optical sensor 56 reflects the light emitted toward the customer and receives the reflected light to detect the presence of the customer.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the setting device 22. As shown in FIG. 4, the control circuit 60 of the setting device 22 includes a liquid crystal monitor 44, a magnetic card reader 46, a banknote deposit machine 48, a printer 50, an intercom 52, a speaker 54, an optical sensor 56, a storage unit 62, and a LAN. Board 64
And is connected via a communication cable.

Further, the control circuit 60 has a nozzle hook 36.
Nozzle switches 66a to 66c provided in
Pump motors 68a to 6 that drive the pumps of the respective oil supply systems
8c and the flowmeters 70a to 70c are also connected. The nozzle switches 66a to 66c are nozzle hooks 36 to 38.
When the refueling nozzles 32 to 34 are hooked on, it is turned off, and when the refueling nozzles 32 to 34 are removed from the nozzle hooks 36 to 38, it is turned on.

When the nozzle switches 66a to 66c are turned on, the control circuit 60 pumps the pump motors 68a to 68a.
When 68c is activated and the nozzle switches 66a to 66c are turned off, the pump motors 68a to 68c are stopped.
In addition, the control circuit 60 integrates the flow rate pulses output from the flowmeters 70a to 70c to calculate the oil supply amount, and
Calculate the charge according to the amount of refueling.

The communication line 26 described above is connected to the LAN board 64, and the control circuit 60 is communicably connected to the POS terminal device 14 and the SS controller 16 via the LAN board 64.

In the storage unit 62, a control program for controlling the pump motors 68a to 68c of the weighing machine 18,
A control program for setting a settlement method, a refueling method, an oil type, and the like, and a control program for calculating a charge according to the amount of refueling and performing a settlement process according to the settlement method are stored.

Here, the control processing executed by the control circuit 60 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 5, the control circuit 60 includes
When the optical sensor 56 provided in the setting device 22 is turned on in step S11 (hereinafter “step” is omitted), it is determined that the customer is standing in front of the setting device 22, and the process proceeds to step S12.

In S12, the payment method selection screen 70 (see FIG. 8) is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 44. On the payment method selection screen 70, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, a message 70a such as "Please select a payment method", a cash selection button 70b, and a credit card selection button 70c are displayed. The message 70a is uttered as a voice from the speaker 54.

In the next S13, the payment method selection screen 70
When it is detected on the touch panel that the area of the cash selection button 70b displayed at is turned on, it is determined that the prepaid method is selected, the process proceeds to S14, and the bill insertion instruction screen 72 (see FIG. 9). ) Is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 44.

On the bill insertion instruction screen 72, for example, a message 72a such as "Please insert a bill from the bill insertion slot on the right" and the amount of the deposited bill (for example,
The deposit amount display field 72b for displaying 1000 yen, etc., the enter button 72c that is turned on when the number displayed in the deposit amount display field 72b is confirmed, and the number displayed in the deposit amount display field 72b. A cancel button 72d that is turned on when it is incorrect is displayed. The message 72a is uttered by voice from the speaker 54.

If the area of the cash selection button 70b displayed on the payment method selection screen 70 is not turned on in S13, the process proceeds to S15, where the credit card selection button 70c displayed on the payment method selection screen 70 is displayed. Check whether the area of was operated on.

In S15, when it is detected on the touch panel that the area of the credit card selection button 70c is turned on, the process proceeds to S16, and it is judged that the postpaid method is selected, and the credit card insertion instruction is issued. A screen 74 (see FIG. 10) is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 44.

On the credit card insertion instruction screen 74, as shown in FIG. 10, for example, a message 74a such as "Please insert the credit card into the right card insertion slot" and a cancel button 74b are displayed. . still,
From the speaker 54, the message 74a is uttered by voice.

At the next step S17, it is confirmed that a credit card (not shown) is inserted in the magnetic card reader 46. Then, when the code of the card company and the card data such as the customer identification data recorded in the magnetic recording unit of the credit card are read, the process proceeds to S21 described later.

When the cash key 70b is turned on in S13, the bill insertion instruction screen 72 is displayed in S14.
(See FIG. 9) is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 44, and then S1
8 and confirms that a bill has been inserted into the bill deposit machine 48.

In S18, when a bill is inserted into the bill depositing machine 48, the process proceeds to S19, the pattern of the inserted bill is read, the number of inserted bills is counted, and the total amount of the bill is output. .

At the next step S20, a bill insertion instruction screen 72 is displayed.
The insertion amount is displayed in the deposit amount column (see FIG. 9), and it is checked whether or not the confirmation button 72a is turned on. In S20, when the cancel button 72b is turned on without the confirmation button 72a being turned on, the inserted bill is returned and the process returns to S18,
The processing after 18 is executed again.

In the next S21, the oil type selection screen 76 (see FIG. 1) is displayed.
(See 1) is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 44. As shown in FIG. 11, the oil type selection screen 76 includes, for example, a message 76a such as "Please select an oil type", a regular selection button 76b, a high-octane selection button 76c, a light oil selection button 76c, and a cancel button. A button 76e and a button 76f for returning to the deposit screen are displayed. The message 74a is uttered by voice from the speaker 54.

In the next step S22, it is confirmed that the oil type selection operation has been performed. In S22, the oil type selection screen 76
When any of the regular selection button 76b, the high-octane selection button 76c, and the light oil selection button 76d displayed on is operated to ON, it is determined that the oil type selection operation has been performed, and the process proceeds to S23 shown in FIG.

In S23, it is checked whether the selected settlement method is cash payment (settlement method determination means, read data determination means). When the payment method is cash payment, the process proceeds to S24, and the cash refueling confirmation screen 78 (preset display screen, see FIG. 12) in which the preset refueling method is input as the refueling method is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 44 (supply method). Display means).

On the cash refueling confirmation screen 78, for example,
A message 78 such as "Please check the settings, if the settings are correct, press the confirmation button"
a, payment method (cash), oil unit price (regular 90
Yen / L), deposit amount (1000 yen), refueling method (refueling amount designation), etc.
A refueling amount setting button 78c, a refueling amount setting button 78d,
A decision button 78e, a cancel button 78f, and a button 78g for returning to the deposit screen are displayed. The message 78a is uttered by voice from the speaker 54.

When the selected settlement method is the settlement by credit card, the process proceeds to S25, and the confirmation screen 80 for credit refueling in which the full refueling method is input as the refueling method (see full tank display screen FIG. 13) ) Is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 44 (supply method display means).

The credit refueling confirmation screen 80 is shown in FIG.
As shown in 3, for example, "Please check the settings, if you like the settings, press the confirmation button."
Such as message 80a, payment method (credit card), unit price of oil type (regular 90 yen / L),
An input information column 80b in which input information such as a deposit amount (0 yen), a refueling method (full refueling), and a refueling amount setting button 80 are provided.
c, a refueling amount setting button 80d, an enter button 80e, a cancel button 80f, and a button 80g for returning to the deposit screen are displayed. The message 54a is uttered by voice from the speaker 54.

As described above, in the present invention, the cash refueling confirmation screen 78 in which the preset refueling is selected according to the settlement method is provided.
Alternatively, since the credit refueling confirmation screen 80 in which full refueling is selected is automatically displayed, the labor for selecting the refueling method after selecting the settlement method can be omitted, and the setting operation is simplified.

At the next step S26, a cash refueling confirmation screen 78 is displayed.
The confirmation button 78e or the confirmation button 80e of the credit refueling confirmation screen 80 is checked to see if it has been turned on. Then, in S26, the confirmation button 78e or 80
If e is not turned on, the refueling amount or refueling amount is preset. Therefore, the process proceeds to S27, where it is checked whether the refueling amount setting button 78c is turned on. In S27, if the refueling amount setting button 78c is not turned on, the process proceeds to S28 and the refueling amount setting button 80d
Check if is turned on. In S28, when the refueling amount setting button 80d is not turned on, the process returns to S26 and the processes of S26 and thereafter are repeated.

If the refueling amount setting button 78c is turned on in S27, the process proceeds to S29 to display the refueling amount selection screen 82 (see FIG. 14) on the liquid crystal monitor 44. On the refueling amount selection screen 82, as shown in FIG. 14, for example, a message 82a such as "Enter the refueling amount from the fixed amount button or the numeric keypad and press" Enter "" and the input refueling amount are displayed. Display unit 82b for displaying
And a fixed quantity button 82c for inputting 1L, 10L, 20L, 30L, 40L, 50L, and a numeric keypad 8 for inputting 0-9.
2d, a determination button 82e, and a return button 82f are displayed.

In the next step S30, it is checked whether or not the refueling amount has been input. In S30, when an arbitrary numerical value is input by pressing the quantitative button 82c or the ten key 82d, the process proceeds to S31, and the input numerical value (fuel supply amount) is displayed on the display unit 82b. In addition, in S30, when the refueling amount is not input, the display process in S31 is omitted.

At the next step S32, it is checked whether or not the enter button 82e has been pressed. In S32, when the enter button 82e is not pressed, the process returns to S30 and S
The processes after 30 are repeated. When the enter button 82e is pressed in S32, the process proceeds to S37 described later.

When the refueling amount setting button 78d is turned on in S28, the process proceeds to S33 to display the refueling amount selection screen 84 (see FIG. 15) on the liquid crystal monitor 44. On the refueling amount selection screen 84, as shown in FIG. 15, for example, a message 84a such as “Enter the refueling amount from the fixed amount button or the numeric keypad and press“ OK ”” and the input refueling amount are displayed. Display unit 84b for displaying, 100 yen, 1000 yen, 2000 yen, 300
Flat-rate button 84c for entering 0 yen, 4000 yen, 5000 yen
And a numeric keypad 84d for inputting 0 to 9 and an enter button 84e
Then, a return button 84f is displayed.

In the next S34, it is checked whether or not the refueling amount is input. In S34, when an arbitrary numerical value is input by pressing the fixed amount button 84c or the numeric keypad 84d, the process proceeds to S35, and the input numerical value (refueling amount)
Is displayed on the display section 84b. In addition, in S34, when the refueling amount is not input, the display process of S35 is omitted.

In the next S36, it is checked whether or not the enter button 84e has been pressed. In S36, when the enter button 84e is not pressed, the process returns to S34 and S
The processes after 34 are repeated. When the enter button 84e is pressed in S36, the process proceeds to S37 described later.

When the cancel buttons 72d, 76e, 78f are pressed during the input operation of the preset refueling, the cancel screen 86 (see FIG. 16) is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 44. On the cancellation screen 86, for example, a message 86a such as "Please bring your receipt to the checkout office"
And the refund amount to return the deposited amount (for example, 100
A refund amount display portion 86b displaying 0 yen) is displayed.

In S26, when the confirmation button 78e or 80e is turned on, the process proceeds to S37. S3
7, the refueling waiting screen 88 (see FIG. 17) is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 44. As shown in FIG. 17, on the refueling standby screen 88, a message 88a such as "Please insert the nozzle into the refueling port and pull the lever" is displayed.
And an input information column 88b in which input information such as a payment method, a unit price of oil, a deposit amount, and a refueling method is described, and a cancel button 78.
c and are displayed. The message 88a is uttered by voice from the speaker 54.

When any one of the fueling nozzles 32 to 34 is removed from the nozzle hooks 36 to 38, the nozzle switches 66a to 66a.
Any of 66c is switched on. Next S38 (Fig. 7
In any of the above), when any of the nozzle switches 66a to 66c is turned on, the process proceeds to S39 and the refueling process is performed. As the refueling process, for example, the pump motors 68a to 68c of the corresponding oil type are activated and the flow meter 70 of the corresponding oil type is activated.
The amount of refueling is calculated by integrating the flow rate pulses output from a to 70c, and the charge according to the amount of refueling is calculated.

In S40, the refueling screen 90 (see FIG. 18) is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 44. The refueling screen 90 displays a message 90a such as "refueling" and an input information field 90b in which input information such as a payment method, a unit price of oil, a deposit amount, and a refueling method is described. The message 90a is uttered as a voice from the speaker 54.

In S41, the refueling nozzle 3 for which refueling is completed
2 to 34 are returned to the nozzle hooks 36 to 38, and it is checked whether or not the nozzle switches 66a to 66c are turned off. In S41, the nozzle switches 66a to 66
When c is on, refueling is in progress, so the process returns to S39 and the processes of S39 and thereafter are repeated.

In S41, when the nozzle switches 66a to 66c are off, the oil supply nozzles 32 to 3 are
Since No. 4 has been returned to the nozzles 36 to 38, the process proceeds to S42, and it is confirmed whether the payment method is cash payment. S42
In step S43, when the payment method is cash payment.
Then, the refueling amount is calculated from the refueling amount and the unit price of the oil type, and the change amount is calculated by subtracting the charge added with the consumption tax from the deposit amount (settlement means).

In S44, it is confirmed that there is change, and if there is change, the process proceeds to S45, and a cash refueling end screen 92 (see FIG. 19) in the case of change is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 44. At the same time, a message such as “Thank you. Please come to the checkout office with your receipt” is output from the speaker 54.

On the cash refueling end screen 92, as shown in FIG. 19, for example, a message 92a such as "Please bring your receipt to the checkout office" and the payment method,
A refueling information column 92b in which information such as a unit price of oil, a deposit amount, a refueling method, the presence of change, and the like, and a refueling button 92c are displayed.

In the next step S46, the printer 50 issues a receipt (slip) on which the weighing machine number, the amount of refueling, the type of oil, the amount of refueling, the amount of deposit, and the change are printed.

If there is no change in S44, the process proceeds to S47, a cash screen without change (not shown) is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 44, and the speaker 5 is used.
From 4, for example, a message such as “Thank you. Please take the receipt” is output as voice.

At the next step S48, the printer 50 issues a receipt (slip) on which the weighing machine number, the amount of refueling, the type of oil, the amount of refueling, the amount of deposit, and no change are printed.

When the payment method is credit card payment in S42, the process proceeds to S49, where the credit card refueling end screen 94 (see FIG. 20) is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 44 and the speaker 5 is used.
From 4, for example, a message such as “Thank you. Please take the receipt and card” is output as voice.

On the credit card refueling end screen 94,
As shown in FIG. 20, for example, a message 94a such as "Please take a receipt" and a refueling information column 94 in which information such as a payment method, an oil type unit price, and a refueling method is described.
b and the next refueling button 94c are displayed.

At the next step S51, it is confirmed that the receipt (slip) issued by the printer 50 has been taken. S5
1, the receipt (slip) is not taken and the printer 5
If 0 is left, the process proceeds to S52, and a predetermined time (for example,
Check if about 5 minutes have passed.

In S52, the processes of S51 and S52 are repeated until the predetermined time has elapsed. And S52
Then, when the predetermined time has elapsed, it is determined that the customer forgets to take the receipt (slip) and has returned, and the control processing this time is ended.

In the above embodiment, the case where oil liquid such as gasoline or light oil is supplied to the fuel tank of the vehicle has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and fuel other than the oil liquid (for example, in a fuel cell vehicle) is used. It is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to a system that supplies consumed hydrogen or gas consumed as fuel in LPG cars, CNG cars, and the like).

In the above embodiment, cash payment and payment by credit card are given as an example of the payment method. For example, a prepaid card that can be treated in the same manner as cash can be used as a prepaid method, and a postpaid method can be used as a postpaid method. There are debit cards that are treated like credit cards.

[0073]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the setting device for setting the fuel type, the supply method and the supply amount, and the payment method specified by the customer's input operation, and the input to the setting device. A display for displaying the stored information or operation guidance to the customer, a meter for supplying a predetermined amount of fuel set by the setter, and a settlement means for adjusting the charge according to the supply amount supplied by the meter. In the fuel supply system, the settlement method determining means for determining whether the settlement method of the fee input to the setting device is a prepaid method for performing a settlement before the supply or a postpaid method for performing a settlement after the end of the supply, and a settlement method. When the payment method determined by the method determination means is a prepayment method, a preset display screen for presetting the supply amount is displayed on the display unit, and when the payment method is the post-payment method, the supply amount is not set. Since it has a supply method display means for displaying on the display, it is possible to automatically display the display screen of the supply method corresponding to the payment method by setting whether the payment method is the prepaid method or the postpaid method. The setting operation can be simplified and the setting operation time can be shortened.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the setting device for setting the type of fuel, the supply method and the supply amount, and the payment method specified by the customer's input operation, and the information input to the setting device or the customer Display that displays the operation guide to
A weighing machine that supplies a predetermined amount of fuel set by the setting device, a data reading unit that reads the data stored in the settlement medium that is inserted when the fee corresponding to the supply amount is settled, and a weighing machine that supplies the fuel. In the fuel supply system, the data read by the data reading means includes valuable data, and the payment means adjusts the charge according to the supply amount by the payment method according to the data read by the data reading means. The read data determining means for determining whether or not the read data determining means determines whether or not the read data includes valuable data, and a preset display screen for presetting the supply amount is displayed on the display unit, and the read data indicates the valuable data. And a supply method display means for displaying a full tank display screen on which the supply amount is not set on the display device when the supply amount is not included. It is possible to automatically display the display screen of the supply method corresponding to the settlement method depending on whether the read data contains valuable data, simplifying the setting operation and shortening the setting operation time. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a fuel supply system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing the configuration of the weighing machine 18. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing an enlarged configuration of a setting device 22.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a setting device 22.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a control process executed by a control circuit 60.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a control process executed by a control circuit 60 subsequent to the process of FIG.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a control process executed by a control circuit 60 subsequent to the process of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of a payment method selection screen 70.

9 is a diagram showing a display example of a bill insertion instruction screen 72. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of a credit card insertion instruction screen 74.

11 is a diagram showing a display example of an oil type selection screen 76. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example of a cash refueling confirmation screen 78.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example of a credit refueling confirmation screen 80.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display example of a refueling amount selection screen 82.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display example of a refueling amount selection screen 84.

16 is a diagram showing a display example of a cancellation screen 86. FIG.

17 is a diagram showing a display example of a refueling waiting screen 88. FIG.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a display example of a refueling screen 90.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a display example of a cash refueling end screen 92.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a display example of a credit card refueling end screen 94.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Fuel supply system 14 POS terminal 16 SS controller 18,20 Weighing machine 22, 24 Setting device 26 communication lines 30 housing 32-34 Refueling nozzle 36-38 nozzle hook 39 Refueling amount display 40-42 Refueling hose 44 LCD monitor 46 magnetic card reader 48 banknote deposit machine 50 printers 52 Intercom 54 speakers 56 Optical sensor 60 control circuit 62 storage 66a-66c Nozzle switch 68a-68c Pump motor 70a-70c Flowmeter

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A setting device for setting a fuel type, a supply method and a supply amount, and a payment method specified by a customer's input operation, and a display for displaying information input to the setting device or operation guidance to the customer. In a fuel supply system, comprising: a meter, a weighing machine that supplies a predetermined amount of fuel set by the setting machine, and a settlement means that settles a charge according to the supply amount supplied by the weighing machine, A settlement method determination means for determining whether the settlement method of the fee input to the setting device is a prepaid method for performing settlement before supply or a post-payment method for performing settlement after the end of supply, and the settlement method determined by the settlement method determination means. If the prepayment method is used, the preset display screen for presetting the supply amount is displayed on the display unit, and if the payment method is the post-payment method, the full amount display screen that does not set the supply amount is displayed on the display unit. A fuel supply system, comprising: 2. A setting device for setting a fuel type, a supply method and a supply amount, and a settlement method specified by a customer's input operation, and a display for displaying information input to the setting device or operation guidance to the customer. A meter, a weighing machine for supplying a predetermined amount of fuel set by the setting device, and a data reading means for reading data stored in a settlement medium inserted when the fee corresponding to the supply amount is settled, In the fuel supply system, which comprises: a settlement unit configured to settle a charge according to a supply amount supplied by the weighing machine by a settlement method according to the data read by the data reading unit, Read data determining means for determining whether or not the received data includes valuable data, and the read data determining means determines the read data as the valuable data. Data is displayed, a preset display screen for presetting the supply amount is displayed on the display unit, and if the read data does not include the valuable data, the supply amount is not set. A fuel supply system, comprising: a supply method display unit displayed on the fuel supply system.