(19)
(11) EP 1 102 221 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/18

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/21

(21) Application number: 00310149.0

(22) Date of filing: 15.11.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G07F 9/02, G07F 13/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 17.11.1999 US 441809
17.11.1999 US 442259

(71) Applicant: Marconi Commerce Systems Inc.
Greensboro, North Carolina 27420-2067 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Symonds, Michael James
    Kernersville, NC (US)
  • Barclay, Stephanie Mae
    Oakridge, North Carolina 27310 (US)
  • Robertson, Philip Andrew
    Greensboro, NC (US)
  • Cyrill, Diana Angelica
    Georgia 30092 (US)

(74) Representative: Fitchett, Stuart Paul et al
Saunders & Dolleymore European Patent Attorneys 9 Rickmansworth Road
Watford WD18 0JU
Watford WD18 0JU (GB)

   


(54) A product dispensing system configured to show an electronic slide show


(57) A product dispenser 30, typically for fuel, includes a visual display 40 connected to a computer 19 within a fuel station building. The computer 19 is programmed to transmit for viewing on the display 40 a slide show which may incorporate advertising material, announcements or other useful information that customers fuelling their vehicles may want to know. The computer 18 may download images from a central remote location 14 so that all fuel stations of a particular company are showing the same images.






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