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A communications system for communications between a vessel and a fluid management system, the communications system comprising a proximity detector supported by the vessel and configured to detect presence of a fuel nozzle in a fluid entry port of the vessel; and an RFID supported by the vessel, co

A communications system for communications between a vessel and a fluid management system, the communications system comprising a proximity detector supported by the vessel and configured to detect presence of a fuel nozzle in a fluid entry port of the vessel; and an RFID supported by the vessel, coupled to the proximity detector, and configured to communicate with a RFID interrogator to identify the vessel to the RFID interrogator, and to communicate whether the nozzle is in the fluid entry port. A method of impeding theft of fuel, the method comprising establishing a first communication link between a vehicle and a fuel delivery system; establishing a second communication link between the vehicle and the fuel delivery system; communicating using the second communication link, from the vehicle to the fuel management system, that the first communication link is established; delivering fuel from the fuel delivery system to the vehicle in response to the communicating; and suspending the delivering in response to a break in the first communication link.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A communications system for communications between a vessel and a fluid management system, the vessel having a fluid entry port, the fluid management system including a fluid pump, a fluid dispenser conduit including a nozzle in fluid communication with the fluid pump, a wireless in

[ I claim:] [1.] A communications system for communications between a vessel and a fluid management system, the vessel having a fluid entry port, the fluid management system including a fluid pump, a fluid dispenser conduit including a nozzle in fluid communication with the fluid pump, a wireless interrogator in communication with the fluid pump and effecting control of the fluid pump, and an antenna coupled to the interrogator and supported proximate the fluid pump, the communications system comprising:a proximity detector supported by the vessel and configured to detect presence of the nozzle in the fluid entry port; anda wireless communications device supported by the vessel, connected to but spaced apart from the proximity detector, and configured to communicate with the interrogator to identify the vessel to the interrogator, and to communicate whether the nozzle is in the fluid entry port.