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A system for assisting handicapped individuals in operating gasoline dispensers which includes a transponder in which data is stored according to the specific gasoline requirements of the individual. A transceiver is located proximate the gasoline dispenser and interrogates the transponder to obtain

A system for assisting handicapped individuals in operating gasoline dispensers which includes a transponder in which data is stored according to the specific gasoline requirements of the individual. A transceiver is located proximate the gasoline dispenser and interrogates the transponder to obtain such stored data, and generates a signal which is a function of the stored data that is transmitted to a computer which receives the signal and generates predetermined control signals for operating the gasoline dispenser. The system may also include a warning signal device activated by the transponder to notify an attendant that the handicapped individual is approaching and this device may include a read-out device which displays predetermined personal information relating to the handicapped individual.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A system for permitting a visually handicapped individuals to access and operate a gasoline dispenser that would otherwise be difficult to access by the visually handicapped individual, said system including:(a) a transponder associated with the visually handicapped individual in w

[ We claim:] [1.] A system for permitting a visually handicapped individuals to access and operate a gasoline dispenser that would otherwise be difficult to access by the visually handicapped individual, said system including:(a) a transponder associated with the visually handicapped individual in which is stored data related to the specific requirements of such visually handicapped individual in connection with the operation of said gasoline dispenser;(b) a transceiver associated with said gasoline dispenser for interrogating said transponder to obtain said stored data therefrom when said transponder comes within a predetermined distance of said transceiver and for generating signals which are a function of the stored data received from said transponder;(c) a computer for receiving said signals from said transceiver and generating predetermined control signals for operating said gasoline dispenser in accordance with said specific requirements of said handicapped individual.