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A fuel dispensing system for providing dual-stage preconditioning and authentication for enhancing a fueling transaction. The system includes a fuel dispenser associated with a control system and a receiver adapted to receive signals, including a first indicia, from a remote communications unit of a

A fuel dispensing system for providing dual-stage preconditioning and authentication for enhancing a fueling transaction. The system includes a fuel dispenser associated with a control system and a receiver adapted to receive signals, including a first indicia, from a remote communications unit of a customer. The receiver is operatively associated with the control system and enables the control system to retrieve the first indicia and precondition the dispenser for fueling. The control system is adapted to receive second indicia subsequent to receiving the first indicia, and authenticate a transaction involving the remote communications unit by determining the requisite authentication data based on the first indicia and correlating the authentication data with the second indicia. Authentication occurs when the second indicia and the requisite transaction indicia correlate. Various security and encryption techniques may be used when receiving the first and second indicia.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A fuel dispensing system for providing dual stage preconditioning and authentication for enhancing a fueling transaction comprising:a fuel dispenser associated with a control system and a receiver adapted to receive signals including first indicia from a remote communicat

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A fuel dispensing system for providing dual stage preconditioning and authentication for enhancing a fueling transaction comprising:a fuel dispenser associated with a control system and a receiver adapted to receive signals including first indicia from a remote communications unit associated with a customer, said receiver operatively associated with said control system, said control system adapted to:a) receive the first indicia via said receiver;b) precondition said fuel dispenser for a fuel transaction upon receiving said first indiciac) receive second indicia subsequent to receiving the first indiciad) authenticate a transaction involving the remote communications unit by determining requisite authentication data based on the first indicia and correlating the authentication data with the second indicia,e) allow fueling according to the preconditioning substantially immediately upon authenticating the transaction with the second indicia.