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A fuel dispensing pump capable of calculating and reporting specific fuel consumption of motor vehicles after refueling. The fuel pump has a computer, and a fuel measuring device, a keypad, and a display screen all functionally connected to the computer. A user enters the distance traveled or time o

A fuel dispensing pump capable of calculating and reporting specific fuel consumption of motor vehicles after refueling. The fuel pump has a computer, and a fuel measuring device, a keypad, and a display screen all functionally connected to the computer. A user enters the distance traveled or time of travel. The computer utilizes the entered distance or time value together with the quantity of measured dispensed fuel to derive a specific consumption value. This value is optionally displayed on the display screen. In a further option, the computer retains records for each user and calculates and reports specific fuel consumption over the period of time that the user has refueled in the past at the pump. Preferably, the pump has a printer for printing receipts, and the calculated value is printed on the receipt.

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[ We claim:] [1.]1. A method of calculating specific fuel consumption of a motor fuel at a fuel dispensing pump and reporting a resulting calculation to a user of the fuel dispensing pump, comprising the steps of:providing a fuel dispensing pump comprising an internal computer, an input device compr

[ We claim:] [1.]1. A method of calculating specific fuel consumption of a motor fuel at a fuel dispensing pump and reporting a resulting calculation to a user of the fuel dispensing pump, comprising the steps of:providing a fuel dispensing pump comprising an internal computer, an input device comprising a keypad incorporated into an exterior face of said fuel dispensing pump and adapted to receive manually-entered data from a user, an output device, and a fuel measuring element, each operatively connected to the computer;manually entering a travel parameter into the computer using said keypad;calculating specific fuel consumption using measured quantity of fuel dispensed and the travel parameter entered into the computer; andreporting the result of said calculation by the output device.