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The present invention provides a fuel dispenser capable of sensing the proximity or location of a customer relative to the fuel dispenser without requiring direct customer contact and controlling the display or aspects of the display accordingly to conserve energy, reduce heat generation or draw the

The present invention provides a fuel dispenser capable of sensing the proximity or location of a customer relative to the fuel dispenser without requiring direct customer contact and controlling the display or aspects of the display accordingly to conserve energy, reduce heat generation or draw the customer's attention to the display once the customer is within a relative proximity to the fuel dispenser.

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1. A fuel dispenser providing dual mode display control based on customer proximity comprising:A. a housing and delivery hardware for delivery fuel to a vehicle; B. a display within said housing having a first and second mode; C. proximity sensing electronics associated with said housing and adapted

1. A fuel dispenser providing dual mode display control based on customer proximity comprising:A. a housing and delivery hardware for delivery fuel to a vehicle; B. a display within said housing having a first and second mode; C. proximity sensing electronics associated with said housing and adapted to sense proximity of a customer relative to said housing; and D. a control system coupled with said display and said proximity sensing electronics and adapted to operate said display in the first mode when a customer is not relatively proximate to said housing and operate said display in the second mode when a customer is relatively proximate to said housing.