CPSC 451 Customer Group 11

Automated Gas Station Requirements

Rough Draft

NOTE: The points in this rough draft need to be reorganized, and there is some redundancy.

ASSUMPTION: The finished gas station is a franchise of a large gas company.

Informal Specifications (Customer Requirements):

• Debit machine at pump - With keypad and printout
• Accepts Visa, Mastercard, Interac, American Express, company card.
• - PIN entry required for Interac
• Pictorial instructions
• ATM style prompting
• User-friendly unit
• Remote gas price changing
• Different types of fuel
• Remote access to fuel levels
• Remote alarm notification
• Safety limit on transaction amount
• Must meet CSA standards

Checking the Card:

• Lost/Stolen
• Expiry Date
• Credit Limit
• Incorrect Interac PINs or stolen cards follow the appropriate company's policy re returning or keeping the card.
• - Provision to keep stolen cards without disabling unit

Accounting:

• Transaction debits the appropriate card
• Can pick a specific amount of fuel or fill full

Types of Fuel:

• Regular
• Mid-Grade
• Premium
• Diesel

Remote Operations:

• Remote price update
• Price for each fuel displayed on pumps and advertising sign
• Real-time remote storage tank volume checks
• Remote tank alarms
• Automatic fire alarms with manual alarms also
• Remote pump shutdown
• Timeout shutdown
• Automatic shutoff
• Remote max transaction amount

Misc. features:

• Customer service phone
• (idea) Supplier gas card used to fill tanks:
• - Deliverer enters special PIN
• - Pump asks which tank is to be filled and unlocks tank

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