Method relating to a vehicle parking cash-payment system

Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Credit or identification card systems

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C705S013000

Reexamination Certificate

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07014109

ABSTRACT:
A method of making cash payments in a vehicle parking system in which a mobile telephone (1) is used to commence and terminate parking of a vehicle, and where a telephone user sends at least one code to a receiving computer (2) belonging to the parking system via said mobile telephone upon commencement and termination of a parking period. The invention is characterised in that there is used a start packet which includes a user specific code (7), a one-time code, such as a PIN code, a telephone number to said computer (2), and a statement as to the amount of money available for parking purposes; in that when connecting to the parking system, the mobile telephone (1) is caused to be connected to said computer (2) via said telephone number, whereafter the user specific code (7) and the one-time code are caused to be sent to said computer by means of the mobile telephone; in that said computer (2) is caused to detect and store the number of the mobile telephone (1); in that said computer is caused to compare the user specific code and the one-time code; in that when agreement is found between the user specific code and the one-time code, the user specific code is stored together with the number of the mobile telephone and the amount of money available for parking purposes; and in that commencement and termination of a parking period are respectively initiated by causing the mobile telephone (1) to be connected to a predetermined telephone number belonging to said computer (2).

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