| 摘要 |
A system and method for activating a parking meter by utilizing a cell phone. An account is established with the parking authority, and the cell phone is used to contact the parking authority, identify the meter and service desired, obtain a code, and enter the code in the meter to initiate the service. In one embodiment, the code is generated using a time dependent encrypted clock method. In one embodiment, the parking meter may communicate with the cell phone on a wireless link to start or stop the meter, the wireless link may be BLUETOOTH(R), ZIGBEE(R), infrared, or other short range wireless link. An in-car meter embodiment is also described.
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