Parking locator system providing variably priced parking fees

摘要

A parking locator system providing variably priced parking includes one or more parking sensors and one or more parking kiosks. The parking sensors may generate parking information identifying one or more occupied parking spaces and one or more unoccupied parking spaces within a vicinity. Promotion information including one or more discounts to parking fees may be received at the parking kiosks. The parking kiosks may display the discounted parking fees and receive payment of the same. The discounts to parking fees may expire at particular times. The size of the discounts may be set based on traffic congestion, which may be determined based on the number of occupied parking spaces within the vicinity.

主权项

1. A method comprising,
receiving, by a processor, identification information associated with a parking space; based upon the identification information, determining, by the processor, a vicinity which surrounds the parking space; receiving, by the processor, first promotional material from a first merchant wherein the first promotional material includes a first merchant location and one or more target areas wherein the one or more target areas define areas in which the first merchant wants the first promotional material to be distributed, and wherein said first promotional material is configured to be retrieved based upon a first selection criteria by the first merchant, the first selection criteria including the one or more target areas overlapping with the vicinity; receiving, by the processor, second promotional material associated with a second merchant wherein the second promotional material is distributed to drive vehicle traffic outside of the vicinity to where the second merchant is located, and wherein said second promotional material is configured to be retrieved based upon second selection criteria specified by an entity separate from the second merchant, the second selection criteria including vehicle traffic conditions in the vicinity; storing, by the processor, the first promotional material and the second promotional material to one or more memory storage devices; retrieving, by the processor, at least one promotional material selected from among the first promotional material and the second promotional material based upon the vicinity, the first selection criteria specified by the first merchant and the second selection criteria specified by the entity; and sending, by the processor, the at least one promotional material to a remote device.