A PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

摘要

A parking management system includes: sensing means (24) for sensing the presence of a vehicle in a parking position; a housing module (12) having: communication means (26, 83) for communicating with a network; transaction means (105, 107, 112), in communication with the communication means and accessible to a user of the system, adapted to receive payment for an overal l time period in which the presence of the vehicle is sensed, and processing means (26) for monitoring the sensing means (24) and for determining the payment according to a variable fee structure, the processing means (26) bei ng in communication with the communication means (83) and the transaction means (105, 107).