| 摘要 |
<p>A parking system for registration of pay parking is described. The system consists of a plurality of vehicle terminals and at least one payment centre. When parking begins a signal is transmitted from the vehicle terminal, which is installed in a vehicle, to the payment centre. The payment centre records the duration of parking until it again receives a signal from the vehicle terminal that parking has been terminated. The vehicle terminal is designed to give an indication which is visible from the outside of the vehicle that parking has been registered. In a preferred embodiment the mobile telephone network is employed for communication between vehicle terminal and payment center, thus enabling the payment centre to administer car parks over an area which is limited only by the mobile telephone system's coverage area, and geographical data for a registration call can be retrieved from the mobile telephone network (e.g. GSM).</p> |
