Patent ID: 6973321
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: G06Q,G07B,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of sending advertising messages in connection with a vehicle parking system in which a mobile telephone is used to commence and to terminate the parking of a vehicle and in which a telephone user sends the identity of the vehicle parking zone concerned to a receiving first computer belonging to said parking system, in conjunction with the commencement and the termination of vehicle parking via the mobile telephone, wherein the identity of the parking zone and the telephone number of the mobile telephone are detected and stored in the computer, said method comprising the steps of: transmitting to the receiving first computer belonging to the parking system by means of a mobile telephone the identity of a vehicle parking zone; transmitting from the first computer to a second computer the calling mobile telephone number and a geographical indicator representative of the identity of at least one of the parking zone in question and the geographical area in which the parking zone is located, wherein the second computer is connected to a memory in which advertising messages are stored; selecting from the stored advertising messages at least one advertising message relating to an entity located within a predetermined geographical area related to the parking zone in which the vehicle has commenced a parking period; sending from the second computer to the calling mobile telephone one or more selected advertising messages pertinent to at least one of the parking zone in question and said geographical area, wherein transmission of relevant advertising messages to the mobile telephone takes place when the mobile telephone user connects his mobile telephone to the first computer.