Patent ID: 8831971

Claim:
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.