Parking payment transactions

A method for managing a parking facility, comprising:

• providing a first interrogating signal to a vehicle that is entering the parking facility;
• receiving a unique vehicle identifier from the vehicle responsive to the first interrogating signal;
• receiving sensory information from one or more sensors deployed within the parking facility, the sensory information indicating location and parking status of the vehicle;
• providing a second interrogating signal when the vehicle is exiting the parking facility;
• receiving information from the vehicle related to time spent by the vehicle in the parking facility;
• and
• using the information received from the vehicle and the sensory information to determine a parking location and a duration of time in which the vehicle was parked within the parking facility.

An apparatus for managing parking provided in a vehicle, comprising:

• a wireless communication interface;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• monitor status of the vehicle while the vehicle is present within a parking facility after detecting a first interrogating signal when entering the parking facility;
• measure a duration of time in which the vehicle is parked within the parking facility;
• receive a second interrogating signal when the vehicle is exiting the parking facility;
• and
• transmit information that includes the duration of time in which the vehicle was parked within the parking facility in response to the second interrogating signal.

An apparatus for managing a parking facility, comprising:

• a wireless communication interface;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• cause the wireless communication interface to transmit a first interrogating signal to a vehicle that is entering the parking facility;
• receive a unique identifier from the controller responsive to the first interrogating signal;
• receive sensory information from one or more sensors deployed within the parking facility, the sensory information indicating location and parking status of the vehicle;
• provide a second interrogating signal when the vehicle is exiting the parking facility;
• receive information from the vehicle related to time spent by the vehicle in the parking facility;
• and
• use the information received from the vehicle and the sensory information to determine a parking location and duration of time in which the vehicle was parked within the parking facility.