Parking control system

Abstract

A parking control system for authorizing parking of a vehicle within a geographic area includes: an integrated smart sign, including: a display configured to display information; at least one camera configured to receive image data, the image data including an imaged customer license plate number; communication circuitry configured to transmit signals to a remote processor; a near field communication (NFC) reader configured to receive a payment signal from one of a mobile device or a payment card, wherein the payment signal includes payment information; and a processor configured to communicate with the display, the at least one camera, and the communication circuitry, wherein the processor is configured to cause the display to display payment instructions including requesting a customer to enter an entered customer license plate number, and wherein the processor is configured to cause the communication circuitry to transmit the imaged customer license plate number, the entered customer license plate number, and the payment information to a remote processor.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.