A QR Code-Based on-Street Parking Fee Payment Mechanism

Quick response (QR) code is a convenient product for mobile phone users. People can use a smartphone camera to capture the code, and then decode it through a dedicated reader application. Specifically, that code stands for concise text, contact information, or a web hyperlink. Its existence assists phone users in keypad typing more easily. This paper proposes an on-street parking fee payment mechanism based on the QR code of an E-bill. People can regard the code as a bill to pay their parking fee, where the parking information is recorded into a remote server by the fee collectors. The main idea of this mechanism is to save on resources such as reducing paper consumption. Simulation results showed that the proposed mobile application provides a new mode for E-bill payment for on-street parking in Taiwan. Furthermore, the said application also serves as an exemplary model for other parking payment methods.