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A parking system in which a mobile telephone can be used to commence and terminate a parking period. A user sends at least one code to a receiving computer at the commencement and termination of a parking period via a mobile telephone system or a permanent telephone system. When a user first connect

A parking system in which a mobile telephone can be used to commence and terminate a parking period. A user sends at least one code to a receiving computer at the commencement and termination of a parking period via a mobile telephone system or a permanent telephone system. When a user first connects to the parking system by telephone in order to be able to park the user's vehicle within the system and to communicate parking commencement and termination times with the aid of a telephone, either a pay meter, a cash card terminal, or some corresponding device is caused to read mechanically a cash card that is owned by the user and that is accepted by the parking system as a means of payment. The data read from the cash card is stored in a database in a parking system computer, and at least one user-specific reference is entered and stored in the database and is associated with the cash card data for subsequent identification of the user and for billing the user for parking.

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A parking system in which a mobile telephone can be used to commence and terminate a parking period. A user sends at least one code to a receiving computer at the commencement and termination of a parking period via a mobile telephone system or a permanent telephone system. When a user first connect

A parking system in which a mobile telephone can be used to commence and terminate a parking period. A user sends at least one code to a receiving computer at the commencement and termination of a parking period via a mobile telephone system or a permanent telephone system. When a user first connects to the parking system by telephone in order to be able to park the user's vehicle within the system and to communicate parking commencement and termination times with the aid of a telephone, either a pay meter, a cash card terminal, or some corresponding device is caused to read mechanically a cash card that is owned by the user and that is accepted by the parking system as a means of payment. The data read from the cash card is stored in a database in a parking system computer, and at least one user-specific reference is entered and stored in the database and is associated with the cash card data for subsequent identification of the user and for billing the user for parking. the Internet. 7. The method of claim 1 wherein said voice connection between said first and second communications devices is established over a public switched telephone network. 8. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of recording said verbal announcement of said call request signal by said second communications device. 9. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of storing said verbal announcement of said call request signal in a message log by said second communications device. 10. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of transmitting a signal representative of a called party's willingness to receive said verbal announcement of said call request signal to said first communications device. 11. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of transmitting a call request signal includes the steps of recording said call request signal and storing said call request signal as an audio file. 12. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of transmitting said call request signal comprises the step of transmitting said call request signal to a network server for further transmission of said call request signal. 13. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of receiving said call request signal at a third communications device. 14. A method for completing a telephone call comprising the steps of: transmitting a call request signal, received from a first communications device, over a non-dedicated communications medium to a second communications device, said call request signal containing a verbal announcement, generated prior to initiating a call to a called party, where said call request signal is transmitted without requiring any system recognition of any portion of the verbal announcement content, and said verbal announcement to be audibly played using said second communications device; transmitting a call answer message over said non-dedicated communications medium to said first communications device in response to said played verbal announcement; establishing a voice connection between said first and second communications devices in response to said call answer message; and wherein the step of transmitting a call request signal includes the steps of recording said call request signal and storing said call request signal as an audio file. 15. A method for signaling a called party of an incoming telephone call comprising the steps of: generating a voice announcement, prior to initiating a call to a called party, by a calling party by utilizing a first communications device; transmitting said voice announcement, without requiring any system recognition of any portion of the voice announcement content, to a second communications device over a non-dedicated communications medium, wherein said second communications device is utilized by the called party; receiving said voice announcement at said second communications device; and audibly playing said voice announcement by said second communications device to signal the called party of an incoming telephone call. 16. The method of claim 15 wherein said non-dedicated communications medium is an integrated services network. 17. The method of claim 16 wherein said integrated services network is the Internet. 18. The method of claim 15 wherein said first and second communication devices include personal computers. 19. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of recording said voice announcement by said second communications device. 20. The method of claim 19 further comprising the step of storing said recorded voice announcement in a message log by said second communications device. 21. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of transmitting a signal representative of the called party's willingness to receive said voice announcement to said first communications device. 22. The method of claim 15 wherein the step of generating a voice announcement by the calling party comprises the steps of recording said voice announcement