Usability

iPark Carpark Management System provides optimum customer satisfaction by offering
a range of convenient payment options combined with streamlined automatic entry and
exit stations. We combine accessible operational point-of-sale monitoring for ground staff with detailed supervisory financial analysis and control for management. Convenience, adaptability and security are the objectives; streamlined operation is the outcome.

The iPark Carpark Management System had been fully designed and is manufactured in Australia by CDS.

Ticketing Solutions

Different entry and exit stations are designed to support each ticketing
solution. Pay-on-foot APS are common for all ticketing solutions.

THERMAL
Low cost thermal Barcode tickets
(no ink consumables).
Disposable paper ticket.

FAN FOLDED
Durable Fan Folded tickets,
(5000 ticket cartridge)
Retained when presented at exit station.
Credit card sized cardboard.

SMART CARD
“Green” Recycled Smart card PVC tickets
(no paper waste, no consumable costs, tickets
are re-cycled up to 500 times each)
Credit card sized PVC.

Payment Systems

1. ‣Cash and Coins
   

2. ‣Credit Cards - Real tim online transactions before ticket is issued
   

3. ‣Smart Cards
   

4. ‣Mobile Telephone
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Technology

1. ‣Hi Level LAN communication between the central management software and the Entry, Exit, Auto Pay and Cashier stations.
   

2. ‣All stations seamlessly and automatically default to stand alone mode if External
   LAN fails.
   

3. ‣Optional equipment finish with client’s corporate branding, artwork and colours,
   

4. ‣Comprehensive “loyalty” management system which allows a shopping centre to record “How much” money is spent in “Which shop” and “When” by car park users who receive
   discounted parking and rewards when they shop in the centre.
   

5. ‣“Discount Vouchers” to enable designated businesses to pre-purchase free or discounted fee exit passes for their patrons.
   

6. ‣On-line credit card processing, which virtually eliminates credit card fraud,
   

7. ‣Remote access to car park data base via Internet by central office management to generate various revenue and performance reports without ever having to visit the site.
   

8. ‣Access “face to face” to local CDS software and hardware designers to discuss specific, unique client requirements.
   

Entry Station

Designed to support multiple-entry car parking applications.

Casual Users issued on entry with durable, barcoded, printed time and date, ticket or recycled PVC Smartcard.

Permanent Users can choose from a number of front-end access readers: e-tags, proximity, magstripe, contactless and contact smart cards.

Visitors can access tenants’ parking bays through pre-assigned, authorised PIN numbers that generate barcoded entry ticket.

Pre-booking service enables motorists to reserve a car
parking space by credit card, or mobile phone.

Help Assistance is provided via in-built intercom.

Exit station

FAST Car park EGRESS made easy through multiple
unmanned payment solutions.

Casual Users  visit the ‘pay-on-foot’ self-service kiosk to obtain their Receipt and paid Exit pass or they can present their entry ticket at the unmanned exit station and pay the displayed fee by credit card or by mobile phone.

Permanent Users exit by presenting their proximity,  magstripe, contactless smart card or e-tag ID.

Visitors Exit by presenting their entry ticket. Client pays the car park fee.

Help Assistance is provided via in-built intercom.

Manned cashier exit station

Provides a personal face to the collection of parking fees from departing motorists either at the exit booth or at the central car park office.

Point of sale terminal features:

1. ‣Barcode laser scanner
   

2. ‣Smart Card scanner
   

3. ‣Credit card reader
   

4. ‣Receipt printer
   

5. ‣Cash drawer
   

6. ‣Driver fee display
   

Operation An attendant presents the driver’s entry ticket to the scanner, which calculates and displays the parking fee.

Cash drawer opens when a receipt is printed, and the boom gate automatically opens.

End of shift the operator balances the cash drawer contents using the POS terminal to generate summary reports for their location.

Pay-on-foot payment kiosk

Provides casual users with an unmanned parking payment service
prior to exit.

1. ‣Secure metal cabinet is robust and vandal resistant.
   

2. ‣Provides the option of fast unmanned payment for casual car park users.
   

3. ‣Accepts multiple payment methods: coin, notes, credit card, and special parking fee discount vouchers. Dispenses change when required.
   

4. ‣Issues a receipt for exiting the car park.
   

5. ‣Improves payment collection methods to facilitate efficient car park operation.
   

6. ‣Recharges “stored value” car park access cards.
   

iPark Payment Systems

MANNED PAYMENT SYSTEM

1. ‣Car park attendant receives entry time and date stamp barcoded ticket from the motorist.
   

2. ‣The ticket is scanned and read by the car park validator unit.
   

3. ‣The time and date and unique ID number printed on the entry  ticket is validated and compared against details stored in server.
   

4. ‣Parking fees and charges are calculates for time spent within the car park.
   

5. ‣Car parking charges are displayed on a LCD display viewable to the motorist and attendant.
   

6. ‣Motorist pays by credit card or cash in exchange for a receipt.
   

PREPAY BY WEEK OR MONTH

1. ‣Motorist prepays for car park use.
   

2. ‣Each entry and exit is validated by either, proximity, barcode, smart cards or long range hands free readers options.
   

3. ‣Every entry transaction is charged against the users account with value balances displayed.
   

UN-MANNED EXIT STATION PAYMENT SYSTEM

1. ‣If payment is not made at Pay-by-foot or APS the follow option is offered.
   

2. ‣Motorist inserts their valid barcoded ticket into a slot at the
   carpark exit station terminal.
   

3. ‣The amount calculated for the time spent is displayed at the
   exit station terminal.
   

4. ‣Motorist inserts their credit card into the same slot as the entry ticket. Transaction is completed in 4 seconds.
   

5. ‣Car park charges billed against each motorist’s credit card.Motorist receives a receipt and the exit boom gate opens.
   

PAY-BY-FOOT CAR PARKING SYSTEM

1. ‣Motorists pay with coin, cash or credit card prior to exit, by visiting a ‘pay by foot’ kiosk located within the car park.
   

2. ‣Their entry ticket is validated when the payment transaction is completed and the motorist now has a pre-set amount time (say 20 minutes) to exit the car park.
   

3. ‣Upon exiting, motorists insert their valid ticket into the exit
   station terminal, which opens the exit boom gate.