Video display cap for parking pay station

Abstract

Disclosed are parking pay stations, media display caps for parking pay stations, parking pay station advertising platforms including a housing, wherein at least one side of the housing comprises at least one transparent window and at least one media display screen visible through the window, wherein the media display screen is configured to display media to parking users and others, including pedestrians. Also disclosed are methods of retrofitting existing parking pay stations to upgrade them to include media display capability.

1 .- 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A method of operating a multi-space parking pay station, the method comprising:
 a) identifying a parking user engaged with a multi-space parking pay station, the multi-space parking pay station one of a plurality of multi-space parking pay stations in communication with a centralized advertising application;   b) determining a first video media based at least in part on the identity of the parking user;   c) transmitting the first video media to the multi-space parking pay station;   d) determining a second video media based at least in part on the location of the multi-space parking pay station;   e) transmitting the second media to the multi-space parking pay station;   f) displaying the first video media on a first media display screen of the multi-space parking pay station; and   g) displaying the second video media on a second media display screen of the multi-space parking pay station.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the centralized advertising application is implemented on at least one server comprising at least one processor. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the plurality of multi-space parking pay stations are in communication with the centralized advertising application over a wireless network, and wherein the first video media and the second video media are transmitted to the multi-space parking pay station over the wireless network. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the first video media is displayed to the parking user on the first media display screen and the second video media is displayed to pedestrians on the second media display screen. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , comprising upgrading each multi-space parking pay station of the plurality of multi-space parking pay stations by performing steps comprising:
 a) disengaging an upper portion of an existing multi-space parking pay station;   b) removing the upper portion; and   c) replacing the upper potion with a media display cap.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the media display cap further comprises an adapter on a bottom surface of the media display cap configured to interface between the media display cap and the existing multi-space parking pay station. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the adaptor is removable. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the media display cap comprises a housing comprising: a top and four sides forming an interior; a first transparent window in a first side of the housing; and a second transparent window in a second side of the housing. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the first media display screen positioned in the interior and visible through the first window. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the second media display screen positioned in the interior and visible through the second window. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the first media display screen, the second media display screen, or both has a size of at least 7 inches in a diagonal dimension. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 21 , comprising receiving sensor data from the multi-space parking pay station. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , comprising performing biometric recognition on the sensor data to identity the parking user. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 32 , comprising applying one or more computer vision algorithms to the sensor data to determine one or more characteristics of at least one pedestrian. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the second video media is further determined based on the one or more characteristics of the at least one pedestrian. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 32 , comprising applying one or more computer vision algorithms to the sensor data to identify one or more objects. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 36 , wherein the second video media is further determined based on the identification of the one or more objects.