Specifications include, but are not limited to: •Create an account/register via mobile smartphone app, over the internet via mobile and/or desktop device with minimal input requirements (basic information, including license plate number), and be able to immediately begin using account. •Start a parking transaction and make payments via smartphone app, or over the internet via mobile and/or desktop device. •Provide tools for customers to track the duration of the parking session and receive advance warning of the expiration of parking session, including the ability to be altered automatically, via text or other notification selected by the customer, prior to a parking session expiring. •Extend a parking session and purchase additional time via app, or over the internet via mobile and/or desktop device – as ordinance/established time regulations allow. •Extend a parking session without re-entering complete location information. •Initiate a new parking session at a previously parked location without re-entering information. •Access a toll-free live customer service telephone support for all aspects of the mobile payment system.