Abstract: Provided is a computer implemented method for a vehicle used in a car share journey to access priority parking spaces in a carpark. The method includes the step of obtaining location and time data for a mobile electronic device of a user/driver of the vehicle and for a mobile electronic device of at least one other user. From this data, it is determined that the two devices are in close proximity to each other for a predetermined time and/or over a predetermined distance thereby inferring that the two users are sharing the vehicle. When one or both of the devices are detected as having reached a location on or within a boundary of a geo-fence associated with the carpark, data is communicated to a system or device of a third party associated with the carpark to alert the third party and/or provide the third party with data indicative of an identity of the vehicle and/or its driver to enable the driver to access carparking spaces allocated to car share vehicles.

Abstract: Provided is a computer implemented method of determining that two or more members of a subscription group are in close proximity to each other. The method comprises the steps of enabling a mobile electronic device of at least one member of the subscription group to use a short range wireless communication module to detect other mobile electronic devices. In response to detecting, the detecting mobile electronic device receives and stores a unique identifier for each detected other mobile electronic device. A processor compares each stored unique identifier with known unique identifiers of mobile electronic devices of members of said subscription group. As a consequence of the comparing step, the processor determines that two or more members of the subscription group are in close proximity to each other if at least one of the stored unique identifiers matches one of the known unique identifiers of mobile electronic devices of members of the subscription group.

Abstract: Provided is a computer implemented method of determining that two or more members of a subscription group are in close proximity to each other. The method comprises the steps of enabling a mobile electronic device of at least one member of the subscription group to use a short range wireless communication module to detect other mobile electronic devices. In response to detecting, the detecting mobile electronic device receives and stores a unique identifier for each detected other mobile electronic device. A processor compares each stored unique identifier with known unique identifiers of mobile electronic devices of members of said subscription group. As a consequence of the comparing step, the processor determines that two or more members of the subscription group are in close proximity to each other if at least one of the stored unique identifiers matches one of the known unique identifiers of mobile electronic devices of members of the subscription group.

Abstract: Provided is a computer implemented method for a vehicle used in a car share journey to access priority parking spaces in a carpark. The method includes the step of obtaining location and time data for a mobile electronic device of a user/driver of the vehicle and for a mobile electronic device of at least one other user. From this data, it is determined that the two devices are in close proximity to each other for a predetermined time and/or over a predetermined distance thereby inferring that the two users are sharing the vehicle. When one or both of the devices are detected as having reached a location on or within a boundary of a geo-fence associated with the carpark, data is communicated to a system or device of a third party associated with the carpark to alert the third party and/or provide the third party with data indicative of an identity of the vehicle and/or its driver to enable the driver to access carparking spaces allocated to car share vehicles.