Abstract: A vehicle-portable parking meter device for paying parking charges and for displaying paid parking time comprises a radio-operable two-way pager (304,401) having a display screen (106) and a contact or contactless storage chip. The pager (304,401) can be installed in a vehicle so the screen (106) is visible from outside. The storage chip can be loaded with an amount of credit usable as parking fees and is connectable via a GSM or other radio network (305,306; 404,405) to a payment server (303,403) for paying parking fees by deduction from the amount of credit in the storage chip. The device is arranged for entering an intended parking time and an identification of a parking place, either by manual actuation of the pager (401) or by remote control using a mobile phone (301) so a message corresponding to the intended parking time and parking place is transmitted to the payment server (303,403).

Abstract: A system and method enable video contents to be selected by a user via the Internet (140) and distributed via a multichannel video broadcasting system, for the selected video content to be displayed at the user's location on a TV monitor (150) or on a PC (160) provided with a TV display card, immediately or with a delay in correspondence with a user command. The system comprises a main video server (200) storing selectable video contents (210,220,230); an authorization server (300) accessible via the Internet for a user to transmit user commands to select video contents that are to be displayed immediately or with a delay; a multichannel cable or satellite broadcasting apparatus (250; 280,285); and a distribution server (350) that supplies selected video contents from the main video server (200) to the broadcasting apparatus (250;280,285), for them to be broadcast by the broadcasting apparatus.

Abstract: A luggage collection installation, located at a place of arrival where passengers disembark from an aircraft or other means of transportation with passenger coupon parts (31) of boarding passes, is arranged to facilitate luggage delivery. The passenger coupon parts (63) contain encoded luggage identification corresponding to identification data on transported luggage. The installation comprises at least one reader/writer (5) for the passenger coupon parts (63) and means (4) for reading luggage identification data carried by luggage to be collected on a conveyor (2), and which corresponds to encoded luggage identification data stored in the passenger coupon part (63) of the boarding passes.