Abstract: A vehicle cargo space access providing method includes, in response to a request to access a cargo space of a vehicle that is in a first parked position, confirming that a movement of the vehicle from the first parked position to a second parked position is unobstructed. The method further includes, continuing the confirming, and moving the vehicle automatically from the first parked position to the second parked position. The cargo space is more accessible to a user when the vehicle is in the second parked position than when the vehicle is in the first parked position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to payment handling apparatus (10) which is operable to effect payment from a purchaser to a vendor. The payment handling apparatus (10) comprises a purchaser's device running a purchaser program (12) which is operable by the purchaser and a vendor's device running a vendor program (16) which is operable by the vendor. The purchaser's device (12) and the vendor's device (16) are in data communication with each other by way of a communication channel (26). The purchaser program is configured to encrypt a payment message and to convey a payment request to the vendor program by way of the communication channel (26). The payment request comprises the encrypted payment message. The payment handling apparatus is configured to encrypt a confirmation message and to convey a confirmation code to the purchaser program in dependence on receipt of the payment request by the vendor program. The confirmation code comprises the encrypted confirmation message.

Abstract: The present invention relates to payment handling apparatus (10) which is operable to effect payment from a purchaser to a vendor. The payment handling apparatus (10) comprises a purchaser client (12) operable by the purchaser and a vendor client (16) operable by the vendor, the vendor client being in data communication with the purchaser client. The payment handling apparatus (10) also comprises a purchaser server (14) in data communication with the purchaser client (12) and a vendor server (18) in data communication with the vendor client (16) and the purchaser server (14). The purchaser client (12) and the purchaser server (14) being configured such that under purchaser operation the purchaser client is operative to receive from the purchaser server an authorisation code for a payment to be made by the purchaser to the vendor.