Parkingmeter and charge leving method,using mobile phone payment

PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for charging parking fees using a cellular phone payment method are provided to process rapidly the parking fees by connecting a cellular phone to a settlement server. CONSTITUTION: An entrance control unit issues a parking ticket including information related to an identification number and a telephone number connected to a settlement server and transmits the identification number and the incoming time to the settlement server(S1-S3). The settlement server calculates parking fees, charges the parking fees to a cellular phone, and permits the outgoing of a vehicle(S4-S6,S8-S11). An exit controller recognizes the identification number of the parking ticket and opens a gate of a parking lot(S7).