Customizing guest room by transmission of control information corresponding to guest preferences to in-room systems via network of hospitality structure
US8854195B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/668
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for providing access to a network via a first one of a plurality of network access nodes in the network. The network access nodes each have a network address associated therewith which is unique on the network, the first network access node having a first network address associated therewith. The first network address is associated with a first computer while the first computer is connected to the first network access node thereby providing access to the network. When implemented at a hospitality structure such as a hotel, as a guest is checking in or in response to some other appropriate event, information regarding the guest's room environment and other preferences in a database record is transmitted from a head-end module to the network access node in the guest's assigned room. The assigned room is then automatically configured to suit the guest's preferences.
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