Hospitality media system operated by mobile device
US9060197B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/082
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hospitality media system includes a media system controller and a plurality of controllable devices operable by the media system controller, each of a plurality of rooms having one or more in-room controllable devices. A communication module performs data communications with a mobile device. An authentication module receives identification information from the mobile device, determines a registered room currently associated with the identification information, and includes in an authorized subset of the controllable devices for which the mobile device is authorized to operate at least the in-room controllable devices of the registered room. The media system controller operates the authorized subset of the controllable devices in dependence upon commands received from the mobile device.
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