Systems and methods for providing communication services to guests at a hospitality facility
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1. A method for providing communication services for a guest at a hospitality facility including a network, a server, and a plurality of terminals, the method comprising:
- receiving a guest identifier associated with the guest;
authenticating the guest using the guest identifier;
receiving, from the guest via a first of the plurality of terminals, contact information associated with a contact;
determining a connection method based on the contact information; and
after the guest has been authenticated, establishing, based on the connection method and the contact information, a connection between the first terminal and the contact, wherein the connection is configured to transmit sound information.
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Abstract
Systems and methods consistent with the present invention allow guests at a hospitality facility to communicate via VoIP from a remote terminal. For example, guests at a client terminal can place and receive phone calls, experience content, and receive targeted messages while continuing to play games at the client terminal. Based on the stored guest preference information, hospitality facility operators can selectively target information to each guest.
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1. A method for providing communication services for a guest at a hospitality facility including a network, a server, and a plurality of terminals, the method comprising:
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receiving a guest identifier associated with the guest;
authenticating the guest using the guest identifier;
receiving, from the guest via a first of the plurality of terminals, contact information associated with a contact;
determining a connection method based on the contact information; and
after the guest has been authenticated, establishing, based on the connection method and the contact information, a connection between the first terminal and the contact, wherein the connection is configured to transmit sound information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing content to a guest within a hospitality facility including a network, a server, and a plurality of terminals, the method comprising:
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receiving a guest identifier generated by the hospitality facility and associated with the guest;
receiving a content selection from the guest;
determining whether the guest is authorized to receive the selected content;
when it is determined that the guest is authorized, transmitting the selected content, via a voice over network protocol, to a terminal within the hospitality facility based on the content selection; and
outputting the selected content to an output device at the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing targeted content to a guest within a hospitality facility including a network, a server, and a plurality of terminals, the method comprising:
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receiving, from the guest via one of the plurality of terminals, a guest identifier associated with the guest;
identifying preference information associated with the guest based on the guest identifier;
generating a message comprising the targeted content;
determining whether the targeted content applies to the guest based on the preference information associated with the guest and the targeted content; and
when it is determined that the targeted content applies to the guest, transmitting, via the network, the message to the guest at the one terminal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for providing communication services for patrons at a hospitality facility, comprising:
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a first terminal configured to transmit contact information and a patron identifier associated with a patron at the first terminal;
a server configured to receive the patron identifier and the contact information from the first terminal, authenticate the patron using the patron identifier, determine a location of a contact based on the contact information, and establish a communication link between the patron at the first terminal and the determined location of the contact, wherein the communication link is configured to transmit sound information; and
a network communicatively connected to the first terminal, the server, and the determined location of the contact. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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