Presence-enabled property management system
First Claim
1. A presence-enabled property management system (PMS) for managing a physical property containing a plurality of rooms individually associable with one or more users of the property, said presence-enabled PMS comprising:
- a plurality of PMS services available to said users;
a presence server operable to maintain respective presence information on presentities associated with said presence-enabled PMS, each said presence information on each of said presentities defining respective presence states of one or more of said PMS services, said presence server being further operable to provide said presence information in real-time to watchers of said presentities; and
a presence connector in communication with said plurality of PMS services to receive hospitality information associated with said PMS services, to convert said hospitality information into said presence information and to provide said presence information to said presence server.
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Abstract
A presence-enabled property management system (PMS) facilitates management of a physical property containing a plurality of rooms individually associable with one or more users of the property. The presence-enabled PMS includes a plurality of PMS services available to the users, a presence server for maintaining respective presence information on presentities associated with the presence-enabled PMS and providing the presence information in real-time to watchers of the presentities, and a presence connector in communication with the PMS services to provide the presence information to the presence server. The presence information for each of the presentities defines respective presence states of one or more of the PMS services.
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1. A presence-enabled property management system (PMS) for managing a physical property containing a plurality of rooms individually associable with one or more users of the property, said presence-enabled PMS comprising:
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a plurality of PMS services available to said users;
a presence server operable to maintain respective presence information on presentities associated with said presence-enabled PMS, each said presence information on each of said presentities defining respective presence states of one or more of said PMS services, said presence server being further operable to provide said presence information in real-time to watchers of said presentities; and
a presence connector in communication with said plurality of PMS services to receive hospitality information associated with said PMS services, to convert said hospitality information into said presence information and to provide said presence information to said presence server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for implementing a presence-enabled property management system (PMS) for managing a physical property containing a plurality of rooms individually associable with one or more users of the property, said method comprising:
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providing a plurality of PMS services to said users;
interfacing said PMS services to a presence system capable of maintaining respective presence information on presentities associated with said presence-enabled PMS, each said presence information of each of said presentities defining respective states of one or more of said PMS services; and
providing said presence information in real-time to watchers of said presentities. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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