System and Method for Extending Services
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1. A system for controlling access to services comprising:
- a. a controller configured to associate a room telephone number with a guest telephone number, receive a call from a calling telephone number, and enable the call to connect to one or more services as if the calling telephone number were the room telephone number, responsive to the calling telephone number matching the guest telephone number and the call being within a predetermined time period; and
b. a property management system configured to associate the predetermined time period with the guest telephone number, verify that the guest telephone number matches the calling telephone number, and verify that the call is within the predetermined time period.
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Abstract
The system and method associate a room telephone number with a guest telephone number. A predetermined time period is associated with the guest telephone number. Once a call is received from a telephone number, the system verifies that the calling telephone number matches the guest telephone number and that the call is within the predetermined time period. If there is a match between the calling telephone number and the guest telephone number and the call is within the predetermined time period, the call is enabled so that the guest can connect to one or more services.
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1. A system for controlling access to services comprising:
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a. a controller configured to associate a room telephone number with a guest telephone number, receive a call from a calling telephone number, and enable the call to connect to one or more services as if the calling telephone number were the room telephone number, responsive to the calling telephone number matching the guest telephone number and the call being within a predetermined time period; and b. a property management system configured to associate the predetermined time period with the guest telephone number, verify that the guest telephone number matches the calling telephone number, and verify that the call is within the predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented method for controlling access to services comprising:
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a. associating a room telephone number with a guest telephone number; b. associating a predetermined time period with the guest telephone number; c. receiving a call from a calling telephone number; d. verifying that the guest telephone number matches the calling telephone number; e. verifying that the call is within the predetermined time period; and f. responsive to verifying that the guest telephone number matches the calling telephone number and the call is within the predetermined time period, enabling the call to connect to one or more services as if the calling telephone number were the room telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 36)
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32. An apparatus for controlling access to services comprising:
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a. means for associating a room telephone number with a guest telephone number; b. means for associating a predetermined time period with the guest telephone number; c. means for receiving a call from a calling telephone number; d. means for verifying that the guest telephone number matches the calling telephone number; e. means for verifying that the call is within the predetermined time period; and a. means responsive to verifying that the guest telephone number matches the calling telephone number and that the call is within the predetermined time period, for enabling the call to connect to one or more services as if the guest telephone number were the room telephone number.
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33. A system for controlling access to services comprising:
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a. a controller configured to associate a room telephone number with a guest telephone number, receive a call from a calling telephone number, and enable the call to connect to one or more services as if the guest telephone number were the room telephone number, responsive to a verification that the guest telephone number matches the calling telephone number and that the call is within a predetermined time period; b. a property management system configured to associate the predetermined time period with the guest telephone number, verify that the guest telephone number matches the calling telephone number, and verify that the call is within the predetermined time period; and c. an IVR system configured to receive the call from the guest telephone number, verify a PIN number, provide a menu of services based on a level of access to the services that are associated with guest telephone number, and route the call to a service telephone based on selection of one of the services from the menu of services.
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34. A computer-implemented method for controlling access to services comprising:
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a. associating a room telephone number with a guest telephone number; b. associating a predetermined time period with the guest telephone number; c. receiving a call from a calling telephone number; d. verifying that the guest telephone number matches the calling telephone number; e. verifying that the call is within the predetermined time period; f. responsive to verifying that the guest telephone number matches the calling telephone number and that the call is within the predetermined time period, enabling the call to connect to one or more services as if the guest telephone number were the room telephone number; g. receiving the call from the guest telephone number at an IVR system; h. verifying a PIN number; i. providing a menu of services based on a level of access to the services that are associated with the guest telephone number; and j. routing the call to a service telephone based on selection of one of the services from the menu of services.
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35. A computer-implemented method for controlling access to services comprising:
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a. associating at least one guest telephone number and services available to the at least one guest telephone number with at least one room telephone number; b. associating at least one predetermined time period with the at least one guest telephone number; c. receiving a call from a calling telephone number at a room telephone number; d. verifying whether the at least one guest telephone number matches the calling telephone number; e. verifying whether the call is within the at least one predetermined time period; and f. responsive to the at least one guest telephone number matching the calling telephone number and the call being within the at least one predetermined time period, enabling the call to connect to one or more of the available services; and g. responsive to the calling telephone number not matching the at least one guest telephone number or the call not being within the at least one predetermined time period, preventing the call from connecting to any of the available services.
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