HOSPITALITY MEDIA SYSTEM OPERATED BY MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A hospitality media system comprising:
- a media system controller;
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 for performing data communications with a mobile device; and
an authentication module for;
receiving identification information from the mobile device,determining a registered room currently associated with the identification information, andincluding 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;
wherein the media system controller is for operating the authorized subset of the controllable devices in dependence upon commands received from the mobile device.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A hospitality media system comprising:
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a media system controller; 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 for performing data communications with a mobile device; and an authentication module for; receiving identification information from the mobile device, determining a registered room currently associated with the identification information, and including 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; wherein the media system controller is for operating the authorized subset of the controllable devices in dependence upon commands received from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a plurality of controllable devices in a hospitality media system, each of a plurality of rooms having one or more in-room controllable devices, the method comprising:
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receiving identification information from a mobile device; determining a registered room currently associated with the identification information; including 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; and operating the authorized subset of the controllable devices in dependence upon commands received from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A hospitality media system comprising:
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a plurality of controllable devices, each of a plurality of rooms having one or more in-room controllable devices; means for receiving identification information from a mobile device; means for determining a registered room currently associated with the identification information; means for including 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; and means for operating the authorized subset of the controllable devices in dependence upon commands received from the mobile device.
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