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Hotel room status monitor and power control system

  • US 4,194,181 A
  • Filed: 11/28/1977
  • Issued: 03/18/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hotel room status monitor and power control system for a hotel having a desk clerk station and a plurality of guest room units with each room unit having an electrical power circuit;

  • the system comprisingroom power switch means interposed in circuit with an electrical power circuit of each respective room unit and an electrical power source, said switch means responsive to application of a switch control signal thereto to alternatively effect connection or disconnection of said power circuit with respect to the electrical power source,respective room input signal means located within each room unit, each of said signal means selectively operable to provide a room input control signal,control circuit means connected with said room power switch means and said room input signal means for each respective room unit, said control circuit means including room status indicating means located at the desk clerk station for providing indications of a plurality of room status conditions and first and second electrical switch means which are each selectively operable to provide respective first and second input switch signals to said control circuit means, said control circuit means responsive to the application thereto of first and second input switch signals and room input control signals to effect operation of said room status indicating means in providing an indication of a selected one of the plurality of room status conditions and to provide a switch control signal to said room power switch means to effect either connection or disconnection of said power circuit in accordance with a predetermined relationship to the selected room status condition.

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