Hotel room status monitor and power control system
First Claim
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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Abstract
A system is provided for facilitating monitoring of the status of numerous rooms in a hotel or motel by the desk clerk and enabling control by the desk clerk of availability of electrical power to any specific room. This system includes a monitor and control panel located at the registration desk for control and observation by the desk clerk. This monitoring panel includes the control circuitry which is coupled with an indicator panel at the housekeeper station and an operating circuit associated with the electrical power system to the several rooms. Also included is a housekeeper operated switch mechanism located in each of the respective rooms and operatively coupled with the other components of the system and which switch mechanism is selectively operable by the person entering a room for purposes of cleaning to override the desk clerks control as to availability of electrical power in that room and signal the desk clerk as to that fact.
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8 Claims
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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;
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room 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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Current AssigneeEfficiency Systems Incorporated
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Original AssigneeEfficiency Systems Incorporated
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InventorsBrundage, Bert W.
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Primary Examiner(s)Pitts, Harold I.
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Application NumberUS05/855,184Time in Patent Office841 DaysField of Search340/310 A, 340/286 RUS Class Current340/286.08CPC Class CodesG07C 9/27 with central registrationG08B 5/22 using electric transmission...
