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Data transport system and method for hospitality industry

  • US 10,388,103 B1
  • Filed: 09/24/2012
  • Issued: 08/20/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • at a central data center comprising at least one server computer, maintaining central resource-availability data for a plurality of local systems in a plurality of distinct physical locations;

    wherein each local system of the plurality of local systems separately generates and stores local resource-availability data in the local system on a real-time, ongoing basis;

    wherein, for each local system of the plurality of local systems, the local resource-availability data relates to an availability of one or more resources at a particular physical location at which the local system is located;

    wherein each local system of the plurality of local systems comprises a local database server, a firewall, and an email service server that bridges the local database server to the central data center, the email service server configured to poll the local database server;

    serving, by the central data center, at least a portion of the central resource-availability data to a plurality of computing devices operated by users;

    wherein, for each local system of the plurality of local systems, the email service server repeatedly executes the following at a configurable interval;

    gathering updated local resource-availability data from the local database server, the updated local resource-availability data comprising new data related to the availability of the one or more resources at the particular physical location;

    in response to the gathering, encapsulating the updated local resource-availability data in an automated email according to a predefined format; and

    transmitting the automated email through the firewall to a central email address associated with the central data center;

    at the central data center, monitoring the central email address and receiving each said automated email;

    at the central data center, retrieving the updated local resource-availability data from each said automated email;

    at the central data center, updating the served at least a portion of the central resource-availability data per the updated local resource-availability data of each said automated email as each said automated email is received;

    acquiring, by the central data center, a physical location of at least one computing device of the plurality of computing devices;

    filtering, by the central data center, the central resource-availability data according to the acquired physical location; and

    serving, by the central data center, the filtered central resource-availability data to the at least one computing device located at the acquired physical location.

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