公开(公告)号：US11284121B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US17088996

申请日：2020-11-04

Applicant: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

Inventor： Brendan G. Cassidy ,  Gary R. Court ,  Lindsey M. Carriere ,  Brian W. King ,  Darren T. Ziebart ,  Michael D. McCarthy

IPC: H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N7/20 ,  H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04H20/63

Abstract: A media system includes a plurality of set-top boxes coupled to a coax network and a controller. The controller displays a first passkey to a user in response to receiving a request from the user to activate playback of a media content on a particular set-top box. The set-top box receives the first passkey from the user and determines whether the user is authorized to activate playback of the media content by comparing the first passkey received from the user with a second passkey obtained from a passkey module on the set-top box. When the user is determined by the set-top box to be authorized to activate playback of the media content, the set-top box determines a radio frequency channel of the coax network according to the first passkey received from the user and begins playback of the media content received on the radio frequency channel on a display device.

公开(公告)号：US20210192577A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-24

申请号：US17193242

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

Inventor： Brendan G. Cassidy ,  Peter S. Warrick ,  Lindsey M. Carriere

IPC: G06Q30/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06Q50/12 ,  H04W4/50

Abstract: An app server receives a device token from a software application on a mobile device. The device token identifies the mobile device for pushing notification messages of the software application to the mobile device via a push notification system. The mobile device is monitored while accessing the Internet in order to detect when the user may benefit from upgraded access to the Internet. The app server then sends one or more notification message(s) to the user such as by sending a message to the device token of the mobile device via the push notification system or to a display device associated with the user at the hospitality establishment. The notification message invites the user to upgrade their Internet access. The push notification system alerts the user to the notification message via the user interface of the mobile device even when the software application is not running on the mobile device.

公开(公告)号：US20210185099A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US17140021

申请日：2021-01-01

Applicant: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

Inventor： Peter S. Warrick ,  Brendan G. Cassidy ,  Lindsey M. Carriere ,  Michael D. McCarthy

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A media system includes a computer network, a media device supporting a network-based media sharing protocol, a plurality of output devices located at a plurality of physical locations within a hospitality establishment, and a system controller. In response to a first event, the system controller assigns the media device to a particular guest device by reconfiguring one or more components of the computer network to enable the particular guest device to utilize the network-based media sharing protocol to share media over the computer network with the media device, and commands an output device located at a physical location associated with the particular guest device to play media corresponding to the media signal outputted by the media device on the output port. In response to a second event, the system controller un-assigns the media device from the particular guest device and commands the output device to stop playing the media.

公开(公告)号：US10686851B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-16

申请号：US15683338

申请日：2017-08-22

Applicant: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

Inventor： Peter S. Warrick ,  Brendan G. Cassidy ,  Lindsey M. Carriere ,  Michael D. McCarthy

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A media system includes a computer network, a media device supporting a network-based media sharing protocol, a plurality of output devices located at a plurality of physical locations within a hospitality establishment, and a system controller. In response to a first event, the system controller assigns the media device to a particular guest device by reconfiguring one or more components of the computer network to enable the particular guest device to utilize the network-based media sharing protocol to share media over the computer network with the media device, and commands an output device located at a physical location associated with the particular guest device to play media corresponding to the media signal outputted by the media device on the output port. In response to a second event, the system controller un-assigns the media device from the particular guest device and commands the output device to stop playing the media.

公开(公告)号：US20200068246A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16671557

申请日：2019-11-01

Applicant: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

Inventor： Peter S. Warrick ,  Brendan G. Cassidy ,  Brian W. King ,  Lea Lorenzo ,  Blake Read ,  Ian S. McBeth

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F21/62 ,  G06F21/30

Abstract: A mobile device is configurable by a controller to remotely operate a target controllable device, the controller and the target controllable device being part of a hospitality media system. A communication module establishes a connection to the controller and performs data transfer between the mobile device and the controller. A customization module receives customization information from the controller and customizes a user interface of the mobile device accordingly. A status information regarding the target controllable device is received from the controller and displayed on the user interface of the mobile device. A user of the mobile device thereafter issues a command via the user interface to the controller, the command containing instruction intended for the target controllable device. The controller receives the command and operates the target controllable devices in dependence upon instruction contained in the command received from the mobile device.

公开(公告)号：US20200045089A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16546463

申请日：2019-08-21

Applicant: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

Inventor： Peter S. Warrick ,  Brendan G. Cassidy ,  Lindsey M. Carriere ,  Michael D. McCarthy

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A media system includes a computer network, a media device supporting a network-based media sharing protocol, a plurality of output devices located at a plurality of physical locations within a hospitality establishment, and a system controller. In response to a first event, the system controller assigns the media device to a particular guest device by reconfiguring one or more components of the computer network to enable the particular guest device to utilize the network-based media sharing protocol to share media over the computer network with the media device, and commands an output device located at a physical location associated with the particular guest device to play media corresponding to the media signal outputted by the media device on the output port. In response to a second event, the system controller un-assigns the media device from the particular guest device and commands the output device to stop playing the media.

公开(公告)号：US20190075350A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US16177622

申请日：2018-11-01

Applicant: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

Inventor： Peter S. Warrick ,  Brendan G. Cassidy ,  Brian W. King ,  Lea Lorenzo ,  Blake Read ,  Ian S. McBeth

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/214 ,  G06F21/30 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F21/62

Abstract: A plurality of controllable devices is in communication with and remotely operable by a media system controller. A storage device stores associations between respective passkeys and one or more of the controllable devices that are currently associated therewith. The controller generates a passkey in response to an occurrence of a first event associated with a particular one of the controllable devices, stores in the storage device an association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices, and the passkey is displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices. The passkey is entered into a mobile device by a user. The controller receives the passkey from the mobile device, finds the particular one of the controllable devices currently associated with the passkey, and transfers commands and status information between the particular one of the controllable devices and the mobile device until an occurrence of a second event.

公开(公告)号：US10148996B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-04

申请号：US15913203

申请日：2018-03-06

Applicant: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

Inventor： Peter S. Warrick ,  Brendan G. Cassidy ,  Brian W. King ,  Lea Lorenzo ,  Blake Read ,  Ian S. McBeth

IPC: H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G06F21/30 ,  G06F21/62 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/414

Abstract: A plurality of controllable devices is in communication with and remotely operable by a media system controller. A storage device stores associations between respective passkeys and one or more of the controllable devices that are currently associated therewith. The controller generates a passkey in response to an occurrence of a first event associated with a particular one of the controllable devices, stores in the storage device an association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices, and the passkey is displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices. The passkey is entered into a mobile device by a user. The controller receives the passkey from the mobile device, finds the particular one of the controllable devices currently associated with the passkey, and transfers commands and status information between the particular one of the controllable devices and the mobile device until an occurrence of a second event.

公开(公告)号：US20180293626A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US16008293

申请日：2018-06-14

Applicant: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

Inventor： Brendan G. Cassidy ,  Peter S. Warrick ,  Lindsey M. Carriere

IPC: G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/12 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: An app server receives a device token from a software application on a mobile device. The device token identifies the mobile device for pushing notification messages of the software application to the mobile device via a push notification system. The mobile device is monitored while accessing the Internet in order to detect when the user may benefit from upgraded access to the Internet. The app server then sends one or more notification message(s) to the user such as by sending a message to the device token of the mobile device via the push notification system or to a display device associated with the user at the hospitality establishment. The notification message invites the user to upgrade their Internet access. The push notification system alerts the user to the notification message via the user interface of the mobile device even when the software application is not running on the mobile device.

公开(公告)号：US20180288456A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15946663

申请日：2018-04-05

Applicant: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

Inventor： Peter S. Warrick ,  Brendan G. Cassidy ,  Brian W. King ,  Lea Lorenzo ,  Blake Read ,  Ian S. McBeth ,  Andrew T. MacMillan

IPC: H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04N21/2543 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04N21/2143 ,  H04N21/23106 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: A hospitality media system includes a media system controller and a plurality of media devices located in a plurality of rooms and coupled to the media system controller. Each room has one or more in-room media devices located therein for performing a media function. A connection port allows a user of a room to establish data communications between the media system controller and a guest device. The media system controller is coupled to the connection port and configured to catalogue guest content available on the guest device to thereby form a guest content list, associate the guest content with one or more associated rooms at least including the user's room, and perform the media function utilizing content selected from the guest content list only on the in-room media devices located within the one or more associated rooms.