公开(公告)号：US10026101B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-17

申请号：US14633309

申请日：2015-02-27

Applicant: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

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

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06Q50/12 ,  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：US20180199093A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

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: H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N21/414

CPC classification number: H04N21/42206 ,  G06F21/305 ,  G06F21/6236 ,  H04L12/2814 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L12/2821 ,  H04N21/2143 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  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：US09967604B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-08

申请号：US15583003

申请日：2017-05-01

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: H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/472

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 catalog 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.

公开(公告)号：US20170180775A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15404802

申请日：2017-01-12

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 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: H04N21/42206 ,  G06F21/305 ,  G06F21/6236 ,  H04L12/2814 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L12/2821 ,  H04N21/2143 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  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 operates the particular one of the controllable devices in dependence upon commands received from the mobile device until an occurrence of a second event.

公开(公告)号：US09369748B2

公开(公告)日：2016-06-14

申请号：US14458831

申请日：2014-08-13

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: G06F3/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/472

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.

Abstract translation: 酒店媒体系统包括媒体系统控制器和位于多个房间中并耦合到媒体系统控制器的多个媒体设备。 每个房间都有一个或多个室内媒体设备，用于执行媒体功能。 连接端口允许房间的用户在媒体系统控制器和来宾设备之间建立数据通信。 媒体系统控制器被耦合到连接端口并且被配置为对来宾设备上可用的客户内容进行目录，从而形成客户内容列表，将客户内容与至少包括用户房间的一个或多个相关联的房间相关联，并执行媒体 仅利用位于一个或多个相关房间内的室内媒体设备利用从客户内容列表中选择的内容的功能。

公开(公告)号：US20160105696A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-14

申请号：US14886359

申请日：2015-10-19

Applicant: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

Inventor： Brendan G. Cassidy ,  Gary R. Court

IPC: H04N21/2385 ,  H04N21/647 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/61

CPC classification number: H04N21/2385 ,  G06F9/505 ,  H04L67/32 ,  H04N21/2143 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/64738

Abstract: A method of servicing requests for information at a server includes receiving a request for information from a client device, and determining a number of attempts of the request made by the client device. Both the client device and the server may count the number of attempts for each request. When the number of attempts is greater than a threshold, the method includes servicing the request and sending the information to the client device. When the number of attempts is not greater than the threshold, the method includes sending a service unavailable message to the client device. A retry-after delay may be calculated by the server according to a predicted time for the server to exit an overloaded state and included in the service unavailable message. The predicted time may take into account both requests currently being serviced and requests that have been scheduled to be serviced in the future.

公开(公告)号：US09137281B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-15

申请号：US13923443

申请日：2013-06-21

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

CPC classification number: H04L65/1073 ,  H04L41/0816 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L65/105 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04N21/43615

Abstract: A media system includes a computer network, a plurality of media devices coupled to the computer network, and a system controller coupled to the computer network. The computer network allows a guest device supporting a network-based media sharing protocol to be coupled thereto. The computer network by default prevents the guest device from utilizing the network-based media sharing protocol to share media content with the media devices. The system controller selects a subset of the media devices for which media sharing is to be enabled for the guest device, the subset including at least one of the media devices but not all of the media devices. The system controller dynamically reconfigures components of the computer network in response to an event occurrence to enable the guest device to utilize the network-based media sharing protocol to share media over the computer network with only the subset of the media devices.

Abstract translation: 媒体系统包括计算机网络，耦合到计算机网络的多个媒体设备以及耦合到计算机网络的系统控制器。 计算机网络允许支持基于网络的媒体共享协议的访客设备被耦合到其上。 默认情况下，计算机网络防止访客设备利用基于网络的媒体共享协议与媒体设备共享媒体内容。 系统控制器选择要为其启用媒体共享的媒体设备的子集，该子集包括媒体设备中的至少一个，但不包括所有媒体设备。 响应于事件发生，系统控制器动态地重新配置计算机网络的组件，以使访客设备能够利用基于网络的媒体共享协议仅在媒体设备的子集上通过计算机网络共享媒体。

公开(公告)号：US20140026162A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-23

申请号：US14036047

申请日：2013-09-25

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

CPC classification number: H04N21/2143 ,  H04H20/63 ,  H04N7/106 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N7/20 ,  H04N21/23617 ,  H04N21/25816 ,  H04N21/25875 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/47211 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/8166

Abstract: A hospitality media system includes a plurality of set-top boxes (STBs) coupled to a radio frequency (RF) coax network. Each STB has an identifier for identifying the STB. A content source broadcasts media content to the STBs utilizing the RF coax network and an update server distributes software data to the STBs. The software data causes a particular STB to perform a media function customized for the particular STB according to the identifier of the particular STB.

Abstract translation: 酒店媒体系统包括耦合到射频（RF）同轴电缆网络的多个机顶盒（STB）。 每个STB具有用于识别STB的标识符。 内容源使用RF同轴网络将媒体内容广播到STB，而更新服务器将软件数据分发给STB。 软件数据使特定STB根据特定STB的标识符执行针对特定STB定制的媒体功能。

公开(公告)号：US20130346564A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-26

申请号：US13923443

申请日：2013-06-21

Applicant: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

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

IPC: H04L12/24

CPC classification number: H04L65/1073 ,  H04L41/0816 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L65/105 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04N21/43615

Abstract: A media system includes a computer network, a plurality of media devices coupled to the computer network, and a system controller coupled to the computer network. The computer network allows a guest device supporting a network-based media sharing protocol to be coupled thereto. The computer network by default prevents the guest device from utilizing the network-based media sharing protocol to share media content with the media devices. The system controller selects a subset of the media devices for which media sharing is to be enabled for the guest device, the subset including at least one of the media devices but not all of the media devices. The system controller dynamically reconfigures components of the computer network in response to an event occurrence to enable the guest device to utilize the network-based media sharing protocol to share media over the computer network with only the subset of the media devices.

Abstract translation: 媒体系统包括计算机网络，耦合到计算机网络的多个媒体设备以及耦合到计算机网络的系统控制器。 计算机网络允许支持基于网络的媒体共享协议的访客设备被耦合到其上。 默认情况下，计算机网络防止访客设备利用基于网络的媒体共享协议与媒体设备共享媒体内容。 系统控制器选择要为其启用媒体共享的媒体设备的子集，该子集包括媒体设备中的至少一个，但不包括所有媒体设备。 响应于事件发生，系统控制器动态地重新配置计算机网络的组件，以使访客设备能够利用基于网络的媒体共享协议仅在媒体设备的子集上通过计算机网络共享媒体。