Patents
US 9367867 B2: System and method for provisioning of internet access services in a guest facility
- Granted
- 2016-06-14
- Filed
- 2015-04-13 application 14684785
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system and method for provisioning Internet access services to guests of a facility (e.g., one or more hotel chains). Equipment and devices for access service are installed throughout the facility. Each device that supports the Internet access services has a unique identifier. Zones representing various public and private areas within each facility are defined and one or more devices are associated with each zone. Service offerings for wired and wireless connections are defined and associated with one or more zones. Service offerings are also paired with pricing plans that provide various payment options and amounts. A web-based administration application allows an administrator to define and manage service offerings associated with the zones. The application also allows the administrator to define and manage the pricing plans. The ability to customize offerings in each facility allows development of consistent offerings, regardless of the size or layout of the facility.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160614.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton International Holding LLC 6 patents | US company or organization | McLean, VA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell DeRosia | Cordova, TN | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert Stroud | Olive Branch, MS | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William H. Binns | Frisco, TX | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q50/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L12/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W8/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-17 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | HILTON INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LLC signed 2016-08-17 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH NEW YORK, NY | 39717/810 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-05-10 | Assignment Nunc pro tunc assignment | HILTON INTERNATIONAL LLC (AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO HLT DOMESTIC IP LLC) signed 2014-07-01 | HILTON INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LLC MCLEAN, VA | 38539/373 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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