Set-top box, system and method for providing awareness in a hospitality environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9832490
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15596181

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A system and method for providing awareness in a hospitality environment are presented. In one embodiment, a vertical and horizontal array of set-top boxes is provided and each set-top box includes an identification corresponding to the room in which the set-top box is placed. Each set-top box includes a wireless transceiver that periodically transmits an identification beacon that is received by a proximate wireless-enabled interactive device. The proximate wireless-enabled interactive device, in turn, broadcasts data packets including an indication of the strength of set-top box identification signals received. The broadcasts are received by a server via an array of wireless routers. The location of the proximate wireless-enabled interactive device is determined based on the signal strength information in the data packets.

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  • ENSEO, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fang, William C Plano, US 176 1328
Miller, Thomas R Plano, US 201 2610
Ogle, Vanessa Fairview, US 213 1914

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