IP Library Granted Patent US 10,347,115
Granted Patent B1
US 10,347,115 · App. 15/964,865 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Method for alerting the guest to collect the belongings in safe before checkout

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Patent No.
US 10,347,115
App. No.
15/964,865
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method of detecting when a personal item is left in a safe is provided. The method comprising: receiving a first status of a safe in a room, the first status indicating that the safe has been locked; retrieving a period of stay for an individual assigned to the room, the period of stay includes a checkout time; and creating a reminder in a schedule system to activate an alarm within a selected time period of the checkout time, the reminder indicating that the safe is locked.

Claims (55)

1. A system for detecting when a personal item is left in a safe, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a first status of the safe in a room, the safe including a lock actuator to lock or unlock a mechanical or electronic lock of the safe, the first status indicating that the safe has been locked;

retrieving a period of stay for an individual assigned to the room, the period of stay includes a checkout time; and

creating a reminder in a schedule system to activate an alarm within a selected time period of the checkout time, the reminder indicating that the safe is locked.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

activating the alarm when a current time is within the selected time period of the checkout time.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

activating the alarm when a current time is within the selected time period of the checkout time and a most recent status of the safe indicates that the safe is locked.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a second status of the safe in the room, the second status indicating that the safe has been unlocked; and

deleting the reminder in the schedule system.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting whether an access control operably associated with a door to the room has been actuated; and

activating the alarm when a current time is within the selected time period of the checkout time and the access control has been actuated.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting a location of the individual assigned to the room; and

activating the alarm when the location of the individual indicates that the individual is leaving the room within a second selected time period of the checkout time.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the detecting the location of the individual assigned to the room further comprises:

collecting positional data of a mobile device belonging to the individual.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the first status of the safe is advertised by the safe using Bluetooth, wherein the schedule system receives the first status through a Bluetooth advertisement and processes the data in the advertisement to determine the status of the safe when the first status is received.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the reminder includes a safe contents status depicting at least one of a weight of contents of the safe and an image of contents of the safe.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the system is at least one of a mobile device, a room management system, and a server, and wherein the schedule system is installed within at least one of the mobile device, the room management system, and the server.

11. A safe comprising:

a lock actuator to lock or unlock a mechanical or electronic lock of the safe;

a processor; and

a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for detecting when a personal item is left in the safe, the operations comprising:

receiving a first access request;

receiving a period of stay for an individual assigned to a room in response to the first access request, the period of stay includes a checkout time;

receiving a second access request to lock the safe; and

creating a reminder in a schedule system in the safe to transmit an alarm within a selected time period of the checkout time, the reminder indicating that the safe is locked.

12. The safe of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting the alarm to at least one of a mobile device and a room management system when a current time is within the selected time period of the checkout time.

13. The safe of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting the alarm to at least one of a mobile device and a room management system when a current time is within the selected time period of the checkout time and a most recent status of the safe indicates that the safe is locked.

14. The safe of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a third access request to unlock the safe; and

deleting the reminder in the schedule system.

15. The safe of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting an access request to the access control operably associated with a door to the room; and

activating the alarm when a current time is within the selected time period of the checkout time and the access control has been actuated by the access request.

16. The safe of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:

activating the alarm from at least one of a mobile device and a room management system when a location of the individual indicates that the individual is leaving the room within a second selected time period of the checkout time.

17. The safe of claim 16 , wherein:

the location of the individual assigned to the room is determined by collecting positional data of a mobile device belonging to the individual.

18. The safe of claim 11 , wherein:

the first request indicates that an access control operably associated with a door to the room has been actuated.

19. The safe of claim 11 , wherein:

the first request is transmitted to the safe from at least one of a mobile device and a key card.

20. The safe of claim 19 , wherein:

the period of stay is received from at least one of the mobile device and the key card.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2024
From: CARRIER CORPORATION
To: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Reel/Frame 069175/0204 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2018
From: UTC FIRE & SECURITY INDIA LTD.
To: CARRIER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046281/0585 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2018
From: KUENZI, ADAM
To: CARRIER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045657/0151 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2018
From: MUKUNDALA, SUMANTH KUMAR; MAQSOOD, MOHAMMED
To: UTC FIRE & SECURITY INDIA LTD.
Reel/Frame 045657/0299 →