Set-top box with enhanced features and system and method for use of same

A system for configuring a guest experience in a hospitality establishment, the system comprising:

• a set-top box disposed in a room, the set-top box programmably assigned to the room, the set-top box comprising:
• a housing securing a signal input, a signal output, a transceiver, a processor, and memory therein;
• a busing architecture communicatively interconnecting the signal input, the signal output, the transceiver, the processor, and the memory therebetween;
• the signal input configured to receive a source signal from an external source, the source signal including a plurality of channels;
• the signal output configured to forward a tuned signal to a display in the room, the signal being tuned from the source signal at the set-top box;
• and
• the memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
• receive a guest configuration profile, and
• in response to receiving the guest configuration profile, control an in-room amenity based on the guest configuration profile;
• and
• the guest configuration profile controlling the in-room amenity based on a guest amenity profile derived from at least one of a home amenity belonging to the guest, a previous stay amenity relative to the guest, time of day, and season.

A system for configuring a guest experience in a hospitality establishment, the system comprising:

• a set-top box disposed in a room, the set-top box programmably assigned to the room, the set-top box comprising:
• a housing securing a signal input, a signal output, a transceiver, a processor, and memory therein;
• a busing architecture communicatively interconnecting the signal input, the signal output, the transceiver, the processor, and the memory therebetween;
• the signal input configured to receive a source signal from an external source, the source signal including a plurality of channels;
• the signal output configured to forward a tuned signal to a display in the room, the signal being tuned from the source signal at the set-top box;
• and
• the memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
• receive a guest configuration profile, and
• in response to receiving the guest configuration profile, control an in-room amenity based on the guest configuration profile;
• the guest configuration profile requiring no new room configuration, the guest configuration profile accessing needed information and data from one of a co-located server and a cloud-located server;
• and
• the guest configuration profile controlling the in-room amenity based on a guest amenity profile derived from at least one of a home amenity belonging to the guest, a previous stay amenity relative to the guest, time of day, and season.