Method and an apparatus for switching premises

A user mobile device comprising:

• a transmitter adapted to transmit a request to a server for switching a first premises with a second premises, the first premises is accessed using an access card encoded with access credentials for accessing a first access terminal associated with the first premises, the first premises being a hotel room under reservation for a user;
• a receiver adapted to receive access credentials for accessing a second access terminal at the second premises from the server in response to the request;
• and
• an encoding unit adapted to encode the access card by replacing the access credentials for accessing the first access terminal with the access credentials to access the second access terminal associated with the second premises for permitting entry inside the second premises;
• wherein the user mobile device encodes the access card with the access credentials to access the second access terminal by establishing a first communication channel between the user mobile device and the access card;
• wherein the user mobile device receives a message from the server for cancellation of the reservation of the first premises and a confirmation for reservation of the second premises when the second premises is available;
• wherein the server determines the second premises from a list of unreserved hotel rooms available for a time period for which the first premises is reserved under the reservation.

A computer readable medium comprising one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing instructions executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to:

• transmit a request to a server for switching a first premises with a second premises, the first premises is accessed using an access card encoded with access credentials for accessing a first access terminal associated with the first premises, the first premises being a hotel room under reservation for a user;
• receive access credentials for the second premises from the server in response to the request;
• and
• encode the access card by replacing the access credentials for accessing the first access terminal with the access credentials to access a second access terminal associated with the second premises for permitting entry inside the second premises;
• wherein the access credentials to access the second access terminal are received by an application stored in a user mobile device through a cellular communication channel or a Wi-Fi communication channel;
• wherein the user mobile device encodes the access card with the access credentials to access the second access terminal by establishing a first communication channel between the user device and the access card;
• wherein the user mobile device receives a message from the server for cancellation of the reservation of the first premises and a confirmation for reservation of the second premises when the second premises is available;
• wherein the server determines the second premises from a list of unreserved hotel rooms available for a time period for which the first premises is reserved under the reservation.