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OwnerMichael Wengrovitz, Michael R. Steinerinventors
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A system and method for centralizing property management and/or call accounting services for a hotel through a network-based service provider. This architecture allows hotels to migrate from existing premise-based systems for PMS and Call Accounting to a centralized system without the need for replacing the existing PBX system at each hotel premise. An internetwork for providing property management services includes a client network and a service provider network. The client network transmits to the service provider network a call parameter for a completed call. The service provider network preferably determines a cost for the completed call based on the call parameter and transmits the call cost information back to the client network to charge the cost to an account.
A method for providing property management services, comprising:
An internetwork for providing property management services, comprising:
An internetwork for providing property management services comprising a plurality of client networks coupled to a service provider network over a wide area network, characterized in that ones of the client networks include ones of private branch exchanges, respectively, coupled to first ones of protocol converters, respectively, for exchanging data with the service provider network, and further characterized in that the service provider network includes a call accounting system and a second protocol converter for exchanging data with ones of the client networks.
An internetwork for providing property management services comprising:
In a system including a client network coupled to a service provider network over a wide area network, a method for providing property management services comprising the steps of:
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