US 2016/0112529 A1 · INTERFACE GATEWAY AND METHOD OF INTERFACING A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH A GUEST SERVICE DEVICE

Abstract

An interface gateway interfaces between a first device and a second device serving a hospitality establishment. The first device is one of a property management system (PMS) and a guest service device, and the second device is the other of the property management system (PMS) and the guest service device. One or more communication ports perform data communications with the first device and the second device. One or more processors receive a message from the first device, determine that the message is in a first format, convert the message from the first format to an internal data structure, parse the message in the internal data structure to determine that the message is applicable to the second device, determine that the second device supports a second format, convert the message from the internal data structure to the second format, and send the message in the second format to the second device.

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Dependent claims

An interface gateway for interfacing between at least a first device and a second device serving a hospitality establishment, the first device being one of a property management system (PMS) and a guest service device, and the second device being the other of the property management system (PMS) and the guest service device, the interface gateway comprising:

one or more communication ports performing data communications with the first device and the second device;
and
one or more processors operable to:
receive a message via the one or more communication ports from the first device;
determine that the message is in a first format;
convert the message from the first format to an internal data structure utilizing a first format conversion module;
parse the message in the internal data structure to determine that the message is applicable to the second device;
determine that the second device supports a second format, the second format being different than the first format;
convert the message from the internal data structure to the second format utilizing a second format conversion module;
and
send the message in the second format to the second device via the one or more communication ports.

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A method of interfacing between at least a first device and a second device serving a hospitality establishment, the first device being one of a property management system (PMS) and a guest service device, and the second device being the other of the property management system (PMS) and the guest service device, the method comprising:

receiving a message from the first device;
determining that the message is in a first format;
converting the message from the first format to an internal data structure utilizing a first format conversion module;
parsing the message in the internal data structure to determine that the message is applicable to the second device;
determining that the second device supports a second format, the second format being different than the first format;
converting the message from the internal data structure to the second format utilizing a second format conversion module;
and
sending the message in the second format to the second device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Interface gateway and method of interfacing a property management system with a guest service device

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Interface gateway and method of interfacing a property management system with a guest service device

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