Biometric authentication of hospitality-site customers
AssigneeSprint Communications Company L.P.
InventorBenjamin James Parker
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method and system for checking a guest into a hospitality site is provided. A biometric sample is captured from a guest using a biometric-sample-capture device to create a portable biometric profile. The biometric sample is compared to a biometric sample previously stored in a memory location. If the guest is authenticated, he/she is approved for check-in. A user profile can be retrieved that has a set of user preferences. These user preferences can then be used to customize the guests stay at the hospitality site. Many hospitality sites can remotely access the biometric profile to effect authentication.
Claims16
A method for providing personal-hospitality services to a guest of a hospitality site, the method comprising:
- accepting a biometric sample from a guest;
- comparing the biometric sample against a prestored biometric profile to authenticate the guest;
- providing for the retrieval of a user profile associated with the guest;
- and
- providing for the communication of customized media content to the guest based on the user profile.
A method for checking a guest into a hospitality site, comprising:
- receiving biometric identifying indicia associated with said guest;
- retrieving from a memory location coupled to a biometric-capture device a portable biometric profile containing a stored biometric identification of the guest;
- referencing the stored biometric indicia against the received indicia;
- approving check-in of the guest in response to referencing the biometric indicia;
- providing a user profile associated with the guest in response to referencing the stored biometric indicia;
- and
- providing for the communication of customized media content to the guest based on the user profile.
A system for providing personal hospitality services to a guest, comprising:
- a memory component that stores a biometric sample of the guest;
- a bio metric-sample-capture component logically coupled to the memory component;
- and
- a personal hospitality management system (PHMS) operationally coupled to the biometric-sample-capture component for personalizing a set of services available to the guest,
- (1) said set of services including media content, and
- (2) a PHMS comprising a user profile associated with the guest,
- (3) wherein guest access to the media content can be provided based on the user profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.