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Glen Holcomb

William Reed

Halvor Aase

The check-in station is a stand alone, vertically-oriented unit which generates key cards. The unit employs a touch screen connected to a processor and a card encoding unit. The touch screen, processor and card encoding unit are arranged in the unit so as to provide a compacted, user friendly machine.

Check-in station

The electric lock system combines an electric lock with an energy control unit such that when a guest key is used in the lock, the lock communicates with the energy control unit to move from an unsold state to a sold state. Optionally, the guest key has information which tells the lock when the guest will leave and the lock communicates to the energy control unit to move from the sold state to an unsold state. Another option, includes a motion detector and door switch which allows the lock to detect the presence of the guest in the room and allows the lock to further employ an occupied and unoccupied state. The combination of the electric lock system and the energy control unit provides energy savings in the heating and cooling of the room.

Environmental control lock system

The electric lock system operates to block access to the room when a guest key has been used and the guest is detected as being present in the room. The lock blocks access to hotel staff and provides the guest greater privacy in the room. The lock system employs an electronic lock in combination with a motion detector for detecting the presence of the guest in the room.

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N. Richland Hills, TX, United States of America

Glen Holcomb