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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2016
Marriott International, Inc., Bethesda, MD (US);
David M. Straitiff, East Amherst, NY (US);
Gregory J. Durrer, Olney, MD (US);
Suraj Saraf, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Neil R. Schubert, III, Clarksburg, MD (US);
Naveen Singhal, Herndon, VA (US);
Nathan Van Orden, Boyds, MD (US);
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC., Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
System and methods for key printing may include a control panel operable to receive a mobile device identifier from a mobile device. A property management system in communication with the control panel may assign or allocate a room in a hotel to a guest. A lock server may be in communication with the property management system, the lock server may create a digital key. A virtual encoder may be in communication with the property management system and the lock server, the virtual encoder may transmit a room number, lock information, authorized zones, a start time, an expiration, and the digital key to the mobile device. A key printer may receive the digital key from the mobile device, authenticate the mobile device, and print a physical key based on the received digital key.