US 11,706,464 B2
Activating media function on particular media device at hospitality establishment utilizing passkey generated according to current time and identifier of the particular media device
Brendan G. Cassidy, Calgary (CA); Gary R. Court, Calgary (CA); Lindsey M. Carriere, Calgary (CA); Brian W. King, Calgary (CA); Darren T. Ziebart, Calgary (CA); and Michael D. McCarthy, Calgary (CA)
Assigned to Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., Calgary (CA)
Filed by Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., Calgary (CA)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/678,142.
Application 17/678,142 is a continuation of application No. 17/088,996, filed on Nov. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,284,121.
Application 17/088,996 is a continuation of application No. 16/260,269, filed on Jan. 29, 2019, granted, now 10,863,209, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Application 16/260,269 is a continuation of application No. 15/730,905, filed on Oct. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,230,994, issued on Mar. 12, 2019.
Application 15/730,905 is a continuation of application No. 15/332,903, filed on Oct. 24, 2016, granted, now 9,819,971, issued on Nov. 14, 2017.
Application 15/332,903 is a continuation of application No. 14/803,783, filed on Jul. 20, 2015, granted, now 9,491,492, issued on Nov. 8, 2016.
Application 14/803,783 is a continuation of application No. 14/036,047, filed on Sep. 25, 2013, granted, now 9,100,665, issued on Aug. 4, 2015.
Application 14/036,047 is a continuation of application No. 13/162,657, filed on Jun. 17, 2011, granted, now 8,572,662, issued on Oct. 29, 2013.
Claims priority of application No. CA 2706103 (CA), filed on Jun. 18, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2022/0182683 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/214 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/4627 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 7/20 (2006.01); H04N 21/236 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/6547 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04H 20/63 (2008.01)
CPC H04N 21/2143 (2013.01) [H04H 20/63 (2013.01); H04N 7/106 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); H04N 7/20 (2013.01); H04N 21/23617 (2013.01); H04N 21/25816 (2013.01); H04N 21/25875 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/4627 (2013.01); H04N 21/4753 (2013.01); H04N 21/47211 (2013.01); H04N 21/6547 (2013.01); H04N 21/8166 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A media system for providing media functions at a hospitality establishment, the media system comprising:
a first device operable to display a first passkey to a user attempting to activate a media function on a particular media device installed in the hospitality establishment, wherein the hospitality establishment includes a plurality of media devices installed at a plurality of different locations therein and the first passkey is generated according to a predetermined algorithm at least based on a time that the first passkey is displayed and an identifier associated with the particular media device; and
a second device operable to receive the first passkey from the user and to determine whether the first passkey received from the user matches a second passkey generated according to the predetermined algorithm at least based on a time that the first passkey is received and the identifier associated with the particular media device, and to activate the media function on the particular media device in response to determining that the first passkey received from the user matches the second passkey generated by the second device.