Abstract: A system and method for the zone-based configuration of a mobile device to be deployed in a hospitality facility. The system maintains a record of zones into which a hospitality facility has been divided, as well as corresponding zone parameters, as provided by a user of the system. A mobile device may be deployed to a zone within the hospitality facility to, for example, take orders from guests in that zone. Prior to deployment, a user of the mobile device selects the zone to which the mobile device is to be deployed, and the mobile device is configured according to the corresponding zone parameters. The services offered through the mobile device, as well as which hotel resources are used to fulfill ordered services and process service payments, are based on the configured zone parameters.

Abstract: A system and method that routes charges accrued during a hotel stay to folios associated with the stay. The system receives one or more folio routing rules to be applied to a stay, each of which includes a destination folio associated with the stay and criteria for when the rule applies. As charges are accrued, each of the charges are processed by the system by evaluating the charge against the stay's associated folio routing rules. Based on the evaluation, each accrued charge is routed to a folio. Folios, including a listing of routed charges, may then be displayed to users of the system, such as hotel guests and hotel staff. Different folios may present different amounts of information to different types of users. Folios are settled by applying one or more specified payment instruments to the routed charges.

Abstract: A method and system for composing and posting content at a site on a wide area network includes receiving content for a proposed post. The system displays the content as a graphic tile. The graphic tile includes: a block displaying textual content within a nascent post; a status block displaying a status of review where the nascent post must be reviewed for release by at least one reviewing authority; and a block indicating the presence and identity of a MIME-type attachment within the nascent post. The system also displays a calendar window including a plurality of time slots corresponding to each of a plurality of posting times of the nascent post on the site. Scheduling the post of the nascent post on the site at a time requested is effected by “dragging and dropping” the graphic tile onto a time slot.

Abstract: A method is provided for transferring a set of data over a network by monitoring the level of actual network bandwidth utilization. The method identifies a maximum monitored level of actual utilization and calculates a threshold level of utilization as a function of the maximum monitored level of utilization. The threshold level represents a level below which a set of data, such as a software update, may be transferred or downloaded over the network without interfering with other network activity at the network interface. If the actual level of utilization is less than the threshold level, at least a portion or segment of the data is received over the network. If the actual level of utilization remains below the threshold level for an extended period of time, data may be transferred over the network in progressively larger segments to take advantage of unused bandwidth.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and methodology for recognizing when an Information Transfer Request (ITR) should be modified, for creating such a modified request and for processing such a modified information transfer request to produce a desired response. Also disclosed is a client side component that can identify when an information transfer request in a particular format may not produce a desired response, a client side component that can reformat an information transfer request from one that may not produce a desired response to one that may produce a desired response and a server side component that can recognize reformatted information transfer requests and process those requests to produce the desired response.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for transferring a set of data over a network by monitoring the level of actual network bandwidth utilization. The method identifies a maximum monitored level of actual utilization and calculates a threshold level of utilization as a function of the maximum monitored level of utilization. If the actual level of utilization is less than the threshold level, at least a portion or segment of the data is received over the network. Each time a portion of the data is received, the monitoring step is repeated and a counter is incremented. The size of the discrete portions of the data is a function of the value of the counter and is increased when the value of the counter is greater than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for transferring a set of data over a network by monitoring the level of actual network bandwidth utilization. The method identifies a maximum monitored level of actual utilization and calculates a threshold level of utilization as a function of the maximum monitored level of utilization. If the actual level of utilization is less than the threshold level, at least a portion or segment of the data is received over the network. Each time a portion of the data is received, the monitoring step is repeated and a counter is incremented. The size of the discrete portions of the data is a function of the value of the counter and is increased when the value of the counter is greater than a predetermined value.