Patents by Inventor Joshua M. Wookey

Joshua M. Wookey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20170154388
    Abstract: Network traffic is received from a guest device on a computer network of a hospitality establishment, and a guest area of the hospitality establishment is accordingly identified. A login database is queried to find an unexpired login for the guest area, the unexpired login specifying a stored guest identifier corresponding to information retrieved from a property management system of the hospitality establishment regarding a guest of the guest area at a time when the unexpired login was created. The stored guest identifier of the unexpired login is compared with a current guest identifier of the guest area retrieved from the property management system regarding a current guest of the guest area. When the stored guest identifier matches the current guest identifier, the guest device is automatically allowed to access the network service for a remaining portion of the allowed access duration of the unexpired login.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: David T. Ong, Joshua M. Wookey
  • Patent number: 9608998
    Abstract: Network traffic is received from a guest device on a computer network of a hospitality establishment, and a guest area of the hospitality establishment is accordingly identified. A login database is queried to find an unexpired login for the guest area, the unexpired login specifying a stored guest identifier corresponding to information retrieved from a property management system of the hospitality establishment regarding a guest of the guest area at a time when the unexpired login was created. The stored guest identifier of the unexpired login is compared with a current guest identifier of the guest area retrieved from the property management system regarding a current guest of the guest area. When the stored guest identifier matches the current guest identifier, the guest device is automatically allowed to access the network service for a remaining portion of the allowed access duration of the unexpired login.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.
    Inventors: David T. Ong, Joshua M. Wookey
  • Publication number: 20170054652
    Abstract: A system includes a storage device for storing details of a plurality of reservations of a hospitality establishment. A particular reservation includes a set of reservation-specific settings affecting behavior of the computer network at the hospitality establishment during the reservation. The settings may include a registered device setting for affecting behavior of a computer network at the hospitality establishment toward a user device having a specified device identifier. The system further includes a clock unit for tracking time, and a system controller coupled to the computer network and having access to the storage device and the clock unit. The system controller automatically configures one or more network components of the computer network when a start time of the particular reservation is reached in order to activate the reservation-specific settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew B. Baker, Joshua M. Wookey, David T. Ong, Difan Zhao
  • Patent number: 9526063
    Abstract: A system includes a storage device for storing details of a plurality of reservations of a hospitality establishment. A particular reservation includes a set of reservation-specific settings affecting behavior of the computer network at the hospitality establishment during the reservation. The settings may include a registered device setting for affecting behavior of a computer network at the hospitality establishment toward a user device having a specified device identifier. The system further includes a clock unit for tracking time, and a system controller coupled to the computer network and having access to the storage device and the clock unit. The system controller automatically configures one or more network components of the computer network when a start time of the particular reservation is reached in order to activate the reservation-specific settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew B. Baker, Joshua M. Wookey, David T. Ong, Difan Zhao
  • Publication number: 20160212687
    Abstract: A system includes a storage device for storing details of a plurality of reservations of a hospitality establishment. A particular reservation includes a set of reservation-specific settings affecting behavior of the computer network at the hospitality establishment during the reservation. The settings may include a registered device setting for affecting behavior of a computer network at the hospitality establishment toward a user device having a specified device identifier. The system further includes a clock unit for tracking time, and a system controller coupled to the computer network and having access to the storage device and the clock unit. The system controller automatically configures one or more network components of the computer network when a start time of the particular reservation is reached in order to activate the reservation-specific settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew B. Baker, Joshua M. Wookey, David T. Ong, Difan Zhao
  • Patent number: 9288692
    Abstract: A system includes a storage device for storing details of a plurality of reservations of a hospitality establishment. A particular reservation includes a set of reservation-specific settings affecting behavior of the computer network at the hospitality establishment during the reservation. The settings may include a registered device setting for affecting behavior of a computer network at the hospitality establishment toward a user device having a specified device identifier. The system further includes a clock unit for tracking time, and a system controller coupled to the computer network and having access to the storage device and the clock unit. The system controller automatically configures one or more network components of the computer network when a start time of the particular reservation is reached in order to activate the reservation-specific settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew B. Baker, Joshua M. Wookey, David T. Ong, Difan Zhao
  • Publication number: 20150365421
    Abstract: A service controller includes a network interface for coupling to a local area network of a hospitality establishment, and one or more processors coupled to the network interface. The one or more processors are configured to detect a device identifier of a user device on a local area network of a hospitality establishment, determine whether a guest of the hospitality establishment is associated with the device identifier, and automatically activate a service for the user device at the hospitality establishment in response to detecting the device identifier on the local area network when a guest of the hospitality establishment is determined to be associated with the device identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Peter S. Warrick, Joshua M. Wookey, David T. Ong, Ian S. McBeth, Darren T. Ziebart, Andrew T. MacMillan
  • Patent number: 9130934
    Abstract: A service controller includes a network interface for coupling to a local area network of a hospitality establishment, and one or more processors coupled to the network interface. The one or more processors are configured to detect a device identifier of a user device on a local area network of a hospitality establishment, determine whether a guest of the hospitality establishment is associated with the device identifier, and automatically activate a service for the user device at the hospitality establishment in response to detecting the device identifier on the local area network when a guest of the hospitality establishment is determined to be associated with the device identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter S. Warrick, Joshua M. Wookey, David T. Ong, Ian S. McBeth, Darren T. Ziebart, Andrew T. MacMillan
  • Publication number: 20140351392
    Abstract: A system includes a storage device for storing details of a plurality of reservations of a hospitality establishment. A particular reservation includes a set of reservation-specific settings affecting behavior of the computer network at the hospitality establishment during the reservation. The settings may include a registered device setting for affecting behavior of a computer network at the hospitality establishment toward a user device having a specified device identifier. The system further includes a clock unit for tracking time, and a system controller coupled to the computer network and having access to the storage device and the clock unit. The system controller automatically configures one or more network components of the computer network when a start time of the particular reservation is reached in order to activate the reservation-specific settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Andrew B. Baker, Joshua M. Wookey, David T. Ong, Difan Zhao
  • Publication number: 20130305320
    Abstract: A service controller includes a network interface for coupling to a local area network of a hospitality establishment, and one or more processors coupled to the network interface. The one or more processors are configured to detect a device identifier of a user device on a local area network of a hospitality establishment, determine whether a guest of the hospitality establishment is associated with the device identifier, and automatically activate a service for the user device at the hospitality establishment in response to detecting the device identifier on the local area network when a guest of the hospitality establishment is determined to be associated with the device identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter S. Warrick, Joshua M. Wookey, David T. Ong, Ian S. McBeth, Darren T. Ziebart, Andrew T. MacMillan