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 allow a customer of a hotel property to search and book a room using the customer's mobile device is disclosed. The system provides a search interface that enables the mobile device user to enter a search query. Using the received search query, information regarding attributes and preferences of a desired hotel property, and/or information regarding attributes of individual rooms located within the desired hotel property, the system computes a match score for each available room that is indicative of a degree to which the room matches certain search criteria, attributes, and preferences. As a result, the system identifies matching rooms that are better suited to the preferences of the mobile device user as well to the preferences of hotel property agents or administrators. The system presents the identified matching rooms to the mobile device user.

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 deployment system allows an administrator to convert virtual deployments to physical deployments so that an administrator can easily move between the virtual and physical world. The deployment system allows an administrator to directly deploy an operating system image in the form of a VHD file to the hard disks of a physical machine as a directly bootable and natively installed operating system. Thus, the deployment system relieves administrators from separately managing physical and virtual deployment images. Instead, administrators can manage only virtual deployment images and convert virtual images to physical deployments as needed.

Abstract: A deployment system allows an administrator to convert virtual deployments to physical deployments so that an administrator can easily move between the virtual and physical world. The deployment system allows an administrator to directly deploy an operating system image in the form of a VHD file to the hard disks of a physical machine as a directly bootable and natively installed operating system. Thus, the deployment system relieves administrators from separately managing physical and virtual deployment images. Instead, administrators can manage only virtual deployment images and convert virtual images to physical deployments as needed.