Abstract: A method to manage a plurality of guest rental units, wherein the method provides a plurality of guest rental units, wherein each guest rental unit comprises one or more bed rooms and a bath room. The method further disposes a different rental kiosk adjacent to, and associated with, each guest rental unit, displays on each rental kiosk a vacancy status for a designated guest rental unit, and accepts a rental payment at each rental kiosk for a designated guest rental unit. In certain embodiments, the method displays upon request the availability of a rental unit in accordance with a previous reservation made by the traveler. The kiosk displays this availability, and upon approval of the travelers credit card, assigns a room or rental unit to the traveler and enables said travelers credit card to also enable a locking device on the room or rental unit to permit entry to the traveler.

Abstract: A method, article of manufacture, and a computer program product, are disclosed to control the operation of an aircraft in flight, where the aircraft comprises a database comprising the location of one or more airports, an automated flight control system, a cockpit crew interface, and a first data bus interconnecting the automated flight control system and the cockpit crew interface. Upon detecting either that one or more unauthorized persons have taken command and control of the aircraft or that the flight crew is unable to operate the aircraft, the method, article of manufacture, and/or computer program product, interrupts the first data bus while the aircraft is in flight such that no signals originating from said cockpit crew interface are received by the automated flight control system, selects a diversion airport from the database, causes the aircraft to fly to that diversion airport, and causes the aircraft to attempt to land at the diversion airport.