TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of hotel management system, and more particularly, the present invention relates to the system for online hotel check-in and check-out.
BACKGROUND ART

[0002] The following discussion of the background to the invention is intended to facilitate an understanding of the present invention. However, it should be appreciated that the discussion is not an acknowledgment or admission that any of the material referred to was published, known or part of the common general knowledge in any jurisdiction as at the priority date of the application.
[0003] One of the current methods that hotel owners or operators typically rely on to sell their rooms online is through online travel websites or agencies. In such an arrangement, guests who book hotel rooms through such online travel agencies will deal with such agencies to manage their bookings instead of dealing with the hotels directly. Once a successful booking is made, the relationship between the guest and the online travel agency through which the booking is made ceases. The next step is for the guest to arrive at the hotel on the day of check-in and go through the typical hotel check-in process.
[0004] The process for checking into a hotel has remained largely unchanged in the hospitality industry. After a guest arrives at the hotel, the guest will have to wait in line to be served or received by a hotel employee at the hotel reception. Thereafter, the guest will be required to produce the hotel booking confirmation issued by the online travel agency and be requested to fill in a registration form or card which requires the guest to provide personal information such as full name, date of birth, passport number, expiry date of passport, address of residence, contact number, contact email, etc. The guest is also required to produce his or her passport for identification and further verification. The hotel employee will also request credit card details from the guest and information on any room preferences that the guest may have. The hotel employee will then compile the information and documents provided and request for the guest's signature. Thereafter, the hotel employee will identify an available room and assign it to the guest, and the guest will be issued a room key accordingly.
[0005] The available hotel management systems are not economical, accurate and time efficient. Further, the available systems are not user friendly as these systems take time to respond. Some of the systems are not effectively used for remote locations. Also, the available systems are provided with the wrong information, which may mislead the users.
[0006] Following are some of the attempts made to develop an IOT based hotel management systems for online hotel check-in and check-out.
[0007] WO2018048352A1 discloses system and method for online hotel check-in and check-out that relates to a field of systems and methods for online hotel check- in and other related online services in the hospitality and related industries and in particular but not exclusively, to such systems and methods for online hotel check-in and check-out.
[0008] CN112598409A discloses a hotel intelligent payment method, device and equipment and storage medium that relate to the field of enterprise business travel hotel management, and in particular to a hotel smart payment method, device, equipment and storage medium.
[0009] JPH08147361A discloses automatically hotel check-in system that relates to for example related to the automation of the reception management of accepting accommodation of guests in the business such as hotels.
[0010] Although, there are a number of solutions in the form of hotel management systems, none of them are specially designed with an accurate information. Although, some of the prior existing solutions attempt to create a reliable and economical hotel management systems for online hotel check-in and check-out, but this solution fails to meet the user’s requirement. In the view of above prior art, it can be understood that many hotel management systems have been designed in an attempt to provide similar solution, however they are bulky, expensive, and inefficient.
[0011] In the light of foregoing, there is need for a hotel management system for online hotel check-in and check-out that overcomes problems prevalent in the prior art.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

[0012] The principal object of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art by providing an IOT based hotel management system for online hotel check-in and check-out.
[0013] An object of the present invention is to provide an IOT based hotel management system, wherein the system is economical.
[0014] Another object of the present invention is to provide an IOT based hotel management system, wherein the system generates a check-in and check-out alert for a user.
[0015] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an IOT based hotel management system, wherein the system is time efficient.
[0016] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an IOT based hotel management system, wherein the system recommends the hotels for every user separately as per requirements.
[0017] Further object of the present invention is to provide an IOT based hotel management system, wherein the system is operated from a remote location.
[0018] The foregoing and other objects of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following detailed description of the embodiments as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0019] The present invention relates to an IOT based hotel management system. The system includes one or more hotels, an electronic device, a database and a controller.
[0020] In one embodiment, the hotels provide a lodging to a user.
[0021] In one embodiment, the electronic device receives hotel requirements from the user. The electronic device displays an available option to the user. The electronic device is a mobile or a laptop or a computer or a tablet or a like IOT based electronic device.
[0022] In one embodiment, the database stores a predefined information of the registered hotels with a live lodging availability. The predefined information includes a location or an expected rent per day or a rating of hotel or a like.
[0023] In one embodiment, the controller is integrated with a memory unit and a communication module. In the preferred embodiment, the communication module is a wireless communication module like a Bluetooth or a Wi-Fi or an internet or a like. In one more embodiment, the communication module is a wired communication module. The controller receives hotel requirements from the electronic device, The controller processes the predefined information in order to display the live lodging availabilities.
[0024] In one embodiment, the user is provided with an emergency lodging option in order to meet the emergency requirements by giving preference to users with high needs. The users with high needs may include a pregnant woman, a physically disabled person or an elderly person or anyone with a valid emergency reason.
[0025] In one embodiment, the user needs to choose the emergency option with a valid reason. The reason is verified by the controller. If the reason for emergency lodging is valid, the user is allowed for the emergency lodging. An emergency rooms of the hotel rooms are kept available for the emergency lodging.
[0026] In one more embodiment, the system (100) includes a GPS module for tracking a live location of the user for displaying a better lodging availability.
[0027] While the invention has been described and shown with reference to the preferred embodiment, it will be apparent that variations might be possible that would fall within the scope of the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] So that the manner in which the above-recited features of the present invention can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may have been referred by embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.
[0029] These and other features, benefits, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent by reference to the following text figure, with like reference numbers referring to like structures across the views, wherein:
[0030] Figure 1 shows a block diagram for an IOT based hotel management system in accordance with the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0031] While the present invention is described herein by way of example using embodiments and illustrative drawings, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is not limited to the embodiments of drawing or drawings described and are not intended to represent the scale of the various components. Further, some components that may form a part of the invention may not be illustrated in certain figures, for ease of illustration, and such omissions do not limit the embodiments outlined in any way. It should be understood that the drawings and the detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.
[0032] As used throughout this description, the word "may" is used in a permissive sense (i.e. meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense, (i.e. meaning must). Further, the words "a" or "an" mean "at least one” and the word “plurality” means “one or more” unless otherwise mentioned. Furthermore, the terminology and phraseology used herein are solely used for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as limiting in scope. Language such as "including," "comprising," "having," "containing," or "involving," and variations thereof, is intended to be broad and encompass the subject matter listed thereafter, equivalents, and additional subject matter not recited, and is not intended to exclude other additives, components, integers, or steps. Likewise, the term "comprising" is considered synonymous with the terms "including" or "containing" for applicable legal purposes. Any discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articles, and the like are included in the specification solely for the purpose of providing a context for the present invention. It is not suggested or represented that any or all these matters form part of the prior art base or were common general knowledge in the field relevant to the present invention.
[0033] In this disclosure, whenever a composition or an element or a group of elements is preceded with the transitional phrase “comprising”, it is understood that we also contemplate the same composition, element, or group of elements with transitional phrases “consisting of”, “consisting”, “selected from the group of consisting of, “including”, or “is” preceding the recitation of the composition, element or group of elements and vice versa.
[0034] The present invention is described hereinafter by various embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein reference numerals used in the accompanying drawing correspond to the like elements throughout the description. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiment set forth herein. Rather, the embodiment is provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the following detailed description, numeric values and ranges are provided for various aspects of the implementations described. These values and ranges are to be treated as examples only and are not intended to limit the scope of the claims. In addition, several materials are identified as suitable for various facets of the implementations. These materials are to be treated as exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
[0035] The present invention relates to an IOT based hotel management system for online hotel check-in and check-out. The system is economical. The system generates an alert for a user. The system is time efficient. The system recommends the hotels for every user separately as per requirements. The system is operated from a remote location.
[0036] From herein afterwards, the system is referred as a system (100). Referring now to the figure 1, the system (100) includes one or more hotels, an electronic device, a database and a controller.
[0037] The hotels provide a lodging to a user. The hotels are required to register in order to display in an availability list. At the time of registration of hotels, it is mandatory to provide information such as hotel timings, services provided, chargers per service per person and a like information. The information is stored in the database. An authorized user is allowed to update the information as per his requirement. The authorized user may be an owner of the hotel or any other employee associated with the hotel.
[0038] The electronic device receives hotel requirements from the user. The electronic device displays an available option to the user. The electronic device is a mobile or a laptop or a computer or a tablet or a like IOT based electronic device.
[0039] The database is connected to the controller and a server. The database stores a predefined information of the registered hotels with a live lodging availability. The live lodging is updated using a sever. The server is connected to the controller and to the database. The predefined information includes a location or an expected rent per day or a rating of hotel or a like.
[0040] The controller is integrated with a memory unit and a communication module. The controller is a controller or a microcontroller or a microcomputer or a processor or a microprocessor. In the preferred embodiment, the communication module is a wireless communication module like a Bluetooth or a Wi-Fi or an internet or a like. In one more embodiment, the communication module is a wired communication module. The controller is connected to the GPS module, a GSM module, the electronic device, the database and the server. The controller receives hotel requirements from the electronic device. The electronic device is provided with a user interface. The user interface may be a display screen. Further the electronic device is provided with an input module. The input module may be a keyboard or a touch screen or a like. The controller processes the predefined information in order to display the live lodging availabilities onto the screen.
[0041] The user is provided with an emergency lodging option in order to meet the emergency requirements by giving preference to users with high needs. The users with high needs may include a pregnant woman, a physically disabled person or an elderly person or anyone with a valid emergency reason.
[0042] The user needs to choose the emergency option with a valid reason. The reasons may include an insecurity, a medical emergency, a natural calamity or a robbery or a like. The reason is verified by the controller. In one more embodiment, the authorized user is allowed to verify the reasons through the server using the electronic device. If the reason for emergency lodging is valid, the user is allowed for the emergency lodging. An emergency rooms of the hotel rooms are kept available for the emergency lodging.
[0043] In one more embodiment, the system (100) includes a GPS module for tracking a live location of the user for displaying a better lodging availability.
[0044] In one more embodiment, the system (100) includes a GSM module for sending and receiving information from the electronic device.
[0045] In a given example, a user is attacked by the wild animals in the night at jungle side. The user needs to install the system (100) in the electronic device. Further, the user needs to open the server. Furthermore, the user needs to look for the availabilities for the emergency lodging in the nearby registered hotel. Once the emergency lodging is conformed by the controller or by the authorized user and alert is generated, the user is allowed for the emergency lodging. Therefore, user can take rest therein.
[0046] The present provides an advantage of providing the IOT based hotel management system (100) for online hotel check-in and check-out. The system (100) is economical. The system (100) generates the alert for the user. The system (100) is time efficient. The system (100) recommends the hotels for every user separately as per requirements. The system (100) is operated from a remote location. The system (100) provides a safety to the user.
[0047] Various modifications to these embodiments are apparent to those skilled in the art from the description and the accompanying drawings. The principles associated with the various embodiments described herein may be applied to other embodiments. Therefore, the description is not intended to be limited to the 5 embodiments shown along with the accompanying drawings but is to be providing the broadest scope consistent with the principles and the novel and inventive features disclosed or suggested herein. Accordingly, the invention is anticipated to hold on to all other such alternatives, modifications, and variations that fall within the scope of the present invention and appended claims.

We Claim:

1) An IOT based hotel management system (100), the system (100) comprises:
one or more hotels that facilitates a lodging to a user;
an electronic device that receives hotel requirements from the user and displays an available option to the user;
a database that stores a predefined information of the registered hotels with a live lodging availability;
a controller integrated with a memory unit and a communication module that receives hotel requirements from the electronic device, thereby the controller processes the predefined information in order to display the live lodging availabilities;
wherein the user is provided with an emergency lodging option in order to meet the emergency requirements by giving preference to the users with high needs;
wherein the user needs to choose the emergency option with a valid reason thereby upon verifying the reason by the controller based on the predefined reasons, the user is allowed for the emergency lodging.
2) The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a mobile or a laptop or a computer or a tablet or a like IOT based electronic device.
3) The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication module is a wired communication module or a wireless communication module like a Bluetooth or a Wi-Fi or an internet or a like.
4) The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predefined information includes a location or an expected rent per day or a rating of hotel or a like.
5) The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user with high needs may include a pregnant woman, a physically disabled person or an elderly person or anyone with a valid emergency reason.
6) The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system (100) includes a GPS module for tracking a live location of the user for displaying a better lodging availability.
7) The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein an emergency rooms of the hotel rooms are kept available for the emergency lodging.