Group items tagged

To better blend in-room technology with the hotel's sophisticated welcome scene upon entering the room, INNCOM designed a new, sleek bedside controller for the Grand Hyatt DFW that enables guests to control lighting, temperature, drapes, sheers, privacy, make-up room and other service requests at guests' fingertips. The company also installed INNCOM's MODEVA series backlit glass switches, and added the INNCOM drape controller that gives guests the ability to remotely open and close heavy-duty blackout drapes and sheers.

It is a multi-purpose device, configurable with 1 to 9 touch-capacitance sensors or dimmer bars, and is designed for convenient bedside guest control of lighting, temperature, drapes and sheers, privacy, make-up room and other guest service requests such as tray pick-up, shoe shine or butler call.

To complement the TBL-70, INNCOM used its MODEVA series guest-interface system wall switches in conjunction with the hotel's existing thermostats to control temperature, lighting, drapes, and guest annunciation.

Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is testing a Near Field Communication (NFC) RFID system it developed that enables health-care staff members to manage the administration of medication at a patient's bedside.

consists of a Google Nexus 7 tablet and a software app that interprets RFID tag data regarding patients and the medications they receive. The system works with passive NFC RFID tags attached to medications, to patients' wristbands and to staff members' ID badges, thereby enabling a user to read the tags and link the patient, caretaker and medication in the app

Since 2005, BWH has managed its medication administration data via bar codes

In the hospitality industry, "Near Field Communications" (NFC) now has an even more secure network that assists the utilization of total hotel security, individual room monitoring for the HVAC system, more bedside controls for lights, electronic drapes, monitoring who is at the door, fire and smoke security, excessive electrical usage, all centrally monitored by management and the individual guest, from network controlled smart devices that we all carry. Imagine a typical hotel (which already exists today). Your smart device is already registered with the hotel or hotel chain. You walk into the front door of the hotel and there are sensors by the entrance/exit. You press the hotel's "app" that is on your mobile device, you have now checked into the hotel, without going to the front desk. The hotel's system sends your smart device an arrival confirmation along your new room number. When you reach your room, the app opens the door using NFC. Look ma, no keys needed. The door security device registers your arrival time along with the device's ID info. In the meantime, the HVAC system now sets the temperature of your assigned room to the temperature from your profile. Housekeeping and the concierge are notified.

From this little bedside device, Wolfe was able to control nearly every part of the room: TV, alarm clock, blinds, room temperature, etc. This type of technology is already in use in a number of hotel rooms throughout the world, and with good reason—it’s a fantastic innovation that integrates every aspect of the guestroom. (Guestroom 20X also featured an iPad that had much of the same functionality.)

"Guests set their room temperature the way they prefer and the system maintains their comfort level. When a guest leaves his or her room each day, the INNCOM system lowers the temperature to conserve energy. When the guest returns, the INNCOM door sensor detects their entry and the Smart Digital Thermostat reinstates the guest's temperature setting."

Seagate's energy management implementation is networked with the property's front office system to reduce unnecessary energy use, especially when hotel occupancy rates are low. When a guest checks in to the hotel, the system changes that guest's room to 'rented/occupied' status and cools the room for a period of 10 minutes, ensuring the room is comfortable before the guest arrives.

n addition to the INNCOM Energy Management System, Seagate Hotel & Spa installed several other room automation controls including an INNtouch Door Bell System, lighting controls that enable remote control of room ambience, bedside controllers and an entry-door switch monitor. These controls add to the overall luxurious environment guests expect when they stay at the Seagate Hotel & Spa.