CPC G07C 9/00904 (2013.01) [G07C 9/38 (2020.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a set-back box and from a backend server, a registered mobile device identifier and a low-energy address for a low-energy network of a mobile device, the registered mobile device identifier and low-energy address both being registered as part of a check-in process to a room, wherein the registered mobile device identifier and the low-energy address are received from the backend server and wherein the mobile device identifier and low-energy address are stored in a local storage of the set-back box;
wherein the set-back box is an in-room entertainment component;
measuring, by the set-back box over the low-energy network and using the low-energy address from local storage, signal strengths to or from the mobile device, from or to the set-back box, respectively;
determining, by the set-back box, that the measured signal strengths are greater than a predetermined, minimum threshold, and subsequently detecting a presence of the registered mobile device identifier; and
transmitting, by the set-back box, a command to unlock a lock corresponding to the room.
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