WO2023099629A1

WO2023099629A1 - Method and system for providing a rentable room for shared use over the course of the day, by a different user each time

Info

Publication number: WO2023099629A1
Application number: PCT/EP2022/083963
Authority: WO
Inventors: Trong-Nghia CHENG; Pascal Bodechon; Oscar CASTIBLANCO; André BINDER
Original assignee: Sphinx Electronics Gmbh & Co Kg
Priority date: 2021-12-02
Filing date: 2022-12-01
Publication date: 2023-06-08
Also published as: DE102021213695A1

Abstract

A method for providing a rentable room (2) shared over the course of a day among different users, for different periods of the day in each case, comprises the following method steps: – the room (2) is booked by a user for a period of the day, in particular for daytime or nighttime use, in each case with functional modules (4-10) required therefor in the room (2), at least one of which functional modules is electronically activatable or enableable into a use state from an initial state; – the functional modules (4-10) booked by the user are provided in the room (2), the at least one electronically activatable or enableable functional module (4-10) being in its initial state; and – at the latest when the user enters the room (2), the at least one electronically activatable or enableable functional module (4-10) required for the use respectively booked is electronically activated or enabled into the use state.

Description

Method and system for providing a rentable space for use by different users throughout the day

The invention relates to a method and a system for providing a rentable room, in particular a (hotel) room, distributed over a day to different users for different time segments of the day.

There are currently offers in hotels for day use of conference or meeting rooms and for overnight rooms. So far, hotel rooms have always been designed for either day or night use. In contrast, the invention is based on the object of providing rentable rooms for both day and night use. In particular, the use of hotel rooms (or other premises) by different users should be made possible, e.g. a hotel room should be made available both for day use, e.g. as an office room (home office) by a day guest and for night use for overnight stays by another overnight guest.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by a method for providing a rentable room, in particular a (hotel) room, distributed throughout the day to different users for different time segments of the day with the following method steps:

- Booking of the room by a user for a time segment of the day, in particular for day or night use, in each case with the functional modules required for this in the room, at least one of which can be activated or released electronically from an initial state to a state of use;

- Providing the functional modules booked by the user in the room, the at least one electronically activatable or unlockable functional module being in its initial state; and

- At the latest when the user enters the room, electronic activation or activation of the at least one electronically activated or activated functional module required for the booked use in the usage state.

According to the invention, at the latest when the user arrives in the room, all of the user's functional modules that are authorized for use are electronically transferred to the state of use. This enables rooms to be used on a daily basis, ie hotel rooms or apartments are used as home offices during the day and traditionally for overnight stays in the evenings. The night user lives in a comfortable hotel room, while the day user uses an office room tailored to his needs. Functional modules and services that can be booked as an option also allow the user to organize their stay and individualize. This results in a flexible use of rentable rooms:

- higher occupancy due to multiple use or use on a daily basis;

- Flexible use through multifunctional rooms (e.g. offices can be operated at times when no hotel overnight stays are possible);

- additional sales through additional services and packages;

- Flexible pricing by reducing the scope of services (e.g. reduced room price due to the mandatory earlier checkout of the night user.

There are also advantages for the investor/operator of a hotel:

- In the case of complete renovation of the rooms, the investor/operator receives a room with two full uses for the price of one room.

- Occupancy and turnover can be increased through multiple uses spread over the day, which applies to the room and restaurant.

- Additional sales can be generated through supplementary services.

- Flexible use of the rooms allows you to act differently in times of crisis.

- Flexibility in pricing by deselecting certain function modules and services allows a reduced price offer.

- The probability of repeat guests increases.

Particularly preferably, when booking the room, at least one additional functional module that can be activated or unlocked electronically from an initial state to a usage state can be booked by the user and, at the latest when the user enters the room, electronically activated or unlocked to the usage state . Some functional modules that are authorized for use can be activated by default for either day or night use, such as day or night lighting, a bed that is only released for use at night or a toilet that is only released for use at night. Other function modules, in particular (additional) function modules that can be activated, can either be booked by the user when booking the room or after booking, especially if the room is already being used by the user, booked subsequently and only then electronically in the usage stand activated or unlocked. Thanks to the possibility of designing the room individually, the user makes the room “his” work or bedroom. The user can have the room stocked individually, book services, e.g. selecting the contents of the minibar, book a wellness area, book a coffee flat rate, book a business lunch, etc. The user can use a basic price and the costs for the additional bookings to determine the room price design individually.

After the room has been made available, all of the functional modules present in the room that can be electronically activated or released are advantageously in their respective initial state.

Preferably, at the latest when the user is identified for the first time at an access point in the room, each functional module that is required for the booked time segment of the day that can be activated or unlocked electronically, and possibly also each additional functional module that has been booked and can be activated or unlocked electronically, is activated in the usage state or unlocked. Instead of centrally by checking into the room, the function modules that can be activated or unlocked electronically and additional function modules can also be activated individually by the user, e.g. by means of an individual access code required to identify the user at the access point. The individual access identifier can be, for example, a PIN code, a chip card or a fingerprint, which is communicated to the user, handed over or activated after the interior space has been booked.

The functional module that can be activated or unlocked electronically is particularly preferably an electronically lockable piece of furniture, in particular a cupboard with electronically lockable cupboard doors, a desk with electronically lockable drawers, an electronically lockable bed or an electronically lockable storage space. All furniture that is authorized for use is electronically unlocked for the user and thus transferred from a locked (locked) initial state to an unlocked state of use. Also, when booking the interior or even later paraphernalia (Office chair, computer cable, power supply units, socket adapters, etc.) can be booked, which are then made available inside in an electronically unlockable storage space, which is electronically unlocked for the user. However, the electronically activatable or unlockable function module can also be an electronically unlockable IOT (Internet Of Things) object, such as a light or pay TV.

Furthermore, an electronically activatable or unlockable function module can also be an electronically lockable toilet door in the interior, which is only unlocked by default for night users, since day users can also use a publicly accessible toilet without any problems.

The functional module that can be activated or released electronically is preferably room lighting that can be controlled electronically for day or night use. For example, there can be three different lighting concepts for the different uses, which emotionally and functionally support or accompany the respective room use (day/night/management). Functional room lighting is provided in the office for daytime use, which is intended to enable the 500 lx on the work surface required by the workplace guidelines and activating lighting (> 4000K) to increase performance. Emotional and functional room lighting is provided in the bedroom for use at night. Functional lighting is activated when a hotel employee (e.g. housekeeping) enters.

Each functional module that can be activated or unlocked electronically is particularly preferably electronically activated or unlocked via an access ID, which is linked to an individual access ID assigned to the user for electronically identifying the user at an access point in the room, in particular for electronically unlocking an access door in the room , in order to electronically activate or to activate or unlock unlockable function modules in the state of use.

The invention also relates to a method for providing a rentable room, in particular a room, distributed over a day to different users for different time segments of the day, with the different possible room uses being displayed for each day as separate display fields for a total day booking, a day booking or an overnight stay - The room is visualized and the display fields are marked as bookable, booked or blocked depending on the booking status, in particular with different hatchings or colors.

Conventionally, the booking status of a room is visualized by a data field of the Boolean data type, namely "available" or "not available or booked". In contrast, the visualization according to the invention comprises three options, namely “available or bookable”, “blocked” and “booked”. If a booking has been made on a day, the other bookings that are no longer possible on this day are displayed as "blocked".

The display fields are particularly preferably in two columns with a first column for the display field for the total day booking and with a two-part second column for the display fields for the day and night bookings or in two lines with a first line for the display field for the total day booking and with a two-part second line for the Display fields for day and night bookings are displayed. This display format results in a clear daily display of the booking status of a room.

The invention further relates to a method for providing a rentable room, in particular a (hotel) room, distributed over a day to different users for different time segments of the day, wherein a locking point of a room is opened by means of a guest-specific key payload, in particular wirelessly , in which, in addition to the booking data of a guest, the booked room usage as "day guest", "overnight guest" or "entire day guest" and/or the booked period of use are stored. In addition to the conventional data fields “generation (generation)”, “single access point”, “group access point” and “booking data (checkin and checkout date)”, the payload according to the invention has the further data fields “room use or Guest type” and “Use time frame or time frame” and optionally “Additional service”. By distinguishing between day and overnight guests, for example, the key of the day guest cannot be invalidated by the key of the subsequent night guest. The distinction also makes it possible to automatically release additional services depending on the respective guest type, such as the use of a room toilet only by the overnight guest.

In a further aspect, the invention also relates to a system for providing a rentable room, in particular a (hotel) room, distributed over a day to different users for different time segments of the day, in particular for carrying out the method according to the invention described above

- a rentable room,

- several function modules present in the room for a time segment of the day, in particular for day or night use, at least one of which can be activated or released electronically from an initial state to a use state, and

- a controller that is programmed, at the latest when a user enters a room booked by the user for the first time, from the initial state to the Activate or unlock usage status.

Advantageously, the room also has at least one additional function module booked by the user, which can be activated or released electronically from an initial state to a state of use, with the controller being programmed to switch each additional function module booked by the user electronically from the initial state to the state of use to activate or unlock. At least one of the functional modules that can be activated or unlocked electronically preferably has a lock that can be unlocked electronically using an access code. This access identifier is linked to an individual access identifier assigned to the user for electronically identifying the user at an access point in the room, in particular for electronically unlocking an access door to the room, in order to be able to identify the user electronically at the access point for the first time at the latest using the individual access identifier, in particular when the access door is opened for the first time, to activate or unlock all functional modules booked by the user that can be activated or unlocked electronically in the usage state. The individual access identifier can be, for example, a PIN code, a chip card or a fingerprint, which is communicated to the user, handed over or activated after the room has been booked. The lock of each electronically activatable or unlockable function module is connected either wirelessly, eg via WLAN or the Internet, or via a cable to the controller, in which the access code of the lock is linked to the individual access code.

At least one of the functional modules that can be activated or released electronically can be room lighting that is controlled by the controller for different lighting depending on the time period booked by the user.

The system particularly preferably also has a booking platform for booking the room for a time segment of the day, in particular for day or night use, and optionally for booking additional function modules that can be activated or unlocked electronically. The booking platform can be, for example, an Internet Booking Engine (IBE: Internet Booking Engine) on the hotel's own website to make a direct booking of a room for day or night use, or a Property Management System (PMS) for administration, marketing and Rental of rooms or around an HMS system (HMS: Hospitality Management Solution). The invention also relates to a system for providing a rentable room, in particular a (hotel) room, distributed over a day to different users for different periods of the day, with a property management system for managing rooms, which has a display for visualizing the booking status of a room, the display for each day having a display field for a total daily booking of the room, a display field for a day booking of the room and a display field for an overnight booking of the room and the property management system is programmed, the display fields depending on the booking status to be marked as bookable, booked or blocked, in particular with different hatching or colors. For a clear visualization of the respective booking status of a room, the display is preferably either in two columns with a first column for the display field for the total daily booking and with a two-part, second column for the display fields for the day and night bookings, or in two lines with a first line for the display field for the total daily booking and designed with a two-part, second line for the display fields of the day and night bookings.

Finally, the invention also relates to a system for providing a rentable space, in particular a room, distributed over a day to different users for different time segments of the day, with a guest-specific key payload in which the booking data of a guest are stored, in particular for wireless opening a locking point of the booked room, with the key payload also storing the booked room usage as "day guest", "overnight guest" or "entire day guest" and/or the booked period of use as well as optionally a booked additional service of the room. Data medium for the payload can be a transponder on which the payload is stored, or an app of an electronic locking system, a PWA (progressive web app) or a wallet app, by means of which the payload can be transferred from a device (e.g. smartphone) of the hotel guest via the Internet is retrieved. The system preferably has an electronic locking system with locking system software for configuring and managing locking points, in particular rooms that are programmed to create a guest-specific key payload for each room, and terminals that each have a key payload presented check and only open the associated locking point if the check is positive.

Further advantages of the invention result from the description, the claims and the drawing. Likewise, the features mentioned above and those listed below can each be used individually or together in any combination. The embodiment shown and described is not to be understood as conclusive, but rather has an exemplary character for the description of the invention.

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Figs. 1 a-1 c an HOH (Home Office Hotel) system according to the invention for providing a rentable room with several electronically unlockable function modules both in the locked initial state (Fig. 1 a) and in the unlocked state of use for daytime use (Fig. 1 b) and in the state of use unlocked for night use (FIG. 1c);

2 shows the technical components of the HOH system according to the invention;

Fig. 3 the data fields of a payload of the HOH according to the invention

systems;

Figs. 4a-4c different use cases of the payload shown in FIG. 3;

5 shows a display format of a property management system (PMS) according to the invention for the booking status of a hotel room; and

6 shows the displays of different booking statuses in the PMS according to the invention. That in Figs. 1a-1c shown system 1 (hereinafter referred to as HOH (Home Office Hotel) system) is used to provide a rentable room, here an interior (e.g. (hotel) room) 2, distributed over the day to different users for different ones Time periods of the day, such as for day or night use. The interior 2 has an electronically unlockable access door 3 and a plurality of functional modules that can each be activated or unlocked electronically in a usage state.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the electronically activatable or unlockable function modules are just an example of an electronically unlockable toilet door 4 of a toilet room 4a, an electronically unlockable folding bed 5 that is attached to a room wall, a closet 6 with unlockable cupboard doors 6a, a desk 7 with openable drawers 7a, a first lockable storage space 8 for an office chair and a second openable storage space 9 for office or computer utensils, as well as electronically controllable room lighting 10, here by way of example in the form of a ceiling light 10a, a bedside light 10b and a desk lamp 10c

The access door 3 and the electronically lockable function modules 4-9 each have an electronic lock 11 with an access code that can be opened by a central controller 12 . The individual locks 11 are preferably connected to the controller 12 via WLAN or the Internet. The individual lights 10a-10c of the room lighting 10 are also controlled or activated by the controller 12.

The interior 2 can be booked via a booking platform 13 for a time segment of the day, eg for day or night use, and additional function modules 4-10 can be booked, which can be electronically activated or released by the controller 12 . The booking details are forwarded to the controller 12 by the booking platform 13 . The method according to the invention for making the interior 2 available to different users over a day for different time segments of the day comprises the following method steps:

- Booking of the interior 2 by a user for a time segment of the day, in particular for day or night use, in each case with the functional modules 4-10 required for this, one or more of which are electronically activated by the controller 12 from the initial state to the state of use or can be activated by means of the booking platform 13;

- Provision of the functional modules 4-10 booked by the user in the interior 2, with all electronically activatable or unlockable room components 4-10 being in their locked or non-activated initial state before the user arrives in the interior 2 (Fig. 1a) ; and

- At the latest when the user enters the interior 2, electronic activation or activation of the functional module 4-10 that is required for the booked use and can be electronically activated or activated in the usage state.

In the case of daytime use, for example, only the desk drawers 7a and the two storage spaces 8, 9 are unlocked by the controller 12 (Fig. 1b), from which the day user can take a desk chair (not shown) and booked utensils (not shown). In addition, the lighting 10 is controlled by the controller 12 for daytime lighting. The interior 2 then looks like a pure office room.

In the case of night-time use, only the toilet door 4, the folding bed 5 and the closet doors 6a are unlocked by the controller 12, for example. The unlocked folding bed 5 can then be folded down by the user in the horizontal position (Fig. 1c). In addition, the lighting 10 is controlled by the controller 12 for night lighting. The interior 2 then looks like a pure hotel room.

An individual access identifier (eg chip card) 14 assigned to the user can advantageously be used for electronic unlocking of the access door 4 in the controller 12 can be linked to the access identifiers of the electronically activatable functional modules 4-10 booked by the user, so that when the access door 3 is opened for the first time using the individual access identifier 14, all the functional modules 4-10 booked by the user are activated or released by the controller 12 in the usage state.

(Additional) function modules 4-10 that can be activated or activated can also be booked later by the user instead of when booking the interior 2, especially if the interior 2 is already being used by the user, and only then electronically activated or released in the usage state.

In the following, the new HOH use cases are described using the example of a HOH system with an electronic hotel locking system, which covers all locking points in the hotel with the appropriate hardware, from the outer door to a wide variety of inner doors to furniture at the reception, in the room or in the changing rooms . These locking points can be easily configured and managed centrally using locking system software. In addition, thanks to the communication protocols installed in all door, wall and furniture terminals, the electronic locking system offers solutions for the growing "smartphone key" trend and the connection to room control systems. On the one hand, this allows hoteliers to react comfortably to current requirements for contactless procedures and processes. On the other hand, installation and operating costs can be optimized in this way. The locking system software creates a connection to market-relevant providers in the HMS (Hotel Management System) area as well as app and self-check-in solutions via standard interfaces.

The HOH system 1 according to the invention shown in Fig. 2 comprises a PMS (Property Management System) 101, an electronic locking system 102 with locking system software, a guest-specific key payload (key payload) 103 issued to a hotel guest and a terminal 104, in particular wireless opening of a terminal 104 connected to the locking point 105 using the payload 103. The terminal 104 is configured for its intended use, for example, a main door (main entrance, spa area, ...) or an "in-room" service (kitchen, minibar, ... ) can be. The payload 103 can be stored in encrypted form on various data media 106 and can be used for both online and offline door opening. Data medium 106 for the payload 103 can be a transponder 106a on which the payload 103 is stored, or an app 106b of the electronic locking system 102, a PWA (progressive web app) 106c or a wallet app 106d, by means of which the payload 103 can be end device (e.g. smartphone) of the hotel guest is retrieved via the Internet 107 .

The PMS 101 is a hospitality software platform that enables the streamlining of front-office and back-office operations, e.g. reservations, fast mobile check-in. Invoicing, housekeeping, accounting, etc., regardless of the scale. An update of the availability within the PMS 101 due to new bookings is indicated by an arrow A1. A booking is forwarded from the PMS 101 to the electronic locking system 102 (arrow A2).

The settings defined by the electronic locking system 102 are transferred to the terminal 104 (arrow A3) and as payload 103 to the hotel guest's data medium 106 (arrow A4). If a booking is created or updated, the corresponding payload 103 must be requested from the electronic locking system 102. The terminal 104 reads the payload 103 of the data medium 106 used (arrow A5) and, based on its configuration, can check the payload 103 and decide whether the locking point 105 is opened or not (arrow A6).

As shown in FIG. 3, the payload 103 generated by the electronic locking system 102 has, in addition to the conventional data fields “Generation (generation)” 103a, “Single access point” 103b, “Group access point” 103c and “ Booking data (booking data)” 103d according to the invention the further data fields “additional service (additional service)” 103e, “room use or guest type (guest type)” 103f and “time frame or time frame (time frame)” 103g. The data field “Generation” 103a indicates to which generation a key of a hotel room that has the payload 103 belongs, ie for the key and partner key of a previous guest the ith generation (i=1, 2, . . . ) and for the Key and partner key of the next guest the (i+1).th generation.

The individual locking points 105 to which the hotel guest has access based on his booking, e.g. the room door of the booked room, are specified in the data field “Individual access point” 103b.

The data field "group access point" 103c specifies the general locking points 105 to which every hotel guest has access, regardless of their individual booking, e.g. the main entrance or the door to the spa area.

The booked arrival day (check-in time) and the booked departure day (check-out time) of the hotel guest for the room are specified in the data field “booking data” 103d.

In the data field "additional service" 103e, for example, additional services booked individually by the hotel guest, such as the use of a room kitchen (kitchen service), are specified.

The data field "guest type" 103f indicates whether the hotel guest is a day guest, an overnight guest (night guest) or a whole day guest (whole day guest). By distinguishing between day guests and overnight guests, for example, the key of the day guest cannot be invalidated by the key of the following guest. The distinction also makes it possible to automatically release additional services depending on the type of guest, such as the use of a room toilet only by the overnight guest.

The data field "time frame" 103g indicates the period of time for which the room is booked, for example for a day guest from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., for an overnight guest from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. and for a total day guest from 2 p.m. to 11 a.m. In principle, several day guests are also conceivable, such as a morning guest from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and an afternoon guest from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. In Figs. 4a-4c different applications are described, which are only possible with the new data fields 103e-103g of the payload 103 according to the invention.

In Fig. 4a, a day guest booked room no. 101 without kitchen service from October 1, 2022 to October 4, 2022 and is therefore entitled to enter room no. 101 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on these days. The data fields 103a-103g of the associated payload 103 are therefore assigned as follows:

Generation array 103a: Key generation #5

Single Access Point Data Field 103b: Room #101

Data field "Group access point" 103c: Main entrance (main)

Data field "Booking data" 103d: 10/01/2022 to 10/04/2022

Data field "additional service" 103e: Kitchen service booked

Data field "guest type" 103f: day guest (TG)

Time frame array 103g: 8am to 5pm

If a data medium 106 with this payload 103 is presented on October 1st, 2022 at 8:15 a.m. at terminal 104 of room no. 101, the payload 103 will be checked by terminal 104 and then also accepted, so that the entrance door of room no. 101 , i.e. the associated locking point 105 of the entrance door, is opened by the terminal 104. The day guest has booked an “in-room service” for room no. 101, so that a kitchen terminal located within room no. 102 rejects the payload 103 and does not open the associated locking point 105 for the kitchen door of room no. 102.

In Fig. 4b, an overnight guest has booked room no. 101 including kitchen service from October 1, 2022 to October 3, 2022 and is therefore entitled to enter room no. 101 from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. on these days. The data fields 103a-103g of the associated payload 103 are therefore assigned as follows:

Generation array 103a: Key generation #6

Single Access Point Data Field 103b: Room #101

Data field "Group access point" 103c: Main entrance (main)

Data field "Booking data" 103d: 10/01/2022 to 10/03/2022

Data field "additional service" 103e: Kitchen service booked

Data field "Guest type" 103f: Overnight guest (NG) Time frame data field 103g: 6 p.m. to 7 a.m

If a data medium 106 with this payload 103 is presented at terminal 104 of room no. 101 on October 1st, 2022 at 5:45 p.m., the payload 103 will be checked by terminal 104 and then rejected, so that the entrance door of room no. i.e. the associated locking point 105 of the entrance door, is not opened by the terminal 104. If, on the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4c, the data medium 106 with this payload 103 is presented at terminal 104 of room no. 101 on October 1st, 2022 at 6:15 p.m. so that the entrance door of room no. 101, i.e. the associated locking point 105 of the entrance door, is opened by the terminal 104. Since a kitchen service has been booked, the associated locking point 105 for the kitchen door can be opened at the kitchen terminal 104 of room no. 101 using the payload 103 .

The payload 103 of the day guest described in FIG. 4a is not invalidated by the use of the payload 103 of the overnight guest described in FIG. 4b with a higher generation number, despite the lower generation number, since the two payloads 103 relate to different guest types.

The PMS 101 processes the bookings and displays the occupancy and availability of a room by day (here for 11/10/2022) in the display 110 shown in FIG. 5 in a two-column format. The left column has only one display field 111 for a total day booking of the room by a total day guest; the right-hand column has an upper display field 112 for a day booking from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. by a day guest only and a lower display field 113 for an overnight booking from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. by an overnight guest only. These display fields 111-113 can be marked with three different hatchings or colors 114a-114c, such as white (114a) for available, light gray (114b) for blocked or unavailable and dark gray (114c) for busy.

6 shows, by way of example, for the period from November 10th, 2022 to October 12th, 2022, starting from the initial booking status 115 of a room shown on the left, three different, updated booking statuses 116a-116c on the right-hand side. In the posting initial status 115, a daily posting has already been posted on November 10th, 2022 and therefore the associated field 112 has a dark gray background on November 10th, 2022. This means that a full day booking is not possible on November 10th, 2022 and therefore on

10.11.2022 the associated field 111 is highlighted in light grey. All other booking times are available and therefore the associated fields have a white background.

If a daily booking is made for the room from November 11, 2022 to November 12, 2022, this is indicated in the updated booking status 116a by the fact that on November 11, 2022 and November 12, 2022, the fields 112 for the office bookings are now dark gray and the fields 111 for total daily bookings that are no longer possible have a light gray background.

If total daily bookings are made for the room from November 11th, 2022 to November 12th, 2022, this is indicated in the updated booking status 116b by the fact that on November 11th, 2022 and on November 12th, 2022 the fields 111 for the total daily bookings are now dark gray and the fields 112, 113 are highlighted in light gray for day and night bookings that are no longer possible.

If, on the other hand, night bookings are made for the room from November 10th, 2022 to November 12th, 2022, this is indicated in the updated booking status 116c by the fact that from November 10th, 2022 to November 12th, 2022 the fields 113 for the nighttime bookings are now dark gray and on November 11th, 2022 and on

12.11.2022 the fields 111 for the total daily bookings that are no longer possible have a light gray background. On November 10th, 2022, different guests are booked as day and overnight guests for the room.

Claims

Method for providing a rentable room (2), in particular a room, distributed over a day to different users for different time segments of the day, with the following method steps:

- Booking of the room (2) by a user for a time segment of the day, in particular for day or night use, in each case with the functional modules (4-10) required for this in the room (2), at least one of which can be electronically converted from an initial state to a state of use can be activated or unlocked;

- Providing the functional modules (4-10) booked by the user in the room (2), the at least one electronically activatable or unlockable functional module (4-10) being in its initial state; and

- At the latest when the user enters the room (2), electronic activation or activation of the at least one electronically activated or activated functional module (4-10) required for the booked period of time in the usage state. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that depending on the booked period of time, the room (2) is provided with different function modules (4-10) as an office or overnight room. Method according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that when the room (2) is booked, at least one additional function module (4-10), which can be activated or released electronically from an initial state to a usage state, is booked by the user and at the latest when the user enters the room (2), is electronically activated or activated in the state of use.

4. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that even after the booking of the room (2), in particular if the room (2) is already being used by the user, at least one additional function module (4-10) electronically from a Initial state can be activated or activated in a state of use, subsequently booked by the user and then electronically activated or activated in the state of use.

5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, at the latest when the user is identified for the first time at an access point (3) of the room (2), each functional module (4-10 ), where appropriate, each booked additional function module (4-10) that can be activated or unlocked electronically can be activated or unlocked in the state of use.

6. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an electronically activatable or unlockable function module is an electronically lockable piece of furniture, in particular a cupboard (6) with electronically lockable cupboard doors (6a), a desk (7) with electronically lockable drawers (7a ), an electronically unlockable bed (5) or an electronically unlockable storage space (8, 9), or an electronically unlockable IOT object, in particular light or Pay TV.

7. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that utensils are booked by a user, which are provided in an electronically unlockable storage space (9).

8. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an electronically activatable or unlockable function module is an electronically unlockable toilet door (4) of the room (2).

9. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an electronically activatable or unlockable function module is an electronically controllable room lighting (10) for day or night use.

10. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each electronically activatable or unlockable function module (4-10) is electronically activated or unlocked in each case via an access code that is assigned to the user with an individual access code for electronic identification of the user an access point of the room (2), in particular for electronically unlocking an access door (3) of the room (2), in order to be able to to activate or unlock all functional modules (4-10) booked by the user that can be activated or unlocked electronically in the state of use.

11. A method for providing a rentable room (2), in particular a (hotel) room, distributed over a day to different users for different time segments of the day, in particular according to one of the preceding claims, with the different possible room uses for each day being separate display fields (111) for a total daily booking, a day booking or an overnight booking of the room (2) are visualized and the display fields (111 -113) are marked as bookable, booked or blocked depending on the booking status, in particular with different hatchings or colors (114a-114c).

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that the display fields (111) have two columns with a first column for the display field (111) for the total day booking and with a two-part, second column for the display fields (112, 113) for the day and night bookings or two- line with a first line for the display field (111) of the total daily booking and with a two-part, second line for the display fields (112, 113) of the day and night bookings are displayed.

13. A method for providing a rentable room (2), in particular a (hotel) room, distributed over a day to different users for different time segments of the day, in particular according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a locking point (105) of a room (2 ) is opened by means of a guest-specific key payload (103), in particular wirelessly, in which, in addition to the booking data of a guest, the booked room usage (103f) as "day guest", "overnight guest" or "entire day guest" and/or the booked period of use ( 103g) are stored.

14. System (1) for providing a rentable room (2), in particular a (hotel) room, distributed over a day to different users for different time segments of the day, in particular for carrying out the method according to one of the preceding claims

- a rentable room (2),

- several function modules (4-10) present in the room (2) for a time segment of the day, in particular for day or night use, at least one of which can be activated or released electronically from an initial state to a use state, and

- a controller (12) that is programmed to electronically activate or activate or unlock the unlockable function module (4-10) from the initial state to the usage state.

15. System according to claim 14, characterized by at least one additional function module (4-12) booked by the user in the room (2), the electrical can be activated or activated ronically from an initial state to a state of use, the controller (12) being programmed to electronically activate or release each additional function module (4-10) booked by the user from the initial state to the state of use.

16. System according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that at least one of the electronically activatable or unlockable function modules (4-10) has a lock (11) which can be unlocked electronically via an access code, which is assigned to the user with an individual Access identifier (14) for electronically identifying the user at an access point of the room (2), in particular for electronically unlocking an access door (3) of the room (2), in order to be able to use the individual access identifier at the latest when the user is electronically identified at the access point for the first time , in particular when opening the access door (3) for the first time, to activate or unlock all functional modules (4-10) booked by the user that can be activated or unlocked electronically in the usage state.

17. System according to one of Claims 14 to 16, characterized in that at least one of the functional modules that can be activated or unlocked electronically is room lighting (10) which, depending on the time period booked by the user, is switched on by the controller (12) for a different lighting is controlled.

18. System according to one of claims 14 to 17, characterized by a booking platform (13) for booking the room (2) for a time segment of the day, in particular for day or night use, and optionally for booking electronically activatable or unlockable, additional function modules (4-10).

19. System (1) for providing a rentable room (2), in particular a (hotel) room, distributed over a day to different users each Weil for different time segments of the day, in particular according to one of claims 14 to 18, with a property management system (101) for managing rooms (2), which has a display (110) for visualizing the booking status (115, 116a-116c) of a Room (2), wherein the display (110) for each day has a display field (111) for a total daily booking of the room (2), a display field (112) for a daily booking of the room (2) and a display field (113) for one overnight booking of the room (2) and wherein the property management system (101) is programmed to mark the display fields (111-113) as bookable, booked or blocked depending on the booking status, in particular with different hatchings or colors (114a-114c ). System according to claim 19, characterized in that the display

(110) in two columns with a first column for the display field (111) of the total daily booking and with a two-part, second column for the display fields (112, 113) of the day and night bookings or in two lines with a first line for the display field (111) of the total daily booking and is designed with a two-part, second line for the display fields (112, 113) of the day and night bookings. System (1) for providing a rentable room (2), in particular a (hotel) room, distributed over a day to different users for different periods of the day, in particular according to one of claims 14 to 20, with a guest-specific key pay load (103), in which the booking data of a guest are stored, in particular for wirelessly opening a locking point (105) of the booked room (2), with the key payload (103) also showing the booked room use (103f) as "day guest". , "Overnight guest" or "Total day guest" and/or the booked period of use (103g) are stored. System according to claim 21, characterized in that a booked additional service (103e) of the room (2) is additionally stored in the key payload (103). System according to one of Claims 14 to 22, characterized by an electronic locking system (102) with locking system software for configuring and managing locking points (105), in particular rooms (2), which is programmed to have a guest-specific key payload (103 ) for a respective room (2), as well as by terminals (104), each of which check a key payload (103) that has been presented and only open the associated locking point (105) if the check is positive.