Smart Room Device for Automated Check-in and Environmental Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shared accommodation services lack efficient methods for managing check-in processes and collecting indoor environment information, such as air quality and device functionality, which hinders customers' ability to select clean and suitable rooms, especially in areas with high fine dust concentrations.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising an accommodation management server and a room device equipped with sensors and a beacon, which automatically collects indoor environment information and manages check-in/check-out processes by recognizing smart devices and transmitting identification information to the server, allowing for mode switching between guest and host operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If shared accommodation services use manual check-in methods with hosts meeting guests individually, then flexibility and low operational cost are maintained, but check-in efficiency and convenience for guests deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables guests to perform check-in autonomously through mobile devices. The server automatically authenticates guest identities, transmits room access information, and notifies room devices, eliminating the need for host-guest meetings and manual key handovers.
Solution Approach 2:
Physical key handover and face-to-face verification are replaced by an automated digital system. The server transmits electronic access credentials to guest mobile devices, and room devices receive automated notifications, substituting mechanical check-in processes with automated information transmission.
2Loss of information
If shared accommodation services lack automated monitoring systems, then device complexity and operational costs are reduced, but the ability to collect indoor environment information deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The room device integrates multiple functions including environment sensing (temperature, humidity, air quality), guest notification, and access control. This multi-functional design consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a single integrated device.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automated feedback loops where room devices continuously monitor environment information and transmit data to the server. The server processes this information and provides it to guests, creating a closed-loop system that automatically shares indoor air quality and environmental data.
3Productivity
If hosts manually manage check-in appointments and key distribution, then adaptability to individual guest needs is maintained, but productivity and efficiency of the accommodation service deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Both guests and hosts benefit from automated self-service functionality. Guests autonomously complete check-in through mobile devices, while hosts receive automated notifications of guest arrivals and room status changes, eliminating the need for hosts to manually coordinate check-in appointments.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary that automates the coordination between hosts and guests. It manages authentication, transmits access information, notifies room devices, and tracks check-in status, freeing hosts from direct involvement in the check-in process while maintaining service quality.
4Measurement precision
If accommodation services rely on host-provided information and online reviews, then information availability is improved, but objectivity and accuracy of room condition information deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements real-time feedback through automated sensing and transmission. Room devices continuously measure temperature, humidity, and air quality, transmitting this objective data to the server which then provides it to guests, replacing subjective reviews with measurable, real-time environmental information.
Solution Approach 2:
Subjective assessment through host descriptions and guest reviews is replaced by automated environmental sensing. Sensors objectively measure physical parameters (temperature, humidity, air quality) and transmit this data through the server, providing verifiable, real-time information about actual room conditions.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for managing check-in and collecting environmental information at accommodations, includes: an accommodations management server for managing room reservations and the check-in authorities of guests; and a room device which acquires identification information about a smart device to transmit same to the accommodations management server if a user's smart device is recognized, and which operates in a first mode or a second mode according to the authority information received from the accommodations management server.