System Architecture
iPhone is part of a complete solution that manages the delivery of content
to iPhone’s touchscreen LCD. iPhone is configured as either a pure VoIP phone (iPhone IP) or as an analog/IP hybrid phone (iPhone Hybrid).
Network Integration
iPhone IP is integrated into a hotel’s data network for both voice (VoIP) and data (display) functions. iPhone Hybrid is integrated into the data network for data functions, and to the voice network for voice functions (conventional analog voice).
The data network connects to the Internet via an Internet Gateway, while the voice network connects to the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) via a PSTN gateway. In addition to the iPhones,
the data network connects a hotel’s Property Management System (PMS), local content databases, and a Content Aggregator Server (“CAS”) with the iPhone Content Management Console (CMC) front end. The voice network also supports analog phones and PBXs. Other resources, such as iPhone YellowPages services and related applications, your hotel’s cor- porate servers,Teledex servers, third- party service providers, and other licensed entities, may also be accessed by the CAS.
Content Management Console
Convertible Hybrid
iPhone Hybrid can be converted via a simple firmware upgrade to pure VoIP (iPhone IP). So, if you currently have an analog voice infra- structure, you can deploy the iPhone Hybrid now, and when you’re ready for VoIP, so are your iPhones!
Yellow Page Search
iPhone features Open Touch™ YellowPage search services by Commoca. Guests press the familiar walking fingers icon
to access local restaurants, services, shopping & more!
The iPhone CMC (Content Management Console) is your control panel for managing iPhone content and services. Shown above is the interface for controlling parameters of advertising loops that appear on the iPhone. Other control panels allow for control over content such as news, sports and weather, local info, hotel info, and more. With iPhone, managing content is easy.
(Server requirements vary according to property size.)
