ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,223,558, issued on Feb. 11.

"System for managing check-in and collecting environmental information at accommodations, and method therefor" was invented by Hiun Cha (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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 seco...