Future-Proof Hotel Software for IPTV Systems

Future-Proof Hotel Software for IPTV Systems

CONTENTS IPTV Hotel Solution 3-8 Hotel Software Basic 9-10 Content Management System 11-12 Video-on-Demand (VoD) Films 13-15 Set-Back Boxes 16-17 Remote Control Hotel 18 Special Brochures 19 IPTV rackmount 2

IPTV Hotel Solution The IPTV hotel solution from Kathrein offers your guests from at home and abroad not just entertainment but also information about your hotel and its environs. No matter whether it s a large business hotel or a small family hotel, the IPTV hotel solution from Kathrein is always perfectly positioned. The IPTV hotel solution from Kathrein consists of a basic package that can be extended individually with a variety of media packages in accordance with the hotel operator s wishes. It offers the guest simple, logical and self-explanatory operation. The highlight is a cinema package with the latest blockbusters from the biggest film studios. We deliver the films immediately to your video-on-demand platform. Customised IPTV solution Hard wired to your guests Individually optimised TV experience for your guests Logically structured and self-explanatory operating concept Perfect entertainment for demanding TV connoisseurs The latest top Hollywood blockbusters Interactivity the guests determine their own programme Cost-efficient, compact solution without additional expenditure 3

Live TV List the TV programmes in the national language of the guest Full HD, 3D ready Display the electronic programme guide (EPG) in matrix form on the TV set Quick channel change times (Ø: 0.5 seconds) Display subtitles Predefined setting for maximum volume Pause/resume on each channel 4

Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Clear EPG matrix with the available timeshift TV channels flagged Channel overview in interactive matrix form Current, future and past programmes from the individual TV providers in overview Detail view gives extended EPG information Call up timeshift TV channels using the interactive EPG matrix TV recordings can be scheduled from the EPG matrix Timeshift TV 24 + 3 Recording of selected TV channels in a ring buffer on the server - e.g. 27 hours per channel Choice and number of channels as well as the duration of the recording can be specified centrally 5

Personal video recorder (npvr) Facility for central recording of TV broadcasts for the subscriber on the server No additional recording devices or external hard disk necessary Facility for simultaneous recording of multiple TV broadcasts Recording from the EPG matrix, timed input or immediately Simultaneous playback available during recording Pause/continue during playback, fast forward and rewind Centrally defined maximum recording capacity for each room All recordings are automatically deleted when the guest checks out 6

Teletext Central storage of the pages and subpages from all broadcasters for faster access All subpages can be called up immediately by navigation using the control pointer of the remote control Full or transparent display of text pages Live radio Customer-specific formatting of the user interface is available Guest s local radio channels top the channel list Programme information by the EPG matrix (current and future broadcasts) Predefined setting for maximum volume Black screen video signal 7

Multi-language user interface Clear, informative and modern in format Logically arrange navigation GUI adapted to the remote control GUI can be customised to match the hotel s corporate design Graphical User Interface (GUI) Documented XML interfaces for provisioning, controlling, status checking and linking to third party systems Remote management Web-based administration tool (user rights, TV channels, timeshift TV, storage assignment etc.) Additional software information Central setting of programmes Central configuration of the live TV and radio channels (add, remove, edit etc.) Central configuration of the timeshift TV channels Definition of the pause/resume function for channels that are not timeshift TV channels Display the settings for the standard hardware Configuration tool (Web-based) Status display of the DVB sources Status display of the TV and radio channels Status display of the timeshift TV recordings Status display of the npvr memory Status display of the set-back boxes or the TV sets Status display of the remote controls (battery status) Status Dashboard (Web-based) 8

Hotel Software Basic Welcome screen featuring a welcome message in the guest s national language TV is automatically switched on in the hotel room 1) Personal welcome message in the guest s language Welcome screen Messages can be set to individual persons, groups or all hotel guests from the reception Request read acknowledgement Messages TV set is automatically switched off after a time period defined by the hotel guest (30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes) Sleep mode TV set can give the hotel guest a wakeup call at the time he/she desires and in the desired mode (TV or radio) Incrementally increasing volume configurable Snooze mode (in intervals of e.g. five minutes) Wake-up function 1) Function must be supported by the TV set 9

Check in/check out Display the room status Language settings of the system for the guest Setting the juvenile protection Activation of the welcome screen in the room Providing the set-back box with all relevant data (channel sequence, messages etc.) Message administration Integration into PMS available Reception tool (Web-based) 10

Content Management System The Kathrein Content Management System provides your hotel guests with visual information in a form appropriate to them as customers, such as text and images. Main menu with hotel information adapted to the corporate design Presentation platform for your hotel Central generation of information Dynamic information management in harmony with the corporate design of the operator Up-to-date information always ensured Very simple operation, so no programming or HTML knowledge necessary Saves time and costs Uniform presentation The contents are stored separately from the design, so the design remains unchanged Replaces costly and labour-intensive guest folders in the rooms Your benefits 11

Advertising for hotel services through content management system Advance notice of in-house events or regional events The daily menus and tariffs for the restaurant, bar etc. can be called up Presentation of your wellness offering in the SPA and in the fitness studio House magazines and house announcements Special offers Example 12

Video-on-Demand (VoD) Films Our offering provides you not only with an interactive hotel TV solution, but also at the same time with top current content. This allows you to offer your guests the latest blockbusters from Hollywood and also erotic films can be called up at any time. Early release window : Connection to the latest films shortly after their release to cinemas and before their availability on DVD Additional source of revenue by attractive revenue share model High-quality film offering for your hotel guests, consisting of blockbusters and erotic titles of a variety of genres Automatic updates of the films via the Internet (no administrative and technical effort for you) Films in a variety of languages Integral juvenile protection State-of-the-art additional service for your guests Your benefits 13

Example depiction of video-on-demand offering varying over time Content purchase at the film studios Programme planning Content preparation including encoding, encryption, acquisition and preparation of the metadata Transfer of the video files and metadata to your VoD server via the Internet Marketing support and on-screen advertising Cinema trailers, title covers and descriptions of the films Data reports to Hollywood Central DRM - no local costs for encryption Services for you Detailed information on the selected film 14

About 15 to 20 of the top current feature films can be called up at any time Monthly updating with about two to three new blockbuster films, automatically provided in the to the cinema evaluation window in the system We offer films from the following film studios, amongst others: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Sony Pictures Releasing, Walt Disney Pictures Hollywood blockbusters and independent studios We deliver 40 to 50 current titles of different genres in top quality Roughly 10 films are updated per quarter Adult and erotic content Minimum sale price: 6.50 per film (exclusive of taxes) 25 % of the sales price is retained by the hotelier No minimum monthly turnover You pay only when your guests consume the films This is conditional on an existing software maintenance contract Revenue share model Fixed rate per month and room, covered by the hotel or operator respectively Free and unlimited consumption of films by the guests This is conditional on an existing software maintenance contract Flat-rate model 15

Set-Back Boxes UFI 512sw UFI 112sw (available 2 nd quarter/2012) Mounting rail for all 3 VESA thread sizes No display Control interface for hotel LCD TVs RS 232 via RJ 11 Radio remote control featuring pairing on operation 16

Noiseless: No hard disk drive or extractor fan sounds No visibly installed, bothersome LEDs Integrated radio receiver Integrated power supply unit Set-back box 17

Remote Control Hotel Due to the ideal adaptation to the menu functions, your hotel guests can use all IPTV offers and services simply and easily. The new remote control offers a variety of benefits for you as well as a self-explanatory, simple operating concept for your guests Appealing slim-line design All main functions accessible directly at the push of a button Help button for questions about applications Internationally understandable symbols Just a single remote control for set-back box and TV set Available with individual logo and colour scheme Well-known operating concept Casing of extremely robust ABS Transmission configurable for infra-red and radio (2.4 GHz) in order to avoid interference signals Battery status report to reception/ housekeeping, to ensure unrestricted functionality Batteries supplied Dimensions (mm): 230 x 46 x 12 18

Further Information IPTV System IPTV Set-Top Boxes Special Brochures 1 Interactive IPTV Platform Current information on the Kathrein IPTV rackmount system and the associated set-top boxes can be found in the special brochures depicted here which can be ordered online or downloaded from www.kathrein.de. You can also order hard copies of the brochures featured on this page from your local Kathrein representative. 19

We are always pleased to advise you: 99811851/1/0312/JH/PF Technical data subject to change. Internet: www.kathrein.de E-mail: iptv@kathrein.de KATHREIN-Werke KG Tel +49 8031 184-0 Fax +49 8031 184-385 Anton-Kathrein-Str. 1-3 P.O. Box 10 04 44 D-83004 Rosenheim/GERMANY