Patent ID: 8472924

Claim:
A system for providing concierge services to a mobile device user, the system comprising: a communications server accessible by a mobile device of the mobile device user; a local services network connected to the communications server; a concierge application resident on the communications server, the concierge application configured to: receive a concierge identification code from the mobile device, wherein the concierge identification code is provided to the mobile device user for use as a guest of a recreational venue to obtain the concierge services using the mobile device; assign the mobile device to the concierge identification code in response to receiving the concierge identification code from the mobile device; activate the concierge services for the mobile device user in response to receiving the concierge identification code from the mobile device; assign one or more other mobile devices to the concierge identification code forming a group including the mobile device and the one or more other mobile devices; receive a concierge command from the mobile device, after activating the concierge services, requesting to be placed in a quiet mode relative to messages for the group; obtain a message for the group; and send the message to the group except the mobile device, in response to the requesting to be placed in the quiet mode relative to messaging for the group.