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INTERACTION TERMINAL AND SYSTEM FOR ELEVATOR

An elevator interactive terminal and an elevator interactive system. The elevator interactive system of the present invention comprises an elevator interactive terminal, configured with a social communication media module, wherein a user is registered as a first registered user in the social communication media module; and a server coupled to a communication bus of an elevator system, configured with the social communication media module and to register an elevator as the second registered user in the social communication media module, wherein, based on the social communication media module, interactive communication is performed between the first registered user on the elevator interactive terminal corresponding to the user and the second registered user on the server corresponding to the elevator.

ELEVATOR CARS
20210403288 · 2021-12-30 ·

An elevator car comprising a passenger cab and a robot cab, the robot cab is configured to accommodate at least one autonomous robot; wherein the robot cab includes: a robot cab controller configured to receive elevator call requests from the at least one autonomous robot and a coupling mechanism configured to couple the robot cab to the passenger cab.

PASSENGER GUIDANCE DEVICE AND PASSENGER GUIDANCE METHOD

A passenger guidance device is configured to include: a passenger detection unit for detecting a passenger who has entered a boarding waiting area which is an area in front of an entrance door of an elevator; a position detection unit for detecting a position of a passenger detected by the passenger detection unit; a number assignment unit for assigning a number indicating a boarding order to the elevator to the passenger detected by the passenger detection unit every time the passenger detection unit detects a passenger; and a number display unit for displaying the number assigned by the number assignment unit on a floor surface around the position detected by the position detection unit.

VISUAL INSPECTION DIAGNOSTICS
20210403283 · 2021-12-30 ·

A passenger conveyor diagnostic system includes a processor that stores at least one visual inspection diagnostic, and a passenger conveyor system including at least one sensor configured to capture one or both of an image and a sound. The processor applies the at least one visual inspection diagnostic to one or both of the image and the sound to generate a diagnosed status of the passenger conveyor system, and overlays the diagnosed status of the passenger conveyor system on the image.

MULTI-CAR ELEVATOR SYSTEM

Provided is a multi-car elevator system including: a plurality of cars to be raised and lowered in the same hoistway; and an inspection work controller. The inspection work controller is operated by a worker so as to move an operation target car which is one of the plurality of cars. Further, the operation target car is allowed to be selected from two or more of the cars in a work area in which the worker is present.

TRAVEL-SPEED BASED PREDICTIVE DISPATCHING
20210395038 · 2021-12-23 ·

An aspect includes a system with a communication interface configured to receive a mobile device location indicator at a first location and a second location. The system also includes a memory system and a processing system configured to perform operations. The operations include detecting a mobile device at the first location and observing a current state of one or more conditions present during detection of the mobile device. A travel prediction of the mobile device between the first location and the second location is determined based on a travel history of the mobile device and the current state of the one or more conditions. A command is output to a dispatching system based on detection of the mobile device at the first location and the travel prediction of the mobile device to align with a predicted arrival of the mobile device at the second location.

Braking deceleration measurement of an elevator system
11198586 · 2021-12-14 · ·

A method of measuring braking deceleration of an elevator based on a video of a motion of a hoisting machine taken by a mobile device, the motion of the hoisting machine including a motion of a brake and a motion of a traction sheave, the method including capturing the video, processing the video, and calculating a braking deceleration of the elevator based on the processed video.

HANDSFREE ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM

A touchless elevator call button selection device utilizing a plurality of infrared beams is disclosed along with its method of use. By using beams of light to detect the position of a user's hand, the touchless elevator call button selection device allows the user to interface with the elevator control system without physically coming into contact with the elevator control system.

Operating panel for an elevator providing options of indicating additional floor information
11192749 · 2021-12-07 · ·

An elevator operation panel has a plurality of buttons for selecting target floors and a plurality of touch-sensitive areas, each area being associated with one of the buttons. The panel includes an output device, such as a display or a loudspeaker, for outputting information, a control unit connected to the buttons, to the areas and to the output device, and a data storage device storing at least one data folder for each target floor. Each folder contains information relating to the associated target floor. Upon triggering one of the touch-sensitive areas, the control unit reads the information in one of the folders relating to the target floor selectable by the button to which the area is associated and outputs the information at the output device. Subsequent triggering of the same area causes the control unit to read another folder related to the target floor and output the information therein.

ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR LANDING GUIDANCE DEVICE
20210371237 · 2021-12-02 · ·

Provided is an elevator landing guidance device including: a hall operation panel (2) provided on each of floors, which is configured to output a guide sound (A) for informing a position of the hall operation panel (2) and accept input of landing call registration; and a guide sound generator (3), which is provided to a landing of each of the floors for each of elevator machines, and which is configured to output a guide sound (B) for informing a position of the landing. When the landing call registration is input to the hall operation panel (2), the guide sound (B) is output from the guide sound generator (3) installed so as to correspond to one of the elevator machines, which is assigned to the landing call registration.