Systems and methods for training a radar sensor to determine positioning of an elevator car within an elevator system are provided. The method comprises calibrating a target reflector signal, calibrating one or more reference reflector signals, comparing frequencies of the target reflector signal and the one or more reference reflector signals, determining for each of the one or more reference reflector signals, a frequency distance between the target reflector signal and the reference reflector signal, and generating a distance measuring signal pattern based on the frequency distance of each of the one or more reference reflector signals.

An elevator monitoring system includes a monitoring controller for communicating with a remote monitoring installation. The monitoring controller has a signal input for connecting the monitoring controller to a sensor system of the elevator monitoring system. The sensor system includes a first sensor module for determining a state of an elevator controller of an elevator system monitored by the elevator monitoring system, and a second sensor module for determining movement information of the monitored elevator system. The sensor system combines an output state of the first sensor module and an output state of the second sensor module into a single output state by a logical AND operation and provides this single output state as an input for the signal input.

There is provided an information processing system capable of suppressing arising of unprocessed data and depreciation of data with the lapse of time. The information processing system (1) includes a buffer unit (5), a processing unit (6), and a control unit (9). The buffer unit (5) sequentially receives data acquired by an observation terminal (2) from the observation terminal (2). The processing unit (6) sequentially processes the data received by the buffer unit (5). The control unit (9) controls an index value indicating information freshness by adjusting a resource of processing of the processing unit (6). The index value indicating the information freshness is calculated based on elapsed time from the time when the data is acquired by the observation terminal (2).

A sensing apparatus for monitoring a conveyance system is provided. The sensing apparatus including: at least one sensor configured to detect sensor data of the conveyance system; a controller configured to process the sensor data; and a communication module in communication with the controller, the communication module being configured to transmit processed sensor data to a remote device.

An equipment service graphical interface is provided. An entity and an entity location of a plurality of equipment are identified. A data repository is accessed that includes a plurality of equipment servicing data associated with the equipment at the entity location. A map image is output on a graphical user interface including one or more icons indicating one or more equipment locations and status of the equipment based on the equipment servicing data from the data repository. One or more equipment status details are selectively displayed on the graphical user interface responsive to a detected user input action.

An elevator counterweight (2) includes a first part (4). The first part (4) is configured to be connected, in use, to a suspension member (8) of an elevator system (1). The first part (4) is arranged to receive an additional mass (6) when the first part (4) is connected to the suspension member (8), such that a mass of the elevator counterweight (2) can be varied. A controller (14) may be arranged to control a mass variation system (12) to vary the mass of the elevator counterweight (2) according to a schedule. The controller (14) may determine the schedule in a learning process.

A method and an apparatus for automatic condition checking of an elevator are provided, wherein an elevator car of the elevator is situated in a door zone of a first landing in an elevator shaft following an earthquake. The method includes determining whether the load carried by hoisting ropes is evenly distributed between the hoisting ropes by checking the status or measurement data of at least one rope tension measurement device. The test unit determines whether the elevator car is empty and conducts a drive test for the elevator car in order to determine unimpeded access for the elevator car to other landings. The elevator is returned to normal use, if the drive test indicates unimpeded access for the elevator car to the other landings.

According to an aspect, a technique for operating an elevator safety system using pressure-sensitive detection includes detecting a presence in a safety zone of a first elevator of the elevator system, and activating a safety mode of the first elevator based at least in part on the determination. The technique also includes operating the first elevator in the safety mode, and transmitting data of the first elevator to a server.

The monitoring system (1) includes an elevator control panel (2), a monitoring device (5), an elevator control panel (3), and a monitoring device (6). The monitoring device (5) includes a communication circuit (14), a control circuit (13), and a power supply circuit (12). The monitoring device (6) includes a control circuit (26) and a power supply circuit (25). The power supply circuit (12) supplies power from the elevator control panel (2) to the control circuit (13). The control circuit (13) supplies power to the communication circuit (14). The control circuit (13) and the control circuit (26) are connected via a communication wire (32) so that information can be transmitted to the control circuit (13).

A building security system includes an emergency communications system of an elevator installation, and a building alarm system. The emergency communications system has a communications interface to couple the emergency communications system to a remote elevator service central in an emergency situation, and an emergency call panel arranged in an elevator car to allow a passenger to communicate with the remote elevator service central via the communications interface while in the elevator car during the emergency situation. The building alarm system includes a plurality of sensor units arranged at predetermined locations of the building and selected to detect predetermined building events. The building alarm system is communicatively coupled to the emergency communications system of the elevator installation for communicating the building event to the elevator service central via the emergency communications system of the elevator installation and/or for receiving an action request from the remote elevator service central via the communications interface of the emergency communications system.