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.

The invention relates to a maintenance interface system for providing a visual output representing maintenance related information of a people transport system or access control system. The maintenance interface system comprises: a storage unit having maintenance related information of the people transport system or the access control system stored thereon, and a user device. The user device is arranged to: receive at least part of the stored maintenance related information from the storage unit in response to detecting an activation event, and provide a visual output representing the received maintenance related information. The invention relates also to a method for providing visual output representing maintenance related information of a people transport system or the access control system.

A monitoring system for monitoring an escalator is provided. The monitoring system including: a local gateway device; and a sensing apparatus in wireless communication with the local gateway device through a short-range wireless protocol, the sensing apparatus including: an inertial measurement unit sensor configured to detect acceleration data of the escalator.

A monitoring system for an escalator including: a local gateway device; an analytic engine in communication with the local gateway device through a cloud computing network; a sensing apparatus in wireless communication with the local gateway device through a short-range wireless protocol, the sensing apparatus including: an inertial measurement unit sensor configured to detect acceleration data of the escalator, wherein at least one of the sensing apparatus and the local gateway device is configured to determine a condition based monitoring (CBM) health score of the escalator in response to at least the acceleration data, and wherein the local gateway is configured wirelessly transmit the CBM health score of the escalator to the cloud computing network in a data package via a long-range wireless communication protocols.

A monitoring system for monitoring an escalator is provided including: a local gateway device; and a sensing apparatus in wireless communication with the local gateway device through a short-range wireless protocol, the sensing apparatus including: a frequency detection device configured to detect frequency data of the escalator, wherein the sensing apparatus is configured to obtain a specific frequency of a component of the escalator and detect at least one of a change in the specific frequency of the component to a sub-frequency, a direction shift of the specific frequency of the component, and a change in a harmonics of the specific frequency of the component in response to the frequency data.

A monitoring system for an escalator including: a local gateway device; an analytic engine in communication with the local gateway device through a cloud computing network; a weather data source in communication with the analytic engine through the cloud computing network, the weather data source being configured to obtain weather data at a location of the escalator; a sensing apparatus in wireless communication with the local gateway device through a short-range wireless protocol, the sensing apparatus comprising: an inertial measurement unit sensor configured to detect acceleration data of the escalator, and wherein the CBM health score is adjusted in response to at least the weather data.

A monitoring system for an escalator including: a local gateway device; an analytic engine in communication with the local gateway device through a cloud computing network; a sensing apparatus in wireless communication with the local gateway device through a short-range wireless protocol, the sensing apparatus including: an inertial measurement unit sensor configured to detect acceleration data of the escalator, wherein at least one of the sensing apparatus, the local gateway device, and the analytic engine is configured to determine an operating mode of the escalator in response to at least the acceleration data; and an application for a computing device, the application being configured to display weather data simultaneously with the operating mode of the escalator on a display device of the computing device.

A method for reporting component fault states of a passenger transport system includes the steps: detecting identity information and/or fault state information of a component being examined using a reporting device; automatically transmitting the detected information to an analysis device; automatically selecting a selection of possible causes of the fault from a list based on the identity information and/or the fault information and transmitting corresponding selection information to the reporting device; automatically outputting the selection information from the reporting device and receiving sub-selection information describing a sub-selection selected by a reporter from the selection of possible causes of the fault; and automatically transmitting the sub-selection information to the analysis device. Possible causes of the fault states are reported and collected in a simple and standardized manner. A monitoring device is informed of possible causes of faults that arise frequently so that components can be further developed in a targeted manner.

A conveyor arrangement, a conveyor system and a method for determining a load estimate in a people conveyor arrangement, such as an escalator arrangement or horizontal or inclined autowalk arrangement include using a power model of the people conveyor arrangement, which power model includes e.g. motor model components and/or people conveyor model components, having at least a friction monitoring mode, and determining in the friction monitoring mode a friction estimate of the conveyor arrangement based at least in part on the measured or determined motor power, the power model of the people conveyor arrangement, and a speed of the step or pallet chain and/or a speed of the handrail.

A monitoring system for an inclined passenger conveyor having a transportation band for conveying passengers between a lower landing region and an upper landing region; an endless drive member on which the transportation band is mounted, and at least one moving hand rail. The monitoring system includes at least one fault detection sensor, provided on a movable component of the inclined passenger conveyor; an associated pressure sensor provided adjacent to and associated with the or each fault detection sensor; and a controller. The or each associated pressure sensor is configured to measure the barometric pressure at a current position of its associated fault detection sensor.