The present disclosure is directed to an elevator door control system, which can prevent the risk of an obstacle-trapping (e.g. finger-trapping) accident. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an elevator door control system comprising: at least a camera module configured to monitor opening/closing of doors of an elevator and analyze the captured video to determine whether there is an obstacle-trapping accident; a data communication part configured to transmit the analyzed video; and a main controller of the elevator configured to control opening/closing of the doors of the elevator based on determination results of the analyzed video transmitted from the data communication part.

A hoistway door locking system includes an elevator shaft. Also included is an elevator car disposed within the elevator shaft and moveable therein between a plurality of access openings located at a plurality of levels of the elevator shaft. Further included is a plurality of locking mechanisms, at least one of the plurality of locking mechanisms being located at each of the plurality of access openings, wherein each of the plurality of locking mechanisms is operable between a locked condition and an unlocked condition, and wherein only a single locking mechanism may be in the unlocked condition at a specific time, the unlocked condition occurring upon alignment of the elevator car and the respective access opening having the single locking mechanism.

A door system is provided and includes=a door assembly operable to assume an open position at which an aperture is opened and a closed position at which the aperture is closed, a sensor assembly and a controller. The controller is coupled to the door assembly and configured to instruct the door assembly to normally assume the closed position and to assume the open position in accordance with an open signal being issued by the sensor assembly. The sensor assembly is configured to track the individual, determine whether the individual is likely to be approaching the aperture from the tracking and issue the open signal in accordance with a determination that the individual is likely to be approaching the aperture.

An elevator door bypass apparatus, configured to bypass a landing door or a car door at a time of an inspection of an elevator, includes: a door mode selector switch configured to switch a door mode between a normal operation and a bypass operation; a bypass target selector switch configured to switch between bypassing of the landing door and bypassing of the car door; and a bypass relay configured to, in a case that the door mode has been switched to the bypass operation by the door mode selector switch, bypass the landing door when the bypassing of the landing door has been selected by the bypass target selector switch, and bypass the car door when the bypassing of the car door has been selected by the bypass target selector switch.

An elevator door bypass apparatus, configured to bypass a landing door or a car door at a time of an inspection of an elevator, includes: a door mode selector switch configured to switch a door mode between a normal operation and a bypass operation; a bypass target selector switch configured to switch between bypassing of the landing door and bypassing of the car door; and a bypass relay configured to, in a case that the door mode has been switched to the bypass operation by the door mode selector switch, bypass the landing door when the bypassing of the landing door has been selected by the bypass target selector switch, and bypass the car door when the bypassing of the car door has been selected by the bypass target selector switch.

The invention relates to a method and apparatus. In the method a determining a first position of a user of a mobile node is determined at a first time instant. A second position of the user of the mobile node is determined at a second time instant. A time difference is determined between the first time instant and the second time instant. A walking speed of the user is determined using the time difference, the first position and the second position. A third position of the user of the mobile node is determined. A walking time required for the user to reach at least one elevator is determined from the third position based on the walking speed of the user. An elevator call and the walking time are transmitted to an elevator call control node.

The invention relates to an elevator and access system of an environment comprising at least one elevator group with at least one elevator car movable along a vertical pathway and an elevator control being connected with an access control of the environment, which system further comprises at least one access door to the environment, which access door has a door lock controlled by the access control, whereby in connection with the access door a first access I/O device controlling the door lock is located, which device is configured to communicate with the access control. which system further comprises at least one access controlled delivery locker, having a locker hatch with a hatch lock, whereby in connection with the locker hatch a second access I/O device controlling the hatch lock is located, which device is configured to communicate with the access control, whereby the elevator control and/or the access control is/are connected with a public communication network, via which the access control is configured to communicate with at least one first mobile phone holding access rights in the environment, whereby the first mobile phone is configured to communicate with the access control either to unlock the door lock and the hatch lock or to forward access data for the first and second access door I/O devices to a delivery communication device for unlocking the door lock and the hatch lock.

According to one embodiment, an elevator system includes a camera, a passenger detection module and a controller. The camera is capable of imaging a particular range in a direction from a vicinity of a door of a car to a hall when the car arrives at the hall. The passenger detection module detects presence or absence of a passenger who intends to get into the car by focusing on movement of a movable body within a specific area by using a plurality of time-series continuous images which are captured by the camera. The controller controls an opening/closing operation of the door based on a detection result of the passenger detection module. A width of the area is being set greater than at least a width of the door.

A smart elevator system includes: an elevator provided in a building having multiple floors; a controller configured to control the elevator; a portable terminal used by a person to make a reservation for using the elevator and including a communicator for long-range communication and short-range communication; a server system configured to receive the reservation for using the elevator from the portable terminal by communicating with the portable terminal and control an operation of the elevator through the controller according to the reservation; and a portable terminal detector provided near a door of the elevator and configured to obtain a unique key of the portable terminal through the communicator, when the portable terminal used to make the reservation approaches it.

A lift system for protecting the privacy of passengers. The lift system having a lift car that can be moved between floors of a building. The lift car having a video camera arranged in the lift car. The video camera being a part of a video system that also includes a video monitor for displaying information relating to the interior of the lift car. A video control device is communicatively connected to and controls the video system in a selective manner according to one of several operating modes. The several operating modes include a first operating mode in which the video system is deactivated or activation is blocked, so that the video system remains in an inactive state, if a passenger asks for the video system to be deactivated. When in the first operating mode the video system remains in the inactive state for as long as the passenger is in the lift car.