An illustrative example embodiment of a method of remotely maintaining a connection status of a connection port of a passenger carrying system includes determining that the connection port is not connected to an authorized device, determining whether at least one criterion is satisfied while the connection port is not connected to an authorized device, and providing a notice to an authorized individual when the at least one criterion is satisfied and the connection port is not connected to an authorized device.

An elevator system includes a controller; an elevator car; an elevator car controller mounted on the elevator car; a transceiver on the elevator car; an access point; the transceiver and the access point configured to provide wireless communications between the controller and the elevator car controller over a first communications path and a second communications path.

Provided are embodiments including a system a method for performing smart beamforming for reliable and secure wireless data transmission. The can embodiments include receiving at least one parameter of an elevator car operating in a hoistway, and determining a steering angle based on the received parameters. The embodiments can also include performing beamforming of an antenna array based on the determined steering angle, and transmitting data from the antenna array based at least in part on a beamforming process.

A control system of an elevator can be communicated with by a mobile control device to execute a maintenance and/or installation for the elevator. The control system includes a receiving element for receiving a request to establish a communication connection from the mobile control device, at least one processor to perform a first identification whether the mobile control device is authorized to communicate with the elevator, the at least one processor to perform a second identification whether a user of the mobile control device is authorized for using this mobile control device and/or for servicing this elevator, the at least one processor for matching a right of access of the mobile control device to the elevator depending on results of the first and the second identification, and a communication element to establish the requested communication connection according the matched right of access of the mobile control device.

A computer-implemented method for importing data to an elevator content control system comprises using a computing structure remote from a destination dispatch kiosk to select a location to upload a configuration data file. The configuration data file includes building information and elevator information. The method comprises uploading the selected configuration data file to the content control system. The method includes importing the configuration data file to the content control system to fill in a void in a second configuration data file. The importing does not overwrite a preset identification number for at least one of an elevator, a kiosk, an elevator controller, a building, a job, and an elevator car.

A communication method implemented in an environment of an elevator communication system inside a building is intended to realize a communication between a first terminal corresponding to a visitor and a second terminal corresponding to a to-be-visited target object inside the building, and the communication method includes the steps of: determining the to-be-visited target object by the first terminal from the elevator communication system; initiating, via the elevator communication system, a request to establish communication with the second terminal by the first terminal; accepting the request by the second terminal, and transmitting its second indoor positioning information to the first terminal by the second terminal via the elevator communication system; and presenting the second indoor positioning information by the first terminal.

Methods and systems for health monitoring in an electrical mechanical system are provided. Aspects includes a controller coupled to a memory and one or more sensors affixed to an element of the electrical-mechanical system, wherein the one or more sensors comprise a power supply, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to collect sensor data responsive to detection of a vibration in the electrical-mechanical system above a threshold vibration, wherein the sensor data is associated with the element and transmit the sensor data to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to analyze the sensor data to determine a potential maintenance issue associated with the electrical-mechanical system.

An elevator device includes an operation control unit (18), a storage unit (22), a transmission unit (23), a determination unit (25), and a recovery unit (26). When an inspection operation is interrupted by the operation control unit (18), the transmission unit (23) transmits inspection data stored in the storage unit (22) to a plurality of specific devices (20). The determination unit (25) determines whether or not recovery conditions are satisfied on the basis of a plurality of responses from the devices (20) to which the transmission unit (23) transmits the inspection data. For example, the recovery unit (26) restores a normal operation when the determination unit (25) determines that the recovery conditions are satisfied.

Methods and systems for monitoring an elevator communication module fault, and elevator systems. The method for monitoring an elevator communication module fault includes acquiring a feedback result in response to sending requests from one or more client ends to the elevator communication module, the elevator communication module being provided for having near-field wireless communication with a client end; counting the number of request failures in the feedback result within a pre-set duration; judging whether the countered number of request failures is not less than a pre-set threshold, and if yes, determining that the elevator communication module has a fault. The invention can quickly and efficiently detect the elevator communication module that has failed, improve elevator passengers' experience, and ensure that the elevator is in excellent operation condition and has a reliable safety performance.

A holder structure fixed to an elevator car of an elevator is configured to hold a passenger's smart mobile device. The mobile device includes sensors, and the holder structure releasably mechanically couples the mobile device to the elevator car. A method for monitoring an operation of the elevator includes providing the mobile device with a specific application software controlling the mobile device to execute the following monitoring procedure: repeatedly supervising measurement values of at least one of the sensors; upon occurrence of a specific parameter pattern in the measurement values, starting a measurement acquisition procedure during which measurement values are sensed by at least one of the sensors and the sensed measurement values are transmitted to an evaluation unit for further evaluation. The specific parameter pattern specifically results upon the mobile device being held in at least one of a predefined position and a predefined orientation in the elevator car.