Embodiments of systems and methods for digital control of elevator and other access gateways are described herein. More specifically, embodiments comprise systems and methods for retrofitting or outfitting elevator systems with digital control systems that can be universally applied to virtually every manufacturer's elevator systems.

A mobile robot is configured to operate in commercial or industrial settings, such as office buildings or retail stores. The mobile robot can have a motorized base, a robot body on the motorized base, and a mechanical arm coupled to the robot body. The mobile robot can move between floors of a building using an elevator. The mobile robot can interact with an elevator system to call an elevator to a current floor, for instance, using the mechanical arm. When a first elevator arrives to the current floor, the mobile robot identifies that doors of the first elevator are opening and interacts with the elevator system again to cause the first elevator to remain at the current floor. After the interaction, the mobile robot moves toward a target location within the first elevator.

A method for determining an elevator landing table from within an elevator car includes obtaining landing index information from a position indicator of an elevator with a landing identification system mounted within the elevator; communicating the landing index information from the position indicator via the landing identification system; and associating the landing index information to a building landing reference to determine a position of the elevator car.

A method for indicating a service status of an elevator, an elevator call-out device, and a computer-readable storage medium. Elevator call-out device includes a call-out button for inputting a request to cause an elevator car to move relative to a landing station where the elevator call-out device is located; a visual sign associated with a direction of movement of the elevator car indicated by the call-out button; a control unit configured to: switch the corresponding visual sign from an off state to a normally lit state upon receiving the request to cause the elevator car to move relative to the landing station where the elevator call-out device is located; switch the visual sign corresponding to the direction of movement of the elevator car after stopping to a flashing state in response to an event that the elevator car stops at the landing station where the elevator call-out device is located.

An elevator has an elevator scheduling assembly. The elevator scheduling assembly may include elevator controllers that pressure elevator buttons to call an elevator car to a floor in a building. The elevator scheduling assembly may also include a mobile user controller that allows a user to remotely call an elevator car.

In methods and a system for enabling temporary interaction between a user device of a passenger and an elevator or an elevator group provided for public use in a public space, a database is maintained that includes information on at least one elevator or elevator group available for public use. A user device sends a request message that includes validation information. The request message is validated by verifying that the unique identification of the elevator or elevator group in said validation information is among said at least one elevator or elevator group available for public and that geographical locations of the user device and the elevator or elevator group fulfill a predefined proximity criterion. If the request message is deemed valid, temporary access is granted to an elevator application running on the user device for entering at least one call for elevator service via an elevator call API.

According to an aspect, there is provided a method for remote operation of a plurality of elevators, each of the plurality of elevators being coupled with a communication computer. The method comprises receiving, by a remote service system from the communication computer, a rescue request associated with an elevator; providing, by the remote service system, a verification to distinguish the elevator associated with the rescue request among the plurality of elevators; enabling, by the remote service system, a data connection with the communication computer to control the verified elevator; and performing, by the remote service system, a remote operation associated with the verified elevator via the enabled data connection.

A fault detection method and device for elevator power equipment and an elevator system. The method includes acquiring running speed data of an actuator in the elevator power equipment, and using the corresponding running speed data when the elevator is at a first speed and within a preset duration as target data; obtaining time-domain signal data of acceleration by calculation according to the target data, obtaining frequency-domain signal data of acceleration by conversion according to the time-domain signal data; comparing peak frequencies that form waveform peaks in the frequency-domain signal data with characteristic frequencies of the elevator power equipment, and determining the elevator power equipment to be faulty when at least one first frequency is detected in the peak frequencies, wherein the first frequency matches one of the characteristic frequencies and the amplitude thereof exceeds a preset threshold.

A building system has an elevator system controlled by a controller system to move an elevator car between building floors, and a registration computer system communicatively coupled to the controller system. The registration computer system generates an activation (QR) code that a user requesting elevator service scans with a mobile communications device. The activation code encodes user information including access rights of the user in the building. A software application executable by the mobile communications device responds to the activation code by generating a graphical user interface with displayed content determined by the user information in the activation code. The software application generates an optical credential upon the user specifying the elevator service. A credential acquisition unit reads the optical credential from the mobile communications device, whereby the controller system causes the elevator system to perform the specified elevator service upon determining that the optical credential is valid.

Disclosed is an elevator system having an elevator entryway, the elevator entryway including: a first door, which is an elevator door, a first controller operationally connected to the first door for opening and closing the first door to provide access to an elevator, wherein when the first door is closing: the first controller monitors for first instructions over a frequency applicable to light detection and ranging (LIDAR) and/or a radio detection and ranging (RADAR), and upon receiving the first instructions, the first controller executes the first instructions.