A method of calibrating a beacon for an elevator call system including: determining when a calibrator mobile device is located at a desired distance away from the beacon on a specific landing, the beacon being associated with one or more specific elevator systems at a specific elevator bank on the specific landing; detecting a wireless signal emitted by the beacon using a communication device of the calibrator mobile device when the calibrator mobile device is located at the desired distance; and establishing the desired distance as a selected range of the beacon for locating a passenger device for an elevator call received from the passenger device. The elevator call system is configured to assign future elevator calls received from the passenger mobile device detected to be within the selected range of the beacon to the one or more specific elevator systems at the specific elevator bank on the specific landing.

Multi-function stairlift connectivity includes a stairlift data collection system having data collection devices communicatively connected to a main controller. Such data collection devices may include sensors, switches, controllers, detectors, control boards, and location detectors providing data and settings in a stairlift (e.g., diagnostic information, system status data, faults, drive performance data). A communication module receives collected stairlift data and communicates wirelessly with a remote communication device. Waypoint detection may include stairlift carriage position detection employing electrical contacts on a stairlift carriage. Carriage position can be determined when the carriage stops at or passes a waypoint marker that includes electrical contacts connected to a waypoint element possessing a detectable electromagnetic characteristic (e.g., an identifiable resistive value). Where resistive value are used, waypoint locations can be determined by using a different resistive value for each waypoint.

Provided are an elevator charging system, a management server, a moving body, a moving body server, a charging method, and a storage medium storing program that make it possible to charge usage fees reflecting the demand of moving bodies. In a charging system (1), cars (5) transport moving bodies (11) between a plurality of floors. A communication unit (7a) receives usage requests each corresponding to one of the moving bodies (11). Each of the requests includes information about a call requesting assignment to one of the cars (5), and information about a desired price for a usage fee. An assignment unit (8) assigns each call to one of the cars (5) while prioritizing calls in requests having higher priority, based on information including the desired prices. A storage unit (9a) stores therein the fees charged for the requests of which the calls have been assigned.

Provided is a communication system and a communication method for use in an elevator system, which belong to the field of elevator intelligent control technologies. The communication system of the present invention comprises: a first bluetooth module mounted in an elevator landing area of the elevator system and a second bluetooth module mounted in an elevator car of the elevator system. The communication system and the communication method of the present invention can realize that a passenger completes an elevator calling operation in a completely hand-free mode, which is easy to realize and is low in cost.

A method and system for providing destination dispatch in an elevator control system, includes identifying a user, retrieving a user profile associated with the user, receiving a destination request associated with the user, analyzing the user profile and the destination request, determining a plurality of assignments, identifying a preferred assignment of the plurality of assignments, and prompting the user to opt-out of the preferred assignment.

Typically a technician is physically present to investigate a malfunction of an elevator system. Devices, systems and methods are provided for actively monitoring one or more lift devices, such as elevators and escalators. A computing system for electrically controlling an elevator controller, includes: a field board electrically connected to an elevator controller, and the field board communicates with a computing platform device, which in turn is connected to a server over the Internet. The field board includes relay switches that are electrically connected to the elevator controller. The server sends poking commands that triggers a relay switch to open or close, which causes the elevator controller to generate a call signal to move the elevator to an upper or a lower floor. If the elevator does not move according to a poking command, then a malfunction is reported.

An elevator system (34) comprises a plurality of elevators (1) each of the elevators (1) comprising: a diagnostic unit (17) which is configured for running at least one diagnostic routine checking components of the elevator (1) and providing elevator operation and diagnosis data; a communication unit (30), which is configured for transmitting the elevator operation and diagnosis data provided by the diagnostic unit (17) to a remote diagnostic system (40); and for receiving control commands from said remote diagnostic system (40); and a control unit (14), which is configured for executing the control commands received by the communication unit (30). The elevator system (34) further comprises a diagnostic system (40) comprising at least one data receiving unit (42), which is configured for receiving the elevator operation and diagnosis data transmitted from the communication unit (30); at least one storage unit (44), which is configured for storing elevator operation and diagnosis data; at least one analyzing unit (46), which is configured for automatically analyzing the elevator operation and diagnosis data received by the at least one receiving unit (42) in order to detect a malfunction of an elevator (1); and at least one instruction unit (48), which is configured for sending instructions to the communication unit (30) of an elevator (1), for which a malfunction has been detected, instructing the control unit (14) of said elevator (1) to perform at least one specific action in order to overcome a detected malfunction.

A system and/or method that establishes a proximity environment with respect to an elevator and detecting a position of a user device within the proximity environment is provided. Further the system and method determines a source floor and a destination floor respective to the user device and generating an elevator call to the elevator in accordance with the source floor and the destination floor.

A light modulation device is provided in an elevator installation having an elevator car for performing a method of modulating light in the elevator car. The light modulation device has a modulator that receives a first electrical signal from a control unit of the elevator installation, wherein the modulator, in order to modulate the first electrical signal, controls a lighting device in the elevator car having two or more light-emitting diodes. The lighting device generates a first light signal to encode the first electrical signal, and the modulator switches the light-emitting diodes on and off synchronously or asynchronously and/or adjusts their brightness.

The present invention provides an elevator system which prevents interruption of communication with a wireless communication device installed in a car, while suppressing the cost. The elevator system includes the car ascending/descending in a hoistway, multiple hoistway wireless communication devices installed in the hoistway, and a car wireless communication device installed in the car. The elevator system is configured to allow communication between the hoistway wireless communication device and the car wireless communication device. A spacing between the hoistway wireless communication devices which are installed at positions near a vertical center of the hoistway is smaller than a spacing between the hoistway wireless communication devices which are installed at positions farther from the vertical center.