Disclosed is an elevator system including a controller configured for rendering a plurality of determinations and executing one or more communications, including a first determination that captured video on a first floor indicates a first passenger is at waiting for elevator service, a second determination that the first passenger is associated with a first room on a second floor or a first event on the second floor, and a first communication to instruct a first elevator car to transport the first passenger from the first floor to the second floor.

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 passenger transport system includes a plurality of passenger transporters controlled by transport system control, and further comprises at least one parameter memory configured to store at least one parameter or parameter set for the function of at least one transport system component, which transport system comprises a first wireless interface. The first interface may input data regarding at least one stored parameter or parameter set for the function of the related transport system component(s). The passenger transport system comprises mobile devices carried by users, which mobile devices may communicate wirelessly with the first interface, which communication is based on a short range transmission. The mobile devices may be prompted by the first interface to transmit data regarding the parameter or parameter set of the correlated transport system component. A passenger system interaction with a user to individual user requirements may be customized.

A method of calling an elevator is provided. The method comprising: detecting, using a door lock, at least one status parameter of a door and the door lock operably associated with the door; transmitting, using the door lock, the at least one status parameter to a remote device; determining, using the remote device, whether to call an elevator in response to the at least one status parameter; transmitting, using the remote device, an elevator call request to a controller when it is determined to call an elevator; and moving, using the controller, an elevator to a floor where the door lock is located.

An elevator system including an elevator controller configured for: effecting a first communication with a mobile device to receive data from an electronic calendar that is activated on the mobile device, rendering a plurality of determinations from the first communication, including: a first determination that a first entry in the electronic calendar indicates that a passenger associated with the mobile device has a first scheduled event that occurs at a first scheduled time, a second determination to effect elevator service proximate to the first scheduled time to the passenger, and effecting a second communication with the elevator car to thereby effect the second determination.

A method of calling an elevator car from a mobile device is provided. The method comprising: receiving a first elevator call from a first mobile device on a first floor, the first elevator call including a destination request to travel to a second floor; moving an elevator car to the first floor in response to the first elevator call; detecting whether the first mobile device is within the elevator car at the first floor; and adjusting operation of the elevator car in response to each mobile device detected within the elevator car.

An elevator system includes an elevator car drive assembly configured to drive at least one elevator car to a plurality of floors serviced by the elevator system. A mobile electronic device inputs a ride request to deliver an available elevator car among the at least one elevator car to a floor location containing the mobile electronic device. An electronic elevator controller is in signal communication with the elevator drive assembly and the mobile electronic device. The electronic elevator controller is configured to determine an unavailability of an originally assigned elevator car selected to perform the ride request, and to transmit reassignment information to the mobile electronic device indicating modification of the ride request.

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.

A method of operating an elevator call control system comprising: receiving a first elevator call from a first individual carrying a first mobile device, the first elevator call including a destination request to travel from a first boarding floor to a first destination floor; determining that the first individual carrying the first mobile device is traveling with a second individual, wherein the second individual is traveling to a second destination floor; assigning an elevator car to the first elevator call; and scheduling the elevator car to transport the first individual carrying the first mobile device and the second individual together to at least one of a first destination floor and the second destination floor.

A method of reassigning an elevator call for an elevator car comprising: receiving an elevator call from a mobile device, the elevator call including a destination request to travel from a boarding floor to a destination floor; assigning a first elevator car to the elevator call; activating an alert on the mobile device that the first elevator car has been assigned to the elevator call; determining that the first elevator car cannot serve the elevator call; assigning a second elevator car to the elevator call; and activating an alert on the mobile device indicating that the second elevator car has been assigned to the elevator call.