A method of operating an elevator system using a touchless elevator communication system including: generating a first two-dimensional sensor curtain using a first sensor curtain generation device, the first two-dimensional sensor curtain being located in front of a display that displays one or more selection options; generating a second two-dimensional sensor curtain using a second sensor curtain generation device located in front of the first two-dimensional sensor curtain, the first two-dimensional sensor curtain being located between the second two-dimensional sensor curtain and the display; detecting the object in the second two-dimensional sensor curtain; determining a second curtain location of the object in the second two-dimensional sensor curtain; mapping the second curtain location of the object in the second two-dimensional sensor curtain to a selection option of the one or more selection options; and identifying on the display that the object is pointing to the selection option.

In an elevator operation panel, a front part of a casing includes a frame body and a front surface plate. The frame body includes a first vertical frame and a second vertical frame. A fixing member is laid across the first vertical frame and the second vertical frame. A holding member for holding the front surface plate on the frame body is fixed to the fixing member. The holding member includes a holding portion that overlaps a vertical direction end portion of a front surface of the front surface plate, and a fastening portion that projects rearward from the holding portion and is screwed to the fixing member.

A non-contact elevator control system having a control panel with multiple buttons, an image processor, a first and a second camera module, wherein the first and second camera modules are arranged at two adjacent corners of the control panel, is disclosed. When an object enters a detection range, the image processor obtains a first imaging position of the object based on a first image taken by the first camera module and a second imaging position of the object based on a second image taken by the second camera module. The image processor calculates the corresponding position of the object in the control panel according to the first and the second imaging positions, and the relative position information of the first and second imaging positions with respect to the first and second camera modules. The image processor triggers a corresponding button in the control panel based on the position.

Mixed reality glasses, hygienically operate a public device, whose physical control panel, is touched by other users. The glasses display the device's control panel, in midair. A user touches, the control panel's input icons, to activate the icons. The activated icons, activate operations, of the device. The devices can be operated one, after another, such as, an elevator, and then a vending machine. The glasses download the devices, operating control panel wirelessly, when close to the device. The devices locations, are shown, on a midair map. By touching air molecules, when touching the input icons, a smart toilet, is operated sanitarily. The icons, remove the need to touch, a self serve store's checkout physical input buttons, that may have viruses on them. The mid-air icons, can aide a wheelchair user, when operating a public self driving car, by allowing the car's input icons, to be located near them.

A user input device (202), for providing an input to an elevator controller is disclosed. The user input device (202) includes a plurality of input regions (204A-204F) each of which correspond to a different input command; and a single touchless sensor (216) arranged to detect the presence of an object in any of the plurality of input regions (204A-204F).

An elevator control input device includes at least two sensors which are configured for detecting the presence of an object, in particular a part of a human body such as a hand or a finger, within a vicinity of the respective sensor. The elevator control input device is configured for triggering a first action individually associated with the respective sensor when the object is detected to be situated closer than a first distance (d.sub.1) but further away than a second distance (d.sub.2) from the respective sensor; and for triggering a second action individually associated with the respective sensor when the object is detected to be situated closer than the second distance (d.sub.2) from the respective sensor.

A control device, a method for determining triggering of a control device, and an elevator system. The control device includes a control panel including a plurality of buttons, and the buttons include: a non-contact sensor, which is capable of sensing the approaching of an object and generating a proximity signal; and a micro switch, which is capable of generating a contact signal when the button is pressed.

An elevator system has an elevator controller system to control movement of an elevator car between a predetermined number of floors of a building, and an elevator operating panel communicatively coupled via a multicore cable to the elevator controller system. The elevator operating panel includes at least one push-button having an open state and a closed state, wherein the push-button is configured to close in the closed state a wire loop of the multicore cable, and wherein the push-button is configured to be in the closed state when a user presses the push-button to enter an elevator call. In addition, the elevator system includes an ancillary operating panel arranged next to the elevator operating panel and having a proximity sensor for touchless entry of an elevator call.

A method for identifying an object, an optical sensing apparatus and a system are provided. A controller of the system drives multiple light sources of the optical sensing apparatus to emit the multiple light beams with different beam angles, controls a light sensor to sense the lights reflected by the object, and performs the method for identifying the object. In the method, the light sensor is used to sense a first light emitted by a first light source with a first beam angle reflected by the object, and sense an intensity of the reflected first light. The light sensor is also used to sense a second light emitted by a second light source with a second beam angle reflected by the object and sense another intensity of the reflected second light. Therefore, the object can be identified by integrating information of the intensities obtained by the light sensor.

An input assembly comprises a plurality of visual indicators differentiating between key regions on a plane. The input assembly also comprises a plurality of sensors, each arranged behind one of the key regions, and configured to determine a linear distance of the object from each of the sensors when the object is coming into proximity with the plane. Processing circuitry is configured to, based on input from the sensors, determine a location of a selected key region that the object is approaching ; instruct changing of a display of at least one of the plurality of visual indicators to highlight the selected key region with a first visual indication when an object approaches within the first predefined proximity of the selected key region; select, from among a plurality of values, a value that is associated with the selected key region, and output the selected value as a user-selected keypad value.