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Elevator display system using composite images to display car position

US5485897A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 15, 1995
Grant dateJan 23, 1996
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Expiry dateFeb 15, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66B3/02
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An elevator sysem having an elevator operation control unit 2 for controlling the upward or downward movement of an elevator car 6 and an image display unit 5 provided inside the car. The system comprises an image reproduction unit 1 for feeding a main image signal for forming a background image to the image display unit 5, a superimposition image production circuit 3 for producing a subimage signal for forming a floor indicating image based on a floor signal from the control unit 3, and an image composition unit 4 for combining the main image signal and the subimage signal into a composite image signal to superimpose the floor indicating image on the background image and feeding the composite image signal to the display unit 5.

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