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Method for controlling an elevator utilizing a mobile telephone

US6868945B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 25, 2001
Grant dateMar 22, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66B2201/4692
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to the equipping of an elevator (1, 2) with hardware in order to control the same. This hardware is provided in the form of a customary radio telephone (3) which serves as a unit for controlling the elevator. The radio telephone (3), also designated as mobile, comprises a keypad (4) provided as a data entry unit, and comprises a display element (5), also named display, which is provided as a data output unit. The mobile (3) can wirelessly communicate with a mobile radio telephone network (6), whereby speech and/or data can be transmitted. The mobile radio telephone network (6) can contact other mobiles or a terminal (7) in order to transmit speech and/or data. The terminal (7) is comprised of a computer system, designated as server (8), which has access to a memory (9) containing elevator-specific and/or general information. The server (8) is also connected to the elevator system (1, 2) via an interface (10). The mobile (3), mobile radio telephone network (6) and terminal (7) form a human-machine interface between the user and the elevator system (1, 2).

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