Elevator hall call system including a programmable adaptable touch screen

US8136636B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Zuhair S. Bahjat · Farmington, US
• Frank Sansevero · Glastonbury, US
• Harry Terry · Avon, US
• Richard K. Pulling · Avon, US
• Daniel Stillion · Mountain View, US
• Kate Schreiber · Cambridge, US
• Gregg R. Draudt · Watertown, US
• Jared Alden Judson · Medford, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 29, 2004
• Grant date: Mar 20, 2012
• Expiry date: Sep 19, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B66B2201/4661
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Elevator hall call devices have a programmable touch screen which can be programmed to display (a) ten-key destination call buttons, (b) up hall call and down hall call buttons, or (c) N-key destination buttons, as well as buttons which identify utilization of major floors of the building, including functions such as cafeteria, sky lobby, parking, public transport, and lobby, as well as tenants. A controller programs the touch screen in dependence on (d) traffic volume, (e) time of day, (f) floor of the building where the touch screen is disposed or (g) identity of a particular passenger (VIP) in the vicinity of a touch screen.