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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061486 | Elevator safety systems including detection of an object in the hoistway An elevator system has a hoistway (4) and an elevator car (2) arranged to travel vertically within the hoistway, the hoistway is provided with a sensing arrangement such as an infrared curtain (10, 12) for detecting the presence of a person on t... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8020672 | Video aided system for elevator control An elevator control system (24) provides elevator dispatch and door control based on passenger data received from a video monitoring system. The video monitoring system includes a video processor (16) connected to receive video input from at least one ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7837013 | Image monitoring device for elevator with image recording An image monitoring apparatus for an elevator includes an image recording section configured to record a sequence of images of an interior of a car photographed by a camera, with a delay between the recording of successive images in the sequence. The apparatus also ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832527 | Image monitoring apparatus for detecting violent behavior in an elevator In an image monitoring apparatus for an elevator, image recording means records an image in a car photographed by a camera, and monitors based on the image in the car whether or not there is a violent behavior of a passenger in the car. The image recording means mak... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7823702 | Elevator monitoring system including automatic passenger detection In an elevator monitoring system, an operation monitoring apparatus receives operation condition data from a group supervisory control device so as to display operation conditions of elevators on a monitor. The operation monitoring apparatus and the interphone base ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823704 | Image monitoring apparatus for remote monitoring of an elevator In an image monitoring apparatus for an elevator, an image recording unit records an image in a car photographed by a camera, and monitors, based on the image in the car, whether or not there is a violent behavior of a passenger in the car. The image recording unit ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823701 | Light monitoring device for an elevator system The present invention relates to a monitoring device for a elevator system, including an optical sensor unit, which receives light emitted by a external light source existing in the vicinity of the elevator system and which transforms the light into contrast informa... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823703 | Image monitoring apparatus for elevator In an image monitoring apparatus for an elevator, an image recording unit records an image in a car photographed by a camera, and monitors based on the image in the car whether or not there is a violent behavior of a passenger in the car. The image recording unit ma... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7448473 | Remote control of an elevator and fast recovery from operational shutdown situations executed from a remote terminal The invention relates to a method and a system for executing elevator control actions from a remote terminal in a remote control system. The remote control system comprises a remote terminal, one or more monitoring cameras as well as interface and data transfer mean... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7431130 | Group controller of elevators In an elevator group supervisory control apparatus, an estimation processing unit determines an estimated in-cage load in departing from a departure floor and estimates at least one of speed, acceleration, and jerk rate of the car in accordance with the estimated in... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7328775 | Destination entry system with delayed elevator car assignment An elevator system utilizes a destination entry control technique and delays indicating which car is assigned to a request to allow an individual to arrive near an elevator lobby. An elevator group assignment is made responsive to a destination request. An indicatio... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319967 | Procedures, system and computer program for the presentation of multimedia contents in elevator installations A procedure, a system and a computer program product presents multimedia contents in elevator installations. At least one user profile with multimedia contents is provided for an associated elevator user. When the user is identified in proximity to the elevator syst... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319966 | Method of communicating information for elevator users A method of communicating information to elevator users utilizes a building server to store elevator user personal information profiles and information to be communicated. When an elevator user is identified, the building server communicates a portion of the stored ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319968 | Procedures, system and computer program product for the presentation of multimedia contents in elevator installations A method, a system and a computer program product presents multimedia contents in elevator installations. At least one individual user profile with multimedia contents is stored for each elevator user. When a user is identified, the multimedia contents in the associ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314117 | Method for achieving desired performance of an elevator installation A method for the operation of an elevator installation, wherein the operating parameters for achieving a desired performance are determined by simulation of the operation of the elevator installation, the operating parameter and the desired performance are included ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7270219 | Elevator display system An elevator display system includes elevator display monitors, each of which is positioned within an elevator to display video information. When in operation, each elevator display monitor has display areas for displaying information independently of each other. Eac... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266505 | Procedures, system and computer program product for the presentation of multimedia contents in elevator installations A method, a system and a computer program product presents multimedia contents in elevator installations. At least one individual user profile with multimedia contents is stored for each elevator user. When a user is identified, the multimedia contents in the associ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7212122 | Methods and apparatus of meshing and hierarchy establishment for tracking devices Devices, such as tracking devices, cooperate with one another to establish the routing necessary for a relay network in which a device having power-efficient and data-reliable communication with an access portal, operates to relay messages from devices which do not ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7190256 | Security method for gaining access, access verification device, and elevator The disclosure relates to a security method for gaining access, which allows authorized persons to gain access to a protected area and prevents access by unauthorized persons. The method is characterized in that a number of persons in a verification area are determi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182174 | Method and system for emergency evacuation of building occupants and a method for modernization of an existing building with said system A method and a system for emergency evacuation of building occupants and to a method for modernization of an existing building with the evacuation system. The system is used in a multi-story building having a plurality of floors and with at least one elevator positi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165655 | Neural network detection of obstructions within and motion toward elevator doors A camera (26), with suitable illumination (such as IR) provides images to a processing card (33) which converts the images to numerical vectors and applies them to a neural network (35) which is capable of providing a door-open signal (38... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162233 | Elevator call registration system In an elevator call registration system, elevator-related information is constantly transmitted from an elevator call registration server, and a call registration reservation for a desired elevator can be made by selecting contents from the information. Therefore, i... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7093693 | Elevator access control system and method An information and access control system and associated methods for personnel transport devices. In one embodiment, the system comprises a signal emitter capable of emitting electromagnetic energy of a first frequency, the electromagnetic energy including first data... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083027 | Elevator group control method using destination floor call input A method controls the elevators in an elevator group when destination floor call input is used and the traffic within the elevator group is to be optimized. According to the concept of the method, based on traffic intensity, a cost function is optimized by changing ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063189 | Method and apparatus for a scanning an elevator entry way A lift system for and method of controlling a lift car. The car providing service to a number of separate stations to enable a person or an article waiting in a predetermined region outside the lift car to enter or leave the lift car. The method including the steps ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040458 | Elevator destination protocol control with flexible user interface An elevator system having multiple elevator cars efficiently assigns cars and communicates the car assignments to the potential passengers. A hallway intuitive user interface is readily adapted to installations having varying numbers of elevator cars with varying fl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040459 | Elevator display system and method A display system for an elevator includes: a speed detecting device that detects speed of an elevator car; a position detecting device that detects position of the car; an operation control system that outputs speed information, stop floor information, and car posit... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042492 | Automatic door assembly with video imaging device An automatic door assembly for installation at a doorway formed through a wall of a building and for use in conjunction with a video device that is (a) capable of receiving a video data signal from a video imaging device monitoring a field of view and (b) processing... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036635 | System and display for providing information to elevator passengers A system and display for providing guidance to elevator passengers generates call data and transmits the call data to the group control systems of one or more elevator banks. The group control systems process the call data to produce group call data and distribute t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032716 | Destination selection control for elevator installation having multiple elevator cars The invention relates to a method for controlling an elevator installation with at least one shaft and a number of cars, it being possible to make at least two cars travel separately up and down along a common traveling path and a passenger being able to enter a des... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021428 | Elevator floor call panel having dual operating modes A panel for an elevator installation has a predetermined number of floor buttons for generating hall calls or car call commands wherein a single floor button or a floor button combination is provided for each floor. The panel can be converted by a converter button o... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021429 | Elevator system indicating assigned car An elevator system includes a hall operation panel in an elevator hall and from which a destination floor is input; a group control which assigns a car to be stopped at the destination floor input from the hall operation panel; hall lanterns in the elevator hall for... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017714 | Double deck elevator There is provided a double-deck elevator which does not cause any impacts or vibrations on each cage when adjusting the spacing in the vertical direction between upper and lower cages. Loads on an upper support beam from right and left support arms for hoisting and ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011184 | Increasing traffic handling performance of an elevator system based upon load A method and apparatus for utilizing unused power available in an elevator that is not fully loaded to improve the traffic handling capacity of an elevator system. The present invention can be used to provide an optimized velocity profile for the elevator based on t... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000735 | Method and system for the presentation of multimedia contents in elevator installations A system presents multimedia contents in elevator installations. At least one user profile with multimedia contents is provided for an associated elevator user. When the user is identified in proximity to the elevator system, the multimedia contents carried in his u... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6973998 | Door state monitoring by means of three-dimensional sensor An apparatus and a method for monitoring an elevator door include a sensor for detecting three-dimensional image information. Processing equipment evaluates the image information of detected images to recognize a deviation between two images and trigger a situation-... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6948592 | Elevators equipped with emergency medical devices The invention provides an elevator cab equipped with an emergency medical device, such as an automated external defibrillator (AED). The elevator cab equipped with the emergency medical device may be controlled in order to deliver the emergency medical device to a f... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6772862 | Transportation system operation using identification codes A system for transporting persons/goods in elevator installations and/or on escalators includes a control device and a computer program product for commanding the system. At least one person/goods is recognized by at least one recognition device via at least one ide... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6707374 | Elevator access security Directionally sensitive motion detectors at the entrances to elevator cars provide a running count of passenger population aboard the cars. Passengers wear portable devices that transmit personal IDs, and a check of IDs of passengers on the elevator along with the t... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6553269 | Device for managing and controlling operation of elevator An elevator operation management and control system includes a traffic data collecting section for collecting traffic data for finding a traffic amount, a traffic amount calculating section for calculating the traffic amount based on the traffic data coll... | 04/22/2003 |
