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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8230979 | Transportation method associating an access story with a destination story The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for transporting people in a building using an elevator installation (10) having at least one elevator cage (11). The elevator cage (11) is entered by people on at least one first or one secon... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8210321 | System and method for determining a destination story based on movement direction of a person on an access story A method and system for transporting people in a building using an elevator installation having at least one elevator cage determines a destination story based on the movement direction of people on an access story. The movement direction of one or more persons on a... | 07/03/2012 |
| 7936249 | System for security control and/or transportation of persons with an elevator installation, method of operating this system, and method of retrofitting an elevator installation with this system A system for security control and/or transportation of persons with an elevator installation and a method of operating this system. By means of the system, a person is identified from at least one identification code and from at least one authentication signal. For ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7918318 | Method and system for modernization of an elevator installation A method for modernization of an elevator installation with several elevators in a building, wherein at least one floor terminal for input of a floor call is provided on at least one floor of the building, which floor terminal is, for communication of an input floor... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7886336 | Method of initiating a security procedure within a building A method for initiating a security procedure within a building whereby a virtual key is generated by a certain event and transmitted to a selected person. If the selected person identifies himself by means of the virtual key, a security procedure, for example making... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7665581 | Method and device for automatic checking of the availability of technical equipment in or at a building The method serves for automatic checking of the availability of technical equipment which is arranged in or at a building and executes at least one repeatable procedure, and comprises the following steps. There is determined at least one estimated value (NS | 02/23/2010 |
| 7620817 | System for security checking or transport of persons by an elevator installation and a method for operating this system A system for security checking or transport of persons by an elevator installation and to a method of operating this system wherein in a person is authenticated by at least one authentication signal. At least one mobile authentication device carried by the person de... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7370732 | Method and device for automatic checking of the availability of an elevator installation A method for automatic checking of the availability of an elevator installation having at least one elevator ascertains at least one first estimated value for a use frequency of the elevator for a first time period and/or a second estimated value for the use frequen... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6935465 | Method for modernization of an elevator installation A method for the modernization of an elevator installation having at least one elevator and at least one elevator control for controlling the elevator by way of at least one call report. The elevator installation is equipped with a destination call control during pr... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6892861 | Destination call control for modernizing elevator installation A device and a system for the modernization of an elevator installation having at least one elevator and at least one elevator control for controlling the elevator by way of at least one call report. The elevator installation is equipped with a destination call cont... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6868945 | Method for controlling an elevator utilizing a mobile telephone 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 (... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6801792 | Method for communication with a transportation system A method for communication with a transportation system utilizes a human-machine interface with a control unit that constantly checks for the presence of contactlessly communicating information carriers. If a user with an information carrier is located in the recept... | 10/05/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6394231 | Method of communication of travel destination information between user and a plural vehicle transport system A transport system with several autonomous vehicles includes a terminal for a user to input his travel destination. The boarding location and the allocated vehicle are selected for serving the travel request and this information is communicated to the use... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6382363 | Method for preselecting a destination floor in an elevator installation This device allows an implicit or explicit input of destination calls on elevator installations. After a corresponding inquiry by a detector, an information transmitter transmits data. This data can contain direct information about the desired destination... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6315083 | Transportation system control with user input of travel destination designations A user communicates travel destinations to a transportation system utilizing a human-machine interface having a touch screen with a selection of designations that can be individually selected by touching the screen. For example, a selected designation "Li... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6223160 | Apparatus and method for acoustic command input to an elevator installation A portable input apparatus permits an elevator destination call to be generated remotely from an associated elevator installation with respect to time and location. The input apparatus can be formed as, for example, a wristwatch having a user interface in... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6065570 | Control system for a plurality of groups of lifts with destination call control system The invention concerns a control system for a plurality of groups of lifts (G1-G5), according to which system the passenger can input his destination at any destination call input device (TE) without having to know which group of lifts (G1-G5) serves the ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6062346 | Call register and indicating equipment arranged on floors for elevators Call register and indicating equipment for elevators for the input of destination calls includes a call register and indicating device (1) having a key (2) for inputting a destination call for each selected one of a plurality of floors (F0, F1, F2, F3, F4... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6011839 | Control device for a lift A control device for access and lift operation to a predetermined story in multi-family dwellings or other buildings is provided. Call input devices which may comprise a first input button and a second input button are provided in the upper stories of the... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5932853 | Identification system for a lift installation An identification system for a lift installation in which a lift user carries with him an information transmitter. The information transmitter communicates individual data, for example the weight of the lift user, to a recognition device, which files the ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5689094 | Elevator installation Elevator installation. This device enables an implicit input of destination calls in elevator installations, with an information transmitter, after a corresponding enquiry, sending data to a recognition device, wherein the data can contain direct informat... | 11/18/1997 |
| 4991694 | Group control for elevators with immediate allocation of destination calls An elevator group control assigns a floor call, which is to be assigned to a car for the first time, immediately and finally after its input. The operating costs corresponding to the waiting times of passengers are computed merely for the input floor and ... | 02/12/1991 |
