Abstract:
A group elevator control wherein the calls entered by means of call registering devices at a main floor for desired destination floors are assigned to the next arriving or already present car, and indicated so that no doubts can arise for passengers, whose calls had been acknowledged, in the choice of the correct car. A locking circuit responds to the presence of several cars at the main floor by only opening the doors of one elevator and assigning the entered calls to this elevator. The call registering devices are blocked at a time dependent on the start of the door closure or after the entering of a certain number of calls, by means of an inhibiting circuit and released again at the departure of the respective car. During the retention cycle, an indicator element, arranged in an indicator panel of the call registering devices, signals the blocking.
Abstract:
A circuit for use with double riser elevator call systems having two sets of "up" and "down" elevator hall buttons per floor associated with respective signal lights. It comprises first and second substantially identical subcircuits each comprising a first resistive element in series with a capacitive element, a solid state variable impedance means in series with a unidirectional current conducting device, and connections from said first resistive means and said capacitive means to said variable impedance means. There is also a second resistive means in circuit between the junction of said first resistance means and said capacitance and the junction of said variable impedance means and said unidirectional current conducting device. A third resistance means has a first terminal connected to said latter junction and a second terminal connected to a corresponding second terminal of a corresponding third resistance means of said second subcircuit.
Abstract:
An elevator system including an elevator car having a first control disposed in the car, and a second control located remotely. Car calls are stored and serialized in the first control and sent to the second control at a first predetermined rate. Resets are serialized in the second control and sent to the first control at the first predetermined rate. When a plurality of cars are under control of a system processor, data is exchanged between the system processor and the second controls of the plurality of cars at a second data rate, which is a predetermined multiple faster than the first predetermined rate.
Abstract:
An elevator system including an elevator car mounted to serve a plurality of landings in a structure. A car station is disposed in the car which includes a plurality of circuit modules, one for each landing. The circuit modules each include a pushbutton for registering a car call for its associated landing, and a memory element for storing the car call. The memory elements are connected in parallel with a common call bus, and the car calls are serialized directly from the circuit modules by accessing their memory elements in a predetermined sequence.
Abstract:
An elevator operation device or car operation panel for users to input elevator operation commands. An elevator operation device includes an operation panel including a plurality of first button units, each of the plurality of first button units being configured to receive a corresponding first elevator operation command and to generate a first message indicating receipt of the first elevator operation command; a control unit configured to generate an elevator operation request based on the first message and to send the elevator operation request to a remote control device, wherein the plurality of first button units are in communication with the control unit via a serial bus.
Abstract:
A method for indicating a service status of an elevator, an elevator call-out device, and a computer-readable storage medium. Elevator call-out device includes a call-out button for inputting a request to cause an elevator car to move relative to a landing station where the elevator call-out device is located; a visual sign associated with a direction of movement of the elevator car indicated by the call-out button; a control unit configured to: switch the corresponding visual sign from an off state to a normally lit state upon receiving the request to cause the elevator car to move relative to the landing station where the elevator call-out device is located; switch the visual sign corresponding to the direction of movement of the elevator car after stopping to a flashing state in response to an event that the elevator car stops at the landing station where the elevator call-out device is located.
Abstract:
A distributed processing system for processing an elevator call, a method for processing an elevator call using the distributed processing system, and a computer readable storage medium on which a computer program for realizing an elevator call generation method is stored. A distributed processing system for processing an elevator call includes a plurality of wireless communication modules deployed in an elevator service area, each of the wireless communication modules is associated with one or more call units and configured to: perform a call assignment operation in response to an elevator call from a terminal device specifying it as a target wireless communication module; and return a message about call assignment to the terminal device.
Abstract:
Provided is a server device with which it is possible to suitably discern whether a user uses an elevator. The server device comprises a first generation unit, a second generation unit, and an output unit. The first generation unit analyzes image data obtained from at least one or more camera devices and generates elevator information pertaining to the usage state of an elevator The second generation unit generates, on the basis of at least the generated elevator information, during-movement reference information that is referred to when the user moves. The output unit outputs the generated during-movement reference information to signage.
Abstract:
An illustrative example elevator system device includes an interface configured to operate in a first mode that allows an elevator passenger to communicate with the elevator system. The elevator passenger may communicate with the elevator system by inputting an indication for desired elevator service or receive an indication regarding elevator service. A magnetically actuated switch selectively causes the interface to operate in a second mode that allows an authorized individual to communicate with the elevator system in a manner that is different than an elevator passenger communication in the first mode. The magnetically activated switch includes at least one magnet and at least one switch contact that changes between an open and closed state based on an interaction between the at least one magnet and a magnetic key brought into proximity of the at least one magnet by the authorized individual.