PROGRAMMABLE ADAPTABLE TOUCH SCREEN ELEVATOR CALL DEVICES

• Main Authors: BAHJAT, ZUHAIR, SANSEVERO, FRANK, JUDSON, JARED, TERRY, HARRY, STILLION, DANIEL, PULLING, RICHARD, SCHREIBER, KATE, DRAUDT, GREGG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 30.11.2011
• Subjects: ADVERTISING; ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICESUSING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; COUNTING; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; EDUCATION; ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; HAULING; HOISTING; IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL; LIFTING; MEASURING; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; SEALS; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES; TESTING; TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES; TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING

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.