System and method of initiating elevator service by graphical objects

• US 10,384,910 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2016
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Otis Elevator Company (Otis Worldwide Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Otis Elevator Company (Otis Worldwide Corp.)
• Inventors: Simcik, Paul A., Wedzikowski, Lucien, Peterson, Eric C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Salata, Anthony J
• Application Number:
  US15/141,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20160347578A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,208 Days
• Field of Search: 187247, 187380-388, 187391, 187393, 187396
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/463 Touch sensitive input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/468 Call registering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4653 wherein the call is registered using portable devices

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to a system and method of initiating elevator service by entering an elevator call with a call input device operating a program including a preferred landing graphical object comprising at least one floor designation graphical objects displayed on a graphic user interface, in communication with an elevator system. The method includes the steps: selecting a current floor graphical object from the preferred landing graphical object, and selecting a destination floor graphical object from the preferred landing graphical object.

Claims

1. A method for initiating elevator service by entering an elevator call on a call input device operating a program including a plurality of floor designation graphical objects displayed on a graphical user interface, the method comprising:

selecting a current floor graphical object from a preferred landing graphical object; and

selecting a destination floor graphical object from the preferred landing graphical object;

wherein at least one of the plurality of floor designation graphical objects is moveable.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the current floor graphical object further includes:

creating a preferred landing graphical object based on at least one of the floor designation graphical objects; and

displaying the preferred landing graphical object.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the floor designation graphical objects within the preferred landing graphical object comprise a suggested floor designation graphical objects suggested by the call input device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the call input device comprises a mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a touch screen display.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the current floor graphical object comprises touching the current floor graphical object at least once with an object.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the destination floor graphical object comprises:

touching the destination floor graphical object at least once with an object; and

/or

moving the current floor graphical object to overlay the destination floor graphical object.

4. A method for initiating elevator service by entering an elevator call on a call input device operating a program including a plurality of floor designation graphical objects displayed on a graphical user interface, the method comprising:

selecting a current floor graphical object from a preferred landing graphical object, wherein selecting the current floor graphical object includes creating a preferred landing graphical object based on at least one of the floor designation graphical objects and displaying the preferred landing graphical object; and

selecting a destination floor graphical object from the preferred landing graphical object;

wherein each of the at least one floor designation graphical objects are moveable.

9. A system for making elevator calls comprising:

an elevator system;

a call input device, in communication with the elevator system;

wherein the call input device includes a graphical user interface and software configured to;

display a preferred landing graphical object on the graphical user interface;

the preferred landing graphical object comprising at least one floor designation graphical objects; and

initiate an elevator call by allowing a user to select a current floor graphical object and/or a destination floor graphical object from the preferred landing graphical object;

wherein at least one of the current floor graphical object and the destination floor graphical object are moveable.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the floor designation graphical objects within the preferred landing graphical object comprise a suggested floor designation graphical objects suggested by the call input device.

11. The system on claim 9, wherein the call input device comprises a mobile device.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a touch screen display.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the software is further configured to detect the selection of the current floor graphical object by allowing the user to touch the current floor graphical object at least once with an object.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the software is configured to detect the selection the destination floor graphical object by allowing the user to:

touch the destination floor graphical object at least once with an object; and

/or

move the current floor graphical object to overlay the destination floor graphical object.