Elevator arrangement

• US 20070131487A1
• Filed: 11/22/2006
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kone Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kone Corporation
• Inventors: Ylinen, Jari, Kontturi, Risto
• Granted Patent: US 7,347,303 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 187/391
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/468 Call registering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4615 Wherein the destination is registered before boarding
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4653 wherein the call is registered using portable devices

Abstract

The present invention describes a method and a system for generating a request for elevator service. In the system of the invention, the elevator user receives with his/her terminal (11) a general transmission of information about the elevator system from base stations (10) placed in the elevator lobby of the building. By means of the terminal (11), a service request is generated on the basis of the goal and the information provided by the general transmission. The service request is transmitted further to an elevator group controller (14) via an edge server (12) and a local server (13). The edge server (12) checks the request for correctness and the local server (13) functions as a point of connection between the elevator group and the external world.

Claims

1. A method for generating a request for elevator service, characterized in that the method comprises the steps of:

receiving a general transmission from a base station in the arrival lobby;

selecting a goal;

generating a service request on the basis of the general transmission and information about the goal;

transmitting the service request from a terminal device to a server;

transmitting the service request from the server to the elevator group control system; and

transmitting status information regarding the service request from the group control system to the terminal.

2. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the goal is selected and the service request is generated automatically on the basis of predefined information.

3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the service request is transmitted over a short-range communication network.

4. A method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the service request is transmitted by using a data transfer connection in a mobile telephone network.

5. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the communication between the components of the system is encrypted.

6. A system for generating a request for elevator service, characterized in that the system comprises:

a base station (10) for transmitting a general transmission;

a terminal (11) for receiving the general transmission and generating a service request;

an edge server (12) for receiving and checking the service request from the terminal (11);

a local server (13) for connection of communication between the elevator group and the external world; and

a group controller (14) for controlling the elevator group and generating status information to be sent to the terminal (11) via the local server (13).

7. A system according to claim 6, characterized in that the terminal has been arranged to select the goal and generate the service request automatically on the basis of predefined information.

8. A system according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the terminal has been arranged transmit the service request over a short-range communication network.

9. A system according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the terminal has been arranged to transmit the service request by using a data transfer connection in a mobile telephone network.

10. A system according to claim 6, characterized in that the communication between the components of the system is encrypted.