LIFT INSTALLATION, METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH A LIFT INSTALLATION AND METHOD OF RETROFITTING AN EXISTING LIFT INSTALLATION TO FORM SUCH A LIFT INSTALLATION

• US 20110031070A1
• Filed: 01/15/2009
• Published: 02/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Inventors: Oyrer, Andreas, Langer, Josef, Gerstenkorn, Bernhard
• Granted Patent: US 8,485,317 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 187/382
• 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 2201/463 Wherein the call is registered through physical contact with the elevator system
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4638 Wherein the call is registered without making physical contact with the elevator system
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4653 wherein the call is registered using portable devices
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4676 for checking authorization of the passengers

Abstract

A method of controlling a lift installation with at least one lift car, at least one lift control and at least one mobile apparatus, and a control system for a controlling a lift installation. A reporting device near the lift installation receives at least one activation signal from a transmitting/receiving device of a mobile apparatus. The reporting device activates in response to the received activation signal. At least one network address of a recognition device of a lift control of the lift installation is transmitted from the activated reporting device to the transmitting/receiving device of the mobile apparatus.

Claims

1-42. -42. (canceled)

43. A control system for a lift installation, the control system comprising:

at least one lift control including at least one recognition device configured to communicate with a first transmitting/receiving device of a mobile device by way of wireless communication with the recognition device and a second transmitting/receiving device; and

a reporting device mounted near the lift installation, the reporting device configured to communicate with a second transmitting/receiving device of the mobile device by way of wireless communication.

44. The control system of claim 43 wherein the reporting device is configured to be activated by the second transmitting/receiving device and to transmit at least one network address of the recognition device to the second transmitting/receiving device.

45. The control system of claim 44, wherein the recognition device is configured to receive, at the network address, at least one identification code transmitted by the first transmitting/receiving device of the mobile device, and to check the at least one identification code.

46. The control system of claim 45, wherein the recognition device is configured to communicate at least one passenger recognition signal to the lift control for a positive checked identification code, and to communicate at least one alarm signal for a negative checked identification code.

47. The control system of claim 46, wherein the lift control is configured to actuate at least one lift call in response to receiving the passenger recognition signal.

48. The control system of claim 47 wherein the recognition device is configured to issue at least one item of lift state information or lift call information on at least one output device of the recognition device.

49. The control system of claim 47 wherein the recognition device is configured to issue at least one item of lift state information or lift call information to a network address of the transmitting/receiving device of the mobile apparatus.

50. The control system of claim 48 wherein the lift call information includes at least one of:

a call acknowledgment, travel information, arrival time of a lift car at a boarding floor, and arrival time of a lift car at a destination floor.

51. The control system of claim 49 wherein the lift call information includes at least one of:

a call acknowledgment, travel information, arrival time of a lift car at a boarding floor, and arrival time of a lift car at a destination floor.

52. The control system of claim 48 wherein the lift call information includes several possible destination floors, and wherein the lift control is configured to receive a selected destination floor from the recognition device as a passenger confirmation signal.

53. The control system of claim 49 wherein the lift call information includes several possible destination floors, and wherein the lift control is configured to receive a selected destination floor from the transmitting/receiving device of the mobile apparatus as a passenger confirmation signal.

54. The control system of claim 43 wherein the reporting device includes an RFID transponder.

55. A method of operating a lift installation with at least one lift car, at least one lift control and at least one mobile apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving at least one activation signal at a reporting device near the lift installation from a transmitting/receiving device of a mobile apparatus;

activating the reporting device in response to the received activation signal; and

transmitting at least one network address of a recognition device of a lift control of the lift installation from the activated reporting device to the transmitting/receiving device of the mobile apparatus.

56. The method of claim 55 further comprising receiving at least one identification code from the transmitting/receiving device of the mobile apparatus at the network address of the recognition device of the lift control.

57. The method of claim 56 further comprising receiving, at the network address, at least one identification code transmitted by the second transmitting/receiving device of the mobile device, and checking the at least one identification code.

58. The method of claim 57, further comprising communicating at least one passenger recognition signal from the recognition device to the lift control for a positive checked identification code, and communicating at least one alarm signal from the recognition device to the lift control for a negative checked identification code.

59. The method of claim 58, further comprising actuating at least one lift call in response to receiving the passenger recognition signal.

60. The method of claim 59 further comprising issuing at least one item of lift state information or lift call information on at least one output device of the recognition device.

61. The method of claim 59 further comprising issuing at least one item of lift state information or lift call information to a network address of the transmitting/receiving device of the mobile apparatus.

62. The method of claim 60 wherein the lift call information includes:

a call acknowledgment, travel information, arrival time of a lift car at a boarding floor, or arrival time of a lift car at a destination floor.

63. The method of claim 61 wherein the lift call information includes:

a call acknowledgment, travel information, arrival time of a lift car at a boarding floor, or arrival time of a lift car at a destination floor.

64. The method of claim 60 wherein the lift call information includes several possible destination floors, and further comprising receiving a selected destination floor from the recognition device as a passenger confirmation signal.

65. The method of claim 61 wherein the lift call information includes several possible destination floors, and further comprising receiving a selected destination floor from the transmitting/receiving device of the mobile apparatus as a passenger confirmation signal.

66. A system for operating a lift installation with at least one lift car and at least one lift control, the system comprising a programmed processor and a memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processor to cause the processor to perform the following functions:

receive at least one activation signal at a reporting device near the lift installation from a transmitting/receiving device of a mobile apparatus;

activate the reporting device in response to the received activation signal; and

transmit at least one network address of a recognition device of a lift control of the lift installation from the activated reporting device to the transmitting/receiving device of the mobile apparatus.

67. A computer readable memory programmed with instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform the following functions:

receive at least one activation signal at a reporting device near a lift installation from a transmitting/receiving device of a mobile apparatus;

activate the reporting device in response to the received activation signal; and

transmit at least one network address of a recognition device of a lift control of the lift installation from the activated reporting device to the transmitting/receiving device of the mobile apparatus.