Elevator Control System

• US 20120175192A1
• Filed: 01/11/2011
• Published: 07/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Utechzone Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Utechzone Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tsou, Chia-Chun
• Application Number:
  US13/004,142
• Publication Number:
  US 20120175192A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 187/247
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/468 Call registering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4638 Wherein the call is registered without making physical contact with the elevator system

Abstract

An elevator control system installed in an elevator includes a camera device for capturing an image of a user in the elevator; a detecting device coupled to the camera device for detecting a hand in the image and a request option from the user; and a processing unit coupled to the camera device for executing the request option from the user to control and operate the elevator.

Claims

1. An elevator control system, installed in an elevator, and comprising:

a camera device, for capturing an image of a user in the elevator;

a detecting device, coupled to the camera device, for detecting a hand in the image and a request option from the user; and

a processing unit, coupled to the detecting device, for executing the request option from the user to control and operate the elevator.

2. The elevator control system of claim 1, wherein the camera device is a charged coupled device (CCD) camera.

3. The elevator control system of claim 1, wherein the camera device includes a flash accessory device.

4. The elevator control system of claim 1, wherein the detecting device filters and removes the image other than a hand image.

5. The elevator control system of claim 4, wherein the detecting device performs an image feature detection of the hand image to detect a hand posture of the user who selects a floor.

6. The elevator control system of claim 5, wherein each said hand posture corresponds to a floor.

7. The elevator control system of claim 5, wherein each said hand posture corresponds to a functional option defined by the elevator control system.

8. The elevator control system of claim 7, wherein the functional option is to open the door of the elevator.

9. The elevator control system of claim 7, wherein the functional option is to close the door of the elevator.