ELEVATOR INSTALLATION ACCESS SECURITY METHOD WITH POSITION DETECTION

• US 20130048435A1
• Filed: 10/25/2012
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Inventors: Finschi, Lukas
• Granted Patent: US 8,684,142 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 187/381
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/2408 where the allocation of a call to an elevator car is of importance, i.e. by means of a supervisory or group controller
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/468 Call registering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/48 Adaptations of mechanically-operated limit switches for cranes B66C13/50; for winding mechanisms B66D1/56
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/223 Taking into account the separation of passengers or groups
• 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 2201/4676 for checking authorization of the passengers

Abstract

A method of operating an elevator installation for transporting elevator users in a building area, including the steps of: detecting the position of elevator users in the building area, granting of an access authorization of the elevator users to building regions, triggering of a destination call by a detected elevator user, allocation of an elevator car serving the destination call or elevator call, boarding of an elevator car by at least one detected elevator user, if an elevator call was triggered triggering a car call by a detected elevator user, comparing whether the position of the elevator user that has boarded the elevator car corresponds with the position of the elevator user that has triggered the destination call, and determining whether the elevator user that has boarded the elevator car has an access authorization for a destination location corresponding with the destination call or elevator call.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. An elevator operation method, comprising:

detecting, using a position detection device, a position of a person in an area of a building, the area of the building being outside of an elevator system that serves the building;

determining that the person has not actuated a destination call for the elevator system within a preset period in time; and

activating a security measure as a result of the determining that the person has not actuated a destination call.

22. The elevator operation method of claim 21, the area of the building comprising an entry region of the building.

23. The elevator operation method of claim 21, the position detection device comprising a camera.

24. The elevator operation method of claim 21, the position detection device comprising a movement sensor.

25. The elevator operation method of claim 21, the security measure comprising monitoring one or more floors of the building using one or more cameras.

26. The elevator operation method of claim 21, the security measure comprising limiting a number of floors of the building served by the elevator system.

27. An elevator operation method, comprising:

detecting, using a position detection device, a position of a person in an area of a building, the area of the building being outside of an elevator system that serves the building;

determining that the person has not placed a call for the elevator system within a given time period; and

sending, to a computer, the determination that the person has not placed the call for the elevator system.

28. The elevator operation method of claim 27, the call for the elevator system comprising a destination call.

29. The elevator operation method of claim 27, the call for the elevator system comprising an elevator call.

30. The elevator operation method of claim 27, the position detection device being positioned at an entrance of the building.

31. A computer-readable storage medium having encoded thereon instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

detecting, using a position detection device, a position of a person in an area of a building, the area of the building being outside of an elevator system that serves the building;

determining that the person has not placed a call for the elevator system within a preset period in time; and

activating a security measure as a result of the determining that the person has not placed the call for the elevator system.

32. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 31, the security measure comprising blocking an entrance or an exit.

33. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 31, the call for the elevator system comprising a destination call.

34. A system, comprising:

a position detection device, the position detection device being positioned in an area of a building, the area of the building being outside of an elevator system that serves the building;

a destination call input terminal for the elevator system; and

a computer-based control unit that, when activated, performs a method, the method comprising,

detecting, using the position detection device, a position of a person in the area of the building, and

determining that the person has not made a destination call using the destination call input terminal within a preset time period.

35. The system of claim 34, the position detection device comprising a camera.

36. The system of claim 34, the position detection device comprising a chip reader.

37. The system of claim 34, the area of the building comprising a lobby.

38. A computer-based control unit, comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable storage medium having encoded thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to,

detect, using a position detection device, a position of a person in an area of a building, the area of the building being outside of an elevator system that serves the building, and

determine that the person has not placed a call for the elevator system within a preset period in time.

39. The computer-based control unit of claim 38, the instructions further causing the processor to send to a computer the determination that the person has not placed the call for the elevator system.

40. The computer-based control unit of claim 38, the instructions further causing the processor to activate a security measure as a result of the determining that the person has not placed the call for the elevator system.