MANAGING REMOTE CONTROL OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM
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1. A method of managing remote control of an elevator system, comprising:
- preventing any source located remotely from a site of the elevator system from controlling an operation of the elevator system when there is an indication that the elevator system is being serviced by a mechanic;
determining whether a preselected time period has expired since the indication was provided;
performing the preventing when the indication exists and the time period has not yet expired; and
overriding the preventing when the time period has expired even if the indication still exists.
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Abstract
An exemplary method of managing remote control of an elevator system includes preventing any source located remotely from a site of the elevator system from controlling an operation of the elevator system when there is an indication that the elevator system is being serviced by a mechanic.
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1. A method of managing remote control of an elevator system, comprising:
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preventing any source located remotely from a site of the elevator system from controlling an operation of the elevator system when there is an indication that the elevator system is being serviced by a mechanic; determining whether a preselected time period has expired since the indication was provided; performing the preventing when the indication exists and the time period has not yet expired; and overriding the preventing when the time period has expired even if the indication still exists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
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9. (canceled)
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11. An elevator system, comprising:
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a remote elevator monitoring device that is configured to prevent any source located remotely from a site of the elevator system from controlling an operation of the elevator system when there is an indication that the elevator system is being serviced by a mechanic, initiate a preselected time period responsive to a beginning of the indication, prevent a source located remotely from the site of the elevator system from controlling an operation of the elevator system when the indication exists and the time period has not yet expired, and override the indication to allow a source located remotely from the elevator system to control an operation of the elevator system when the time period has expired even if the indication still exists. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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18. (canceled)
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