Interactive elevator communication system
First Claim
1. An elevator communications system, comprising:
- a cab computer constructed to be attached to an elevator cab, the cab computer coupled to an elevator control system;
a display coupled to the cab computer and positioned inside the elevator cab;
an audio speaker coupled to the cab computer and positioned inside the elevator cab;
a server communicating with the cab computer, the server containing information content; and
wherein the cab computer performs the steps of receiving data from the elevator control system; and
presenting the information content based on the data received from the elevator control system.
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Abstract
The elevator communication system generally provides a computer device installed in an elevator cab. The computer device is configured with peripheral devices to display visual and audio information to cab riders. The computer device receives information content from several sources, including a networked server system. The server system communicates information to the computer device for presentation to passengers in the elevator. The computer device may also be connected to an elevator controller so that the computer device can present information based on current and future destination floors of the elevator cab. The elevator communication system queues and orders the received informational content based on received selection data, thereby selecting which information is presented to elevator riders.
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26 Claims
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1. An elevator communications system, comprising:
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a cab computer constructed to be attached to an elevator cab, the cab computer coupled to an elevator control system;
a display coupled to the cab computer and positioned inside the elevator cab;
an audio speaker coupled to the cab computer and positioned inside the elevator cab;
a server communicating with the cab computer, the server containing information content; and
wherein the cab computer performs the steps of receiving data from the elevator control system; and
presenting the information content based on the data received from the elevator control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21)
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15. A method of presenting informational content in an elevator cab, comprising:
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generating at least a portion of the informational content at a location physically remote from the elevator cab;
accepting the informational content locally at the elevator cab, including the portion generated remote from the elevator cab;
receiving selection data from at least the elevator control system;
queuing, responsive to receiving the selection data, portions of the informational content for presentation in the elevator cab. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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