Method of communicating information for elevator users
First Claim
1. A method of communicating information for elevator users comprising the steps of:
- a. storing in a building server elevator user-specific data of a plurality of elevator users including identification data unique to each of the elevator users and associated information selected by the elevator user to be communicated;
b. providing a display unit in a vicinity of an elevator entrance;
c. after performing said steps a. and b., identifying one of the elevator users, when in a vicinity of an elevator entrance, to the building server with the unique user-specific identification data and selecting at least a portion of the stored associated information based upon, the stored elevator user-specific data;
d. communicating to the one elevator user through the display unit the at least a portion of the stored associated information based upon the stored elevator user-specific data; and
e. when at least another of the elevator users also is in the vicinity of the elevator entrance, analyzing momentary information desires of all of the elevator users in the vicinity and communicating through the display the stored associated information desired by the greatest number of the elevator users in the vicinity when at least two of the elevator users have the same momentary information desires.
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Abstract
A method of communicating information to elevator users utilizes a building server to store elevator user personal information profiles and information to be communicated. When an elevator user is identified, the building server communicates a portion of the stored information based upon the associated profile. The building server functions as a data manager and is connected to various different sources of data to collect the information to be communicated. The data sources can include videos, movies, the Internet, the elevator control, the building control center, etc. An identification unit controls access by the elevator users. The elevator user is able to receive the communicated information on a display unit in the vicinity of or in the elevator car.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of communicating information for elevator users comprising the steps of:
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a. storing in a building server elevator user-specific data of a plurality of elevator users including identification data unique to each of the elevator users and associated information selected by the elevator user to be communicated; b. providing a display unit in a vicinity of an elevator entrance; c. after performing said steps a. and b., identifying one of the elevator users, when in a vicinity of an elevator entrance, to the building server with the unique user-specific identification data and selecting at least a portion of the stored associated information based upon, the stored elevator user-specific data; d. communicating to the one elevator user through the display unit the at least a portion of the stored associated information based upon the stored elevator user-specific data; and e. when at least another of the elevator users also is in the vicinity of the elevator entrance, analyzing momentary information desires of all of the elevator users in the vicinity and communicating through the display the stored associated information desired by the greatest number of the elevator users in the vicinity when at least two of the elevator users have the same momentary information desires. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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