Procedures, system and computer program product for the presentation of multimedia contents in elevator installations

• US 7,319,968 B2
• Filed: 02/19/2003
• Issued: 01/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Inventors: Meyer, Thomas, Friedli, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Weiss; John G
• Assistant Examiner(s): CASLER, TRACI
• Application Number:
  US10/368,836
• Publication Number:
  US 20030177097A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,791 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1, 705/15, 187391-392, 187/396, 704/231, 704/236, 704/243
• US Class Current: 705/305
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 3/008 Displaying information not related to the elevator, e.g. weather, publicity, internet or TV
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements

Abstract

A method, a system and a computer program product presents multimedia contents in elevator installations. At least one individual user profile with multimedia contents is stored for each elevator user. When a user is identified, the multimedia contents in the associated user profile are presented. The user manages his or her own multimedia contents in the associated user profile.

Claims

1. A method for the presentation of multimedia contents in elevator installations comprising the steps of:

a. pre-setting an elevator installation and storing for each of a plurality of users at least one user-managed individual user profile with multimedia contents of the associated user in the elevator installation, the at least one user-managed individual user profile being unique to the individual associated user;

b. operating the elevator installation to identify each of the users at the elevator installation;

c. presenting through the elevator installation multimedia contents carried within the pre-set individual user profile associated with an identified elevator user of the plurality of users;

d. providing a device at the elevator installation for each of the users to manage the multimedia contents of the associated at least one pre-set individual user profile; and

e. evaluating preferences common to said plurality of users wherein the multimedia contents associated with each of the users represent the preferences of that user.

2. The method according to claim 1 including categorizing the multimedia contents of the individual user profiles.

3. The method according to claim 2 including categorizing the multimedia contents in accordance with at least one of a demographic travelling preference, a psychographics travelling preference, and a situational travelling preference.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein said step a. includes ordering a specific multimedia contents and storing the specific multimedia contents associated with the at least one pre-set user proflic and when a user generates a positive acceptance at the device, the specific multimedia contents previously ordered is reordered.

5. The method according to claim 4 including reordering the specific multimedia contents from provider of multimedia contents.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein when a user generates a negative acceptance at the device, a specific multimedia contents is newly ordered.

7. The method according to claim 6 including newly ordering the specific multimedia contents from a provider of multimedia contents.

8. The method according to claim 1 wherein said step c. is preformed by selecting and evaluating the multimedia contents of the individual user profiles through the device.

9. A system for the presentation of multimedia contents in elevator installations comprising:

at least one recognition device for recognizing elevator user identification codes;

at least one examination device responsive to said at least one recognition device for identifying the recognized identification codes;

at least one identification database storing at least one user-managed user profile with multimedia contents for each elevator user associated with the identification codes, forming a pre-set user profile unique to the individual associated user; and

at least one device communicating with said identification database for sequentially transmitting said multimedia contents of said associated elevator user and providing for operation by the elevator users for selecting and evaluating the associated pre-set user profiles.

10. The system according to claim 9 including at least one output device for presenting the multimedia contents of the user profiles to the associated users, said at least one output device having an area for selecting the associated user profiles.

11. The system according to claim 9 including at least one output device for presenting the multimedia contents of the user profiles to the associated users, said at least one output device having an area for evaluating the associated user profiles.

12. A computer program product for the presentation of multimedia contents in elevator installations comprising:

a comparison means in the elevator installation for comparing at least one recognized identification code of an elevator user with a plurality of identification addresses;

an allocation means in the elevator installation responsive to a positive comparison of said comparison means for allocating the at least one recognized identification code to an identical to one of the plurality of identification addresses;

an assignment means in the elevator installation responsive to an allocation by said allocation means for assigning a user-managed user profile with multimedia contents to the identical one of the plurality of identification addresses, wherein said user-managed profile is established and pre-set for each individual user within said elevator installation; and

an input means in the elevator installation responsive to signals generated by the associated elevator user for modifying by negating or confirming said multimedia contents through a repeat order or new order of multimedia contents.

13. The computer program product according to claim 12 including a categorizing means for categorizing the multimedia contents within each of the user profiles in accordance with at least one promotion preference of the associated elevator user.

14. The computer program product according to claim 12 including an ordering means responsive to the signals for generating a repeat order or new order of multimedia contents to a provider of multimedia contents.

15. A method for the presentation of multimedia contents in elevator installations comprising the steps of:

a. pre-setting an elevator installation and storing for each of a plurality of users at least one user-managed individual user profile with multimedia contents in the elevator installation;

b. operating the elevator installation to identify each of the users at the elevator installation;

c. presenting through the elevator installation multimedia contents carried within the pre-set individual user profile associated with an identified user of the plurality of users; and

d. providing a device at the elevator installation for each of the users, to manage the multimedia contents of the associated at least one pre-set individual user profile, wherein step a. includes ordering a specific multimedia contents and storing the specific multimedia contents associated with the at least one pre-set user profile and when a user generates a positive acceptance at the device, the specific multimedia contents previously ordered is reordered.

16. The method according to claim 15 including reordering the specific multimedia contents from a provider of multimedia contents.

17. The method according to claim 15 including categorizing the multimedia contents of the individual user profiles.

18. The method according to claim 17 including categorizing the multimedia contents in accordance with at least one of a demographic travelling preference, a psychographics travelling preference, and a situational travelling preference.

19. The method according to claim 15 wherein said step c. is performed by selecting and evaluating the multimedia contents of the individual user profiles through the device.

20. A computer program product for the presentation of multimedia contents in elevator installations comprising:

a comparison means in the elevator installation for comparing at least one recognized identification code of an elevator user with a plurality of identification addresses;

an allocation means in the elevator installation responsive to a positive comparison of said comparison means for allocating the at least one recognized identification code to an identical to one of the plurality of identification addresses;

an assignment means m the elevator installation responsive to an allocation by said allocation means for assigning a user-managed user profile with multimedia contents to the identical one of the plurality of identification addresses, wherein said user-managed profile is established and pre-set for each individual user within said elevator installation;

an input means in the elevator installation responsive to signals generated by the elevator user for a repeat order or new order of multimedia contents; and

a categorizing means for categorizing the multimedia contents within each of the user profiles in accordance with at least one promotion preference of the associated elevator user.

21. A computer program product for the presentation of multimedia contents in elevator installations comprising:

a comparison means in the elevator installation for comparing at least one recognized identification code of an elevator user with a plurality of identification addresses;

an allocation means in the elevator installation responsive to a positive comparison of said comparison means for allocating the at least one recognized identification code to an identical to one of the plurality of identification addresses;

an assignment means in the elevator installation responsive to an allocation by said allocation means for assigning a user-managed user profile with multimedia contents to the identical one of the plurality of identification addresses, wherein said user-managed profile is established and pre-set for each individual user within said elevator installation;

an input means in the elevator installation responsive to signals generated by the elevator user for a repeat order or new order of multimedia contents; and

an ordering means responsive to the signals for generating a repeat order or new order of multimedia contents to a provider of multimedia contents.