Method and system for presenting information in an elevator car based on speed

• US 8,869,947 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2013
• Issued: 10/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kone Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kone Corporation
• Inventors: Hrknen, Ari
• Primary Examiner(s): SALATA, ANTHONY J
• Application Number:
  US13/890,514
• Publication Number:
  US 20130248301A1
• Time in Patent Office: 537 Days
• Field of Search: 187/277, 187391-393, 187/395, 187/396, 187/414, 315/76, 315/77, 315/291, 362/146, 362/147, 362/276, 362/481
• US Class Current: 187/391
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 3/008 Displaying information not related to the elevator, e.g. weather, publicity, internet or TV
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/00 Mobile visual advertising combined visual and audible advertising G09F27/00

Abstract

The invention relates to an elevator system and also to a method for presenting information during a run with an elevator. In the method, the interior lighting of an elevator car is dimmed during a run sequence of the elevator car, and also information is presented inside on an illuminated display in the elevator car when the interior lighting of the elevator car has been dimmed.

Claims

1. A method for presenting information during a run sequence of an elevator, the method comprising:

starting the run sequence in response to a destination call, the run sequence comprising a beginning phase of increased acceleration, a middle phase of constant acceleration, and an ending phase of decreased acceleration;

dimming interior lighting of an elevator car and presenting information on an illuminated display in the elevator car, when the speed of the elevator car reaches a predetermined value during the beginning phase of the run sequence of the elevator car.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

brightening the interior lighting of the elevator car during the ending phase of the run sequence of the elevator car.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

ending the presentation of information on the illuminated display in an elevator car in connection with the brightening of the lighting of the elevator car.

4. The method according to claim 1, where the destination call is for a special run of the elevator.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

comparing information given in the destination call to the special floors tabulated about the destination floor; and

if the destination floor information corresponds to a special floor, starting a method for a special run of the elevator.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein a special run of the elevator includes driving the elevator car from the departure floor directly to the destination floor.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein, the information presented on the illuminated display is a film from a video apparatus selected on the basis of the destination floor data.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

brightening the interior lighting of the elevator car when the speed of the elevator car decreases to a preset limit value.

9. An elevator system, comprising:

an elevator car;

means for controlling a run sequence of an elevator car;

means for adjusting the interior lighting of an elevator car;

an illuminable display positioned on the inside of the elevator car; and

a control unit, configured to perform a method according to claim 1 for presenting information during a run with an elevator.

10. The elevator system according to claim 9, wherein the interior lighting of the elevator car comprises a LED light source.

11. The elevator system according to claim 10, wherein the means for adjusting the interior lighting of an elevator car is configured to decrease the luminous flux of said LED light source during a run sequence of the elevator car.

12. The elevator system according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the means for adjusting the interior lighting of an elevator car is configured to increase the luminous flux of said LED light source during a run sequence of the elevator car.