Generating destination calls for elevator system
First Claim
1. A method for generating automatic destination calls for an elevator system, the elevator system comprising a plurality of elevators, a control system of the elevator system, an identification device configured to identify passengers, and a revolving door comprising at least one door sector, in connection with which door sector are information means for notifying an information device configured to notify messages to a passenger in a door sector, said method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a passenger approaching the revolving door and/or a passenger in a door sector;
determining the home floor of the passenger on the basis of the identification;
automatically generating a destination call to the home floor;
allocating an elevator to the passenger for taking the passenger to the home floor;
identifying the door sector in which the passenger is located;
notifying the passenger of the elevator serving him/her and/or other personal information with the identification device that is in connection with the door sector.
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Abstract
A method and system for generating automatic destination calls for an elevator system, in which system is a revolving door. A passenger approaching the revolving door or in a door sector of the revolving door is identified, a destination call to the home floor of the passenger is generated and the elevator serving the passenger is announced at the revolving door.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for generating automatic destination calls for an elevator system, the elevator system comprising a plurality of elevators, a control system of the elevator system, an identification device configured to identify passengers, and a revolving door comprising at least one door sector, in connection with which door sector are information means for notifying an information device configured to notify messages to a passenger in a door sector, said method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a passenger approaching the revolving door and/or a passenger in a door sector; determining the home floor of the passenger on the basis of the identification; automatically generating a destination call to the home floor;
allocating an elevator to the passenger for taking the passenger to the home floor;identifying the door sector in which the passenger is located; notifying the passenger of the elevator serving him/her and/or other personal information with the identification device that is in connection with the door sector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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8. A system for giving destination calls to an elevator system, comprising:
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a plurality of elevators; a control system of the elevator system, which control system is arranged to allocate to each passenger an elevator from the elevator system; a revolving door comprising at least one door sector, in connection with which are an information device; a back-end system, in connection with which are an identification device configured to identify a passenger approaching the revolving door and/or in the entry sector of the revolving door; and a device configured to identify the door sector into which the identified passenger goes and/or in which the passenger located, wherein the system determines the home floor of the passenger on the basis of the identification, automatically generates a destination call to the home floor, allocates an elevator to the passenger for taking the passenger to the home floor, and notifies to the passenger in the door sector the elevator allocated to him/her and/or other personal information with the information device that is in connection with the identified door sector. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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