“Smart” elevator system and method
First Claim
1. A method of selectively providing contextually relevant information to a user of a transport apparatus, comprising:
- analyzing a single user input made via software of an input device of a personal electronic device in data communication with a separate apparatus of said transport apparatus to determine at least one context associated with said user input;
selectively retrieving stored information based at least in part on said at least one context; and
downloading at least a portion of said stored information to the personal electronic device of said user;
wherein said acts of analyzing, retrieving and downloading are performed automatically without further user input; and
wherein said at least portion of stored information is substantially tailored particularly to said user.
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Abstract
An information and control system for personnel transport devices. In one embodiment, the information and control system is coupled to the elevator system of a building, and includes a touch panel input device, a flat panel display having a touch sensitive screen, and speech recognition and synthesis systems serving each elevator car. The speech recognition and synthesis systems and input device(s) are operatively coupled to a processor and storage devices having a plurality of different types of data stored thereon. Each elevator car is also a client connected to a LAN, WAN, intranet, or Internet, and capable of exchanging data with and retrieving data therefrom. Functions performed by the information and control system include a voice-actuated building directory, download of selected data to personal electronic devices (PEDs), monitoring of areas adjacent to the elevator car on destination floors, and control of lighting and security monitoring in selectable areas of destination floors. The system is also optionally fitted with an RFID interrogator/reader capable of recognizing RFID tags carried by passengers on the elevator, thereby granting access to various controlled locations automatically after password authentication. The RFID system also allows the authenticated passenger(s) to control utilities such as lighting and HVAC within specific zones on their destination floors. The information and control system is also optionally equipped with an occupancy estimating sub-system which allows elevator cars to bypass calling floors when their capacity is reached or exceeded.
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50 Claims
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1. A method of selectively providing contextually relevant information to a user of a transport apparatus, comprising:
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analyzing a single user input made via software of an input device of a personal electronic device in data communication with a separate apparatus of said transport apparatus to determine at least one context associated with said user input; selectively retrieving stored information based at least in part on said at least one context; and downloading at least a portion of said stored information to the personal electronic device of said user; wherein said acts of analyzing, retrieving and downloading are performed automatically without further user input; and wherein said at least portion of stored information is substantially tailored particularly to said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Apparatus adapted to selectively provide information to one or more passengers of a transport apparatus, comprising:
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first computerized apparatus configured to incidentally sample the speech of at least one of said passengers, said incidentally sampled speech not being used as an input command; second computerized apparatus configured to retrieve stored information based on said sampled speech, said stored information being contextually related to at least portions of said sampled speech; and display interface apparatus configured to generate signals relating to at least a portion of said stored information for display on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of selectively providing information to a passenger of a transport apparatus, comprising:
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receiving at a processing apparatus of said transport apparatus at least one selection made by said passenger via an input device of a personal electronic device of said passenger; retrieving stored information based on said at least one selection and a geographic context related to said at least one selection; and providing at least a portion of said stored information to said personal electronic device of said at least one passenger via a signal interface disposed within said transport apparatus; wherein prior to said receiving, said processing apparatus implements a wireless authentication protocol that authenticates at least said passenger, at least a portion of said protocol comprising the transfer of encrypted authentication data which must be decrypted by said processing apparatus for said authentication to occur. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of providing contextually relevant information to a user of a transport apparatus, comprising:
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authenticating the user via a wireless interface of the transport apparatus when they are at least in proximity to the transport apparatus; receiving a user input made via a software application of a personal electronic device; determining at least one context associated with said input; retrieving stored information based at least in part on said at least one context; downloading at least a portion of said stored information to said electronic device; wherein said downloading at least a portion of said stored information comprises downloading at least a portion of said stored information which has been automatically customized for said user based at least in part on said authenticating. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of selectively providing contextually relevant information to a user of a transport apparatus, comprising:
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responsive to a user input made via an input device of a mobile electronic device adapted for data communication with said transport apparatus, determining at least one context associated with said input; selectively retrieving stored information based at least in part on said at least one context; and downloading at least a portion of said stored information to said mobile device of said user from the transport apparatus; wherein said user input comprises selection of a preset function of said mobile device, and said act of determining is based on the function of said preset function, and not on any other inputs made by said user. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. Apparatus for selectively providing contextually relevant information to a user of a transport apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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computerized apparatus configured to, responsive to a user input received via an input device of a user mobile device operatively communicating with said computerized apparatus, determine at least one context; data access apparatus configured to selectively retrieve stored information based at least in part on said at least one context; and processing apparatus adapted to generate signals, said signals being useful to download at least a portion of said stored information to said mobile device; wherein said user input comprises selection of a preset function of said mobile device, and said determination by said computerized apparatus is based on the function of said preset function, and not on any other inputs made by said user. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A method of selectively providing information to one or more passengers of a transport apparatus, comprising:
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sampling the speech of a plurality of passengers at a plurality of different times, and determining at least one statistic relating to the sampled speech; retrieving stored information based at least in part on said at least one statistic, said stored information being contextually related to at least portions of said sampled speech; and displaying at least a portion of said stored information on at least one display device viewable by said at least one passenger.
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35. A method of selectively providing information to a user of a transport apparatus, comprising:
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analyzing a user input made via the software of a personal electronic device in data communication with processing apparatus of said transport apparatus, said analyzing determining at least one context associated with said user input; selectively retrieving stored information based at least in part on said at least one context; and configuring at least a portion of said selectively retrieved information based at least in part based on the identity of said user; downloading said configured information to the personal electronic device of said user for subsequent display thereon; wherein said acts of analyzing, retrieving, downloading and configuring are performed automatically without further user input. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of selectively providing advertising to one or more users of an information system associated with a transport apparatus, comprising:
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sampling the inputs of a plurality of said users at a plurality of different times, and determining at least one statistic relating to the sampled inputs; retrieving stored advertising based at least in part on said at least one statistic, said stored information being contextually related to at least portions of said sampled inputs; and displaying at least a portion of said stored advertising on at least one display device of said information system. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. Apparatus for selectively providing advertising to one or more users of an information system associated with a transport apparatus, comprising:
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first apparatus configured to sample the inputs of a plurality of said users at a plurality of different times, and determine at least one frequency of occurrence relating to the sampled inputs; retrieving stored advertising based at least in part on said at least one frequency of occurrence, said stored information being contextually related to at least portions of said sampled inputs; and displaying at least a portion of said stored advertising on at least one display device of said information system. - View Dependent Claims (45)
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46. Apparatus adapted to provide information to one or more of a plurality of passengers of a transport apparatus, comprising:
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first computerized apparatus configured to sample the conversational speech between at least two of said passengers; second computerized apparatus configured to retrieve stored information based on said sampled speech, said stored information being contextually related to at least portions of said sampled speech; and display generation apparatus configured to generate signals relating to at least a portion of said stored information for use on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. Apparatus adapted to provide information to one or more of a plurality of passengers of a transport apparatus, comprising:
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first computerized apparatus configured to sample the speech of at least one of said passengers; second computerized apparatus configured to retrieve stored information based on said sampled speech, said stored information being contextually related to at least portions of said sampled speech; and display generation apparatus configured to generate signals relating to at least a portion of said stored information for use on a display device; wherein said second computerized apparatus is configured to retrieve said stored information based at least in part on a speech library having linguistic elements structured particularly for known ones of said passengers who commonly utilize said transport apparatus.
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