Communication with an elevator system

• US 9,067,760 B2
• Filed: 04/21/2010
• Issued: 06/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Inventors: Bunter, Adrian, Carriero, Stefano
• Primary Examiner(s): SALATA, ANTHONY J
• Application Number:
  US13/265,665
• Publication Number:
  US 20120051449A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,896 Days
• Field of Search: 187/247, 187/248, 187391-394
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 5/0018 Devices monitoring the operating condition of the elevator system
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 5/0087 Devices facilitating maintenance, repair or inspection tasks devices incorporated in the buffer B66B5/288; railings on top of the car B66B11/0226

Abstract

A method for communication between an elevator system and a remote control center includes establishing a communication connection in a communication network. A first signal of the elevator system is received by a communication device of the elevator system through a signal network, and a second signal is transmitted by the communication device in the communication network to a computing apparatus of the remote control center. The communication connection is permanently maintained.

Claims

1. An elevator system communication method, comprising:

setting up at least one communicative connection by at least one communication apparatus in at least one communication network, said setting up comprising the at least one communication apparatus transmitting a signal;

receiving, using the at least one communication apparatus and at least one signal network, at least one first signal from an elevator system, the at least one first signal comprising a data signal and a voice signal, the at least one first signal being from an elevator cabin telephone; and

transmitting, using the at least one communication apparatus and the at least one communication network, at least one second signal to at least one computer device in a remote supervisory control center, the at least one communicative connection being maintained permanently;

wherein at least one firewall in the communication apparatus prevents any signal reception via the communicative connection.

2. The elevator system communication method of claim 1, the at least one first signal comprising a sensor signal.

3. The elevator system communication method of claim 2, the sensor signal indicating an operational readiness of the elevator system, at least one error of the elevator system, or at least one utilization level of the elevator system.

4. The elevator system communication method of claim 1, further comprising rebooting the at least one communication apparatus as a result of receiving a short message service (SMS) message from the remote supervisory control center.

5. An elevator installation, comprising:

an elevator car disposed in an elevator shaft;

an elevator cabin sensor coupled to the elevator car; and

a computer-based communication device, the communication device being coupled to the elevator cabin sensor and configured to,

set up at least one communicative connection in at least one communication network by transmitting a signal,

receive at least one first signal from the elevator cabin sensor, wherein the at least one first signal is captured by an elevator cabin telephone and comprises a data signal and a voice signal,

transmit at least one second signal to at least one computer device in a remote supervisory control center using the at least one communicative connection, the at least one communicative connection being maintained permanently, and

use a firewall to prevent any signal reception via the communicative connection.

6. One or more computer-readable memories having encoded thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

setting up at least one communicative connection in at least one communication network, said setting up comprising at least one communication apparatus transmitting a signal;

receiving, using the at least one communication apparatus and at least one network, at least one first signal from an elevator system; and

transmitting, using the at least one communication apparatus and at least one communication network, at least one second signal to at least one computer device in a remote control center, the at least one communicative connection being maintained permanently; and

causing at least one firewall in the communication apparatus to prevent any signal reception via the communicative connection.

7. A method for communication between at least one elevator system and at least one remote supervisory control center, the method comprising:

setting up at least one communicative connection in at least one communication network, said setting up comprising at least one communication apparatus transmitting a signal;

receiving at least one first signal from the elevator system by the at least one communication apparatus in the at least one elevator system via at least one signal network;

transmitting at least one second signal from the communication apparatus in the communication network to at least one computer device in the remote supervisory control center, the communicative connection being maintained permanently; and

causing at least one firewall in the communication apparatus to prevent any signal reception via the communicative connection.