Passenger transport system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10669120-B2
Application number	US-201916288901-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2019
Priority date	May 22, 2015
Publication date	Jun 2, 2020
Grant date	Jun 2, 2020

Abstract

A passenger transport system includes a plurality of passenger transporters controlled by transport system control, and further comprises at least one parameter memory configured to store at least one parameter or parameter set for the function of at least one transport system component, which transport system comprises a first wireless interface. The first interface may input data regarding at least one stored parameter or parameter set for the function of the related transport system component(s). The passenger transport system comprises mobile devices carried by users, which mobile devices may communicate wirelessly with the first interface, which communication is based on a short range transmission. The mobile devices may be prompted by the first interface to transmit data regarding the parameter or parameter set of the correlated transport system component. A passenger system interaction with a user to individual user requirements may be customized.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A passenger transport system, the passenger transport system comprising:
a plurality of passenger transporters;
a transport system control device configured to control operations of the plurality of passenger transporters, the transport system control device further configured to control operation of a transport system component of the passenger transport system according to a parameter, the parameter associated with functionality of the transport system component;
a first wireless interface associated with a first transmission range, the first wireless interface communicatively coupled to the transport system control device;
a plurality of mobile devices configured to support separate, respective users of a plurality of users, each mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices storing data associated with the parameter of the transport system component, each mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices further configured to communicate wirelessly with the first wireless interface based on the respective mobile device being within the first transmission range of the first wireless interface, to transmit the data associated with the parameter to the first wireless interface,
wherein the transport system control device is further configured to control the transport system component according to a particular selected value of the parameter, of a plurality of values of the parameter, in response to processing the data received at the first wireless interface from one or more mobile devices located within the first transmission range of the first wireless interface,
wherein the passenger transport system further includes a second wireless interface configured to transmit application data to a smartphone to configure the smartphone to act as one mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices,
wherein the second wireless interface is a transponder.

2. The passenger transport system according to claim 1 , wherein
the transport system control device is further configured to control the transport system component according to a stored value of the parameter, the stored value of the parameter stored in a parameter memory, and
the parameter memory is located in a control panel of the transport system control device.

3. The passenger transport system according to claim 1 , wherein the first wireless interface is connected with the transport system control device.

4. The passenger transport system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a user module configured to associate different values of the parameter to different users or user groups of the passenger transport system, such that the transport system control device is further configured to control the transport system component according to the particular selected value of the parameter based on a determination that
the one or more mobile devices located within the first transmission range are associated with a particular user or user group, and
the particular user or user group is associated with the particular selected value of the parameter.

5. The passenger transport system according to claim 4 , wherein the user module is configured to
associate separate routes in the passenger transport system or corresponding environment with different corresponding users or user groups of the passenger transport system, and
control all interface controlled transport system components associated with the parameter along each separate route in accordance with the value of the parameter that is associated with the corresponding user or user group.

6. The passenger transport system according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a colliding module configured to select the particular selected value of the parameter from the plurality of values of the parameter based on a determination that two or more mobile devices of the plurality of mobile devices are within the first transmission range of the first wireless interface, the two or more mobile devices associated with different values of the parameter, the selecting including selecting a value of the parameter that is associated with a highest priority mobile device of the two or more mobile devices in response to a determination that the two or more mobile devices are associated with different priorities.

7. The passenger transport system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices includes
a display configured to display one or more parameters, the one or more parameters including the parameter, and
an interface configured to receive a selection of a particular parameter of the displayed one or more parameters.

8. The passenger transport system according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter is at least one of
illumination,
sound,
door opening times,
door closing velocity,
car acceleration,
car speed,
ventilation, or
activation of pollution filters.

9. The passenger transport system according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter is dependent on a location of one or more mobile devices of the plurality of mobile devices and/or time.

10. The passenger transport system according to claim 1 , wherein the first wireless interface is bidirectional.

11. The passenger transport system according claim 1 , wherein
the first wireless interface is configured to transmit a selection menu associated with the parameter to at least one mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices, and
the at least one mobile device is configured to display the selection menu and transmit a selected value of the parameter to the first wireless interface.

12. The passenger transport system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one device of the first wireless interface or the transport system control device includes a detection circuit configured to sense a presence of at least one mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices within the first transmission range of the first wireless interface.

13. The passenger transport system according to claim 1 , wherein the transport system component includes illumination and/or video/audio output of travel data.

14. The passenger transport system according to claim 1 , wherein the transport system component includes a guiding system including a plurality of illumination elements distributed over a building, the illumination elements configured to be controlled by the transport system control device in accordance with the parameter.

15. The passenger transport system according to claim 1 , wherein the transport system component includes an access system including a plurality of electric door locks in a building, each door lock including a third wireless interface configured to receive locking/release data from at least one mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices.

16. The passenger transport system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first wireless interface is in a transport system lobby, and
at least one mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices is configured to automatically transmit destination floor data to the first wireless interface in response to the at least one mobile device being within a particular proximity of the first wireless interface in the transport system lobby.

17. The passenger transport system according claim 1 , wherein the transport system component is an elevator door and the parameter is a door opening time of the elevator door and/or a door velocity of the elevator door.

18. The passenger transport system according to claim 1 , wherein the first wireless interface is located in a particular vicinity of t

Assignees

• Kone Corp

Inventors

• Hiltunen Jussi
• Miettinen Otto
• Tiainen Timo
• Bergman Kim
• Vaccari Stefano
• Rauta Visa
• Salonen Tommi
• Piironen Minna
• Korpihete Jukka
• Sonawane Dipti

Classifications

• B66B1/2408

  where the allocation of a call to an elevator car is of importance, i.e. by means of a supervisory or group controller · CPC title

• G07C9/00309

  operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks · CPC title

• H04W8/005

  Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• B66B1/468 Primary

  Call registering systems · CPC title