Elevator request authorization system for a third party

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10875741-B2
Application number	US-201715721360-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2017
Priority date	Sep 29, 2017
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

An elevator request authorization system is provided and includes a second server configured to grant an elevator use token upon request from a first server registerable with the second server for establishing secure communications between the second server and the first server. The first server is configured to be receptive of an elevator request relating to elevator usage by a user, to authenticate the user, to authorize the elevator usage by the user to which the elevator request relates, to request the elevator use token from the second server via the secure communications upon authentication and authorization and to deliver the elevator use token to the user upon receipt.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An elevator request authorization system, comprising:
a second server configured to grant an elevator use token upon request from a first server registerable with the second server for establishing secure communications between the second server and the first server,
the first server being configured to be receptive of an elevator request relating to elevator usage by a user, to authenticate the user, to authorize the elevator usage by the user to which the elevator request relates, to request the elevator use token from the second server via the secure communications upon authentication and authorization and to deliver the elevator use token to the user upon receipt.

2. The elevator request authorization system according to claim 1 , wherein the elevator request is initiated via a mobile device.

3. The elevator request authorization system according to claim 1 , wherein the first server has an administration key for supporting the secure communications, the administration key being receivable from the second server upon registration of the first server.

4. The elevator request authorization system according to claim 1 , wherein the elevator request comprises user identification information and source and destination floor identification.

5. The elevator request authorization system according to claim 1 , wherein authentication and authorization by the first server comprise confirmation of user validity and confirmation of elevator request permissibility, respectively.

6. An elevator request authorization system, comprising:
an elevator system comprising at least one elevator servicing a plurality of floors in a building; and
a second server configured to grant an elevator use token upon request from a first server registerable with the second server as a trusted entity for establishing secure communications between the second server and the first server, the first server being configured to be receptive of an elevator request relating to elevator usage by a user, to authenticate the user, to authorize the elevator usage by the user to which the elevator request relates, to request the elevator use token from the second server via the secure communications upon authentication and authorization and to deliver the elevator use token to the user upon receipt,
the elevator system being receptive of the elevator use token from the user and configured to issue to the user a notification responsive to elevator use token reception.

7. The elevator request authorization system according to claim 6 , further comprising a mobile device by which the user initiates the elevator request.

8. The elevator request authorization system according to claim 6 , wherein the first server has an administration key for supporting the secure communications, the administration key being receivable from the second server upon registration.

9. The elevator request authorization system according to claim 6 , wherein the elevator request comprises user identification information and source and destination floor identification.

10. The elevator request authorization system according to claim 6 , wherein authentication and authorization by the first server comprise confirmation of user validity and confirmation of elevator request permissibility, respectively.

11. The elevator request authorization system according to claim 6 , wherein the notification comprises at least one of elevator assignment, position and arrival information.

12. The elevator request authorization system according to claim 6 , wherein the elevator use token comprises at least one of a one-time elevator use token and an elevator use token that is valid for a predefined number of elevator usages.

13. The elevator request authorization system according to claim 6 , wherein the elevator use token is valid for a predefined sequence of elevator usages.

14. The elevator request authorization system according to claim 8 , wherein the elevator use token comprises at least one of a temporarily valid elevator use token and an elevator use token that is valid at certain times.

15. A method of executing elevator request authorization, comprising:
registering a first server with a second server to establish secure communications between the second server and the first server;
receiving, at the first server, an elevator request relating to elevator usage by a user;
authenticating and authorizing, at the first server, the user and the elevator usage by the user to which the elevator request relates, respectively;
requesting via the secure communications, by the first server, an elevator use token from the second server upon the authenticating and authorizing; and
issuing, by the second server, the elevator use token to the first server responsive to the requesting.

16. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising generating the elevator use token to comprise a one-time elevator use token.

17. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising generating the elevator use token to comprise a temporarily valid elevator use token.

18. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising generating the elevator use token to comprise an elevator use token which is valid at certain times.

19. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising generating the elevator use token to be valid for a predefined number of elevator usages.

20. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising generating the elevator use token to be valid for a predefined sequence of elevator usages.

Assignees

• Otis Elevator Co

Inventors

• Scoville Bradley Armand
• Leong Yew
• Kuenzi Adam
• Aguilar Cesar
• Yousoufov Simantov
• Novozhenets Yuri
• Higley Jason

Classifications

• B66B2201/4676

  for checking authorization of the passengers · CPC title

• B66B2201/4653

  wherein the call is registered using portable devices · CPC title

• B66B1/2408 Primary

  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

• B66B1/3415 Primary

  Control system configuration and the data transmission or communication within the control system · CPC title

• B66B1/34

  Details {, e.g. call counting devices, data transmission from car to control system, devices giving information to the control system} · CPC title