Elevator calling operation based on wrist wearable smart device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11401134-B2
Application number	US-201715491288-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 19, 2017
Priority date	Apr 21, 2016
Publication date	Aug 2, 2022
Grant date	Aug 2, 2022

Abstract

An elevator calling operation based on a wrist-wearable smart device. An elevator calling operation system of the present invention comprises: an elevator control apparatus, and a wrist-wearable smart device wirelessly connected to the elevator control apparatus, wherein the wrist-wearable smart device comprises an identity identification module which stores identity identification information about a passenger, and a motion sensor which is used for acquiring elevator calling motion information about the passenger performing an elevator calling operation, and the wrist-wearable smart device transmits the elevator calling motion information, in association with the identity identification information, to the elevator control apparatus; and the elevator control apparatus comprises: a passenger identity recognition module and an elevator calling operation recognition module, the elevator calling operation recognition module used for recognizing the elevator calling operation of the passenger according to the elevator calling motion information from the motion sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An elevator calling operation system comprising:
an elevator control apparatus, and
a wrist-wearable smart device wirelessly connected to the elevator control apparatus;
the wrist-wearable smart device comprising:
an identity identification module which stores identity identification information about a passenger; and
a motion sensor which is used for acquiring elevator calling motion information about the passenger performing an elevator calling operation;
wherein the wrist-wearable smart device is configured to transmit the elevator calling motion information, in association with the identity identification information, to the elevator control apparatus;
and the elevator control apparatus comprising:
a passenger identity recognition module which is used for recognizing passenger identity information at least according to the identity identification information; and
an elevator calling operation recognition module which is used for recognizing an elevator calling operation of the passenger according to the elevator calling motion information from the motion sensor, so as to make an elevator calling request for the elevator calling operation correspond to the recognized passenger identity information;
wherein the elevator calling operation recognition module is further configured to determine, according to the elevator calling motion information from the motion sensor, a number of times of an elevator calling operation by the same passenger, and ignore, according to a number of times of the elevator calling operation, unnecessary elevator calling requests of the passenger.

2. The elevator calling operation system according to claim 1 , wherein the elevator calling operation recognition module is further configured to determine, according to the elevator calling motion information from the motion sensor, the number of times of an elevator calling operation by the same passenger, and judge, according to the number of times of the elevator calling operation, whether to provide a special dispatch service.

3. The elevator calling operation system according to claim 2 , wherein the elevator calling operation recognition module is further configured to provide the passenger with the special dispatch service of priority dispatching when the number of times of the elevator calling operation by the same passenger is greater than or equal to a certain pre-set value.

4. The elevator calling operation system according to claim 1 , wherein the passenger identity recognition module is further configured to judge, based on the identity identification information or passenger identity information, whether to authorize the passenger to make an elevator calling request.

5. The elevator calling operation system according to claim 1 , wherein the elevator control apparatus is further configured to judge, based on the recognized passenger identity information, whether to provide the passenger with a customized service.

6. The elevator calling operation system according to claim 5 , wherein the customized service comprises assigning a dedicated elevator to the passenger, wherein the dedicated elevator at least does not accept, on an elevator riding path from an initial floor to a destination floor of the passenger, an elevator calling request with the same elevator riding direction from other passengers going from the initial floor to the destination floor.

7. The elevator calling operation system according to claim 1 , wherein the elevator control apparatus and the wrist-wearable smart device are wirelessly connected by Bluetooth or near field communication or radio-frequency wireless communication, wherein when the passenger performs an elevator calling operation, a wireless connection is automatically established between the elevator control apparatus and the wrist-wearable smart device.

8. The elevator calling operation system according to claim 1 , wherein,
the wrist-wearable smart device further comprises a biological characteristic information collection module which is used for collecting biological characteristic information about the passenger; and
the elevator control apparatus further comprises a passenger physical status detection module which acquires, at least according to the biological characteristic information from the biological characteristic information collection module, physical status information about the corresponding passenger, so as to judge whether to initiate a corresponding special service.

9. The elevator calling operation system according to claim 8 , wherein the passenger physical status detection module is further configured to judge, at least according to the physical status information about the passenger, whether the passenger has diseases that need rescue, and automatically initiate the special service triggering a rescue service request when it is judged to be “yes”.

10. The elevator calling operation system according to claim 9 , wherein the passenger physical status detection module is further configured to acquire or receive other motion information collected by the motion sensor apart from the elevator calling motion information, and judge, based on the other motion information, whether the corresponding passenger has the diseases that need rescue.

11. The elevator calling operation system according to claim 8 , wherein the passenger identity recognition module is further configured to acquire or receive the biological characteristic information collected by the biological characteristic information collection module and perform, based on the biological characteristic information, identity authentication on the recognized passenger identity information.

12. The elevator calling operation system according to claim 8 , wherein the biological characteristic information comprises heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, oxygen content of blood and/or vein distribution characteristic information.

13. The elevator calling operation system according to claim 1 , wherein the wrist-wearable smart device is a smart band.

14. The elevator calling operation system according to claim 1 , wherein the motion sensor comprises an acceleration sensor and/or a gyroscope.

15. An elevator control apparatus configured to establish a wireless connection with a wrist-wearable smart device worn by a passenger, and acquire or receive identity identification information about the passenger, in association with elevator calling motion information when the passenger performs an elevator calling operation, from the wrist-wearable smart device;
wherein the elevator control apparatus comprises:
a passenger identity recognition module which is used for recognizing passenger identity information at least according to the identity identification information; and
an elevator calling operation recognition module which is used for recognizing an elevator calling operation of the passenger according to the elevator calling motion information, so as to make an elevator calling request for the elevator calling operation correspond to the recognized passenger identity information;
wherein the elevator calling operation recognition module is further configured to determine, according to the elevator calling motion information, a number of times of an elevator calling operation by the same passenger, and ignore, according to the number of times of the elevator calling operation, unnecessary elevator calling requests of the passenger.

16. The elevator control apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the elevator calling operation recognition module is further configured to determine, ac

Assignees

• Otis Elevator Co

Inventors

• Tang Xiaobin

Classifications

• H04W4/80

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

• B66B2201/4653

  wherein the call is registered using portable devices · CPC title

• B66B2201/104

  Call input for a preferential elevator car or indicating a special request · CPC title

• B66B1/468 Primary

  Call registering systems · CPC title

• B66B2201/405

  by input of special passenger or passenger group · CPC title