Method and system for operating elevator installation using mobile radio

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016376124-A1
Application number	US-201515117465-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 11, 2015
Priority date	Feb 13, 2014
Publication date	Dec 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for operating an elevator installation, the installation including an elevator control device, uses a mobile radio to perform operator control actions for the elevator installation. The mobile radio receives relevant data allowing indirect access to the elevator installation initially in the form of an identification code that is transmitted continuously or regularly by a transmission unit associated with the elevator installation.

First claim

1 - 7 . (canceled)

8 . A method of operating an elevator installation, the elevator installation having a respective transmitter unit arranged at each of a plurality of floors reachable by the elevator installation, comprising the steps of:
transmitting from each of the transmitter units a floor-specific identification code representing a one of the floors at which the transmitter unit is arranged; receiving one of the identification codes with a mobile radio when the mobile radio is present in a transmission range of the transmission unit transmitting the one identification code; specifying a travel wish for use of the elevator installation by a software application running on the mobile radio; transmitting the travel wish as a first travel request transmission to a server being remote from the elevator installation using the one identification code; and the server responding to the first travel request transmission by passing on the travel wish in the form of a second travel request transmission to the elevator installation.

9 . The method according to claim 8 wherein:
the one identification code comprises at least one elevator installation identifier;
wherein the elevator system transmits to the server an elevator installation data set including elevator-installation-specific data as well as the one elevator installation identifier;
wherein the software application running on the mobile radio transmits the one identification code to the server; and
wherein the server responds to receipt of the one identification code by searching, based on the one elevator installation identifier included in the one identification code, for the elevator installation data set with the matching one elevator installation identifier and if successful transmits the elevator installation data set to the mobile radio.

10 . The method according to claim 9 wherein at least individual items of data included in at least one of the identification code and the elevator installation data set are displayed at the mobile radio by a user interface generated by the software application.

11 . The method according to claim 8 wherein the identification code includes an identification code prefix.

12 . The method according to claim 8 wherein the identification code includes a message authentication code.

13 . The method according to claim 12 wherein the message authentication code is an encoded hash message authentication code.

14 . An elevator control device for at least one of controlling and monitoring an elevator installation, the elevator control device adapted to perform the method according to claim 8 by transmitting an elevator installation data set to the server and receiving from the server the second travel request transmission.

15 . A system for operating an elevator installation, the elevator installation including an elevator control device for at least one of controlling and monitoring the elevator installation, comprising:
a mobile radio; a server remote from the elevator installation and in communication with the elevator control device and the mobile radio; and a respective transmitter unit at each of a plurality of floors reachable by the elevator installation, wherein the elevator control device transmits an elevator installation data set to the server and receives a travel request transmission from the server, wherein each of the transmitter units transmits a floor-specific identification code, and wherein the server includes a memory for retrievable storage of the elevator installation data set received from the elevator control device, a microprocessor running a software application for determining whether the elevator installation data set matches an identification code received from the mobile radio, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the elevator installation data set to the mobile radio if the identification code is matched.

16 . The system according to claim 15 wherein at least individual items of data included in the identification code and the elevator installation data set are displayed at the mobile radio by a user interface generated by the running software application.

17 . The system according to claim 15 wherein the identification code includes an identification code prefix.

18 . The system according to claim 15 wherein the identification code includes a message authentication code.

19 . The system according to claim 18 wherein the message authentication code is an encoded hash message authentication code.

Assignees

• Inventio Ag

Inventors

• Bünter Adrian
• Gilli Markus

Classifications

• B66B2201/4653

  wherein the call is registered using portable devices · CPC title

• B66B2201/4676

  for checking authorization of the passengers · CPC title

• B66B1/468 Primary

  Call registering systems · CPC title

• B66B2201/4615

  Wherein the destination is registered before boarding · CPC title