Elevator operating device with waiting time and occupancy symbolizations

An elevator operating device for inputting a travel request on a floor of a building in which an elevator system having an elevator car and an elevator controller is arranged, the device comprising:

• a communication device configured to communicate with the elevator controller;
• a touch-sensitive screen system comprising a screen region that is visible to a passenger;
• and
• a central control device communicatively connected to the communication device and the screen system, wherein the central control device is configured to control the screen system in a first elevator operating mode, in order to display a first graphical user interface on the screen region, and to control the screen system in a second elevator operating mode, in order to display a second graphical user interface on the screen region,
• wherein the first graphical user interface comprises one or two travel direction symbols, and
• wherein the second graphical user interface comprises:
• an edge zone that extends in the screen region along a circumference of the screen region and has a specified width, wherein the edge zone is configured to symbolize a waiting time until the elevator car arrives on the floor, wherein a degree of filling of the edge zone which changes along the circumference symbolizes a changing waiting time, and
• a center zone displayable separately from the edge zone configured to symbolize an occupancy of the elevator car by passengers, wherein a displayed degree of filling of the center zone symbolizes an occupancy of the elevator car.