Apparatus for providing elevator ride information

A device for providing elevator ride information, comprising:

• a plurality of prompting modules provided above or integrated into an interior floor of a car, each comprising a light-emitting unit and a sensor being configured to sense presence of an object to be transported;
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• a control unit coupled with the plurality of prompting modules and configured to perform at least one of the following operations:
• i) when the plurality of prompting modules comprising one or more first prompting modules that do not sense the presence of the object to be transported, in response to an event of car door opening, conditionally or unconditionally causing respective light-emitting units contained in the one or more first prompting modules to enter a first operating state;
• ii) in response to an event of the car being about to arrive or having arrived at a destination floor, causing light-emitting units contained in all or some of the plurality of prompting modules to enter a second operating state.