Elevator operating unit with traffic-dependent functionality

A method for operating an elevator system in a building, wherein the elevator system comprises:

• a number of floor terminals which are positioned on floors of the building, a control unit communicatively connected to the floor terminals, and an elevator car configured to move between the floors of the building, the method comprising:
• actuating the floor terminals by the control unit in one of at least two operating modes, wherein a screen unit of each floor terminal generates a user interface with a functional scope dependent on the operating mode, and wherein an individual functional scope is defined for each operating mode,
• determining a local traffic volume at a location of a first floor terminal by the control unit which actuates the first floor terminal in one of the at least two operating modes;
• comparing the local traffic volume with at least one threshold value that is defined for the traffic volume at the first floor terminal, by the control unit in order to generate a comparison result,
• defining a desired operating mode of the first floor terminal on the basis of the comparison result and the operating mode in which the control unit actuates the first floor terminal;
• and
• operating the first floor terminal in the defined desired operating mode.

An elevator system in a building, comprising:

• at least one elevator car that can be moved between floors of a building;
• a number of floor terminals that are arranged on the floors, wherein each floor terminal has a screen unit which is configured to generate a user interface;
• and
• a control unit communicatively connected to the floor terminals, wherein the control unit is configured to:
• control the floor terminals in one of at least two operating modes, wherein the screen unit of each floor terminal generates the user interface with a functional scope dependent on the operating mode, wherein an individual functional scope is defined for each operating mode,
• determine a local traffic volume at a location of a first floor terminal actuated in one of the at least two operating modes,
• compare the local traffic volume with at least one threshold value that is defined for the traffic volume at the first floor terminal in order to generate a comparison result;
• define a desired operating mode of the first floor terminal on the basis of the comparison result and the operating mode in which the first floor terminal is to be actuated, and
• operate the first floor terminal in the defined desired operating mode.