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US 2026/0062256 A1Published application
Voice over feature for elevator operation
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorArthur Hsu
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Abstract
A personnel movement system is provided and includes a personnel movement element to transport passengers from one location to another, a controller configured to control operations of the personnel movement element in accordance with received signals and a touch screen interface operably disposed at an entrance/exit of the personnel movement element. The touch screen interface is operable in at least a first mode and a second mode to send the signals to the controller and is configured to be toggled therebetween.
Claims20
A personnel movement system, comprising:
- a personnel movement element to transport passengers from one location to another;
- a controller configured to control operations of the personnel movement element in accordance with received signals;
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- a touch screen interface operably disposed at an entrance/exit of the personnel movement element,
- the touch screen interface being operable in at least a first mode and a second mode to send the signals to the controller and being configured to be toggled therebetween.
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A personnel movement system, comprising:
- a personnel movement element to transport passengers from one location to another;
- a controller configured to control operations of the personnel movement element in accordance with received signals;
- and
- a touch screen interface operably disposed at an entrance/exit of the personnel movement element, the touch screen interface being operable in at least a first mode and a second mode to send the signals to the controller and being configured to be toggled therebetween,
- the first mode being characterized as a mode in which the touch screen is operated by being touched, and
- the second mode being characterized as a voice mode to support use by a blind and/or visually impaired passenger in which the touch screen is operated by being touched, untouched and re-touched or by vocal command in response to an audible cue.
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An elevator system, comprising:
- an elevator car;
- a controller configured to control operations of the elevator car in accordance with received signals;
- and
- a touch screen interface operably disposed at an entrance/exit of the elevator car, the touch screen interface being operable in at least a first mode and a second mode to send the signals to the controller and being configured to be toggled therebetween,
- the first mode being characterized as a mode in which the touch screen is operated by being touched, and
- the second mode being characterized as a voice mode to support use by a blind and/or visually impaired passenger in which the touch screen is operated by being touched, untouched and re-touched or by vocal command in response to an audible cue.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.