Call input device and associated method for operating an elevator system
AssigneeInventio AG
InventorLukas Finschi
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Abstract
A lift system comprises a call input device and at least one touchscreen for inputting a call for a lift. The touchscreen has at least one functional identifier. When a functional identifier is touched, at least one input signal is generated. The call input device converts into a special input mode for a time-specific or location-specific generation of several input signals.
Claims15
A method for operating an elevator installation, the elevator installation comprising a call input device having a touchscreen to display a plurality of functional designators thereon, the method comprising:
- generating a plurality of input signals in response to a touching of two or more of the plurality of functional designators;
- determining whether the plurality of input signals satisfy at least one predetermined criteria for a specific input mode by correlating the plurality of input signals with one another based on the positions on the touchscreen of the two or more of the plurality of the functional designators touched and the time at which each of the two or more of the plurality of functional designators is touched;
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- upon determining that the plurality of input signals satisfy the at least one predetermined criteria, changing the call input device to the specific input mode.
An elevator call input device comprising:
- at least one touchscreen, the touchscreen being configured to display a plurality of functional designators;
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- a processor, wherein the processor is configured to place the call input device, as a result of a touching of two or more of the plurality of functional designators, into at least one specific input mode based upon a correlation of a plurality of input signals resulting from the touch of the two or more of the plurality of functional designators, the correlation being performed using the positions on the touchscreen of the two or more of the plurality of the functional designators touched and the time at which each of the two or more of the plurality of functional designators is touched.
An elevator installation comprising;
- a destination call controller;
- a call input device, the call input device comprising,
- at least one touchscreen, the touchscreen being configured to display a plurality of functional designators;
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- a processor, wherein the processor is configured to place the call input device, as a result of a touching of two or more of the plurality of functional designators, into at least one specific input mode based upon a correlation of a plurality of input signals resulting from the touch of the two or more of the plurality of functional designators, the correlation using the positions on the touchscreen of the two or more of the plurality of the functional designators touched and the time at which each of the two or more of the plurality of functional designators is touched.
One or more computer-readable storage media having encoded thereon instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for operating an elevator installation, the elevator installation comprising a call input device having a touchscreen to display a plurality of functional designators thereon, the method comprising:
- generating a plurality of input signals in response to a touching of two or more of the plurality of functional designators;
- determining whether the plurality of input signals satisfy at least one predetermined criteria for a specific input mode by correlating the plurality of input signals with one another based on the positions on the touchscreen of the two or more of the plurality of the functional designators touched and the time at which each of the two or more of the plurality of functional designators is touched;
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- upon determining that the plurality of input signals satisfy the at least one predetermined criteria, changing the call input device to the specific input mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.