System and method for controlling elevator system access
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsPeter DePaola, Matthew Joyce
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Abstract
An exemplary elevator system includes at least one elevator car. An access controller is configured to provide an access credential to a portable wireless communication device responsive to a request from that device indicating a desire for at least access to the elevator system. The access credential at least temporarily indicates that the desired access should be granted. A credential receiver is configured to obtain the provided access credential from the portable wireless communication device. An entry device allows the desired access responsive to the credential receiver obtaining the access credential.
Claims24
A method of controlling elevator system access, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request from a portable wireless communication device indicating a desire for at least access to the elevator system;
- providing an indication of an access credential to the portable wireless communication device if the request satisfies a selected criterion, the access credential at least temporarily indicating that the desired access should be granted;
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- granting the desired access responsive to receiving the provided access credential from the portable wireless communication device.
A method of obtaining access to an elevator system, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a request from a portable wireless communication device indicating a desire for at least access to the elevator system;
- receiving an indication of an access credential at the portable wireless communication device, the access credential at least temporarily indicating that the desired access should be granted;
- and
- providing the received access credential from the portable wireless communication device to a credential receiver to obtain the desired access.
An elevator system, comprising:
- at least one elevator car;
- an access controller configured to provide an access credential to a portable wireless communication device responsive to a request from the portable wireless communication device indicating a desire for at least access to the elevator system, the access credential at least temporarily indicating that the desired access should be granted;
- a credential receiver configured to obtain the provided access credential from the portable wireless communication device;
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- an entry device that allows the desired access responsive to the credential receiver obtaining the access credential.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.