Otis Elevator Company

Daniel Stillion

Jared Alden Judson

Gregg Robert Draudt

Frank M Sansevero

Zuhair S Bahjat

Richard K Pulling

Harry Terry

Kate Schreiber

Elevator hall call devices have a programmable touch screen which can be programmed to display (a) ten-key destination call buttons, (b) up hall call and down hall call buttons, or (c) N-key destination buttons, as well as buttons which identify utilization of major floors of the building, including functions such as cafeteria, sky lobby, parking, public transport, and lobby, as well as tenants. A controller programs the touch screen in dependence on (d) traffic volume, (e) time of day, (f) floor of the building where the touch screen is disposed or (g) identity of a particular passenger (VIP) in the vicinity of a touch screen.

Elevator hall call system including a programmable adaptable touch screen

A conveyor passenger interface system includes a passenger reception area () having a mechanism () for receiving a voice request from a passenger. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the voice request receiving mechanism () is a sound dome. The system further includes a device () responsive to the voice request for identifying a conveyor for transporting the passenger to a desired location and for identifying the conveyor to the passenger. The system of the present invention has utility in elevator systems as well as other transportation systems.

Conveyor passenger interface system

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Woodside, CA, United States of America

Daniel Stillion