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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2020
Tk Elevator Innovation and Operations Gmbh, Düsseldorf, DE (US);
Sergio Roth, Porto Alegre, BR;
Andrew Evert, Atlanta, GA (US);
Nejib Masghouni, Chamblee, GA (US);
Alison Powers, Atlanta, GA (US);
Viktor Scheinmann, Erkrath, DE (US);
TK ELEVATOR INNOVATION AND OPERATIONS GMBH, Düsseldorf, DE;
Abstract
An elevator system may include an elevator car that is configured to transport a passenger between floors of a building as well as a sensor system in the elevator car that is configured to detect a passenger's location, orientation, and/or height. The elevator system may further include a touchscreen that can display a virtual car operating panel at a location on the touchscreen that is based on the location, orientation, and/or height of the passenger. The virtual car operating panel may be configured to receive input from the passenger regarding a destination floor. The touchscreen may be configured to display a virtual car operating panel for each passenger based on each passenger's location, orientation, and/or height on the elevator car.