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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2003
Steven M. Skolnick, Simsbury, CT (US);
Steven M. Skolnick, Simsbury, CT (US);
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A passenger conveyor system () automatically reduces the speed of the conveyor responsive to a request from one or more potential passengers. In one example, a controller () receives information regarding a wirelessly transmitted signal () received by a receiver (). The controller () gradually reduces the speed of the conveyor for a travel time of such a passenger and then subsequently gradually increases the speed to the normal operating speed. A variety of signaling devices () may be used and preferably are portable and carried about by individuals so that a separate mechanical switch need not be made part of the physical conveyor system.