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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2004
Zuhair Bahjat, Farmington, CT (US);
Frank Sansevero, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Harry Terry, Avon, CT (US);
Richard Pulling, Avon, CT (US);
Daniel Stillion, Woodside, CA (US);
Kate Schreiber, Cambridge, MA (US);
Gregg Draudt, Stow, MA (US);
Jared A. Judson, Topsfield, MA (US);
Zuhair Bahjat, Farmington, CT (US);
Frank Sansevero, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Harry Terry, Avon, CT (US);
Richard Pulling, Avon, CT (US);
Daniel Stillion, Woodside, CA (US);
Kate Schreiber, Cambridge, MA (US);
Gregg Draudt, Stow, MA (US);
Jared A. Judson, Topsfield, MA (US);
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
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.