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Elevator system with hall scanner for distinguishing between standing and sitting elevator passengers
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 2000-12-14
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Granted: 2002-05-14
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Expires: 2020-12-14
Abstract
Abstract An elevator system includes a scanner installed in a call registerer of an elevator hall and/or on a jamb of an elevator hall for scanning the elevator hall or an area proximate the elevator hall; an image recognizing section for recognizing an image captured by the scanner unit; and operation mode selecting unit for switching an operation mode of the elevator based on recognition information supplied by the image recognizing section.
Inventors
- 👤 Masao Fujita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 19:49
CPC Classifications
B; B66; B66B; B66B1/00; B66B1/34; B66B1/46; B66B1/461; B66B1/462; B66B1/3476; B66B1/468; B66B2201/00; B66B2201/40; B66B2201/46; B66B2201/4607; B66B2201/4623; B66B2201/4661; B66B2201/4669
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
An elevator system comprising: scanning means installed on a vertical part of a jamb surrounding an elevator door, beside the elevator door, for scanning an elevator hall adjacent the elevator door or an area proximate the elevator hall; an image recognizing section for recognizing an image captured by the scanning means; and operation mode selecting means for switching an operation mode of the elevator based on recognition information supplied by the image recognizing section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
An elevator system comprising: scanning means installed on a vertical part of a jamb surrounding an elevator door, beside the elevator door, for scanning an elevator hall adjacent the elevator door or an area proximate the elevator hall; an image recognizing section for recognizing an image captured by the scanning means; and operation mode selecting means for switching an operation mode of the elevator based on recognition information supplied by the image recognizing section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
An elevator system comprising: scanning means installed in a hall call registerer of an elevator for scanning the elevator hall or an area proximate the elevator hall; an image recognizing section for recognizing an image captured by the scanning means; and operation mode selecting means for switching an operation mode of the elevator based on recognition information supplied by the image recognizing section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
An elevator system comprising: scanning means installed in a hall call registerer of an elevator for scanning the elevator hall or an area proximate the elevator hall; an image recognizing section for recognizing an image captured by the scanning means; and operation mode selecting means for switching an operation mode of the elevator based on recognition information supplied by the image recognizing section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
An elevator system comprising: scanning means installed in a call registerer of an elevator hall and on a jamb of the elevator hall for scanning the elevator hall or an area proximate the elevator hall; an image recognizing section for recognizing an image captured by the scanning means; and operation mode selecting means for switching an operation mode of the elevator based on recognition information supplied by the image recognizing section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
An elevator system comprising: scanning means installed in a call registerer of an elevator hall and on a jamb of the elevator hall for scanning the elevator hall or an area proximate the elevator hall; an image recognizing section for recognizing an image captured by the scanning means; and operation mode selecting means for switching an operation mode of the elevator based on recognition information supplied by the image recognizing section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The elevator system according to claim 1 , wherein the scanning means and the image recognizing section are actuated when a passenger operates a hall call registerer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The elevator system according to claim 1 , wherein the scanning means is in constant operation regardless of whether there is a hall call.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The elevator system according to claim 1 , wherein the image recognizing section has means for transferring an image captured by the scanning means and the recognition information to external equipment.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
The elevator system according to claim 1 , wherein the image recognizing section has an image output terminal for outputting an image captured by the scanning means and the recognition information, the image output terminal being located at any place in a hall portion of the elevator.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The elevator system according to claim 2 , wherein the scanning means and the image recognizing section are actuated when a passenger operates the hall call registerer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The elevator system according to claim 2 , wherein the scanning means is in constant operation regardless of whether there is a hall call.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The elevator system according to claim 2 , wherein the image recognizing section has means for transferring an image captured by the scanning means and the recognition information to external equipment.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
47 words
The elevator system according to claim 2 , wherein the image recognizing section has an image output terminal for outputting an image captured by the scanning means and the recognition information, the image output terminal being located at any place in a hall portion of the elevator.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The elevator system according to claim 3 , wherein the scanning means and the image recognizing section are actuated when a passenger operates the hall call registerer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The elevator system according to claim 3 , wherein the scanning means is in constant operation regardless of whether there is a hall call.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
The elevator system according to claim 3 , wherein the image recognizing section has means for transferring an image captured by the scanning means and the recognition information to external equipment.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
47 words
The elevator system according to claim 3 , wherein the image recognizing section has an image output terminal for outputting an image captured by the scanning means and the recognition information, the image output terminal being located at any place in a hall portion of the elevator.
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