Elevator Floor Information Remote Update System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing elevator display systems face challenges in efficiently updating floor-specific information, particularly in remote properties, as tenant changes require manual reprogramming of each elevator display unit, which is labor-intensive for property managers managing multiple buildings.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for remotely updating floor information in elevator display systems, involving a property server, network interface, and storage medium, where new information is received, stored, and retrieved for display, allowing property managers to update information via a web-based interface and internet connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual reprogramming of each elevator display unit is performed, then floor information can be updated, but labor time and operational complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a centralized database copy of floor information that can be automatically distributed to multiple elevator display units. Instead of manually reprogramming each unit, the property server retrieves information from the centralized database and transmits it to all relevant elevators, dramatically reducing update time while maintaining data accuracy across the entire system.
Solution Approach 2:
The property server acts as an intermediary between the centralized database and individual elevator display units. It automatically retrieves floor information from the database and distributes it to elevators, eliminating the need for manual intervention and reducing the time required for information updates while ensuring consistent accuracy across all units.
2Reliability
If manual reprogramming of each elevator display unit is performed, then floor information can be updated, but operational complexity increases for property managers
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service operation where the property server automatically retrieves floor information from the centralized database and distributes it to elevator display units without requiring manual intervention from property managers. The web-based interface allows property managers to initiate updates with a single action, significantly simplifying the update process while maintaining information accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The property server serves as an automated intermediary that handles the complex tasks of retrieving and distributing floor information to multiple elevators. This eliminates the need for property managers to manually reprogram each display unit, reducing operational complexity while ensuring accurate information delivery across the system.
3Productivity
If centralized database with automated retrieval is implemented, then update efficiency increases, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The property server performs multiple functions: it acts as a client to the centralized database, a communication hub between elevators and the database, and an automated distribution system. This multi-functional design consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate systems into a single integrated component, increasing update speed while minimizing the addition of system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges the functions of information retrieval, processing, and distribution into a single property server component. By combining these functions, the system achieves high update efficiency without proportionally increasing overall system complexity, as the property server integrates multiple responsibilities into one coordinated unit.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for updating floor information for display by an elevator in a remote property includes receiving, from a property server, data indicative of a floor for which the elevator lacks floor information, receiving, from a remotely executing process, new floor information for the floor; storing the new floor information in a floor information database; receiving, from the property server, a request identifying the remote property and requesting updated floor information for the remote property; and retrieving updated floor information from the floor-information database.