Elevator Virtual Panel for Crowded Car Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
In crowded elevator cars, passengers often face difficulty accessing the primary car operating panel to input their desired destination, leading to inconvenience and potential inability to select a floor.
Innovation Solution
A secondary car operating panel display system is implemented, featuring a detection and tracking device that detects passenger entry and location, and a display device that projects a virtual panel proximate to the passenger, with a controller managing the display based on distance from the primary panel and input timing to ensure easy access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a primary car operating panel is fixedly located on the elevator car panel, then the panel structure is simple and reliable, but passengers in crowded elevator cars cannot easily access the panel to input their desired destination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the primary car operating panel that can be displayed on mobile devices or secondary display locations within the elevator car. This virtual panel replicates the functionality of the fixed panel, allowing passengers to input destination information from multiple locations without modifying the original fixed panel structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extends the operating panel functionality from a single fixed two-dimensional interface to a multi-dimensional system that includes virtual panels accessible via mobile devices and secondary displays positioned at different locations within the car, enabling access from various spatial positions.
2Quantity of substance
If the elevator car is crowded, then more passengers can be transported, but access to the car operating panel becomes difficult or hampered
Solution Approach 1:
By creating virtual copies of the operating panel accessible through mobile devices and secondary displays, the system allows multiple passengers to simultaneously access the panel from different locations within the crowded car, eliminating the need to crowd around a single fixed panel.
Solution Approach 2:
The operating panel system becomes universal by functioning both as a fixed physical interface and as a virtual interface accessible through multiple devices and locations, allowing the same control functionality to be accessed regardless of passenger distribution within the car.
3Ease of operation
If a secondary car operating panel display system is implemented with detection and tracking devices, then passenger accessibility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The detection and tracking devices automatically identify passenger locations and dynamically position virtual panels without requiring manual configuration or intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously adapting the user interface based on real-time sensor data about passenger positions and movements.
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual panel system is dynamic, with display locations and configurations that automatically adjust based on real-time detection of passenger positions. The system transitions from static fixed panels to dynamic virtual panels that move and adapt to passenger needs.
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AI summary
Elevator car systems including a primary car operating panel fixedly located on an elevator car panel and a secondary car operating panel display system. The Display system includes a detection and tracking device configured to detect the entry and location of passengers within the elevator car and a display device configured to display a secondary car operating panel at a location proximate to a detected and tracked passenger.