Holographic Elevator Assistance System for Passenger Safety

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Solution Overview

Problem

Elevators lack effective automated assistance systems for passengers, particularly in emergency situations, and fail to adequately support handicapped individuals, leading to anxiety and safety concerns.

Innovation Solution

A holographic elevator assistance system utilizing AI and holographic displays to provide voice assistance, hand-gestures, and sign language, connecting passengers to human operators for emergency support and technical guidance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If automated assistance systems are implemented in elevators, then passenger safety and comfort are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepassenger safetyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The holographic display system serves multiple functions: it provides emergency assistance, offers general passenger information, guides handicapped passengers, and delivers technical support to maintenance personnel. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single multi-functional platform, the system improves passenger safety without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The AI assistant acts as an intermediary between passengers and human operators, handling routine inquiries and emergency initial assessments automatically. This intermediary layer filters and pre-processes information, reducing the complexity burden on the overall system while maintaining high safety standards through intelligent triage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If holographic displays and AI assistants are added to elevators, then passenger assistance capability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassistance capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adapts its assistance capabilities based on detected passenger needs. The AI assistant adjusts its behavior, the holographic display modifies its content presentation, and the system activates specific assistance modes (emergency, handicapped support, technical guidance) only when required, rather than maintaining all capabilities at full readiness simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes operational parameters based on situation type: switching between voice and visual output modes, adjusting holographic display brightness and content density, and modifying AI response protocols for different emergency scenarios. These parameter adjustments allow versatile assistance while managing complexity through context-dependent configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If real-time emergency response systems are implemented, then passenger safety is improved, but loss of time in system setup increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemergency responseVSAvoidsystem setup time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring emergency protocols, pre-loading assistance protocols for various scenarios, and establishing AI decision-tree frameworks during system installation. This preliminary setup enables rapid real-time response during actual emergencies without requiring complex configurations at the moment of need.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3392181B1A holographic elevator assistance system
Publication Date: 2024.01.24 OTIS ELEVATOR CO
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AI summary

A holographic elevator assistance system (100) mounted in an elevator cab (102). The system (100) includes a holographic display (108) and a Common Passenger Interface Board (CPIB) (116). The CPIB (116) is configured to receive an input, interpret the received input, and perform a projection of a holographic image from the holographic display (108) based on the input.