Patent ID: 8401472
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
1. A method of guiding a user in a building having an elevator installation, wherein at least one first communications unit communicates data to a second communications unit, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a contact signal from the first communications unit within a predetermined range for initiating and establishing contact with the second communications unit, wherein the first communications unit is a stationary terminal provided in a region of the elevator installation, outside of an elevator, and connected with a central computer unit and a destination call control of the elevator installation, and wherein the predetermined range is within a predefined distance between the first communications unit and the second communications unit, wherein the second communications unit is mobile and carried by the user; establishing contact between the first communications unit and the second communications unit when the second communications unit is located within the range and receives the contact signal, wherein a position of the user in the building is fixed within the scope of the established contact; after the contact has been established, the first communications unit receiving from the second communications unit through the contact a desired destination previously stored in the second communications unit or inputted at the second communications unit after entering the building; and communicating the data from the first communications unit through the contact to the second communications unit for guidance of the user through the building by the second communications unit when the second communications unit is located within the range and the contact is established and after the first communications unit has received from the second communications unit the desired destination, whereby the content of the communicated data is dependent on the position of the user in the building and on the desired destination of the user.