Patent Description:
An elevator system requires regular maintenance during use, and emergency maintenance is also required in the event of elevator system failure. The elevator will be deactivated when it is being serviced or repaired. In existing elevator systems, during routine repair or maintenance of the elevator, the constructor will, for example, set up a fence or a warning sign in front of the elevator in the elevator lobby at the first floor to remind passengers to avoid entering the elevator that is being serviced or repaired. It is impossible for passengers to know specific information of the construction, such as the completion time of construction, etc..

<CIT> discloses a method of determining an optimized order of carrying out elevator maintenance tasks based on the location of a maintenance personnel's mobile communication device within a building, the location of the mobile communication device being determined using an indoor positioning system. A cost value of different orders of performing required maintenance tasks is minimized to generate an ordered list of maintenance tasks, and the ordered list of maintenance tasks is displayed on the mobile communication device.

<CIT> discloses a method for obtaining elevator information, the method comprising the features of the preamble of the independent claims. A user is able to obtain information about a specific elevator, and report repairs, through an application on a mobile terminal. The user makes a request to a server through the application, and the server provides the necessary feedback according to a unique identifier of the elevator. A user may determine a unique identifier for an elevator by scanning a QR code or by receiving the identifier from a Bluetooth device that broadcasts the unique identification information of the elevator regularly.

It is an object of the present disclosure to solve or at least alleviate the problems in the prior art.

In accordance with some features, an object of the present disclosure is to enable a user to easily know about elevator repair or maintenance information.

In an aspect of the invention, a notification system for an elevator is provided according to claim <NUM>.

Optionally, in the notification system, the wake-up module is a Bluetooth module.

Optionally, in the notification system, the wake-up module is arranged in a building in which an elevator associated with the elevator repair or maintenance information is located.

Optionally, in the notification system, the wake-up module is arranged in an elevator lobby or in an elevator car.

Optionally, in the notification system, the specified area covers an elevator lobby at a first floor of the building.

Optionally, in the notification system, the reminder item further includes other items related to the building in which the wake-up module is located.

Optionally, in the notification system, the elevator repair or maintenance information includes one or more of an elevator identity number, an elevator maintenance start time, an elevator maintenance end time, elevator maintenance items, and an elevator maintenance personnel contact.

Optionally, in the notification system, the server is a local server or a cloud server.

Optionally, in the notification system, the server communicates with the user mobile terminal via a mobile data network.

In another aspect, an elevator system is provided, which includes:.

In another aspect of the invention, a notification method for an elevator is provided according to claim <NUM>.

Optionally, the notification method further includes using a Bluetooth module as the wake-up module.

Optionally, the notification method further includes arranging the wake-up module in a building in which an elevator associated with the elevator repair or maintenance information is located.

Optionally, the notification method further includes arranging the wake-up module in an elevator lobby or in an elevator car.

Optionally, the notification method further includes arranging the wake-up module such that the specified area covers an elevator lobby at a first floor of the building.

Optionally, in the notification method, the reminder item further includes other items related to the building in which the wake-up module is located.

Optionally, in the notification method, the elevator repair or maintenance information includes one or more of an elevator identity number, an elevator maintenance start time, an elevator maintenance end time, elevator maintenance items, and an elevator maintenance personnel contact.

Optionally, the notification method further includes setting the server locally or in the cloud.

The system and method according to the present disclosure allows a user to easily know about elevator repair or maintenance information.

The contents of the present disclosure will become more easily understood with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art can readily appreciate that the drawings are for illustrative purposes only, instead of being intended to limit the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In addition, similar numbers in the drawings are used to indicate similar parts, wherein:.

It will be readily understood that, based on the technical solutions of the present disclosure, those skilled in the art can propose various alternative embodiments and implementations without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, as defined in the appended claims. Therefore, the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings are merely exemplary description of the technical solutions of the present disclosure, which shall not be deemed as the whole of the present disclosure or as limiting or restricting the technical solutions of the present disclosure.

Such orientation terms as upper, lower, left, right, front, rear, front side, back side, top, bottom or the like that are mentioned or may be mentioned in this description are defined with respect to the configurations shown in the individual drawings. They are relative concepts and thus possibly vary according to their different locations and different usage states. Therefore, these or other orientation terms shall not be interpreted as limiting terms.

Referring to <FIG>, the present disclosure provides a notification system for an elevator, which includes a wake-up module and a server. In the embodiment shown in <FIG>, the notification system includes a first wake-up module <NUM> disposed in a floor lobby of a building <NUM>, a second wake-up module <NUM> disposed in a car of a first elevator <NUM> in the building <NUM>, and a third wake-up module <NUM> disposed in a car of a second elevator <NUM> in the building <NUM>. Each of the wake-up modules has certain coverage. For example, the first wake-up module <NUM> covers a first-floor lobby of the building <NUM>, the second wake-up module <NUM> covers an interior space of the car of the first elevator <NUM>, and the third wake-up module <NUM> covers an interior space of the car of the second elevator <NUM>. Each wake-up module wakes up a user mobile terminal such as a mobile phone carried by a passenger when the user mobile terminal enters the coverage of the wake-up module, such that the user mobile terminal sends a request to a server; more specifically, the wake-up module can send a request to the server by waking up a pre-installed application (APP) in the user mobile terminal of the passenger. In another aspect, the notification system further includes a server <NUM> configured to receive, on one hand, a reminder item setting from an administrator via a first port <NUM>, and further configured to receive requests from user mobile terminals <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> via a second port <NUM> and push the reminder item to the user mobile terminals <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM>. The reminder item includes elevator repair or maintenance information. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the administrator may be a user with special authorities; for example, the administrator's authorities may be opened to maintenance personnel, construction personnel or property management personnel. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user mobile terminal <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may be a mobile phone or the like which has a specific application (APP) installed, which for example may be promoted to a popularity who frequently enters and exits the building. With the notification system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the maintenance personnel or the property management personnel can set the elevator maintenance information in the server <NUM> in advance, and the user will request and receive the elevator maintenance information from the server <NUM> after entering a specified range covered by the wake-up module such that the user can properly schedule a travel, such as avoiding the elevator maintenance time. For example, when the building is an office building, the person working in the office building can download the application. When the person enters the specified range, the wake-up module causes the user mobile terminal to send a request to the server, and the server pushes the elevator maintenance information in the building to the person. The person can know that the elevator is or will be undergoing repair or maintenance. Similarly, the system can also be installed in residential buildings.

In some embodiments, the wake-up modules are arranged in the building <NUM> in which the elevators <NUM>, <NUM> associated with the elevator repair or maintenance information are located. In some embodiments, the wake-up modules can also be disposed outside the building <NUM>. In some embodiments, the number and arrangement of the wake-up modules may be modified, such as arranging the wake-up modules only in the elevator lobby, or arranging the wake-up modules only in the elevator car. In some embodiments, the wake-up modules can be arranged such that the specified area covers the elevator lobby at the first floor, and in some embodiments, the wake-up modules can be arranged such that the specified area covers the elevator lobby at a selected floor, or all the elevator lobbies and elevator cars. In some embodiments, the wake-up module can be a Bluetooth module that is less expensive and can effectively cover a specified range. In an alternative embodiment, the wake-up module may also be a module having a function of waking-up the user mobile terminal based on other wireless transmission modes.

In some embodiments, a repair or maintenance service provider or a building administrator, such as property management personnel, may make the reminder item setting. In some embodiments, the elevator maintenance information in the reminder item may include one or more of an elevator identity number, an elevator maintenance start time, an elevator maintenance end time, elevator maintenance items, and an elevator maintenance personnel contact. For example, after receiving the request, the server <NUM> will send information to the user mobile terminal, including: No. <NUM> elevator <NUM> will be maintained on September <NUM> and September <NUM>, <NUM>, from <NUM>:<NUM> to <NUM>:<NUM> in the morning, person in charge: XXX, contact number: XXX, etc. The server <NUM> is further configured to receive a reminder item cancellation setting from the administrator. After receiving the reminder item cancellation setting, the server <NUM> cancels the corresponding reminder items. In some embodiments, the same system can also be promoted for other reminder items. For example, in some embodiments, the reminder items also include other items related to the building <NUM> in which the wake-up modules are located, such as power outages, gas supply cut-off, water supply cut-off, fire drill, and the like. In some embodiments, the server <NUM> is a local server or a cloud server, and communication between the server and the user mobile terminal can be realized by any suitable mobile data network, such as <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> networks, and the like. In some embodiments, if a plurality of wake-up modules are disposed in the building, they can be coordinated by the server to prevent the same reminder item from being sent to the same user mobile terminal for multiple times.

In another aspect, an elevator system is also provided, which includes: one or more elevators <NUM>, <NUM> in a building <NUM>; and a notification system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, which is associated with the one or more elevators.

With continued reference to <FIG>, a schematic diagram of a notification method according to the present disclosure is shown. The notification method for an elevator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: receiving, by a server, a reminder item setting; waking up a user mobile terminal by a wake-up module when the user mobile terminal enters a specified area, so that the user mobile terminal sends a request to the server; and pushing the reminder item to the user mobile terminal by the server when the server receives the request from the user mobile terminal, the reminder item including elevator repair or maintenance information. For example, the maintenance personnel may send a reminder item setting including elevator maintenance information to the server at time T1. The wake-up module wakes up the user mobile terminal upon detecting that the user mobile terminal enters the specified area, such that the user mobile terminal sends a request to the server. After receiving the request from the user mobile terminal after the T1 time, the server pushes the reminder item including the elevator maintenance information to the user mobile terminal, thereby notifying the user of the information on elevator maintenance, and the user can schedule the travel plan based on the information. In some embodiments, the server further receives a reminder item cancellation setting. For example, the maintenance personnel may send a reminder item cancellation setting to the server at a T2 time after the maintenance is completed, and after the T2, even if the server receives a request from the user mobile terminal, no information will be pushed to the user mobile terminal.

Claim 1:
A notification system for an elevator, comprising:
a server (<NUM>), which is configured to push a reminder item to a user mobile terminal (<NUM>), the reminder item comprising elevator repair or maintenance information;
the server (<NUM>) is configured to receive a reminder item setting from an administrator; and
the server (<NUM>) is configured to push the reminder item to the user mobile terminal (<NUM>) upon receiving a request from the user mobile terminal (<NUM>);
characterized in that:
the notification system further comprises a wake-up module (<NUM>), which is configured to wake up a pre-installed application in a user mobile terminal (<NUM>) when the user mobile terminal (<NUM>) enters a specified area, so that the user mobile terminal (<NUM>) sends the request to the server (<NUM>); and
the server (<NUM>) is further configured to receive a reminder item cancellation setting from the administrator.