Elevator operating device for inputting a travel request on a floor (L, L1) of a building in which an elevator system having an elevator car and an elevator controller is arranged, comprising: a communication device which is configured to communicate with the elevator controller ; a touch-sensitive screen system , which has a screen region that is visible to a passenger (P); and a central control device that is communicatively connected to the communication device and the screen system , wherein the central control device is configured to control the screen system in a first elevator operating mode in order to display a first graphical user interface on the screen region , and to control the screen system in a second elevator operating mode in order to display a second graphical user interface on the screen region , wherein the first graphical user interface comprises one or two travel direction symbols , characterized in that the second graphical user interface : comprises an edge zone that extends on the screen region along a circumference of the screen region and has a specified width, wherein the edge zone is provided for symbolizing a waiting time until the elevator car arrives at the floor (L, L1), wherein a degree of filling of the edge zone , which changes along the circumference, symbolizes a changing waiting time, and a center zone , which can be displayed separately from the edge zone and is provided for symbolizing an occupancy of the elevator car by passengers (P), wherein a displayed degree of filling of the center zone symbolizes an occupancy of the elevator car . a communication device which is configured to communicate with the elevator controller ; a touch-sensitive screen system , which has a screen region that is visible to a passenger (P); and a central control device that is communicatively connected to the communication device and the screen system , wherein the central control device is configured to control the screen system in a first elevator operating mode in order to display a first graphical user interface on the screen region , and to control the screen system in a second elevator operating mode in order to display a second graphical user interface on the screen region , wherein the first graphical user interface comprises one or two travel direction symbols , characterized in that the second graphical user interface : comprises an edge zone that extends on the screen region along a circumference of the screen region and has a specified width, wherein the edge zone is provided for symbolizing a waiting time until the elevator car arrives at the floor (L, L1), wherein a degree of filling of the edge zone , which changes along the circumference, symbolizes a changing waiting time, and a center zone , which can be displayed separately from the edge zone and is provided for symbolizing an occupancy of the elevator car by passengers (P), wherein a displayed degree of filling of the center zone symbolizes an occupancy of the elevator car . comprises an edge zone that extends on the screen region along a circumference of the screen region and has a specified width, wherein the edge zone is provided for symbolizing a waiting time until the elevator car arrives at the floor (L, L1), wherein a degree of filling of the edge zone , which changes along the circumference, symbolizes a changing waiting time, and a center zone , which can be displayed separately from the edge zone and is provided for symbolizing an occupancy of the elevator car by passengers (P), wherein a displayed degree of filling of the center zone symbolizes an occupancy of the elevator car . <EOS>