Patent ID: 8365871

Claim:
An electronic device for monitoring an elevator, the electronic device comprising: a least one processor; a storage system; and one or more programs stored in the storage system and executable by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising: a capturing module operable to control an image capturing device located inside the elevator to capture a current image inside the elevator when the electronic device is triggered by one or more monitor devices electronically connected to the elevator, wherein each of the monitor devices is electronically connected to the electronic device, and sends a triggering signal to trigger the electronic device when a malfunction of the elevator is detected by any of the monitor devices; an analysis module operable to analyze the current image to check for passengers inside the elevator by extracting human models or human faces from the current image, and determine if there are passengers trapped inside the elevator according to the analysis results; and a sending module operable to generate a rescue message and send the rescue message to an emergency response department upon the condition that there are passengers trapped inside the elevator.