Patent ID: 7958971

Claim:
An elevator call request entry system by means of which passengers will indicate a desire for elevator service to commence at a floor lobby ( 25 ) of a building ( 43 ), characterized by: a wireless, portable call entry kiosk ( 14 ) having a controller ( 40 ) and rechargeable power source ( 51 ); means ( 20 ) disposed within the kiosk for registering a passenger request for elevator service at a lobby of the building where the kiosk is located; a dispatching controller ( 48 ) fixed within the building and interconnected with elevators ( 26 - 29 ) controlled thereby; a wireless transmission means ( 42 , 46 ) for communicating requests for elevator service from said kiosk to said dispatching controller; a sensor ( 52 ) disposed within said kiosk to determine a lull in passenger traffic; and wherein said controller ( 40 ) causes operation of said kiosk in a low power consumption mode in response to said sensor indicating a lull in passenger traffic.