Patent Document ID: 20150114764
Application ID: 14219494
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for allowing safety data regarding an elevator installation to be communicated using a serial communication channel, the method comprising a set of transmission and receipt steps comprising: a. at a serialization module: i. receiving a plurality of items of safety data for an elevator car; ii. building a serializer data package comprising the plurality of items of safety data for the elevator car; and iii. sending the serializer data package comprising the plurality of items of safety data for the elevator car to a deserialization module; b. at the deserialization module: i. receiving the serializer data package comprising the plurality of items of safety data for the elevator car; ii. building a deserializer data package comprising the plurality of items of safety data for the elevator car; and iii. sending the deserializer data package comprising the plurality of items of safety data to a controller; c. at the controller, determining, based on information from the deserialization module, whether the elevator car should be prevented from operating as a result of a safety problem.