Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method for remote operation of a plurality of elevators in a centralized manner by a remote service system, the remote service system comprising a remote communication computer and wherein each of the plurality of elevators comprises an elevator controller associated with a communication computer. The method comprises receiving, by a remote service system from the communication computer associated with an elevator, a rescue request associated with the elevator; providing, by the remote service system, a verification to distinguish the elevator associated with the rescue request among the plurality of elevators; enabling, by the remote communication computer, a data connection with the communication computer associated with the elevator to control the verified elevator; and performing, by the remote service system, at least one remote operation associated with the verified elevator using the enabled data connection.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a signalization apparatus, the signalization apparatus comprising a first input module comprising a capacitive proximity sensing arrangement configured to detect a gesture from a user; a second input module comprising at least one signalization interface element and configured to detect an input from the user; an analysis module coupled to the first and the second input module and configured to analyze signals received from the first and the second input module to generate a control signal; and an interface coupled to the analysis module and configured to receive the control signal and provide the control signal to a controller.

Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator arrangement comprising an elevator shaft wall; and a guide rail line extending vertically at a distance from the shaft wall, the guide rail line being fixed to said wall with plurality of fixing brackets; and an elevator car vertically movable along at least said guide rail line; and a hoisting machine mounted at a first vertical level between the shaft wall and the guide rail line; and a hoisting roping movable with said hoisting machine, and connected to the elevator car; wherein the guide rail line extends in vertical direction past the hoisting machine the upper end of the guide rail line being higher than said hoisting machine, and said plurality of fixing brackets comprises one or more first fixing brackets higher than said hoisting machine, by which one or more first fixing brackets the portion of the guide rail line which portion is higher than said hoisting machine is fixed to the shaft wall; and wherein the hoisting machine comprising a motor and a rotatable driv

Abstract: An arrangement, a people conveyor and/or an access gate system and a method for handling people conveyor and/or access gate system application programming interface requests, includes receiving a request through a primary people conveyor and/or access gate system application programming interface, determining the target system of the request, based on the identified target system of the request being a first provider people conveyor and/or access gate system, sending the request, e.g.

Abstract: A load measurement arrangement of an elevator comprising: a hoisting machinery (3) for driving an elevator car (2) in an elevator shaft (1); a hoisting machinery bed plate (11) supporting the hoisting machinery; and at least one load weighing sensor (20) located between the hoisting machinery (3) and the hoisting machinery bed plate (11). The load measurement arrangement comprises aligning means (25) for placing the at least one load weighing sensor (20) at a predefined point or at predefined points between the hoisting machinery (3) and the hoisting machinery bed plate (11). A method for elevator load measuring.

Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator car comprising a pulley frame; and a cabin frame mounted on the pulley frame; and one or more pulleys mounted on the pulley frame; and at least one elastically deformable support member between the cabin frame and the pulley frame via which at least one elastically deformable support member the cabin frame rests on the pulley frame. The elevator car comprises at least one parallel motion linkage mechanism connecting the cabin frame pivotally to the pulley frame, and arranged to allow the cabin frame to pivot up and down relative to the pulley frame, and to keep their relative angle unchanged. The invention also relates to an elevator implementing the car.

Abstract: A battery system for supplying electrical energy to an elevator system is provided, the battery system including: a battery module having a number of battery cells, a battery management unit configured to obtain measurement data from at least one sensor associated to the battery system, a communication interface for communicatively connecting the battery system to the elevator system, and a power supply interface for transferring the electrical energy between the elevator system and the battery system. Also an elevator drive system, an elevator system, a computer implemented method and a computer program are provided.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method for elevator call allocation in an elevator group comprising a plurality of elevator cars. The method comprises detecting a logistic operation associated with an elevator car, the elevator car being stationary at a floor, and limiting allocation of new elevator calls to the elevator car in the elevator group in response to detecting the logistic operation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an elevator system. The method comprises receiving a request to drive an elevator car to a destination and generating an elevator car motion profile to serve the received request. The elevator car motion profile comprises at least the following motion parameters of the elevator car: acceleration, maximum speed, and deceleration. At least one of the maximum speed of the elevator car and the deceleration of the elevator car in the generated elevator car motion profile is defined on the basis of the destination. The invention relates also to a processing unit and an elevator system configured to perform the method at least partly.

Abstract: A method of imaging a breast microcalcification feature by acquiring a tomographic imaging data set and a stationary imaging data set and combining the tomographic imaging data set with the stationary imaging data set to improve resolution and reduce blur in the resulting combined image. The resulting improve resolution image data set is evaluated for identification of breast calcifications for purposes of breast cancer screening, diagnosis and/or treatment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of monitoring condition of a rope of an elevator arrangement, the method comprising monitoring by a computer system an amount of bendings of each discretization point and/or of each discretization portion around a rope wheel during elevator use, the amount of bendings of each discretization point and/or of each discretization portion being indicated by a bending value associated with the discretization point and/or discretization portion in question; wherein each said discretization point is a point within a rope portion extending between successive contact positions of the rope, and respectively, each said discretization portion is a rope portion extending between successive contact positions of the rope; and wherein said contact positions of the rope include the positions of the rope, per each landing, which are contacted by rope wheels when the car is at the landing. The invention also relates to an elevator arrangement implementing the method.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and computer programs for elevator call allocation with adaptive multi-objective optimization are disclosed. At least some of the disclosed embodiments may allow adaptively and smoothly changing an objective function according to passenger traffic. This in turn may allow minimizing waiting times in all traffic situations compared to using a fixed objective function. Furthermore, at least some of the disclosed embodiments may allow adaptively and smoothly changing the objective function according to the traffic while taking user preferences into consideration via a single transit time target parameter.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a solution in which an alarm apparatus may be configured to receive from a management system data representing location information associated with an elevator, and to store the data in a memory accessible by the alarm apparatus, the data to be used in an elevator alarm situation to audibly convey the location information associated with the elevator. According to another aspect, there is provided a solution in which a management system may be configured to receive an identifier associated with an elevator, obtain based on the identifier data representing location information associated with the elevator, and cause transmission of the data representing location information associated with the elevator to the elevator, the location information of the elevator to be used to audibly convey the location information of the elevator in an elevator alarm situation.

Abstract: A method associates a user of a terminal device to at least one communication service providing information on an operating state of an elevator. The method includes: receiving a request; directing the terminal device to access a network service of the elevator; providing a number of options for selecting at least one communication service for providing information; in response to a receipt of an indication of the at least one selected communication service associating the user of the terminal device to receive access information on the operating state of the elevator through the at least one selected communication service. Also a control system and a computer readable medium storing program are provided.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a solution for evaluating a configuration associated with an elevator. An update request may be received for a new configuration to be deployed with the elevator. It may be checked, from a memory, whether the new configuration exists in the memory. When the new configuration does not exist in the memory, a request for performing configuration upgrade tests associated with the elevator may be issued. The request causes a testing environment to obtain information associated with a first testing procedure using a software package associated with an existing configuration used in the elevator and to obtain information associated with a second testing procedure using a software package associated with the new configuration to be deployed with the elevator. A diagnostic report associated with the first and second testing procedures may be received and stored in the memory.

Abstract: An apron device, an elevator car and method of protecting falling into an elevator shaft. The apron device comprises a first protective element and a second protective element which are both located under a door sill of an elevator car. The elements form together a bending stiff sleeve structure which can move in relation to the elevator car. The first protective element can lift the second protective element being closer to the elevator car. When the second protective element is lifted, its upper part moves in transversal direction towards a space below a bottom of the elevator car. The first protective element is moved only in vertical direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of constructing an elevator comprising providing an elevator car in a hoistway, said elevator car comprising a cabin frame, and a temporary pulley beam detachably mounted on the cabin frame; mounting a hoisting machine in a first position which first position is at a first vertical level in the hoistway; suspending (first suspending) the elevator car with a hoisting roping from the hoisting machine via said temporary pulley beam; moving the elevator car in the hoistway with the hoisting machine while it is in said first position and suspended by the roping via said temporary pulley beam; mounting a hoisting machine in a second position which second position is at a second higher vertical level inside a machine room located above the hoistway; removing the temporary pulley beam from the elevator car, comprising detaching the temporary pulley beam from the cabin frame; suspending the car with a hoisting roping from the hoisting machine mounted in said second position via said c

Abstract: An operational entity for controlling movement of a plurality of elevator cars of a multicar elevator system includes a user interface having a first input element and a second input element. The user interface generates, on the basis of the first input element, an indication of selection of at least one elevator car from among the plurality of elevator cars to be moved; and generates, on the basis of the second input element, one or more control signals indicative of a request to control the movement of the selected at least one elevator car in a predefined direction. A multicar elevator system including the operational entity is provided.

Abstract: A method for controlling a building system is provided, the method, per-formed by a control system, comprises: determining a presence of a mobile robot in an operational vicinity area of the building system; and setting the building system to a robot mode in response to the determining the presence of the mobile robot in the operational vicinity area of the building system. Also a control system, a computer program, and a system are provided to.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing load data of an elevator car of an elevator system. The method comprises: obtaining condition data comprising at least one loading condition parameter being affected by the load of the elevator car, wherein the condition data is obtained during a loading event of the elevator car at a loading landing or during an elevator car movement cycle between a loading landing and a destination landing; using the obtained condition data as input data of a reinforcement learning model; processing the input data with the reinforcement learning model to produce output data comprising the load data of the elevator car representing an estimate of the load of the elevator car; and using the produced load data of the elevator car in controlling of the elevator system and/or in condition monitoring of the elevator car.