Patents by Inventor Gabriella Still

Gabriella Still has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Remote control of an elevator and fast recovery from operational shutdown situations executed from a remote terminal
    Patent number: 7448473
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for executing elevator control actions from a remote terminal in a remote control system. The remote control system comprises a remote terminal, one or more monitoring cameras as well as interface and data transfer means for the transmission of camera information, elevator status data and/or control commands between the elevator and the remote control system. The monitoring cameras are so directed that their combined image area substantially covers the operating area of the elevator. The remote terminal comprises a display device for the display of image information and elevator status data and means for starting elevator control functions. In the method, the operating area of the elevator is imaged by a monitoring camera or cameras, whose image information as well as the elevator status information is displayed on the display device of the remote terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Jukka Lindberg, Ari-Pekka Hietala, Pekka Perälä, Gabriella Still
  • Remote control of an elevator
    Publication number: 20070261924
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for executing elevator control actions from a remote terminal in a remote control system. The remote control system comprises a remote terminal, one or more monitoring cameras as well as interface and data transfer means for the transmission of camera information, elevator status data and/or control commands between the elevator and the remote control system. The monitoring cameras are so directed that their combined image area substantially covers the operating area of the elevator. The remote terminal comprises a display device for the display of image information and elevator status data and means for starting elevator control functions. In the method, the operating area of the elevator is imaged by a monitoring camera or cameras, whose image information as well as the elevator status information is displayed on the display device of the remote terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jukka Lindberg, Ari-Pekka Hietala, Pekka Perala, Gabriella Still