Patents by Inventor Henry SILVENNOINEN

Henry SILVENNOINEN 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).

  • Publication number: 20230271807
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method and an apparatus. In the solution, an elevator call indication associated with a user is obtained. First guidance information is caused to be provided for the user to proceed to a waiting area. Location data associated with the user is obtained, the location data providing information about the location of the user. An elevator car is allocated in response to the elevator call indication, wherein the allocation takes into account the location of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Mika BELOV, Ari KATTAINEN, Henry SILVENNOINEN
  • Publication number: 20230271806
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for allocating an elevator of an elevator system are described. In the solution, image data associated with an area associated with a plurality of elevators is obtained. An automated guided vehicle is detected based on the image data. Parameter data associated with the automated guided vehicle is determined based on the image data. Information indicating a destination floor for the automated guided vehicle is obtained and an elevator car is allocated for the automated guided vehicle by taking into account at least the parameter data and the destination floor. Information identifying the allocated elevator car is caused to be transmitted to the automated guided vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Mika BELOV, Ari KATTAINEN, Henry SILVENNOINEN
  • Patent number: 11721151
    Abstract: A method for controlling a generation of at least one access code includes receiving, in an access control device, data representing an access code; verifying the data representing the access code; in response to a detection in a verification that the access code is valid generating a signal causing a generation of data representing a new access code; and generating a signal causing a transmit of the data representing the new access code to a party from whom the data representing the access code is received. An access control device, a computer program product and a system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Johan Ericsson, Henry Silvennoinen
  • Publication number: 20230092565
    Abstract: Vehicle parking information is used to control an elevator system. The vehicle parking information indicates that at least one parking space is occupied, and one or more elements of the elevator system may be controlled based on the vehicle parking information. An apparatus, a method and a computer program are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Ari VARELIUS, Antti PERKO, Mika BELOV, Mika KEMPPAINEN, Matti KUJALA, Henry SILVENNOINEN, Antti TUOMINEN
  • Publication number: 20220005301
    Abstract: A method for controlling a generation of at least one access code includes receiving, in an access control device, data representing an access code; verifying the data representing the access code; in response to a detection in a verification that the access code is valid generating a signal causing a generation of data representing a new access code; and generating a signal causing a transmit of the data representing the new access code to a party from whom the data representing the access code is received. An access control device, a computer program product and a system are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Johan ERICSSON, Henry SILVENNOINEN
  • Publication number: 20210235239
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there are provided a mobile device for wireless people flow management. The mobile device comprises at least one processor; at least one memory; and a near field communication, NFC, reader; wherein the at least one memory comprises program code which, when executed on the at least one processor causes the mobile device to receive, from the NFC reader, information encoded in an NFC tag associated with a specific location in a building; determine control information to trigger at least one state change associated with the location based on the information encoded to the NFC tag; and send the control information to a control system of the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Ari Koivisto, Henry Silvennoinen
  • Patent number: 10196235
    Abstract: A method and a system for generating destination calls for an elevator system is described, wherein a passenger can give personal destination calls with his/her terminal device as well as on the basis of identification of the person in at least one identification point. A passenger is identified at an identification point, on the basis of which the home floor of the passenger is determined and a destination call to the home floor is generated for the elevator system if the passenger does not have a valid destination call at the time of identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Henry Silvennoinen, Jukka Salmikuukka, Mika Belov
  • Patent number: 10017355
    Abstract: The invention allows personalization of an elevator service in an elevator system with destination control. Sensor data provided by a three-dimensional motion sensor and related to a passenger tracked by the three-dimensional motion sensor is received at a service unit of the elevator system with destination control. A personalized elevator service functionality for the tracked passenger is determined with the service unit based at least on the received sensor data. The personalized elevator service functionality is triggered with the service unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Henry Silvennoinen, Jukka Salmikuukka, Kim Bergman, Mika Belov, Mine Erciyas
  • Publication number: 20160090271
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a system for generating destination calls for an elevator system, wherein a passenger can give personal destination calls with his/her terminal device as well as on the basis of identification of the person in at least one identification point. A passenger is identified at an identification point, on the basis of which the home floor of the passenger is determined and a destination call to the home floor is generated for the elevator system if the passenger does not have a valid destination call at the time of identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Henry SILVENNOINEN, Jukka SALMIKUUKKA, Mika BELOV
  • Publication number: 20160031675
    Abstract: The invention allows personalization of an elevator service in an elevator system with destination control. Sensor data provided by a three-dimensional motion sensor and related to a passenger tracked by the three-dimensional motion sensor is received at a service unit of the elevator system with destination control. A personalized elevator service functionality for the tracked passenger is determined with the service unit based at least on the received sensor data. The personalized elevator service functionality is triggered with the service unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: KONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Henry SILVENNOINEN, Jukka SALMIKUUKKA, Kim BERGMAN, Mika BELOV, Mine ERCIYAS