Patents by Inventor Kim BERGMAN
Kim BERGMAN 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).
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Patent number: 11708238Abstract: The invention refers to an arrangement for the allocation of destination calls in an elevator system with at least two elevators, comprising a wireless transmitter device connected with an allocation control of the elevator system. The transmitter device interacts within a certain mutual distance with a wireless ID device carried by a passenger, which ID device is configured to transmit to the transmitter device an ID which is linked with a special transportation service in the elevator system. The elevator system comprises a memory with correlated operation parameters of the elevators which are linked to the particular special transportation service request of the ID device, whereby the ID device is configured to transmit ID data and/or a call with a departure floor and destination floor to the allocation control.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: KONE CorporationInventors: Jussi Hiltunen, Kim Bergman
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Patent number: 11217054Abstract: Managing passenger flows is an important issue in modern buildings. Particularly in high buildings there will be a lot of people arriving and leaving typically through one access floor. When passenger flows are not managed and passengers are not instructed facilities of buildings are not in optimal use. People may be queuing for one elevator group when another elevator group is not used in full capacity. This can be improved by using an access gate arrangement where the controller of the access gate arrangement receives information from external systems in the building.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Jouni Junes, Kim Bergman
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Patent number: 11014779Abstract: A passenger transport system includes a plurality of passenger transporters controlled by a transport system control, and further comprises at least one parameter memory configured to store at least one parameter or parameter set for the function of at least one transport system component, which transport system comprises a first wireless interface. The first interface may input data regarding at least one stored parameter or parameter set for the function of the related transport system component(s). The passenger transport system comprises mobile devices carried by users, which mobile devices may communicate wirelessly with the first interface, which communication is based on a short range transmission. The mobile devices may be prompted by the first interface to transmit data regarding the parameter or parameter set of the correlated transport system component. A passenger system interaction with a user to individual user requirements may be customized.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Jussi Hiltunen, Otto Miettinen, Timo Tiainen, Kim Bergman, Stefano Vaccari, Visa Rauta, Tommi Salonen, Minna Piironen, Jukka Korpihete, Dipti Sonawane
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Patent number: 10955247Abstract: Elevators and other facilities in buildings and other constructed environments can be controlled remotely. In an advanced controlling method at least one person is guided through constructed environment along a predetermined route. When the route is known facilities, such as elevators, may be called or activated in advance so that the person guided along the route does not need to do it when arriving at the area of influence of the facility. When there are more than one person travelling the routes may be combined such that the central system controlling allocations of facilities may call or activate resources more than one person.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: KONE CorporationInventors: Jukka Salmikuukka, Jere Vuorenala, Kim Bergman, Mika Belov, Hannu Nousu
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Publication number: 20200239276Abstract: A passenger transport system includes a plurality of passenger transporters controlled by a transport system control, and further comprises at least one parameter memory configured to store at least one parameter or parameter set for the function of at least one transport system component, which transport system comprises a first wireless interface. The first interface may input data regarding at least one stored parameter or parameter set for the function of the related transport system component(s). The passenger transport system comprises mobile devices carried by users, which mobile devices may communicate wirelessly with the first interface, which communication is based on a short range transmission. The mobile devices may be prompted by the first interface to transmit data regarding the parameter or parameter set of the correlated transport system component. A passenger system interaction with a user to individual user requirements may be customized.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: Kone CorporationInventors: Jussi HILTUNEN, Otto MIETTINEN, Timo TIAINEN, Kim BERGMAN, Stefano VACCARI, Visa RAUTA, Tommi SALONEN, Minna PIIRONEN, Jukka KORPIHETE, Dipti SONAWANE
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Patent number: 10669120Abstract: A passenger transport system includes a plurality of passenger transporters controlled by transport system control, and further comprises at least one parameter memory configured to store at least one parameter or parameter set for the function of at least one transport system component, which transport system comprises a first wireless interface. The first interface may input data regarding at least one stored parameter or parameter set for the function of the related transport system component(s). The passenger transport system comprises mobile devices carried by users, which mobile devices may communicate wirelessly with the first interface, which communication is based on a short range transmission. The mobile devices may be prompted by the first interface to transmit data regarding the parameter or parameter set of the correlated transport system component. A passenger system interaction with a user to individual user requirements may be customized.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Jussi Hiltunen, Otto Miettinen, Timo Tiainen, Kim Bergman, Stefano Vaccari, Visa Rauta, Tommi Salonen, Minna Piironen, Jukka Korpihete, Dipti Sonawane
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Patent number: 10427910Abstract: Public displays are used for various purposes. They are used for displaying any kind of information and even for controlling devices such as elevators. In order to provide best possible benefit the public display should be displaying information in a language that the viewer understands and in a manner that the user can read the text on the display. The user preferences may be selected and applied by requesting a user preference indication from a mobile device. If the room includes more than one person the user preference indication is received from a plurality of persons and the decision of user preferences to be used is done then based on the received indications.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Jukka Salmikuukka, Jere Vuorenala, Kim Bergman, Mika Belov, Hannu Nousu
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Publication number: 20190193990Abstract: A passenger transport system includes a plurality of passenger transporters controlled by an transport system control, and further comprises at least one parameter memory configured to store at least one parameter or parameter set for the function of at least one transport system component, which transport system comprises a first wireless interface. The first interface may input data regarding at least one stored parameter or parameter set for the function of the related transport system component(s). The passenger transport system comprises mobile devices carried by users, which mobile devices may communicate wirelessly with the first interface, which communication is based on a short range transmission. The mobile devices may be prompted by the first interface to transmit data regarding the parameter or parameter set of the correlated transport system component. A passenger system interaction with a user to individual user requirements may be customized.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Kone CorporationInventors: Jussi Hiltunen, Otto Miettinen, Timo Tiainen, Kim Bergman, Stefano Vaccari, Visa Rauta, Tommi Salonen, Minna Piironen, Jukka Korpihete, Dipti Sonawane
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Patent number: 10252881Abstract: The invention refers to a passenger transport system having a plurality of passenger transporters controlled by an transport system control, which passenger transport system further comprises at least one parameter memory configured to store at least one parameter or parameter set for the function of at least one transport system component, which transport system comprises at least one first wireless interface, which first interface is configured to input data regarding at least one stored parameter or parameter set for the function of the related transport system component(s). The passenger transport system comprises mobile devices carried by users, which mobile devices are configured to communicate wirelessly with the first interface, which communication is based on a short range transmission. The mobile devices are configured to be prompted by the first interface to transmit data regarding the parameter or parameter set of the correlated transport system component.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Jussi Hiltunen, Otto Miettinen, Timo Tiainen, Kim Bergman, Stefano Vaccari, Visa Rauta, Tommi Salonen, Minna Piironen, Jukka Korpihete, Dipti Sonawane
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Publication number: 20180315263Abstract: Managing passenger flows is an important issue in modern buildings. Particularly in high buildings there will be a lot of people arriving and leaving typically through one access floor. When passenger flows are not managed and passengers are not instructed facilities of buildings are not in optimal use. People may be queuing for one elevator group when another elevator group is not used in full capacity. This can be improved by using an access gate arrangement where the controller of the access gate arrangement receives information from external systems in the building.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Jouni JUNES, Kim BERGMAN
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Patent number: 10017355Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Henry Silvennoinen, Jukka Salmikuukka, Kim Bergman, Mika Belov, Mine Erciyas
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Patent number: 9994422Abstract: A destination call-giving device for giving destination calls in an elevator system includes a device available to a user for selecting a destination floor from a plurality of floors that are in a certain sequence, and an output for communicating the selected destination floor to the control system of the elevator system. The device for selecting a destination floor includes a touch-sensitive display forming a user interface for presenting to the user information related to the selection of a destination floor and for receiving the input of the user. The destination floor is arranged to be selectable by the user from the aforementioned plurality of floors by moving a touch-sensitive point on a touch-sensitive display.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Jussi Hiltunen, Tommi Salonen, Kim Bergman, Jarmo Parkkinen
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Publication number: 20180072535Abstract: The invention refers to a passenger transport system having a plurality of passenger transporters controlled by an transport system control, which passenger transport system further comprises at least one parameter memory configured to store at least one parameter or parameter set for the function of at least one transport system component, which transport system comprises at least one first wireless interface, which first interface is configured to input data regarding at least one stored parameter or parameter set for the function of the related transport system component(s). The passenger transport system comprises mobile devices carried by users, which mobile devices are configured to communicate wirelessly with the first interface, which communication is based on a short range transmission. The mobile devices are configured to be prompted by the first interface to transmit data regarding the parameter or parameter set of the correlated transport system component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: Kone CorporationInventors: Jussi HILTUNEN, Otto MIETTINEN, Timo TIAINEN, Kim BERGMAN, Stefano VACCARI, Visa RAUTA, Tommi SALONEN, Minna PllRONEN, Jukka KORPIHETE, Dipti SONAWANE
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Patent number: 9902591Abstract: A method for giving destination calls to an elevator system using a destination operating panel that includes a keypad for giving the destination calls, including identifying a call giving phase and activating buttons of the keypad on the basis of the call giving phase.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Jarmo Parkkinen, Jussi Hiltunen, Kim Bergman
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Publication number: 20180016116Abstract: The invention refers to an arrangement for the allocation of destination calls in an elevator system with at least two elevators, comprising a wireless transmitter device connected with an allocation control of the elevator system. The transmitter device interacts within a certain mutual distance with a wireless ID device carried by a passenger, which ID device is configured to transmit to the transmitter device an ID which is linked with a special transportation service in the elevator system. The elevator system comprises a memory with correlated operation parameters of the elevators which are linked to the particular special transportation service request of the ID device, whereby the ID device is configured to transmit ID data and/or a call with a departure floor and destination floor to the allocation control.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Jussi Hiltunen, Kim Bergman
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Publication number: 20170166417Abstract: Public displays are used for various purposes. They are used for displaying any kind of information and even for controlling devices such as elevators. In order to provide best possible benefit the public display should be displaying information in a language that the viewer understands and in a manner that the user can read the text on the display. The user preferences may be selected and applied by requesting a user preference indication from a mobile device. If the room includes more than one person the user preference indication is received from a plurality of persons and the decision of user preferences to be used is done then based on the received indications.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: Kone CorporationInventors: Jukka Salmikuukka, Jere VUORENALA, Kim BERGMAN, Mika BELOV, Hannu NOUSU
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Publication number: 20170115122Abstract: Elevators and other facilities in buildings and other constructed environments can be controlled remotely. In an advanced controlling method at least one person is guided through constructed environment along a predetermined route. When the route is known facilities, such as elevators, may be called or activated in advance so that the person guided along the route does not need to do it when arriving at the area of influence of the facility. When there are more than one person travelling the routes may be combined such that the central system controlling allocations of facilities may call or activate resources more than one person.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: KONE CorporationInventors: Jukka Salmikuukka, Jere Vuorenala, Kim Bergman, Mika Belov, Hannu Nousu
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Patent number: 9469502Abstract: A method for giving a destination call to the control system of an elevator system is provided, in which method one or more predetermined departure floor-destination floor pairs are presented on the touch-sensitive display of a destination call-giving device having a touch-sensitive display, in which each pair identifies for the user one predetermined departure floor and one predetermined destination floor, and the departure floor-destination floor pair selected by the user is determined on the basis of a touch detected with the touch-sensitive display, and a destination call signal is sent to the control system of the elevator system, which signal identifies the departure floor and the destination floor of the departure floor-destination floor pair selected by the user. A call-giving device, an elevator system and a computer program product are provided to implement the aforementioned method.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Jarmo Parkkinen, Jussi Hiltunen, Kim Bergman, Tommi Salonen, Otto Miettinen
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Publication number: 20160031675Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: KONE CORPORATIONInventors: Henry SILVENNOINEN, Jukka SALMIKUUKKA, Kim BERGMAN, Mika BELOV, Mine ERCIYAS
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Patent number: D760611Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Kone CorporationInventors: Aapo Saari, Tomi Kapiainen, Kim Heikkinen, Jussi Laurila, Niklas Löfberg, Visa Rauta, Klaus Mäkelä, Jussi Hitunen, Tommi Salonen, Kim Bergman, Jarmo Parkkinen