Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (210, 120) for managing a maintenance of a conveyor system (110), the apparatus (210, 120) configured to: receive (410) data indicative of an access right to perform the maintenance; generate (430), in response to a detection (420) of an access right to perform the maintenance, a first control signal to disable communicatively reaching the sub-system (225); generate (450), in response to a receipt (440) of an acknowledgement signal indicative of a predefined state of the maintenance, a second control signal to enable the interface (215, 260) to communicatively reach the sub-system (225). The invention also relates to a method, a computer program, and a conveyor system.

Abstract: A method and a controller are disclosed. The method in includes obtaining, by a controller of an elevator system, a sensor event associated with a location in a building; and changing, by the controller, the state of at least one elevator associated with the location from an idle state to an active state.

Abstract: A monitoring system for monitoring passenger interaction with one or more control panel apparatuses for placing transport calls to an elevator system in a landing of the elevator system includes: one or more cameras arranged for capturing images of passengers on the landing; and an interaction analyzer for determining passenger interaction with the one or more control panel apparatuses, the interaction analyzer arranged to: carry out, based on the respective time series of images received from said one or more cameras, an interaction analysis for determining one or more aspects of passenger interaction with the one more or more control panel apparatuses, carry out, based on the determined one or more aspects of passenger interaction with the one or more control panel apparatuses, a failure detection for the one more or more control panel apparatuses, and invoke one or more predefined actions in response to detecting a failure that pertains to at least one of the one or more control panel apparatuses.

Abstract: A conveyor system includes a conveyor control unit, one or more conveyor components, and a communication system for providing data frame-based communication between the conveyor control unit, the one or more conveyor components, and/or one or more external or remote systems. The communication system includes: at least two virtual local area networks (VLANs) separated by respective tags, a first switch device configured to connect the one or more conveyor components to at least one of the at least two VLANs, a second switch device configured to connect the conveyor control unit and the one or more external or remote systems to at least one of the at least two VLANs, and a trunk link configured to carry the data frames belonging to the at least two VLANs between the first switch device and the second switch device. An elevator system and a conveyor device are also discloses.

Abstract: A control system includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code is configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the control system to at least perform: controlling application contents displayed by a plurality of displays associated with an elevator system, each application content having an associated respective priority; obtaining a triggering event associated with the elevator system; and changing application content of at least one of the plurality of displays based on the triggering event and the priority associated with each of the application contents.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes executing a people transit system associated user application, the people transit associated user application enabling a use of multiple operation modes; obtaining a trigger event associated with the people transit system; obtaining profile information associated with a user using the people transit system associated user application; and allowing the use of a specific application mode among multiple application modes based on the trigger event and the profile information.

Abstract: A user interface shows status of devices of an elevator and escalator arrangement. The status is based on holistic measurement approach wherein measurements for one or more indicator values are made continuously and compared against reference values. The difference between the measured and reference values are shown in a user interface for indicating that status of individual components and the overall system.

Abstract: A user interface shows status of network elements in an infrastructure network. The network elements are used to provide a communication channel for elevators, escalators and similar. In addition to network elements status of peripheral devices and other elevator and escalator related network connected devices may be shown. The user interface showing the status of network elements and other devices provides the maintenance person an easy way of spotting possible sources of problems.

Abstract: A method remotely recovers at least one peripheral device of a people conveyor system. The method includes controlling at least one network element, into which the at least one peripheral device is connected, to control power supply of the at least one peripheral device to remotely recover the at least one peripheral device. The invention relates also to a remote monitoring unit and a remote monitoring system for remotely recovering at least one peripheral device of a people conveyor system.

Abstract: Transportation infrastructure service discovery arrangement disclosed. In the arrangement a peripheral device is attached to a transportation infrastructure control network. The client is configured to request an address from a DNS server of the host network. As a response the client receives network settings that can be used for contacting applications attached to the transportation infrastructure control network.

Abstract: In a method for commissioning an elevator signalization device to a communication network of an elevator system, system configuration data is received and a network address of the elevator signalization device is inquired from the switching device. A location of the elevator signalization device as defined in the system configuration file is associated with the network address of the elevator signalization device, and the elevator signalization device is commissioned by transmitting a configuration data of the elevator signalization device to the network address of the elevator signalization device received through an association. A control device and a computer program product are disclosed.

Abstract: A people conveyor arrangement and a method for testing components and/or functions of the people conveyor in a people conveyor arrangement including at least one remote computing device and/or local computing device, and at least one communication channel and an application programming interface arranged between the people conveyor component and the at least one computing device. The method includes sending from the at least one computing device test related data via an application programming interface to a component of the people conveyor, receiving test related data via the application programming interface by the component when the component is connected to the communication channel, and responding from the component of the people conveyor to the local computing device and/or to the remote computing device via the application programming interface that the test related data was received and/or that a test was carried out or emulated based on the test related data.

Abstract: A method for generating at least one installation operation for at least one on-going installation process of at an installation site includes obtaining site information of the at least one ongoing installation process at the installation site from a site control unit arranged at the installation site, obtaining site information gathered from one or more previous installation processes at one or more other installation sites from one or more external databases, defining at least one installation operation for the at least one ongoing installation process based on the site information of the at least one ongoing installation process and the site information gathered from the one or more previous installation processes, and generating at least one signal including an instruction to perform the at least one installation operation for the at least one ongoing installation process to the site control unit.

Abstract: To have an integrated device management for a hybrid elevator environment, at least one converter for converting device management messages according to a second protocol used by one or more peripheral devices to be according to a first protocol, which is used by the device management of the elevator environment, is added to the elevator environment. Further, the device management is configured to update, in response to receiving a device management message containing, as device information, at least an identifier of a peripheral device, network information to contain the device information in the device management message.

Abstract: Commissioning of a transportation infrastructure peripheral device in a transportation infrastructure control network is disclosed. In the arrangement a peripheral device is attached to a transportation infrastructure control network through a network element or directly to a controller. When the connection has been made, a process for identifying and granting appropriate access rights is initiated. As a result, common network technologies can be used for transmitting information that is critical for elevator operation.

Abstract: A method of controlling segregation of transportation infrastructure control data within a shared data network is disclosed. According to the disclosed method, the data network used for carrying the transportation infrastructure control network may be shared with devices that are not contributing to the elevator functionality. This is achieved using a particular arrangement that allows the use of generic peripheral devices in a transportation infrastructure network without disturbing elevator operations.

Abstract: An arrangement for connecting transportation infrastructure peripheral devices, such as elevator and escalator peripheral devices, to a transportation infrastructure devices, such as elevator, using a building network is disclosed. In the arrangement a virtually dedicated channel for communication between elevator and escalator peripheral devices is created. The channel is used for transmitting signals, such as elevator calls, so that there is no need to use a dedicated and separated network for elevator and escalator peripheral devices.

Abstract: A commissioning arrangement for elevator and escalator network devices is disclosed. When the elevator network devices are connected to the elevator network they first get a unique communication address from another network element that is typically a network switch located higher in the chain of network switches. Then, using the established communication address, the network element contacts an automatic commissioning service for acquiring network configuration settings.

Abstract: Transportation infrastructure service discovery arrangement disclosed. In the arrangement a peripheral device is attached to a transportation infrastructure control network. The client is configured to request an address from a DNS server of the host network. As a response the client receives network settings that can be used for contacting applications attached to the transportation infrastructure control network.