SG11201407442YA - Method and system for measuring traffic flow in a building - Google Patents

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(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 3 January 2014 (03.01.2014) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2014/000791 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: G07C 9/00 (2006.01) B66B 1/34 (2006.01) G07C11/00 ( 2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/EP2012/062490 (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: 27 June 2012 (27.06.2012) English English (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): KONE CORPORATION [FI/FI]; Kartanontie 1, FIN-00330 Hel­ sinki (FI). (72) Inventors; and (75) Inventors/Applicants (for US only)-. MATTSSON, Veikko [FI/FI]; Ahmankatu 17 B 6, FIN-05460 Hyvinkaa (FI). KONTTURI, Risto [FI/FI]; Kiljavantie 257, FIN- 05200 Rajamaki (FI). (74) Agent: GRAF GLUCK KRITZENBERGER; Ilcrmann- Kohl-Str. 2a, 93049 Regensburg (DE). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). [Continued on next page] (54) Title: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING TRAFFIC FLOW IN A BUILDING 0\ © o (57) Abstract: The invention relates to a method for measuring the traffic flow in a building having people mover a system, in which method the following succession of steps is performed: - at least two monitoring units (20) with at least one sensor (40) are temporarily installed in the vicinity of entrance- and/ or exit area(s) (30) of at least one people mover (10), - each of the mon­ itoring units is provided with a power supply (44) for being oper­ ated as an independent unit, - events caught by the sensor are as­ sociated with the current event time and with the location/ posi­ tion of the corresponding monitoring unit as correlated event/ event time/ event location data, which correlated event/ event time/ event location data is used to compute a traffic flow in the building. This data can be advantageously used in the call alloca­ tion of a new people mover system of said building. wo 2014/000791 AI i urn iiiiiii mi mi ii mil mil mi i ii 111 mil mil mil inn mil mi mi limn mi mi Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))