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`COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION AND
`DISPLAY APPARATUS
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`This application is a continuation of and claims priority to
`co-owned and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/369,850
`filed Feb. 9, 2012 and entitled “COMPUTERIZED INFOR-
`MATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS” now U.S. Pat.
`
`No. 8,447,612, which is a continuation of and claims priority
`to co-owned and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/711,692
`filed Feb. 24, 2010 and entitled “ADAPTIVE INFORMA-
`TION PRESENTATION APPARATUS AND METHODS”,
`now U.S. Pat. No. 8,117,037, which is a continuation of and
`claims priority to co-owned and U.S. patent application Ser.
`No. 11/506,975 filed Aug. 17, 2006 and entitled “SMART
`ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD”, now U.S. Pat. No.
`7,711,565, which is a divisional of and claims priority to
`co-owned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/935,957 filed
`Sep. 7, 2004 and entitled “ELEVATOR ACCESS CONTROL
`SYSTEM AND METHOD”, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,093,693,
`which is a divisional of co-owned U.S. patent application Ser.
`No. 10/651,451 filed Aug. 29, 2003 and entitled “SMART
`ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD”, now U.S. Pat. No.
`6,988,071, which is a continuation of co-owned U.S. patent
`application Ser. No. 09/330,101 filed Jun. 10, 1999 and
`entitled “SMART ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD”,
`now U.S. Pat. No. 6,615,175, each ofthe foregoing incorpo-
`rated into the present application by reference in its entirety.
`This application is also related to U.S. patent application Ser.
`No. 12/703,666 filed Feb. 10, 2010 entitled “Adaptive Adver-
`tising Apparatus and Methods”, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,065,155,
`Ser. No. 12/704,431 filed Feb. 11, 2010 entitled “Adaptive
`Advertising Apparatus and Methods”, now U.S. Pat. No.
`8,078,473, Ser. No. 12/711,692 filed on Feb. 24, 2010 entitled
`“ADAPTIVE INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPA-
`RATUS AND METHODS”, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,117,037,
`Ser. No. 12/711,857 filed Feb. 24, 2010 and entitled “ADAP-
`TIVE INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS
`AND METHODS”, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,065,156, Ser. No.
`13/364,194 filed Feb. 1, 2012 and entitled “COMPUTER-
`IZED INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS”,
`now U.S. Pat. No. 8,285,553, Ser. No. 13/362,902 filed Jan.
`31, 2012 and entitled “ADAPTIVE INFORMATION PRE-
`SENTATION APPARATUS”, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,370,158,
`Ser. No. 13/357,487 filed Jan. 24, 2012 and entitled “ELEC-
`TRONIC INFORMATION ACCESS SYSTEM AND
`METHODS”, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,301,456, Ser. No. 13/369,
`850 filed Feb. 9, 2012 and entitled “COMPUTERIZED
`INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS”, now
`U.S. Pat. No. 8,447,612, Ser. No. 13/404,606 entitled “COM-
`PUTERIZED INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPA-
`RATUS”, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,290,781, Ser. No. 13/404,980
`entitled “COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION PRESENTA-
`TION APPARATUS”, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,296,146, Ser. No.
`13/404,853 entitled “COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION
`PRESENTATION APPARATUS”, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,290,
`778, Ser. No. 13/405,046 entitled “COMPUTERIZED
`INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHODS” now U.S.
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`13/406,408 entitled “COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION
`SELECTION AND DOWNLOAD APPARATUS AND
`METHODS” filed on Feb. 27, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,31 1,
`834, and Ser. No. 13/410,080 entitled “NETWORK APPA-
`RATUS AND METHODS FOR USER INFORMATION
`DELIVERY” filed Mar. 1, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,285,
`551, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its
`entirety. This application is also related to co-owned and U.S.
`patent application Ser. No. 13/728,512 filed Dec. 27, 2012
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`and entitled “SMART INFORMATION AND DISPLAY
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`APPARATUS” now published as U.S. Patent Application No.
`2013/0205214, Ser. No. 13/728,715 filed Dec. 27, 2012 and
`entitled “COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION AND DIS-
`
`PLAY APPARATUS” now published as U.S. Patent Applica-
`tion No. 2013/0185640, Ser. No. 13/733,098 filed Jan. 2,
`2013 and entitled “COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION
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`AND DISPLAY APPARATUS” now published as U.S.
`Patent Application No. 2013/0191750, Ser. No. 13/737,833
`filed Jan. 9, 2013 and entitled “COMPUTERIZED INFOR-
`MATION AND DISPLAY APPARATUS” now published as
`U.S. Patent Application No. 2013/0188055, and Ser. No.
`13/737,853 filed Jan. 9, 2013 and entitled “TRANSPORT
`APPARATUS WITH COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION
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`AND DISPLAY APPARATUS” now published as U.S.
`Patent Application No. 2013/0191023, Ser. No. 13/750,583
`filed Jan. 25, 2013 and entitled “COMPUTERIZED INFOR-
`MATION AND DISPLAY APPARATUS”, Ser. No. 13/752,
`222 filed Jan. 28, 2013 and entitled “COMPUTERIZED
`INFORMATION AND DISPLAY APPARATUS”, Ser. No.
`13/753,407 filed Jan. 29, 2013 and entitled “COMPUTER-
`IZED INFORMATIONAND DISPLAYAPPARATUS”, Ser.
`No. 13/755,682 filed Jan. 31, 2013 and entitled “INTELLI-
`GENT ADVERTISING METHODS”, Ser. No. 13/758,898
`filed Feb. 4, 2013 and entitled “INTELLIGENT ADVERTIS-
`ING APPARATUS”, each incorporated herein by reference in
`its entirety.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`1. Field of the Invention
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`The present invention relates to the field ofpersonnel trans-
`port apparatus, and specifically to elevators and similar
`devices for transporting people from one location to another
`which incorporate various information technologies.
`2. Description of Related Technology
`Elevators and similar personnel transport devices (such as
`moving walkways or shuttles) are important aspects of mod-
`em urban life. Commonly used in office buildings, airports,
`shopping malls, and other large structures, these devices
`transport large numbers of people and equipment between
`two locations on a routine basis. Elevators in particular are
`widely used throughout the world.
`Depending on loading, a person may spend up to several
`minutes on an elevator during travel between floors. Signifi-
`cant amounts of time may also be spent waiting for the eleva-
`tor to arrive when called. This time is usually “dead” from the
`standpoint that very little can be accomplished or very few
`tasks undertaken during these few minutes. However, often
`times an individual may require information which will be of
`use after leaving the elevator. For example, the person may
`wish to obtain travel information such as directions to the
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`nearest airport or public transportation node, or the location
`of a nearby restaurant. Weather-related information or traffic
`reports may also be useful. A plethora of different types of
`information, including financial data, breaking news head-
`lines, sports scores and the like may also be of interest to one
`waiting for or riding on an elevator or other transport device.
`An associated problem relates to determining the location
`of a person, firm, or store within a building when unfamiliar.
`Building directories are often posted in the lobby ofthe build-
`ing, yet these require the user to manually or visually locate
`the name of the person, firm, or store which they are looking
`for, and remember the location information associated there-
`with. Additionally, such directories often do not provide pre-
`cise location information, but rather merely a floor number
`and/or suite number. The user often times does not have a
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`the elevators, thereby resulting in additional wasted time in
`finding the location once off of the elevator. Even if a graphi-
`cal display is provided, it often requires the user to spatially
`orient themselves to determine relative location.
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`Security is also a concern when riding elevators late at
`night or to remote locations. Many elevator systems are used
`partly or entirely within parking garages, which often may be
`sparsely populated at off hours. People are all too frequently
`assaulted or robbed when departing from elevators under 10
`such conditions. Unfortunately, existing elevator systems do
`not have the facility to provide the occupant(s) with the ability
`to selectively observe the area immediately surrounding the
`elevator doors on one or more destination floors, or otherwise
`take precautions to enhance their security.
`Another problem associated with existing elevator systems
`relates to their loading capacity. Often, especially at peak use
`hours such as during the noon hour, the call buttons for several
`different floors within a building will be activated, and eleva-
`tor cars which are at or near their loading capacity will 20
`respond. With no additional room available in the elevator, the
`person depressing the call button on a given floor is left to wait
`for the elevator doors to close, depress the call button again,
`and wait for another (hopefully partially vacant) car to arrive.
`This process not only delays the person waiting for the car, but 25
`also those on the elevator car(s), and those waiting on other
`floors.
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`In addition to the foregoing, many elevators must have a
`means of restricting access to certain floors during certain
`time periods while not interfering with other operations. 30
`These elevators generally also include means by which cer-
`tain users may gain access to the restricted floors, such as a
`magnetic striped card which is inserted into a card reader on
`the elevator. However, such card readers are prone to wear and
`having to re-swipe the card several times in order to obtain 35
`access. Furthermore, as the card wears due to repeated swip-
`ing or bending (such as when left in the pocket of the indi-
`vidual carrying the card), the card will be more prone to
`failure and will eventually require replacement. Also, such
`cards are prone to unauthorized use. Someone stealing or 40
`finding the lost card can simply insert it into the card reader of
`the elevator and gain access to the restricted floor(s). It is also
`noted that since access is restricted to certain floors typically
`during late-night or weekend hours, HVAC and lighting sys-
`tems are typically turr1ed off or dormant in order to conserve 45
`energy. Hence, when the user arrives at one ofthese restricted
`access floors, several minutes are typically spent turning on
`the HVAC, lights, and any other number of electrical devices.
`Some systems require the user to insert their magnetic strip
`card in a separate reader, such as in the control room for the 50
`HVAC (which is typically located on a different floor), in
`order to initiate equipment operation. This is obviously time
`consuming and cumbersome.
`Lastly, there is often an element of discomfort associated
`with riding an elevator car, especially when several individu- 55
`als are present in the car. Due in part to minimal space within
`the car and nothing to occupy the occupants attention visu-
`ally, there is a natural tendency for one to stare up, down, or
`forward at the door of the elevator, or at the visual floor
`indicators so as to avoid prolonged eye contact with the other 60
`occupants.
`Heretofore, many of the technologies necessary to address
`the aforementioned issues have not been available or, alter-
`natively, have been cost or space prohibitive to implement.
`However, recent advances in data networking, thin or flat
`panel display technology, personal electronics, and speech
`recognition and compression algorithms and processing have
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`enhanced the viability of such features from both technologi-
`cal and commercial perspectives.
`Based on the foregoing, there is a need for an improved
`elevator system and method of operation which will reduce
`the time spent waiting for and travelling on the elevator car,
`reduce the frustration associated with repeated stops at dif-
`ferent floors, and allow the occupants of the elevator (as well
`as those waiting for the car) to use their time more efficiently
`and obtain needed information. Additionally, such an elevator
`system would enhance the security of the occupants upon
`egress, and allow for automatic recognition ofan individual in
`order to provide access to certain restricted locations and
`initiation of certain functions such as lighting and HVAC.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`In one aspect, computerized apparatus useful for locating
`an organization or entity, the organization or entity being
`disposed within a building or structure, is disclosed. In one
`embodiment, the apparatus includes: a wireless interface;
`data processing apparatus; a touch-screen input and display
`device; a speech digitization apparatus in data communica-
`tion with the data processing apparatus; and a storage appa-
`ratus in data communication with the data processing appa-
`ratus. In one variant, the storage apparatus comprises at least
`one computer program, the at least one program being con-
`figured to: receive a digitized speech input via the speech
`digitization apparatus, the input relating to an organization or
`entity which a user wishes to locate; based at least in part on
`the input, causing recognition of at least one word therein
`relating to the organization or entity, and identification of a
`location associated with the organization or entity based at
`least in part on the at least one recognized word, the location
`being inside ofthe building or structure; and provide a graphi-
`cal or visual representation ofthe location on the touch screen
`input and display device in order to aid a user in finding the
`organization or entity, the graphical or visual representation
`of the location also comprising a graphical or visual repre-
`sentation of at least the immediate surroundings of the orga-
`nization or entity, the immediate surroundings being inside
`the building or structure.
`In another aspect, computerized apparatus is disclosed. In
`one embodiment, the apparatus includes a wireless interface;
`data processing apparatus; a touch-screen input and display
`device; a speech recognition apparatus in data communica-
`tion with the data processing apparatus; and a storage appa-
`ratus in data communication with the data processing appa-
`ratus. In one variant, the storage apparatus includes at least
`one computer program, the at least one program being con-
`figured to: receive a digitized speech input via the speech
`recognition apparatus, the input relating to an organization or
`entity disposed within a building or structure which a user
`wishes to locate; based at least in part on the input, cause
`identification of a location inside of the building or structure
`associated with the organization or entity; and provide a
`graphical or visual representation of the location on the touch
`screen input and display device in order to aid a user in finding
`the organization or entity, the graphical or visual representa-
`tion of the location comprising a map graphic showing the
`location of the organization or entity relative to other organi-
`zations or entities proximate thereto inside of the building or
`structure. In another variant, the digitized speech is generated
`based at least inpart onuser speech received via a microphone
`in communication with the speech recognition apparatus, the
`microphone being mounted within the computerized appara-
`tus proximate the touch-screen input and display device so
`that the user can speak into the microphone while viewing the
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`touch-screen input and display device; and the computerized
`apparatus is further configured to provide a user a graphical
`representation of directions from their current location to the
`organization or entity, the graphical representation of direc-
`tions comprising the map graphic displayed on the touch-
`screen input and display device having at least one arrow
`showing the path for the user to follow inside of the building
`or structure; and includes an interface compliant with an
`IEEE 802.11 standard.
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`the computerized apparatus
`In another embodiment,
`includes: a wireless interface; data processing apparatus; a
`touch-screen input and display device; a speech recognition
`apparatus in data communication with the data processing
`apparatus; and a storage apparatus in data communication
`with the data processing apparatus, the storage apparatus
`comprising at least one computer program, the at