US Patent Issued to Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories on Feb. 24 for "Multi-input call panel for an elevator system" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,345, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.).

"Multi-input call panel for an elevator system" was invented by Daniel Nikovski (Brookline, Mass.) and William Yerazunis (Acton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-input call panel for controlling an operation of an elevator system, is disclosed. The multi-input call panel includes a touchable interface associated with a plurality of touchable inputs arranged at different locations on the multi-input call panel; a touchless interface including a processor configured to receive readings of a sensor detecting motion in p...