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Kiosk eases elevator bottleneck

January 31, 2006

The (Cincinnati) Enquirer: Here's an innovative use of self-service technology - a kiosk that integrates with an elevator system to learn which floors are popular destinations, and adjust traffic patterns accordingly.

"The Fujitec system keeps the control panels inside the elevators, but passengers who push the inside buttons lose priority over kiosk controls outside the elevator," says a Fujitec explanation of the device. "The wait in the elevator lobby may be longer, but the overall time to destination will decrease."

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