Mumbai : Schindler, a leading global provider of elevators, escalators and related services, has successfully developed and launched‘Schindler myPORT’, a smartphone-based application for the Schindler PORT. This new application allows building occupants to order pre-programmed elevators; it also allows building owners to increase 
security standards in buildings where Schindler PORT elevators are installed.
myPORT offers a seamless Four-Step identity verification on entry and ‘e-banking level’ security is provided with no inconvenience to the user. Once inside the building, the app allows users to move throughout the area just by keeping their smartphones on their person. Occupants have more freedom and convenience than ever before and building owners get greater access control.
Schindler’s myPORT is in constant communication with the building’s PORT Technology elevator interface to provide building owners, managers, tenants and visitors with real-time information. With myPORT, users gain convenience, security and comfort with features that can be programmed to:
- Verify user identities and summon an elevator based on their needs and preferences
- Anticipate user requirements with personalized features such as turning on and off the lights or locking and unlocking doors as the user arrives
- Send special authorization codes via text messages to grant access to visitors
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
- Mobility solutions – From predictive call entry to touch-less operation, Schindler’s myPORT provides the solutions to move people more efficiently
- Personalized service – Allows for individual profiles which provide unmatched flexibility and unique personal service opportunities for the user
- Access control – Can play a significant role in managing and controlling access within your building
BUILDING OWNERS CAN UNLOCK ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES FOR MYPORT BY PAIRING IT WITH SCHINDLER’S PORT TECHNOLOGY VISITOR STATION:
- Image and voice of building guests can be sent from the lobby directly to the myPORT phone of the host to obtain access, even if the host is offsite
- Users can grant admission to delivery personnel or other visitors with a button in myPORT that opens the outer door, assigns a pre-programmed elevator and even unlocks the apartment or office door, if need be
- The customizable features within myPORT carry specific benefits for people with special needs whose journey can be controlled via the smartphone
Mr. Vaibhav Pitale – Sr. Vice President, New Installation Business, said, “We are delighted to announce our latest offering i.e. ‘Schindler myPORT’, a smartphone-based application for the Schindler PORT. Intensive research and development of data has been undertaken to create this application and we are satisfied with the end result. It is definitely going to be more user-friendly with a high quotient of convenience along with the latest technology with major implications for new building design.”
