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A potential elevator passenger or occupant (bearer) carries a portable transmitting device with which he must overtly indicate his intent to take an elevator trip before interrogation by a beacon will cause an elevator call to be automatically registered for him, or indicate his intent before gainin

A potential elevator passenger or occupant (bearer) carries a portable transmitting device with which he must overtly indicate his intent to take an elevator trip before interrogation by a beacon will cause an elevator call to be automatically registered for him, or indicate his intent before gaining access to a space. The intent to take a trip is cancelled when the bearer enters an elevator car, requiring an additional overt act prior to entering an automatic elevator call the next time that the bearer approaches an elevator. Default destinations (floors or spaces) may be signified for the bearer, depending on the floor where the device is located, or the bearer may establish an alternative destination, the alternative destination being cancelled from the device when the bearer enters an elevator or gains access to a space. The intent may be managed and a default destination may be provided either by the portable device or by a system in the building. Authentication of the bearer's voice may precede provision of the token. Tokens may be manifested by the presence alternative destinations.

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1. A method of automatically (1) providing access to spaces controlled by an access system and (2) registering calls for service in an elevator system within a building, in response to transmissions from a portable device having bearer-operable data input means and carried by a unique potential occu

1. A method of automatically (1) providing access to spaces controlled by an access system and (2) registering calls for service in an elevator system within a building, in response to transmissions from a portable device having bearer-operable data input means and carried by a unique potential occupant and/or passenger, comprising:(a) providing in response to input to said device by said bearer, at least one of (1) an elevator token manifestation of said bearer's intent to use an elevator the next subsequent time that said bearer approaches the elevator, (2) a manifestation of a destination floor for an elevator call for service to be automatically registered for said bearer at a subsequent point in time, and at least one of (3) an access token manifestation of said bearer's intent to gain access to a space, and (4) a manifestation of a destination space to which said bearer desires access; and (b) transmitting at least one of (1) said token manifestations and (2) said destination manifestations from said device to said system; (c) registering an elevator call for said bearer for elevator service only in response to the presence in said elevator system, if any, of one of (1) said elevator token manifestation and (2) said manifestation of a destination floor, and providing said bearer with access to a space only in response to the presence in said access system, if any, of one of (3) said access token manifestation and (4) said manifestation of a destination space; and (d) terminating said elevator token manifestation, if any, and said manifestation of a destination floor, if any, prior to said bearer concluding elevator service provided in response to said call, and terminating said access token manifestation, if any, and said manifestation of a destination space, if any, as soon as said access is provided in response thereto.