additional lighting video surveillance or other features in one embodiment shown in fig1 a a video or graphic representation 1402 of the floor selected by the user is generated and displayed on the display unit 113 of the information system 100 specifically the floor display 1402 is initiated after the user depresses a dedicated function key for example a u201c safety u201d function key on the keypad 116 or u201c soft u201d key on the touch screen 113 not shown followed by the floor number or designation the user then inputs the destination to which they will be travelling on that floor by touching a corresponding area of the touch screen 113 this input is converted to coordinates within the floor by an algorithm running on the processor 106 fig1 which are then correlated by the processor 106 to one or more of several zones 1404 within the floor lighting system and or security video monitoring systems present within the building this lighting and video monitoring equipment is then selectively activated for the zone s between the elevator doors and the destination thereby providing enhanced visibility for the user during their travel and also video monitoring by the building 39 s centralized security facility 1125 lighting and video monitoring is activated through a micro controller 123 and associated control circuitry 1412 connected to the keypad 116 as shown in fig1 although other configurations may be used an audio or visual alarm 1414 is actuated in the security facility 1125 to alert security personnel of the activation of the video monitoring function for that floor zone thereby drawing their attention thereto alternatively in another embodiment the signal from the remote video equipment is routed.