Otis Elevator Company

Carrier Corporation

Aguilar, Cesar

Yousoufov, Simantov

Bradley Armand Scoville

Paul A Simcik

Eric C Peterson

Ashley Chapman

Harrison Daniels

Adam Kuenzi

Stephen R Nichols

Sandeep Sudi

Kelly Martin Dubois

Yew Hung Leong

Lucien Wedzikowski

Emily Baldi

Yuri Novozhenets

Ming Fang

Michael Garfinkel

Jason Higley

Dang V Nguyen

Philipp Schedl

Luis C Encinas Carreno

Sam Wong

Hans-Kilian Josef Spielbauer

Jason R Armistead

Donald F Cominelli

Cesar Aguilar

Anne R Davis

Nicholas Cope

Tyler S Brown

Walid Namane

James Sorrels

Michael P Keenan, Jr

Simantov Yousoufov

Mohip Joarder

Stephen Richard Nichols

Sam Thieu Wong

Paul A Simci

William Talbot

Ashley Chapmen

Ashley Marie Chapman

Ming Martin Fang

An illustrative example elevator system includes a plurality of elevator cars. A dispatch controller assigns a first one of the elevator cars to travel to a landing in response to a first request for elevator service at that landing. At least one call button is operative to place a second request while the first one of the elevator cars is situated at the landing in response to the first request. The dispatch controller assigns a second one of the elevator cars to travel to the landing in response to the second request.

Elevator call registration when a car is full

An illustrative example method of controlling an elevator system includes receiving a first request for elevator service from a requestor, receiving a second request for elevator service from the requestor while the first request is still pending, and controlling the elevator system to provide elevator service for only one of the first request or the second request.

Processing multiple elevator service requests

A system and method of managing an elevator system based on a location and status of a mobile device is provided. The method includes determining a current status of a mobile device, receiving a destination request from the mobile device, and dispatching an elevator car based on the destination request and the current status.

Mobile device state management and location determination

A method of communication between a robot and an elevator system using a robot communication system including: collecting data on a landing of a building using a sensor system of the robot; and transmitting the data to the elevator system of the building, the data being transmitted to the elevator system directly from the robot, through a cloud computing network, or through a building system manager.

Methods and architectures for end-to-end robot integration with elevators and building systems

A system and a method of implementing and using a preset elevator call using an elevator system and a mobile device are provided. The method includes generating the preset elevator call that includes programmed conditions that include a destination floor, storing the preset elevator call in a user profile on the mobile device and at least one corresponding triggering condition, retrieving the preset elevator call based on detecting the corresponding triggering condition, and executing the retrieved preset elevator call.

Using and modifying preset elevator calls

An aspect includes capturing crowd data associated with a lobby area of an elevator system. A dispatching schedule of one or more elevator cars of the elevator system is adjusted based on the crowd data. A notification of the adjustment to the dispatching schedule is output.

Crowd sensing for elevator systems

A system and method of managing visitor access to an elevator using a mobile device of the visitor is provided. The method includes generating a visitor invitation based on a tenant input using an electronic device, receiving the visitor invitation at the mobile device of the visitor, and gaining limited access to designated floor based on limitation values contained in the visitor invitation.

Mobile visitor management

A method of operating an elevator call control system comprising: receiving a first elevator call from a first individual carrying a first mobile device, the first elevator call including a destination request to travel from a first boarding floor to a first destination floor; determining that the first individual carrying the first mobile device is traveling with a second individual, wherein the second individual is traveling to a second destination floor; assigning an elevator car to the first elevator call; and scheduling the elevator car to transport the first individual carrying the first mobile device and the second individual together to at least one of a first destination floor and the second destination floor.

Associated mobile elevator calls

A method of calling an elevator is provided. The method comprising: detecting, using a door lock, at least one status parameter of a door and the door lock operably associated with the door; transmitting, using the door lock, the at least one status parameter to a remote device; determining, using the remote device, whether to call an elevator in response to the at least one status parameter; transmitting, using the remote device, an elevator call request to a controller when it is determined to call an elevator; and moving, using the controller, an elevator to a floor where the door lock is located.

System and method for calling elevator

The mobile device () sends credentials to the authentication module (), which may be the credential module () of the first access control device (). If these credentials are authenticated, the first access control device () allows access to its associated first secured element () and puts the access control devices () in the second mode, viz. the secure-pass-through-mode. Any request to access a second secured element () received from the mobile device () in the second mode is passed on and treated as an authenticated request to a second access control device (). The access control devices () allow access to their associated secured elements () based on whether the type of access being requested is consistent with the type of credentials.

Access control system with secure pass-through

According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for preventing an unintended call for a conveyance apparatus of a conveyance system is provided. The conveyance system comprising a first location device and a second location device. The computer-implemented method comprising: detecting a first interaction between the mobile device and the first location device; determining a travel direction of the first mobile device; and automatically filtering a second interaction between the mobile device and a second location device to prevent an unintended call to a conveyance apparatus in response to the travel direction of the mobile device.

Method for blocking and filtering false automatic elevator calls

A self-contained data acquisition system for a passenger conveyance system, includes a sensor module for sensing data associated with an entry and exit of each of a multiple of passengers, a location sensor module for sensing a position of the passenger conveyance upon entry and exit of each of the multiple of respective passengers and a processing module operable to use the sensed data from the sensor module and the location sensor module to record passenger data.

Traffic analysis system and method

A computer-implemented method is provided. The computer-implemented method is executed by a processor of a mobile device. The mobile device is in communication with an elevator system. The computer-implemented method automatically provides direct real-time travel indications with respect to an elevator trip of the elevator system. The computer-implemented method includes receiving, by the mobile device, a request for the elevator trip. The computer-implemented method includes directly receiving, by the mobile device, feedback signals from the elevator system with respect the elevator trip in response to the request. The computer-implemented method includes automatically providing, by a user interface of the mobile device, direct real-time travel indications of the elevator trip as the mobile device progresses through the elevator system.

Direct real-time travel indications for multi-segment trip

A computer-implemented method a sequence triggering of a call for an elevator car of an elevator system. The elevator system including a first location device and a second location device. The computer-implemented method including detecting, by the first location device, a signal by the mobile device and detecting, by the second location device, the signal by the mobile device. The computer-implemented method also including automatically executing, by the elevator system, the call for the elevator car in response to the detection by the second location device of the signal subsequent to the detection of the signal by the first location device.

Sequence triggering for automatic calls and multi segment elevator trips

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Farmington, CT, United States of America

Bradley Armand Scoville