Kone Corporation

Janne Aberg

Jukka Salmikuukka

Ari Hänninen

Niko Elomaa

Hannu Kuoppala

Riku Leppaaho

The invention relates to a method for controlling an elevator. In the method at least one control signal is generated for instructing the at least one mobile robot to a predetermined position. The at least one mobile robot generates at least one control signal to the elevator controller for controlling an elevator in response to an interaction with at least one user in the predetermined position. The invention also relates to an elevator system and a mobile robot implementing at least portions of the method.

Elevator system, mobile robot, and method for generating elevator control signal using the mobile robot

A controller includes a processor configured to, receive, via an input/output (I/O) device, a first destination call having a first departure floor and a first destination floor of a first passenger associated therewith, allocate the first destination call to one of the plurality of elevators, receive, via the I/O device, at least a second destination call having one or more of a second destination floor and a second departure floor of a second passenger associated therewith, and allocate the second destination call to one of the plurality of elevators such that the controller assigns the second destination call to a same one of the plurality of elevators as the first destination call, if a group allocation request associated with the first destination call and the second destination call is received from the link.

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