Carrier Corporation

Otis Elevator Company

Matteo Rucco

Stephen R Nichols

Jose Miguel Pasini

Jason Higley

David R Polak

Alberto Ferrari

Fabrizio Smith

Andrea De Antoni

Cecilia Tonelli

A method of controlling operation of an elevator system (), the elevator system () including a hoistway () extending between a plurality of landings () situated on different floors (), and at least one elevator car () configured for moving along the hoistway () between the plurality of landings (). The method includes receiving a control input indicating a passenger transport request, wherein the control input comprises at least one passenger transport request parameter; monitoring passengers () within or outside the elevator car () and determining at least one passenger parameter associated with the passengers (); comparing the at least one passenger transport request parameter with the at least one passenger parameter; and controlling further operation of the elevator system () based on the result of said comparison.

Elevator system

A method and system for measuring satisfaction for a smart building is disclosed. A method includes detecting a presence of a user at the smart building; monitoring actions of the user in the smart building with respect to each of a plurality of aspects; receiving feedback via a human machine interface from the user regarding one or more of the plurality of aspects; and building the profile for the user based on the actions and feedback; wherein: monitoring actions comprises using one or more sensors to detect movement of the user through the smart building; receiving feedback includes determining a satisfaction level of the user with respect to thermal comfort; and adjusting the one or more of the plurality of aspects based on the profile.

Satisfaction measurement for smart buildings

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Trento, Italy

Matteo Rucco