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Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022

Filed:

May. 03, 2018
Applicant:

Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);

Inventors:

Adam Kuenzi, Silverton, OR (US);

Bradley Armand Scoville, Farmington, CT (US);

Assignee:

Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/16 (2006.01); B66B 1/46 (2006.01); B66B 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/468 (2013.01); B66B 1/3461 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4615 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4653 (2013.01);
Abstract

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.


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