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Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 18, 2019
Applicant:

Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);

Inventors:

Ravikiran Singaraju, Telangana, IN;

Vinod Vejandla, Telangana, IN;

Appalaraju Marpu, Telangana, IN;

Madhavaraju Nadimpalli, Telangana, IN;

Madhavi Mothukuri, Telangana, IN;

Ashok Kumar Prakash, Telangana, IN;

Assignee:

OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/00 (2006.01); B66B 1/24 (2006.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/0012 (2013.01); B66B 1/2408 (2013.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); B66B 2201/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for elevator passenger detection including: capturing an image of an elevator passenger approaching an elevator bank to board an elevator car; determining that the elevator passenger is pregnant or disabled in response to the image of the elevator passenger; registering a priority elevator call for the elevator passenger that is pregnant or disabled; and moving the elevator car to the floor landing where the elevator passenger that is pregnant or disabled is located.


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