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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Sandeep Sudi, Farmington, CT (US);
Vinay Shimoga Baburao, Karnataka, IN;
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/00 (2006.01); B66B 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/0025 (2013.01); B66B 1/3453 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for determining elevator car locations are provided. Aspects includes operating, by a processor, a sensor to obtain tag data from a tag within a range of the sensor, wherein the tag is affixed to at least one landing of a plurality of landings in a hoistway of a building, wherein the sensor is affixed to a moving component of an elevator car operating in the hoistway of the building and analyzing the tag data to determine a position of the elevator car in the hoistway of the building.