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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2023
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Jan Ruhnke, Berlin, DE;
Felix Donath, Berlin, DE;
OTIS GMBH & CO. OHG, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
An elevator system with an elevator car includes a controller for the elevator car, at least one processor, and a wireless network access point. According to a method of controlling the elevator car, a portable device transmits a probe request, the portable device is carried by a passenger of the elevator system. The probe request contains at least a first probe request data set, the first probe request data set is of a first type. The wireless network access point detects the probe request. The at least one processor accesses data storage. In the data storage there is stored a plurality of passenger profiles. Each passenger profile of the plurality of passenger profiles contains a first profile data set of the first type and a second profile data set representing at least one destination floor.