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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2006
Jari Ylinen, Hyvinkää, FI;
Markku Kakko, Hyvinkää, FI;
Jari Ylinen, Hyvinkää, FI;
Markku Kakko, Hyvinkää, FI;
Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI;
Abstract
A method for allocating an elevator in a destination floor elevator system. An elevator group includes several elevators, a passenger data terminal for reserving elevators for use by passengers, and an elevator group control system for controlling the elevators in response to signals from the passenger data terminal. The method includes inputting the size and destination floor of the group of passengers into the control system of the elevator group, allocating one or more elevators to the group of passengers by utilizing the size and destination floor of the group, and informing the members of the group of passengers about the allocation.