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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
May. 06, 2008
Applicant:
Kiyoji Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kiyoji Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An elevator system and method where an evacuation elevator control portion devises an evacuation plan making use of an elevator based on disaster information in the event of a disaster, and generates a command to perform an evacuation operation based on the evacuation plan. The evacuation elevator control portion further determines a number of people remaining inside a building and transmits the information outside of the building. An elevator operation control portion is provided for operating an elevator according to the command.