Elevator system and method of cancelling passenger requested floor destination
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsPaul A. Simcik, Emily Baldi
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Abstract
An elevator system includes an elevator car, a call panel, a controller, and a floor cancellation feature. The elevator car is adapted to travel in a hoistway defined by a building and between floors of the building. The call panel is located for passenger interaction, includes a plurality of floor selections, and communicates with the controller. The floor cancellation feature is associated with at least one of the call panel and the controller. The controller is configured to operate between a floor cancellation permit state and a floor cancellation restricted state, thereby respectively enabling and disabling the floor cancellation feature, and track at least one event associated with the floor cancellation restricted state.
Claims15
An elevator system comprising:
- an elevator car constructed and arranged to travel in a hoistway defined by a building and between floors of the building;
- a call panel located for passenger interaction, and including a plurality of floor selections;
- a controller configured to communicate with the call panel;
- and
- a floor cancellation feature associated with at least one of the call panel and the controller, wherein the controller is configured to operate between a floor cancellation permit state and a floor cancellation restricted state thereby respectively enabling and disabling the floor cancellation feature, and track at least one event associated with the floor cancellation restricted state.
A method of operating a floor cancellation feature of an elevator system comprises:
- selecting a first floor selection;
- operating a controller in a cancellation permit state;
- initiating an event module specific to the first floor selection;
- acknowledging an event occurrence;
- and
- operating the controller in a cancellation restricted state, wherein the event occurrence includes at least one of subsequent selection of a second floor selection, motion of the elevator car, and closure of an elevator system door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.