Destination dispatch sectoring

A control system of a building elevator system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by
• the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• controlling a building elevator system comprising a first elevator system having a first elevator car and a second elevator system having a second elevator car, wherein the first elevator car and the second elevator car are configured to serve a plurality of floors;
• determining one or more sectors for the plurality of floors in response to at least one of a time of day, manual input, a density of the down peak traffic, and whether there is simultaneous up peak or inter-floor traffic, the one or more sectors comprising a first sector having a first plurality of floors and a second sector having a second plurality of floors;
• assigning the first elevator car to the first sector, the first elevator car being configured to transport passengers from the first sector to a first selected floor of the plurality of floors;
• assigning the second elevator car to the second sector, the second elevator car being configured to transport passengers from the second sector to a second selected floor of the plurality of floors;
• receiving an elevator call from a floor of the first plurality of floors within the first sector;
• determining that the first elevator car assigned to the first sector will not arrive at the floor of the first plurality of floors within the first sector within a first selected time period;
• determining that a second elevator car will arrive at the floor of the first plurality of floors within the first sector within a first selected time period;
• and
• moving the second elevator car to the floor of the first plurality of floors within the first sector.

A method of operating a building elevator system within a building having a plurality of floors, the method comprising:

• controlling a building elevator system comprising a first elevator system having a first elevator car and a second elevator system having a second elevator car, wherein the first elevator car and the second elevator car are configured to serve a plurality of floors;
• determining one or more sectors for the plurality of floors in response to at least one of a time of day, manual input, a density of the down peak traffic, and whether there is simultaneous up peak or inter-floor traffic, the one or more sectors comprising a first sector having a first plurality of floors and a second sector having a second plurality of floors;
• assigning the first elevator car to the first sector, the first elevator car being configured to transport passengers from the first sector to a first selected floor of the plurality of floors;
• assigning the second elevator car to the second sector, the second elevator car being configured to transport passengers from the second sector to a second selected floor of the plurality of floors;
• and
• moving the first elevator car through the first sector during a single trip,
• wherein the method further comprises:
• detecting a number of elevator stops made by the first elevator car during the single trip and extending the first sector by a selected number of floors as the first elevator car moves through the first sector when the number of elevator stops is less than a selected number of elevator stops;
• or
• determining a reversal point of the first elevator car and extending the first sector by a selected number of floors as the first elevator car moves through the first sector in response to the reversal point of the first elevator car.