Method for understanding and planning elevator use
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsSally Day Mahoney, Michael C. Schiappa
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Abstract
An elevator management system includes an elevator system and a service provider controller. The elevator system is configured to control at least one elevator car and to transmit a status message indicating status data of the at least one elevator car. The service provider controller is configured to determine a current operating mode of the at least one elevator car based on the status message and to assign the at least one elevator car to a current status group among a plurality of different status groups based on the current operating mode.
Claims9
An elevator management system, comprising:
- an elevator system configured to control at least one elevator car and to transmit a status message that continuously transmitted according to a transmit time, the status message indicating status data of the at least one elevator car;
- a service provider controller located remotely from the elevator system and configured to determine a current operating mode of the at least one elevator car based on the status message and to assign the at least one elevator car to a current status group among a plurality of different status groups based on the current operating mode;
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- a user interface in signal communication with the service provider controller, the user interface configured to display the status information of the at least one elevator car and to display the different status groups and to identify the at least one elevator car in the assigned current status group,
- wherein the service provider controller determines whether at least one of a number of elevator cars operating in-group is above or below a threshold number assigned for passenger use and automatically updates the user interface in response to a change in the status data.
A method of managing an elevator system, the method comprising:
- controlling, via an elevator system, at least one elevator car;
- continuously transmitting, via the elevator system, a status message according to transmit time, the status message indicating status data of the at least one elevator car;
- determining, via a service provider controller located remotely from the elevator system, a current operating mode of the at least one elevator car based on the status message;
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- assigning the at least one elevator car to a current status group among a plurality of different status groups based on the current operating mode;
- displaying, via a user interface in signal communication with the service provider controller, the different status groups to identify the at least one elevator car in the assigned current status group;
- detecting, via the service provider controller, a change in the status data;
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- automatically updating the user interface, via the service provider controller, in response to the change in the status data,
- wherein the service provider controller determines whether at least one of a number of elevator cars operating in-group is above or below a threshold number assigned for passenger use and automatically updates the user interface in response to a change in the status data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.