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US 11,932,512 B2Granted
Methods and architectures for end-to-end robot integration with elevators and building systems
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsStephen Richard Nichols, Bradley Armand Scoville, Michael P. Keenan, Jr., Nicholas Cope, James Sorrels, Mohip Joarder
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Abstract
A method of communication between a robot and an elevator system using a robot communication system including: collecting data on a landing of a building using a sensor system of the robot; and transmitting the data to the elevator system of the building, the data being transmitted to the elevator system directly from the robot, through a cloud computing network, or through a building system manager.
Claims20
A method of communication between a robot and an elevator system using a robot communication system, the method comprising:
- collecting data on a landing of a first floor of a building using a sensor system of the robot, wherein the sensor system includes a people counter system configured to detect or determine a people count;
- and
- transmitting the data to the elevator system of the building, the data being transmitted to the elevator system:
- directly from the robot to the elevator system;
- from the robot to the elevator system through a cloud computing network;
- or
- from the robot to the elevator system through a building system manager,
- wherein the people count determined by the people counter system of the robot is transmitted to the dispatcher to adjust operation of the elevator system;
- wherein the method includes the robot:
- recognizing an individual at the landing using facial recognition or voice recognition;
- determining that the individual requires transportation to a second floor from stored information relating to the individual;
- and
- transmitting an elevator call to the elevator system to send an elevator car to the landing at the first floor, wherein
- the robot includes a load carrying mechanism that includes one or more of robot arms, a pallet, a crane, a flat bed and a secured compartment, and
- the sensor system of the robot includes a load detection system,
- wherein the load detection system is configured to detect a weight of the load being carried or pushed by the load carrying mechanism and the robot is configured to communicate the detected weight to the elevator system, and
- the elevator system directs the robot to one elevator car based on the weight detected by the load detection system to avoid exceeding a weight limit of another elevator car, and
- wherein the elevator call includes a call code indicative of a priority of the elevator call, wherein the call code indicates a job role of the individual at the landing, and
- wherein the dispatcher receives the elevator call and analyzes the code and determine its urgency in comparison to other elevator calls received.
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A robot communication system, the comprising:
- a robot comprising a sensor configured to collect data on a landing of a first floor of a building, wherein the sensor system includes a people counter system configured to detect or determine a people count;
- and
- an elevator system in communication with the robot,
- wherein the elevator system:
- is in direct communication with the robot;
- is in communication with the robot through a cloud computing network;
- or
- is in communication with the robot through a building system manager,
- wherein the robot is arranged to transmit the people count determined by the people counter system of the robot to the dispatcher to adjust operation of the elevator system, and
- wherein the robot is configured to:
- recognize an individual at the landing using facial recognition or voice recognition;
- determine that the individual requires transportation to a second floor from stored information relating to the individual;
- and
- transmit an elevator call to the elevator system to send an elevator car to the landing at the first floor, wherein
- the robot includes a load carrying mechanism that includes one or more of robot arms, a pallet, a crane, a flat bed and a secured compartment, and
- the sensor system of the robot includes a load detection system,
- wherein the load detection system is configured to detect a weight of the load being carried or pushed by the load carrying mechanism and the robot is configured to communicate the detected weight to the elevator system, and
- the elevator system directs the robot to one elevator car based on the weight detected by the load detection system to avoid exceeding a weight limit of another elevator car, and
- wherein the elevator call includes a call code indicative of a priority of the elevator call, wherein the call code indicates a job role of the individual at the landing, and
- wherein the dispatcher receives the elevator call and analyzes the code and determine its urgency in comparison to other elevator calls received.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.