# US 11,993,480 B2 · Elevator shaft distributed health level with mechanic feed back condition based monitoring > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,993,480 B2 - Document ID: US11993480B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/398,910 - Filed: 2019-04-30 - Published: 2020-11-05 - Granted: 2024-05-28 - Earliest claimed: 2019-04-30 - Assignees: Otis Elevator Company - Applicants: Otis Elevator Company - Inventors: Yrinee Michaelidis; Derk Oscar Pahlke - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11993480B2 ## CPC - B66B 1/3461: {between the elevator control system and remote or mobile stations} - B66B 5/0087: {Devices facilitating maintenance, repair or inspection tasks (devices incorporated in the buffer B66B5/288; railings on top of the car B66B11/0226)} - B66B 1/3492: {Position or motion detectors or driving means for the detector (B66B1/40, B66B1/50 take precedence; length measuring G01B; speed measuring G01P)} - B66B 5/0012: {Devices monitoring the users of the elevator system} - B66B 5/0018: {Devices monitoring the operating condition of the elevator system} - B66B 5/0025: {for maintenance or repair} - H04B 17/23: Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms, audible means - H04B 17/27: for locating or positioning the transmitter - B66B: ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS ({apparatus for raising or lowering persons on theatrical stages or the like A63J5/12} ; funicular railbound systems with rigid ground-supported tracks and cable traction, e.g. cliff railways, B61B9/00; arrangements of ammunition handlers in vessels B63G3/00; hoists, lifts, or conveyors for loading or unloading in general B65G; braking or detent devices controlling normal movements of winding drums or barrels B66D; ship-lifting devices E02C; garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for lifting vehicles E04H6/12; hoists for feeding ammunition or projectiles to launching apparatus or to loading mechanisms F41A9/00) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A method of monitoring a conveyance apparatus within a conveyance system including: obtaining a health level of the conveyance system at a first conveyance apparatus location; determining that the health level for the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location is outside of a threshold operating range; activating an alert on a mobile device indicating that the health level for the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location is outside of the threshold operating range; and receiving a selection input on the mobile device, the selection input indicating a mechanic feedback regarding the health level of the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of monitoring a conveyance apparatus within a conveyance system, the method comprising: obtaining a health level of the conveyance system at a first conveyance apparatus location; determining that the health level for the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location is outside of a threshold operating range; activating an alert on a mobile device indicating that the health level for the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location is outside of the threshold operating range; and receiving a selection input on the mobile device, the selection input indicating a mechanic feedback regarding the health level of the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location; wherein receiving the selection input on the mobile device further comprises: displaying a plurality of mechanic feedback options on the mobile device; and receiving a selection input on the mobile device selecting one of the plurality of mechanic feedback options indicating the mechanic feedback. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: displaying the health level for the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location on a display device of the mobile device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: adjusting the alert in response to the mechanic feedback. ### Claim 4 A method of monitoring a conveyance apparatus within a conveyance system, the method comprising: obtaining a health level of the conveyance system at a first conveyance apparatus location; determining that the health level for the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location is outside of a threshold operating range; activating an alert on a mobile device indicating that the health level for the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location is outside of the threshold operating range; receiving a selection input on the mobile device, the selection input indicating a mechanic feedback regarding the health level of the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location; and adjusting the threshold operating range in response to the mechanic feedback. ### Claim 5 A method of monitoring a conveyance apparatus within a conveyance system, the method comprising: obtaining a health level of the conveyance system at a first conveyance apparatus location; determining that the health level for the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location is outside of a threshold operating range; activating an alert on a mobile device indicating that the health level for the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location is outside of the threshold operating range; receiving a selection input on the mobile device, the selection input indicating a mechanic feedback regarding the health level of the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location; and identifying a root cause that caused the health level for the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location to be outside of the threshold operating range. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the mechanic feedback identifies a root cause that caused the health level for the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location to be outside of the threshold operating range. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the mechanic feedback confirms the root cause that was identified. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the mechanic feedback rejects the root cause that was identified. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the health level of the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location further comprises: detecting, using a sensing apparatus, at the first conveyance apparatus location an acceleration of the conveyance apparatus, temperature data of the conveyance system, and pressure data proximate the conveyance apparatus; and determining a health level of the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location in response to at least one of the acceleration of the conveyance apparatus, the temperature data of the conveyance system, and the pressure data proximate the conveyance apparatus. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a first identifier for the first conveyance apparatus location; and displaying first identifier for the first conveyance apparatus location on a display device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a current location of an individual within the conveyance system; and displaying the location of the individual within the conveyance system on a display device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein prior to displaying the first identifier for the first conveyance apparatus location on a display device, the method further comprises: normalizing the first identifier for the first conveyance apparatus location to a standard value. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein determining the current location of the individual within the conveyance system, further comprises: detecting an ambient air pressure proximate the individual; and determining an elevation in response to the ambient air pressure. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein determining the current location of the individual within the conveyance system, further comprises: detecting a wireless signal of a mobile device being carried by the individual; and determining received signal strength of the mobile device; and determining an elevation of the individual in response to the received signal strength of the mobile device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) method of claim 11, wherein determining the current location of the individual within the conveyance system, further comprises: determining that the individual is currently located within the conveyance apparatus; determining a current location of the conveyance apparatus; and determining that the current location of the individual is equivalent to the current location of the conveyance apparatus. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the conveyance system is an elevator system and the conveyance apparatus is an elevator car. ### Claim 17 A method of monitoring a conveyance apparatus within a conveyance system, the method comprising: obtaining a health level of the conveyance system at a first conveyance apparatus location; displaying a health level of the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location on a display device of a mobile device; receiving a selection input on the mobile device, the selection input indicating a mechanic feedback regarding the health level of the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location; and adjusting the health level of the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location in response to the mechanic feedback. ### Claim 18 A system for monitoring a conveyance apparatus within a conveyance system, the system comprising: a processor; and a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising: obtaining a health level of the conveyance system at a first conveyance apparatus location; determining that the health level for the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location is outside of the threshold operating range; activating an alert on a mobile device indicating that the health level for the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location is outside of the threshold operating range; receiving a selection input on the mobile device, the selection input indicating a mechanic feedback regarding the health level of the conveyance system at the first conveyance apparatus location; wherein receiving the selection input on the mobile device further comprises: displaying a plurality of mechanic feedback options on the mobile device; and receiving a selection input on the mobile device selecting one of the plurality of mechanic feedback options indicating the mechanic feedback.