Elevator system, mobile robot, and method for generating elevator control signal using the mobile robot
AssigneeKone Corporation
InventorsJanne Aberg, Niko Elomaa, Jukka Salmikuukka
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for controlling an elevator. In the method at least one control signal is generated for instructing the at least one mobile robot to a predetermined position. The at least one mobile robot generates at least one control signal to the elevator controller for controlling an elevator in response to an interaction with at least one user in the predetermined position. The invention also relates to an elevator system and a mobile robot implementing at least portions of the method.
Claims19
An elevator system, comprising:
- an elevator controller;
- a data center;
- and
- at least one mobile robot,
- wherein the data center is configured to generate at least one first control signal based on user traffic information in a waiting area of an elevator and transmit the at least one first control signal to the at least one mobile robot to instruct the at least one mobile robot to move to a predetermined position in the waiting area of the elevator, and
- wherein the at least one mobile robot is configured to generate at least one second control signal and transmit the at least one second control signal to the elevator controller, the at least one second control signal being configured to control the elevator in response to an interaction of the at least one mobile robot with at least one user in the predetermined position.
A mobile robot for generating an elevator control signal, the mobile robot comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code, wherein
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the mobile robot to:
- receive, from a data center, at least one first control signal, wherein the at least one first control signal is generated based on user traffic information in a waiting area of an elevator and the at least one first control signal instructs the mobile robot to move to a predetermined position in the waiting area of the elevator, and
- generate at least one second control signal and transmit the at least one second control signal to an elevator controller, wherein the at least one second control signal is configured to control the elevator in response to an interaction of the mobile robot with at least one user in the predetermined position.
A method for generating an elevator control signal, the method comprises:
- generating, by a data center, at least one first control signal based on user traffic information in a waiting area of an elevator;
- transmitting, by the data center, the at least one first control signal to at least one mobile robot to instruct the at least one mobile robot to move to a predetermined position in the waiting area of the elevator;
- generating, by the at least one mobile robot, at least one second control signal;
- and
- transmitting, by the at least one mobile robot, the at least one second control signal to an elevator controller to control the elevator in response to an interaction of the at least one mobile robot with at least one user in the predetermined position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.