Software or configuration upgrade to elevator components using cognitive services
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorAppalaraju Marpu
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Abstract
A method of updating software on a conveyance system comprising a conveyance apparatus including: receiving a software update request to update software on the conveyance system; determining whether there are individuals located in or on the conveyance apparatus using at least one of data detected by a first detection device or sound data detected by a microphone; and updating the software on the conveyance system, when it is determined that there are no individuals located in or on the conveyance apparatus.
Claims20
A method of updating software on a conveyance system comprising a conveyance apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving a software update request to update software on the conveyance system;
- determining whether there are individuals located in or on the conveyance apparatus using at least one of data detected by a first detection device or sound data detected by a microphone;
- and
- updating the software on the conveyance system, when it is determined that there are no individuals located in or on the conveyance apparatus.
A software updating system for updating software on a conveyance system comprising a conveyance apparatus, the software updating system comprising:
- a first detection device configured to detect data, the first detection device comprising at least one of a camera, a depth sensing device, a RADAR device, or a thermal detection device;
- and
- a cognitive service in communication with the first detection device, the cognitive service configured to determine whether there are individuals located in or on the conveyance apparatus in response to at least the data,
- wherein the software is updated on the conveyance system when it is determined that there are no individuals located in or on the conveyance apparatus.
A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a software update request to update software on the conveyance system;
- determining whether there are individuals located in or on the conveyance apparatus using at least one of data detected by a first detection device or sound data detected by a microphone;
- and
- updating the software on the conveyance system, when it is determined that there are no individuals located in or on the conveyance apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.