Elevator car space allocation based on detecting voices of potential passengers
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsHarrison DANIELS, Arthur HSU, Stephen Richard NICHOLS
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Abstract
An illustrative example embodiment of a device includes an elevator passenger interface configured to allow a passenger to place a call for elevator service by indicating at least one of an intended destination and an intended direction. The elevator passenger interface includes at least one sound detector. A processor is configured to determine a number of passengers intending to travel to the intended destination or in the intended direction based on at least an indication from the sound detector regarding voice detection and to associate the determined number of passengers with the call.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- an elevator passenger interface configured to allow a passenger to place a call for elevator service by indicating at least an intended destination or an intended direction, the elevator passenger interface including at least one sound detector;
- and
- a processor configured to
- determine a number of passengers intending to travel to the intended destination or in the intended direction based on at least an indication from the sound detector regarding voice detection, and
- associate the determined number of passengers with the call.
A method of processing a call for elevator service, the method comprising:
- receiving a call for elevator service by an elevator passenger interface, the call indicating at least an intended destination or an intended direction;
- detecting voices in a vicinity of the elevator passenger interface;
- determining a number of passengers intending to travel to the intended destination or in the intended direction based on at least an indication regarding voice detection;
- and
- associating the determined number of passengers with the call.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.