Systems and methods for parking elevators
AssigneeAppana Industries LLC
InventorAmarnauth APPANA, JR.
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Abstract
A method for positioning a plurality of elevator cars that includes determining an occupant count for each of a plurality of locations, by determining the number of occupants exiting the plurality of elevator cars at each of the plurality of locations and the number of occupants entering the plurality of elevator cars from each of the plurality of locations. The method includes moving at least one of the plurality of elevator cars to a first location with a total occupant count that is greater than the occupant count at each respective location of the plurality of locations when the at least one of the plurality of elevator cars is in an inactive state.
Claims20
A method for positioning a plurality of elevator cars, the method comprising:
- determining an occupant count for each of a plurality of locations by:
- determining the number of occupants exiting the plurality of elevator cars at each of the plurality of locations;
- and
- determining the number of occupants entering the plurality of elevator cars from each of the plurality of locations;
- and
- moving at least one of the plurality of elevator cars to a first location with a total occupant count that is greater than the occupant count at each respective location of the plurality of locations when the at least one of the plurality of elevator cars is in an inactive state.
A system for positioning a plurality of elevator cars, comprising:
- at least one counter device positioned in each of the plurality of elevator cars, the at least one counter device is configured to generate data indicative of a number of occupants in the plurality of elevator cars;
- and
- a dispatch controller operably coupled to the at least one counter device in each of the plurality of elevator cars such that the dispatch controller receives data indicative of the number of occupants in the plurality of elevator cars;
- wherein the dispatch controller is configured to determine an occupant count for each of a plurality of locations by:
- determining the number of occupants exiting the plurality of elevator cars at each of the plurality of locations;
- and
- determining the number of occupants entering the plurality of elevator cars from each of the plurality of locations;
- and
- wherein the dispatch controller is configured to move at least one of the plurality of elevator cars to a first location with a total occupant count that is greater than the occupant count at each respective location of the plurality of locations when the at least one of the plurality of elevator cars is in an inactive state.
A system for controlling traffic flow of a plurality of elevator cars, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations including:
- determining an occupant count for each of a plurality of locations by:
- determining the number of occupants exiting the plurality of elevator cars at each of the plurality of locations;
- and
- determining the number of occupants entering the plurality of elevator cars from each of the plurality of locations;
- and
- moving at least one of the plurality of elevator cars to a first location with a total occupant count that is greater than the occupant count at each respective location of the plurality of locations when the at least one of the plurality of elevator cars is in an inactive state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.