Systems and methods for dispatching elevators

A system for dispatching a plurality of elevator cars, comprising:

• at least one call device positioned at a plurality of locations, the at least one call device is configured to transmit a call for at least one of the plurality of elevator cars from a first location of the plurality of locations;
• at least one counter device positioned in the plurality of elevator cars, the at least one counter device is configured to count a number of occupants in the plurality of elevator cars;
• and
• a dispatch controller operably coupled to the at least one call device at the plurality of locations and the at least one counter device in the plurality of elevator cars such that the dispatch receives data indicative of the call and the number of occupants in the plurality of elevator cars;
• wherein the dispatch controller is configured to determine an occupant capacity for each of the plurality of elevator cars from
• the number of occupants in the plurality of elevator cars;
• and
• a number of calls assigned to the plurality of elevator cars and positioned between a current location of the plurality of elevator cars and the first location;
• and
• wherein the dispatch controller is configured to assign the call from the first location to a first elevator car with an available occupant capacity that is greater than the occupant capacity of the plurality of elevator cars.

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:
• receiving a call for at least one of the plurality of elevator cars, wherein the call is from a first location of a plurality of locations;
• determining an occupant capacity for each of the plurality of elevator cars by
• determining a number of occupants within the plurality of elevator cars;
• and
• determining a number of calls assigned to the plurality of elevator cars and positioned between a current location of the plurality of elevator cars and the first location;
• and
• assigning the call from the first location to a first elevator car with an available occupant capacity that is greater than the occupant capacity of the plurality of elevator cars.