# US 2025/0145408 A1 · Construction time use of elevators > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0145408 A1 - Document ID: US20250145408A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/013,899 - Filed: 2025-01-08 - Published: 2025-05-08 - Earliest claimed: 2022-08-23 - Assignees: Kone Corporation - Applicants: KONE Corporation - Inventors: Janne Öfversten; Tommi Loukas; Jussi-Pekka Partanen; Ville Piirainen; Jaakko Ranne - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250145408A1 ## CPC - B66B 1/2408: {where the allocation of a call to an elevator car is of importance, i.e. by means of a supervisory or group controller} - B66B 1/468: {Call registering systems} - B66B 13/143: {electrical} - B66B 2201/104: Call input for a preferential elevator car or indicating a special request - B66B 2201/4615: Wherein the destination is registered before boarding - B66B 2201/4661: for priority users - B66B: ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS ({apparatus for raising or lowering persons on theatrical stages or the like A63J5/12} ; funicular railbound systems with rigid ground-supported tracks and cable traction, e.g. cliff railways, B61B9/00; arrangements of ammunition handlers in vessels B63G3/00; hoists, lifts, or conveyors for loading or unloading in general B65G; braking or detent devices controlling normal movements of winding drums or barrels B66D; ship-lifting devices E02C; garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for lifting vehicles E04H6/12; hoists for feeding ammunition or projectiles to launching apparatus or to loading mechanisms F41A9/00) ## Abstract According to an aspect, there is provided a method and a system for construction time use of at least one elevator car of an elevator system. A hauling call may be generated for at least one transportable entity, the hauling call defining a departure floor and a destination floor. An extended door time may be set for the departure floor and the destination floor. The hauling call may be allocated to an elevator car, and other calls may be prevented from being allocated to the elevator car simultaneously with the hauling call between the departure floor and the destination floor. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for construction time use of at least one elevator car of an elevator system, the method comprising: generating a hauling call for at least one transportable entity, the hauling call defining a departure floor and a destination floor; setting an extended door time for the departure floor and the destination floor; allocating the hauling call to an elevator car; and preventing other calls from being allocated to the elevator car simultaneously with the hauling call between the departure floor and the destination floor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: obtaining priority information relating to the at least one transportable entity associated with the hauling call, each transportable entity being associated with a priority; and determining a priority for the hauling call based on the priorities of the at least one transportable entity. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: obtaining schedule information relating to the at least one transportable entity associated with the hauling call; and generating the hauling call based on the schedule information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: obtaining first identification information relating to the at least one transportable entity associated with the hauling call, the first identification information comprising an identifier associated with each of the at least one transportable entity; obtaining second identification information relating to transportable entities loaded into the elevator car, the second identification information comprising an identifier associated with each of the at least one transportable entity loaded into the elevator car; comparing the first identification information with the second identification information; determining that loading of the elevator car in the departure floor is complete when the first identification information matches with the second identification information; and issuing a command to close doors at the departure floor when determining that loading of the elevator car in the departure floor is complete. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, further comprising: obtaining third identification information relating to transportable entities unloaded from the elevator car, the third identification information comprising an identifier associated with each of the at least one transportable entity unloaded from the elevator car; comparing the second identification information with the third identification information; determining that unloading of the elevator car in the destination floor is complete when the second identification information matches with the third identification information; and issuing a command to close doors at the destination floor when determining that unloading of the elevator car in the destination floor is complete. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: obtaining information that the elevator car is empty at the destination floor; and issuing a command to close doors at the destination floor in response to obtaining information that the elevator car is empty at the destination floor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: obtaining, from a user device, information associated with the extended door time for the departure floor and/or the destination floor; and setting the extended door time for the departure floor and/or the destination floor based on the information. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: obtaining a door closing command associated with the departure floor or the destination floor from a user device; and issuing a command to close doors at the departure floor or the destination floor in response to the door closing command. ### Claim 9 A system for construction time use of at least one elevator car of an elevator system comprising, the system comprising: means for generating a hauling call for at least one transportable entity, the hauling call defining a departure floor and a destination floor; means for setting an extended door time for the departure floor and the destination floor; means for allocating the hauling call to an elevator car; and means for preventing other calls from being allocated to the elevator car simultaneously with the hauling call between the departure floor and the destination floor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9, further comprising: means for obtaining priority information relating to the at least one transportable entity associated with the hauling call, each transportable entity being associated with a priority; and means for determining a priority for the hauling call based on the priorities of the at least one transportable entity. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9, further comprising: means for obtaining schedule information relating to the at least one transportable entity associated with the hauling call; and means for generating the hauling call based on the schedule information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9, further comprising: means for obtaining first identification information relating to the at least one transportable entity associated with the hauling call, the first identification information comprising an identifier associated with each of the at least one transportable entity; means for obtaining second identification information relating to transportable entities loaded into the elevator car, the second identification information comprising an identifier associated with each of the at least one transportable entity loaded into the elevator car; means for comparing the first identification information with the second identification information; means for determining that loading of the elevator car in the departure floor is complete when the first identification information matches with the second identification information; and means for issuing a command to close doors at the departure floor when determining that loading of the elevator car in the departure floor is complete. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system according to claim 12, further comprising: means for obtaining third identification information relating to transportable entities unloaded from the elevator car, the third identification information comprising an identifier associated with each of the at least one transportable entity unloaded from the elevator car; means for comparing the second identification information with the third identification information; means for determining that unloading of the elevator car in the destination floor is complete when the second identification information matches with the third identification information; and means for issuing a command to close doors at the destination floor when determining that unloading of the elevator car in the destination floor is complete. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9, further comprising: means for obtaining information that the elevator car is empty at the destination floor; and means for issuing a command to close doors at the destination floor in response to obtaining information that the elevator car is empty at the destination floor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9, further comprising: means for obtaining, from a user device, information associated with the extended door time for the departure floor and/or the destination floor; and means for setting the extended door time for the departure floor and/or the destination floor based on the information. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9, further comprising: means for obtaining a door closing command associated with the departure floor or the destination floor from a user device; and means for issuing a command to close doors at the departure floor or the destination floor in response to the door closing command. ### Claim 17 (depends on 9) An elevator system comprising the system of claim 9. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) A computer program comprising instructions stored thereon for performing the method of claim 1. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) A computer-readable medium comprising a computer program comprising instructions stored thereon for performing the method of claim 1. ### Claim 20 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, further comprising: obtaining schedule information relating to the at least one transportable entity associated with the hauling call; and generating the hauling call based on the schedule information.