Method and system for dividing destination calls in elevator system
AssigneeKone Corporation
InventorsKari Suihkonen, Marja-Liisa Siikonen
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Abstract
In an elevator system including at least two elevator groups having at least one shared floor and destination call appliances on at least the shared floor for receiving destination calls from passengers, destination call appliances are connected to group controls of the elevator groups. Destination calls from passengers are divided between the elevator groups based on defined division criteria.
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A method for dividing destination calls between elevator groups in an elevator system, the elevator system including at least two elevator groups having one or more shared floors, the elevator system further including destination call appliances on at least the one or more shared floors to receive destination calls from passengers, the method comprising:
- conveying destination call information from the destination call appliances to the elevator groups via group controls of the elevator groups;
- defining division criteria for the destination calls, the division criteria including primary division criteria and one or more secondary division criteria;
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- dividing, on a per-destination call basis, the destination calls from the passengers between the elevator groups based on the defined one or more secondary division criteria if a passenger can be served with two or more elevator groups based on the primary division criteria.
An elevator system, comprising:
- at least two elevator groups, each of the at least two elevator groups having one or more shared floors;
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- a destination call appliance on each of the one or more shared floors, the destination call appliances being configured to receive destination calls from passengers, the destination call appliances being connected to group controls for the at least two elevator groups by an equipment bus, the destination call appliances being configured to convey destination call information to the at least two elevator groups, and the destination call appliances being arranged to divide, on a per-destination call basis, the destination calls from the passengers between the at least two elevator groups based one or more secondary division criteria if a passenger can be served with two or more elevator groups based on a primary division criteria.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.