Method and system for allocation of destination calls in elevator system
AssigneeKone Corporation
InventorsPentti Laihanen, Jukka Turpeinen, Johannes de Jong
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Abstract
A solution for the allocation of destination calls in an elevator system includes one or more single-deck elevators and one or more multi-deck elevators, in which system the passenger enters a destination call via a destination call device. The destination call entered by the passenger is received, an elevator type to serve the destination call is selected on the basis of an elevator type selection criterion, and the destination call is allocated to an elevator consistent with the elevator type thus selected.
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A method for the allocation of destination calls in an elevator system, said elevator system comprising one or more single-deck elevators and one or more multi-deck elevators, in the method the passenger enters a destination call via a destination call device, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- receiving the destination call entered by the passenger;
- selecting on the basis of an elevator type selection criterion the elevator type to serve the destination call prior to actually allocating any elevator;
- allocating the destination call to an elevator consistent with the elevator type thus selected;
- and
- informing the passenger as to the elevator allocated to the passenger.
A method for the allocation of destination calls in an elevator system, said elevator system comprising one or more single-deck elevators and one or more multi-deck elevators, in the method the passenger enters a destination call via a destination call device, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- receiving the destination call entered by the passenger;
- selecting on the basis of an elevator type selection criterion the elevator type to serve the destination call;
- allocating the destination call to an elevator consistent with the elevator type thus selected;
- and
- informing the passenger as to the elevator allocated to the passenger,
- wherein one or more standard floors are determined such that destination calls issued from these floors are always served by single-deck elevators.
A method for the allocation of destination calls in an elevator system, said elevator system comprising one or more single-deck elevators and one or more multi-deck elevators, in the method the passenger enters a destination call via a destination call device, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- receiving the destination call entered by the passenger;
- selecting on the basis of an elevator type selection criterion the elevator type to serve the destination call;
- allocating the destination call to an elevator consistent with the elevator type thus selected;
- and
- informing the passenger as to the elevator allocated to the passenger,
- wherein one or more standard floors are determined such that destination calls issued from these floors are always served by multi-deck elevators.
A method for the allocation of destination calls in an elevator system, said elevator system comprising one or more single-deck elevators and one or more multi-deck elevators, in the method the passenger enters a destination call via a destination call device, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- receiving the destination call entered by the passenger;
- selecting on the basis of an elevator type selection criterion the elevator type to serve the destination call;
- allocating the destination call to an elevator consistent with the elevator type thus selected;
- and
- informing the passenger as to the elevator allocated to the passenger,
- wherein a single-deck elevator is used as a firefighters' elevator.
A system for the allocation of destination calls in an elevator system comprising at least one single-deck elevator and at least one multi-deck elevator as well as call entry devices for receiving the destination call entered by the passenger, wherein the system further comprises:
- a control device configured to
- determine an elevator type to serve the received destination call, based on an elevator type selection criterion, prior to actually allocating any elevator, and
- allocate the received destination call to an elevator of the elevator type thus selected;
- and
- an information device connected to the control device and configured to inform the passenger as to the elevator allocated for the passenger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.