US 8,573,364 B2 · Automated elevator fixture addressing

Abstract

An exemplary method of automatically addressing a plurality of fixtures in an elevator system includes establishing a shared communication link between a central controller and the plurality of fixtures. The method includes determining whether a selected elevator device operation is performed at a location of a fixture and enabling the corresponding fixture to receive initializing information, such as addressing information. The central controller broadcasts the initializing information over the communication link for automatically providing the initializing information to the enabled, corresponding fixture. By enabling only one fixture at a time, based on the selected elevator device operation, the central controller is able to accurately address each of the fixtures individually even though the initializing information is broadcast over the shared link.

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Dependent claims

A method of automatically addressing a plurality of fixtures in an elevator system, comprising the steps of:

establishing a shared communication link between a controller and the plurality of fixtures:
determining whether a selected elevator device operation is performed at a location of one of the fixtures, the selected elevator device operation comprising at least one of
(i) stopping an elevator car at a landing corresponding to the location of one of the fixtures,
(ii) opening an elevator door at a landing corresponding to the location of one of the fixtures or
(iii) manually manipulating a switch of the one of the fixtures for at least a prescribed amount of time;
enabling only the one of the fixtures at the location of the determined elevator device operation for receiving initializing information;
broadcasting the initializing information from the controller over the shared communication link;
and
initializing only the enabled one of the fixtures responsive to the broadcast initializing information.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Automated elevator fixture addressing

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Automated elevator fixture addressing

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Abstract

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