Elevator dispatch control to avoid passenger confusion

An elevator system, comprising:

• a plurality of elevator cars;
• at least one passenger input device configured to allow a passenger to place a new call for elevator service;
• and
• a dispatch controller configured to
• determine a direction of travel from a source floor of a new call from a passenger desiring elevator service;
• simulate a path of a considered elevator car if the new call were assigned to the considered elevator car by determining at least one of the following relationships:
• (i) a relationship between a position of the considered elevator car and the source floor or
• (ii) a relationship between a direction of movement of the considered elevator car and the direction of travel;
• and
• assign the new call to one of the plurality of elevator cars if the assigning will satisfy each of
• (i) the one of the elevator cars will not move in a direction opposite the direction of travel during a time between the passenger boarding the one of the elevator cars and arriving at a destination of the passenger, and
• (ii) the one of the elevator cars will not move in a direction opposite a travel direction of any currently assigned passenger during a time between the currently assigned passenger boarding the one of the elevator cars and arriving at a destination of the currently assigned passenger.