Sensor-based elevator system and method using the same

A method for operating an elevator system, the method comprising the steps of:

• scanning by one or more sensors an area on at least one floor outside of at least one floor elevator door on one or more corresponding floors to detect a number of persons awaiting elevator service;
• receiving by the one or more sensors scanning the at least one floor outside of at least one floor elevator door on the one or more corresponding floors data regarding the number of persons awaiting elevator service, the number of persons including a number of persons detected within a downward elevator transport zone and a number of persons detected within an upward elevator transport zone of a designated waiting area;
• transmitting data signals corresponding to the number of persons awaiting elevator service detected by the one or more sensors to at least one receiving processor;
• determining by at least one receiving processor passenger traffic data corresponding to the transmitted data signals;
• transmitting the determined passenger traffic data regarding the number of persons awaiting elevator service to at least one master processor;
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• determining by at least one master processor at least one transport path to at least one floor location for one or more elevator cars, based on the received passenger traffic data, the at least one transport path including selective upward or downward movement of the one or more elevator cars dependent upon the transmitted data signals representative of the number of persons detected within the downward elevator transport zone and the number of persons detected within the upward elevator transport zone.

A computer implemented smart elevator system, the system comprising:

• a plurality of sensors, at least one of the plurality of sensors associated with a floor elevator door of a corresponding floor associated with a corresponding elevator car, wherein the plurality of sensors detect a number of persons awaiting elevator service at one or more corresponding floors and transmit data signals of the number of persons detected, the number of persons detected including a number of persons detected within a downward elevator transport zone and a number of persons detected within an upward elevator transport zone of a designated waiting area;
• at least one first computer implemented device, the at least one first computer device including a processor and a program stored in a memory, the program directing the at least one first computer implemented device to perform the following including:
• determining passenger traffic data corresponding to the transmitted data signals;
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• transmitting the determined passenger traffic data to at least one second computer implemented device;
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• the at least one second computer implemented device, the at least one second computer device including a processor and a program stored in a memory, the program directing the at least one second computer implemented device to perform the following including:
• receiving the passenger traffic data from at least one corresponding first computer implemented device;
• determining at least one transport path to a corresponding floor location for corresponding one or more elevator cars, based on the received passenger traffic data;
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• directing one or more elevator cars to respective one or more destinations corresponding to the one or more determined transport paths, the at least one transport path including selective upward or downward movement of the one or more elevator cars dependent upon the transmitted data signals representative of the number of persons detected within the downward elevator transport zone and the number of persons detected within the upward elevator transport zone.