Elevator control systems
AssigneeThyssenkrupp Elevator AG
InventorJeff D. Berryhill
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Abstract
An elevator control system for controlling a plurality of elevators in an elevator bank includes a processor in communication with a non-transitory memory, and a networking device. The processor executes software instructions that cause the elevator control system to receive an elevator call placed by at least one of a user and a mobile device of the user. The elevator control system wirelessly communicates with the mobile device to determine an elevator criteria set by the user on the mobile device via an elevator control application. The elevator criteria comprises a preference and a requirement. The software instructions allow the processor to determine whether an elevator in the elevator bank meets the requirement and the preference, and an elevator that meets at least the requirement is automatically assigned to the user.
Claims22
An elevator control system for controlling a plurality of elevators in an elevator bank, comprising:
- a processor in communication with a non-transitory memory;
- and
- software instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform steps for:
- receiving an elevator call placed by at least one of a user and a mobile device of the user;
- wirelessly communicating with the mobile device to determine an elevator criteria set by the user, the elevator criteria comprising a requirement and a preference;
- identifying from the plurality of elevators in the elevator bank, at least one elevator that meets the requirement while considering the preference;
- assigning an elevator to the user from the at least one elevator identified that meets at least the requirement;
- and
- wirelessly communicating an alert to the mobile device to notify the user of a status of the assigned elevator.
An elevator control system for controlling a plurality of elevators in an elevator bank, comprising:
- a processor in communication with a non-transitory memory;
- a networking device;
- and
- software instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform steps for:
- receiving an elevator call placed by at least one of a user and a mobile device of the user;
- wirelessly communicating with the mobile device to determine an elevator criteria set by the user on the mobile device using an elevator control application the elevator criteria comprising a requirement and a preference;
- identifying from the plurality of elevators in the elevator bank, at least one elevator that meets the requirement while considering the preference;
- and
- assigning an elevator to the user from the at least one elevator identified.
An elevator control system for operating a first elevator and a second elevator, comprising:
- a processor in communication with a non-transitory memory and a networking device;
- and
- software instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform steps for:
- receiving an elevator call placed by at least one of a user and a mobile device of the user;
- wirelessly communicating with the mobile device over a network to determine an elevator criteria set by the user;
- the elevator criteria comprising a requirement and a preference;
- identifying from the plurality of elevators in the elevator bank, at least one elevator that meets the requirement and the preference;
- and
- determining that more than one elevator meets both the requirement and the preference;
- assigning an elevator from the at least one elevator identified to the user that has a shortest time to destination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.