BEST GROUP SELECTION IN ELEVATOR DISPATCHING SYSTEM INCORPORATING REDIRECTOR INFORMATION
First Claim
1. An elevator dispatching system, comprising:
- a plurality of elevator groups, each of the plurality of elevator groups comprising a group controller and a plurality of elevator cars, each of the plurality of elevator groups serving a respective set of floors; and
a redirector configured to receive a service request comprising a destination floor, and, in the event more than one elevator group serves the destination floor, determine a best group to service the request from the plurality of elevator groups based on information stored in the redirector, wherein the group controller of the determined best group is configured to determine a best car from the plurality of elevator cars in the determined best group.
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Abstract
An elevator dispatching system includes a plurality of elevator groups, each of the plurality of elevator groups comprising a group controller and a plurality of elevator cars, each of the plurality of elevator groups serving a respective set of floors; and a redirector configured to receive a service request comprising a destination floor, and, in the event more than one elevator group serves the destination floor, determine a best group to service the request from the plurality of elevator groups based on information stored in the redirector, wherein the group controller of the determined best group is configured to determine a best car from the plurality of elevator cars in the determined best group.
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18 Claims
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1. An elevator dispatching system, comprising:
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a plurality of elevator groups, each of the plurality of elevator groups comprising a group controller and a plurality of elevator cars, each of the plurality of elevator groups serving a respective set of floors; and a redirector configured to receive a service request comprising a destination floor, and, in the event more than one elevator group serves the destination floor, determine a best group to service the request from the plurality of elevator groups based on information stored in the redirector, wherein the group controller of the determined best group is configured to determine a best car from the plurality of elevator cars in the determined best group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for best group selection in an elevator dispatching system, the elevator dispatching system comprising a plurality of elevator groups, each of the plurality of elevator groups comprising a group controller and a plurality of elevator cars, each of the plurality of elevator groups serving a respective set of floors, the method comprising:
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receiving a service request comprising a destination floor by a redirector; in the event more than one elevator group serves the destination floor, determining a best group of the plurality of elevator groups by the redirector based on information stored in the redirector; determining a best car of the determined best group by the group controller of the determined best group; and assigning the service request to the best car in the determined best group. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium containing computer code that, when executed by a computer, implements a method for best group selection in an elevator dispatching system, the elevator dispatching system comprising a plurality of elevator groups, each of the plurality of elevator groups comprising a group controller and a plurality of elevator cars, each of the plurality of elevator groups serving a respective set of floors, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving a service request comprising a destination floor by a redirector; in the event more than one elevator group serves the destination floor, determining a best group of the plurality of elevator groups by the redirector based on information stored in the redirector; determining a best car of the determined best group by the group controller of the determined best group; and assigning the service request to the best car in the determined best group. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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