E-CALL REGISTRATION FOR ELEVATOR

• US 20190322483A1
• Filed: 04/17/2019
• Published: 10/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2018
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Otis Elevator Company (Otis Worldwide Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Otis Elevator Company (Otis Worldwide Corp.)
• Inventors: Gireddy, Jayapal Reddy
• Application Number:
  US16/386,362
• Publication Number:
  US 20190322483A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/28 electrical detecting excessive speed B66B5/04 ; control of electrical motor H02P
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/3461 between the elevator control system and remote or mobile stations
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/468 Call registering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/101 Single call input
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4607 Call registering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4653 wherein the call is registered using portable devices
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4684 for preventing accidental or deliberate misuse

Abstract

An elevator system is provided. Aspects includes at least one elevator car, a plurality of sensors, a controller coupled to a memory, the controller configured to receive a call request for an elevator car from a user device. An identifier is transmitted to the user device and to the plurality of sensors. A location of the user device is determined based at least in part on at least one sensor in the plurality of sensors detecting the identifier on the user device. And the at least one elevator car is operated based on the location of the user device.

Claims

1. An elevator system comprising:

at least one elevator car;

a plurality of sensors;

a controller coupled to a memory, the controller configured to;

receive a call request for an elevator car from a user device;

transmit an identifier to the user device;

determine a location of the user device based at least in part on at least one sensor in the plurality of sensors detecting the identifier on the user device; and

operate the at least one elevator car based on the location of the user device.

2. The elevator system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

transmit a confirmation to the user device.

3. The elevator system of claim 2, wherein the confirmation comprises an elevator car identifier.

4. The elevator system of claim 2, wherein the confirmation comprises a time window for a user of the user device to travel to a first region.

5. The elevator system of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to:

cancel the call request based at least in part on the user device failing to travel to the first region within the time window; and

transmit a cancellation to the user device.

6. The elevator system of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to:

based at least in part on the user device travelling to the first region within the time window, identify a second region for the user device to travel to within a second time window; and

determine that the user device travels to the second region within the second time window.

7. The elevator system of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to:

cancel the call request based at least in part on the user device failing to travel to the second region within the second time window; and

transmit a cancellation to the user device.

8. A system for detecting a location of an elevator passenger, the system comprising:

a plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality of sensors are positioned at one or more locations associated with an elevator system;

a processor coupled to a memory, the processor configured to;

receive a call request for an elevator car from a user device;

transmit an identifier to the user device;

determine a location of the user device based at least in part on at least one sensor in the plurality of sensors detecting the identifier on the user device; and

transmit the call request to an elevator controller.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit a confirmation to the user device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the confirmation comprises an elevator car identifier.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the confirmation comprises a time window for a user of the user device to travel to a first region.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit a cancellation of the call request to the elevator controller based at least in part on the user device failing to travel to the first region within the time window; and

transmit a cancellation to the user device.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

based at least in part on the user device travelling to the first region within the time window, identify a second region for the user device to travel to within a second time window; and

determine that the user device travels to the second region within the second time window.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit a cancellation of the call request to the elevator controller based at least in part on the user device failing to travel to the second region within the second time window; and

transmit a cancellation to the user device.

15. A method for registering elevator calls for an elevator system, the elevator system comprising a plurality sensors in communication with a controller, the method comprising:

receiving, by the controller, a call request for an elevator car from a user device, wherein the user device includes an identifier;

determining a location of the user device based at least in part on at least one sensor in the plurality of sensors detecting the identifier on the user device; and

operating the at least one elevator car based on the location of the user device.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

transmitting, by the controller, a confirmation to the user device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the confirmation comprises an elevator car identifier.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the confirmation comprises a time window for a user of the user device to travel to a first region.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

transmitting a cancellation of the call request to the elevator controller based at least in part on the user device failing to travel to the first region within the time window; and

transmitting a cancellation to the user device.