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Adaptive assignment of elevator car calls

  • US 4,691,808 A
  • Filed: 11/17/1986
  • Issued: 09/08/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An elevator system comprising two or more cars servicing a plurality of floors in a building and processor means controlling the motion and door openings of the cars characterized by:

  • means disposed at a single floor, such as at the lobby, for entering destination calls;

    means associated with the processor means for initiating an up-peak service mode;

    means associated with the processor means for assigning priority levels to the cars in the up-peak service mode;

    means associated with the processor means for determining a maximum number of destination calls to be assigned to a car in the up-peak service mode;

    means associated with the processor means for assigning the maximum number of destination calls to the cars in order of their priority level in the up-peak service mode; and

    means disposed in the lobby for indicating to passengers the destination calls that have been assigned to each car.

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