"Artificial Intelligence" based learning system predicting "Peak-Period" times for elevator dispatching
First Claim
1. In an elevator dispatching system controlling the assignment of elevator cars from a lobby level to various floors in a building having a predetermined population, a method of determining the commencement of an UP-PEAK period of operation, said method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining historical information of the number of passengers boarding the elevators at the lobby during a plurality of predetermined time intervals, said time intervals being within a predetermined time period;
predicting a lobby boarding count for a specific predetermined time interval based on said historical information;
comparing said predicted lobby boarding count with a predetermined percentage of the building'"'"'s population; and
commencing UP-PEAK operation at the beginning of said specific time interval if said predicted lobby boarding count is greater than said predetermined percentage of the building'"'"'s population.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an elevator dispatching system for controlling the assignment of elevator cars. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a method of determining the commencement and/or conclusion of UP-PEAK and DOWN-PEAK periods of operation. For example, for commencing UP-PEAK operation, a lobby boarding count is predicted, based on historical information of the number of passengers boarding the elevators at the lobby. The predicted lobby boarding count is compared with a predetermined threshold value. If the predicted lobby boarding count is greater than the predetermined threshold value, UP-PEAK is commenced. In the preferred embodiment, the predetermined threshold value is a predetermined percentage of the building'"'"'s population. Additionally, the present invention is directed to a method of adjusting the threshold value based on actual passenger traffic. For example, once UP-PEAK is commenced, the load of the first few elevators leaving the lobby within a predetermined time interval is determined, and the threshold value is adjusted based on their determined load. If the determined load is greater than a certain percentage of the elevator car'"'"'s capacity, indicative of starting UP-PEAK too late, the threshold value is decreased. Similarly, if the determined load is less than a certain percentage of the elevator car'"'"'s capacity, indicative of starting UP-PEAK too soon, the threshold value is increased.
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1. In an elevator dispatching system controlling the assignment of elevator cars from a lobby level to various floors in a building having a predetermined population, a method of determining the commencement of an UP-PEAK period of operation, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining historical information of the number of passengers boarding the elevators at the lobby during a plurality of predetermined time intervals, said time intervals being within a predetermined time period; predicting a lobby boarding count for a specific predetermined time interval based on said historical information; comparing said predicted lobby boarding count with a predetermined percentage of the building'"'"'s population; and commencing UP-PEAK operation at the beginning of said specific time interval if said predicted lobby boarding count is greater than said predetermined percentage of the building'"'"'s population. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In an elevator dispatching system controlling the assignment of elevator cars from a lobby level to various floors in a building having a predetermined population, a method of determining the conclusion of an UP-PEAK period of operation, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining historical information of the number of passengers boarding the elevators at the lobby during a plurality of predetermined time intervals, said time intervals being within a predetermined time period; predicting a lobby boarding count for a specific predetermined time interval based on said historical information; comparing said predicted lobby boarding count with a predetermined percentage of the building'"'"'s population; and concluding UP-PEAK operation at the beginning of said specific time interval if said predicted lobby boarding count is less than said predetermined percentage of the building'"'"'s population. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In an elevator dispatching system controlling the assignment of elevator cars from various floors to a lobby level in a building having a predetermined population, a method of determining the commencement of a DOWN-PEAK period of operation, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining historical information of the number of passengers deboarding the elevators at the lobby during a plurality of predetermined time intervals, said time intervals being within a predetermined time period; predicting a lobby deboarding count for a specific predetermined time interval based on said historical information; comparing said predicted lobby deboarding count with a predetermined percentage of the building'"'"'s population; and commencing DOWN-PEAK operation at the beginning of said specific time interval if said predicted lobby deboarding count is greater than said predetermined percentage of the building'"'"'s population. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. In an elevator dispatching system controlling the assignment of elevator cars from various floors to a lobby level in a building having a predetermined population, a method of determining the conclusion of a DOWN-PEAK period of operation, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining historical information of the number of passengers deboarding the elevators at the lobby during a plurality of predetermined time intervals, said time intervals being within a predetermined time period; predicting a lobby deboarding count for a specific predetermined time interval based on said historical information; comparing said predicted lobby deboarding count with a predetermined percentage of the building'"'"'s population; and concluding DOWN-PEAK operation at the beginning of said specific time interval if said predicted lobby deboarding count is less than said predetermined percentage of the building'"'"'s population. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. In an elevator dispatching system controlling the assignment of elevator cars from a lobby level to various floors in a building, the system having a method of determining the commencement of an UP-PEAK period of operation based on a predicted lobby boarding count and a predetermined threshold value, a method of adjusting said threshold value comprising the steps of:
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predicting said lobby boarding count based on historical information of the number of passengers boarding the elevators at the lobby during a predetermined time interval; comparing said predicted lobby boarding count with said predetermined threshold value; commencing UP-PEAK operation if said predicted lobby boarding count is greater than said predetermined threshold value; and adjusting said threshold value based on actual passengers boarding the elevators at the lobby during at least a portion of UP-PEAK operation. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. In an elevator dispatching system controlling the assignment of elevator cars from a lobby level to various floors in a building, the system having a method of determining the conclusion of an UP-PEAK period of operation based on a predicted lobby boarding count and a predetermined threshold value, a method of adjusting said threshold value comprising the steps of:
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predicting said lobby boarding count based on historical information of the number of passengers boarding the elevators at the lobby during a first predetermined time interval; comparing said predicted lobby boarding count with said predetermined threshold value; concluding UP-PEAK operation if said predicted lobby boarding count is less than said predetermined threshold value; and adjusting said threshold value based on actual passengers boarding the elevators at the lobby during a second predetermined time interval after the conclusion of UP-PEAK operation. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. In an elevator dispatching system controlling the assignment of elevator cars from various floors to a lobby level in a building, the system having a method of determining the commencement of a DOWN-PEAK period of operation based on a predicted lobby deboarding count and a predetermined threshold value, a method of adjusting said threshold value comprising the steps of:
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predicting said lobby deboarding count based on historical information of the number of passengers deboarding the elevators at the lobby during a predetermined time interval; comparing said predicted lobby deboarding count with said predetermined threshold value; commencing DOWN-PEAK operation if said predicted lobby deboarding count is greater than said predetermined threshold value; and adjusting said threshold value based on actual passengers deboarding the elevators at the lobby during at least a portion of DOWN-PEAK operation. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. In an elevator dispatching system controlling the assignment of elevator cars from various floors to a lobby level in a building, the system having a method of determining the conclusion of a DOWN-PEAK period of operation based on a predicted lobby deboarding count and a predetermined threshold value, a method of adjusting said threshold value comprising the steps of:
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predicting said lobby deboarding count based on historical information of the number of passengers deboarding the elevators at the lobby during a first predetermined time interval; comparing said predicted lobby deboarding count with said predetermined threshold value; concluding DOWN-PEAK operation if said predicted lobby deboarding count is less than said predetermined threshold value; and adjusting said threshold value based on actual passengers deboarding the elevators at the lobby during a second predetermined time interval after the conclusion of DOWN-PEAK operation. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64)
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