Destination entry system with delayed elevator car assignment
First Claim
1. A method of directing elevator passengers responsive to a request to travel to a destination, comprising:
- providing an assigned elevator car indication responsive to the request after a selected waiting time since receipt of the request;
providing an assigned elevator group indication to at least one passenger within a first time from the request; and
providing the assigned elevator car indication to the passenger at a second, later time from the request.
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Abstract
An elevator system utilizes a destination entry control technique and delays indicating which car is assigned to a request to allow an individual to arrive near an elevator lobby. An elevator group assignment is made responsive to a destination request. An indication regarding the group assignment is provided to a passenger within a first time from the receipt of the request. A second indication regarding a car assigned to carry that passenger to the desired destination is provided at a second, later time from the request. Separating out the group assignment indication and the car assignment indication is accomplished in one example by providing separate interfaces at different locations within a building.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of directing elevator passengers responsive to a request to travel to a destination, comprising:
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providing an assigned elevator car indication responsive to the request after a selected waiting time since receipt of the request; providing an assigned elevator group indication to at least one passenger within a first time from the request; and providing the assigned elevator car indication to the passenger at a second, later time from the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of directing elevator passengers responsive to a request to travel to a destination, comprising:
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automatically receiving the request when granting the passenger access to a building space; and providing an assigned elevator car indication responsive to the request after a selected waiting time since receipt of the request.
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11. A system for controlling elevator traffic, comprising:
a controller that automatically assigns an elevator car within a selected elevator group to carry a passenger to a desired destination responsive to a request to travel to the desired destination, provides a first indication of the selected elevator group to the passenger within a first time from the request and provides a second indication of an assigned elevator car to the passenger at a second, later time from the request. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An elevator system, comprising:
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a destination entry device that allows a passenger to request elevator service to a selected destination, the destination entry device being remotely located from an elevator lobby; and a controller that responds to the request by assigning an elevator car to travel to the selected destination, the controller providing an indication of the assigned car at a selected waiting time after receipt of the request, the waiting time being determined at least in part responsive to an indication of an arrival of the passenger near the elevator lobby corresponding to the assigned car.
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