Identification of a crowd in an elevator waiting area and seamless call elevators
US10676315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B2201/222
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An elevator system is provided and includes at least one car; driving elements, each of the driving elements being configured to drive a corresponding car from a waiting area from which at least one passenger boards the corresponding car; at least one sensor configured to identify a presence of more than one passenger intending to board a car and in the waiting area and configured to determine a characteristic of the more than one passenger; and a controller configured to drive more than one car to the waiting area when a capacity of the corresponding car is less than the characteristic of the more than one passenger.
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