Instantaneous elevator up-peak sector assignment
US5511634A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B2201/403
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Instantaneous car assignment is combined with sectoring for providing an elevator dispatching scheme in which, in response to a hall call registered at the lobby, a car not assigned to a sector and having the lowest remaining response time of all such cars is assigned to the next available sector and the sector assignment is displayed to passengers immediately on a screen in the lobby.
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