Method and system of controlling elevators and method and apparatus of inputting requests to the control system
US5892190A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B2201/403
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Elevator group supervisory control method and system for group supervisory control of a plurality of elevators serving a plurality of floors. The method and apparatus of the invention permits the inputting of qualitative requests (guidance), from the user, concerning elevator operation into the group supervisory control system. Qualitative requests concerning elevator operation are set in the form of guidance (or request) targets. The thus set request targets are converted into control targets for the elevators. Actual group supervisory control is executed using the control targets.
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