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Communications control system for elevators

US6450298B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 2001
Grant dateSep 17, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66B1/3453
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A communications control system for elevators in which synchronization instructions do not result in all units bearing data receiving loads, and smooth data transfer may be realized. A node acting as a master sends synchronization start data to one slave from among many slaves; receives synchronization completion data from the slave, and sends subsequent synchronization start data to a subsequent slave, in order; and adjusts the timing for sending synchronization start data sending so that it matches a target cycle, assuming that an interval for sending the synchronization start data is a synchronization start data sending cycle, based on: amount of time from the sending of the synchronization start data until the receiving of the synchronization completion data; an amount of time required for sending the data, being calculable from the number of sending data stored in a sending buffer until the time of sending; and a target time for the synchronization start data sending cycle.

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