Method of dispatching an elevator car including an expected arrival time of a passenger near an elevator car
US8028806B2 · kind B2 · utility
15Cited by
9References
6Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B1/18
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of dispatching an elevator car to a destination requested by a passenger before the passenger enters the car includes determining which trip of the elevator car begins at a time having a desired relationship to an expected arrival time when a passenger is expected to arrive near the elevator car. An actual arrival time of the passenger near the elevator car is determined. The elevator car is dispatched to the requested destination during a trip that begins at a time that corresponds to or is after the actual arrival time.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.