Best group selection in elevator dispatching system incorporating redirector information
US9296588B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B2201/103
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An elevator dispatching system includes a plurality of elevator groups, each of the plurality of elevator groups including a group controller and a plurality of elevator cars, each of the plurality of elevator groups serving a respective set of floors; and a redirector configured to receive a service request including a destination floor, and, in the event more than one elevator group serves the destination floor, determine a best group to service the request from the plurality of elevator groups based on information stored in the redirector, wherein the group controller of the determined best group is configured to determine a best car from the plurality of elevator cars in the determined best group.
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