Abstract:
A passenger conveyance special loading system includes a depth-sensing sensor (162) for capturing depth map data of objects within a field of view. A processing module (166) in communication with the depth-sensing sensor (162) receives the depth map data, the processing module (166) uses the depth map data to calculate passenger data associated with an object to determine a special loading condition. A passenger conveyance controller (32) receives the passenger data from the processing module (166), the passenger conveyance controller (172) controls a passenger conveyance dispatch control function in response to the special loading condition.
Abstract:
A ropeless elevator system (80) is disclosed. The ropeless elevator system (80) may include a plurality of elevator cars (24), a first hoistway (22), a second hoistway (26), an upper transfer station (34), and a lower transfer station (36). Movement of each of the plurality of elevator cars (24) may be controlled according to a predetermined assignment (90, 112) in which: a plurality of floors (101-110, 121-130) is divided into a plurality of floor groups (92, 94, 114, 116), each of the plurality of elevator cars (24) is assigned to at least one of the plurality of floor groups (92, 94, 114, 116), and each of the plurality of elevator cars (24) is dispatched only to floors within the at least one floor group assigned thereto.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for assisting limited or handicapped persons in which an infrastructure unit periodically transmits a signal with an auxiliary function offer from the infrastructure unit, in which a mobile communication unit, which is situated close to the infrastructure unit, of the limited or handicapped person receives the signal with the auxiliary function offer and takes a use authorisation certificate as a basis for forming a signal with an auxiliary function request and returns it to the infrastructure unit, and in which the infrastructure unit provides at least one auxiliary function for the limited or handicapped person in accordance with the auxiliary function request. This assists limited or handicapped persons with the auxiliary functions suitable for them in the region of infrastructure elements, such as escalators, revolving doors and lifts, in a simple and inexpensive manner, with misuse largely being precluded.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a destination control system (24) of an elevator system (10) having at least one elevator group (12, 26), wherein a destination call is input via at least one destination call input device (30, 32, 36) to the destination control system to be allocated to at least one of the elevators (14, 16, 18, 20) of the elevator group to service the destination call. The destination call input device further includes an optional input for a desired operating time of a so called "pre-booked" destination call and the destination control system comprises a memory for pre-booked destination call data comprising the departure floor, the destination floor, a correlated operating time for the pre-booked destination call as well as a correlated identifier of the user having issued the pre-booked destination call, in which destination control system the pre-booked destination calls are allocated to the elevators of the elevator group with a higher priority than not pre-booked destination calls. Further, the destination control system has at least one identification reader (40) arranged at least in the vicinity of the elevators (14, 16, 18, 20) to obtain an identifier input by the elevator user, and a pre-booked destination call is confirmed by the destination control system only after it has been checked that the identifier obtained by the identification reader corresponds to the identifier correlated to the pre-booked destination call. The invention rewards pre- booking of destination calls and leads thus to a better efficiency of the elevator system.
Abstract:
Embodiments are directed to receiving, by a controller comprising a processor, data that is external to a conveyance device, processing, by the controller, the external data, and controlling, by the controller, the conveyance device based on the processed external data, wherein the external data comprises at least one of: security management data and emergency services data.
Abstract:
A method for allocating elevators including reading, via one or more reading devices, identification data from one or more access cards associated with passengers until a desired termination condition is fulfilled; forming a passenger group based on the identification data such that the passenger group is formed only if the reading reads the identification data associated with two or more of the passengers, the passenger group containing the passengers therein; registering one or more destination calls to the passenger group, the one or more destination calls having at least one or more destination floors associated therewith; and allocating one or more of a plurality of elevators to the passenger group to transport the passengers belonging to the passenger group from a departure floor to the one or more destination floors.
Abstract:
In an elevator system using multiple-deck elevator cars (130, 132), an elevator passenger (154) travels between a floor in a first zone (170) in a building (120) and a floor in a second zone (172) in the building (120). The passenger (154) travels first from one of the zones (170, 172) to a ground floor lobby (100, 101). Within a given amount of time after arriving at the lobby (100, 101), the identified passenger (154) is allowed to place an elevator call for an elevator traveling to the other zone (170, 172). Even if the call is for a destination floor not usually served from the particular ground floor lobby (100, 101), the passenger (154) is allowed to travel to the destination floor as requested.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a solution for allocating an elevator car in an elevator system. In the solution a destination call is received from a user and an elevator car is allocated to the user on the basis of the destination call received. The invention is characterized in that in conjunction with a destination call a categorization expression is received from the user, and in that the categorization expression given by the user is taken into account in allocating an elevator car.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for operating an elevator system (1), wherein the energy consumption of at least one energy consumer of the elevator system (1) and at least one traffic situation of the elevator system (1) are recorded, at least one energy consumption value (21) is determined for the recorded energy consumption and the recorded traffic situation and the calculated energy consumption value (21) is output to at least one output means.