Abstract:
A passenger conveyance special loading system includes a depth-sensing sensor for capturing depth map data of objects within a field of view. A processing module in communication with the depth-sensing sensor receives the depth map data, the processing module uses the depth map data calculate passenger data associated with an object to determine a special loading condition. A passenger conveyance controller receives the passenger data from the processing module, the passenger conveyance controller controls a passenger conveyance dispatch control function in response to the special loading condition.
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:
The invention refers to a group control of an elevator group comprising several elevators, which group control comprises a destination control system with at least one destination call panel for issuing a first destination call by inputting a first destination floor whereupon the destination control system allocates said first destination call to a first elevator of said elevator group. The destination call panel has a link actuator, which, upon activation, initiates the destination control system to receive at least a second destination call with a second destination floor and/or departure floor, which second destination call is also allocated to said first elevator by the destination control system. By this measure passengers with different departure and/or destination floors can travel with the same elevator.
Abstract:
A method of allocating calls of a lift installation with at least one lift and at least one car per lift to move passengers in a journey from at least one input floor to at least one destination floor, a system for executing the method and a computer readable memory with instructions for executing the method. The method includes receiving input calls from passengers travelling from an input floor to a destination floor, each call identifying at least one floor as an input floor or a destination floor. A start zone with identified input floors and a destination zone with identified destination floors are determined from the input calls and destination calls. Each identified floor within a corresponding zone is considered using at least one selection criterion and a stopping floor is selected which satisfies the criterion. The car is caused to stop at fewer than all the identified input floors and identified destination floors during the journey.
Abstract:
An exemplary elevator input device includes a passenger interface configured to allow a passenger to place a call to indicate a desired elevator service. The elevator input device includes a controller configured to interpret any passenger input regarding desired elevator service. The controller identifies which of a plurality of elevator cars will be able to provide the desired elevator service according to a predetermined criterion. The plurality of elevator cars considered by the controller includes every elevator car that is capable of serving the call. The controller is also configured to assign the call to the identified elevator car.
Abstract:
Provided is an elevator group control system which is excellent in convenience and can prevent a decrease in operation efficiency even when an elevator is used by a group of a plurality of persons. For this purpose, there are installed in an elevator hall a destination operating panel by use of which users register their destination floors before boarding and a group boarding registering device for registering that users use an elevator as a group. The number of users expected when users use an elevator as a group is stored beforehand in a user head-count storage section. When registration of a destination floor by use of the destination operating panel has been performed at the same time with registration of a group use by use of the group boarding registering device, a car to be assigned to a hall car call is determined on the basis of the number of users stored in the user head-count storage section.
Abstract:
The invention provides an elevator cab equipped with an emergency medical device, such as an automated external defibrillator (AED). The elevator cab equipped with the emergency medical device may be controlled in order to deliver the emergency medical device to a floor of a building on which an emergency medical situation occurred. In response to emergency medical input identifying the emergency medical situation, an elevator control unit overrides regular operation of the elevator cab in response to receiving emergency medical input, and directs the elevator cab to a floor on which an emergency medical situation occurs. For example, the elevator control unit may cancel active floor calls made by passengers within the elevator cab or individuals on one or more floors of the building and direct the elevator cab to the floor of the emergency situation.
Abstract:
An elevator control system for controlling movement of cages up and down in accordance with the situation of waiting persons in landing places or passengers in the cages detected by image pickup devices and other detecting devices includes first and second image processors, the image processing level of the second image processor being not lower than that of the first image processor. The system further includes an elevator controller for controlling movement of the cages up and down, the elevator controller including a device for applying the result of image processing performed by the first image processor to the control of the cages, and a device for applying the result of image processing performed by the second image processor to the control of the cages when the image processing is carried out based on the result of image processing performed by the first image processor and other information pertaining to passengers and waiting persons detected by the other detecting devices.
Abstract:
An elevator control system for controlling a plurality of elevators in an elevator bank comprises a processor in communication with a non-transitory memory, and a networking device. The processor executes software instructions that cause the elevator control system to receive an elevator call placed by at least one of a user and a mobile device of the user. The elevator control system wirelessly communicates with the mobile device to determine an elevator criteria set by the user on the mobile device via an elevator control application. The elevator criteria comprises a preference and a requirement. The software instructions allow the processor to determine whether an elevator in the elevator bank meets the requirement and the preference, and an elevator that meets at least the requirement is automatically assigned to the user.
Abstract:
Modern large buildings and public places are equipped with a plurality of elevators, exits and points of interest for fluent movement. The passenger flows in a building or public place can be traced and modelled by using statistics and information regarding current state of the modelled building or public place. The information derived from this model can be used for controlling elevators, escalators and similar in the building more efficiently. The same information may be used also for guiding passengers in the building or public place to use other transportation means so that the duration high traffic situation can be reduced or sometimes completely avoided.