Abstract:
PURPOSE: A method and an apparatus for operating a smart elevator are provided to save energy without hurting the convenience of users and to effectively operate an elevator. CONSTITUTION: A method for operating a smart elevator is as follows. The call of an elevator is received from a user locating in a first floor or a common entrance(S100). When the user calls the elevator, the current floor of the elevator is checked(S200). If the current floor is higher than 10th floor, the elevator moves down to the first floor. If the current floor is the 10th floor or lower than the 10th floor, the elevator moves down to the first floor after waiting in a standby time(S300). In the standby time, whether or not other users exist in other floors higher than the current floor. If other users do not exist, the elevator moves down to the first floor(S400). If other users exist, the difference of the current floor and the first floor and the difference of the current floor and the current floor and other floors where other users exist are compared. If the difference of the current floor and the first floor is small, the elevator directly moves down to the first floor. If the difference of the current floor and other floors where other users exist is small, the elevator moves up to other floors to board other users and moves down to the first floor(S500). [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB) Finish; (S100) Receiving the call signal of an elevator from a common porch or a first floor; (S200) Checking a current floor of the elevator when receiving the call signal; (S300) Current floor > 10th floor; (S320) Standby for (12-current floor) seconds; (S400) Detecting other users within the (12-current floor) seconds; (S500) Current floor - 1 >= other user floor - current floor; (S520) Ascending to other user floors; (S540) Descending to the first floor