BEST GROUP SELECTION IN ELEVATOR DISPATCHING SYSTEM INCORPORATING REDIRECTOR INFORMATION

AN ELEVATOR DISPATCHING SYSTEM (100) INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF ELEVATOR GROUPS (101, 102), EACH OF THE PLURALITY OF ELEVATOR GROUPS (101, 102) COMPRISING A GROUP CONTROLLER (103A-B) AND A PLURALITY OF ELEVATOR CARS (101A-C, 102A-C), EACH OF THE PLURALITY OF ELEVATOR GROUPS (101, 102) SERVING A RESPECT...

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Main Authors CHRISTY, THERESA M, WILLIAMS, DANIEL, STANLEY, JANNAH, MONTAGUE, WADE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.12.2015
Subjects
ELEVATORS
ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
HAULING
HOISTING
LIFTING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:AN ELEVATOR DISPATCHING SYSTEM (100) INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF ELEVATOR GROUPS (101, 102), EACH OF THE PLURALITY OF ELEVATOR GROUPS (101, 102) COMPRISING A GROUP CONTROLLER (103A-B) AND A PLURALITY OF ELEVATOR CARS (101A-C, 102A-C), EACH OF THE PLURALITY OF ELEVATOR GROUPS (101, 102) SERVING A RESPECTIVE SET OF FLOORS; AND A REDIRECTOR (104) CONFIGURED TO RECEIVE A SERVICE REQUEST COMPRISING A DESTINATION FLOOR, AND, IN THE EVENT MORE THAN ONE ELEVATOR GROUP (101, 102) SERVES THE DESTINATION FLOOR, DETERMINE A BEST GROUP TO SERVICE THE REQUEST FROM THE PLURALITY OF ELEVATOR GROUPS (101, 102) BASED ON INFORMATION STORED IN THE REDIRECTOR (104), WHEREIN THE GROUP CONTROLLER (103A-B) OF THE DETERMINED BEST GROUP IS CONFIGURED TO DETERMINE A BEST CAR FROM THE PLURALITY OF ELEVATOR CARS (101A-C, 102A-C) IN THE DETERMINED BEST GROUP. (FIG. 2)
Bibliography:Application Number: MY2012PI03101