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Elevator dispatching based on remaining response time
Assignee: Otis Elevator Co
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Filing: 1991-02-28
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Granted: 1992-09-08
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Expires: 2011-02-28
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is directed to assigning an elevator car in response to a hall call, based on a series of bonuses and penalties and remaining response time, defined herein as an estimation of the amount of time required for an elevator car to reach the floor at which the hall call is registered, given the car calls and hall calls to which the elevator car is committed. Upon the registration of a hall call, a relative system response (RSR) value for each elevator car is determined based on a series of bonuses and penalties. Additionally, a remaining response time (RRT) value for each car is determined. The RRT value of the elevator car having the most favorable RSR value is compared with the RRT value of the elevator car having the lowest RRT value. Based on this comparison, one of the two elevator cars will be assigned to service the hall call. The present invention preferably assigns the hall call to the elevator car which has the lowest RSR value, except where there exists another car which could reach the floor registering the hall call at least a predetermined amount of time before the car having the most favorable RSR value.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce A. Powell
- 👤 John N. Williams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-03 20:12
CPC Classifications
B; B66; B66B; B66B1/00; B66B1/24; B66B1/2408; B66B1/2458; B66B2201/00; B66B2201/10; B66B2201/102; B66B2201/20; B66B2201/211; B66B2201/222; B66B2201/233; B66B2201/30; B66B2201/301; B66B2201/303; B66B2201/304; B66B2201/305; B66B2201/40; B66B2201/403
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
In a building having a predetermined number of floors, a predetermined floor having a hall call button for requesting service in a predetermined direction, an elevator control system controlling the assignment of elevator cars in response to a hall call registered at the predetermined floor, a method of assigning an elevator car to service the call based on the response time of an elevator to reach the predetermined floor, said method comprising the steps of: determining, for each elevator car, a relative system response (RSR) value based on a plurality of predetermined bonuses and penalties; determining which elevator car has the most favorable RSR value; estimating, for each elevator car, a remaining response time (RRT) value based on the amount of time required for the elevator to reach the predetermined floor given car calls and hall calls to which the elevator car is committed; determining which elevator car has the lowest RRT value; comparing the RRT value of the car determined to have the most favorable RSR value to the RRT value of the car determined to have the lowest RRT value; and assigning an elevator car to respond to the hall call based on said comparison.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
In a building having a predetermined number of floors, a predetermined floor having a hall call button for requesting service in a predetermined direction, an elevator control system controlling the assignment of elevator cars in response to a hall call registered at the predetermined floor, a method of assigning an elevator car to service the call based on the response time of an elevator to reach the predetermined floor, said method comprising the steps of: determining, for each elevator car, a relative system response (RSR) value based on a plurality of predetermined bonuses and penalties; determining which elevator car has the most favorable RSR value; estimating, for each elevator car, a remaining response time (RRT) value based on the amount of time required for the elevator to reach the predetermined floor given car calls and hall calls to which the elevator car is committed; determining which elevator car has the lowest RRT value; comparing the RRT value of the car determined to have the most favorable RSR value to the RRT value of the car determined to have the lowest RRT value; and assigning an elevator car to respond to the hall call based on said comparison.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of assigning an elevator car comprises the step of: assigning the hall call to the elevator car having the lowest RRT value, provided that the RRT value of the car having the lowest RRT value is less than the RRT value of the car having the most favorable RSR value by at least a predetermined amount of time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 2, wherein said predetermined amount of time is between about 20 and about 80 seconds.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said predetermined amount of time is about 40 seconds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 2, wherein said predetermined amount of time is empirically determined based on building configuration and its traffic patterns.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
81 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of assigning an elevator car comprises the steps of: assigning the hall call to the elevator car having the lowest RRT value, provided that the RRT value of the car having the lowest RRT value is less than the RRT value of the car having the most favorable RSR value by at least a predetermined amount of time; otherwise, assigning the hall call to the elevator car having the most favorable RSR value.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 6, wherein said predetermined amount of time is between about 20 and about 80 seconds.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said predetermined amount of time is about 40 seconds.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 6, wherein said predetermined amount of time is empirically determined based on building configuration and its traffic patterns.
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