US 11,724,909 B2
Elevator car assignment based on a detected number of waiting passengers
Sandeep Sudi, Farmington, CT (US); and Robert Costabile, Sarasota, FL (US)
Assigned to OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/387,668.
Prior Publication US 2020/0331723 A1, Oct. 22, 2020
Int. Cl. B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 1/46 (2006.01); B66B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B66B 1/3476 (2013.01) [B66B 1/468 (2013.01); B66B 5/0012 (2013.01); B66B 2201/222 (2013.01); B66B 2201/405 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4669 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling an elevator system including a plurality of elevator cars, the method comprising:
detecting a number of passengers waiting for elevator service at a landing;
detecting an available passenger capacity of the elevator cars, respectively; and
assigning at least one of the elevator cars to travel to the landing to provide elevator service to the passengers based on the detected number of passengers and the available passenger capacity of the at least one of the elevator cars,
wherein assigning the at least one of the elevator cars comprises
assigning only one of the elevator cars when the available passenger capacity of the only one of the elevator cars is at least as large as a capacity needed to accommodate the number of passengers; or
assigning more than one of the elevator cars when the capacity needed to accommodate the number of passengers is greater than the available passenger capacity of any of the elevator cars.