US 12,304,776 B2
Travel-speed based predictive dispatching
Sam Thieu Wong, Bridgeport, CT (US)
Assigned to OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/909,120.
Prior Publication US 2021/0395038 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. B66B 1/46 (2006.01); B66B 1/24 (2006.01); B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 3/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01)
CPC B66B 1/468 (2013.01) [B66B 1/2408 (2013.01); B66B 1/3461 (2013.01); B66B 3/002 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); B66B 2201/101 (2013.01); B66B 2201/232 (2013.01); B66B 2201/405 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4638 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4653 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
a communication interface configured to receive a mobile device location indicator at a first location and a second location;
a memory system configured to store a plurality of program instructions; and
a processing system configured to execute the program instructions to cause the processing system to perform a plurality of operations comprising:
detecting a mobile device at the first location;
observing a current state of one or more conditions present during detection of the mobile device;
determining a travel prediction of the mobile device between the first location and the second location based on a travel history of the mobile device and the current state of the one or more conditions;
outputting a command to a dispatching system based on detection of the mobile device at the first location and the travel prediction of the mobile device to align with a predicted arrival of the mobile device at the second location;
measuring a travel time of the mobile device between the first location and the second location separated by a known distance; and
recording a plurality of metadata associated with the one or more conditions present during measurement of the travel time of the mobile device.