US 12,030,741 B2
Processing multiple elevator service requests
Bradley Armand Scoville, Farmington, CT (US)
Assigned to OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/363,067.
Prior Publication US 2020/0307951 A1, Oct. 1, 2020
Int. Cl. B66B 1/46 (2006.01); B66B 1/28 (2006.01); B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC B66B 1/468 (2013.01) [B66B 1/28 (2013.01); B66B 1/3461 (2013.01); B66B 3/002 (2013.01); B66B 2201/103 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4615 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4653 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4676 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4684 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling an elevator system, the method comprising:
receiving a first request for elevator service from a requestor;
receiving a second request for elevator service from the requestor while the first request is still pending;
assigning an elevator car to service the first request before receiving the second request; and
controlling the elevator system to provide elevator service for only one of the first request or the second request; and
determining whether the first request is still pending when receiving the second request by determining whether elevator car assigned to service the first request has arrived at a boarding location of the requestor.