US 12,441,582 B2
Elevator system, mobile robot, and method for generating elevator control signal using the mobile robot
Janne Aberg, Helsinki (FI); Niko Elomaa, Helsinki (FI); and Jukka Salmikuukka, Helsinki (FI)
Assigned to Kone Corporation, Helsinki (FI)
Filed by Kone Corporation, Helsinki (FI)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/790,200.
Application 16/790,200 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2018/072096, filed on Aug. 15, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 17188490 (EP), filed on Aug. 30, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0180903 A1, Jun. 11, 2020
Int. Cl. B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 1/46 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B66B 1/3461 (2013.01) [B66B 1/468 (2013.01); G05D 1/0285 (2013.01); B66B 2201/101 (2013.01); B66B 2201/402 (2013.01); B66B 2201/403 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4638 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4653 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An elevator system, comprising:
an elevator controller;
a data center; and
at least one mobile robot,
wherein the data center is configured to generate at least one first control signal based on user traffic information in a waiting area of an elevator and transmit the at least one first control signal to the at least one mobile robot to instruct the at least one mobile robot to move to a predetermined position in the waiting area of the elevator, and
wherein the at least one mobile robot is configured to generate at least one second control signal and transmit the at least one second control signal to the elevator controller, the at least one second control signal being configured to control the elevator in response to an interaction of the at least one mobile robot with at least one user in the predetermined position.