US 12,448,246 B2
Method of configuring an elevator system
Tony Huron, Saint Martin sur Ocre (DE); Bruno Beignet, Saint Gondon (FR); Fabien Leze, Neuvy sur Loire (FR); and Romain Durand, Amilly (FR)
Assigned to OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/099,469.
Claims priority of application No. 20315264 (EP), filed on May 26, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0371232 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 1/46 (2006.01)
CPC B66B 1/3423 (2013.01) [B66B 1/3453 (2013.01); B66B 1/3461 (2013.01); B66B 1/468 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4638 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4653 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of configuring an elevator system (1), comprising:
positioning a wireless communication device (4, 4′) on or within an elevator car (2);
when the elevator car (2) is in the vicinity of a landing floor (8a) of the elevator system (1), the wireless communication device (4, 4′) transmitting data comprising part of a unique identification code to a landing fixture (10a, 12a, 14a, 16a, 18a) on the landing floor (8a), the landing fixture (10a, 12a, 14a, 16a, 18a) storing a landing fixture type identifier (42) and data comprising a landing floor identifier (26) associated with the landing floor (8a);
the landing fixture (10a, 12a, 14a, 16a, 18a) receiving the data;
the landing fixture (10a, 12a, 14a, 16a, 18a) generating the unique identification code from at least the landing floor identifier (26) and the landing fixture type identifier (42); and
the landing fixture (10a, 12a, 14a, 16a, 18a) storing the unique identification code (44);
further comprising the wireless communication device (4) communicating with an elevator system controller (22), and the elevator system controller (22) providing the landing floor identifier (26) of the landing floor (8a) to the wireless communication device (4).