Travel-speed based predictive dispatching

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12304776-B2
Application number	US-202016909120-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2020
Priority date	Jun 23, 2020
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

An aspect includes a system with a communication interface configured to receive a mobile device location indicator at a first location and a second location. The system also includes a memory system and a processing system configured to perform operations. The operations include detecting a mobile device at the first location and observing a current state of one or more conditions present during detection of the mobile device. A travel prediction of the mobile device between the first location and the second location is determined based on a travel history of the mobile device and the current state of the one or more conditions. A command is output 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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing system is further configured to perform operations comprising:
determining a rate of travel of the mobile device based on the travel time and the known distance; and
recording the rate of travel of the mobile device with the metadata as a travel rate history.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein determining the travel prediction of the mobile device is based on the metadata.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing system is further configured to perform operations comprising:
identifying a mobile device group comprising the mobile device and one or more other mobile devices at the first location;
tracking a group time for the mobile device group to move from the first location to the second location; and
incorporating the group time into a subsequent travel prediction of the mobile device based on a subsequent identification of the mobile device group at the first location.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dispatching system is configured to control arrival and departure of a conveyance apparatus at the second location.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the conveyance apparatus is an elevator car.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dispatching system is configured to output information to a display based on the predicted arrival of the mobile device at the second location.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dispatching system is configured to enable access to an access-controlled apparatus at the second location based on the predicted arrival of the mobile device at the second location.

9. 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; and
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, wherein the one or more conditions comprise one or more of: a level of congestion between the first location and the second location, a weather condition, and a characteristic of a space between the first location and the second location.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more conditions comprise a date/time condition.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the dispatching system is configured to enable access to an access-controlled apparatus at the second location based on the predicted arrival of the mobile device at the second location.

12. A method comprising:
detecting, by a processing system, a mobile device at a 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 a second location based on a travel history of the mobile device and the current state of the one or more conditions; and
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, wherein the dispatching system is configured to output information to a display based on the predicted arrival of the mobile device at the second location.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
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.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
determining a rate of travel of the mobile device based on the travel time and the known distance; and
recording the rate of travel of the mobile device with the metadata as a travel rate history.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein determining the travel prediction of the mobile device is based on the metadata.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more conditions comprise one or more of: a date/time condition, a level of congestion between the first location and the second location, a weather condition, and a characteristic of a space between the first location and the second location.

17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
identifying a mobile device group comprising the mobile device and one or more other mobile devices at the first location;
tracking a group time for the mobile device group to move from the first location to the second location; and
incorporating the group time into a subsequent travel prediction of the mobile device based on a subsequent identification of the mobile device group at the first location.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the dispatching system is configured to control arrival and departure of a conveyance apparatus at the second location.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the conveyance apparatus is an elevator car.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the dispatching system is configured to enable access to an access-controlled apparatus at the second location based on the predicted arrival of the mobile device at the second location.

Assignees

• Otis Elevator Co

Inventors

• Wong Sam Thieu

Classifications

• B66B2201/4653

  wherein the call is registered using portable devices · CPC title

• B66B2201/4638

  Wherein the call is registered without making physical contact with the elevator system · CPC title

• B66B2201/405

  by input of special passenger or passenger group · CPC title

• B66B2201/232

  where the time needed for a passenger to arrive at the allocated elevator car from where the call is made is taken into account · CPC title

• B66B2201/101

  Single call input · CPC title