Control system and method for location of a robot passenger when waiting for an elevator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021284491-A1
Application number	US-202017095425-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 11, 2020
Priority date	Mar 16, 2020
Publication date	Sep 16, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A control system and method for elevator-waiting position of a robotic passenger. A control system for elevator-waiting position of a robotic passenger includes: a detection device configured to detect whether a first-choice elevator-waiting position has been occupied; and a position allocation unit configured to if the first-choice elevator-waiting position is not occupied, determine the first-choice elevator-waiting position as a target elevator-waiting position; and if the first-choice elevator-waiting position has been occupied, determine a candidate elevator-waiting position as the target elevator-waiting position or issue a prompt.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A control system for elevator-waiting position of a robotic passenger, comprising:
a detection device configured to detect whether a first-choice elevator-waiting position has been occupied; and a position allocation unit configured to:
if the first-choice elevator-waiting position is not occupied, determine the first-choice elevator-waiting position as a target elevator-waiting position; and
if the first-choice elevator-waiting position has been occupied, determine a candidate elevator-waiting position as the target elevator-waiting position or issue a prompt.

2 . The control system for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 1 , wherein the position allocation unit is configured to issue a prompt and wait for a specific time if the first-choice elevator-waiting position has been occupied.

3 . The control system for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 2 , wherein after the specific time, the detection device re-detects whether the first-choice elevator-waiting position has been occupied; if the first-choice elevator-waiting position is not occupied, the first-choice elevator-waiting position is determined as the target elevator-waiting position, and if the first-choice elevator-waiting position is still occupied, the candidate elevator-waiting position is determined as the target elevator-waiting position.

4 . The control system for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 1 , wherein the control system for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger is integrated in the robotic passenger, and the robotic passenger comprises: a robotic passenger body; a mobile device which drives the robotic passenger body to move; a position determination device configured to detect the position of the robotic passenger in a building; and a communication device configured to communicate with an elevator control device.

5 . The control system for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 1 , wherein the position allocation unit comprises a memory in which a map is stored, and the map comprises a surrounding scene of at least one elevator-waiting hall, and a first-choice elevator-waiting position and a candidate elevator-waiting position in the at least one elevator-waiting hall.

6 . The control system for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 1 , wherein the control system for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger is integrated in an elevator control system, and the control system for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger further comprises a device that exposes the target elevator-waiting position.

7 . The control system for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 6 , wherein said exposing the target elevator-waiting position comprises changing the illumination and/or color of the target elevator-waiting position.

8 . The control system for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 6 , wherein the control system for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger comprises a projection lamp, from which the target elevator-waiting position is projected.

9 . The control system for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 6 , wherein the control system for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger comprises at least one ground lamp embedded in the floor, from which the target elevator-waiting position is illuminated.

10 . The control system for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 6 , wherein said exposing the target elevator-waiting position comprises exposing a text or logo indication at the at least one elevator-waiting position.

11 . A control method for elevator-waiting position of a robotic passenger, comprising:
detecting whether a first-choice elevator-waiting position has been occupied; if the first-choice elevator-waiting position is not occupied, determining the first-choice elevator-waiting position as a target elevator-waiting position; and if the first-choice elevator-waiting position has been occupied, determining a candidate elevator-waiting position as the target elevator-waiting position or issuing a prompt.

12 . The control method for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 11 , further comprising: issuing a voice prompt and waiting for a specific time if the first-choice elevator-waiting position has been occupied.

13 . The control method for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 12 , wherein after the specific time, it is re-detected whether the first-choice elevator-waiting position has been occupied; if the first-choice elevator-waiting position is not occupied, the first-choice elevator-waiting position is determined as the target elevator-waiting position, and if the first-choice elevator-waiting position is still occupied, the candidate elevator-waiting position is determined as the target elevator-waiting position.

14 . The control method for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 11 , further comprising controlling the robotic passenger to move to the target elevator-waiting position.

15 . The control method for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 11 , further comprising exposing the target elevator-waiting position.

16 . The control method for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 15 , wherein said exposing the target elevator-waiting position comprises changing the illumination and/or color of the target elevator-waiting position.

17 . The control method for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 15 , wherein said exposing the target elevator-waiting position comprises using a projection lamp to project the target elevator-waiting position.

18 . The control method for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 15 , wherein said exposing the target elevator-waiting position comprises illuminating a lamp embedded in the floor at the at least one elevator-waiting position.

19 . The control method for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 15 , wherein said exposing the target elevator-waiting position comprises exposing a text or logo indication at the target elevator-waiting position.

20 . The control method for elevator-waiting position of the robotic passenger according to claim 11 , further comprising assigning a designated elevator based on one or more of robotic passenger information, elevator system information, and building information, and determining the first-choice elevator-waiting position or candidate elevator-waiting position corresponding to the designated elevator as the target elevator-waiting position.

Assignees

• Otis Elevator Co

Inventors

• Zhang Yu
• Wang Shenhong

Classifications

• B66B3/02

  Position or depth indicators · CPC title

• B66B1/3476 Primary

  Load weighing or car passenger counting devices (B66B5/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B66B1/3423

  Control system configuration, i.e. lay-out · CPC title

• B66B5/0012

  Devices monitoring the users of the elevator system · CPC title

• B66B1/06 Primary

  electric · CPC title