Wireless destination entry for elevator dispatching system via web page that is pushed to a wireless device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9242834-B2
Application number	US-201013520636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 8, 2010
Priority date	Jan 8, 2010
Publication date	Jan 26, 2016
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016

Abstract

A method for wireless destination entry in an elevator dispatching system, the elevator dispatching system including a wireless transmitter/receiver (T/R) includes receiving a request to join a network of the T/R from a wireless device; pushing a web page from the T/R to the wireless device; receiving a service request by the T/R from the wireless device via the web page; communicating the service request from the T/R to a group controller; and dispatching an elevator car by the group controller to service the service request is provided. An elevator dispatching system and a computer program product including a computer readable storage medium contain computer code that, when executed by a computer, implements a method for wireless destination entry in an elevator dispatching system, the elevator dispatching system including a wireless transmitter/receiver, are also provided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for wireless destination entry in an elevator dispatching system, the elevator dispatching system comprising a wireless transmitter/receiver (T/R), the method comprising:
receiving a request to join a network of the T/R from a wireless device;
determining whether the wireless device is on a list of approved wireless devices based on a device identifier of the wireless device;
based on determining that the wireless device is on the list of approved wireless devices based on the device identifier of the wireless device, pushing a web page from the T/R to the wireless device;
receiving a service request by the T/R from the wireless device via the web page;
communicating the service request from the T/R to a group controller; and
dispatching an elevator car by the group controller to service the service request.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the elevator dispatching system comprises a plurality of T/Rs in communication with the group controller, each of the plurality of T/Rs configured to transmit and receive wireless signals.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the T/Rs are arranged such that wireless signals from one T/R on a particular floor are not received by another T/R of the plurality of T/Rs that is on another floor that is distinct from the particular floor.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the web page comprises a data entry field for entry of the service request by a user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service request comprises a destination floor.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a password from the wireless device by the T/R.

7. An elevator dispatching system, comprising:
a wireless transmitter/receiver (T/R), the T/R being in communication with a group controller of the elevator dispatching system, the T/R configured to:
receive a request to join a network of the T/R from a wireless device;
determine whether the wireless device is on a list of approved wireless devices based on a device identifier of the wireless device;
based on determining that the wireless device is on the list of approved wireless devices based on the device identifier of the wireless device, push a web page from the T/R to the wireless device;
receive a service request by the T/R from the wireless device via the web page; and
communicate the service request from the T/R to the group controller, wherein the group controller is configured to dispatch an elevator car to service the service request.

8. The elevator dispatching system of claim 7 , wherein the elevator dispatching system comprises a plurality of T/Rs in communication with the group controller, each of the plurality of T/Rs configured to transmit and receive wireless signals.

9. The elevator dispatching system of claim 8 , wherein the T/Rs are arranged such that wireless signals from one T/R on a particular floor are not received by another T/R of the plurality of T/Rs that is on another floor that is distinct from the particular floor.

10. The elevator dispatching system of claim 7 , wherein the web page comprises a data entry field for entry of the service request by a user.

11. The elevator dispatching system of claim 7 , wherein the service request comprises a destination floor.

12. The elevator dispatching system of claim 7 , further comprising receiving a password from the wireless device by the T/R.

13. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing computer code that, when executed by a computer, implements a method for wireless destination entry in an elevator dispatching system, the elevator dispatching system comprising a wireless transmitter/receiver (T/R), wherein the method comprises:
receiving a request to join a network of the T/R from a wireless device;
determining whether the wireless device is on a list of approved wireless devices based on a device identifier of the wireless device;
based on determining that the wireless device is on the list of approved wireless devices based on the device identifier of the wireless device, pushing a web page from the T/R to the wireless device;
receiving a service request by the T/R from the wireless device via the web page;
communicating the service request from the T/R to a group controller; and
dispatching an elevator car by the group controller to service the service request.

14. The computer program product according to claim 13 , wherein the elevator dispatching system comprises a plurality of T/Rs in communication with the group controller, each of the plurality of T/Rs configured to transmit and receive wireless signals.

15. The computer program product according to claim 14 , wherein the T/Rs are arranged such that wireless signals from one T/R on a particular floor are not received by another T/R of the plurality of T/Rs that is on another floor that is distinct from the particular floor.

16. The computer program product according to claim 13 , wherein the web page comprises a data entry field for entry of the service request by a user.

17. The computer program product according to claim 13 , wherein the service request comprises a destination floor.

18. The computer program product of claim 13 , further comprising receiving a password from the wireless device by the T/R.

Assignees

• Terry Harold
• Otis Elevator Co

Inventors

• Terry Harold

Classifications

• B66B2201/4615

  Wherein the destination is registered before boarding · CPC title

• B66B2201/4653

  wherein the call is registered using portable devices · CPC title

• B66B1/468 Primary

  Call registering systems · CPC title

• H04Q9/00

  Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom · CPC title

• B66B1/36 Primary

  Means for stopping the cars, cages, or skips at predetermined levels · CPC title