Best group selection in elevator dispatching system incorporating redirector information

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9296588
APP PUB NO 20130168190A1
SERIAL NO

13579668

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An elevator dispatching system includes a plurality of elevator groups, each of the plurality of elevator groups including a group controller and a plurality of elevator cars, each of the plurality of elevator groups serving a respective set of floors; and a redirector configured to receive a service request including a destination floor, and, in the event more than one elevator group serves the destination floor, determine a best group to service the request from the plurality of elevator groups based on information stored in the redirector, wherein the group controller of the determined best group is configured to determine a best car from the plurality of elevator cars in the determined best group.

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OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYONE CARRIER PLACE FARMINGTON CT 06032

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Christy, Theresa West Hartford, US 10 118
Montague, Wade Southington, US 6 133
Stanley, Jannah Portland, US 12 221
Williams, Daniel Southington, US 57 634

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