EP3728095B1 - Procédé et dispositif de commande d'ascenseur permettant de commander un groupe d'ascenseurs pourvu de plusieurs ascenseurs en fonction des appels cibles - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif de commande d'ascenseur permettant de commander un groupe d'ascenseurs pourvu de plusieurs ascenseurs en fonction des appels cibles Download PDF

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EP3728095B1
EP3728095B1 EP18804655.1A EP18804655A EP3728095B1 EP 3728095 B1 EP3728095 B1 EP 3728095B1 EP 18804655 A EP18804655 A EP 18804655A EP 3728095 B1 EP3728095 B1 EP 3728095B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
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    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
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    • B66B2201/20—Details of the evaluation method for the allocation of a call to an elevator car
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • the present invention relates to a method for controlling an elevator group which includes a plurality of elevators. Furthermore, the invention relates to an elevator control configured to carry out the proposed method, an elevator group equipped with such an elevator control, a computer program product and a computer-readable medium with such a computer program product.
  • Elevators are used to transport users or passengers within structures or buildings between different height levels or between different floors.
  • groups of elevators are usually used, in which a large number of elevators are used to be able to transport large numbers of users within the building.
  • the elevators of such an elevator group are usually coordinated by a controller assigned to the entire elevator group, the controller attempting to control and operate the various elevators in such a way that the conveying capacity of the entire elevator group is maximized and/or waiting times for the users are minimized.
  • Elevator groups have been developed in which a user arriving at a floor not only calls an elevator by notifying the elevator group of his waiting floor, for example by pressing a button. Instead, the user also tells the elevator group to which destination floor he/she prefers to be transported. Taking into account such additional information about the destination floor, the control of the elevator group can then also determine in a targeted manner which of the elevators in the elevator group should take over the transport of the user, for example by taking into account whether other users have previously specified the same or a nearby destination floor , so that users with the same or a similar destination floor are assigned to a common elevator, which is to be referred to hereinafter as a service elevator.
  • a service elevator Such as "Destination call control" for controlling groups of elevators is, for example, in EP 356 731 , EP 0 891 291 B1 and EP 1 276 691 B1 described.
  • a method for controlling an elevator group in which the utilization of all elevators in the elevator group can be further optimized and thus a conveying capacity or conveying efficiency of the elevator group can be increased and/or waiting times for the users of the elevator group can be reduced .
  • user satisfaction can be improved, energy consumption can be reduced and/or wear and tear on the elevator group can be reduced.
  • a correspondingly configured elevator control and an elevator group equipped with it as well as for a computer program product configured for carrying out the method and a computer-readable medium provided with it.
  • a method for controlling an elevator group with a plurality of elevators based on destination calls that are to be transmitted by users to the elevator group has at least the following steps, preferably in the order given: (i) Receiving a destination call, which at least contains information regarding a waiting floor where a user transmitting the destination call is waiting, and regarding a destination floor to which the user is being transported should, includes; (ii) waiting for a delay period; and (iii) after the delay period has elapsed, allocating a service elevator from among the plurality of elevators and driving the service elevator to pick up the user at the waiting floor and carry the user to the destination floor.
  • the service lift is calculated taking into account information contained in destination calls received during the delay period.
  • a second aspect of the invention relates to an elevator control for controlling an elevator group with a plurality of elevators, which is configured to carry out or to control a method according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the invention.
  • a third aspect of the invention relates to an elevator group which has an elevator control according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the invention.
  • a fourth aspect of the invention relates to a computer program product which contains computer-readable instructions which, when executed on an elevator controller according to a second aspect of the invention, guide it to carry out a method according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the invention.
  • a fifth aspect of the invention relates to a computer-readable medium on which a computer program product according to an embodiment of the fourth aspect of the invention is stored.
  • This proposal is based, among other things, on the knowledge that in conventional destination call controls, when allocating a service elevator, it is not taken into account whether other users are transmitting a similar destination call shortly after receiving a destination call from a user. This can lead to situations, for example, in which several users have a similar request for transport at the same time, but the assignment of service elevators does not take this into account.
  • a situation may arise where several users arrive at the same floor or at floors close to each other within a short period of time and wish to be transported to similar destination floors.
  • a single common service elevator is not necessarily used for this. This is due, for example, to the fact that the first user is already assigned a service elevator before it is recognized that other users have a similar transport request. However, the service elevator assigned to the first user may then not have enough free spaces to accommodate the other users, so that the additional users have to be assigned to other elevators. As a result, the overall conveying efficiency of the elevator group may deteriorate. In addition, waiting times for users can increase on average for all users.
  • Waiting for the delay period does not necessarily mean that the user transmitting the destination call has to wait longer for his elevator, since in most cases a certain waiting time is always required to move one of the elevators of the elevator group to the waiting floor and the delay period can be shorter than such a travel time. Accordingly, the delay period can be included in the waiting time caused by the travel time, so that the delayed assignment of the service elevator does not have to result in an increase in the waiting time for the user.
  • the service elevator when assigning the service elevator, it can be taken into account how an assignment of service elevators to users transmitting destination calls, taking into account other destination calls that are received during the delay period, can be selected such that a utilization of the elevator group and/or an average Waiting time for users of the elevator group can be optimized.
  • further destination calls from other users can be received by an elevator controller, for example.
  • Information derived from these further destination calls can then be analyzed and evaluated in such a way that, based both on the destination call of the first user and on the further destination calls of the other users, an improved assignment of the service elevator can be made by selecting from the several elevators of the elevator group that are available can.
  • the analysis and evaluation can be carried out in such a way that, overall, utilization or conveying efficiency of the elevator group is optimized.
  • service elevators can be assigned in such a way that users with the same or similar waiting floor and/or the same or similar destination floor are assigned to the same service elevator as far as possible if their destination calls are received, for example, during the delay period initiated by the first destination call.
  • necessary travel distances of elevators in the elevator group can be reduced and thus a conveying efficiency of the elevator group can be improved, and possibly energy consumption and/or wear and tear of the elevator group can be reduced.
  • the analysis and evaluation can be carried out in such a way that an attempt is made to allocate service elevators to the waiting users in such a way that the waiting times of the users are reduced on average.
  • a time duration of the delay period is longer than a calculation time duration required for calculating the assignment of the service elevator.
  • the delay period should preferably be significantly longer than the calculation time required, for example, by an elevator controller due to its technical design in order to be able to allocate a service elevator based on information available at the time a destination call is received.
  • the assignment of the service elevator ie the choice of which of the several available elevators in the elevator group should pick up a waiting user and take him to his destination floor, is usually decided by an elevator controller that is made available with different information.
  • the decision about the allocation of the service elevator is made by calculating, ie by data processing of the information made available, and has hitherto usually been carried out as quickly as possible within the framework of the technical design of the elevator control.
  • the technical design of the elevator control includes in particular its technical data processing options.
  • the information to be processed for assigning a service elevator includes, among others Information that is transmitted with a user's destination call, and information about a current utilization of the elevator group, in particular with regard to passengers currently being transported and already planned travel routes based on previously received destination calls.
  • a calculation time is typically several milliseconds up to several hundred milliseconds.
  • a duration of the delay period can be longer than 2 s, preferably longer than 5 s, more preferably longer than 10 s or longer than 20 s.
  • the delay period can be long enough to be able to wait for destination calls arriving shortly after receiving a destination call and thus, for example, to be able to bundle the assignment of service elevators based on the information from several destination calls.
  • Delay periods of at least 2 seconds or at least 5 seconds or, particularly in the case of large elevator systems in tall buildings, at least 10 seconds or 20 seconds appear advantageous for this.
  • the delay period should not be too long, for example preferably no longer than 10 seconds or 20 seconds for small elevator systems and preferably no longer than 30 seconds or 50 seconds for large elevator systems, so as not to prolong waiting times for users, or at least not excessively .
  • the proposed method also includes calculating a minimum travel time that the elevators closest to the waiting floor specified in the received destination call at the time the destination call is received requires at least to drive to the waiting floor.
  • the method can also calculate a minimum journey time that the elevator that has to modify its previously planned journey the least compared to the other elevators in order to drive to the waiting floor requires at least one to reach the waiting floor. A length of the delay period is then selected depending on the minimum travel time.
  • the delay period does not necessarily have to be a fixed, predetermined period of time, but the delay period can possibly be defined as a function of conditions that vary during the operation of the elevator group. Such varying conditions can be, in particular, a minimum required journey time that is needed to let an elevator that is probably most suitable in the specific case travel as a service elevator to the waiting floor of the user who has transmitted a destination call.
  • Which elevator is best suited as a service elevator in a specific case can be decided based on various criteria. For example, that elevator can be preferred as the service elevator that is currently closest to the waiting floor and would therefore have the shortest access route.
  • cost can be calculated, which indicate how much a timetable of an elevator, which was previously determined based on the requirements prevailing at the time, would have to be changed in order to pick up the waiting user at the waiting floor and drive him to his destination floor. It can also be taken into account, for example, whether or how many other passengers would be affected by such a timetable modification.
  • the delay period to be awaited can be suitably selected.
  • the selected delay period should preferably be significantly shorter than the calculated minimum travel time.
  • the duration of the delay period can be selected such that the minimum arrival time after the delay period has expired is sufficient to allow the user to reach an elevator door of the selected service elevator.
  • the duration of the delay period can be chosen sufficiently short so that after the delay period has elapsed and the service elevator has then been assigned, there is enough time to inform the user about the assigned service elevator and to let them go to the elevator door of the selected service elevator.
  • the remaining time that remains after the end of the delay period until the assigned service elevator actually arrives at the waiting floor can be selected differently depending on the situation. For example, when determining this remaining time, it should be taken into account how far the waiting user has to travel to get to the elevator door of the service elevator. Depending on the local conditions in the group of elevators, the remaining time period to be observed can therefore be several seconds, for example 3 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds or 20 seconds.
  • the proposed method can also include notifying the user transmitting the destination call of the identity of the assigned service elevator after the delay period has expired.
  • the user transmitting a destination call can be informed about the identity of this service elevator as soon as the decision has been made about the service elevator to be assigned to him after the delay period has expired, so that he can make his way to an elevator door of this service elevator in good time.
  • a personal mobile data processing device can be understood to mean a device that is typically owned by the user, i.e. that is carried by the user, and which is able to exchange data with other devices and process them.
  • Typical examples of such data processing devices are mobile phones, smartphones, portable computers, wearables, etc.
  • a computer program in the form of an app can be installed on the data processing device, which instructs the data processing device to communicate with the elevator control.
  • the app is an abbreviation for application program.
  • apps can be obtained from an app store integrated into a mobile device's operating system and installed directly on the mobile device.
  • apps can be downloaded by a web browser over the Internet or a network from a storage unit (e.g. a server) before use on the data processing device or called up directly.
  • the data processing device can communicate its contact details to the elevator control as soon as the user transmits a destination call.
  • the data processing device can communicate with the elevator control, for example via near-field communication (NFC) or other wireless communication methods.
  • NFC near-field communication
  • near-field communication can bring the advantage that it can be ensured that during the transmission of the destination call only the data processing device of the transmitting user is close enough to a communication interface of the elevator control to transmit his contact details, so that it can be clearly assigned to which data processing device the identity of the assigned service elevator is to be transmitted to later after the end of the delay period.
  • the notification can be visual, for example by displaying information, auditory, for example by outputting a voice announcement, or in another suitable manner.
  • the user in response to the transmission of the destination call, can receive an identification number or the like, with reference to which the information regarding the identity of the assigned service elevator is then transmitted after the delay period has expired.
  • the identification number and the identity of the assigned service elevator can be shown on a display.
  • the previously proposed use of the user's personal data processing device to communicate the identity of the assigned service elevator can help save the need for corresponding displays or the like on the part of the elevator group.
  • a personal mobile data processing device of the user can be set up and used to generate the destination call to be transmitted by the user.
  • the smartphone as a user's data processing device can be set up to generate the target call with the help of an app installed on it.
  • the user can use his smartphone to enter, depending on the situation, which waiting floor he is currently on and to which destination floor he would like to be transported.
  • the smartphone can automatically determine the current position of the user.
  • the smartphone can communicate with the elevator control for this purpose, preferably via near-field communication, in order to identify the floor on which it is currently located.
  • position data such as data from a global or local GPS system can be used for this.
  • the destination storey can also be determined automatically, if necessary.
  • the target floor can be determined based on the user's habits.
  • a personal mobile data processing device of the user can also be set up to carry out other actions as part of cooperation with the elevator group or with its elevator control. Such actions can be varied and for example (i) confirming the receipt of the destination call by outputting a signal via the data processing device; (ii) informing the user of a remaining waiting time until the service elevator arrives at the waiting floor by outputting a signal via the data processing device; and/or (iii) informing the user of an assigned waiting area for waiting until the service elevator arrives at the waiting floor by outputting a signal via the data processing device.
  • the user can choose his destination call either directly, ie for example by pressing a button or a keyboard which is part of the elevator group, or indirectly, ie for example by manually entering the destination call via his personal mobile data processing device or by means of one of the data processing device automatically carried out destination call generation, transmit to an elevator control of the elevator group.
  • the elevator control can then acknowledge the correct receipt of the destination call by transmitting a signal to the user's personal data processing device and then the data processing device informs the user in a suitable manner that his destination call has been received correctly.
  • the user can at least be informed that his destination call has been received correctly immediately after his destination call has been transmitted, i.e. while the delay period is still being awaited and no information is yet being sent to him about the assignment of a service elevator.
  • the elevator control can analyze the current position of the service elevator and, if necessary, an already calculated timetable up to the arrival at the waiting floor, i.e. including any intermediate stops, and from this calculate the travel time to the waiting floor. Corresponding information can be transmitted to the user's personal data processing device and output to him visually or audibly, for example. This allows the user to use the remaining waiting time appropriately.
  • the elevator control can specify where, ie in which waiting area, a user preferably waits for the arrival of the service elevator should wait.
  • the waiting area can be chosen depending on the local conditions in the building adjacent to the elevator group.
  • the waiting area can possibly be selected individually for each user.
  • the waiting area can be selected in such a way that a user is already waiting in the vicinity of the service elevator assigned to him for his arrival.
  • the waiting area can be selected in such a way that no other passengers are disturbed or impeded when they want to go to the service elevators assigned to them. If necessary, entertainment or advertising offers tailored to the user can also be presented in the waiting area.
  • An elevator control is configured to control several elevators of an elevator group in such a way that using the method described herein after receiving a destination call from a user, the delay period is first awaited and only then the user is given a suitable one Service elevator is assigned.
  • the elevator control is configured to be able to receive further destination calls from other users during the delay period and to take these into account when calculating the assignment of the service elevator to the first-named user.
  • the elevator control can be set up purely with the help of hardware. Alternatively, it is considered advantageous to design the elevator control to be programmable via software.
  • the elevator control can include a central data processing unit (CPU), i.e. a processor, for example, as well as storage media for storing data electronically or magnetically, for example.
  • the elevator control can have wired or wireless interfaces by means of which data can be exchanged with other devices such as the above-mentioned personal mobile data processing device of a user.
  • the interfaces can enable data communication according to different transmission protocols and technologies, for example WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC, etc. Human-machine interfaces can also be provided.
  • a programmable elevator controller can be suitably programmed using software in the form of a computer program product so that it executes or controls embodiments of the method described herein.
  • the computer program product can be formulated in any computer language that can be read by a computer.
  • the computer program product may be stored on a computer readable medium such as a flash memory, a CD, a DVD, a ROM, a PROM, an EPROM or the like.
  • the computer program product can also be stored on one or more servers from which it can be called up and executed or downloaded via a network, in particular the Internet.
  • the servers can form a data cloud (cloud).
  • cloud data cloud
  • IoT Internet of Things
  • the 1 shows an elevator group 1, which has five elevators 3.
  • Each of the elevators 3 includes an elevator shaft 17 within which an elevator car 15 can move vertically.
  • Each of the elevator cars 15 is moved by a drive (not shown).
  • the drives of the different elevators 3 are controlled by a common elevator control 5 .
  • the elevator controller 5 also coordinates timetables for the several elevators 3 in order to be able to transport users 11 as efficiently as possible with the help of the elevator group 1 and to be able to minimize waiting times. It is provided that the users 11, when they request one of the elevators 3 of the elevator group 1 while they are waiting on a waiting floor 19, also indicate to which destination floor 21 they want to be transported. Based on this information in a destination call, the elevator controller 5 can efficiently plan the schedules for the elevators 3 in the elevator group 1 .
  • a service elevator 3′ is not assigned immediately after the destination call has been received. Instead, a delay period should first be awaited, which can last a few seconds, for example. Only then is a suitable service lift 3′ calculated and assigned for the waiting user 11 based on the previously transmitted destination call. Information is also taken into account that was transmitted to the elevator controller 5 by other users 11 only after the destination call from the first user 11 had been received, but still during the subsequent delay period. As a result, service elevators can be assigned to the individual users 11 more appropriately to the situation.
  • the elevator controller 5 monitors continuously or at short time intervals whether a user 11 is sending a destination call.
  • a user 11 can approach a destination call terminal 7, for example.
  • At least one destination call terminal 7 is located on each floor of a building served by elevator group 1.
  • the user 11 can enter his destination call at the destination call terminal, for example into his personal mobile data processing device 7 in the form of a smartphone.
  • a special app is installed on the smartphone, which is configured on the one hand to accept the information about the destination call desired by the user 11 and on the other hand to forward this information to the elevator control 5 .
  • the app can query the information about the current waiting floor 19 and the desired destination floor 21 from the user 11 .
  • one or both of these items of information can be generated automatically, for example by the app requesting additional information from the elevator controller 5 and/or analyzing habits about the elevator usage behavior of the user 11 .
  • the destination call information is then preferably transmitted wirelessly to the elevator control 5 .
  • NFC near-field communication
  • NFC can be set up between the smartphone and the destination call terminal 7, via which both the information about the current waiting floor 19 and the information about the desired destination floor 21 can be transmitted to the elevator control 5.
  • NFC near-field communication
  • data and signals can only be transmitted over short distances, i.e. less than 1m, for example, it can be ensured that destination calls can only be transmitted by users 11 who are actually close to elevator group 1.
  • the elevator control 5 then registers the received destination call. If necessary, the elevator controller 5 sends a signal to the user's smartphone 11 to confirm receipt of the destination call. The smartphone can then display or output a corresponding message to the user 11 .
  • a delay period is started upon receipt of the destination call.
  • a duration of the delay period can either be fixed, ie for example 20s, or calculated according to the situation, ie longer or shorter, for example, depending on, for example, how far away from the waiting floor the next elevator 3 is, which could serve as a service elevator 3'.
  • the elevator controller 5 can already perform initial calculations during the delay period in order to select potential candidates for the service elevator 3' to be assigned, a final assignment of the service elevator is not yet undertaken during the delay period.
  • the elevator controller 5 can possibly first transmit a signal to the smartphone of the user 11, based on which the smartphone displays or issues a request to the user to go to a waiting area 23 and wait for further information there.
  • the elevator controller 5 can then analyze options for selecting an elevator 3 suitable as a service elevator 3 ′ and then actually select one of the elevators 3 as a service elevator 3 ′ at the end of the delay period and assign it to the waiting user 11 . Not only the destination call of this user 11 but also destination calls that were transmitted by other users 11 at a later point in time within the delay period are taken into account.
  • the assignment of the service elevator 3' is completed after the delay period has elapsed.
  • the delay period can either be a fixed, predefined period of time or can be dimensioned to suit the situation.
  • the elevator controller 5 can stop calculating an optimized allocation of the service elevator 3' as soon as it assumes that an optimal compromise between the elevator allocation and waiting times of users 11 has been found.
  • the user 11 can then be informed about the service elevator 3' assigned to him.
  • the elevator control 5 can send corresponding information to the personal mobile data processing device 9 of the user 11, whereupon the latter displays or outputs the corresponding information to the user 11.
  • the elevator controller 5 can calculate a waiting time that remains until the service elevator 3 ′ has probably reached the waiting floor 19 . can both the current position of the elevator car 15 of the service elevator 3' and any intermediate stops that may already be planned are taken into account. If necessary, the elevator controller 5 can prompt the user 11 in good time by transmitting suitable signals to go to an entry area near the elevator door 13 of the service elevator 3'.
  • the corresponding information can be transmitted from the elevator control 5 via wireless data transmission to the user's 11 smartphone, for example.
  • Data transmission technologies such as WLAN (Wifi) can preferably be used here, which allow data transmission over greater distances of, for example, more than 10m or even more than 20m or 50m, so that users 11 can move within a sufficiently large radius while waiting.
  • the user 11 can board and the elevator car 15 can then be driven to the desired destination floor 21 .
  • the elevator controller 5 can register whether the user 11 has actually entered the service elevator 3' assigned to him. If this is not the case, an unnecessary movement of the elevator car 15 can be avoided.
  • the calculation process for assigning the service elevator 3' can be designed in two stages. In a first stage, for example, a group of elevators 3 can be identified which already seem to be potential service elevators at the beginning of the delay period. In a second stage, after the delay period has elapsed, the service elevator 3' to be actually assigned can be selected from this group and the further information obtained during the delay period from destination calls received later can also be taken into account.
  • an elevator 3 shown in detail, of the schematically indicated elevator group 1 is controlled by an elevator control 5, with a cabin 15 of the elevator 3 in one Elevator shaft 17 can move up and down to transport passengers to different target floors.
  • the elevator controller 5 can communicate with the outside world via a gateway 24 .
  • a gateway 24 For example, with a passenger's mobile device 9, which can also be considered a destination call terminal and which is connected to the gateway directly via a wireless connection (e.g. Bluetooth or WLAN) or indirectly via the Internet and/or cloud technology.
  • the gateway can be connected to other storage units or control devices (eg a server) 26 via the Internet and in particular via cloud technology 25 .
  • the various data communications are in 2 represented by dashed lines. Such data communications may be wired or wireless communications.
  • a passenger can use a destination call terminal 7, such as a COP (car operation panel) inside the elevator car 15 or a LOP (lobby operation panel) on a floor, or a mobile device 9, such as of a smartphone.
  • a destination call terminal 7 such as a COP (car operation panel) inside the elevator car 15 or a LOP (lobby operation panel) on a floor
  • a mobile device 9 such as of a smartphone.
  • An application is typically installed on the mobile device 9 for this purpose, with the app being downloaded to the mobile device 9 via a web browser before use or being called up directly from a storage unit or a server 26 via cloud technology.
  • a destination call that has been made does not have to be carried out immediately by the elevator control 5, but can wait for a specific delay period in order to optimize the entire method.
  • the delay period for a calculated minimum travel time of an elevator car 15 to a waiting floor is specified as a constant value.
  • the delay period can be adjusted or updated at any time using cloud technology (e.g. calculation of the delay period on a remote computer system/server) in order to optimize the overall waiting time or journey time for passengers.
  • elevator group 1 is remotely monitored and dynamically controlled according to current situations of passenger traffic or according to a state of elevator operation.
  • a delay period should be significantly shorter than the calculated minimum travel time of an elevator car.
  • the delay period it should be possible for the delay period to be able to be determined with regard to a usage priority by passengers. No or a shorter delay period is determined for a passenger who has a higher priority to travel with the elevator 3 as soon as he has been identified by the elevator controller 5 .
  • the so-called priority of use can be assigned depending on, for example, a work function, position, task or a schedule of passengers, etc.

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  1. Procédé, destiné à commander un groupe d'ascenseurs (1) comprenant une pluralité d'ascenseurs (3) sur la base d'appels de destination, lesquels doivent être transmis par des usagers (11) au groupe d'ascenseurs (1),
    le procédé comportant :
    la réception d'un appel de destination, lequel comprend au moins des informations concernant un étage d'attente (19), auquel attend un usager (11) transmettant l'appel de destination, et concernant un étage de destination (21), vers lequel l'usager (11) doit être transporté ;
    l'attente pendant une période de temporisation ;
    après l'écoulement de la période de temporisation, l'affectation d'un ascenseur de service (3') parmi la pluralité d'ascenseurs (3) et l'activation de l'ascenseur de service (3') pour qu'il réceptionne l'usager (11) à l'étage d'attente (19) et le transporte vers l'étage de destination (21) ; l'ascenseur de service (3') étant affecté sous considération d'informations qui sont contenues dans des appels de destination, lesquels sont réceptionnés pendant la période de temporisation.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, étant considéré lors de l'affectation de l'ascenseur de service (3') de quelle manière une affectation d'ascenseurs de service (3') à des usagers (11) transmettant des appels de destination peut être sélectionnée, sous considération d'appels de destination supplémentaires, qui sont réceptionnés pendant la période de temporisation, dans le sens d'optimiser un taux de remplissage du groupe d'ascenseurs (1) et/ou une durée d'attente moyenne pour des usagers du groupe d'ascenseurs.
  3. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, une durée de la période de temporisation étant supérieure à une durée de calcul qui est nécessaire pour calculer l'affectation de l'ascenseur de service (3').
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, une durée de la période de temporisation étant supérieure à 2 secondes.
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, comprenant par ailleurs le calcul d'une durée minimale de trajet que nécessite au minimum celui des ascenseurs (3), qui au moment de la réception de l'appel de destination est le plus proche de l'étage d'attente (19) indiqué dans l'appel de destination ou qui doit modifier le moins son parcours précédemment planifié, en comparaison d'autres ascenseurs, pour se rendre à l'étage d'attente (19) pour atteindre l'étage d'attente (19) ; une durée de la période de temporisation étant sélectionnée en fonction de la durée minimale de parcours.
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 5, la durée de la période de temporisation étant sélectionnée de telle sorte, qu'après écoulement de la période de temporisation, il reste de la durée minimale de parcours une durée résiduelle suffisante pour permettre à l'usager (11) d'atteindre une porte d'ascenseur (13) de l'ascenseur de service (3') affecté.
  7. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant par ailleurs une communication de l'identité de l'ascenseur de service (3') affecté à l'usager (11) transmettant l'appel de destination, après écoulement de la période de temporisation.
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 7, l'identité de l'ascenseur de service (3') affecté étant transmise à un appareil mobile de traitement de données (9) personnel de l'usager (11) et l'appareil de traitement de données (9) étant aménagé pour communiquer à l'usager (11) l'identité de l'ascenseur de service (3') affecté.
  9. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, un appareil mobile de traitement de données (9) personnel de l'usager (11) étant aménagé pour générer l'appel de destination qui doit être transmis par l'usager (11).
  10. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, un appareil mobile de traitement de données (9) personnel de l'usager (11) étant aménagé pour réaliser au moins une action sélectionnée dans le groupe d'actions comprenant :
    - la confirmation de la réception de l'appel de destination par délivrance d'un signal via l'appareil de traitement de données (9) ;
    - l'information de l'usager d'un temps d'attente résiduel jusqu'à l'arrivée de l'ascenseur de service (3') à l'étage d'attente (19) par délivrance d'un signal via l'appareil de traitement de données (9) ; et
    - l'information de l'usager (11) d'une zone d'attente (23) attribuée pour attendre jusqu'à l'arrivée de l'ascenseur de service (3') à l'étage d'attente (19) par délivrance d'un signal via l'appareil de traitement de données (9).
  11. Système de commande d'ascenseurs (5), destiné à commander un groupe d'ascenseurs (1) comprenant une multiplicité d'ascenseurs (3), lequel est configuré pour réaliser ou pour commander un procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10.
  12. Groupe d'ascenseurs (1), comportant un système de commande d'ascenseurs (5) selon la revendication 11.
  13. Produit de programme informatique, lequel contient des instructions lisibles par ordinateur, lesquelles lors de l'exécution sur un système de commande d'ascenseurs selon la revendication 11 instruisent celui-ci pour la réalisation d'un procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10.
  14. Produit de programme informatique selon la revendication 13,
    le produit de programme informatique étant mémorisé dans une unité de mémoire (26) et pouvant être interrogé par le système de commande d'ascenseur via un réseau (25).
  15. Support lisible par informatique, sur lequel est mémorisé un produit de programme informatique selon la revendication 13.
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