According to an aspect, a method includes receiving a passenger request to reserve an elevator car of an elevator system to travel to a targeted destination. At least two different travel options to the targeted destination are determined based on a plurality of elevator car travel plans comprising at least two elevator cars having different travel ranges. The at least two different travel options are output to an interactive display. At least one of the at least two elevator cars is reserved responsive to a user selection of one of the at least two different travel options.

A dynamic car assignment method implemented by an elevator system is provided. The elevator system includes a plurality of elevators. The dynamic car assignment method includes an assignment, by the elevator system, of a first elevator car of the plurality of elevators to pick up a passenger in response to an elevator call. The elevator system then detects that the first elevator car is fully occupied prior to the first elevator car arriving to pick up the passenger. Further, the elevator system dynamically assigns a second elevator car of the plurality of elevator cars to pick up the passenger in response to the elevator call and in response to detecting that the first elevator car is fully occupied.

A method, apparatus, computer program product and system are provided that are configured to obtain a plurality of pieces of movement information that is at least indicative of an origin location and a destination location in a venue; obtain indoor map data of the venue that is indicative of one or more connections one or more users can utilize for transferring between floors of the venue and that comprises or is associated with pre-determined route information; and determine one or more pieces of control information for one or more elevators of the venue based at least partially on the plurality of pieces of movement information and the indoor map data. The control information enables a controlling of a respective elevator of the one or more elevators. The one or more pieces of control information influence an overall elevator usage of the one or more elevators of the venue.

An elevator system comprises a first information collection device disposed in a passenger waiting area of the elevator system and used for acquiring first passenger characteristic information; a second information collection device used for acquiring second passenger characteristic information inside the car; an information analysis and processing device that receives the first passenger characteristic information and the second passenger characteristic information, is configured to perform analysis and processing, based on the first passenger characteristic information, so as to transmit a first control command for dispatching the elevator, is configured to perform analysis and processing on the first passenger characteristic information to acquire classification information of a passenger and to further transmit, based on the classification information, a second control command that is applicable for passengers in a corresponding classification, and is further configured to dynamically transmit, based on the second passenger characteristic information, a third control command.

Systems and methods floor bypass in an elevator system are provided. Aspects includes receiving, by the first controller, a first elevator destination call to a first floor, wherein the first destination call causes a first elevator car to dispatch to the first floor. First sensor data associated with a first passenger area associated with the first elevator car is collected, from the first sensor. A presence of a passenger in the first passenger area is detected based at least in part on the first sensor data. And the first elevator car is operated based on the presence of the passenger in the first passenger area.

According to an embodiment there is provided a building automation system control apparatus comprising building automation system control logic configured to receive signaling from entities connected to a building automation system and to cause transmission of control signaling to the entities connected to the building automation system, wherein the building automation system control logic comprises elevator control logic as an integral part to directly control an elevator system comprising one or more elevators, the building automation system control logic being configured to take into account signaling received from the entities connected to the building automation system when determining control signaling for the elevator system; and the building automation system control logic being configured to take into account signaling received from the elevator system when determining control signaling for the entities connected to the building automation system.

A hoist elevator control system and a hoist elevator for a multi-story building structure on a building site, comprises an enclosure for raising and lowering personnel and materials. The control system comprises a sensor external to the enclosure, a sensor internal to the enclosure, a call button at each floor, and a processor located within the enclosure. The processor obtains data from the sensors and the call buttons and provides output to a display screen in the enclosure and to an external control location. The internal sensor may be a people counter that issues an alarm to prevent operation when the enclosure has more than a preset number of people within. The people counter may send the current number of people within to the processor for processing, and data may allow an operator to control the elevator, for example via a cloud connection and/or a telephone application.

According to an aspect, there is provided a method for controlling an elevator system. The method comprises causing transmission of radio frequency signals with at least one radio frequency sensor attached to at least one element movable in an elevator shaft of an elevator system, receiving, from the at least one radio frequency sensor measurement data representing radio frequency signals reflected from at least one object and captured with the at least one radio frequency sensor, causing identification, based on the measurement data, of at least one object; and controlling operation of the elevator system in response to identifying the at least one object based on the measurement data.

A method of controlling an elevator system incudes collecting one or more frustration indicators of a passenger during usage of the elevator system by the passenger; collecting one or more frustration factors; correlating the one or more frustration factors to the one or more frustration indicators to generate one or more preferences for the passenger; generating a profile for the passenger in response to the correlating, the profile including the one or more preferences; and controlling operation of the elevator system in response to the one or more preferences to reduce frustration of the passenger during interaction with the elevator system.

One embodiment provides a method for optimizing schedules of a plurality of elevators in a building having a plurality of floors, including: receiving, from a user, an indication requesting that an elevator from the plurality of elevators stop at a particular floor, wherein each of the plurality of elevators has a schedule comprising floors where the elevator will stop; identifying the number of users in the elevator waiting area of each of the particular floors where an indication requesting a stop has been received; and updating, in view of the identified number of users at each of the particular floors, the schedule for the plurality of elevators to optimize the stops for the plurality of elevators, wherein the updating comprises dynamically routing the plurality of elevators upon (i) receipt of indications and (ii) identification of the number of users at each of the particular floors.