An elevator system (2) comprises an elevator car (4a-d) that is moveable within a hoistway (6a-d). The elevator car (4a-d) comprises a first wireless communication unit (12a-d). A controller (8a-d) is arranged to communicate with the elevator car (4a-d) , the controller (8a-d) comprising a second wireless communication unit (14a-d). The first and second wireless communication units (12a-d, 14a-d) are arranged to exchange elevator operational data using a wireless communication protocol. Each data symbol within a set of data symbols corresponding to the elevator operational data is modulated onto a plurality of orthogonal sub-carriers using an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing modulation scheme. The modulated plurality of orthogonal sub-carriers are transmitted between the first and second wireless communication units (12a-d, 14a-d) over a wireless interface (16a-d).

A method for controlling an elevator group having a plurality of elevators based upon user generated destination calls includes: receiving a destination call containing information regarding the waiting floor on which an associated user is waiting and the destination floor to which the user should be transported; waiting for a delay time period; assigning a service elevator from the plurality of elevators after the delay time period has passed and controlling the service elevator to pick up the user on the waiting floor and transport the user to the destination floor. Because the service elevator is calculated and assigned only after the delay time period has expired, and because further destination calls received during the delay time period are also taken into consideration, the assignment of service elevators can be made more efficient and more appropriate to the situation and waiting times for users can be reduced on average.

A method of controlling a first elevator system comprising a first elevator car is including: receiving a first elevator call from a first robot for the first elevator system to transport the first robot from a first elevator bank on a landing to a destination landing; and adjusting operation of at least one of the first robot and the first elevator system.

Provided are embodiments for method performing elevator condition-based maintenance using an in-car camera. The method includes monitoring one or more conditions of an elevator system, and analyzing image data obtained from monitoring one or more conditions of the elevator system. The method also includes validating the one or more conditions of the elevator system, and executing an action based on the validation of the one or more conditions. Also provided are embodiments for a system for implementing the method described herein.

Various systems and methods for pedestrian traffic management are described herein, comprising segmenting a pedestrian route into at least one pedestrian walking segment using location information of transportation resources, and determining estimated transit times for the at least one pedestrian walking segment and an estimated wait time for the first transportation resource using received status information of the first transportation resource and the determined estimated transit time for the first pedestrian walking segment.

A method for crowd prediction in an elevator system includes logging the number of calls across a period of time and generating a first time series for an average number of calls; collecting external influence data and generating a second time series for the external influence data; performing a cross-correlation test on the first and second time series; when a cross-correlation between the first and second time series is determined, performing a causality test on the first and second time series; and when a causal relationship between the first and second time series is determined, using the causal relationship to predict an expected number of calls in the elevator system.

A method of monitoring a conveyance apparatus within a conveyance system including: obtaining a first health level of a conveyance system at a first time; receiving customer feedback regarding operation of the conveyance system proximate the first time from a customer; and adjusting a threshold health level of the conveyance system to be less than or equal to the first health level of the conveyance system in response to the customer feedback.

In an approach for determining an optimal path for an elevator, a processor receives information, wherein the information includes social media data associated with a user and calendar entries associated with the user, indicating one or more locations within a building. A processor analyzes the received information. A processor determines a location to send an elevator within the building to minimize movement of the elevator, based on the analyzed information. A processor causes the elevator to move to the location.

A method, system, and computer readable storage medium for controlling elevator operation. More specifically, the embodiments of the present invention relate to controlling elevator operation by means of media information. In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a computer implemented method for controlling elevator operation. The method comprises receiving and storing media information over a network; obtaining an indication of an event that has occurred or is about to occur based on the media information, the indication including date, time, and location information of the event; and determining one or more buildings associated with the event based on the indication. The method generates a command for controlling the operation of one or more elevators in the one or more buildings at least partly based on the indication.

An elevator system including an elevator controller configured for: effecting a first communication with a mobile device to receive data from an electronic calendar that is activated on the mobile device, rendering a plurality of determinations from the first communication, including: a first determination that a first entry in the electronic calendar indicates that a passenger associated with the mobile device has a first scheduled event that occurs at a first scheduled time, a second determination to effect elevator service proximate to the first scheduled time to the passenger, and effecting a second communication with the elevator car to thereby effect the second determination.