Patent ID: 11897726
Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A conveyance system comprising:
an elevator car;
a local gateway configured to communicate with a remote system over a communications network;
at least one module in communication with the local gateway;
the at least one module including at least one of:
a sensor module mounted to the elevator car, the sensor module including a sensor configured to detect a condition at the elevator car and a processor configured to perform local processing of data from the sensor at the sensor module, the local processing comprising determining car location or determining faults;
a car level module mounted to the elevator car, the car level module including a location sensor configured to detect a location of the elevator car relative to a landing and a processor configured to perform local processing of data from the location sensor at the car level module, the local processing comprising computing a distance and direction of car movement needed to level the elevator car with a landing;
a light presence module mounted to the elevator car, the light presence module including a light sensor configured to detect a light level in the elevator car and a processor configured to perform local processing of data from the light sensor at the light presence module, the local processing comprising determining if a sensed light level is greater than a threshold; and
an operating panel module mounted to the elevator car, the operating panel module including a user interface and a processor configured to perform local processing of data from the user interface at the operating panel module, the local processing comprising processing an input into a format usable by a system controller.