Patent ID: 7014015
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
1. A method for scheduling a plurality of cars of an elevator system in a building, comprising: receiving a call; determining, for each car, based on future states of the elevator system, a first waiting time for all existing passengers if the car is assigned to service the call; determining, for each car, based on a landing pattern for a near future time interval of the plurality of cars, a second waiting time of future passengers if the car is assigned to service the call, and in which the near future time interval is an average time it takes the plurality of cars to make a round trip from a main floor of the building and back; combining, for each car, the first and second waiting times to produce an adjusted waiting time; and assigning a particular car having a lowest adjusted waiting time to service the call and to minimize an average waiting time of all passengers.