Patent ID: 6976560

Claim:
A computer program product for enabling a computer to equalize service characteristics and equipment usage in an elevator group supervisory system, said computer program product comprising: software instructions for enabling the computer to perform predetermined operations including the steps of: (a) receiving at least one user input from at least one data input terminal, (b) determining a location of an originating demand unique to each said user inputs, (c) determining a location of a destination demand unique to each said user inputs, (d) calculating a total number of said user inputs received within a predetermined time interval, (e) determining whether said total number of user inputs is less than or more than a total number of available elevators, (f) assigning an elevator to each said location of said originating demand, (g) forming temporary call response zones based upon said elevator assignments; wherein average waiting times, loading times and travel times are reduced for providing optimum demand response.