Patents by Inventor Chih-Hung Aaron King

Chih-Hung Aaron King has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11332340
    Abstract: An elevator system includes a drive controller configured to actuate a drive motor of an elevator drive assembly. A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes program instructions that cause a processor to retrieve a set of rules of the elevator system, generate at least one graphical user interface by applying the set of rules to at least one design template, calculate an acceptance score for the at least one graphical user interface based on a user profile of an administrator, and publish the at least one graphical user interface based at least partially on the acceptance score. The elevator system further includes a display device configured to display the graphical user interface after it is published and cause the drive controller to actuate the drive motor based on user input of a selection of at least one selectable option on the at least one graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: TK ELEVATOR INNOVATION AND OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Matthew Muncy, Sean Luis Stecker, Chih Hung Aaron King
  • Patent number: 11261054
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of automatically generating and populating one or more car floor buttons on a configuration tool display wherein the configuration tool is in communication with an elevator cabin of an elevator system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: TK Elevator Innovation and Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Aaron King, Sean Luis Stecker, Finley Williamson
  • Publication number: 20210362977
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of automatically generating and populating one or more car floor buttons on a configuration tool display wherein the configuration tool is in communication with an elevator cabin of an elevator system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: TK Elevator Innovation and Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Aaron King, Sean Luis Stecker, Finley Williamson
  • Publication number: 20210032075
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and control devices may be employed to configure an in-car display of an elevator system based on a learning procedure. One example method may involve inputting information required for the learning and starting the learning procedure for installing or updating a configuration of the in-car display. The learning procedure may include the steps of gathering floor information of all floors of the elevator system and generating a configuration of the in-car display based on the gathered floor information. The information required for the learning procedure may include at least one of an access authorization code or a total number of floors accessible to the elevator system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation and Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Matthew Muncy, Chih-Hung Aaron King
  • Patent number: 10640328
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for importing data to an elevator content control system comprises using a computing structure remote from a destination dispatch kiosk to select a location to upload a configuration data file. The configuration data file includes building information and elevator information. The method comprises uploading the selected configuration data file to the content control system. The method includes importing the configuration data file to the content control system to fill in a void in a second configuration data file. The importing does not overwrite a preset identification number for at least one of an elevator, a kiosk, an elevator controller, a building, a job, and an elevator car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AG, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventors: Matthew Muncy, Sean Luis Stecker, Chih-Hung Aaron King
  • Publication number: 20200071123
    Abstract: An elevator system includes a drive controller configured to actuate a drive motor of an elevator drive assembly. A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes program instructions that cause a processor to retrieve a set of rules of the elevator system, generate at least one graphical user interface by applying the set of rules to at least one design template, calculate an acceptance score for the at least one graphical user interface based on a user profile of an administrator, and publish the at least one graphical user interface based at least partially on the acceptance score. The elevator system further includes a display device configured to display the graphical user interface after it is published and cause the drive controller to actuate the drive motor based on user input of a selection of at least one selectable option on the at least one graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Muncy, Sean Luis Stecker, Chih Hung Aaron King
  • Publication number: 20190177116
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for importing data to an elevator content control system comprises using a computing structure remote from a destination dispatch kiosk to select a location to upload a configuration data file. The configuration data file includes building information and elevator information. The method comprises uploading the selected configuration data file to the content control system. The method includes importing the configuration data file to the content control system to fill in a void in a second configuration data file. The importing does not overwrite a preset identification number for at least one of an elevator, a kiosk, an elevator controller, a building, a job, and an elevator car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Muncy, Sean Luis Stecker, Chih-Hung Aaron King
  • Patent number: 10294069
    Abstract: An elevator control system for an elevator system, including a display device, at least one processor in communication with the display device and the elevator system, the at least one processor programmed or configured to render, on the display device, a graphical destination interface with a plurality of visual representations of destinations within the building, receive a user selection of a selected destination from the plurality of destinations, determine a plurality of selectable options for elevator call requests based on the selected destination, render the plurality of selectable options for elevator call requests on the graphical destination interface or a second graphical call request interface, receive a user selection of a selected option from the plurality of selectable options for elevator call requests, and control movement of an elevator car in the elevator system based on the selected destination and the selected option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AG, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventor: Chih-Hung Aaron King
  • Publication number: 20170313546
    Abstract: An elevator control system for an elevator system, including a display device, at least one processor in communication with the display device and the elevator system, the at least one processor programmed or configured to render, on the display device, a graphical destination interface comprising a plurality of visual representations of destinations within the building, receive a user selection of a selected destination from the plurality of destinations, determine a plurality of selectable options for elevator call requests based on the selected destination, render the plurality of selectable options for elevator call requests on the graphical destination interface or a second graphical call request interface, receive a user selection of a selected option from the plurality of selectable options for elevator call requests, and control movement of an elevator car in the elevator system based on the selected destination and the selected option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Chih-Hung Aaron King