Patents by Inventor Appalaraju Marpu

Appalaraju Marpu 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140759
    Abstract: Disclosed is an elevator system, including a hoistway; an elevator car in the hoistway; sensors in the hoistway operationally coupled to the elevator car and configured to capture sensor data indicative of a person being in the hoistway, and a processor configured to determine from the sensor data that the person is in the hoistway; and wherein the elevator car is configured to reduce speed or stop when the processor determines the person is in the hoistway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Appalaraju Marpu, Malleswara Reddy Gutti, Stefan Ey, Javier Muñoz Sotoca, Luis Mena, Peter Herkel, Jan Ruhnke, Felix Donath, Colette Ruden, Randy Roberts, Craig Drew Bogli, Johanna Whitwell, Mustapha Toutaoui, Sylvain Kabre
  • Patent number: 11708240
    Abstract: A method for elevator passenger detection including: capturing an image of an elevator passenger approaching an elevator bank to board an elevator car; determining that the elevator passenger is pregnant or disabled in response to the image of the elevator passenger; registering a priority elevator call for the elevator passenger that is pregnant or disabled; and moving the elevator car to the floor landing where the elevator passenger that is pregnant or disabled is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Ravikiran Singaraju, Vinod Vejandla, Appalaraju Marpu, Madhavaraju Nadimpalli, Madhavi Mothukuri, Ashok Kumar Prakash
  • Patent number: 11472663
    Abstract: A system for providing an automatic software upgrade assistant for remote elevator monitoring experts using machine learning. The system performs operations that include receiving a request from a requestor to install a software upgrade on a controller of an elevator component, the software upgrade dependent on at least one software program being installed on the controller. It is determined whether the at least one software program is installed on the controller. Based at least in part on determining that the at least one software program is installed on the controller: an elapsed time to complete the installation of the software upgrade on the controller is predicted; and an indication is output to the requestor that the software upgrade is permitted to be installed on the controller and the predicted elapsed time to complete the installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Appalaraju Marpu, Naveen Kumar Yeddi, Gopala Rao Vulli, Veeranjaneyulu Manyam
  • Publication number: 20220194736
    Abstract: Provided are embodiments for identifying waiting passengers outside an elevator using deep learning and machine learning and automatically supporting social distancing for elevator passengers. Embodiments include receiving a call request from an elevator floor; capturing an image of the elevator floor registering the call request responsive to receiving the call request; and determining, from the image, a presence of one or more waiting passengers on the elevator floor registering the call request. Embodiments also include dispatching an elevator car to the elevator floor registering the call request; and controlling the elevator car based at least in part on determining the presence of the one or more waiting passengers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Appalaraju Marpu
  • Publication number: 20210331891
    Abstract: A method of updating software on a conveyance system comprising a conveyance apparatus including: receiving a software update request to update software on the conveyance system; determining whether there are individuals located in or on the conveyance apparatus using at least one of data detected by a first detection device or sound data detected by a microphone; and updating the software on the conveyance system, when it is determined that there are no individuals located in or on the conveyance apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Appalaraju Marpu
  • Patent number: 11016751
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating software of a computing device of a transportation device is provided herein. The method includes performing, by a server device, machine learning on run count performance data of the transportation device to determine a next idle time. The method includes publishing, by the server device, software availability information to the computing device of the transportation device with the next idle time. The method includes causing, by the server device, an automatic upgrade of the software of the computing device of the transportation device at the next idle time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Amit Keshri, Appalaraju Marpu
  • Publication number: 20200102185
    Abstract: A system for providing an automatic software upgrade assistant for remote elevator monitoring experts using machine learning. The system performs operations that include receiving a request from a requestor to install a software upgrade on a controller of an elevator component, the software upgrade dependent on at least one software program being installed on the controller. It is determined whether the at least one software program is installed on the controller. Based at least in part on determining that the at least one software program is installed on the controller: an elapsed time to complete the installation of the software upgrade on the controller is predicted; and an indication is output to the requestor that the software upgrade is permitted to be installed on the controller and the predicted elapsed time to complete the installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Appalaraju Marpu, Naveen Kumar Yeddi, Gopala Rao Vulli, Veeranjaneyulu Manyam
  • Publication number: 20200055692
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an elevator system are provided. Aspects includes receiving, by a processor, a call request for an elevator car in an elevator system. Receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors associated with the elevator car, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to collect sensor data from one or more predefined areas associated with the elevator car. Determining an occupancy level in the elevator car based on a feature vector, generated by a machine learning model, comprising a plurality of features extracted from the sensor data and operating, by the processor, the elevator car based at least in part on the occupancy level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Appalaraju Marpu, Anup Sinha
  • Publication number: 20200042307
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method for pushing a revision to an automated passenger conveying subsystem is provided. The processor-implemented method receives the revision over a network to make the revision available to one or more subsystems. An application executed on a processor of the network, then, receives a selection input identifying the automated passenger conveying subsystem of the one or more subsystems. In turn, the application sends a message to the automated passenger conveying subsystem based on the selection input. The message identifies that the revision is available for downloading and deployment. An exchange operation is executed to push the revision to the automated passenger conveying subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Arthur T. Grondine, Madhavaraju Nadimpalli, Naveen Kumar Yeddi, Veeranjaneyulu Manyam, Appalaraju Marpu, Rohit Kumar, Shari R. Parillo, Gopala Rao Vulli, Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
  • Publication number: 20200031618
    Abstract: A method for elevator passenger detection including: capturing an image of an elevator passenger approaching an elevator bank to board an elevator car; determining that the elevator passenger is pregnant or disabled in response to the image of the elevator passenger; registering a priority elevator call for the elevator passenger that is pregnant or disabled; and moving the elevator car to the floor landing where the elevator passenger that is pregnant or disabled is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Ravikiran Singaraju, Vinod Vejandla, Appalaraju Marpu, Madhavaraju Nadimpalli, Madhavi Mothukuri, Ashok Kumar Prakash
  • Publication number: 20190377567
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating software of a computing device of a transportation device is provided herein. The method includes performing, by a server device, machine learning on run count performance data of the transportation device to determine a next idle time. The method includes publishing, by the server device, software availability information to the computing device of the transportation device with the next idle time. The method includes causing, by the server device, an automatic upgrade of the software of the computing device of the transportation device at the next idle time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Amit Keshri, Appalaraju Marpu