Patents by Inventor Fu Qi

Fu Qi 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: 11939186
    Abstract: Provided are a wireless signal apparatus and an elevator service request system and method, which belong to the field of intelligent elevator control technologies. In the elevator service request system of the present invention, a corresponding wireless signal is broadcast by a wireless signal apparatus of an elevator system and the wireless signal is received by a personal mobile terminal. The personal mobile terminal is provided with an elevator service request application component running at an application layer of an operating system thereof. The wireless signal apparatus includes a location notification unit used for broadcasting corresponding location marker data. The elevator service request system includes a wake-up module running at a system layer of the operating system of the personal mobile terminal. The wake-up module is used for waking up the elevator service request application component in response to reception of the location marker data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Kai Li, Shenhong Wang, SiQi Ma, Haofeng Hou, Fu Qi
  • Patent number: 11708237
    Abstract: Communication for an elevator service request in the field of elevator technologies. A wireless signal device for broadcasting a wireless signal according to the present invention is capable of communicating with an elevator controller of an elevator system, establishing a wireless connection with a personal mobile terminal based on the wireless signal, receiving an elevator service request command from the personal mobile terminal, and sending the received elevator service request command to the elevator controller for elevator service control. The wireless signal device comprises: an elevator service request command responding unit configured to generate an elevator service request command data packet that has been responded to according to the elevator service request command that has been received; and a broadcasting unit configured to broadcast the elevator service request command data packet that has been responded to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Kai Li, Haofeng Hou, Fu Qi, SiQi Ma, Hui Chen
  • Publication number: 20230211979
    Abstract: A method and device for detecting an elevator safety chain and a computer-readable storage medium for implementing the method. A device for detecting an elevator safety chain, includes: an interface unit coupled with the elevator safety chain and configured to output an operating signal having a first level when the elevator safety chain is in an ON state and an operating signal having a second level when the elevator safety chain is in an OFF state; and a processing unit, including: memory; a microcontroller coupled with the interface unit; and a computer program stored on the memory and running on the microcontroller, the running of the computer program causes: evaluating reliability of the elevator safety chain based on time domain characteristic of the operating signal output by the interface unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Fu Qi, Bichun Li, Shenhong Wang
  • Publication number: 20230134516
    Abstract: A communication system for an elevator system, a communication method for an elevator calling system, and a computer-readable storage medium for implementing the method. A communication system includes at least two communication node groups, each of the communication node groups comprising wireless modules deployed at a plurality of locations of the elevator system, one of the wireless modules in each of the communication node groups is set as the first node and the other wireless modules are set as the second node; a master node, which can be configured to establish a communication connection with one of the first nodes as designed, the first node in each of the communication node groups can be configured to establish a wireless communication connection with the second node belonging to the same communication node group and establish a wireless communication connection with the first node in the adjacent communication node group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Yu Zhang, Fu Qi, Shenhong Wang
  • Publication number: 20220411227
    Abstract: A detection device and a detection method for an elevator display module, an elevator including the detection device, and a computer storage medium. The detection device includes: memory; a processor; an I/O interface, configured to be coupled with one or more electroluminescent devices of the elevator display module; a communication module; and a computer program stored on the memory and running on the processor, the running of the computer program causes: receiving a detection request signal for the elevator display module via the communication module; in response to the detection request signal, applying a detection signal on at least one of the electroluminescent devices via the I/O interface; obtaining an operating level associated with the detected electroluminescent device via the I/O interface; and determining whether the detected electroluminescent device is working normally according to a polarity of the operating level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Bichun Li, Fu Qi, Shenhong Wang
  • Patent number: 11505425
    Abstract: A wireless signal device, a system and a method for an elevator service request are provided, which belong to the field of elevator technologies. The wireless signal device according to the present invention is mounted in a landing zone and receives an elevator service request command from a personal mobile terminal. The wireless signal device comprises a service control unit configured to, in an elevator dispatching service process arranged in response to a first elevator service request command received previously, disable the elevator controller from responding to a second elevator service request command received later for controlling the elevator dispatching service in the elevator dispatching service process if the second elevator service request command has the same elevator call direction as the first elevator service request command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Hui Chen, Shenhong Wang, SiQi Ma, Fu Qi
  • Publication number: 20220194738
    Abstract: A spatial location positioning method for an elevator, a spatial location positioning system for an elevator, and an elevator. The spatial location positioning method for the elevator includes transmitting near-field wireless communication signals in preset areas of the elevator; receiving response signals of a target object to the near-field wireless communication signals, and analyzing signal AOA (angle of arrival) information from the response signals; and determining current location of the target object according to the signal AOA information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Fu Qi, Bichun Li, Shenhong Wang
  • Publication number: 20220017329
    Abstract: A fault location unit of a landing door safety circuit includes: a fault collection circuit, which is disposed corresponding to the landing door locking fault monitoring module of the landing door safety circuit at a certain landing, and which is configured to collect a signal indicating landing door locking fault from only the landing door locking fault monitoring module at said certain landing and output a corresponding electrical level signal; and a fault sending component, which is electrically connected to the fault collection circuit in a one-to-one correspondence, and which is configured to send corresponding fault information containing landing information of the landing based on the received electrical level signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: BiChun Li, ShenHong Wang, Fu Qi
  • Patent number: 10645543
    Abstract: A speed governor assembly and an elevator system. The speed governor assembly includes: a sheave; a centrifugal mechanism mounted on the sheave and rotating together with the sheave; an overspeed protection switch at a first distance from a radial outer side of the centrifugal mechanism; a core ring disposed coaxially with the sheave; and a triggering arm rotating together with the core ring; wherein the centrifugal mechanism engages with the core ring and drives the core ring and the triggering arm to rotate when the sheave reaches a second speed, and the rotation of the triggering arm can contact and trigger the overspeed protection switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Hui Chen, Shenhong Wang, Siqi Ma, Fu Qi
  • Publication number: 20190349724
    Abstract: A speed governor assembly and an elevator system. The speed governor assembly includes: a sheave; a centrifugal mechanism mounted on the sheave and rotating together with the sheave; an overspeed protection switch at a first distance from a radial outer side of the centrifugal mechanism; a core ring disposed coaxially with the sheave; and a triggering arm rotating together with the core ring; wherein the centrifugal mechanism engages with the core ring and drives the core ring and the triggering arm to rotate when the sheave reaches a second speed, and the rotation of the triggering arm can contact and trigger the overspeed protection switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Hui Chen, Shenhong Wang, Siqi Ma, Fu Qi
  • Publication number: 20190330012
    Abstract: A wireless signal device, a system and a method for an elevator service request are provided, which belong to the field of elevator technologies. The wireless signal device according to the present invention is mounted in a landing zone and receives an elevator service request command from a personal mobile terminal. The wireless signal device comprises a service control unit configured to, in an elevator dispatching service process arranged in response to a first elevator service request command received previously, disable the elevator controller from responding to a second elevator service request command received later for controlling the elevator dispatching service in the elevator dispatching service process if the second elevator service request command has the same elevator call direction as the first elevator service request command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Hui Chen, Shenhong Wang, SiQi Ma, Fu Qi
  • Publication number: 20190330010
    Abstract: Communication for an elevator service request in the field of elevator technologies. A wireless signal device for broadcasting a wireless signal according to the present invention is capable of communicating with an elevator controller of an elevator system, establishing a wireless connection with a personal mobile terminal based on the wireless signal, receiving an elevator service request command from the personal mobile terminal, and sending the received elevator service request command to the elevator controller for elevator service control. The wireless signal device comprises: an elevator service request command responding unit configured to generate an elevator service request command data packet that has been responded to according to the elevator service request command that has been received; and a broadcasting unit configured to broadcast the elevator service request command data packet that has been responded to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Kai Li, Haofeng Hou, Fu Qi, SiQi Ma, Hui Chen
  • Publication number: 20190292010
    Abstract: Provided are a wireless signal apparatus and an elevator service request system and method, which belong to the field of intelligent elevator control technologies. In the elevator service request system of the present invention, a corresponding wireless signal is broadcast by a wireless signal apparatus of an elevator system and the wireless signal is received by a personal mobile terminal. The personal mobile terminal is provided with an elevator service request application component running at an application layer of an operating system thereof. The wireless signal apparatus includes a location notification unit used for broadcasting corresponding location marker data. The elevator service request system includes a wake-up module running at a system layer of the operating system of the personal mobile terminal. The wake-up module is used for waking up the elevator service request application component in response to reception of the location marker data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Kai Li, Shenhong Wang, SiQi Ma, Haofeng Hou, Fu Qi