Patents by Inventor Paul A. Simcik

Paul A. Simcik 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: 10319160
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a system and method for authorizing a user securing an elevator call in a building is provided. For example, the method includes receiving, at a mobile device, a secure authorization token that includes an expiration time, connecting the mobile device to a backend system using the secure authorization token from the mobile device, verifying, using the backend system, an authenticity of the secure authorization token from the mobile device based on at least the expiration time, generating, at the backend system, a secure access token and a random number in response to the authenticity of the secure authorization token being verified, and receiving, at the mobile device, the secure access token and the random number for use making elevator call requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Devu Manikantan Shila, Paul A. Simcik, Teems E. Lovett
  • Patent number: 10315884
    Abstract: A method for automatically dispatching an elevator 110 based on a user's location is provided. The method includes querying a device 104 to determine a user's source floor and confirming the user's source floor. The method also includes querying the device to suggest the user's destination floor based on a history of destination floors traveled to by the user; and confirming the user's destination floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul A. Simcik, Ashley Chapman, Bradley Armand Scoville, Eric C. Peterson, Michael Garfinkel
  • Publication number: 20190161318
    Abstract: A system and a method of implementing and using a preset elevator call using an elevator system and a mobile device are provided. The method includes generating the preset elevator call that includes programmed conditions that include a destination floor, storing the preset elevator call in a user profile on the mobile device and at least one corresponding triggering condition, retrieving the preset elevator call based on detecting the corresponding triggering condition, and executing the retrieved preset elevator call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Lucien Wedzikowski, Adam Kuenzi, Bradley Armand Scoville, Kelly Martin Dubois, Ashley Chapman, Paul A. Simcik, Eric C. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20190161317
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method a sequence triggering of a call for an elevator car of an elevator system. The elevator system including a first location device and a second location device. The computer-implemented method including detecting, by the first location device, a signal by the mobile device and detecting, by the second location device, the signal by the mobile device. The computer-implemented method also including automatically executing, by the elevator system, the call for the elevator car in response to the detection by the second location device of the signal subsequent to the detection of the signal by the first location device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Richard Nichols, Bradley Armand Scoville, Harrison Daniels, Paul A. Simcik
  • Publication number: 20190161316
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method a sequence triggering of a call for an elevator car of an elevator system. The elevator system including a first location device and a second location device. The computer-implemented method including detecting, by the mobile device, a first triggering signal by the first location device and detecting, by the mobile device, a second triggering signal by the second location device subsequent to the detection of the first triggering signal. The computer-implemented method also including automatically executing, by the mobile device, the call for the elevator car of the elevator system in response to the detection of the second triggering signal subsequent to the detection of the first triggering signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Richard Nichols, Bradley Armand Scoville, Harrison Daniels, Paul A. Simcik
  • Patent number: 10294071
    Abstract: A method of managing mobile elevator call requests from a mobile device is provided. The method includes: receiving an elevator call parameter from a management interface; receiving at least one mobile elevator call request from a mobile device; comparing the mobile elevator call request to the elevator call parameter; and restricting the mobile device from sending additional mobile elevator call requests when the mobile elevator call request conflicts with the elevator call parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul A. Simcik, Bradley Armand Scoville
  • Publication number: 20190112149
    Abstract: A system and a method of notifying a user of an elevator assignment are provided. The method includes receiving, from an input device, an elevator call at an elevator controller from a user, calling, using the elevator controller, an elevator car based on the elevator call, generating, using the elevator controller, a call notification, receiving the call notification at a plurality of displays, and displaying the call notification on the plurality of displays based on a display parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Lucien Wedzikowski, Bradley Armand Scoville, Ashley Chapman, Anne R. Davis, Paul A. Simcik
  • Patent number: 10259681
    Abstract: A conveyance system including a system interface having a camera to generate an image including an input fingerprint and an input finger presentation; a dispatch system including a fingerprint recognition unit and a profile unit, the fingerprint recognition unit comparing the input fingerprint to a reference fingerprint; the dispatch system accessing a user profile when the input fingerprint matches the reference fingerprint; the dispatch system comparing the input finger presentation to a reference finger presentation in the user profile; and the dispatch system retrieving a destination from the user profile when the input finger presentation matches the reference finger presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul A. Simcik, Bradley Armand Scoville
  • Patent number: 10252880
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method for initiating elevator service by entering an elevator call on a call input device having a plurality of graphical objects displayed on a graphical user interface is provided. The method includes the steps of selecting a first landing graphical object from the plurality of graphical objects, and selecting a second landing graphical object from the plurality of graphical objects. The method also includes selecting a third landing graphical object from the plurality of graphical objects. The method also includes creating an anticipated trip graphical object, the anticipated trip graphical object indicating a trip from the third landing to the first landing. The method also includes selecting the anticipated trip graphical object to initiate a hall call and floor call from the third landing to the first landing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul A. Simcik, Eric C. Peterson
  • Patent number: 10231167
    Abstract: A method of establishing a range restriction for calling an elevator car through a mobile device is provided. The method comprising: displaying a map of a desired building on a manager device; adjusting the range restriction using the manager device, wherein the range restriction limits elevator calls to mobile devices located within a selected range of the desired building; receiving an elevator call from a mobile device, the elevator call including a geographical location of the mobile device; and moving the elevator car in response to the elevator call when the geographical location of the mobile device is within the range restriction limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Paul A. Simcik
  • Publication number: 20190062102
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to an elevator system of a facility with multiple floors. The elevator system can comprise elevator cars and an elevator controller. The elevator controller includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores computer program instructions executable by the processor to cause the elevator system to determine a current utilization of the elevator system, automatically activate an adaptive split group operation on a per floor basis when the current utilization of the elevator system is greater than a threshold utilization of the elevator system, and dispatch the elevator cars under the adaptive split group operation in accordance with elevator calls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Paul A. Simcik
  • Publication number: 20190031467
    Abstract: An elevator control system includes an elevator system with at least one elevator car configured to travel to a plurality of floors. An electronic controller controls the elevator system to deliver the elevator car to a given floor in response to an elevator car request. A mobile user includes a display screen and is installed with a secondary-touch detection system that detects a first touch action applied to the display screen and a second touch action applied to the display screen. The mobile user device launches a full service request user interface in response to detecting the first touch action, and performs at least one of launching a pop-up service request user interface and automatically communicates the elevator car request to the controller in response to detecting the second touch action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Paul A. Simcik, Emily Baldi, Paul Sieka, Matt Anderson, Chris Sukovich, Staci Weixlmann, Sheryl Brothers, Harrison Daniels, Kelly Martin Dubois
  • Patent number: 10179717
    Abstract: An elevator car destination dispatching system and methodology are disclosed. The system includes a user interface that is configured to permit a user of a plurality of users to enter a desired destination in a building. The system further includes a presence detector disposed in the vicinity of the user interface. The presence detector is configured to detect the presence of the user of the plurality of users at the user interface. The presence detector is also operably coupled to a controller. The controller is configured to dispatch an elevator car based on the desired destination entered by the user of the plurality of users and the presence of the user of the plurality of users in the vicinity of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Bradley Armand Scoville, Paul A. Simcik, Tyler S. Brown
  • Publication number: 20190007890
    Abstract: A method of establishing a range restriction for calling an elevator car through a mobile device is provided. The method comprising: displaying a map of a desired building on a manager device; adjusting the range restriction using the manager device, wherein the range restriction limits elevator calls to mobile devices located within a selected range of the desired building; receiving an elevator call from a mobile device, the elevator call including a geographical location of the mobile device; and moving the elevator car in response to the elevator call when the geographical location of the mobile device is within the range restriction limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Paul A. Simcik
  • Patent number: 10157512
    Abstract: A method of controlling access to a building is provided. The method comprising: receiving a visitor access request for a visitor mobile device; determining a residential group assigned to the visitor mobile device, the residential group including at least one residential mobile device; transmitting the visitor access request to at least one of a resident mobile device within the residential group and a manager device; receiving an access grant from at least one of the resident mobile device within the residential group and the manager device; and granting a visitor mobile device access to at least one of a selected elevator car, a selected door, and a selected floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul A. Simcik, Emily Baldi, Kelly Martin Dubois
  • Publication number: 20180346283
    Abstract: An elevator dispatch control system includes an electronic UserID detection device that detects a UserID device and extracts a device identifier associated with the UserID device. An electronic ride request unit detects a ride request of a user. An electronic elevator controller is in communication with the UserID device and the ride request unit. The elevator controller determines contact information of the user based on a comparison between the extracted device identifier and a plurality of stored device identifiers stored in a database. The elevator controller transmits elevator car assignment information to the user device associated with the UserID device based on the determined contact information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Bradley Armand Scoville, Paul A. Simcik
  • Publication number: 20180346282
    Abstract: An elevator system includes an elevator car drive assembly configured to drive at least one elevator car to a plurality of floors serviced by the elevator system. A mobile electronic device inputs a ride request to deliver an available elevator car among the at least one elevator car to a floor location containing the mobile electronic device. An electronic elevator controller is in signal communication with the elevator drive assembly and the mobile electronic device. The electronic elevator controller is configured to determine an unavailability of an originally assigned elevator car selected to perform the ride request, and to transmit reassignment information to the mobile electronic device indicating modification of the ride request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Paul A. Simcik, Bradley Armand Scoville
  • Patent number: D834051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Emily Baldi, Paul Sieka, Harrison Daniels, Paul A. Simcik, Sheryl Brothers, Kelly Martin Dubois, Staci Weixlmann, Chris Sukovich
  • Patent number: D834052
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, FUZZ PRODUCTIONS
    Inventors: Emily Baldi, Paul Sieka, Harrison Daniels, Paul A. Simcik, Sheryl Brothers, Kelly Martin Dubois, Staci Weixlmann, Chris Sukovich
  • Patent number: D844661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, FUZZ PRODUCTIONS
    Inventors: Emily Baldi, Matt Anderson, Harrison Daniels, Paul A. Simcik, Sheryl Brothers, Kelly Martin Dubois, Staci Weixlmann, Kim Liu