Patents by Inventor Paul Simcik

Paul 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: 12049382
    Abstract: A method includes creating an account with an elevator system; assigning a primary user to the account; assigning a secondary user to the account; associating elevator access privileges to the secondary user, the elevator access privileges including floors of a building that the secondary user can access via the elevator system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul A. Simcik, Pradeep Miriyala, Ranjith Vushakola
  • Patent number: 11926504
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Lucien Wedzikowski, Adam Kuenzi, Bradley Armand Scoville, Kelly Martin Dubois, Ashley Chapman, Paul A. Simcik, Eric C. Peterson
  • Patent number: 11827491
    Abstract: Methods and systems for elevator control are provided. The methods and systems include receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor, a request for at least one service associated with an elevator system from a user device, controlling an elevator car to travel to a specific floor in accordance with the request, controlling an elevator car door to be closed upon arriving at the specific floor, transmitting an indicator to the user device that the elevator car has arrived at the specific floor, and controlling the elevator car door to open upon receiving, by the computing device, an access request from the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul A Simcik, Gary Pisarsky
  • Patent number: 11718499
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for performing cloud-based elevator dispatching resource management. The techniques include receiving usage information of one or more elevators of an elevator system, obtaining configuration parameters of a controller configured to control the one or more elevators, and analyzing a performance of the one or more elevators based at least in part on the usage information. The techniques also include dynamically updating the configuration parameters of the controller based on the performance and the usage information, storing the configuration parameters and corresponding performance, and operating the one or more elevators based at least in part on the updated configuration parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Paul A. Simcik
  • Patent number: 11542120
    Abstract: A method of operating an elevator call control system comprising: receiving a first elevator call from a first individual carrying a first mobile device, the first elevator call including a destination request to travel from a first boarding floor to a first destination floor; determining that the first individual carrying the first mobile device is traveling with a second individual, wherein the second individual is traveling to a second destination floor; assigning an elevator car to the first elevator call; and scheduling the elevator car to transport the first individual carrying the first mobile device and the second individual together to at least one of a first destination floor and the second destination floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Bradley Armand Scoville, Paul A. Simcik, Harrison Daniels
  • Patent number: 11040849
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for preventing an unintended call for a conveyance apparatus of a conveyance system is provided. The conveyance system comprising a first location device and a second location device. The computer-implemented method comprising: detecting a first interaction between the mobile device and the first location device; determining a travel direction of the first mobile device; and automatically filtering a second interaction between the mobile device and a second location device to prevent an unintended call to a conveyance apparatus in response to the travel direction of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Harrison Daniels, Bradley Armand Scoville, Sam Wong, Paul A. Simcik, Stephen Richard Nichols, Yew Hung Leong
  • Patent number: 11040850
    Abstract: A method of assigning a destination floor to an elevator call associated with a mobile device is provided. The method including: receiving a first elevator call to travel from a first floor, the first floor is a boarding floor for the first elevator call; detecting a location of a mobile device relative to an elevator car of an elevator system; moving the elevator car from the first floor to a second floor in response to the first elevator call; determining when the mobile device exits the elevator car at the second floor in response to the location of the mobile device, the second floor is a destination floor for the first elevator call; receiving a second elevator call from the mobile device; and establishing the second floor as a destination floor for the second elevator call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul A. Simcik, Derk Oscar Pahlke, Markus Mueller, Stephen Richard Nichols
  • Patent number: 10947085
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen Richard Nichols, Bradley Armand Scoville, Harrison Daniels, Paul A. Simcik
  • Patent number: 10947086
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen Richard Nichols, Bradley Armand Scoville, Harrison Daniels, Paul A. Simcik
  • Patent number: 10889463
    Abstract: A system and method that processes a destination to derive a target floor based on receiving an elevator call that indicates a source floor and the destination. Further the system and method causes an elevator to travel between the source floor and the target floor in response processing the destination and performs at least one of a plurality of wayfinding operations upon arrival of the elevator at the target floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Ashley Chapman, Bradley Armand Scoville, Eric C. Peterson, Paul A. Simcik
  • Publication number: 20200324998
    Abstract: A method includes creating an account with an elevator system; assigning a primary user to the account; assigning a secondary user to the account; associating elevator access privileges to the secondary user, the elevator access privileges including floors of a building that the secondary user can access via the elevator system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Paul A. Simcik, Pradeep Miriyala, Ranjith Vushakola
  • Publication number: 20200262679
    Abstract: Methods and systems for elevator control are provided. The methods and systems include receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor, a request for at least one service associated with an elevator system from a user device, controlling an elevator car to travel to a specific floor in accordance with the request, controlling an elevator car door to be closed upon arriving at the specific floor, transmitting an indicator to the user device that the elevator car has arrived at the specific floor, and controlling the elevator car door to open upon receiving, by the computing device, an access request from the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Paul A. Simcik, Gary Pisarsky
  • Patent number: 10723585
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Paul A. Simcik
  • Patent number: 10683190
    Abstract: A system and/or method that establishes a proximity environment with respect to an elevator and detecting a position of a user device within the proximity environment is provided. Further the system and method determines a source floor and a destination floor respective to the user device and generating an elevator call to the elevator in accordance with the source floor and the destination floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Ashley Chapman, Bradley Armand Scoville, Paul A. Simcik, Eric C. Peterson, Donald F. Cominelli, Hans-Kilian Spielbauer
  • Patent number: 10647544
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Bradley Armand Scoville, Paul A. Simcik
  • Patent number: 10640329
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul A. Simcik, Bradley Armand Scoville
  • Publication number: 20200130991
    Abstract: A method of reassigning an elevator call for an elevator car comprising: receiving an elevator call from a mobile device, the elevator call including a destination request to travel from a boarding floor to a destination floor; assigning a first elevator car to the elevator call; activating an alert on the mobile device that the first elevator car has been assigned to the elevator call; determining that the first elevator car cannot serve the elevator call; assigning a second elevator car to the elevator call; and activating an alert on the mobile device indicating that the second elevator car has been assigned to the elevator call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Paul A. Simcik, Harrison Daniels, Bradley Armand Scoville
  • Publication number: 20200130992
    Abstract: A method of reassigning an elevator call for an elevator car comprising: receiving an elevator call from a mobile device, the elevator call comprising a destination request to travel to a destination floor; assigning a first elevator car to the elevator call; determining that the first elevator car cannot serve the elevator call; activating an alert on the mobile device to enter any elevator car; detecting whether the mobile device enters a second elevator car; and assigning the second elevator car to the elevator call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Paul A. Simcik, Bradley Armand Scoville, Harrison Daniels
  • Publication number: 20200130997
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing and selecting multiple elevator assignments in a destination dispatching system. The method includes obtaining and presenting a primary elevator car assignment associated with a destination request, obtaining and presenting a secondary potential elevator car assignment associated with the destination request, and receiving information associated with a user selection related to at least one of the primary elevator car assignment and secondary potential elevator car assignment. The method also includes requesting, by the user device, a modification of the primary elevator car assignment if the information associated with a user selection indicates a modification is desired by the user; otherwise, continuing with the primary elevator car assignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Paul A. Simcik
  • Patent number: D972576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Emily Baldi, Matt Anderson, Paul Sieka, Harrison Daniels, Paul A. Simcik, Sheryl Brothers, Kelly Martin Dubois, Staci Weixlmann