Abstract: Disclosed is an elevator system in a building, the elevator system including a first elevator car for transporting a passenger between a plurality of building levels, the system including a controller that controls the elevator car, the controller: rendering a first determination that the passenger has requested elevator service from the first lobby, rendering a second determination to assign the elevator car to provide service to the passenger at a first lobby for the first level, effecting a first transmission to the elevator car to effect the second determination, rendering a third determination that the first lobby becomes unoccupied in a time period between effecting the first transmission and the elevator arriving at the first lobby for servicing the first passenger, rendering a fourth determination to release the elevator car from effecting the second determination, and effecting a second transmission to the elevator car to effect the fourth determination.

Abstract: Disclosed is an elevator system in a building, the elevator system including a first elevator car for transporting a passenger between a plurality of building levels, the system including a controller that controls the elevator car, the controller: rendering a first determination that the passenger has requested elevator service from the first lobby, rendering a second determination to assign the elevator car to provide service to the passenger at a first lobby for the first level, effecting a first transmission to the elevator car to effect the second determination, rendering a third determination that the first lobby becomes unoccupied in a time period between effecting the first transmission and the elevator arriving at the first lobby for servicing the first passenger, rendering a fourth determination to release the elevator car from effecting the second determination, and effecting a second transmission to the elevator car to effect the fourth determination.

Abstract: A Z-Wave networking device is disclosed having a processor, a WiFi transceiver, a Z-Wave network transceiver, and a flash memory from which the processor boots a startup image. The processor can boot a first startup image that configures the Z-Wave network transceiver as a Z-Wave network controller, and the processor can boot a second startup image that configures the Z-Wave network transceiver as a Z-Wave repeater node. An Internet server receives registration information for the device, and instructs the device to boot from the first startup image upon determining that a Z-Wave network controller is not present in the Z-Wave network, or from the second startup image upon determining that a Z-Wave network controller is already present in the Z-Wave network. In embodiments, the Z-Wave networking device comprises an HVAC thermostat.

Abstract: A Z-Wave networking device is disclosed having a processor, a WiFi transceiver, a Z-Wave network transceiver, and a flash memory from which the processor boots a startup image. The processor can boot a first startup image that configures the Z-Wave network transceiver as a Z-Wave network controller, and the processor can boot a second startup image that configures the Z-Wave network transceiver as a Z-Wave repeater node. An Internet server receives registration information for the device, and instructs the device to boot from the first startup image upon determining that a Z-Wave network controller is not present in the Z-Wave network, or from the second startup image upon determining that a Z-Wave network controller is already present in the Z-Wave network. In embodiments, the Z-Wave networking device comprises an HVAC thermostat.