Patents by Inventor Sean Luis Stecker

Sean Luis Stecker 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: 11332340
    Abstract: An elevator system includes a drive controller configured to actuate a drive motor of an elevator drive assembly. A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes program instructions that cause a processor to retrieve a set of rules of the elevator system, generate at least one graphical user interface by applying the set of rules to at least one design template, calculate an acceptance score for the at least one graphical user interface based on a user profile of an administrator, and publish the at least one graphical user interface based at least partially on the acceptance score. The elevator system further includes a display device configured to display the graphical user interface after it is published and cause the drive controller to actuate the drive motor based on user input of a selection of at least one selectable option on the at least one graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: TK ELEVATOR INNOVATION AND OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Matthew Muncy, Sean Luis Stecker, Chih Hung Aaron King
  • Patent number: 11261054
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of automatically generating and populating one or more car floor buttons on a configuration tool display wherein the configuration tool is in communication with an elevator cabin of an elevator system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: TK Elevator Innovation and Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Aaron King, Sean Luis Stecker, Finley Williamson
  • Publication number: 20210362977
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of automatically generating and populating one or more car floor buttons on a configuration tool display wherein the configuration tool is in communication with an elevator cabin of an elevator system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: TK Elevator Innovation and Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Aaron King, Sean Luis Stecker, Finley Williamson
  • Patent number: 10640328
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for importing data to an elevator content control system comprises using a computing structure remote from a destination dispatch kiosk to select a location to upload a configuration data file. The configuration data file includes building information and elevator information. The method comprises uploading the selected configuration data file to the content control system. The method includes importing the configuration data file to the content control system to fill in a void in a second configuration data file. The importing does not overwrite a preset identification number for at least one of an elevator, a kiosk, an elevator controller, a building, a job, and an elevator car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AG, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventors: Matthew Muncy, Sean Luis Stecker, Chih-Hung Aaron King
  • Publication number: 20200071123
    Abstract: An elevator system includes a drive controller configured to actuate a drive motor of an elevator drive assembly. A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes program instructions that cause a processor to retrieve a set of rules of the elevator system, generate at least one graphical user interface by applying the set of rules to at least one design template, calculate an acceptance score for the at least one graphical user interface based on a user profile of an administrator, and publish the at least one graphical user interface based at least partially on the acceptance score. The elevator system further includes a display device configured to display the graphical user interface after it is published and cause the drive controller to actuate the drive motor based on user input of a selection of at least one selectable option on the at least one graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Muncy, Sean Luis Stecker, Chih Hung Aaron King
  • Publication number: 20190177116
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for importing data to an elevator content control system comprises using a computing structure remote from a destination dispatch kiosk to select a location to upload a configuration data file. The configuration data file includes building information and elevator information. The method comprises uploading the selected configuration data file to the content control system. The method includes importing the configuration data file to the content control system to fill in a void in a second configuration data file. The importing does not overwrite a preset identification number for at least one of an elevator, a kiosk, an elevator controller, a building, a job, and an elevator car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Muncy, Sean Luis Stecker, Chih-Hung Aaron King
  • Patent number: 10303744
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating and configuring content of an elevator destination dispatch kiosk. The kiosk includes a display. The method includes creating a kiosk database having kiosk data. The kiosk data outlines a plurality of destination floors associated with the elevator destination dispatch kiosk. The method comprises the step of using a computing structure remote from the elevator destination dispatch kiosk to automatically: (a) access the kiosk data in the kiosk database, and (b) generate a floor button layout. The method includes the step of communicating the floor button layout from the computing structure to the elevator destination dispatch kiosk to cause the floor button layout to be published on the display. An interface of the computing structure allows the floor button layout to be previewed before the floor button layout is communicated from the computing structure to the elevator destination dispatch kiosk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AG, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventors: Matthew Muncy, Sean Luis Stecker, Chih Hung King
  • Patent number: 10266370
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating content for a display on a dispatch kiosk includes using a computing structure remote from the dispatch kiosk to: (1) create a floor layout grid for each elevator hall in a building; (2) automatically generate a graph-based map model from the floor layout grid; (3) automatically calculate a plurality of walk path options from a call kiosk to a designated elevator based on the graph-based map model; (4) determine an optimal walk path from the call kiosk to the designated elevator from the plurality of walk path options; (5) automatically render a floor map image displaying the optimal walk path; and (6) communicate the floor map image from the computing structure to the dispatch kiosk in order to enable the dispatch kiosk to exhibit the floor map image on the dispatch kiosk display in response to an elevator call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AG, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventors: Matthew Muncy, Sean Luis Stecker, Chih Hung King
  • Publication number: 20180305174
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating content for a display on a dispatch kiosk includes using a computing structure remote from the dispatch kiosk to: (1) create a floor layout grid for each elevator hall in a building; (2) automatically generate a graph-based map model from the floor layout grid; (3) automatically calculate a plurality of walk path options from a call kiosk to a designated elevator based on the graph-based map model; (4) determine an optimal walk path from the call kiosk to the designated elevator from the plurality of walk path options; (5) automatically render a floor map image displaying the optimal walk path; and (6) communicate the floor map image from the computing structure to the dispatch kiosk in order to enable the dispatch kiosk to exhibit the floor map image on the dispatch kiosk display in response to an elevator call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Muncy, Sean Luis Stecker, Chih Hung King
  • Publication number: 20180307655
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating and configuring content of an elevator destination dispatch kiosk. The kiosk includes a display. The method includes creating a kiosk database having kiosk data. The kiosk data outlines a plurality of destination floors associated with the elevator destination dispatch kiosk. The method comprises the step of using a computing structure remote from the elevator destination dispatch kiosk to automatically: (a) access the kiosk data in the kiosk database, and (b) generate a floor button layout. The method includes the step of communicating the floor button layout from the computing structure to the elevator destination dispatch kiosk to cause the floor button layout to be published on the display. An interface of the computing structure allows the floor button layout to be previewed before the floor button layout is communicated from the computing structure to the elevator destination dispatch kiosk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Muncy, Sean Luis Stecker, Chih Hung King