EP-4737371-A2 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING PARAMETERS OF A DEVICE CONTROLLER UTILIZING ACCUMULATED DATA IN A CLOUD SYSTEM

EP4737371A2EP 4737371 A2EP4737371 A2EP 4737371A2EP-4737371-A2

Abstract

A system configured for defining and implementing updated initial operational parameters of device controllers, the system having a controller that is configured to: monitor for updates to current operational parameters installed on the device controllers that are located over a distributed network, determine that common ones of the current operational parameters are updated to a common state a number of times above a threshold, and thereafter define the updated initial operating parameters, wherein the updated initial operating parameters include operational parameters in a state that matches the ones of the current operational parameters that were updated to the common state the number of times above the threshold, and thereafter initially program further device controllers to include the updated initial operating parameters.

Inventors

BREWER, JEFFREY
PEDERSEN, KARL
Raj, Ankit
Kuttagulla, Eliyaz
Bachhu, Seetaiah
PUSALA, RAJINIKANTH
HOLEY, Gaurav

Assignees

Otis Elevator Company

Dates

Publication Date: 20260506
Application Date: 20251029

Claims (15)

A system configured for updating operational parameters of a device controller located on a distributed network, comprising: a cloud system that is configured to receive, over a first network, current operational parameters installed on the device controller, wherein the cloud system is configured to analyze the current operational parameters, and based on a trigger, transmit predetermined operational parameters, stored on the cloud system, to the device controller to replace the current operational parameters; and the cloud system is configured to transmit an alert to a mobile device over a second network upon updating the current operational parameters to the predetermined operational parameters.
The system of claim 1, wherein the trigger includes the cloud system identifying that the current operational parameters: (i) are factory default operational parameters; or (ii) differ from the predetermined operational parameters.
The system of claim 1 or 2, wherein: the system includes a plurality of the device controllers distributed over the distributed network; and the cloud system is configured to periodically scan for updates in the operational parameters installed on the device controllers to identify whether to update the predetermined operational parameters.
The system of claim 3, wherein devices controlled by the device controllers are one of elevator cars; escalators; or moving walkways.
The system of claim 4, wherein: the devices are elevator cars; and the devices include device subsystems, which include one or more of internal lights; fans; breaks; occupancy sensors; or a car control panel.
The system of any of claims 3 to 5, wherein the cloud system is configured to update one of the operational parameters, stored on the cloud system, associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of device subsystems of the device, following determining by the cloud system that an updated version of the one of the operational parameters is utilized more frequently by the device controllers in the distributed network compared with a previous version of one of the operational parameters.
The system of claim 6, wherein upon updating the predetermined operational parameters stored on the cloud system, the cloud system is configured to update the operational parameters to the predetermined operational parameters for each of the device controllers on the distributed network having one or more predetermined common attributes.
The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more predetermined common attributes includes one or more of devices located in a same building, or within a same geographic region, or having one or more of the device subsystems that are the same as each other.
The system of any of claims 6 to 8, wherein the cloud system is configured to transmit, over the first network, to a building controller, the predetermined operational parameters stored on the cloud system, and the building controller is configured to transmit the predetermined operational parameters to the plurality of the controllers located in the same building over a third network.
The system of claim 9, wherein the first network is a wide area network, the second network is a cellular network, and the third network is a CAN network or a local area network.
A system configured for defining and implementing updated initial operational parameters of device controllers, the system comprising: a controller that is configured to: monitor for updates to current operational parameters installed on the device controllers that are located over a distributed network, determine that common ones of the current operational parameters are updated to a common state a number of times above a threshold, and thereafter define the updated initial operating parameters, wherein the updated initial operating parameters include operational parameters in a state that matches the ones of the current operational parameters that were updated to the common state the number of times above the threshold, and thereafter initially program further device controllers to include the updated initial operating parameters.
A method for updating operational parameters of a device controller located on a distributed network, comprising: receiving, by a cloud system, over first network, current operational parameters installed on the device controller; analyzing, by the cloud system, the current operational parameters, and based on a trigger, transmuting predetermined operational parameters, stored on the cloud system, to the device controller to replace the current operational parameters; and transmitting, by the cloud system over a second network, an update alert to a mobile phone upon updating the current operational parameters to the predetermined operational parameters.
The method of claim 12, comprising identifying, by the cloud system as the trigger, that the current operational parameters (i) are factory default operational parameters; or (ii) differ from the predetermined operational parameters; and/or wherein: the cloud system includes a plurality of the device controllers distributed over the distributed network; and the method comprises periodically scanning, by the cloud system, for updates in the operational parameters installed on the device controllers to identify whether to update the predetermined operational parameters; wherein particularly devices controlled by the device controllers are one of elevator cars; escalators; or moving walkways; wherein particularly: the devices are elevator cars; and the devices include device subsystems, which include one or more of internal lights; fans; breaks; occupancy sensors; or a car control panel.
The method of claim 12 or 13, comprising updating, by the cloud system, one of the operational parameters, stored on the cloud system, associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of device subsystems of the device, following determining by the cloud system that an updated version of the one of the operational parameters is utilized more frequently by the device controllers in the distributed network compared with a previous version of one of the operational parameters; and/or wherein upon updating the predetermined operational parameters stored on the cloud system, the method includes updating, by the cloud system, the operational parameters to the predetermined operational parameters for each of the device controllers on the distributed network having one or more predetermined common attributes; and/or wherein the one or more predetermined common attributes includes one or more of devices located in a same building, or within a same geographic region, or having one or more of the device subsystems that are the same as each other.
The method of any of claims 11 to 14, comprising transmitting by the cloud system, over the first network, to a building controller, the predetermined operational parameters stored on the cloud system, and the building controller transmits the predetermined operational parameters to the plurality of the controllers located in the same building over a third network; where particularly the first network is a wide area network, the second network is a cellular network, and the third network is a CAN network or a local area network.

Description

The embodiments are directed to people mover systems and more specifically method and system for updating parameters of a device controller utilizing accumulated data in a cloud system. People mover systems, such as elevator cars, escalators and movable walkways may be controlled by programmable controllers. Controllers shipped from a factory may have a default configuration. To control such systems as desired, the parameters of the default configuration may be set locally with a service tool (SVT tool) or set remotely utilizing a cloud-configuration tool. The configuration parameters may be finetuned and re-configured during a pilot phase installation of the controller (e.g., initial testing) and a pre-production phase installation (e.g., prior to the initial run of the people mover system). However, these modifications may not be reflected in the default factory configuration for future installations. As a result, the default factory configuration may need adjusting on every installation. This results in an increase in installation time and cost. Disclosed is a system configured for updating operational parameters of a device controller located on a distributed network, comprising: a cloud system that is configured to receive, over a first network, current operational parameters installed on the device controller, wherein the cloud system is configured to analyze the current operational parameters, and based on a trigger, transmit predetermined operational parameters, stored on the cloud system, to the device controller to replace the current operational parameters; and the cloud system is configured to transmit an alert to a mobile device over a second network upon updating the current operational parameters to the predetermined operational parameters. Particular embodiments further may include at least one, or a plurality of, the following optional features, alone or in combination with each other: In addition to one or more aspects of the system, or as an alternate, the trigger includes the cloud system identifying that the current operational parameters: (i) are factory default operational parameters; or (ii) differ from the predetermined operational parameters. In addition to one or more aspects of the system, or as an alternate, the system includes a plurality of the device controllers distributed over the distributed network; and the cloud system is configured to periodically scan for updates in the operational parameters installed on the device controllers to identify whether to update the predetermined operational parameters. In addition to one or more aspects of the system, or as an alternate, devices controlled by the device controllers are one of elevator cars; escalators; or moving walkways. In addition to one or more aspects of the system, or as an alternate, the devices are elevator cars; and the devices include device subsystems, which include one or more of internal lights; fans; breaks; occupancy sensors; or a car control panel. In addition to one or more aspects of the system, or as an alternate, the cloud system is configured to update one of the operational parameters, stored on the cloud system, associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of device subsystems of the device, following determining by the cloud system that an updated version of the one of the operational parameters is utilized more frequently by the device controllers in the distributed network compared with a previous version of one of the operational parameters. In addition to one or more aspects of the system, or as an alternate, upon updating the predetermined operational parameters stored on the cloud system, the cloud system is configured to update the operational parameters to the predetermined operational parameters for each of the device controllers on the distributed network having one or more predetermined common attributes. In addition to one or more aspects of the system, or as an alternate, the one or more predetermined common attributes includes one or more of devices located in a same building, or within a same geographic region, or having one or more of the device subsystems that are the same as each other. In addition to one or more aspects of the system, or as an alternate, the cloud system is configured to transmit, over the first network, to a building controller, the predetermined operational parameters stored on the cloud system, and the building controller is configured to transmit the predetermined operational parameters to the plurality of the controllers located in the same building over a third network. Disclosed is a system configured for defining and implementing updated initial operational parameters of device controllers, the system including a controller that is configured to: monitor for updates to current operational parameters installed on the device controllers that are located over a distributed network, determine that common ones of the current operational parameters are upd