CN110182660B

CN110182660B - Elevator system

Info

Publication number: CN110182660B
Application number: CN201810154745.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 阿部道臣
Original assignee: Toshiba Elevator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp
Priority date: 2018-02-23
Filing date: 2018-02-23
Publication date: 2022-03-25
Anticipated expiration: 2038-02-23
Also published as: CN110182660A

Abstract

The present invention relates to an elevator system, which uses a portable terminal of a user to perform calling and logging. When a user's mobile terminal is carried to a hall, a call log-in can be easily performed and the user can smoothly go to a destination floor. An elevator system is provided with: an elevator control device (13) for controlling the operation of the car (12); and a wireless signal device (21) which emits a wireless signal at a landing (20) of any floor and starts application software (23) for calling and logging, which is installed in advance in the portable terminal (22); the portable terminal has a storage unit for storing the destination floor of the user in association with each property in advance, and reads out the destination floor of the user from the storage unit and transmits the same to the elevator control device based on the property information included in the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless signal device by activating application software. The elevator control device registers a destination floor of a user as a landing call, and causes the car to respond to the registered floor of the landing call.

Description

Elevator system

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an elevator system which performs call registration using a user's portable terminal.

Background

Generally, a hall call button for registering a hall call is provided at a hall of each floor of a building. When a user of the elevator operates the landing call button, the car responds to a landing call registration floor. When a user enters the car and operates a destination button of the car operating panel, the destination is registered and the car moves to the destination.

In recent years, an elevator system in which a call registration is performed using a portable terminal of a user is considered. In this elevator system, application software for call registration is installed in advance in a portable terminal, and a user operates the portable terminal to input a destination floor when the user arrives at a landing of an arbitrary floor. The destination floor inputted to the portable terminal is provided to the elevator control device as information for calling a hall of the floor via a communication line.

Disclosure of Invention

In the elevator system described above, a call registration is performed in a hall using a portable terminal of a user. However, it is inconvenient that the user must autonomously operate the portable terminal to log in the destination floor when the user arrives at the hall. In particular, users who are not skilled in terminal operation may have a possibility of registering an incorrect destination layer due to a registration error, and therefore, the utility is poor.

An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator system capable of easily performing call registration and smoothly going to a destination floor by only bringing a user's mobile terminal to a landing.

An elevator system according to an embodiment is an elevator system that performs call entry using a portable terminal carried by a user, and includes: an elevator control device for controlling the operation of the cage; and a wireless signal device for sending a wireless signal at a landing of an arbitrary floor and starting application software for calling registration installed in advance in the portable terminal.

The portable terminal has a storage unit for storing the destination floor of the user in association with each other in advance for each property, and reads the destination floor of the user from the storage unit and transmits the read destination floor to the elevator control device based on property information included in the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless signal device by activating the application software. The elevator control device registers a destination floor of a user transmitted from the portable terminal as a landing call, and makes the car respond to the registered floor of the landing call.

According to the elevator system configured as described above, it is possible to easily perform call registration and smoothly go to a destination floor by only bringing a user's portable terminal to a hall.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an elevator system according to a first embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator control device according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an external configuration of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a property destination floor table provided in the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing in the elevator system according to the first embodiment, and is a flowchart mainly showing processing at the portable terminal side of the user.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing in the elevator system according to the first embodiment, and is a flowchart mainly showing processing on the elevator control device side.

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a confirmation screen displayed on the mobile terminal in the first embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an operation panel in the car in the first embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed on the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment.

Fig. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing in the elevator system according to the second embodiment, and is a flowchart mainly showing processing at the portable terminal side of the user.

Fig. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing in the elevator system according to the second embodiment, and is a flowchart mainly showing processing on the elevator control device side.

Fig. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration of an elevator system according to a third embodiment.

Fig. 14 is a diagram showing a configuration of an elevator system according to a fourth embodiment.

Fig. 15 is a diagram showing a structure of a landing in the fourth embodiment.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

(first embodiment)

An elevator 11 is provided in the building. The elevator 11 includes a car 12 and an elevator control device 13. The car 12 is supported so as to be able to ascend and descend on a pair of guide rails erected in an elevator shaft, not shown, and moves between floors in response to hall calls or car calls.

The "hall call" is a signal for calling a hall registered in each floor, and includes information on a registered floor and a destination direction. "car call" refers to a signal of a call registered in the car room, including information on a destination floor. As will be described later, in the present system, a hall call can be registered by the user's portable terminal 22. Since the landing call includes information on the destination floor of the user, it is not necessary to register a car call in the car room (operation of the destination floor button 15).

An operation panel 14 is provided near a door in the car 12, and various operation buttons including destination layer buttons 15 corresponding to each floor of the building are arranged on the operation panel 14. The registration of the car call is performed by pressing the destination button 15. A display and broadcast device 16 is provided at a predetermined position in the car 12. The display and broadcast device 16 is connected to the elevator control device 13, and can transmit some messages to passengers in the car 12 by display and sound.

The elevator control device 13 is also called a "control panel" and is provided in an upper part of a machine room or an elevator shaft, not shown, provided in the uppermost part of the building to control the entire elevator including the operation control of the car 12.

In the present embodiment, a wireless signal device 21, which is configured by, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like, is provided at an arbitrary position in the hall 20. The radio signal device 21 is used as a beacon (beacon) and emits a radio signal of a predetermined frequency band. The installation location of the wireless signaling device 21 is, for example, a wall near a landing door, but is not particularly limited as long as the wireless signal can reach the mobile terminal 22 held by a user (passenger) who arrives at the landing 20. The radio signal device 21 may be provided with a predetermined layer such as a reference layer, or may be provided with all layers.

The wireless signal device 21 is connected to the elevator control device 13, is always ON (ON) during the operation of the elevator 11 (car 12), and transmits a wireless signal of a predetermined frequency band at the landing 20.

The portable terminal 22 carried by the user is a general portable telephone, a smartphone, or the like. The mobile terminal 22 is provided with application software 23 for call registration. When the mobile terminal 22 receives the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless signal device 21, the application software 23 is automatically activated. By the activation of the application software 23, the portable terminal 22 is wirelessly connected to the elevator control device 13 via an Access Point (AP)24, and transmits the destination floor of the user to the elevator control device 13 to perform call registration (registration of hall call).

The application software 23 for call registration is developed by a company related to the elevator 11 and can be freely downloaded from a Web site depending on the os (operating system) of the portable terminal 22.

The destination floor of the user transmitted from the mobile terminal 22 is registered as a hall call of the floor in the elevator control device 13. When the car 12 reaches the landing call landing floor, the destination floor button 15 in the car 12 corresponding to the landing call floor is displayed on the display.

On the other hand, a landing call button 25 and an indicator 26 are provided at the landing 20 of each floor. The landing call button 25 is constituted by a direction button for specifying a destination direction. A user who does not have a mobile terminal 22 with application software 23 installed thereon logs in a normal hall call by pressing a hall call button 25. The normal hall call includes information on a landing floor and a destination direction.

The indicator 26 displays the traveling direction of the car 12, and lights up a portion corresponding to the traveling direction of the car 12 when the car 12 is at a landing 20 on the floor.

In the figure, the parenthesized numerals and arrows indicate the flow of various signals/information, (1) a beacon control signal, (2) a wireless signal, (3) a wireless signal, (4) destination layer information, (5) a lighting control signal, and (6) a response display signal.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of the elevator control device 13.

The elevator control device 13 includes a communication unit 17, a control unit 18, and a storage unit 19. In the example of fig. 2, the communication unit 17 and the control unit 18 are provided in the elevator control device 13, but the communication unit 17 may be provided separately from the elevator control device 13.

The communication unit 17 performs communication processing with the outside via a communication network (public line or dedicated line) not shown. The outside means an elevator monitoring center or the like, not shown, which is present at a remote place. The communication unit 17 is connected to the access point 24 shown in fig. 1, and has a function of receiving the destination layer transmitted from the mobile terminal 22 via the access point 24.

The control unit 18 is a part that executes various processes necessary for the operation of the elevator 11 by starting a program, and here, includes an operation control unit 18a, a lighting display control unit 18b, and a notification unit 18 c.

The operation control section 18a controls the operation of the car 12 in response to a landing call or a car call. In the present embodiment, the operation control unit 18a registers the destination floor of the user transmitted from the mobile terminal 22 as a landing call by activating the call registration application software 23, and makes the car 12 respond to the registered floor of the landing call.

When the car 12 to which a landing call having the destination floor of a user is assigned reaches the entry floor of the landing call and is opened, the lighting display control section 18b controls the lighting of the destination floor button 15 provided on the operation panel 14 in the car 12.

The notification unit 18c lights an indicator 26 provided at the landing 20 to notify a user waiting at the landing 20 that the car 12 responds.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the external configuration of the mobile terminal 22.

The passenger mobile terminal 22 is, for example, a mobile phone or a smartphone, and is configured by a small-sized terminal device having a communication function. The above-described application software 23 for call registration is installed in the mobile terminal 22.

In the figure, 22a is an icon showing that the application software 23 is installed. As described above, when the mobile terminal 22 receives a radio signal of a predetermined frequency band from the radio signal device (beacon) 21 installed in the hall 20, the application software 23 is activated.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the mobile terminal 22.

The portable terminal 22 held by the passenger includes an input unit 31, a display unit 32, a control unit 33, an audio input/output unit 34, a storage unit 35, a gps (global Positioning system) module 36, a communication unit 37, an imaging unit 38, a vibration unit 39, and the like.

The input unit 31 is configured by various keys, buttons, and the like, and inputs and instructs data. The display unit 32 is constituted by, for example, an LCD, and displays data. The input unit 31 may be configured to input and instruct data on the screen of the display unit 32 using a transparent touch panel, for example.

The control unit 33 is constituted by a CPU, and executes various functions by starting a predetermined program. The audio input/output unit 34 is constituted by a microphone for inputting audio and a speaker for outputting audio.

The storage unit 35 is configured by a memory device such as a ROM or a RAM, and stores various programs including the application software 23. The storage unit 35 is provided with a property destination table T1 as shown in fig. 5. The property destination layer table T1 stores in advance destination layers of users arbitrarily set for each property using the application software 23.

The premises a, b, and c in the figure are, for example, residential buildings, local buildings, branch buildings, and the like, and are premises (buildings) in which elevators used by users on a daily basis are installed. In these properties, in many cases, from the viewpoint of safety, the layer available to the user is limited, and the layer targeted by the user is also specified. Therefore, as long as the destination floor is set individually for each property using the application software 23 in advance, the destination floor can be smoothly reached in each property without special consideration or any operation.

The GPS module 36 is used when detecting the current position. The communication unit 37 is a general-purpose interactive interface for performing wireless communication with the outside, and enables long-distance wireless communication using a public line network and near-field wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and Wi-Fi. The imaging unit 38 is constituted by a digital camera capable of capturing still images and moving images, and is generally used as a camera function. The vibration unit 39 is constituted by a vibration motor, and is generally used as a vibration function for giving some notification.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.

Fig. 6 and 7 are flowcharts for explaining the flow of processing in the elevator system according to the first embodiment. Fig. 6 mainly shows the processing of the user on the portable terminal 22 side, and fig. 7 mainly shows the processing of the elevator control device 13 side.

The user's mobile terminal 22 is previously installed with application software 23 for call registration. The portable terminal 22 also has a function of receiving a radio signal of a predetermined frequency band emitted from the radio signal device 21 installed in the hall 20.

As shown in the flowchart of fig. 6, the wireless signaling device 21 installed in the landing 20 is always turned on during normal operation of the elevator 11 (step S21). When the operation of the elevator 11 is stopped or a controlled operation is performed due to some abnormality such as a power failure, the wireless signal device 21 is turned OFF (OFF) by a beacon control signal output from the elevator control device 13.

When the wireless signal device 21 is turned on, a wireless signal of a predetermined frequency band is emitted (step S22). The wireless signal includes at least property information, an ID for access point connection, and a password. The aforementioned property information has identification information for determining a building in which the elevator is installed.

When the mobile terminal 22 receives the radio signal (yes at step S13), the application software 23 is activated (step S14), and the confirmation screen 41 as shown in fig. 8 is displayed on the display unit 32 of the mobile terminal 22 (step S15). The confirmation screen 41 is provided to prevent the user from inadvertently logging in when the user merely passes through the hall 20 or wants to go to another floor, for example.

When the user presses the "yes" button 41a provided on the confirmation screen 41 and selects boarding (yes at step S16), the portable terminal 22 wirelessly connects to the access point 24 based on the ID and the password included in the wireless signal of the wireless signal device 21 (step S17). When wirelessly connected to the access point 24, the mobile terminal 22 reads the destination floor of the user from the floor destination table T1 of fig. 5 based on the house information included in the wireless signal, and transmits the read destination floor to the elevator control device 13 via the access point 24 (step S18).

Next, the processing on the elevator control device 13 side will be described.

As shown in fig. 7, when the destination floor of the user transmitted from the portable terminal 22 is received (yes at step S21), the elevator control device 13 registers the destination floor in the storage unit 19 as a hall call (step S22). In this case, the layer on which the mobile terminal 22 receives the radio signal of the radio signal device 21 is used as the registration layer for hall call. For example, when the mobile terminal 22 receives a wireless signal from the wireless signal device 21 provided in the layer 1 and transmits the destination floor of the user by activating the application software 23, a hall call with the layer 1 as the registration floor is registered in the storage unit 19. The landing calls information with the destination floor.

In addition, information on the setting layer of the wireless signal device 21 is transmitted from the wireless signal device 21. When the destination floor of the user is transmitted from the portable terminal 22, information on the installation floor of the wireless signal device 21 is transmitted to the elevator control device 13.

The elevator control device 13 assigns a landing call having a destination floor of a user to the car 12, and responds to a registration floor of the landing call (step S23). When the car 12 arrives at the landing or just before (yes at step S24), the elevator control device 13 lights the indicator 26 provided at the landing 20 at the landing where the car 12 is logged in, and notifies the user waiting at the landing 20 of the response (step S25). In this case, when the car 12 travels in the upward direction according to the positional relationship between the registered floor and the destination floor, the upper direction display portion of the indicator 26 is lit, and when the car 12 travels in the downward direction, the lower direction display portion of the indicator 26 is lit.

When the car 12 is opened at the entry level, the elevator control device 13 lights the destination floor button 15 corresponding to the destination floor of the user on the operation panel 14 provided in the car 12 (step S26). As described above, since the landing call registered by the mobile terminal 22 includes information on the destination floor, the user does not need to register a car call (operation of the destination floor button 15) when boarding the car 12.

In step S26, when the lighting timing of the destination button 15 is set to open the door, if the destination button 15 is suddenly lit while the car 12 is moving, another user who has already carried the car may misunderstand that it is a failure.

Fig. 9 shows an example of the operation panel 14. For example, when the landing floor is 1 floor and the destination floor of the user is 3 floors, when the car 12 reaches the landing 20 of 1 floor and the door is opened, the destination floor buttons 15 of 3 floors on the operation panel 14 are turned on. When a user gets in the car 12 and closes the door, the car 12 moves toward the floor 3.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, by bringing the portable terminal 22, which is previously installed with the application software 23 for call registration, to the hall 20, it is possible to register the destination floor of the user as a hall call without an autonomous terminal operation. Therefore, even a user who is not skilled in terminal operation, for example, can smoothly go to a layer as a target.

Further, if the destination floor is set for each of the houses where the elevator to be used by the user is installed, for example, a residential building, a local building, a branch building, or the like, it is possible to smoothly go to the destination floor in each house without special consideration or any operation, which is very convenient.

Further, when a call entry is made to the destination floor of a user, the destination floor button 15 in the car 12 is not immediately turned on, but the destination floor button 15 is turned on at a timing when the car 12 reaches the entry floor and the door is opened, whereby it is possible to prevent misunderstanding as a failure when there are other users already on board, for example.

(second embodiment)

Next, a second embodiment will be explained.

In the first embodiment, when the application software 23 is activated by the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless signal device 21, the user confirms the intention of boarding on the confirmation screen 41 shown in fig. 8, and then the destination floor of the user is transmitted to the elevator control device 13 to be registered as a call. However, there is a house property that automatically registers a call without confirming the intention of the ride. For example, in a residential building, a user is required to go from a hallway to his/her living floor on a daily basis, and therefore, it is preferable to perform call registration without confirming the intention of boarding. On the other hand, in an office building such as a local building or a branch building, for example, it is not always necessary to go to a predetermined destination floor, and therefore it is preferable to perform call registration after confirming the intention of a ride.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, the user can arbitrarily set the automatic registration of the call in advance. Further, in addition to the automatic registration of the call, various items such as a notification of arrival at a hall and a language used can be arbitrarily set.

Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the setting screen 42 displayed on the mobile terminal 22 in the second embodiment.

After the setting function provided in the application software 23 is activated by a predetermined operation, a setting screen 42 as shown in fig. 10 is displayed on the display unit 32 of the mobile terminal 22. On the setting screen 42, various setting items 43 to 47 including automatic registration of a call are provided.

The first setting item 43 is an item for setting automatic registration of a call. The term "call" herein refers to a call to a landing having a destination floor of a user. When the "go" button 43a is selected, the call is automatically registered without confirmation by the user. When the "not go" button 43b is selected, the user confirms and registers the call.

The second setting item 44 is an item for setting a hall arrival notification. The "landing arrival notification" is a function of notifying the arrival of a user at the landing 20 by sound, display, or the like, and is particularly a function convenient when a visually impaired person calls for a login at the landing 20 using the portable terminal 22. When the "go" button 44a is selected, a notification is given when the user arrives at the hall 20. When the "not done" button 44b is selected, the user does not give a notification when he or she has arrived at the hall 20.

The third setting item 45 is an item for setting the language used by the user. When any one of the

language type buttons

45a and 45b … … is selected, a notification about the operation of the car 12 is given in the corresponding language.

The fourth setting item 46 is an item for setting the dedicated operation. The "dedicated operation" refers to a mode in which the operation is performed without taking another user by the user. When the "go" button 46a is selected, the operation is switched to the exclusive operation, and the travel is not performed by another user until the destination floor of the user. If the "not proceed" button 46 is selected, the normal operation is maintained, and boarding by another user may be possible.

The fifth setting item 47 is an item for setting a display item. When any of

various information buttons

47a and 47b … …, such as weather and news, is selected, information corresponding to the selected button is displayed in the car 12.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.

Fig. 11 and 12 are flowcharts for explaining the flow of processing in the elevator system according to the second embodiment. Fig. 11 mainly shows processing on the user's portable terminal 22 side, and fig. 12 mainly shows processing on the elevator control device 13 side. Note that the same steps are assigned to the same processes as those in fig. 6 and 7 in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The mobile terminal 22 of the user is provided with application software 23 for call registration. It is assumed that various setting items 43 to 47 of the setting screen 42 shown in fig. 10 are set in advance, and information on the setting contents (hereinafter, referred to as setting information) is stored in the storage unit 35 of the portable terminal 22. The various setting items 43 to 47 on the setting screen 42 may be set for each property, and the setting information may be stored in association with the property information.

As shown in fig. 11, when the application software 23 is activated by a wireless signal transmitted from the wireless signal device 21 of the hall 20 (steps S11 to S14), the mobile terminal 22 executes the following processing under the control of the application software 23.

That is, the mobile terminal 22 reads the setting information stored in the storage unit 35, and determines whether or not a hall arrival notification is set as the second setting item 44 (yes at step a 11). When the various setting items 43 to 47 of the setting screen 42 are set for each property, setting information corresponding to the current property is read out based on property information transmitted from the wireless signal device 21.

When the hall arrival notification is set (yes at step a 11), the mobile terminal 22 notifies the user that the hall 20 has arrived (step a 12).

In this case, the notification is performed by using a function which is provided in the portable terminal 22 in a standard manner, for example, by using any one of vibration (vibration unit 39), message display (display unit 32), and audio broadcast (audio input/output unit 34). By this hall arrival notification, the user can grasp that the user has arrived at the hall 20 where the wireless signal device 21 is installed.

The mobile terminal 22 also checks whether or not the automatic registration is set as the first setting item 43 (step a 13). When the automatic registration is set (yes in step a13), the mobile terminal 22 immediately connects wirelessly to the access point 24 without displaying the confirmation screen 41 shown in fig. 8, and transmits the destination floor of the user corresponding to the property to the elevator control device 13 (steps S17 to S18). When the automatic registration is not set (no in step a13), the mobile terminal 22 displays the confirmation screen 41 shown in fig. 8 to confirm the intention of the user to board, and when the user boards, the mobile terminal wirelessly connects to the access point 24 to transmit the destination floor of the user to the elevator control device 13 (steps S15 to S18), as in the first embodiment.

Next, the processing on the elevator control device 13 side will be described.

As shown in fig. 12, when receiving the destination floor of the user transmitted from the portable terminal 22, the elevator control device 13 registers the destination floor in the storage unit 19 as a landing call (steps S21 to S22).

Here, the elevator control device 13 acquires the setting information from the portable terminal 22, and determines whether or not the exclusive operation as the fourth setting item 46 is set (step B11). When the exclusive operation is set, the elevator control device 13 checks whether or not the car 12 is in the non-directional standby state (step B12). The non-directional standby state is a state in which the car 12 is in a standby state at any floor without an unanswered call (a hall call and a car call). If the car 12 is not in the non-directional standby state, in other words, if it is in a state in which it is already responding to a registered call (no in step B12), the elevator control device 13 waits until the car 12 becomes in the non-directional standby state.

If the car 12 is in the non-directional standby state (yes in step B12), the elevator control device 13 assigns a landing call having a destination floor of a user to the car 12 and makes a response to the landing call and a landing floor (step S23). During this time, allocation of calls to other landings is prohibited, and the car 12 allows only the user to board the car and move directly to the entry floor.

Thereafter, as in the first embodiment, when the car 12 arrives at the landing or is about to arrive, the elevator control device 13 lights the indicator 26 provided at the landing 20 at the landing and notifies the user that the car 12 responds (steps S24 to S25). When the car 12 is opened at the entry level, the elevator control device 13 lights the destination floor button 15 corresponding to the destination floor of the user on the operation panel 14 provided in the car 12 (step S26).

Here, the elevator control device 13 checks whether or not the language used by the user is set as the third setting item 45 (step B13). When the language used by the user is set (yes at step B13), the elevator control device 13 notifies the car 12 of the operation in the language used by the user (step B14). In addition, when no language is set, display or audio broadcasting is performed in a default language (for example, japanese).

Further, the elevator control device 13 checks whether or not the display item is set as the fifth setting item 47 (step B15). When the indication item is set (yes at step B15), the elevator control device 13 acquires information selected by the user from the internet or the like, and displays the information on the indication and broadcast device 16 in the car 12 (step B16).

For example, if "weather" is selected as the display item, weather information such as weather today and weather of the week is acquired from a weather forecast website on the internet and displayed on the display and broadcast device 16. In this case, if the language used by the user is set in step B13, the user is displayed in the set language. The display item setting or the language setting is cleared when the car 12 reaches the destination floor of the user.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, since various items including automatic registration of a call can be arbitrarily set, an elevator system with high convenience for users can be provided. In particular, automatic registration for calling can prevent a user from unauthorized calling registration only when passing through a hall, which is very convenient.

Here, generally, when the automatic registration of the call is not set, only the transmission of the destination floor is suspended, and in the present system, when the automatic registration of the call is not set, the user is allowed to confirm the intention of the ride. Specifically, a confirmation screen 41 as shown in fig. 8 is displayed to allow the user to confirm whether or not the user is boarding, and when boarding, the destination floor of the user is transmitted to perform call registration. This makes it possible to distinguish between a house (residential building, etc.) in which the user wants to automatically register a call and a house (office building, etc.) in which the user wants to confirm and then register a call.

(third embodiment)

Next, a third embodiment will be explained.

In the first embodiment described above, the wireless signaling device 21 provided in the landing 20 is a signaling apparatus called a "beacon". In recent years, a new beacon has been developed which not only transmits a radio signal but also has a function of receiving a radio signal. In the third embodiment, a wireless signal device including such a new beacon is used.

Fig. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration of an elevator system according to a third embodiment. Note that the same components as those in fig. 1 in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the third embodiment, a wireless signal device 27 formed of a new beacon is installed in the hall 20. The wireless signal device 27 has a function of transmitting a wireless signal of a predetermined frequency band and receiving a wireless signal of the same frequency band.

Note that the numbers and arrows in parentheses in the drawing indicate the flow of various signals and information, and like the first embodiment, (1) indicates a beacon control signal, (2) indicates a radio signal, (3) indicates a radio signal, (4) indicates destination layer information, (5) indicates a lighting control signal, and (6) indicates a response display signal.

The basic processing flow is the same as that of fig. 6 and 7 in the first embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment is that the process of wirelessly connecting to the access point 24 in step S17 in fig. 6 is replaced with the process of wirelessly connecting to the wireless signal device 27. In the second embodiment, similarly, the process of wirelessly connecting to the access point 24 in step S17 in fig. 11 may be replaced with the process of wirelessly connecting to the wireless signal device 27.

In such a configuration, as in the first embodiment, the wireless signal device 27 is turned on and emits a wireless signal of a predetermined frequency band while the elevator 11 (car 12) is operating normally. The application software 23 for call registration, which is installed in advance in the mobile terminal 22, is activated by the radio signal.

When the application software 23 is activated, the portable terminal 22 is wirelessly connected to the wireless signal device 27, and transmits the destination floor of the user to the elevator control device 13 via the wireless signal device 27. In the elevator control device 13, the destination floor of the user transmitted from the portable terminal 22 is registered as a landing call, and the car 12 is made to respond to the registered floor of the landing call.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, when the application software 23 of the mobile terminal 22 is activated by the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless signal device 27 provided in the hall 20, the destination floor of the user required for call registration is transmitted to the elevator control device 13 via the same wireless signal device 27. Therefore, it is no longer necessary to provide the access point 24, and accordingly the equipment cost can be suppressed.

(fourth embodiment)

Next, a fourth embodiment will be explained.

In the fourth embodiment, an elevator system (group management system) in which a plurality of cars are group-controlled is assumed.

Fig. 14 is a diagram showing the configuration of an elevator system according to the fourth embodiment, and shows a configuration in which a plurality of cars (3 cars, here, a to C) are group-managed.

In the figure, 12a to 12c are cars, and 13a to 13c are car controllers. The car controllers 13a to 13c are connected to the group management controller 50, and perform operation control of the corresponding cars 12a to 12 c. Specifically, the control of a hoist, not shown, for raising and lowering the cars 12a to 12c, the opening and closing control of a door, and the like are performed.

The cars 12a to 12c are configured in the same manner as the car 12 in the first embodiment, and an operation panel 14, a display and broadcast device 16, and the like are provided in the respective car rooms.

As shown in fig. 15, landing 51 on each floor is provided with

landing call buttons

25a, 25b, and 25c for registering a normal landing call, and

indicators

26a, 26b, and 26c for displaying a response. Further, as in the first embodiment, the wireless signaling device 21 and the access point 24 are provided at any position of the hall 51.

The group management control device 50 has a function of performing group management control of the cars 12a to 12c, and when a landing call is registered at an arbitrary floor, selects the most appropriate car from the cars 12a to 12c based on a predetermined evaluation function, assigns the landing call to the car, and makes the car respond to the registered floor.

In such a configuration, the user can use the mobile terminal 22 to perform call registration in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The portable terminal 22 is provided with application software 23 for call logging, and the application software 23 is activated by a signal from the wireless signaling device 21 installed in the hall 51. When the application software 23 is started, the mobile terminal 22 wirelessly connects to the access point 24, and transmits the destination layer of the user to the group management control device 50 via the access point 24.

The group management control device 50 has a function of registering a destination floor of a user transmitted from the mobile terminal 22 as a hall call, and the like, as in the elevator control device 13 in the first embodiment.

Here, in the fourth embodiment, when a landing call having a destination floor of a user is assigned to any of the cars 12a to 12c, the group management control device 50 performs assignment control after excluding the car if there is a car to which a normal landing call has already been assigned.

Specifically, for example, in fig. 15, it is assumed that a user a logs in a hall call of a destination floor of 5 floors using the mobile terminal 22 in the hall 51 of 1 floor. At this time, a normal hall call is registered by the user B, and the B-number machine assigned with the hall call responds to level 1 first. In this case, the hall call of the user a is assigned to the machine a or the machine C with the machine B excluded. This is because the hall call of the user a includes a destination floor, and therefore, if the assignment control is performed by dividing the cars according to the destination floor, the operation efficiency can be further improved.

Further, when the car to which the destination floor of the user registered by the mobile terminal 22 is assigned responds to the registered floor, the group management control device 50 notifies the car by a method different from the normal method. That is, as shown in fig. 15, a landing call having a destination floor is assigned to the machine a, and a normal landing call having no destination floor is assigned to the machine B. In this case, the indicator 26a blinks when the car 12a of the a-size elevator responds to the 1 st floor. On the other hand, the car 12B of the B-plane is illuminated as usual in response to the floor 1 time indicator 26B. For example, the indicator 26b may be lit in a color different from a normal color. This prevents a user from riding in the wrong way even if the car to which a normal hall call is assigned responds to the same floor.

According to the fourth embodiment, even in an elevator system in which a plurality of cars are group-controlled, a call registration can be performed in the hall 51 without the user operating the portable terminal 22 autonomously, and the elevator system can smoothly go to a destination floor, as in the first embodiment.

The fourth embodiment can be combined with not only the first embodiment but also the second embodiment or the third embodiment.

According to at least 1 embodiment described above, it is possible to provide an elevator system capable of easily performing call registration without performing an autonomous terminal operation and smoothly going to a destination floor as long as a user's portable terminal is brought to a hall.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These new embodiments can be implemented in other various forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and spirit of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

Claims

1. An elevator system for performing a call registration by using a portable terminal carried by a user,

the disclosed device is provided with:

an elevator control device for controlling the operation of the cage; and

a wireless signal device for sending a wireless signal at a landing of an arbitrary floor to start application software for calling registration installed in advance in the portable terminal;

the portable terminal has a display unit and a storage unit for storing a destination layer of a user in association with each property in advance,

the portable terminal is configured to activate the application software and display a confirmation screen on the display unit when receiving a wireless signal from the wireless signal device, and to read a destination floor of a user from the storage unit and transmit the destination floor to the elevator control device based on property information included in the wireless signal transmitted from the wireless signal device when the user selects boarding on the confirmation screen,

the elevator control device registers a destination floor of a user transmitted from the portable terminal as a landing call, and makes the car respond to the registered floor of the landing call,

the elevator system is provided with:

a group management control device that performs group management control of a plurality of cars, and performs assignment control in which, when a landing call is registered at an arbitrary floor, the most appropriate car is selected from the plurality of cars and the landing call is assigned, and the selected car is made to respond to the registered floor of the landing call; and

a car number control device connected with the group management control device for controlling the operation of the car selected by the group management control device,

when the destination floor of the user transmitted from the mobile terminal is registered as a hall call, the group management control device performs the assignment control after excluding a car to which a normal hall call has been assigned from the plurality of cars.

2. An elevator system for performing a call registration by using a portable terminal carried by a user,

the disclosed device is provided with:

an elevator control device for controlling the operation of the cage; and

a wireless signal device for sending a wireless signal at a landing of an arbitrary floor to start application software for calling registration installed in advance in the portable terminal,

the portable terminal is configured to activate the application software and display a confirmation screen when receiving a wireless signal from the wireless signal device, and to transmit a preset destination floor of the user to the elevator control device when the user selects boarding on the confirmation screen,

when the car reaches a landing call landing and the door is opened, the elevator control device lights up a button corresponding to a destination floor of a user on an operation panel provided in the car,

the elevator system is provided with:

3. An elevator system for performing a call registration by using a portable terminal carried by a user,

the disclosed device is provided with:

an elevator control device for controlling the operation of the cage; and

the portable terminal is configured to activate the application software and display a confirmation screen when receiving a wireless signal from the wireless signal device,

the application software has a first function for automatic login and call,

when the first function is set, the portable terminal transmits a preset destination floor of the user to the elevator control device without confirming the boarding intention of the user by starting the application software,

when the first function is not set, the portable terminal transmits a preset destination floor of the user to the elevator control device after the user selects boarding on the confirmation screen and confirms the meaning of boarding by starting the application software,

the elevator system is provided with:

4. Elevator system according to any one of claims 1-3,

an access point connected to the elevator control device and configured to establish a wireless LAN at the hall,

the mobile terminal transmits the destination floor of the user to the elevator control apparatus via the access point by starting the application software.

5. Elevator system according to any one of claims 1-3,

the wireless signal device is connected with the elevator control device and has the function of receiving wireless signals besides sending out the wireless signals,

the mobile terminal transmits the destination floor of the user to the elevator control device via the wireless signal device by activating the application software.

6. Elevator system according to any one of claims 1-3,

when a car to which a landing call having a destination floor of a user is assigned responds to a registered floor, the elevator control device notifies the car by a method different from a normal method.

7. Elevator system according to any one of claims 1-3,

the application software has a second function of notifying that the user has reached the hall,

when the second function is set, the mobile terminal notifies that the user has arrived at the hall by starting the application software.

8. Elevator system according to any one of claims 1-3,

the application software has a third function for setting a language used by a user,

the portable terminal transmits the user's language set by the third function to the elevator control device together with the user's destination floor by activating the application software,

the elevator control device notifies the operation of the car in a language used by a user.

9. Elevator system according to any one of claims 1-3,

the application software has a fourth function for performing dedicated operation,

when the application software is activated, the portable terminal transmits the situation that the dedicated operation is set by the fourth function to the elevator control device together with the destination floor of the user,

when the car is in a non-directional standby state, the elevator control device assigns a landing call having a destination floor of a user to the car and causes the car to run straight to a landing floor.

10. Elevator system according to any one of claims 1-3,

the application software also has a fifth function of setting a display item,

the portable terminal transmits the display item set by the fifth function to the elevator control device together with the destination floor of the user by the activation of the application software,

the elevator control device displays information on display items set by the fifth function until the car reaches a destination floor of a user.