JP2015051842A - Elevator system and elevator control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator system and an elevator control method for providing general users of an elevator with service linked with an operation of the elevator to improve convenience.SOLUTION: An elevator system comprises a smartphone and an elevator control device. When a landing button and a destination floor registration button are operated on a touch panel, in accordance with the operation, the smartphone generates call information and transmits the information to the elevator control device. The elevator control device registers the call information transmitted from the smartphone, and controls an operation of the elevator on the basis of the registration.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an elevator system and an elevator control method.

  Conventionally, services for collecting and storing elevator operation information and providing such information to a building manager or the like have been provided.

  By using such a service, the building manager can acquire various statistical information related to the operation of the elevator, such as changes in the number of users for each day of the week and time, and use it to improve the operating efficiency of the elevator. It becomes possible.

JP 2006-56777 A

  The above-mentioned statistical information on elevator operation is premised on the provision to specific persons such as building and elevator managers, but the elevator operation information and usage status are also for general users who ride on the elevator. It has been desired to provide services linked to the operation of elevators, such as providing

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator system and an elevator control method for providing a service linked with the operation of the elevator to an ordinary user of the elevator and improving convenience. And

  According to the embodiment for achieving the above object, the elevator system includes a smartphone and an elevator control device. When the landing button and the destination floor registration button are operated on the touch panel, the smartphone generates call information based on this and transmits the call information to the elevator control device. The elevator control device registers the call information transmitted from the smartphone, and controls the operation of the elevator based on the registered call information.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator system by one Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator control panel utilized with the elevator system by one Embodiment. The flowchart which shows the process sequence when performing an initial setting to the smart phone utilized with the elevator system by one Embodiment. (A) And (b) is an example of the display screen of the portable terminal utilized with the elevator system by one Embodiment. The sequence diagram which shows the process performed between the smart phone utilized with the elevator system by one Embodiment, and elevator control.

  As one embodiment of the elevator system of the present invention, an elevator user uses a smartphone to perform an elevator call operation or browse the current driving status of the elevator (hereinafter, “ The case where “EV application” is used) will be described.

<Configuration of elevator system according to one embodiment>
The configuration of the elevator system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  The elevator system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a hall operating panel 21 installed in the elevator hall 2, a hall door 22, a car 4 that moves in the hoistway 3, a hoisting machine 5 that moves the car 4 up and down, A smartphone 6 possessed by an elevator user A, and a hall operation panel 21, a hall door 22, a car 4, a hoisting machine 5, and an elevator control panel 7 connected to the smartphone 6 are provided.

  Detailed configurations of the smartphone 6 and the elevator control panel 7 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The smartphone 6 includes a touch panel 61, an application operation unit 62, and a first communication unit 63.

  The touch panel 61 displays display information on the screen. When a touch operation is performed from the outside on the screen on which the display information is displayed, the touch panel 61 inputs information corresponding to the operated position.

  The application operation unit 62 includes a display control unit 621 that operates according to application information for using a previously downloaded EV application, and an operation information generation unit 622.

  The display control unit 621 updates display information on the touch panel 61 based on information input on the touch panel 61 by a user operation.

  The operation information generation unit 622 generates elevator hall call information and car call information based on information input from the touch panel 61 by user operation.

  The first communication unit 63 performs wireless communication with the elevator control panel 7.

  The elevator control panel 7 includes a second communication unit 71, a user authentication unit 72, a call registration unit 73, an operation control unit 74, and an operation information storage unit 75.

  The second communication unit 71 performs wireless communication with the smartphone 6.

  The user authentication unit 72 associates and holds identification information and password information of the smartphone of the user who downloaded the EV application, and performs authentication processing of the user of the EV application based on these.

  The call registration unit 73 registers the elevator hall call information and the car call information received from the smartphone 6.

  The operation control unit 74 controls the operation of the hoisting machine 5 so as to raise and lower the car 4 in response to the hall call information and the car call information registered in the call registration unit 73.

  The driving information storage unit 75 stores information related to the operation of the elevator.

<Operation of Elevator System According to One Embodiment>
Next, the operation of the elevator system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  First, an initial setting for using the EV application on the smartphone 6 is performed by the operation of the user A.

  An initial setting procedure executed for the smartphone 6 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3.

  First, using the network connection function of the smartphone 6, URL information for initial setting of EV application use is input, or a QR code is read to access a web page published by the provider of the EV application. (S1).

  When the EV application is selected on the accessed web page, the corresponding application information is downloaded to the smartphone 6 (S2).

  The downloaded application information is held in the application operation unit 62 of the smartphone 6 (S3).

  And the password for using EV application with the smart phone 6 is input by the user A, and it is linked | related with the identification information of the said smart phone 6, and is registered into the user authentication part 72 of the elevator control panel 7 (S4).

  When the above initial setting is performed, an icon 611 for using the EV application is displayed on the touch panel 61 of the smartphone 6 as shown in FIG.

  Next, the operation when the user A uses the EV application on the smartphone 6 will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG.

  When the user A enters the elevator hall 2 and operates the icon 611 of the EV application on the touch panel 61 of the smartphone 6, the EV application is activated by the application operation unit 62 (S11).

  When the EV application is activated, a password input screen is displayed on the touch panel 61 by the display control unit 621. When the password registered when the EV application is downloaded by the user on the screen is input, the identification information of the smartphone 6 and the input password information are sent via the first communication unit 63 to the elevator control panel 7. (S12).

  In the elevator control panel 7, the identification information and password information of the smartphone 6 are acquired by the user authentication unit 72 via the second communication unit 71, and the user who has activated the EV application based on the information held at the time of initial setting Authentication processing for determining whether or not is a legitimate user is performed (S13).

  When the user is authenticated as a legitimate user, information for notifying the authentication result is transmitted to the smartphone 6 and acquired by the application operation unit 62 (S14).

  When the user A is authenticated, the display control unit 621 switches the display on the touch panel 61 to the operation screen (S15).

  An example of the displayed operation screen is shown in FIG. This operation screen displays the first floor hall call button 612 for performing the hall call registration operation on the first floor of the building, the destination floor registration button group 613 for performing the destination floor registration operation, and the operation status of the elevator. Display information such as an operation state button 614, a Q & A button 615 for displaying answers to questions regarding the operation method of the elevator, and an option button 616 for displaying option information regarding the use of the elevator are displayed. .

  When the driving status button is operated on the touch panel 61 on which the operation screen is displayed (S16), the display control unit 621 transmits a driving status information request to the elevator control panel 7 (S17).

  In the elevator control panel 7, in response to the acquired driving situation information, current driving situation information is generated based on the elevator driving information stored in the driving information storage unit 75. The current driving status information is, for example, information indicating the congestion status of the car 4, information indicating the time taken for the car 4 to arrive when the current hall call is registered, or the current position of the car 4. Information.

  The generated driving state information is transmitted to the smartphone 6 (S18) and displayed on the touch panel 61 under the control of the display control unit 621 (S19).

  When the user A browses the displayed driving situation information and decides to use the elevator, an operation for switching the operation screen to be displayed again on the touch panel 61 is performed.

  When the first floor hall call button 612 is operated on the touch panel 61 on which the operation screen is displayed (S20), the hall information on the “first floor” is generated by the operation information generation unit 622 and transmitted to the elevator control panel 7. (S21).

  In the elevator control panel 7, the acquired hall call information on the "first floor" is registered in the call registration unit 73 (S22). Then, in response to the registered hall call information, the car 4 is moved to the “first floor” by the operation control unit 74 (S23).

  Information on the operation performed by the operation control unit 74 is accumulated in the operation information accumulation unit 75 (S24).

  Next, when a button (for example, “fifth floor button”) in the destination floor registration button group 613 is operated on the touch panel 61 on which the operation screen is displayed (S25), the operation information generation unit 622 sets “fifth floor”. ”Is generated and transmitted to the elevator control panel 7 (S26).

  In the elevator control panel 7, the car call information with the acquired “5th floor” as the destination floor is registered in the call registration unit 73 (S27). Then, in response to the registered car call information, the operation control unit 74 moves the car 4 from the “first floor” to the “5th floor” (S28).

  Information on the operation executed by the operation control unit 74 is accumulated in the operation information accumulation unit 75 (S29).

  The driving information accumulated in steps S24 and S29 is used thereafter when generating driving status information.

  Further, by operating the Q & A button 615 on the operation screen during the activation of the EV application, it is possible to display information related to the answer to the question regarding the operation method of the elevator that is held in advance in the elevator control panel 7. . Further, by operating the option button 616, it is possible to display option information relating to the use of the elevator that is held in advance in the elevator control panel 7.

  According to the present embodiment described above, information related to the elevator on the smartphone 6 held by a general user of the elevator can be browsed, and hall call registration and destination floor registration operation on the smartphone 6 can be performed. Convenience can be improved by providing various services linked to the operation.

  By enabling these operations on the smartphone 6 held by the user, the elevator hall 2 and the car 4 are crowded and the hall call button 212 and the destination floor registration button in the car 4 are fixedly installed. Even when it is difficult to perform an operation (not shown), the user can easily perform a call registration operation. Further, before the user gets into the car 4, the destination floor registration operation can be performed in advance at the elevator hall 2, and the elevator can be operated efficiently.

  When performing these operations, since the display screen of the smartphone 6 is configured by the touch panel 61, the landing is performed by a single touch operation on the display information displayed in a shape visually similar to the operation buttons of a normal elevator. Call registration and destination floor registration can be performed, and it can be used with simple operations that are easy to understand even for children and elderly people, compared to the case where the mobile terminal is not capable of touch operation.

  Moreover, the knowledge regarding a user's elevator can be improved by enabling various information regarding an elevator to be browsed with a smart phone.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the smartphone and the elevator control panel are wirelessly connected has been described. However, as long as information communication is possible between the smartphone and the elevator control panel, the embodiment is not limited to this form. A wireless communication device may be installed on a hall operation panel connected by wire, and the hall operation panel and a smartphone may be wirelessly connected.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described, this embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The novel embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. This embodiment and its modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Elevator system 2 ... Elevator hall 3 ... Hoistway 4 ... Ride car 5 ... Hoisting machine 6 ... Smartphone 7 ... Elevator control panel 21 ... Landing operation panel 22 ... Landing door 61 ... Touch panel 62 ... Application operation part 63 ... 1st communication Unit 71 ... Second communication unit 72 ... User authentication unit 73 ... Call registration unit 74 ... Operation control unit 75 ... Driving information storage unit 611 ... Icon 612 ... Landing call button 613 ... Destination floor registration button group 614 ... Driving status button 615 ... Q & A button 616 ... Option button 621 ... Display control unit 622 ... Operation information generation unit

According to the embodiment for achieving the above object, the elevator system includes a smartphone and an elevator control device. The smartphone operates based on the elevator application information held, and authenticates that the operating user is a legitimate user based on the identification information of the operating user input when the elevator using application information is activated. When the acquired authentication result information is acquired, display information corresponding to the shapes of the elevator hall button and the destination floor registration button is displayed on the touch panel, and the display position corresponding to the hall button and the destination floor registration button is touch- operated on the touch panel. Then, call information is generated based on this and transmitted to the elevator control device. The elevator control device pre-registers the user identification information of the elevator using application information by the smartphone, and the user operating the smartphone is based on the identification information transmitted from the smartphone and the identification information registered in advance. When authenticating as a legitimate user, authentication result information for notifying the authentication result is generated and transmitted to the smartphone , thereby registering the call information transmitted from the smartphone, and based on the registered call information. Control the operation of the elevator.

Claims (4)

In an elevator system composed of a smartphone owned by an elevator user and an elevator control device,
The smartphone
A touch panel that displays display information and inputs information corresponding to a position touched from outside,
A display control unit for displaying display information corresponding to the elevator hall button and the destination floor registration button on the touch panel;
When the position where the display information of the landing button is displayed is operated on the touch panel, the hall call information is generated based on the operation, and the position where the display information of the destination floor registration button is displayed is operated. Then, an operation information generation unit that generates car call information based on the operation,
A first communication unit that transmits the generated hall call information and car call information to the elevator control device;
The elevator control device includes:
A second communication unit for receiving hall call information destination floor information transmitted from the smartphone;
A call registration unit configured to perform hall call registration of the elevator based on the hall call information received from the second communication unit, and to perform elevator car call registration based on the destination floor information;
In response to the hall call information and car call information registered in the call registration unit, an operation control unit that controls the operation of the elevator,
An elevator system comprising: The elevator control device includes:
An operation information storage unit that stores information related to the operation of the elevator controlled by the operation control unit;
The second communication unit transmits information related to the operation of the elevator stored in the driving information storage unit in order to output in response to a request from the smartphone,
The display control unit of the smartphone
When an operation for requesting information related to the operation of the elevator is performed on the touch panel, the request is transmitted to the elevator control device, and the elevator control device is transmitted from the elevator control device in response to the transmitted request. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein information related to driving is displayed on the touch panel. The information related to the operation of the elevator includes information indicating a congestion status of the elevator car, information indicating a time taken until the car arrives, or information indicating a current position of the car. The elevator system according to claim 2. Display information corresponding to the elevator hall button and destination floor registration button on the touch panel of the smartphone,
When the position where the display information of the landing button is displayed is operated on the touch panel, the hall call information is generated based on the operation,
Register the generated hall call information in the elevator controller,
In response to the registered hall call information, control the elevator operation,
When the position where the display information of the destination floor registration button is displayed is operated, car call information is generated based on the operation,
Register the generated car call information in the elevator controller,
An elevator control method comprising: controlling operation of an elevator in response to registered car call information.

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