JP6321124B1 - Elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To simply go to a landing with a user's mobile terminal, and can call and register easily without going through independent terminal operation so that the user can smoothly go to a desired floor. An elevator system according to an embodiment is an elevator system that performs call registration using a mobile terminal 22 possessed by a user, and an elevator controller 13 that controls the operation of a car 12. And a radio signal device 21 that transmits a radio signal at a landing 20 on an arbitrary floor and activates application software 23 for call registration installed in advance in the mobile terminal 22. The portable terminal 22 transmits the preset destination floor of the user to the elevator control device 13 by starting the application software 23. The elevator control device 13 registers the destination floor of the user as a landing call, and causes the car 12 to respond to the registration floor of the landing call. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an elevator system that performs call registration using a user's mobile terminal.

  Generally, a hall call button for registering a hall call is installed at a hall on each floor of a building. When the elevator user operates the hall call button, the car responds to the registration floor of the hall call. When the user gets into the car and operates the destination floor button on the car operation panel, the destination floor is registered, and the car moves to the destination floor.

  Here, in recent years, an elevator system that performs call registration using a mobile terminal held by a user has been considered. In this method, application software for call registration is installed in advance in a mobile terminal, and when the user comes to a landing on an arbitrary floor, the mobile terminal is operated to input a destination floor. The destination floor input to the portable terminal is given to the elevator control device via the communication line as the hall call information on the floor.

Japanese Patent No. 5714366 Japanese Patent No. 4513215 JP 7-321936 A

  The above-described elevator system performs call registration using a user's mobile terminal at a landing. However, it is inconvenient because the user has to register the destination floor by operating the mobile terminal voluntarily when the user comes to the landing. In particular, a user who is unfamiliar with the terminal operation may register a wrong destination floor due to a registration mistake, which is not practical.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to simply go to the landing with the user's mobile terminal, and easily call and register without going to independent terminal operation and go smoothly to the target floor It is to provide an elevator system that can.

  An elevator system according to an embodiment is an elevator system that performs call registration using a mobile terminal possessed by a user, and includes an elevator control device that controls operation of a car and a landing on an arbitrary floor. A radio signal device that transmits a radio signal and activates application software for call registration installed in advance in the portable terminal.

The portable terminal has a storage unit that stores a destination floor of a user in association with each property in advance, and is based on property information included in a wireless signal transmitted from the wireless signal device when the application software is activated. The destination floor of the user is read from the storage unit and transmitted to the elevator control device. The elevator control device registers the destination floor of the user transmitted from the mobile terminal as a landing call, and causes the car to respond to the registration floor of the landing call.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an elevator system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the elevator control apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an external configuration of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating 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 of the elevator system in the first embodiment, and is a flowchart mainly showing processing on the user's mobile terminal side. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing of the elevator system in the first embodiment, and is a flowchart mainly showing processing on the elevator control device side. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a confirmation screen displayed on the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the operation panel in the car in the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating 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 of the elevator system in the second embodiment, and is a flowchart mainly showing processing on the user's portable terminal side. FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the processing flow of the elevator system in the second embodiment, and is a flowchart mainly showing processing on the elevator control device side. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an elevator system according to the third embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an elevator system according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a configuration of a hall in the fourth embodiment.

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

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an elevator system according to the first embodiment.

  An elevator 11 is installed in the building. The elevator 11 includes a car 12 and an elevator control device 13. The car 12 is supported by a pair of guide rails erected in a hoistway (not shown) so as to be raised and lowered, and moves in each floor in response to a hall call or car call.

  The “call hall” is a call signal registered at the hall on each floor, and includes information on the registered floor and the destination direction. The “car call” is a call signal registered in the car room and includes information on the destination floor. As will be described later, in this system, a hall call can be registered using the user's portable terminal 22. Since this hall call has information on the destination floor of the user, registration of the car call in the car room (operation of the destination floor button 15) becomes unnecessary.

  An operation panel 14 is provided near the door in the car 12, and various operation buttons including a destination floor button 15 corresponding to each floor of the building are arranged on the operation panel 14. Car call registration is performed by pressing the destination floor button 15. A display / announcement device 16 is installed at a predetermined location in the car 12. The display / announcement device 16 is connected to the elevator control device 13 and transmits a certain message to the passengers in the car 12 by display and voice.

  The elevator control device 13 is also called a “control panel” and is installed in a machine room (not shown) provided at the top of the building or in the upper part of the hoistway, and controls the entire elevator including the operation control of the car 12. I do.

  Here, in the present embodiment, a radio signal device 21 made of, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like is installed at an arbitrary location of the hall 20. The radio signal device 21 is used as a landing beacon and transmits a radio signal in a predetermined frequency band. The installation location of the wireless signal device 21 is, for example, a wall near the landing door, but is not particularly limited, and the wireless signal reaches the mobile terminal 22 held by the user (passenger) who has arrived at the landing 20. Any place is acceptable. The radio signal device 21 may be installed on a predetermined floor such as a reference floor, or may be installed on all floors.

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

  The mobile terminal 22 possessed by the user is a general mobile phone or smart phone. The portable terminal 22 is preinstalled with application software 23 for call registration. When the mobile terminal 22 receives a radio signal transmitted from the radio signal device 21, the application software 23 is automatically activated. When the application software 23 is activated, the portable terminal 22 is wirelessly connected to the elevator control device 13 via the access point (AP) 24, and the user's destination floor is transmitted to the elevator control device 13 to register the call (for the hall call). Registration).

  This call registration application software 23 has been developed by an affiliated company of the elevator 11 and can be freely downloaded from a Web site depending on the OS (Operating System) of the mobile terminal 22.

  The destination floor of the user transmitted from the portable terminal 22 is registered in the elevator control device 13 as a hall call for the floor. When the car 12 arrives at the registration floor for the hall call, the destination floor button 15 corresponding to the floor in the car 12 is lit up.

  On the other hand, a hall call button 25 and an indicator 26 are installed in the hall 20 on each floor. The hall call button 25 includes a direction button for designating a destination direction. A user who does not have the portable terminal 22 in which the application software 23 is installed registers a normal hall call by pressing the hall call button 25. This normal hall call includes information on the registered floor and the destination direction.

  The indicator 26 displays the driving direction of the car 12, and when the car 12 responds to the landing 20 on the floor, the portion corresponding to the driving direction of the car 12 is lit and displayed.

  The numbers and arrows in parentheses in the figure indicate the flow of various signals / information. (1) Beacon control signal, (2) Radio signal, (3) Radio signal, (4) Destination floor information, (5) Lighting control Signal, (6) a response display signal.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration 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 independently of 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 is an elevator monitoring center (not shown) that exists in a remote place. The communication unit 17 is connected to the access point 24 shown in FIG. 1 and has a function of receiving a destination floor sent 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 the program, and here includes an operation control unit 18a, a lighting display control unit 18b, and a notification unit 18c.

  The operation control unit 18a controls the operation of the car 12 in response to the hall call or the car call. In the present embodiment, the operation control unit 18a registers the destination floor of the user transmitted from the portable terminal 22 by the activation of the above-described call registration application software 23 as a landing call, and sets the car 12 as the landing call. Respond to the registration floor.

  The lighting display control unit 18b displays on the operation panel 14 in the car 12 when the car 12 to which the hall call having the destination floor of the user is assigned arrives at the registration floor of the car call and opens. Lighting control of the provided destination floor button 15 is performed.

  The notification unit 18c lights up the indicator 26 provided at the hall 20 and notifies the user waiting at the hall 20 that the car 12 responds.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an external configuration of the mobile terminal 22.

  The passenger's mobile terminal 22 is, for example, a mobile phone or a smartphone, and is composed of a small terminal device having a communication function. The mobile terminal 22 is installed with the above-described call registration application software 23.

  22a in the figure is an icon indicating that the application software 23 is installed. As described above, when the mobile terminal 22 receives a radio signal in 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, a voice input / output unit 34, a storage unit 35, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module 36, a communication unit 37, an imaging unit 38, and a vibration unit. 39 etc. are provided.

  The input unit 31 includes various keys and buttons, and inputs data and gives instructions. The display unit 32 is composed of, for example, an LCD and displays data. For example, a transparent touch panel may be used as the input unit 31, and data input / instruction may be performed on the screen of the display unit 32.

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

  The storage unit 35 includes a memory device such as a ROM or a RAM, and stores various programs including the application software 23 described above. The storage unit 35 is provided with a property destination floor table T1 as shown in FIG. In the property destination floor table T1, user destination floors arbitrarily set for each property using the application software 23 in advance are stored. The properties a, b, and c in the figure are, for example, residential apartments, head office buildings, branch buildings, and the like, and are properties where elevators that are regularly used by users are installed.

  The GPS module 36 is used to detect the current position. The communication unit 37 is a general-purpose interface for performing wireless communication with the outside, and enables long-distance wireless communication using a public line network and proximity wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and Wi-Fi. And The imaging unit 38 includes a digital camera capable of taking a still image / moving image, and is generally used as a camera function. The vibration unit 39 includes a vibration motor and is generally used as a vibration function for performing some notification.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.
6 and 7 are flowcharts for explaining the flow of processing of the elevator system in the first embodiment. 6 mainly shows processing on the user's portable terminal 22 side, and FIG. 7 mainly shows processing on the elevator control device 13 side.

  It is assumed that call registration application software 23 is installed in the user's portable terminal 22 in advance. Further, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 22 has a function of receiving a radio signal in a predetermined frequency band transmitted from the radio signal device 21 installed in the hall 20.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6, while the elevator 11 is operating normally, the radio signal device 21 installed at the landing 20 is always ON (step S21). When the operation of the elevator 11 is stopped or controlled due to some abnormality such as a power failure, the radio signal device 21 is turned off by a beacon control signal output from the elevator control device 13.

  When the wireless signal device 21 is ON, a wireless signal in a predetermined frequency band is transmitted (step S22). This wireless signal includes at least property information, an access point connection ID, and a password. The property information includes identification information for specifying the building where the elevator is installed.

  When the mobile terminal 22 receives this wireless signal (Yes in step S13), the application software 23 is activated (step S14), and a confirmation screen 41 as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display unit 32 of the mobile terminal 22 ( Step S15). This confirmation screen 41 is for avoiding calling and registering carelessly, for example, when the user has just passed the hall 20 or goes to another floor.

  When the user selects to get on by pressing the “Yes” button 41 a provided on the confirmation screen 41 (Yes in Step S <b> 16), the mobile terminal 22 is based on the ID and password included in the wireless signal of the wireless signal device 21. Wirelessly connected to the access point 24 (step S17). When wirelessly connected to the access point 24, the mobile terminal 22 reads out the user's destination floor from the property destination floor table T 1 of FIG. 5 based on the property information included in the wireless signal, and the elevator via the access point 24. It transmits to the control apparatus 13 (step S18).

Then, the process by the side of the elevator control apparatus 13 is demonstrated.
As shown in FIG. 7, when the elevator control device 13 receives the destination floor of the user transmitted from the portable terminal 22 (Yes in step S21), the elevator control device 13 registers this destination floor in the storage unit 19 as a hall call (step S22). In this case, the floor on which the portable terminal 22 receives the wireless signal from the wireless signal device 21 is set as a registration floor for landing calls. For example, if the mobile terminal 22 receives a radio signal from the radio signal device 21 installed on the first floor and transmits the user's destination floor by starting the application software 23, a hall call with the first floor as a registered floor is stored. Registered in the unit 19. This hall call has information on the destination floor.

  Information regarding the installation floor of the wireless signal device 21 is transmitted from the wireless signal device 21. When transmitting the user's destination floor from the portable terminal 22, information on the installation floor of the wireless signal device 21 is sent to the elevator control device 13.

  The elevator control device 13 assigns the hall call having the destination floor of the user to the car 12, and responds to the registration floor of the hall call (step S23). When the car 12 arrives at the registration floor or slightly before arrival (Yes in Step S24), the elevator control device 13 lights the indicator 26 installed at the hall 20 on the registration floor, and the car 12 responds. The user who waits at the hall 20 is notified (step S25). In this case, due to the positional relationship between the registered floor and the destination floor, when the car 12 goes upward, the upward display portion of the indicator 26 is lit, and when the car 12 goes downward, the indicator 26 The direction indicator is lit.

  When the car 12 is opened on the registration floor, the elevator control device 13 lights up the destination floor button 15 corresponding to the user's destination floor on the operation panel 14 provided in the car 12 ( Step S26). As described above, since the hall call information registered by the portable terminal 22 includes the information on the destination floor, when the user gets in the car 12, the car call is registered (the operation of the destination floor button 15 is performed). ) Becomes unnecessary.

  In step S26, when the destination floor button 15 is lit when the door is open, if the destination floor button 15 suddenly lights up while the car 12 is moving, another user who has already boarded has failed. This is because there is a possibility of misunderstanding.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of the operation panel 14. For example, if the registered floor is the first floor and the user's destination floor is the third floor, the destination floor button on the third floor on the operation panel 14 when the car 12 arrives at the landing 20 on the first floor and opens. 15 lights up. When a user gets in the car 12 and closes the door, the car 12 moves toward the third floor.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the mobile terminal 22 that has the call registration application software 23 installed in advance is simply brought to the landing 20 and can be used without the need for autonomous terminal operation. A person's destination floor can be registered as a hall call. Therefore, for example, even a user unfamiliar with the terminal operation can smoothly go to the target floor.

  For example, if you set a destination floor for each property where elevators are used on a daily basis, such as residential apartments, headquarters buildings, and branch buildings, the purpose of each property It is convenient to go to the floor smoothly.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment will be described.

  In the first embodiment, when the application software 23 is activated by a radio signal transmitted from the radio signal device 21, the user confirms the user's intention to ride on the confirmation screen 41 shown in FIG. 8. The person's destination floor was sent to the elevator control device 13 for registration. However, there is a property that automatically registers a call without confirming the intention of boarding. For example, in a residential apartment, since a user goes to his / her residence floor from the entrance hall on a daily basis, it is preferable to call and register without confirming the boarding intention. On the other hand, for example, in office buildings such as a head office building and a branch building, it is not always necessary to go to a destination floor set in advance, so it is preferable to call and register after confirming the boarding intention.

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

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

  When a 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. The setting screen 42 is provided with various setting items 43 to 47 including automatic call registration.

  The first setting item 43 is an item for setting automatic call registration. Here, the “call” is a hall call having a destination floor of the user. When the “Yes” button 43a is selected, the call is automatically registered without confirmation from the user. When the “No” button 43b is selected, the call is registered after confirmation with the user.

  The second setting item 44 is an item for setting a boarding arrival notification. The “boarding arrival notification” is a function for notifying a user that he / she has arrived at the hall 20 by vibrate, voice, display, etc., and a person who is visually impaired is particularly registered by calling using the mobile terminal 22 at the hall 20. This is a convenient function. When the “Yes” button 44 a is selected, there is a notification when the user comes to the landing 20. When the “No” button 44 b is selected, there is no notification when the user comes to the landing 20.

  The third setting item 45 is an item for setting the language used by the user. When one of the language type buttons 45a, 45b,... Is selected, a notification regarding the driving of the car 12 is performed in the corresponding language.

  The fourth setting item 46 is an item for setting a dedicated operation. “Exclusive driving” is a mode in which driving is performed without other users. When the “Yes” button 46a is selected, the operation is switched to a dedicated operation, and other users are prohibited from boarding, and a direct operation is made to the destination floor of the user. If the “No” button 46 is selected, the vehicle is still in normal operation and other users are allowed to board.

  The fifth setting item 47 is an item for setting a display item. For example, when one of various information buttons 47a, 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.
11 and 12 are flowcharts for explaining the flow of processing of 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. In addition, the same step number is attached | subjected to the same process as FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 in the said 1st Embodiment, The description shall be abbreviate | omitted.

  It is assumed that application software 23 for call registration is installed in advance in the mobile terminal 22 held by the user. Further, various setting items 43 to 47 on the setting screen 42 shown in FIG. 10 are set in advance, and information regarding the setting contents (hereinafter referred to as setting information) is stored in the storage unit 35 of the portable terminal 22. It shall be.

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

  That is, the portable terminal 22 reads the setting information stored in the storage unit 35 and confirms whether the landing arrival notification that is the second setting item 44 is set (Yes in Step A11). When the landing arrival notification is set (Yes in Step A11), the mobile terminal 22 notifies the user that the landing has arrived at the landing 20 (Step A12).

  In this case, by using a function provided in the portable terminal 22 as a standard, for example, any one of a vibrator (vibration unit 39), a message display (display unit 32), and a voice announcement (voice input / output unit 34) is used. Notice. By this landing arrival notification, the user can grasp that he / she has come to the landing 20 where the wireless signal device 21 is installed.

  In addition, the mobile terminal 22 checks whether or not automatic registration, which is the first setting item 43, is set (step A13). When the automatic registration is set (Yes in Step A13), the mobile terminal 22 immediately connects to the access point 24 without displaying the confirmation screen 41 shown in FIG. The destination floor is transmitted 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 and confirms the user's intention to board the vehicle, as in the first embodiment. The wireless connection to the access point 24 is made, and the destination floor of the user is transmitted to the elevator control device 13 (steps S15 to S18).

Then, the process by the side of the elevator control apparatus 13 is demonstrated.
As shown in FIG. 12, when the elevator control device 13 receives the destination floor of the user transmitted from the mobile terminal 22, the elevator control device 13 registers the destination floor as a hall call in the storage unit 19 (steps S21 to S22).

  Here, the elevator control device 13 acquires the setting information from the portable terminal 22 and checks whether or not the dedicated operation that is 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 there is no unanswered call (a hall call and a car call) and the car 12 is waiting on an arbitrary floor. If the car 12 is not in the non-directional standby state, that is, if it is in a state of responding to the registered call (No in Step B12), the elevator control device 13 will continue until the car 12 enters the non-directional standby state. wait.

  If the car 12 is in the non-directional standby state (Yes in Step B12), the elevator control device 13 assigns a hall call having the user's destination floor to the car 12 and responds to the registered floor (Step S23). Meanwhile, assignment of other hall calls is prohibited, and the car 12 moves directly to the registration floor with only the user on board.

  The subsequent steps are the same as in the first embodiment, and when the car 12 arrives at the registration floor or just before arrival, the elevator control device 13 lights the indicator 26 installed at the landing 20 on the registration floor. Then, the user is notified that the car 12 will respond (steps S24 to S25). When the car 12 is opened on the registration floor, the elevator control device 13 lights up the destination floor button 15 corresponding to the user's destination floor on the operation panel 14 provided in the car 12 ( Step S26).

  Here, the elevator control device 13 confirms whether or not the user's language used as the third setting item 45 is set (step B13). If the language used by the user is set (Yes in Step B13), the elevator control device 13 performs notification related to the operation of the car 12 in the language used by the user (Step B14). When no language is set, display or voice announcement is performed in a default language (for example, Japanese).

  Moreover, the elevator control apparatus 13 confirms whether the display item which is the 5th setting item 47 is set (step B15). When the display item is set (Yes in step B15), the elevator control device 13 acquires information selected by the user from the Internet or the like and displays it on the display / announcement device 16 in the car 12 ( Step B16).

  For example, if “weather” is selected as a display item, weather information such as today's weather and weekly weather is acquired from a weather forecast site on the Internet and displayed on the display / announcement device 16. In this case, if the user's language is set in step B13, the language is displayed in the set language. The display item setting and language setting are cleared when the car 12 arrives at the destination floor of the user.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, various items including automatic call registration can be arbitrarily set. Therefore, an elevator system that is highly convenient for the user can be provided. In particular, automatic call registration can be used separately for the property (such as a residential apartment) that the user wants to automatically register for the call and the property (such as an office building) that the user wants to call and register after confirmation. Convenient.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment will be described.

  In the first embodiment, the wireless signal device 21 installed in the hall 20 is a signal transmission device called a “beacon”. In recent years, a new type of beacon having a function of receiving a radio signal as well as transmitting a radio signal has been developed. In the third embodiment, a radio signal device composed of such a new type of beacon is used.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an elevator system according to the third embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as the structure of FIG. 1 in the said 1st Embodiment, and the detailed description shall be abbreviate | omitted.

  In the third embodiment, the hall 20 is provided with a radio signal device 27 composed of a new type beacon. The radio signal device 27 has a function of transmitting a radio signal in a predetermined frequency band and receiving a radio signal in the same frequency band.

  In addition, the numbers in parentheses and arrows in the figure indicate the flow of various signals / information, and as in the first embodiment, (1) beacon control signal, (2) radio signal, (3) radio signal, (4) Destination floor information, (5) lighting control signal, and (6) response display signal.

  The basic processing flow is the same as that in FIGS. 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 is replaced with the process of wirelessly connecting to the wireless signal device 27 in step S17 of FIG. The same applies to the second embodiment, and the process of wirelessly connecting to the access point 24 may be replaced with the process of wirelessly connecting to the wireless signal device 27 in step S17 of FIG.

  In such a configuration, as in the first embodiment, while the elevator 11 (the car 12) is operating normally, the radio signal device 27 is ON and transmits a radio signal in a predetermined frequency band. ing. By this radio signal, application software 23 for call registration installed in the mobile terminal 22 in advance is activated.

  Here, when the application software 23 is activated, the mobile terminal 22 wirelessly connects to the wireless signal device 27 and sends the destination floor of the user to the elevator control device 13 via the wireless signal device 27. The elevator control device 13 registers the destination floor of the user sent from the mobile terminal 22 as a landing call, and causes the car 12 to respond to the registration floor of the landing call.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, when the application software 23 of the portable terminal 22 is activated by a radio signal transmitted from the radio signal device 27 installed in the hall 20, a user required for call registration is obtained. Are sent to the elevator control device 13 via the same radio signal device 27. Therefore, it is not necessary to install the access point 24, and the equipment cost can be reduced accordingly.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described.

  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 a configuration of an elevator system according to the fourth embodiment, and shows a configuration in which a plurality of cars (here, three cars of A to C) are group-managed.

  In the figure, 12a to 12c are passenger cars, and 13a to 13c are number machine control devices. The machine control devices 13a to 13c are connected to the group management control device 50 and perform operation control of the cars 12a to 12c corresponding to each. Specifically, control of a hoisting machine (not shown) for raising and lowering the cars 12a to 12c and door opening / closing control are performed.

  The structures of the cars 12a to 12c are the same as those of the car 12 in the first embodiment, and an operation panel 14, a display / announcement device 16 and the like are installed in each car room.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the hall 51 on each floor is provided with hall call buttons 25a, 25b, 25c for registering a normal hall call and response display indicators 26a, 26b, 26c. . Further, similarly to the first embodiment, the wireless signal device 21 and the access point 24 are installed at arbitrary locations on the landing 51.

  The group management control device 50 has a function of group management control of the cars 12a to 12c, and is optimal from among the cars 12a to 12c based on a predetermined evaluation function when a hall call is registered on an arbitrary floor. A car is selected, and the hall call is assigned to the car, and the registration floor is responded.

  In such a configuration, as in the first embodiment, the user can perform call registration using the mobile terminal 22. Call registration application software 23 is installed in the portable terminal 22 and activated by a signal transmitted from the wireless signal device 21 installed in the hall 51. When the application software 23 is activated, the portable terminal 22 wirelessly connects to the access point 24 and transmits the user's destination floor to the group management control device 50 via the access point 24.

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

  Here, in the fourth embodiment, when the group management control device 50 assigns a hall call having a destination floor of a user to any of the cars 12a to 12c, the board that has already been assigned a normal hall call. When there is a car, allocation control is performed except for the car.

  More specifically, for example, in FIG. 15, it is assumed that a user A registers a hall call with the fifth floor as a destination floor using the mobile terminal 22 at the hall 51 on the first floor. At this time, it is assumed that a normal hall call is registered by the user B, and the Unit B to which the hall call is assigned responds to the first floor first. In such a case, except for Unit B, user A's hall call is assigned to Unit A or Unit C. This is because the hall call of the user A includes the destination floor, so that it is possible to increase the operation efficiency if the assignment control is performed by distinguishing the car for each destination floor.

  In addition, the group management control device 50 notifies the car assigned to the hall call having the destination floor of the user registered by the mobile terminal 22 to the registered floor by a method different from usual. That is, as shown in FIG. 15, it is assumed that a hall call having a destination floor is assigned to Unit A, and a normal hall call having no destination floor is assigned to Unit B. In such a case, the indicator 26a blinks when the car 12a of the No. A car responds to the first floor. On the other hand, when the car 12b of Unit B responds to the first floor, the indicator 26b is lit as usual. For example, the indicator 26b may be lit with a color different from the normal color. Thereby, even if the car to which the normal hall call is assigned responds to the same floor, it is possible to prevent the user from getting in the wrong board.

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, even in an elevator system in which a plurality of cars are group-controlled, the user is voluntary at the landing 51 as in the first embodiment. Thus, call registration can be performed without operating the portable terminal 22 and the user can smoothly go to the target floor.

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

  According to at least one of the embodiments described above, the user simply goes to the landing with the mobile terminal of the user, and can easily call and register and go smoothly to the target floor without the need for autonomous terminal operation. The elevator system which can be provided can be provided.

  In addition, although some embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof 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 11 ... Elevator, 12 ... Car, 13 ... Elevator control device, 14 ... Control panel, 15 ... Destination floor button, 16 ... Display / announcement device, 17 ... Communication part, 18 ... Control part, 18a ... Operation control part, 18b ... Lighting display control unit, 18c ... notification unit, 19 ... storage unit, 20 ... landing, 21 ... wireless signal device, 22 ... portable terminal, 22a ... icon, 23 ... call registration application software, 24 ... access point, 25 ... Board call button, 26 ... indicator, 27 ... wireless signal device, 31 ... input unit, 32 ... display unit, 33 ... control unit, 34 ... voice input / output unit, 35 ... storage unit, 36 ... GPS module, 37 ... communication unit 38 ... Imaging unit, 39 ... Vibration unit, T1 ... Property destination floor table, 41 ... Confirmation screen, 42 ... Setting screen, 50 ... Group management control device, 51 ... Platform.

Claims (11)

An elevator system that performs call registration using a mobile terminal owned by a user,
An elevator control device for controlling the operation of the car;
A radio signal device for transmitting a radio signal at a landing on an arbitrary floor and starting application software for call registration installed in advance in the mobile terminal;
The mobile device
It has a storage unit that stores the destination floor of the user in association with each property in advance,
By starting the application software , based on the property information included in the radio signal transmitted from the radio signal device, the user's destination floor is read from the storage unit and transmitted to the elevator control device,
The elevator control device
An elevator system, wherein a destination floor of a user transmitted from the portable terminal is registered as a hall call, and the car is caused to respond to a registration floor of the hall call. An elevator system that performs call registration using a mobile terminal owned by a user,
An elevator control device for controlling the operation of the car;
A radio signal device for transmitting a radio signal at a landing on an arbitrary floor and starting application software for call registration installed in advance in the mobile terminal;
The mobile device
By starting the application software, the preset destination floor of the user is transmitted to the elevator control device,
The elevator control device
Register the destination floor of the user sent from the mobile terminal as a landing call, let the car respond to the registration floor of the landing call,
When the car arrives at the registration floor for the hall call and opens, a button corresponding to the user's destination floor on the operation panel provided in the car is lit and displayed. Elevator system. An elevator system that performs call registration using a mobile terminal owned by a user,
An elevator control device for controlling the operation of the car;
A radio signal device for transmitting a radio signal at a landing on an arbitrary floor and starting application software for call registration installed in advance in the mobile terminal;
The application software has a first function for automatically registering calls,
The mobile device
When the first function is set, by starting the application software, the user's destination floor set in advance without confirming the user's intention to board is transmitted to the elevator control device,
If the first function is not set, by starting the application software, after confirming the user's intention to board, the preset destination floor of the user is transmitted to the elevator control device,
The elevator control device
An elevator system, wherein a destination floor of a user transmitted from the portable terminal is registered as a hall call, and the car is caused to respond to a registration floor of the hall call. An access point connected to the elevator control device and constructing a wireless LAN at the hall;
The mobile device
The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the application software is activated, a destination floor of a user is transmitted to the elevator control device via the access point. The radio signal device is
Connected to the elevator control device, having a function of receiving a radio signal together with the transmission of a radio signal;
The mobile device
The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the application software is activated, a destination floor of a user is transmitted to the elevator control device via the wireless signal device. The elevator control device
Has the function of group management control of the operation of multiple cars,
When assigning a hall call having a destination floor of a user registered by the mobile terminal to any one of the above-mentioned each car, allocation control is performed except for a car already assigned a normal hall call. The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The elevator control device
The elevator system according to claim 6, wherein when a car assigned with a hall call having a destination floor of a user responds to a registered floor, notification is made by a method different from usual. The application software has a second function for notifying that the user has arrived at the landing,
The mobile device
The when the second function is set, by the activation of the application software, the user of any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that to notify that arrived at a landing Elevator system. The application software has a third function for setting the user's language,
The mobile device
By starting the application software, the user's language set by the third function together with the user's destination floor is transmitted to the elevator control device,
The elevator control device
The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notification about the operation of the car is performed in a language used by the user. The above application software has a fourth function for dedicated operation.
The mobile device
By starting the application software, the fact that the exclusive operation is set by the fourth function together with the destination floor of the user is transmitted to the elevator control device,
The elevator control device
4. When the car enters a non-directional standby state, the hall call having the destination floor of the user is assigned to the car and the vehicle is driven directly to the registered floor . The elevator system according to item 1 . The application software has a fifth function for setting display items.
The mobile device
By launching the application software, the display items set by the fifth function together with the user's destination floor are transmitted to the elevator control device,
The elevator control device
Until the cab arrives at the destination floor of the user, according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that display information about the display item set by the function of the fifth Elevator system.

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