JP2002179347A - Elevator control device and elevator control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically operate/control a car of an elevator corresponding to a utilization when an elevator user such as a resident in building is approached to the building. SOLUTION: An ID information of a PHS terminal of a resident in building, i.e., an object to be managed is registered in a position information management device. The PHS terminal detects an approaching to the building by the position information management device. The car of the elevator is automatically operated to a utilization floor based on a utilization floor information corresponding to the ID information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator control device and an elevator control system, and more particularly to ID information of a plurality of PHS terminals to be managed by a position information management device and a floor used by an owner of the PHS terminal. The present invention proposes an elevator control device and an elevator control system in which information is registered, and when a PHS terminal approaches an elevator, the elevator is automatically controlled based on the use floor information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An elevator installed in an apartment house or the like has an elevator control panel which sends a command to a hoist according to a car call at a landing on each floor or a destination floor operation in the car. The elevator is driven to the floor.

[0003]

In order to further automate the control of such an elevator, a card reader is installed at a common entrance of an apartment house, and a card in which a floor used by a user is registered is inserted into the card reader. In some cases, the elevator car is automatically driven from the entrance floor to the destination floor. However, even in this case, the card operation of the user is required, and the system has not been completely automated.

[0004] The present invention proposes an improved elevator control device that can further automate the operation of the elevator.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved elevator control system capable of automating the operation of a plurality of elevators provided in a plurality of buildings.

[0006]

An elevator control apparatus according to the present invention includes a position information management apparatus for managing position information of a plurality of PHS terminals to be managed, and an elevator control panel for controlling operation of an elevator car. In the location information management device, the ID information of each PHS terminal and the corresponding floor information of the owner of the PHS terminal corresponding thereto are registered, and the location information management device detects the approach of the PHS terminal, Based on the ID information, use floor information corresponding to the ID information is sent to the elevator control panel, and the elevator control panel controls the elevator based on the use floor information from the position information management device.

An elevator control device according to the present invention includes a position information management device that manages position information of a plurality of PHS terminals to be managed, and an elevator control panel that controls the operation of an elevator car. Is registered with the ID information of each PHS terminal, and the elevator control panel has its PHS corresponding to the ID information.
The floor information used by the owner of the terminal is registered, the position information management device detects the approach of the PHS terminal, sends the ID information to the elevator control panel, and the elevator control panel controls the position information management. Based on the ID information from the device, the corresponding use floor information is extracted to control the elevator.

[0008] An elevator control system according to the present invention is an elevator control system for controlling a plurality of elevators provided in a plurality of buildings, the plurality of elevator control panels provided corresponding to the elevators of the respective buildings, And a centralized location information management device configured to communicate with the plurality of elevator control panels via a public line and managing location information of a plurality of PHS terminals to be managed. Is the PH
The ID information of the S terminal and the building information and the use floor information used by the owner of the PHS terminal are registered, and the position information management device detects that the PHS terminal has approached the registered building, Based on the ID information of the PHS terminal, the building information and the use floor information are searched, the communication with the elevator control panel corresponding to the building information is performed, the use floor information is transmitted, and the elevator control panel receiving the communication is transmitted. Is characterized in that a corresponding elevator is controlled based on the transmitted use floor information.

An elevator control system according to the present invention is an elevator control system for controlling a plurality of elevators provided in a plurality of buildings, the plurality of elevator control panels provided corresponding to the elevators of the respective buildings, And a centralized location information management device configured to communicate with the plurality of elevator control panels via a public line and managing location information of a plurality of PHS terminals to be managed. Is the PH
The ID information of the S terminal and the building information used by the owner of the PHS terminal are registered, and the floor control information of the owner of the PHS terminal corresponding to the ID information is registered in the elevator control panel of each building. The location information management device detects that the PHS terminal has approached a registered building, searches the building information based on the ID information of the PHS terminal, and an elevator control panel corresponding to the building information. The communication is performed, and the elevator control panel receiving the communication extracts the use floor information corresponding to the ID information from the centralized position information management device and controls the elevator.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 First Embodiment An elevator control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of Embodiment 1,
FIG. 2 is a chart showing the registered contents of the position information management device.

In FIG. 1, an elevator 12 is installed in a building 10 such as an apartment house. The elevator 12 includes a car 14, a hoist 16, and a counterweight 1.
Eight. The elevator 12 includes the hoist 1
6, the car 14 is driven, and the car 14 is
From the entrance floor F0 to each floor F1, F2,.
・ ・ Provide services to FN. An elevator control panel 20 is provided corresponding to the elevator 12. The elevator control panel 20 drives the hoist 16 via the inverter 22 and controls the operation of the car 14.

In the building 10, a position information management device 24 is further provided. The position information management device 24 is connected to the elevator control panel 20 via the interface device 26.
And a public telephone line network 30 via a public network interface device 28. The public telephone network 30 has a plurality of PHS telephone terminals (PHS terminals) 3.
2 are connected via a wireless line. Multiple PHS terminals 3
Reference numeral 2 denotes PHS terminals 32a, 32b,..., 32n.

A plurality of PHS terminals 32a, 32b,.
., 32n are elevator users such as residents in the building 10, and in order to receive the service of the elevator 12, the management information is previously managed by the position information 24. The position information management device 24 is composed of, for example, a computer, and the management information is stored in its memory.

As shown in FIG. 2, the management information registered in advance in the memory of the location information management device 24 includes the ID information of each PHS terminal 32 to be managed and the information of the building 10 used by the owner of the PHS terminal 32. Includes use floor information. In other words, the owner of the PHS terminal is
The use floor information of the building 10 is registered in the position information management device 24 in advance together with the ID information of the HS terminal 32. The used floor information is, for example, the living floor in the building 10 of the owner of each PHS terminal 32.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. For example, it is assumed that the owner of the PHS terminal 32a approaches the building 10 from home while trying to return to the building 10 where he lives. In this case, the location information management device 24 detects that the PHS terminal 32a has approached the building 10 via the public telephone line network 30 and the public network interface device 28. The operation of detecting the approach of the PHS terminal 32a is automatically performed by the position information management device 24. The location information management device 24 searches the management information in the memory based on the detection operation, outputs the use floor information F1 based on the ID information of the PHS terminal 32a approaching the building 10, and uses this information. The floor information F1 is transmitted to the interface device 26.
To the elevator control panel 20 via the

The elevator control panel 20 first moves the elevator car 14 to the building 10 based on the transmitted use floor information.
Of the PHS terminal 32a on the car 14 at the entrance floor F0, the car 14 is automatically moved to the use floor, and the use floor information F1 is automatically registered in the internal memory. Move to floor F1.

Embodiment 2 FIG. In the first embodiment, both the ID information of each PHS terminal 32 to be managed and the corresponding floor information corresponding thereto are registered in the position information management device 24. In the second embodiment, each PHS terminal 32 to be managed is registered. 3
2 to the location information management device 24,
The use floor information of each PHS terminal 32 corresponding to the information is registered in the elevator control panel 20. In the second embodiment,
The elevator control panel 20 receives the ID information of the PHS terminal approaching the building 10 from the position information management device 24,
By searching and extracting the corresponding use floor information, the elevator service for the owner of the PHS terminal is automatically performed.

Embodiment 3 Third Embodiment An elevator control system according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the third embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a table showing registered contents of the position information management device.

In FIG. 3, the elevator control system is a system for a plurality of buildings 10A, 10B,..., 10N. The building 10A includes an elevator 12A similar to FIG. 1, which includes a car 14A, a hoist 16
A, a counterweight 18A, an elevator control panel 20A, and an inverter 22A. Building 10B, ...
10N also includes elevators 12B,..., 12N, each of which has a car 14B,.
.., 14N, hoisting machines 16B,..., 16N, counterweights 18B,.
0B,..., 20N, and inverter 22B,.
., 22N.

Each of the buildings 10A, 10B,..., 10N has a public network interface device 34A, 34A, respectively.
, 34N are connected to a public telephone network 36.

In the system shown in FIG. 3, each of the buildings 10A, 10A
B,... 10N elevators 12A, 12B,.
., The centralized location information management device 24 common to 12N
A is provided. This centralized location information management device 24A
Is a plurality of PHS terminals 32A such as residents of the building 10A.
a, 32Ab,..., 32An, building 10B,.
・ PHS terminals 32Ba, 32B such as 10N residents
b, ..., 32Bn, and 32Na, 32Nb,
.., 32Nn are to be managed. As shown in FIG. 4, the memory stores ID information of each PHS terminal, building information of the building in which the owner lives, and the building in which the resident lives. Floor information is registered in advance,
It is memorized. The building information is, for example, each building 10A, 10B,
... It is a 10N telephone number. The centralized location information management device 24A is connected to a public telephone line network 36 via a public network interface device 38.

The centralized location information management device 24A is installed together with the public network interface devices 28 and 38 in, for example, a center for managing the buildings 10A, 10B,..., 10N. Therefore, it can be installed in the building 10A. In this case, the public network interface device 34A can be omitted.

In the third embodiment, for example, when the PHS terminal 32Aa approaches the building 10A, the public telephone network 3
0, the centralized location information management device 24A detects the approach via the public network interface 28, searches for building information corresponding to the ID information based on the ID information of the PHS terminal 32Aa, 10A
By communicating with the elevator control panel 20A of the building 10A via the public network interface device 34A by making a telephone call, etc., the use floor information corresponding to the elevator control panel 20A is transmitted. Based on this, the elevator control panel 20A performs automatic elevator control to the use floor for the owner of the PHS terminal 32Aa to perform an automatic elevator service. In this elevator service, as in the first embodiment, first, the car 1 is moved to the common floor F0.
After moving 4A and carrying the owner of the PHS terminal,
The movement to the destination floor F1 is performed automatically.

According to the third embodiment, it is not necessary to install the centralized location information management device 24A in each building, and the size and cost of the entire system can be reduced.

In the first embodiment, each PH to be managed
The ID information of the S terminal 32, the building information corresponding thereto, and the use floor information are both registered in the position information management device 24.
In the third embodiment, the ID information of each PHS terminal 32 to be managed and the building information corresponding to the PHS terminal 32 are stored in the position information management device 24, and the PHS terminals 32 corresponding to the ID information are stored in the PHS terminal 32.
Floor information of each building by the elevator control panel 20A, 2A
0B, ..., 20N. In the third embodiment, each elevator control panel 20A, 29B,.
N is the building 10A corresponding from the location information management device 24,
10B,... I of PHS terminal approaching 10N
By receiving the D information and the building information, and searching and extracting the corresponding use floor information, the elevator service for the owner of the PHS terminal is automatically performed.

[0026]

As described above, according to the elevator control apparatus of the present invention, when the PHS terminal in which the ID information is registered approaches, the elevator automatically moves to the use floor registered for the owner of the PHS terminal. Can be automatically operated, and a special operation by the user is not required. Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience for a person who cannot operate with baggage or the like or a person who cannot operate such as a physically handicapped person.

According to the elevator control system of the present invention, when the PHS terminal in which the ID information is registered approaches the building in which the ID information is registered, the elevator automatically moves to the use floor registered for the owner of the PHS terminal. Since automatic driving can be performed and special operations by the user are not required, it is possible to improve the convenience for those who can not operate with baggage etc. or those who can not operate such as physically handicapped, and to concentrate on it Since the position information management device can be integrated in one place, the size and cost of the system can be reduced as a whole.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment 1 of an elevator control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a table showing registered contents of a position information management device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an elevator control system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a table showing registered contents of a centralized location information management device according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 10A, 10B, 10N building, 12, 12
A, 12B, 12N elevator, 14, 14A, 1
4B, 14N basket, 20, 20A, 20B, 20
N elevator control panel, 24 position information management device,
24A centralized location information management device, 32a, 32
b, 32n, 32Aa, 32Ab, 32An, 32B
a, 32Bb, 32Bn, 32Na, 32Nb, 32N
n PHS terminal.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A position information management device for managing position information of a plurality of PHS terminals to be managed, and an elevator control panel for controlling operation of an elevator car, wherein the position information management device includes the PHS terminals. ID information and the corresponding use floor information of the owner of the PHS terminal are registered. The location information management device detects the approach of the PHS terminal, and based on the ID information, uses the corresponding use floor. An elevator control device, wherein information is sent to the elevator control panel, and the elevator control panel controls the elevator based on the use floor information from the position information management device. 2. A position information management device for managing position information of a plurality of PHS terminals to be managed, and an elevator control panel for controlling operation of an elevator car, wherein the position information management device includes the PHS terminals. ID information of the PHS terminal corresponding to the ID information is registered in the elevator control panel, and the position information management device detects the approach of the PHS terminal. The ID information is sent to the elevator control panel, and the elevator control panel controls the elevator by extracting the corresponding use floor information based on the ID information from the position information management device. Elevator control device. 3. An elevator control system for controlling a plurality of elevators provided in a plurality of buildings, a plurality of elevator control panels provided corresponding to the elevators of each building, and a plurality of elevator controls. A centralized location information management device configured to perform communication via a public line on the board and managing location information of a plurality of PHS terminals to be managed; and the centralized location information management device includes an ID of each of the PHS terminals. The information and the building information and the use floor information used by the owner of the PHS terminal are registered, and the location information management device detects that the PHS terminal has approached the registered building, and ID
Based on the information, the building information and the used floor information are searched, and the used floor information is transmitted by communicating with the elevator control panel corresponding to the building information. An elevator control system for controlling a corresponding elevator based on floor information. 4. An elevator control system for controlling a plurality of elevators provided in a plurality of buildings, the plurality of elevator control panels provided corresponding to the elevators of each building, and the plurality of elevator controls A centralized location information management device configured to perform communication via a public line on the board and managing location information of a plurality of PHS terminals to be managed; and the centralized location information management device includes an ID of each of the PHS terminals. The information and the building information used by the owner of the PHS terminal are registered, and the elevator control panel of each building registers the use floor information of the owner of the PHS terminal corresponding to the ID information. The location information management device detects that the PHS terminal has approached the registered building, and searches for the building information based on the ID information of the PHS terminal. Communicates with the elevator control panel corresponding to the building information, and the elevator control panel receiving the communication extracts the use floor information corresponding to the information based on the ID information from the centralized location information management device, and sets the elevator. An elevator control system characterized by controlling.