JP2006016124A - Elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a specific user to select a specific use-admitted floor without causing the user to conduct troublesome procedures nor without requiring him to carry around a plurality of contact type magnetic cards. <P>SOLUTION: The fingerprint data of each user is taken in by a fingerprint acknowledging part 10 installed in each hall call registering device 4 and a fingerprint acknowledging part 13 installed in an intra-car call registering device 6, and then an authentication control device 7 checks whether the taken-in data is identical to the user's fingerprint data registered previously, and if identical, the destination floors admitted to this user are made selectable so that he can use the elevator, and if other than the pre-registered users, the floors admitted to general users are made selectable so that the person can use the elevator. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator system installed in a building or the like, and more particularly to an elevator system that recognizes a user and performs call registration processing.

As one of the elevator systems installed in buildings, etc., when the use floor code for a specific use floor is input by operating the numeric keypad on the call registration device installed in the elevator car or at the landing, or A system has been developed that permits call registration corresponding to a use floor code when a contact type magnetic card in which a use floor code for a specific use floor is recorded in advance is inserted into a call registration device.
JP 2002-324218 A JP 2004-75361 A

  By the way, in such an elevator system, an elevator system that uses a numeric keypad to input a use floor code has a problem that when the user forgets the use floor code, the user cannot go to the destination floor.

  In addition, in an elevator system that uses a contact-type magnetic card to input a use floor code, it is necessary to carry the contact-type magnetic card by the number of use floors, so that the management of the contact-type magnetic card becomes complicated. There was a problem.

  In view of the above circumstances, in the present invention, in claim 1, the elevator can be operated only by a user who is registered in advance without causing the user to perform complicated operations and carrying a plurality of contact-type magnetic cards. An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator system that can be used and can dramatically improve the convenience of the elevator.

  Further, according to claim 2, registration is made in advance while preventing unauthorized use of the elevator by a person other than the user without causing the user to perform complicated operations and carrying a plurality of contact-type magnetic cards. It is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator system that can permit the use of an elevator only to a user who has been provided and can dramatically improve the convenience of the elevator.

  Further, according to the third aspect, the user is notified of the available floors to the registered user without causing the user to perform complicated operations and carrying a plurality of contact-type magnetic cards. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an elevator system that can permit the use of an elevator only to the elevator and can dramatically improve the convenience of the elevator.

  Further, in claim 4, without causing the user to perform complicated operations and carrying around a plurality of contact-type magnetic cards, using one IC card or the physical characteristics of the user, An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator system that can identify a user, permit only the user registered in advance to use the elevator, and can dramatically improve the convenience of the elevator.

  Further, in claim 5, the call registration operation is performed by notifying the user of the elapsed time from when the call registration becomes possible without causing a complicated operation and carrying around a plurality of contact-type magnetic cards. An elevator system that can notify a registered user of an available floor and allow only the user to use the elevator, and can greatly improve the convenience of the elevator. It is intended to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in claim 1, in an elevator system that identifies each user and uses a car for a specific user, at each of the landings and / or in the car The recognition unit that captures information indicating the characteristics of each user and generates authentication data is compared with the authentication data output from this recognition unit and the authentication data of each user registered in advance When the user corresponding to the authentication data is one of the users registered in advance, the call registration availability determination unit that permits the use of the car and the call registration availability determination unit A call registration button control unit that performs call registration according to the operation content of the call button when the use permission of the car is issued is provided.

  Further, in claim 2, in the elevator system according to claim 1, the call registration button control unit has passed a certain period of time after the call registration permission determination unit has given permission to use the car. In the meantime, when call registration is not performed, the use permission of the user is canceled.

  According to claim 3, in the elevator system according to claim 1, the call registration button control unit blinks each call button corresponding to an available floor during a call registration period. It is characterized by that.

  Further, according to claim 4, in the elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the recognition unit is an authentication method using a non-contact type IC card, or a biometrics authentication method using characteristics of a human body. Is used to generate authentication data by taking in information indicating the characteristics of each user.

  Further, in claim 5, in the elevator system according to claim 1, the call registration button control unit sequentially shortens the blinking cycle of each call button during a call registration period. It is characterized by.

  In the elevator system according to the first aspect of the present invention, the elevator can be used only for a pre-registered user without causing the user to perform complicated operations and carrying a plurality of contact-type magnetic cards. It can be permitted and the convenience of the elevator can be greatly improved.

  The elevator system according to claim 2 prevents unauthorized use of the elevator by a person other than the user without causing the user to perform complicated operations and carrying a plurality of contact-type magnetic cards. Only the registered user can be allowed to use the elevator, and the convenience of the elevator can be greatly improved.

  Further, in the elevator system according to claim 3, while not instructing the user and carrying around a plurality of contact-type magnetic cards, while notifying a user who has been registered in advance, Only this user can be allowed to use the elevator, and the convenience of the elevator can be dramatically improved.

  In the elevator system according to claim 4, one IC card or the physical characteristics of the user can be obtained without causing the user to perform complicated operations and carrying a plurality of contact-type magnetic cards. It is possible to identify the user and permit only the registered user to use the elevator, and the convenience of the elevator can be greatly improved.

  Further, in the elevator system according to claim 5, without letting the user perform complicated operations, and without carrying around a plurality of contact-type magnetic cards, the elapsed time from the point when call registration becomes possible is notified, While prompting the call registration operation, the pre-registered user can be notified of the available floors, and only this user can be allowed to use the elevator, and the convenience of the elevator can be greatly improved. .

<< First Embodiment >>
<Description of configuration>
1 and 2 are schematic configuration diagrams showing a first embodiment of an elevator system according to the present invention.

  The elevator system 1 shown in these drawings includes a landing call registration device 4 disposed in the vicinity of a landing door 3 provided at each landing 2 of a building, and an in-car call registration device 6 disposed in a passenger car 5. And an authentication control device 7 that performs a process for recognizing a user, a process for registering a call corresponding to an available floor, and the like according to the input contents of each landing call registration device 4 and in-car call registration device 6. According to the output of the authentication control device 7, the output of each landing call registration device 4, and the output of the in-car call registration device 6, the elevator 5 lift control, stop control, landing door 3, and car door 8 And an elevator control device 9 for performing opening / closing control, etc., based on the fingerprint data of the user, it is determined whether or not the user is a pre-registered user, and this user is a pre-registered user If there , Make it possible to select each destination floor that is allowed, allow the use of the elevator, and when other than pre-registered users, select only each floor that is allowed for general users Allow the use of the elevator.

  Each landing call registration device 4 is arranged on the plate 15 in the vicinity of the landing door 3 provided in each landing 2 of the building, and is placed on the plate 15 to read a fingerprint when the user puts a fingertip. , A fingerprint recognition unit 10 for generating fingerprint data, and a plurality of call buttons 11 for generating call information when placed on the plate 15 and pressed by a user, and arranged in each call button 11 to drive voltage Are supplied, a plurality of lamps 16 that are lit, a plurality of landing floor displays 12 that are arranged on the plate 15 and display the current position of the car 5, the fingerprint recognition unit 10, and each call button 11, each lamp 16, and a control unit 17 that controls each landing floor indicator 12.

  Then, based on the floor display instruction (information indicating the current position of the car 5) output from the elevator controller 9, one of the landing floor indicators 12 is turned on to notify the current position of the car 5. However, when any one of the call buttons 11 is pressed, call information is generated and supplied to the elevator control device 9 while the lamp 16 of the pressed call button 11 is turned on. When the user puts the fingertip on the fingerprint recognition unit 10, the fingerprint is read and the fingerprint data is supplied to the authentication control device 7, and then the flashing instruction from the authentication control device 7 (the user is permitted to use the device). When the information shown) is supplied, the lamps 16 arranged in each call button 11 are blinked.

  In addition, the car call registration device 6 is arranged on the plate 26 in the vicinity of the door in the car 5, and on the plate 26. When the user puts a fingertip on the car, the car call registering device 6 reads the fingerprint data. A fingerprint recognition unit 13 to be generated, and a plurality of call buttons 14 for generating call information when placed on the plate 26 and pressed by a user, and arranged in each call button 14 and supplied with a drive voltage. A plurality of lamps 18 that are turned on, and a fingerprint recognition unit 13, each call button 14, and a control unit 19 that controls each lamp 18.

  Then, when the user presses one of the call buttons 14 permitted for a general user without putting his fingertip on the fingerprint recognition unit 13, the lamp 18 in the pressed call button 14 is turned on. It is turned on, and call information corresponding to the pressed call button 14 is generated and supplied to the elevator control device 9. When the user puts the fingertip on the fingerprint recognition unit 13, the fingerprint is read, the fingerprint data is supplied to the authentication control device 7, and the flashing instruction corresponding to the use permission floor is supplied from the authentication control device 7. At this time, the lamp 18 arranged in each designated call button 14 blinks. When any of the blinking call buttons 14 is pressed, the remaining call buttons 14 are turned off, the lamp 18 in the pressed call button 14 is turned on, and the call Call information corresponding to the button 14 is generated and supplied to the authentication control device 7.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 3, the authentication control device 7 is connected only at the time of user registration, and generates fingerprint data (authentication data) by reading each user's fingerprint. Authentication data registration unit 20 that outputs a pair of usage-permitted floor data that can be used by a user, and when fingerprint data and registered floor number data of each user are output from fingerprint data registration unit 20 4 and registered in the collation data table 21, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 4, when fingerprint data is output from each landing call registration device 4 or in-car call registration device 6, the collation data table 21 And when the collation result output from the collation unit 22 indicates that the fingerprint data matches, the registered floor number paired with the fingerprint data As shown in FIG. 5, the button lamp lighting table 23 is set to “1” indicating the use-permitted floor, and the collation result indicates that the fingerprint data does not match, as shown in FIG. When “1” indicating the usage-permitted floor is set in the call registration permission determination unit 24 and the button lamp lighting table 23 for skipping the setting process, a flashing instruction corresponding to the usage-permitted floor is generated, and fingerprint data is generated. Is output to the landing call registration device 4 or the in-car call registration device 6, and the call button 14 of the in-car call registration device 6 is pressed within a certain time after the car door 8 is opened. When the call information is output, the call information is captured and registered in the elevator control device 9, and when the call information is not output from the in-car call registration device 6 within a predetermined time, To cancel the flashing instruction corresponding to floors, and a call registration button control unit 25 performs processing such as stopping the flashing of the call button 14.

  Then, when the user presses the fingertip against the fingerprint recognition unit 10 of each landing call registration device 4 or the fingerprint authentication unit 13 of the in-car call registration device 6 to read the fingerprint, the fingerprint of the user is It is checked whether or not it matches the fingerprint of the user registered in advance, and if it matches any of the fingerprints of each user registered in advance, the call button 11 of the landing call registration device 4 or the boarding Among the call buttons 14 of the car call registration device 6, the call buttons 14 corresponding to the floors permitted by the user are blinked. Thereafter, when the elevator control device 9 presses each blinking call button 14 until the car door 8 is closed and the call information is output, the elevator control device 9 takes in the call information and outputs it. Register with. Then, when the elevator door 9 is closed by the elevator control device 9, when none of the blinking call buttons 14 are pressed, all the blinking call buttons 14 are turned off.

  In addition, the elevator control device 9 includes a control panel that drives an electric motor installed in a machine room of a building to raise and lower the car, and has a floor display instruction indicating the current position of the car 5. Each call button 11 of the landing call registration device 4 is pressed while turning on one of the landing floor indicators 12 of each landing call registration device 4 and notifying the current position of the car 5. When the floor on which the car 5 is currently present is compared with the floor on which the call button 11 is pressed, if the two do not match, the operation of the car 5 is started and the floor on which the call button 11 is pressed The car 5 is landed and the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are opened. Further, the call information of each floor that is permitted for general users and output from the in-car registration device 6, and the floor information that is permitted for registered users and output from the authentication control device 7. Call information is registered, registered, and after a certain period of time has passed since the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are opened, the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are closed and the car 5 is operated. And the call button 14 corresponding to this floor is turned off when the car 5 reaches the floor (target floor) where the car 5 is called and registered.

<Description of operation>
Next, the operation of the elevator system 1 will be described with reference to the schematic configuration diagrams shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the block diagram shown in FIG. 3, the schematic diagrams shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and the flowchart shown in FIG. .

[Call operation by call button 11]
First, the elevator control device 9 detects the current position of the car 5 and generates a floor display instruction indicating the current position of the car 5, which is supplied to each landing call registration device 4 and is used for each landing floor. One of the floor indicators 12 lights up to inform the current position of the car 5.

  When each call button 11 of each landing call registration device 4 is pressed and the lamp 16 of the call button 11 is turned on and the call information is output, the elevator control device 9 causes the floor where the car 5 is currently located. Are compared with the floor where the call button 11 is pressed, and when they do not match, the operation of the car 5 is started. Thereafter, when the car 5 reaches the floor where the call button 11 is pressed, the elevator control device 9 turns off the call button 11 and opens the landing door 3 and the car door 8.

  Next, each call provided in the in-car call registration device 6 is not applied by the user to the fingerprint recognition unit 10 of the hall call registration device 4 and the fingerprint recognition unit 13 of the in-car call registration device 6. Of the buttons 14, any one of the call buttons 14 permitted by a user other than the registered user is pressed, the lamp 18 of the operated call button 14 is turned on, and the call information is output. When this happens, the elevator controller 9 takes in and registers it.

  When a certain period of time has elapsed since the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are opened, the elevator control device 9 closes the landing door 3 and the car door 8 and registers call information. When the call information is registered, an operation command corresponding to the destination floor specified by the call information and the current position of the car 5 is generated, and the car 5 is operated. Be started.

  Thereafter, when the car 5 reaches the destination floor, the elevator control device 9 opens the landing door 3 and the car door 8, and among the call buttons 14 of the in-car call registration device 6, The call button 14 corresponding to this floor is turned off.

[Calling operation using the fingerprint recognition function of the landing call registration device 4]
Further, when the user's fingertip is applied to the fingerprint recognition unit 10 of each landing call registration device 4 and the fingerprint data is output from the landing call registration device 4, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. Thus, the collation data table 21 is searched, and it is checked whether the fingerprint data output from the landing call registration device 4 matches any of the fingerprint data of each user registered in advance (steps S1 to S1). S3).

  When the fingerprint data output from the landing call registration device 4 matches any of the fingerprint data of each user (step S4), the authentication control device 7 indicates the use permission floor in the button lamp lighting table 23. A landing call registration device that is set to “1” and checks whether the car 5 is landing on the floor where the landing call registration device 4 that outputs the fingerprint data is installed and outputs the fingerprint data. When the car 5 is not landing on the floor where 4 is installed, call information is generated and supplied to the elevator control device 9, and a blinking instruction is generated and fingerprint data is output. Each call button 11 of the registration device 4 blinks.

  Thereafter, when the elevator car 9 lands on the floor where the hall call registration device 4 that outputs the fingerprint data is installed, the authentication control device 7 stops generating the blink instruction. The call button 11 stops blinking, and the blink instruction corresponding to the use permission floor corresponding to the contents of the button lamp lighting table 23 is generated. Of the call buttons 14 of the in-car call registration device 6, Each call button 6 corresponding to a possible floor blinks (step S5).

  Then, the user gets into the car 5, and the user presses one of the blinking call buttons 14, the lamp 18 of the call button 14 is lit, and the remaining call buttons 14 are turned on. When the call information corresponding to the pressed call button 14 is output, the authentication control device 7 takes in the information and registers it in the elevator control device 9.

  And when fixed time passes after the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are opened, and the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are closed by the elevator control device 9 (step S6), When any one of the blinking call buttons 14 is pressed by the authentication control device 7 to check whether the call information is registered, and when the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are closed, When none of the blinking call buttons 14 is pressed, the lamps 18 of the call buttons 14 are turned off (step S8).

  In parallel with this operation, when the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are closed, the elevator control device 9 checks whether the call information is registered, and the call information is registered. Then, an operation command corresponding to the destination floor specified by the call information and the current position of the car 5 is generated, and the car 5 is started to operate (steps S7 to S10).

  Thereafter, when the car 5 reaches the destination floor (step S11), the elevator control device 9 opens the landing door 3 and the car door 8, and each call button of the in-car call registration device 6 14, the call button 14 corresponding to this floor is turned off (step S8).

[Call operation using fingerprint recognition function of in-car call registration device 6]
In addition, the user gets into the car 5 without placing the fingertip on the fingerprint recognition unit 10 of each landing call registration device 4 and puts the fingertip on the fingerprint recognition unit 13 of the in-car call registration device 6 so that the inside of the car When fingerprint data is output from the call registration device 6, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6, the authentication control device 7 searches the verification data table 21 and outputs the fingerprint data output from the in-car call registration device 6. Is matched with the fingerprint data of the user registered in advance (steps S1 to S3).

  When the fingerprint data output from the in-car call registration device 6 matches any of the fingerprint data of each user (step S4), the authentication control device 7 stores the use permission floor in the button lamp lighting table 23. “1” is set, and a blinking instruction corresponding to the use permission floor corresponding to the contents of the button lamp lighting table 23 is generated, and can be used among the call buttons 14 of the car call registration device 6. Each call button 6 corresponding to a certain floor blinks (step S5).

  Next, the user presses one of the blinking call buttons 14, turns on the lamp 18 of the call button 14, turns off the remaining call buttons 14, and presses the pressed call button 14. Is output by the authentication control device 7 and registered in the elevator control device 9.

  And when fixed time passes after the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are opened, and the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are closed by the elevator control device 9 (step S6), When any one of the blinking call buttons 14 is pressed by the authentication control device 7 to check whether the call information is registered, and when the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are closed, When none of the blinking call buttons 14 is pressed, the lamps 18 of the call buttons 14 are turned off (step S8).

  In parallel with this operation, when the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are closed, the elevator control device 9 checks whether the call information is registered, and the call information is registered. Then, an operation command corresponding to the destination floor specified by the call information and the current position of the car 5 is generated, and the car 5 is started to operate (steps S7 to S10).

  Thereafter, when the car 5 reaches the destination floor (step S11), the elevator control device 9 opens the landing door 3 and the car door 8, and each call button of the in-car call registration device 6 14, the call button 14 corresponding to this floor is turned off (step S8).

<Explanation of effects>
Thus, in this first embodiment, the user presses his / her finger against the fingerprint recognition unit 10 provided in each landing call registration device 4 and the fingerprint recognition unit 13 provided in the car call registration device 6. When the fingerprint data is captured, the authentication control device 7 checks whether the user corresponding to the fingerprint data is registered. When the fingerprint data matches the user's registered fingerprint data, Allow users to select each destination floor permitted by the user and allow the use of the elevator, and when other than pre-registered users, select each floor permitted to general users Because the use of the elevator is permitted, the user's physical characteristics are used to identify the user, see the registered users, and inform the user of the available floor. Selected The use of the elevator can be permitted, so that the user can use the elevator without having to perform complicated operations and carry a plurality of contact-type magnetic cards. The sex can be improved dramatically.

  Moreover, in this 1st Embodiment, while each call button 14 corresponding to the user registered beforehand among the call buttons 14 of the in-car call registration device 6 is blinking, each of these calls. When none of the buttons 14 is pressed, it is determined that the user is not in the car 5 and the call registration process for the use floor permitted to the user is stopped. Can prevent unauthorized use of the elevator.

<< Second Embodiment >>
<Description of configuration>
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The basic system configuration is the same as that in FIG. 1 and will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the authentication control device 7 in the second embodiment allows the user to perform call registration, the blinking interval of each call button 14 is sequentially increased as time passes, and only the call button 14 is viewed. This is to know the period when call registration is possible.

  In this case, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 7, the authentication control device 7 is connected only at the time of user registration, reads each user's fingerprint, generates fingerprint data (authentication data), and generates the fingerprint. The authentication data registration unit 20 outputs a pair of data and use permission floor data that can be used by each user, and the fingerprint data and registration floor number data of each user are output from the fingerprint data registration unit 20. Are retrieved and registered in the collation data table. When fingerprint data is output from each landing call registration device 4 or in-car call registration device 6, the collation data table is searched and these are collated. When the collation unit 22 and the collation result output from the collation unit 22 indicate that the fingerprint data matches, the button run is performed using the registered floor number data paired with the fingerprint data. When the use permission floor is set in the lighting table, and the collation result indicates that the fingerprint data does not match, the call registration permission determination unit 24 that skips the button lamp lighting table setting process and the car door 8 are opened. When the use permission floor is set in the time addition unit 31 that shortens the lamp blinking interval value and the button lamp lighting table every time a preset time elapses, the use permission is set. Based on the lamp blinking interval value determined by the time adding unit 31, the process of generating the blinking instruction corresponding to the floor and supplying the instruction to the hall call registration device 4 or the car call registration device 6 that has output the fingerprint data, Processing for sequentially shortening the blinking interval of each call button 14 of the in-car call registration device 6, one of the call buttons 14 blinking within a certain time is pressed, and call information is output. When, it takes in this, and a call registration button control unit 32 performs processing such as registration to the elevator control device 9.

<Description of operation>
Then, depending on the user, the fingertip is placed on either the fingerprint recognition unit 10 of the landing call registration device 4 or the fingerprint recognition unit 13 of the in-car call registration device 6, for example, the fingerprint recognition unit 13 of the in-car call registration device 6. When the fingerprint data is output from the in-car call registration device 6, the verification data table is searched by the authentication control device 32 as shown in the flowchart of FIG. It is checked whether or not the output fingerprint data matches the user's registered fingerprint data (steps S21 to S23).

  When the fingerprint data output from the car call registration device 6 matches one of the fingerprint data of each user (step S24), the authentication control device 32 sets the use permission floor in the button lamp lighting table. “1” is set, and a flashing instruction corresponding to the use permission floor corresponding to the contents of the button lamp lighting table is generated. Among the call buttons 14 of the in-car call registration device 6, the floor that can be used. Each call button 14 corresponding to is blinking (step S25).

  Thereafter, when the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are opened (step S25b), each time the preset elapsed times “1” and “2” elapse, the authentication control device 32 uses them. The blinking cycle of each call button 14 corresponding to a possible floor is shortened, and the user is prompted to operate the call button 14 (steps S26 to S31).

  The user presses one of the blinking call buttons 14 until the preset elapsed time “3” elapses, and the lamp 18 of the pressed call button 14 is turned on. At the same time, when the lamps 18 of the remaining call buttons 14 are extinguished and call information corresponding to the pressed call buttons 14 is output, this is taken in by the authentication control device 32 and registered in the elevator control device 9. .

  Then, when a preset elapsed time “3” has elapsed since the landing door 3 and the car door 8 were opened (step S30), the authentication control device 32 sets each of the blinking call buttons 14. It is checked whether any of the call information is registered by pressing any of the buttons, and none of the blinking call buttons 14 is pressed while the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are opened. At this time, each lamp 18 of each call button 14 is turned off (steps S31b, S32).

  In parallel with this operation, when the landing door 3 and the car door 8 are closed, the elevator control device 9 checks whether the call information is registered, and the call information is registered. Then, an operation command corresponding to the destination floor specified by the call information and the current position of the car 5 is generated, and the car 5 is started to operate (steps S27 to S35).

  Thereafter, when the car 5 reaches the destination floor (step S36), the elevator control device 9 opens the landing door 3 and the car door 8, and each call button of the in-car call registration device 6. 14, the call button 14 corresponding to this floor is turned off (step S32).

<Explanation of effects>
As described above, in this embodiment, the user presses the finger against the fingerprint recognition unit 10 provided in each landing call registration device 4 and the fingerprint recognition unit 13 provided in the in-car call registration device 6 to print the fingerprint. When the data is captured, the authentication control device 32 checks whether or not a user corresponding to the fingerprint data is registered. When the user matches the fingerprint data registered in advance, each call button 14 is checked. Etc. blinking to inform the user of the permitted permission floor, and shorten the blinking time sequentially to inform the user of the elapsed time and prompt the call registration operation. When any of the call buttons 14 is pressed, a call is registered and the user is transported to the destination floor, so that the user does not have to perform complicated operations and a plurality of contact-type magnetic cards Without letting you carry it around, let you know the elapsed time from when call registration is possible, prompt the call registration operation, inform the pre-registered user of the available floor, and use the elevator only for this user Can be permitted and the convenience of the elevator can be dramatically improved.

<< Other embodiments >>
In the first and second embodiments described above, the user is identified by fingerprint authentication using the fingerprint recognition units 10 and 13, but other authentication methods such as one sheet Even if an authentication method using a contactless IC card is used, other biometric authentication methods such as an authentication method using an iris in the user's eye, an authentication method for identifying the user's face, etc. Even if it is used, as in the first and second embodiments described above, the user can be identified, and only the registered users can be allowed to use the elevator. The convenience of the elevator can be drastically improved by using the elevator without causing the user to perform complicated operations and carrying a plurality of contact-type magnetic cards.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram on a landing side showing a first embodiment of an elevator system according to the present invention. It is a schematic block diagram by the side of the car which shows embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed structural example of the authentication control apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the collation data table used with the authentication control apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the button lamp lighting table used with the authentication control apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the elevator system in 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed structural example of the authentication control apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the elevator system in 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  1: elevator system, 2: landing, 3: landing door, 4: landing call registration device, 5: car, 6: in-car call registration device, 7: authentication control device, 8: car door, 9: elevator Control device, 10: fingerprint recognition unit, 11: call button, 12: landing floor display, 13: fingerprint recognition unit, 14: call button, 15: plate, 16: lamp, 17: control unit, 18: lamp, 19: control unit, 20: authentication data registration unit, 21: verification data table, 22: verification unit, 23: button lamp lighting table, 24: call registration availability determination unit, 25: call registration button control unit, 26: plate, 31: Time addition unit, 32: Call registration button control unit.

Claims (5)

A recognition unit that is provided at each platform or at least one of the cars, takes in information indicating the characteristics of each user, and generates authentication data;
When the authentication data output from the recognition unit and the authentication data of each user registered in advance are collated, and the user corresponding to the authentication data is one of the users registered in advance, A call registration availability determination unit that permits the use of the car;
A call registration button control unit for performing call registration according to the operation content of the call button when the use permission of the car is issued by the call registration availability determination unit;
An elevator system characterized by comprising: In the user authentication device in the elevator system according to claim 1,
The call registration button control unit is configured such that when the call registration is not performed during a certain period of time after the use permission of the car is issued by the call registration availability determination unit, the user Elevator system characterized by canceling permission to use. The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 and 2,
The call registration button control unit blinks each call button corresponding to an available floor during a call registration period. The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The recognition unit generates authentication data by taking in information indicating the characteristics of each user using an authentication method using a non-contact IC card or a biometrics authentication method using characteristics of a human body. Elevator system characterized by The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The elevator registration system is characterized in that the call registration button control unit sequentially shortens the blinking cycle of each call button during a call registration period.

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