JP2009062105A - Elevator information distributing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reliably give information to elevator users when using an elevator. <P>SOLUTION: This elevator information distributing system comprises a terminal 4 which is composed of an information storage part 12 for storing information, a first transmission part 3 provided at an elevator car or an elevator landing for transmitting the information stored in the information storage part 12, first reception parts 8 carried by elevator users for receiving the information transmitted from the first transmission part 3, a storage part 9 to which the received information is downloaded, and a regeneration part 10 for regenerating the downloaded information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator information distribution system, and more particularly to an elevator information distribution system that can provide various information to an elevator user when using the elevator.

  In recent years, elevator information distribution systems that provide various types of information to elevator users by installing output units such as monitors and speakers in the elevator car and in the elevator hall, and outputting information from the output unit have become widespread. is doing.

Further, as described in the following Patent Document 1, personal identification information (for example, an ID number) generated from a personal information generator (for example, a mobile phone) carried by each elevator user is read by a reading unit, 2. Description of the Related Art An elevator information distribution system is known in which information stored in association with read personal identification information is output from an output unit.
JP 2006-264859 A

  However, in the above-described elevator information distribution system, the following points are not considered.

  The time when the elevator user uses the elevator, for example, the time when he / she is in the elevator car or the time when he / she stays at the elevator hall varies. For this reason, the output of information does not end within the time when the elevator user is using the elevator, and there is a case where information cannot be reliably provided to the elevator user.

  In addition, as described in Patent Document 1, even when information stored in association with personal identification information is output from the output unit, when there are a plurality of elevator users, first, Information stored in association with the personal identification information of the elevator user whose personal identification information has been read is output. For this reason, information stored in association with the personal identification number of the elevator user cannot be provided to other elevator users.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object thereof is to reliably provide information to an elevator user when the elevator user uses the elevator.

  A first feature according to an embodiment of the present invention is that, in an elevator information distribution system, an information storage unit that stores information and an information stored in the information storage unit provided in an elevator car or an elevator platform A first transmission unit that transmits information, a first reception unit that is carried by an elevator user and receives information transmitted from the first transmission unit, a storage unit that receives the received information, and downloaded information A terminal having a playback unit for playing back.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, provision of information with respect to an elevator user can be reliably performed when an elevator user uses an elevator.

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

(First embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator information distribution system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a distribution server 1, a transceiver 3 provided in an elevator car 2, and a terminal carried by an elevator user. Machine 4. The distribution server 1 and the transmitter / receiver 3 are connected via a network 5. As the network 5, the Internet, a telephone line, a LAN, or the like can be used. Further, the communication method may be either wireless communication or wired communication. As will be described later, the transceiver 3 functions as a first transmission unit that transmits information from the distribution server 1 to the terminal 4 and a second reception unit that receives personal identification information transmitted from the terminal 4. It has a function.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the distribution server 1 and the terminal 4.

  The terminal 4 incorporates an IC chip, and in this IC chip, a personal identification information storage unit 6, a second transmission unit 7, a first reception unit 8, a storage unit 9, and a reproduction unit 10 are provided. Is provided.

  The personal identification information storage unit 6 stores an ID number that is personal identification information of an elevator user who carries the terminal 4.

  The second transmission unit 7 transmits the ID number stored in the personal identification information storage unit 6. The ID number is transmitted by the elevator user carrying the terminal 4 getting on the elevator car 2 and receiving the transmission request radio wave transmitted from the transceiver 3 by the antenna of the IC chip.

  The first receiving unit 8 receives information transmitted from the transceiver 3. Information transmitted from the transceiver 3 will be described later.

  Information received by the first receiving unit 8 is downloaded to the storage unit 9.

  The playback unit 10 plays back the information downloaded to the storage unit 9 and displays it on the monitor 11 provided in the terminal 4. This reproduction display is automatically performed for priority information among the downloaded information. In addition, the playback unit 10 appropriately plays back and displays all information downloaded to the storage unit 9 based on an operation of a playback operation key (not shown) provided in the terminal 4. The priority information that is automatically reproduced and displayed is information that is preferably informed to the elevator user as soon as possible, and is information that can be reduced in value as information if known later, such as traffic information and weather information. is there. Priority information is added to the priority information to instruct that the information is priority information. When the information with the priority instruction information is downloaded to the storage unit 9, the playback unit 10 automatically And the playback display is automatically performed.

  The distribution server 1 includes a control unit (not shown) that performs various processes. The processes performed by the second transmission unit 7, the first reception unit 8, the storage unit 9, and the reproduction unit 10 are programs such as a ROM. This is performed by the control unit according to a program stored in a storage unit (not shown).

  In the distribution server 1, an information storage unit 12, an ID authentication unit 13, and an information output unit 14 are provided.

  The information storage unit 12 stores various types of information provided to elevator users. The information stored in the information storage unit 12 is information that is preferably provided to the elevator user, and includes various information such as traffic information, weather information, current affairs information, and product information.

  The information stored in the information storage unit 12 includes video information and audio information. In the case of video information, it is stored as electronic data in a format such as Falsh, Jpeg, Mpeg.

  The information stored in the information storage unit 12 is composed of content information that is the substance of information and address information indicating the information provider, or is composed only of content information, or address information. Consists of only.

  The information stored in the information storage unit 12 may include priority information as described above. Priority information that indicates that the information is priority information is added to the priority information. By adding this priority instruction information, the priority information is distinguished from other information that is not priority information.

  The ID authentication unit 13 confirms whether or not the ID number is received by the transceiver 3.

  The information output unit 14 outputs the information stored in the information storage unit 12 to the transceiver 3 when the ID authentication unit 13 confirms that the ID number is received in the transceiver 3. Information output to the transceiver 3 is transmitted from the transceiver 3 toward the terminal 4.

  The distribution server 1 includes a control unit (not shown) that performs various processes, and the processes performed by the ID authentication unit 13 and the information output unit 14 are stored in a program storage unit (not shown) such as a ROM. It is performed by the control unit according to the program.

  The download of information from the distribution server 1 to the terminal 4 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  When an elevator user carrying the terminal 4 gets on the elevator car 2, the radio wave of the transmission request transmitted from the transceiver 3 is received by the antenna of the IC chip of the terminal 4 and stored in the personal identification information storage unit 6. The transmitted ID number is transmitted from the second transmitter 7 (S1), and the transmitted ID number is received by the transceiver 3 (S2).

  When the ID number is received in step S2, the ID authentication unit 13 confirms that the ID number has been received (S3). When this confirmation is made, the information stored in the information storage unit 12 is output as information. Is output from the unit 14 (S4).

  The information output from the information output unit 14 in step S4 is transmitted from the transceiver 3 (S5).

  The information transmitted from the transceiver 3 in step S5 is received by the first receiving unit 8 of the terminal 4 (S6), and the received information is downloaded to the storage unit 9 of the terminal 4 (S7).

  After the information is downloaded in step S7, it is determined whether or not priority information is included in the downloaded information (S8). If priority information is included (YES in S8), the priority information is automatically reproduced and displayed on the monitor 11 (S9). After the reproduction and display of the priority information is completed or when the priority information is not included (NO in S8), the series of information download processing is completed.

  In such a configuration, when an elevator user carrying the terminal 4 gets on the elevator car 2, the information stored in the information storage unit 12 of the distribution server 1 is downloaded to the storage unit 9 of the terminal 4. The

  The elevator user can reproduce and display the downloaded information at an arbitrary timing, for example, while getting on the elevator car 2, after getting off the elevator car 2, after arriving at the destination, etc. it can. For this reason, it is possible to reliably provide information to the elevator user. In particular, information can be provided reliably even when the elevator car 2 is in a short time.

  When priority information is included in the downloaded information, the priority information is automatically reproduced and displayed after the download is completed. For this reason, priority information that elevator users want to know immediately, such as traffic information and weather information, can be notified immediately.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the transceiver 3 is provided in the elevator car 2 has been described as an example. However, the transceiver 3 may be provided in the elevator hall on each floor. In this case, information can be downloaded to the terminal 4 during the waiting time at the elevator hall.

(Second Embodiment)
An elevator information distribution system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component as the component demonstrated in 1st Embodiment, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The basic configuration of the elevator information distribution system according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, but differs in the following points.

  In the elevator information distribution system according to the second embodiment, a distribution server 1A is provided instead of the distribution server 1, and a terminal 4A is provided instead of the terminal 4.

  In addition to the information storage unit 12, the ID authentication unit 13, and the information output unit 14, the distribution server 1A includes a relationship information storage unit 15, an information input unit 16, a search unit 17, a determination unit 18, and a change. A portion 19 is provided.

  The relationship information storage unit 15 includes a provision information table 20 that stores an ID number that is personal identification information of an elevator user who carries the terminal 4 and the type of information associated with the ID number. Note that the type of information associated with an ID number means the type of information that an elevator user having the ID number desires to provide.

  The arrangement state of information in the provision information table 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The provided information table 20 includes ID numbers (a, b, c,...) Of individual elevator users, floor information of floors in which the elevator users reside, which are information accompanying the ID numbers. The type of information that each elevator user wants to provide is written. With respect to the type of information that each elevator user wants to provide, selection is made as to whether or not priority information is to be provided, and selection is made as to whether the information includes content information or information consisting only of address information. Yes. The information including content information corresponds to information consisting of content information and address information, or information consisting only of content information. When the type of information desired to be provided is information that is priority information and includes content information, a mark “A1” is written in the type of information column. When the type of information desired to be provided is information that is priority information and includes only address information, a mark “A2” is written in the column of the type of information. When the type of information desired to be provided is information that is not priority information and includes content information, a mark “B1” is written in the information type column. When the type of information desired to be provided is information that is not priority information and consists only of address information, a mark “B2” is written in the information type column.

  For example, in the provided information table 20, an elevator user whose ID number is “a” is written with “A1” in the traffic information and weather information columns and “B1” in the car information column. Has been written. For this reason, for the elevator user whose ID number is “a”, the traffic information and the weather information are downloaded to the terminal 4 as information including priority information and content information. In addition, the car information is downloaded to the terminal 4 as information that is not priority information and includes content information.

  Note that the type of information desired to be provided to the provision information table 20 is written by a registration operation from the terminal 4.

  When a registration operation for writing the type of information desired to be provided in the provision information table 20 is performed on the terminal device 4, the information input unit 16 takes in the information on the registration operation via the transceiver 3. Information captured by the information input unit 16 is written in the provision information table 20.

  When the transmitter / receiver 3 receives the ID number transmitted from the terminal 4, the search unit 17 displays the type of information written in the provided information table 20 in association with the received ID number, as the information storage unit 12. Search from. For example, in the provision information table 20, when vehicle information is selected as the type of information desired to be provided, information related to vehicle information is searched from information stored in the information storage unit 12.

  When the information transmitted from the first transmission unit and downloaded to the storage unit 9 of the terminal 4A is information including content information, the determination unit 18 is stored in the provision information table 20 along with the ID number. Whether or not the elevator user can finish downloading the information while the elevator user is using the floor information of the floor where the elevator user resides and the amount of information retrieved from the information storage unit 12 Judging. According to this determination, even when information of the same amount of information is downloaded, it is determined that it can be downloaded to an elevator user who lives on a higher floor and has a long elevator use time up to the first floor. It may be determined that the download cannot be completed for an elevator user who lives in the elevator and has a short elevator usage time to the first floor. Note that the amount of information is written in each piece of information stored in the information storage unit 12.

  The changing unit 19 changes the information to be transmitted to only the address information when the determining unit 18 determines that the download cannot be completed. As information changed to address information by the changing unit 19, only information that is not priority information can be changed, and priority information can be set to be transmitted as information including content information.

  The distribution server 1A includes a control unit (not shown) that performs various processes, and is performed by an ID authentication unit 13, an information output unit 14, an information input unit 16, a search unit 17, a determination unit 18, and a change unit 19. The processing is performed by the control unit according to a program stored in a program storage unit such as a ROM.

  In addition to the personal identification information storage unit 6, the second transmission unit 7, the first reception unit 8, the storage unit 9, and the playback unit 10, the terminal 4A is provided with a selection unit 21.

  When the selection unit 21 writes in the provision information table 20 by a registration operation from the terminal 4A, which type of information is to be downloaded, and whether the information to be downloaded is priority information And whether the information includes content information or only the address information. The information selected by the selection unit 21 is transmitted from the second transmission unit 7 to the transceiver 3 that functions as the second reception unit. The transmitted information is received by the transceiver 3, taken into the information input unit 16, and written into the provision information table 20.

  The terminal 4A includes a control unit (not shown) that performs various processes. The processes performed by the second transmission unit 7, the first reception unit 8, the storage unit 9, the reproduction unit 10, and the selection unit 21 are as follows. This is performed by the control unit in accordance with a program stored in a program storage unit (not shown) such as a ROM.

  The downloading of information from the distribution server 1A to the terminal 4A will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  When an elevator user carrying the terminal 4A gets on the elevator car 2, the radio wave of the transmission request transmitted from the transceiver 3 is received by the antenna of the IC chip of the terminal 4A and stored in the personal identification information storage unit 6. The transmitted ID number is transmitted from the second transmitter 7 (S11), and the transmitted ID number is received by the transceiver 3 (S12).

  When the ID number is received in step S12, the ID authentication unit 13 confirms that the ID number has been received (S13).

  When the ID number is confirmed in step S13, it is checked whether or not the same ID number exists in the provision information table 20 of the relationship information storage unit 15 (S14).

  If it is determined in step S14 that the same ID number exists in the provided information table 20 (YES in S14), the type of information related to the ID number in the provided information table 20 is stored in the information storage unit 12. (S15).

  When information is searched in step S15, it is determined whether or not content information is included in the searched information when downloaded (S16).

  When the content information is included in the downloaded information (YES in S16), it is determined whether or not the download of the information is completed while the elevator user is using the elevator (S17).

  In step S16, when it is determined that the content information is not included in the information to be downloaded (NO in S16), and when it is determined that the download is finished while using the elevator (YES in S17), The retrieved information is output from the information output unit 14 (S18).

  If it is determined in step S17 that the download is not completed during use of the elevator (NO in S17), the information to be downloaded is changed to only the address information (S19), and only the address information is output (S18). .

  The information output from the information output unit 14 in step S18 is transmitted from the transceiver 3 (S20).

  The information transmitted from the transceiver 3 in step S20 is received by the first receiving unit 8 of the terminal 4A (S21), and the received information is downloaded to the storage unit 9 (S22).

  After the information is downloaded in step S22, it is determined whether or not priority information is included in the downloaded information (S23). If priority information is included (YES in S23), the priority information is automatically reproduced and displayed on the monitor 11 (S24). After the reproduction and display of the priority information is completed or when the priority information is not included (NO in S23), the series of information download processing is completed.

  If it is determined in step S14 that the same ID number does not exist in the provision information table 20 (NO in S14), the elevator user such as preset information, for example, traffic information or weather information, is promptly notified. Only information that is preferably notified is output from the information output unit 14 (S25). The information output from the information output unit 14 in step S25 is transmitted from the transceiver 3 (S20).

  In such a configuration, when an elevator user carrying the terminal 4A gets on the elevator car 2, the elevator user desires from the information stored in the information storage unit 12 of the distribution server 1A. The type of information is searched, and the searched information is downloaded to the storage unit 9 of the terminal 4A.

  The elevator user can reproduce and display the downloaded information at an arbitrary timing, for example, while getting on the elevator car 2, after getting off the elevator car 2, after arriving at the destination, etc. it can. For this reason, the kind of information which the elevator user desires can be reliably provided with respect to each elevator user.

  The elevator user can select whether the format of information to be downloaded is information including content information or address information. Further, the elevator user can select whether or not the format of the information to be downloaded is the priority information. Thereby, the elevator user can receive provision of various information in a format he / she desires.

  When priority information is included in the downloaded information, the priority information is automatically reproduced and displayed after the download is completed. For this reason, the information selected as the priority information can be quickly confirmed.

  In addition, when the information to be downloaded is information including content information, it is downloaded while the elevator user is using the elevator from the amount of information to be downloaded and the floor information of the floor where the elevator user resides. Is determined to end, and if it is determined not to end, the information including the content information is changed to information of only the address information. For this reason, it is possible to prevent a situation in which downloading of desired information during use of the elevator does not end, and it is possible to reliably provide information to the elevator user.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the outline of the information delivery system of an elevator in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram explaining the function of a delivery server and a terminal. It is a flowchart explaining the download of the information from a delivery server to a terminal. It is a block diagram explaining the function of the delivery server and terminal of the elevator information delivery system which concern on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | sequence state of the information in a provision information table. It is a flowchart explaining the download of the information from a delivery server to a terminal.

Explanation of symbols

2 elevator car 3 first transmission unit, second reception unit 4, 4A terminal 6 personal identification information storage unit 7 second transmission unit 8 first reception unit 9 storage unit 10 reproduction unit 12 information storage unit 15 relation information storage unit 17 Search unit 18 Judgment unit 19 Change unit

Claims (5)

An information storage unit for storing information;
A first transmission unit which is provided in an elevator car or an elevator landing and transmits information stored in the information storage unit;
A terminal that is carried by an elevator user and includes a first receiving unit that receives information transmitted from the first transmitting unit, a storage unit that receives the received information, and a playback unit that reproduces the downloaded information. Machine,
An elevator information distribution system comprising: The terminal includes a personal identification information storage unit that stores personal identification information, and a second transmission unit that transmits the stored personal identification information.
A second receiving unit that is provided in the elevator car or the elevator landing and receives the personal identification information transmitted from the second transmitting unit;
A relationship information storage unit that stores the personal identification information and the type of information associated with the personal identification information;
A search unit that searches the information storage unit for the type of information stored in the relation information storage unit in association with the received personal identification information when the second reception unit receives the personal identification information; ,
With
The elevator information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the first transmission unit transmits information searched by the search unit.   The elevator information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the reproduction unit automatically reproduces priority information among the downloaded information.   The relation information storage unit stores, for each type of stored information, whether information is included in content information or only address information when transmitted from the first transmission unit. The elevator information distribution system according to claim 2 or 3.   When the information transmitted and downloaded from the first transmission unit is information including content information, download information during use of the elevator is obtained from the floor information accompanying the personal identification information and the amount of information transmitted. A determination unit that determines whether or not ending is possible, and a changing unit that changes so that only address information is transmitted when it is determined that ending downloading is impossible. Item 5. The elevator information distribution system according to Item 4.

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