CN114506750A

CN114506750A - Elevator control device and elevator system

Info

Publication number: CN114506750A
Application number: CN202110178793.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 手塚祐太
Original assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Current assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Priority date: 2020-11-17
Filing date: 2021-02-08
Publication date: 2022-05-17
Also published as: JP2022079801A; JP6977851B1

Abstract

An elevator control device and an elevator system. The unauthorized use of an elevator by another person using an authentication medium is detected before the authentication medium is registered as an authentication medium to be rejected, and intrusion into a safe area by the operation of the elevator which is unauthorized used is suppressed. An elevator control device comprises: an authentication information acquisition unit that acquires authentication information of an elevator user and read time information from the reading means; a user determination unit which determines that the elevator is normally used when the read time information is within the range of the elevator riding schedule of the elevator user, and determines that the elevator is not normally used when the read time information is outside the range of the elevator riding schedule; and an operation allocation unit that performs destination floor registration based on the authentication information when the user determination unit determines that the user is authorized, and performs destination floor registration based on specific floor information on a specific floor that is a floor on which an unauthorized user operates when the user determination unit determines that the user is unauthorized.

Description

Elevator control device and elevator system

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an elevator control device and an elevator system.

Background

Conventionally, as a safety system of an elevator, an elevator system using an authentication medium such as a wireless card or an IC tag is known. In such an elevator system, information of an authentication medium is read at a predetermined place in a building, and a user having the authentication medium is authenticated to control the operation of an elevator. The user can move to the destination floor as a destination by using the elevator based on the information registered in the authentication medium. As such an elevator system, for example, an elevator system of patent document 1 is known.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open No. 2005-96945

Disclosure of Invention

In the elevator system of patent document 1, when a user loses an authentication medium or the like, the ID of the authentication medium is registered as an authentication medium to be rejected, thereby preventing another person from intruding into a secure area by unjustly using the authentication medium.

However, in the above elevator system, until the user loses the authentication medium and registers the authentication medium as the authentication medium to be rejected, it is not possible to detect that another person who has acquired the authentication medium uses the elevator. Therefore, the other person may intrude into the secure area with the authentication medium.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator control device that can prevent an elevator operating in a safe area from entering into a safe area by detecting unauthorized use of an elevator in which an authentication medium is used by another person before registering the authentication medium as an authentication medium to be rejected when an elevator user loses the authentication medium or the like in an elevator system using the authentication medium.

An elevator control device of the present invention includes: an authentication information acquisition unit that acquires authentication information of an elevator user and reading time information relating to a reading time at which the reading means is used, from reading means that reads information relating to the elevator user; a user determination unit which determines that the elevator is normally used when the read time information is within the range of the elevator riding schedule of the elevator user, and determines that the elevator is not normally used when the read time information is outside the range of the elevator riding schedule; and an operation allocation unit that performs destination floor registration based on the authentication information when the user determination unit determines that the user is authorized, and performs destination floor registration based on specific floor information on a specific floor that is a floor on which an unauthorized user operates when the user determination unit determines that the user is unauthorized, wherein the elevator control device performs elevator operation control based on the destination floor registration.

Effects of the invention

According to the elevator control device of the present invention, when an elevator user loses an authentication medium or the like, it is possible to detect unauthorized use of an elevator by another person using the authentication medium before registering the authentication medium as an authentication medium to be rejected, and it is possible to suppress intrusion into a safe area by operation of the elevator in which the unauthorized use is performed.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an elevator system according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a modification of the elevator system according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator control device according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram of an elevator system according to embodiment 2.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator control device according to embodiment 2.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of the elevator control device according to modification 1 of embodiment 2.

Fig. 7 is a diagram showing the usage status of each elevator user.

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a relationship between the read time of an elevator user and the number of times of use.

Fig. 9 is a block diagram of an elevator system according to embodiment 3.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator control device according to embodiment 3.

Fig. 11 is a block diagram of an elevator system according to embodiment 4.

Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator system according to embodiment 4.

Fig. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a processing circuit of an elevator control device according to embodiment 1.

Description of the reference symbols

1: a reading unit; 2: an elevator control device; 3: an elevator; 4: an authentication information acquisition unit; 5: a storage unit; 6: a user judging section; 7: an operation distribution unit; 8: a normal use operation distribution unit; 9: a non-regular use operation distribution unit; 10: an elevator taking schedule processing part; 11: a release information determination unit; 20: an autonomous moving body; 30 a: a processor; 30 b: a memory; 31: hardware; 100: an elevator system.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding portions are denoted by the same reference numerals. Duplicate descriptions are appropriately simplified or omitted. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below.

Embodiment 1.

An elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 1 will be described below based on an elevator system 100 with reference to fig. 1 and 2.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator system 100 according to embodiment 1. The elevator system 100 includes a reader 1, an elevator control device 2, and an elevator 3.

The reading means 1 is means for reading authentication information stored in a portable information terminal held by an elevator user. The reading means 1 is, for example, a reading device, an IC card reader, or the like mounted on a security gate provided in a doorway to an elevator landing in a building. When the authentication information is read from the portable information terminal of the elevator user, the reading means 1 transmits the reading time information and the authentication information related to the reading time to the elevator control device 2.

The authentication information includes identification information of elevator users, destination floor information, attribute information of elevator users, and the like. The identification information is personal information such as identification code, name, and affiliation. The attribute information is information related to attributes of users such as general users, disabled persons, and VIP users. The information included in the authentication information may be arbitrarily defined.

In the elevator system 100 of the present invention, it is assumed that an elevator user holds a portable information terminal storing authentication information relating to the use of the elevator. The portable information terminal is, for example, a portable terminal such as an IC card or a smart phone having an IC tag.

In the elevator system 100, an elevator control device 2 controls each elevator 3. The elevator control device 2 can be used in combination with a security gate that includes a reading device and a display device that displays information about a car in which a destination floor is registered. Although fig. 1 shows an elevator system 100 in which 2 elevators 3 are provided, the number of elevators is not limited to this, and the same applies to other embodiments described below.

The elevator control device 2 includes an authentication information acquisition unit 4, a storage unit 5, a user determination unit 6, and an operation assignment unit 7.

The authentication information acquisition unit 4 receives the reading time information and the authentication information transmitted from the reading unit 1. The authentication information acquisition unit 4 analyzes the authentication information to acquire identification information, destination floor information, and the like.

The storage unit 5 stores elevator boarding schedules for each elevator user in advance. The elevator boarding schedule is, for example, a time zone in which an elevator user uses the elevator 3. The boarding schedule is information corresponding to identification information included in authentication information for each elevator user. The storage unit 5 may be a storage device such as an HDD, or may be a storage device externally connected to the elevator control device 2.

For example, in an office building equipped with an elevator system used in combination with a system for performing authentication at a security gate or the like, an elevator boarding schedule is a time slot unique to an elevator user. That is, the time zone during which a person who enters and exits an office is on duty and the time zone during which the person leaves the office correspond to the boarding schedule. In addition, a time zone unique to the elevator user, such as a time zone in which the elevator is used at lunch, may be included in the boarding schedule. In this way, the boarding schedule is not limited to a time slot from the predetermined start time to the end time, but is a time slot unique to the elevator user corresponding to the usage time slot of the elevator user.

As will be described in detail later, the boarding schedule can be updated according to the usage status of the elevator users.

The user determination unit 6 receives the reading time information, the identification information, the destination floor information, and the like transmitted from the authentication information acquisition unit 4. The user determination unit 6 acquires the boarding schedule corresponding to the identification information from the storage unit 5. The user determination unit 6 determines whether the use of the elevator 3 by the elevator user is a regular use or a non-regular use, based on the elevator boarding schedule. The user determination unit 6 determines that the elevator is normally used when the read time information is within the range of the boarding schedule. The range of the boarding schedule refers to a range of a utilization time period as the boarding schedule. If the read time information is included in the usage period, it is determined that the usage is authorized. In addition, the start time and the end time, which are boundaries of the usage period, are also included in the range of the boarding schedule.

In addition, a time zone other than the predetermined use time zone may be additionally set in the boarding schedule. For example, when the boarding schedule is 8 o 'clock 00 to 9 o' clock 00, if a certain elevator user is expected to be used during a period of 12 o 'clock 00 to 13 o' clock 00 on a specific use day, the time zone of 12 o 'clock 00 to 13 o' clock 00 may be set as the boarding schedule.

When the read time information is out of the range of the boarding schedule, the user determination unit 6 determines that the elevator is not normally used. The term "outside the elevator boarding schedule" means that the boundaries of the start time and the end time as the usage periods are not included. Therefore, the user determination unit 6 can detect the unauthorized use of the elevator based on the elevator boarding schedule.

When the user of the elevator 3 is determined, the user determination unit 6 transmits determination information, destination floor information, and the like related to the determination to the operation assigning unit 7.

When the judgment information, the destination floor information, and the like are received from the user judgment section 6, the operation assignment section 7 assigns cars based on the judgment information. Specifically, when the user determination unit 6 determines that the usage is a regular usage, the operation assigning unit 7 assigns a car based on the destination floor information and performs destination floor registration. In this way, the operation assigning unit 7 performs the destination floor registration based on the authentication information. The destination floor information when it is determined that the use is a regular use may be received by the elevator control device 2 by a destination floor input of a user. When the user determination unit 6 determines that the car is not in authorized use, the operation assigning unit 7 assigns a car based on the specific floor information and performs destination floor registration. Here, the specific floor is a floor where authentication for releasing security is not required to enter the area of the floor, and is, for example, a floor where a security room with security is located. The specific floor information may be received by the operation assigning unit 7 from the user determining unit 6, or may be provided in advance by the operation assigning unit 7.

The elevator control device 2 performs operation control of the elevator based on the destination floor registration of the car assigned to the operation assigning section 7. In this way, the elevator control device 2 causes the elevator 3 to perform an operation to a destination floor or a specific floor that is a target of an elevator user. That is, it can be said that the elevator control device 2 controls the operation of an elevator which is not used by the authorized user. The operation to the specific floor is performed by a direct operation from the boarding floor to the specific floor. This can prevent an unauthorized user from going off at a floor other than the specific floor.

Therefore, when the elevator user loses the authentication medium or the like, the elevator control device 2 can detect unauthorized use of the elevator by another person using the authentication medium before registering the authentication medium as the authentication medium to be rejected, and can perform elevator operation using the unauthorized use.

In addition, when a car to be moved to a specific floor is assigned, the operation assigning unit 7 may not assign the car to another user. This prevents other users from riding in the same car as an unauthorized user.

Next, the operation of the elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 1 will be described with reference to fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 1. First, authentication information is read from a portable information terminal of an elevator user by the reading means 1. The elevator control device 2 receives the read authentication information (ST 101). Here, the elevator control device 2 receives the read time information at which the authentication information is read together with the authentication information. The authentication information and the read time information received by the elevator control device 2 are transmitted to the authentication information acquisition unit 4.

The authentication information acquiring unit 4 analyzes the authentication information, acquires the identification information and the destination floor information, and transmits the identification information and the destination floor information to the user determining unit 6 together with the reading time information (ST 102).

The user determination unit 6 acquires the boarding schedule from the storage unit based on the identification information received from the authentication information acquisition unit 4. The user determination unit 6 determines whether or not the read time information is within the boarding schedule (ST 103).

When the read time information is within the boarding schedule, the user determination unit 6 transmits the determination information and the destination floor information to the operation assigning unit 7 (yes in ST 103).

When the read time information is out of the boarding schedule range, the user determination unit 6 transmits the determination information and the specific floor information to the operation assigning unit 7 (no in ST 103).

Upon receiving the determination information and the destination floor information from the user determination unit 6, the operation assigning unit 7 performs destination floor registration for regular use (ST 104). Specifically, the operation assigning unit 7 assigns a car based on the determination information and the destination floor information, and performs destination floor registration.

The elevator control device 2 performs operation control of the elevator based on the destination floor registration for regular use by the operation assigning unit 7(ST 105). When the elevator 3 arrives at the floor where the destination floor registration is performed, a series of operations are completed.

When the determination information and the destination floor information are received from the user determination unit 6, the operation assigning unit 7 performs unauthorized destination floor registration (ST 106). Specifically, the operation assigning unit 7 assigns a car based on the determination information and the specific floor information, and registers a destination floor.

The elevator control device 2 performs operation control of the elevator 3 based on the destination floor registration for unauthorized use by the operation assigning unit 7(ST 105). When the elevator 3 arrives at the specific floor where the destination floor registration is performed, a series of operations are completed.

As described above, the elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 1 includes: an authentication information acquisition unit 4 that acquires, from a reading means 1 that reads information on an elevator user, authentication information on the elevator user and reading time information on a reading time at which the reading means is used; a user determination unit 6 that determines normal use when the read time information is within the range of the boarding schedule of the elevator user, and determines non-normal use when the read time information is outside the range of the boarding schedule; and an operation allocation unit 7 that performs destination floor registration based on the authentication information when the user determination unit 6 determines that the user is authorized, and performs destination floor registration based on specific floor information on a specific floor for which an unauthorized user operates when the user determination unit 6 determines that the user is unauthorized, and the elevator control device 2 performs operation control of the elevator based on the destination floor registration.

With such a configuration, when the elevator user loses the authentication medium or the like, the elevator control device 2 can detect unauthorized use of the elevator by another person using the authentication medium before registering the authentication medium as the authentication medium to be rejected, and can perform elevator operation using the unauthorized use.

Further, the operation assigning unit 7 of the elevator control device 2 may not assign a car to another user when the car to be operated to a specific floor is assigned.

With this configuration, it is possible to prevent other users from riding on the same car as an unauthorized user.

As a modification of the elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 1, a normal use operation allocation unit 8 and a non-normal use operation allocation unit 9 may be provided as the operation allocation unit 7. Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of a modification of the elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 1.

The normal use operation allocation unit 8 receives determination information and destination floor information determined by the user determination unit 6 as normal use. The normal use operation assigning section 8 assigns cars based on the destination floor information and registers the destination floors.

The unauthorized use operation allocation unit 9 receives information for determining that the user determination unit 6 has determined unauthorized use, specific floor information, and the like. The unauthorized use operation assigning section 9 assigns cars based on the specific floor information and registers the destination floors. Further, the unauthorized use operation assigning section 9 can switch between enabling and disabling the car assignment function.

As described above, the elevator control device 2 according to the modification of embodiment 1 can easily switch between the use of the unauthorized use operation assigning section 9 to enable or disable the car assignment function. When the unauthorized use operation assigning unit 9 invalidates the car assignment function, the elevator control device 2 does not assign a car to unauthorized use.

Embodiment 2.

Next, an elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 2 will be described based on the elevator system 100. Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator system 100 according to embodiment 2. In the following description, a description will be given mainly of a configuration different from that of embodiment 1, and a description of a configuration similar to that of embodiment 1 may be omitted as appropriate. The elevator system 100 according to embodiment 2 is different from the elevator system 100 according to embodiment 1 in that the elevator control device 2 includes an elevator boarding schedule processing unit 10.

The elevator control device 2 includes an authentication information acquisition unit 4, a storage unit 5, a user determination unit 6, an operation assignment unit 7, and an elevator boarding schedule processing unit 10.

The boarding schedule processing unit 10 receives the read time information, the identification information acquired by the authentication information acquisition unit 4 analyzing the authentication information, and the destination floor information. The elevator boarding schedule processing unit 10 updates the elevator boarding schedule corresponding to the identification information based on the read time information. The elevator riding schedule processing unit 10 sets a time period for the elevator user to use the elevator based on the elevator riding schedule corresponding to the identification information and the newly read time information, and updates the elevator riding schedule. The elevator boarding schedule processing unit 10 updates the elevator boarding schedule stored in the storage unit 5, thereby updating the elevator boarding schedule.

The user determination unit 6 receives the reading time information, the identification information, the destination floor information, and the like transmitted from the authentication information acquisition unit 4. The user determination unit 6 acquires the boarding schedule corresponding to the identification information from the storage unit 5. The elevator boarding schedule acquired by the user determination unit 6 is an elevator boarding schedule updated by the elevator boarding schedule processing unit 10. The user determination unit 6 determines whether the use of the elevator 3 by the elevator user is a regular use or a non-regular use based on the elevator boarding schedule.

When the user determination unit 6 determines that the car is normally used, the operation assignment unit 7 assigns a car based on the destination floor information and registers the destination floor. When the user determination unit 6 determines that the car is not utilized normally, the operation assigning unit 7 assigns a car based on the specific floor information and registers a destination floor. The elevator control device 2 controls the operation of the elevator 3 based on the destination floor registration of the car assigned to the operation assigning section 7.

As described above, the boarding schedule processing unit 10 of the elevator control device 2 updates the boarding schedule, and performs operation control of the elevator 3 based on the updated boarding schedule. Thus, the operation control of the elevator 3 can be performed using the elevator riding schedule according to the use situation of the elevator user.

Next, the operation of the elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 2 will be described with reference to fig. 5.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 2. Note that the same operations as those in embodiment 1 will not be described. This is also the same in the following embodiments.

Next, the authentication information acquiring unit 4 transmits the identification information, the destination floor information, and the read time information to the boarding schedule processing unit 10(ST 201). When receiving the respective pieces of information, the boarding schedule processing unit 10 updates the boarding schedule corresponding to the identification information based on the read time information (ST 202). The respective operations of ST201 and ST202 may be performed between the operations of ST101 and ST 102.

As described above, the elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 2 further includes the elevator boarding schedule processing unit 10, and the elevator boarding schedule processing unit 10 updates the elevator boarding schedule based on the authentication information of the elevator user read by the reading means 1 and the read time.

With such a configuration, the elevator control device 2 can perform operation control of the elevator 3 using an elevator riding schedule according to the use situation of the elevator user.

As modification 1 of embodiment 2, the elevator control device 2 can also perform operation control of the elevator 3 by acquiring the use status of the elevator user and updating the elevator riding schedule during a predetermined period. The following description will be specifically made. The elevator system 100 according to modification 1 of embodiment 2 has the same configuration as that of fig. 4.

The elevator boarding schedule processing unit 10 sets a usage situation acquisition period for acquiring the usage situation to, for example, 3 months so that the elevator boarding schedule matches the usage situation of the elevator user. The boarding schedule processing unit 10 receives the read time information, the identification information acquired by the authentication information acquisition unit 4 analyzing the authentication information, and the destination floor information. The elevator boarding schedule processing unit 10 determines whether or not the use situation acquisition period has elapsed, and acquires the use situation by updating the elevator boarding schedule corresponding to the identification information based on the read time information if the use situation acquisition period has not elapsed. The elevator boarding schedule to be updated is created as an elevator boarding schedule by a time period from a time point at which the reading time is the earliest to a time point at which the reading time is the latest, for example, in accordance with the acquired usage status.

When the usage of the elevator user passes the usage situation acquisition period, the boarding schedule processing unit 10 updates the schedule created based on the usage situation acquired in the period to the boarding schedule. The elevator control device 2 controls the operation of the elevator 3 based on the updated elevator riding schedule.

As described above, the elevator boarding schedule processing unit 10 of the elevator control device 2 acquires the usage situation during a predetermined period, sets the elevator boarding schedule, and controls the operation of the elevator 3. This enables the operation control of the elevator 3 to be performed using an elevator boarding schedule that more accurately represents the usage status of the elevator users.

Next, the operation of the elevator control device 2 according to variation 1 of embodiment 2 will be described with reference to fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator control device 2 according to modification 1 of embodiment 2.

The operation of the elevator control device 2 according to modification 1 of embodiment 2 is different from the operation according to embodiment 2 in that it is determined whether or not the usage situation acquisition period has elapsed, and the boarding schedule is updated based on the determination result.

The boarding schedule processing unit 10 determines whether or not the usage situation acquisition period has elapsed (ST 211). When the usage situation acquisition period has elapsed, the process proceeds to the next ST103(ST211, yes). On the other hand, if the usage situation acquisition period has not elapsed (no in ST211), the boarding schedule processing unit 10 updates the boarding schedule corresponding to the identification information based on the read time information (ST 202). Then, the process proceeds to step S103.

As a modification 2 of embodiment 2, the elevator control device 2 can also perform operation control of the elevator 3 by calculating the elevator boarding schedule from the usage status of the elevator users acquired by the elevator boarding schedule processing unit 10 and setting the elevator boarding schedule as the elevator boarding schedule. The following description will be specifically made.

Fig. 7 is a diagram showing the read time and the number of times of use as the use status for each elevator user in modification 2 of embodiment 2.

Fig. 7 shows the use status of elevator users assigned identification numbers 0001, 0002, 1000, and 2000 as identification information. The read time and the number of times of use are shown as the use status of each elevator user. For example, the number of times of use in a time period from 7 o 'clock 30 minutes to 9 o' clock 30 minutes at the read time is registered for the elevator user with the identification number of 0001. In addition, the reading time is divided and shown every 5 minutes. For example, when the read time is 8: 00 minutes, the number of uses is 12. Here, the reading time of 8 point 00 minutes means a time when reading is performed in a period of 8 point 00 minutes 00 seconds to 8 point 04 minutes 59 seconds.

Fig. 7 shows information read when the elevator 3 is used after the portable information terminal such as an IC card is distributed to an elevator user. In this way, the boarding schedule processing unit 10 stores the read time and the number of times of use in the storage unit 5 together with the identification code.

Next, a method of calculating an elevator boarding schedule based on the usage status of the elevator will be described. Fig. 8 shows the read time and the number of times of use of the elevator user with identification number 0001. Here, as shown in fig. 8, the number of times of use is set as a threshold, a time zone that is the number of times of use exceeding the threshold is calculated, and the time zone is set as an elevator boarding schedule. As shown by the wavy line in fig. 8, the threshold value is set to 10 times, and the boarding schedule in this case corresponds to the time period shown by the double arrow in fig. 8. That is, the elevator control device 2 sets the boarding schedule based on the read time information in which the number of times of use corresponding to the read time information exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

The elevator control device 2 controls the operation of the elevator 3 using the elevator riding schedule.

As described above, since the elevator control device 2 sets a threshold value for the number of times of use of the elevator user and calculates the boarding schedule, the determination condition of whether the elevator is used in a normal mode or in a non-normal mode can be easily adjusted.

Embodiment 3.

Next, an elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 3 will be described with reference to the elevator system 100. Fig. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator system 100 according to embodiment 3. In the following description, a description will be given mainly of a configuration different from that of the other embodiments, and a description of a configuration similar to that of the other embodiments may be omitted as appropriate. The elevator system 100 according to embodiment 3 is different from the elevator system 100 according to the other embodiments in that it includes a cancellation information determination unit 11.

As described above, the user determination unit 6 of the elevator control device 2 determines whether the use of the elevator 3 is authorized or unauthorized based on the elevator boarding schedule. For example, when a regular elevator user uses the elevator 3 outside the elevator riding schedule, the elevator control device 2 determines that the use is not a regular use. The elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 3 has the following functions: when it is determined that the elevator user is a legitimate elevator user, the unauthorized use can be released.

The elevator control device 2 includes a release information determination unit 11. The release information determination unit 11 receives release information from an elevator user, and determines whether or not to release the destination floor registration by unauthorized use based on the release information. The release information determination unit 11 can receive release information from an elevator user through input means such as various input devices such as a touch panel provided near the elevator car, in addition to an authentication device provided in the security gate. The release information may be information for biometric authentication such as fingerprint information and face information, in addition to the date of birth information and password information of the elevator user set for each elevator user.

When receiving the release information, the release information determination unit 11 determines whether or not the release information matches the release registration information corresponding to the identification information of the elevator user. When the release information matches the release registration information, the release information determination unit 11 determines that the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use is released. The cancellation information determination unit 11 notifies the operation distribution unit 7 of the determination, and when the notification is received, the operation distribution unit 7 cancels the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use and performs the destination floor registration by the authorized use.

When the release information and the release registration information do not match each other, or when the release information is not input within a predetermined time, the release information determination unit 11 does not release the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use. Then, the elevator control device 2 performs operation control of the elevator based on the destination floor registration based on the unauthorized use.

As described above, when the authorized elevator user uses the elevator outside the range of the boarding schedule and performs the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use, the elevator control device 2 cancels the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use and performs the destination floor registration by the authorized use in accordance with the cancel information, so that the convenience of the authorized elevator user is not impaired.

Next, the operation of the elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 3 will be described with reference to fig. 10. Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 3.

The registration of the destination floor for unauthorized use is performed (ST106), and then the elevator control device 2 receives the cancellation information from the input means (ST 301). Next, the release information determination unit 11 determines whether or not the release information matches the release registration information (ST 302).

When the cancellation information matches the cancellation registration information (y in ST302), the operation assigning unit 7 cancels the destination floor registration for unauthorized use (ST303), and performs the destination floor registration for authorized use (ST 304).

On the other hand, if the cancellation information does not match the cancellation registration information (no in ST302), the elevator control device 2 performs elevator operation control based on the unauthorized destination floor registration (ST 105).

Embodiment 4.

Next, an elevator control device 2 according to embodiment 4 will be described based on the elevator system 100. Fig. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator system 100 according to embodiment 4. In the following description, a description will be given mainly of a configuration different from that of the other embodiments, and a description of a configuration similar to that of the other embodiments may be omitted as appropriate. The elevator system 100 according to embodiment 4 is different from the elevator system 100 according to another embodiment in that it includes an autonomous moving body 20, and the autonomous moving body 20 can communicate with the elevator control device 2 to operate.

The autonomous moving body 20 is a mechanical device capable of autonomous movement even if not operated by a person. The autonomous moving body 20 can operate in cooperation with the elevator 3. The autonomous moving body 20 can communicate with the elevator 3, and can autonomously make a call to the elevator 3 in cooperation with the elevator 3 and ride the elevator 3 corresponding to the call. The autonomous moving body 20 is, for example, a guide robot that guides an elevator user.

The autonomous moving body 20 has the following functions: when the user determination unit 6 determines that the elevator is not utilized normally and the operation assignment unit 7 assigns a car having a specific floor as a destination floor, the elevator user is guided to the assigned car. When the user determination unit 6 determines that the autonomous moving body 20 is not normally used, the elevator control device 2 that communicates with the autonomous moving body 20 notifies the position information of the reading means 1 that reads the authentication information of the elevator user. The autonomous moving body 20 is also notified that unauthorized use is performed. For example, when there are a plurality of security gates provided with a reading device, the position information of the reading unit 1 is a gate number indicating which security gate has read the information.

The autonomous moving body 20 moves toward the position of the reading unit 1 read based on the position information in order to guide the elevator user. The autonomous moving body 20 is, for example, in a standby state at an elevator landing near a safety gate, and when receiving a notification of position information, moves toward the safety gate where authentication information is read.

The autonomous moving body 20 guides the elevator user to the car after moving according to the position information. The autonomous moving body 20 may also be guided by broadcasting a message to the elevator user to guide the elevator user to the car by voice.

The autonomous moving body 20 guides the elevator user to a predetermined car, and ends the guidance when the elevator user takes the car, the car is closed, and the elevator 3 is operated. The elevator control device 2 may notify the autonomous moving body 20 that the car has been closed, and the autonomous moving body 20 that has received the notification may end the guidance operation. Then, the elevator control device 2 controls the operation of the elevator 3 to transport the elevator user to a specific floor. The operation of the elevator control device 2 in the case where it is determined to be unauthorized use is the same as that in the other embodiments, and therefore, a detailed description thereof is omitted.

Therefore, in the elevator system 100, the autonomous moving body 20 guides the elevator user determined to be abnormally used to the predetermined car in cooperation with the elevator control device 2, and therefore, the user can be reliably guided to the specific floor.

After the abnormal use is determined, the elevator control device 2 may not assign the car to another elevator user until the autonomous moving body 20 guides the elevator user to a predetermined car, completes boarding, completely closes the car, and operates the elevator 3. That is, the other elevator users are assigned cars other than the car assigned to the elevator user determined to be a non-authorized use. This prevents the elevator user who is determined to be in unauthorized use from riding in the same way as the other elevator users.

Next, the operation of the elevator system 100 according to embodiment 4 will be described with reference to fig. 12. Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator system 100 according to embodiment 4.

When the unauthorized destination floor registration is performed (ST106), the elevator control device 2 notifies the autonomous mobile unit 20 of the position information from which the authentication information is read (ST 401). Next, the autonomous moving body 20 moves to the position where the authentication information is read based on the position information (ST 402).

After moving based on the position information, the autonomous moving body 20 guides the elevator user to the car in which the destination floor registration for unauthorized use is performed (ST 403). When the elevator user gets into the car and the car is closed, the autonomous moving body 20 ends the guiding operation (ST 404).

As described above, in the elevator system 100, since the autonomous moving body 20 guides the elevator user determined to be abnormally used to the predetermined car, the user can be reliably guided to the specific floor.

In addition, as modification 1 of embodiment 4, when it is determined that a legitimate elevator user is in unauthorized use, the autonomous moving body 20 can cancel the destination floor registration and perform destination floor registration based on legitimate use. In addition, when it is determined that the elevator user who is authorized is in an unauthorized use, the operation is the same as in embodiment 3.

When the autonomous moving body 20 determines that the use is not authorized, it receives the notification of the position information and starts the guiding operation of the elevator user. Then, the elevator user guided by the autonomous moving body 20 inputs cancellation information for canceling the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use to the autonomous moving body 20. When the autonomous moving body 20 having received the input of the cancellation information determines from the cancellation information that the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use is to be cancelled, the elevator control device 2 is notified of the cancellation, which indicates that the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use is to be cancelled. The elevator control device 2 that receives the cancellation notification cancels the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use and performs the destination floor registration by the authorized use. For example, when the elevator control device 2 receives the cancellation notification, the operation allocating section 7 cancels the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use and performs the destination floor registration by the authorized use.

Here, the same information as the release information described in embodiment 3 can be used as the release information. When the input cancellation information matches the cancellation registration information corresponding to the identification information, the autonomous moving body 20 determines that the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use is cancelled. On the other hand, when the input cancellation information does not match the cancellation registration information, the autonomous moving body 20 determines that the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use is not cancelled and continues the guiding operation of the elevator user. Further, even when the cancel information is not input to the autonomous moving body 20 within the predetermined time, it is not determined that the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use is to be canceled. The autonomous moving body 20 performing the guidance operation may broadcast a message indicating input cancellation information to the elevator user.

As described above, in the case where the regular elevator user uses the elevator outside the range of the boarding schedule and performs the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use, the elevator system 100 cancels the destination floor registration by the unauthorized use according to the cancellation information and performs the destination floor registration by the regular use, so that the convenience of the regular elevator user is not impaired.

Next, an example of the elevator control device 2 will be described with reference to fig. 13. Fig. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a processing circuit of the elevator control device 2 in embodiment 1. The same applies to embodiments 2 to 4 as to the configuration example of the processing circuit of the elevator control device 2.

The functions of the elevator control device 2 can be implemented by a processing circuit. For example, the processing circuit is provided with at least one processor 30a and at least one memory 30 b. The processing circuit is provided with at least one dedicated hardware 31, for example.

In the case of a processing circuit having at least one processor 30a and at least one memory 30b, the functions of the elevator control 2 are implemented by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. At least one of the software and firmware is described as a program. At least one of the software and firmware is stored in the at least one memory 30 b. The at least one processor 30a realizes the functions of the elevator control device 2 by reading out and executing programs stored in the at least one memory 30 b. The at least one processor 30a is also referred to as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a Central Processing Unit, a Processing device, an arithmetic device, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, or a DSP. For example, the at least one Memory 30b is a nonvolatile or volatile semiconductor Memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash Memory, an EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), a magnetic Disk, a floppy Disk, an optical Disk, a CD (compact Disk), a mini Disk (mini disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), or the like.

In the case where the processing Circuit includes at least one dedicated hardware 31, the processing Circuit is realized by, for example, a single Circuit, a composite Circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or a combination thereof. For example, each function of the elevator control device 2 is realized by a processing circuit. For example, the functions of the elevator control device 2 are realized by a processing circuit in a lump.

The functions of the elevator control device 2 may be implemented partially by dedicated hardware 31 and partially by software or firmware.

In this way, the processing circuit implements the functions of the elevator control device 2 by hardware 31, software, firmware, or a combination thereof.

While the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the elevator control device 2 of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described in embodiments 1 to 4, and these embodiments only show a part of the contents of the present invention. The elevator control device 2 of the present invention may be combined with another known technique, and may be appropriately combined with other techniques without departing from the scope of the present invention, and a part of the structure may be omitted or modified.

Claims

1. An elevator control device, wherein the elevator control device comprises:

an authentication information acquisition unit that acquires authentication information of an elevator user and reading time information relating to a reading time at which the reading means is used, from reading means that reads information relating to the elevator user;

a user determination unit that determines that the elevator is normally used when the read time information is within a range of an elevator boarding schedule of the elevator user, and determines that the elevator is not normally used when the read time information is outside the range of the elevator boarding schedule; and

an operation allocation unit that performs destination floor registration based on the authentication information when the user determination unit determines that the user is authorized to use the elevator, and performs destination floor registration based on specific floor information on a specific floor that is a floor on which an operation is performed for an unauthorized user when the user determination unit determines that the elevator is unauthorized to use the elevator,

the elevator control device performs operation control of the elevator based on the destination floor registration.

2. The elevator control apparatus according to claim 1,

the elevator riding schedule is a time period for the elevator user to use the elevator corresponding to the authentication information.

3. The elevator control apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein,

the elevator control device further includes a storage unit that stores the boarding schedule in advance.

4. The elevator control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the elevator control device further includes an elevator boarding schedule processing unit that updates the elevator boarding schedule based on the authentication information and the read time information of the elevator user read by the reading means.

5. The elevator control apparatus according to claim 4,

the elevator taking schedule processing part updates the elevator taking schedule by setting the time period of the elevator user using the elevator according to the read time information.

6. The elevator control apparatus according to claim 5,

the elevator boarding schedule processing unit sets the elevator boarding schedule on the basis of the read time information in which the number of times of use corresponding to the read time information exceeds a predetermined threshold.

7. The elevator control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6,

when the user determination unit determines that the user is not authorized, the elevator control device assigns a car other than the car to another elevator user until the unauthorized user gets on the car registered as the destination floor to the specific floor and the car is completely closed.

8. The elevator control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

the elevator control device further includes a release information determination unit that determines whether or not the destination floor registration based on the unauthorized use is released based on release information received from the elevator user when the user determination unit determines that the unauthorized use is available,

when it is determined that the destination floor registration based on the unauthorized use is to be released, the destination floor registration based on the unauthorized use is released, and the destination floor registration based on the authorized use is performed.

9. An elevator system, wherein the elevator system comprises:

the elevator control apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 8; and

an autonomous moving body which moves with an elevator by communicating between itself and the elevator,

when the user determination unit determines that the unauthorized use is made, the elevator control device notifies the autonomous moving body that the destination floor registration based on the unauthorized use is made,

the autonomous moving body performs a guiding operation of guiding the unauthorized user to a car on which the unauthorized user rides, when the notification is received.

10. The elevator system of claim 9, wherein,

the autonomous moving body determining whether or not the destination floor registration based on the irregular use is released based on release information received by the autonomous moving body from the elevator user when the guiding operation is performed, and performing a release notification indicating that the destination floor registration based on the irregular use is to be released to the elevator control device when the determination is that the destination floor registration based on the irregular use is to be released,

when the elevator control device receives the cancellation notification, the elevator control device cancels the destination floor registration based on the unauthorized use and performs the destination floor registration based on the authorized use.