CN114906705A - Passenger conveyor cooperation system and passenger conveyor cooperation method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a passenger conveyor cooperation system and a passenger conveyor cooperation method, which combines the utilization information of a passenger conveyor and the layout information of a building provided with the passenger conveyor and provides information with high utilization value for a manager side of the building. A passenger conveyor cooperation system (100) is provided with: a detection device (110) which detects the number of passengers in a passenger conveyor (10) for each of a plurality of passenger conveyors (10) installed in a building and transmits utilization information including the transport direction of the passenger conveyor (10) and the number of passengers; and an information processing device (120) which stores layout information of a building including the installation location of each passenger conveyor (10) in advance, and generates and outputs output information in a predetermined form relating to the flow of people in the building based on the layout information and the usage information received from the detection device (11).

Description

Passenger conveyor cooperation system and passenger conveyor cooperation method

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor cooperation system and a passenger conveyor cooperation method, and is suitably applied to a passenger conveyor cooperation system and a passenger conveyor cooperation method that enable data obtained from a passenger conveyor to be used on a building side where the passenger conveyor is installed.

Background

Currently, as a method of identifying the number of passengers of a passenger conveyor, the following methods are known: the number of passengers in each step of the passenger conveyor is estimated based on a current value output from a power converter that relays power supply to a motor of the passenger conveyor.

For example, patent document 1 discloses an information providing system in which an owner, manager, or the like of a passenger conveyor can use data of the number of passengers estimated based on the current value. The information providing system disclosed in patent document 1 transmits output data corresponding to the number of passengers data from an information transmission terminal device provided in an elevator (passenger conveyor) to an information distribution center.

However, the information providing system of patent document 1 outputs only information indicating the number of passengers on the passenger conveyor, and thus has a problem that the utility value of the building where the passenger conveyor is installed is low.

Patent document 1: japanese laid-open patent publication No. 2001-302162

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and provides a passenger conveyor cooperation system and a passenger conveyor cooperation method that can provide information that is highly valuable to a manager of a building by combining information on the use of a passenger conveyor with information on the layout of the building in which the passenger conveyor is installed.

In order to solve the above problem, the present invention provides a passenger conveyor cooperation system including: a detection device that detects the number of passengers on each of a plurality of passenger conveyors installed in a building, and that transmits utilization information including the transport direction of the passenger conveyor and the number of passengers; and an information processing device that holds layout information of the building including an installation location of each passenger conveyor in advance, and generates and outputs output information in a predetermined form relating to a flow of people in the building based on the layout information and the usage information received from the detection device.

In order to solve the problem, the present invention provides a passenger conveyor cooperation method including: a detection step of detecting the number of passengers of each passenger conveyor from a plurality of passenger conveyors installed in a building, and transmitting utilization information including a transportation method of the passenger conveyor and the number of passengers; and an information processing step of generating and outputting output information in a predetermined form relating to the flow of people in the building, based on the layout information of the building including the installation location of each passenger conveyor stored in advance and the usage information transmitted in the detection step.

According to the present invention, the use information of the passenger conveyor is combined with the layout information of the building in which the passenger conveyor is installed, and it is possible to provide information having a high use value to the manager side of the building.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a passenger conveyor cooperation system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of the building 1.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the usage information.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of layout information.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of output information.

Description of reference numerals

1 building, a building,

10 (10A-10F) passenger conveyor,

11 building entrance,

12 a surveillance camera,

100 passenger conveyor cooperating system,

110 detection device,

120 an information processing device,

121 a communication unit,

122 a storage part,

123 an arithmetic processing unit,

124 an output information generating section,

210 using the information,

220 layout information,

230 crowd the map.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a passenger conveyor cooperation system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The passenger conveyor cooperation system 100 is a system that generates and outputs output information, which is useful to the manager side of a building or the like, based on usage information of each passenger conveyor 10 and layout information of the building or the like, for a plurality of passenger conveyors 10 installed in the building or the like, and is configured to include a detection device 110 and an information processing device 120, as shown in fig. 1.

The detection device 110 is a device connected to the passenger conveyor 10 and has a function of detecting the number of passengers transported by the passenger conveyor 10. The method of detecting the number of passengers of the passenger conveyor 10 by the detection device 110 is not limited to a specific method as long as a known technique is appropriately utilized. Specifically, for example, as disclosed in patent document 1, a method can be employed in which a current value (current load) output from a power converter that relays power supply to a motor of a passenger conveyor is detected, and the number of passengers in each step of the passenger conveyor is estimated based on the detected current value.

In addition, the detection device 110 acquires, from the passenger conveyor 10, an Identifier (ID) assigned to each of the passenger conveyors 10 and a transport direction of the passenger conveyor 10 when detecting the number of passengers of the passenger conveyor 10.

Then, the detection device 110 detects the number of passengers on the passenger conveyor 10, and then transmits the usage information of the passenger conveyor 10 to the information processing device 120 so as to include at least the ID of the passenger conveyor 10, the transport direction, and the number of passengers. The usage information may include a time at which the number of passengers is detected, a time at which the usage information is transmitted, and the like. In addition, wireless communication is preferably used for communication from the detection device 110 to the information processing device 120. A specific example of the use information is described later in fig. 3.

In the present embodiment, the timing at which the detection device 110 detects the number of passengers and the timing at which the usage information is transmitted can be set arbitrarily. For example, the detection device 110 may transmit the utilization information to the information processing device 120 at a predetermined cycle on the basis of detecting the number of passengers in real time and accurately recording the detection timing. However, in the following description, for the sake of simplicity, 30 minutes is set as a unit time of detection, and the detection device 110 aggregates the accumulation of the number of passengers detected in 1 unit time into 1 piece of usage information and transmits the usage information to the information processing device 120 at a predetermined cycle (for example, every 30 minutes).

In the present embodiment, since a plurality of passenger conveyors 10 installed in a building or the like are targeted, the passenger conveyor cooperation system 100 can include a plurality of detection devices 110 corresponding to the respective passenger conveyors 10. However, the number of detection devices 110 does not necessarily need to be 1 to 1 with respect to the passenger conveyor 10, and for example, 1 detection device 110 may be provided for a plurality of passenger conveyors 10 disposed adjacent to each other, or 1 detection device 110 may be provided for each floor.

The information processing device 120 is a device communicably connected to the detection device 110 and the administrator terminal 20, and includes a communication unit 121, a storage unit 122, an arithmetic processing unit 123, and an output information generation unit 124. The information processing apparatus 120 can be realized by a general computer, for example. For example, when the information processing device 120 is a general-purpose computer, the communication unit 121 corresponds to a communication interface, and the storage unit 122 corresponds to a storage device such as a memory or an auxiliary storage device. The arithmetic Processing Unit 123 and the output information generating Unit 124 are realized by reading a program stored in a memory by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executing the program in accordance with data as appropriate.

The communication unit 121 has a function of communicating information with the detection device 110 and the administrator terminal 20. The communication function of the communication unit 121 may be either wireless communication or wired communication. Specifically, the communication unit 121 receives the usage information transmitted from each detection device 110, and outputs the output information generated by the output information generation unit 124 to the administrator terminal 20.

The storage unit 122 stores programs and data necessary for various processes in the information processing apparatus 120. Specifically, for example, the storage unit 122 stores, in addition to layout information of a building in which a plurality of passenger conveyors 10 are installed, usage information received by the communication unit 121 from the detection device 110. A specific example of the layout information is described later in fig. 4.

The arithmetic processing unit 123 performs arithmetic processing for calculating traffic information associated with the movement of the passenger conveyor 10 based on the usage information from each detection device 110 and the layout information of the building. Specifically, the traffic information that the arithmetic processing unit 123 can calculate includes, for example, the number of persons who stay on the floors in the building, the congestion status of each floor in each area, and the like.

The output information generating unit 124 generates output information useful for the manager of the building or the like using the traffic information calculated by the arithmetic processing unit 123, and supplies the generated output information to the manager terminal 20. The method of providing the output information is not limited, and for example, a method in which the output information generating unit 124 directly transmits the data itself indicating the output information to the administrator terminal 20 via the communication unit 121 is cited. Further, for example, output information and the like can be provided by using a GUI (Graphical User Interface) or the like in response to an access request from the administrator terminal 20. A specific example of the output information will be described later in fig. 5.

The administrator terminal 20 is a terminal used by an administrator of a building or the like, and can be realized by a general computer, for example.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of the building 1. The building 1 shown in fig. 2 has 1 to 3 floors and 3 floors, and 6 passenger conveyors 10A to 10F are provided as the plurality of passenger conveyors 10 with which the passenger conveyor cooperation system 100 cooperates. The arrows marked in the vicinity of the passenger conveyors 10A to 10F indicate the transport direction in which passengers are transported by the passenger conveyors. In the following description, the reference numerals "10A" to "10F" given to the respective passenger conveyors are also used as Identifiers (IDs) assigned to the passenger conveyors.

In fig. 2, each floor of the building 1 is divided into 6 areas a to F by a boundary line indicated by a broken line, and each area is indicated by a bracket. Specifically, for example, a region E where 1 floor of the passenger conveyors 10A, 10B is provided is denoted by [1-E ], and a region C where 3 floors of the passenger conveyors 10E, 10F are provided is denoted by [3-C ].

In fig. 2, 1 building entrance 11 and 2 monitoring cameras 12 are shown as an example of devices other than the passenger conveyors 10A to 10F in the building 1. The monitoring camera 12 is an example of a monitoring means that monitors the movement of a person (customer) in the building 1 separately from the detection device 110, and has a function of recognizing the movement of the customer within the imaging range. In fig. 2, the building entrance 11 is provided in the areas [1-F ] of the 1 story, and the monitoring cameras 12 are provided in the areas [1-C ] of the 1 story and the areas [2-C ] of the 2 story, respectively.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the usage information. Fig. 3 shows, as usage information 210, an example of usage information transmitted from each of the detection devices 110 corresponding to the plurality of passenger conveyors 10(10A to 10F) shown in fig. 2. The use information 210 includes data items of a transmission time 211, an ID212, a transport direction 213, and a number of passengers 214.

The transmission time 211 indicates the time when the detection device 110 has transmitted the usage information. As described in the description of the detection device 110, the unit time of the detection by the detection device 110 is 30 minutes in this example. In this case, for example, when the transmission time 211 is "10: 00", the usage information indicates usage information in which the number of passengers detected by the detection device 110 from the passenger conveyor 10 as the detection target is summarized in the period of 9: 30 minutes to 10:00 minutes.

The ID212 indicates an Identifier (ID) assigned to the passenger conveyor 10 as the detection target. The transport direction 213 indicates a transport direction in which a passenger is transported by the passenger conveyor 10 as a detection target, "UP (UP)" indicates ascending, "DOWN (DOWN)" indicates descending. The passenger number 214 indicates the number of passengers transported by the passenger conveyor 10 as a detection target, and corresponds to an integrated value of the number of passengers detected by the detection device 110 per unit time.

Specifically describing the usage information 210 illustrated in fig. 3, for example, the record of the first line of data indicates that 10 passengers are moved in the ascending direction by the passenger conveyor 10A in a period of 9: 30 minutes to 10:00 minutes (transmission time "10: 00"). Note that the second line of data records the movement of the passenger of 1 person in the downward direction by the passenger conveyor 10A in the period of 9: 30 to 10: 00.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of layout information. The layout information is information indicating the layout of a building or the like in which the plurality of passenger conveyors 10 that the passenger conveyor cooperation system 100 cooperates are installed, and is stored in advance in the storage unit 122 of the information processing device 120. Fig. 4 shows layout information 220 relating to the building 1 shown in fig. 2, which indicates areas a to F in which components of a layout such as the passenger conveyor 10 and the building entrance 11 can be identified for each of floors 1 to 3. In addition, the transport direction in which the passenger conveyor 10 is transported is also shown in the layout information 220.

In the present embodiment, the layout information may include installation information of the passenger conveyor 10 in the plane direction, and the output information may include the installation information of the plane direction. Specifically, for example, in the layout information 220 illustrated in fig. 4, the passenger conveyors 10A, 10B are set in the north-south direction, but in this case, the information on the passenger conveyors 10A, 10B in the layout information 220 may be associated with the setting information of the plane direction such as the north-south direction.

In fig. 4, the layout information 220 is shown in an image format for easy visual understanding, but the layout information stored in the storage unit 122 is not limited to the format shown in fig. 4, and may be any data format to show the layout components, the positions thereof, and the like.

Next, as an example of the arithmetic processing of the traffic information by the arithmetic processing unit 123, a process of calculating the number of staying persons on the floor in the building based on the usage information 210 of fig. 3 and the layout information 220 of fig. 4 will be described.

The usage information 210 in fig. 3 indicates usage information detected by the detection device 110 from the passenger conveyors 10A to 10F during a period of 9: 30 to 10: 00. It is to be noted that, although there is no customer on at least 2 floors and 3 floors of the building 1 at 9 o' clock 30 minutes, which is the first 1 cycle, it is sufficient to add the customer to the final calculation result when there is a guest on the first 1 cycle.

First, the arithmetic processing unit 123 refers to the use information 210 and the layout information 220, and grasps the traffic relationship between the floors of the passenger conveyors 10A to 10F based on the ID212 and the transport direction 213 of the use information 210 and the installation location of each passenger conveyor in the layout information 220.

Next, the arithmetic processing unit 123 calculates the number of passengers at the 2 th floor or more from the difference between the number of passengers who rise from the 1 st floor to the 2 nd floor and the number of passengers who fall from the 2 nd floor to the 1 st floor, using the usage information 210. Specifically, the arithmetic processing unit 123 subtracts the sum of the number of passengers "1 person" of the passenger conveyor 10B and the number of passengers "80 persons" of the passenger conveyor 10D from the sum of the number of passengers "10 persons" of the passenger conveyor 10A and the number of passengers "95 persons" of the passenger conveyor 10C, thereby calculating the number of persons at 2 floors or more as 24 persons.

Next, the arithmetic processing unit 123 calculates the number of passengers on the 3 th floor from the difference between the number of passengers who rise from the 2 nd floor to the 3 rd floor and the number of passengers who fall from the 3 rd floor to the 2 nd floor. Specifically, the arithmetic processing unit 123 subtracts the number of passengers "5" on the passenger conveyor 10F from the number of passengers "15" on the passenger conveyor 10E, thereby calculating the number of passengers on the 3 rd floor as 10.

Next, the arithmetic processing unit 123 subtracts the number of people at the level 3 (10 people) from the number of people at the level 2 or more (24 people), thereby calculating that the number of people at the level 2 is 14 people.

By executing the above-described arithmetic processing, the arithmetic processing unit 123 can calculate the number of people staying on 2 floors and 3 floors in the building based on the usage information 210 and the layout information 220. Further, if any detection means capable of detecting the number of people getting in and out of the building entrance 11 is provided, the arithmetic processing unit 123 can calculate the number of people staying on level 1 by subtracting the number of people on level 2 or more (24 people) from the number of people in the building.

When the congestion status of each floor area is calculated as the traffic information, the arithmetic processing unit 123 may perform arithmetic operations in consideration of the installation areas of the passenger conveyors 10A to 10F shown in the layout information 220. For example, it is conceivable that the degree of congestion in the peripheral area of the passenger conveyor with a large number of passengers becomes high and the degree of congestion in the peripheral area of the passenger conveyor with a large number of passengers becomes low. In addition, it is also possible to improve the degree of congestion by assuming that a traffic flow occurs between passenger conveyors having different transportation destination floors on the same floor.

As described above, the output information generating unit 124 generates output information useful for the manager of the building 1 using the traffic information calculated by the arithmetic processing unit 123, and supplies the output information to the manager terminal 20. Specifically, when the number of staying persons at the floors in the building is calculated by the arithmetic processing unit 123, the output information generating unit 124 can generate, as the output information, a staying map indicating, for example, a change in the number of customers staying at each floor. In addition, when the congestion status of each area of each floor in the building is calculated by the arithmetic processing unit 123, the output information generating unit 124 can generate, for example, a congestion map indicating the congestion status of each area of each floor as the output information.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of output information. Fig. 5 shows a congestion map 230 showing a congestion status of each floor in each area, as an example of visually explaining output information. The congestion map 230 represents the degree of congestion of each area of each floor by combining the information included in the utilization information 210 and the layout information 220.

Specifically, the congestion map 230 includes, for example, the building entrance 11, and the degree of congestion in the 1-floor area [1-F ] in which the number of passengers in the installed passenger conveyors 10C and 10D is large both in ascending and descending becomes high. In addition, the region [2-F ] of 2 floors located directly above the region [1-F ] is also crowded to a higher degree due to the large number of passengers in the passenger conveyor 10C. On the other hand, the degree of congestion in the areas [1-E ] where the passenger conveyor 10B having a small number of passengers descending from the 2-level floor is installed and the areas [2-F ] where the passenger conveyor 10F having a small number of passengers descending from the 3-level floor is installed is low.

As described above, the passenger conveyor cooperation system 100 according to the present embodiment detects the usage information 210 relating to the results of passenger transportation by the plurality of passenger conveyors 10(10A to 10F) installed in the building 1, calculates the traffic information of a predetermined type based on the usage information 210 and the layout information 220 of the building 1, generates the output information (for example, the congestion map 230) relating to the movement of the person in the building 1 using the calculated traffic information, and provides the output information to the administrator terminal 20. The output information thus provided is information that is valuable to the manager of the building 1, and the manager can use the output information in various countermeasures and studies in the building 1. Specific examples of the use of the output information include intensive measures for avoiding a dense state of customers based on grasping of a crowded floor or area, solicitation by research tenants, materials for rationalizing rental of the research tenants, and research of appropriate evacuation routes.

In the passenger conveyor cooperation system 100 according to the present embodiment, as described above, when the layout information includes the installation information of the passenger conveyor 10 in the planar direction, the installation information of the planar direction may be included in the output information. The output information from the passenger conveyor cooperation system 100 includes installation information in the plane direction of the passenger conveyor 10, so that the manager can verify the effect of the installation direction of each passenger conveyor 10, for example, by confirming the actual results of the number of passengers in each passenger conveyor 10. The result of this verification can be effectively used when building 1 is modified or when another building is designed. That is, the installation information of the passenger conveyor 10 in the plane direction may be considered as 1 element forming output information having a high value for the manager of the building 1.

In the passenger conveyor cooperation system 100 according to the present embodiment, when it is desired to improve the accuracy of the information on the traffic flow indicated by the output information, other monitoring devices such as the above-described monitoring camera 12 may be used in combination with the detection device 110. In addition, when the passenger conveyor cooperation system 100 uses the detection device 110 and another monitoring device in combination, the number of the monitoring devices required to ensure the same degree of accuracy can be reduced as compared with the case where the detection device 110 is not used. Can also be carried out.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes various modifications. For example, in the passenger conveyor cooperation system 100, when the detection device 110 adopts a method of estimating the number of passengers in a step based on a current value output from the power converter of the passenger conveyor 10 in order to detect the number of passengers of the passenger conveyor 10, when the detection device 110 detects transportation of a predetermined light weight (for example, 10kg or more and less than 30kg) corresponding to the weight of the child 1 person in 1 step, the special information including the detected time may be included in the usage information transmitted to the information processing device 120. In order for the detection device 110 to accurately detect that a child is riding on the passenger conveyor 10 without accompanying an adult, a case where a predetermined weight (for example, 30kg or more) corresponding to the weight of an adult 1 or more is not detected in the front and rear steps with respect to one step in which the predetermined light-weight transportation is detected may be added to the condition for detecting the special condition. In the case of the above-described configuration, when the building 1 is lost, the manager requests the information processing apparatus 120 from the manager terminal 20 to confirm the presence or absence of the specific information. When the special information is present, the information processing device 120 that has received the request provides output information that can specify the time at which the special information is detected and the passenger conveyor 10. According to the modification of the passenger conveyor cooperation system 100, since the manager of the building 1 can provide a record that the child has used the passenger conveyor 10 without accompanying with an adult, the manager can check whether the object is a search target (lost) by checking the image of the monitoring camera provided in the periphery of the object passenger conveyor 10 or the like. That is, the passenger conveyor collaboration system 100 can provide output information that assists in the missed search.

In addition, a part of the configuration of the embodiment can be added, deleted, or replaced with another configuration. For example, in the description of the present embodiment, the plurality of passenger conveyors 10(10A to 10F) provided in the building 1 are the detection targets of the number of people who move by the detection device 110, but the passenger conveyor cooperation system 100 may be configured to detect the number of people who move in floor moving means other than the passenger conveyor (for example, an elevator, an emergency staircase, or the like), as an element for detecting movement between floors (or between areas) in the building 1. According to the passenger conveyor cooperation system 100 having such an additional configuration, the traffic information for each floor (or each area) in the building 1 can be calculated with higher accuracy, and therefore the accuracy and the utility value of the output information can be further improved.

The above-described structures, functions, processing units, and the like may be partially or entirely implemented in hardware, for example, by integrated circuit design or the like. In addition, the respective structures, functions, and the like described above can be realized by software by interpreting and executing a program that realizes the respective functions by a processor. Information such as programs, tables, and files for realizing the respective functions can be stored in a recording device such as a memory, a hard disk, and an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a recording medium such as an IC card, an SD card, and a DVD.

In the drawings, control lines and information lines are lines necessary for the description, and not all the control lines and information lines are necessarily shown in the product. It is also contemplated that virtually all structures may be interconnected.

Claims (8)

1. A passenger conveyor cooperative system, characterized in that,

the passenger conveyor cooperation system is provided with:

a detection device that detects the number of passengers on each of a plurality of passenger conveyors installed in a building, and that transmits utilization information including the transport direction of the passenger conveyor and the number of passengers; and

and an information processing device that stores layout information of the building including an installation location of each passenger conveyor in advance, and generates and outputs output information in a predetermined form relating to a flow of people in the building based on the layout information and the usage information received from the detection device.

2. The passenger conveyor collaboration system of claim 1,

the layout information and the output information include information indicating an installation direction on a plane of each passenger conveyor.

3. The passenger conveyor collaboration system of claim 1,

the detecting means periodically transmits the number of passengers detected from the passenger conveyor in a predetermined unit time through the utilization information.

4. The passenger conveyor collaboration system of claim 1,

the information processing device calculates the number of staying persons on each floor of the building from the utilization information in the plurality of passenger conveyors, and generates and outputs information indicating the calculated number of staying persons on each floor as the output information.

5. The passenger conveyor collaboration system of claim 1,

in the layout information, each floor of the building is divided into a plurality of areas,

the information processing device calculates a congestion status of each zone of each floor of the building based on the usage information on the plurality of passenger conveyors, and generates and outputs information indicating the calculated congestion status of each zone as the output information.

6. The passenger conveyor collaboration system of claim 1,

the passenger conveyor cooperation system is further provided with a monitoring device for monitoring the flow of people in the building,

the information processing device generates and outputs output information of a predetermined form relating to a flow of people in a building based on the layout information, the usage information, and monitoring information acquired by the monitoring device.

7. The passenger conveyor collaboration system of claim 1,

the detection device transmits usage information including special information including a detected time when 1 step of the passenger conveyor detects transportation with a predetermined light weight,

the information processing device generates and outputs the output information including the time when the special information is detected and information that can specify the passenger conveyor.

8. A passenger conveyor cooperation method is characterized in that,

the disclosed device is provided with:

a detection step of detecting the number of passengers on a plurality of passenger conveyors installed in a building, and transmitting utilization information including the transport direction of the passenger conveyors and the number of passengers; and

and an information processing step of generating and outputting output information in a predetermined form relating to the flow of people in the building, based on the layout information of the building including the installation location of each passenger conveyor stored in advance and the usage information transmitted in the detection step.

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