FI119787B - Signal - Google Patents

Description

GUIDE 3279

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a signaling device according to the preamble of claim 10.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In large buildings, such as office buildings, 10 hospitals, airports, and other similar building complexes, it is common for a person in a building to have to complete numerous different journeys to reach their destination. A multi-step route used by a person may include multiple sections of a journey, for example using elevators, escalators and / or gateways. Due to the complexity of multi-step travel itineraries are often complex for the traveler, numerous displays, guidance maps or other signage must be provided in the buildings to guide the traveler to the desired destination. A commonly used way of providing the necessary guidance is to install guide maps, for example, in the building's entrance hall and / or along travel routes, showing a floor plan map 25 of the floor in question and one or more travel routes or destination locations on the floor. It is also known to use various signboards, pointers and pointers to guide passengers.

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There are several problems with prior art signaling solutions. Signpost maps often contain information that makes it difficult for the passenger's route information to be interpreted. There may also be too much guidance information for 35 individual travelers to easily find their itinerary. Signpost boxes 2 are generally positioned in the wall structures of the floor lounges and / or gateways in a vertical position such that the map directions left / right coincide roughly with the environment, but in which position map directions 5 up / down indicate directions in the environment. The passenger must then be able to move from one coordinate system to another when comparing the map and the environment. Due to the aforementioned complexity and illogicality of the signage in large building complexes, the traveler experiences uncertainty in choosing the right route and is easily misled by the route leading to his / her destination. Especially the up / down interpretation of the map causes problems for many people. The passenger also often experiences uncertainty due to the fact that the presentation and / or placement of the map images in different parts of the building is not uniform but varies between different guidance points, causing easy interpretation of the route for passengers.

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PURPOSE OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to overcome the above drawbacks and to provide a completely new solution for providing guidance to passengers in buildings, building complexes and the like, which takes greater account of the needs of passengers.

It is a further object of the invention to achieve one or more of the following objectives: to harmonize the presentation of the guidance information used for signage and the signage map used for signage.

35 - Enables the use of pre-made general-purpose signage maps for signage.

3 enables a solution that is easily adaptable to changing conditions, speeding up travel in buildings.

The present invention may be applied, inter alia, to office buildings, hospitals, shopping centers, and airports, where access to a destination must be convenient and fast.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The method according to the invention is characterized by what is stated in the characterizing part of claim 1. The signaling device according to the invention is characterized in what is stated in the characterizing part of claim 10. Other embodiments of the invention are characterized by what is stated in the other claims. Inventive embodiments are also disclosed in the accompanying drawings in the drawings. The inventive content 20 of the application may also be defined otherwise than as set forth in the claims below. The inventive content may also consist of several separate inventions, particularly if the invention is considered in the light of the express or implied subtasks or the benefits or classes of benefits achieved. In this case, some of the attributes contained in the claims below may be redundant for individual inventive ideas. Aspects of various embodiments of the invention may be applied in conjunction with other embodiments within the scope of the inventive basic concept.

The following clarifies the meaning of some of the terms used below: 35 - The term "horizontal coordinate of a display device" means a horizontal direction vector.

4, which is parallel to the plane of that planar display medium.

the term "guidance point" refers to the area around the sign where the information of the sign can be read.

the term "direction of travel of a route" means the direction (direction vector) to which the route in question departs from the guidance point. the term "passenger conveyor" means an elevator, 10 walkways, ramps or stairs.

The invention relates to a method for guiding passengers in buildings, building complexes or similar structures in which persons have a choice of 15 itineraries. To carry out the routes, the persons shall have a number of passenger conveyors and / or gateways. The method comprises installing a signal along at least one of said travel routes as part of a guidance point, which substantially comprises a planar display means for displaying at least one guidance map at said guidance point. The display means is arranged at an angle of rotation (X) from the direction of travel of one of the route of the guidance point. The guidance map is adapted by the display means to a position where the travel route 25, represented by the display means, forms an angle (X ') of rotation (X') with respect to the horizontal coordinate of the display means which is substantially equal to the above angle of rotation (X).

The invention also relates to a signpost for guiding persons in buildings, complexes of buildings or similar structures where persons have a choice of travel routes. To carry out the routes, individuals have a plurality of passenger conveyors and / or 35 gateways. The sign is mounted as part of the guidance point along at least one of said travel routes, comprising a substantially planar display means for displaying at least one guidance map at said guidance point. The display means is arranged at an angle of rotation (X) from the direction of travel of one of the route of the guidance point. The sign map is arranged by the display means 5 in a position where the travel direction of the travel route, shown by the display means, forms a rotation angle (X ') with respect to the horizontal coordinate of the display means, which is substantially equal to the above rotation angle (X).

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In one embodiment of the invention, said rotation angle (X) is substantially 45 or 135 degrees.

In one embodiment of the invention, the value of said angle of rotation (X) is substantially 90 to Z / 2 degrees, where Z is the angle between the direction of travel of another route of said guidance point and the direction of travel of said route.

In one embodiment of the invention, at least one guide map is stored in the signpost.

In one embodiment of the invention, the sign map displayed by the sign display means is fitted to said rotation angle (X ') before and / or after said sign map is stored in the sign.

In one embodiment of the invention, the signal map to be displayed on the signal display means is selected from among the 30 signal maps based on external activation.

In one embodiment of the invention, the signal map displayed by the signal display device is selected from a plurality of pre-defined general purpose signal maps.

In one embodiment of the invention, the value of the angle of rotation (X) of the display device is determined in connection with the installation of the signal 35. This can be done, for example, by means of installation drawings. In this embodiment, the attachment of the display means to the guidance point is fixed such that the value of the rotation angle (X) is constant after the installation of the guide 5.

In one embodiment of the invention, the value of the rotation angle (X) of the display means is measured by the rotation angle sensor after the signal is mounted at the reference point. In this embodiment, the attachment of the display means to the guidance point allows the display means to be rotated at the guidance point in different positions such that the value of the angle of rotation (X) can be changed after the guidance is installed.

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The invention has several advantages over prior art solutions. The guidance maps presented to the passenger at the guidance point are clear and contain guidance information relevant to the passenger at each of the guidance points. The way in which guidance maps are displayed, particularly their display position on the guidance display means, provides a logical link to the guidance point environment so that the passenger can easily perceive the directions on the guidance map as corresponding directions in the environment so that the passenger can quickly and easily make the correct route choice. Furthermore, since the presentation of signage maps is uniform, the traveler does not have to think about different ways of presenting the itineraries in connection with different signage. Furthermore, due to the harmonized presentation of the roadmap maps, a collection of general-purpose roadmap maps (the so-called road map library) can be pre-compiled and used repeatedly, either by copying or modifying the road map maps, to speed up the design of road sign solutions. Further, since the presentation of the signal maps is harmonized, the signal map displayed by the signal 7 can be automatically adjusted to the position according to the invention, either inside or outside the signal before being transmitted to the signal.

5 PHOTO LIST

In the following, the invention will be explained in more detail by way of some embodiments, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 shows a prior art roadmap.

Figure 2 shows a signaling apparatus according to the invention installed in a signaling point.

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Fig. 3 is a view showing a sign map showing the signaling apparatus of Fig. 2.

Figure 4a shows the directions of routes A and B of the guidance point.

Figure 4b shows the direction of travel of routes A and B, shown by a sign.

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic view of a signaling device according to the invention as part of a broader signaling system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Figure 1 illustrates by way of example a prior art guidance map 30 located in lobby 2 of building 1, the location of which is indicated by a guide map entry i. The lobby provides access to destinations A and B, which are indicated by arrow arrows 3 and 4 of the guidance map.

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Figure 2 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the invention in which a signal 21 is disposed at a guide point 22 (indicated by a dashed line in Figure 2) at an angle 5 formed by corridors 23 and 24. In the case of Fig. 2, routes A and B depart from the guidance point 22, the direction of travel of which is indicated by the direction vectors indicated by reference numerals 25 and 26 in Fig. 2. The planar display means 21a of the signaling device 21, the perpendicular normal 10 of which is represented by reference numeral 27 in Figure 2, is mounted at an angle of the gateways in an oblique position with respect to said travel directions A and B (also shown in Figure 4a). The display means 21a is, for example, a liquid crystal display or, in applications where the guidance information displayed at the guidance point 15 is substantially unchanged, the display means may also be a guide map image according to the invention disposed at the guidance point. In Figure 2, the display means 21a is preferably mounted in a vertical position, forming an angle of 90 degrees 20 with respect to the horizontal (building floor level) to improve readability of the display means, among other things. However, for the invention, a vertical position is not necessary, but the display means may also be mounted in an inclined position. Signals 21 are located in 25 buildings along different itineraries at locations where a passenger may be misled by his or her itinerary.

Fig. 3 shows the sign map of Fig. 2 shown by the display means 21a of the sign 21. The direction of travel of paths A 30 and B is represented by direction vectors 31 and 32. In the case shown in Fig. 3, the direction of travel of the route to destination A shown on the sign map forms a 45 degree rotation angle (shown in Fig. 4b).

Figure 4a shows directional vectors of the situation of Figure 2. Reference numeral 42 designates Route A

35 9 direction of travel, reference numeral 43 is the direction of retinal B, and reference numeral 41 is the direction of the horizontal coordinate of the signaling means. The direction of travel of path A (direction vector 42) forms a rotation angle X relative to the horizontal coordinate 5 (direction vector 41) of the display means. Correspondingly, the direction of travel (direction vector 43) of path B forms a rotation angle Y relative to the horizontal coordinate (direction vector 43). The angle between the directions of travel of paths A and B is denoted by Z. In addition, for reference purposes, FIG.

Figure 4b shows directional vectors of the situation of Figure 3. Reference numeral 42 designates Route A

the direction of travel shown by the display means 21a, the reference direction 43 of the retina B shown by the display means 21a, and the reference numeral 41 the direction of the horizontal coordinate of the display means 21a. The direction of travel of path A (mouth 20 vector 42) forms a rotation angle X 'with respect to the horizontal coordinate (direction vector 41) of the display means.

Correspondingly, the direction of travel of the path B (direction vector 43) forms a rotation angle Y 'with respect to the horizontal coordinate (direction vector 41) of the display means. Routes A and B

The angle between the travel directions is denoted by Z '. According to the invention, the multiplication angle X of Fig. 4a is substantially equal to the rotation angle X 'of Fig. 4b and, respectively, the rotation angle Y is substantially equal to the rotation angle Y'.

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Figure 5 is a diagrammatic view of a signaling device 21 according to the invention as part of a larger signaling system. In addition to the display means 21a, the signaling means comprises a control unit 54 and a memory means 56. The signaling means 35 is connected to the terminal 52 by signaling 53 and to the signaling system server 51 via a communication link 55. When it is desired to change the sign map displayed by the sign display means quickly and / or automatically, or if the sign stand operates alone, the sign maps required in the sign are stored on the memory means 56. For example, the activation, maintenance and / or use of during. The recording may be via a data link, for example a data link 55. When storing the roadmap maps in the signal storage medium 56, so-10, each road map to be recorded is pre-tilted to a rotation angle, where the road map is displayed by the display means 21a. Said rotation angle adjustment is made outside the signal, for example on server 54 or signal control unit 15 54. -20, such as situations where the display of the signal can be rotated to different positions at the control point. Hereby, the sensor S (denoted by reference numeral 57) detecting the rotation angle (X) of the display means provides continuous information on the magnitude of the rotation angle of the display means 25 to the control unit 54, whereupon the control unit updates the display map guide display. If the display device is fixedly mounted at the guidance point, the rotation angle sensor S is not required at the signaling device 30, but the value of the rotation angle (X) is determined, for example, from the installation drawings. When there are a plurality of different signage maps to be displayed on the display medium 21a, the signpost map to be displayed is selected based on some external activation. External ac-35 activation may, for example, be a signaling 53 connected to a signaler and / or a data message that arrives at the signaling device 11 via a data link, for example a data link 55.

The terminal 52 of Figure 5 is, for example, a passenger 5 identification device, such as a random access memory (RPID) reading device, a cellular phone, a card reader, or other similar identification device. The terminal reads the contents of the tag accompanying the passenger when the passenger arrives or arrives at the information point. Based on the storage of the identifier si-10, the signalman may identify the passenger, or at least the route chosen by the passenger, and display the signal map corresponding to the route on the display means 21a. The route selection can also be personalized, for example, to guide PRMs on 15 RVs instead of the shortest route.

It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, in which the invention is described by way of example, but many modifications and various embodiments of the invention are possible within the inventive concept defined by the claims below.

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Claims (18)

A method for guiding people in buildings, building complexes or similar buildings, where the persons can choose between a number of routes, which the persons can use with the help of a number of passenger conveyors and / or passages and in which method an information board mounted at least one route as part of an information point, which information board comprises a substantial display panel showing at least one information map at the information point, characterized in that the information board display equipment is arranged at a turning angle (X) relative to one ( ) of the directions of travel of the routes and that the information map of the information board display equipment is arranged in a position where the direction of travel of the route (A) on the information board display equipment with the horizontal direction of the display equipment forms an angle of rotation (X '), which angle of rotation (X') is as large as the angle of rotation (X) . Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the value of the turning angle X is selected at substantially 45 degrees or 135 degrees. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the value of the turning angle X is chosen at substantially 90 - Z / 2 degrees, where Z is the angle between the direction of travel along another route (B) from the information point and the direction of travel along the route (A Method according to any of claims 1-3, characterized in that at least one information card is stored in the information board. Method according to claim 4, characterized in that the information map shown on the information board display equipment is adapted to the turning angle (X ') before and / or after the information card is stored in the information board. Method according to any one of claims 1- 5, characterized in that the information map displayed on the information board display equipment is selected from a number of information maps by external activation. Method according to any of claims 1-6, characterized in that the information map displayed on the information board display equipment is selected from a number of pre-made general information maps. Method according to any of claims 1-7, characterized in that the value of the turning angle (X) of the display equipment is determined before or while the information board is mounted. Method according to any of claims 1-8, characterized in that the value of the display angle (X) of the display equipment is measured by means of a rotary angle sensor after the information board is mounted. 10. Information board for guidance of persons in buildings, building complexes or similar buildings, where the persons can choose between a number of routes, which the persons can use with a number of passenger carriers and / or passages and which information board is mounted on at least one route one as part of an information site, the information board comprising a substantial display panel showing at least one information map at the information site, characterized in that the display panel display equipment is arranged at a turning angle (X) relative to anyone (A) of 30. the direction of travel of the routes and that the information map of the information board display equipment is arranged in a position where the direction of travel of the route (A) of the information board display equipment with the horizontal direction of the display equipment forms a turning angle (X1), which angle of rotation (X1) is substantially equal to X ( ). 11. Information board according to claim 10, characterized in that the value of the turning angle X is substantially 45 degrees or 135 degrees. 12. Information board according to claims 10, 5, characterized in that the value of the angle of rotation (X) is substantially 90 - Z / 2 degrees, where Z is the angle between the direction of travel along another route (B) from the information point and the direction of travel along the route. (A). Information board according to any of claims 10-12, characterized in that the information board further comprises a memory equipment which can store at least one information card in the information board. Information board according to any of claims 10-13, characterized in that the information board 15 further comprises a control unit where the information map shown on the display equipment is adapted to the angle of rotation (X1) before and / or after the information card is stored in the memory equipment. Information board according to any of claims 10-14, characterized in that the information map shown on the information board display equipment is selected by external activation. Information board according to any of claims 10-15, characterized in that the information map 25 shown on the information board display equipment is selected from a number of pre-made general information maps. Information board according to any of claims 10-16, characterized in that the value of the rotary wind (X) of the information board display equipment is determined before or while the information board is mounted. An information board according to any of claims 10-17, characterized in that the information board further comprises a rotary angle sensor which measures the value of the turning angle (X) of the display equipment after the information board is mounted.