JP2000143106A - Elevator control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten waiting time by previously getting a using story floor of a passenger by obtaining the elevator using information at entering to a building from a radio transceiver carried by a visitor to the building. SOLUTION: A transmitting command is issued to a radio transceiver 2 from a door controller 4 in the doorway of a building to automatically transmit information on a person carrying the radio transceiver 2 to the door controller 4 from the radio transceiver 2 in response to the transmitting command. Or a carrier of the radio transceiver 2 transmits information to the door controller 4 by operating the ratio transceiver 2 in the doorway of the building to thus obtain elevator using information such as qualifications for entering the building, a belonging company, its post and a destination story floor of an elevator at building entering time of thereby shorten waiting time at elevator using crowded time so as to improve facility of a passenger.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator control system, and more particularly, to an elevator control system in which information transmission equipment carried by an elevator user and elevator control are linked.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, in a building having a plurality of elevators, operation control for reducing the waiting time by detecting and analyzing car calls from a plurality of floors by centrally managing the elevators, that is, so-called group management is performed. . Various methods for elevator group management have been studied and developed. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 5-777, 5-17080, and
JP-A-5-17083, JP-A-5-51176, JP-A-5-585
Many are disclosed in, for example, US Pat.

On the other hand, in order to enhance the security of the elevator and the inside of the building, an elevator control method in which the door of the building and the elevator control are linked has been studied. An elevator control method that requires a specific operation for a first key for opening and closing a building entrance door and a second key for registering an elevator car call, and which can be used only by a person who has normally operated both. It is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-144716.

[0004]

Generally, group management for reducing the waiting time of an elevator detects and analyzes car call information at each landing. Therefore, when a large number of users are concentrated on a specific floor, it is difficult to immediately respond. In addition, since the information can be obtained for the first time after receiving the designation of the passenger in the car, it is difficult to immediately respond to the optimal operation.

On the other hand, there is disclosed an elevator control method in which doors of a building and elevator control are linked, in order to enhance security, and information at the time of doors of a building is used to reduce the waiting time. It is not used for operation.

An object of the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator control system that obtains a floor to be used by a passenger in advance and reduces waiting time.

[0007]

The present invention has the following configuration to achieve the above object.

[0008] The elevator control system of the present invention is characterized in that elevator use information is obtained from a wireless transmission / reception device carried by a visitor to the building when entering the building.
As the wireless transmission / reception device, an identification card (ID card) for entering the building, a mobile phone, or a portable information device may be used. Further, the information transmission from the wireless transmission / reception device may be performed by a person operating when entering the entrance, or may be transmitted in response to a signal transmitted from another device provided at the entrance. .

Further, the elevator control apparatus of the present invention predicts the use floor and the number of people by comparing the information of the visitor obtained at the time of entering the building with the use floor information stored in advance, and from the result, the elevator is used. The operation of a plurality of elevators is controlled so that the operation of the vehicle has an optimum efficiency. Further, the destination and the stop floor of each elevator determined by the prediction result are displayed to the use applicant at the landing. The floor information used by the user of the wireless transmission / reception device may be input in advance by the user, such as the day of the week, the time zone, and the destination floor, or the daily use information may be learned and the use floor information updated. . The destination of each elevator at the landing and the stop floor are displayed so that the passenger can select an appropriate elevator from a plurality of elevators.

The elevator control system according to the present invention is characterized in that elevator use information is obtained from a wireless transmission / reception device carried by a person in a building before use. The wireless transmission / reception device may also be used as an identification card (ID card), a mobile phone, a portable information device, or an electronic key of a room in a building. Information transmission from the wireless transmission / reception device can be performed by a user operating at the elevator hall in the building, or at the room entrance in the building, or at the vicinity of the elevator hall, or near the room entrance in the building. Alternatively, the signal may be transmitted in response to a signal transmitted from another device.

When the elevator control system according to the present invention is used, the following operations and effects occur. Elevator usage information is obtained when entering the building, when arriving at the landing, or when leaving the room, so that the floors and number of people used can be grasped at an early stage, and optimal operation before receiving car call information and destination designation on each floor. Analysis can be undertaken. As a result, the waiting time can be reduced when the elevator is busy. Also, when elevator use is not crowded,
When the user arrives at the landing, the car whose destination is predicted is waiting, so that the convenience of the passenger is improved or the feeling of service to the passenger is enhanced.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS.
Will be described.

First, the configuration of the control system will be described. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of an elevator control system to which the present invention is applied, and shows an example of obtaining elevator use information when entering a building. In the figure, 1 is an elevator system to which the present invention is applied, 2 is a wireless receiver and transmitter, and an identification card (I
D card), a mobile phone, a portable information device, or a key for a room in a building. Reference numeral 3 denotes an entrance door of a building, and reference numeral 4 denotes an entrance door control device for transmitting and receiving data to and from a wireless transmitter / receiver.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a transmitter / receiver for transmitting / receiving information between the door controller 4 and the control receiver / transmitter 6. Reference numeral 7 denotes an elevator controller that calculates and commands the operation of the elevator using information from the control receiving / transmitting device 6. In addition, the control receiving / transmitting device 6 transmits the calculation result of the elevator controller 7, and further receives information from the doorway and each floor. Reference numeral 8 denotes a transmitter / receiver provided on each floor, which receives information from the control receiving / transmitting device, and furthermore, transmits car call information from each floor and the radio receiver / transmitter 2.
Send information from. An example of prior acquisition of elevator use information on each floor will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 9 denotes a display device for displaying a destination and a stop floor designated by the elevator controller, and reference numeral 10 denotes a car call button.

Next, the contents of the control system will be described. First, at the entrance of the building, the door control device 4 sends the wireless reception / transmission device 2
To send a call. In response to the transmission command, the information of the person carrying the wireless receiver / transmitter 2 is automatically transmitted from the wireless receiver / transmitter 2 to the door control device 4. Alternatively, the person carrying the wireless receiver / transmitter 2 operates the wireless receiver / transmitter 2 at the entrance of the building, and transmits information to the door control device 4. This information includes the qualifications to enter the building, the company to which it belongs, the department, and the destination floor of the elevator. These pieces of information are input in advance and stored in the elevator controller 7. Further, the elevator controller 7 is provided with a learning function, and is reflected in the analysis of the optimal operation from daily information.

The information on the floors and the number of persons used for the elevator, which is grasped at the time of passing through the building, is transmitted from the transmitter / receiver 5 to the control receiver / transmitter 6. Further, the information is transmitted to the elevator controller 7, and while the building occupant moves from the building entrance to the elevator platform, the optimal operation of the car is calculated, and the destination floor and the stop floor of each car are determined. I do.
The determination is made from the control reception / transmission device 6 to the reception / transmission devices 8 on each floor.
And is shown on the display device 9 of each car. The elevator user selects and uses an appropriate car from the displayed destination floor. However, when the passenger who has boarded instructs a destination floor other than the display of the destination with the destination button in the car, the instruction has priority and the change is reflected in the operation analysis.

Next, an example of prior acquisition of elevator use information in a building will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration diagram of an elevator control system to which the present invention is applied, and shows an example in which elevator use information in a building is obtained in advance. The symbols in the figure are the same as those in FIG. Wireless receiver / transmitter 2
As in FIG. 1, an identification card (ID card), a mobile phone, a portable information device, or a key of a room in a building is also used. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes an entrance door of a room provided in the building, for example, a door of a hotel.

In the vicinity of the elevator platform on each floor, a transmission / reception command is issued from the transmitter / receiver 8 to the wireless receiver / transmitter 2, and information is automatically transmitted from the wireless receiver / transmitter 2 to the transmitter / receiver 8 in response to the transmission command. I do. Alternatively, the person carrying the wireless receiver / transmitter 2 operates the wireless receiver / transmitter 2 at the entrance of the building and transmits information to the receiver / transmitter 8. Alternatively, the information is transmitted from the door 11 to the transmitter / receiver 8 when the user exits the door 11 in the building and locks the door 11. The information to be transmitted includes the number of people who come and go, and the destination floor that is frequently visited in the building in each time zone. These pieces of information are input in advance and stored in the elevator controller 7. Further, the elevator controller 7 is provided with a learning function, and is reflected in the analysis of the optimal operation from daily information.

As an example, a case where the present invention is applied to a hotel elevator will be described below. When the electronic key of each room goes out of the room and the door 11 is locked, information is transmitted from each room to the elevator controller 7. The information includes the number of guests in each room, the planned stay, etc.
When the information transmission time is near check-out, the service is operated on the floor with the front desk, and during dinner, the destination is on the floor with the restaurant. However, when a passenger who has boarded instructs a destination floor other than the above by using a destination button in the car, the instruction has priority and the change is reflected in the operation analysis.

[0020]

[Effect of the Invention] Even when information such as the number of people using an elevator and a destination is approximate, even when entering a building, arriving at a landing,
Alternatively, since it can be obtained at the time of leaving the room, analysis for optimum operation can be started before receiving car call information and destination designation on each floor. As a result, the waiting time can be reduced when the elevator is busy. When elevator use is not congested, when the user arrives at the landing, the car whose destination is predicted is on standby, so that the convenience of the passenger is improved or the feeling of service to the passenger is enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an operation of an elevator control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of another operation of the elevator control system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Elevator system to which this invention is applied, 2 ... Wireless reception transmitter / receiver, 3 ... Building entrance door, 4 ... Entrance door control device, 5 ... Reception transmitter, 6 ... Control reception transmission device, 7 ... Elevator controller , 8 ... Transceiver provided on each floor, 9 ... Display device, 10 ... Call button of car, 11 ... Door in building.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A portable information receiving and transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting information from a person who wants to enter a building, and a portable information receiving and transmitting means provided at an entrance of the building for receiving information transmitted from the portable information receiving and transmitting means. Receiving / transmitting means for transmitting information from the portable information receiving / transmitting means provided to an elevator platform, receiving information transmitted from the receiving / transmitting means, and storing in advance the portable information receiving / transmitting means An elevator control system, comprising: elevator control means for controlling the operation of a plurality of elevators based on the use floor information of the vehicle, and display means for displaying a destination and a stop floor designated by the elevator control means.