JP2004099301A - Resting work authenticating system of elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resting work authenticating system of an elevator for resting the elevator without using a resting switch of a car inside control panel by communicating with the elevator by radio transmission by using a certain designated authentication code when a worker rests the elevator. <P>SOLUTION: A resting work authenticating computer 104 authenticates resting work inputted by a cellular phone 101 possessed by the worker, and imparts the authentication code to the cellular phone and a control panel 111 of an elevator car 113 corresponding to an authenticated resting work place. The cellular phone sends the authentication code via the Bluetooth functions 102 and 114 to the elevator car for performing resting work. The control panel puts the elevator car in a resting mode when the authentication code imparted from the resting work authenticating computer coincides with an authentication code obtained from the elevator car. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an elevator control system, and more particularly, to an elevator stop operation authentication system that can stop an elevator without using a stop switch of an in-car operation panel when an operator or the like stops the elevator.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When the elevator is stopped for an extended period of time, such as when moving or cleaning the inside of the car, the conventional operation requires opening the operation panel in the car and operating the pause switch. Occurs. In addition, there is a concern that the stop switch of the operation panel in the car may be operated incorrectly. Furthermore, during a stop, a call cannot be made on another floor, and a situation occurs in which another user cannot use the elevator.
[0003]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a conventional elevator stop procedure. In step S501, the operator checks the presence or absence of a key on the operation panel in the elevator car. If the user does not have the key, it is checked in step S502 whether the key can be borrowed. If borrowing is possible, the process moves to step S503, and the key is borrowed. Then, in step S505, the lid of the operation panel is opened, and in step S506, the "operation-pause switch" of the operation panel in the car is set to the rest side, and the operation is started.
[0004]
On the other hand, if it is not possible to borrow the key in step S502, the worker uses a method other than the pause switch in step S504, for example, a safety shoe (provided at the tip of the door and before the door is closed. It is necessary to start the work in a state where the elevator door is not closed by closing the door by pressing the door to stop the door closing by opening the door by detecting this by hitting the obstacle).
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, as in the conventional case, if the safety shoe is pressed to prevent the door from closing, the elevator monitoring device notifies the elevator maintenance company that an abnormal condition has occurred, and the elevator maintenance staff is dispatched. was there. In addition, there is no way to determine the call status of the car on the other floor once it has been suspended by the "operation-pause switch" of the operation panel in the car, and users on other floors cannot use the elevator. there were.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem. When an operator suspends an elevator, the operator communicates with the elevator wirelessly using a specified authentication code, thereby stopping the operation panel in the car. An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator shutdown work authentication system that enables an elevator to be shut down without using a switch.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In view of the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a suspended work authentication computer that authenticates a suspended work input by a mobile phone held by a worker, the control panel of an elevator car corresponding to the mobile phone and the authorized suspended work place. An authentication code is provided to the elevator car where the suspension work is performed from the mobile phone via the Bluetooth function, and the control panel is obtained from the authentication code and the elevator car provided by the suspension work authentication computer. The elevator car is put into a sleep mode when the authentication codes coincide with each other.
[0008]
Also, the paused work authentication computer sets the paused work machine and work time zone input from the mobile phone together with the authentication code to the control panel, and when the control panel is in the work time zone, the elevator car of the machine is set. The Bluetooth function is enabled.
[0009]
Further, when a call is generated on another floor, the control panel distributes the call to another elevator car in the case of a group control elevator, and if the elevator car is a single elevator car, via the Bluetooth function of the elevator car. Sending a caution message to the mobile phone to stop the pause operation.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Since the present invention uses a system configured by a computer that certifies an elevator stop operation and a car equipped with a Bluetooth function and a remote monitoring device, the elevator can be stopped without operating the stop switch. Can be. In addition, since the call during the suspension work is not prohibited, a situation in which other users cannot use the elevator does not occur. As a result, no key is lent or borrowed, and no switch is operated, so that an operation error does not occur, and other users do not feel inconvenienced.
[0011]
Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an elevator suspension work authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system includes a mobile phone 101 owned by a worker, a sleep operation authentication computer 104 that authenticates a sleep operation of an elevator, an elevator control panel 111 connected to the sleep operation authentication computer 104 via a remote monitoring device 109, and at least one It is composed of two elevator cars 113.
[0012]
The mobile phone 101 has a Bluetooth function 102 and a browser function 103 capable of transmitting information to and from the elevator car 113 by Bluetooth in addition to normal functions. The suspended work authentication computer 104 has an input information processing unit 105, and the mobile phone number transmitted by the mobile phone 101 at the time of access and the input access number (healthy substance number, machine number) are registered in the mobile phone number storage unit 107. The number is compared with the number registered in the building information storage unit 108, respectively.
[0013]
The elevator control panel 111 receives an authentication code (for example, a mobile phone number), a work start time, and a work end time from the suspended work authentication computer 104 via the remote monitoring device 109 and the transmission / reception devices 110 and 106 of the suspended work authentication computer 104, respectively. Upon receipt of this (also input from the mobile phone 101 to the pause work authentication computer 104), the operation control unit 112 controls the car elevator 113 to enable the Bluetooth function 114 only during that time. The elevator car 113 has a Bluetooth function 114 capable of transmitting information to and from a mobile phone in addition to a normal function. When a Bluetooth signal from the mobile phone 101 is received, an authentication code (for example, a mobile phone number) is displayed on the control panel 111. Send
[0014]
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure when the worker registers the elevator stop work with the pause work authentication computer 104 in the configuration of FIG. First, in step S201, the worker accesses (communicates) the sleep work authentication computer 104 with the mobile phone 101. In step S202, the input information processing unit 105 of the pause work authentication computer 104 determines whether or not the telephone number of the accessed mobile phone 101 is registered in the mobile phone number storage unit 107. In step S203, a message “authentication cannot be performed because the number is not registered” is transmitted to mobile phone 101.
[0015]
If registered, the suspended work authentication computer 104 transmits an authentication OK to the mobile phone 101 in step S204, and proceeds to the next procedure. In step S205, the worker inputs the access number (building number and car number) of the elevator for performing the work. The input information processing unit 105 of the suspended work authentication computer 104 determines whether or not the elevator access number input in step S206 is a number registered in the building information storage unit 108. If it has not been registered, a message "Enter a correct access number" is transmitted to the mobile phone 101 in step S207. If the access number has been registered, the worker inputs the work start / end time in step S208, and the authentication ends in step S209.
[0016]
With the above procedure, the authentication of the pause operation is performed. In step S211, the suspended work authentication computer 104 accesses the elevator having the access number input in step S205, and sets the authentication code and the work time (work start / end time) that allow the work to be suspended. Actually, the access number is set in the operation control section of the control panel of the elevator (car) corresponding to the access number including the access number.
[0017]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of operation until the elevator car enters the suspension mode state in the configuration of FIG. The control panel 111 of the elevator, which has been set with the authentication code and the working time that allows the work to be suspended, determines in step S301 whether or not it is the work start time, and when the set time period is reached, the Bluetooth function is performed in step S302. Is output from the operation control unit 112 to the elevator car 113 so as to make The car 113 receiving the command waits for a Bluetooth signal in step S303.
[0018]
Upon receiving the Bluetooth signal, an authentication code (for example, a mobile phone number) is transmitted to the control panel 111 in step S304. The control panel 111 that has received the authentication code determines in step S305 whether or not the authentication code is registered from the suspended work authentication computer 104. If the authentication code is registered, the operation control unit 112 determines in step S306 that the elevator is operating. Is output to the elevator car 113 so as to shift to the sleep mode. As described above, the elevator can be stopped without borrowing the key of the car operation panel or operating the stop switch.
[0019]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the operation when a call can be made on another floor during the pause mode in the configuration of FIG. When a call can be made to another floor in step S401, it is determined in step S402 whether it is 1 Car or a group control elevator. In the case of a group control elevator, the operation control unit 112 transfers the call to another elevator car in step S403. Distribute. In the case of 1 Car, the control panel 111 transmits to the mobile phone 101 by the Bluetooth function 114 via the car 113 that the call is being made on another floor in step S404. In step S405, the worker switches the elevator stop mode in response to a caution message (eg, “Get off the elevator, put the elevator in the normal operation mode”, “stop sending the authentication code”). When released, the operation control unit 112 causes the elevator to operate on the floor called in step S406. In this way, passengers on other floors can use the elevator even in the sleep mode.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a sleep operation authentication computer that authenticates a sleep operation input by a mobile phone held by a worker is provided by a control panel of an elevator car corresponding to the mobile phone and the authenticated sleep operation place. An authentication code is provided to the elevator car where the suspension work is performed from the mobile phone via the Bluetooth function, and the control panel is obtained from the authentication code and the elevator car provided by the suspension work authentication computer. The elevator car is put into a sleep mode when the authentication codes coincide with each other. As a result, when a worker suspends an elevator, it is possible to suspend the elevator without using the suspend switch of the operation panel in the car by communicating with the elevator wirelessly using a specified authentication code The following effects are obtained: no key lending and borrowing occurs, and no operation error occurs because no switch is operated.
[0021]
Also, the paused work authentication computer sets the paused work machine and work time zone input from the mobile phone together with the authentication code to the control panel, and when the control panel is in the work time zone, the elevator car of the machine is set. By enabling the Bluetooth function, enabling the Bluetooth function only when necessary also prevents erroneous authentication.
[0022]
Further, when a call is generated on another floor, the control panel distributes the call to another elevator car in the case of a group control elevator, and if the elevator car has one elevator car, the call is transmitted via the Bluetooth function of the elevator car. The mobile phone sends a caution message to stop the pause operation, so that the call during the pause operation is not prohibited, so that the situation where other users cannot use the elevator does not occur, and other users cannot use the elevator. There is no inconvenience.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an elevator suspension work authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure when an operator registers an elevator stop operation with a pause operation authentication computer in the configuration of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of an operation until the elevator car enters a suspension mode state in the configuration of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an operation when a call can be made on another floor during the pause mode in the configuration of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a conventional elevator stop procedure.
[Explanation of symbols]
101 mobile phone, 102,114 Bluetooth function, 103 browser function, 104 hibernation computer, 105 input information processing unit, 106, 110 transmitting / receiving device, 107 mobile phone number storage unit, 108 building information storage unit, 109 remote monitoring device, 111 control panel, 112 operation control section, 113 elevator car.

Claims (3)

A sleep job authentication computer that authenticates a sleep job input by a mobile phone held by a worker gives an authentication code to the mobile phone and a control panel of an elevator car corresponding to the recognized sleep job site, and outputs the authentication code from the mobile phone. An authentication code is sent to the elevator car where the suspension operation is performed via the Bluetooth function, and the control panel determines when the authentication code given from the sleep operation authentication computer matches the authentication code obtained from the elevator car. A sleep mode for an elevator. The suspended work authentication computer sets the suspended work machine and work time zone input from the mobile phone together with the authentication code to the control panel, and when the control panel is in the work time zone, the Bluetooth function of the elevator car of the machine is set. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is activated. The control panel, when a call is generated on another floor, distributes the call to another elevator car in the case of a group control elevator, and if the elevator car is a single elevator car, via the Bluetooth function of the elevator car. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile phone sends a warning message to stop the pause operation.

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