JP2005280906A - Portable terminal unit and elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance remarkably the service to elevator users having occasions to use any specific floor(s) such as those handicapped who visit hospital or those who come in and go out of an office building, by structuring a portable terminal unit and an elevator system so that the position of each user is grasped and a call registration after elevator car and a destination registration are set automatically. <P>SOLUTION: ID information stored in a cell-phone 8 and the individual's utilization situation information including the elevator utilization floor (destination floor information), utilization time, etc. are supplied to an elevator control device 14 through a path following the cell-phone 8, radio network 10, intra-building network 11, and the elevator control device 14 when the position of any elevator user is grasped using the cell-phone 8 furnished with GPS function and he is approaching the hall 9 to get on an elevator car 3 so that the call information, destination information, etc. are registered automatically. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal and an elevator system that perform hall call registration, destination registration, and the like using a mobile phone or the like.

  In elevator systems installed in buildings of several to several tens of floors, each time a call registration button provided in each hall is operated and a call is registered, the car is moved up and down to the floor where the call occurred. Then stop. Thereafter, when the user enters the car and the destination floor is designated by the destination registration button provided in the car, the elevator starts to move up and down and moves the user to the destination floor.

In addition, in an elevator system installed in a high-rise building or the like, each time a call is registered by operating the call registration button provided in each hall, each car is moved to the floor where the call is registered in a group management system. The predicted waiting time when driving is calculated, the car that can be landed earliest is selected, and the car is moved up and down to the floor where the call is generated and stopped. Thereafter, when the user enters the car and the destination floor is designated by the destination registration button provided in the car, the elevator starts to move up and down, and the user moves to the destination floor.
JP 2002-326775 A

  In a conventional elevator system, when a call registration button provided in each hall is operated and a call is registered, the elevator starts moving up and down, and the car is landed on the floor where the call is registered. . Further, when the destination button provided in the car is operated, the destination floor of the car is determined, and the raising and lowering of the car is started so that the car is landed on the destination floor.

  For this reason, although it is convenient when an unspecified number of users move evenly to each floor, it is easy to use as a means of moving fixed users who use only a specific floor, such as hospitals and office buildings. There was a problem that was not good.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention is a portable terminal capable of dramatically improving services for users who often use specific floors, such as disabled persons who use hospitals, users who enter and leave office buildings, and the like. And the main purpose is to provide an elevator system.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in claim 1, a storage function that is carried by an elevator user and stores the personal use status information of the user with respect to the car, and generates the position information of the user Based on the generated position information and the stored personal use status information of the user, when the user approaches the elevator, the elevator controller is optimally operated for the user. It is characterized by executing control.

  In claim 2, a portable terminal that is carried by an elevator user and has a storage function for storing the personal use status information of the user for the car, and a GPS function for generating position information of the user, A wireless network that captures location information generated by a portable terminal and stored personal use status information of a user, and generates call information and destination floor information when the user approaches the car, and the wireless And an elevator control device for controlling the operation of the car based on call information and destination floor information output from the network.

  According to claim 3, in the elevator system according to claim 2, the elevator control device updates personal use status information stored in a portable terminal carried by the user based on the use status of the user's car. It is characterized by that.

  According to claim 4, in the elevator system according to claim 2 or 3, the status of security such as the use status of the user's car, access location, etc. based on call information and destination floor information output from the wireless network. It features a security system to monitor.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to automatically set call registration and destination registration by identifying each user using a mobile phone with a GPS function and grasping the position thereof. It is possible to dramatically improve services for users who often use a specific floor, such as disabled persons who use the Internet, users who enter and exit office buildings, and the like.

  In addition, according to the use status of the user's car, while updating the personal use status information stored in the mobile phone carried by the user, each mobile phone with a GPS function is used to As well as specifying the location, call registration and destination registration can be set automatically, and this allows you to use specific floors such as disabled people who use hospitals, users who enter and exit office buildings, etc. This can dramatically improve the service for users who often do.

  In addition, the mobile phone with GPS function is used to identify each user, grasp the position of the user, monitor the use status of the user, the place of entry, etc., and perform suspicious behavior. When there is a user, this can be detected and a guard can be dispatched to ensure safety in the building.

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

  The elevator system 1a shown in this figure is set to a weight that balances the weight of the car 3, the weight of the car 3, and the load capacity, and the like. A counterweight 4 that can be raised and lowered, a rope 5 that connects these cages 3 and the counterweight 4, and an electric motor that moves in the machine room 6 of the building and moves up and down the cage 3 by running on the ropes 5. 7 and each user who uses the car 3, a function for storing personal information such as ID information, elevator use floor (destination floor information), use time, and each GPS satellite in orbit around the earth Each mobile phone 8 is provided at regular intervals using a plurality of mobile phones 8 having a GPS function for receiving GPS signals transmitted from the mobile phone and acquiring location information and a current location search service on the telephone company side. ID information, location information To check whether there is a user approaching each hall platform 9 in the building, and when there is a user approaching one of the hall platforms 9, the user has a mobile phone 8 A plurality of wireless networks 10 that take in stored destination floor information, usage time, and the like and generate call information are provided.

  Further, the elevator system 1a is laid in a building, and when each user's call information, destination information, and the like are output from each wireless network 10, the building network 11 performs processing for capturing the information, and the machine room 6 The output of each call input device (not shown) provided in the hall hall 9 on each floor, the output of the destination input device (not shown) provided in the car 3, and each sensor The motor 7 is controlled based on the output (not shown), and the door 13 provided on the car 3 is opened and closed via the control signal line 12 while the car 3 is raised, lowered, and stopped. Processing to be performed, processing for performing call up / down of the car 3, opening / closing of the door 13, etc., taking in the call information and destination information of each user sent out on the network 11 in the building, use status of the elevator of the user In response, the mobile phone 8 elevators utilized floors stored in (destination floor information) of the user, and a elevator controller 14 which performs processing such as updating and usage time.

  When a user who does not have the mobile phone 8 operates any of the call input devices provided at the halls 9 and outputs the call information, the elevator controller 14 drives the electric motor 7, The car 3 moves up and down to the floor where the call information is output, and when the landing is made on the call floor, the door 13 of the car 3 is opened.

  Thereafter, when the destination input device provided in the car 3 is operated by the user who has entered the car 3 and the destination floor is designated, the elevator controller 14 closes the door 13 of the car 3. At the same time, the electric motor 7 is driven and the car 3 is moved up and down to the destination floor.

  When the car 3 reaches the destination floor, the elevator control device 14 opens the door 13 of the car 3 and the user is lowered.

  In parallel with this operation, the ID information and location information of each mobile phone 8 are periodically taken in by each wireless network 10 to check whether there is a user approaching each hall platform 9, When there is a user approaching one of the hall platforms 9, destination floor information, usage time, etc. stored in the mobile phone 8 are taken in, and call information is generated. These call information, destination floor information The usage time and the like are supplied to the elevator control device 14 through a route of the wireless network 10 → the building network 11 → the elevator control device 14.

  Then, the electric motor 7 is driven by the elevator control device 14, and the car 3 reaches the floor specified by the call information (the floor where the user is approaching the hall landing 9 while carrying the mobile phone 8). Is raised and lowered and the door 13 of the car 3 is opened.

  Thereafter, whether or not the destination button of the destination input device provided in the car 3 has been operated before the fixed time has passed since the door 13 was opened is checked without operating the destination button. When a certain time elapses, the elevator controller 14 closes the door 13 of the car 3 and drives the electric motor 7 to the car up to the car floor indicated by the car information stored in the mobile phone 8. 3 is raised and lowered.

  In addition, a user who has entered the car 3 operates a destination button of a destination input device provided in the car 3 before the fixed time has elapsed since the door 13 is opened, and the mobile phone 8 When a destination floor different from the destination floor information stored in is specified, the elevator control device 14 closes the door 13 of the car 3 and drives the motor 7 to the destination floor specified by the destination button. The car 3 is raised and lowered.

  At this time, the elevator control device 14 generates new personal use status information according to the elevator use time zone, use frequency, current destination floor, etc. of the user who is on the car 3, and this is the elevator control. The personal use status information supplied to the mobile phone 8 of the user who has entered the car 3 through the route of the device 14 → the network 11 in the building → the wireless network 10 → the mobile phone 8 is stored in the mobile phone 8. Updated.

  When the car 3 reaches the destination floor, the elevator control device 14 opens the door 13 of the car 3 and the user is lowered.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the mobile phone 8 with the GPS function grasps the position of the user, and when the user is approaching the hall platform 9 in order to get on the car 3, the mobile phone 8 → Personal use status such as ID information, elevator use floor (destination floor information), use time, etc. stored in the mobile phone 8 in the route of the wireless network 10 → the network 11 in the building → the elevator control device 14. Since information is supplied and call information, destination information, etc. are automatically registered, the mobile phone 8 with the GPS function is used to identify each user and grasp their position. Call registration and destination registration can be set automatically, which allows certain persons, such as disabled persons who use hospitals, users who enter and exit office buildings, etc. Service to many users utilize the floor can be dramatically improved.

  In this embodiment, each time the user uses the car 3, the elevator control device 14 makes new personal usage status information based on the elevator usage time zone, usage frequency, current destination floor, and the like. Is supplied to the mobile phone 8 of the user in the car 3 via the route of the elevator control device 14 → the network 11 in the building → the wireless network 10 → the mobile phone 8, and stored in the mobile phone 8. The personal usage status information stored in the mobile phone 8 carried by the user is updated and used according to the usage status of the user's car. It is possible to cause a person to perform a destination floor change process without operating the cellular phone 8.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the elevator system according to the present invention. In this figure, the same reference numerals are given to portions corresponding to the respective portions in FIG.

  The elevator system 1b shown in this figure is different from the elevator system 1a shown in FIG. 1 in that the in-building network 11 and the security system 15 are connected so that a user carrying the mobile phone 8 moves in the building. In addition to the location information obtained by the mobile phone 8, personal information such as ID information, elevator use floor (destination floor information) and use time stored in the mobile phone 8 is supplied to the security system 15. This means that the user's usage status of the car, the contents of the user's behavior, etc. are grasped, and the user is not allowed to enter a place where the user is not permitted.

  As described above, in this embodiment, along with the position information obtained by the mobile phone 8, personal information such as ID information, elevator use floor (destination floor information), and use time stored in the mobile phone 8 is secured. Since it is supplied to the system 15 so that the security system 15 side knows the user's car usage status and the user's behavior, when there is a user who is suspicious, Detect and dispatch security guards to ensure safety in the building.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the location information of the mobile phone 8 is obtained by the wireless network 10 using the current location search service on the telephone company side. The location information may be acquired directly from each mobile phone 8 using a LAN system or the like.

  Even in this case, as in the above-described embodiments, the mobile phone 8 with GPS function is used to identify each user, grasp the position, and automatically perform call registration and destination registration. Accordingly, it is possible to dramatically improve services for users who often use a specific floor, such as disabled persons who use hospitals, users who enter and leave office buildings, and the like.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a first embodiment of an elevator system according to the present invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows 2nd Embodiment of the elevator system by this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a, 1b: Elevator system 2: Hoistway 3: Ride car 4: Balance weight 5: Rope 6: Machine room 7: Electric motor 8: Mobile phone 9: Hall platform 10: Wireless network 11: In-building network 12: Control signal Line 13: Door 14: Elevator control device 15: Security system

Claims (4)

A storage function that is carried by an elevator user and stores the personal use status information of the user with respect to the car, and a GPS function that generates position information of the user;
Based on the generated position information and stored personal use status information of the user, when the user approaches the elevator, the elevator control device performs optimal operation control for the user.
A portable terminal characterized by that. A portable terminal that is carried by a user of the elevator and has a storage function for storing the personal use status information of the user for the car, and a GPS function for generating position information of the user;
A wireless network that captures location information generated by the mobile terminal, stored personal use status information of the user, and generates call information and destination floor information when the user approaches the car;
An elevator controller that controls the operation of the car based on call information and destination floor information output from the wireless network;
An elevator system characterized by comprising: The elevator system according to claim 2,
The elevator control device updates the personal use status information stored in the mobile terminal carried by the user based on the user's car use status.
An elevator system characterized by that. The elevator system according to claim 2 or 3,
A security system that monitors the status of the user's passenger car use status, access location, etc. based on call information and destination floor information output from the wireless network;
An elevator system characterized by comprising:

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