JP2005306584A - Automatic elevator operation system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a specific person to call out an elevator without wholly performing button operation; and to allow an unspecified person to call out the elevator without performing the button operation by designating the destination floor, in the elevator of an apartment house used by a person except for the specific person. <P>SOLUTION: A user looks at a car outside camera 1-i when calling out the elevator to the (i) floor without using a calling-out button 3-i. A face image detecting part 4 informs an elevator control part 5 that calling-out is performed on the (i) floor when a front face image exists in image data from the car outside camera 1-i. The specific person looks at a car inside camera 10 when specifying the destination floor without operating a destination floor designating button part 11. A face authenticating part 7 delivers user ID to a destination floor designating part 8 when face information and the user ID corresponding to a face image imaged by the car inside camera 10 are registered, and the destination floor designating part 8 sends the destination floor registered in response to the user ID to an elevator control part 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an elevator automatic driving technique that improves convenience when using an elevator, and in particular, not only a resident who is a specific person but also an unspecified person such as a visitor, such as an elevator used in an apartment. The present invention relates to an elevator automatic driving technique that is suitable when applied to an elevator that is also used by the company.

  In the case of using a conventional general elevator, the elevator call button provided near the elevator door is operated to call the elevator car, and after getting on the elevator car, the destination designation button is operated. It is necessary to specify the destination floor. In this way, conventional general elevators require button operation when calling an elevator car or specifying a destination floor, so if you have luggage in both hands or injured your hand It becomes difficult to use the elevator, for example.

  In addition to such general elevators, conventionally, the following elevators have also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3).

  The conventional technology described in Patent Document 1 installs a personal identification device that performs personal identification by fingerprints at an elevator hall, and when a passenger who is personally identified by this personal identification device gets on an elevator car, The elevator is moved to a floor registered in advance for passengers.

  The prior art described in Patent Document 2 is provided only for a specific person so that a face identification detection device is attached to the elevator door, and the elevator car is only detected when the face of the specific person is detected by the face identification detection device. I am trying to call you.

The prior art described in Patent Document 3 also recognizes a specific person based on an identification code input from a keyboard or the like and a facial profile input from a recognition device so that only the specific person can use the technique. Only in this case, the elevator car is moved to a destination floor registered in advance.
JP-A-5-193842 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-26967 JP 2003-192247 A

  According to the conventional technique described in Patent Document 1, a passenger who has registered a destination floor in advance goes to a predetermined destination floor without operating a destination floor designation button in the elevator car. However, since personal identification by fingerprints must be performed at the elevator platform, it is difficult to use the elevator when both hands are closed, as in a conventional general elevator.

  According to the conventional technology described in Patent Document 2, an elevator can be called without operating an elevator call button, but only a specific person can use it, so that an elevator such as an apartment, It cannot be applied to elevators that are used not only by specified persons (residents) but also by unspecified persons such as visitors.

  According to the conventional technique described in Patent Document 3, it is possible to go to a pre-registered destination floor without operating a destination floor designation button, but only a specific person can use it. It cannot be applied to elevators that are used by unspecified persons, such as elevators.

(Object of invention)
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable a specific person to call an elevator car and specify a destination floor without performing any button operation, and to allow an unspecified person to call an elevator car without performing a button operation. It is in.

The first elevator automatic driving system according to the present invention enables anyone who wants to use the elevator to call the elevator without operating a button regardless of whether or not the person is a specific person.
When it is detected that a face image is present in the image data captured by the camera outside the elevator door or in the vicinity of the elevator door, it is recognized that the elevator has been called on the floor outside the car camera. Features.

The second elevator automatic driving system according to the present invention enables anyone who wants to use the elevator to call the elevator without operating a button regardless of whether or not the person is a specific person.
A camera outside the car that is installed in the vicinity of the elevator door or the elevator door, and the imaging direction is the face direction of the elevator customer waiting for the elevator in front of the elevator door;
A face image detector for detecting a face image present in image data captured by the camera outside the car;
An elevator control unit for recognizing that an elevator call is made on the installation floor of the camera outside the car when the face image detection unit detects a face image, and moving the elevator car to the installation floor of the camera outside the car; It is characterized by that.

In order to prevent the third elevator automatic driving system according to the present invention from recognizing that the elevator has been called by mistake when a passerby passes in front of the elevator, In the system,
The camera outside the car is installed in the vicinity of an operation status indicator installed above the elevator door,
The face image detection unit has a configuration for detecting a front face image present in image data captured by the camera outside the car,
When the elevator control unit detects a front face image by the face image detection unit, the elevator control unit recognizes that an elevator call has been made on the installation floor of the camera outside the car, and moves the elevator car to the installation floor of the camera outside the car It has the structure to make it have.

In the second elevator automatic driving system according to the present invention, in order to enable a specific person to call an elevator car and specify a destination floor without any button operation, in the second elevator automatic driving system,
An in-car camera that images the inside of the elevator car;
A correspondence table in which destination floors are registered in association with face information;
When face information corresponding to a face image in image data captured by the in-car camera is registered in the correspondence table, a face that outputs a destination floor registered in the correspondence table in association with the face information An authentication unit, and
The elevator control unit is configured to move the elevator car to the destination floor when the destination floor is output from the face authentication unit.

The fifth elevator automatic operation system according to the present invention allows a specific person to designate a destination floor according to a time zone and a day of the week without performing a button operation.
In the correspondence table, the destination floor for each time zone or day of the week is registered in association with the face information,
When face information corresponding to a face image in the image data captured by the in-car camera is registered in the correspondence table, the face authentication unit includes a destination floor registered corresponding to the face information. The destination floor corresponding to the current time or day of the week is output.

The sixth elevator automatic operation system according to the present invention allows the specific person to specify the destination floor according to the use start floor without performing a button operation.
In the correspondence table, a destination floor for each use start floor is registered in association with face information,
When face information corresponding to a face image in the image data captured by the in-car camera is registered in the correspondence table, the face authentication unit includes a destination floor registered corresponding to the face information. The destination floor corresponding to the use start floor is output.

In the fourth to sixth elevator automatic driving systems, the seventh elevator automatic driving system according to the present invention enables the specific person to confirm that the designation of the destination floor by face authentication has been executed without fail.
A destination floor designation button for each floor provided in the elevator car;
And a lighting unit that lights a destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor output from the face authentication unit.

The first program of the present invention enables anyone who wants to use the elevator to call the elevator without operating a button, regardless of whether or not he / she is a specific person.
Program for causing a computer having a camera outside the car installed as an elevator door or in the vicinity of the elevator door and having an imaging direction to face the elevator waiting in front of the elevator door to function as an elevator automatic driving system Because
The computer,
A face image detector that detects a face image present in image data captured by the camera outside the car;
When the face image detection unit detects a face image, it recognizes that an elevator call has been made on the installation floor of the camera outside the car, and functions as an elevator control unit that moves the elevator car to the installation floor of the camera outside the car .

The second program according to the present invention enables a specific person to call an elevator car and specify a destination floor without any button operation.
A camera outside the car that is installed in the vicinity of the elevator door or the elevator door, and the imaging direction is the face direction of the elevator customer waiting for the elevator in front of the elevator door;
An in-car camera that images the inside of the elevator car;
A correspondence table in which destination floors are registered in association with face information;
A program for causing a computer equipped with a computer to function as an elevator automatic driving system,
The computer,
A face image detector that detects a face image present in image data captured by the camera outside the car;
When face information corresponding to a face image in image data captured by the in-car camera is registered in the correspondence table, a face that outputs a destination floor registered in the correspondence table in association with the face information Authentication department,
When the face image detection unit detects a face image, it recognizes that an elevator call has been made on the outside camera installation floor, moves the elevator car to the outside camera installation floor, and from the face authentication unit When the destination floor is output, the elevator car is caused to function as an elevator controller that moves the elevator car to the destination floor.

  According to the first and second elevator automatic operation systems and the first program according to the present invention, anyone who wants to use an elevator can call the elevator without operating a button regardless of whether or not the user is a specific person. Become. The reason is that when a face image is present in image data captured by the camera outside the car installed at or near the elevator door, it is recognized that the elevator has been called on the floor where the camera outside the car is installed.

  According to the 3rd elevator automatic operation system concerning the present invention, when a passerby passes in front of an elevator, it is not recognized that the elevator was called by mistake. The reason is that when the camera outside the car is installed in the vicinity of the operation status indicator installed above the elevator door and the front face image is detected in the image data captured by the camera outside the car, the elevator is called. It is because it tries to recognize that it has been broken. In other words, most elevator waiters see the driving status indicator, so a front face image is taken by a camera outside the car installed in the vicinity, but passersby do not perform such operations, A face image is not captured. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate malfunctions by recognizing that the elevator has been called when the front face image is detected.

  According to the fourth elevator automatic operation system and the second program according to the present invention, it becomes possible for the specific person to call the elevator car and designate the destination floor without any button operation. The reason is that when face information corresponding to the face image in the image data captured by the in-car camera is registered in the correspondence table, the destination floor registered in the correspondence table is output in association with the face information. This is because the face authentication unit is provided.

  According to the fifth elevator automatic driving system of the present invention, it is possible to specify a destination floor according to a time zone and a day of the week without a specific person performing a button operation. The reason is that the destination floor is registered for each time zone or day of the week in the correspondence table in association with the face information.

  According to the sixth elevator automatic driving system of the present invention, it becomes possible to specify a destination floor corresponding to the use start floor without a specific person performing a button operation. The reason is that the destination floor for each use start floor is registered in the correspondence table in association with the face information.

  According to the seventh elevator automatic driving system of the present invention, the specific person can confirm that the designation of the destination floor by the face authentication has been executed without fail. The reason is that a lighting unit that lights a destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor output from the face authentication unit is provided.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Description of configuration]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a first embodiment of an elevator automatic operation system according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external view of an elevator hall, and FIG. 3 is an interior view of an elevator car. In the following description, it is assumed that the place where the elevator automatic operation system is installed is a condominium.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an elevator status indicator 2-i is installed above the elevator door 21-i (1 ≦ i ≦ n) at the elevator hall on each floor of the apartment (1st floor to nth floor). A camera (camera outside the car) 1-i is attached in the vicinity. Further, an elevator call button 3-i is attached to the side of the elevator door 21-i.

  The imaging direction of the camera 1-i outside the car is the face direction of the elevator waiting for the elevator in front of the elevator door 21-i, and the elevator waiting looking at the driving state indicator 2-i The front face image can be taken. Moreover, the driving | running state indicator 2-i lights the number according to the driving | running state of an elevator.

  In the elevator car, as shown in FIG. 3, an operation state indicator 13 is attached above the elevator door, and a camera (in-car camera) 10 is attached in the vicinity thereof. Further, a destination floor designation button unit 11 is attached to the side of the elevator door.

  The imaging direction of the in-car camera 10 is the face direction of the user in the elevator car, and the front face image of the user who is looking in the driving state indicator 13 direction can be captured. The destination floor designation button section 11 is provided with a button for each floor, and the button corresponding to the floor that is already the destination floor is lit by the lighting section 12.

  Image data picked up by the cameras outside the cars 1-1 to 1-n installed on each floor is input to the face image detection unit 4.

  When there is a front face image in the image data input from the camera 1-i on the i-th floor, the face image detection unit 4 makes an elevator call on the i-th floor to the elevator control unit 5 A call signal indicating that is output. The elevator control unit 5 moves the elevator car to the i-th floor in accordance with this call signal. The elevator control unit 5 also moves the elevator car to the floor even when a call signal is input from the elevator call buttons 3-1 to 3-n installed on each floor.

  On the other hand, the image data captured by the car camera 10 attached to the elevator car is input to the face authentication unit 7.

  The face authentication unit 7 performs face authentication based on the image data input from the in-car camera 10 and the registered contents of the face information / user ID correspondence unit 6, and the user ID of the authenticated user is assigned to the destination floor. Output to the designation unit 8. FIG. 4 shows an example of the contents of the face information / user ID correspondence unit 6. As shown in the figure, user IDs are registered in association with face information of each user (specific person). The example in the figure shows that the user ID “UID1, UID2,...” Is given to the user of the face information “KD1, KD2,. Note that as the face information, image data, a feature amount indicating the relative positional relationship of each element (eyes, nose, etc.) of the face can be used.

  When the user ID is input from the face authentication unit 7, the destination floor designating unit 8 searches the destination floor corresponding to the user ID from the user ID / destination floor correspondence unit 9 shown in FIG. Output to unit 5. The example of FIG. 5 indicates that the user with the user ID “UID1, UID2,...” Has registered “7th floor, 20th floor,.

  When the destination floor is input from the destination floor designating unit 8, the elevator control unit 5 moves the elevator car to that floor. Moreover, even when the destination floor is input from the destination floor designation button unit 11 in the elevator car, the elevator controller 5 moves the elevator car to that floor.

  The face image detection unit 4, the elevator control unit 5, the face authentication unit 7, and the destination floor designation unit 8 can be realized by a computer, and when realized by a computer, for example, as follows. A disk, a semiconductor memory, and other recording media on which a program for causing the computer to function as the face image detection unit 4, the elevator control unit 5, the face authentication unit 7, and the destination floor designation unit 8 are prepared. The computer reads the program recorded on the recording medium and controls its own operation, so that the face image detection unit 4, the elevator control unit 5, the face authentication unit 7, and the destination floor designation unit 8 are installed on the computer. Realize.

[Description of operation]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail.

[Operation when calling elevator]
First, the operation when calling an elevator without using the elevator call buttons 3-1 to 3-n will be described.

  Conventionally, when calling an elevator to a use start floor (for example, lobby; first floor), the elevator call button 3-1 had to be operated. However, in this embodiment, the user uses the elevator door 21-1. The elevator can be called only by looking at the camera outside the car 1-1 attached above the car.

  When the user looks at the outside camera 1-1 installed on the use start floor, the front face image of the user is picked up by the outside camera 1-1, and the image data including the front face image is the face image. It is sent to the detection unit 4.

  The face image detection unit 4 performs the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 with the cameras outside the cars 1-1 to 1-n on each floor being sequentially processed.

  When the external camera 1-1 installed on the first floor is set as a processing target, the face image detection unit 4 inputs image data sent from the external camera 1-1 for one screen (step S61, S62). Thereafter, the face image detecting unit 4 checks whether or not a front face image exists in the input image data (step S63). If a front face image can be detected (YES in step S63), a call signal indicating that the elevator has been called on the first floor is output to the elevator control unit 5 (step S64). On the other hand, when the front face cannot be detected (NO in step S63), the next outside camera (for example, the outside camera 1-2 installed on the second floor) is set as a processing target. The same processing is performed. In the case of this example, when the outside-car camera 1-1 installed on the first floor is set as the processing target, the determination result in step S63 is YES, and the elevator control unit 5 has the elevator waiting on the first floor. An elevator call signal indicating that there is a problem is output (step S64).

  Here, various methods can be adopted as the front face image detection method performed in step S63. For example, the input image data includes a portion that is recognized as a black eye, and between the two black eyes. If the distance is within a predetermined range, a method that the front face image can be detected can be employed. Here, the reason why the call signal is output only when the front face image can be detected is to prevent the elevator from being called depending on the face image by a passerby who has passed in front of the elevator.

  On the other hand, the elevator control unit 5 moves the elevator car to the first floor when a call signal indicating that there is an elevator waiting person on the first floor is sent from the face image detection unit 4. As a matter of course, the elevator controller 5 performs the same processing when a call signal is sent from the elevator call buttons 3-1 to 3-n.

  In addition, although the above-mentioned description is operation | movement when calling an elevator to the 1st floor, the same operation | movement is performed also when calling an elevator to another floor.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user can call the elevator to the use start floor without operating the elevator call button 3-1, and both hands are blocked. Even so, the elevator can be easily called. Further, in the present embodiment, when the front face image is detected, the elevator is called, so that it is a person other than the specific person who registered the face information in the face information / user ID correspondence unit 6. However, the elevator can be called without operating the elevator call button.

[Operation when moving to the destination floor]
Next, an operation when a user in the elevator car moves to the destination floor will be described.

  When a user in an elevator car goes to the destination floor, it has been conventionally necessary to operate the destination floor designation button unit 11 provided in the elevator car and designate the destination floor. With respect to the specific person (face information / user ID correspondence unit 6, user ID / user who registers the face information and destination floor in the destination floor correspondence unit 9) who has got on the lobby, the elevator door The destination floor can be designated simply by looking at the in-car camera 10 attached above.

  First, the operation when a specific person gets into the elevator car from the lobby will be described. In the following description, it is assumed that two persons, the specific person U1 to whom the user ID “UID1” is assigned and the specific person U2 to which the user ID “UID2” is assigned, get on the elevator from the first floor.

  When the specific persons U1 and U2 designate the destination floor without operating the destination floor designation button unit 11, the specific persons U1 and U2 look at the in-car camera 10 after getting on the elevator car. Thereby, the in-car camera 10 captures the front face images of the specific persons U1 and U2, and outputs image data including the front face images of both U1 and U2 to the face authentication unit 7.

  After that, when the elevator door is closed, the face authentication unit 7 performs the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. First, in step S71, it is determined whether or not the floor where the elevator door is closed is the lobby (first floor) (step S71). In this example, since it is the first floor, the determination result in step S71 is YES.

  If the determination result in step S71 is YES, the face authentication unit 7 inputs image data from the car camera 10 (step S72). Thereafter, the face authentication unit 7 pays attention to one front face image existing in the image data (step S73). Suppose that attention is paid to the front face image of the specific person U1.

  Thereafter, the face authentication unit 7 searches the face information / user ID correspondence unit 6 to check whether or not face information corresponding to the front face image of the specific person U1 is registered (step S75). If registered (YES in step S76), the user ID registered in association with the face information is output to the destination floor designating unit 8 (step S77), and then the next front face image is displayed. Pay attention (step S73). On the other hand, when it is not registered (step S76 is NO), attention is paid to the next front face image (step S73).

  In the case of this example, the face information “KD1” corresponding to the front face image of the specific person U1 is registered in the face information / user ID corresponding unit 6 (YES in step S76). After the user ID “UID1” (see FIG. 4) of the person U1 is output to the destination floor designation unit 8 (step S77), attention is paid to the next front face image (front face image of the specific person U2) (step S73). . Since the face information “KD2” corresponding to the front face image of the specific person U2 is also registered in the face information / user ID correspondence unit 6 (YES in step S76), the face authentication unit 7 uses the user of the specific person U2 The ID “UID2” is output to the destination floor designation unit 8 (step S77). When the authentication process for the front face images of the specific persons U1 and U2 is completed, there is no unfocused front face image (NO in step S74), and the face authentication unit 7 ends the process.

  Each time the destination floor designation unit 8 outputs a user ID from the face authentication unit 7, the destination floor designation unit 8 performs the processing of the flowchart of FIG. 8.

  When the user ID “UID1” of the specific person U1 is output from the face authentication unit 7, the destination floor designating unit 8 searches the user ID / destination floor correspondence unit 9 and associates it with the user ID “UID1”. The registered destination floor “7th floor” (see FIG. 5) is acquired (step S81). Thereafter, the destination floor “seventh floor” searched in step S81 is output to the elevator control section 5, and further, the button for the seventh floor provided in the destination floor designation button section 11 is output to the lighting section 12. The lighting is instructed (steps S82 and S83). Here, the reason why the button for the seventh floor is lit is to allow the specific person U1 to recognize that the designation of the destination floor by the face recognition has been normally performed. If the 7th floor button does not light, the specific person U1 determines that the designation of the destination floor by face authentication has failed, and the 7th floor button provided in the destination floor designation button unit 11 is determined. Operate the button.

  Further, the destination floor designating unit 8 performs the same process when the user ID “UID2” of the specific person U2 is sent from the face authentication unit 7, and the destination floor “20th floor” is sent to the elevator control unit 5. (See FIG. 5) is output, and the lighting unit 12 is instructed to turn on a button for the 20th floor (steps S81 to S83).

  When the destination floor “7th floor” and “20th floor” are sent from the destination floor designating section 8, the elevator controller 5 moves the elevator car to the 7th floor and the 20th floor.

  Next, the operation in the case of getting into an elevator car from a floor other than the lobby will be described.

  When the elevator door is closed on a floor other than the lobby (NO in step S71), the face authentication unit 7 determines whether or not the destination floor designation button unit 11 has been operated until the current time after stopping on that floor. Judgment is made (step S78). If it is determined that the operation has not been performed (NO in step S78), the destination floor “lobby” is output to the destination floor designating unit 8, and then the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is being operated (YES in step S78), the process is immediately terminated.

  When the destination floor “Lobby” is sent from the face authentication unit 7, the destination floor designating unit 8 outputs the destination floor “Lobby” to the elevator control unit 5 as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9. The lighting unit 12 is instructed to turn on the lobby button (steps S91 and S92).

  Thereby, the elevator control part 5 moves an elevator car to a lobby, and the lighting part 12 lights the button for lobby. In addition, when step S78 becomes YES, the destination floor corresponding to the button operated to the elevator control part 5 from the destination floor designation | designated button part 11 is notified, and the elevator control part 5 is notified of this notified destination floor. Move the elevator car to

[Other Embodiments]
Next, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described. The present embodiment is characterized in that a destination floor according to a time zone can be designated.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the second embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is that a clock 14 is added, and a destination floor designation unit. 8 is provided with a destination floor designation unit 8a instead of 8, and a user ID / destination floor correspondence unit 9a instead of the user ID / destination floor correspondence unit 9.

  In the user ID / destination floor correspondence unit 9a, as shown in FIG. 11, a destination floor for each time zone is registered in association with the user ID. In the example of the figure, the destination floor for each time zone “0 to 6 o'clock, 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock, 12 o'clock to 18 o'clock, 18 o'clock to 24 o'clock” of the user with the user ID “UID1” is “ 7th floor, 7th floor, 7th floor, 2nd floor ".

  The destination floor designating unit 8a performs substantially the same operation as in the flowchart of FIG. 8, but performs the following processing instead of step S81. When the user ID of the specific person is input from the face authentication unit 7, the current time is input from the clock 14. Thereafter, the user ID / destination floor corresponding unit 9a is searched using the user ID as a key, and the destination floor corresponding to the current time among the destination floors registered for the user ID in each time zone. To get. The other operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  Next, a third embodiment according to the present invention will be described. The present embodiment is characterized in that a destination floor corresponding to a day of the week can be designated.

  In the present embodiment, instead of the user ID / destination floor correspondence unit 9a, the destination floor for each day of the week is registered in association with the user ID as shown in FIG. This is realized by providing a unit 9b, using a clock having a day of the week display function as the clock 14, and causing the destination floor designating unit 8a to perform the following processing instead of step S81. When the user ID of the specific person is input from the face authentication unit 7, the day of the week is input from the clock 14. Thereafter, the user ID / destination floor corresponding unit 9b is searched using the user ID as a key, and the destination floor corresponding to today's day of the destination floor of each day registered corresponding to the user ID. To get. The other points are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  Next, a fourth embodiment according to the present invention will be described. The present embodiment is characterized in that a destination floor corresponding to a use start floor can be designated.

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the present embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is that a face authentication unit 7 c is provided instead of the face authentication unit 7. In terms of having a destination floor designation unit 8c instead of the destination floor designation unit 8 and having a user ID / destination floor correspondence unit 9c instead of the user ID / destination floor correspondence unit 9 is there.

  In the user ID / destination floor correspondence section 9c, as shown in FIG. 14, a destination floor corresponding to the use start floor is registered in association with the user ID. In this example, when the specific person with the user ID “UID1” gets in the lobby, “7th floor” is automatically designated as the destination floor, and when he gets on other than the lobby, “Lobby” is designated as the destination floor.

  The face authentication unit 7c is different from the face authentication unit 7 shown in FIG. 1 in that the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 15 is performed each time the elevator door is closed. The only difference between the flowchart of FIG. 15 and the flowchart of FIG. 7 performed by the face authentication unit 7 is that the processes in steps S71, S78, and S79 are eliminated, and the other processes are exactly the same. .

  The destination floor designating unit 8c performs substantially the same processing as in the flowchart of FIG. 8, but performs the following processing instead of step S81. When the user ID of the specific person is input from the face authentication unit 7c, the user ID / destination floor correspondence unit 9c is searched using the user ID as a key. After that, the destination floor corresponding to the use start floor is acquired from the destination floors registered corresponding to the user ID. The other operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  In the embodiment described above, the cameras outside the car 1-1 to 1-n are attached in the vicinity of the operation state indicators 2-1 to 2-n, but may be attached to the elevator door. Although not described in the above-described embodiment, the registration method of the face information to the face information / user ID correspondence unit 6 and the user ID / destination floor correspondence units 9, 9a, 9b, 9c is arbitrary. This method can be adopted. For example, the face image necessary for generating the registered face information may be captured using the outside cameras 1-1 to 1-n and the in-car camera 10, or may be captured using another camera. You may do it. In the above-described embodiment, the face information / user ID correspondence unit 6 and the user ID / destination floor correspondence units 9, 9a, 9b, 9c are used, but the destination floor is associated with the face information. May be used.

It is a block diagram which shows the example of whole structure of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an external view of an elevator platform. It is an inside view of an elevator car. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of the face information and user ID corresponding | compatible part 6. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of the user ID and the destination floor corresponding | compatible part. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a face image detection unit 4; 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a face authentication unit 7. It is a flowchart which shows the process example of the destination floor designation | designated part 8 when a user ID is input. It is a flowchart which shows the process example of the destination floor designation | designated part 8 when a destination floor is input. It is a block diagram which shows the example of whole structure of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of the user ID and the destination floor corresponding | compatible part 9a used in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of the user ID and the destination floor corresponding | compatible part 9b used in 3rd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the example of whole structure of the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of the user ID and the destination floor corresponding | compatible part 9c used in 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example of the face authentication part 7c.

Explanation of symbols

1-1 to 1-n ... cameras outside the car 2-1 to 2-n ... operation state indicators 3-1 to 3-n ... elevator call button 4 ... face image detection unit 5 ... elevator control unit 6 ... face information / User ID corresponding unit 7, 7c ... Face authentication unit 8, 8a, 8c ... Destination floor designation unit 9, 9a, 9b, 9c ... User ID / destination floor correspondence unit 10 ... In-car camera 11 ... Destination floor designation button unit 12 ... Lighting unit 13 ... Operating status indicator 14 ... Clock

Claims (9)

  When it is detected that a face image is present in the image data captured by the camera outside the elevator door or in the vicinity of the elevator door, it is recognized that the elevator has been called on the floor outside the car camera. Elevator automatic operation system featuring. A camera outside the car that is installed in the vicinity of the elevator door or the elevator door, and the imaging direction is the face direction of the elevator customer waiting for the elevator in front of the elevator door;
A face image detector for detecting a face image present in image data captured by the camera outside the car;
An elevator control unit for recognizing that an elevator call is made on the installation floor of the camera outside the car when the face image detection unit detects a face image, and moving the elevator car to the installation floor of the camera outside the car; Elevator automatic operation system characterized by that. In the elevator automatic driving system according to claim 2,
The camera outside the car is installed in the vicinity of an operation status indicator installed above the elevator door,
The face image detection unit has a configuration for detecting a front face image present in image data captured by the camera outside the car,
When the elevator control unit detects a front face image by the face image detection unit, the elevator control unit recognizes that an elevator call has been made on the installation floor of the camera outside the car, and moves the elevator car to the installation floor of the camera outside the car The elevator automatic operation system characterized by having the structure to make. In the elevator automatic driving system according to claim 2,
An in-car camera that images the inside of the elevator car;
A correspondence table in which destination floors are registered in association with face information;
When face information corresponding to a face image in image data captured by the in-car camera is registered in the correspondence table, a face that outputs a destination floor registered in the correspondence table in association with the face information An authentication unit, and
The elevator automatic operation system having a configuration in which the elevator control unit moves the elevator car to the destination floor when the destination floor is output from the face authentication unit. In the elevator automatic driving system according to claim 4,
In the correspondence table, the destination floor for each time zone or day of the week is registered in association with the face information,
When face information corresponding to a face image in the image data captured by the in-car camera is registered in the correspondence table, the face authentication unit includes a destination floor registered corresponding to the face information. An elevator automatic operation system having a configuration for outputting a destination floor corresponding to the current time or day of the week. In the elevator automatic driving system according to claim 4,
In the correspondence table, a destination floor for each use start floor is registered in association with face information,
When face information corresponding to a face image in the image data captured by the in-car camera is registered in the correspondence table, the face authentication unit includes a destination floor registered corresponding to the face information. The elevator automatic operation system characterized by having the structure which outputs the destination floor corresponding to a use start floor. In the elevator automatic operation system according to any one of claims 4 to 6,
A destination floor designation button for each floor provided in the elevator car;
An elevator automatic driving system comprising: a lighting unit that lights a destination floor button corresponding to the destination floor output from the face authentication unit. Program for causing a computer having a camera outside the car installed as an elevator door or in the vicinity of the elevator door and having an imaging direction to face the elevator waiting in front of the elevator door to function as an elevator automatic driving system Because
The computer,
A face image detector that detects a face image present in image data captured by the camera outside the car;
When the face image detection unit detects a face image, it recognizes that an elevator call has been made on the installation floor of the camera outside the car, and functions as an elevator control unit that moves the elevator car to the installation floor of the camera outside the car Program for. A camera outside the car that is installed in the vicinity of the elevator door or the elevator door, and the imaging direction is the face direction of the elevator customer waiting for the elevator in front of the elevator door;
An in-car camera that images the inside of the elevator car;
A correspondence table in which destination floors are registered in association with face information;
A program for causing a computer equipped with a computer to function as an elevator automatic driving system,
The computer,
A face image detector that detects a face image present in image data captured by the camera outside the car;
When face information corresponding to a face image in image data captured by the in-car camera is registered in the correspondence table, a face that outputs a destination floor registered in the correspondence table in association with the face information Authentication department,
When the face image detection unit detects a face image, it recognizes that an elevator call has been made on the outside camera installation floor, moves the elevator car to the outside camera installation floor, and from the face authentication unit A program for causing an elevator car to function as an elevator control unit that moves the elevator car to the destination floor when the destination floor is output.

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