JP2007261763A - Elevator control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator control system which prevents an outsider from breaking into a building and also prevents a tenant in the building from breaking into a story other than a story where the tenant lives. <P>SOLUTION: This elevator control system 10 is provided with: an information reading device for reading distinguishing information from a portable terminal unit 11 storing user's distinguishing information; an elevator use permission information generating part for generating elevator use permission information including the information for specifying stories where a user gets in and out an elevator by referring to a storage device receiving the distinguishing information read by the information reading device and storing by associating user's distinguishing information with the story where the user gets in and out the elevator; and an elevator controller 13 for limiting a story where the elevator 12 stops based on the elevator use permission information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator control system, and more particularly to a building security technology using an elevator.

  With the increasing number of incidents of suspicious people entering the residence, there is an increasing demand for security for the residence. Particularly in recent years, intrusion into a residence has been made using various methods, and it cannot be said that security is sufficient only by locking the door of the residence. Therefore, in an apartment house such as a condominium, it is desirable to limit the intrusion of a suspicious person into the apartment house at the entrance of the apartment house.

On the other hand, Patent Document 1 describes an elevator control system that restricts the use of elevators by outsiders who have not obtained use permission. According to this document, the elevator control device that controls the drive of the elevator is configured to be communicable with the portable terminal device of the elevator user, and the elevator is operated on condition that the elevator use permission information is received from the portable terminal device. It is supposed to be driven.
JP 7-321936 A

  According to the elevator control system of Patent Document 1, since the use of an elevator by an outsider who does not have permission to use the elevator can be restricted, the outsider can be restricted from entering the building. However, it is also conceivable that a resident of a building enters and exits a residence on another floor by getting on and off the floor other than the entrance floor. Therefore, in order to sufficiently increase the security in the building, it is also important to limit the intrusion of the building occupants to floors other than the tenant floor.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator control system that restricts entry of outsiders into a building and restricts entry of a building occupant into a floor other than the tenant floor.

In order to achieve the above object, an elevator control system according to the present invention includes an information reader that reads identification information from a storage medium that stores identification information of a user,
Receiving the identification information read by the information reading device, referring to a storage device that stores the identification information of the user in association with the getting-on / off floor, and generating elevator use permission information including information specifying the user getting-on / off floor An elevator use permission information generating unit,
And an elevator control device for restricting a stop floor of the elevator based on the elevator use permission information.

  According to the present invention, an elevator control device restricts an outsider's entry into a building by restricting an elevator stop floor based on elevator use permission information including information for designating a user's boarding / exiting floor. At the same time, it is possible to limit the intrusion of the building occupants to floors other than the tenant floor.

  In this invention, the said elevator control apparatus may stop the input from the pushbutton of destination floors other than the said boarding / alighting floor based on the said elevator utilization permission information.

  In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the storage medium includes a storage medium accommodated in a mobile terminal device, and transmits identification information to the information reading device in a non-contact manner. Alternatively, the storage medium includes a card type information storage medium, and transmits identification information to the information reading device in a non-contact manner. The user does not need to operate the portable terminal device or the like when transmitting the identification information, and can save time and effort when using the elevator.

  In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the information reading device has an input means for receiving an input of a user's personal identification number, and the storage device further stores the personal identification number and the getting-on / off floor in association with each other. Since it is not necessary to use a portable terminal device or a card type information storage medium, the elevator control system can be easily used.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an elevator control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The elevator control system 10 includes a portable terminal device 11 possessed by a user who lives in an apartment and uses the elevator 12, an elevator control device 13 that controls driving of the elevator 12, and a server 14 that is managed by a system administrator. . The server 14 and the elevator control device 13 are connected via the Internet 15. In this embodiment, the mobile terminal device 11 is configured as a mobile phone, and is connected to the Internet 15 via a wireless base station 16 operated by a mobile phone operator.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating various functions of the mobile terminal device 11. The mobile terminal device 11 is an information terminal device that is driven according to a predetermined program, and includes a communication device 21, a short-range communication device 22, and a storage device 23. The communication device 21 can transmit / receive information to / from the server 14 via the wireless base station 16. The short-range communication device 22 can send and receive information to and from the information reading device installed at the entrance of the elevator 12. The storage device 23 stores information (identification information) such as a telephone number of the mobile terminal device 11 that can identify individual users.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing various functions of the elevator control device 13. The elevator control device 13 includes a main control device 31, an elevator driving device 32, a destination floor button display device 33, an information reading device 34, and an external communication device 35. The main control device 31 is a computer system that operates according to a program and controls driving of the other devices 32 to 35. The elevator drive device 32 controls the opening and closing of the door of the elevator 12 and the movement to each floor.

  The destination floor button display device 33 causes the destination floor button display section (not shown) in the elevator 12 to flash the destination floor button that the user is permitted to get on and off, and to use the flashing display of the destination floor button. The input of the person. Further, the input destination floor button is lit up. The information reading device 34 is installed at the entrance of the elevator 12 and can read identification information from the mobile terminal device 11 by performing near field communication with the mobile terminal device 11. The external communication device 35 can send and receive information to and from the server 14 via the Internet 15. The communication mode between the information reading device 34 and the mobile terminal device 11 is not limited, but communication can be performed using radio waves or infrared rays used for RFID, for example.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing various functions of the server 14. The server 14 includes an arithmetic control unit 41, a communication device 42, and a database 43 that operate according to a program. The communication device 42 can transmit / receive information to / from the mobile terminal device 11 or the elevator control device 13 via the Internet 15. In the database 43, user identification information is stored in association with information on the floor of the elevator 12 that the user who owns the portable terminal device 11 is permitted to get on and off (allowance to get on and off). Based on the user identification information, the arithmetic control unit 41 extracts the corresponding entry / exit floor information from the database 43 and generates it as elevator use permission information.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart sequentially showing the operation procedure of the elevator control system 10 of FIG. Prior to the new user entering the apartment, the system administrator associates the user identification information with the entry / exit floor information and stores it in the database 43 of the server (step S10). The entry / exit floor information includes, for example, information on the user's residence floor and entrance / exit floor to the apartment.

  When using the elevator 12, a user who enters the apartment is requested, for example, by voice to bring the portable terminal device 11 possessed closer to the information reading device 34 installed at the entrance of the elevator 12. When the mobile terminal device 11 is brought close to the information reading device 34, the mobile terminal device 11 performs short-range communication with the information reading device 34, and transmits the identification information stored in the storage device 23 to the information reading device 34 (step S11). ). The elevator control device 13 receives the identification information from the portable terminal device 11 via the information reading device 34 (step S12), and then transmits the received identification information to the server 14 via the Internet 15 (step S13).

  The server 14 receives identification information from the elevator control device 13 via the Internet 15 (step S14). Subsequently, based on the received identification information, the corresponding getting-on / off permission floor information is extracted from the database 43, and the extracted getting-on / off permission floor information is generated as elevator use permission information (step S15). Further, the generated elevator use permission information is transmitted to the elevator control device 13 via the Internet 15 (step S16).

  The elevator control device 13 receives the elevator use permission information from the server 14 via the Internet 15 (step S17), and determines the floor on which the owner of the mobile terminal device 11 is permitted to get on and off (step S18). If there is an entry / exit floor in step S18, the elevator 12 is moved to the floor on which the user is waiting (step S19), and then the door is opened and closed in order to place the user on the elevator 12 (step S20). ).

  If the owner of the mobile terminal device 11 does not exist in the list in step S18, the process ends. Thereby, the intrusion into the apartment using the outsider's elevator 12 can be restricted. Instead of steps S11 to S14, the mobile terminal device 11 may transmit the identification information directly to the server 14 via the radio base station 16 and the Internet 15. In this case, the transmission of the identification information can be automatically performed by a user input or when the mobile terminal device 11 determines the approach to the elevator 12.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart sequentially showing the operation procedure subsequent to FIG. Subsequent to step S20, the elevator control device 13 causes the destination floor button display unit installed in the elevator 12 to blink and display the floor permitted to get on and off (step S21), and accepts the input of the destination floor by the user (step S21). Step S22). In the blinking display in step S21, the floor on which the user is waiting can be set not to blink.

  If there is an input by the user, it is determined whether or not the input destination floor is a permission floor (step S23). In step S23, when it is a boarding / alighting permission floor, the destination floor button is displayed on the destination floor button display section (step S24), and then the elevator 12 is moved (step S25). Further, the door of the elevator 12 is opened and closed in order to lower the user on the destination floor (step S26), and the series of processes is terminated.

  If it is not a boarding / alighting floor in step S23, the acceptance is rejected and the process returns to step S22. As a result, it is possible to limit the intrusion of a user who is a resident of the apartment into a floor other than the floor where permission to get on and off. When the user leaves the apartment, the system administrator deletes the user identification information from the database 43 (step S10).

  According to the present embodiment, in step S18, the elevator control device 13 terminates the process when the owner of the mobile terminal device 11 is not present in the list, so that the elevator control device 13 enters the apartment using the outsider elevator 12. Can limit intrusion. Further, in step S23, when the elevator control device 13 receives an input to a destination floor that is not a boarding / exiting permission floor, the elevator control device 13 rejects acceptance, thereby restricting the intrusion to the floor other than the tenant floor by the resident of the apartment. it can.

  By installing the information reading device 34 capable of transmitting / receiving information to / from the mobile terminal device 11 at the entrance of the elevator 12, the user does not need to operate the mobile terminal device 11 when transmitting the identification information. It is possible to reduce the trouble of using it.

  The information reader 34 may be installed not only at the entrance of the elevator 12 but also within the elevator 12. In this case, it is possible to change the destination floor while the elevator 12 is moving. When the destination floor is changed while the elevator 12 is moving, the identification information is transmitted again by bringing the mobile terminal device 11 closer to the information reader in the elevator. Moreover, when the user does not have the portable terminal device 11 which can memorize | store identification information, when the system administrator lends the portable terminal device 11, the elevator control system 10 of the said embodiment can be utilized.

  When reading the identification information, it may be read from a non-contact IC card such as an RFID card instead of the portable terminal device 11. In this case, the information reading device 34 is configured to be capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from the non-contact type IC card. Further, the system administrator stores the user identification information in the non-contact type IC card prior to lending or lending the non-contact type IC card.

  Furthermore, when identifying a user, a password may be used instead of or in addition to the identification information. In this case, the information reading device 34 includes an input unit that receives an input of a personal identification number by an elevator user, and the database 43 of the server stores the personal identification number of the user and the user's boarding / exiting floor information in association with each other.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the elevator control system of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change from the structure of the said embodiment. Elevator control systems that have been provided are also within the scope of the present invention. For example, the apartment has been described in the above embodiment, but the present invention can be similarly applied to an elevator such as an office building or a hotel.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the various functions of the portable terminal device of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the various functions of the elevator control apparatus of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the various functions of the server of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows sequentially the operation | movement procedure of the elevator control system of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which follows FIG. 5 sequentially.

Explanation of symbols

10: Elevator control system 11: Mobile terminal device 12: Elevator 13: Elevator control device 14: Server 15: Internet 16: Wireless base station 21: Communication device 22: Short-range communication device 23: Storage device 31: Main control device 32: Elevator drive device 33: destination floor button display device 34: information reading device 35: external communication device 41: arithmetic control unit 42: communication device 43: database

Claims (5)

An information reader for reading the identification information from a storage medium for storing the identification information of the user;
Receiving the identification information read by the information reading device, referring to a storage device that stores the identification information of the user in association with the getting-on / off floor, and generating elevator use permission information including information specifying the user getting-on / off floor An elevator use permission information generating unit,
An elevator control system comprising: an elevator control device that restricts a stop floor of the elevator based on the elevator use permission information.   The elevator control system according to claim 1, wherein the elevator control device stops input from a push button on a destination floor other than the designated boarding / alighting floor based on the elevator use permission information.   The elevator control system according to claim 1, wherein the storage medium includes a storage medium accommodated in a mobile terminal device, and transmits identification information to the information reading device in a non-contact manner.   The elevator control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the storage medium includes a card-type information storage medium and transmits identification information to the information reading device in a non-contact manner.   3. The elevator according to claim 1, wherein the information reading device includes an input unit that receives an input of a user's personal identification number, and the storage device further stores the user's personal identification number and an getting-on / off floor in association with each other. Control system.

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