JP2008050106A - Elevator information transfer system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator information transfer system allowing a user to transfer information and data to a remote supervisory control center based on the information that an elevator control system has in the emergency by using a portable communication terminal unit, master the use of the device from the usual time, and make use of the system smoothly even in the emergency. <P>SOLUTION: This elevator information transfer system is provided with an elevator side device 1 provided with at least an elevator side non-contact communication means 15 having a communication control part 13 for controlling non-contact short-range communication between the portable communication terminal unit 2 and it and a non-contact communication part 14 for transmitting and receiving a non-contact short-range communication signal between the portable communication terminal unit 2 and it and a data providing means 12 connected with the elevator side non-contact communication means 15 to provide the data for transmission related to an elevator and the portable communication terminal unit 2 provided with a portable side non-contact communication means 21 incorporated in the portable communication terminal unit 2 to enable non-contact short-range communication between the elevator side non-contact communication means 15 and it and a communication processing data holding means 22 for holding the data for transmission received by the portable side non-contact communication means 21. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator information transfer system, in particular, using a portable communication terminal possessed by a user as a communication device in the elevator information transfer system, transferring information held by the elevator information transfer system to the portable communication terminal, The present invention relates to an elevator information transfer system capable of transferring the information to a remote monitoring center using the wireless communication function of the mobile communication terminal and utilizing the information on the mobile communication terminal.

  There is an emergency telephone installed in the car as a means of transmitting information from the car to the elevator remote monitoring center when, for example, confinement in the car in the elevator occurs. However, when a large-scale disaster such as an earthquake occurs, the emergency call to the remote monitoring center is inundated, the line is congested and the emergency call is not connected, or the emergency line is caused by direct damage due to the disaster. It may become unusable. In such an emergency, as a measure to make a report to the remote monitoring center more reliably from inside the car, multiple communication lines on the elevator side and remote monitoring center side are provided to make the communication path redundant and one line can be used. It can be considered that other lines can be used even if they disappear. However, normally, only one system is required for the elevator-side external line, and installation and maintenance of multiple external lines for each elevator equipment leads to an increase in elevator operation costs. It is difficult to apply widely.

On the other hand, in recent years, there are increasing cases where elevator users always hold their mobile communication terminals. Therefore, in the event of an emergency, it is considered that the mobile communication terminal of the user is regarded as a second external line that can be used from within the elevator car, and that the mobile communication terminal makes an emergency call. As a problem here, since the elevator car is made of iron, there is a problem that radio waves of the mobile communication terminal are blocked by the iron plate and it is difficult to establish a wireless communication line of the mobile communication terminal. As a countermeasure for this problem, there is an elevator that can be used in a portable communication terminal disclosed in Patent Document 1 conventionally. This elevator has an external antenna installed in a place where radio waves can be transmitted to and received from a radio communication base station outside the building, and a car installed in a car connected from the external antenna via a tail cord. This is an elevator that can be used with a mobile communication terminal provided with an internal antenna and capable of making a call between the mobile communication terminal in the car and the radio communication base station outside the building. Such an elevator described in Patent Document 1 can be used to call the outside of a building using a mobile communication terminal in the car even when the car is made of iron and is blocked by radio waves. Sometimes mobile communication terminals can be used as emergency call devices.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-213032

  However, in the elevator that can use the conventional mobile communication terminal described above, the mobile communication terminal can be used only as a simple emergency call device, and in a report using the mobile communication terminal, a report by a user's voice is sent to the remote monitoring center. You can only do it. It takes a certain amount of time for the remote monitoring center to obtain information for recovery, but in the event of a large-scale disaster, the center needs to handle all rushed calls. Therefore, it is necessary to decide how to arrange maintenance personnel in the case of dispatch of maintenance personnel and multiple elevator failures, because it does not take much time to process each notification. In addition, it may be difficult to collect accurate information. In addition, when the user is psychologically upset and it is difficult to explain the situation, it is more difficult to transmit information by voice.

  In addition, in order to perform a smooth recovery response especially in the event of a large-scale disaster, not only reports by the user's voice, but also data on the elevator status of the elevator control system (normal / abnormality of each sensor, car status, etc.) is required. Since the user cannot accurately grasp the failure state of the elevator, it is currently necessary for maintenance personnel to collect elevator failure information on site at the time of recovery. It is conceivable that the number of sites that need to be handled increases with respect to the number of maintenance personnel, and that it takes time to dispatch maintenance personnel to the sites and delays the restoration of the elevator. In such a case, for example, if there is no damage to the elevator that was urgently stopped and it is possible to immediately resume operation if the fact is known, if it can be confirmed remotely that there is no failure in the elevator system, dispatch of maintenance personnel to the site It is also possible to have the user operate the elevator system without waiting for and restart the operation. If this can be done, it will be possible to allocate personnel to elevators that need to be dealt with by other maintenance personnel, and the damaged elevator as a whole can be restarted more quickly. In order to make such a determination, a mechanism is required for the remote monitoring center to obtain information held by the elevator control system.

  Data transmission / reception methods using a permanent emergency communication line have existed, but if a permanent line becomes unusable due to line congestion or physical failure due to a large-scale disaster, a conventional mobile communication terminal was used. In the reporting means, there was no means for transmitting the elevator control system data to the remote monitoring center.

  For this reason, in the case of an elevator (confinement) accident caused by a large-scale disaster or the like, if the permanent emergency line cannot be used, the conventional means according to Patent Document 1 uses remote information on the elevator state necessary for the early restoration of the elevator. There was a problem that the center was difficult to collect.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve this problem in view of the above problem, and can perform data transmission / reception with a portable communication terminal and non-contact near field radio in a car, and is connected to an elevator control system. It is an object of the present invention to provide an elevator information transfer system that can download information held by an elevator control system to a portable communication terminal by providing a communication terminal having a non-contact short-range wireless communication function.

  Also, in order for the mobile communication terminal possessed by an elevator user to be used as a reporting device without panicking, it is necessary for the user to be familiar with the operation of the device. However, since the function for emergency use is extremely low in normal use, there is no chance for the user to become familiar with the operation, and the user may not be able to operate the function as a notification device smoothly. There is a problem. In order to solve this problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a user with a function of downloading information held by an elevator control system to a mobile terminal in a form that can be used even in normal times.

  In order to solve the above problems, an elevator information transfer system according to a first configuration as a basic configuration of the present invention includes a communication control unit that controls non-contact near field communication with a mobile communication terminal, and the mobile communication terminal. Elevator-side non-contact communication means having a non-contact communication section for transmitting and receiving non-contact near field communication signals between them, and data providing means connected to the elevator-side non-contact communication means and providing transmission data related to the elevator A portable-side non-contact communication means incorporated so as to enable non-contact near field communication between the elevator-side device and the elevator-side non-contact communication means, and the portable-side non-contact communication means A communication processing data holding means for holding the transmission data received by the mobile communication terminal.

  Further, the elevator information transfer system according to the second configuration is the elevator information transfer system according to the first configuration, wherein the elevator side device detects from each part of the elevator included in the transmission data provided by the data providing means. It further comprises elevator control means for controlling the operation of the elevator by control information included in the transmission data while managing information.

  Further, the elevator information transfer system according to the third configuration is the elevator information transfer system according to the second configuration, wherein the data providing means provided in the elevator side device receives the transmission data from the elevator control means. A function of collecting and providing the transmission data to the elevator-side non-contact communication means, and the portable communication terminal uses wireless communication means capable of wireless voice communication and data communication, and the wireless communication means Remote data transmission means for remotely transmitting data held by the communication processing data holding means, wherein the remote data transmission means is collected by the data providing means from the elevator control means and contacted by the elevator side. Is transmitted from the communication means to the portable communication terminal, and the communication processing data is transmitted via the portable non-contact communication means. The transmission data data holding means is held by receiving, by using the wireless communication unit, and transmits to the remote monitoring center that is provided at a remote place of the elevator-side device.

  An elevator information transfer system according to a fourth configuration is the elevator information transfer system according to the third configuration, wherein the portable communication terminal uses the wireless communication means by using telephone number data held by the communication processing data holding means. Remote call means having a function of opening a voice telephone line with a remote place, and the remote call means from the data providing means to the portable side non-contact communication means via the elevator-side non-contact communication means The telephone number data that is transmitted and received and held by the communication processing data holding means is used to open a voice telephone line with a corresponding telephone number to enable a voice call.

  An elevator information transfer system according to a fifth configuration is the elevator information transfer system according to the second configuration, wherein the elevator side device has a function of changing the control information of the elevator control means using another data. Control data changing means, wherein the portable communication terminal corrects the elevator setting data held by the communication processing data holding means, newly creates the elevator setting data, the elevator control data via non-contact near field communication Elevator data update means for transferring the elevator setting data to the change means, and the elevator control data change means is connected to the elevator side non-contact via the portable non-contact communication means in response to a request from the elevator data update means. The elevator setting data transmitted to the communication means Based on, and changes the control information of the elevator control unit.

  The elevator information transfer system according to a sixth configuration is the one described in the first configuration, wherein the portable communication terminal uses the received data received by the communication processing data holding means via the portable non-contact communication means as a user. And an information processing means having a function for displaying the received data to another device by non-contact near field communication using the portable non-contact communication means, and the elevator side device Is further provided with data selection means connected to the data providing means and enabling a user to select data to be transferred to the portable communication terminal.

  An elevator information transfer system according to a seventh configuration is the one described in the first configuration, wherein the elevator side device is connected to an external communication line and is connected to the elevator side device via an external communication line. An external communication means for downloading the providing data is further provided.

  The elevator information transfer system according to an eighth configuration is the one described in the first configuration, wherein the elevator side device allows an external memory device to be inserted from the outside, and the provision stored in the external memory device It further comprises memory data collection means for reading data for use from the external memory device and transferring it to the data providing means.

  An elevator information transfer system according to a ninth configuration is the one according to any one of the second to fifth configurations, wherein the portable communication terminal stores an application program received from an external line via the wireless communication means. A user application area that enables the user application area to be stored in the user application area, and the user application area is stored as the application program. The remote data transmission means, the remote call means, the information processing means, and the elevator data update means that are formed are respectively stored, the remote data transmission means, the remote call means, the information processing means, and the elevator data update. means Characterized in that it can be executed.

  The elevator information transfer system according to a tenth configuration is the one according to the ninth configuration, wherein the communication processing data holding means includes a communication control unit for controlling the portable non-contact communication means, and the portable non-contact communication means. And data communication corresponding to the remote data transmission means, the remote call means, the information processing means, and the elevator data update means formed as the application program. An application-compatible communication unit that controls the communication control unit to perform the application-compatible communication unit from the remote data transmission unit, the remote call unit, and the information processing unit formed as the application program The processing content of the remote data transmission means, the remote Call means, and updates the contents adapted to the operation of each unit of the information processing means.

  With the elevator information transfer system according to the present invention, it is possible to report to the remote monitoring center and transfer data using a portable communication terminal based on information held by the elevator control system in an emergency.

  In addition, the elevator information transfer system according to the present invention allows a user to become familiar with the use of the apparatus from normal times, and can use the system smoothly even in an emergency.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of an elevator information transfer system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First Embodiment (corresponding to claim 1)
First, a basic configuration of an elevator information transfer system according to all of the first to ninth embodiments will be described as a basic configuration of the present invention with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, the elevator information transfer systems of the first to ninth embodiments are all provided with an elevator side device 1 and a mobile communication terminal 2.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator information transfer system according to the first embodiment is contactless between the communication control unit 13 that controls contactless short-range communication with the mobile communication terminal 2 and the mobile communication terminal 2. Elevator-side non-contact communication means 15 having a non-contact communication section 14 for transmitting and receiving short-range communication signals, and data providing means 12 connected to the elevator-side non-contact communication means 15 and providing transmission data related to the elevator , At least one of the elevator side apparatus 1 and the elevator side non-contact communication means 15 is built-in so that non-contact near field communication is possible, and portable side non-contact communication means 21 and portable side non-contact communication means. The mobile communication terminal 2 is provided with communication processing data holding means 22 for holding the transmission data received by the mobile phone 21.

  FIG. 2 shows an actual arrangement and usage of the elevator information transfer system according to the first embodiment in the elevator car, and is an example illustrating a door side wall surface in the car. An elevator operation panel is present on the right side of FIG. 2, and the non-contact communication unit 14 is exposed on the panel. If the user encounters a problem such as confinement in the car, the remote monitoring center 3 is requested to be rescued by calling the emergency telephone normally provided in the car or transmitting emergency data by operating the panel. become. Here, Embodiment 1 of the present invention is used when a built-in emergency line cannot be used due to some trouble in the communication line. By a switch operation provided in the non-contact communication unit 14 or the like, the non-contact communication unit 14 shifts to a state in which non-contact near field communication is possible. In this state, the data providing unit 12 of the elevator side apparatus 1 collects information on the elevator state and sensor information from the elevator control unit 11 and is in a state where it can be transmitted via non-contact communication.

[Second Embodiment] (corresponding to claim 2)
Next, an elevator information transfer system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 3, an elevator side device 1 controls an elevator and manages elevator sensor information and the like, a communication control unit 13 that controls non-contact near field communication, and a non-contact type near-field communication device. Elevator working non-contact communication means 15 comprising a non-contact communication section 14 for transmitting and receiving signals of distance communication, and data providing means 12 connected to the elevator control means 11 and providing transmission data to the elevator-side non-contact communication means 15. And. Furthermore, the portable communication terminal 2 is received by the portable non-contact communication means 21 capable of performing non-contact near field communication with the elevator-side non-contact communication means 15 and the portable non-contact communication means 21. Communication processing data holding means 22 for holding the transmission data.

  With the basic configuration described above, the elevator information transfer system according to the second to ninth embodiments physically and directly transmits information held by the elevator side device 1 to and from the elevator side device 1 via the elevator side non-contact communication means 15. Can be transferred to the mobile non-contact communication means 21 of the mobile communication terminal 2 that is not connected to the mobile phone. The data transferred to the portable side non-contact communication means 21 is held in the communication processing data holding means 22.

  As a non-contact type short-range communication method, any one of a non-contact type communication method using electromagnetic waves, an infrared light communication method using infrared rays, and a visible light communication method using visible rays is adopted. In the case of the electromagnetic wave method, both the non-contact communication unit 14 and the portable-side non-contact communication means 21 are specifically configured as antennas capable of transmitting and receiving signals. In the case of the infrared light communication method and the visible light communication method, the non-contact communication unit 14 and the portable non-contact communication means 21 are each composed of a light emitting element responsible for transmission and a light receiving element responsible for reception.

  The non-contact communication unit 14 can be visually recognized by the user in the elevator car and is installed at a position that can be reached. The communicable range of the non-contact short-range communication is that the distance between the non-contact communication unit 14 and the portable non-contact communication means 21 is about 1 m at the maximum regardless of which method is used. The distance is set to a distance of about several tens of centimeters where communication cannot be established unless 2 is brought close to the non-contact communication unit 14. In addition, the signal is weak in the case of the electromagnetic wave method and is blocked by the iron cage, and in the case of the optical communication method (either infrared light or visible light), the light is blocked by the cage. Therefore, communication outside and inside the car is impossible.

  With the above-described mechanism, a user in the elevator car can use the information stored in the elevator-side device 1 as a mobile communication terminal without directly connecting or contacting the mobile communication terminal 2 possessed by the user with the equipment on the elevator car side. 2 can be copied. By adding a system configuration based on the basic configuration of the elevator information transfer system described above, various embodiments shown below can be realized.

  An elevator information transfer system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment, in the basic configuration of the elevator information transfer system described above, the mobile communication terminal 2 communicates by using the wireless communication unit 24 and the wireless communication unit 24 capable of wireless voice communication and data communication. Remote data transmission means 23 capable of remotely transmitting data held by the processing data holding means 22. In addition, the mobile communication terminal 2 can perform wireless data communication with the remote monitoring center 3 via the wireless communication base station 35, the communication network 31 of the mobile communication carrier, the Internet, or the dedicated line 32. Further, the data providing means 12 of the elevator side apparatus has a function of collecting data held by the elevator control means 11 from the elevator control means 11 and providing transmission data to the elevator side non-contact communication means 15.

  The wireless communication means 24 performs a voice call and data communication using a wireless communication method such as a mobile phone or PHS. Wireless communication is performed with the wireless communication base station 35 within the communicable range, and the base station and beyond can directly communicate with the remote monitoring center 3 via each communication network. Since the elevator car is made of iron, depending on the environment of the building and the elevator equipment, there is a possibility that the wireless communication line of the mobile communication terminal 2 will be difficult to establish. Also, it is assumed that wireless communication can be normally performed from the portable communication terminal 2 in the car by the measures on the elevator facility side as in Patent Document 1. (The above configuration corresponds to claim 2).

  With the above-described configuration, the elevator information transfer system according to the second embodiment allows the data on the elevator control state and sensor state of the elevator control means 11 to be transmitted by non-contact short-range communication by the operation of the user in the car. It can be copied (downloaded) to the communication processing data holding means 22 of the mobile communication terminal 2. This operation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is an example illustrating a door side wall surface in a car. There is an elevator operation panel on the right side of the drawing, and the non-contact communication unit 14 is exposed in the middle of the panel. If the user encounters a problem such as confinement in the car, the remote monitoring center 3 is requested to be rescued by calling the emergency telephone normally provided in the car or transmitting emergency data by operating the panel. become. Here, Embodiment 1 of the present invention is used when a built-in emergency line cannot be used due to some trouble in the communication line. By a switch operation provided in the non-contact communication unit 14 or the like, the non-contact communication unit 14 shifts to a state in which non-contact near field communication is possible. In this state, the data providing unit 12 of the elevator side apparatus 1 collects information on the elevator state and sensor information from the elevator control unit 11 and is in a state where it can be transmitted via non-contact communication. In this state, by bringing the mobile communication terminal 2 having the configuration of the present embodiment close to the communicable range, the mobile side non-contact communication unit 21 of the mobile communication terminal 2 and the elevator side non-contact communication unit 15 Data transmission / reception is executed between them. Thereby, the status information of the elevator control system, sensor information, etc. are transferred to the communication processing data holding means 22 of the mobile communication terminal 2. The transfer data includes data to the center such as address information necessary for data transmission to the remote monitoring center 3, an encryption key necessary for encrypted communication, and address information for a spare communication line of the remote monitoring center 3. Information necessary for transmission itself is also transferred.

  After the transfer to the mobile communication terminal 2 is successful, the user operates the mobile communication terminal 2 to activate the remote data transmission means 23, so that the elevator information automatically stored in the communication processing data holding means 22 Is transferred to the remote monitoring center 3 via the wireless communication means 24. Here, the remote data transmission means 23 reads the elevator information provided in the communication processing data holding means 22 and the information necessary for the data transmission itself to the center described above, and operates the wireless communication means 24 to operate the elevator. The function of transferring information to the remote monitoring center 3 is controlled. The remote data transmission means 24 is in the form of a software application that runs on the mobile communication terminal 2.

  By the above procedure, an operation of transferring elevator control data and sensor data held by the elevator side apparatus 1 to the remote monitoring center 3 via the mobile communication terminal 2 held by the user can be realized.

  According to the structure of 2nd Embodiment, the elevator user can perform the data transfer to the remote monitoring center based on the information which an elevator control system has in an emergency using a portable communication terminal. As an advantage of the second embodiment, since the communication means to the remote monitoring center depends on the mobile communication terminal held by the user, there is an advantage that the maintenance cost of the communication line is not required on the elevator equipment side. As a result, even if the emergency line permanently installed in the elevator equipment cannot be used for some reason, it is possible to secure a means to communicate with the remote monitoring center at a low cost, such as recovery time and confinement when an elevator trouble occurs. Shortening the time it takes to rescue an elevator user who encounters this trouble is the ability.

  In addition, by applying non-contact near field communication to the communication method between the elevator side device 1 and the mobile communication terminal 2, the user does not need a complicated procedure such as plugging the cable into the mobile terminal, and the elevator can be easily operated. Data can be transferred from the side device. As mobile communication terminals having non-contact short-distance communication means, mobile phone type devices equipped with a non-contact IC card electromagnetic wave communication method are already generally available, and the mobile communication terminal 2 as hardware is specially provided. Even without developing dedicated hardware, it is possible to use what is on the market and owned by general users. When applying to the portable communication terminal described above, the elevator-side non-contact communication means 15 of the elevator-side device 1 also implements a communication function suitable for the electromagnetic wave communication system of the non-contact IC card.

[Third embodiment] (corresponding to claim 3)
Next, an elevator information transfer system according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the third embodiment, in the first embodiment described above, the remote monitoring center 3 uses the wireless communication means 24 by using the telephone number data held by the communication processing data holding means 22 of the mobile communication terminal 2. Remote call means 25 having a function of opening a voice telephone line.

  The operation of the present example is not only the data communication function from the mobile communication terminal 2 to the remote monitoring center 3 in the second embodiment, but also the function of simply making a voice call from the mobile communication terminal 2 to the remote monitoring center 3. It is to provide. When performing data transfer from the elevator side apparatus 1 to the mobile communication terminal 2 using non-contact near field communication, the transfer data includes address information necessary for data transmission to the remote monitoring center 3 described in the second embodiment, In addition to the encryption key necessary for encrypted communication and the address information for the spare communication line of the remote monitoring center 3, the number information data of the emergency call line for voice calls in the remote monitoring center 3 is also transferred together. . The telephone number data can transfer not only a single number but also data relating to a large number of telephone numbers.

  After the transfer to the mobile communication terminal 2 is successful, the user operates the mobile communication terminal 2 to activate the remote call means 25, so that the telephone number automatically stored in the communication processing data holding means 22 In accordance with the data, a voice call line is opened at the remote monitoring center 3 to enable a call. Here, the remote call means 25 reads the telephone number data provided in the communication processing data holding means 22 and operates the wireless communication means 24 to control the function of establishing a voice call line with the remote monitoring center 3. . If the call destination telephone number is in a call-disabled state such as busy, the remote call means 25 performs a procedure predetermined in the data for all the telephone number data stored in the communication processing data holding means 22. At a time interval, an operation of automatically repeating the line establishment procedure is performed until a call line is established.

  The remote call means 25 takes the form of a software application that operates on the mobile communication terminal 2.

  By the operation of the third embodiment, the user can automatically continue the emergency call until the voice line is established for the optimum telephone number only by performing the operation for starting the remote call means 25. . As a result, even in the event of a large-scale disaster, even if the telephone line at the remote monitoring center cannot be established easily, the user can continue to make a report with a simple operation without re-entering the telephone number or performing a redial operation. it can.

[Fourth Embodiment] (corresponding to claim 4)
Next, an elevator information transfer system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described using FIG. This 4th Embodiment is provided with the elevator control data change means 16 which has a function which updates the control data which the elevator control means 11 of the elevator side apparatus 1 has in the 2nd Embodiment demonstrated previously.

  Further, the mobile communication terminal 2 corrects the elevator setting data held by the communication processing data holding means 22 or newly creates the elevator setting data, and sends the elevator control data changing means 16 to the elevator control data changing means 16 via non-contact short-range communication. Elevator data updating means 29 for transferring elevator setting data is provided.

  The operation of the above configuration will be described below. The elevator data update means 29 is an elevator that has both the function for operating / modifying the elevator setting data held in the communication processing data holding means 22, the elevator setting data, and the “command data for operating the elevator control data changing means 16”. And a function of transferring to the side device 1. Here, the elevator setting data held in the communication processing data holding means 22 may be the elevator setting data transferred from the elevator side apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, or the remote data transmission of the portable communication terminal 2. The elevator control data downloaded by the means 23 from the remote monitoring center 3 via the wireless communication means 24 may be used.

  In the elevator data updating means 29, if necessary, the elevator control data from the elevator side apparatus 1 or the remote monitoring center 3 is operated and modified, and transmitted to the elevator control data changing means 16 of the elevator side apparatus 1. Data relating to an instruction for overwriting the data on the elevator control means 11 to the elevator control data changing means 16 is added with the elevator control data to be operated, and the communication processing data holding means 22 is operated.

  The communication processing data holding unit 22 transmits the data to the elevator-side non-contact communication unit 15 via the portable-side non-contact communication unit 21. The elevator control data changing means 16 of the elevator side apparatus 1 updates the setting data of the elevator control means 11 with the received elevator setting data based on the received command data.

  The elevator data update means 29 takes the form of a software application that operates on the mobile communication terminal 2.

  In the fourth embodiment, it is assumed that an elevator maintenance worker performs maintenance of the elevator control means 11 using the mobile communication terminal 2. By using the mobile communication terminal 2, the setting data is extracted from the elevator control means 11, or the setting data downloaded from the remote monitoring center 3 is used to modify the setting data from the mobile communication terminal 2. Can be written back. With this action, the system can provide the maintenance mechanism of the elevator control system for maintenance personnel by diverting the configuration of the second embodiment, and can reduce the cost of the entire elevator system.

  In addition, in the fourth embodiment, for an elevator stopped in various places due to a large-scale disaster, the dispatch of maintenance personnel is not in time, and it is necessary to immediately stop the elevator on a safe floor and open the user. In some cases, for general users of elevators, it is also assumed that the elevators are used for resumption of operation by themselves.

  If this mechanism is used, it is possible to provide the elevator user with the minimum emergency operation means of the elevator system as necessary.

[Fifth Embodiment] (corresponding to claim 5)
Next, an elevator information transfer system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described using FIG. The purpose of this fifth embodiment is to allow the user to familiarize themselves with the operation of the device in order to have the portable communication terminal possessed by the elevator user used as a reporting device without panicking in an emergency. It is to provide a function that is highly convenient in normal times.

  In the fifth embodiment, in the basic configuration of the system described above, the received data received by the communication processing data holding unit 22 via the portable side non-contact communication unit 21 of the portable communication terminal 2 is displayed to the user. And an information processing means 26 having a function of transferring received data to another device having a non-contact near field communication means capable of communicating with the portable terminal 2. The information processing means 26 takes the form of a software application that runs on the mobile communication terminal 2.

  Further, in the fifth embodiment, in the basic configuration of the system described above in the second embodiment, the user selects data to be transferred to the mobile communication terminal 2 connected to the data providing unit 12 of the elevator side apparatus 1. The data selection means 121 is provided.

  In the fifth embodiment, not only data related to the elevator body described in the second to fourth embodiments but also various data that can be utilized in daily life from the elevator side device 1 to the mobile communication terminal 2. (For example, information on the building to which the elevator belongs, an electronic ticket that can be used at a store, information on a town in the vicinity of the building, notification information from a local government, etc.) are transferred.

  The user operates the data selection means 121 in the elevator car and selects data to be downloaded to the mobile communication terminal 2. In this state, when the user brings the mobile communication terminal 2 close to the communicable range, data transmission / reception is executed between the mobile side non-contact communication means 21 of the mobile communication terminal 2 and the elevator side non-contact communication means 15, The selected data is transferred to the selection processing data holding means 22.

  After that, the user uses the information processing means 26 to display and confirm the received data and use the electronic ticket at the store regardless of inside or outside the elevator. If this mechanism is used, the present data transfer system in the elevator can be used as an information transfer spot to the mobile communication terminal 2 during normal operation.

  According to the above embodiment, the elevator information transfer system functions as an information service terminal for passengers during normal times, so that convenience of the elevator facilities during normal times can be improved and the operating rate of the facilities can be increased. Overall cost performance can be improved. Moreover, since it is possible to get used to the usage of the non-contact short-range communication function and the function of defeating the mobile communication terminal from the normal time, troubles are reduced in the use of the emergency call device in an emergency. In addition, since the function on the portable communication terminal side of the elevator information transfer system is implemented as a software application, it is necessary for the user to prepare an environment in advance for use. This embodiment, which can be utilized from the normal time as a motivation for prompting the user to act in advance for this environmental maintenance, can be a motivation for environmental facilities.

[Sixth Embodiment] (corresponding to claim 6)
Next, an elevator information transfer system according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described using FIG. In the sixth embodiment, in the basic configuration of the system described above in the second embodiment, data for provision is provided from a remote server 34 outside the elevator apparatus 1 via the Internet, a dedicated line, or an in-building communication line 33. Is provided with external communication means 17 for downloading.

  The sixth embodiment is mainly intended to introduce data to be provided to the mobile communication terminal 2 from the outside of the elevator side device 1 in the fifth embodiment. The data for provision in the second to fourth embodiments is data that the elevator control means 11 has in advance, but since the data for provision of information in normal times needs to be introduced from the outside, this embodiment is prepared. is doing.

  The main use of the external communication means 17 in the elevator system is transmission of elevator information to the remote monitoring center 3, but the external communication means 17 in the sixth embodiment is a data collection device for provision from the remote server 34. . The external communication device 17 downloads the user-provided data provided in the remote server 34 at a predetermined timing via the Internet, a dedicated line, or the in-building communication line 33. The downloaded data is collected by the data providing means 12 and transferred to the mobile communication terminal 2 by non-contact near field communication.

  With the above mechanism, it is possible to obtain user-provided data from outside the elevator-side device 1 that cannot be generated by the elevator-side device 1 main body. Data can be introduced without human intervention, and data can be introduced into the elevator side apparatus 1 regardless of the position of the remote server. Therefore, data collection cycles and data contents that require freshness are required. It is suitable for introduction, and it is possible to increase the usage frequency and usage rate of this system by users during normal times.

[Seventh Embodiment] (corresponding to claim 7)
Next, an elevator information transfer system according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described using FIG. In the seventh embodiment, in the basic configuration of the system described above in the second embodiment, the external memory device 19 can be inserted from the outside, and the providing data stored in the external memory device 19 Is read out from the external memory device 19 and transferred to the data providing means 12.

  Similarly to the sixth embodiment, the seventh embodiment is mainly intended to introduce data to be provided to the mobile communication terminal 2 from the outside of the elevator side device 1 in the fourth embodiment. In contrast to the sixth embodiment for introducing data via a communication line, in the seventh embodiment, an external memory device 19 provided with data in advance is inserted into the memory data collecting means 18. The introduction of the providing data to the elevator side device 1 is realized.

  As an advantage, while the fifth embodiment requires an external communication line for data introduction, the seventh embodiment requires the cost for maintaining the data communication line because data is introduced by an external memory device. However, it is possible to introduce data to be provided to the mobile communication terminal 2 from the outside of the elevator side device 1 with a simpler mechanism.

[Eighth embodiment] (corresponding to claim 8)
Next, an elevator information transfer system according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described using FIG. This eighth embodiment is the application program (remote data transmission means 23, remote call means 25, information processing means 26, received from the external line via the wireless communication means 24 in the configuration of the first to fourth embodiments. A user application area 27 capable of storing the elevator data updating means 29), and a control means 28 for performing processing for storing the application program downloaded from outside by controlling the wireless communication means 24 in the user application area 27; Prepare.

  In the eighth embodiment, the user operates the control means 28 to download each application program from the remote server 34 to the user application area 27 via the wireless communication means 24. Each application program is arranged in the user application area 27 and operates there.

  As a result of this action, the user can download the means from the remote server 34 later on the mobile communication terminal 2 at any time, even if the portable communication terminal 2 possessed by the user does not have the means for the system in advance. Since the program for the elevator information transfer system can be set, there is an advantage that it does not take time for terminal setting. Also, an organization such as a management company that manages the system can easily provide the latest version means to the user by preparing each application on the remote server 34 in a downloadable state. It is possible to reduce the cost required for correction when there is a bug in the program.

[Ninth Embodiment] (corresponding to claims 9 and 10)
Next, an elevator information transfer system according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention will be described using FIG. In the ninth embodiment, in the configuration of the eighth embodiment, data holding for holding data transmitted and received between the communication control unit 221 for controlling the portable non-contact communication means 21 and the portable non-contact communication means 21. Application control unit 221 for controlling the communication control unit 221 to perform data communication corresponding to the remote data transmission unit 23 to the remote speech transmission unit 25 to the information processing unit 26 to the elevator data update unit 29 formed as an application program. And a communication unit 223.

  An object of the ninth embodiment is to enable a user to add or replace a function for performing data communication corresponding to each application program in the communication processing data holding unit 22 at any time by the user.

  In the ninth embodiment, the communication processing data holding unit 22 includes three functional elements, a communication control unit 221, a data holding unit 222, and an application-compatible communication unit 223. The communication control unit 221 is a component for operating the portable side non-contact communication means 21, and this element is functionally fixed and is not updated later. Further, the data holding unit 222 is a part that controls the data holding function of the communication processing data holding unit 22, and this is not changed.

  In the user application area 27 in FIG. 11, as in FIG. 10, four functional elements of the remote data transmission means 23, the remote call means 25, the information processing means 26, and the elevator data update means 29 are downloaded as application programs. . The application corresponding communication unit 223 operates the communication control unit 221 at the time of downloading, transmits and receives program data by non-contact near field communication, and rewrites the contents of the functional elements of the above four means in the user application area 27. Yes.

  With the above mechanism, the function related to the non-contact short distance of the mobile communication terminal 2 is updated in conjunction with the application program so as to perform an operation suitable for the application program every time the application program is updated. By the operation of the ninth embodiment, the user can easily and easily download the respective means from the remote server 34 later even when the portable communication terminal 2 possessed by the user does not have the respective means for this system in advance. The function on the mobile communication terminal 2 can be set to the latest state. An organization such as a management company that manages this system can easily provide the latest contents to users by preparing each application on the remote server 34 in a downloadable state. It is possible to reduce the cost required for correction when there is a bug or the like in the program related to the non-contact communication function with the elevator-side device 1.

The block diagram which shows the basic composition of the elevator information transfer system of 1st Embodiment. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating operation | movement of 1st thru | or 9th embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator information transfer system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator information transfer system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator information transfer system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator information transfer system which concerns on 4th Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator information transfer system which concerns on 5th Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator information transfer system which concerns on 6th Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator information transfer system which concerns on 7th Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator information transfer system of 8th Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator information transfer system of 9th Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Elevator side apparatus 2 Portable communication terminal 3 Remote monitoring center 11 Elevator control means 12 Data provision means 13 Communication control part 14 Non-contact communication part 15 Elevator side non-contact communication means 16 Elevator control data change means 17 External communication means 18 Memory data collection Means 19 External memory device 121 Data selection means 21 Mobile-side non-contact communication means 22 Communication processing data holding means 23 Remote data transmission means 24 Wireless communication means 25 Remote call means 26 Information processing means 27 User application area 28 Control means 221 Communication control Unit 222 Data holding unit 223 Application compatible communication unit 31 Control system data display unit 32 Internet or dedicated line 33 Internet or dedicated line or in-building communication line 34 Remote server 35 Wireless communication base station

Claims (10)

Elevator-side non-contact having a communication control unit for controlling non-contact near field communication with a portable communication terminal and a non-contact communication unit for transmitting and receiving non-contact near field communication signals with the portable communication terminal An elevator-side apparatus comprising at least communication means and data providing means connected to the elevator-side non-contact communication means and providing transmission data related to the elevator;
The portable-side non-contact communication means incorporated so as to be capable of non-contact short-range communication with the elevator-side non-contact communication means, and the transmission data received by the portable-side non-contact communication means A communication processing data holding means for holding, a portable communication terminal comprising:
An elevator information transfer system comprising:   The elevator side device has an elevator control means for controlling the operation of the elevator by the control information included in the transmission data while managing detection information from each part of the elevator included in the transmission data provided by the data providing means. The elevator information transfer system according to claim 1, further comprising: The data providing means provided in the elevator side device has a function of collecting the transmission data from the elevator control means and providing the transmission data to the elevator side non-contact communication means,
The portable communication terminal further includes: a wireless communication unit capable of wireless voice communication and data communication; and a remote data transmission unit for remotely transmitting data held by the communication processing data holding unit using the wireless communication unit. Prepared,
The remote data transmission means is collected by the data providing means from the elevator control means and transmitted from the elevator-side non-contact communication means to the portable communication device, and via the portable-side non-contact communication means. 3. The transmission data received and held by the communication processing data holding means is transmitted to a remote monitoring center provided at a remote location of the elevator side device using the wireless communication means. The elevator information transfer system described in 1. The mobile communication terminal further includes remote call means having a function of opening a voice telephone line with a remote place using the wireless communication means using the telephone number data held by the communication processing data holding means,
The remote call means uses the telephone number data transmitted from the data providing means via the elevator side non-contact communication means to the portable side non-contact communication means and received and held by the communication processing data holding means. 4. The elevator information transfer system according to claim 3, wherein a voice telephone line is opened with a corresponding telephone number to enable a voice call. The elevator side device includes an elevator control data changing unit having a function of changing the control information of the elevator control unit using another data,
The mobile communication terminal corrects the elevator setting data held by the communication processing data holding means, newly creates the elevator setting data, and the elevator setting data for the elevator control data changing means via non-contact near field communication Elevator data update means for transferring
The elevator control data changing means is based on the elevator setting data transmitted to the elevator-side non-contact communication means via the portable-side non-contact communication means in response to a request from the elevator data update means. The elevator information transfer system according to claim 2, wherein the control information is changed. The portable communication terminal has a function of displaying the received data received by the communication processing data holding means to the user via the portable side non-contact communication means, and the received data is sent to another device from the portable side An information processing means having a function of transferring by non-contact near field communication using contact communication means,
2. The elevator information transfer system according to claim 1, wherein the elevator side device further includes a data selection unit that is connected to the data providing unit and that allows a user to select data to be transferred to the mobile communication terminal.   The said elevator side apparatus is further provided with the external communication means connected with an external communication line, and downloading the provision data from the remote server connected with the said elevator side apparatus via an external communication line. The elevator information transfer system described in 1.   The elevator-side device allows an external memory device to be inserted from the outside, reads data for provision stored in the external memory device from the external memory device, and transfers the data to the data providing means The elevator information transfer system according to claim 1, further comprising a collecting unit. The mobile communication terminal stores a user application area that allows storing an application program received from an external line via the wireless communication means, and the application program downloaded from outside by controlling the wireless communication means, Control means for storing in the user application area,
The user application area stores the remote data transmission unit, the remote call unit, the information processing unit, and the elevator data update unit formed as the application program, respectively, and the remote data transmission unit and the remote call unit. 6. The elevator information transfer system according to claim 2, wherein the information processing unit and the elevator data update unit are executable. The communication processing data holding unit includes a communication control unit that controls the portable side non-contact communication unit, a data holding unit that holds data transmitted and received between the portable side non-contact communication unit, and the application program An application-compatible communication unit that controls the communication control unit to perform data communication corresponding to the remote data transmission unit, the remote call unit, the information processing unit, and the elevator data update unit,
The application-compatible communication unit includes the remote data transmission unit, the remote call unit, and the information processing unit that are formed as the application program. The elevator information transfer system according to claim 9, wherein the information is updated to contents adapted to the operation of each means of the processing means.

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