JP2013056720A - Elevator operation control method, and device and system for controlling elevator using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator operation control method which efficiently performs operation control in accordance with usage conditions of an elevator and achieves energy saving, and to provide an elevator operation control device and an elevator operation control system using the elevator operation control method.SOLUTION: The elevator operation control device includes a learning information storage part and a determination part. The learning information storage part stores a difference between a capacity of a preset capacity of a riding car and the number of persons in the riding car when it is determined "not to ride the elevator because it is crowded" by persons waiting for the elevator on a riding area as learning information. The determination part analyzes image information in the riding car when riding area call information is registered, and gains the number of persons in the car, when the number of the persons in the car does not reach the number obtained by deducting the learning information from the capacity preset on the elevator, it is determined to stop the riding car at the riding area in accordance with the registered riding area call information, and when the number of the persons in the car reaches the number obtained by deducting the learning information from the capacity preset on the elevator, it is determined to cause the riding car to pass through the riding area.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an elevator operation control method, an elevator operation control apparatus using the same, and an elevator operation control system.

  Conventionally, in the operation of an elevator, if it is determined that the number of passengers in the car has reached the capacity, it is controlled so as not to respond to the subsequent hall call registration and to pass through the call generation floor.

  Whether or not the number of passengers in the car has reached the capacity is determined by, for example, analyzing whether the weight of the car measured by a load sensor or the like has reached a predetermined value, or analyzing image information taken from the car. Judgment is made based on whether the number of people reaching the capacity is detected.

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  However, even if the number of passengers in the car does not reach the capacity and the car opens on the floor where the hall call occurs, the waiting passengers in the elevator hall look at the open car and are "crowded" I feel that I may not get in.

  In such a case, there has been a problem that waste of electric power and time is incurred due to the stop operation of the car to the floor and the door opening and closing operations.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an elevator operation control method capable of efficiently performing operation control and saving energy according to the use situation of the elevator, and elevator operation control using the same. An object is to provide an apparatus and an elevator operation control system.

  According to the embodiment for achieving the above object, the elevator operation control apparatus includes a learning information storage unit and a determination unit. The learning information storage unit learns the difference between the preset number of passenger cars and the number of people in the car when it is determined that the car is "crowded and not ride" by the person waiting for the elevator at the landing. Store as information. The determination unit obtains the number of people in the car by analyzing the image information in the car when the landing call information is registered, and the number of people in the car subtracts the learning information from the capacity preset in the elevator. When the number has not been reached, it is determined that the car is stopped at the landing according to the registered hall call information, and when it has been reached, it is determined that the car is allowed to pass.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator operation control system by 1st Embodiment. The sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the elevator operation control system by 1st Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator operation control system by 2nd Embodiment. The sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the elevator operation control system by 2nd Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the elevator operation control system by 3rd Embodiment. The sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the elevator operation control system by 3rd Embodiment.

<< First Embodiment >>
<Configuration of Elevator Operation Control System According to First Embodiment>
The configuration of the elevator operation control system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The elevator operation control system 1 </ b> A according to the present embodiment includes a first camera device 11 installed at a position overlooking the inside of the car 10, a hall call button group 21 installed at the elevator hall 20, and a first camera device 11. It has a connected number estimating device 30A, and a hall call button group 21 and an elevator operation control device 40A connected to the number estimating device 30A.

  The first camera device 11 photographs the inside of the car 10, and transmits the photographed in-car image information to the number-of-people estimation device 30A.

  The landing call button group 21 is a button group operated by a user to generate an elevator call at the landing 20, and includes an up call button 21a and a down call button 22b. When these buttons 21a and 21b are pressed, landing call information is generated and transmitted to the elevator operation control device 40A.

  The number-of-people estimation device 30 </ b> A includes a car image information acquisition unit 31, a car image information analysis unit 32, and a car number estimation unit 33.

  The in-car image information acquisition unit 31 acquires in-car image information transmitted from the first camera device 11. The in-car image information analysis unit 32 analyzes the in-car image information acquired by the in-car image information acquisition unit 31 and detects a person part. The number-of-cars estimation unit 33 estimates the number of parts detected by the in-car image information analysis unit 32 as a person part as the number of people in the car.

  The elevator operation control device 40A includes a learning information storage unit 41, a landing call information registration unit 42A, a determination unit 43A, and an operation control unit 44.

  The learning information storage unit 41 is provided in the car 10 when it is determined that “it is not crowded because it is crowded” by the capacity of the car 10 preset in the elevator and the person waiting for the elevator at the landing 20. The difference from the number of people is stored as learning information.

  This learning information is learned and generated based on the result of trial. In the learning information, whether or not it is determined that “it is not crowded because it is crowded” depends on the place (a condominium, hospital, office, etc.) and time zone. For example, in condominiums and offices, many users are in a hurry during commuting hours in the morning and evening, and they often get in even if they feel a little “crowded”, whereas users in the daytime hours There are few cases where you are in a hurry, and if you feel a little crowded, you often do not get in. Therefore, the learning information is learned and generated by trial for each place or time zone where the elevator is installed.

  The landing call information registration unit 42A acquires and registers the landing call information transmitted when one of the landing call button groups 21 is pressed.

  When the landing call information is registered in the landing call information registration unit 42A, the determination unit 43A acquires the number of people in the car estimated by the number-of-cars estimation unit 33 of the number-of-people estimation device 30A, and learns the number of people in the car. Whether the car 10 is stopped at the landing 20 or allowed to pass is determined according to the registered landing call information from the corresponding location and time zone learning information stored in the information storage unit 41.

  The operation control unit 44 controls operations such as raising / lowering of the car 10 and opening / closing of the car door 12 and the landing door 22 based on the contents determined by the determination unit 43.

<Operation of Elevator Operation Control System According to First Embodiment>
Next, the operation of the elevator operation control system 1A according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG.

  In the present embodiment, when the elevator car 10 with a capacity of 20 installed in the apartment is on the 8th floor of the building and driving downward toward the first floor, which is the destination floor, the platform 20 on the 4th floor The case where the user presses the down call button 21b of the landing call button group 21 will be described.

  First, when the down call button 21b is pressed by the user at the fourth floor landing 20, landing call information including information on "fourth floor down" is generated and transmitted to the elevator operation control device 40A.

  In the elevator operation control apparatus 40A, the received hall call information is acquired and registered by the hall call information registration unit 42A (S1).

  When the landing call information is registered in the landing call information registration unit 42A, the determination unit 43A inquires the number of people in the car 10 to the number estimating device 30A (S2).

  In the number estimating device 30A that has received the inquiry, the in-car image information obtaining unit 31 obtains image information obtained by photographing the current car 10 from the first camera device 11, and the in-car image information analyzing unit 32 obtains the image information. The image information is analyzed and the human part is detected (S3). A known technique can be used for the detection of the human part. For example, the human part is detected based on the shape, size, color, and the like estimated to be a human head.

  Next, the number of parts detected by the in-car image information analysis unit 32 as a person part is estimated as the number of persons in the car and transmitted to the elevator operation control device 40A (S4). .

  In the elevator operation control device 40A, when the estimated number of people in the car is acquired, learning information corresponding to the location of the elevator and the current time is determined from the learning information stored in the learning information storage unit 41. (S5).

  Here, the “location of the elevator” is “apartment”, the “current time” is “8:00 am”, and the corresponding learning information is “3”.

  Then, when the “estimated number of people in the car” acquired in step S4 has reached “the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity preset in the elevator” by the determination unit 43, that is, preset in the elevator. If the number of people in the car has reached "17 people", which is the capacity of 20 people minus 3 learning information, it will be judged by the people waiting for the elevator at the landing 20 that they will not get on because they are crowded. If it has been estimated that the vehicle will pass the landing 20 and has not reached "17 people", the car 10 is stopped at the landing 20 in response to the landing call information registered in step S1. It is determined that the door is opened (S6).

  In accordance with this determination, the raising / lowering of the car 10, the opening / closing operation of the car door 12, and the landing door 22 are controlled (S7).

  According to the above embodiment, it is determined whether to stop the car in response to the landing call according to the estimated number of people in the car and the usage situation based on the installation location and time zone of the elevator. As a result, useless stop, door opening and closing operations of the car can be reduced, and the operation of the elevator can be efficiently controlled and energy saving can be achieved.

<< Second Embodiment >>
<Configuration of Elevator Operation Control System According to Second Embodiment>
The configuration of the elevator operation control system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The elevator operation control system 1B according to the present embodiment includes a first camera device 11 installed at a position overlooking the inside of the car 10, a second camera device 23 and a hall call button group 21 installed at the elevator hall 20, There are a number estimating device 30B connected to the first camera device 11 and the second camera 23, and an elevator operation control device 40B connected to the hall call button group 21 and the number estimating device 30B.

  The second camera device 23 images the elevator hall 20 and transmits the captured hall image information to the number estimating device 30B.

  The number-of-people estimation device 30B includes an in-car image information acquisition unit 31, an in-car image information analysis unit 32, an in-car number estimation unit 33, a landing image information acquisition unit 34, a landing image information analysis unit 35, and the number of landings. And an estimation unit 36. Among these, the in-car image information acquisition unit 31, the in-car image information analysis unit 32, and the in-car number estimation unit 33 have the same functions as the same function units described in the first embodiment, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted. To do.

  The landing image information acquisition unit 34 acquires the landing image information transmitted from the second camera device 23. The landing image information analysis unit 35 analyzes the landing image information acquired by the landing image information acquisition unit 34 and detects a human part. The boarding number estimating unit 36 estimates the number of parts detected by the boarding image information analysis unit 35 as a person part as the number of landings.

  The elevator operation control device 40B includes a learning information storage unit 41, a landing call information registration unit 42B, a determination unit 43B, and an operation control unit 44. Since the learning information storage unit 41, the landing call information registration unit 42B, and the driving control unit 44 have the same functions as the corresponding functional units described in the first embodiment, detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.

  When the landing call information is registered in the landing call information registration unit 42B, the determination unit 43B is estimated by the number of people in the car and the number of people estimated in the landing 36 estimated by the in-car number estimation unit 33 of the number estimation device 30B. The number of people in the platform is acquired, and the number of people in the car and the number of people in the car, and the learning information in the corresponding place and time zone stored in the learning information storage unit 41, according to the registered landing call information, the car 10 To stop at the platform 20 or to pass.

<Operation of Elevator Operation Control System According to Second Embodiment>
Next, operation | movement of the elevator operation control system 1B by this embodiment is demonstrated with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG.

  In this embodiment, as in the case of the first embodiment, when the elevator car 10 is on the 8th floor of the building and is driving downward, a down call button 21b is set by the user at the landing 20 on the 4th floor. When pressed, landing call information including information “4th floor going down” is generated and transmitted to the elevator operation control device 40B.

  In the elevator operation control device 40B, the received landing call information is acquired and registered by the landing call information registration unit 42B (S11).

  When the landing call information is registered by the landing call information registration unit 42B, the determination unit 43B inquires the number of people estimation device 30B about the number of people in the car 10 and the number of people in the landing 20 (S12).

  In the number estimating device 30B that has received the inquiry, image information obtained by photographing the current car 10 is acquired from the first camera device 11 by the in-car image information acquiring unit 31 and acquired by the in-car image information analyzing unit 32. The image information is analyzed and a human part is detected (S13).

  Next, the number of parts detected by the in-car image information analysis unit 32 as a person part is estimated as the number of persons in the car and transmitted to the elevator operation control device 40B (S14). .

  In addition, in the number estimating device 30B, the image information obtained by photographing the current landing 20 is acquired from the second camera device 23 by the landing image information acquiring unit 34, and the acquired image information is analyzed by the landing image information analyzing unit 35. A human part is detected (S15).

  Next, the number of parts detected by the landing image information analysis unit 35 as a person part is estimated as the number of people in the landing area estimation unit 36 and transmitted to the elevator operation control device 40B (S16).

  In the elevator operation control device 40B, when the estimated number of people in the car and the number of landings are acquired, the learning information corresponding to the location of the elevator and the current time is stored from the learning information stored in the learning information storage unit 41. Obtained by the determination unit 43B (S17).

  Here, as in the first embodiment, “place of the elevator” is “apartment”, “current time” is “8:00 am”, and the corresponding learning information is “3”. To do.

  When the “estimated number of people in the car” acquired in step S14 by the determination unit 43 has not reached “the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity preset in the elevator”, this “estimated When the difference between “the number of people in the car” and “the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity preset in the elevator” is calculated, and this difference is equal to or larger than the “estimated number of landings” acquired in step S16 In response to the landing call information registered in step S1, it is determined that the car 10 is stopped at the landing 20 and opened.

  For example, when the “estimated number of people in the car” is 14, this number does not reach 17 people, which is the number of elevators, minus three people for learning information. The difference between “14 people” and “the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity preset in the elevator” is 17 people, and the difference “3 people” is calculated as the number of people who can board. Further, when the “estimated number of landings” is two, it is determined that the number of people that can be boarded is “3 people” or more than the “estimated number of landings”. It is determined that the car 10 is stopped at 20 and the door is opened.

  In addition, when the difference between the “estimated number of people in the car” and the “number obtained by subtracting learning information from the capacity set in advance in the elevator” is smaller than the “estimated number of landings” acquired in step S16, It is determined not to respond to the landing call information registered in step S11 but to pass the landing 20 concerned.

  In addition, when the “estimated number of people in the car” acquired in step S14 has reached “the number obtained by subtracting learning information from the capacity set in advance in the elevator”, 17 people are registered in step S11. It is determined not to respond to the landing call information but to pass through the landing 20 (S18).

  According to this determination, the raising / lowering of the car 10, the opening / closing operation of the car door 12, and the landing door 22 are controlled (S19).

  According to the present embodiment described above, whether to stop the car in response to the hall call according to the estimated number of people in the car and the number of people waiting in the hall, and the usage situation based on the location and time zone of the elevator. By determining whether or not, it is possible to further reduce the useless stop, door opening, and door closing operations of the car, efficiently controlling the operation of the elevator, and saving energy.

  Further, in the above embodiment, when it is determined that the number of people in the car estimated by the number-of-cars estimation unit 33 of the number-of-people estimation device 30B and the number of landings estimated by the landing number of people estimation unit 36 are zero, elevator operation control is performed. The determination unit 43B of the device 40B may instruct the operation control unit 44 to make the door opening time of the car door 12 and the landing door 22 shorter than usual and immediately close the door. By controlling in this way, it is possible to respond quickly to landing calls generated on other floors without taking unnecessary door opening time, and to control the operation of the elevator more efficiently.

  Here, when it is determined that the number of people in the car is zero, the lighting devices in the car may be automatically turned off after the door is closed. When controlling the lighting equipment by determining the presence or absence of a person in the car with a load sensor, it is judged that there is no person when a light weight child is riding in the corner of the car and the light is turned off. However, such a situation can be prevented and energy saving can be achieved by determining the presence or absence of a person by image analysis as described above.

  Furthermore, when it is determined that the number of passengers to be opened next is one or more after the car is closed and the lighting device is turned off, the lighting device is automatically turned on before the door is opened. Also good. By controlling in this way, the user can comfortably use the elevator.

  Also, in normal elevator control, a “wheelchair call button” (not shown) is installed at the elevator hall for wheelchair users, and when this button is pressed, the car arrives in response to the wheelchair user. The door opening time is set to be longer than usual. In the present embodiment, when the landing call information registered by the landing call information registration unit 42 is registered by pressing this “wheelchair-specific call button”, the landing image of the number estimating device 30B is displayed. It is determined whether or not the detected human part is a wheelchair user by image analysis in the information analysis unit 35, and when it is determined that the detected person is not a wheelchair user, the opening time of the car corresponds to the wheelchair user. You may make it shorten so that it may become the door opening time corresponding to a normal user instead of the door opening time. By controlling in this way, even when a normal user presses the “wheelchair-dedicated button”, it is possible to efficiently control the operation of the elevator without consuming unnecessary door opening time.

<< Third Embodiment >>
<Configuration of Elevator Operation Control System According to Third Embodiment>
The configuration of the elevator operation control system according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The elevator operation control system 1C according to the present embodiment includes a first camera device 11 installed at a position overlooking the inside of the car 10, a hall call button group 21 and a second camera device 23 installed at the elevator hall 20, A third camera device 24 installed on a flow line toward the elevator hall 20, a first camera device 11, a second camera 23, a number estimating device 30C connected to the third camera 24, a hall call button group 21, And an elevator operation control device 40C connected to the number estimating device 30C.

  The third camera device 24 captures a flow line such as a passage toward the elevator hall 20, and transmits image information on the captured flow line to the number estimating device 30C.

  The number-of-people estimation device 30C includes an in-car image information acquisition unit 31, an in-car image information analysis unit 32, an in-car number estimation unit 33, a landing image information acquisition unit 34, a landing image information analysis unit 35, and the number of landings. It has an estimation unit 36, a flow line image information acquisition unit 37, a flow line image information analysis unit 38, and a flow line number estimation unit 39. Among these, the in-car image information acquisition unit 31 to the boarding number estimation unit 36 have the same functions as the functional units described in the first embodiment, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The on-flow image information acquisition unit 37 acquires on-flow image information transmitted from the third camera device 24. The on-flow line image information analysis unit 38 analyzes the on-flow line image information acquired by the on-flow line image information acquisition unit 37 and detects a human part. The number-of-traffic-line estimation unit 39 estimates the number of portions detected as a human part by the on-line image information analysis unit 38 as the number of people on the flow line.

  The elevator operation control device 40C includes a learning information storage unit 41, a landing call information registration unit 42C, a determination unit 43C, and an operation control unit 44. The learning information storage unit 41 and the operation control unit 44 have the same function as the same function unit described in the first embodiment, and the determination unit 43C has the same function as the corresponding same function unit described in the second embodiment. Therefore, detailed description is omitted.

  The landing call information registration unit 42C acquires and registers the landing call information transmitted from any of the landing call button groups 21, and the number of people on the flow line estimated by the number of people on flow line estimation unit 39 of the number estimating device 30C. When the number of people on the flow line exceeds a preset threshold value, landing call information for a predetermined direction (“upward” or “downward”) is automatically registered.

<Operation of Elevator Operation Control System According to Third Embodiment>
Next, the operation of the elevator operation control system 1C according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG.

  First, the on-traffic line image information acquisition unit 37 of the number estimating device 30C acquires the on-traffic line image information transmitted from the third camera device 24, and the on-traffic line image information analysis unit 38 analyzes the acquired on-traffic line image information. Then, the human part is detected (S21).

  Next, the number of parts detected by the flow line image information analysis unit 38 as the human part in the flow line number estimating unit 39 is estimated as the number of persons on the flow line and transmitted to the elevator operation control device 40C (S22). .

  In the elevator operation control device 40C, the received number of people on the flow line is acquired by the landing call information registration unit 42C, and when this number of people on the flow line exceeds a preset threshold, there is surely a person who is going to use the elevator. It is assumed that the platform call information for a predetermined direction (“upward” or “downward”) is automatically registered. For example, when the landing 20 is the entrance floor on the first floor of a building, it is predicted that an upward elevator will be used, and the upward landing call information is automatically registered (S23).

  Since the processing of steps S24 to S31 after the landing elongation information is registered is the same as the processing of steps S12 to S19 described in the second embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  According to the above embodiment, the user can use the elevator more comfortably by automatically registering the hall call information at the stage where the person heading for the elevator is detected.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1A, 1B, 1C ... Elevator operation control system 11 ... 1st camera apparatus 21 ... Platform call button group 21a ... Upward call button 22b ... Downward call button 23 ... 2nd camera apparatus 24 ... 3rd camera apparatus 30A, 30B, 30C ... Number of people estimation device 31 ... In-car image information acquisition unit 32 ... In-car image information analysis unit 33 ... In-car number of people estimation unit 34 ... Platform image information acquisition unit 35 ... Plane image information analysis unit 36 ... People number of people estimation unit 37 ... On-line image information acquisition unit 38 ... On-line image information analysis unit 39 ... On-line number information estimation unit 40A, 40B, 40C ... Elevator operation control device 41 ... Learning information storage unit 42A, 42B, 42C ... Landing call information registration unit 43A, 43B, 43C ... determination unit 44 ... operation control unit

Claims (10)

An elevator operation control device connected to a number estimating device for estimating the number of people in the car by analyzing image information obtained by photographing the inside of the elevator car,
Learning information on the difference between the number of passenger cars set in advance in the elevator and the number of passengers in the car when it is determined that the passengers waiting for the elevator at the landing are not crowded because they are crowded Remember as
Register the elevator call from the elevator landing as landing call information,
When the landing call information is registered, the number of people in the car estimated by the number estimating device is acquired,
If the number of passengers in the car has not reached “the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity set in advance for the elevator”, the car is stopped at the landing according to the registered landing call information. To determine,
When the number of passengers in the car has reached “the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity preset for the elevator”, it is determined that the car is allowed to pass without depending on the registered hall call information. An elevator operation control method characterized by: The number-of-people estimation device further estimates the number of people at the landing by analyzing image information obtained by imaging the elevator landing,
The elevator operation control device acquires the number of people in the car and the number of landings estimated by the number of people estimation device when the landing call information is registered,
The number of people in the car has not reached “the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity preset for the elevator”, and the number of people in the car and the learning information from the capacity preset for the elevator If the difference from the number obtained by subtracting the number is equal to or more than the number of the halls, it is determined that the car is stopped at the hall according to the registered hall call information,
The number of people in the car has not reached “the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity preset for the elevator”, but the number of people in the car and the learning information from the capacity preset for the elevator If the difference from the “subtracted number” is smaller than the number of people on the platform, or if the number of people in the car has reached the “number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity preset for the elevator”, the registration 2. The elevator operation control method according to claim 1, wherein it is determined that the car is allowed to pass without depending on the received hall call information. In the elevator operation control device connected to the number-of-cars estimation device having the number-of-cars estimation unit for estimating the number of people in the car by analyzing the image information taken inside the car of the elevator,
Learning information on the difference between the number of passenger cars set in advance in the elevator and the number of passengers in the car when it is determined that the passengers waiting for the elevator at the landing are not crowded because they are crowded Learning information storage unit for storing as,
A hall call information registration unit for registering elevator calls from the elevator hall as hall call information;
When the landing call information is registered in the landing call information registration unit, the number of people in the car estimated by the number of people estimation unit in the car is acquired.
If the number of passengers in the car has not reached “the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity preset for the elevator”, the car is stopped at the landing according to the registered landing call information. And
When the number of passengers in the car has reached “the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity preset for the elevator”, it is determined that the car is allowed to pass without depending on the registered hall call information. An elevator operation control device comprising: a determination unit that performs the operation. The number-of-people estimation device further includes a hall number estimation unit that estimates the number of the halls by analyzing image information obtained by photographing the elevator halls,
When the landing call information is registered in the landing call information registration unit, the determination unit estimates the number of people in the car estimated by the in-car number estimation unit of the number estimating device and the number of landings estimated by the landing number estimation unit. Get
It is determined that the number of passengers in the car has not reached "the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the preset capacity of the elevator" and the number of passengers in the car and the above "does not ride because it is crowded" If the difference from the number of people in the car at the time is greater than or equal to the number of people in the hall, it is determined that the car is stopped at the hall according to the registered hall call information,
When the number of people in the car has not reached “the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity set in advance for the elevator”, but it is determined that the number of people in the car and the above “do not ride because it is crowded” If the difference between the number of people in the car is less than the number of people in the hall, or if the number of people in the car reaches the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity preset in the elevator 4. The elevator operation control device according to claim 3, wherein it is determined that the car is allowed to pass without depending on the received hall call information. The learning information stored in the learning information storage unit is generated for each elevator installation location and use time zone,
The elevator according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the determination unit performs the determination process using corresponding learning information based on a location where the elevator is installed and a time when the elevator is used. Operation control device. The determination unit, when the number of people in the car and the number of landing halls are 0, control is performed so that the opening time of the doors of the riding car and the landing hall is shorter than normal time. The elevator operation control device according to any one of 3 to 5. The elevator operation according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein when the number of people in the car is zero, the determination unit automatically turns off the lighting device in the car after the door is closed. Control device. The determination unit automatically turns on the lighting device before the door is opened when the number of passengers at the next door opening is one or more after the lighting device of the car is automatically turned off. The elevator operation control device according to claim 7. The number-of-people estimation device further includes a number-of-people estimation unit on the flow line that estimates the number of people on the flow line by analyzing image information obtained by photographing the flow line toward the elevator platform,
The landing call information registration unit automatically registers landing call information in the landing call information registration unit when the number of people on the flow line estimated by the flow line number estimation unit is equal to or greater than a preset threshold. The elevator operation control device according to any one of claims 3 to 8, wherein Elevator comprising a number estimating device connected to a first camera device installed at a position overlooking an elevator car, and an elevator call control button and an elevator operation control device connected to the number estimating device In the operation control system,
The number of people estimation device is:
In-car image information analysis unit for detecting a human part from the image information by acquiring and analyzing image information in the car taken by the first camera device;
A number-of-cars estimation unit that estimates the number of parts detected as being a human part in the in-car image information analysis unit;
Have
The elevator operation control device is:
Learning information on the difference between the number of passenger cars set in advance in the elevator and the number of passengers in the car when it is determined that the passengers waiting for the elevator at the landing are not crowded because they are crowded Learning information storage unit for storing as,
A hall call information registration unit for registering elevator calls from the elevator hall as hall call information;
When the landing call information is registered in the landing call information registration unit, the number of people in the car estimated by the number of people estimation unit in the car is acquired.
If the number of passengers in the car has not reached “the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity preset for the elevator”, the car is stopped at the landing according to the registered landing call information. And
When the number of passengers in the car has reached “the number obtained by subtracting the learning information from the capacity preset for the elevator”, it is determined that the car is allowed to pass without depending on the registered hall call information. An elevator operation control system comprising: a determination unit that performs the operation.

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