JP2013245079A - Cage call registration device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a getting-off floor designation button for a wheel chair user from being used by a passenger except the wheel chair user.SOLUTION: A cage call registration device includes: an input display unit which receives the display of a predetermined image and a predetermined input; a first wheel chair detection unit which detects the presence or absence of a wheel chair in a predetermined range of the input display unit; and an input display control unit which receives an input of a getting-off floor by causing the input display unit to display a getting-off floor input image being an image for inputting the getting-off floor for a cage when the presence of the wheel chair is detected by the first wheel chair detection unit, and does not receive the input of the getting-off floor without causing the input display unit to display the getting-off floor input image when the presence of the wheel chair is not detected by the first wheel chair detection unit.

Description

  The present invention relates to a car call registration apparatus and method in an elevator.

  Elevators are installed in high-rise buildings such as hospitals, station buildings, department stores, and condominiums. The elevator is devised so that it can be easily used even in a wheelchair. For example, a wheelchair call button is installed at a relatively low position in an elevator platform. In addition, a button for designating an exit floor for a wheelchair (hereinafter referred to as an “exit floor designation button”) is installed at a relatively low position in the elevator car. When a wheelchair button is pressed, the door opening time on the floor is extended. Thereby, the passenger of a wheelchair can board or get off without panicking. However, normally, a button for a wheelchair can also be pressed by a general passenger other than a wheelchair passenger. Therefore, when a general passenger presses a button for a wheelchair, the door opening time is unnecessarily extended, and the operation efficiency of the elevator is lowered.

  Therefore, in Patent Document 1, when a small camera is installed near a wheelchair call button at a landing, and the wheelchair call button is pressed, if the wheelchair is detected by the small camera, the call is registered. If no wheelchair is detected, the call is canceled.

  In Patent Document 2, a car call operation panel for a wheelchair in a car is configured with a touch-type display. And if there is a wheelchair in the car, the display button for wheelchair use is displayed on the touch display, and if the wheelchair is not in the car, the display button for wheelchair use is displayed on the touch display. Without displaying other information (for example, weather forecast).

JP-A-5-147835 JP 2011-51719 A

  The invention according to Patent Document 2 detects whether or not a wheelchair is in the car. However, as in Patent Document 2, even if it is detected that a wheelchair has been placed in the car and a wheelchair exit floor designation button is displayed on the touch-type display, the displayed button is generally used first. May be used by other passengers.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a car call registration device that allows a wheelchair passenger to use an exit floor designation button for a wheelchair in a car as much as possible.

  The car call registration device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an input display unit that displays a predetermined image and receives a predetermined input, and a first wheelchair detection that detects whether a wheelchair is present in the vicinity of the input display unit When the presence of the wheelchair is detected within a predetermined range from the input display unit by the first wheelchair detection unit and the first wheelchair detection unit, an entry floor input image that is an image for inputting the exit floor of the car to the input display unit When the first wheelchair detection unit does not detect the presence of the wheelchair within a predetermined range, the input display unit displays the getting-off floor input image without displaying the getting-off floor input image. And an input display control unit that does not accept.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a car call registration device that allows a passenger in a wheelchair to use a get-off floor designation button for a wheelchair in a car as much as possible.

An example of a device installed in an elevator car. An example of the advertisement image displayed on a touch-type display. An example of the guidance image of a wheelchair displayed on a touch type display. An example of an exit floor designation image for a wheelchair displayed on a touch display. An example of a functional configuration of the car call registration device 10. An example of the flowchart of the process in the input display control part 24 is shown.

  The car call registration device 10 according to the present embodiment displays an exit floor designation button for a wheelchair on the touch display 104 only when the wheelchair is within a predetermined range of the touch display 104 in the car 101. . Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of an apparatus installed in an elevator car 101. In the car 101, for example, a second wheelchair detection device 102, a speaker 103, a touch display 104, a first wheelchair detection device 105, a door 107, and a general getting-off floor designation button 108 are installed. Is done.

  The second wheelchair detection device 102 detects a wheelchair getting on the car 101. Alternatively, the second wheelchair detection device 102 detects the presence of a wheelchair in the car 101. The second wheelchair detection device 102 may detect the presence of the wheelchair by any method, for example, by the following method.

  A second wheelchair detection device 102 having a camera function is installed at a position where the entire car 101 can be photographed. For example, the second wheelchair detection device 102 having an omnidirectional camera function is installed at the center of the ceiling of the car 101. Then, the second wheelchair detection apparatus 102 analyzes the photographed image by a predetermined image analysis process, and determines whether the wheelchair is on the car 101 or the presence of the wheelchair in the car 101. The second wheelchair detection device 102 may determine whether the wheelchair is on the car 101 based on whether or not a new wheelchair exists in the car 101. The second wheelchair detection device 102 may count how many wheelchairs exist in the car 101 and may determine whether the wheelchair is getting on or off by increasing or decreasing the number. The second wheelchair detection device 102 may also be used as a security camera installed in the car 101.

  The first wheelchair detection device 105 detects whether or not the wheelchair exists in a range within a predetermined distance from the center of the touch-type display 104 (hereinafter referred to as a predetermined range). The first wheelchair detection device 105 may detect whether or not a wheelchair is present within a predetermined range of the touch-type display 104. For example, the first wheelchair detection device 105 detects by the following method.

  A first wheelchair detection device 105 having a camera function is installed in a predetermined range of the touch display 104. Then, the first wheelchair detection apparatus 105 analyzes the captured image by a known image analysis process, and determines whether or not the wheelchair exists near the touch display 104. The first wheelchair detection device 105 may be installed on the ceiling above the touch display 104. The first wheelchair detection device 105 may be installed for each of the touch-type displays 104. The predetermined range may be a range formed at a predetermined distance from the center point of the touch display 104, for example. For example, the predetermined range may be set in advance based on the general size of the wheelchair.

  The second wheelchair detection device 102 and the first wheelchair detection device 105 may be configured as one wheelchair detection device. In this case, even if the image taken with the omnidirectional camera is analyzed for both whether or not the wheelchair exists in the car 101 and whether or not the wheelchair is within a predetermined range of the predetermined touch display 104. good.

  The door 107 is opened and closed at the stop floor of the car 101, and the passenger gets on or off the car 101 through the door 107. The opening time of the door 107 is extended at the stop floor registered by the wheelchair exit floor designation button. This is to enable wheelchair passengers to get off safely.

  The speaker 103 outputs voice guidance for guiding the wheelchair to the vicinity of the touch display 104. For example, when the second wheelchair detection device 102 detects a new presence of a wheelchair (that is, a new wheelchair ride), the speaker 103 says, “If you are in a wheelchair, please move closer to the side display.” Is output. Because the touch-type display 104 normally does not display the wheelchair exit floor designation button 131 (see FIG. 4), the wheelchair passengers can see where the wheelchair exit floor designation button 131 is located. It is because it cannot be recognized. In addition, this voice guidance can prevent a general passenger from using the wheelchair exit floor designation button 131. A general get-off floor designation button 108 receives designation of a get-off floor from a general passenger.

  The touch display 104 is installed at a relatively low position in the car 101 so that a wheelchair passenger can easily touch. Various images are displayed on the touch display 104. For example, the touch-type display 104 includes A) an advertisement screen for passengers, B) a wheelchair guidance image for guiding a boarding wheelchair to a predetermined range of the touch-type display 104, and C) an exit floor designation image for a wheelchair. 120c etc. are displayed. A wheelchair passenger can designate the getting-off floor by touching the getting-off floor designation button 131 for the wheelchair displayed on the touch-type display 104. Hereinafter, an example of the images according to A) to C) will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the advertisement image 120 a displayed on the touch display 104. That is, the image according to A). Although the advertisement image 120a is used in this embodiment, it goes without saying that an image other than the advertisement may be present. As the advertisement image 120a, for example, information on events held in department stores, advertisements for products, news, weather forecasts, and the like are displayed. The advertisement image 120a may be updated as appropriate.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a wheelchair guidance image 120 b displayed on the touch display 104. That is, the image according to B). In the guidance image 120b, guidance for guiding the boarded wheelchair to a predetermined range of the touch display 104 is displayed. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a guidance such as “If you use a wheelchair, please move to the side of this display” is displayed.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of an exit floor designation image 120c for a wheelchair displayed on the touch display 104. That is, the image according to C). In the wheelchair exit floor designation image 120c, for example, a wheelchair exit floor designation button 131, a door open button 132a, a door close button 132b, and the current floor 133 are displayed. A wheelchair passenger can designate a desired getting-off floor by touching a desired getting-off floor designation button 131. While the getting-off floor designation button 131 is displayed on the touch-type display 104, passengers other than wheelchair passengers (for example, caregivers of wheelchair passengers) can also use the button 131.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a functional configuration of the car call registration device 10. The car call registration device 10 includes a car information acquisition unit 23, an input display control unit 24, and a getting-off floor registration unit 25. These functions are realized, for example, by executing a computer program on a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, a storage device, and the like included in the car call registration device 10.

  The car information acquisition unit 23 acquires information on the operation state of the car 101 (hereinafter referred to as “car information”) and transmits the information to the input display control unit 24. The car information includes, for example, information such as whether or not the car 101 is currently stopped and whether it is moving up or down. The car information may include information indicating the floor of the car 101 scheduled to be stopped. The car information acquisition unit 23 acquires car information from a car drive control device (not shown) that controls the driving of the car 101, for example.

  The input display control unit 24 controls the speaker 103 and the touch display 104 installed in the car 101. That is, the input display control unit 24 appropriately outputs a predetermined voice guidance from the speaker 103 based on the presence and position of the wheelchair in the car 101, and the touch display 104 shown in FIGS. An image like this is displayed.

  The input display control unit 24 acquires a detection result related to getting on or off of the wheelchair from the second wheelchair detection device 102. Further, the input display control unit 24 acquires a detection result as to whether or not the wheelchair is present in a predetermined range of the touch display 104 from the first wheelchair detection device 105. And the input display control part 24 determines the image displayed on the touch-type display 104 based on the following conditions. The images A) to C) are displayed when the following conditions A) to C) are satisfied.

  A) When the wheelchair is not detected by the first wheelchair detection device 105, the input display control unit 24 displays the advertisement image 120a.

  B) The input display control unit 24 displays the guidance image 120b when the second wheelchair detection device 102 detects a new wheelchair boarding. The guidance image 120b may be displayed only when the car 101 is stopped. Alternatively, when the second wheelchair detection device 102 detects that a new wheelchair has been boarded, the input display control unit 24 does not start running the car until the boarding wheelchair is detected by the first wheelchair detection device. In this manner, the car drive control device (not shown) may be instructed. This is to further increase the safety of passengers in wheelchairs.

  C) When the first wheelchair detection device 105 detects the presence of the wheelchair, the input display control unit 24 displays the getting-off floor designation image 120c for the wheelchair. And the input display control part 24 receives designation | designated of the getting-off floor from the passenger of a wheelchair in the getting-off floor designation | designated button 131 for wheelchairs. That is, the input display control unit 24 detects that the getting-off floor designation button 131 has been touched, and informs the getting-off floor registration unit 25 of the touched floor. When the first wheelchair detection device 105 no longer detects the presence of the wheelchair, the input display control unit 24 ends the display of the wheelchair disembarkation floor designation image 120c and displays the advertisement image 120a. May be.

  The getting-off floor registration unit 25 registers the getting-off floor transmitted from the input display control unit 24 in a stop floor management unit (not shown) that manages and controls the stop floor of the car 101. The stop floor management unit is provided in, for example, a car drive control device (not shown).

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a flowchart of processing in the input display control unit 24. Hereinafter, FIG. 6 will be described.

  The input display control unit 24 displays the advertisement image 120a on the touch display 104 (S101). The input display control unit 24 determines whether or not the second wheelchair detection device 102 has detected a new wheelchair boarding (S102). When the second wheelchair detection device 102 does not detect a new wheelchair boarding (S102: NO), the input display control unit 24 continues to display the advertisement image 120a as it is.

  When the second wheelchair detection device 102 detects a new wheelchair boarding (S102: YES), the input display control unit 24 determines whether the car 101 is stopped based on the car information (S103). ). When the car 101 is not stopped (S103: NO), the input display control unit 24 does not display the guidance image 120b until the car 101 stops.

  When the car 101 is stopped (S103: YES), the input display control unit 24 outputs voice guidance for guiding the wheelchair to the predetermined range of the touch display 104 from the speaker 103 (S104). The input display control unit 24 displays the guidance image 120b on the touch display 104 (S105).

  The input display control unit 24 determines whether or not the first wheelchair detection device 105 has detected a wheelchair (S106). When the 1st wheelchair detection apparatus 105 does not detect a wheelchair (S106: NO), the input display control part 24 displays the guidance image 120b as it is.

  When the first wheelchair detection device 105 detects a wheelchair (S106: YES), the input display control unit 24 displays the wheelchair exit floor designation image 120c on the touch display 104 (S107). When a certain getting-off floor designation button 131 displayed in the wheelchair getting-off floor designation image 120c is touched (S108: YES), the input display control unit 24 displays the touched floor as the getting-off floor. Register as a floor (S109).

  Thereafter, the input display control unit 24 determines whether or not the wheelchair is not detected in the first wheelchair detection device 105 (S110).

  When the wheelchair is not detected in the first wheelchair detection device 105 (S110: YES), the input display control unit 24 returns to step S101. In this case, it is highly likely that the passenger of the wheelchair has already used the wheelchair exit floor designation button 131 and has left the vicinity of the touch-type display 104 or has already got out of the car 101.

  The above-described embodiments of the present invention are examples for explaining the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to those embodiments. Those skilled in the art can implement the present invention in various other modes without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, the second wheelchair detection device 102 may be installed not in the car 101 but in a car landing on each floor. In this case, when the second wheelchair detecting device 102 on the stop floor of the car 101 detects a wheelchair, the input display control unit 24 displays the guidance image 120b and executes the processing after step S105.

  For example, instead of the second wheelchair detection device 102, a call button for a wheelchair on each floor may be used. In this case, when it is detected that the wheelchair call button is pressed on the stop floor of the car 101, the input display control unit 24 displays the guidance image 120b and executes the processing from step S105 onward.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Car call registration apparatus 101 ... Car 102 ... 2nd wheelchair detection apparatus 103 ... Speaker 104 ... Touch-type display 105 ... 1st wheelchair detection apparatus

Claims (7)

An input display unit for displaying a predetermined image and receiving a predetermined input;
A first wheelchair detection unit that detects the presence or absence of a wheelchair in a predetermined range of the input display unit;
When the presence of the wheelchair is detected by the first wheelchair detection unit, A) display the getting-off floor input image which is an image for inputting the getting-off floor of the car on the input display unit, and When an input of a floor is received and the presence of the wheelchair is not detected by the first wheelchair detection unit, B) an input of the getting-off floor is received without displaying the getting-off floor input image on the input display unit No input display controller,
A car call registration device comprising:
A second wheelchair detector for detecting the wheelchair in the car;
The car call registration device according to claim 1, further comprising: a voice guidance unit that guides the wheelchair to a predetermined range of the input display unit by voice when the second wheelchair detection unit detects boarding of the wheelchair.
The input display control unit displays a guidance image for guiding the wheelchair up to a predetermined range of the input display unit on the input display unit when the second wheelchair detection unit detects the boarding of the wheelchair. Then, when the presence of the wheelchair is detected by the first wheelchair detection unit, the car call registration device according to claim 2 is executed.
The car call registration device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the input display control unit displays an image relating to an advertisement in B) without displaying the getting-off floor input image.
The car call registration device according to claim 3, wherein the input display control unit displays the C) only while the car is stopped.
The input display control unit displays a guidance image for guiding the wheelchair up to a predetermined range of the input display unit on the input display unit when the second wheelchair detection unit detects the boarding of the wheelchair. The car call registration device according to claim 2, wherein the car is not started to run until the first wheelchair detection unit detects the presence of the wheelchair and executes A).
An input display unit that displays a predetermined image and receives a predetermined input, and a first wheelchair detection unit that detects the presence or absence of a wheelchair in a predetermined range of the input display unit,
When the presence of the wheelchair is detected by the first wheelchair detection unit, the getting-off floor input image that is an image for inputting the getting-off floor of the car is displayed on the input display unit, and the getting-off floor is displayed. If the presence of the wheelchair is not detected by the first wheelchair detection unit, the input display unit does not display the disembarking floor input image and does not accept the disembarking floor input. Method.

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