JP2022042559A - Elevator control system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a control system capable of, in an elevator, improving convenience for a specific user whose walking speed is faster than that of a general user.SOLUTION: In an elevator control system, a first determination processing unit determines whether or not a user identified by identification information is a specific user whose walking speed is faster than that of a general user every time when a reading device reads the identification information. When it is determined that the user is a specific user, an allocation processing unit allocates a landing call of a user at this time to a car in consideration of moving time associated with the specific user. Further, a second determination processing unit determines whether or not the user at this time can catch the car allocated by the allocation processing unit even if the user at this time is a general user. When it is determined that the user catch the car, a display processing unit makes a display device execute displaying for notifying the user that there is no need to hurry.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a control technique for assigning a user's landing call to a car in an elevator.

There is an elevator control technology that assigns the user's landing call to any one of the cars in consideration of transportation efficiency and security every time the user is allowed to pass through the security gate. (See, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). In such control technology, the assigned car information (information identifying the car, such as a number) is displayed on a display device provided in the security gate. As a result, the user can recognize which car he / she should board.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-67489 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-174716

The security gate described above may be installed at a position away from the elevator landing, for example, when the floor area of the building is large. In that case, it takes time for the user to move to the landing after recognizing the car information displayed on the display device. Therefore, considering the time required to move from the security gate to the landing (travel time), a technology has been proposed that assigns the user's landing call to the car so that if it can move within that time, it will be in time for boarding. ing.

However, in the past, the travel time was set uniformly (same value) for all users. In addition, the travel time is set to a time calculated based on a general user who travels at an average walking speed, or is longer than that (for example, the walking speed is slow) in order to prevent a delay in getting on the elevator. It was set to the time calculated based on the user). Therefore, the following problems are likely to occur.

That is, for a specific user who walks faster than a general user (that is, a user who can move from the security gate to the landing in a shorter time than a general user), he / she can arrive at the landing earlier and therefore go to the landing. It was easy for people to have to forgo the first-come-first-served car heading in the same direction as their destination floor after their arrival and before the car assigned to them arrived. Therefore, it is easy for a specific user to have a problem of long waiting time. In addition, there was a tendency for elevators to have problems such as adversely affecting transportation efficiency.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a control system capable of improving convenience for a specific user whose walking speed is faster than that of a general user in an elevator.

The elevator control system according to the present invention includes a control device and a display device installed on a specific floor. The control device is a device that assigns the user's landing call to the car each time the reading device reads the user's identification information on a specific floor, and is a first judgment processing unit, an allocation processing unit, and a second. It has a judgment processing unit and a display processing unit. Each time the reading device reads the identification information, the first determination processing unit determines whether or not the user identified by the identification information is a specific user whose walking speed is faster than that of a general user. .. When the first determination processing unit determines that the user is a specific user, the allocation processing unit considers the travel time associated with the specific user as the time required to move from the reader to the car. Then, the user's landing call at that time is assigned to the car. When the first judgment processing unit determines that the second judgment processing unit is a specific user, the second judgment processing unit is assigned by the allocation processing unit even if the user at that time is a general user. Determine if you can get in the car. When the second determination processing unit determines that it is in time for boarding, the display processing unit causes the display device to execute a display for notifying the user that there is no need to hurry.

According to the above control system, if a specific user finds that he / she does not need to hurry by checking the display on the display device, he / she can reach the car assigned to him / her as much as a general user. You can move slowly at the walking speed of. That is, a specific user can recognize that it is not always necessary to move to the car in a hurry. Therefore, it is possible for a specific user to avoid a situation in which the passenger arrives at the landing early and the waiting time becomes long.

In the above control system, when the second determination processing unit determines that it is not in time for boarding, the display processing unit may cause the display device to execute a display for notifying the user that it is necessary to hurry. .. According to this configuration, a particular user rushes to the car assigned to him (ie, a general user) only if he knows that he needs to hurry by checking the display on the display device. Can move (at a faster walking speed). That is, a specific user can increase the walking speed only when he / she needs to hurry. In addition, since a specific user can get on a car that is not in time for a general user by hurrying, it becomes possible to arrive at the destination floor earlier than the general user.

According to the present invention, in an elevator, it becomes possible to improve convenience for a specific user whose walking speed is faster than that of a general user.

It is a conceptual diagram which illustrates the whole structure of the elevator to which the control system which concerns on embodiment is applied. It is a conceptual diagram which exemplifies the composition of the elevator landing on a specific floor. It is a flowchart which showed the security management process executed by a security server. (A) is a conceptual diagram showing an example of device management data, and (B) is a conceptual diagram showing an example of correspondence management data. (A) A conceptual diagram showing an example of travel time management data used when the user attribute is "specific user", and (B) used when the user attribute is "general user". It is a conceptual diagram which showed an example of the travel time management data which is done. As the screen displayed on the display device of the regulation device, (A) a conceptual diagram showing an example of a screen on which a display is made to inform the user that it is not necessary to hurry, and (B) that it is necessary to hurry. It is a conceptual diagram which showed an example of the screen which was made to inform the user. It is a flowchart which showed the call registration process executed by a group management control device.

[1] Configuration of Elevator and Control System [1-1] Overall Configuration of Elevator FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the overall configuration of an elevator to which the control system according to the embodiment is applied. Further, FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the configuration of the elevator landing H on a specific floor Ft (lobby floor, etc.) of the building. In the example shown in these figures, the elevator has three car 100s, two regulatory devices 101 provided on a specific floor Ft, a security server 102, three elevator control devices 103, and group management control. The device 104 is provided. Hereinafter, the configuration of each part will be specifically described. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the three car 100s are distinguished by reference numerals A to C, and the two regulation devices 101 are distinguished by reference numerals X and Y.

<Regulatory device>
The regulation device 101 is a device such as a security gate that regulates the entry of the elevator into the landing H at a specific floor Ft. And in this embodiment, the regulation device 101 is installed at a position away from the elevator landing H on the specific floor Ft (see FIG. 2).

Here, the device information Pd for identifying them is set in the regulation device 101. Further, the regulation device 101 includes a reading device 1 that reads information from a recording medium Q (IC card, magnetic card, etc.) possessed by the user, and a display device that displays information on the car 100 that the user should board. 2 and are provided. Here, the recording medium Q records the identification information Pi (unique information for identifying the recording medium Q, such as a unique ID) of the user who possesses the recording medium Q, and the reading device 1 identifies the information from the recording medium Q. Read the information Pi. Further, the information of the car 100 to be boarded by the user, which is displayed on the display device 2, includes information for identifying the car 100 (number, symbol, etc. Hereinafter, this information is referred to as "car car information Pg". (Refer to) and the like (see FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B)).

The reading method of the recording medium Q by the reading device 1 may be a contact type or a non-contact type that reads information by short-range communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication). , Not particularly limited. Further, the recording medium Q is not limited to a card shape, but may be a stick shape or a chip shape. Further, a portable information terminal such as a smartphone capable of short-range communication (NFC or the like) with the reading device 1 may be used as the recording medium Q.

The identification information Pi read by the reading device 1 is authenticated by the identification information Pi executed by the security server 102 (specifically, the user identified by the identification information Pi is allowed to pass through the regulation device 101. It is used for certification) to determine whether or not the person is a person. Therefore, when the reading device 1 reads the identification information Pi, the regulation device 101 transmits the identification information Pi to the security server 102 (see FIG. 1). At this time, the regulatory device 101 transmits its own device information Pd together with the identification information Pi to the security server 102 in order to make the security server 102 recognize its own position as the transmission source of the identification information Pi. The regulatory device 101 may transmit the device information of the reading device 1 (that is, the reading device 1 that has read the identification information Pi) provided in itself as the device information Pd to the security server 102.

Then, the operation (traffic regulation and permission) of the regulation device 101 is controlled by the security server 102 based on the success or failure of the authentication for the identification information Pi.

Further, when the authentication of the identification information Pi is successful, the information necessary for the call registration performed by the group management control device 104 for the identification information Pi is transmitted from the security server 102 to the group management control device 104. .. Then, the group management control device 104 performs call registration using the information. Here, in the present embodiment, the regulation device 101 is installed at a position away from the elevator landing H on the specific floor Ft (see FIG. 2). Therefore, it takes time for the user to move to the landing H after the user is allowed to pass through the regulation device 101 and recognizes the car information Pg displayed on the display device 2. Therefore, in the embodiment, the group management control device 104 performs call registration in consideration of the time (moving time) required for moving from the regulating device 101 (or its reading device 1) to the car 100. The details of these processes (security management process and call registration process) performed by the security server 102 and the group management control device 104 will be described below.

<Security server>
The security server 102 manages the security in the building by controlling the regulation and permission of the passage in the regulation device 101 for each user (security management process). Specifically, the security server 102 authenticates the identification information Pi transmitted from the regulation device 101 (authentication processing), and permits the user to pass through the regulation device 101 only when the authentication is successful. do. Further, when the authentication of the identification information Pi is successful, the security server 102 acquires the information necessary for the call registration performed by the group management control device 104 for the identification information Pi (acquisition process), and collects the information. It is transmitted to the management control device 104 (transmission processing). The details of the security management process will be described below.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the security management process executed by the security server 102. The security management process is started when the security server 102 receives information (identification information Pi and device information Pd) from the regulation device 101.

When the security management process is started, the security server 102 can control the regulatory device 101 (control for traffic regulation and permission) which is the source of the information (identification information Pi and device information Pd). In addition, which regulatory device 101 is the source of the transmission is specified based on the received device information Pd (step S101 in FIG. 3).

Specifically, the security server 102 has the device management data D1. FIG. 4A is a conceptual diagram showing an example of device management data D1. In the device management data D1, for each device information Pd, the device address Pa (IP address, etc.) used for transmitting information to the regulation device 101 identified by the device information Pd, and the installation floor Fs of the regulation device 101. , Are associated with each other. Then, the security server 102 reads the device address Pa corresponding to the received device information Pd from the device management data D1 to specify the regulatory device 101 that is the source of the information (identification information Pi and device information Pd).

After that, the security server 102 authenticates the received identification information Pi (authentication process; step S102 in FIG. 3), and the user identified by the identification information Pi depends on the success or failure of the authentication at that time. Determine if the person is allowed to pass.

Specifically, when the security server 102 succeeds in authenticating the identification information Pi in step S102, the user identified by the identification information Pi is a person who is permitted to pass through the regulation device 101. Judge that. On the other hand, if the security server 102 fails to authenticate the identification information Pi in step S102, the user identified by the identification information Pi is not a person who is permitted to pass through the regulation device 101. Judge. In this way, whether or not the regulation device 101 is permitted to pass for each user is determined by the success or failure of the authentication for the identification information Pi of the user.

Then, when the security server 102 succeeds in authenticating the identification information Pi in step S102, the security server 102 reads it out in step S101 after executing the acquisition process and the transmission process (steps S103 and S104 in FIG. 3) described below. The regulation device 101 specified by the device address Pa is controlled to open the gate, thereby allowing the user to pass through the regulation device 101 (step S105A in FIG. 3). The acquisition process and the transmission process described below may be executed after step S105A.

In the acquisition process (step S103), the security server 102 acquires the information necessary for the call registration performed by the group management control device 104 for the identification information Pi that has succeeded in authentication.

Specifically, the security server 102 further has the correspondence management data D2 in addition to the device management data D1 described above. FIG. 4B is a conceptual diagram showing an example of correspondence management data D2. In the correspondence management data D2, for each identification information Pi of the recording medium Q, the destination floor Fd initially set as the disembarkation floor of the user identified by the identification information Pi, and the attributes of the user (hereinafter, "user"). Attribute Pk ”) and. Here, the user attribute Pk is whether the user identified by the identification information Pi is a "general user" who moves at an average walking speed, or the walking speed is faster than the general user. It is for classifying whether it is a "specific user". Then, this user attribute Pk is used when selecting the movement time (time required for movement from the regulation device 101 to the car 100) to be considered in the call registration process described later according to the walking speed of the user. (See steps S202 to 203B in FIG. 7). The "general user" may be further classified not only as a user who moves at an average walking speed but also as a user whose walking speed is slower than that.

Further, in the correspondence management data D2, in order to prevent leakage of the identification information Pi, the management information Pj (for example, attached to the IC card) corresponding to the identification information Pi on a one-to-one basis for each identification information Pi of the recording medium Q is attached. (Something like a serial number) is associated.

Here, the information required for call registration in the present embodiment is the management information Pj, the destination floor Fd, the user attribute Pk, the installation floor Fs, the device information Pd, and the device address Pa. Then, regarding the management information Pj, the destination floor Fd, and the user attribute Pk, the security server 102 reads out from the corresponding management data D2 what is associated with the identification information Pi that succeeded in authentication in step S102. Further, regarding the installation floor Fs and the device address Pa, the security server 102 manages the device associated with the device information Pd by using the device information Pd transmitted from the regulation device 101 together with the identification information Pi. Read from data D1. As for the installation floor Fs and the device address Pa, those read in step S101 may be used as they are. In this way, the security server 102 acquires the information necessary for call registration.

In the transmission process (step S104), the security server 102 uses the information acquired in the acquisition process (step S103) (management information Pj, destination floor Fd, user attribute Pk, installation floor Fs, device information Pd, and device address Pa). Is transmitted to the group management control device 104 (see FIG. 1).

Then, when the group management control device 104 receives the above information from the security server 102, the group management control device 104 starts the call registration process (see FIG. 7). At least a part of the data in the device management data D1 and the correspondence management data D2 described above may be managed by the group management control device 104 instead of the security server 102. In this case, the group management control device 104 reads at least a part of the information necessary for call registration from the data managed by itself.

On the other hand, when the authentication of the identification information Pi fails in step S102, the security server 102 controls the regulation device 101 specified by the device address Pa read in step S101 to close the gate, thereby restricting the regulation. Restrict (specifically, prohibit) the passage of users in the device 101 (step S105B in FIG. 3).

Such security management processing may be executed by a processing unit configured by hardware by constructing a circuit in the security server 102, or a processing device such as a CPU included in the security server 102 may execute a program. This may be executed by a processing unit configured by software. Further, such a program may be stored in a portable storage device (for example, a flash memory, etc.) in a readable state, or may be stored in a downloadable state on another server or the like, and the downloaded one may be secured. It may be stored in a storage unit (not shown) of the server 102.

<Elevator control device>
The elevator control device 103 is provided so as to correspond to the car 100 one by one, and controls the operation of the car 100 corresponding to itself. The elevator control device 103 is centrally managed and controlled by the group management control device 104.

<Group management control device>
The group management control device 104 calls and registers the identification information Pi that has been successfully authenticated by the security server 102. Specifically, the group management control device 104 receives the information (management information Pj, destination floor Fd, user attribute Pk, installation floor Fs, device information Pd, and device address Pa) transmitted from the security server 102. If so, the call registration is performed using the information (hereinafter referred to as "received information Pr") (call registration process). The outline of the call registration process will be described below. The details of the call registration process will be described later.

In the call registration process, the group management control device 104 uses the installation floor Fs as the departure floor Fc on which the user gets on the car 100. Then, the group management control device 104 assigns the destination floor Fd and the departure floor Fc to any one of the car 100 as one landing call. After that, the group management control device 104 causes the display device 2 of the regulation device 101 specified by the device address Pa to display the information for identifying the assigned car 100 (car car information Pg). As a result, the user can recognize the car 100 to be boarded by confirming the car information Pg displayed on the display device 2 when passing through the regulation device 101.

Here, in the present embodiment, the regulation device 101 is installed at a position away from the elevator landing H on the specific floor Ft (see FIG. 2). Therefore, it takes time for the user to move to the landing H after the user is allowed to pass through the regulation device 101 and recognizes the car information Pg displayed on the display device 2. Therefore, in the embodiment, the group management control device 104 performs call registration in consideration of the time (moving time) required for moving from the regulating device 101 (or its reading device 1) to the car 100.

On the other hand, even if the call registration is performed in consideration of the travel time as described above, the travel time is set uniformly (same value) for all users, and the travel time is average. When the time is set based on a general user who moves at a typical walking speed, or when the time is set longer than that (for example, the time calculated based on a user with a slow walking speed). Is prone to the following problems. That is, for a specific user whose walking speed is faster than that of a general user (that is, a user who can move from the regulation device 101 to the landing H in a shorter time than a general user), the user can arrive at the landing H earlier. , It is easy to have to forgo the first-come-first-served car 100 heading in the same direction as the own destination floor Fd after arriving at the landing H and before the car 100 assigned to it arrives. .. Therefore, a problem such as a long waiting time is likely to occur for a specific user. In addition, there is a tendency for elevators to have problems such as adversely affecting transportation efficiency.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the group management control device 104 considers the user attribute Pk and performs call registration using the travel time corresponding to the user attribute Pk.

Specifically, the group management control device 104 determines whether or not the user attribute Pk included in the received information Pr is a "specific user" (first determination process; step S202 in FIG. 7). reference). Then, when the group management control device 104 determines that it is a "specific user (Yes)", the specific use as the time required for moving from the regulation device 101 (or its reading device 1) to the car 100. Considering the travel time associated with the person, the user's landing call at that time is assigned to any one of the car 100 so that if the vehicle can move within that time, it will be in time for boarding (assignment process. FIG. 7). Step S203A).

On the other hand, when the group management control device 104 determines that it is not a specific user (No), it can determine that the user attribute Pk is a "general user" based on that determination. In this case, the group management control device 104 takes into consideration the travel time associated with a general user as the time required to travel from the regulation device 101 (or its reading device 1) to the car 100, and that time. If it is possible to move within, the user's landing call at that time is assigned to any one of the car 100 so that it will be in time for boarding (allocation processing, see step S203B in FIG. 7).

More specifically, the group management control device 104 has the travel time management data D3 (see FIG. 5A) used when the user attribute Pk is a "specific user" and the user attribute Pk is ". It has travel time management data D4 (see FIG. 5B) used when it is a "general user". FIG. 5A is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the travel time management data D3. Further, FIG. 5B is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the travel time management data D4.

Here, the travel time management data D3 and D4 distinguish each of the plurality of regulatory devices 101 and the car 100, and in consideration of their positions and arrangements, for each combination of the regulatory device 101 and the car 100. , It is a table associated with the travel time from the regulation device 101 to the car 100. Then, in the travel time management data D3, the travel time is associated with the time required for the specific user to travel. On the other hand, in the travel time management data D4, the travel time is associated with the time required for a general user to travel.

In the example of FIG. 2, three car cars 100A to 100C and two regulation devices 101X and 101Y are provided in the elevator. Then, in FIGS. 5A and 5B, for example, for a combination of the regulation device 101X and the car 100A, the travel time from the regulation device 101X to the car 100A is set in the case of a "specific user". Is associated with 7 seconds (see FIG. 5 (A)), and in the case of a "general user", 10 seconds (see FIG. 5 (B)). In this way, the travel time is set shorter for a specific user than for a general user.

Then, when the group management control device 104 determines that it is a "specific user (Yes)", it performs call registration using the travel time management data D3 and determines that it is "not a specific user (No)". If so, call registration is performed using the travel time management data D4. The details of these will be described later.

Here, even when the travel time associated with a specific user is taken into consideration, the car 100 to which the user's landing call at that time is assigned does not necessarily mean that the user is a "general user". If this is the case, it is not always the first car to be assigned, and it is not always the same car as the car 100 (that is, the car 100 assigned in consideration of the travel time associated with a general user). It may reach 100. Therefore, for a specific user, if the car 100 assigned to him / her is the first to arrive earlier than the car 100 assigned to a general user, it is necessary to move quickly. On the other hand, if it is the same as the car 100 assigned to general users, it is not necessary to move in a hurry.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the group management control device 104 determines that the user is a "specific user (Yes)", the group management control device 104 is assumed to be a "general user". Even if it is, it is further determined whether or not it is possible to get on the car 100 assigned in the above call registration process (second determination process, see step S204 in FIG. 7). Then, when the group management control device 104 determines that "it is in time for boarding (Yes)", there is no need to hurry to the display device 2 of the regulation device 101 specified by the device address Pa included in the received information Pr. A display for notifying the user is executed (display processing. See step S205A in FIG. 7). FIG. 6A is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display device 2 at that time.

On the other hand, when the group management control device 104 determines that "it is not in time for boarding (No)", it hurries to the display device 2 of the regulation device 101 specified by the device address Pa included in the received information Pr. A display for notifying the user that it is necessary is executed (display processing. See step S205B in FIG. 7). FIG. 6B is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display device 2 at that time.

In the present embodiment, the first determination process, the allocation process, the second determination process, and the display process are the first determination processing unit 104A, the allocation processing unit 104B, and the second determination built in the group management control device 104. It is executed by the processing unit 104C and the display processing unit 104D (see FIG. 1). Then, these processing units may be configured by hardware by constructing a circuit in the group management control device 104, or by causing a processing device such as a CPU included in the group management control device 104 to execute a program. It may be composed of software. Further, such a program may be stored in a portable storage device (for example, a flash memory or the like) in a readable state, or may be stored in a downloadable state on another server or the like, and the downloaded programs may be grouped. It may be stored in a storage unit (not shown) of the management control device 104.

[1-2] Configuration of Control System In the elevator described above, the control system according to the present embodiment is composed of a display device 2 provided in each of the regulation devices 101 and a group management control device 104. Hereinafter, the details of the call registration process executed by the group management control device 104 as the control process executed by this control system will be described.

[2] Control processing executed by the control system <Call registration processing>
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a call registration process executed by the group management control device 104. The call registration process is started with the start of operation of the elevator, and is repeatedly executed by the group management control device 104 during the operation of the elevator.

When the call registration process is started, the group management control device 104 first receives information transmitted from the security server 102 (the received information Pr includes management information Pj, destination floor Fd, user attribute Pk, installation floor Fs, and so on. It is determined whether or not the device information Pd and the device address Pa) have been received (step S201 in FIG. 7). Then, the group management control device 104 repeatedly executes step S201 until it can be determined in step S201 that "received (Yes)".

When the group management control device 104 determines in step S201 that "received (Yes)", the user attribute Pk included in the received information (received information Pr) is "specific user". It is determined whether or not (first determination process. Step S202 in FIG. 7).

Then, when the group management control device 104 determines in step S202 that the user is a specific user (Yes), the group management control device 104 performs call registration using the travel time management data D3 (see FIG. 5A) (see FIG. 5A). Allocation processing. Step S203A in FIG. 7).

Specifically, in the group management control device 104, the regulation device 101 in which the identification information Pi is read by using the device information Pd included in the reception information Pr is either the regulation device 101X or 101Y. To decide. Then, the group management control device 104 has a movement time associated with the movement time management data D3 (see FIG. 5A) for each combination of the determined regulation device 101 and the cars 100A to 101C. In consideration of the above, the optimum car 100 that can be boarded in the travel time is determined. For example, when the determined regulation device 101 is the regulation device 101X, in the example of FIG. 5A, 7 seconds corresponding to the car 100A, 9 seconds corresponding to the car 100B, and 11 corresponding to the car 100C. Considering the three travel times of seconds, the optimum car 100 that can be boarded when traveling within those times is determined. Then, the group management control device 104 assigns the destination floor Fd and the departure floor Fc (= installation floor Fs) obtained from the received information to the determined optimum car 100 as one landing call.

As a result, the travel time associated with the "specific user" is taken into consideration as the time required to move from the regulation device 101 (or its reading device 1) to the car 100, and if the vehicle can move within that time, the passenger gets on board. In time for this, the user's landing call at that time is assigned to any one of the car 100.

On the other hand, when the group management control device 104 determines in step S202 that it is not a specific user (No), it can determine that the user attribute Pk is a "general user" based on that determination. .. In this case, the group management control device 104 performs call registration using the travel time management data D4 (see FIG. 5B) (allocation processing; step S203B in FIG. 7).

Specifically, in the group management control device 104, the regulation device 101 in which the identification information Pi is read by using the device information Pd included in the reception information Pr is either the regulation device 101X or 101Y. To decide. Then, the group management control device 104 has a movement time associated with the movement time management data D4 (see FIG. 5B) for each combination of the determined regulation device 101 and the cars 100A to 101C. In consideration of the above, the optimum car 100 that can be boarded in the travel time is determined. For example, when the determined regulation device 101 is the regulation device 101X, in the example of FIG. 5B, 10 seconds corresponding to the car 100A, 12 seconds corresponding to the car 100B, and 14 corresponding to the car 100C. Considering the three travel times of seconds, the optimum car 100 that can be boarded when traveling within those times is determined. Then, the group management control device 104 assigns the destination floor Fd and the departure floor Fc (= installation floor Fs) obtained from the received information to the determined optimum car 100 as one landing call.

As a result, the travel time associated with the "general user" is taken into consideration as the time required to move from the regulation device 101 (or its reading device 1) to the car 100, and if the vehicle can move within that time, the passenger gets on board. In time for this, the user's landing call at that time is assigned to any one of the car 100.

Here, in the allocation process of step S203A, the travel time associated with a specific user is taken into consideration, but even in that case, the car 100 to which the user's landing call at that time is assigned is not necessarily the same. First-come-first-served basis than the car 100 assigned if the user is a "general user" (that is, the car 100 assigned in consideration of the travel time associated with the general user) It is not always the same, and it may end up in the same car 100. Therefore, for a specific user, if the car 100 assigned to him / her is the first to arrive earlier than the car 100 assigned to a general user, it is necessary to move in a hurry. On the other hand, if it is the same as the car 100 assigned to general users, it is not necessary to move in a hurry.

Therefore, in the group management control device 104, after the execution of step S203A, the user at that time (that is, the user identified by the identification information Pi corresponding to the management information Pj included in the received information Pr) is assumed to be ". Even if it is a "general user", it is determined whether or not it is possible to get on the car 100 assigned in step S203A (second determination process; step S204 in FIG. 7).

Then, when the group management control device 104 determines in step S204 that "it is in time for boarding (Yes)", the group management control device 104 displays the display device 2 of the regulation device 101 specified by the device address Pa included in the received information Pr. Along with the display of the management information Pj, the destination floor Fd, and the car information Pg, the display for notifying the user that there is no need to hurry is executed (display processing. Step S205A in FIG. 7. See FIG. 6 (A)). ..

On the other hand, when the group management control device 104 determines in step S204 that "it is not in time for boarding (No)", the group management control device 104 is a display device of the regulation device 101 specified by the device address Pa included in the received information Pr. In addition to displaying the management information Pj, the destination floor Fd, and the car information Pg, 2 is made to execute a display for notifying the user that it is necessary to hurry (display processing. Step S205B in FIG. 7; FIG. 6 (B). )reference).

Specifically, when the group management control device 104 determines in step S204 that "it is in time for boarding (Yes)", the variable Ms is substituted with a message for notifying the user that there is no need to hurry. Then, when it is determined in step S204 that "it is not in time for boarding (No)", a message for notifying the user that it is necessary to hurry is assigned to the variable Ms. After that, the group management control device 104 specifies the variable Ms to which the message is assigned by the device address Pa included in the received information Pr together with the management information Pj, the destination floor Fd, and the vehicle information Pg. It is transmitted to the display device 2 of 101 (see FIG. 1). Then, when the display device 2 receives these information, the display device 2 displays a message assigned to the variable Ms on the screen together with the management information Pj, the destination floor Fd, and the car information Pg (Fig.). 6 (A) and (B)).

On the other hand, after the execution of step S203B, the group management control device 104 displays the management information Pj and the destination floor Fd on the display device 2 of the regulation device 101 specified by the device address Pa included in the received information Pr. , And the display of the car information Pg is executed without a message as to whether or not it is necessary to hurry (display processing. Step S205C in FIG. 7).

Specifically, the group management control device 104 sets the variable Ms to a state in which no message is assigned after the execution of step S203B. After that, the group management control device 104 specifies the variable Ms without message assignment by the device address Pa included in the received information Pr together with the management information Pj, the destination floor Fd, and the vehicle information Pg. It is transmitted to the display device 2 of 101 (see FIG. 1). Then, when the display device 2 receives these information, since there is no message assignment in the variable Ms, the display device 2 displays only the management information Pj, the destination floor Fd, and the car information Pg on the screen. ..

According to such a call registration process, it is possible to improve the transportation efficiency of the elevator because it is possible to give a specific user an opportunity to get a specific user in the car 100 before the car 100 in which a general user rides. ..

In addition, when a specific user learns that it is not necessary to hurry by checking the display of the display device 2 when passing through the regulation device 101, the general use up to the car 100 assigned to him / herself. It can move slowly at the same walking speed as a person. That is, a specific user can recognize that it is not always necessary to move to the car 100 in a hurry. Therefore, it is possible for a specific user to avoid a situation in which the user arrives at the landing H early and the waiting time becomes long.

Then, the specific user hurries to the car 100 assigned to him / her only when he / she knows that he / she needs to hurry by checking the display of the display device 2 when passing through the regulation device 101 (that is,). , Can move at a faster walking speed than ordinary users). That is, a specific user can increase the walking speed only when he / she needs to hurry. In addition, since a specific user can get on the car 100 which is not in time for a general user by hurrying, it becomes possible to arrive at the destination floor Fd earlier than the general user.

As described above, according to the control system described above, it is possible to improve the convenience for a specific user whose walking speed is faster than that of a general user in the elevator.

[3] Modification Example [3-1] First Modification Example The elevator described above is provided with a destination floor registration device equipped with the same devices as the reading device 1 and the display device 2 in place of the regulating device 101. Often, the control systems described above are also applicable to such elevators. Further, the above-mentioned control system can also be applied to the case where the destination floor Fd can be manually selected by the regulation device 101 or the destination floor registration device. Further, the control system described above can be applied not only to an elevator equipped with three car 100s and two regulation devices 101, but also to an elevator in which the number thereof is appropriately changed to one or a plurality.

[3-2] Second Modification Example The above-mentioned control system needs to be hurried only when it is not necessary to hurry (that is, when it is determined in step S204 of FIG. 7 that "it is in time for boarding (Yes)"). It may be changed to notify a specific user only when there is (that is, when it is determined in step S204 of FIG. 7 that "it is not in time for boarding (Yes)").

[3-3] Third Modification Example In the above-mentioned control system, the display on the display device 2 (step S205A in FIG. 7) for notifying the user that it is not necessary to hurry, and the fact that it is necessary to hurry are used. The display on the display device 2 (step S205B in FIG. 7) for notifying the user is exemplified in FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B) if it can notify the user whether or not it is necessary to hurry. It is not limited to the one displayed, and may be appropriately changed to another display (for example, a display notifying the user in what mode the call registration was executed). Whether or not it is necessary to hurry is determined by changing (switching) the color, font, and background color of the characters displayed on the display device 2 (for example, white in normal times when there is no need to hurry, and yellow when there is a need to hurry). ) May be informed to the user. Further, whether or not it is necessary to hurry is not limited to the display of the message on the display device 2, and the user may be notified by voice or the like. For example, the display of "do not need to hurry" and "please move in a hurry" exemplified in FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B) may be notified to the user by voice or the like.

The description of the embodiments and modifications described above should be considered exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is shown by the claims, not by the embodiments or modifications described above. Furthermore, the scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims.

Further, the description of the above-described embodiments and modifications is not limited to the invention described in the claims, but includes the configuration (including various processing units) of each device included in the elevator or its control system and each device. The control processes to be executed and some of them are also included in the invention.

1 Reader 2 Display device H Landing area Q Recording medium D1 Device management data D2 Correspondence management data D3, D4 Travel time management data Fc Departure floor Fd Destination floor Fs Installation floor Ft Specific floor Pa Device address Pd Device information Pg Vehicle information Pi Identification Information Pj Management information Pk User attribute Pr Reception information 100, 100A, 100B, 100C Cars 101, 101X, 101Y Regulator 102 Security server 103 Elevator control device 104 Group management control device 104A First judgment processing unit 104B Allocation processing unit 104C Second judgment processing unit 104D Display processing unit

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A control device that assigns the user's landing call to the car each time the reader reads the user's identification information on a specific floor.
The display device installed on the specific floor and
Equipped with
The control device is
Each time the reading device reads the identification information, the first determination processing unit determines whether or not the user identified by the identification information is a specific user whose walking speed is faster than that of a general user. When,
When the first determination processing unit determines that the user is the specific user, the travel time associated with the specific user is taken into consideration as the time required to move from the reading device to the car. , The allocation processing unit that assigns the user's landing call to the car
When the first determination processing unit determines that the user is the specific user, even if the user at that time is a general user, the car is assigned by the allocation processing unit. The second judgment processing unit that judges whether or not it is in time for the boarding of
When the second judgment processing unit determines that it is in time for boarding, the display processing unit causes the display device to execute a display for notifying the user that there is no need to hurry.
Elevator control system. According to claim 1, when the second determination processing unit determines that it is not in time for boarding, the display processing unit causes the display device to execute a display for notifying the user that it is necessary to hurry. Elevator control system described.

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