JP2022158629A - Location management device, portable terminal, and location management system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a location management device, portable terminal, and location management system capable of inhibiting accidental call registration for an elevator system that detects users' behavior of boarding the car and registers the call of the car.SOLUTION: A location management system comprises: a portable terminal that is carried by an elevator user, creates information on the current position in the elevator boarding area, and transmits the position information and deceleration information indicating deceleration when it detects deceleration from a state in which it is moving based on the position information; and a location management device that transmits information on call registration for dispatching an elevator car to the boarding area to an elevator's control unit when the position information and deceleration information are received from the portable terminal, and it is detected that the user is taking action to get into the car based on the position information and deceleration information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present disclosure relates to a location management device, a mobile terminal, and a location management system.

Patent Literature 1 discloses an elevator system. In the elevator system, the control device can detect that the user has taken the action of getting into the car, and register a call to the hall.

JP 2006-096517 A

However, in the control device described in Patent Literature 1, it is detected that the user gets into the car based on the direction in which the user moves in the hall and the distance from the user to the hall door. Therefore, when a user who does not intend to board the car passes through the hall, the call may be erroneously registered.

The present disclosure has been made to solve the above problems. An object of the present disclosure is to provide a position management device, a mobile terminal, and a position management device that can suppress erroneous call registration in an elevator system that detects that a user has taken the action of getting into a car and registers the call of the car. It is to provide a location management system.

A position management device according to the present disclosure includes a call registration unit that transmits car call registration information to an elevator control device, Position information and deceleration information indicating that the portable terminal has decelerated from a moving state are received, and the user gets into the car based on the position information of the portable terminal and the deceleration information. and a boarding behavior detection unit configured to transmit information of call registration for allocating the car to the hall to the call registration unit when it is detected that the car is performing the behavior.

A mobile terminal according to the present disclosure includes a position information creation unit that creates position information in an elevator hall, and indicates that the mobile terminal has decelerated from a moving state based on the position information created by the position information creation unit. a deceleration detection unit that creates deceleration information; and an information transmission unit that transmits the position information created by the position information creation unit and the deceleration information created by the deceleration detection unit to a position management device. prepared.

A position management system according to the present disclosure is possessed by a user of an elevator, creates position information in the hall of the elevator, and detects deceleration from a moving state based on the position information. a mobile terminal that transmits the position information and deceleration information indicating that the vehicle has decelerated; and a mobile terminal that receives the position information and the deceleration information from the mobile terminal and based on the position information and the deceleration information. a position management device for transmitting call registration information for dispatching the car to the hall to the control device of the elevator when detecting that the user is performing an action of getting on the car of the elevator; provided.

According to the present disclosure, it can be determined that the user is taking the action of getting into the car based on the information on the position of the mobile terminal possessed by the user and the information indicating that the user has decelerated from the moving state. detected. Therefore, erroneous call registration can be suppressed.

1 is a diagram of an elevator hall to which a position management system according to Embodiment 1 is applied; FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a location management system according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 1 is a top view of a hall to which a position management system according to Embodiment 1 is applied; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a first time transition of positions calculated by the mobile terminal of the position management system according to Embodiment 1; 1 is a top view of a hall to which a position management system according to Embodiment 1 is applied; FIG. 1 is a top view of a hall to which a position management system according to Embodiment 1 is applied; FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an overview of operations performed by the location management system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an outline of an operation of canceling a call registration by the location management device of the location management system according to Embodiment 1; 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of a position management device of the position management system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a location management system according to Embodiment 2; FIG. 10 is a flow chart for explaining an outline of operations performed by the location management system according to Embodiment 2. FIG.

Embodiments for carrying out the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the part which is the same or corresponds in each figure. Redundant description of the relevant part will be simplified or omitted as appropriate.

Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is a diagram of an elevator hall to which a position management system according to Embodiment 1 is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the position management system 1 includes an elevator system 2, a position management device 3, and a mobile terminal 4.

In the elevator system 2, a hoistway 5 runs through each floor of a building (not shown). Each of the plurality of landings 6 is provided on each floor of the building. One of a plurality of landings 6 is shown in FIG. Each of the plurality of landings 6 faces the hoistway 5 . A plurality of landing doors 7 are provided at one or more entrances in each of the plurality of landings 6 . A plurality of cars 8 are provided inside the hoistway 5 .

A plurality of positioning communication devices 9 are provided in a plurality of halls 6, respectively. One of a plurality of positioning communicators 9 is shown in FIG. For example, each of the plurality of positioning communicators 9 is provided adjacent to the landing door 7 in a certain landing 6 . Each of the plurality of positioning communication devices 9 is provided so as to be able to transmit and receive radio waves for positioning.

The control device 10 is provided inside a building. A controller 10 is provided to communicate with the positioning communicator 9 . A controller 10 is provided to control the elevator system 2 as a whole.

The position management device 3 is installed in a building different from the building in which the elevator system 2 is installed. For example, the position management device 3 is provided in a company that manages the elevator system 2 . A position management device 3 is provided so as to be able to communicate with the control device 10 .

For example, the mobile terminal 4 is a smart phone. A mobile terminal 4 is carried by a user of the elevator system 2 . A mobile terminal 4 is provided so as to be able to communicate with the location management device 3 . The mobile terminal 4 is provided so as to be able to transmit and receive radio waves for positioning.

When the user enters the hall area set at a hall 6, the mobile terminal 4 communicates with the positioning communication device 9 via positioning radio waves. Based on the radio wave for positioning, the mobile terminal 4 creates information on the position of the mobile terminal 4 in the hall 6 and deceleration information indicating that the moving mobile terminal 4 has decelerated or has not decelerated. The mobile terminal 4 transmits the identification information of the mobile terminal 4 , the position information of the mobile terminal 4 associated with the identification information, and the deceleration information associated with the identification information to the position management device 3 .

The position management device 3 stores in advance the information of the destination floor corresponding to the identification information of the mobile terminal 4 . When the position management device 3 receives the identification information, the position information, and the deceleration information, the position management device 3, based on the position information and the deceleration information, moves the user carrying the portable terminal 4 from the state in which the user is moving at the hall 6. Detect slowing down. When the position management device 3 detects that the user has decelerated, the position management device 3 creates call registration information including destination floor information corresponding to the identification information of the mobile terminal 4 . The position management device 3 transmits information of the call registration to the control device 10 . When receiving the call registration information, the control device 10 registers the destination floor in one of the plurality of cars 8 and dispatches the car 8 to the hall 6 .

Next, the position management system 1 will be explained using FIG.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the location management system according to Embodiment 1. FIG.

FIG. 2 shows a positioning communication device 9 installed at one of the multiple landings 6 . The positioning communication device 9 includes a hall communication device 11 , an installation information storage unit 12 , a hall communication control unit 13 , an information display unit 14 and a display control unit 15 . A plurality of positioning communication devices 9 each have the same configuration.

For example, the hall communicator 11 is a communication antenna. A hall communication device 11 is provided so as to be able to transmit and receive positioning radio waves.

The installation information storage unit 12 stores installation information in which information identifying the hall 6 where the positioning communication device 9 is installed and information indicating the position of the hall communication device 11 in the hall area of the hall 6 are associated. Specifically, the installation information storage unit 12 stores information indicating the coordinates of the position of the hall communication device 11 in the planar coordinate system set in the hall area as information of the position of the hall communication device 11 .

The hall communication control unit 13 controls the operation of the hall communication device 11 to transmit and receive radio waves for positioning. When the hall communication device 11 receives the positioning communication radio wave, the hall communication control unit 13 creates response information including the installation information stored in the installation information storage unit 12 . The hall communication control unit 13 causes the hall communication device 11 to transmit a response radio wave indicating the response information.

For example, the information display section 14 is an indicator. The information display unit 14 is provided so as to display information to users of the elevator system 2 .

The display control unit 15 receives control information for the elevator system 2 from the control device 10 . When receiving the control information, the display control unit 15 causes the information display unit 14 to display the content of the control information.

The mobile terminal 4 includes a storage unit 16 , a terminal communication device 17 , a positioning control unit 18 , a position information generation unit 19 , a deceleration detection unit 20 and an information transmission unit 21 .

The storage unit 16 stores identification information of the mobile terminal 4, information on the position of the mobile terminal 4, and deceleration information.

For example, the terminal communication device 17 is a communication antenna. The terminal communication device 17 is provided so as to transmit and receive radio waves for positioning.

The positioning control unit 18 controls the operation of the terminal communication device 17 transmitting and receiving radio waves for positioning. The positioning control unit 18 causes the terminal communication device 17 to transmit positioning communication radio waves. When the terminal communication device 17 receives a response radio wave, the positioning control unit 18 creates response information indicated by the response radio wave.

The positioning control unit 18 uses the response information to create information indicating the position of the hall communication device 11 in the hall area at regular intervals. The positioning control unit 18 calculates the value of the distance between the hall communication device 11 and the mobile terminal 4 using the response information at regular intervals, and creates distance information between the hall communication device 11 and the mobile terminal 4 . The positioning control unit 18 uses the response information at regular intervals to calculate the direction in which the hall communication device 11 exists with respect to the mobile terminal 4, and the position angle of the hall communication device 11 with respect to the mobile terminal 4. create information. The positioning control unit 18 transmits information indicating the position of the hall communication device 11, information on the distance between the hall communication device 11 and the mobile terminal 4, and information on the angle at which the hall communication device 11 exists to the mobile terminal 4. .

The position information generating unit 19 receives information indicating the position of the hall communication device 11 from the positioning control unit 18, information on the distance between the hall communication device 11 and the mobile terminal 4, and the angle at which the hall communication device 11 exists with respect to the mobile terminal 4. to receive information about The position information generating unit 19 calculates the position of the mobile terminal 4 in the hall area using the information indicating the position of the hall communication device 11, the distance information, and the angle information, and calculates the time at which the position is calculated. Information on the position of the mobile terminal 4 including information is created. Specifically, the position information creating unit 19 calculates the coordinates of the position of the mobile terminal 4 in the planar coordinate system set in the hall area, and creates information indicating the coordinates of the position.

When the position information of the mobile terminal 4 in the hall area is created, the position information creating unit 19 stores the information of the position of the mobile terminal 4 in the hall area in the storage unit 16 .

The deceleration detection unit 20 calculates a first time transition of the position of the mobile terminal 4 based on the position information of the mobile terminal 4 calculated at different times stored in the storage unit 16 . The deceleration detection unit 20 calculates the amount of decrease in speed of the mobile terminal 4 per unit time based on the first time transition of the position of the mobile terminal 4 . When the deceleration detection unit 20 detects that the absolute value of the speed decrease amount per unit time is larger than a specified threshold value, it detects that the user has decelerated from a moving state. The deceleration detection unit 20 creates and transmits deceleration information indicating that the user has decelerated or not decelerated from a moving state at regular time intervals. When the user holding the mobile terminal 4 stops, the deceleration detection unit 20 detects that the user has stopped. In this case, the deceleration detection unit 20 creates deceleration information including information indicating that the user has stopped.

The information transmission unit 21 receives deceleration information from the deceleration detection unit 20 . When receiving the deceleration information, the information transmission unit 21 transmits the deceleration information, the identification information stored in the storage unit 16, and the latest position information of the mobile terminal 4 stored in the storage unit 16 to the position management device 3. .

The position management device 3 includes a personal information storage unit 22 , a call registration unit 23 and a boarding action detection unit 24 .

The personal information storage unit 22 stores personal information associated with the identification information of the mobile terminal 4 . Specifically, the personal information storage unit 22 stores personal information including destination floor information registered by the user of the mobile terminal 4 .

When the call registration unit 23 receives the information of the departure floor, the identification information of the mobile terminal 4, and the information of the command to perform call registration, the call registration unit 23 registers the information of the destination floor included in the personal information associated with the identification information. Acquired from personal information storage unit 22 . In this case, the call registration unit 23 transmits call registration information including information on the departure floor and information on the destination floor to the control device 10 of the elevator system 2 .

The boarding action detection unit 24 receives identification information of the mobile terminal 4 , information on the location of the mobile terminal 4 , and deceleration information from the mobile terminal 4 .

The boarding action detection unit 24 performs a deceleration action while the user carrying the mobile terminal 4 is moving toward the car 8 within the hall area based on the positional information of the mobile terminal 4 and the deceleration information. detect what has happened. In this case, the boarding action detection unit 24 detects that the user carrying the portable terminal 4 has taken the action of boarding the car 8 . When the boarding action detection unit 24 detects that the user has taken the action of boarding the car 8, the identification information of the mobile terminal 4, the information of the destination floor, which is the floor where the mobile terminal 4 is present, and the call registration are called. Information on commands to be executed by the registration unit 23 is transmitted to the call registration unit 23 .

The boarding behavior detection unit 24 calculates a second time transition of the position of the mobile terminal 4 using the position information of the mobile terminal 4 received at different times. The boarding behavior detection unit 24 detects that the moving direction of the mobile terminal 4 present in the hall area is not the direction toward the car 8 based on the second time transition of the position of the mobile terminal 4 . When detecting that the mobile terminal 4 has decelerated from the moving state in a state in which the moving direction of the mobile terminal 4 is not the direction toward the car 8, the boarding behavior detection unit 24 instructs the user to get on the car 8. Doesn't detect what you've done.

After detecting that the mobile terminal 4 decelerates, the boarding action detection part 24 detects that the mobile terminal 4 moves from inside to outside the boarding area by using position information of the mobile terminal 4. - 特許庁In this case, the boarding action detection unit 24 acquires control information for the car 8 from the control device 10 . When acquiring the control information, the boarding action detection unit 24 determines whether or not the car 8 associated with the call registration has arrived at the floor of the landing area. When the boarding action detection unit 24 determines that the car 8 has not arrived at the floor of the landing area, it controls a command to cancel the call registration information transmitted by the call registration unit 23 corresponding to the mobile terminal 4. Send to device 10 .

Next, the planar coordinate system set in the landing area and the direction in which the mobile terminal 4 approaches the car 8 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a top view of a hall to which the position management system according to Embodiment 1 is applied.

As shown in FIG. 3, the planar coordinate system is an xy orthogonal coordinate system with the platform communication device 11 as the origin. For example, the landing area is an area that satisfies −5≦x≦5 and 0≦y≦5 in the planar coordinate system.

In FIG. 3, the moving route A of the mobile terminal 4 is indicated by an arrow.

A moving route A is a route along which the mobile terminal 4 moves in a direction toward the car 8 . For example, the direction approaching the car 8 is the direction in which the distance from the origin (0, 0) in the plane coordinate system of the hall area becomes smaller.

Next, information on the first temporal transition of the position of the mobile terminal 4 calculated by the mobile terminal 4 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a first time transition of positions calculated by the mobile terminal of the position management system according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the information on the first temporal transition of the position of the mobile terminal 4 includes "time" information, "position (x, y)" information, "movement distance [m]" information, and " This is information in which the information of "moving speed [m/s]" and the deceleration information are associated with each other.

The “time” information is information on the time when the position of the mobile terminal 4 was calculated. For example, the position of the mobile terminal is positioned and calculated every second. In the row indicated by the "time" information, the intervals between times #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6 are all one second.

The “position (x, y)” information is information indicating the position of the mobile terminal 4 by a point (x, y) in the planar coordinate system.

The information of “movement distance [m]” is information indicating the distance that the portable terminal 4 has moved in one second at each time. The movement distance [m] is calculated based on the distance between the point (x, y) indicating the position of the mobile terminal 4 at a certain time and the point (x, y) indicating the position of the mobile terminal 4 at the previous time. .

The information of “moving speed [m/s]” is information indicating the moving speed of the mobile terminal 4 . The moving speed [m/s] is calculated by dividing the moving distance [m] at each time by 1 second, which is the time interval.

The "deceleration detection" information, which is the deceleration information, is information indicating that the user carrying the portable terminal 4 has decelerated or not decelerated from a moving state. In the "deceleration detection" information, "no" indicates that the mobile terminal 4 is not decelerating. In the information of "deceleration detection", "yes" indicates that the mobile terminal 4 has decelerated. The deceleration information includes “(stopped)” information indicating that the mobile terminal 4 has stopped.

The deceleration detection unit 20 detects whether or not the mobile terminal 4 has decelerated based on the amount of decrease between the moving speed [m/s] at each time and the moving speed [m/s] at the immediately preceding time. do. When the absolute value of the value of the decrease is larger than the prescribed value, the deceleration detection unit 20 detects that the mobile terminal 4 has decelerated.

When the deceleration detection unit 20 detects that the value of the moving speed [m/s] has become 0, it detects that the user holding the mobile terminal 4 has stopped from moving at that time. . In the example shown in FIG. 4, the deceleration detection unit 20 detects that the mobile terminal 4 decelerates at a time two seconds before the time when the mobile terminal 4 stops.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, an example of the operation of the boarding action detection unit 24 to detect that the direction in which the mobile terminal 4 existing in the hall area is moving is not the direction toward the car 8 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a top view of a hall to which the position management system according to Embodiment 1 is applied.

In FIG. 5, the moving route B and the moving route C of the mobile terminal 4 are indicated by arrows.

A movement route B is a route along which the mobile terminal 4 moves only inside the second area without entering the first area. The first area is an area that satisfies −5≦x≦5 and 0≦y≦4 in the planar coordinate system of the landing area. The second area is an area that satisfies −5≦x≦5 and 4≦y≦5 in the planar coordinate system of the landing area.

A movement route C is a route along which the mobile terminal 4 moves away from the car 8 . For example, the direction away from the car 8 is the direction in which the distance from the origin (0, 0) in the planar coordinate system of the landing area increases.

When the boarding action detection unit 24 detects that the mobile terminal 4 is moving along at least one of the moving route B and the moving route C, it detects that the moving direction of the mobile terminal 4 is not the direction toward the car 8. To detect.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, an example of the operation of the boarding action detection unit 24 to detect that the portable terminal 4 has moved from the inside to the outside of the hall area will be described.
FIG. 6 is a top view of a hall to which the position management system according to Embodiment 1 is applied.

In FIG. 6, the moving route D and the moving route E of the mobile terminal 4 are indicated by arrows.

A moving route D is a route along which the portable terminal 4 stopped at a point (2, 2) in the planar coordinate system moves to an area satisfying x>5. A moving path E is a path moving to an area satisfying y<0. For example, when the user gets into the car 8 from a state of stopping at the point (2, 2) in the plane coordinate system, the user moves along the moving route E.

When the boarding action detection unit 24 detects that the mobile terminal 4 has moved along the moving route D or the moving route E, it detects that the mobile terminal 4 has moved from the inside to the outside of the hall area.

Next, the operation up to the call registration of the car 8 in the position management system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 7 is a flow chart for explaining an overview of operations performed by the position management system according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 7, in step S001, the mobile terminal 4 carried by the user transmits positioning communication radio waves.

After that, the operation of step S002 is performed. In step S<b>002 , the positioning communication device 9 determines whether or not it has received positioning communication radio waves from the mobile terminal 4 .

In step S002, when the positioning communication device 9 does not receive the positioning communication radio wave, the operation of step S001 is repeated.

In step S002, when the positioning communication device 9 receives the positioning communication radio wave, the positioning communication device 9 performs the operation of step S003. In step S003, the positioning communication device 9 transmits response radio waves based on the installation information.

After that, the operation of step S004 is performed. In step S004, the mobile terminal 4 receives the response radio wave. Based on the response radio wave, the portable terminal 4 receives information indicating the position of the hall communicator 11 in the hall area, information on the distance between the hall communicator 11 and the portable terminal 4, and the position of the hall communicator 11 with respect to the portable terminal 4. Create angle information and

After that, the operation of step S005 is performed. In step S005, the mobile terminal 4 creates position information of the mobile terminal 4 in the hall area.

After that, the operation of step S006 is performed. In step S006, the mobile terminal 4 creates deceleration information.

After that, the operation of step S007 is performed. In step S<b>007 , the mobile terminal 4 transmits the deceleration information, the location information of the mobile terminal 4 , and the identification information of the mobile terminal 4 to the location management device 3 .

After that, the operation of step S008 is performed. In step S<b>008 , the position management device 3 determines whether the mobile terminal 4 is in the hall area and decelerates from the moving state.

When it is determined in step S008 that the portable terminal 4 is in the hall area and has decelerated from the moving state, the operation of step S009 is performed. In step S<b>009 , the position management device 3 transmits call registration information including information on the destination floor corresponding to the identification information of the mobile terminal 4 to the control device 10 .

After that, the operation of step S010 is performed. In step S010, the control device 10 dispatches the car 8 to the hall 6 where the user is present. The information display unit 14 of the positioning communication device 9 displays the number of the dispatched car 8 .

After that, the position management system 1 ends its operation.

If it is determined in step S008 that the mobile terminal 4 does not exist in the hall area, or if it is determined that the mobile terminal 4 is not decelerating from the moving state, the position management device 3 ends the operation. After that, the operations after step S001 are repeated.

Next, the operation of the position management device 3 canceling the call registration will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 8 is a flow chart for explaining the outline of the operation of canceling the call registration by the location management device of the location management system according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8 , in S101, the location management device 3 transmits call registration information to the control device 10 .

After that, in S102, the position management device 3 determines whether or not the portable terminal 4 has moved from inside to outside the hall area.

When it is determined in step S102 that the mobile terminal 4 has not moved from the inside of the hall area to the outside, the position management device 3 repeats the operation of step S102.

When it is determined in step S102 that the mobile terminal 4 has moved from the inside to the outside of the hall area, the position management device 3 performs the operation of step S103. In step S103, using the control information received from the control device 10, it is determined whether or not the car 8 corresponding to the call registration has arrived at the floor of the landing area.

If it is determined in step S103 that the car 8 corresponding to the call registration has arrived at the floor of the landing area, the position management device 3 terminates the operation of canceling the call registration.

When it is determined in step S103 that the car 8 has not arrived at the floor of the landing area, the position management device 3 performs the operation of step S104. In step S104, the position management device 3 transmits to the control device 10 a command to cancel the call registration. After that, the location management device 3 terminates the operation of canceling the call registration.

According to the first embodiment described above, the mobile terminal 4 creates position information and deceleration information at the hall 6 and transmits the information to the position management device 3 . The position management device 3 detects that the user is getting into the car 8 based on the position information of the mobile terminal 4 and the deceleration information, and transmits call registration information to the control device 10 . Therefore, the position management device 3 can estimate the boarding intention of the user based on the action of the user decelerating while moving. As a result, erroneous call registration can be suppressed in an elevator system that detects a user's boarding intention and registers a car call.

Further, when the position management device 3 detects that the mobile terminal 4 decelerates while the mobile terminal 4 is moving away from the car 8, it means that the user is getting into the car 8. does not detect Therefore, when a person passing through the landing area slows down to avoid other users, it is possible to suppress call registration. As a result, erroneous call registration can be suppressed.

Further, when the position management device 3 detects that the mobile terminal 4 is decelerating while the mobile terminal 4 is moving in the first area of the landing area, the user is taking the action of getting on the car 8. detect that When it is detected that the mobile terminal 4 decelerates while the mobile terminal 4 is moving in the second area of the hall area, it is not detected that the user is getting on the car 8.例文帳に追加Therefore, when a person passing through the landing area slows down to avoid other users, it is possible to suppress call registration.

Further, for example, when the mobile terminal 4 determines that the mobile terminal 4 is moving in the second area, the mobile terminal 4 needs to store hall area information for each of the plurality of halls 6 . On the other hand, when the position management device 3 determines that the mobile terminal 4 is moving in the second area, the mobile terminal 4 does not need to store information on the boarding area. Therefore, compared to the case where the mobile terminal 4 makes the determination, it is possible to prevent the configuration of the mobile terminal 4 from becoming complicated.

Further, when the position management device 3 detects that the user has moved from the inside of the hall 6 to the outside, the position management device 3 transmits to the control device 10 a cancellation command for canceling the call registration performed for the user. Therefore, when the user loses the intention to board the car 8, or when the user boardes a car 8 other than the car 8 for which the call registration was performed, the call registration can be canceled. . As a result, the car 8 can be operated efficiently.

In addition, the mobile terminal 4 creates position information and deceleration information at the hall 6 . Therefore, for example, compared with the case where the location management device 3 detects that the mobile terminal 4 has decelerated, it is possible to detect that the user has decelerated earlier.

The portable terminal 4 also creates deceleration information based on the response radio wave for positioning transmitted from the hall communication device 11 , which is an antenna provided in the hall 6 . Therefore, deceleration can be detected without using an inertial sensor. Further, for example, compared to the case where deceleration is detected based on an inertial sensor provided in the mobile terminal 4, the accuracy of detecting deceleration can be improved.

In addition, the mobile terminal 4 calculates the movement speed by calculating the change in position per time, and detects that the mobile terminal 4 has decelerated when detecting that the amount of decrease in the movement speed is greater than a specified threshold value. Therefore, for example, when a person passing through the hall 6 slightly decelerates to avoid other users, detection of deceleration can be suppressed.

The location management system 1 also includes a location management device 3 and a mobile terminal 4 . The position management device 3 performs call registration of the elevator system 2 by detecting the user's boarding behavior. Therefore, call registration can be performed without contact. As a result, the user can use the elevator system 2 hygienically. Also, the time required for the user to perform call registration can be shortened. In addition, since call registration is performed based on information indicating that the user has slowed down, erroneous call registration can be suppressed.

The personal information storage unit 22 of the position management device 3 may store the installation information stored by the installation information storage unit 12 of the positioning communication device 9 . The boarding behavior detection unit 24 may detect the position of the mobile terminal 4 in the hall area using the installation information of the personal information storage unit 22 .

Note that the exclusion area is not limited to the area shown in FIG. 5, and any area may be set.

Note that the information display unit 14 and the display control unit 15 may be provided separately from the positioning communication device 9 .

In the mobile terminal 4, the positioning control unit 18 uses the Angle of Arrival function of Bluetooth 5.1 (registered trademark) to obtain information on the distance between the hall communication device 11 and the mobile terminal 4 and to the mobile terminal 4. Information on the angle at which the hall communication device 11 exists may be created.

It should be noted that the threshold value of the amount of decrease for the mobile terminal 4 to detect deceleration may be set arbitrarily. When the speed of the user changes to 1.00 m/s, 0.95 m/s, and 1.00 m/s in a state where the specified threshold value is set to 0.1 m/s, the riding action detection unit 24 detects the It is not necessary to detect that the user has decelerated.

Note that the user may be a mobile object such as a robot. In this case, the mobile terminal 4 may be mounted on the mobile object.

Next, an example of hardware constituting the location management device 3 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 9 is a hardware configuration diagram of a location management device of the location management system according to the first embodiment.

Each function of the position management device 3 can be realized by a processing circuit. For example, the processing circuitry comprises at least one processor 100a and at least one memory 100b. For example, the processing circuitry comprises at least one piece of dedicated hardware 200 .

When the processing circuit includes at least one processor 100a and at least one memory 100b, each function of the position management device 3 is realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. At least one of software and firmware is written as a program. At least one of software and firmware is stored in at least one memory 100b. At least one processor 100a implements each function of the position management device 3 by reading and executing a program stored in at least one memory 100b. The at least one processor 100a is also referred to as a central processing unit, processing unit, arithmetic unit, microprocessor, microcomputer, DSP. For example, the at least one memory 100b is a nonvolatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as RAM, ROM, flash memory, EPROM, EEPROM, magnetic disk, flexible disk, optical disk, compact disk, mini disk, DVD, or the like.

Where the processing circuitry comprises at least one piece of dedicated hardware 200, the processing circuitry may be implemented, for example, in single circuits, multiple circuits, programmed processors, parallel programmed processors, ASICs, FPGAs, or combinations thereof. be. For example, each function of the position management device 3 is implemented by a processing circuit. For example, each function of the position management device 3 is collectively realized by a processing circuit.

A part of each function of the position management device 3 may be realized by dedicated hardware 200 and the other part may be realized by software or firmware. For example, the function of transmitting call registration information to the control device 10 is realized by a processing circuit as dedicated hardware 200, and functions other than the function of transmitting call registration information to the control device 10 are implemented by at least one processor. 100a may read and execute a program stored in at least one memory 100b.

Thus, the processing circuit implements each function of the position management device 3 with hardware 200, software, firmware, or a combination thereof.

Although not shown, each function of the mobile terminal 4 is also implemented by a processing circuit equivalent to the processing circuit that implements each function of the position management device 3 .

Embodiment 2.
FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a location management system according to Embodiment 2. FIG. The same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding parts as those of the first embodiment. Description of this part is omitted.

In Embodiment 2, the positioning communication device 9 and the mobile terminal 4 transmit or receive ultra-wideband radio waves. In addition, hereinafter, the ultra-wideband is also referred to as "UWB" (Ultra Wide Band).

As shown in FIG. 10, in the positioning communication device 9, the hall communication device 11 is a UWB antenna capable of transmitting or receiving ultra-wideband UWB radio waves as a communication antenna.

The positioning communication device 9 includes a UWB hall communication control section 30 . The UWB hall communication control unit 30 controls the operation of the hall communication device 11 to transmit and receive UWB radio waves. When the hall communication device 11 receives the UWB positioning communication radio wave, the UWB hall communication control section 30 creates response information including the installation information stored in the installation information storage section 12 . The UWB hall communication control unit 30 causes the hall communication device 11 to transmit a UWB response radio wave indicating response information.

In the mobile terminal 4, the terminal communication device 17 is a UWB antenna capable of transmitting or receiving ultra-wideband UWB radio waves as a communication antenna.

The mobile terminal 4 includes a UWB positioning control section 31 . The UWB positioning control unit 31 controls the operation of the terminal communication device 17 transmitting and receiving UWB radio waves. Specifically, the UWB positioning control unit 31 causes the terminal communication device 17 to transmit UWB positioning communication radio waves. When the terminal communication device 17 receives a UWB response radio wave, the UWB positioning control unit 31 creates response information indicated by the response radio wave. In this case, the UWB positioning control section 31 performs the same operation as the positioning control section 18 of the first embodiment.

Next, with reference to FIG. 11, the operation up to the call registration of the car 8 in the position management system 1 will be described.
FIG. 11 is a flow chart for explaining an overview of operations performed by the location management system according to the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 11, in step S201, the portable terminal 4 owned by the user transmits positioning communication radio waves.

After that, the operation of step S202 is performed. In step S<b>202 , the positioning communication device 9 determines whether or not the UWB positioning communication radio waves transmitted from the mobile terminal 4 have been received.

In step S202, when the positioning communication device 9 does not receive the UWB positioning communication radio wave, the operation of step S201 is repeated.

In step S202, when the positioning communication device 9 receives the UWB positioning communication radio wave, the positioning communication device 9 performs the operation of step S203. In step S203, the positioning communication device 9 transmits UWB response radio waves based on the installation information.

After that, the operation of step S204 is performed. In step S204, the mobile terminal 4 receives the UWB response radio wave. Based on the UWB response radio wave, the portable terminal 4 receives information indicating the position of the hall communicator 11 in the hall area, information on the distance between the hall communicator 11 and the portable terminal 4, and Create positional angle information.

After that, the operation of step S205 is performed. In step S205, the mobile terminal 4 creates position information of the mobile terminal 4 in the hall area.

After that, the operation of step S206 is performed. In step S206, the portable terminal 4 creates deceleration information.

After that, the operation of step S207 is performed. In step S<b>207 , the mobile terminal 4 transmits the deceleration information, the location information of the mobile terminal 4 , and the identification information of the mobile terminal 4 to the location management device 3 .

After that, the operation of step S208 is performed. In step S208, the position management device 3 determines whether or not the portable terminal 4 is in the hall area and decelerates from the moving state.

If it is determined in step S208 that the portable terminal 4 is present in the hall area and has decelerated from the moving state, the operation of step S209 is performed. In step S<b>209 , the position management device 3 transmits call registration information including destination floor information corresponding to the identification information of the mobile terminal 4 to the control device 10 .

After that, the operation of step S210 is performed. In step S210, the control device 10 dispatches the car 8 to the hall 6 where the user is present. The information display unit 14 of the positioning communication device 9 displays the number of the dispatched car 8 .

After that, the position management system 1 ends its operation.

If it is determined in step S208 that the mobile terminal 4 does not exist in the hall area or that the mobile terminal 4 is not decelerating from the moving state, the position management device 3 ends the operation. After that, the operations after step S201 are repeated.

According to the second embodiment described above, the mobile terminal 4 creates position information and deceleration information using ultra-wide radio waves. Positioning performed by ultra-wide radio waves can be performed with an accuracy on the order of centimeters. Therefore, the position of the mobile terminal 4 and the deceleration of the mobile terminal from a moving state can be detected with extremely high accuracy.

1 position management system 2 elevator system 3 position management device 4 portable terminal 5 hoistway 6 landing 7 landing door 8 car 9 positioning communication device 10 control device 11 landing communication device 12 installation information storage Unit 13 Hall communication control unit 14 Information display unit 15 Display control unit 16 Storage unit 17 Terminal communication device 18 Positioning control unit 19 Position information creation unit 20 Deceleration detection unit 21 Information transmission unit 22 Individual Information storage unit 23 Call registration unit 24 Boarding action detection unit 30 UWB hall communication control unit 31 UWB positioning control unit 100a Processor 100b Memory 200 Hardware

A position management device according to the present disclosure includes a call registration unit that transmits car call registration information to an elevator control device; receiving information of the coordinate position of the mobile terminal in a coordinate system and deceleration information indicating that the mobile terminal has decelerated from a moving state, and based on the information of the coordinate position of the mobile terminal and the deceleration information and a boarding action detection unit configured to transmit information of call registration for allocating the car to the boarding hall to the call registration unit when the user detects that the user is performing the action of boarding the car. , the coordinate position information is information created by the mobile terminal based on information included in positioning radio waves transmitted from the antenna provided at the landing, and the coordinate position information of the antenna in the planar coordinate system; Information created using coordinates, the distance from the mobile terminal to the antenna, and the angle at which the antenna is positioned with respect to the mobile terminal .

A mobile terminal according to the present disclosure includes a position information creation unit that creates coordinate position information in a planar coordinate system set in the elevator hall based on positioning radio waves transmitted from an antenna provided in the elevator hall. a deceleration detection unit for creating deceleration information indicating deceleration from a moving state based on the coordinate position information created by the position information creation unit; an information transmission unit configured to transmit the coordinate position information generated by the deceleration detection unit and the deceleration information generated by the deceleration detection unit , wherein the position information generation unit transmits information included in the positioning radio wave. Then, using the coordinates of the antenna in the plane coordinate system, the distance to the antenna, and the angle at which the antenna is positioned, information on the coordinate position in the plane coordinate system is created .

A position management system according to the present disclosure is carried by a user of an elevator, and based on radio waves for positioning transmitted from an antenna provided in the hall of the elevator, coordinates positions in a plane coordinate system set in the hall. a mobile terminal that creates information and transmits the information on the coordinate position and deceleration information indicating that the mobile terminal has decelerated when deceleration is detected from a moving state based on the information on the coordinate position; When the coordinate position information and the deceleration information are received from the terminal, and it is detected that the user is taking the action of getting into the elevator car based on the coordinate position information and the deceleration information. and a position management device for transmitting information of call registration for dispatching the car to the hall to the control device of the elevator, and using the coordinates of the antenna in the plane coordinate system, the distance to the antenna, and the angle at which the antenna is positioned, to create information on the coordinate position in the plane coordinate system .

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a call registration unit that transmits car call registration information to the elevator control device;
receiving, from a mobile terminal possessed by a user of the elevator, information on the position of the mobile terminal in the hall of the elevator and deceleration information indicating that the mobile terminal is decelerating from a moving state; When it is detected that the user is getting into the car on the basis of the position information and the deceleration information, information of call registration for dispatching the car to the boarding point is sent to the call registration unit. a boarding action detection unit for transmitting;
A position management device with When the boarding behavior detection unit detects that the mobile terminal has decelerated while the mobile terminal is moving toward the car, based on the positional information of the mobile terminal and the deceleration information. When it is detected that the user is taking an action to get into the car and the mobile terminal decelerates while the mobile terminal is moving in a direction away from the car, the use 2. The position management device according to claim 1, wherein it does not detect that the person is getting into the car. The boarding action detection unit detects that the mobile terminal has decelerated while the mobile terminal is moving in the first area of the hall, based on the positional information of the mobile terminal and the deceleration information. case, it is detected that the user is getting into the car, and that the mobile terminal decelerates while the mobile terminal is moving in the second area of the boarding hall. 3. The position management device according to claim 1, wherein it does not detect that said user is performing an action of getting into said car. The boarding action detection unit detects that the user has moved from the inside to the outside of the hall based on the position information of the mobile terminal and the deceleration information, and detects that the user has boarded the car. 4. The position according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a command for canceling the call registration information transmitted to the call registration unit is transmitted to the control device by detecting that the call registration unit is performing an action to management device. a position information creation unit that creates position information in an elevator hall;
a deceleration detection unit that creates deceleration information indicating deceleration from a moving state based on the position information created by the position information creation unit;
Information for transmitting the position information created by the position information creation unit and the deceleration information created by the deceleration detection unit to the location management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 a transmitter;
mobile terminal with The position information creation unit creates the position information based on positioning radio waves transmitted from an antenna provided at the landing,
6. The portable terminal according to claim 5, wherein the deceleration detection unit creates the deceleration information using the position information created by the position information creation unit based on the positioning radio waves. The position information creation unit creates the position information based on an ultra-wideband radio wave transmitted from an ultra-wideband radio antenna provided at the landing,
6. The portable terminal according to claim 5, wherein the deceleration detection unit creates the deceleration information using the position information created by the position information creation unit based on the ultra-wideband radio wave. The deceleration detection unit calculates a movement speed by calculating a change in position per time using the position information calculated by the position information generation unit, and the absolute value of the reduction amount of the movement speed is a prescribed threshold value. 8. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the mobile terminal detects that the mobile terminal has decelerated from a moving state and creates the deceleration information when it detects that the mobile terminal is greater than. It is carried by a user of the elevator, creates position information in the hall of the elevator, and when it detects that the vehicle has decelerated from a moving state based on the position information, the position information and the deceleration are detected. a mobile terminal that transmits deceleration information indicating
When the location information and the deceleration information are received from the mobile terminal, and it is detected that the user is taking an action of getting into the elevator car based on the location information and the deceleration information. a position management device for transmitting call registration information for allocating the car to the hall to the control device of the elevator;
location management system with

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