JP2023040495A - Operation button position exchanging device and operation button position exchanging method - Google Patents

Abstract

To prevent contact infection due to an operation button of an elevator by reducing users touching the same position.SOLUTION: A touch-panel type in-car operation panel has a space in which display positions of operation buttons including at least a destination floor button for designating a destination floor and an opening/closing button for opening/closing a door can be changed on a touch panel. The touch-panel type in-car operation panel includes a touch frequency counting unit for counting the touch frequency of an operation button, a touch frequency determination unit for determining whether or not the touch frequency exceeds a predetermined frequency, a display changing unit for changing a display position of the operation button to a space on the touch panel not touched by a user if the touch frequency exceeds the predetermined value, and a button control unit for controlling the in-car operation panel such that the operation button is displayed at the changed display position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD Embodiments of the present invention relate to an operation button position replacement device and an operation button position replacement method.

Elevator buttons are touched by an unspecified number of people. In particular, a destination floor button and a door opening/closing button are installed on the car operating panel, and the user always touches the destination floor button when moving to a desired floor.

WO 01/096224 JP 2013-035610 A

However, it has been pointed out that users may be infected with viruses or bacteria by touching elevator operation buttons (destination floor buttons, open/close buttons).

It is difficult to constantly disinfect operation buttons to prevent contact infection, and it can be said that there is a high possibility of contact infection because the operation buttons on floors with many users, such as standard floors, are touched by many people.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide an operation button position replacement device and an operation button position replacement method that reduces the number of times a user touches the same part of an operation button and suppresses contact infection with the operation button of an elevator. do.

An embodiment for achieving the above object is a touch panel type car having a space for changing the display position of operation buttons including at least a destination floor button for designating a destination floor and an open/close button for opening and closing the door. In the operation panel, a touch count counting unit that counts the number of touches of the operation button, a touch count determination unit that determines whether the number of touches exceeds a predetermined number, and if the number of touches exceeds a predetermined value, the A display changing unit that changes the display position of the operation button to a space on the touch panel that is not touched by the user, and a button control unit that controls the in-car operating panel so that the operation button is displayed at the changed display position. and an operation button position replacement device.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an operation button position changing device according to an embodiment; FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a touch panel type in-car control panel according to an embodiment; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the procedure of button movement performed by the operation button position replacement device according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an in-car control panel with destination floor buttons displayed on the left side. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing an in-car operation panel in which destination floor buttons are displayed in the center; FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing an in-car operating panel with destination floor buttons displayed on the right side, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an in-car operating panel in which destination floor buttons are displayed by extending them to the left and right; FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an in-car operating panel with one destination floor button displayed on the left side; FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing an in-car control panel with one destination floor button displayed on the upper side; FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an in-car operating panel displayed by obliquely moving destination floor buttons; FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an in-car operating panel with open/close buttons spread out to the left and right; Fig. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a wheelchair control panel with destination floor buttons displayed on the upper side; FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a wheelchair control panel with destination floor buttons displayed on the lower side. Fig. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a wheelchair control panel in which the displays of the destination floor button and the open/close button are interchanged; FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an in-car operation panel including additional buttons and destination floor buttons with different display colors;

<First embodiment>
As shown in FIG. 1, the intra-car operating panel 10 includes at least a destination floor button 11 and an open/close button 12 for opening and closing the door as operation buttons. The in-car operation panel 10 is also connected to an operation button position changing device 100 having a function of changing the display positions of the operation buttons.

The operation button position swapping device 100 includes a touch count counting unit 101 , a touch count determination unit 102 , a display order setting unit 103 , a display change unit 104 , a button control unit 105 and a notification unit 106 .

The number-of-touches counting unit 101 counts the number of touches for each operation button touched by the user.

The number-of-touches determining unit 102 determines whether or not the number of touches of any operation button has exceeded a predetermined number.

The display order setting unit 103 has a movement pattern that presets the display order of the display positions changed by the display change unit 104 .

The display change unit 104 changes the display position of the operation button to an empty space on the touch panel that is not touched by the user when the number of touches of any operation button exceeds a predetermined value.

The button control unit 105 controls the in-car operation panel so that the operation button is displayed at the changed display position.

The notification unit 106 manages the elevator when any operation button has exceeded a predetermined number of touches in a state where there is no space on the touch panel of the in-car operation panel 10 where no buttons are displayed. Notify the building control center.

FIG. 2 shows the intra-car operating panel 10 of the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the in-car operation panel 10 has 6 rows of 1 to 6 rows and 4 columns of columns a to d, totaling 6×4=24 display spaces. Currently, five destination floor buttons 11 for odd-numbered floors 1F to 9F are displayed in column a. In the b column, an open button (open/close button 12) is displayed in the first row, and five destination floor buttons 11 of 2 to 10F, which are even numbers, are displayed in the 2nd to 6th rows. In column c, a close button (open/close button 12) is displayed in the first row, and rows 2 to 6 are empty spaces. In column d, all of rows 1 to 6 are empty spaces.

In the embodiment, when the number of touches of any operation button exceeds a predetermined value, the display position of the operation button is changed to an empty space on the touch panel that is not touched by the user. To reduce contact infection with operation buttons by reducing touching of the same part of the button.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure executed by the operation button position replacement device 100. As shown in FIG.

When the elevator starts to operate, first, the count value of the movement counter that counts the number of movements of the operation button is reset (step S1). Then, the destination floor button 11 and the open/close button of the intra-car operating panel 10 are displayed at the initial positions preset in the display order setting section 103 (step S2). At the same time, the count value of the touch count counting unit 101 for counting the number of touches of the operation button is reset (step S3).

In this state, the elevator is operated, and it is determined whether or not a predetermined time, for example, one hour has passed since the count value of the number-of-touches counting unit 101 was reset (step S4). If one hour has passed, the count value of the number-of-touches counting unit 101 is reset (steps S4 YES, S3).

If one hour has not passed, the number of times any operation button has been touched within one hour is counted. ), it is determined whether or not the display has been moved a predetermined number of times, M times (for example, 5 times) (step S6). If it has not been touched N times (NO at step S5), the number of touches continues to be counted.

If it has not moved M times, the display changing unit 104 moves the button position according to the display position set in the display order setting unit 103 (step S7). If the car has been moved M times, there is no space for moving the intra-car operating panel 10, so the notification unit 106 notifies the manager of the management center of this fact (step S8).

As described above, according to the operation button position replacement device 100 of the embodiment, it is possible to reduce the number of times the user touches the same portion of the operation button, and to suppress contact infection due to the operation button.

<Specific example of display movement pattern>
Next, a specific example of a movement pattern for moving the display of the operation buttons (destination floor button 11, open/close button 12) on the car operating panel 10 will be described.

FIG. 4 shows the operating panel in the car with the destination floor buttons displayed on the left side. FIG. 5 shows an in-car operating panel in which the destination floor buttons are displayed in the center. FIG. 6 shows the operating panel in the car with the destination floor buttons displayed on the right side. FIG. 7 shows the operating panel in the car with the destination floor buttons spread out to the left and right. FIG. 8 shows an in-car operating panel with one destination floor button displayed on the left side. FIG. 9 shows an in-car operating panel with one destination floor button displayed on the upper side. FIG. 10 shows the car operating panel in which the destination floor buttons are obliquely moved and displayed. FIG. 11 shows the operating panel in the car with the open/close buttons spread out to the left and right. FIG. 12 shows a wheelchair operation panel with destination floor buttons displayed on the upper side. FIG. 13 shows a wheelchair operation panel with destination floor buttons displayed on the lower side. FIG. 14 shows a wheelchair operation panel in which the display of the destination floor button and the open/close button are interchanged.

<When moving all destination floor buttons 11 left or right>
A case in which all the destination floor buttons 11 are moved left or right will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 as an example.

As an initial position, the destination floor button 11 is displayed on the left side as shown in FIG. 4, or the destination floor button 11 is displayed on the right side as shown in FIG. Each time the set number of touches of the same destination floor button 11 is exceeded per set time (for example, one hour), if the initial position is the display example of FIG. 4, the display of FIG. 5→the display of FIG. to the right. On the other hand, if the initial position is the example of display in FIG. 6, the display in FIG. 5 is shifted to the display in FIG. In this way, the display of all the destination floor buttons 11 is switched in order, and all the destination floor buttons 11 are moved left and right and displayed.

<When changing the interval of all destination floor buttons 11>
A case in which the intervals of all the destination floor buttons 11 are changed will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 as an example.

5 or 7 is displayed as the initial position, and when the number of touches of the same destination floor button 11 exceeds the set number of times per set time, the initial position is shown in FIG. 7, and the initial position is shown in FIG. , all the destination floor buttons 11 are displayed at different intervals.

《When moving only the destination floor button that exceeds the set number of touches》
A case of moving only the destination floor button 11 for which the set number of touches has been exceeded will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 8, and 9 as an example.

FIG. 5 is displayed as the initial position, and as shown in FIG. 8, when the same destination floor button 11a exceeds the set number of touches per set time, the destination floor button 11a is pressed in the order of FIGS. Move to a space where is not displayed and display it.

At this time, a range in which one destination floor button 11 can move is determined in advance so that a user does not lose sight of the destination floor button 11a whose position has changed due to a large movement of one button like the destination floor button 11a. Must be set.

<When moving all destination floor buttons diagonally>
A case where all the destination floor buttons are moved diagonally will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 and 10 as an example.

4 or 6 is displayed as the initial position, and if the number of touches of the same destination floor button 11 exceeds the set number of times per set time, all destination floors are displayed in the order of FIG. 10→FIG. The button 11 is displayed by obliquely moving the destination floor button 11b that has been displayed so far to the central position of the four buttons. In this example, the touch panel of the car operation panel 10 is configured so that touches can be read even at the center position of the four destination floor buttons 11 .

<In case of open/close button>
In the case of the open/close button 12, FIG. 5 is displayed as the initial position, and when the number of touches of one of the open/close buttons 12 exceeds the set number of times per set time, the left open button 12a and the right close button 12a are displayed as shown in FIG. It is displayed by moving left and right so as to widen the distance from the button 12b.

<Operation panel inside wheelchair cage>
12 to 14 show examples of moving the display positions of the operation buttons on the wheelchair operation panel 20. FIG.

In the case of the wheelchair operation panel 20, FIG. 12 is displayed as the initial position, and when the number of touches of the same destination floor button 21 exceeds the set number of times per set time, all the destination floor buttons 21 are moved to one step as shown in FIG. Move it to the bottom row to display it.

If the opening/closing button 3 is displayed in the lower row and there is no empty space and the destination floor button 21 cannot be displayed on the lower side, the opening/closing button 22 is moved to the upper row as shown in FIG. display, and the destination floor button 21 is displayed in the lower column.

The display example shown in FIG. 14 may be used as the initial position, and the display may be changed in the reverse order, such as the display example in FIG. 13 and the display example in FIG.

With the display method described above, it is possible to reduce the number of times the user touches the same place, and to prevent contact infection with the novel coronavirus.

<Second embodiment>
A second embodiment will be described.

In the car operation panel 10 shown in FIGS. 4 to 11 or the wheelchair operation panel 20 shown in FIGS. You will run out of free space. In this case, a notification is sent from the notification unit 106 shown in FIG. 1 to the administrator of the management center, and each button is controlled to be displayed at the initial position. As a result, disinfection of the in-car operating panel can be promoted.

<Third Embodiment>
A third embodiment will be described. describe.

15, in addition to the destination floor button 31 and the open/close button 32, a button layout movement button 33 and a return button 34 are added. is a view of the in-car operating panel 30 with additional buttons and button discoloration.

The button layout movement button 33 is a button that allows the user to move the position of each operation button at will even if the number of touches has not exceeded a predetermined number. A return button 34 is a button for returning each operation button to its initial position.

Further, in the third embodiment, each operation button is configured to change the display color of the button according to the number of touches.

For example, in FIG. 15, the destination floor button 35 on the 4th floor indicated by a "bold line" has been pressed five or more times, which is the predetermined number of times, and is thus displayed in "yellow". Also, since the destination floor button 36 of 1F indicated by "slanting lines" has been pressed 10 times or more, which is the predetermined number of times, it is displayed in "red", for example.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, by displaying operation buttons that are operated many times in different colors, it is possible to determine whether or not each operation button is being touched by many people. If the user decides that he/she does not want to touch an operation button that is operated many times, he or she presses the button layout change button 33 to change the layout of the buttons at will.

As described above, according to each embodiment, the in-car control panel 10 is a touch panel type, and the display positions of the operation buttons are exchanged, thereby reducing the possibility that the user touches the same place and preventing contact infection due to the operation button of the elevator. can be suppressed.

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

10, 30... In-car operation panel 11, 21, 31, 35, 36... Destination floor button 12, 12a, 12b, 22, 32... Open/close button 20... In-car operation panel for wheelchair 33... Button arrangement movement Button 34... Return button 100... Operation button position replacement device 101... Number of touches counting unit 102... Number of touches determination unit 103... Display order setting unit 104... Display change unit 105... Button control unit 106... Notification part

Claims (10)

A touch panel type in-car operating panel having a space for changing the display positions of operation buttons including at least a destination floor button for designating a destination floor and an open/close button for opening and closing a door on the touch panel,
a touch count counting unit that counts the number of touches of the operation button;
a touch number determination unit that determines whether or not the number of touches exceeds a predetermined number;
a display changing unit that changes a display position of the operation button to a space on the touch panel that is not touched by a user when the number of touches exceeds a predetermined value;
and a button control unit that controls the in-car operation panel so that the operation button is displayed at the changed display position. 2. The operation button position swapping device according to claim 1, further comprising a display order setting unit that presets the display order of the display positions to be changed by the display change unit. The display order setting unit
If the floor buttons are arranged vertically in two columns, the initial position is set to the left or right side. Change the floor button to the right if the initial position is on the left, or to the left if it is on the right, or
With the floor buttons aligned in the center or spread out to the left and right as the initial position, if one of the floor buttons exceeds a predetermined number of touches, all floor buttons will move left and right if the initial position is in the center. 3. The operation button position switching device according to claim 2, wherein the display order is set such that if left or right, the display order is changed by one button to the center. The display order setting unit
Claim 2: The display order is set so that the initial position is the state where the destination floor buttons are arranged in the center, and the buttons that have been touched more than a predetermined number of times are moved by one button to the space where the buttons on the top, bottom, left, and right are not displayed. The operation button position exchange device according to 1. The display order setting unit
With the floor buttons lined up on the left side or the left side as the initial position, if any one button exceeds a predetermined number of touches, all the floor buttons will be displayed in the center of the displayed floor buttons. 3. The operation button position swapping device according to claim 2, wherein the display order is set so as to move obliquely to . The display order setting unit
Set the display order so that the open/close button is displayed near the center as the initial position, and each time one of the open/close buttons exceeds a predetermined number of touches, both buttons are moved to the left or right by one button. The operation button position changing device according to claim 2. The display order setting unit
In the case of an in-car control panel for wheelchairs where the floor buttons are displayed in multiple horizontal rows, one of the floor buttons can be selected as the initial value with the floor buttons lined up on the top or bottom. Every time the number of touches exceeds a predetermined number, the initial position of all the floor buttons is moved downward if the initial position is on the upper side, and moved upward by one button if the initial position is on the lower side. 3. The operation button position permutation device according to claim 2, which sets the order. a notification unit that notifies the management center when any one of the operation buttons has exceeded a predetermined number of touches in a state where there is no space on the touch panel of the in-car operation panel where no buttons are displayed; The operation button position changing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising: For the in-car operation panel, a return button that changes the color of each button according to the number of touches of each button and returns the button layout to the initial position on the touch panel, and the user can use it even if the number of touches has not exceeded a predetermined number. Equipped with a move button that changes the position of the button at will,
The operation button position swapping device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein said button control unit controls said return button and move button. Count the number of touches on the touch panel inside the car control panel, which has a space where the display position of each operation button can be changed,
Determining whether the number of touches exceeds a predetermined number,
when the number of touches exceeds a predetermined value, changing the display position of the operation button to a space on the touch panel that is not touched by the user;
An operation button position replacement method for controlling the in-car operation panel so that the operation button is displayed at the changed display position.

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