JP4874713B2 - Elevator remote control device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator remote operation device that receives an elevator remote operation command and controls the elevator in accordance with the remote operation command.

In the conventional elevator remote control device, when an elevator call registration request is received from a portable terminal such as a mobile phone, the elevator call registration is performed.
For example, in the elevator remote control device disclosed in Patent Document 1 below, when a password code including a telephone number is received from a mobile phone through a public line, the password code is verified.
When the elevator remote control device performs verification of the password and finds that it is a password related to the user registered in advance, the elevator remote control device receives a call registration request for a specific floor transmitted from the mobile phone, Carry out elevator call registration.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-124023 (paragraph number [0010], FIG. 1)

  Since the conventional elevator remote control device is configured as described above, even if the user is in a remote location where the user cannot immediately use the elevator, the user can register the elevator call using a mobile phone. Can be implemented. For this reason, for example, there is a problem that it is possible to perform call registration of an elevator from a distant place with malicious intent such as mischief.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator remote control device that can prevent an operation from a distance from which a user cannot immediately use an elevator. .

  In the elevator remote control device according to the present invention, when the collation result indicating the coincidence of the identification information is output from the identification information collating unit, the input is received by the user identification information received by the long-distance communication unit and the identification information input unit. It is determined whether the received identification information is identification information related to the same user, and if it is identification information related to the same user, an elevator remote operation command received by the long-distance communication means is received. Remote operation management means is provided, and when an elevator remote operation command is received by the remote operation management means, the elevator is controlled in accordance with the remote operation command.

  According to this invention, when the collation result indicating the coincidence of the identification information is output from the identification information collating unit, the identification information of the user received by the long-distance communication unit and the identification received by the identification information input unit It is determined whether the information is identification information related to the same user, and if it is identification information related to the same user, remote operation management means for accepting an elevator remote operation command received by the long-distance communication means When the remote operation command is accepted by the remote operation management means, the elevator is controlled according to the remote operation command, so that the user cannot use the elevator immediately There is an effect that operation can be prevented.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an entrance floor of a building in which an elevator remote control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is installed.
The automatic door 1 is normally locked, and when the user inputs ID, which is identification information, to the verification device 2, the verification device 2 performs ID verification.
The collation device 2 performs ID collation, and unlocks the automatic door 1 if the input ID matches the ID registered in advance.
Therefore, a user whose ID is registered in advance can proceed to the entrance hall in the building.
Thereafter, for example, the user can get on the elevator 5 or the elevator 6 by stopping at the postal / delivery BOX 3 and then proceeding to the elevator boarding / exiting lobby 4.

For example, in a building with a large entrance hall, the waiting time of the elevators 5 and 6 can be shortened if the call registration of the elevators 5 and 6 can be remotely operated at an appropriate timing before the user arrives at the elevator getting-on / off lobby 4. .
Also, if the user can remotely view the camera images in the elevators 5 and 6 and the camera images in the elevator boarding / exiting lobby 4 before arriving at the elevator boarding / exiting lobby 4, a dangerous situation can be avoided. Become.

Therefore, it would be convenient if the call registration of the elevators 5 and 6 and the distribution of the camera video in response to a request from a mobile terminal having a wireless communication function such as a mobile phone become possible.
However, as a means of communication between the portable terminal and the elevator, for example, when a means capable of communicating over a very long distance, such as the Internet, is used, even if the distance between the portable terminal and the elevator is long, call registration and camera video Acquisition is possible, and unauthorized use may be performed by a malicious resident or a third party who illegally acquired a mobile terminal.
In this case, useless call registration is performed in the elevator from a distance, and the privacy of the resident may be violated with respect to the acquisition of the camera video.
Therefore, in the elevator remote control device according to the first embodiment, the user is prevented from operating from a distance where the elevators 5 and 6 cannot be used immediately.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an elevator remote control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the figure, a mobile terminal 11 is a terminal such as a mobile phone used when a user remotely operates an elevator. Then, wireless communication is performed with the elevator remote control device 16 through a public line or the Internet.
The ID presenting unit 12 stores ID1 that is user identification information, and outputs the ID1 to the ID input unit 22 of the elevator remote control device 16.
For example, a combination in which the ID presentation unit 12 is an IC card and the ID input unit 22 is an IC card reader is conceivable.
A combination in which the ID presenting unit 12 is a non-contact IC card and the ID input unit 22 is a non-contact IC card reader, or a combination in which the ID presenting unit 12 is RFID and the ID input unit 22 is an RFID reader is also conceivable.
The ID presenting unit 12 is a finger, the ID input unit 22 is a biometric information collating unit that is a fingerprint collation device, and the ID presenting unit 12 is a biometric information collating unit that is a face authentication device. May be.

The car devices 13-1 to 13-N (N is an integer equal to or greater than 1) are composed of an elevator car and a drive device, and are moved up and down under the instructions of the elevator control unit 27 and the hall call devices 14-1 to 14-M. It is a device that moves and opens and closes doors.
The hall call devices 14-1 to 14 -M are devices that are installed on each floor of the building and perform elevator call registration under the instruction of the elevator control unit 27.
The cameras 15-1 to 15-N are installed inside the car apparatuses 13-1 to 13-N, and take pictures of the inside of the car.
The camera 15-P is installed, for example, in the elevator boarding / exiting lobby 4, and takes images of the elevator boarding / exiting lobby 4.
The elevator remote control device 16 receives an elevator remote control command from the portable terminal 11, and in accordance with the remote control command, the car devices 13-1 to 13-N, the hall call devices 14-1 to 14-M or the camera 15- It is a device that controls 1-15-N, 15-P.

The ID information storage unit 21 of the elevator remote control device 16 is a memory that stores ID1 and ID2 which are identification information of users who are permitted to use the elevator. The ID information storage unit 21 constitutes identification information storage means.
FIG. 3 shows an example of storing identification information in the ID information storage unit 21. In the example of FIG. 3, ID1-A and ID2-A are stored as user A identification information, and user B identification information is stored. ID1-B and ID2-B are stored.

The ID input unit 22 of the elevator remote control device 16 is installed, for example, at the entrance of a building (for example, in the vicinity of the operation unit of the verification device 2) or the entrance lobby, and performs a process of receiving an input of ID1 output from the ID presenting unit 12. . The ID input unit 22 constitutes identification information input means.
The ID collation unit 23 of the elevator remote control device 16 performs a process of collating ID1 received by the ID input unit 22 and ID1 stored in the ID information storage unit 21. The ID verification unit 23 constitutes an identification information verification unit.

The long-distance communication unit 24 of the elevator remote control device 16 is equipped with a wireless communication device, ID2 which is user identification information transmitted from the mobile terminal 11, and an elevator remote operation command transmitted from the mobile terminal 11. The process of receiving is performed. In addition, the long-distance communication unit 24 performs processing for transmitting the images of the cameras 15-1 to 15 -N and 15 -P to the mobile terminal 11.
The long distance communication unit 24 constitutes a long distance communication means.
The remote operation management unit 25 of the elevator remote control device 16 is used by the long-distance communication unit 24 before a predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes) elapses after the collation result indicating the coincidence of ID1 is output from the ID collation unit 23. When the user ID2 is received, it is determined whether the ID2 of the user and the ID1 received by the ID input unit 22 are identification information related to the same user, and the identification related to the same user If it is information, the process which receives the remote control command of the elevator received by the long-distance communication part 24 is implemented. The remote operation management unit 25 constitutes a remote operation management means.

The service providing unit 26 of the elevator remote operation device 16 includes an elevator control unit 27 and an image acquisition unit 28. When the remote operation management unit 25 receives an elevator remote operation command, the service providing unit 26 responds to the remote operation command. Implement the service. The service providing unit 26 constitutes an elevator control means.
If the remote operation command received by the remote operation management unit 25 is a call registration request for a specific floor, the elevator control unit 27 of the service providing unit 26 performs call registration with the hall call device 14 on the specific floor to manage the remote operation. If the remote operation command received by the unit 25 is a request for movement to a predetermined floor, the movement request is output to the car device 13.
The video acquisition unit 28 of the service providing unit 26 receives the remote operation command received by the remote operation management unit 25 from the cameras 15-1 to 15-N installed in the car devices 13-1 to 13-N or the elevator boarding / exiting lobby. If the video acquisition request of the camera 15 -P installed in 4 is received, processing for transmitting the video of the cameras 15-1 to 15 -N or the camera 15 -P to the mobile terminal 11 via the long-range communication unit 24 is performed. carry out.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the ID input unit 22 and the ID collation unit 23 of the elevator remote control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing contents of the long-distance communication unit 24, the remote operation management unit 25, and the service providing unit 26 of the elevator remote control device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Next, the operation will be described.
For example, when a user enters a building and needs to use an elevator installed in the building, the ID presenting unit 12 is used to assign ID1 that is user identification information to the elevator remote control device 16. To the ID input unit 22.
When the ID input unit 22 of the elevator remote control device 16 detects ID1 output from the ID presenting unit 12, the ID input unit 22 receives the input of ID1 (step ST1).
Here, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the user is the user A and receives input of ID1-A which is the identification information of the user A.

When the ID input unit 22 receives the input of ID1-A, the ID collation unit 23 of the elevator remote control device 16 collates the ID1-A and ID1 stored in the ID information storage unit 21 (step ST2).
That is, the ID collation unit 23 determines whether or not the ID1 stored in the ID information storage unit 21 has the same ID1 as the ID1-A that has been accepted by the ID input unit 22.
In the example of FIG. 3, since ID1 same as ID1-A received by the ID input unit 22 is stored in the ID information storage unit 21, the ID verification unit 23 performs a verification result (matching) indicating that ID1 matches. The result includes the information of ID1-A) to the remote operation management unit 25 (step ST3).
In addition, when ID1 same as ID1-A which the input was received by ID input part 22 is not accumulate | stored in ID information storage part 21, (ID1 which is the identification information of the user who is not permitted use of an elevator) When input), the ID collation unit 23 outputs a collation result indicating the mismatch of ID1 to the remote operation management unit 25.

The user uses the ID presenting unit 12 to output ID1 which is the user identification information to the ID input unit 22 of the elevator remote control device 16, and then uses the mobile terminal 11 to identify the user identification information. Are transmitted to the long-distance communication unit 24 of the elevator remote control device 16.
Here, the ID2 that is the user identification information and the remote operation command for the elevator are shown together. However, the remote control command for the elevator is transmitted after the ID2 that is the user identification information is transmitted. You may make it do.

The long-distance communication unit 24 of the elevator remote control device 16 receives ID2 which is the user identification information transmitted from the portable terminal 11 and the elevator remote control command (step ST11).
The remote operation management unit 25 of the elevator remote control device 16 uses the long-distance communication unit 24 before a certain time (for example, 3 minutes) has elapsed since the collation result indicating the coincidence of ID1 is output from the ID collation unit 23. When ID2 which is the identification information of the user is received, it is determined whether or not the ID2 of the user and ID1 whose input is accepted by the ID input unit 22 are identification information related to the same user (step ST12). ).

That is, the remote operation management unit 25 refers to the information stored in the ID information storage unit 21 and permits the use of the elevator from the information of ID1-A included in the verification result output from the ID verification unit 23. Recognizing that the user is user A, ID2-A, which is identification information of user A, is acquired from the ID information storage unit 21.
When the remote operation management unit 25 acquires ID2-A that is the identification information of the user A from the ID information storage unit 21, if ID2 received by the long-distance communication unit 24 is ID2-A, ID1 and ID2 are It is determined that the identification information relates to the same user.
When the remote operation management unit 25 determines that ID1 and ID2 are identification information relating to the same user, the remote operation management unit 25 receives the elevator remote operation command received by the long-distance communication unit 24 and provides the remote operation command as a service. To the unit 26.
If the remote operation management unit 25 determines that ID1 and ID2 are not identification information relating to the same user, the remote operation management unit 25 carries a message indicating that an elevator remote operation command cannot be accepted via the long-distance communication unit 24. It transmits to the terminal 11 (step ST13).

The remote operation management unit 25 receives the ID2 of the user by the long-distance communication unit 24 after a predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes) has elapsed since the collation result indicating the coincidence of ID1 is output from the ID collation unit 23. When received, from the viewpoint of ensuring the safety of the elevator remote control device, it is determined that the operation has timed out, and the input is received by the user ID 2 and ID input unit 22 received by the long-distance communication unit 24. The process of determining whether ID1 is identification information relating to the same user is not performed.
In this case, since the remote operation management unit 25 is a time-out operation, the remote operation management unit 25 transmits a message indicating that it is necessary to operate the ID presenting unit 12 and the mobile terminal 11 to the mobile terminal 11 again.

If the remote operation command received by the remote operation management unit 25 is a call registration request for a specific floor (for example, the floor of the elevator getting on / off lobby 4) (step ST14), the elevator control unit 27 of the service providing unit 26 Call registration is performed in the hall call device 14 (step ST15).
Further, if the remote operation command received by the remote operation management unit 25 is a request for movement to a predetermined floor, the elevator control unit 27 outputs the movement request to the car device 13.

The video acquisition unit 28 of the service providing unit 26 is configured such that the remote operation command received by the remote operation management unit 25 is a specific camera 15-1 to 15-N installed in the car apparatus 13-1 to 13-N or If it is a video acquisition request of the camera 15-P installed in the elevator boarding / exiting lobby 4 (step ST16), the video of the cameras 15-1 to 15-N or the camera 15-P is acquired (step ST17).
Here, the remote operation command is a call registration request, a movement request, or a video acquisition request. However, these are merely examples, and other requests may be used.

When the call registration or the like associated with the remote operation command is completed, the elevator control unit 27 of the service providing unit 26 provides, as a service result, for example, information on the assigned car that has performed call registration, estimated arrival time of the car, etc. It transmits to the portable terminal 11 via the part 24 (step ST18).
When the video acquisition unit 28 of the service providing unit 26 acquires the video of the cameras 15-1 to 15 -N or the camera 15 -P, the video 15-1 to 15 -N or the camera 15 via the long-distance communication unit 24. -P image is transmitted to the portable terminal 11 (step ST18).

  As is apparent from the above, according to the first embodiment, the long-distance communication unit 24 uses the user's long-distance communication unit 24 before the collation result indicating that ID1 matches is output from the ID collation unit 23. When ID2 is received, it is determined whether or not ID2 of the user and ID1 whose input is accepted by the ID input unit 22 are identification information related to the same user, and identification information related to the same user If the remote operation management unit 25 receives the elevator remote operation command received by the long-distance communication unit 24, and the remote operation management unit 25 receives the elevator remote operation command, the remote operation command Since the elevator is controlled accordingly, the user can operate the elevator remotely using the mobile terminal 11 without operating the device fixed to the building. While it is Rukoto offers an advantage of being able to prevent the operation from a distance not allow the user to immediately use the elevator.

  In the first embodiment, when the ID 2 of the user is received by the long-distance communication unit 24 before a predetermined time has elapsed since the collation result indicating the coincidence of ID1 is output from the ID collation unit 23, Although the remote operation management unit 25 has been shown to determine whether or not the ID2 of the user and the ID1 received by the ID input unit 22 are identification information related to the same user, the ID verification unit If the number of receptions of the ID2 of the user received by the long-distance communication unit 24 after the collation result indicating the match of ID1 is output from 23 is within a specified number (for example, 3 times), the remote operation management unit 25 It may be possible to determine whether or not ID2 of the user and ID1 received by the ID input unit 22 are identification information relating to the same user, and the same effect can be obtained. .

  In the first embodiment, the ID input unit 22 is installed near the entrance of the building. However, the ID input unit 22 is, for example, in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the building or inside the building. It may be installed.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
6 is a block diagram showing an elevator remote control device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG.
While the long-distance communication unit 31 of the portable terminal 11 performs wireless communication of the long-distance communication unit 24 of the elevator remote control device 16 and transmits the user ID2 to the long-distance communication unit 24 of the elevator remote control device 16, The video of the camera 15 is received from the long-distance communication unit 24 of the elevator remote control device 16.
The short-range communication unit 32 of the mobile terminal 11 transmits the user ID 1 stored in the mobile phone terminal 11 to the ID input unit 22 of the elevator remote control device 16.

In the first embodiment, the ID presentation unit 12 such as an IC card is used to output the user ID1 to the ID input unit 22 of the elevator remote control device 16, but as shown in FIG. The short-distance communication unit 32 of the mobile terminal 11 may be used to transmit the user ID 1 stored in the mobile phone terminal 11 to the ID input unit 22 of the elevator remote control device 16. The same effects as in the first mode can be obtained.
Note that the short-range communication unit 32 of the mobile terminal 11 is a communication unit having a performance of a communication distance shorter than a distance that can be communicated in one building, for example, wireless LAN, Bluetooth, RFID, ZigBee, UWB, Infrared communication can be considered.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
7 is a block diagram showing an elevator remote control device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG.
Similarly to the remote operation management unit 25 in FIG. 2, the remote operation management unit 41 of the elevator remote operation device 16 waits for a certain period of time (for example, 3 minutes) after the collation result indicating the coincidence of ID1 is output from the ID collation unit 23. If the user ID 2 is received by the long-distance communication unit 24 before the elapse, whether the user ID 2 and ID 1 received by the ID input unit 22 are identification information related to the same user or not. Determine whether.
When the ID2 of the user received by the long-distance communication unit 24 and the ID1 received by the ID input unit 22 are identification information related to the same user, the remote operation management unit 41 opens the gate 42. The remote control command for the elevator received by the long distance communication unit 24 is given to the service providing unit 26.
Although the gate 42 of the elevator remote control device 16 is normally maintained in a closed state, when an open command is received from the remote operation management unit 41, the elevator 42 transitions to an open state and the elevator remote control command received by the long-distance communication unit 24. The remote operation command is output to the service providing unit 26, and the video or message of the camera 15 output from the service providing unit 26 is input to transmit the video or message of the camera 15 over a long-distance communication. To the unit 24.
The remote operation management unit 41 and the gate 42 constitute a remote operation management means.

  In the first embodiment, the remote operation management unit 25 receives the elevator remote operation command received by the long-distance communication unit 24 and outputs the remote operation command to the service providing unit 26. 7, when the user ID 2 received by the long-distance communication unit 24 and the ID 1 received by the ID input unit 22 are identification information relating to the same user, the remote operation management unit 41 The gate 42 may be opened, and the long-distance communication unit 24 and the service providing unit 26 may directly input and output various types of information, and the same effects as in the first embodiment can be achieved.

It is a top view which shows the entrance floor of the building where the elevator remote control apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention is installed. It is a block diagram which shows the elevator remote control apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of accumulation | storage of the identification information in the ID information storage part 21 of the elevator remote control apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of ID input part 22 and ID collation part 23 of the elevator remote control apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the long-distance communication part 24 of the elevator remote control apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention, the remote operation management part 25, and the service provision part 26. It is a block diagram which shows the elevator remote control apparatus by Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the elevator remote control apparatus by Embodiment 3 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic door, 2 collation apparatus, 3 mail and parcel delivery BOX, 4 elevator entrance / exit lobby, 5,6 elevator, 11 portable terminal, 12 ID presentation part, 13-1-13-N car apparatus, 14-1-14-M Hall call device, 15-1 to 15-N, 15-P camera, 16 elevator remote control device, 21 ID information storage unit (identification information storage unit), 22 ID input unit (identification information input unit), 23 ID verification unit (Identification information collating means), 24 long-distance communication section (far-distance communication means), 25 remote operation management section (remote operation management means), 26 service providing section (elevator control means), 27 elevator control section, 28 video acquisition section , 31 Long-distance communication unit, 32 Short-range communication unit, 41 Remote operation management unit (remote operation management means), 42 Gate (remote operation management means).

Claims (5)

  Identification information storage means for storing identification information of users who are permitted to use the elevator, identification information input means for receiving input of user identification information, and identification information received by the identification information input means And identification information collating means for collating identification information stored in the identification information accumulating means, long-distance communication means for receiving user identification information or elevator remote operation command transmitted from a portable terminal, and the identification When the collation result indicating the coincidence of the identification information is output from the information collating unit, the user identification information received by the long-distance communication unit and the identification information received by the identification information input unit are the same If the identification information is related to the same user, the elevator received by the long-distance communication means is determined. Remote operation management means for receiving a remote operation command, and an elevator control means for controlling the elevator in response to the remote operation command when the remote operation command is received by the remote operation management means apparatus. Remote control management means, before the expiration of a predetermined time from the output of the verification result indicating coincidence of the identification information from the identification information comparing means, when the identification information of the user is received by the long-range communication means, the A collation result indicating whether or not the identification information of the user and the identification information received by the identification information input means are identification information relating to the same user, and the identification information matching means indicates a match of the identification information When a user's identification information is received by the long-distance communication means after a certain period of time has elapsed from the output of, the identification information of the user and the identification information that has been accepted by the identification information input means The elevator remote control device according to claim 1, wherein it is not determined whether or not the identification information relates to the same user . If the number of times the identification information of the user received by the long-distance communication means is within the specified number of times after the collation result indicating that the identification information is matched is output from the identification information collating means, the remote operation management means identification information, the input of which is accepted by the user identification information and the identification information input means is equal to or identification information associated with the same user, matching result indicating the coincidence of the identification information from the identification information comparing means If the number of receptions of the user identification information received by the long-distance communication means after the output exceeds the specified number of times, the identification information of the user and the identification information received by the identification information input means are The elevator remote control device according to claim 1, wherein it is not determined whether or not the identification information relates to the same user .   The elevator control means implements the elevator call registration if the remote operation command received by the remote operation management means is an elevator call registration request, and the remote operation command is a camera installed in the elevator or The video of the camera is transmitted to the portable terminal via the long-distance communication means if the video acquisition request is for the camera installed at the elevator landing. The elevator remote control device according to any one of the above.   The elevator remote control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the identification information input means is installed in the vicinity of an entrance of a building where the elevator is installed.

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