JP6352492B1 - Elevator operation panel and destination floor registration method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an elevator operation panel and a destination floor registration method by which a visually impaired person can appropriately register a destination floor with a simple operation. An elevator operation panel according to an embodiment is an elevator operation panel including a touch panel, and includes an audio output control unit and a destination floor determination unit. When it is detected that the touch on the touch panel has continued for the first predetermined time, the voice output control unit starts voice guidance for sequentially reading out the floors that can be registered as destination floors. The destination floor determination unit determines a destination floor based on a change in a contact state with respect to the touch panel after the voice guidance is started. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an elevator operation panel and a destination floor registration method.

  2. Description of the Related Art In an elevator operation panel where an elevator user performs an operation for registering a destination floor, a touch panel is known as an interface for receiving a user operation. An elevator operation panel equipped with a touch panel has an advantage that display capability is higher than that of a push button type elevator operation panel, and various information can be provided to the user, and the display layout is flexible.

  An elevator operation panel including a touch panel generally detects a user's contact with a display area of any one of the floors displayed on the touch panel, and registers the floor in the destination floor. For this reason, when the user is a visually impaired person, it is difficult to correctly touch the display area of the floor to be registered as the destination floor, and an erroneous operation is likely to occur.

  Therefore, an elevator operation panel has also been proposed in which a destination floor can be designated by handwriting input on a touch panel so that a visually impaired person can correctly register a destination floor. However, handwriting input is not only complicated, but also tends to cause erroneous recognition of characters. For this reason, it is desired that a visually impaired person can appropriately register a destination floor with a simple operation.

Japanese Patent No. 5115554 Japanese Patent No. 5837778

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an elevator operation panel and a destination floor registration method in which a visually impaired person can appropriately register a destination floor with a simple operation.

The elevator operation panel of the embodiment is an elevator operation panel including a touch panel, and includes an audio output control unit and a destination floor determination unit. When it is detected that the touch on the touch panel has continued for the first predetermined time, the voice output control unit starts voice guidance for sequentially reading out the floors that can be registered as the destination floor. The destination floor determination unit determines a destination floor based on a change in a contact state with respect to the touch panel after the voice guidance is started. The touch panel has an upper region and a lower region located below the upper region, and the sound output control unit detects that the contact with the upper region has continued for the first predetermined time. In the case where the elevator operation panel is installed, the voice guidance is sequentially read to read out a floor that can be registered as a destination floor above the current position of the car on which the elevator operation panel is provided, and contact with the lower area is performed for the first predetermined time. When it is detected that the car has continued, the voice guidance is started to sequentially read out floors that can be registered as destination floors below the current position of the car.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an appearance of an elevator operation panel. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the elevator operation panel. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the elevator operation panel according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the elevator operation panel according to the second embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the elevator operation panel according to the third embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the elevator operation panel. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the elevator operation panel according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the elevator operation panel according to the fifth embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an elevator operation panel and a destination floor registration method according to an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The elevator operation panel according to the embodiment is operated by an elevator user to register a destination floor, and includes a touch panel as an interface for receiving the user's operation. The elevator operation panel of the embodiment has a “normal mode” and a “floor reading mode” as operation modes for determining a destination floor according to a user's operation.

  The normal mode is an operation mode in which the floor corresponding to the display area in which the user's contact is detected is determined as the destination floor among the floors displayed on the touch panel, similarly to an elevator operation panel having a conventional touch panel. . On the other hand, the floor reading mode is an operation mode in which a voice guidance that sequentially reads out a floor that can be registered as the destination floor is output from the speaker, and the destination floor is determined according to the operation of the user's touch panel in conjunction with the voice guidance. is there. This floor reading mode is an operation mode newly provided in the elevator operation panel of the embodiment in order to support a destination floor registration operation by a visually impaired person.

  The transition from the normal mode to the floor reading mode is triggered by a long press on the touch panel. That is, the elevator operation panel according to the embodiment determines the destination floor in the normal mode when a long press on the touch panel is not detected, and shifts to the floor reading mode when a long press on the touch panel is detected and starts voice guidance. To do. And a destination floor is judged based on the change of the contact state with respect to the touch panel after starting voice guidance. Here, the long press is an operation mode in which contact with the touch panel continues for a first predetermined time. The first predetermined time may be an appropriate time that can be distinguished from temporary contact (tap operation) on the touch panel, such as 3 seconds.

  In the following, a more detailed embodiment will be described assuming an elevator operation panel provided in an elevator car. In the following description, components having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted as appropriate. In addition, the elevator operation panel of the embodiment may be provided at a landing where a car lands. When the elevator operation panel according to the embodiment is provided at the landing, an operation for registering the destination floor can be performed at the landing.

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an appearance of an elevator operation panel 1 according to the present embodiment. An elevator operation panel 1 shown in FIG. 1 is installed on, for example, a sleeve wall of a car, and is operated by a user who has entered the car to register a destination floor. As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator operation panel 1 includes a touch panel 2, an indicator 3, and a speaker 4.

  The touch panel 2 is an electronic component that combines a display device such as a liquid crystal panel and a position input device such as a touch pad, and functions as an interface that accepts a user's operation for registering a destination floor. The touch panel 2 displays a floor button 5 for each floor (stop floor) on which the car can be landed and detects contact with the touch panel 2. When the elevator operation panel 1 operates in the normal mode described above, when an operation of tapping any one of the floor buttons 5 displayed on the touch panel 2 is detected, the floor corresponding to the floor button 5 is displayed on the destination floor. Registered as

  The touch panel 2 may display not only the floor button 5 but also other buttons such as a door opening button and a door closing button for opening and closing the car door. Further, not only the stop floor but also the non-stop floor may be displayed to indicate that the floor is a non-stop floor by a difference in visual expression such as reducing the display brightness or changing the display color.

  The indicator 3 is a display device that informs the user of the operation status of the car, and displays, for example, a floor display 6 indicating the current position of the car, a direction display 7 indicating the moving direction (up or down) of the car, and the like. In addition, the function of the indicator 3 may be provided on the touch panel 2, and the floor display 6, the direction display 7, and the like may be displayed on the touch panel 2.

  The speaker 4 is a sound output device that outputs various sounds. When the elevator operation panel 1 operates in the above-described floor reading mode, the above-described voice guidance and the like are output from the speaker 4.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the elevator operation panel 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the elevator operation panel 1 includes a control unit 10 that controls these operations in addition to the touch panel 2, the indicator 3, and the speaker 4. The control unit 10 is connected to an elevator control device 20 that controls the operation of the entire elevator, for example, via a signal line in a cable such as a tail cord.

  The control unit 10 stores, for example, a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a main memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) used as a work area of the processor, and a control program. And a program memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory). In this case, the processor reads out the control program stored in the program memory into the main memory and executes it, so that the functions of the display control unit 11, the audio output control unit 12 and the destination floor determination unit 13 shown in FIG. This is realized in the control unit 10. The functions of the display control unit 11, the audio output control unit 12, and the destination floor determination unit 13 are all or part of the dedicated hardware such as ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). A configuration realized by using may be used.

  The display control unit 11 controls display on the touch panel 2 and the indicator 3. That is, the display control unit 11 displays the floor button 5 as shown in FIG. 1 on the touch panel 2 and displays the floor display 6 and the direction display 7 on the indicator 3. In addition, when any floor is registered as a destination floor by the user's operation, the display control unit 11 performs control such as brightening or blinking the display of the floor button 5 of the floor. Thus, the user may be made to recognize the floor registered on the destination floor.

  The audio output control unit 12 controls audio output from the speaker 4. For example, when a long press on the touch panel 2 is detected and the operation mode of the elevator operation panel 1 shifts from the normal mode to the floor reading mode, the voice output control unit 12 sequentially reads out the floors that can be registered as the destination floor ( Voice guidance is started (the voice is output from the speaker 4). The floor that can be registered as the destination floor is determined based on the current position of the car, the moving direction of the car, and (if there is a non-stop floor, further information on the stop floor / non-stop floor). For example, if each floor from the 1st floor to the 12th floor is a car stop floor and the current position of the car whose moving direction is rising is the 5th floor, the floors that can be registered as the destination floor are the 6th floor, the 7th floor, 8th floor, 9th floor, 10th floor, 11th floor and 12th floor.

  For example, the voice output control unit 12 acquires information such as the current position and moving direction of the car from the elevator control device 20, determines a floor that can be registered as a destination floor, and reads out the floor sequentially. To start. In the above example, when voice guidance is started, the 6th floor, 7th floor, 8th floor, 9th floor, 10th floor, 11th floor and 12th floor are sequentially read out in this order, for example.

  When voice guidance is started with the car stopped, the order of floors to be read out by voice guidance can be arbitrarily determined. However, when the voice guidance is started while the car is moving, it is desirable that the voice guidance sequentially reads the floor that can be registered as the destination floor from the nearest floor where the moving car can stop. That is, even if the elevator operation panel 1 is in a floor that can be registered as a destination floor when the operation mode of the elevator operation panel 1 shifts to the floor reading mode, there is a floor that cannot be safely stopped if the car is moving. . In addition, as the car moves, it passes through the floor from the floor closest to the car so that it cannot be registered on the destination floor. Therefore, when a long press on the touch panel 2 is detected while the car is moving, the audio output control unit 12 sequentially reads out the floor that can be registered as the destination floor from the nearest floor where the moving car can stop. Start guidance. In the above example, if the nearest floor where the moving car can stop is the seventh floor, the seventh floor, the eighth floor, the ninth floor, the tenth floor, the eleventh floor, and the 12th floor are sequentially read out in this order.

  After starting the voice guidance, the voice output control unit 12 notifies the destination floor determination unit 13 of information specifying the floor and a time stamp indicating the reading time whenever the floor is read out. Thereby, the destination floor judgment part 13 can recognize the timing when each floor was read out by voice guidance.

  The destination floor determination unit 13 determines the destination floor according to the user's operation on the touch panel 2 and notifies the elevator control device 20 of a registration command specifying the destination floor. Thereby, the floor specified by the registration specification is registered as a destination floor by the elevator control device 20.

  While the elevator operation panel 1 is operating in the normal mode, that is, until a long press on the touch panel 2 is detected, the destination floor determination unit 13 causes the user to touch the touch panel 2 for a short time (tap operation). When detected, the destination floor to be registered is determined according to the user's operation from the relationship between the contact position on the touch panel 2 and the display area of the floor button 5. That is, if the touch position on the touch panel 2 is within the display area of any floor button 5, the floor corresponding to the floor button 5 is determined as the destination floor.

  On the other hand, when a long press on the touch panel 2 is detected and the elevator operation panel 1 shifts from the normal mode to the floor reading mode and the voice output control unit 12 starts voice guidance, the destination floor determination unit 13 performs voice guidance. The destination floor is determined based on the change in the contact state with respect to the touch panel 2 after the start of. For example, when the contact with the touch panel 2 that has been continued when the voice guidance is started, that is, the contact detected as a long press is interrupted, the voice output control unit 12 ends the voice guidance. In this case, the destination floor determination unit 13 determines that the floor read out last by voice guidance is the destination floor. For example, when it is detected that contact with the touch panel 2 is interrupted at the timing when the seventh floor is read out by voice guidance, the destination floor determination unit 13 determines the seventh floor as the destination floor.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the elevator operation panel 1 of the present embodiment. A series of processing procedures shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 is started when contact with the touch panel 2 is detected.

  When contact with the touch panel 2 is detected, it is determined whether or not the contact has continued for a first predetermined time, that is, whether or not the touch panel 2 is long-pressed (step S101). Here, when the contact is interrupted before the first predetermined time has elapsed (step S101: No), it is determined whether or not the contact position on the touch panel 2 is within the display area of any floor button 5. (Step S102). If the touch position on the touch panel 2 is within the display area of any floor button 5 (step S102: Yes), the floor corresponding to the floor button 5 is determined as the destination floor (step S103). Then, the elevator controller 20 is notified of a registration command that designates that floor as the destination floor, and the processing ends. If the touch position on the touch panel 2 is not within the display area of any floor button 5 (step S102: No), the destination floor is not registered and the process ends.

  On the other hand, when the touch on the touch panel 2 continues for the first predetermined time (step S101: Yes), the above-described voice guidance is started (step S104). Then, it is determined whether or not the touch on the touch panel 2 is interrupted while the voice guidance is being performed (step S105). This voice guidance is continued until the touch on the touch panel 2 is interrupted, and when it is detected that the touch on the touch panel 2 is interrupted (step S105: Yes), the voice guidance is ended (step S106). Then, the last floor read out by voice guidance is determined to be the destination floor (step S107), a registration command for designating the floor as the destination floor is notified to the elevator control device 20, and the process ends.

  As described above in detail with specific examples, according to the elevator operation panel 1 of the present embodiment, when a long press on the touch panel 2 is detected, the mode shifts to the floor reading mode and is registered as the destination floor. Voice guidance that reads out possible floors sequentially is started. And a destination floor is judged based on the change of the contact state with respect to the touch panel 2 after voice guidance is started. Therefore, even if the user who operates the elevator operation panel 1 is a visually impaired person, the destination floor can be appropriately registered by a simple operation.

  In particular, in this embodiment, the voice guidance is terminated when contact with the touch panel 2 detected as a long press is interrupted, and the floor read last by the voice guidance is determined as the destination floor. Can register a desired floor in the destination floor by an extremely simple operation such as releasing the finger from the touch panel 2.

Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment will be described. This embodiment is different from the first embodiment described above in the method of determining the destination floor in the floor reading mode. Below, the description which overlaps with 1st Embodiment is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different point is demonstrated.

  In the present embodiment, whether or not the voice output control unit 12 ends the voice guidance when the contact detected as a long press is interrupted, and registers the floor read last by the voice guidance as the destination floor. A confirmation voice message for inquiring For example, if the last floor read out by voice guidance is the seventh floor, the voice output control unit 12 causes the speaker 4 to output a confirmation voice such as “Do you want to register the seventh floor as the destination floor?”.

  Further, the destination floor determination unit 13 determines that the floor read out by voice guidance is the destination floor when contact with the touch panel 2 is detected within the second predetermined time after the confirmation voice is output. To do. The second predetermined time may be set to a reasonable time (for example, 5 seconds) at which it can be determined that the touch on the touch panel 2 is a user response to the confirmation voice.

  In addition, when the contact with respect to the touch panel 2 is not detected within the second predetermined time after the confirmation voice is output, the operation mode of the elevator operation panel 1 returns from the floor reading mode to the normal mode. In this case, the user who operates the elevator operation panel 1 can start voice guidance again and register the destination floor in the floor reading mode by performing a long press operation on the touch panel 2 again. Further, the floor read out last by voice guidance may be recorded, and when voice guidance is started again, reading may be resumed from the next floor read out last.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the elevator operation panel 1 of the present embodiment. Note that the processing from step S201 to step S206 in FIG. 4 is the same as the processing from step S101 to step S106 shown in FIG.

  In the elevator operation panel 1 of the present embodiment, after the voice guidance is completed in step S206, the above-described confirmation voice is output from the speaker 4 (step S207). Then, it is determined whether or not contact with the touch panel 2 is detected within the second predetermined time after the confirmation voice is output (step S208). Here, when contact with the touch panel 2 is detected within the second predetermined time after the confirmation voice is output (step S208: Yes), the floor read out last by voice guidance is determined as the destination floor ( In step S209), the elevator controller 20 is notified of a registration command that designates that floor as the destination floor, and the process ends. On the other hand, if the second predetermined time has elapsed without detection of contact with the touch panel 2 after the confirmation voice is output (step S208: No), the destination floor is not registered and the process ends.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, after contact with the touch panel 2 is interrupted and voice guidance is stopped, a confirmation voice for inquiring whether or not to register the floor read out by voice guidance as the destination floor is output. When the touch on the touch panel 2 is detected within the second predetermined time from the output of the confirmation voice, the floor read last by voice guidance is determined as the destination floor. Therefore, it is possible to effectively suppress inconvenience that an unintended floor is registered as a destination floor due to an erroneous operation such as a user accidentally releasing his / her finger from the touch panel 2.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, a third embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, the method for determining the destination floor in the floor reading mode is different from the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above. Below, the description which overlaps with 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different point is demonstrated.

  In the present embodiment, the voice output control unit 12 interrupts the voice guidance every time reading of one floor is completed after starting the voice guidance. Then, after the contact with the touch panel 2 is interrupted, when the contact with the touch panel 2 is detected again within the third predetermined time, the interrupted voice guidance is resumed from the reading of the next floor. That is, in this embodiment, the floor feeding operation that is read out by voice guidance is performed by an operation (continuous hitting) in which the user repeatedly touches the touch panel 2. The third predetermined time may be set to an appropriate time (for example, 2 seconds or the like) during which it is possible to determine the repetition of contact with the touch panel 2.

  Further, the destination floor determination unit 13 is read aloud last by voice guidance when contact with the touch panel 2 is not detected again within the third predetermined time after the touch with the touch panel 2 is interrupted after the voice guidance is started. Judge the floor as the destination floor.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the elevator operation panel 1 of the present embodiment. Note that the processing from step S301 to step S304 in FIG. 5 is the same as the processing from step S101 to step S104 shown in FIG.

  In the elevator operation panel 1 of the present embodiment, after the voice guidance is started in step S304, the voice guidance is interrupted every time reading of one floor is completed (step S305). Thereafter, when it is detected that contact with the touch panel 2 is interrupted, it is determined whether or not contact with the touch panel 2 is detected again within a third predetermined time after the contact with the touch panel 2 is interrupted (step S306). Here, when contact with the touch panel 2 is detected again within the third predetermined time after the contact with the touch panel 2 is interrupted (step S306: Yes), the voice guidance is resumed and the process returns to step S305, and the next floor When the reading is finished, the voice guidance is interrupted.

  On the other hand, if the contact with the touch panel 2 is not detected again within the third predetermined time after the contact with the touch panel 2 is interrupted (step S306: No), the last floor read out by the voice guidance is determined as the destination floor ( In step S307), the elevator controller 20 is notified of a registration command that designates that floor as the destination floor, and the process ends.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the operation of repeatedly touching the touch panel 2 (sequential hitting) by the user is detected, the floor is read by voice guidance, and the third predetermined time after contact with the touch panel 2 is interrupted. When contact with the touch panel 2 is not detected again within the time, the floor read last by voice guidance is determined as the destination floor. Therefore, the user who operates the elevator operation panel 1 can surely specify the floor to be registered as the destination floor with a simple operation, and an unintended floor is registered as the destination floor due to an erroneous operation by the user. Inconvenience can be effectively suppressed.

  In this embodiment as well, as in the second embodiment, a confirmation voice inquiring whether or not to register the last floor read out by voice guidance as the destination floor is output, and there is a response to this confirmation voice. In this case, the last floor read out by voice guidance may be determined as the destination floor. In such a configuration, it is possible to further suppress the inconvenience that an unintended floor is registered as a destination floor due to a user's erroneous operation.

<Fourth embodiment>
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. The elevator operation panel 1 of the present embodiment is different from the above-described embodiments in the configuration of the touch panel 2. Below, the description which overlaps with each above-mentioned embodiment is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different point is demonstrated.

  An example of the appearance of the elevator operation panel 1 of the present embodiment is shown in FIG. In the elevator operation panel 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the touch panel 2 is configured to be divided into upper and lower parts. That is, the touch panel 2 has an upper region 2A and a lower region 2B located below the upper region 2A. The upper region 2A and the lower region 2B may be configured by independent touch panel modules, or may be a single touch panel module divided into upper and lower regions. When the upper area 2A and the lower area 2B are configured by independent touch panel modules, the upper area 2A and the lower area 2B can be individually controlled. For example, two users can register the destination floor at the same time. The control variation can be expanded by accepting it.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the elevator operation panel 1 of the present embodiment is provided with a structure 2 </ b> C capable of recognizing the boundary position between the upper region 2 </ b> A and the lower region 2 </ b> B of the touch panel 2 by touch. desirable. The structure 2C may be a structure that can recognize the boundary position between the upper region 2A and the lower region 2B by tactile sense. For example, the structure 2C may be a convex portion protruding from the surface of the touch panel 2, It may be a recess recessed from the surface. Alternatively, the surface of the touch panel 2 may be subjected to a surface treatment such as texture processing, and this may be used as the structure 2C. In addition, the structure 2C is not necessarily provided at the boundary position between the upper region 2A and the lower region 2B as shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, when a long press on the upper area 2A of the touch panel 2 is detected, the voice output control unit 12 performs voice guidance that sequentially reads out a floor that can be registered as a destination floor above the current position of the car. When a long press on the lower area 2B of the touch panel 2 is detected, the audio output control unit 12 sequentially reads out a floor that can be registered as a destination floor below the current position of the car. To start. That is, the floor read out by voice guidance differs depending on whether the upper area 2A of the touch panel 2 is pressed for a long time or the lower area 2B is pressed for a long time.

  Here, if the moving direction of the car is not determined, the upper floor and the lower floor from the current position of the car can be registered as destination floors, but the moving direction of the car is determined. If there is a car, only the upper floor or the lower floor from the current position of the car is a floor that can be registered as the destination floor. Accordingly, the long press operation on the lower area 2B of the touch panel 2 is invalid when the moving direction of the car is up, and the long press operation on the upper area 2A of the touch panel 2 is invalid when the moving direction of the car is down.

  In this embodiment, when such an invalid long press operation is detected, the voice output control unit 12 outputs a guidance voice for guiding the user's operation. That is, when a long press on the lower area 2B of the touch panel 2 is detected when the moving direction of the car is rising, the audio output control unit 12 outputs a guidance voice such as “Please touch the upper area” to the speaker 4. Output from. Further, when a long press on the upper area 2A of the touch panel 2 is detected when the moving direction of the car is descending, the audio output control unit 12 transmits a guidance voice such as “Please touch the lower area” to the speaker 4. Output from.

  Note that the method for the destination floor determination unit 13 to determine the destination floor after the effective long press operation is detected and the floor reading mode is entered may be any of the above-described embodiments.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation of the elevator operation panel 1 of the present embodiment. In the case where the same method as that of the first embodiment is adopted as a method of determining the destination floor in the floor reading mode. An operation example is shown. Note that the processing from step S401 to step S403 in FIG. 7 is the same as the processing from step S101 to step S103 shown in FIG.

  In the elevator operation panel 1 of the present embodiment, when a long press on the touch panel 2 is detected in step S401, that is, when the touch on the touch panel 2 continues for a first predetermined time (step S401: Yes), the moving direction of the car Whether or not is increased is determined (step S404). If the moving direction of the car is increased (step S404: Yes), it is determined whether or not the contact continuing for the first predetermined time is a contact with the upper area 2A of the touch panel 2 (step S405). Here, if the contact that has continued for the first predetermined time is a contact with the upper region 2A of the touch panel 2 (step S405: Yes), the process proceeds to step S410 and voice guidance is started. The voice guidance started here is voice guidance that sequentially reads out a floor that can be registered as a destination floor above the current position of the car.

  On the other hand, if the contact that has continued for the first predetermined time is a contact with the lower region 2B of the touch panel 2 (step S405: No), a guidance voice that prompts the user to touch the upper region 2A is output from the speaker 4. (Step S406), the process ends.

  If the moving direction of the car is not ascending (step S404: No), it is subsequently determined whether or not the moving direction of the car is decreasing (step S407). Here, when the moving direction of the car is not descending, that is, when the moving direction of the car is not decided (step S407: No), the process proceeds to step S410 and voice guidance is started. The voice guidance started here sequentially reads out the floors that can be registered as the destination floor above the current position of the car if the contact that has continued for the first predetermined time is the contact with the upper area 2A of the touch panel 2. If the contact lasting for the first predetermined time is a contact with the lower area 2B of the touch panel 2, the voice guidance sequentially reads out the floor that can be registered as the destination floor below the current position of the car. It is.

  On the other hand, if the moving direction of the car is descending (step S407: Yes), it is determined whether or not the contact continuing for the first predetermined time is a contact with the lower region 2B of the touch panel 2 (step S408). Here, if the contact continued for the first predetermined time is a contact with the lower region 2B of the touch panel 2 (step S408: Yes), the process proceeds to step S410 and voice guidance is started. The voice guidance started here is voice guidance that sequentially reads out floors that can be registered as destination floors below the current position of the car.

  On the other hand, if the contact that has continued for the first predetermined time is a contact with the upper area 2A of the touch panel 2 (step S408: No), a guidance voice that prompts the user to touch the lower area 2B is output from the speaker 4. (Step S409), the process ends.

  When voice guidance is started in step S410, it is determined whether or not contact with the touch panel 2 is interrupted while voice guidance is being performed (step S411). This voice guidance is continued until the touch on the touch panel 2 is interrupted, and when it is detected that the touch on the touch panel 2 is interrupted (step S411: Yes), the voice guidance is ended (step S412). Then, the floor read aloud by voice guidance is determined as the destination floor (step S413), a registration command specifying that floor as the destination floor is notified to the elevator control device 20, and the process ends.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the touch panel 2 is divided into the upper region 2A and the lower region 2B, and whether a long press on the upper region 2A is detected or a long press on the lower region 2B is detected. The floors read out by voice guidance are made different. Therefore, voice guidance can be performed efficiently, and even if the user who operates the elevator operation panel 1 is a visually impaired person, the destination floor can be appropriately registered by a simple operation.

  In the present embodiment, when a long press on the lower region 2B is detected when the moving direction of the car is up, or when a long press on the upper region 2A is detected when the moving direction of the car is down. In addition, since a guidance voice that prompts the user to contact another area is output, an erroneous operation of the user can be effectively prevented.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the user who operates the elevator operating panel 1 is visually impaired by providing the structure 2C which can recognize the boundary position of the upper side area 2A and the lower side area 2B of the touch panel 2 by touch. Even so, it is possible to appropriately recognize the boundary position between the upper region 2A and the lower region 2B of the touch panel 2 and prompt a correct operation.

<Fifth Embodiment>
Next, a fifth embodiment will be described. The elevator operation panel 1 of the present embodiment is different from the above-described fourth embodiment in the method of reading a floor by voice guidance. Below, the description which overlaps with 4th Embodiment is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different point is demonstrated.

  In the present embodiment, the voice output control unit 12 interrupts voice guidance when the contact detected as a long press is interrupted, and the other region (long) of the touch panel 2 within the fourth predetermined time from when the contact is interrupted. When contact with the area other than the area where the push is detected is detected, the order of reading is reversed from the floor read last before the interruption of the voice guidance, Resume.

  For example, when the moving direction of the car rises and the current position is the fifth floor, a long press on the upper area 2A of the touch panel 2 is detected, and the sixth and seventh floors that can be registered as destination floors above the current position of the car , 8th floor, 9th floor, 10th floor, 11th floor,... In this case, for example, when the contact with the upper area 2A is interrupted when the 10th floor is read out, the voice guidance is interrupted. Then, when contact with the lower area 2B is detected within the fourth predetermined time, the voice is finally read out. The voice guidance in which the order of reading is reversed from the 10th floor, that is, the floor that can be registered as the destination floor in the order of the 10th floor, the 9th floor, the 8th floor,.

  In addition, the voice output control unit 12 ends the voice guidance when no contact with the other area is detected within the fourth predetermined time from when the contact detected as long press is interrupted. And the destination floor judgment part 13 judges the floor read out by voice guidance last as a destination floor. The fourth predetermined time may be set to an appropriate time (for example, 4 seconds) at which it can be determined that the contact with the other region is a series of operations by the user.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the elevator operation panel 1 of the present embodiment. Note that the processing from step S501 to step S511 in FIG. 8 is the same as the processing from step S401 to step S411 shown in FIG.

  In the elevator operation panel 1 according to the present embodiment, when it is detected in step S511 that contact with the upper area 2A or the lower area 2B of the touch panel 2 is interrupted (step S511: Yes), the voice guidance is interrupted (step S512). Then, it is determined whether or not contact with the other region is detected within the fourth predetermined time after contact is interrupted (step S513). Here, when contact with the other region is detected within the fourth predetermined time (step S513: Yes), the order of reading is reversed from the floor read last before interruption, and voice guidance is resumed ( Step S514), returning to step S511, the subsequent processing is repeated.

  On the other hand, when the fourth predetermined time has elapsed without detecting contact with the other region (step S513: No), the voice guidance is ended as it is (step S515). Then, the last floor read out by voice guidance is determined to be the destination floor (step S516), and a registration command designating that floor as the destination floor is notified to the elevator control device 20, and the processing is terminated.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when contact with the other area is detected within the fourth predetermined time after the contact detected as long press is interrupted, the order of reading from the floor read out last is changed. Reverse and resume voice guidance. Therefore, it is possible to effectively suppress the inconvenience that an unintended floor is registered as a destination floor due to a delay in user operation.

<Modified example of conditions to shift to floor reading mode>
In each of the above-described embodiments, the operation mode for determining the destination floor according to the user's operation when a long press on the touch panel 2 is detected is described as shifting from the normal mode to the floor reading mode. However, since the floor reading mode is an operation mode that supports the registration operation of the destination floor by the visually impaired person as described above, the user who operates the elevator operation panel 1 as a condition for shifting to the floor reading mode. A condition may be added so that it can be determined that the person is visually impaired. Below, the modification of the conditions which transfer to floor reading mode is demonstrated.

(Modification 1)
When a visually handicapped person uses an elevator, he / she may get into the car with a companion. In this case, the elevator operation panel 1 provided in the car is often operated by a companion rather than a visually handicapped person. In other words, unless the visually impaired person gets into the car alone, the floor reading mode is not superior. Therefore, when it is detected that the number of users getting into the car is one and a long press on the touch panel 2 is detected, the operation mode for determining the destination floor according to the user's operation is the normal mode. May be configured to shift to a floor reading mode.

  In other words, in the present modification, the voice output control unit 12 makes a first predetermined contact with the touch panel 2 when it is detected that the number of users getting into the car provided with the elevator operation panel 1 is one. When it is detected that the time has continued, the voice guidance described above is started. The method for determining the number of users getting into the car is, for example, determining the number of users, such as a method of analyzing an image taken by a camera, a method of using a detection value of a load sensor installed in the car, etc. Any method may be used as long as it is possible.

(Modification 2)
When a visually impaired person operates the elevator control panel 1 provided in the car, the car door is closed to prevent the car from being closed and locked in the car without registering the destination floor. However, the elevator operation panel 1 is often operated. That is, when the elevator operation panel 1 is operated with the car door open, the user who operates the elevator operation panel 1 may be visually impaired. Therefore, when a long press on the touch panel 2 is detected with the car door open, the operation mode for determining the destination floor according to the user's operation is changed from the normal mode to the floor reading mode. May be.

  That is, in this modification, the voice output control unit 12 starts the voice guidance described above when it is detected that the contact with the touch panel 2 has continued for the first predetermined time in a state where the car door is opened. The state in which the door of the car is opened may be determined based on a signal from a switch that detects the opening / closing of the door, or the state in which the door safety for preventing the door from being caught is operating. It may be determined that the door is open.

(Modification 3)
When a visually handicapped person operates the elevator operation panel 1, for example, in order to confirm the position of the touch panel 2 by groping, contact is often detected at a plurality of positions on the touch panel 2. Accordingly, when a long press on the touch panel 2 is detected and the contact detected as a long press is not a single point of contact on the touch panel 2 but a contact at a plurality of positions, the user's operation is accepted. The operation mode for determining the destination floor may be changed from the normal mode to the floor reading mode.

  That is, in this modification, the audio output control unit 12 detects that the touch on the touch panel 2 has continued for the first predetermined time, and detects the touch at a plurality of positions on the touch panel 2 during the first predetermined time. If this happens, the above voice guidance is started.

  According to each of the above modifications, when it is determined that the user who operates the elevator operation panel 1 is highly likely to be visually impaired, the operation mode for determining the destination floor according to the user's operation is set. Transition from the normal mode to the floor reading mode can be performed, and the transition to the floor reading mode can be controlled more appropriately.

  According to at least one embodiment described above, even if the user who operates the elevator operation panel 1 is a visually impaired person, the destination floor can be appropriately registered by a simple operation.

  As mentioned above, although some embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  1 Elevator operation panel, 2 touch panel, 2A upper area, 2B lower area, 2C structure, 3 indicator, 4 speaker, 5 floor button, 6 floor display, 7 direction display, 10 control unit, 11 display control section, 12 voice output control unit, 13 destination floor determination unit, 20 elevator control device

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An elevator operation panel equipped with a touch panel,
When it is detected that the touch on the touch panel has continued for a first predetermined time, a voice output control unit that starts voice guidance for sequentially reading out a floor that can be registered as a destination floor;
A destination floor determination unit that determines a destination floor based on a change in a contact state with respect to the touch panel after the voice guidance is started;
Equipped with a,
The touch panel has an upper region and a lower region located below the upper region,
When it is detected that the contact with the upper area has continued for the first predetermined time, the audio output control unit can be registered as a destination floor above the current position of the car provided with the elevator operation panel. When the voice guidance that sequentially reads out the floor is started and it is detected that the contact with the lower area has continued for the first predetermined time, it can be registered as the destination floor below the current position of the car An elevator operation panel that starts the voice guidance that reads out the floor sequentially . When it is detected that the contact with the upper area has continued for the first predetermined time, the audio output control unit, if there is no floor that can be registered as a destination floor above the current position of the car, A guidance voice prompting to touch the lower area is output, and when it is detected that the contact with the lower area continues for the first predetermined time, it is registered as a destination floor below the current position of the car without possible floor, elevator control panel according to claim 1 for outputting the induced audio prompts to touch the upper region. The voice output control unit starts the voice guidance after detecting that the contact with one of the upper region and the lower region has continued for the first predetermined time, and then with respect to the one region. When the contact is interrupted, the voice guidance is interrupted, and when contact with the other area is detected within the fourth predetermined time after the contact with the one area is interrupted, the order of reading from the floor read out last is read. inverted and the elevator control panel according to resume claim 1 or 2, the voice guidance to. The elevator operation panel according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the upper area and the lower area are each composed of an independent touch panel module. The elevator operation panel according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein a structure that can recognize a boundary position between the upper region and the lower region by touch is provided. An elevator operation panel equipped with a touch panel,
If the number of users boarding the car before Symbol elevator control panel is provided is detected to be one, if the contact relative to the touch panel is continued first predetermined time is detected, as the destination floor A voice output control unit that starts voice guidance to sequentially read out the floors that can be registered ;
A destination floor determination unit that determines a destination floor based on a change in a contact state with respect to the touch panel after the voice guidance is started;
Elevator control panel equipped with. An elevator operation panel equipped with a touch panel,
In a state where the front Symbol car door elevator control panel is provided it is opened, when the contact to the touch panel continues the first predetermined time is detected, the sequential read aloud voice guidance can be registered floor as the destination floor An audio output control unit to start ;
A destination floor determination unit that determines a destination floor based on a change in a contact state with respect to the touch panel after the voice guidance is started;
Elevator control panel equipped with. The voice output control unit ends the voice guidance when the continuous contact is interrupted,
The elevator operation panel according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the destination floor determination unit determines a floor read last by the voice guidance as a destination floor. The voice output control unit outputs a confirmation voice for inquiring whether or not to register the last floor read out by the voice guidance as a destination floor when the continuous contact is interrupted,
The destination floor determination unit determines that the floor read out last by the voice guidance is a destination floor when contact with the touch panel is detected within a second predetermined time after the confirmation voice is output. Item 9. The elevator operation panel according to Item 8 . An elevator operation panel equipped with a touch panel,
When it is detected that the touch on the touch panel has continued for a first predetermined time, voice guidance for sequentially reading out the floors that can be registered as destination floors is started, and whenever the reading of one floor is completed , the voice guidance is started. interrupted, the contact again contact interrupted for the touch panel in a third predetermined time is detected, the audio output control unit to resume the voice guidance that is interrupted from reading of the following floor,
When the contact in the third predetermined time after interruption of contact for the previous SL touch panel is not detected, a destination floor determining section for determining a floor that was read last by the voice guidance and destination floor,
Elevator control panel equipped with. The voice output control unit moves a floor that can be registered as a destination floor when it is detected that the touch on the touch panel has continued for the first predetermined time during the movement of the car provided with the elevator operation panel. The elevator operation panel according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , wherein the voice guidance is sequentially read from the nearest floor where the car in the car can stop. The voice output control unit detects the voice when the touch on the touch panel is detected to have continued for the first predetermined time and the touch is detected at a plurality of positions of the touch panel within the first predetermined time. The elevator operation panel according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , wherein guidance is started. A destination floor registration method for registering a destination floor according to an operation on an elevator operation panel having a touch panel,
The touch panel has an upper region and a lower region located below the upper region,
When it is detected that the contact with the upper area has continued for a first predetermined time, voice guidance that sequentially reads out a floor that can be registered as a destination floor above the current position of the car provided with the elevator operation panel is provided. Start, and if it is detected that the contact with the lower area has continued for the first predetermined time, voice guidance is started to sequentially read out a floor that can be registered as a destination floor below the current position of the car destination floor registration method, and registers the floor specified as the destination floor based on the change in the contact state of the touch panel after the voice guidance is started.   A destination floor registration method for registering a destination floor according to an operation on an elevator operation panel having a touch panel,
  When it is detected that the number of users getting into the car provided with the elevator operation panel is one, it is registered as a destination floor when it is detected that the touch on the touch panel has continued for a first predetermined time. Start voice guidance to sequentially read out possible floors, and register the floor specified based on the change of the touch state on the touch panel after the voice guidance is started as the destination floor
  Destination floor registration method.   A destination floor registration method for registering a destination floor according to an operation on an elevator operation panel having a touch panel,
  When it is detected that the touch on the touch panel has continued for a first predetermined time with the car door provided with the elevator operation panel open, voice guidance is started to sequentially read out the floors that can be registered as destination floors. Then, the floor specified based on the change in the contact state with respect to the touch panel after the voice guidance is started is registered as the destination floor.
  Destination floor registration method.   A destination floor registration method for registering a destination floor according to an operation on an elevator operation panel having a touch panel,
  When it is detected that the touch on the touch panel has continued for a first predetermined time, voice guidance for sequentially reading out the floors that can be registered as destination floors is started, and the voice guidance is started each time reading of one floor is completed. When contact is detected again within a third predetermined time after contact with the touch panel is interrupted, the interrupted voice guidance is resumed from reading the next floor, and contact with the touch panel is interrupted. If no contact is detected within the third predetermined time, the last floor read out by the voice guidance is registered as the destination floor.
  Destination floor registration method.

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