JP6747380B2 - Mobile terminal, program, elevator group management system, and elevator system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, a program, an elevator group management system, and an elevator system.

Patent Document 1 discloses an in-car display device that displays a scheduled stop floor of an elevator.

Japanese Patent No. 5167046

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a destination floor registration-type elevator system in which a destination floor registered by a user before boarding an elevator is assigned to one of a plurality of elevators and a user gets on the assigned elevator is becoming widespread. Further, in such an elevator system, an elevator system capable of accepting registration of a destination floor by a mobile terminal is being introduced.

The present invention provides a mobile terminal, a program, an elevator group management system, and an elevator system that improve the convenience of a user who has registered a destination floor using a mobile terminal before getting on an assigned elevator. provide.

In a first aspect of the present invention, a mobile terminal is provided.
Mobile terminal
An operation unit that accepts input operations by the user,
A wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with a group management control device that controls the operation of a plurality of elevators,
A control unit,
A display unit that performs display based on the image signal output from the control unit.
The control unit
When there is an input operation of the departure floor and the destination floor in the operation unit, the information indicating the departure floor and the destination floor is transmitted to the group management control device via the wireless communication unit,
As a response to the transmitted information, the group management control device, via the wireless communication unit, position information indicating the floor where the elevators assigned to the departure floor and the destination floor are currently located, and the assigned elevators. If you receive the scheduled stop floor information indicating all the floors that will stop halfway from the current floor to the departure floor,
Based on the position information and the scheduled stop floor information, the display unit displays the assigned travel route of the elevator.

In a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program that causes a computer to function as the mobile terminal of the present invention.

In a third aspect of the invention, an elevator group management system is provided.
Elevator group management system,
A wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with a mobile terminal,
And a control unit.
The control unit
When receiving information of the departure floor and the destination floor from the mobile terminal via the wireless communication unit, assign one of the elevators of the plurality of elevators,
Location information indicating the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located, and a planned stop for all floors that stop halfway from the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located to the departure floor The floor information is transmitted to the mobile terminal via the wireless communication unit.

In a fourth aspect of the invention, an elevator system is provided.
The elevator system is
A mobile terminal of the present invention;
And an elevator group management system according to the present invention.

According to the present invention, it is possible to display the movement route from the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located to the departure floor on the display unit of the mobile terminal. Therefore, the user can adjust, for example, how to walk to the hall or wait at the hall after registering the destination floor. Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user who has registered the destination floor by using the mobile terminal before getting on the assigned elevator.

Block diagram showing the configuration of the elevator system in the first embodiment The top view which showed an example of the floor of the building to which the elevator system in Embodiment 1 was applied. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the group management control device according to the first embodiment. Block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal in the first embodiment The figure which showed an example of the display on the display part of the portable terminal in Embodiment 1. The figure which showed an example of the display on the display part of a portable terminal. The figure which showed an example of the display on the display part of a portable terminal. The figure which showed an example of the display on the display part of a portable terminal. The figure which showed an example of the display on the display part of a portable terminal. The figure which showed an example of the display on the display part of a portable terminal. The figure which showed an example of the display on the display part of a portable terminal. The figure which showed an example of the display on the display part of a portable terminal. The figure which showed an example of the display on the display part of a portable terminal. The figure which showed an example of the display on the display part of a portable terminal. The flowchart which showed an example of operation|movement of the portable terminal in Embodiment 1. Flowchart showing an example of the operation of the group supervisory control device in the first embodiment The figure explaining an example of the setting method of the time from the departure floor in Embodiment 1 until an assigned elevator starts The figure explaining an example of the setting method of the time from the departure floor in Embodiment 1 until an assigned elevator starts The figure explaining an example of the setting method of the time from the departure floor in Embodiment 1 until an assigned elevator starts FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display on the display unit of the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display on the display unit of the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment. The flowchart which showed an example of operation|movement of the portable terminal in Embodiment 2. The figure which showed an example of the display on the display part of the portable terminal in Embodiment 3. The figure which showed an example of the display on the display part of the portable terminal in Embodiment 3. The figure which showed an example of the display on the display part of the portable terminal in Embodiment 3. The flowchart which showed an example of operation|movement of the portable terminal in Embodiment 3. The flowchart which showed an example of operation|movement of the group management control apparatus in Embodiment 3. The figure which showed an example of the display on the display part of the portable terminal in Embodiment 4. The flowchart which showed an example of operation|movement of the portable terminal in Embodiment 4. The flowchart which showed an example of operation|movement of the portable terminal in Embodiment 4. The flowchart which showed an example of operation|movement of the group management control apparatus in Embodiment 5.

A mobile terminal, a program, an elevator group management system, and an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
1. Configuration 1-1. Elevator System FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the elevator system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of a floor of a building to which the elevator system according to the first embodiment is applied.

The elevator system according to the present embodiment includes a group management control device 10, a plurality of elevator control devices 20, a plurality of elevators 30, a wireless router 40, and a mobile terminal 100. Although FIG. 1 illustrates an elevator system having six elevators 30 (No. A to No. F), the present invention is also applied to an elevator system having two to five elevators or seven or more elevators. It is possible. The group management control device 10 and the mobile terminal 100 constitute an elevator group management system.

Each of the plurality of elevators 30 includes a car, a lifting motor, a door motor, a counterweight, and the like.

The elevator control device 20 is provided so as to correspond to each of the plurality of elevators 30. Each of the plurality of elevator control devices 20 controls the drive of the elevator motor and door motor of the corresponding elevator based on the control signal output from the group management control device 10, thereby raising and lowering the car of the corresponding elevator, Open and close the car door. Further, the elevator control device 20 detects the current position (floor at which the current position is located) of the corresponding elevator, and transmits a signal indicating the current position to the group management control device 10.

The mobile terminal 100 is configured, for example, by introducing an application program (hereinafter referred to as “program”) into a computer such as a smartphone or tablet terminal owned by a user. The mobile terminal 100 may be configured as a dedicated terminal.

The wireless router 40 is a device that complies with a wired LAN standard such as Ethernet (registered trademark) or a wireless LAN standard such as Wifi (registered trademark), and is arranged in the elevator hall on each floor of the building or in the vicinity thereof, and group management is performed. It enables communication between the control device 10 and the mobile terminal 100.

The elevator system uses a destination floor registration method. The group management control device 10 is a device that integrally controls the operation of a plurality of elevators 30. In this embodiment, the departure floor and the destination floor are registered using the mobile terminal 100 before boarding. Registration of the departure floor and the destination floor with the mobile terminal 100 can be performed at a place away from the elevator hall. The group management control device 10 assigns the departure floor and the destination floor registered using the mobile terminal 100 to any of the plurality of elevators 30, and assigns the assigned elevator identification information (hereinafter referred to as “elevator name”). It is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. The mobile terminal 100 displays the assigned elevator name. The user moves to the assigned elevator hall and boards the arrived elevator.

Hereinafter, the configurations and operations of the group management control device 10 and the mobile terminal 100 will be specifically described.

1-2. Group Management Control Device FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the group management control device 10.

The group management control device 10 is configured by using a computer, and includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a memory 12, a storage device 13, a first communication interface 14, a second communication interface 15, and a bus. 16 and.

The CPU 11 realizes various functions in the group management control device 10 by reading a program or data from the storage device 13 and executing arithmetic processing while using the data or the like based on the read program.

The memory 12 stores data that is temporarily generated when the CPU 11 executes arithmetic processing based on a program. The memory 12 is composed of, for example, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).

The storage device 13 stores programs and various data. The memory|storage device 13 is comprised by EEPROM(Electrically Erasable And Programmable Read-only Memory), HDD(Hard Disk Drive), SSD(Solid State Drive), for example. The various data include various data used in the group management control of the group management control device 10 according to the present embodiment.

The first communication interface 14 is composed of, for example, a serial communication interface, and transmits/receives commands and data to/from the elevator control device 20.

The second communication interface 15 is composed of a wired communication interface according to a wired LAN standard such as Ethernet (registered trademark), and transmits and receives commands and data to and from the mobile terminal 100 via the wireless router 40.

The bus 16 connects the above-described constituent elements so that they can communicate in both directions.

1-3. Mobile Terminal FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The mobile terminal 100 is configured using a computer and includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a memory 102, a storage device 103, a touch panel display unit 104, a wireless communication unit 105, and a bus 106. Prepare The mobile terminal 100 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like configured using a computer.

The CPU 101 realizes various functions in the mobile terminal 100 by reading a program or data from the storage device 103 and executing arithmetic processing while using the data or the like based on the read program.

The memory 102 stores data that is temporarily generated when the CPU 101 executes arithmetic processing based on a program. The memory 102 is composed of, for example, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).

The storage device 103 stores programs and various data. The memory|storage device 103 is comprised by EEPROM(Electrically Erasable And Programmable Read-only Memory), SSD(Solid State Drive), for example. The programs include programs (application programs) that realize various functions of the mobile terminal 100 according to the present embodiment. The various data includes image data of images forming various display screens displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 100 according to the present embodiment.

The touch panel display unit 104 displays an image represented by the image signal generated by the CPU 101. The touch panel display unit 104 also receives a touch operation on the screen and outputs a signal indicating the touch position. The touch panel display unit 104 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display in which a touch position detection unit is integrally formed, or a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display in which a touch position detection panel is laminated on the outer surface.

The wireless communication unit 105 has a wireless communication interface conforming to a wireless LAN standard such as Wifi (registered trademark), and transmits and receives commands and data to and from the group management control device 10 via the wireless router 40.

The bus 106 bidirectionally connects the above-described constituent elements so that they can communicate with each other.

2. Operation The operation of the elevator system of this embodiment will be described.

2-1. Initial Settings First, the initial settings when using the application program on the mobile terminal 100 will be described.

5 to 8 are diagrams showing examples of displays on the touch panel type display unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100 (hereinafter, appropriately omitted and referred to as "display unit 104"). The contents of the initial settings made here can be changed after the start of use.

When the application program installed in the mobile terminal 100 is activated for the first time, the basic setting screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. On the basic setting screen, three setting buttons Bs1 to Bs3 and a completion button Bc are displayed.

The setting button Bs1 is a button for setting the IP address of the group management control device 10 of the connection destination. When the setting button Bs1 is touched, the CPU 101 causes the display unit 104 to display the connection destination IP address setting screen shown in FIG. On the connection destination IP address setting screen, an IP address input frame Fa and an enter button Bd are displayed. When the IP address is input in the IP address input frame Fa and the decision button Bd is touched, the CPU 101 stores the input IP address in the storage device 103 and displays the basic setting screen of FIG. The IP address can be input into the IP address input frame Fa by using the keyboard by touching the IP address input frame Fa to display the keyboard.

The setting button Bs2 is a button for setting the distance/time to the elevator hall. When the setting button Bs2 is touched, the CPU 101 causes the display unit 104 to display the distance/time setting screen to the elevator hall shown in FIG. A distance input frame F11, a time input frame F12, and a decision button Bd are displayed on this setting screen. Only one of the distance input frame F11 and the time input frame F12 can be set. The distance/time to the elevator hall here is set by the user, assuming the farthest elevator boarding position from the entrance of the elevator hall. This is so that even the furthest elevator can be boarded in time. In the example of the building shown in FIG. 2, when going from the building entrance to the elevator hall, Unit E is the farthest. In such a case, the distance/time is set assuming Unit E. When the distance input frame F11 is touched, a pull-down menu in which options in 5 m increments such as 5 m, 10 m, and 15 m are registered is displayed, and when any one of the options is touched, the distance of the touched options is the distance. It is displayed in the input frame F11. When the time input frame F12 is touched, a pull-down menu in which 5-second, 10-second, 15-second, or other 5-second increments are registered is displayed, and when any of the choices is touched, the touched option is displayed. Is displayed in the time input frame F12. When the input to one of the distance input frame F11 and the time input frame F12 is completed and the determination button Bd is touched, the CPU 101 stores the set distance or time in the storage device 103 and displays it. The unit 104 is caused to display the basic setting screen of FIG.

The options may be displayed in 1 m (1 second) increments, for example. Or, 10m (15 seconds) up to 1m (1 second), 10m (15 seconds) to 30m (30 seconds) up to 5m (3 seconds), 30m (30 seconds) or more up to 10m (5 seconds), etc. Thus, the options may be set such that the larger the distance or the time, the larger the interval.

Further, the distance/time may be set according to the floor that the user frequently uses. For example, when the building is an office building, the distance/time may be set for each of the lobby floor and the floor where the employee works.

The setting button Bs3 is a button for setting a notification such as arrival of an elevator. When the setting button Bs3 is touched, the CPU 101 causes the display unit 104 to display the elevator arrival notification setting screen shown in FIG. On the elevator arrival notification setting screen, there are a slider SL1 for setting ON/OFF of a buzzer when an elevator arrives and a slider SL2 for setting a vibration ON/OFF when an elevator arrives. , Decision button Bd is displayed. When the slider SL1 is slid ON or OFF and/or the slider SL2 is slid ON or OFF and the enter button Bd is touched, the CPU 101 stores information indicating the set ON or OFF in the storage device 103. Then, the basic setting screen of FIG. 5 is displayed on the display unit 104.

2-2. The operation of the mobile terminal 100 when the user performs an operation of starting the application program on the mobile terminal 100 after the call registration initial setting is completed will be described.

9 to 13 are diagrams showing examples of displays on the display unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of mobile terminal 100 in the first exemplary embodiment.

When the user operates the mobile terminal 100 to start the application program after completion of the above-described initial setting, the mobile terminal 100 performs connection processing for communication with the group management control device 10 via the WiFi router, When the communication is established, the elevator basic information is received from the group management control device 10 (S101). If the setting of the IP address of the connection destination is not completed, the basic setting screen of FIG. 5 is displayed to prompt the setting of the IP address. The elevator basic information includes a building name, a group management name, floor information, floor name information, and service floor information. The building name is the name of the building in which the elevator system is located. The group management name is a name of an elevator group when a plurality of elevators are combined into one group. For example, A bank, B bank, C bank and the like. The floor information is a numerical value such as 1, 2, 3 indicating the floors existing in the building. The floor name information is information indicating the name given to the floor. The floor name information indicates names such as "lobby floor", "dining floor", "parking floor", and the like. The floor name may not be given.

The CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 displays the departure floor selection screen shown in FIG. 9 on the display unit 104 (S102). On the departure floor selection screen, a building name, a group management name, a plurality of floor buttons, and a setting menu button are displayed. In this example, "Fuji Hikone Building" is displayed as the building name, "A Bank" is displayed as the group management name, and buttons for each floor from the 11th floor to the 20th floor are displayed as a plurality of floor buttons. The range from the 11th floor to the 20th floor is a part of a plurality of floors of the building, and the display range of the floors can be scrolled up and down by performing a slide operation on the screen, for example. Among the floor buttons, the floor button indicated by the solid frame indicates that the floor is selectable, and the floor button indicated by the dotted frame indicates the non-selectable floor. Is shown. The selectable floor button and the non-selectable floor button may be displayed by color difference, color density difference, brightness difference or the like as long as the difference can be recognized.

The setting menu button is a button for displaying the basic setting screen of FIG. 5, and when the setting menu button is touched, the CPU 101 causes the display unit 104 to display the basic setting screen of FIG.

When the floor button of the selectable floor is touched on the departure floor selection screen of FIG. 9 (YES in S103), the CPU 101 displays the destination floor selection screen of FIG. 10 (S104). When the floor button of the floor that cannot be selected is touched, the CPU 101 does not change anything on the screen. In addition, you may display the guidance informing that it cannot be selected.

The destination floor selection screen of FIG. 10 has the same screen configuration as the departure floor selection screen of FIG. The destination floor selection screen of FIG. 10 shows an example in which “12th floor” is selected as the departure floor on the departure floor selection screen of FIG. 9, and the selected “12th floor” floor button is the other floor. It is displayed in a mode different from that of the button. Examples of different modes include a color difference, a color density difference, and a brightness difference as long as it can be recognized that the selection has been made.

When the floor button of the selectable floor is touched on the destination floor selection screen of FIG. 10 (YES in S105), the CPU 101 causes the group management control device 10 to select on the departure floor selection screen of FIG. Departure floor information indicating the departure floor, destination floor information indicating the destination floor selected on the destination floor selection screen of FIG. 10, and distance/time information set on the distance/time setting screen to the elevator hall of FIG. Is transmitted (S106).

As a response to the transmitted departure floor information, destination floor information, and distance/time information, the name of the assigned elevator (hereinafter referred to as “assigned elevator name”) from the group management control device 10 (hereinafter referred to as “assigned elevator name”) When the information (hereinafter referred to as “allocated elevator information”) is received (YES in S107), the CPU 101 causes the display unit 104 to display the allocated elevator guide screen shown in FIG. 11 for a certain period of time (S108). On the assigned elevator guide screen, the assigned elevator name indicated by the assigned elevator information is displayed together with the same building name, group management name, and setting menu button as above. FIG. 11 shows an example in which “C” machine is assigned. The fixed time is, for example, several seconds. This display allows the user to recognize the elevator that he/she should use. Note that the building name, group management name, and setting menu button are the contents commonly displayed on screens other than the basic setting screen, and therefore description thereof will be appropriately omitted below.

After receiving the assigned elevator information, when the position information, the direction information, and the scheduled stop floor information of the assigned elevator are further received from the group management control device 10 (YES in S109), the CPU 101 shows the display unit 104 in FIG. 12A. A position/direction display screen indicating the current position and driving direction of the assigned elevator is displayed (S110). Here, the position information is information indicating the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located. The direction information is information indicating the current driving direction of the assigned elevator (direction in which the elevator is traveling or is about to travel; up/down). The scheduled stop floor information is information indicating all floors (scheduled stop floors) that stop halfway from the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located to the departure floor. On the position/direction display screen, the assigned elevator name, the numerical value indicating the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located, and the mark indicating the driving direction are displayed. The upward mark is indicated by, for example, an upward triangle “▲”, and the downward mark is indicated by, for example, a downward inverted triangle “▼”. FIG. 12A shows an example in which the assigned elevator “C” is currently located on the 9th floor and is operating in the upward direction (▲). This display allows the user to recognize the elevator that he/she should use. Note that the departure floor and the destination floor set on the departure floor selection screen of FIG. 9 and the destination floor selection screen of FIG. 10 are displayed below these displays. In this example, the "12" floor and the "18" floor are displayed.

Until the assigned elevator reaches the departure floor, the group management control device 10 transmits the updated position information, scheduled stop floor information, and direction information to the mobile terminal 100 at any time. When the updated position information, planned stop floor information, and direction information are received (YES in S109), the CPU 101 displays on the display unit 104 based on the updated position information, planned stop floor information, and direction information. The position/direction display screen of the elevator is updated and displayed (S110). The updated position information, planned stop floor information, and direction information are received, for example, when the operating state of the assigned elevator changes. The change in the operating state means, for example, that the assigned elevator has moved to an adjacent floor or that the assigned elevator is assigned another user's call. For example, when the assigned elevator moves from the current position in FIG. 12A to the 10th floor, the floor display at the current position is updated to the 10th floor as shown in FIG. 12B. It should be noted that the “as needed” may be a constant cycle such as a 0.1 second cycle.

When the assigned elevator departs from or passes through the floor immediately before the departure floor (YES in S111), CPU 101 causes display unit 104 to display the arrival guide screen shown in FIG. 13 (S112). When the assigned elevator departs from or passes through the floor immediately before the departure floor, it will arrive at the departure floor soon, and therefore the arrival guide screen is displayed at this timing. On the arrival guidance screen, “arrival” is displayed instead of the display of the floor currently located on the position/direction display screen of FIGS. 12A and 12B. From this display, the user can recognize that the assigned elevator to be used by him/herself arrives at the departure floor and prepare for boarding.

When the arrival guide screen is displayed, the CPU 101 displays a speaker or a vibrator (a general one (not shown) if the buzzer or vibration is set to ON on the elevator arrival notification setting screen in FIG. 8). Good) to generate sound (sound) or vibration.

Here, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the assigned elevator has departed or passed through the floor immediately before the departure floor based on the position information and the direction information. Specifically, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the floor immediately before the departure floor, which can be determined from the driving direction, matches the floor indicated by the position information each time the updated position information and direction information are received. If the two do not match after they match, it is determined that the assigned elevator has left or passed the floor immediately before the departure floor.

When the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor (YES in S113), CPU 101 performs an end process of the application program including transmission of application end information and the like (S114), and ends the process based on this flowchart. By automatically performing the termination process in this manner, the user does not need to terminate the application program by himself/herself, and the user's operation is reduced. In addition, power consumption of the battery of the mobile terminal 100 is suppressed. Further, since the termination process is automatically performed, the frequency of the connected wireless LAN is released, and appropriate connectivity with the group management control device 10 when another user starts an application program And responsiveness are obtained.

Here, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the assigned elevator has arrived at the departure floor based on the position information and the departure floor information. Specifically, each time the CPU 101 receives updated position information, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the departure floor and the floor indicated by the position information match. If they match, the assigned elevator is the departure floor. Judged to have arrived.

FIG. 15A is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the group management control device 10 according to the first exemplary embodiment.

The process based on the flowchart of FIG. 15A starts when communication is established between the mobile terminal 100 and the group management control device 10 via the Wifi router after the application program is started by the user in the mobile terminal 100. To do.

When the communication is established, the group management control device 10 transmits the elevator basic information to the mobile terminal 100 (S201). The elevator basic information includes a building name in which the group management control device 10 is installed, a group management name, floor information, floor name information, and service floor information.

When the group management control device 10 receives the departure floor information, the destination floor information, and the distance/time information from the mobile terminal 100 (YES in S202), the call is assigned to the optimal elevator from the plurality of elevators (S203). ). The optimum assigned elevator is determined based on the departure floor information, the destination floor information, and the distance/time information so that, for example, the operation efficiency of the elevator system is improved. When the assigned elevator is determined, the group management control device 10 registers the departure floor as a hall call in order to stop the assigned elevator on the departure floor indicated by the departure floor information. The destination floor indicated by the destination floor information is registered as a car call.

The group management control device 10 transmits information on the assigned elevator name (assigned elevator information) to the mobile terminal 100 (S204).

In addition, the group management control device 10 transmits the position information, the direction information, and the scheduled stop floor information of the assigned elevator to the mobile terminal 100 (S205). Here, the group management control device 10 constantly grasps the current position (floor currently located) of the assigned elevator based on the signal indicating the current position transmitted from the corresponding elevator control device 20 at any time. In addition, the group management control device 10 manages the operation schedule for answering unanswered calls for all elevators, and always grasps the current driving direction and the planned stop floor based on these. Based on these, the group management control device 10 generates position information, direction information, and scheduled stop floor information of assigned elevators.

The group management control device 10 determines whether or not the application end information has been received from the mobile terminal 100 (S206).

When the application end information has not been received (NO in S206), the group management control device 10 determines whether or not the operation state of the assigned elevator has changed (S207). The change in the operating state means, for example, that the assigned elevator has moved to an adjacent floor or that the assigned elevator is assigned another user's call.

When the operation state of the elevator has changed (YES in S207), the group management control device 10 returns to step S205 and transmits the latest position information, direction information, and scheduled stop floor information regarding the assigned elevator.

When the operation state of the elevator has not changed (NO in S207), the group management control device 10 executes the determination of step S206 again.

When the application end information is received (YES in S206), the group management control device 10 disconnects the communication with the mobile terminal 100 and ends the process with the mobile terminal 100 (S208).

Here, in the elevator system of the present embodiment, if the scheduled arrival time of the assigned elevator to the departure floor is earlier than the scheduled user arrival time, which is the time when the user is expected to arrive at the hall of the assigned elevator, The elevator doors are extended to make the assigned elevators stand by at the departure floor of the user. A method of setting the time from the departure floor to the departure of the assigned elevator in the case of performing such control will be described with reference to FIGS. 15B, 15C, and 15D. The time is set when determining the elevator to be assigned to the call (step S203) and when transmitting the position information, direction information, and scheduled stop floor information of the assigned elevator to the mobile terminal 100 (step S205). ..

15B, 15C, and 15D are diagrams illustrating an example of a method of setting the time from the departure floor to the departure of the assigned elevator.

FIG. 15B shows a case where the scheduled arrival time of the user is earlier than the scheduled arrival time of the assigned elevator. As shown in FIG. 15B, “time from departure floor to departure of assigned elevator” is time from “departure floor information/destination floor information reception time (call registration time)” to “door closing start time”. , "Time until the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor" + "Time from arrival to departure".

The starting point of the “time from the departure floor to the departure of the assigned elevator” is the reception time of the departure floor information and the destination floor information (YES time in step S202 of FIG. 15A). Since the processing in the group management control device 10 is performed at a very high speed, the reception time is substantially equal to the call registration time and the allocation time.

The "time until the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor" can be obtained, for example, based on the current position, the moving distance between the departure floor and the scheduled stop floor, and the number of stops. The moving speed and acceleration may be taken into consideration. Alternatively, it may be obtained using a floor-to-floor movement time table or the like.

The "time from arrival to departure" can be calculated as a time obtained by adding "time until the door is fully opened after arrival" and "door open waiting time". The “door open waiting time” is the time for which the door is kept in the fully opened state after being fully opened. The “door open waiting time” is the time required to get on the car, but if there is a person getting off the car, it is increased in consideration of the time required to get off the car.

The user travel time is set based on the distance/time information to the elevator hall received from the mobile terminal 100 in step S202 of FIG. 15A. When received as time information, the time value selected by the user is used as the user travel time. On the other hand, when received as distance information, the user travel time is calculated based on the distance value selected by the user and the predetermined user moving speed, and the calculated value is used. The predetermined user moving speed is, for example, the moving speed of an average user, and is stored in the storage device 13 in advance. As described above in the description of the setting of the distance/time to the elevator hall on the mobile terminal 100, the distance/time is assumed to be the farthest elevator boarding position from the entrance of the elevator hall. To set. Therefore, the user traveling time is set for the boarding position of the elevator farthest from the entrance of the elevator hall. Therefore, the user can get on time even if the farthest elevator is assigned.

Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 15B, “time until departure of assigned elevator from departure floor” is “time until assigned elevator arrives at departure floor” and “time until door is fully opened after arrival”. It can be obtained as a value obtained by adding the “door-open waiting time”.

In the example of FIG. 15C, the “user arrival scheduled time” is later than the “assigned elevator arrival scheduled time” and the “door open waiting scheduled end time”. In this case, a time equal to the "user traveling time" is set as "the time from the departure floor to the departure of the assigned elevator". Since the "door open waiting end scheduled time" is earlier than the "user arrival expected time", the door open is extended and the assigned elevator is put on the departure floor. "House opening extension time" means "time from the departure floor until the assigned elevator departs" to "time until the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor" and "time until the door fully opens after arrival" and " It is the time obtained by subtracting "door open waiting time".

In the example of FIG. 15D, the “user arrival scheduled time” is later than the “assigned elevator arrival scheduled time”, but is earlier than the “door open standby scheduled end time”. Therefore, the user can get on the assigned elevator without extending the door opening. In this case, "time until the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor", "time until the door is fully opened after arrival", and "door open waiting time" as "time from departure floor to the assigned elevator" It can be obtained as a value obtained by adding and.

If multiple users' calls are assigned to the same elevator, there will be multiple users' estimated time of arrival, but in this case, based on the latest estimated time of arrival of the user. To set the "door closing start time". For example, if a user is newly assigned to the same elevator and the "estimated user arrival time" of the user is later than the currently set "estimated user arrival time", the new user Based on the "scheduled arrival time of the user", "the time from the departure floor to the departure of the assigned elevator" is set by any of FIGS. 15B, 15C, and 15D. In other words, when a new call is registered and the "scheduled user arrival time" of the new user is later than the "scheduled user arrival time" that is currently set, "assignment elevator from departure floor" Will be updated. Further, when a new call is assigned to the assigned elevator, the "time estimated from the departure floor to the departure of the assigned elevator" is updated by updating the "scheduled arrival time of the assigned elevator".

In the present embodiment, the user travel time is set based on the time/distance set by the user on the mobile terminal 100. Therefore, the user can set an appropriate value based on his/her walking speed or registered position. Here, the user traveling time is set based on which antenna among the antennas of the WiFi routers and the like installed near the elevator hall on each floor in the building detects which radio wave from the mobile terminal 100. However, in this case, the setting is made uniformly based on the fixed position where the antenna such as the Wifi router is arranged, and the appropriate user travel time is not set for each actual position of the user. Not exclusively. Therefore, a delay in riding may occur. As a method of increasing the accuracy of the automatic detection of the user position by the antenna, it is conceivable to arrange a plurality of antenna equipment in a narrow range, but in this case, a lot of equipment is required and the cost also increases. However, in the present embodiment, the user can set the appropriate value based on his/her walking speed or the operation position to suppress the delay in getting on and the like, and the equipment for automatic detection is unnecessary. be able to.

3. Summary In the present embodiment, mobile terminal 100 is provided.
The mobile terminal 100 is
A touch panel type display unit 104 (operation unit) that receives an input operation by a user;
A wireless communication unit 105 that performs wireless communication with the group management control device 10 that controls the operation of a plurality of elevators 30,
CPU 101 (control unit),
The display unit 104 that performs display based on the image signal output from the CPU 101 (control unit).
The CPU 101 (control unit)
On the predetermined setting screen, display a screen for inputting distance/time information indicating the distance or travel time between the place where the user performs input operation on the departure floor and the destination floor and the predetermined boarding position of the elevator hall, Allow the user to input distance/time information via the touch panel type display unit 104 (operation unit),
Distance/time information is transmitted to the group management control device 10 via the wireless communication unit 105.

In this embodiment, a program that causes a computer to function as the mobile terminal 100 of this embodiment is provided.

In the present embodiment, an elevator group management system is provided.
Elevator group management system,
A wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit) that performs wireless communication with the mobile terminal 100;
And a CPU 11 (control unit).
The CPU 11 (control unit)
Between the information on the departure floor and the destination floor, the place where the user performs the input operation on the departure floor and the destination floor, and the predetermined boarding position in the elevator hall from the mobile terminal 100 via the wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit). When any one of the plurality of elevators 30 is assigned and the input operation is performed when the distance/time information indicating the distance or the travel time is received, the assigned elevator departs from the departure floor. Set the time until
When the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor, the assigned elevator remains open and waits for the assigned elevator from the time when the input operation is performed until the set time elapses. ..

In the elevator group management system of the present embodiment,
The CPU 11 (control unit) transmits the assigned elevator identification information to the mobile terminal 100 via the wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit).

In the elevator group management system of the present embodiment,
When assigning any of the elevators, the CPU 11 (control unit) sends time information indicating the time from the present time until the assigned elevator departs from the departure floor via the wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit). And transmits it to the mobile terminal 100.

In the elevator group management system of the present embodiment,
The CPU 11 (control unit) transmits the updated time information to the mobile terminal 100 via the wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit) when the operation state of the assigned elevator changes.

In the present embodiment, there is provided an elevator system including mobile terminal 100 of the present embodiment and an elevator group management system of the present embodiment.

According to the present embodiment, the distance or the travel time between the place where the user performs the input operation on the departure floor and the destination floor and the predetermined boarding position in the elevator hall is input to the user using mobile terminal 100. By doing so, in the elevator system that uses the mobile terminal 100 to register the destination floor, it is possible to set an appropriate estimated user arrival time according to the user, and to appropriately open the door based on the estimated user arrival time. You will be able to control the wait.

(Embodiment 2)
An elevator system according to the second embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, the current position and driving direction of the assigned elevator are displayed on the position/direction display screen shown by the numerical value indicating the floor of the current position and the mark (▲ or ▼) indicating the driving direction as shown in FIG. 12A. displayed. In the present embodiment, the current position and driving direction of the assigned elevator are displayed on the movement route display screen instead of the position/direction display screen of FIG. 12A. Hereinafter, description will be made with reference to FIGS. 16A, 16B, and 17.

1. Configuration, etc. FIGS. 16A and 16B are diagrams showing an example of display on the display unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100 according to the second embodiment.

On the travel route display screen shown in FIG. 16A, the assigned elevator name is displayed on the upper part, and the departure floor and the destination floor are displayed on the lower part, and the travel route map is graphically shown between them in the form of an operation diagram. ing. In the movement route diagram, all floor names included in the range in which the assigned elevator moves are displayed side by side in the vertical direction (vertical direction). In addition, a basket-like object “□” indicating that the assigned elevator is currently located on the floor, an object “●” indicating that the elevator is a departure floor, and an object “■” indicating that the floor is an intermediate stop. Is displayed next to the relevant floor. Also, a line connecting these objects in the order in which the assigned elevators follow them is displayed. The object "□" that indicates the floor currently located and the object "●" that indicates that it is the departure floor are shown larger than the object "■" that indicates that the floor is an intermediate stop, and they have different colors. There is. In FIG. 16A, an object “□” indicating that the assigned elevator is currently located is displayed next to the 13th floor, an object “●” indicating that the departure floor is next to the 12th floor, and 14 Next to the 10th floor, the 6th floor, and the 9th floor, an object "■" indicating that the floor is an intermediate stop is displayed. This indicates that the assigned elevator moves in the order of 13th floor→14th floor→10th floor→6th floor→9th floor→12th floor. In this way, by displaying the movement routes of the assigned elevators in an operation diagram, it is possible to display the movement status from the current floor through the "ascent → descend → ascend" to the departure floor at once. Therefore, the user can intuitively and comprehensively recognize the situation until the assigned elevator reaches the departure floor.

Here, the movement route display screen is updated each time the CPU 101 receives the updated position information, direction information, and scheduled stop floor information. 16B shows the movement route display screen updated several times after the movement route display screen of FIG. 16A is displayed. On the movement route display screen of FIG. 16B, the assigned elevator has moved to the 8th floor. Further, after the display of the movement route display screen of FIG. 16A, it is shown that the new call of another user is assigned to the assigned elevator, so that the seventh floor becomes a new scheduled stop floor. By updating in this way, the line connecting the objects becomes shorter, and the user can intuitively recognize that the assigned elevator is approaching the departure floor. Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to perform individual display according to the departure floor, destination floor, assigned elevator, etc. of the user who has registered with the mobile terminal 100.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of mobile terminal 100 in the second exemplary embodiment.

In the flowchart of FIG. 17, step S110A is provided instead of step S110 of the flowchart of FIG. Other than that, it is the same as the flowchart of FIG. 14 of the first embodiment. In the following, the changed steps will be described.

In step S110A, the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 displays a travel route display screen indicating the current position of the assigned elevator, the driving direction, the planned stop floor, and the like.

The control in the group management control device 10 may be exactly the same as that in the first embodiment.

According to the present embodiment, since the movement route and the floor to be stopped can be known, it is possible to estimate the approximate time until the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor, and the following effects can be obtained. For example, even if the mobile terminal 100 performs call registration at a position away from the elevator hall, the user can go to the elevator hall in step. In addition, when the time until the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor is displayed as in the third embodiment described later, it is easy to understand the reason when the arrival time increases, and there is a complaint about the increase in the arrival time. Can be relaxed.

Here, the effect of the movement route display screen of the present embodiment will be described in comparison with the display screen of the in-car display device of Japanese Patent No. 51677046.

In Japanese Patent No. 5167046, the planned stop floor is shown on the fifth floor near the current floor, but in the present embodiment, the floor where the assigned elevator is at the time of registering the call is the departure floor of the user (desired floor). All floors between can indicate the planned stop floor. For example, if the desired floor to be boarded is reached through “descent→ascent→descent” from the floor at the time of call registration, all “descent→ascent→descent” can be displayed all at once. Further, in Japanese Patent No. 5167046, a common display is provided to all passengers in the car, but in the present embodiment, since it is an individual display for each user who has the mobile terminal 100, a display corresponding to the floor on which the user desires to board is provided. It can be carried out.

2. Summary In the present embodiment, mobile terminal 100 is provided.
The mobile terminal 100 is
A touch panel type display unit 104 (operation unit) that receives an input operation by a user;
A wireless communication unit 105 that performs wireless communication with the group management control device 10 that controls the operation of a plurality of elevators 30,
CPU 101 (control unit),
The display unit 104 that performs display based on the image signal output from the CPU 101 (control unit).
The CPU 101 (control unit)
When there is an input operation of the departure floor and the destination floor on the touch panel display unit 104 (operation unit), information indicating the departure floor and the destination floor is transmitted to the group management control device 10 via the wireless communication unit 105,
As a response to the transmitted information, from the group management control device 10 via the wireless communication unit 105, position information indicating the floor where the elevators currently allocated to the departure floor and the destination floor are located, and the allocation information. When receiving the planned stop floor information indicating all floors that stop halfway from the floor where the elevator is currently located to the departure floor,
The display unit 104 displays the assigned travel route of the elevator based on the position information and the planned stop floor information.

In the mobile terminal 100 of the present embodiment,
When the CPU 101 (control unit) receives the updated position information and planned stop floor information after the first reception, the CPU 101 (control unit) updates the movement route on the display unit 104 based on the updated position information and planned stop floor information. Display it.

In the mobile terminal 100 of the present embodiment,
The travel route indicates the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located, the departure floor, and all floors that stop midway, and multiple objects arranged vertically in the order of floors and these objects , A line connecting the assigned elevators in the order in which they are followed.

In this embodiment, a program that causes a computer to function as the mobile terminal 100 of this embodiment is provided.

In the present embodiment, an elevator group management system is provided.
Elevator group management system,
A wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit) that performs wireless communication with the mobile terminal 100;
And a CPU 11 (control unit).
The CPU 11 (control unit)
When the information on the departure floor and the destination floor is received from the mobile terminal 100 via the wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit), one of the plurality of elevators 30 is assigned,
Location information indicating the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located, and a planned stop for all floors that stop halfway from the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located to the departure floor The floor information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 via the wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit).

In the elevator group management system of the present embodiment,
When the operation state of the assigned elevator changes, the CPU 11 (control unit) transmits the updated position information and scheduled stop floor information to the mobile terminal 100 via the wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit). To do.

In this embodiment, an elevator system including the mobile terminal 100 of this embodiment and the elevator group management system of this embodiment is provided.

According to the present embodiment, not only the effect described in the first embodiment can be obtained, but also the display unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100 arrives at the departure floor from the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located. You can display the travel route to. Therefore, the user can adjust, for example, how to walk to the hall or wait at the hall after registering the destination floor. Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user who has registered the destination floor using the mobile terminal 100 before getting on the assigned elevator.

(Embodiment 3)
An elevator system according to the third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, in the assigned elevator guide screen and the position/direction display screen described in the first embodiment, and the movement route display screen described in the second embodiment, as additional information, “Assigned elevator from the current time point” is displayed. Display time from departure floor to departure. This is the time obtained by subtracting the time elapsed up to the current time point from the “time until the assigned elevator departs from the departure floor” described in detail in the first embodiment.

1. Configuration, etc. FIGS. 18 to 20 are diagrams showing an example of display on the display unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100 according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 18 shows an example in which the “time to departure”, which means the “time from the current time until the assigned elevator departs from the departure floor”, is displayed on the assigned elevator guide screen of FIG. 11. In the example of the assigned elevator guide screen shown in FIG. 18, "time until departure" is shown below the assigned elevator name as "about 50 seconds". The “time from the present time until the assigned elevator departs from the departure floor” is calculated by the group management control device 10 and transmitted from the group management control device 10 to the mobile terminal 100.

FIG. 19 shows an example in which the “time until departure” is displayed on the position/direction display screen of FIG. 12A. In the example of the position/direction display screen of FIG. 19, it is shown above the assigned elevator name that the “time until departure” is “about 45 seconds”. Since the position/direction display screen of FIG. 19 is displayed after the assigned elevator guide screen of FIG. 18 is displayed for several seconds, the “time until departure” is reduced to “about 45 seconds” as compared with FIG.

FIG. 20 shows an example in which the “time until departure” is displayed on the travel route display screen of FIG. 16A. In the example of the travel route display screen of FIG. 20, it is shown at the top of the travel route diagram that the “time to departure” is “about 45 seconds”. Since the travel route display screen of FIG. 19 is displayed after the assigned elevator guide screen of FIG. 18 is displayed for several seconds, the “time until departure” is reduced to “about 45 seconds” as compared with FIG.

According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, “time to departure” means the time from the current time point to the time when the assigned elevator assigned to the user departs from the departure floor of the user. Is displayed for each user. Therefore, each user can recognize how much time he/she should get on the assigned elevator in the process of moving from the place where the registration operation of the departure floor and the destination floor is performed to the hall of the assigned elevator. Therefore, it becomes possible to adjust the gait and the like, and the delay in riding is suppressed.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of mobile terminal 100 in the third exemplary embodiment.

In the flowchart of FIG. 21, steps S107A, S108A, S109A, and S110B are provided instead of steps S107, S108, S109, and S110 of the flowchart of FIG. 14 of the first embodiment. Other than that is the same as the flowchart of FIG. 14 of the first embodiment. In the following, the changed steps will be described.

The CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 determines whether or not it has received the assigned elevator information and the information of “the time from the present time until the assigned elevator departs from the departure floor” (hereinafter referred to as “time information”) (S107A). ).

When these pieces of information are received (YES in S107A), the CPU 101 indicates on the display unit 104 the assigned elevator name in FIG. 18 and “the time from the present time until the assigned elevator departs from the departure floor”. The assigned elevator guide screen indicating "time to departure" is displayed for a certain period of time (S108A). The fixed time is several seconds as in the first embodiment.

The CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 determines whether or not the position information, direction information, scheduled stop floor information, and time information of the assigned elevator have been received from the group management control device 10 (S109A).

If these pieces of information have not been received (NO in S109A), the CPU 101 executes the determination of step S109A again, and if these pieces of information have been received (YES in S109A), the CPU 101 displays the position/direction display of FIG. Display the screen. At that time, the "time to departure" indicated by the time information is also displayed (S110B).

Regarding the travel route display screen of FIG. 20, the travel route display screen may be displayed instead of the position/direction display screen in step 110B of FIG.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the group management control device 10 according to the third embodiment.

In the flowchart of FIG. 22, steps S204A and S205A are provided instead of steps S204 and S205 of the flowchart of FIG. 15A of the first embodiment. Other than that is the same as the flowchart of FIG. 15A of the first embodiment. In the following, the changed steps will be described.

When the CPU 11 of the group management control device 10 determines the elevator to be assigned to the call (S203), the mobile terminal 100 displays the information of the assigned elevator name (assigned elevator information) and “The assigned elevator departs from the departure floor from the current time point”. Time information indicating "time until" is transmitted (S204A).

Next, the CPU 11 of the group management control device 10 transmits the position information, the direction information, the scheduled stop floor information, and the time information of the assigned elevator to the mobile terminal 100 (S205A).

Since the time information is received in the present embodiment, the arrival guide screen of FIG. 13 may be displayed based on the time information. For example, when the “time from the current time point until the assigned elevator departs from the departure floor” indicated by the time information is 5 seconds or less, the arrival guide screen is displayed. When performing this control, instead of determining whether or not the floor immediately before the departure floor in step S111 in FIG. 21 is departed, the time information indicates “from the current time point until the assigned elevator departs from the departure floor”. It suffices to judge whether the "time" is 5 seconds or less.

2. Summary In the mobile terminal 100 of the present embodiment,
The CPU 101 (control unit)
As a response to the transmitted information, time information indicating the time from the current time to the departure from the departure floor of the elevator to which the departure floor and the destination floor are assigned is transmitted from the group management control device 10 via the wireless communication unit 105. If received,
The time indicated by the time information is displayed on the display unit 104.

In the mobile terminal 100 of the present embodiment,
When the updated time information is received after the time information is received, the display unit 104 updates and displays the time indicated by the updated time information.

In the group management control device 10 of the present embodiment,
The CPU 11 (control unit) transmits the updated time information to the mobile terminal 100 via the wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit) when the operation state of the assigned elevator changes.

According to the present embodiment, not only the effects described in the first and second embodiments can be obtained, but also the assigned elevator and the assigned elevator are displayed on the display unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100 at the current time. You can display the time from to departure from the departure floor. Therefore, the user can recognize how much time is left to get on the assigned elevator in the process of moving from the place where the registration operation is performed on the departure floor and the destination floor. Therefore, it becomes possible to adjust the gait and the like, and the delay in riding is suppressed.

(Embodiment 4)
An elevator system according to the fourth embodiment will be described. The fourth embodiment is configured so that it is possible to suppress the erroneous boarding of the user. The details will be described below.

1. Configuration, etc.On the departure floor of the user, a call in the direction opposite to the direction of the destination floor of the user is registered in the assigned elevator of the user, and the assigned elevator is the direction of the destination floor of the user. If the passenger departs first in the opposite direction, the user may get in the wrong vehicle.

In order to prevent this, when the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor, the CPU 101 determines the departure direction from the departure floor toward the destination floor based on the position information, the direction information, and the scheduled stop floor information of the assigned elevator. Determines whether it is in the reverse direction, and if it is in the reverse direction, displays the boarding prohibition guidance screen.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a display on the display unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100 according to the fourth embodiment.

In the boarding prohibition guide screen shown in FIG. 23, a boarding prohibition mark is displayed together with the messages “please wait” and “I will come down”. This allows the user to recognize that they should not board the arriving elevator. Therefore, wrong boarding is suppressed.

When the boarding prohibition guidance screen is displayed, the CPU 101 displays a speaker or a vibrator (not shown in the figure but a general one if the buzzer or the vibration is set to ON on the elevator arrival notification setting screen in FIG. 8). Is activated) to generate sound (sound) or vibration. It is also possible to provide a dedicated setting screen (not shown) corresponding to the display of the boarding prohibition guidance screen separately from the setting screen of FIG. 8 so that ON/OFF of the buzzer or vibration can be selected. is there.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of mobile terminal 100 in the fourth exemplary embodiment.

In the flowchart of FIG. 24, steps S121 and S122 are added to the flowchart of FIG. 14 of the first embodiment. Other than that is the same as the flowchart of FIG. 14 of the first embodiment. In the following, the changed steps will be described.

The CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 determines whether or not the assigned elevator has arrived at the departure floor in the opposite direction (S121). Specifically, a call in the opposite direction to the destination floor direction of the user is registered in the assigned elevator of the user, and the assigned elevator from the departure floor is the destination floor direction of the user. Determine whether to depart in the opposite direction.

Here, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the departure direction is opposite to the direction toward the destination floor, for example, based on the position information and the scheduled stop floor information. Specifically, the CPU 101 receives the updated position information, planned stop floor information, and direction information each time, receives the same planned floor as the departure floor among all planned stop floors included in the planned stop floor information. It is determined whether or not the floor to be stopped is included, and if it is included, it is determined whether or not the floor to be stopped and the floor at the current position match. When these match, it is determined that the departure direction from the departure floor is opposite to the direction toward the destination floor. If the departure floor and the scheduled stop floor on the way to the departure floor are the same during one round of the assigned elevator, the departure directions of the two are opposite. Therefore, it can be determined that the departure direction from the departure floor is opposite to the direction toward the destination floor. At this time, of course, it may be determined whether or not the driving directions are the same.

When there is no departure in the opposite direction first (NO in S121), CPU 101 of mobile terminal 100 executes the above-described step S111.

When departing in the opposite direction first (YES in S121), CPU 101 of mobile terminal 100 causes display unit 104 to display the boarding prohibition guidance screen of FIG.

The control in the group management control device 10 may be exactly the same as that in the first embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the case where the boarding prohibition guidance screen is displayed based on the configuration of the first embodiment has been described, but the processes of steps S121 and S122 described above may be added based on the configurations of the second and third embodiments. By providing, it is also possible to display the boarding prohibition guide screen.

Here, the effect of displaying the boarding prohibition guidance screen on the mobile terminal 100 will be described in comparison with the case of displaying the boarding prohibition guide screen on the display at the hall.

In the hall display, it is possible to know whether or not the passenger can board the vehicle from the display of the departure direction. However, in the smartphone display, whether or not the passenger can board the vehicle can be communicated, so it is easy to recognize. In the case of display on the mobile terminal 100, it is possible to clearly convey the message to be transmitted. Specifically, in the case of the hall display, it only indicates the direction in which the elevator will move next, and it is up to the user to decide whether or not to board the vehicle from the information. On the other hand, in the case of the display on the mobile terminal 100, the arrival guide that informs that the elevator of the assigned car has arrived and the boarding prohibition guide that prohibits boarding can be displayed for the arriving elevators in each case. it can.

Further, the hall display is a common display for people waiting at the hall, and it is necessary for each person to judge whether or not the passenger can get on the board. Since it is transmitted, it becomes easy for the user to recognize. Specifically, in the case of the display of the mobile terminal 100, the user who is actually waiting at the landing is guided to an individual who actually wants to pay attention. More specifically, when a user who wants to go up and a user who wants to go down are waiting for an elevator at the same hall, the same hall indication is confirmed in the hall display, and the user himself/herself "prohibits boarding". Need to determine if the message is addressed to you. On the other hand, in the display of the mobile terminal 100, since the departure floor and the destination floor are registered in advance, for example, when an upward elevator arrives, the arrival guide is displayed to the user waiting for the upward elevator. , Prohibition of boarding is displayed to the user waiting for the descending elevator. That is, since the mobile terminal 100 determines what message to display, the user does not need to determine anything from the message content. Also, the display content can be made more specific.

Furthermore, the display of the mobile terminal 100 does not require the user to be in a place where he can see the hall display or to take a posture to see the hall display, so that the user can wait for arrival, overdo, or take other actions. The degree of freedom of Further, in the case of the display of the mobile terminal 100, the message can be correctly transmitted regardless of where in the elevator hall. On the other hand, in the hall display, if you are waiting for the elevator at a place where the hall display is difficult to see or at a place slightly away from the elevator, you may not be able to correctly read the message on the hall display even if you notice the arrival of the elevator. .. However, on the display of the mobile terminal 100, the message can be confirmed at hand regardless of the place.

2. Summary In the present embodiment, mobile terminal 100 is provided.
The mobile terminal 100 is
A touch panel type display unit 104 (operation unit) that receives an input operation by a user;
A wireless communication unit 105 that performs wireless communication with the group management control device 10 that controls the operation of a plurality of elevators 30,
CPU 101 (control unit),
The display unit 104 that performs display based on the image signal output from the CPU 101 (control unit).
The CPU 101 (control unit)
When there is an input operation of the departure floor and the destination floor on the touch panel display unit 104 (operation unit), information indicating the departure floor and the destination floor is transmitted to the group management control device 10 via the wireless communication unit 105,
As a response to the transmitted information, identification information of the assigned elevator, position information indicating the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located, and assignment are assigned from the group management control device 10 via the wireless communication unit 105. While receiving the direction information indicating the driving direction of the elevator, and the scheduled stop floor information indicating the floor that stops halfway from the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located to the departure floor,
After that, when a change occurs in the operation state of the assigned elevator, the updated position information, direction information, and scheduled stop floor information are received from the group management control device 10,
Whether or not the assigned elevator will arrive at the departure floor based on the location information,
When it is determined that the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor, it is determined based on each information whether the departure direction from the departure floor is the opposite direction to the direction toward the destination floor, and if it is the opposite direction, The display section 104 displays guidance that prohibits boarding.

In this embodiment, a program that causes a computer to function as the mobile terminal 100 of this embodiment is provided.

In the present embodiment, an elevator group management system is provided.
Elevator group management system,
A wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit) that performs wireless communication with the mobile terminal 100;
And a CPU 11 (control unit).
The CPU 11 (control unit)
When the information on the departure floor and the destination floor is received from the mobile terminal 100 via the wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit), one of the plurality of elevators 30 is assigned,
Identification information of the assigned elevator, position information indicating the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located, direction information indicating the driving direction of the assigned elevator, and floor where the assigned elevator is currently located To the mobile terminal 100 via the wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit), the scheduled stop floor information indicating the floors that stop halfway from the arrival to the departure floor.
After that, when the operation state of the assigned elevator changes, the mobile terminal 100 is provided with the updated position information, direction information, and scheduled stop floor information via the wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit). Send to.

In this embodiment, an elevator system including the mobile terminal 100 of this embodiment and the elevator group management system of this embodiment is provided.

According to the present embodiment, not only the effects described in the first to third embodiments are obtained, but also when an elevator that should not be boarded arrives, a boarding prohibition guide is displayed on the display unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100. Can be displayed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from getting on the wrong vehicle. In particular, it is possible to notify each user of the mobile terminal 100 that the user is prohibited from boarding according to the destination floor of the user or the assigned elevator. When the common display of the landing is displayed, the user needs to stand by at the place where the common display can be visually recognized or misrecognized. According to the present embodiment, however, the user is prohibited from boarding specifically for each user. The user can be notified and the user can wait at an appropriate place.

(Embodiment 5)
An elevator system according to the fifth embodiment will be described. In the fourth embodiment, the boarding prohibition guidance is displayed only when the assigned elevator departs in the opposite direction on the departure floor of the user. In the fifth embodiment, in addition to the above case, the boarding prohibition guidance screen of FIG. 23 described above is displayed also when an elevator other than the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor. The contents of the boarding prohibition guidance screen are the same as those in the fourth embodiment, but the processes in the mobile terminal 100 and the group management control device 10 are different. The difference will be mainly described below.

1. Configuration, etc. FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the mobile terminal 100 according to the fifth embodiment.

In the flowchart of FIG. 25, steps S109B and S121A are provided instead of steps S109 and S121 of the flowchart of FIG. 24 of the fourth embodiment. Other than that is the same as the flowchart of FIG. 24 of the fourth embodiment. In the following, the changed steps will be described.

The CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 determines whether or not the position information, the direction information, and the scheduled stop floor information of all the elevators have been received (S109B). This is because it is necessary to determine whether or not each of the plurality of elevators 30 should be prohibited from boarding.

The CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 determines whether an elevator other than the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor or the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor in the opposite direction (S121A). Specifically, a call in the opposite direction to the destination floor direction of the user is registered in the assigned elevator of the user, and the assigned elevator from the departure floor is the destination floor direction of the user. Determine whether to depart in the opposite direction. Further, it is determined whether an elevator other than the assigned elevator departs from the departure floor of the user.

If NO in step S121A, the CPU 101 of the mobile terminal 100 executes step S111 described above.

If YES in step S121A, CPU 101 of mobile terminal 100 causes display unit 104 to display the boarding prohibition guidance screen of FIG.

The control in the group management control device 10 may be exactly the same as that in the first embodiment.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the group management control device 10 according to the fifth embodiment.

In the flowchart of FIG. 26, step S205B is provided instead of step S205 of the flowchart of FIG. 15A of the first embodiment (fourth embodiment). Other than that is the same as the flowchart of FIG. 15A of the first embodiment. In the following, the changed steps will be described.

The CPU 11 of the group management control device 10 transmits the position information, direction information, and scheduled stop floor information of all elevators to the mobile terminal 100 (S205B).

In the present embodiment, the case where the boarding prohibition guidance screen is displayed based on the configuration of the first embodiment has been described, but the processing of steps S109B, S121A, and S205B described above is performed based on the configurations of the second and third embodiments. By providing, it is also possible to display the boarding prohibition guide screen.

2. Summary In the present embodiment, mobile terminal 100 is provided.
The mobile terminal 100 is
A touch panel type display unit 104 (operation unit) that receives an input operation by a user;
A wireless communication unit 105 that performs wireless communication with the group management control device 10 that controls the operation of a plurality of elevators 30,
CPU 101 (control unit),
The display unit 104 that performs display based on the image signal output from the CPU 101 (control unit).
The CPU 101 (control unit)
When there is an input operation of the departure floor and the destination floor on the touch panel display unit 104 (operation unit), information indicating the departure floor and the destination floor is transmitted to the group management control device 10 via the wireless communication unit 105,
As a response to the transmitted information, from the group management control device 10, identification information of the assigned elevator, position information indicating the floor where each elevator is currently located, direction information indicating the driving direction of each elevator, and each elevator. While receiving the scheduled stop floor information indicating the floor that will stop halfway from the current floor to the departure floor,
After that, when a change occurs in the operation state of one of the elevators, updated position information, scheduled stop floor information, and direction information are obtained from the group management control device 10 for at least the elevator whose operation state has changed. Received,
Whether or not each elevator will arrive at the departure floor based on the location information,
When it is determined that the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor, it is determined based on each information whether the departure direction from the departure floor is the opposite direction to the direction toward the destination floor, and if it is the opposite direction, , While displaying the prohibition of riding on the display unit 104,
When it is determined that an elevator other than the assigned elevator arrives at the departure floor, the display unit 104 displays guidance that prohibits boarding.

In this embodiment, a program that causes a computer to function as the mobile terminal 100 of this embodiment is provided.

In the present embodiment, an elevator group management system is provided.
Elevator group management system,
A wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit) that performs wireless communication with the mobile terminal 100;
And a CPU 11 (control unit).
The CPU 11 (control unit)
When the information on the departure floor and the destination floor is received from the mobile terminal 100 via the wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit), one of the plurality of elevators 30 is assigned,
The assigned elevator identification information, position information indicating the floor where each elevator is currently located, direction information indicating the driving direction of each elevator, and the floor where each elevator is currently located arrives at the departure floor. Scheduled stop floor information indicating the floor that will stop halfway through is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 via the wireless router 40 (wireless communication unit),
After that, when a change occurs in the operation state of one of the elevators, the wireless router updates the mobile terminal 100 with the updated position information, direction information, and planned stop floor information for at least the elevator whose operation state has changed. It transmits to the portable terminal 100 via 40 (wireless communication part).

In this embodiment, an elevator system including the mobile terminal 100 of this embodiment and the elevator group management system of this embodiment is provided.

According to the present embodiment, not only the effects described in the first to third embodiments are obtained, but also when an elevator that should not be boarded arrives, a boarding prohibition guide is displayed on the display unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100. Can be displayed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from getting on the wrong vehicle. In particular, it is possible to notify each user of the mobile terminal 100 that the user is prohibited from boarding according to the destination floor of the user or the assigned elevator. When the common display of the landing is displayed, the user needs to stand by at the place where the common display can be visually recognized or misrecognized. According to the present embodiment, however, the user is prohibited from boarding specifically for each user. The user can be notified and the user can wait at an appropriate place.

(Other embodiments)
In the above embodiments, multiple aspects of the present invention have been described. However, the specific aspect of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may be a combination of these embodiments.

In the mobile terminal 100 of the above embodiment, the departure floor and the destination floor are registered each time the elevator is used. However, if the departure floor and the destination floor are input once, they are stored in the storage device 103, and when the wireless communication with the wireless router 40 becomes possible, the display section 104 displays the stored departure floor and the destination floor. May be displayed on the screen, and a message such as "Are you sure to register?"

Moreover, in the said embodiment, the case where the portable terminal 100 was comprised by the smart phone or tablet type computer was illustrated. However, in the present invention, the mobile terminal may be composed of a portable terminal device such as a notebook computer.

10 group management control device 11 CPU
12 Memory 13 Storage Device 14 First Communication Interface 15 Second Communication Interface 16 Bus 20 Elevator Control Device 30 Elevator 40 Wireless Router 100 Mobile Terminal 101 CPU
102 memory 103 storage device 104 touch panel type display unit 105 wireless communication unit 106 bus

Claims (7)

An operation unit that accepts input operations by the user,
A wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with a group management control device that controls the operation of a plurality of elevators,
A control unit,
A display unit that performs display based on an image signal output from the control unit,
The control unit is
When there is an input operation of the departure floor and the destination floor in the operation unit, via the wireless communication unit, transmits the information indicating the departure floor and the information indicating the destination floor to the group management control device,
As a response to the transmitted information, from the group management control device, via the wireless communication unit, position information indicating the floor where the elevators assigned to the departure floor and the destination floor are currently located, and When the scheduled stop floor information indicating all floors that stop halfway from the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located to the departure floor is received,
On the display unit, based on the position information , the stop floor information , and the information indicating the departure floor, a movement route from the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located to the departure floor While displaying the travel route map shown in the operation diagram , the destination floor is displayed together with the travel route map on one screen,
Mobile terminal. When the control unit receives the updated position information and the planned stop floor information after the first reception, the display unit updates and displays the moving route based on the updated position information and the planned stop floor information. Let
The mobile terminal according to claim 1. The movement path indicates the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located, the departure floor, and all floors that stop halfway, and a plurality of objects arranged in the vertical direction in the floor order, A line connecting these objects in the order that the assigned elevators follow,
The mobile terminal according to claim 1. A program that causes a computer to function as the mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with the mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ;
And a control unit,
The control unit is
Through the wireless communication unit, when receiving the information of the departure floor and the destination floor from the mobile terminal, allocate any elevator of the plurality of elevators,
Position information indicating the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located, and all floors that stop halfway from the floor where the assigned elevator is currently located to the departure floor The planned stop floor information is transmitted to the mobile terminal via the wireless communication unit,
Elevator group management system. When the operation state of the assigned elevator changes, the control unit transmits the updated position information and scheduled stop floor information to the mobile terminal via the wireless communication unit,
The elevator group management system according to claim 5. The mobile terminal according to claim 1,
An elevator group management system according to claim 5,
Elevator system.

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