JP6747626B1 - Elevator automatic call registration system - Google Patents

Abstract

(EN) Provided is an automatic call registration system for elevators that can suppress registration of calls that the user does not intend. The elevator automatic call registration system is a hall-side beacon device provided in a hall, a weighing device that detects a load applied to the floor of a car, and a mobile terminal receives a radio wave from the hall-side beacon device to register a call. When a request for a hall call and a car call preset in the application is automatically transmitted, the hall call corresponding to the request automatically transmitted by the mobile terminal is registered, and the car corresponds to the hall call. When the load applied to the weighing device increases after arriving at the door and opening the door, the car call corresponding to the request automatically transmitted by the mobile terminal is registered, and the car enters the hall corresponding to the hall call. And a controller that does not register the car call corresponding to the request automatically transmitted by the mobile terminal when the load applied to the weighing device does not increase after arrival and door opening.

Description

The present invention relates to an elevator automatic call registration system.

Patent Document 1 discloses an automatic call registration system for an elevator. According to the automatic call registration system, elevator calls can be automatically registered.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-95439

However, according to the automatic call registration system described in Patent Document 1, the elevator call is registered when approaching the hall beacon device. Therefore, a call not intended by the user may be registered.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic call registration system for elevators that can suppress registration of calls that the user does not intend.

An automatic call registration system for an elevator according to the present invention is a hall-side beacon device provided in a hall of an elevator, a sensor for detecting an object that goes in and out of a car of the elevator, and a mobile terminal receives radio waves from the hall-side beacon device. When the first signal for identifying the elevator, the boarding floor, and the mobile terminal, which is received and set in advance in the call registration system application, is automatically transmitted, the first signal is received, and the first signal is set to the first signal. A destination floor associated with the mobile terminal is specified based on the server, and a second signal including information about the boarding floor and the destination floor is transmitted to the elevator, and the second signal is received from the server. At this time, if the hall call corresponding to the boarding floor is registered based on the second signal, and the car detects an object after the car arrives at the hall corresponding to the boarding floor and opens the door, , If a car call corresponding to the destination floor is registered and the sensor does not detect an object after the car arrives at the landing corresponding to the boarding floor and opens the door, call the car call corresponding to the destination floor. And a control device not registered.

An elevator automatic call registration system according to the present invention is a hall-side beacon device provided in a hall of an elevator, a weighing device that detects a load applied to a floor surface of a car of the elevator, and a portable terminal is the hall-side beacon device. When the first signal for identifying the elevator, the boarding floor, and the mobile terminal which are preset in the call registration system application by automatically receiving a radio wave from the first signal is received and the first signal is received, A server that identifies a destination floor associated with the mobile terminal based on one signal and transmits a second signal including information about the boarding floor and the destination floor to the elevator, and a second server from the server. When a signal is received, a hall call corresponding to the boarding floor is registered based on the second signal, and the load applied to the weighing device after the car arrives at the hall corresponding to the boarding floor and opens the door. If the car call corresponding to the target floor is registered and the load on the weighing device does not increase after the car arrives at the landing corresponding to the boarding floor and opens the door, And a controller that does not register the car call corresponding to the floor.

The elevator automatic call registration system according to the present invention is a hall-side beacon device provided in a hall of an elevator, a car-side beacon device provided in a car of the elevator, and a mobile terminal receives radio waves from the hall-side beacon device. When the first signal for identifying the elevator, the boarding floor, and the mobile terminal, which is received and set in advance in the call registration system application, is automatically transmitted, the first signal is received, and the first signal is set to the first signal. A destination floor associated with the mobile terminal is specified based on the server, and a second signal including information about the boarding floor and the destination floor is transmitted to the elevator, and the second signal is received from the server. When a certain time has passed since the mobile terminal did not receive the radio wave from the car-side beacon device, a call corresponding to the boarding floor and the destination floor was made based on the second signal. Register and register a call corresponding to the boarding floor and the destination floor based on the second signal when the mobile terminal does not receive the radio wave from the car-side beacon device and a certain time has not passed. And a control device that does not.

The automatic call registration system for an elevator according to the present invention is a hallside beacon device provided at a hall of an elevator, a camera for photographing the inside of the elevator car, and a mobile terminal receiving radio waves from the hallside beacon device. When the first signal for specifying the elevator, the boarding floor, and the mobile terminal set in advance in the call registration system application is automatically transmitted, the first signal is received, and based on the first signal, A server that specifies a destination floor associated with the mobile terminal, transmits a second signal including information about the boarding floor and the destination floor to the elevator, and receives the second signal from the server. , A hall call corresponding to the boarding floor is registered based on the second signal, and after the car arrives at the hall corresponding to the boarding floor and opens, the user detects it based on the image of the camera. If the car call is registered corresponding to the destination floor, when the car is not detected based on the image of the camera after the car arrives at the landing corresponding to the boarding floor and opens the door, And a control device that does not register the car call corresponding to the destination floor.

According to these aspects of the invention, the control device determines whether to register the call based on the position of the user who has the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal receives the radio wave from the hall beacon device. Therefore, it is possible to suppress registration of a call that the user does not intend.

1 is a configuration diagram of an elevator to which an elevator automatic call registration system according to a first embodiment is applied. FIG. 3 is a front view of an operation screen of an application installed in a mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the first embodiment is applied. FIG. 3 is a front view of an operation screen of an application installed in a mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the first embodiment is applied. FIG. 3 is a front view of an operation screen of an application installed in a mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the first embodiment is applied. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a main part of an elevator to which an automatic elevator call registration system according to a first embodiment is applied. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an elevator control device and a mobile terminal 15 to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the first embodiment is applied. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a beacon installation table used in the elevator automatic call registration system in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a table of call patterns used in the elevator automatic call registration system in the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an outline of operations of a control device for an elevator and a mobile terminal to which the automatic call registration system for an elevator according to the first embodiment is applied. It is a block diagram of the principal part of the elevator to which the automatic call registration system of the elevator in Embodiment 2 is applied. FIG. 9 is a block diagram of an elevator control device and a mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the second embodiment is applied. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a first example of an outline of the operation of the mobile terminal 15 to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the second embodiment is applied. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a second example of the outline of the operation of the mobile terminal 15 to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the second embodiment is applied. FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a main part of an elevator to which an elevator automatic call registration system according to a third embodiment is applied. FIG. 11 is a block diagram of an elevator control device and a mobile terminal to which an elevator automatic call registration system according to a third embodiment is applied. It is a figure which shows the table of the non-use time used for the automatic call registration system of the elevator in Embodiment 3. 11 is a flowchart for explaining an outline of operation of a mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the third embodiment is applied. It is a block diagram of the principal part of the elevator to which the elevator automatic call registration system in Embodiment 4 is applied. FIG. 16 is a block diagram of an elevator control device and a mobile terminal to which an elevator automatic call registration system according to a fourth embodiment is applied. It is a figure which shows the table of the usage time used for the automatic call registration system of the elevator in Embodiment 4. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the outline of the operation of the mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the fourth embodiment is applied. It is a block diagram of the principal part of the elevator to which the elevator automatic call registration system in Embodiment 5 is applied. FIG. 14 is a block diagram of an elevator control device and a mobile terminal to which an elevator automatic call registration system according to a fifth embodiment is applied. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the outline of the operation of the elevator control device and the mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the fifth embodiment is applied. It is a block diagram of the principal part of the elevator to which the automatic call registration system of the elevator in Embodiment 6 is applied.

Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals. Overlapping description of the relevant parts will be appropriately simplified or omitted.

Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an elevator to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the first embodiment is applied.

In the elevator of FIG. 1, the hoistway 1 penetrates each floor of a building (not shown). The machine room 2 is provided directly above the hoistway 1. Each of the plurality of landings 3 is provided on each floor of the building. Each of the plurality of landings 3 faces the hoistway 1.

The hoisting machine 4 is provided in the machine room 2. The hoisting machine 4 includes a brake and the like (not shown). The main rope 5 is wound around the hoist 4.

The car 6 is provided inside the hoistway 1. The car 6 is supported on one side of the main rope 5. The counterweight 7 is provided inside the hoistway 1. The counterweight 7 is supported on the other side of the main rope 5.

Each of the plurality of landing doors 8 is provided at each entrance/exit of each of the plurality of landings 3. The car door 9 is provided at the entrance of the car 6. A sensor 10 is provided near the entrance and exit of the car 6 so as to detect an object that enters and exits the car 6 through the entrance and exit of the car 6. For example, the sensor 10 is an infrared sensor, a photoelectric sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or the like. For example, the sensor 10 is provided on the car door 9. For example, the sensor 10 may be provided at the doorway pillar of the car 6. The car 6 is provided with a weighing device 11 so that the load applied to the car 6 can be detected. For example, the weighing device 11 is provided immediately below the floor surface of the car 6. For example, the weighing device 11 may be provided at the connecting portion between the main rope 5 and the car 6.

Each of the plurality of hall-side beacon devices 12 is provided on the wall surface of each of the plurality of halls 3.

The control device 13 is provided in the machine room 2. The control device 13 is provided so as to control the elevator as a whole.

The base station 14 is provided at a location apart from the building. The mobile terminal 15 is carried by the user. For example, the mobile terminal 15 is a smartphone. In this system, the user can manually or automatically request an elevator call using the mobile terminal 15. In order to perform call registration using the mobile terminal 15, a specific call registration system application needs to be installed in the mobile terminal 15 in advance. For example, the user can download and install the call registration system application on the mobile terminal 15 by accessing the home page of the maintenance company that manages the elevator from the mobile terminal 15. In the following description, the call registration system application is simply referred to as “application”.

Next, the operation screen of the application will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.
2 to 4 are front views of operation screens of an application installed in a mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the first embodiment is applied.

FIG. 2 is an operation screen when registering a building as a building provided with an elevator. In FIG. 2, when the mobile terminal 15 receives a radio wave from the hall beacon device 12, a dialog or notification message is displayed on the operation screen to prompt registration of a building corresponding to the hall beacon device 12. In this state, when the user touches the “OK” area on the operation screen, the building corresponding to the hall beacon device 12 is registered.

FIG. 3 shows an operation screen when manually requesting an elevator call. In FIG. 3, when a registered building is selected, a call registration screen is displayed. The user can manually request a call by operating the call registration screen of the mobile terminal 15. For example, the user selects "1" as the "current floor" and "4" as the "destination floor", and then touches the "call" area to call the hall UP call on the first floor and the fourth floor. You can request a car call. After that, the user can close the call registration screen by touching the "close" area.

FIG. 4 shows an operation screen for automatically requesting an elevator call. In FIG. 4, when the area of the gear icon is touched, the setting screen is displayed. By operating the setting screen of the mobile terminal 15, the user can automatically set a call request. For example, the user turns on the hands-free setting switch to display the floor selection screen, then selects "1" or "8" as the two floors and touches the "OK" area. Thus, it is possible to set to automatically request the hall UP call for the first floor and the car call for the eighth floor, or the hall DOWN call for the eighth floor and the car call for the first floor. In this case, when approaching the hall beacon device 12 on the first floor, a hall UP call for the first floor and a car call for the eighth floor are automatically requested. Further, when approaching the hall-side beacon device 12 on the 8th floor, the hall DOWN call on the 8th floor and the car call on the 1st floor are automatically requested.

Next, a method of automatically registering elevator calls will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a main portion of an elevator to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the first embodiment is applied.

As shown in FIG. 5, the hall-side beacon device 12 transmits a radio wave toward the hall 3. When the mobile terminal 15 receives the radio wave, the mobile terminal 15 transmits information requesting an elevator call to the control device 13 by radio wave. The information is received by the control device 13 via the base station 14 and the Internet.

The control device 13 registers the elevator call based on the information. For example, the control device 13 registers the hall call corresponding to the hall 3 based on the information. For example, the control device 13 registers the hall call and the car call corresponding to the hall 3 based on the information.

Next, the control device 13 and the mobile terminal 15 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the elevator control device and the mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the first embodiment is applied.

As shown in FIG. 6, the control device 13 includes an external communication unit 13a, a sensor communication unit 13b, a hoisting machine communication unit 13c, a call request receiving unit 13d, an entrance/exit detection unit 13e, a car call availability determination unit 13f, and operation management. The unit 13g and the control unit 13h are provided.

The external communication unit 13a is provided so as to be able to communicate with an external device via the Internet network. The sensor communication unit 13b is provided so as to be able to receive information from the sensor 10. The hoist communication unit 13c is provided so as to be able to transmit information to the hoist 4. The call request receiving unit 13d is provided so as to be able to receive information requesting a call via the external communication unit 13a. The entrance/exit detection unit 13e is provided so as to detect the entrance/exit of the car 6 of the user based on the information received by the sensor communication unit 13b. The operation management unit 13g is provided so as to receive the information requesting the call from the call request receiving unit 13d and to send the hall call registration request and the car call registration request to the control unit 13h. The car call availability determination unit 13f determines whether to register the car call based on the information requesting the car call received by the call request receiving unit 13d and the entrance/exit of the car 6 of the user detected by the entrance/exit detection unit 13e. It is provided so that it can be determined and the determination result can be transmitted to the operation management unit 13g. The control unit 13h is provided so as to perform call registration based on the call registration request transmitted from the operation management unit 13g and control the hoisting machine 4. The external communication unit 13a, the call request receiving unit 13d, the entry/exit detection unit 13e, the car call availability determination unit 13f, and the operation management unit 13g may be provided separately from the control device 13. For example, it may be provided in a monitoring device that monitors the operating state of the elevator.

For example, the functions of the call request receiving unit 13d, the entrance/exit detection unit 13e, the car call availability determination unit 13f, the operation management unit 13g, and the control unit 13h are realized by the processor reading and executing the program stored in the memory. It

The mobile terminal 15 includes an external communication unit 15a, a beacon communication unit 15b, a call pattern storage unit 15c, a call request creation unit 15d, and a call request transmission unit 15e.

The external communication unit 15a is provided so as to be able to communicate with an external device via the base station 14 not shown in FIG. The beacon communication unit 15b is provided so as to be able to receive a radio wave from the hall beacon device 12. The call pattern storage unit 15c is provided so as to be able to store information about hall call patterns and information about car call patterns. The call request creation unit 15d is provided so as to create call information based on the information on the radio waves received by the beacon communication unit 15b and the information stored in the call pattern storage unit 15c. The call request transmitting unit 15e is provided so as to allow the external communication unit 15a to transmit the information requesting the call created by the call request creating unit 15d.

For example, the functions of the call request creation unit 15d and the call request transmission unit 15e are realized by the processor reading and executing the program stored in the memory.

Next, a beacon installation table will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a beacon installation table used in the elevator automatic call registration system according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the beacon installation table, beacon information, property ID, elevator ID, and beacon installation floor information are associated with each other.

The beacon information is identification information of the hall beacon device 12. For example, if the beacon is iBeacon (registered trademark), the identifier is composed of a set of data strings called UUID, Major, and Minor. The property ID is identification information of a building provided with an elevator. The elevator ID is information that can identify the elevator. The installation floor is identification information of the floor where the beacon is installed.

Next, a call pattern table will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a call pattern table used in the elevator automatic call registration system according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the call pattern table, beacon information, property ID, elevator ID, floor 1 and floor 2 information are associated with each other.

The beacon information is identification information of the hall beacon device 12. The property ID is identification information of a building provided with an elevator. The elevator ID is information that can identify the elevator. The floor 1 is identification information of the floor on which the user gets on the car 6 or gets off the car 6. Floor 2 is identification information of the floor where the user gets out of the car 6 or gets on the car 6.

Next, the outline of the operations of the control device 13 and the mobile terminal 15 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the outline of the operation of the elevator control device and the mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the first embodiment is applied.

In step S1, the mobile terminal 15 activates the application when the radio wave from the hall-side beacon device 12 is received. Then, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S2. In step S2, the mobile terminal 15 transmits information requesting a hall call and a car call. The call request creation unit 15d of the mobile terminal 15 that has received the beacon identifier obtains the property ID, elevator ID, and installation floor corresponding to the beacon information from the beacon installation table. Next, using the table of call patterns, the floor ID 1 and floor 2 that match the property ID obtained from the beacon identifier and the elevator ID, and that the installation floor matches floor 1 or floor 2 are obtained. When floors 1 and 2 are obtained, one of floors 1 and 2 that matches the installation floor is determined as the hall calling floor, and the other floor is determined as the car calling floor. Finally, the hall call floor and the car call floor are compared to determine the hall call direction (UP or DOWN).

After that, the control device 13 performs the operation of step S3. In step S3, the control device 13 registers the hall call based on the information from the mobile terminal 15. After that, the control device 13 performs the operation of step S4. In step S4, the control device 13 causes the car 6 to arrive at the hall 3 corresponding to the hall call and then opens the car.

After that, the control device 13 performs the operation of step S5. In step S5, the control device 13 determines whether or not the entry/exit of the user is detected before the car 6 is closed.

When the entry/exit of the user is not detected in step S5, the control device 13 ends the operation.

When the entry/exit of the user is detected in step S5, the control device 13 performs the operation of step S6. In step S6, the control device 13 registers the car call based on the information from the mobile terminal 15. After that, the control device 13 ends the operation.

According to the first embodiment described above, the control device 13 registers a call based on the position of the user who has the mobile terminal 15 when the mobile terminal 15 receives a radio wave from the hall beacon device 12. Or not. Therefore, it is possible to suppress registration of a call that the user does not intend. As a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the operating efficiency of the elevator.

Specifically, after the hall call is registered, the car call is not registered unless the entry/exit of the user is detected. Therefore, it is possible to suppress unnecessary movement of the car 6 to the destination floor corresponding to the car call.

The entering/exiting of the user may be detected based on the detection result of the weighing device 11. At this time, if the car call is not registered when the load applied to the weighing device 11 does not increase, it is possible to more reliably suppress the registration of the unnecessary car call.

Further, the entry and exit of the user may be detected based on the image of the camera that captures the inside of the car 6. At this time, if it is set that the car call is not registered when it is not detected that the user gets into the car 6 based on the image of the camera, it is possible to more reliably suppress the registration of the unnecessary car call. be able to.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 15 receives the radio wave from the hall-side beacon device 12, the application is activated and the operation screen of the application can be operated on the display unit, the call preset in the application is displayed. The request does not have to be sent automatically. In this case, it is possible to prevent unnecessary call requests when the user may manually request the call or change the destination floor.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 15 receives the radio wave from the hall beacon device 12, the application is activated, and the operation screen of the application cannot be operated on the display unit, the call preset in the application is displayed. The request may be sent automatically. For example, when the application is running and the screen of the mobile terminal 15 is locked, a call request preset in the application may be automatically transmitted. For example, when the application is running and the screen of the application is not displayed, a call request preset in the application may be automatically transmitted. In these cases, the call can be requested immediately when the user has no possibility of manually requesting the call or changing the destination floor.

Further, a door open button and a door close button may be displayed on the screen of the application. For example, when the area of the door opening button is touched, a request to open the elevator door may be transmitted from the mobile terminal 15 to the control device 13 via the base station 14 and the Internet network. For example, when the area of the door close button is touched, the mobile terminal 15 may transmit a request to close the elevator door to the control device 13 via the base station 14 and the Internet network. In these cases, the door opening/closing time of the elevator can be adjusted even at a position slightly away from the hall 3. In the first embodiment, when the mobile terminal 15 transmits the information requesting an elevator call to the control device 13 by radio waves, the information is transmitted to the control device 13 via the base station 14 and the Internet network. It was composed. For example, an access point that establishes a wireless LAN connected to the control device 13 is installed in the hall 3, and when the mobile terminal 15 transmits information requesting an elevator call to the control device 13 by radio waves, the access point You may make it transmit to the control apparatus 13 via. Further, for example, the hall-side beacon device 12 is provided with the access point function, so that when the mobile terminal 15 transmits information requesting an elevator call to the control device 13 by radio waves, the hall-side beacon device 12 is used. Alternatively, it may be transmitted to the control device 13.

Embodiment 2.
FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of essential parts of an elevator to which the automatic call registration system for elevators according to the second embodiment is applied. FIG. 11 is a block diagram of an elevator control device and a mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the second embodiment is applied. The same or corresponding parts as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. Description of the relevant part is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 10, the car-side beacon device 16 is provided inside the car 6. The car-side beacon device 16 may be installed on the car. The car-side beacon transmits radio waves toward the inside of the car 6. As shown in FIG. 11, in the mobile terminal 15, the beacon communication unit 15b is provided so as to be able to receive radio waves from the hall beacon device 12 and the car beacon device 16. The boarding/alighting determination unit 15f is provided so as to detect the boarding/alighting of the car 6 of the user based on the information from the beacon communication unit 15b.

Next, a first example of the outline of the operation of the mobile terminal 15 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the first example of the outline of the operation of the mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the second embodiment is applied.

In step S11, the mobile terminal 15 activates the application when the radio wave is received from the hall beacon device 12 or the car beacon device 16. Then, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S12. In step S12, the mobile terminal 15 determines whether or not the beacon device that has transmitted the radio wave is the hall beacon device 12.

When the beacon device that has transmitted the radio wave in step S12 is the hall-side beacon device 12, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S13. In step S13, the mobile terminal 15 transmits information requesting a hall call and a car call. Then, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S14. In step S14, the mobile terminal 15 does not transmit the information requesting the call registration even if a new radio wave is received within a certain time. Then, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S15. In step S15, the mobile terminal 15 terminates the application when a certain time has elapsed. After that, the mobile terminal 15 ends the operation.

When the beacon device that has transmitted the radio wave in step S12 is not the hall-side beacon device 12, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S16. In step S16, the mobile terminal 15 determines whether to detect the radio wave from the car-side beacon device 16.

When the radio wave from the car-side beacon device 16 is detected in step S16, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S16. When the radio wave from the car-side beacon device 16 is not detected in step S16, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S14. In the radio wave detection of the beacon device, a detection threshold is set for the intensity of the received radio wave, and detection or non-detection is determined depending on whether or not the threshold is exceeded. This threshold may be the same value in the hall beacon device 12 and the car beacon device 16, or may be different values. By changing this threshold, it is possible to make an optimum boarding/alighting judgment according to the structure of a building or a different elevator.

Next, a second example of the outline of the operation of the mobile terminal 15 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining a second example of the outline of the operation of the mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the second embodiment is applied.

Steps S21 to S25 are the same as steps S11 to S15 of FIG. If the beacon device that has transmitted the radio wave in step S22 is not the hall beacon device 12, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S24.

According to the second embodiment described above, when the mobile terminal 15 receives a radio wave from the hall-side beacon device 12 and requests a call, the control device 13 causes the mobile terminal 15 to receive a call from the car-side beacon device 16. Do not register the call if a certain time has not passed since the radio wave was no longer received. Therefore, it is possible to suppress registration of a call that the user does not intend.

Specifically, the mobile terminal 15 suppresses the automatic transmission of the call request for a certain period when receiving the radio wave from the car-side beacon device 16. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the call from being registered while the car 6 is traveling. In the second embodiment, when the hall beacon device 12 is not detected in step S22, the beacon signal detected at this time is the car beacon signal 16 and the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S24. However, the operation of step S24 may be performed after confirming that the radio wave of the hall beacon device 12 is not detected for a certain period after the radio wave of the car beacon device 16 is detected. When the electric wave of the hall beacon device 12 is detected within a certain period, the operation of step S23 may be performed. With such an operation, when there is no difference in intensity between the radio waves of the car-side beacon device 16 and the radio waves of the hall-side beacon device 12 received by the mobile terminal 15, such as when the car 6 is stopped on the boarding floor. Even if the car-side beacon device 16 is detected before the hall-side beacon device 12, the optimum boarding/alighting determination can be performed.

Embodiment 3.
FIG. 14 is a configuration diagram of essential parts of an elevator to which the automatic call registration system for elevators according to the third embodiment is applied. FIG. 15 is a block diagram of an elevator control device and a mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the third embodiment is applied. The same or corresponding parts as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. Description of the relevant part is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the mobile terminal 15 includes an acceleration detection unit 15g, a usage determination unit 15h, a non-use time storage unit 15i, and a non-use time determination unit 15j.

The acceleration detection unit 15g is provided so as to detect the acceleration of the mobile terminal 15. The usage determination unit 15h is provided so as to be able to determine whether the user is using the car 6 based on the detection result of the acceleration detection unit 15g. For example, the usage determining unit 15h determines that the user is using the car 6 when the acceleration detecting unit 15g detects a change in acceleration that accompanies traveling of the car 6. The non-use time storage unit 15i is provided so as to be able to store information on the non-use time zone. The non-use time determination unit 15j is provided so as to be able to determine whether or not the current time is the non-use time zone based on the information stored in the non-use time storage unit 15i.

Next, the table of non-use time will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a table of non-use times used in the elevator automatic call registration system according to the third embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 16, in the non-use time table, beacon information, property ID, elevator ID, boarding floor, moving direction, and non-use time information are associated with each other.

The beacon information is identification information of the hall beacon device 12. The property ID is identification information of a building provided with an elevator. The elevator ID is information that can identify the elevator. The boarding floor is identification information of the floor on which the user rides the car 6. The moving direction is identification information of the moving direction of the car 6. The non-use time is identification information of a time zone when the car 6 is not used.

Next, the outline of the operation of the mobile terminal 15 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining the outline of the operation of the mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the third embodiment is applied.

In step S31, the mobile terminal 15 activates the application when the radio wave from the hall-side beacon device 12 is received. Then, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S32. In step S32, the mobile terminal 15 determines whether or not the current time is a non-use time zone.

In step S32, when the current time is the non-use time zone, the operation of the mobile terminal 15 ends.

In step S32, when the current time is not in the non-use time zone, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S33. In step S33, the mobile terminal 15 transmits information requesting a hall call and a car call.

Then, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S34. In step S34, the mobile terminal 15 determines whether the user is using the car 6.

When the user is using the car 6 in step S34, the mobile terminal 15 ends the operation.

When the user does not use the car 6 in step S34, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S35. In step S35, the mobile terminal 15 specifies the time zone corresponding to the current time as the non-use time zone. After that, the mobile terminal 15 ends the operation.

According to the third embodiment described above, control device 13 does not receive a call request when the time when mobile terminal 15 receives a radio wave from hall-side beacon device 12 is a non-use time zone. Therefore, the control device 13 does not register the call. As a result, it is possible to suppress registration of calls that the user does not intend.

It should be noted that whether or not the user is using the car 6 may be determined based on the detection result of the sensor 10, the detection result of the weighing device 11, the reception status of the car-side beacon device 16, and the like.

Also, based on the total number of times that the user did not use the car 6 and the ratio of the number of times that the user did not use the car 6 to the number of times that the call was registered, the condition for not registering the call was set. Good.

Fourth Embodiment
FIG. 18 is a configuration diagram of a main portion of an elevator to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the fourth embodiment is applied. FIG. 19 is a block diagram of an elevator control device and a mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the fourth embodiment is applied. The same or corresponding parts as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. Description of the relevant part is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the mobile terminal 15 includes an operation unit 15k, a usage history storage unit 151, a usage time storage unit 15m, and a usage time determination unit 15n.

The operation unit 15k is provided so as to be able to receive an operation from the outside. The usage history storage unit 151 is provided so as to be able to store information on a call request history based on a manual operation on the operation unit 15k. The usage time storage unit 15m is provided so as to be able to store information on usage time zones. The usage time determination unit 15n is provided so as to be able to determine whether the current time is in the usage time zone based on the information stored in the usage time storage unit 15m.

Next, a table of usage times will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a table of usage times used in the elevator automatic call registration system according to the fourth embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 20, in the table of use time, beacon information, property ID, elevator ID, boarding floor, moving direction, and use time information are associated with each other.

The beacon information is identification information of the hall beacon device 12. The property ID is identification information of a building provided with an elevator. The elevator ID is information that can identify the elevator. The boarding floor is identification information of the floor on which the user rides the car 6. The moving direction is identification information of the moving direction of the car 6. The usage time is identification information of a time zone in which the car 6 is used.

Next, the outline of the operation of the mobile terminal 15 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the outline of the operation of the mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the fourth embodiment is applied.

In step S41, the mobile terminal 15 activates the application when the radio wave from the hall-side beacon device 12 is received. Then, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S42. In step S42, the mobile terminal 15 determines whether or not the current time is in the use time zone.

When the current time is the usage time zone in step S42, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S43. In step S43, the mobile terminal 15 transmits information requesting a hall call and a car call. After that, the mobile terminal 15 ends the operation.

If the current time is not in the use time zone in step S42, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S44. In step S44, the mobile terminal 15 determines whether a call is manually requested.

When the call is not manually requested in step S44, the mobile terminal 15 ends the operation.

When the call is manually requested in step S44, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S45. In step S45, the mobile terminal 15 designates the time zone corresponding to the current time as the use time zone. Then, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S43.

According to the fourth embodiment described above, the control device 13 sets the time when the mobile terminal 15 receives the radio wave from the hall beacon device 12 at the time corresponding to the time when the call was manually requested in the past. In some cases, a call request is received. Therefore, the control device 13 registers the call. As a result, it is possible to manually re-specify the use time zone even at the time that is the non-use time zone in the third embodiment.

The condition for registering a call may be set based on the total number of manual call requests.

Embodiment 5.
FIG. 22 is a configuration diagram of essential parts of an elevator to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the fifth embodiment is applied. FIG. 23 is a block diagram of an elevator control device and a mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the fifth embodiment is applied. The same or corresponding parts as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. Description of the relevant part is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 22, the door sensor 17 is provided above the car door 9. The door sensor 17 is provided so as to detect the open/closed state of the car door 9. As shown in FIG. 23, the control device 13 includes a current floor acquisition unit 13i and a door opening/closing determination unit 13j. The current floor acquisition unit 13i is provided so as to acquire information on the floor where the car 6 exists. The door open/close determination unit 13j is provided so as to determine the open/closed state of the car door 9 based on the detection result of the door sensor 17.

Next, the outline of the operations of the control device 13 and the mobile terminal 15 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 24 is a flowchart for explaining the outline of the operation of the elevator control device and the mobile terminal to which the elevator automatic call registration system according to the fifth embodiment is applied.

In step S51, the mobile terminal 15 activates the application when receiving the radio wave from the hall beacon device 12. Then, the mobile terminal 15 performs the operation of step S52. In step S52, the mobile terminal 15 transmits information requesting a hall call and a car call.

After that, the control device 13 performs the operation of step S53. In step S53, the control device 13 determines whether the car 6 is open on the floor corresponding to the hall call.

When the car 6 is not open on the floor corresponding to the hall call in step S53, the control device 13 performs the operation of step S54. In step S54, the control device 13 registers the hall call. After that, the control device 13 ends the operation.

When the car 6 is open on the floor corresponding to the hall call in step S53, the control device 13 ends the operation.

According to the fifth embodiment described above, when the mobile device 15 receives the radio wave from the hall beacon device 12 and requests the hall call, the control device 13 opens the car 6 at the hall 3. If not, do not register the landing call. Therefore, it is possible to suppress unnecessary extension of the door closing time of the car 6.

Sixth Embodiment
FIG. 25 is a configuration diagram of essential parts of an elevator to which the automatic call registration system for elevators according to the sixth embodiment is applied.

In the sixth embodiment, when the mobile terminal 15 receives the radio wave from the hall-side beacon device 12, the mobile terminal 15 automatically outputs the first signal for specifying the elevator, the boarding floor, and the mobile terminal 15 which are preset in the application. Send. The monitoring device 19 monitors the operation state of the elevator and notifies a monitoring center (not shown) when an abnormality occurs. The monitoring device 19 includes the external communication unit 13a, the call request receiving unit 13d, the entry/exit detection unit 13e, the car call availability determination unit 13f, and the operation management unit 13g described in the first embodiment.

The server 18 identifies the destination floor associated with the mobile terminal 15 based on the first signal. The server 18 transmits a second signal including information on the boarding floor and the destination floor to the elevator.

In the elevator, when the monitoring device 19 receives the second signal from the server 18, the monitoring device 19 recognizes the request for the hall call and the car call based on the second signal. The monitoring device 19 determines whether to register a hall call and a car call, as in the control device 13 of the first to third embodiments.

For example, the monitoring device 19 transmits to the control device 13 a registration request for a hall call corresponding to the boarding floor based on the second signal. For example, when the sensor 10 detects an object after the car 6 arrives at the hall 3 corresponding to the boarding floor and opens the door, the controller 13 issues a car call registration request corresponding to the destination floor. Send to 13. For example, when the car 6 does not detect an object after the car 6 arrives at the hall 3 corresponding to the boarding floor and opens the door, the control device 13 issues a car call registration request corresponding to the destination floor. Do not send to 13.

According to the sixth embodiment described above, the server 18 identifies the destination floor associated with the mobile terminal 15 based on the first signal. The server 18 transmits a second signal including information on the boarding floor and the destination floor to the elevator. Therefore, if information for identifying the elevator, the boarding floor, the destination floor, and the mobile terminal 15 is registered in the server 18, thereafter, even if the information about the destination floor is not transmitted from the mobile terminal 15, Calls and car calls can be registered automatically.

As described above, the elevator automatic call registration system according to the present invention can be used for an elevator system. The elevator system includes not only an elevator having a machine room but also a machine room-less elevator in which a hoisting machine and a control device are installed inside the hoistway without having the machine room.

1 hoistway, 2 machine room, 3 hall, 4 hoisting machine, 5 main ropes, 6 car, 7 counterweight, 8 hall door, 9 car door, 10 sensor, 11 scale device, 12 hall side beacon device, 13 Control device, 13a external communication unit, 13b sensor communication unit, 13c hoist communication unit, 13d call request receiving unit, 13e entry/exit detection unit, 13f car call availability determination unit, 13g operation management unit, 13h control unit, 13i current floor Acquisition unit, 13j door open/close determination unit, 14 base station, 15 mobile terminal, 15a external communication unit, 15b beacon communication unit, 15c call pattern storage unit, 15d call request creation unit, 15e call request transmission unit, 15f entry/exit determination unit, 15g acceleration detection unit, 15h usage determination unit, 15i non-use time storage unit, 15j non-use time determination unit, 15k operation unit, 15l use history storage unit, 15m use time storage unit, 15n use time determination unit, 16 car side beacon Equipment, 17 door sensor, 18 server, 19 monitoring equipment

Claims (7)

A hallside beacon device provided at the elevator hall,
A sensor for detecting an object entering or leaving the elevator car,
When the mobile terminal automatically receives the radio signal from the hall-side beacon device and automatically transmits the first signal for specifying the elevator, the boarding floor and the mobile terminal, which are preset in the call registration system application, One signal is received, a destination floor associated with the mobile terminal is identified based on the first signal, and a second signal including information about the boarding floor and the destination floor is transmitted to the elevator. Server,
When a second signal is received from the server, a landing call corresponding to the boarding floor is registered based on the second signal, and the car arrives at the landing board corresponding to the boarding floor and opens the door. When the sensor detects an object, the car call corresponding to the destination floor is registered, and when the car does not detect the object after the car arrives at the landing corresponding to the boarding floor and opens the door, A control device that does not register the car call corresponding to the destination floor,
Elevator automatic call registration system equipped with. A hallside beacon device provided at the elevator hall,
A scale device for detecting a load applied to the floor surface of the elevator car,
When the mobile terminal automatically receives a radio signal from the hall-side beacon device and automatically transmits a first signal for specifying the elevator, the boarding floor and the mobile terminal, which are preset in the call registration system application, One signal is received, a destination floor associated with the mobile terminal is identified based on the first signal, and a second signal including information about the boarding floor and the destination floor is transmitted to the elevator. Server,
When the second signal is received from the server, the hall call corresponding to the boarding floor is registered based on the second signal, and the car arrives at the hall corresponding to the boarding floor and opens the door, When the load on the weighing device increases, the car call corresponding to the destination floor is registered, and the load on the weighing device does not increase after the car arrives at the landing corresponding to the boarding floor and opens the door. In this case, a control device that does not register the car call corresponding to the destination floor,
Elevator automatic call registration system equipped with. A hallside beacon device provided at the elevator hall,
A car-side beacon device provided in the car of the elevator,
When the mobile terminal automatically receives a radio signal from the hall-side beacon device and automatically transmits a first signal for specifying the elevator, the boarding floor and the mobile terminal, which are preset in the call registration system application, One signal is received, a destination floor associated with the mobile terminal is identified based on the first signal, and a second signal including information about the boarding floor and the destination floor is transmitted to the elevator. Server,
When a predetermined time has passed after the mobile terminal stops receiving the radio wave from the car-side beacon device when the second signal is received from the server, the boarding floor and the boarding floor based on the second signal When a call corresponding to the destination floor is registered, and the mobile terminal does not receive the radio wave from the car-side beacon device, and a certain time has not passed, based on the second signal, the boarding floor and the A control device that does not register the call corresponding to the destination floor,
Elevator automatic call registration system equipped with. A hallside beacon device provided at the elevator hall,
A camera for photographing the inside of the elevator car,
When the mobile terminal automatically receives a radio signal from the hall-side beacon device and automatically transmits a first signal for specifying the elevator, the boarding floor and the mobile terminal, which are preset in the call registration system application, One signal is received, a destination floor associated with the mobile terminal is identified based on the first signal, and a second signal including information about the boarding floor and the destination floor is transmitted to the elevator. Server,
When the second signal is received from the server, the hall call corresponding to the boarding floor is registered based on the second signal, and the car arrives at the hall corresponding to the boarding floor and opens the door, When a user is detected based on the image of the camera, the car call corresponding to the destination floor is registered, and the car is displayed on the image of the camera after the car arrives at the landing corresponding to the boarding floor and opens. A control device that does not register the car call corresponding to the destination floor when the user is not detected based on the
Elevator automatic call registration system equipped with. The control device does not register a call when the time when the mobile terminal receives a radio wave from the hall-side beacon device is in a non-use time zone, the control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . Elevator automatic call registration system. The control device registers a call if the time when the mobile terminal receives a radio wave from the hall-side beacon device is a time zone corresponding to a time when a manual call was requested in the past. The automatic call registration system for an elevator according to claim 5 . The control device responds to the hall call when the mobile terminal automatically receives a radio wave from the hall-side beacon device and automatically transmits a request for a hall call and a car call preset in the call registration system application. The automatic call registration system for an elevator according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the hall call is not registered when the car is open at the hall.

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