JP6969638B1 - Elevator control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system as an elevator control system capable of making a user aware that it is necessary to manually register a destination floor when a call registration is performed by a manual registration process. SOLUTION: The control system is applicable to an elevator in which a regulation device for restricting entry to a landing is installed, and whether or not the regulation device is permitted to pass for each user in the elevator. However, it is judged by the success or failure of the authentication for the identification information of the user. This control system includes a display device with an operation function provided in the regulation device, a call registration processing unit capable of executing manual registration processing, and a setting processing unit. The setting processing unit sets the state of the regulation device to either a regulation state in which traffic regulation is executed or a release state in which traffic regulation is canceled. Then, when the manual registration process is executed by the call registration processing unit, the setting processing unit sets the state of the regulating device to the regulated state. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to an elevator control technique in which a regulatory device such as a security gate is installed.

For example, in Patent Document 1, when a regulatory device such as a security gate is installed in an elevator and a user tries to pass through the regulatory device, the user's identification information (for example, read from an IC card possessed by the user) is read. A technique is disclosed in which authentication is performed on the identification information (unique ID, etc.), and when the authentication is successful, the traffic restriction for the user is lifted and the passage of the regulation device is made possible. Further, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique of automatic registration processing in which call registration is performed using the initial setting floor associated with the identification information of the user after the traffic restriction for the user is lifted.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-67489

In the technique of Patent Document 1 described above, the destination floor to which the user can move by call registration is limited to the initial setting floor (for example, the office floor) associated with the user's identification information. However, if there is a common floor with a cafeteria or dining room in the building, it is necessary to be able to move to such a common floor by elevator separately from the default floor.

Therefore, when the authentication of the identification information is successful, the present inventor displays the disembarkation permission floor (common floor, etc.) associated with the identification information on the display device so as to be selectable, and is selected as the destination floor there. We are proposing a manual registration processing technology that performs call registration using the disembarkation permission floor. On the other hand, in the above-mentioned technology proposed by the present inventor, if the traffic restriction is immediately lifted with the success of the authentication as in Patent Document 1, regardless of whether or not the user selects the destination floor in the display device. However, since the regulatory device becomes passable, some users may pass through the regulatory device without registering the destination floor (that is, without selecting any of the displayed disembarkation permission floors). I found that there is.

If the user passes through the regulation device without registering the destination floor in this way, the subsequent user may be confused by seeing the screen of the display device on which the disembarkation permission floor is already displayed. When the subsequent user appropriately registers the destination floor in order to close the screen, a situation such as a wasteful call may occur.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator control system that can make a user aware that it is necessary to manually register a destination floor when calling and registering by manual registration processing. Is.

The control system according to the present invention can be applied to an elevator in which a regulation device for restricting entry to a landing is installed, and whether or not the regulation device is permitted to pass for each user in the elevator. However, it is judged by the success or failure of the authentication for the identification information of the user. This control system includes a display device with an operation function provided in the regulation device, a call registration processing unit, and a setting processing unit. When the authentication of the identification information is successful, the call registration processing unit displays the disembarkation permission floor associated with the identification information on the display device so as to be selectable, and the call registration is performed using the disembarkation permission floor selected there. It is possible to execute the manual registration process. The setting processing unit sets the state of the regulation device to either a regulation state in which traffic regulation is executed or a release state in which traffic regulation is canceled. Then, when the manual registration process is executed by the call registration processing unit, the setting processing unit sets the state of the regulating device to the regulated state.

According to the above control system, when the manual registration process is executed in the call registration processing unit, the user is allowed to pass through the regulated device even though the user is permitted to pass through the regulated device. It will be regulated (prohibited). At that time, the user tries to find out the reason why his / her traffic is restricted, and as a result, it is necessary to manually register the destination floor (that is, select one of the disembarkation permission floors on the display device). You need to be aware of what you need to do).

In the above control system, when the display device displays the disembarkation permission floor in a selectable manner, the display device notifies the user that the traffic restriction by the regulation device is released by selecting one of the disembarkation permission floors. May be good. Such notifications make it easier for users to notice that the destination floor needs to be registered manually.

In the above control system, the setting processing unit may switch the state of the regulating device to the release state after the call registration in the manual registration process is executed in the call registration processing unit. According to this configuration, by removing the traffic restriction, the user can perform the call registration by selecting the destination floor on the display device, and as a result, the restricted device can pass through. You can recognize things such as things.

In the above control system, the call registration processing unit performs a manual registration process and an automatic registration process of performing call registration using the initial setting floor associated with the identification information when the authentication of the identification information is successful. It may be possible to selectively execute either one. Then, the setting processing unit may set the state of the regulation device to the release state when the automatic registration processing is executed by the call registration processing unit. According to this configuration, when the automatic registration process is executed in the call registration processing unit, the destination floor is automatically registered, so that the user may pass through the regulation device without registering the destination floor. Does not occur. Therefore, when the automatic registration process is selected in the call registration processing unit, the traffic restriction can be immediately lifted, unlike the case where the manual registration process is selected. This allows the user to smoothly pass through the regulatory device without stopping.

According to the present invention, it is possible to make the user aware that it is necessary to manually register the destination floor when performing call registration by the manual registration process.

It is a conceptual diagram which showed the whole structure of the elevator to which the control system which concerns on embodiment is applied. It is a figure which illustrates the change of the screen when the call registration is performed by the automatic registration process about the screen displayed on the display device with an operation function. It is a figure which illustrates the change of the screen when the call registration is performed by the manual registration process about the screen displayed on the display device with an operation function. It is a flowchart which showed the security management process executed by a security server. (A) is a conceptual diagram showing an example of device management data, and (B) is a conceptual diagram showing an example of correspondence management data. It is a flowchart which showed the call registration process executed by a group management control device. It is a flowchart which showed the automatic registration process executed by a group management control device. It is a flowchart which showed the manual registration process executed by a group management control device. It is a figure which showed two examples in which the time until the time-out is displayed on the destination floor selection screen.

[1] Configuration of Elevator and Control System [1-1] Overall Configuration of Elevator FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an overall configuration of an elevator to which the control system according to the embodiment is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator includes a car 100, a regulation device 101, a security server 102, an elevator control device 103, and a group management control device 104. Hereinafter, the configuration of each part will be specifically described. Although not particularly limited, FIG. 1 shows a configuration including three car 100s and three regulation devices 101 as an example of an elevator.

<Regulatory device>
The regulation device 101 is a device that regulates the entry of an elevator into the landing H on a specific floor (lobby floor, etc.) of a building such as a security gate. By switching the state between the released state (gate is open) and the released state (gate is open), the traffic of the user is restricted. Then, device information Pd for identifying them is set in the regulation device 101 of the present embodiment. Further, the regulation device 101 includes a reading device 1 that reads information from a recording medium Q (IC card, magnetic card, etc.) possessed by the user, and a display device that displays information on the car 100 that the user should board. 2 and are provided. Here, the recording medium Q records the identification information Pi (unique information for identifying the recording medium Q, such as a unique ID) of the user who possesses the recording medium Q, and the reading device 1 identifies the information from the recording medium Q. Read the information Pi. Further, the display device 2 contains information for identifying the car 100 (numbers, symbols, etc., hereinafter, this information is referred to as "car information Pg") as information on the car 100 to be boarded by the user. Is displayed.

The reading method of the recording medium Q by the reading device 1 may be a contact type or a non-contact type that reads information by short-range communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication). , Not particularly limited. Further, the recording medium Q is not limited to a card-shaped one, but may be a stick-shaped one or a chip-shaped one. Further, a portable information terminal such as a smartphone capable of short-range communication (NFC or the like) with the reading device 1 may be used as the recording medium Q.

The identification information Pi read by the reading device 1 is authenticated by the identification information Pi executed by the security server 102 (specifically, the user identified by the identification information Pi is allowed to pass through the regulation device 101. It is used for certification) to determine whether or not the person is a person. Therefore, when the reading device 1 reads the identification information Pi, the regulation device 101 transmits the identification information Pi to the security server 102 (see FIG. 1). At this time, the regulation device 101 transmits the device information Pd of the regulation device 101 to the security server 102 together with the identification information Pi in order to make the security server 102 recognize the position of the source of the identification information Pi. The regulatory device 101 may transmit the device information of the reading device 1 (that is, the reading device 1 that has read the identification information Pi) provided in itself as the device information Pd to the security server 102.

In the present embodiment, the display device 3 with an operation function is further provided in the regulation device 101. The display device 3 is a display panel with a touch panel, and is arranged in front of the display device 2 in the approach direction when passing through the regulation device 101. The display device 3 may have a function of performing a selection operation or the like with a button.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating changes in the screen displayed on the display device 3 when call registration is performed by an automatic registration process described later. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating changes in the screen displayed on the display device 3 when call registration is performed by a manual registration process described later. As shown in the left figure of FIG. 2 and the upper left figure of FIG. 3, the display device 3 is a period from the user passing through the regulation device 101 to the next user performing reading by the reading device 1. Medium, the standby screen is displayed. In the example shown in the left figure of FIG. 2 and the upper left figure of FIG. 3, a message prompting the user to read the recording medium Q by the reading device 1 is displayed as the standby screen. Note that this message is not limited to the display on the display device 3, and may be notified to the user by voice.

Then, when the manual registration process is executed by the group management control device 104 and the disembarkation permission floor Fe is transmitted from the group management control device 104, the display device 3 displays the disembarkation permission floor as the destination floor selection screen. Fe is displayed selectably (see the upper right figure of FIG. 3). The details of the screen displayed on the display device 3 and its changes (FIGS. 2 and 3) will be described later.

<Security server>
The security server 102 manages the security in the building by controlling the execution and cancellation of the traffic regulation by the regulation device 101 for each user (security management process). The outline of the security management process will be described below. The details of the security management process will be described later.

The security server 102 authenticates the identification information Pi by the regulation device 101 for each user (authentication processing. See step S102 in FIG. 4), and the use identified by the identification information Pi depending on the success or failure of the authentication at that time. It is determined whether or not the person is permitted to pass through the regulation device 101. Then, when the authentication of the identification information Pi is successful, the security server 102 acquires the information associated with the identification information Pi (that is, the information necessary for the call registration process described later) (acquisition process. FIG. 4). (See step S103 of FIG. 4), and the information is transmitted to the group management control device 104 (transmission process. See step S104 of FIG. 4). Further, when the authentication of the identification information Pi is successful, the security server 102 determines whether the call registration is executed in the automatic registration process or the manual registration process in the group management control device 104 (decision process. FIG. 4), and based on the determination, the state of the regulating device 101 is set to either the regulated state or the released state (setting process. See steps S106A to S109 in FIG. 4).

In the present embodiment, the above authentication processing, acquisition processing, transmission processing, judgment processing, and setting processing are performed by the authentication processing unit 102A, the acquisition processing unit 102B, the transmission processing unit 102C, and the judgment processing unit constructed in the security server 102. It is executed by 102D and the setting processing unit 102E (see FIG. 1). These processing units may be configured by hardware by constructing a circuit in the security server 102, or may be configured by software by causing a processing device such as a CPU included in the security server 102 to execute a program. You may. Further, such a program may be stored in a portable storage device (for example, a flash memory, etc.) in a readable state, or may be stored in a downloadable state on another server or the like, and the downloaded one may be secured. It may be stored in a storage unit (not shown) of the server 102.

<Elevator control device>
The elevator control device 103 is provided so as to correspond to the car 100 one by one, and controls the operation of the car 100 corresponding to itself. The elevator control device 103 is centrally managed and controlled by the group management control device 104.

<Group management control device>
When the group management control device 104 receives the information transmitted from the security server 102 every time the security server 102 successfully authenticates the identification information Pi, the group management control device 104 refers to the information (hereinafter referred to as "received information Pr"). ) Is used for call registration (call registration process). The outline of the call registration process will be described below. The details of the call registration process will be described later.

In the call registration process, the group management control device 104 selects either the automatic registration process or the manual registration process according to the content of the received information Pr, and performs call registration by executing the selected process (FIG. 6). reference). In the automatic registration process, the group management control device 104 performs call registration using the initial setting floor Fd (the floor initially set as the user's disembarkation floor) included in the received information Pr. In the manual registration process, the group management control device 104 sets the disembarkation permission floor Fe (the floor that is not limited to the initial setting floor Fd as the disembarkation floor that can be permitted to the user) included in the received information Pr of the regulation device 101. It is displayed selectably on the display device 3, and when any one of the disembarkation permission floor Fe is selected on the display device 3, the call registration is performed using the disembarkation permission floor Fe.

In the present embodiment, the call registration process is executed by the call registration processing unit 104A constructed in the group management control device 104 (see FIG. 1). The processing unit may be configured by hardware by constructing a circuit in the group management control device 104, or may be software by causing a processing device such as a CPU included in the group management control device 104 to execute a program. It may be composed of. Further, such a program may be stored in a portable storage device (for example, a flash memory or the like) in a readable state, or may be stored in a downloadable state on another server or the like, and the downloaded ones may be grouped. It may be stored in a storage unit (not shown) of the management control device 104.

[1-2] Configuration of Control System In the elevator described above, the control system according to the present embodiment includes a display device 3 with an operation function provided in each of the regulation devices 101, a security server 102, and a group management control device. 104 and. Hereinafter, the details of the security management process executed by the security server 102 and the call registration process executed by the group management control device 104 as the control process executed by this control system will be described.

[2] Control process executed by the control system [2-1] Security management process FIG. 4, is a flowchart showing a security management process executed by the security server 102. The security management process is started when the security server 102 receives information (identification information Pi and device information Pd) from the regulation device 101.

When the security management process is started, the security server 102 can control the regulatory device 101 (control of execution and cancellation of traffic regulation) which is the source of the information (identification information Pi and device information Pd). , Which regulatory device 101 is the source of the transmission is specified based on the received device information Pd (step S101 in FIG. 4).

Specifically, the security server 102 has the device management data D1. FIG. 5A is a conceptual diagram showing an example of device management data D1. In the device management data D1, for each device information Pd, the device address Pa (IP address, etc.) used for transmitting information to the regulation device 101 identified by the device information Pd, and the installation floor Fs of the regulation device 101. , Are associated with each other. Then, the security server 102 reads the device address Pa corresponding to the received device information Pd from the device management data D1 to specify the regulatory device 101 that is the source of the information (identification information Pi and device information Pd).

After that, the security server 102 authenticates the received identification information Pi (authentication process; step S102 in FIG. 4), and the user identified by the identification information Pi depends on the success or failure of the authentication at that time. Determine if the person is allowed to pass. That is, for each user, whether or not the regulation device 101 is permitted to pass is determined by the success or failure of the authentication for the identification information Pi of the user.

Specifically, when the security server 102 succeeds in authenticating the identification information Pi in step S102, the user identified by the identification information Pi is a person who is permitted to pass through the regulation device 101. Judge that. On the other hand, if the security server 102 fails to authenticate the identification information Pi in step S102, the user identified by the identification information Pi is not a person who is permitted to pass through the regulation device 101. Judge.

Then, when the authentication of the identification information Pi is successful in step S102, the security server 102 is associated with the identification information Pi that has been successfully authenticated before controlling the regulatory device 101 (information transmission source). (That is, information necessary for the call registration process described later) is acquired (acquisition process. Step S103 in FIG. 4).

Specifically, the security server 102 further has the correspondence management data D2 in addition to the device management data D1 described above. FIG. 5B is a conceptual diagram showing an example of correspondence management data D2. In the correspondence management data D2, for each identification information Pi of the recording medium Q, the initial setting floor Fd initially set as the disembarkation floor of the user identified by the identification information Pi and the disembarkation floor that can be permitted to the same user. Not limited to the initial setting floor Fd, the set disembarkation permission floor Fe is associated with the setting. Further, in the correspondence management data D2, in order to prevent leakage of the identification information Pi, the management information Pj (for example, attached to the IC card) corresponding to the identification information Pi on a one-to-one basis for each identification information Pi of the recording medium Q is attached. (Something like a serial number) is associated.

In the present embodiment, as the initial setting floor Fd, either the actual floor of the elevator or data other than the actual floor is selectively associated with the identification information Pi. In the example of FIG. 5B, "0th floor" is used as data other than the actual floor. Such an initial setting floor Fd is used in the group management control device 104, which will be described later, when determining which of the automatic registration process and the manual registration process should be used for call registration (step in FIG. 6). See S201. Details will be described later). The data other than the actual floor is not limited to the "0th floor", and a number of floors that do not actually exist in the elevator, a symbol that has nothing to do with the number of floors, or the like may be used. Further, since no information on the initial setting floor Fd is associated with the identification information Pi (Fd = Null), it may be used as data other than the actual floor.

Then, the security server 102 reads out the management information Pj, the initial setting floor Fd, and the disembarkation permission floor Fe associated with the identification information Pi that has been successfully authenticated in step S101 from the corresponding management data D2. Further, the security server 102 reads the installation floor Fs associated with the device information Pd from the device management data D1 by using the device information Pd transmitted from the regulation device 101 together with the identification information Pi. In this way, the security server 102 acquires the information associated with the authentication-successful identification information Pi (that is, the information required for the call registration process).

Next, the security server 102 transmits the information (management information Pj, initial setting floor Fd, disembarkation permission floor Fe, and installation floor Fs) acquired in step S103 to the group management control device 104 (transmission process, FIG. 4). Step S104; see FIG. 1). At this time, the security server 102 also transmits the device address Pa read in step S101 to the group management control device 104.

At least a part of the data in the device management data D1 and the correspondence management data D2 described above may be managed by the group management control device 104 instead of the security server 102. In this case, the group management control device 104 reads at least a part of the information necessary for call registration from the data managed by itself.

When the group management control device 104 receives the above information from the security server 102, the group management control device 104 starts the call registration process (see FIG. 6), and receives either the automatic registration process or the manual registration process from the security server 102. Select and execute according to the information (received information Pr). The details of the call registration process will be described later.

Then, when the group management control device 104 selects and executes the manual registration process (see FIG. 8), the disembarkation permission floor Fe is selectively displayed on the display device 3 of the regulation device 101 (see step S321 in FIG. 8). ). Then, when any one of the disembarkation permission floor Fe is selected by the display device 3 (see steps S322, S324, and S222 in FIG. 8), the group management control device 104 uses the disembarkation permission floor Fe. Call registration is performed (see step S224 in FIG. 8). The details of the manual registration process will be described later.

Here, when the manual registration process is selected, depending on the user, the regulation device 101 is in a passable state (release state) when the disembarkation permission floor Fe is displayed on the display device 3 so as to be selectable. , There is a possibility of passing through the regulation device 101 without registering the destination floor (that is, without selecting any of the displayed disembarkation permission floor Fe). Therefore, when the security server 102 is called and registered by the group management control device 104 in the manual registration process, it is necessary to manually register the destination floor to the user (that is, the display device 3 disembarks. It is necessary to select any of the permission floor Fe), and the following processing is executed.

First, the security server 102 determines whether the automatic registration process or the manual registration process is executed in the group management control device 104 based on the initial setting floor Fd acquired in step S103 (decision process. FIG. Step S105 of 4. Then, the security server 102 executes the following setting processing (steps S106A to S109 in FIG. 4) based on the determination in step S105.

When the security server 102 determines in step S105 that "manual registration processing is executed", the security server 102 is specified by the device address Pa by transmitting the regulation signal Sp to the device address Pa read in step S101. The regulation device 101 is made to execute the traffic regulation. Specifically, the security server 102 causes the regulation device 101 to execute an operation of closing the gate when the gate is open, and causes the regulation device 101 to maintain the same state when the gate is closed. In this way, when the manual registration process is executed by the group management control device 104, the security server 102 sets the state of the regulation device 101 to the regulation state (the state in which the gate is closed) (FIG. 4). Step S106A).

In this case, the user is restricted (prohibited) from passing through the regulating device 101 even though the user is permitted to pass through the regulating device 101. At that time, the user tries to find out the reason why his / her traffic is restricted, and as a result, it is necessary to manually register the destination floor (that is, one of the disembarkation permission floor Fe on the display device 3). You need to select).

Then, when any one of the disembarkation permission floor Fe is selected by the display device 3 (see steps S322, S324, and S222 in FIG. 8), the group management control device 104 is called by using the disembarkation permission floor Fe. Registration is performed (see step S224 in FIG. 8), and then a completion signal Sr notifying that the manual registration process is completed is transmitted to the security server 102 (see step S227 in FIG. 8). On the other hand, if the disembarkation permission floor Fe is not selected in the display device 3 and the display of the disembarkation permission floor Fe (display of the destination floor selection screen; see the upper right figure of FIG. 3) times out, the display device 3 times out. The signal St is transmitted to the group management control device 104 and the security server 102 (step S325 in FIG. 8).

Therefore, the security server 102 determines whether or not the completion signal Sr has been received from the group management control device 104 after the execution of step S106A (after setting to the regulated state) (step S107 in FIG. 4). Then, when the security server 102 can determine in step S107 that "the completion signal Sr has been received (Yes)", the security server 102 transmits the release signal Sq to the device address Pa read in step S101, thereby causing the device. The regulation device 101 specified by the address Pa is made to perform the operation of opening the gate to release the traffic restriction. In this way, the security server 102 switches the state of the regulation device 101 to the release state (the gate is open) after the call registration in the manual registration process is executed by the group management control device 104 (FIG. 4). Step S108).

As a result, the user can recognize that the call registration is executed by selecting the destination floor on the display device 3, and as a result, the regulation device 101 can pass through.

On the other hand, when the security server 102 determines in step S107 that "the completion signal Sr has not been received (No)", the security server 102 determines whether or not the timeout signal St has been received (step S109 in FIG. 4). .. Then, when the security server 102 determines in step S109 that "the timeout signal St has not been received (No)", the security server 102 returns to step S107 and "receives (Yes)" in either step S107 or S109. , S107 and S109 are repeatedly executed until it can be determined.

When the security server 102 determines in step S109 that "time-out signal St has been received (Yes)", the security server 102 does not execute step S108 and regulates the state of the regulating device 101 (the state in which the gate is closed). Keep it as it is. In this case, the group management control device 104 also receives the time-out signal St (that is, it is determined in step S223 of FIG. 8 that the time-out signal St has been received (Yes)). Then, when the group management control device 104 receives the timeout signal St, the group management control device 104 ends the manual registration process without executing the call registration (step S224 in FIG. 8). According to such processing, even if the user's selection of the destination floor is delayed and the display of the disembarkation permission floor Fe (display of the destination floor selection screen) times out, the gate does not open, so the destination floor is not registered. It prevents the user from accidentally passing through the gate.

When the security server 102 determines in step S105 that "automatic registration processing is executed", the security server 102 is identified by the device address Pa by transmitting a release signal Sq to the device address Pa read in step S101. The regulation device 101 is forced to lift the traffic restriction. Specifically, the security server 102 causes the regulation device 101 to execute an operation of opening the gate when the gate is closed, and causes the regulation device 101 to maintain the same state when the gate is open. In this way, when the automatic registration process is executed by the group management control device 104, the security server 102 sets the state of the regulation device 101 to the release state (the state in which the gate is open) (FIG. 4). Step S106B).

In this case, since the destination floor is automatically registered, there is no situation in which the user passes through the regulation device 101 without registering the destination floor. Therefore, when the automatic registration process is selected by the group management control device 104, the traffic restriction can be immediately released, unlike the case where the manual registration process is selected. As a result, the user can smoothly pass through the regulation device 101 without stopping.

On the other hand, when the security server 102 fails to authenticate the identification information Pi in step S102, the security server 102 transmits the regulation signal Sp to the device address Pa read in step S101, so that the regulation specified by the device address Pa is specified. Have device 101 enforce traffic restrictions. Specifically, the security server 102 causes the regulation device 101 to execute an operation of closing the gate when the gate is open, and causes the regulation device 101 to maintain the same state when the gate is closed. In this way, the security server 102 sets the state of the regulating device 101 to the regulated state (the state in which the gate is closed) (step S110 in FIG. 4).

In this case, since the user is not a person who is permitted to pass through the regulation device 101, the passage of the regulation device 101 is restricted (prohibited).

[2-2] Call registration process FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a call registration process executed by the group management control device 104. The call registration process is performed when the group management control device 104 receives information (management information Pj, initial setting floor Fd, disembarkation permission floor Fe, installation floor Fs, and device address Pa) from the security server 102. It is started by the device 104.

When the call registration process is started, the group management control device 104 first determines whether the call registration should be performed using the automatic registration process or the manual registration process, and the above information received from the security server 102. It is determined whether the initial setting floor Fd included in (received information Pr) is the actual floor or the data other than the actual floor (“0th floor” in this embodiment) (step S201 in FIG. 6). ).

When the group management control device 104 determines in step S201 that it is the "existing floor", the group management control device 104 executes an automatic registration process (step S202A in FIG. 6). On the other hand, when the group management control device 104 determines in step S201 that the data is "data other than the actual floor", the group management control device 104 executes the manual registration process (step S202B in FIG. 6).

In this way, the control process is complicated by selectively associating either the actual floor or the data other than the actual floor with the identification information Pi of the user as the initial setting floor Fd for each elevator user. It is possible to make the group management control device 104 determine for each user which process of the automatic registration process or the manual registration process should be used for call registration.

<Automatic registration process>
FIG. 7 is a flowchart specifically showing the automatic registration process (step S202A) executed by the group management control device 104. In the automatic registration process, the group management control device 104 uses the initial setting floor Fd included in the received information Pr as it is as the destination floor Fc1 to perform call registration (step S211 in FIG. 7). Specifically, the group management control device 104 allocates the initial setting floor Fd and the installation floor Fs included in the received information Pr to any one of the car 100 as the destination floor Fc1 and the departure floor Fc2, respectively.

After the call registration is executed in step S211 of the group management control device 104, the group management control device 104 causes the display device 2 of the regulation device 101 specified by the device address Pa included in the received information Pr to display the information (information to be displayed on the display device 2). Information (display information) of the management information Pj, the destination floor Fc1, and the vehicle 100 assigned by the call registration (vehicle information Pg) is transmitted (step S212 in FIG. 7). Then, when the display device 2 receives the display information, the display device 2 displays the management information Pj, the destination floor Fc1, and the vehicle car information Pg on the screen. According to such a screen display, the user can recognize the car 100 to be boarded by looking at the car information Pg displayed on the display device 2 when passing through the regulation device 101.

After that, the group management control device 104 transmits the permission notification signal Sc1 to the display device 3 of the regulation device 101 specified by the device address Pa included in the reception information Pr (step S213 in FIG. 7). Here, the permission notification signal Sc1 displays a screen (permission notification screen; see the right figure in FIG. 2) on the display device 3 for prompting the user to pass the regulation device 101 after the call registration in the automatic registration process is completed. It is a signal to be displayed.

When the display device 3 receives the permission notification signal Sc1, the display device 3 displays the permission notification screen (step S311 in FIG. 7). The right figure of FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the permission notification screen displayed at that time. In this figure, a traveling direction arrow is displayed on the display device 3 in order to encourage the user to pass the regulation device 101.

In step S311 described above, the display device 3 further assigns the current time T to the variable T1. Here, the variable T1 is a variable for specifying the time when the display of the permission notification screen is started, and is used when obtaining the elapsed time (T-T1) from the time in step S312.

After the execution of step S311 (after the permission notification screen is displayed), the display device 3 has a predetermined time Tc1 (for example, 2 seconds) in which the elapsed time (T-T1) from the time assigned to the variable T1 is set in advance. ) It is determined whether or not the above is achieved (step S312 in FIG. 7). Here, the predetermined time Tc1 is the time for displaying the permission notification screen on the display device 3.

The display device 3 repeatedly executes step S312 in a state where the display of the permission notification screen is continued until it is determined in step S312 that "the predetermined time Tc1 or more has been reached (Yes)". Then, when the display device 3 determines in step S312 that "the predetermined time Tc1 or more (Yes)", the display device 3 switches the display from the permission notification screen to the standby screen (see the left figure of FIG. 2) (FIG. 7). Step S313). As a result, the call registration in the automatic registration process for one user and a series of related processes (such as the process executed by the display device 3) are completed.

<Manual registration process>
FIG. 8 is a flowchart specifically showing the manual registration process (step S202B) executed by the group management control device 104. In the manual registration process, the group management control device 104 displays the disembarkation permission floor Fe included in the received information Pr and the display device 3 of the regulation device 101 specified by the device address Pa included in the same received information Pr. (Step S221 in FIG. 8). At this time, the group management control device 104 may also transmit the management information Pj and the like to the display device 3. Then, when the display device 3 receives the disembarkation permission floor Fe, the display device 3 displays the received disembarkation permission floor Fe so as to be selectable (step S321 in FIG. 8, see the upper right figure of FIG. 3).

As a result, the user can select any one of the disembarkation permission floor Fe (selection floor Fe0) as the destination floor Fc1 on the display device 3 (destination floor selection screen).

In addition, on the destination floor selection screen, a message prompting the user to select one of the disembarkation permission floor Fe as the destination floor together with the disembarkation permission floor Fe, and a gate opening by selecting the destination floor ( That is, a message may be displayed informing that the traffic restriction on the restricting device 101 is released) (see the upper right figure of FIG. 3). According to these messages, the user can easily notice that the destination floor needs to be registered manually (that is, it is necessary to select one of the disembarkation permission floor Fe on the display device 3). It should be noted that these messages are not limited to the display on the display device 3, and may be notified to the user by voice.

Further, the management information Pj and the like may be displayed together with the disembarkation permission floor Fe on the destination floor selection screen (see the upper right figure of FIG. 3). As a result, the user can confirm whether or not the displayed destination floor selection screen is a screen for selecting his / her own destination floor with the displayed management information Pj.

In step S321 described above, the display device 3 further assigns the current time T to the variable T2. Here, the variable T2 is a variable for specifying the time when the disembarkation permission floor Fe is selectively displayed on the display device 3 (that is, the time when the destination floor selection screen is displayed), and the time is the time in step S323. It is used when determining the elapsed time (T-T2) from.

After executing step S321 (after displaying the disembarkation permission floor Fe), the display device 3 determines whether or not any one of the disembarkation permission floor Fe is selected on the destination floor selection screen (step S322 in FIG. 8). .. Then, when the user has not selected any of the disembarkation permission floor Fe, the display device 3 determines in step S322 that "not selected (No)", and proceeds to step S323. In step S323, the display device 3 determines whether or not the elapsed time (T-T2) from the time assigned to the variable T2 is equal to or longer than the preset predetermined time Tc2 (for example, 6 seconds). .. Here, the predetermined time Tc2 is a time for waiting for the destination floor to be selected on the display device 3 (destination floor selection screen).

When the display device 3 determines in step S323 that "it has not become Tc2 or more for a predetermined time (No)", the display device 3 executes step S322 again. That is, the display device 3 waits for any one of the disembarkation permission floor Fe to be selected in a state where the disembarkation permission floor Fe is selectively displayed on the display device 3 until the predetermined time Tc2 elapses. Then, if the user selects any one of the disembarkation permission floor Fe before the predetermined time Tc2 elapses, the display device 3 determines in step S322 that it is "selected (Yes)". , The selected disembarkation permission floor Fe (hereinafter referred to as “selection floor Fe0”) is transmitted to the group management control device 104 (step S324 in FIG. 8). In the example of FIG. 3, the case where "8th floor" is selected is shown, and in this case, "8th floor" is transmitted to the group management control device 104 as the selection floor Fe0. The display device 3 may also transmit the management information Pj and the like to the group management control device 104 in step S324. This makes it easier for the group management control device 104 to recognize which user the selection floor Fe0 belongs to.

On the other hand, when the predetermined time Tc2 elapses without selecting any of the disembarkation permission floor Fe on the display device 3 (destination floor selection screen), the display device 3 becomes "predetermined time Tc2 or more" in step S323. (Yes) ”, and a timeout signal St notifying that the predetermined time Tc2 has elapsed is transmitted to the group management control device 104 and the security server 102 (step S325 in FIG. 8).

After executing step S221 (after transmitting the disembarkation permission floor Fe to the display device 3), the group management control device 104 determines whether or not the selection floor Fe0 has been received from the display device 3 (step S222 in FIG. 8). .. Then, when the group management control device 104 determines in step S222 that "the selection floor Fe0 has not been received (No)", it next determines whether or not the timeout signal St has been received from the display device 3. Judgment (step S223 in FIG. 8).

If the group management control device 104 determines in step S223 that "the timeout signal St has not been received (No)", the group management control device 104 executes step S222 again. That is, the group management control device 104 waits for the selection floor Fe0 to be transmitted from the display device 3 until the display of the disembarkation permission floor Fe (display of the destination floor selection screen) on the display device 3 times out. Then, if the group management control device 104 can receive the selection floor Fe0 before the display of the disembarkation permission floor Fe times out, it determines in step 222 that "the selection floor Fe0 has been received (Yes)". become. On the other hand, when the display of the disembarkation permission floor Fe on the display device 3 times out and the time-out signal St is received, the group management control device 104 states that "the time-out signal St has been received (Yes)" in step S223. It will be judged.

When the group management control device 104 determines in step S222 that "selection floor Fe0 has been received (Yes)", the group management control device 104 uses the received selection floor Fe0 as the destination floor Fc1 to perform call registration (step 8). S224). Specifically, the group management control device 104 uses the received selection floor Fe0 and the installation floor Fs included in the received information Pr as the destination floor Fc1 and the departure floor Fc2, respectively, as one of the car 100. Assign to.

After executing the call registration in step S224, the group management control device 104 causes the display device 2 of the regulation device 101 specified by the device address Pa included in the received information Pr to display the information (information to be displayed on the display device 2). Information (display information) of the management information Pj, the destination floor Fc1, and the vehicle 100 assigned by the call registration (vehicle information Pg) is transmitted (step S225 in FIG. 8). Then, when the display device 2 receives the display information, the display device 2 displays the management information Pj, the destination floor Fc1, and the vehicle car information Pg on the screen. According to such a screen display, the user can recognize the car 100 to be boarded by looking at the car information Pg displayed on the display device 2 when passing through the regulation device 101.

After the execution of step S225 (after transmission of the vehicle information Pg), the group management control device 104 displays the permission notification signal Sc2 on the display device 3 of the regulation device 101 specified by the device address Pa included in the received information Pr. Is transmitted (step S226 in FIG. 8). Here, the permission notification signal Sc2 displays a screen (permission notification screen; see the lower right figure of FIG. 3) on the display device 3 for prompting the user to pass the regulation device 101 after the call registration in the manual registration process is completed. It is a signal to be displayed.

After that, the group management control device 104 transmits a completion signal Sr notifying that the manual registration process is completed to the security server 102 (step S227 in FIG. 8). Then, when the security server 102 receives the completion signal Sr (when it is determined in step S107 of FIG. 4 that "the completion signal Sr has been received (Yes)"), the security server 102 releases the state of the regulating device 101 (gates). (Open state) (step S108 in FIG. 4).

Further, when the display device 3 receives the above-mentioned permission notification signal Sc2 from the group management control device 104, the display device 3 displays the permission notification screen (step S326 in FIG. 8). The lower right figure of FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the permission notification screen displayed at that time. In this figure, a traveling direction arrow is displayed on the display device 3 in order to encourage the user to pass the regulation device 101. At this time, the permission notification screen may display a message notifying that the gate is opened (that is, the traffic restriction by the restricting device 101 is released) together with the traveling direction arrow. According to this message, the user can recognize that the call registration is executed by selecting the destination floor on the display device 3, and as a result, the regulation device 101 can pass through. can. Note that this message is not limited to the display on the display device 3, and may be notified to the user by voice.

After that, the display device 3 displays the permission notification screen until the preset predetermined time Tc1 (for example, 2 seconds) elapses, as in the case of displaying the permission notification screen in steps S311 to S313, and displays the permission notification screen for the predetermined time Tc1. After the elapse of, the display is switched from the permission notification screen to the standby screen (see the upper left figure of FIG. 3) (steps S326 to S328 of FIG. 8). As a result, the call registration process in the manual registration process for one user and a series of related processes (process executed by the display device 3 and the like) are completed.

On the other hand, when the group management control device 104 determines in step S223 that "the timeout signal St has been received (Yes)", the group management control device 104 ends the manual registration process without executing the call registration (step S224).

According to such a call registration process, when the regulation device 101 is allowed to pass to the user whose identification information Pi is associated with the actual floor as the initial setting floor Fd in the correspondence management data D2. , The group management control device 104 selects the automatic registration process, whereby the call registration using the initial setting floor Fd (= actual floor) is automatically performed without requiring any subsequent operation by the user. Will be executed. On the other hand, for a user whose identification information Pi is associated with data other than the actual floor as the initial setting floor Fd in the correspondence management data D2, when the passage of the regulation device 101 is permitted, the group management control device. The manual registration process is selected in 104, whereby the user can select any one of the disembarkation permission floor Fe displayed on the display device 3 as the destination floor Fc1 when passing through the regulation device 101. Become. Therefore, the user can move not only to the initial setting floor Fd but also to a floor different from the initial setting floor Fd.

Therefore, for the user who does not change the destination floor Fc1 so much, the actual floor is associated with the identification information Pi as the initial setting floor Fd in the correspondence management data D2 (that is, the call registration is performed by the automatic registration process). By requesting that), it becomes possible to smoothly pass through the regulation device 101 without performing an operation such as selecting the destination floor Fc1. In addition, the user who frequently changes the destination floor Fc1 can associate the identification information Pi with data other than the actual floor as the initial setting floor Fd in the correspondence management data D2 (that is, the call registration is performed by the manual registration process). It becomes possible to select the destination floor Fc1 (any one of the disembarkation permission floor Fe) when passing through the regulation device 101. Therefore, for the user who frequently changes the destination floor Fc1, the trouble of inputting the destination floor with the destination floor registration device (not shown) after passing through the regulation device 101 is eliminated. Therefore, the convenience in the elevator is enhanced.

[3] Modification Example [3-1] First Modification Example In the above-described embodiment, the display of the disembarkation permission floor Fe (display of the destination floor selection screen) on the display device 3 times out after the elapse of the predetermined time Tc2. In order to make the user aware of this, the remaining time until the time-out may be displayed on the destination floor selection screen, and the time may be counted down.

9 (A) and 9 (B) are diagrams showing two examples in which the remaining time until the time-out is displayed on the destination floor selection screen. The remaining time until the time-out may be displayed numerically as shown in FIG. 9 (A), or a figure or symbol that changes depending on the length of the remaining time as shown in FIG. 9 (B). It may be displayed by such as. The display method of the remaining time is not limited to the one shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B as long as the user can recognize the length of the remaining time. It may be changed as appropriate.

[3-2] Second Modification Example In the above-described embodiment, the security server 102 determines whether the automatic registration process or the manual registration process is executed in the group management control device 104 (step in FIG. 4). S105), and the group management control device 104 determines which process of automatic registration processing and manual registration processing should be used for call registration (step S201 in FIG. 6) is determined by the initial setting floor Fd (existing floor). Alternatively, the data is not limited to the data other than the actual floor), and other information may be used.

As an example, in the correspondence management data D2, the identification information Pi is associated with the processing method Pm (automatic registration process or manual registration process) used for call registration in addition to the initial setting floor Fd and the disembarkation permission floor Fe. The security server 102 and the group management control device 104 may make the above determination based on the processing method Pm. As another example, the security server 102 and the group management control device 104 may make the above determination based on the time zone.

[3-3] Third Modification Example In the above-described embodiment, the regulation device 101 may be provided with a motion sensor so as to detect a user at a position where the display device 3 can be operated. .. Then, when the security server 102 receives the timeout signal St from the display device 3 during the execution of the manual registration process (when it is determined in step S109 of FIG. 4 that "the timeout signal St has been received (Yes)"), the security server 102 receives the timeout signal St. As long as the user is detected by the motion sensor, the state of the regulating device 101 may be maintained in the regulated state (the state where the gate is closed). For example, if the user is not detected by the motion sensor, the security server 102 may move to step S108 (switching to the release state).

According to such processing, even if the user's selection of the destination floor is delayed and the display of the disembarkation permission floor Fe (display of the destination floor selection screen) times out, the gate will not open as long as the user is there. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a user who does not have a registration on the destination floor from accidentally passing through the gate.

[3-4] Other Modifications In the control system described above, not only when the display devices 2 and 3 are provided in the regulation device 101 as separate devices, only the display device 3 is provided in the regulation device 101 and the display device is provided. The function of 2 may be realized by the display device 3.

The description of the embodiments and modifications described above should be considered exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is shown by the claims, not by the embodiments or modifications described above. That is, from the description of the above-described embodiment and modification, as described in the claims, the display device 3, the setting processing unit 102E built in the security server 102, and the group management control device 104. The call registration processing unit 104A constructed therein can be extracted as the minimum necessary components in the control system according to the present invention. Furthermore, the scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims.

Further, the description of the above-described embodiments and modifications is not limited to the invention described in the claims, but includes the configuration (including various processing units) of each device included in the elevator or its control system and each device. The control processes to be executed and some of them are also included in the invention.

1 Readers 2, 3 Display devices H Landing area Q Recording medium T Current time D1 Device management data D2 Correspondence management data Fd Initial setting floor Fe Disembarkation permission floor Fs Installation floor Pa Device address Pd Device information Pg Vehicle information Pi Identification information Pj Management Information Pm Processing method Pr Reception information Sp Restriction signal Sq Release signal Sr Completion signal St Timeout signal 100 Vehicle 101 Restriction device 102 Security server 102A Authentication processing unit 102B Acquisition processing unit 102C Transmission processing unit 102D Judgment processing unit 102E Setting processing unit 103 Elevator Control device 104 Group management Control device 104A Call registration processing unit Fc1 Destination floor Fc2 Departure floor Fe0 Selection floor Sc1, Sc2 Permission notification signal Tc1, Tc2 Predetermined time

Claims (4)

An elevator in which a regulatory device for restricting entry to the landing is installed, and whether or not the regulatory device is permitted to pass by each user is determined by the success or failure of authentication for the user's identification information. It is a control system applicable to
A display device with an operation function provided in the regulation device and
When the authentication of the identification information is successful, the disembarkation permission floor associated with the identification information is selectively displayed on the display device, and the call registration is performed using the disembarkation permission floor selected there. A call registration processing unit that can execute processing,
It is provided with a setting processing unit that sets the state of the restricting device to either a regulated state in which traffic regulation is executed or a release state in which traffic regulation is lifted.
The setting processing unit is an elevator control system that sets the state of the regulation device to the regulation state when the manual registration processing is executed by the call registration processing unit. When the display device displays the disembarkation permission floor in a selectable manner, the display device notifies the user that the traffic restriction by the regulation device is released by selecting any of the disembarkation permission floors. The elevator control system according to 1. The elevator control according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the setting processing unit switches the state of the regulation device to the release state after the call registration in the manual registration process is executed by the call registration processing unit. system. The call registration processing unit is either the manual registration process or the automatic registration process of performing call registration using the initial setting floor associated with the identification information when the authentication of the identification information is successful. It is possible to selectively execute one of them,
The elevator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the setting processing unit sets the state of the regulation device to the release state when the automatic registration processing is executed by the call registration processing unit. Control system.

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