KR102379868B1 - Method and server for controlling an elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and server for controlling an elevator are provided. Parking information about the parking of the vehicle is obtained using the sensor, user information about the user of the vehicle is obtained based on the number of the vehicle, and the elevator to be used by the user is controlled based on the parking information and the user information.

Description

METHOD AND SERVER FOR CONTROLLING AN ELEVATOR

The following embodiments relate to a technology for controlling an elevator, and more particularly, to a technology for controlling an elevator based on parking of a vehicle.

Residents living in each household on the second floor or more of a multi-family dwelling such as a residential-commercial complex, villa, or apartment complex, use an elevator to and from the floor of their household almost inevitably. When a resident goes home through the elevator after going out, the resident presses the elevator call button installed at the elevator boarding gate. If a resident is carrying a heavy load in both hands, the process of pressing the elevator call button and waiting can be very cumbersome.

In Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0020148 (published on September 17, 2014), the first reader for receiving passkey information and the first reader are installed closer to the elevator than the first reader, and passkey information An elevator automatic call generating apparatus including a second reader for receiving is disclosed. In addition, when it is determined that the second reader has received the passkey information after the first reader receives the passkey information, by the operation of the call control unit that generates an elevator call signal and transmits it to the elevator controller, the elevator call or The pressing action or touch action for reaching the destination floor is eliminated, so that the convenience of the occupants is optimally promoted, and the waiting time for boarding the elevator is also minimized or reduced.

According to one aspect, the step of obtaining parking information about the parking of the vehicle using at least one sensor, performed by the server controlling the elevator - The parking information is the number of the vehicle, the location where the vehicle is parked including information about -, obtaining user information for a user of the vehicle based on the number of the vehicle, and controlling an elevator to be used by the user based on the parking information and the user information do.

The acquiring of the parking information may include generating information on a location where the vehicle is parked based on sensor information preset for the sensor.

The sensor information may include the number of floors on which the sensor is installed and the number of surrounding pillars.

The obtaining of the parking information may include, when the at least one sensor includes a camera, photographing the license plate of the vehicle using the camera, and recognizing the number of the vehicle by recognizing the photographed vehicle number. It may include the step of obtaining.

The obtaining of the parking information may include, when the at least one sensor includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, obtaining the number of the vehicle by recognizing an RFID tag attached to the vehicle using the RFID reader. may include steps.

The elevator control method further comprises the steps of transmitting a message for the call of the elevator to the user terminal of the user on the basis of the user information, and receiving a reply to the message from the user terminal, the The controlling the elevator may include controlling the elevator based on the reply.

The reply includes timing information of the call of the elevator, and the step of controlling the elevator based on the reply may include controlling the elevator to correspond to the timing of the call.

The user terminal may be a terminal installed in the vehicle.

According to another aspect, the server for controlling the elevator includes a memory in which a program for controlling the elevator is recorded, and a processor for executing the program, wherein the program relates to parking of a vehicle using at least one sensor obtaining parking information, wherein the parking information includes the number of the vehicle and information on a location where the vehicle is parked; obtaining user information for a user of the vehicle based on the number of the vehicle , and performing a step of controlling the elevator to be used by the user based on the parking information and the user information.

The acquiring of the parking information may include generating information on a location where the vehicle is parked based on sensor information preset for the sensor.

The sensor information may include the number of floors in which the sensor is installed and the number of columns.

The program further performs the steps of transmitting a message for the call of the elevator to the user terminal of the user based on the user information, and receiving a reply to the message from the user terminal, the elevator The controlling may include controlling the elevator based on the reply.

The reply includes timing information of the call of the elevator, and the step of controlling the elevator based on the reply may include controlling the elevator to correspond to the timing of the call.

The user terminal may be a terminal installed in the vehicle.

1 is a schematic diagram of an elevator control system according to an example;
2 is a configuration diagram of a server for controlling an elevator according to an embodiment.
3 is a flowchart of a method for controlling an elevator according to an embodiment.
4 is a flowchart of a method of obtaining parking information of a vehicle according to an example.
5 is a flowchart of a method for controlling an elevator through a user terminal according to an example.
6 illustrates an elevator control screen output to a user terminal according to an example.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the scope of the patent application is not limited or limited by these embodiments. Like reference numerals in each figure indicate like elements.

Various modifications may be made to the embodiments described below. It should be understood that the embodiments described below are not intended to limit the embodiments, and include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes thereto.

Terms used in the examples are used only to describe specific examples, and are not intended to limit the examples. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or a combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It should be understood that this does not preclude the existence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiment belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. does not

In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components are given the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and the overlapping description thereof will be omitted. In describing the embodiment, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the embodiment, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a schematic diagram of an elevator control system according to an example;

According to one aspect, a system for controlling an elevator includes a server 100 , a camera 110 , and an elevator 160 . For example, the server 100 recognizes the vehicle 120 by photographing the vehicle 120 driven by the user 130 using the camera 110 , and the elevator 160 for the convenience of the user 130 . can control Additionally, the server 100 may transmit matters related to the control of the elevator 160 to the user terminal 140 of the user 130 and control the elevator based on the command of the user terminal 140 .

A method of controlling an elevator will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6 .

2 is a configuration diagram of a server for controlling an elevator according to an embodiment.

The server 200 includes a communication unit 210 , a processor 220 , and a memory 230 . For example, the server 200 may be the server 100 described above with reference to FIG. 1 .

The communication unit 210 is connected to the processor 220 and the memory 230 to transmit and receive data. The communication unit 210 may be connected to another external device to transmit/receive data. Hereinafter, the expression "transmitting and receiving "A" may indicate transmitting and receiving "information or data representing A".

The communication unit 210 may be implemented as circuitry in the server 200 . For example, the communication unit 210 may include an internal bus and an external bus. As another example, the communication unit 210 may be an element that connects the server 200 and an external device. The communication unit 210 may be an interface. The communication unit 210 may receive data from an external device and transmit the data to the processor 220 and the memory 230 .

The processor 220 processes data received by the communication unit 210 and data stored in the memory 230 . A “processor” may be a data processing device implemented in hardware having circuitry having a physical structure for performing desired operations. For example, desired operations may include code or instructions included in a program. For example, a data processing device implemented as hardware includes a microprocessor, a central processing unit, a processor core, a multi-core processor, and a multiprocessor. , an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), and a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA).

Processor 220 executes computer readable code (eg, software) stored in memory (eg, memory 230 ) and instructions issued by processor 220 .

The memory 230 stores data received by the communication unit 210 and data processed by the processor 220 . For example, the memory 230 may store a program (or an application, software). The stored program may be a set of syntaxes coded to control the elevator and executable by the processor 220 .

According to one aspect, memory 230 may include one or more of volatile memory, non-volatile memory and random access memory (RAM), flash memory, hard disk drive, and optical disk drive.

The memory 230 stores an instruction set (eg, software) for operating the server 200 . The instruction set for operating the server 200 is executed by the processor 220 .

The communication unit 210 , the processor 220 , and the memory 230 will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 .

3 is a flowchart of a method for controlling an elevator according to an embodiment.

According to one aspect, the following steps 310 to 330 may be performed by the server 200 described above with reference to FIG. 2 .

In step 310 , the server 200 obtains parking information about the parking of the vehicle using at least one sensor. The parking information may include information about a vehicle number and a location where the vehicle is parked.

For example, the at least one sensor may include a camera. A method of obtaining parking information using a camera will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 4 .

As another example, the at least one sensor may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader. When the at least one sensor includes an RFID reader, the server 200 may acquire the vehicle number by recognizing an RFID tag attached to the vehicle using the RFID reader.

The server 200 generates information on a location where the vehicle is parked based on sensor information preset for the sensor. For example, when a sensor is installed in each parking area, location information of a corresponding parking area may be associated with the sensor and stored in advance. Accordingly, when the sensor detects the parking of the vehicle, the detection result may be transmitted to the server 200 , and the server 200 may determine the parking position of the vehicle by identifying the sensor. The sensor information may include the number of floors on which the sensor is installed and the number of surrounding pillars.

In step 320 , the server 200 obtains user information about the user of the vehicle based on the number of the vehicle. For example, basic information about residents of a building may be stored in advance in the server 200 . In the basic information, the user's moving-in location (dong, lake), vehicle number, and user terminal information are related to each other. Accordingly, when the vehicle number is obtained, the corresponding user's moving-in location and information of the user terminal may be obtained.

In step 330 , the server 200 controls the elevator to be used by the user based on the parking information and the user information. When there are a plurality of elevators in the building, the server 200 may determine the target elevator in consideration of the location where the vehicle is parked and the location of the user. For example, among elevators that can reach the user's moving-in location, an elevator closest to a location in which a vehicle is parked may be determined as the target elevator.

The server 200 may move the elevator to the floor where the user is located so that the user can get on the elevator immediately after getting off without calling the elevator separately.

4 is a flowchart of a method of obtaining parking information of a vehicle according to an example.

According to one aspect, the step 310 described above with reference to FIG. 3 may include the following steps 410 and 420 . The following embodiment may be applied to a case in which at least one sensor includes a camera.

In step 410, the server 200 may photograph the license plate of the vehicle using a camera.

In step 420, the server 200 obtains the number of the vehicle by recognizing the photographed license plate. For example, the server 200 may recognize the license plate using an algorithm for recognizing the license plate in the image.

When a camera is installed for each parking area, an image captured by the camera detecting vehicle parking may be transmitted to the server 200, and the server 200 obtains location information preset in the corresponding camera, and Based on the vehicle number can be obtained.

5 is a flowchart of a method for controlling an elevator through a user terminal according to an example.

According to one aspect, after step 320 described above with reference to FIG. 3 is performed, the following steps 510 and 520 may be further performed, and step 330 may include step 530 . there is.

In step 510, the server 200 transmits a message about the call of the elevator to the user terminal of the user based on the user information. For example, a message may be transmitted to the user terminal through an application managed by the server 200 .

For example, the user terminal may be a smartphone carried by the user. As another example, the user terminal may be a terminal installed in a vehicle.

In step 520, the server 200 receives a reply to the message from the user terminal. A user may interact with the server 200 through an interface of an application executed by the user terminal. The user may generate the desired timing of the elevator call, etc. as the timing information, and the reply may include the timing information of the call.

In step 530, the server 200 controls the elevator based on the reply received from the user terminal. The elevator may be controlled to correspond to the timing of the call. For example, if the user wants to call the elevator at a specific time, the elevator may be controlled so that the elevator arrives at the corresponding time.

6 illustrates an elevator control screen output to a user terminal according to an example.

An application for calling an elevator may be installed in the user terminal. The user can call the elevator to the desired location through the application. In addition, information about the elevator controlled by the server 200 through the application may be provided.

When the server 200 controls the elevator for the user, the control of the elevator may be changed according to the user's request. For example, the user can reject the call of the elevator or adjust the timing at which the elevator is called.

The device described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and/or a combination of the hardware component and the software component. For example, devices and components described in the embodiments may include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable array (FPA), It may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as a programmable logic unit (PLU), microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. A processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For convenience of understanding, although one processing device is sometimes described as being used, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that can include For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment, or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic such as floppy disks. - includes magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with reference to the limited embodiments and drawings, various modifications and variations are possible from the above description by those skilled in the art. For example, the described techniques are performed in an order different from the described method, and/or the described components of the system, structure, apparatus, circuit, etc. are combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components Or substituted or substituted by equivalents may achieve an appropriate result.

200: server
210: communication department
220: processor
230: memory

Claims (15)

performed by the server controlling the elevator,
obtaining parking information about parking of the vehicle by using at least one sensor, wherein the parking information includes information on a number of the vehicle and a location in which the vehicle is parked;
obtaining user information about a user of the vehicle based on the number of the vehicle, wherein the user information includes a moving-in location of the user; and
determining, as a target elevator to be used by the user, an elevator closest to a location in which the vehicle is parked among a plurality of elevators in which the user can reach the moving-in location based on the parking information and the user information; and
controlling the target elevator based on the parking information and the user information
containing,
Elevator control method.
According to claim 1,
The step of obtaining the parking information includes:
generating information on a location where the vehicle is parked based on sensor information preset for the sensor
containing,
Elevator control method.
3. The method of claim 2,
The sensor information includes the number of floors where the sensor is installed and the number of surrounding pillars,
Elevator control method.
According to claim 1,
The step of obtaining the parking information includes:
when the at least one sensor includes a camera, photographing the license plate of the vehicle by using the camera; and
Obtaining the number of the vehicle by recognizing the number plate of the photographed vehicle
containing,
Elevator control method.
According to claim 1,
The step of obtaining the parking information includes:
acquiring the number of the vehicle by recognizing an RFID tag attached to the vehicle using the RFID reader when the at least one sensor includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader
containing,
Elevator control method.
According to claim 1,
Transmitting a message for the call of the target elevator to the user terminal of the user based on the user information; and
Receiving a reply to the message from the user terminal
further comprising,
The step of controlling the target elevator,
controlling the target elevator based on the reply
containing,
Elevator control method.
7. The method of claim 6,
The reply includes timing information of the call of the target elevator,
The step of controlling the target elevator based on the reply,
controlling the target elevator to correspond to the timing of the call.
containing,
Elevator control method.
7. The method of claim 6,
The user terminal is a terminal installed in the vehicle,
Elevator control method.
A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 8.
The server that controls the elevator,
a memory in which a program for controlling the elevator is recorded; and
a processor that executes the program
including,
The program is
obtaining parking information about parking of the vehicle by using at least one sensor, wherein the parking information includes information on a number of the vehicle and a location in which the vehicle is parked;
obtaining user information about a user of the vehicle based on the number of the vehicle, wherein the user information includes a moving-in location of the user;
determining, as a target elevator to be used by the user, an elevator closest to a location in which the vehicle is parked among a plurality of elevators in which the user can reach the moving-in location based on the parking information and the user information; and
controlling the target elevator based on the parking information and the user information
to do,
server.
11. The method of claim 10,
The step of obtaining the parking information includes:
generating information on a location where the vehicle is parked based on sensor information preset for the sensor
containing,
server.
12. The method of claim 11,
The sensor information includes the number of floors and columns on which the sensor is installed,
server.
11. The method of claim 10,
The program is
Transmitting a message for the call of the target elevator to the user terminal of the user based on the user information; and
Receiving a reply to the message from the user terminal
do more,
The step of controlling the target elevator,
controlling the target elevator based on the reply
containing,
server.
14. The method of claim 13,
The reply includes timing information of the call of the target elevator,
The step of controlling the target elevator based on the reply,
controlling the target elevator to correspond to the timing of the call.
containing,
server.
14. The method of claim 13,
The user terminal is a terminal installed in the vehicle,
server.

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