KR102490796B1 - Elevator system and mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The elevator system includes a control device 17 and a portable terminal 2 . In the portable terminal 2, the determination unit 23 determines whether or not there is an intention to board the car 11 based on the position detected by the position detection unit 22 and the installation position stored in the storage unit 20. decide whether The specifying unit 25 specifies the starting floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting unit 24 . The communication unit 27 transmits, to the control device 17, a first signal including information on the departure floor specified by the specification unit 25 when the determination unit 23 determines that there is an intention to board.

Description

Elevator system and mobile terminal

The present invention relates to an elevator system and a portable terminal.

In Patent Document 1, an elevator system is described. In the system disclosed in Patent Literature 1, the user's destination floor is registered in advance in the portable terminal. When the portable terminal receives a specific radio signal, the destination floor information is automatically transmitted from the portable terminal to the control device.

Japanese Patent No. 6321124

In the system described in Patent Literature 1, a transmission device that generates a radio signal is installed in an elevator landing. For this reason, there has been a problem that a large number of transmission devices are required and the system becomes expensive.

The present invention was made in order to solve the problems as described above. An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator system that can register a call using a portable terminal and can be realized at low cost. Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal for use in such an elevator system.

An elevator system according to the present invention includes an elevator control device and a portable terminal capable of communicating with the control device. The mobile terminal is based on position detection means for detecting the position of the mobile terminal, first storage means for storing the installation positions of a plurality of elevators, and the positions detected by the position detection means and the installation positions stored in the first storage means. Determining means for determining whether or not there is an intention to board the car controlled by the control device, altitude detecting means for detecting the altitude of the mobile terminal, and specifying a departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting means. First specifying means and communication means for transmitting a first signal containing information of a departure floor specified by the first specifying means to the control device when the determination means determines that there is an intention to board. The control device has registration means whereby the first specific means registers a call based on a particular departure floor.

An elevator system according to the present invention includes an elevator control device, a server capable of communicating with the control device via a network, and a portable terminal capable of communicating with the server. The mobile terminal is based on position detection means for detecting the position of the mobile terminal, first storage means for storing the installation positions of a plurality of elevators, and the positions detected by the position detection means and the installation positions stored in the first storage means. Determining means for determining whether or not there is an intention to board the car controlled by the control device, altitude detecting means for detecting the altitude of the mobile terminal, and specifying a departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting means. If the first specifying means and the determination means determine that there is an intention to board, the first specifying means transmits to the control device a first signal including information of a specific departure floor and building information for specifying a building in which the control device is installed. Equipped with means of communication. Based on the building information included in the first signal from the mobile terminal, the server transmits to the control device a second signal including information of a starting floor specified by the first specifying means. The control device has registration means whereby the first specific means registers a call based on a particular departure floor.

A portable terminal according to the present invention includes: position detecting means for detecting a position, first storage means for storing the installation positions of a plurality of elevators, and the positions detected by the position detection means and the installation positions stored in the first storage means. Based on this, determining means for determining whether or not there is an intention to board the elevator car, altitude detecting means for detecting the altitude, and first specifying means for specifying the departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting means. and communication means for transmitting a first signal containing information of a departure floor specified by the first specifying means when the determining means determines that there is an intention to board.

According to the present invention, a call can be registered using a portable terminal, and an elevator system can be realized at low cost.

1 is a diagram showing an example of an elevator system in Embodiment 1;
2 is a diagram showing an example of a portable terminal.
3 is a diagram showing an example of a control device.
4 is a flowchart showing an example of operation of the portable terminal.
5 is a flowchart showing an example of operation of the control device.
6 is a diagram showing another example of a portable terminal and a control device.
Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the portable terminal shown in Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of operation of the control device shown in Fig. 6;
9 is a diagram showing an example of an elevator system in Embodiment 2;
Fig. 10 is a diagram showing a main part of an elevator system in Embodiment 2;
11 is a flowchart showing an example of operation of a portable terminal.
Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the server.
13 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the control device.
14 is a diagram showing another example of main parts of the elevator system in Embodiment 2;
Fig. 15 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the portable terminal shown in Fig. 14;
Fig. 16 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the server shown in Fig. 14;
Fig. 17 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the control device shown in Fig. 14;
Fig. 18 is a diagram showing another example of main parts of the elevator system in Embodiment 2;
Fig. 19 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the server shown in Fig. 18;
Fig. 20 is a flowchart showing an example of operation of the control device shown in Fig. 18;
21 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware resources of a portable terminal.
22 is a diagram illustrating another example of hardware resources of a portable terminal.

The present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Redundant descriptions are simplified or omitted as appropriate. In each figure, the same code|symbol denotes the same part or a corresponding part.

Embodiment 1.

1 is a diagram showing an example of an elevator system in Embodiment 1; The elevator system shown in FIG. 1 includes an elevator 1, a portable terminal 2, and a reception device 3, for example.

Elevator 1 includes, for example, a car 11 and a counterweight 12 . The elevator car 11 moves up and down the hoistway 13 . The car 11 and the counterweight 12 are suspended from the hoistway 13 by the main rope 14. The main rope 14 is wound around the driving sheave 16 of the hoisting machine 15. The hoisting machine 15 is controlled by a control device 17 . That is, the control device 17 controls the car 11 . In addition, the car 11 has a car door. A landing door is provided at each landing 4 of the elevator where the car 11 stops. When the control device 17 stops the car 11 at a certain landing 4, it opens and closes the car door. A device for driving a landing door is not provided in the landing 4 . The landing door is opened and closed in conjunction with the opening and closing of the car door when the car door is opened and closed at the opposite position. That is, the control device 17 controls opening and closing of the door.

The portable terminal 2 is a terminal owned by a user. The mobile terminal 2 is, for example, a smartphone. In this system, the user can register a call using the portable terminal 2 . In order to perform call registration using the mobile terminal 2, it is necessary to have a specific application for call registration installed in the mobile terminal 2 in advance. For example, the user can download the application to the mobile terminal 2 by accessing from the mobile terminal 2 the home page of the maintenance company that manages the elevator 1. In the following description, this application is expressed as "application A".

The receiving device 3 is connected to the control device 17 . 1 shows an example in which the receiving device 3 is directly connected to the control device 17. The receiving device 3 may be connected to the control device 17 via a specific device. The receiving device 3 receives a signal from the portable terminal 2 in which the application A is installed. The receiving device 3 sends the signal received from the portable terminal 2 to the control device 17 . That is, if the application A is installed in the mobile terminal 2, the mobile terminal 2 can communicate with the control device 17 via the reception device 3.

2 is a diagram showing an example of the portable terminal 2 . The portable terminal 2 includes, for example, a storage unit 20, a storage unit 21, a position detection unit 22, a determination unit 23, an altitude detection unit 24, a specification unit 25, and a specification unit 26. , and a communication unit 27. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the control device 17 . The control device 17 includes, for example, a registration unit 28 and an operation control unit 29 .

The operation of this system will be described in detail below. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the mobile terminal 2. The operation flow shown in FIG. 4 is performed in the portable terminal 2 by installing the application A.

The position detection unit 22 detects the current position of the portable terminal 2 (S101). The position detection unit 22 may detect the position of the portable terminal 2 using any method. For example, the position detection unit 22 detects the position of the portable terminal 2 by receiving a signal from a GPS satellite. The position detection unit 22 may use other radio waves for position detection.

Next, the determination unit 23 determines whether or not there is an intention to board the elevator car (S102). The storage unit 20 stores the installation positions of a plurality of elevators. For example, in the storage unit 20, the installation positions of all or part of the elevators managed by the maintenance company are stored. It is preferable that the stored content of the storage unit 20 is periodically updated based on information from the maintenance company. The determination unit 23 determines S102 based on the position detected by the position detection unit 22 and the installation position stored in the storage unit 20.

For example, the installation position B of the elevator 1 is also stored in the storage unit 20 . The determination unit 23 determines that there is an intention to board the car 11 of the elevator 1 if the position detected by the position detection unit 22 is within the specific range C including the installation position B. The determination unit 23 may determine that there is an intention to board the car 11 when a predetermined period of time has elapsed while the position detected by the position detection unit 22 is within the range C. The determination unit 23 may determine Yes in S102 based on other conditions.

Determination of S102 is performed with respect to the car of the elevator whose installation position is closest to the position detected by the position detection part 22, for example among the elevators whose installation position was stored in the storage part 20. The determination of S102 may be performed for the cars of a plurality of elevators. In the following, an example in which it is determined in S102 that there is an intention to board the car 11 of the elevator 1 will be described.

The altitude detector 24 detects the current altitude of the portable terminal 2 (S103). The altitude detection by the altitude detection unit 24 is performed at regular intervals. The detection of the altitude by the altitude detection unit 24 may be performed only when it is determined as Yes in S102. The specifying unit 25 specifies the starting floor of the user carrying the portable terminal 2 based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting unit 24 (S104). For example, the specifying unit 25 specifies the departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting unit 24 when it is determined as Yes in S102.

Next, the specifying unit 26 specifies the destination floor of the user carrying the portable terminal 2 (S105). In the storage unit 21, a layer table is stored in advance. In this floor table, the destination floor for each building set for the user of the portable terminal 2 is registered in advance. Table 1 shows an example of a layer table stored in the storage unit 21.

building name destination layer X building 7th floor Y building 3rd Floor Z building 9th floor : :

The specifying unit 26 specifies the destination floor based on the position detected by the position detecting unit 22 and the floor table stored in the storage unit 21 . For example, consider an example in which the elevator 1 is installed in building X. Based on the installation position stored in the storage unit 20, the specifying unit 26 determines that the elevator 1 that the user intends to use is installed in X building, from the position detected by the position detection unit 22. can be specified. The specifying unit 26 specifies that the user's destination floor in building X is the 7th floor from the floor table shown in Table 1.

When it is determined in S102 that there is an intention to board the car 11, the communication unit 27 transmits a first signal to the control device 17 that controls the car 11 (S106). The first signal transmitted by the communication unit 27 in S106 includes the departure floor information specified by the specification unit 25 in S104 and the destination floor information specified by the specification unit 26 in S105.

5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the control device 17. In the control device 17, it is determined whether or not the first signal has been received from the portable terminal 2 (S201). The first signal from the portable terminal 2 is received by the receiving device 3 . When the receiving device 3 receives the first signal from the portable terminal 2, it sends the received first signal to the control device 17. When the reception device 3 receives the first signal transmitted by the portable terminal 2 in S106, it is determined as Yes in S201.

When the control device 17 receives the first signal from the portable terminal 2, the registration unit 28 registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the specification unit 25 and the destination floor specified by the specification unit 26. Do (S202). When a call is registered in S202, the operation control unit 29 makes the car 11 respond to the registered call (S203). Specifically, the operation controller 29 stops the car 11 on the departure floor and opens the door. When the door is closed on the departure floor, the operation control unit 29 moves the car 11 to the destination floor. The operation controller 29 stops the car 11 on the destination floor and opens the door.

In the example shown in this embodiment, the user can register a call using the portable terminal 2 . When a user approaches an elevator carrying the portable terminal 2, a call is automatically registered. The user does not have to operate the portable terminal 2 to register a call.

In this system, the elevator which the user intends to use is identified using the position detected by the position detector 22. Further, the starting floor of the user is specified using the altitude detected by the altitude detection unit 24. For this reason, there is no need to install a device for generating a radio signal in the landing 4, and the system can be realized at low cost.

In this embodiment, an example in which both the user's starting floor and destination floor are automatically specified has been described. Even if the destination floor of the user is not specified, it is possible to perform automatic registration of a call. For this reason, the floor table does not have to be stored in the portable terminal 2 . In this case, the first signal from the portable terminal 2 includes the information of the starting floor specified by the specifying unit 25 in S104. In the control device 17, a call is registered based on the departure floor specified by the specifying unit 25 in S202.

As another example, the control device 17 may include some of the functions provided by the portable terminal 2 . 6 is a diagram showing another example of the portable terminal 2 and the control device 17 . In the example shown in FIG. 6 , the portable terminal 2 includes a storage unit 20, a position detection unit 22, a determination unit 23, an altitude detection unit 24, a specification unit 25, and a communication unit 27. do. The control device 17 includes a storage unit 21, a specification unit 26, a registration unit 28, and an operation control unit 29. 6 shows an example in which the identification of the destination floor is performed by the control device 17.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the mobile terminal 2 shown in FIG. 6 . The processing shown in S301 to S304 in Fig. 7 is basically the same as the processing shown in S101 to S104.

The position detection unit 22 detects the current position of the portable terminal 2 (S301). Next, the determination unit 23 determines whether or not there is an intention to board the elevator car (S302). The storage unit 20 stores the installation positions of a plurality of elevators. The determination unit 23 determines in S302 based on the position detected by the position detection unit 22 and the installation position stored in the storage unit 20. For example, if the position detected by the position detection unit 22 falls within the range C, the determination unit 23 determines that there is an intention to board the car 11 in S302.

The altitude detector 24 detects the current altitude of the portable terminal 2 (S303). The specifying unit 25 specifies the departure floor of the user carrying the portable terminal 2 based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting unit 24 (S304). For example, the specifying unit 25 specifies the departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting unit 24 when it is determined as Yes in S302.

When determining in S302 that there is an intention to board the car 11, the communication unit 27 transmits a first signal to the controller 17 that controls the car 11 (S305). The first signal transmitted by the communication unit 27 in S305 includes the information of the starting floor specified by the specific unit 25 in S304. In addition, identification information is further included in this 1st signal. The identification information is information for specifying the portable terminal 2 , that is, the user of the portable terminal 2 . Identification information is, for example, a terminal ID.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the control device 17 shown in FIG. 6 . The process shown in S401 of FIG. 8 is basically the same as the process shown in S201. In the control device 17, it is determined whether or not the first signal has been received from the portable terminal 2 (S401). When the receiving device 3 receives the first signal transmitted by the portable terminal 2 in S305, it is determined as Yes in S401.

When the control device 17 receives the first signal from the portable terminal 2, the specifying unit 26 specifies the destination floor of the user of the portable terminal 2 that has transmitted the first signal (S402). . For example, in the storage unit 21, a layer table is stored in advance. In this floor table, the destination floor for each user is registered in advance. Table 2 shows an example of a layer table stored in the storage unit 21.

terminal ID destination layer 1 2 3 4 5 7th floor 67890 3rd Floor 54321 9th floor : :

The specifying unit 26 specifies the destination floor based on the identification information included in the first signal received in S401 and the floor table stored in the storage unit 21. For example, if the identification information "12345" is included in the first signal received in S401, the specifying unit 26 specifies that the user's destination floor is the 7th floor in the floor table shown in Table 2.

When the destination floor is specified in S402, the registration unit 28 registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the specification unit 25 and the destination floor specified by the specification unit 26 (S403). When a call is registered in S403, the operation control unit 29 makes the car 11 respond to the registered call (S404). Specifically, the operation controller 29 stops the car 11 on the departure floor and opens the door. When the door is closed on the departure floor, the operation control unit 29 moves the car 11 to the destination floor. The operation controller 29 stops the car 11 on the destination floor and opens the door.

In this embodiment, an example in which the control device 17 controls one car 11 has been described. This is an example. The control device 17 may have a function of controlling a plurality of cars as a group. In this case, the control device 17 further includes an allocating unit for determining an allotted car. An assigned car is a car that responds to a registered call. An assigned elevator car is determined among the plurality of elevator cars.

Embodiment 2.

In the first embodiment, an example in which a device for directly receiving a signal from the portable terminal 2 is provided in a building, that is, a receiving device 3 has been described. In this embodiment, an example in which it is not necessary to install the reception device 3 in a building will be described. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an elevator system in Embodiment 2; The elevator system shown in FIG. 9 includes an elevator 1, a portable terminal 2, a communication device 5, and a server 6, for example.

The communication device 5 is connected to the control device 17 . The communication device 5 is a device for the elevator 1 to communicate with the outside. The communication device 5 may have a maintenance function for the elevator 1.

Elevator 1 to which communication device 5 is connected is connected to remote server 6 via network 7, for example. The network 7 is an IP network, for example. An IP network is a communication network using IP (Internet Protocol) as a communication protocol. The network 7 may be a closed network or an open network. The elevator 1 is an example of an elevator capable of communicating with the server 6 . The server 6 can communicate with a number of remote elevators. In addition, the mobile terminal 2 can communicate with the server 6 via the network 7, for example, if the application A is installed. The server 6 is provided at a maintenance company that manages the elevator 1, for example.

Fig. 10 is a diagram showing a main part of an elevator system in Embodiment 2; Specifically, FIG. 10 shows an example of the portable terminal 2, the server 6, and the control device 17. The portable terminal 2 includes, for example, a storage unit 20, a storage unit 21, a position detection unit 22, a determination unit 23, an altitude detection unit 24, a specification unit 25, and a specification unit 26. , and a communication unit 27. The control device 17 includes, for example, a registration unit 28 and an operation control unit 29 . The server 6 includes a communication unit 30, for example.

The operation of this system will be described in detail below. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of operation of the mobile terminal 2. The processing shown in S501 to S506 in Fig. 11 is basically the same as the processing shown in S101 to S106.

The position detection unit 22 detects the current position of the portable terminal 2 (S501). Next, the determination unit 23 determines whether or not there is an intention to board the elevator car (S502). The storage unit 20 stores the installation positions of a plurality of elevators. The determination unit 23 determines in S502 based on the position detected by the position detection unit 22 and the installation position stored in the storage unit 20. For example, if the position detected by the position detection unit 22 falls within the range C, the determination unit 23 determines that there is an intention to board the car 11 in S502.

The altitude detector 24 detects the current altitude of the portable terminal 2 (S503). The specifying unit 25 specifies the departure floor of the user carrying the portable terminal 2 based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting unit 24 (S504). For example, the specifying unit 25 specifies the departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting unit 24 when it is determined as Yes in S502.

Next, the specifying unit 26 specifies the destination floor of the user carrying the portable terminal 2 (S505). In the storage unit 21, a layer table is stored in advance. In the examples shown in Figs. 10 and 11, the destination floor for each building set for the user of the portable terminal 2 is registered in advance in the floor table. For example, a layer table shown in Table 1 is stored in the storage unit 21 . The specifying unit 26 specifies the destination floor based on the position detected by the position detecting unit 22 and the floor table stored in the storage unit 21 .

The communication unit 27 transmits a first signal to the server 6, for example, when it is determined in S502 that there is an intention to board the car 11 (S506). The first signal transmitted by the communication unit 27 in S506 includes the information of the departure floor specified by the specification unit 25 in S504 and the information of the destination floor specified by the specification unit 26 in S505. Moreover, building information is further included in this 1st signal. The building information is information for specifying a building in which an elevator that a user intends to use is installed. For example, based on the installation position stored in the storage unit 20, the building in which the elevator 1 is installed is specified from the position detected by the position detection unit 22. In addition, the building in which the elevator 1 is installed has the same meaning as the building in which the control device 17 is provided.

12 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the server 6. In the server 6, it is determined whether or not the first signal has been received from the portable terminal 2 (S601). When the server 6 receives the first signal transmitted by the portable terminal 2 in S506, it is determined as Yes in S601.

If yes is determined in S601, the communication unit 30 transmits the second signal (S602). The communication unit 30 determines the transmission destination of the second signal based on the building information included in the first signal from the portable terminal 2 . If it is the said example, the communication part 30 transmits the 2nd signal to the control apparatus 17 of the elevator 1 with which the building X specified from the building information is provided. This second signal includes the information of the starting floor specified by the specifying unit 25 in S504 and the information of the destination floor specified by the specifying unit 26 in S505.

13 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the control device 17. The processing shown in S701 to S703 in FIG. 13 is basically the same as the processing shown in S201 to S203.

In the control device 17, it is determined whether or not the second signal has been received from the server 6 (S701). The second signal from the server 6 is received by the communication device 5 . Upon receiving the second signal from the server 6, the communication device 5 sends the received second signal to the control device 17. When the communication device 5 receives the second signal transmitted by the server 6 in S602, it is judged Yes in S701.

When the control device 17 receives the second signal from the server 6, the registration unit 28 registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the specification unit 25 and the destination floor specified by the specification unit 26. (S702). When a call is registered in S702, the operation control unit 29 makes the car 11 respond to the registered call (S703). Specifically, the operation controller 29 stops the car 11 on the departure floor and opens the door. When the door is closed on the departure floor, the operation control unit 29 moves the car 11 to the destination floor. The operation controller 29 stops the car 11 on the destination floor and opens the door.

In the example shown in this embodiment, the user can register a call using the portable terminal 2 . When a user approaches an elevator carrying the portable terminal 2, a call is automatically registered. The user does not have to operate the portable terminal 2 to register a call.

In this system, similarly to the example shown in Embodiment 1, it is not necessary to install a device that generates a radio signal in the landing 4. Further, a first signal is transmitted from the portable terminal 2 to the server 6, and a second signal is transmitted from the server 6 to the control device 17. For this reason, the system does not need to include the receiving device 3. Therefore, the system can be realized at low cost.

In this embodiment, an example in which both the user's starting floor and destination floor are automatically specified has been described. Even if the destination floor of the user is not specified, it is possible to perform automatic registration of a call. For this reason, the floor table does not have to be stored in the portable terminal 2 . In this case, the first signal from the mobile terminal 2 includes information on the departure floor and building information specified by the specification unit 25 in S504. The second signal from the server 6 includes the information of the starting floor specified by the specifying unit 25 in S504. In the control device 17, a call is registered based on the departure floor specified by the specifying unit 25 in S702.

As another example, the control device 17 may include some of the functions provided by the portable terminal 2 . 14 is a diagram showing another example of main parts of the elevator system in Embodiment 2; In the example shown in FIG. 14 , the portable terminal 2 includes a storage unit 20, a position detection unit 22, a determination unit 23, an altitude detection unit 24, a specification unit 25, and a communication unit 27. do. The control device 17 includes a storage unit 21, a specification unit 26, a registration unit 28, and an operation control unit 29. The server 6 has a communication unit 30 . 14 shows an example in which the identification of the destination floor is performed by the control device 17.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the portable terminal 2 shown in FIG. 14 . The processing shown in S801 to S804 in FIG. 15 is basically the same as the processing shown in S501 to S504.

The position detection unit 22 detects the current position of the portable terminal 2 (S801). Next, the determination unit 23 determines whether or not there is an intention to board the elevator car (S802). The determination unit 23 determines in S802 based on the position detected by the position detection unit 22 and the installation position stored in the storage unit 20.

The altitude detector 24 detects the current altitude of the portable terminal 2 (S803). The specifying unit 25 specifies the departure floor of the user carrying the portable terminal 2 based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting unit 24 (S804). For example, the specifying unit 25 specifies the starting floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting unit 24 when it is determined as Yes in S802.

The communication unit 27 transmits a first signal to the server 6, for example, when it is determined in S802 that there is an intention to board the car 11 (S805). The first signal transmitted by the communication unit 27 at S805 includes information on the departure floor and building information specified by the specification unit 25 at S804. In addition, identification information is further included in this 1st signal. As described above, the identification information is information for specifying the user of the portable terminal 2.

Fig. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of operation of the server 6 shown in Fig. 14; The processing shown in S901 to S902 in FIG. 16 is basically the same as the processing shown in S601 to S602.

In the server 6, it is determined whether or not the first signal has been received from the portable terminal 2 (S901). When the server 6 receives the first signal transmitted by the mobile terminal 2 in S805, it is determined as Yes in S901. If it is determined as Yes in S901, the communication unit 30 transmits the second signal (S902). The communication unit 30 determines the transmission destination of the second signal based on the building information included in the first signal from the portable terminal 2 . If it is the said example, the communication part 30 transmits the 2nd signal to the control apparatus 17 of the elevator 1 with which the building X specified from the building information is provided. This second signal includes the information of the starting floor specified by the specifying unit 25 in S804 and the identification information included in the first signal.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the control device 17 shown in FIG. 14 . The process shown in S1001 in FIG. 17 is basically the same as the process shown in S701. In the control device 17, it is determined whether or not the second signal has been received from the server 6 (S1001). When the communication device 5 receives the second signal transmitted by the server 6 in S902, it is judged Yes in S1001.

When the control device 17 receives the second signal from the server 6, the specifying unit 26 determines the destination floor of the user of the mobile terminal 2, which is the sender of the first signal received by the server 6 in S901. is specified (S1002). For example, in the storage unit 21, a layer table is stored in advance. In the example shown in Fig. 14, the destination floor for each user is registered in advance in the floor table. For example, a layer table shown in Table 2 is stored in the storage unit 21 .

The specifying unit 26 specifies the destination floor based on the identification information included in the second signal from the server 6 received in S1001 and the floor table stored in the storage unit 21. For example, if the identification information "12345" is included in the second signal received in S1001, the specifying unit 26 specifies that the user's destination floor is the 7th floor in the floor table shown in Table 2.

When the destination floor is specified in S1002, the registration unit 28 registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the specification unit 25 and the destination floor specified by the specification unit 26 (S1003). When a call is registered in S1003, the operation control unit 29 makes the car 11 respond to the registered call (S1004).

As another example, in the example shown in FIG. 10 , the server 6 may include some of the functions provided by the portable terminal 2 . Fig. 18 is a diagram showing another example of main parts of the elevator system in Embodiment 2; In the example shown in FIG. 18 , the portable terminal 2 includes a storage unit 20, a position detection unit 22, a determination unit 23, an altitude detection unit 24, a specification unit 25, and a communication unit 27. do. The server 6 includes a storage unit 21, a specification unit 26, and a communication unit 30. The control device 17 includes a registration unit 28 and an operation control unit 29. Fig. 18 shows an example in which identification of the destination floor is performed by the server 6.

The operation of the portable terminal 2 shown in FIG. 18 is basically the same as the operation shown in FIG. 15 . The first signal transmitted by the communication unit 27 in S805 includes information on the starting floor specified by the specific unit 25 in S804, building information, and identification information.

Fig. 19 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the server 6 shown in Fig. 18; The process shown in S1101 in FIG. 19 is basically the same as the process shown in S901. For example, in the server 6, it is determined whether or not the first signal has been received from the portable terminal 2 (S1101). When the server 6 receives the first signal transmitted by the portable terminal 2 in S805, it is determined as Yes in S1101.

When the server 6 receives the first signal from the portable terminal 2, the specifying unit 26 specifies the destination floor of the user of the portable terminal 2 that has transmitted the first signal (S1102). For example, in the storage unit 21, a layer table is stored in advance. In the example shown in Fig. 18, destination floors for each building and for each user are previously registered in the floor table. Table 3 shows an example of a layer table stored in the storage unit 21.

terminal ID building name destination layer

1 2 3 4 5 X building 7th floor Y building 3rd Floor Z building 9th floor : :

67890 X building 3rd Floor Y building 4th floor Z building 12th floor : :

54321 W Building Second floor X building 9th floor Z building 11th floor : : : : :

The specifying unit 26 specifies the destination floor based on the building information and identification information included in the first signal from the mobile terminal 2 received in S1101 and the floor table stored in the storage unit 21. For example, if the first signal received in S1101 includes identification information "12345" and building information "X building", the specifying unit 26 determines that the user's destination floor is 7 in the floor table shown in Table 3. It specifies what layer it is.

When the destination floor is specified in S1102, the communication unit 30 transmits a second signal (S1103). The communication unit 30 determines the transmission destination of the second signal based on the building information included in the first signal from the portable terminal 2 . If it is the said example, the communication part 30 transmits the 2nd signal to the control apparatus 17 of the elevator 1 with which the building X specified from the building information is provided. This second signal includes the information of the starting floor specified by the specifying unit 25 in S804 and the information of the destination floor specified by the specifying unit 26 in S1102.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the control device 17 shown in FIG. 18 . The process shown in S1201 in FIG. 20 is basically the same as the process shown in S1001. In the control device 17, it is determined whether or not the second signal has been received from the server 6 (S1201). When the communication device 5 receives the second signal transmitted by the server 6 in S1103, it is determined as Yes in S1201.

When the control device 17 receives the second signal from the server 6, the registration unit 28 registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the specification unit 25 and the destination floor specified by the specification unit 26. (S1202). When a call is registered in S1202, the operation control unit 29 makes the car 11 respond to the registered call (S1203).

In this embodiment, an example in which the control device 17 controls one car 11 has been described. This is an example. The control device 17 may have a function of controlling a plurality of cars as a group. In this case, the control device 17 further includes an allocating unit for determining an allotted car. An assigned car is a car that responds to a registered call. An assigned elevator car is determined among the plurality of elevator cars.

Each part indicated by reference numerals 20 to 30 represents the function of the equipment included in the present system. These functions are realized by executing programs stored in memory by a processor. For example, FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of hardware resources of the mobile terminal 2 . The mobile terminal 2 is provided with a processing circuit 31 including, for example, a processor 32 and a memory 33 as hardware resources. In the example shown in FIG. 2 , the function of the storage unit 20 and the function of the storage unit 21 are realized by the memory 33 . The portable terminal 2 realizes the functions of the respective units indicated by reference numerals 22 to 27 by executing the programs stored in the memory 33 by the processor 32.

22 is a diagram showing another example of the hardware resources of the mobile terminal 2 . In the example shown in FIG. 22 , the portable terminal 2 includes a processor 32 , a memory 33 , and a processing circuit 31 including dedicated hardware 34 , for example. 22 shows an example in which a part of the functions of the portable terminal 2 are realized by dedicated hardware 34. All of the functions of the portable terminal 2 may be realized by dedicated hardware 34 .

Similar to the example shown in FIG. 21 , the control device 17 includes a processing circuit including, for example, a processor and a memory as hardware resources. The control device 17 realizes the functions described in each embodiment by executing a program stored in a memory by a processor. Similar to the example shown in Fig. 22, a part of the functions of the control device 17 may be realized by dedicated hardware. All of the functions of the control device 17 may be realized by dedicated hardware.

Similar to the example shown in Fig. 21, the server 6 is equipped with a processing circuit including, for example, a processor and a memory as hardware resources. The server 6 realizes the functions described in each embodiment by executing the program stored in the memory by the processor. As in the example shown in Fig. 22, part of the functions of the server 6 may be realized by dedicated hardware. All of the functions of the server 6 may be realized by dedicated hardware.

industrial applicability

The present invention can be applied to an elevator system that registers a call using a mobile terminal.

1: elevator 2: mobile terminal
3: receiving device 4: platform
5: communication device 6: server
7: Network 11: Elevator Car
12: counterweight 13: hoistway
14: main rope 15: winding machine
16: drive sheave 17: control device
20: storage unit 21: storage unit
22: position detection unit 23: determination unit
24: altitude detection unit 25: specific unit
26: specific unit 27: communication unit
28: registration unit 29: operation control unit
30: communication unit 31: processing circuit
32: processor 33: memory
34: dedicated hardware

Claims (10)

an elevator control device;
A portable terminal capable of communicating with the control device is provided;
The mobile terminal,
position detecting means for detecting the position of the portable terminal;
First storage means for storing the installation positions of a plurality of elevators;
judging means for determining whether or not there is an intention to board the car controlled by the control device, based on the position detected by the position detecting means and the installation position stored in the first storage means;
altitude detecting means for detecting an altitude of the portable terminal;
first specifying means for specifying a departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting means;
communication means for transmitting a first signal containing information of a departure floor specified by the first specifying means to the control device when the determination means determines that there is an intention to board;
the control device has registration means for registering a call based on the starting floor specified by the first specifying means;
The determining means automatically determines whether or not there is an intention to board, for the car of the elevator whose installation position is closest to the position detected by the position detecting means among the plurality of elevators whose installation positions are stored in the first storage means. Elevator system with The method of claim 1,
The first signal transmitted by the communication means further includes identification information for specifying a user of the portable terminal,
The control device,
second storage means for storing a floor table in which destination floors for each user are registered;
second specifying means for specifying a destination floor of a user of the portable terminal based on the identification information included in the first signal from the portable terminal and the floor table stored in the second storage means;
The elevator system of claim 1 , wherein the registering means registers a call based on a departure floor specified by the first specific means and a destination floor specified by the second specific means. The method of claim 1,
The mobile terminal,
second storage means for storing a floor table in which destination floors for each building are registered;
second specifying means for specifying a destination floor of a user of the portable terminal based on the position detected by the position detecting means and the floor table stored in the second storage means;
The first signal transmitted by the communication means further includes information on the destination floor specified by the second specific means;
The elevator system of claim 1 , wherein the registering means registers a call based on a departure floor specified by the first specific means and a destination floor specified by the second specific means. an elevator control device;
A server capable of communicating with the control device through a network;
A portable terminal capable of communicating with the server,
The mobile terminal,
position detecting means for detecting the position of the portable terminal;
First storage means for storing the installation positions of a plurality of elevators;
judging means for determining whether or not there is an intention to board the car controlled by the control device, based on the position detected by the position detecting means and the installation position stored in the first storage means;
altitude detecting means for detecting an altitude of the portable terminal;
first specifying means for specifying a departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting means;
If the determining means determines that there is an intention to board, the first specifying means transmits to the server a first signal including information of a specific departure floor and building information for specifying a building in which the control device is provided. equipped,
The server transmits a second signal including information of a starting floor specified by the first specifying unit to the control device based on building information included in the first signal from the portable terminal;
the control device has registration means for registering a call based on the starting floor specified by the first specifying means;
The determining means automatically determines whether or not there is an intention to board, for the car of the elevator whose installation position is closest to the position detected by the position detecting means among the plurality of elevators whose installation positions are stored in the first storage means. Elevator system with The method of claim 4,
The first signal transmitted by the communication means further includes identification information for specifying a user of the portable terminal,
The second signal transmitted by the server further includes identification information for specifying a user of the portable terminal,
The control device,
second storage means for storing a floor table in which destination floors for each user are registered;
second specifying means for specifying a destination floor of a user of the portable terminal based on identification information included in a second signal from the server and a floor table stored in the second storage means;
The elevator system of claim 1 , wherein the registering means registers a call based on a departure floor specified by the first specific means and a destination floor specified by the second specific means. The method of claim 4,
The first signal transmitted by the communication means further includes identification information for specifying a user of the portable terminal,
The server,
second storage means for storing a floor table in which destination floors for each building and for each user are registered;
Second specifying means for specifying a destination floor of a user of the portable terminal based on the building information and identification information included in the first signal from the portable terminal and the floor table stored in the second storage means; ,
The second signal transmitted by the server further includes information on the destination floor specified by the second specifying means;
The elevator system of claim 1 , wherein the registering means registers a call based on a departure floor specified by the first specific means and a destination floor specified by the second specific means. The method of claim 4,
The mobile terminal,
second storage means for storing a floor table in which destination floors for each building are registered;
second specifying means for specifying a destination floor of a user of the portable terminal based on the position detected by the position detecting means and the floor table stored in the second storage means;
The first signal transmitted by the communication means further includes information on the destination floor specified by the second specific means;
The second signal transmitted by the server further includes information on the destination floor specified by the second specifying means;
The elevator system of claim 1 , wherein the registering means registers a call based on a departure floor specified by the first specific means and a destination floor specified by the second specific means. position detecting means for detecting a position;
First storage means for storing the installation positions of a plurality of elevators;
judging means for determining whether or not there is an intention to board the elevator car based on the position detected by the position detecting means and the installation position stored in the first storage means;
altitude detecting means for detecting altitude;
first specifying means for specifying a departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting means;
If the determining means determines that there is an intention to board, the first specifying means is provided with communication means for transmitting a first signal including information of a specific starting floor;
The determining means automatically determines whether or not there is an intention to board, for the car of the elevator whose installation position is closest to the position detected by the position detecting means among the plurality of elevators whose installation positions are stored in the first storage means. A mobile terminal performed by The method of claim 8,
second storage means for storing a floor table in which destination floors for each building are registered;
second specifying means for specifying a destination floor based on the position detected by the position detecting means and the floor table stored in the second storage means;
The portable terminal, wherein the first signal transmitted by the communication means further includes information on the destination floor specified by the second specifying means. According to claim 8 or claim 9,
A portable terminal in which identification information for specifying a user is further included in the first signal transmitted by the communication means.

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