KR102559907B1 - (Non-contact elevator system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a non-contact elevator system through occupant recognition. The non-contact elevator system through resident recognition is installed inside or outside the elevator, and includes an image acquisition unit that acquires image information on a resident approaching or boarding the elevator, a selector that selects the corresponding resident information including the acquired image information among preset resident information, and an operation unit that recognizes the residential floor information included in the selected resident information and drives a floor button included in the elevator.

Description

Non-contact elevator system through resident recognition {(Non-contact elevator system}

The present invention relates to a non-contact elevator system through resident recognition, and more particularly, to a non-contact elevator system through resident recognition capable of recognizing a resident's face and moving the resident to a corresponding floor through an elevator.

In general, residents residing in each household on the second floor or higher of an apartment complex, such as a residential complex, a villa, or an apartment complex, almost inevitably use an elevator to travel to and from their household floor.

When a resident goes out and returns home through an elevator, the resident enters the common entrance, passes through the hall, and presses an elevator call button installed at the elevator boarding gate.

An elevator is a device that enables vertical elevation or vertical descent to facilitate the movement of people or goods from a first floor to a high floor or underground. Several elevators are installed in each building to facilitate the movement of people between multiple floors in an apartment or high-rise building.

A user using an elevator can move to a desired floor by selecting a button for a floor to which he/she wants to move before or after riding the elevator. In this way, in order to select a switch indicated by a floor to be moved, a method in which a force of a certain standard or more is applied to the switch or an elevator user selects a corresponding switch by contacting a part of his or her body to the switch is currently mainly used.

In this way, the method in which the user selects a switch by applying a force of a certain standard or more to the corresponding switch causes the user to bring a certain part of the body into contact with the corresponding switch and to apply a force of a certain standard or more to the corresponding switch.

Accordingly, in a method in which a user selects a corresponding switch by bringing a part of the user's own body, including a finger, into contact with the corresponding switch without applying a certain amount of force, the user must directly contact the corresponding switch with a specific part of the user's body. By bringing the user's body into contact with a switch used by many unspecified people, problems such as the spread of viruses and contamination of the body through the switch occur.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0128924 (2014.11.06)

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a non-contact elevator system through resident recognition capable of recognizing a resident's face and moving to a corresponding floor preset using an elevator.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a non-contact elevator system through occupant recognition capable of moving an elevator to a corresponding floor through a specific motion or voice through motion when it is not moved to a preset corresponding floor.

Another object of the present invention is to use the floor button of the elevator to enter the corresponding floor using the non-contact button, as well as photograph information such as a face, transmit and store it to a server, and include it in the residence information of the resident. It is to provide a non-contact elevator system through resident recognition.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present invention not mentioned above can be understood by the following description and will be more clearly understood by the examples of the present invention. It will also be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by means of the instrumentalities and combinations indicated in the claims.

In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a non-contact elevator system through resident recognition.

The non-contact elevator system through the resident recognition is installed inside or outside the elevator and includes an image acquisition unit for acquiring image information on residents approaching or boarding the elevator;

a selector selecting corresponding resident information including the acquired image information from among preset resident information; and,

and an operation unit for recognizing residence floor information included in the selected resident information and driving a floor button included in the elevator.

Here, the video information is

It is preferable to include facial information of the resident and information on the residence floor.

And each of the preset resident information,

Including the resident's face information, the residence floor information, and the specific motion information of the resident,

The specific motion of the resident,

Preferably, it is set as image information according to the motion of the resident.

In addition, when the elevator leaves the residential floor information and moves to non-residential floor information,

The image acquisition unit,

recognizing a particular motion of the occupant taken by the occupant;

The operating part,

It is preferable to re-drive the floor button to move to the residence floor information.

In addition, when re-driving the layer button,

The operating part,

Through the image recognition error security device,

It is preferable to re-drive the floor button by recognizing preset floor motion information among the specific information of the resident, or to re-drive the floor button by recognizing floor voice information input through a speaker.

In addition, the layer button,

It is preferable to include an image recognition error security device having a proximity sensing button method.

In addition, the operating unit,

It is connected to the server by wireless or wired communication,

The server,

Storing facial information captured by the resident's video recording device;

Preferably, the photographed facial information is updated with facial information of the resident.

In particular, when there are a plurality of residents boarding the elevator, the image acquisition unit acquires image information for each of the plurality of residents,

If there is an unrecognized resident whose face information is not included in the acquired image information,

continuously acquiring facial information on the unrecognized resident;

Acquiring an image of the entire body of the unrecognized resident when face information on the unrecognized resident is not continuously acquired;

The selection department,

Searching for an image of the entire body of the unrecognized resident in body image information included in preset resident information;

Resident information corresponding to the searched body image information may be temporarily replaced with image information on the unrecognized resident, and information on a residential floor included in resident information corresponding to the searched body image information may be selected.

The present invention has an effect of recognizing a resident's face and moving it to a corresponding floor set in advance using an elevator.

In addition, the present invention has an effect of enabling the elevator to be moved to a corresponding floor through a specific motion or voice through motion when it is not moved to a corresponding floor set in advance.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of allowing the floor button of the elevator to be used to enter the corresponding floor using a non-contact button, as well as taking photo information such as a face, transmitting and storing it to a server, and including it in the residence information of the corresponding resident.

In addition to the effects described above, specific effects of the present invention will be described together while explaining specific details for carrying out the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a non-contact elevator system through resident recognition of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing an installation example of an image acquisition unit.
3 is a flow chart showing the operation of a non-contact elevator system through occupant recognition.
4 is a flow chart showing the operation of another example of a contactless elevator system through occupant recognition.

The above objects, features and advantages will be described later in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and accordingly, those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs will be able to easily implement the technical spirit of the present invention. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to indicate the same or similar components.

Hereinafter, when an arbitrary element is disposed on the "upper (or lower)" or "upper (or lower)" of a component, it may mean that an arbitrary element is not only disposed in contact with the upper surface (or lower surface) of the element, but also that other elements may be interposed between the element and any element disposed on (or under) the element.

In addition, when a component is described as "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, the components may be directly connected or connected to each other, but it will be understood that other components may be "interposed" between each component, or each component may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected" through another component.

Hereinafter, a non-contact elevator system through resident recognition of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a non-contact elevator system through resident recognition of the present invention. 2 is a diagram showing an installation example of an image acquisition unit.

1 and 2, the non-contact elevator system through resident recognition of the present invention includes an image acquisition unit 100, a selection unit 200, and an operation unit 300. Here, the image acquisition unit 100, the selection unit 200, and the operation unit 300 may be connected to the server 400 through a wired or wireless communication method.

The non-contact elevator system according to the present invention is preferably adopted in an elevator of a building such as an apartment building or a building.

The elevator 10 is a device that moves up and down, and has a door 20 that is opened and closed at each residence floor.

The image acquisition unit 100 is a camera device that captures or acquires external images.

The image acquisition unit 100 may be installed on a wall of each residence floor where the door 20 of the elevator 10 is installed, or may be installed inside the elevator 10 . Alternatively, the image acquiring unit 100 may be installed both outside and inside the elevator 10 .

The image acquisition unit 100 is installed inside or outside the elevator 10 and acquires image information about residents approaching or boarding the elevator 10 .

The image acquisition unit 100 may acquire motion through images of a resident's face and entire body.

Accordingly, the image acquisition unit 100 transmits the acquired image information on the resident to the selection unit 200 .

The selector 200 selects corresponding resident information including the acquired image information from among preset resident information.

Here, each of the preset resident information includes facial information of the resident and information on the residence floor. Also, specific motion information of the resident may be included.

The specific motion of the resident is set as image information according to the motion of the resident.

Then, the selection unit 200 transmits the selected corresponding resident information to the operating unit 300 through the server 400 .

The selection unit 200 recognizes the residence floor information included in the selected corresponding resident information and drives the floor button 11 included in the elevator 10 .

In addition, the layer button 11 may be a non-contact sensing button method such as infrared rays, ultrasonic waves, magnetic fields, and voice recognition.

In addition, the resident information referred to in the present invention and preset is preferably set in the server 400 after consent of the resident for personal information before presetting.

3 is a flow chart showing the operation of a non-contact elevator system through occupant recognition.

Through the above configuration, the operation of the non-contact elevator system through the resident recognition of the present invention will be described.

When a resident approaches or boards the elevator 10, the image acquisition unit 100 acquires image information about the resident. For example, facial information of the resident is acquired.

The image acquisition unit 100 transmits the acquired face information of the resident to the selection unit 200 .

The selector 200 selects resident information including face information of a resident transmitted from preset resident information.

Then, the selection unit 200 transmits the resident information selected as described above to the operation unit 300 through the server 400 .

The operating unit 300 is a device that drives the floor button 11 of the elevator 10, and operates the floor button 11 to move to the floor information included in the selected resident information transmitted as described above.

That is, the operation unit 300 automatically recognizes the residence floor of the occupant and drives the floor button 11 to move to the corresponding residence floor.

Through this, in the present invention, when a resident boards the elevator 10, the elevator 10 can be moved to the floor where the resident lives without directly pressing the floor button 11.

4 is a flow chart showing the operation of another example of a contactless elevator system through occupant recognition.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the elevator 10 according to the present invention can move out of the residential floor information and move to non-residential floor information.

At this time, the image acquisition unit 100 according to the present invention recognizes the specific motion of the resident taken by the resident.

For example, residents can use their bodies to make X or Y shapes. That is, the user can take a specific motion. In this case, information on the specific motion may be previously set in each resident information in the server.

This specific motion information is a means for compulsorily notifying the person's residence floor information, and the image acquiring unit 100 acquires the specific motion information and transmits it to the selecting unit 200 .

Then, the operating unit 200 receives specific motion information and re-drives the floor button 11 to move to the residence floor information.

Here, when the floor button 11 is re-driven using the image error compensating device 500, the operating unit 300 recognizes motion information for a pre-set residential floor through specific motion information of the resident and re-drives the floor button 11. The floor button 11 may be re-driven by recognizing floor voice information input through a speaker.

That is, if the floor button is erroneously driven so that the elevator 10 moves to a floor other than the corresponding residence floor through the facial information of the resident recognized, the immediate resident can input the specific motion information through the image acquisition unit 100 and drive the floor button 11 again to move to his or her residence floor to solve the error immediately.

The image error compensating device 500 is electrically connected to a floor button and a server to drive a floor button in a non-contact manner when the floor information according to the resident's facial information is not input and recognized as other floor information. It may be a device.

Meanwhile, the operating unit 300 according to the present invention is connected to the server through wireless communication or wired communication.

The server 400 may store facial information captured by the resident's image capturing device and update the captured facial information to the resident's facial information.

In particular, in the present invention, when a plurality of residents board the elevator 10, the image acquisition unit 100 may acquire image information for each of the plurality of residents.

And, when there is an unrecognized resident whose face information is not included in the acquired image information, the image acquisition unit 100 continuously acquires facial information on the unrecognized resident, and when the facial information on the unrecognized resident is not continuously acquired, an image of the entire body of the unrecognized resident is acquired.

Next, the selection unit 200 may search for an image of the entire body of the unrecognized resident from body image information included in preset resident information, temporarily replace resident information corresponding to the searched body image information with image information on the unrecognized resident, and select residence floor information included in resident information corresponding to the searched body image information.

According to the configuration and operation described above, the present invention can recognize a resident's face and move it to a corresponding floor set in advance using an elevator.

In addition, the present invention can move the elevator to a corresponding floor through a specific motion or voice through motion when it is not moved to a corresponding floor that is set in advance.

In addition, the present invention allows the floor button of the elevator to be used to enter the corresponding floor using a non-contact button, as well as to photograph information such as a face, transmit and store it to a server, and include it in the residence information of the corresponding resident.

On the other hand, a case where non-residents board the elevator 10 will be described.

When the image information acquired through the image acquisition unit 100 does not include preset resident information, the selector 200 may transmit non-resident information to the server.

The server 400 transmits personal information consent required for image information registration to a communication device of a non-resident.

After consenting to the personal information, the non-resident may return the content of the consent to the personal information to the server 400 . At the same time, information on the visited floor and the number of visits to be visited may be transmitted.

The server 400 transmits whether or not a visit permission is requested to the communication device of the resident information in a method such as a text message to a contact registered in the resident information corresponding to the number of visits information.

Upon receiving a visit permission reply from the resident's communication device, the server 400 transmits visit permission information to the non-resident's communication device.

At the same time, the server 400 may drive a floor button so that the elevator 10 moves to the visited floor information using the operation unit 300 after storing the image information of the non-resident for a certain period of time.

The present invention described above is not limited by the above-described embodiments and accompanying drawings, since various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible to those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention.

10 : Elevator
11: layer button
20: door
100: image acquisition unit
200: selection department
300: operation part
400: server

Claims (7)

An image acquisition unit installed inside or outside the elevator and acquiring image information about residents approaching or boarding the elevator;
a selector selecting corresponding resident information including the acquired image information from among preset resident information; and,
An operation unit for recognizing residence floor information included in the selected resident information and driving a floor button included in the elevator;
The image information includes facial information of the resident and information on the residence floor,
Each of the preset resident information includes facial information of the resident, information on the residence floor, and specific motion information of the resident,
The specific motion of the resident is set as image information according to the motion of the resident,
When the elevator leaves the residential floor information and moves to non-residential floor information,
The image acquisition unit recognizes a specific motion of the resident taken by the resident,
The operating unit re-drives the floor button to move to the residence floor information;
When re-driving the layer button,
The operating unit recognizes preset floor motion information among the resident's specific information and re-drives the floor button through an image recognition error security device, or recognizes floor voice information input through a speaker and re-drives the floor button.
The operating unit is connected to the server by wireless communication or wired communication,
The server stores facial information photographed by the resident's image capturing device, updates the photographed facial information with facial information of the resident,
The layer button includes an image recognition error security device having a proximity sensing button method,
When there are a plurality of residents boarding the elevator, the image acquisition unit acquires image information for each of the plurality of residents,
If there is an unrecognized resident whose face information is not included in each of the acquired image information,
Continuously acquiring facial information on the unrecognized resident;
Acquiring an image of the entire body of the unrecognized resident when face information on the unrecognized resident is not continuously acquired;
The selection department,
Searching for an image of the entire body of the unrecognized resident in body image information included in preset resident information;
Resident information corresponding to the searched body image information is temporarily replaced with image information on the non-recognized resident to select residence floor information included in resident information corresponding to the searched body image information Non-contact elevator system through resident recognition.
According to claim 1,
When the image information acquired through the image acquisition unit does not include preset resident information, the selector transmits non-resident information to the server,
The server transmits the personal information consent required for image information registration to the non-resident's communication device,
After the non-resident agrees to the personal information agreement to the server through the communication device of the non-resident, the personal information agreement is sent back, and at the same time, the visiting floor information and the number of visits are transmitted,
The server sends a request for permission to visit to the resident's communication device in a text format to a contact registered in the resident information corresponding to the number of visits information,
Upon receiving a visit permission reply from the resident's communication device, the server transmits visit permission information to the non-resident's communication device, stores the non-resident's image information for a certain period of time, and then uses the operation unit to drive the floor button so that the elevator moves to the visited floor information.
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