WO2002066358A1 - Procede et dispositif de gestion de transport de passagers - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif de gestion de transport de passagers Download PDF

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WO2002066358A1
WO2002066358A1 PCT/FI2002/000091 FI0200091W WO02066358A1 WO 2002066358 A1 WO2002066358 A1 WO 2002066358A1 FI 0200091 W FI0200091 W FI 0200091W WO 02066358 A1 WO02066358 A1 WO 02066358A1
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passenger transportation
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Risto Kontturi
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Kone Corporation
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B1/00—Control systems of elevators in general
    • B66B1/34—Details, e.g. call counting devices, data transmission from car to control system, devices giving information to the control system
    • B66B1/46—Adaptations of switches or switchgear
    • B66B1/468—Call registering systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B2201/00—Aspects of control systems of elevators
    • B66B2201/40—Details of the change of control mode
    • B66B2201/46—Switches or switchgear
    • B66B2201/4607—Call registering systems
    • B66B2201/4615—Wherein the destination is registered before boarding
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B2201/00—Aspects of control systems of elevators
    • B66B2201/40—Details of the change of control mode
    • B66B2201/46—Switches or switchgear
    • B66B2201/4607—Call registering systems
    • B66B2201/4653—Call registering systems wherein the call is registered using portable devices

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  • the present invention relates to a method for the control of passenger transportation as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention relates to a passenger transportation system as defined in the preamble of claim 4, designed to serve the pas- senger.
  • a prior-art system is described in patent specification US 5832363 (H04B 7/26) .
  • the patent discloses a mobile communication system comprising service manage- ment of traffic machine apparatus.
  • the mobile radio system described in the aforesaid specification comprises management of the operation of traffic machines, mobile radio terminals of traffic machines and users of mobile communication, at least one traffic machine for transportation of the aforesaid user, an operation management element for controlling the operation of traffic machines and a radio line management element for the control of the radio lines used by the aforesaid mobile radio terminals.
  • This solution does not comprise the possibility of a potential user of a mobile station and traffic machine receiving, after a wireless service call sent to the traffic machines, a message on his/her own mobile ra- dio terminal informing the aforesaid user of the traffic machines and mobile communication services as to which traffic machine he/she should preferably use in order for the utilization of the above-mentioned traffic machines to be optimized.
  • the object of the invention is to eliminate the drawbacks encountered in the above-mentioned prior-art systems .
  • a passenger using the passenger transportation system of the invention sends to the control unit of the passenger transportation system control messages comprising service requests reserving transportation devices, said messages being transmitted by a wireless tech- nique via the user's mobile electronic communication device so that the aforesaid control messages with the service requests are transmitted via a communication link to the control unit of the passenger transportation system.
  • a specific object of the invention is a system whereby the control unit of the passenger transportation system sends back via the communication link to the passenger's mobile electronic communication device a con- trol message indicating which transport device the passenger should preferably use.
  • An embodiment of the passenger transportation system of the invention is associated with elevator systems.
  • the method of the invention for the control of passenger transportation is characterized by what is presented in the characterization part of claim 1.
  • the passenger transportation system of the invention is characterized by what is presented in the characterization part of claim 4.
  • the features characteristic of certain other preferred embodiments of the invention are presented in the sub-claims.
  • the solution of the invention provides a number of significant advantages.
  • the passenger's waiting time is minimized as he knows his route beforehand.
  • the degree of utilization of the passenger transportation system is raised as the control unit of the passenger transpor- tation system is able to optimize the operation of the transportation means comprised in the system.
  • the transportation means are the elevators, especially in the case of large buildings having several elevators, a special advantage is achieved for the passenger using the elevator as his waiting time is minimized and he knows in advance which elevator he should use.
  • the present invention can be used to optimize correct timing and use of the services of these passenger transportation systems relative to each other so as to minimize the passenger's travelling time.
  • Fig. 1 presents a passenger transportation system according to the best embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 2 presents a second embodiment of the invention, wherein a number of different passenger transportation systems are controlled
  • Fig. 3 presents a basic implementation of a wireless and portable electronic communication device used in the passenger transportation system of the invention
  • Fig. 4 presents a second embodiment of the portable electronic communication device used in the passenger transportation system of the invention.
  • Fig. 1 represents a passenger transportation system 1 according to the best embodiment of the invention, comprising a plurality of individual transport devices 2.
  • this passenger transportation system 1 comprises a control unit 7 controlling the operation of the aforesaid transport devices 2.
  • the aforesaid control unit 7 of the passenger transportation system 1 is connected to a communication link 6, through which it is possible in this case for the passenger 3, using a portable electronic communication device 4 he is carrying with him, to wirelessly send control messages 5 containing service requests addressed to the passenger transportation system 1 comprising several transport devices 2 to the control unit 7 of the passenger transportation system 1.
  • the aforesaid communication link 6 is wirelessly connected to the passenger's 3 portable electronic communication device 4, and in addition the aforesaid communication link 6 communicates with the control unit 7 of the passenger transportation system 1 either via a wired connection and/or a wireless connection.
  • the wireless connection of the aforesaid communication link 6 to the portable electronic communication device 4 is based on the utilization of electromagnetic waves without being in any way limited specifically to a given wavelength range.
  • radio waves in which case the above-mentioned communication link can be called e.g. a repeater station or radio link or base station, such as those used in mobile telephone systems.
  • Such wireless transmission of the passenger's 3 service requests to the control unit 7 of the passenger transportation system 1 by using control messages 5 is possible because the passenger 3 is using a portable electronic communication device 4.
  • the aforesaid control messages 5 comprise other information as well .
  • the aforesaid control unit 7 of the passenger transportation system 1 sends back via the communication link 6 to the passenger's 3 portable electronic communication device 4 a control message 5 indicating which transport device 2 the aforesaid passenger 3 should preferably use.
  • the control message 5 received by the passenger 3 may contain other information in addition to the aforesaid information regarding the preferable transport device.
  • the system of the invention involves two-way communication between the passenger and the control unit 7 of the passenger transportation system 1 via the communication link 6, with the passenger 3 signal- ling his destination to the control unit 7 of the passenger transportation system 1, from which the passenger 3 receives a message indicating which transport device 2 he should preferably use so that the time that the passenger 3 has to wait for the transport de- vice 2 is minimized and the utilization of the transport device 2 is optimized in the aforesaid passenger transportation system 1.
  • This optimization of the utilization of the transport devices 2 takes place in the control unit 7 of the passenger transportation system 1.
  • the passenger transportation system 1 described in the case illustrated in Fig. 1 is an elevator system.
  • this aforesaid passenger transportation system 1 is an elevator system, it consists of a plurality of transport devices consisting of elevators 2.
  • the aforesaid control unit 7 of the passenger transportation system 1 is called group control system in elevator systems.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a second embodiment of the invention, in which a number of passenger transportation systems 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 of different types serving the passenger's 3 needs are controlled simul- taneously.
  • These passenger transportation systems 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 may be e.g. escalator systems, elevator systems, train systems, taxi systems, bus systems and airplane systems, and so on.
  • these passenger transportation systems 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 differ from each other in respect of their type of service area and operating principles.
  • passenger transportation systems 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 are controlled by means of a common passenger transportation system control unit 10, to which the passenger 3 sends control messages 8 comprising service requests via a communication link 9 using a port- able electronic communication device 4.
  • These aforesaid service requests are intended for different passenger transportation systems 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
  • the connection of the aforesaid communication link 9 to the portable electronic communication device 4 is based on the utilization of electromagnetic waves without being in any way specifically limited to a given wavelength range.
  • a communication link 9 could consist of a base station com- prised in mobile telephone systems and communicating with the control unit 10 of the passenger transportation systems 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 which controls different passenger transportation systems 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and which could be connected e.g. in con- junction with a mobile telephone switching center.
  • the communication between the portable electronic communication device 4 and the communication link 9 would be radio communication.
  • a so-called meta-group control system is used to control a plurality of elevators located in different parts of the building.
  • the aforesaid control unit 10 of the passenger transportation system would correspond to this so- called meta-group control
  • the aforesaid passenger transportation systems 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 would correspond to separate elevator groups in different parts of the building.
  • control units 7, 10 of the passenger transportation systems 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 presented in Fig. 1 and 2 are not necessarily based on the same technical operating principle, neither are the control messages 5 and 8 shown in said figures based on the same principles, which should be obvious to the person skilled in the art.
  • the control messages 5 and 8 may differ from each other e.g. in respect of their frequency range .
  • Fig. 3 illustrates a basic embodiment of the portable electronic communication device 4 used in the passenger transportation system of the invention.
  • the passenger 3 must at least have such a device 4 at his disposal to send control messages 5, 8 containing service requests reserving transport devices 2 by wireless communication 22 to the control unit 7, 10 of the passenger transportation system 1 over a communication link 6, 9.
  • the aforesaid portable electronic communication device 4 comprises a user interface consisting of a display 18 for showing messages to the passenger 3 and a keypad 17 that the passenger 3 can use to type messages to be sent forward over the communication link 6, 9 as control messages 5, 8 to the control unit 7, 10 of the passenger transportation system.
  • the portable electronic communication device 4 presented in Fig. 3 additionally comprises a means 19 for establishing a wireless connection to the aforesaid communication link 6, 9 by emitting electromagnetic radiation of a given wavelength.
  • Fig. 4 presents a second embodiment of the portable electronic communication device 4, comprising a microphone 20 that the passenger 3 can use to speak messages to be sent further over the communication link 6, 9 to the control unit 7, 10 of the passenger trans- portation system.
  • the passenger 3 may receive messages via a loudspeaker 21 in addition to visual messages received via the dis- play 18.
  • the aforesaid passenger 3 can receive messages from his portable electronic communication device 4 audiovisually either via the loud- speaker 21 and/or via the display 18 and input messages to the aforesaid portable electronic communication device 4 using either the keypad 17 and/or the microphone 20.
  • the passenger's 3 portable electronic communication device 4 presented in Fig. 3 and in Fig. 4 for communicating with the control unit 7, 10 of the passenger transportation system 1 via a communication link 6, 9 has been designed to be used only in a given passenger transportation system 1 or in given passenger transportation systems 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
  • the aforesaid wireless communication 22 from the portable electronic communication device 4 with the communication link 6, 9 takes place independently of the frequency of the electromagnetic radiation.
  • the frequency of the electromagnetic radiation used in the wireless communication can be selected separately for each passenger transportation system 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
  • the aforesaid portable electronic communication device 4 of the passenger 3 may also consist of either a mobile telephone or a pager or a so-called bluetooth device with a wireless and/or wired connection to an actual mobile telephone.
  • the aforesaid portable electronic communication device 4 may also be a device based on an inductive link.
  • the aforesaid portable electronic communication device 4 may be connected to various radio systems, which may be GSM, UMTS or GPRS radio systems. If the aforesaid wireless communication is implemented by utilizing radio waves, then the means 19 presented in Fig. 3 and 4 is an antenna, which produces the radiation needed for the wireless connection 22 and used for radio communication.
  • the invention has been described by way of example with reference to the attached drawings while different embodiments of the invention are possible within the inventive idea defined in the claims.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé de gestion de transport de passagers, dans lequel un passager (3) peut envoyer une demande de service par un système de radiocommunication comprenant un dispositif (4) de communication électronique portable, via une liaison (67) de communication, à l'unité (7) de commande d'un système (1) de transport de passagers, afin de réserver différents dispositifs (2) de transport. L'unité (7) de commande envoie en outre aux passagers (3) un message indiquant quel dispositif (2) de transport le passager (3) devrait utiliser de préférence. L'invention concerne en outre un système (1) de transport de passagers qui permet la mise en oeuvre du procédé décrit. Dans un mode de réalisation préféré, le système (1) de transport de passagers est un système d'ascenseurs, les dispositifs (2) de transport sont des ascenseurs, et l'unité (7) de commande du système (1) de transport de passagers est le système de commande d'un groupe d'ascenseurs.
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