WO2007084459A2 - Elevator display system - Google Patents
Elevator display system Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO2007084459A2 WO2007084459A2 PCT/US2007/001037 US2007001037W WO2007084459A2 WO 2007084459 A2 WO2007084459 A2 WO 2007084459A2 US 2007001037 W US2007001037 W US 2007001037W WO 2007084459 A2 WO2007084459 A2 WO 2007084459A2
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- target floor
- elevator
- registration unit
- assigned
- floor
- Prior art date
Links
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims description 7
- 238000010586 diagram Methods 0.000 description 7
- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 description 3
- 230000004048 modification Effects 0.000 description 3
- 230000003466 anti-cipated effect Effects 0.000 description 2
- 208000019901 Anxiety disease Diseases 0.000 description 1
- 230000036506 anxiety Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000000007 visual effect Effects 0.000 description 1
Classifications
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
- B66B3/00—Applications of devices for indicating or signalling operating conditions of elevators
Definitions
- the present invention relates to an elevator display device that displays the time it takes for an elevator to arrive.
- Target floor registration units that suggest a departure elevator car for a given target floor (destination floor) that a user should ride upon have been installed near elevator landings for an increasing number of elevators in recent years.
- Such systems are often referred to as "destination entry" systems.
- the elevator system is configured in such a manner that a call for an elevator car is registered automatically, and the car travels to the target floor without requiring any actuation once the user gets in the elevator car suggested by the registration unit.
- Japanese Kokai Patent Application No. 2001-348170 describes how a user may be led to the assigned elevator car without any confusion.
- FIG. 8A is a plan view of a floor inside a building, wherein elevator cars A-F are provided about the elevator hall.
- Target floor registration units 10 are installed between cars B and C and between cars E and F at the elevator hall. Furthermore, they are positioned on respective guiding lines 20a and 20b drawn on the floor in order to lead a user who is present at a prescribed distance to the elevator hall.
- each target floor registration unit 10 has a registration operation part 11 for registering a target floor using numeric keys and a display part 12. for displaying elevator information. For example, when a user registers (enters) "25" for the 25th floor as the target floor using the numeric keys as shown in Figure 8B, the 25th floor is displayed as "25F" on the display 12, as shown in Figure 8C.
- the display 12 also tells the user which car (e.g., "A") to which he/she should proceed as well as the direction (e.g., "to the left") in which he/she should walk to get to the identified car.
- the present invention aims to resolve one or more of the aforementioned issues that afflict conventional elevators.
- An embodiment of the invention addresses an elevator display system that includes, among other possible things: a target floor registration unit; and an elevator controller.
- the target floor registration unit includes, among other possible things: a registration operation part that is configured to receive a target floor entered by a user; and a display part for displaying information pertaining to an assigned most suitable elevator car.
- the elevator controller is configured to: (a) assign the most suitable elevator car corresponding to a floor at which a user registers a target floor using the target floor registration unit; (b) compute an estimated arrival time for the assigned most suitable elevator car to arrive at the floor at which the user registered the target floor using the target floor registration unit; and (c) send information comprising the assigned most suitable elevator car and the estimated arrival time to the target floor registration unit in order to display them on the display part.
- the elevator controller may be configured to retain the assigned most suitable elevator car at the floor at which the user registered the target floor using the target floor registration unit until the estimated arrival time elapses.
- the display part of the target floor registration unit may be configured to change an aspect of the display according to a magnitude of the estimated arrival time.
- the aspect of this display may include, for example, a color and/or a picture.
- Another embodiment of the invention addresses a method of controlling passenger movement through an elevator system in a building.
- This method includes, among other possible steps: registering, by means of a user, a target floor using a target floor registration unit; assigning a most suitable elevator car corresponding to a floor at which the user registered the target floor using the target floor registration unit; computing an estimated arrival time for the assigned most suitable elevator to arrive at the floor at which the user registered the target floor using the target floor registration unit; sending information comprising the assigned most suitable elevator car and the estimated arrival time to the target floor registration unit; and displaying the assigned most suitable elevator car and the estimated arrival time using the registration unit.
- the step of computing an estimated arrival time may include: multiplying an average time it takes the assigned most suitable elevator car to traverse one floor by the number of floors that the assigned most suitable elevator car must travel to reach the floor at which the user registered the target floor using the target floor registration unit, thereby defining a base time; and adding, to the base time, a set amount of time for each stop, if any, that the assigned most suitable elevator car must make while traveling to the floor at which the user registered the target floor using the target floor registration unit.
- Figure 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 2 is a diagram showing a specific example embodiment of the present invention.
- Figures 3A and 3B consist of front views of a target floor registration unit in the example embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 4 is a diagram to explain an example of the computation of an expected waiting time in the example embodiment of the present invention.
- Figures 5A-5C consist of diagrams showing example displays of the expected waiting time in the example embodiment of the present invention.
- Figures 6A-6C consist of diagrams showing example displays of the expected waiting time in another example embodiment of the present invention.
- Figures 7A-7C consist of diagrams showing example displays of the expected waiting time in another example embodiment of the present invention.
- Figures 8A-8C consist of diagrams showing an example of a conventional elevator display device, wherein Figure 8A is a plot showing an example arrangement of target floor registration units in a building, and wherein Figures 8B and 8C are front views of the target floor registration unit.
- Figure 1 shows the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, wherein a cross-section showing conditions of respective floors in a building is shown.
- target floor registration units 30 are installed at and/or near the elevator landings on respective floors.
- the target floor registration units 30 are connected to an elevator controller 41 via an interface 40.
- the elevator controller 41 is used to manage all the elevators in the building.
- the controller 41 When a target floor is registered using one of the target floor registration units 30, the controller 41: (a) assigns the most suitable elevator car (e.g., the elevator car that can be brought to the target floor in the shortest time possible) based on the registered target floor registration information; (b) computes a waiting time in consideration of the existing condition of the assigned elevator car as well as anticipated future events; and (c) discloses this waiting time to the user through the target floor registration unit 30 that the user used to register the target floor.
- the most suitable elevator car e.g., the elevator car that can be brought to the target floor in the shortest time possible
- the elevator controller 41 includes a group management unit 42 and control boards 44a, 44b, and 44c connected to the respective elevator cars via a bus 43.
- Solid-line arrows in Figure 1 and Figure 2 indicate the flow of target floor registration information whereas broken-line arrows indicate the flow of expected waiting time information and assignment information.
- each of the target floor registration units 30 has a registration operation part 31 for registering a target floor using numeric keys and a display part 32.
- the display part 32 displays pieces of information regarding the target floor, the particular elevator car assigned by elevator control unit 41, and the waiting time computed by elevator control unit 41. For example, as shown in Figure 3A, when the user registers the 25th floor as the target floor using the numeric keys, information on the registered target floor is sent to the elevator controller 41 via the interface 40.
- the elevator controller 41 (a) assigns (computes) the most suitable elevator for the user; (b) computes a waiting time for the time it will take for the assigned elevator to arrive at the floor where the user is present in consideration of then existing condition of the assigned elevator as well as anticipated future events; and (c) sends the pieces of information on the expected waiting time and the assignment to the target floor registration unit 30 in order to display them. [0026] In response, "25F” (i.e., the target 25th floor), "Elevator Car A” (i.e., the assigned elevator car), and "Will Arrive in Approximately 20 seconds" (i.e., the waiting time) are displayed on the display part 32 of the target floor registration unit 30, as shown in Figure 3B.
- the user can move to the landing of the assigned elevator car without anxiety because he/she knows he/she has about 20 seconds to reach the assigned elevator car's landing.
- the target floor registration unit 30 is installed on a guiding line 20a located some distance away from the elevator hall (i.e., in the manner shown in Figure 8) and the user has used the target floor registration unit 30 to perform the registration, he/she can easily move to the front of the assigned elevator car without exceeding the displayed waiting time.
- FIG 4 shows an example of the waiting time computation method carried out by elevator controller 41 in the present embodiment.
- two users 50, 51 who want go down are present on the 4th and the 6th floors, and a new user 52 has arrived at the lobby floor while the elevator is traveling downward from the 8th floor. If it takes an average of two seconds for the elevator car to travel one floor, it would take the car a base time of 14 seconds to reach the lobby floor (i.e., seven floors multiplied by two seconds per floor) if it did not stop to pick-up the users on the 4th and 6th floors.
- the total estimated time for the car to arrive at the lobby level is 24 seconds.
- the total estimated 24 seconds will be displayed to the new user 52 in the lobby by way of the display part 32 of the registration unit 30 by which the new user 52 registers his/her destination floor.
- the expected waiting time may be presented in the form of a drawing and/or in color instead of (or in addition to) in the form of numbers.
- the estimated waiting time may be represented by numbers in the display part 32 as shown in Figure 5A (which is similar to Figure 3B), time blocks may be displayed as shown in Figure 5B, and/or a drawing of a clock may be displayed as shown in Figure 5C.
- the color used for the display part 32 may be changed according to the amount of waiting time that remains until the assigned elevator car arrives. That is, instead of displaying the expected waiting time, the display may be presented in, e.g., green when there is plenty of time as shown in Figure 6A, red when the user needs to hurry as shown in Figure 6B, or orange/yellow when the user needs to move a little faster than normal as shown in Figure 6C.
- this kind of display is adopted, the user can come to know intuitively how much time he/she has before the assigned elevator car will arrive according to the color of the display.
- the display of the arrival time in Figures 5A-5C and the color-based display of the arrival time in Figures 6A-6C may be combined.
- the elevator controller 41 may be configured in such a manner that if the elevator car arrives before the expected waiting time displayed by target floor registration unit 32, the controller 41 will retain the elevator at the floor with the doors open or closed until the estimated waiting time is reached.
Landscapes
- Elevator Control (AREA)
- Indicating And Signalling Devices For Elevators (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Priority Applications (6)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US12/159,789 US8069957B2 (en) | 2006-01-19 | 2007-01-16 | Elevator display system providing an indication of an estimated arrival of an elevator car |
CN2007800025558A CN101384501B (en) | 2006-01-19 | 2007-01-16 | Elevator display system |
PCT/US2007/001037 WO2007084459A2 (en) | 2006-01-19 | 2007-01-16 | Elevator display system |
GB0814805A GB2448458B (en) | 2006-01-19 | 2007-01-16 | Elevator display system |
JP2008551314A JP4948547B2 (en) | 2006-01-19 | 2007-01-16 | Elevator display system |
HK09107986.2A HK1130040A1 (en) | 2006-01-19 | 2009-09-01 | Elevator display system |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
JP2006-010564 | 2006-01-19 | ||
JP2006010564A JP2007191263A (en) | 2006-01-19 | 2006-01-19 | Elevator display device |
PCT/US2007/001037 WO2007084459A2 (en) | 2006-01-19 | 2007-01-16 | Elevator display system |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
WO2007084459A2 true WO2007084459A2 (en) | 2007-07-26 |
WO2007084459A3 WO2007084459A3 (en) | 2007-09-07 |
Family
ID=39789422
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/US2007/001037 WO2007084459A2 (en) | 2006-01-19 | 2007-01-16 | Elevator display system |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
---|---|
JP (1) | JP4948547B2 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2448458B (en) |
HK (1) | HK1130040A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2007084459A2 (en) |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
CN105307963A (en) * | 2013-06-07 | 2016-02-03 | 通力股份公司 | A method in allocation of an elevator and an elevator system |
CN114104887A (en) * | 2021-11-23 | 2022-03-01 | 上海三菱电梯有限公司 | Elevator destination floor suggestion system and method, elevator system and building management system |
Families Citing this family (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JP6597454B2 (en) * | 2016-03-30 | 2019-10-30 | フジテック株式会社 | Display system, destination floor registration system, and elevator system |
JP6597455B2 (en) * | 2016-03-30 | 2019-10-30 | フジテック株式会社 | Display system, destination floor registration system, and elevator system |
JP6430587B1 (en) * | 2017-06-02 | 2018-11-28 | 東芝エレベータ株式会社 | Elevator system |
CN113811501B (en) * | 2019-05-17 | 2024-02-20 | 三菱电机株式会社 | Movement assistance system for robot |
JP2021038070A (en) * | 2019-09-04 | 2021-03-11 | 東芝エレベータ株式会社 | Elevator system |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5398783A (en) * | 1993-02-02 | 1995-03-21 | Otis Elevator Company | Elevator hall call device with integral indicator display element |
EP0692446A2 (en) * | 1994-07-13 | 1996-01-17 | Kone Oy | Waiting time display for an elevator |
US20040040791A1 (en) * | 2000-03-03 | 2004-03-04 | Tapio Tyni | Method and apparatus for allocating passengers by a genetic algorithm |
US20050279587A1 (en) * | 2004-06-18 | 2005-12-22 | Inventio Ag | Device and method for informing passengers of an elevator installation |
Family Cites Families (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JP2000226166A (en) * | 1999-02-04 | 2000-08-15 | Toshiba Corp | Elevator control device |
JP2001348170A (en) * | 2000-06-07 | 2001-12-18 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Landing indication device for elevator |
JP2003104633A (en) * | 2001-09-28 | 2003-04-09 | Toshiba Elevator Co Ltd | Elevator car call registration device |
-
2007
- 2007-01-16 WO PCT/US2007/001037 patent/WO2007084459A2/en active Search and Examination
- 2007-01-16 JP JP2008551314A patent/JP4948547B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2007-01-16 GB GB0814805A patent/GB2448458B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
-
2009
- 2009-09-01 HK HK09107986.2A patent/HK1130040A1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5398783A (en) * | 1993-02-02 | 1995-03-21 | Otis Elevator Company | Elevator hall call device with integral indicator display element |
EP0692446A2 (en) * | 1994-07-13 | 1996-01-17 | Kone Oy | Waiting time display for an elevator |
US20040040791A1 (en) * | 2000-03-03 | 2004-03-04 | Tapio Tyni | Method and apparatus for allocating passengers by a genetic algorithm |
US20050279587A1 (en) * | 2004-06-18 | 2005-12-22 | Inventio Ag | Device and method for informing passengers of an elevator installation |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
CN105307963A (en) * | 2013-06-07 | 2016-02-03 | 通力股份公司 | A method in allocation of an elevator and an elevator system |
US10131518B2 (en) | 2013-06-07 | 2018-11-20 | Kone Corporation | Signaling elevator allocation based on traffic data |
CN114104887A (en) * | 2021-11-23 | 2022-03-01 | 上海三菱电梯有限公司 | Elevator destination floor suggestion system and method, elevator system and building management system |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
GB2448458B (en) | 2011-06-01 |
GB0814805D0 (en) | 2008-09-17 |
GB2448458A (en) | 2008-10-15 |
JP4948547B2 (en) | 2012-06-06 |
HK1130040A1 (en) | 2009-12-18 |
WO2007084459A3 (en) | 2007-09-07 |
JP2009523683A (en) | 2009-06-25 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US8069957B2 (en) | Elevator display system providing an indication of an estimated arrival of an elevator car | |
WO2007084459A2 (en) | Elevator display system | |
KR101260144B1 (en) | Elevator group management system | |
US8177036B2 (en) | Communication of elevator reassignment information in a group elevator system | |
US7389857B2 (en) | Elevator group control system | |
WO2019087249A1 (en) | Elevator operation management system, and elevator operation management method | |
KR20040104601A (en) | Passenger guidance system and display device | |
US10414627B2 (en) | Elevator system comprising a destination control system | |
EP2277816A1 (en) | Elevator riding guide system | |
WO2013080276A1 (en) | Elevator system | |
JP2012246100A (en) | Elevator group management system | |
EP3580162A1 (en) | Elevator monitoring in shuttle mode | |
EP2748092A1 (en) | A method for allocating elevators and an elevator system | |
JPH04333478A (en) | Guide device for elevator | |
EP1737777A1 (en) | Method for controlling the elevators in an elevator group | |
WO2009084077A1 (en) | Elevator system | |
JP4177627B2 (en) | Elevator group management system and method | |
WO2010061427A1 (en) | Elevator group management device | |
JP3373687B2 (en) | Elevator control device | |
JP3900762B2 (en) | Elevator equipment including multi-car elevator | |
JP4569197B2 (en) | Elevator group management device | |
JP6997819B2 (en) | Elevator system | |
JPH0480185A (en) | Elevator | |
KR100295881B1 (en) | Elevator group management control apparatus and method | |
KR20180120288A (en) | Destination selecting system of elevator which displays traffic situation in color and the control method thereof |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
121 | Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application | ||
DPE1 | Request for preliminary examination filed after expiration of 19th month from priority date (pct application filed from 20040101) | ||
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 6148/DELNP/2008 Country of ref document: IN |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 2008551314 Country of ref document: JP Ref document number: 200780002555.8 Country of ref document: CN Ref document number: 1020087017615 Country of ref document: KR |
|
NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: DE |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 0814805.8 Country of ref document: GB Ref document number: 814805 Country of ref document: GB Ref document number: 0814805 Country of ref document: GB |
|
ENP | Entry into the national phase |
Ref document number: 2008133877 Country of ref document: RU Kind code of ref document: A |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 12159789 Country of ref document: US |
|
122 | Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase |
Ref document number: 07718194 Country of ref document: EP Kind code of ref document: A2 |
|
DPE1 | Request for preliminary examination filed after expiration of 19th month from priority date (pct application filed from 20040101) |