WO2016042363A2

WO2016042363A2 - Device for displaying the number of people waiting for elevator

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Publication number: WO2016042363A2
Application number: PCT/IB2014/064694
Authority: WO
Inventors: 许军; 解洪兴; 谢晶; 许显斌
Original assignee: 南宁马许科技有限公司; 许军; 南通马许科技有限公司
Priority date: 2014-09-20
Filing date: 2014-09-20
Publication date: 2016-03-24
Also published as: CN111285211A; GB201512746D0; CN111252636A; CN111268521B; CN107428493B; WO2016042363A3; GB201604708D0; CN111186733A; CN111186732A; CN107318263A; CN111268521A; WO2016042369A1; CN107428493A; CN105873846A; WO2016042370A1; GB201604707D0

Abstract

A device for displaying the number of people waiting for an elevator located inside an elevator cabin, provided with a group of buttons for inputting the number of people calling for the elevator that can be used for inputting and displaying the number of people waiting, and matching with a display device. Except the floor where a person calling for the elevator is, each floor is provided with a corresponding display area (1000) for the number of people waiting. The display area comprises three parts of content: the number of people already waiting, "+/-" sign, and the number of people waiting which is to be increased or decreased. The device can clearly define the calling definition of the people calling for the elevator and determine the number of people waiting.

Description

Elevator waiting number display device

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method of presenting information in an elevator call system. In particular, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for displaying a waiting number in an elevator.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventional elevator call buttons are typically located on either side of the elevator doors in the elevator car. In addition to the top and bottom floors, the buttons on each floor elevator have only the "up" and "down" buttons. In this paper, the term "elevator" is also used to describe the lift. Figure 1 shows the distribution of common elevator control buttons. The commands obtained by the control panels 1 1 , 12 and 13 of the different floors of the elevator are respectively transmitted to the command input unit 30; the commands obtained by the control panel 20 in the elevator car are also transmitted to the command input unit 30. The control system of the elevator must clearly know which floor the person waiting for the elevator on each floor is going to; this usually requires two operations: Press the "Up" and "Down" buttons outside the elevator; Press the floor button in the elevator. However, the meaning of the "up" and "down" buttons outside the elevator is ambiguous. For example, when you press the "Up" button, there are two possible meanings:

1) You have to go up; I hope the elevator will take you to a higher floor.

2) You may notice that the elevator is on the lower floor below, you want the elevator to pick you up; and you are going to go down; I want the elevator to come up (and then send you the floor below). In other words, the button "up" can mean "you" to go up, or it means that you command the "elevator" to wait for the elevator to come to me, then I will tell the elevator which floor I am going to. In fact, the person who calls the elevator in the second way is a niche, but the logic is not a problem. The problem is that the meaning of this call button is ambiguous. At the same time, it should be pointed out that since the call process is divided into two steps, it is not necessary to click the operator who intends to go to the floor number in the elevator and call the operator of the elevator between the elevators. Relevance. That is to say, the elevator dispatching system does not necessarily know or reason: the caller of a certain floor, after entering the elevator, the actual floor to be visited. The following situations are common:

1) After the caller enters the elevator, he finds that the floor number he intends to go has been illuminated; of course, there may be multiple floor numbers that are lit at this time;

2) After the caller enters the elevator, he finds that the floor number he intends to travel has been illuminated; at this time, the person who has entered the elevator in front of the elevator lights up a new floor number;

3) Multiple callers enter the elevator together and go to different floors. For an elevator dispatch system, each button call should have a unique meaning; otherwise, the elevator will have unnecessary stops at the call floor, resulting in unnecessary time and energy waste.

[Patent Document 1] US Patent: US005821479A The above-mentioned U.S. Patent Document proposes an elevator call button device. As shown in Figure 2, the device contains a set of buttons corresponding to each floor, each button can emit two colors of light for corresponding display of two status information - Status 1: Called destination floor (light display) Is yellow);

State 2: The floor on which the elevator car is currently located (lights are shown in green). State 1 is generated by a call from the elevator car; state 2 is derived from the signal transmitted by the elevator car position detecting device. The invention extends the call button from the traditional "up" and "down" buttons to a set of buttons corresponding to each floor. This makes the operation that needs to be done twice: 1) Press the "Up" or "Down" button in the elevator;

2) The floor button that arrives in the elevator as needed becomes one time: the floor button that is directly reached in the elevator room as needed. From the point of view of the call, the "up" and "down" buttons are no longer needed; although the relevant information is not disclosed in Patent Document 1. However, by canceling the "up" and "down" buttons, the button ambiguity problem faced by the operator does not completely disappear: the button corresponding to the caller's floor is still ambiguous. Specifically, in the stairwell using the elevator call device described in Patent Document 1, a person who is on the floor 3 and wants to go to the floor 5 sees that the elevator is currently on the floor 4, and it is still possible to press the button corresponding to the floor 3. Command the elevator to floor 3 to pick up yourself. After the elevator reaches floor 3, it will continue to go down unless there is no valid call to the lower floor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention first achieves an unambiguous call by completely eliminating those ambiguous buttons and correspondingly taking other command buttons with a clear single meaning. The elevator call button claimed in the present invention is characterized in that the call button is composed of a set of command buttons, and there is no "up" or "down" button in the command button; and, there is no call button The floor number button corresponding to the floor. Figure 3 shows the basic structure of the invention. The elevator call button located on floor 2 contains floor number buttons corresponding to the respective floors other than floor 2; that is, there is no button corresponding to floor 2; and there is no "up" or "down" button. Similarly, the elevator call button located on floor 3 contains floor number buttons corresponding to the floors other than building 3; that is, there is no button corresponding to floor 3; and there is no "up" or "Down" button. When the person on floor 3 wants to go to floor 6, no matter which floor the elevator car is currently on, this person has only one choice: press the button with floor number 6. For elevator control systems, the meaning of this call is unique: the caller on floor 3 is going to floor 6. Further improvements involve the frequency of use of buttons on different floors. There is no doubt that some floor buttons are used much more frequently than buttons on other floors. For example, the entrance floor of the building, the floor where the garage is located, the floor where the public service facilities such as restaurants and clubs are located, the frequency of use will be relatively high. We have seen that some elevators have easy-to-recognize designs for different types of floor buttons; for example, buttons on the entrance and exit floors select eye-catching colors. The buttons corresponding to the entry and exit floor (Lobby) in Figure 3 are more than double the buttons on other floors. This special design makes it easier for users to discover. Of course, special colors can be used to enhance this eye-catching effect. If the average failure rate per button (measured by number of uses) is the same, then the useful life of the button with a high frequency (in terms of time) will be shorter. In order to improve the service life of those buttons that are frequently used, one of the following two measures can be taken:

1) Adopt a device with a lower average failure rate;

2) Use a backup device.

Of course, the above two measures can also be used at the same time. With the backup button, you can greatly reduce the problem that a single button fails and becomes unusable. Assuming an average failure rate of 3 for each button, the average probability of simultaneous failure of both buttons is 3 ² . If d = o.oi% = ιο - ⁴ ; then d ¹ = 10- ⁸ . The call button in Figure 4 contains two types: 3001 and 3002. There is only one set of trigger response devices under the one-shot button 3001; and two sets of trigger response devices with the same function are included under the double trigger button 3002. Any one of the triggering devices of the dual trigger button 3002 can generate a valid call command. Only when both devices fail, will the entire floor button be disabled. Figure 5 shows a dual trigger button in the form of a touch panel. The entire panel is divided into two areas that operate independently of each other: 3002-1, 3002-2. Here, running independently of each other means that one of the trigger zones (ie, one of 3002-1, 3002-2) fails, and does not affect the normal operation of the other trigger zone. The technical solution further claimed by the present invention relates to the integrity problem of data required for elevator scheduling optimization.

Patent Document 2: CN 101402428 A

[Patent Document 3]: EP 0 741 105 A3

[Patent Document 4]: JP 2009-298519 A The above-mentioned several patent documents each disclose a method of obtaining data on the number of passengers in an elevator, or in an elevator by measurement and reasoning. From the point of view of elevator dispatching, due to the limited capacity of the car and the precise dispatch of the elevator, the following complete passenger information must be obtained: the passengers waiting for the elevator on each floor, the floor number to be visited, and the corresponding number of people. The current elevator call system design lacks the necessary information on the number of passengers; this results in the elevator dispatch system operating on incomplete information. When a meeting is over, hundreds of people are waiting in the elevator to take the elevator to the restaurant. However, the current elevator dispatch system will only arrange an elevator to respond; only when the previous elevator leaves, will it send another elevator. The root cause of the above dilemma is: The elevator dispatch system does not know how many people are waiting for the elevator, which floor these people are going to. Although the method of detecting the number of people disclosed in the above patent documents can provide some help, the manner in which these data are provided is obtained by passive detection, and is very insufficient. The invention thus proposes a new solution. The elevator caller actively provides the following information: the floor number that each needs to travel, and the corresponding number of people. In general, the method to be protected by the present invention is characterized in that the elevator room on the floor of each elevator service includes means for inputting the number of callers. At the same time, the elevator waiting room also needs to display the corresponding waiting number information to be sent to each floor. Specifically, the device having the caller number input function includes a set of caller number input buttons and a waiter display area waiting to go to each floor. While the number of caller input buttons is constructed in many ways, the present invention is further illustrated by several specific embodiments. As one of the main technical solutions to be protected by the present invention, the structure of the waiting person display area and the display method of each data in the display area are also one of the contents highlighted in the present invention. The waiting person display device to be protected by the present invention is located in the elevator car and is also referred to as a waiting person display area. In addition to the floor where the caller is located, there is a matching waiting area display area corresponding to the floor served by each elevator. The waiting number display area contains three parts: The number of people who have been waiting, the number of "Shi", the number of people waiting to increase or decrease. The method and apparatus for displaying the number of waiting persons are further disclosed in the third embodiment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 shows a diagram of the distribution of common elevator control buttons. 2 is a schematic diagram of an elevator call button device proposed by the US patent (US005821479A). Figure 3 shows a basic structure of the invention: Unambiguous call button. On the floor where each caller is located, there are neither "up" and "down" buttons in the elevator call button, nor a button corresponding to the floor number. Figure 4 is a call system that includes both one-shot and two-trigger button structures. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a dual trigger button using a touch screen. Figure 6 shows a call button diagram that provides information on the number of people waiting to go to a certain floor. By clicking the corresponding number of "ten" buttons corresponding to the floor number you want to go to (reduced by pressing the "1" button if necessary), you can register the corresponding number of waiting people. Figure 7 is a partial schematic view of a floor call button group of Figure 6. Figure 8 is a detailed view of the waiting person display area 1000 in Figures 6 and 7. Figure 9 is a schematic illustration of a preferred embodiment. A prompt text is added to the upper portion of the display area 1000. 2001 and 2002 in Fig. 6 are merged into the button group 2000 here. Figure 10 is a partial detail view of Figure 9. The buttons 2001 and 2002 form a button group; and the layout of the display area 1000 is the same as that of FIG. Figure 1 1 shows a combination of buttons for the number of waiters input by the "10", "10" and "C" buttons. Figure 12 separates the elevator call information collection area 200 from the elevator operation information display area 100. The call information collection area 200 further includes an information collection input area 201 and an information collection prompt area 202. Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of an information collection area. In the information collection input area 201, both conventional numbers are included "0" - "9", also includes the "OK" and "C" (Cancel) buttons. At the same time, you can add special call buttons, such as "big items" or "exclusive requests" to meet special needs. In the information collection prompt area 202, an acquisition prompt and display 2021 of the destination floor number, and an acquisition prompt and display 2022 of the number of passengers are included. Figure 14 provides a more complex view of the information collection area.

Embodiments Embodiment 1: Unambiguous Call Button FIG. 3 shows a basic embodiment of the present invention: an unambiguous call button. On the floor where each caller is located, there are neither "up" and "down" buttons in the elevator call button, nor a button corresponding to the floor number. Specifically, the elevator call button located on floor 2 contains a floor number button corresponding to each floor except floor 2; that is, there is no button corresponding to floor 2; and there is no "up" or "" Under the "button. Similarly, the elevator call button located on floor 3 contains floor number buttons corresponding to the floors other than building 3; that is, there is no button corresponding to floor 3; and there is no "up" or "down"" button. When the person on floor 3 wants to go to floor 6, no matter which floor the elevator car is currently on, this person has only one choice: press the button with floor number 6. This is the button "6" will become a glowing color (such as "green") to prompt the call to succeed. For elevator control systems, the meaning of this call is unique: the caller on floor 3 is going to floor 6. This embodiment is suitable for use in an elevator that is not frequently used. Embodiment 2: Dual Trigger Call Button The dual trigger call button is generally used to use a floor button for providing a public service with a relatively high frequency. There are two purposes for using the dual trigger call button:

1) The double-trigger call button has a larger footprint, which is different from the ordinary one-shot button, which is convenient for users to recognize and operate;

2) The dual-trigger call button has a pair of call triggering devices that are backed up each other. Only when the pair of call triggering devices are fully effective will the floor be unable to be called. The call button in Figure 4 contains two types: a one-shot button 3001 and a dual-trigger button 3002. There is only one set of trigger response devices under the single trigger button 3001; and two sets of trigger response devices with the same function are included under the double trigger button 3002. Any of the triggering devices of the dual trigger button 3002 can generate a valid call command. Only when both devices fail, will the entire floor button be disabled. Figure 5 shows a simple functional replacement: a dual trigger button in the form of a touch panel. The entire panel is divided into two areas that operate independently of each other: 3002-1, 3002-2. Here, running independently of each other means that one of the trigger zones (ie, one of 3002-1, 3002-2) fails, and does not affect the normal operation of the other trigger zone.

Embodiment 3 Waiting Person Number Input FIG. 6 is a basic example of an elevator call solution having a waiting person input function. On the call panel, corresponding to each floor (except the floor where the caller is located), there is a set of caller number input buttons (2001 and 2002) and waiting number display area 1000 dedicated to the floor; by pressing the 2002 or 2001 button , the value of the waiting number can be increased or decreased accordingly, and the value is displayed in the corresponding waiting area display area. For callers on floor 2, if the floor to go is 5, only need You can register a waiter by tapping the "Ten" button corresponding to floor number 5. The corresponding display area 1000 will be "1". Similarly, by clicking the "one" button corresponding to floor number 5, one waiter can be reduced, and the corresponding display area 1000 is decremented by "1". Of course, the minimum number of waiting people is "0". FIG. 8 is an internal detail of the display area 1000. Among them, display bits 1001 and 1002 display the number of people who are already waiting (from 00 to 99); display bit 1003 has three states: blank, "ten" and "one", which correspond to the following three cases:

Display bits 1004 and 1005 are used to display the current number of waiter information entered by the caller. They collectively form a two-digit number; 1005 is a single digit and 1004 is a tens digit. In the initial state, both numbers default to "0" and appear in an inconspicuous state.

When the button "Ten" (button 2002 in Figure 7) is clicked, the display area consisting of 1004 and 1005 will be "1" and displayed in a conspicuous color. By pressing the button "Ten" or "One" multiple times, the number of waiting people can be adjusted. When there is no input operation for 10 consecutive seconds, the values on 1004 and 1005 will be merged into 1001 and 1002; and 1004 and 1005 will return to the clear state, becoming inconspicuous, waiting for the next (group) passenger. .

Embodiment 4: Composite type waiting person input The main difference between this embodiment and the third embodiment is that the "ten" originally separated by the display area 1000 The buttons are combined into one: Button group 2000. In Fig. 9, a prompt text is added to the upper portion of the display area 1000. Double-click mode: In FIG. 10, after the continuous pressing time of the touch button 2001 or 2002 exceeds 1 second, the 1004, 1005 in the display area 1000 enters a fast decrementing or incrementing state to facilitate input of a larger value. The rate of increment or decrement is preferably one digit per 0.5 second. When you are close to the value you want to enter, you can change to the mode.

Embodiment 5: Quick Input The input operation of this embodiment is represented by three buttons, wherein "C" means "cancel" or "undo"; when the button is clicked, different values in the display area 1000 are based on the current situation. Will be cleared.

Embodiment 6: Independent Information Collection Area In this embodiment, the elevator call information collection area 200 is separated from the elevator operation information display area 100. The call information collection area 200 is located at a height of about 1 meter from the ground to facilitate the operation of different groups of people. It includes an information collection input area 201 and an information collection prompt area 202. Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of an information collection area. The information collection input area 201 includes both the regular numbers "0" - "9" and the "OK" and "C" (cancel) buttons. At the same time, you can add special call buttons, such as "big items" or "exclusive requests", to meet special needs: It is impossible or difficult to share an elevator with other passengers. In the information collection prompt area 202, an acquisition prompt and display area 2021 of the destination floor number, and an acquisition prompt and display area 2022 of the number of passengers are included. It is worth noting that the floor number where the caller is located is an invalid operation. When the caller attempts to enter the floor number where the caller is located, the word "invalid" will be displayed in the message collection prompt area. Similarly, when waiting for the number of people to enter, the default starting value of the prompt area 2022 is "1" (flashing state). The caller can select this default value, click the "OK" button to confirm directly, or directly enter other values. Of course, you can add such a rule: The caller cannot enter "00". The caller is first prompted to enter the floor number to be visited, and after confirmation, is prompted to enter the number of people; these two operations use the same set of input buttons. The floor number prompt information and the number of people gathering prompt information can adopt two alternate display modes: eye-catching mode and non-eye-catching mode.

Embodiment 7: More Information Feedback On the basis of the above-mentioned Embodiment 6, an information feedback area 203 can be added, as shown in FIG. This information comes from the feedback of the elevator dispatch system: according to the still valid call request of all callers on each floor, and the current operational status data of each elevator, a dispatch schedule is sent to inform which elevator to pick up the current caller, and Give an expected value of the waiting time. When the number of people entered by the caller requires multiple elevators to undertake the delivery task, the corresponding multiple elevator numbers will be cycled.

Claims

Claim

1. A waiting person display device, located in an elevator room, a group of caller input buttons cooperate with the input and display tasks of the number of people waiting to ride the elevator; corresponding to each elevator except the floor of the caller The floor to be served has a waiting area for matching with it.

(1000); characterized in that the waiting number display area includes three parts of the display content: the number of people who have been waiting, the "Shi" number, the number of waiting persons to be increased or decreased.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the caller number input button group includes a dedicated floor button corresponding to each floor on which the elevator is parked, but does not include a floor button of a floor where the call button is located.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the dedicated floor button of each floor is composed of a pair of "ten" buttons; by clicking the "ten" or "" button, the corresponding The value of the number of waiting persons is increased or decreased, and the value is displayed as the number of waiting persons to be increased or decreased in the waiting area display area (1000).

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein when the "ten" or "" button is continuously pressed for more than 1 second, the continuous pressing mode is entered: the increase in the display area (1000) The number of waiting people will enter a rapid increase or decrease.

5. Apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said fast increasing or decreasing speed is a single digit per 0.5 second.

6. The device according to claim 2, wherein the dedicated floor button of each floor is composed of "ten 1", "ten 5" and "C"buttons; by clicking on the "ten 1" The "or" ten 5" button can be used to add the value of the waiting number to "1" or "5", which is displayed as the number of waiting persons to be added or subtracted in the waiting number display area (1000); Press the "C" button to clear the number of waiting people in the waiting area display area to be increased or decreased.

The device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the waiting person display area

(1000) includes five display bits: tens digit display digit (1001) and single digit display digit (1002) to display the number of people who are already waiting; tens digit display digit (1004) and single digit display digit ( 1005) Used to display the number of waiting for the current caller input. The display bit (1003) is used to display the "ten" or "one" number.

8. A method of displaying a waiting number, the waiting number being displayed by the apparatus of claim 7; the method comprising:

a) In the initial state, the number of waiting persons to be added or subtracted defaults to "00" and is displayed in an unobtrusive state;

b) When the caller number input button is clicked, the number of waiting persons to be increased or decreased accordingly changes and is displayed in a conspicuous color;

c) When the caller stops tapping the number of people input button for 10 seconds, the number of waiting persons to be added or subtracted will be merged into the number of people who have already waited; the number of waiting persons to be increased or decreased is cleared to become inconspicuous.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the merging operation is performed according to a symbol of the display bit (1003) for a corresponding "ten" or "-" operation.