WO2020012541A1 - Système de commande d'affichage et procédé de commande d'affichage - Google Patents

Système de commande d'affichage et procédé de commande d'affichage Download PDF

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WO2020012541A1
WO2020012541A1 PCT/JP2018/025922 JP2018025922W WO2020012541A1 WO 2020012541 A1 WO2020012541 A1 WO 2020012541A1 JP 2018025922 W JP2018025922 W JP 2018025922W WO 2020012541 A1 WO2020012541 A1 WO 2020012541A1
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謙治 木俣
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B29/00—Safety devices of escalators or moving walkways
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
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  • the present invention relates to a display control system and a display control method for changing a display luminance on a display device of a passenger conveyor.
  • a message is displayed on a display device or a display installed along a step as a service for passengers.
  • the passenger conveyor is also called a man conveyor.
  • a rotation speed synchronized with a traveling speed of a step is detected, and an operation speed and an operation direction of the man conveyor are determined based on the detection result. Further, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, the display speed and the display direction of a message to be displayed on a display device installed along the moving direction of the steps are controlled in accordance with the operation speed and the operation direction of the man conveyor.
  • the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display control system and a display control method that reduce power consumption of a display device.
  • a display control system of the present invention provides a display device that provides display information to a user of a passenger conveyor, a display control device that controls display brightness of the display device, and a display device that passes around the display device.
  • An interpersonal detection sensor that detects the presence or absence of a user, and the display control device calculates display brightness of the display device according to the position of the user on the passenger conveyor based on a detection result by the interpersonal detection sensor. , And changes and controls the display brightness of the display device.
  • a display control method of the present invention is a display control method executed by a display control device in a display control system of the present invention, and provides display information to a user of a passenger conveyor.
  • the display brightness of the display device is calculated according to the position of the user on the passenger conveyor, and the display brightness of the display device is changed and controlled.
  • the power consumption of the display device can be reduced by employing the above configuration or method.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a detailed configuration of a display device provided in the display control system shown in FIG. 1.
  • 2 is a flowchart showing an operation process of the display control system shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing main components extracted and shown for the overall configuration of a passenger conveyor including a display control system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • an escalator 1 is an example of application as a passenger conveyor according to the first embodiment.
  • the display control system exemplifies a configuration for controlling the display brightness of two display devices 3 installed along the steps 2 of the escalator 1.
  • the two display devices 3 are connected to the display control device 10 by signal lines 15.
  • the display device 3 can change the display content of each display panel with the passage of time, thereby scrolling the character string and displaying it as flowing characters.
  • FIG. 1 a case is shown in which the two display devices 3 are used to display a character string “Please grab the handrail and get inside the step”.
  • the display control of flowing characters is an existing technology, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • the escalator 1 has a truss 4 in which a step 2 is accommodated.
  • a tooth portion 6 that rotates in synchronization with the moving speed of the steps 2 is arranged.
  • a gear plate 6a is provided at regular intervals.
  • the display control system includes a display device 3, a first detection sensor 7, a second detection sensor 8, a control panel 9, a display control device 10, an illuminance sensor 11, and a passenger as a person detection sensor. It comprises a sensor 12.
  • the display device 3 is installed at a position higher than the handrail along the steps 2 of the escalator 1.
  • the display device 3 may be installed on one of the right and left sides, or may be installed on both the left and right sides as shown in FIG.
  • the display control device 10 determines the operation speed and the operation direction of the escalator 1 based on the number of detections and the detection timing of the gear plate 6a by each of the first detection sensor 7 and the second detection sensor 8.
  • the display control device 10 can detect the rotation direction based on the detection timing of the gear plate 6a by each of the first detection sensor 7 and the second detection sensor 8. Further, the display control device 10 can detect the rotation speed based on the number of times the gear plate 6a is detected by at least one of the first detection sensor 7 and the second detection sensor 8 within a certain time.
  • the display control device 10 acquires the detection result of the gear plate 6a by the first detection sensor 7 and the second detection sensor 8 via the signal line 13.
  • the control panel 9 controls the operation of the escalator 1. Therefore, the display control device 10 obtains, via the signal line 14, information on the operating state including the stop state of the escalator 1 generated by the control panel 9.
  • the display control device 10 determines the operation speed and the operation direction of the escalator 1 based on the detection result of the gear plate 6a by the first detection sensor 7 and the second detection sensor 8.
  • the display control device 10 controls the display speed and the display direction of the message displayed on the display device 3 in accordance with the operation speed and the operation direction.
  • the display control device 10 controls the display brightness of the display device 3 based on the detection results of the illuminance sensor 11 and the passenger sensor 12 provided around the display device 3. .
  • the illuminance sensor 11 and the passenger sensor 12 are connected to the display control device 10 by a signal line 16.
  • the display device 3 is composed of a plurality of display panels 3a.
  • Each display panel 3a is provided with one illuminance sensor 11 and one passenger sensor 12. That is, a plurality of pairs of the illuminance sensors 11 and the passenger sensors 12 are arranged by the number of the display panels 3a.
  • the illuminance sensor 11 is not an essential component. If the passenger sensor 12 is provided, the display control device 10 can perform display control to change the luminance of the display device 3 according to the position of the passenger, thereby reducing power consumption.
  • the display control device 10 specifies the position of the passenger on the escalator 1 based on the detection result of each passenger sensor 12. Further, the display control device 10 can improve the visibility by displaying the display panel 3a visually recognized from the specified position of the passenger with brighter brightness. On the other hand, the display control device 10 can reduce power consumption by displaying the display panel 3a that is not visually recognized from the specified position of the passenger with darker luminance.
  • the display control device 10 controls the high-level luminance coefficient when displaying the display panel 3a with brighter luminance and the medium-level luminance when displaying the display panel 3a with darker luminance.
  • the coefficient can be stored in the storage unit in advance.
  • the display control device 10 can control the display luminance by variably setting the luminance coefficient of each display panel 3a based on the detection result by the passenger sensor 12.
  • the display control device 10 can acquire illuminance data at the installation location of the illuminance sensor 11. Therefore, the display control device 10 can further control the display luminance according to the acquired illuminance data. Specifically, when the surrounding environment is dark and lower illuminance data is obtained, the display control device 10 controls the display luminance so as to reduce the luminance. On the other hand, when the surrounding environment is bright and higher illuminance data is obtained, the display control device 10 controls the display luminance so as to increase the luminance. As a result, the display control device 10 can improve the visibility and reduce the power consumption based on the illuminance data detected by the illuminance sensor 11.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a detailed configuration of the display device 3 provided in the display control system described above.
  • the display device 3 shown in FIG. 2 shows the one provided on the lower floor side of the two display devices 3 shown in FIG.
  • the characters of the display message are displayed on each of the plurality of display panels 3 a provided on the display device 3.
  • the illuminance sensor 11 detects illuminance around the display device 3 and is installed on the display device 3. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, it is desirable that the illuminance sensor 11 be installed at a lower position of each of the seven display panels 3 a at one-step intervals on the steps 2.
  • the passenger sensor 12 detects the presence or absence of a passenger on the steps 2 and is installed on the display device 3. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, it is desirable that the passenger sensor 12 be installed at a lower position of each of the seven display panels 3 a at one-step intervals on the steps 2 so as to form a pair with the illuminance sensor 11. With this arrangement, the passenger sensor 12 can detect the presence or absence of a user passing around the display device 3.
  • the display control device 10 determines the driving direction and the driving speed of the escalator 1 based on the detection results of the first detection sensor 7 and the second detection sensor 8. Further, the display control device 10 can predict the arrival position of the passenger accompanying the movement of the steps 2 by considering the detection result of the passenger sensor 12 in addition to the driving direction and the driving speed.
  • the display control device 10 can improve the visibility by displaying the display panel 3a installed at a position where the passenger can be visually recognized from the predicted arrival position with brighter brightness. On the other hand, the display control device 10 can reduce the power consumption by displaying the display panel 3a installed at a position where the passenger cannot be visually recognized from the predicted arrival position with darker luminance.
  • the display control device 10 can further control the display luminance of the display panel 3a according to the illuminance in the installation environment by acquiring the illuminance data from the illuminance sensor 11 installed at the predicted arrival position.
  • the display control device 10 performs two-stage display luminance control by switching between a high-level luminance coefficient for improving visibility and a medium-level luminance coefficient for reducing power consumption.
  • three-stage display brightness control can be performed by further considering a low-level brightness coefficient for lowering the brightness.
  • the display control device 10 determines the driving speed and the driving direction of the escalator 1 determined based on the detection results obtained by the first detection sensor 7 and the second detection sensor 8, the detection results obtained by the passenger sensor 12, and the control panel. 9, the display brightness control of each display panel 3a can be performed in accordance with the information on the driving situation acquired from FIG. Furthermore, when the illuminance data detected by the illuminance sensor 11 can be used, the display control device 10 can control the display brightness of each display panel 3a according to the illuminance of the installation environment.
  • the display control device 10 selects a high-level luminance coefficient for the presence of a passenger. Furthermore, the display control device 10 sets reference illuminance data based on the illuminance data detected by the illuminance sensor 11. Then, the display control device 10 performs control to change the display brightness of each display panel 3a according to the illuminance data serving as a reference and the brightness calculated based on the high-level brightness coefficient for the presence of a passenger.
  • the display controller 10 selects a medium-level luminance coefficient for the absence of a passenger. Furthermore, the display control device 10 sets reference illuminance data based on the illuminance data detected by the illuminance sensor 11. Then, the display control device 10 performs control to change the display luminance of each display panel 3a according to the illuminance data serving as a reference and the luminance calculated based on the medium-level luminance coefficient for no passenger.
  • the display control device 10 can determine that the escalator 1 is stopped based on the information on the operation status of the escalator 1 acquired from the control panel 9, the display control device 10 selects a low-level luminance coefficient for the stopped state. Then, when the escalator 1 is stopped, the display control device 10 calculates based on the low-level luminance coefficient for the stopped state without considering each detection result of the passenger sensor 12 and the illuminance sensor 11. Control is performed to change the display brightness of each display panel 3a according to the brightness.
  • each function of the display control device 10 described above can be paraphrased as a display control method.
  • the display control method in this case includes a passenger detection step of detecting the presence or absence of a passenger in the vicinity of the display device 3 and a display control for controlling the display brightness of the display device 3 installed along the steps 2 provided on the escalator 1. Steps are roughly divided into:
  • the display control device 10 determines the presence or absence of a passenger based on the detection result of the passenger sensor 12. At this time, the display control device 10 predicts the arrival position of the passenger by considering the driving direction and the driving speed of the escalator 1 determined based on the detection results by the first detection sensor 7 and the second detection sensor 8. can do.
  • the display control device 10 calculates the luminance based on luminance coefficients of different levels set in advance according to the detection result of the presence or absence of the passenger in the passenger detection step and the prediction result of the arrival position of the passenger. . Further, the display control device 10 performs control for changing the display brightness of each display panel 3a according to the calculation result of the brightness.
  • the display control method may include an illuminance detecting step of detecting illuminance around the display device 3.
  • the display control device 10 when calculating the luminance, the display control device 10 corrects the luminance in consideration of the reference illuminance data set based on the detection result of the illuminance sensor 11 in the illuminance detection step. be able to.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation processing of the display control system described above. A series of display control methods executed by the display control device 10 will be described with reference to this flowchart.
  • step S301 the display control device 10 acquires operation information of the escalator 1 from the control panel 9, and determines whether the escalator 1 is operating. If the result of this determination is that the escalator 1 is not operating but is stopped, the process proceeds to step S302, and the display control device 10 selects a preset low-level luminance coefficient for stopping. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S303, and the display control device 10 performs control to change the display brightness of each display device 3 according to the brightness calculated based on the low-level brightness coefficient for the stopped state. Thereby, the process of changing the display illuminance of each display device 3 is performed. Thereafter, the operation processing ends.
  • step S301 when it is determined in step S301 that the escalator 1 is operating, the process proceeds to step S304, and the display control device 10 detects the step 2 where the passenger is present from the detection information of the passenger sensor 12. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S305, where the display control device 10 determines the passenger position after n seconds based on the current driving speed and driving direction specified from the detection results by the first detection sensor 7 and the second detection sensor 8.
  • n may be set to 1, for example, but it is preferable to appropriately change n according to the operating speed of the escalator 1 and the number of display panels 3a included in the display device 3. Further, by setting a plurality of n, the display control device 10 can also predict the user's arrival position over time.
  • step S306 the display control device 10 performs a loop process for the number of display panels 3a included in the display device 3 for the subsequent steps S307 to S312.
  • the display control device 10 performs a loop process for the number of display panels 3a included in the display device 3 for the subsequent steps S307 to S312.
  • step S307 the display control device 10 determines, for each display panel 3a, whether or not there is a passenger who can view the display panel 3a. Specifically, the display control device 10 determines whether or not the position of the display panel 3a corresponds to the passenger position after n seconds predicted in step S305.
  • step S308 If the result of this determination is that there is a passenger, the process proceeds to step S308, and the display control device 10 selects a high-level luminance coefficient useful for passengers. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no passenger, the process proceeds to step S309, and the display control device 10 selects a medium-level luminance coefficient for no passenger.
  • step S310 the display control device 10 captures illuminance data from the illuminance sensors 11 installed corresponding to the respective display panels 3a of the respective display devices 3, and sets the reference illuminance data.
  • illuminance data serving as a reference for determining the luminance of the display panel 3a
  • an average value of past illuminance data may be used.
  • the reference illuminance data an average value of the target illuminance data of the display panel 3a and the illuminance data of the display panels 3a existing before and after the target may be used.
  • step S311 the display control device 10 determines whether the illuminance data serving as the reference determined in step S310 and the high-level luminance coefficient for passengers selected in step S308 or the non-passenger selected in step S309 are not used.
  • the luminance of the display panel 3a is calculated based on the luminance coefficient of the level.
  • calculation of the luminance of the display panel 3a means determination of the output current.
  • step S312 the display control device 10 controls the display brightness of the display panel 3a according to the brightness calculated in step S311. Thereby, the process of changing the display illuminance of each display device 3 is performed.
  • the display control device 10 can control each display panel 3a to an appropriate display luminance based on the obtained results.
  • the display brightness of the display device 3 can be appropriately controlled without waste, and the contents of the display message can be transmitted to the passenger without fail. Further, in a situation where the passenger is not visually recognizable, it is possible to save energy by suppressing the display luminance.
  • the display control system according to the first embodiment the case where the passenger conveyor is the escalator 1 has been described.
  • the display control system according to the first embodiment can be similarly applied to a case where the passenger conveyor is a moving sidewalk.
  • the steps 2 are not inclined and are developed in a plane as compared with the escalator 1 shown in FIG. 1, and accordingly, the shape of the truss 4 is set up on the floor surface.
  • the points are different.
  • the display device 3 is also installed without being inclined as shown in FIG.
  • the installation location of the display device 3 is a wall surface, a partition surface, or the like.
  • the display control system itself has the same configuration and function as when applied to the escalator 1, and thus the description is omitted.
  • the display control device 10 calculates the luminance calculated based on the low-level luminance coefficient for the stop. In accordance with the control, the display brightness of the display device 3 is controlled to be reduced. Alternatively, the display on the display device 3 may be stopped without displaying the display device 3.
  • the number of the passenger sensors 12 can be appropriately set according to the operation speed of the escalator 1 and the number of the display panels 3a included in the display device 3.
  • the number of the passenger sensors 12 can be reduced.
  • the illuminance sensor 11 is installed one-to-one with the passenger sensor 12 when the illuminance sensor 11 is installed.
  • the number of the illuminance sensors 11 can be appropriately set according to the operation speed of the escalator 1, the number of the display panels 3a included in the display device 3, and the installation environment.

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Le système de commande d'affichage selon la présente invention comprend un dispositif d'affichage qui fournit des informations d'affichage à des utilisateurs d'un transporteur de passagers, un dispositif de commande d'affichage qui commande la luminosité d'affichage du dispositif d'affichage, et un capteur de détection de personne qui détecte la présence d'un utilisateur passant à proximité du dispositif d'affichage. Le dispositif de commande d'affichage calcule la luminosité d'affichage du dispositif d'affichage en fonction de la position de l'utilisateur sur le transporteur de passagers sur la base des résultats de détection par le capteur de détection de personne, et effectue une commande de sorte que la luminosité d'affichage du dispositif d'affichage soit modifiée.
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