WO2020065763A1

WO2020065763A1 - Elevator system and portable terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2020065763A1
Application number: PCT/JP2018/035682
Authority: WO
Inventors: 井上　淳; 恭平濱田; 広泰田畠; 文屋　太陽
Original assignee: 三菱電機ビルテクノサービス株式会社
Priority date: 2018-09-26
Filing date: 2018-09-26
Publication date: 2020-04-02
Also published as: JP6628006B1; CN112672967B; CN112672967A; JPWO2020065763A1; KR102490796B1; KR20210027470A

Abstract

An elevator system is provided with a control device (17) and a portable terminal (2). In the portable terminal (2), a determination unit (23) determines whether or not a user has an intention to ride a car (11), on the basis of a position detected by a position detection unit (22) and an installation position stored in a storage unit (20). An identifying unit (25) identifies a departure floor on the basis of a height detected by a height detection unit (24). When the determination unit (23) determines that the user has an intention to ride, a communication unit (27) transmits, to the control device (17), a first signal that includes information on the departure floor identified by the identifying unit (25).

Description

Elevator system and mobile terminal

<< The present invention relates to an elevator system and a portable terminal.

エレベーター Patent Document 1 describes an elevator system. In the system described in Patent Literature 1, the destination floor of the user is registered in the mobile terminal in advance. When the mobile terminal receives a specific wireless signal, information on the destination floor is automatically transmitted from the mobile terminal to the control device.

Japanese Patent No. 6321124

システム In the system described in Patent Literature 1, a transmitter that emits a radio signal is installed at the landing of an elevator. Therefore, there is a problem that a large number of transmitting devices are required and the system becomes expensive.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems described above. An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator system which can register a call using a portable terminal and can be realized at low cost. Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal for use in such an elevator system.

The elevator system according to the present invention includes an elevator control device and a portable terminal capable of communicating with the control device. The mobile terminal includes: a position detection unit that detects a position of the mobile terminal; a first storage unit that stores installation positions of the plurality of elevators; and a position detected by the position detection unit and an installation position stored in the first storage unit. Determining means for determining whether or not there is an intention to get into the car controlled by the control device, altitude detecting means for detecting the altitude of the mobile terminal, and departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting means. And a communication means for transmitting, to the control device, a first signal including information on the departure floor identified by the first identification means when the determination means determines that there is a ride intention. The control device includes registration means for registering the call based on the departure floor specified by the first specifying means.

The elevator system according to the present invention includes an elevator control device, a server capable of communicating with the control device via a network, and a portable terminal capable of communicating with the server. The mobile terminal includes: a position detection unit that detects a position of the mobile terminal; a first storage unit that stores installation positions of the plurality of elevators; and a position detected by the position detection unit and an installation position stored in the first storage unit. Determining means for determining whether or not there is an intention to get into the car controlled by the control device, altitude detecting means for detecting the altitude of the mobile terminal, and departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting means. When the determining means determines that there is a ride intention, the first specifying means for specifying the departure floor specified by the first specifying means and the building information for specifying the building in which the control device is provided. Communication means for transmitting one signal to the control device. The server transmits a second signal including information on the departure floor specified by the first specifying unit to the control device based on the building information included in the first signal from the mobile terminal. The control device includes registration means for registering the call based on the departure floor specified by the first specifying means.

A portable terminal according to the present invention includes: a position detection unit that detects a position; a first storage unit that stores installation positions of a plurality of elevators; a position detected by the position detection unit and an installation position stored in the first storage unit. Determining means for determining whether or not there is an intention to get into the elevator car based on the altitude, altitude detecting means for detecting altitude, and a first method for specifying a departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting means. The communication device includes: a specifying unit; and a communication unit that transmits a first signal including information on the departure floor specified by the first specifying unit when the determining unit determines that there is a ride intention.

According to the present invention, a call can be registered using a portable terminal, and an elevator system can be realized at low cost.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an elevator system according to the first embodiment. It is a figure showing the example of a personal digital assistant. It is a figure showing an example of a control device. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the mobile terminal. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of a control device. It is a figure showing other examples of a personal digital assistant and a control device. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the mobile terminal illustrated in FIG. 6. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the control device illustrated in FIG. 6. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an elevator system according to a second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a main part of an elevator system according to a second embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the mobile terminal. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of a server. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of a control device. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of a main part of the elevator system according to the second embodiment. 15 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the server shown in FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the control device shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of a main part of the elevator system according to the second embodiment. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the server illustrated in FIG. 18. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the control device illustrated in FIG. 18. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware resources of a mobile terminal. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating another example of the hardware resources of the mobile terminal.

The present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Duplicate descriptions will be simplified or omitted as appropriate. In each figure, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an elevator system according to the first embodiment. The elevator system shown in FIG. 1 includes, for example, an elevator 1, a portable terminal 2, and a receiving device 3.

The elevator 1 includes, for example, a car 11 and a counterweight 12. The car 11 moves up and down the hoistway 13. The car 11 and the counterweight 12 are suspended from the hoistway 13 by the main rope 14. The main rope 14 is wound around a drive sheave 16 of a hoisting machine 15. The hoisting machine 15 is controlled by the control device 17. That is, the control device 17 controls the car 11. The car 11 includes a car door. A landing door is provided at each landing 4 of the elevator where the car 11 stops. When stopping the car 11 at a certain landing 4, the control device 17 opens and closes the car door. The hall 4 is not provided with a device for driving the hall door. When the landing door opens and closes at a position facing the car door, it opens and closes in conjunction with the opening and closing of the car door. That is, the control device 17 controls opening and closing of the door.

The mobile terminal 2 is a terminal owned by the user. The mobile terminal 2 is, for example, a smartphone. In this system, a user can register a call using the mobile terminal 2. In order to perform call registration using the mobile terminal 2, a specific application for call registration needs to be installed in the mobile terminal 2 in advance. For example, the user can download the application to the mobile terminal 2 by accessing the homepage of the maintenance company that manages the elevator 1 from the mobile terminal 2. In the following description, this application is referred to as “application A”.

The receiving device 3 is connected to the control device 17. FIG. 1 shows an example in which the receiving device 3 is directly connected to the control device 17. The receiving device 3 may be connected to the control device 17 via a specific device. The receiving device 3 receives a signal from the mobile terminal 2 on which the application A is installed. The receiving device 3 sends a signal received from the mobile terminal 2 to the control device 17. That is, if the application A is installed in the mobile terminal 2, the mobile terminal 2 can communicate with the control device 17 via the receiving device 3.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 includes, for example, a storage unit 20, a storage unit 21, a position detection unit 22, a determination unit 23, an altitude detection unit 24, a specification unit 25, a specification unit 26, and a communication unit 27. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the control device 17. The control device 17 includes, for example, a registration unit 28 and an operation control unit 29.

動作 The operation of this system will be described in detail below. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the mobile terminal 2. The operation flow illustrated in FIG. 4 is performed in the mobile terminal 2 by installing the application A.

The position detection unit 22 detects the current position of the mobile terminal 2 (S101). The position detecting unit 22 may detect the position of the mobile terminal 2 by any method. For example, the position detection unit 22 detects the position of the mobile terminal 2 by receiving a signal from a GPS satellite. The position detection unit 22 may use another radio wave for position detection.

Next, the determination unit 23 determines whether or not there is an intention to get on the elevator car (S102). The storage unit 20 stores installation positions of a plurality of elevators. For example, the storage unit 20 stores the installation positions of all or some elevators managed by the maintenance company. It is desirable that the storage contents of the storage unit 20 be updated periodically based on information from the maintenance company. The determination unit 23 performs the determination in S102 based on the position detected by the position detection unit 22 and the installation position stored in the storage unit 20.

For example, the storage unit 20 also stores the installation position B of the elevator 1. If the position detected by the position detection unit 22 is within the specific range C including the installation position B, the determination unit 23 determines that there is an intention to get on the car 11 of the elevator 1. The determination unit 23 may determine that there is an intention to get into the car 11 when a predetermined time has elapsed while the position detected by the position detection unit 22 is within the range C. The determination unit 23 may determine “Yes” in S102 based on another condition.

判定 The determination in S102 is made, for example, for the elevator car whose installation position is closest to the position detected by the position detection unit 22 among the elevators whose installation position is stored in the storage unit 20. The determination in S102 may be made for a plurality of elevator cars. Hereinafter, an example will be described in which it is determined in S102 that there is a ride intention for the car 11 of the elevator 1.

The altitude detection unit 24 detects the current altitude of the mobile terminal 2 (S103). The altitude detection by the altitude detection unit 24 is performed at a constant cycle. The detection of the altitude by the altitude detection unit 24 may be performed only when it is determined to be Yes in S102. The specifying unit 25 specifies the departure floor of the user carrying the mobile terminal 2 based on the altitude detected by the altitude detection unit 24 (S104). For example, the specifying unit 25 specifies the departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detection unit 24 when the determination at S102 is Yes.

Next, the specifying unit 26 specifies the destination floor of the user who is carrying the mobile terminal 2 (S105). The storage unit 21 stores a floor table in advance. In this floor table, the destination floor for each building set for the user of the mobile terminal 2 is registered in advance. Table 1 shows an example of a floor table stored in the storage unit 21.

The identification unit 26 identifies the destination floor based on the position detected by the position detection unit 22 and the floor table stored in the storage unit 21. For example, consider an example in which the elevator 1 is installed in an X building. The specifying unit 26 can specify, based on the installation position stored in the storage unit 20, from the position detected by the position detection unit 22 that the elevator 1 that the user intends to use is installed in the X building. The specifying unit 26 specifies from the floor table shown in Table 1 that the destination floor of the user in the X building is the seventh floor.

If the communication unit 27 determines in step S102 that there is an intention to board the car 11, the communication unit 27 transmits a first signal to the control device 17 that controls the car 11 (S106). The first signal transmitted by the communication unit 27 in S106 includes the information on the departure floor identified by the identification unit 25 in S104 and the information on the destination floor identified by the identification unit 26 in S105.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the control device 17. The control device 17 determines whether the first signal has been received from the mobile terminal 2 (S201). The first signal from the mobile terminal 2 is received by the receiving device 3. When receiving the first signal from the mobile terminal 2, the receiving device 3 sends the received first signal to the control device 17. When the receiving device 3 receives the first signal transmitted by the mobile terminal 2 in S106, it is determined as Yes in S201.

When the control device 17 receives the first signal from the mobile terminal 2, the registration unit 28 registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the specifying unit 25 and the destination floor specified by the specifying unit 26 (S202). When the call is registered in S202, the operation control unit 29 causes the car 11 to respond to the registered call (S203). Specifically, the operation control unit 29 stops the car 11 on the departure floor and opens the door. When closing the door on the departure floor, the operation control unit 29 moves the car 11 to the destination floor. The operation control unit 29 stops the car 11 on the destination floor and opens the door.

であれば In the example shown in the present embodiment, the user can register a call using the mobile terminal 2. If the user carries the mobile terminal 2 and approaches the elevator, the call is automatically registered. The user does not need to operate the mobile terminal 2 to register the call.

(4) In the present system, the elevator that the user intends to use is specified by using the position detected by the position detection unit 22. The departure floor of the user is specified using the altitude detected by the altitude detection unit 24. For this reason, there is no need to install a device that emits a radio signal in the hall 4, and the system can be realized at low cost.

In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which both the departure floor and the destination floor of the user are automatically specified. Even if the destination floor of the user is not specified, the call can be automatically registered. For this reason, the floor table need not be stored in the portable terminal 2. In such a case, the first signal from the mobile terminal 2 includes the information of the departure floor specified by the specifying unit 25 in S104. In the control device 17, in S202, the call is registered based on the departure floor specified by the specifying unit 25.

As another example, a part of the functions provided in the mobile terminal 2 may be provided in the control device 17. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of the mobile terminal 2 and the control device 17. In the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the mobile terminal 2 includes a storage unit 20, a position detection unit 22, a determination unit 23, an altitude detection unit 24, a specification unit 25, and a communication unit 27. The control device 17 includes a storage unit 21, a specifying unit 26, a registration unit 28, and an operation control unit 29. FIG. 6 shows an example in which the destination floor is specified by the control device 17.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the mobile terminal 2 shown in FIG. The processing shown in S301 to S304 in FIG. 7 is basically the same as the processing shown in S101 to S104.

The position detection unit 22 detects the current position of the mobile terminal 2 (S301). Next, the determination unit 23 determines whether there is an intention to get on the elevator car (S302). The storage unit 20 stores installation positions of a plurality of elevators. The determination unit 23 performs the determination in S302 based on the position detected by the position detection unit 22 and the installation position stored in the storage unit 20. For example, if the position detected by the position detection unit 22 falls within the range C, the determination unit 23 determines that there is an intention to get into the car 11 in S302.

The altitude detection unit 24 detects the current altitude of the mobile terminal 2 (S303). The specifying unit 25 specifies the departure floor of the user carrying the mobile terminal 2 based on the altitude detected by the altitude detection unit 24 (S304). For example, the specifying unit 25 specifies the departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detection unit 24 when the determination in S302 is Yes.

If the communication unit 27 determines in step S302 that there is an intention to get into the car 11, the communication unit 27 transmits a first signal to the control device 17 that controls the car 11 (S305). The first signal transmitted by the communication unit 27 in S305 includes the information on the departure floor specified by the specifying unit 25 in S304. The first signal further includes identification information. The identification information is information for specifying the mobile terminal 2, that is, the user of the mobile terminal 2. The identification information is, for example, a terminal ID.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the control device 17 shown in FIG. The processing shown in S401 of FIG. 8 is basically the same as the processing shown in S201. The control device 17 determines whether the first signal has been received from the mobile terminal 2 (S401). When the receiving device 3 receives the first signal transmitted by the mobile terminal 2 in S305, it is determined as Yes in S401.

(4) When the control device 17 receives the first signal from the mobile terminal 2, the specifying unit 26 specifies the destination floor of the user of the mobile terminal 2 that has transmitted the first signal (S402). For example, a floor table is stored in the storage unit 21 in advance. In this floor table, a destination floor for each user is registered in advance. Table 2 shows an example of a floor table stored in the storage unit 21.

The identification unit 26 identifies the destination floor based on the identification information included in the first signal received in S401 and the floor table stored in the storage unit 21. For example, if the first signal received in S401 includes the identification information “12345”, the specifying unit 26 specifies from the floor table shown in Table 2 that the destination floor of the user is the seventh floor.

When the destination floor is specified in S402, the registration unit 28 registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the specifying unit 25 and the destination floor specified by the specifying unit 26 (S403). When the call is registered in S403, the operation control unit 29 causes the car 11 to respond to the registered call (S404). Specifically, the operation control unit 29 stops the car 11 on the departure floor and opens the door. When closing the door on the departure floor, the operation control unit 29 moves the car 11 to the destination floor. The operation control unit 29 stops the car 11 on the destination floor and opens the door.

In the present embodiment, an example in which the control device 17 controls one car 11 has been described. This is an example. The control device 17 may have a function of controlling a plurality of cars as a group. In such a case, the control device 17 further includes an assignment unit that determines an assigned car. The assigned car is the car that answers the registered call. The assigned car is determined from the plurality of cars.

Embodiment 2 FIG.
In the first embodiment, an example has been described in which a device that directly receives a signal from the mobile terminal 2 in a building, that is, the receiving device 3 is provided. In the present embodiment, an example in which it is not necessary to install the receiving device 3 in a building will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an elevator system according to the second embodiment. The elevator system shown in FIG. 9 includes, for example, an elevator 1, a mobile terminal 2, a communication device 5, and a server 6.

The communication device 5 is connected to the control device 17. The communication device 5 is a device for the elevator 1 to communicate with the outside. The communication device 5 may have a maintenance function for the elevator 1.

The elevator 1 to which the communication device 5 is connected is connected to a remote server 6 via a network 7, for example. The network 7 is, for example, an IP network. The IP network is a communication network using IP (Internet @ Protocol) as a communication protocol. The network 7 may be a closed network or an open network. The elevator 1 is an example of an elevator that can communicate with the server 6. The server 6 can communicate with a large number of remote elevators. If the application A is installed, the mobile terminal 2 can communicate with the server 6 via, for example, the network 7. The server 6 is provided, for example, in a maintenance company that manages the elevator 1.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a main part of the elevator system according to the second embodiment. Specifically, FIG. 10 illustrates an example of the mobile terminal 2, the server 6, and the control device 17. The mobile terminal 2 includes, for example, a storage unit 20, a storage unit 21, a position detection unit 22, a determination unit 23, an altitude detection unit 24, a specification unit 25, a specification unit 26, and a communication unit 27. The control device 17 includes, for example, a registration unit 28 and an operation control unit 29. The server 6 includes, for example, a communication unit 30.

動作 The operation of this system will be described in detail below. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the mobile terminal 2. The processing shown in S501 to S506 in FIG. 11 is basically the same as the processing shown in S101 to S106.

The position detection unit 22 detects the current position of the mobile terminal 2 (S501). Next, the determination unit 23 determines whether or not there is an intention to get on the elevator car (S502). The storage unit 20 stores installation positions of a plurality of elevators. The determination unit 23 makes the determination in S502 based on the position detected by the position detection unit 22 and the installation position stored in the storage unit 20. For example, if the position detected by the position detection unit 22 falls within the range C, the determination unit 23 determines that there is an intention to get into the car 11 in S502.

(4) The altitude detection unit 24 detects the current altitude of the mobile terminal 2 (S503). The identification unit 25 identifies the departure floor of the user carrying the mobile terminal 2 based on the altitude detected by the altitude detection unit 24 (S504). For example, the specifying unit 25 specifies the departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting unit 24 when the determination at S502 is Yes.

Next, the specifying unit 26 specifies the destination floor of the user who is carrying the mobile terminal 2 (S505). The storage unit 21 stores a floor table in advance. In the examples illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11, the destination floor for each building set for the user of the mobile terminal 2 is registered in the floor table in advance. For example, a floor table shown in Table 1 is stored in the storage unit 21. The identification unit 26 identifies the destination floor based on the position detected by the position detection unit 22 and the floor table stored in the storage unit 21.

The communication unit 27 transmits a first signal to the server 6, for example, when it is determined in S502 that there is an intention to get into the car 11 (S506). The first signal transmitted by the communication unit 27 in S506 includes the information on the departure floor identified by the identification unit 25 in S504 and the information on the destination floor identified by the identification unit 26 in S505. The first signal further includes building information. The building information is information for specifying the building where the elevator that the user intends to use is installed. For example, based on the installation position stored in the storage unit 20, the building on which the elevator 1 is installed is specified from the position detected by the position detection unit 22. The building in which the elevator 1 is installed is synonymous with the building in which the control device 17 is provided.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the server 6. The server 6 determines whether the first signal has been received from the mobile terminal 2 (S601). When the server 6 receives the first signal transmitted by the mobile terminal 2 in S506, it is determined as Yes in S601.

If the communication unit 30 determines Yes in S601, the communication unit 30 transmits the second signal (S602). The communication unit 30 determines the transmission destination of the second signal based on the building information included in the first signal from the mobile terminal 2. In the above example, the communication unit 30 transmits the second signal to the control device 17 of the elevator 1 provided in the building X specified from the building information. The second signal includes the information on the departure floor specified by the specifying unit 25 in S504 and the information on the destination floor specified in S505 by the specifying unit 26.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the control device 17. The processing from S701 to S703 in FIG. 13 is basically the same as the processing from S201 to S203.

The control device 17 determines whether the second signal has been received from the server 6 (S701). The second signal from the server 6 is received by the communication device 5. When receiving the second signal from the server 6, the communication device 5 sends the received second signal to the control device 17. When the communication device 5 receives the second signal transmitted by the server 6 in S602, it is determined as Yes in S701.

When the control device 17 receives the second signal from the server 6, the registration unit 28 registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the specification unit 25 and the destination floor specified by the specification unit 26 (S702). When the call is registered in S702, the operation control unit 29 causes the car 11 to respond to the registered call (S703). Specifically, the operation control unit 29 stops the car 11 on the departure floor and opens the door. When closing the door on the departure floor, the operation control unit 29 moves the car 11 to the destination floor. The operation control unit 29 stops the car 11 on the destination floor and opens the door.

In the present system, as in the example shown in Embodiment 1, it is not necessary to install a device that emits a radio signal in the landing 4. Further, a first signal is transmitted from the mobile terminal 2 to the server 6, and a second signal is transmitted from the server 6 to the control device 17. Therefore, the present system does not need to include the receiving device 3. Therefore, the system can be realized at low cost.

In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which both the departure floor and the destination floor of the user are automatically specified. Even if the destination floor of the user is not specified, the call can be automatically registered. For this reason, the floor table need not be stored in the portable terminal 2. In such a case, the first signal from the mobile terminal 2 includes the departure floor information and the building information specified by the specifying unit 25 in S504. The second signal from the server 6 includes the information on the departure floor specified by the specifying unit 25 in S504. In the control device 17, in S702, the call is registered based on the departure floor specified by the specifying unit 25.

As another example, a part of the functions provided in the mobile terminal 2 may be provided in the control device 17. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing another example of a main part of the elevator system according to the second embodiment. In the example illustrated in FIG. 14, the mobile terminal 2 includes a storage unit 20, a position detection unit 22, a determination unit 23, an altitude detection unit 24, a specification unit 25, and a communication unit 27. The control device 17 includes a storage unit 21, a specifying unit 26, a registration unit 28, and an operation control unit 29. The server 6 includes a communication unit 30. FIG. 14 shows an example in which the destination floor is specified by the control device 17.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the mobile terminal 2 shown in FIG. The processing shown in S801 to S804 in FIG. 15 is basically the same as the processing shown in S501 to S504.

The position detection unit 22 detects the current position of the mobile terminal 2 (S801). Next, the determination unit 23 determines whether or not there is an intention to get on the elevator car (S802). The determination unit 23 makes the determination in S802 based on the position detected by the position detection unit 22 and the installation position stored in the storage unit 20.

The altitude detection unit 24 detects the current altitude of the mobile terminal 2 (S803). The specifying unit 25 specifies the departure floor of the user carrying the mobile terminal 2 based on the altitude detected by the altitude detection unit 24 (S804). For example, the specifying unit 25 specifies the departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detection unit 24 when the determination in S802 is Yes.

The communication unit 27 transmits a first signal to the server 6, for example, when it is determined in S802 that there is an intention to get into the car 11 (S805). The first signal transmitted by the communication unit 27 in S805 includes the information on the departure floor and the building information specified by the specifying unit 25 in S804. The first signal further includes identification information. As described above, the identification information is information for specifying the user of the mobile terminal 2.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the server 6 shown in FIG. The processing from S901 to S902 in FIG. 16 is basically the same as the processing from S601 to S602.

The server 6 determines whether the first signal has been received from the mobile terminal 2 (S901). When the server 6 receives the first signal transmitted by the mobile terminal 2 in S805, it is determined as Yes in S901. If the determination is Yes in S901, the communication unit 30 transmits the second signal (S902). The communication unit 30 determines the transmission destination of the second signal based on the building information included in the first signal from the mobile terminal 2. In the above example, the communication unit 30 transmits the second signal to the control device 17 of the elevator 1 provided in the building X specified from the building information. The second signal includes the information of the departure floor specified by the specifying unit 25 in S804 and the identification information included in the first signal.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the control device 17 shown in FIG. The processing shown in S1001 of FIG. 17 is basically the same as the processing shown in S701. The control device 17 determines whether the second signal has been received from the server 6 (S1001). When the communication device 5 receives the second signal transmitted by the server 6 in S902, it is determined as Yes in S1001.

When the control device 17 receives the second signal from the server 6, the specifying unit 26 specifies the destination floor of the user of the portable terminal 2 that is the transmission source of the first signal received by the server 6 in S901 (S1002). . For example, a floor table is stored in the storage unit 21 in advance. In the example shown in FIG. 14, the destination floor for each user is registered in the floor table in advance. For example, a floor table shown in Table 2 is stored in the storage unit 21.

The identification unit 26 identifies the destination floor based on the identification information included in the second signal from the server 6 received in S1001 and the floor table stored in the storage unit 21. For example, if the identification information “12345” is included in the second signal received in S1001, the specifying unit 26 specifies from the floor table shown in Table 2 that the destination floor of the user is the seventh floor.

When the destination floor is specified in S1002, the registration unit 28 registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the specifying unit 25 and the destination floor specified by the specifying unit 26 (S1003). When the call is registered in S1003, the operation control unit 29 causes the car 11 to respond to the registered call (S1004).

As another example, some of the functions of the mobile terminal 2 in the example shown in FIG. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing another example of a main part of the elevator system according to the second embodiment. In the example illustrated in FIG. 18, the mobile terminal 2 includes a storage unit 20, a position detection unit 22, a determination unit 23, an altitude detection unit 24, a specification unit 25, and a communication unit 27. The server 6 includes a storage unit 21, a specifying unit 26, and a communication unit 30. The control device 17 includes a registration unit 28 and an operation control unit 29. FIG. 18 shows an example in which the destination floor is specified by the server 6.

The operation of the portable terminal 2 shown in FIG. 18 is basically the same as the operation shown in FIG. The first signal transmitted by the communication unit 27 in S805 includes the information on the departure floor, the building information, and the identification information specified by the specifying unit 25 in S804.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the server 6 shown in FIG. The processing shown in S1101 of FIG. 19 is basically the same as the processing shown in S901. For example, the server 6 determines whether the first signal has been received from the mobile terminal 2 (S1101). When the server 6 receives the first signal transmitted by the mobile terminal 2 in S805, it is determined as Yes in S1101.

When the server 6 receives the first signal from the mobile terminal 2, the specifying unit 26 specifies the destination floor of the user of the mobile terminal 2 that has transmitted the first signal (S1102). For example, a floor table is stored in the storage unit 21 in advance. In the example shown in FIG. 18, the destination floor for each building and each user is registered in the floor table in advance. Table 3 shows an example of a floor table stored in the storage unit 21.

The identification unit 26 identifies the destination floor based on the building information and the identification information included in the first signal from the mobile terminal 2 received in S1101 and the floor table stored in the storage unit 21. For example, if the first signal received in S1101 includes the identification information “12345” and the building information “X Building”, the specifying unit 26 determines that the destination floor of the user is the seventh floor from the floor table shown in Table 3. Is specified.

When the destination floor is specified in S1102, communication unit 30 transmits the second signal (S1103). The communication unit 30 determines the transmission destination of the second signal based on the building information included in the first signal from the mobile terminal 2. In the above example, the communication unit 30 transmits the second signal to the control device 17 of the elevator 1 provided in the building X specified from the building information. The second signal includes the information on the departure floor specified by the specifying unit 25 in S804 and the information on the destination floor specified in S1102 by the specifying unit 26.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the control device 17 shown in FIG. The processing shown in S1201 of FIG. 20 is basically the same as the processing shown in S1001. The control device 17 determines whether the second signal has been received from the server 6 (S1201). When the communication device 5 receives the second signal transmitted by the server 6 in S1103, it is determined as Yes in S1201.

When the control device 17 receives the second signal from the server 6, the registration unit 28 registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the specification unit 25 and the destination floor specified by the specification unit 26 (S1202). When the call is registered in S1202, the operation control unit 29 causes the car 11 to respond to the registered call (S1203).

各 Each part indicated by reference numerals 20 to 30 indicates a function of a device provided in the present system. These functions are realized by executing a program stored in the memory by the processor. For example, FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware resources of the mobile terminal 2. The mobile terminal 2 includes a processing circuit 31 including, for example, a processor 32 and a memory 33 as hardware resources. In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the function of the storage unit 20 and the function of the storage unit 21 are realized by the memory 33. The mobile terminal 2 realizes the functions of the respective units indicated by reference numerals 22 to 27 by executing the program stored in the memory 33 by the processor 32.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating another example of the hardware resources of the mobile terminal 2. In the example illustrated in FIG. 22, the mobile terminal 2 includes a processing circuit 31 including, for example, a processor 32, a memory 33, and dedicated hardware 34. FIG. 22 illustrates an example in which some of the functions of the mobile terminal 2 are realized by the dedicated hardware 34. All of the functions of the mobile terminal 2 may be realized by the dedicated hardware 34.

As in the example shown in FIG. 21, the control device 17 includes a processing circuit including, for example, a processor and a memory as hardware resources. The control device 17 realizes the functions described in each embodiment by executing a program stored in the memory by the processor. As in the example shown in FIG. 22, some of the functions of the control device 17 may be realized by dedicated hardware. All the functions of the control device 17 may be realized by dedicated hardware.

サーバ Similar to the example shown in FIG. 21, the server 6 includes a processing circuit including, for example, a processor and a memory as hardware resources. The server 6 implements the functions described in each embodiment by executing a program stored in the memory by the processor. As in the example shown in FIG. 22, some of the functions of the server 6 may be realized by dedicated hardware. All functions of the server 6 may be realized by dedicated hardware.

The present invention is applicable to an elevator system for registering a call using a portable terminal.

1 elevator, 2 portable terminal, 3 receiving device, 4 landing, 5 communication device, 6 server, 7 network, 11 car, 12 balancing weight, 13 hoistway, 14 main rope, 15 hoist, 16 drive sheave, 17 Control device, {20} storage unit, {21} storage unit, {22} position detection unit, {23} determination unit, {24} altitude detection unit, {25} identification unit, {26} identification unit, {27} communication unit, {28} registration unit, {29} operation control unit, {30} communication unit, 31 processing circuit, 32 processor, 33 memory, 34 dedicated hardware

Claims

An elevator control device;
A portable terminal capable of communicating with the control device;
With
The mobile terminal,
Position detection means for detecting the position of the mobile terminal,
First storage means for storing installation positions of a plurality of elevators;
Determining means for determining, based on the position detected by the position detecting means and the installation position stored in the first storage means, whether or not there is an intention to board a car controlled by the control device;
Altitude detecting means for detecting the altitude of the portable terminal;
First specifying means for specifying a departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting means;
Communication means for transmitting, to the control device, a first signal including information on the departure floor identified by the first identification means, when the determination means determines that there is a ride intention;
With
The elevator system comprising a registration unit for registering a call based on the departure floor specified by the first specification unit.
The first signal transmitted by the communication means further includes identification information for identifying a user of the mobile terminal,
The control device includes:
Second storage means for storing a floor table in which a destination floor for each user is registered;
A second identification unit that identifies a destination floor of a user of the mobile terminal based on identification information included in a first signal from the mobile terminal and a floor table stored in the second storage unit;
Further comprising
The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the registration unit registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the first specification unit and the destination floor specified by the second specification unit.
The mobile terminal,
Second storage means for storing a floor table in which a destination floor for each building is registered;
Second specifying means for specifying a destination floor of a user of the portable terminal based on the position detected by the position detecting means and a floor table stored in the second storage means;
Further comprising
The first signal transmitted by the communication means further includes information on the destination floor specified by the second specifying means,
The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the registration unit registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the first specification unit and the destination floor specified by the second specification unit.
An elevator control device;
A server capable of communicating with the control device via a network,
A mobile terminal capable of communicating with the server,
With
The mobile terminal,
Position detection means for detecting the position of the mobile terminal,
First storage means for storing installation positions of a plurality of elevators;
Determining means for determining, based on the position detected by the position detecting means and the installation position stored in the first storage means, whether or not there is an intention to board a car controlled by the control device;
Altitude detecting means for detecting the altitude of the portable terminal;
First specifying means for specifying a departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting means;
When the determination unit determines that there is a ride intention, the server transmits a first signal including information on the departure floor identified by the first identification unit and building information for identifying a building provided with the control device to the server. Communication means for transmitting;
With
The server transmits a second signal including information on a departure floor specified by the first specifying unit to the control device based on building information included in a first signal from the mobile terminal,
The elevator system comprising a registration unit for registering a call based on the departure floor specified by the first specification unit.
The first signal transmitted by the communication means further includes identification information for identifying a user of the mobile terminal,
The second signal transmitted by the server further includes identification information for identifying a user of the mobile terminal,
The control device includes:
Second storage means for storing a floor table in which a destination floor for each user is registered;
A second identification unit that identifies a destination floor of a user of the mobile terminal based on identification information included in a second signal from the server and a floor table stored in the second storage unit;
Further comprising
The elevator system according to claim 4, wherein the registration unit registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the first specification unit and the destination floor specified by the second specification unit.
The first signal transmitted by the communication means further includes identification information for identifying a user of the mobile terminal,
The server is
Second storage means for storing a floor table in which a destination floor for each building and each user is registered;
A second specifying unit that specifies a destination floor of a user of the mobile terminal based on building information and identification information included in a first signal from the mobile terminal and a floor table stored in the second storage unit; ,
Further comprising
The second signal transmitted by the server further includes information on the destination floor specified by the second specifying unit,
The elevator system according to claim 4, wherein the registration unit registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the first specification unit and the destination floor specified by the second specification unit.
The mobile terminal,
Second storage means for storing a floor table in which a destination floor for each building is registered;
Second specifying means for specifying a destination floor of a user of the portable terminal based on the position detected by the position detecting means and a floor table stored in the second storage means;
Further comprising
The first signal transmitted by the communication means further includes information on the destination floor specified by the second specifying means,
The second signal transmitted by the server further includes information on the destination floor specified by the second specifying unit,
The elevator system according to claim 4, wherein the registration unit registers the call based on the departure floor specified by the first specification unit and the destination floor specified by the second specification unit.
Position detecting means for detecting a position,
First storage means for storing installation positions of a plurality of elevators;
Determining means for determining whether or not there is an intention to get on a car of an elevator based on the position detected by the position detecting means and the installation position stored in the first storage means;
Altitude detection means for detecting altitude,
First specifying means for specifying a departure floor based on the altitude detected by the altitude detecting means;
Communication means for transmitting a first signal including information on the departure floor identified by the first identification means when the determination means determines that there is a ride intention;
Mobile terminal with.
Second storage means for storing a floor table in which a destination floor for each building is registered;
Second specifying means for specifying a destination floor based on the position detected by the position detecting means and a floor table stored in the second storage means;
Further comprising
9. The mobile terminal according to claim 8, wherein the first signal transmitted by the communication unit further includes information on a destination floor specified by the second specifying unit.
10. The portable terminal according to claim 8, wherein the first signal transmitted by the communication unit further includes identification information for identifying a user.