Elevator control method

Abstract

The application discloses an elevator control method, which receives the destination floor registered by passengers; judges whether there is only a delivery personnel among the passengers; if yes, when the elevator is in an idle state, the destination floor of the delivery personnel is sorted in an order from top to bottom or from bottom to top, and the elevator is controlled to run to each destination floor of the delivery personnel in sequence according to the sorted destination floor; otherwise, when the delivery personnel and other passengers who travel together have the same destination floor, the common destination floor of the delivery personnel and the other passengers is reserved, and the elevator is controlled to run to the common destination floor according to the current running direction. The application can reasonably control the elevator running according to the destination floor registered by passengers, whether there is only a delivery personnel among the passengers and elevator running information, etc., so as to not only reduce the influence on taking the elevator caused by the delivery personnel delivering goods to other passengers who take the elevator together, but also optimize the delivery time of the delivery personnel and avoid the influence on the delivery efficiency.

Description

[0001] This case is a divisional application of the patent application filed on December 20, 2021, with application number 202111559617.3 and titled "Elevator Destination Floor Registration System and Elevator Control Method, Building Access Control System". Technical Field

[0002] This invention relates to the field of elevators, specifically to an elevator destination floor registration system for special visitors (such as delivery personnel, food delivery personnel, etc.) who frequently use elevators and are time-sensitive, as well as elevator control devices and building access control systems. Background Technology

[0003] Currently, for security reasons, existing elevators often have access control functions, allowing only authorized personnel to use the elevator to reach their designated floors. For visitors requiring temporary access, the owner or building management needs to grant them temporary visitor privileges, enabling them to use the elevator to reach their floor. Granting temporary visitor privileges typically involves the visitor submitting an application, followed by the owner or building management issuing a temporary card and visitor QR code. Finally, the visitor presents the temporary card and QR code to the elevator to gain access. It's clear that this process of granting temporary visitor privileges involves multiple steps and requires several communications between the visitor and the owner (or building management).

[0004] The aforementioned access control model for temporary visitors is particularly inconvenient for special visitors such as delivery personnel and food delivery workers who frequently need to use elevators and are highly time-sensitive. Since delivery personnel and food delivery workers need to enter many floors of many buildings every day, if they have to apply to the owner or building management in advance and obtain authorization before using the elevator, it will seriously affect their delivery efficiency.

[0005] Therefore, how to achieve quick and convenient elevator access management for delivery personnel such as couriers and food delivery workers has become a technical problem to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The technical problem this invention aims to solve is to provide an elevator destination floor registration system and elevator control method, which can resolve the issue of delivery personnel's transportation efficiency being affected by restricted access when using elevators. This invention also provides a building access control system.

[0007] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides an elevator destination floor registration system, comprising:

[0008] The acquisition unit is used to acquire a delivery note image, wherein the delivery note image contains the recipient's address information.

[0009] The processing unit is used to process the delivery note image obtained by the acquisition unit and output delivery note information containing the recipient's address information.

[0010] An extraction unit is used to extract the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information contained in the delivery note information output by the processing unit;

[0011] The registration unit registers the floor where the consignee is located, which is extracted by the extraction unit, as the destination floor.

[0012] Furthermore, the system also includes:

[0013] The judgment unit is used to determine whether the recipient address information contained in the delivery note information output by the processing unit is consistent with the address of the building where the elevator is located;

[0014] If the judgment unit determines that the recipient's address information is consistent with the address of the building where the elevator is located, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient's address information and outputs it; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0015] Furthermore, the system also includes:

[0016] The storage unit is used to store a list of order information for recipients within the building where the elevator is located;

[0017] The verification unit is used to determine whether the delivery note information output by the processing unit exists in the order information list stored in the storage unit. If it does, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0018] Furthermore, each order information in the order information list contains at least one of the following: recipient's name, recipient's address, and goods information;

[0019] The delivery note information also includes the recipient's name and goods information;

[0020] The verification unit determines whether the delivery note information exists in the order information list by comparing all the contents in the order information with the delivery note information output by the processing unit to see if they are completely consistent.

[0021] Furthermore, the order information is transmitted by the recipient to the storage unit via a mobile terminal or obtained directly from the ordering system with the recipient's authorization.

[0022] Furthermore, each order information in the order information list stored in the storage unit also includes the delivery information corresponding to each order information;

[0023] The acquisition unit also acquires delivery personnel information;

[0024] The verification unit determines whether the delivery note information exists in the order information list by comparing whether the delivery information in the order information is completely consistent with the delivery personnel information obtained by the acquisition unit.

[0025] Furthermore, the delivery information includes the delivery personnel's identity information and / or the delivery time range, wherein the delivery personnel's information includes their identity information.

[0026] Furthermore, when the delivery information includes the delivery personnel's identity information, the verification unit also compares whether the delivery personnel information is consistent with the delivery personnel's identity information in the delivery information. If so, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient's address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0027] When the delivery information includes a delivery time range, the verification unit also compares whether the current time when the acquisition unit acquires the delivery personnel information is within the delivery time range. If so, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0028] When the delivery information includes delivery personnel identity information and delivery time range, the verification unit compares whether the delivery personnel information is consistent with the delivery personnel identity information in the delivery information and whether the current time when the acquisition unit acquires the delivery personnel information is within the delivery time range. If so, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0029] Furthermore, once the elevator completes the elevator ride request corresponding to the delivery note information, the storage unit deletes the corresponding order information from the order information list.

[0030] Meanwhile, the present invention also provides an elevator control method, comprising the following steps:

[0031] Step S1: Receive passenger registration for destination floor;

[0032] Step S2: Determine whether the passengers are only delivery personnel. If so, proceed to step S3; otherwise, proceed to step S5.

[0033] Step S3: Determine if the elevator is in an idle state. If yes, proceed to step S4; otherwise, control the elevator according to the normal control mode and end.

[0034] Step S4: Sort the destination floors of the delivery personnel in order from top to bottom or from bottom to top, and control the elevator to run to each destination floor of the delivery personnel in order according to the sorted destination floors. When the elevator stops at each destination floor, the car door remains open until the elevator detects that the delivery personnel have returned to the car, and then the process ends.

[0035] Step S5: Determine whether the delivery person and other passengers traveling with them have the same destination floor. If so, proceed to step S6; otherwise, proceed to step S7.

[0036] Step S6: Retain the common destination floor of the delivery personnel and other passengers traveling with them, control the elevator to run to the common destination floor in the current direction of operation, and end;

[0037] Step S7: Determine whether the delivery person has only one destination floor. If so, control the elevator according to the normal control mode and end; otherwise, proceed to step S8.

[0038] Step S8: Determine whether there are other passengers traveling with the same vehicle ahead of the destination floor that is furthest from the current location of the delivery person in the current direction of elevator operation. If so, retain the destination floor that is furthest from the current location of the delivery person, control the elevator to run to the furthest destination floor in the current direction of operation, and end. Otherwise, only retain the destination floor that is furthest from the current location of the delivery person, and control the elevator according to the normal control mode, and end.

[0039] Furthermore, in step S6, after the elevator reaches the common destination floor and the delivery person leaves the car, an upward or downward direction signal is automatically registered based on the delivery person's remaining destination floor, the elevator's current direction of travel, and the car's current position. Further, when there are destination floors above and below the delivery person's current floor among the remaining destination floors, if the delivery person's current floor is in front of the car's current position in the elevator's current direction of travel, a direction signal consistent with the elevator's current direction of travel is registered; otherwise, a direction signal opposite to the elevator's current direction of travel is registered.

[0040] When the remaining destination floors only contain destination floors located above or below the current floor of the delivery person, a direction signal is registered based on the relationship between the remaining destination floors and the current floor of the delivery person.

[0041] Furthermore, in step S1, the destination floor registered by the passenger is the destination floor registered by the passenger himself and / or the destination floor registered by the aforementioned elevator destination floor registration system.

[0042] Furthermore, in step S4, when the car door remains open and the delivery personnel have not returned to the car, if another elevator request occurs, the elevator exits the door-open state and responds to the elevator request.

[0043] Furthermore, the present invention also provides a building access control system, the system comprising:

[0044] The acquisition unit is used to acquire a delivery note image, wherein the delivery note image contains the recipient's address information.

[0045] The processing unit is used to process the delivery note image obtained by the acquisition unit and output delivery note information containing the recipient's address information.

[0046] The judgment unit is used to determine whether the recipient address information contained in the delivery note information output by the processing unit is consistent with the address of the building;

[0047] The access control unit performs an opening / rejecting action based on the judgment result of the judgment unit.

[0048] Furthermore, the extraction unit also estimates the travel time required for the delivery personnel based on the distance between the access control unit and the elevator lobby. The extraction unit sends the floor where the recipient is located to the registration unit after delaying the travel time, and the registration unit immediately registers the floor where the recipient is located as the destination floor after receiving the floor information. Alternatively, the extraction unit immediately sends the floor where the recipient is located and the travel time to the registration unit, and the registration unit registers the floor where the recipient is located as the destination floor after delaying the travel time after receiving the floor information.

[0049] Furthermore, when the judgment unit determines that the recipient's address information is inconsistent with the building's address, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0050] Furthermore, the system also includes:

[0051] Storage unit, used to store a list of order information for recipients within the building;

[0052] A verification unit is used to determine whether the delivery note information output by the processing unit exists in the order information list stored in the storage unit;

[0053] If both the judgment result of the judgment unit and the verification result of the verification unit are yes, the access control unit performs the door opening action; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0054] Furthermore, the system also includes:

[0055] The extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information contained in the delivery note information output by the processing unit when the access control unit performs the door opening action;

[0056] The registration unit registers the floor where the consignee is located, which is extracted by the extraction unit, as the destination floor.

[0057] Furthermore, each order information in the order information list contains at least one of the following: recipient's name, recipient's address, and goods information;

[0058] The delivery note information also includes the recipient's name and goods information;

[0059] The verification unit determines whether the delivery note information exists in the order information list by comparing all the contents in the order information with the delivery note information output by the processing unit to see if they are completely consistent.

[0060] Furthermore, each order information in the order information list stored in the storage unit also includes the delivery information corresponding to each order information;

[0061] The acquisition unit also acquires delivery personnel information;

[0062] The verification unit determines whether the delivery note information exists in the order information list by comparing whether the delivery information in the order information is completely consistent with the delivery personnel information obtained by the acquisition unit.

[0063] Furthermore, the delivery information includes the delivery personnel's identity information and / or the delivery time range, wherein the delivery personnel's information includes their identity information.

[0064] Furthermore, when the delivery information includes the delivery personnel's identity information, the verification unit also compares whether the delivery personnel information is consistent with the delivery personnel's identity information in the delivery information. If so, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient's address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0065] When the delivery information includes a delivery time range, the verification unit also compares whether the current time when the acquisition unit acquires the delivery personnel information is within the delivery time range. If so, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0066] When the delivery information includes delivery personnel identity information and delivery time range, the verification unit compares whether the delivery personnel information is consistent with the delivery personnel identity information in the delivery information and whether the current time when the acquisition unit acquires the delivery personnel information is within the delivery time range. If so, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0067] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects achieved by the present invention are as follows:

[0068] First, the destination floor registration system of the present invention obtains the delivery note information in the lobby of the building where the elevator is located, and obtains the destination floor (i.e. the floor where the recipient is located) that the delivery person will go to based on the delivery note information, and automatically registers the destination floor and authorizes the delivery person to ride. This can quickly and conveniently obtain the destination floor and authorize the delivery person, avoiding the defect that the delivery person needs to apply for authorization in advance every time they enter and exit many buildings and many floors, which affects their delivery efficiency.

[0069] Secondly, the destination floor registration system of the present invention can also perform secondary verification of the delivery note information and decide whether to obtain the destination floor that the delivery person will go to based on the verification result. This can avoid the situation where goods are delivered incorrectly due to the negligence of the delivery person.

[0070] Third, the target floor registration system of the present invention can also verify the authenticity of the delivery note information and the consistency of the delivery personnel and / or delivery time based on the order information received in advance, and then decide whether to authorize the delivery personnel based on the verification results. This can improve the security of the building where the elevator is located, prevent unauthorized personnel from illegally taking the elevator and accessing floors they are not authorized to by forging delivery note information, and also avoid invalid delivery by delivery personnel.

[0071] Fourth, the elevator control method of the present invention can reasonably control the elevator operation based on the passenger's registered destination floor, whether there are only delivery personnel among the passengers, and elevator operation information. This can reduce the impact of delivery personnel delivering goods on other passengers riding in the elevator, and optimize the delivery time of delivery personnel to avoid the impact on delivery efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0072] Figure 1 This is a framework diagram of the elevator destination floor registration system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0073] Figure 2 This is a framework diagram of the elevator destination floor registration system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

[0074] Figure 3 This is a framework diagram of the elevator destination floor registration system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

[0075] Figure 4 This is a flowchart of the elevator control method according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention;

[0076] Figure 5 This is a framework diagram of the building access control system according to Embodiment Six of the present invention;

[0077] Figure 6 This is a framework diagram of the building access control system according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention;

[0078] Figure 7 This is a framework diagram of the building access control system according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention;

[0079] Figure 8 This is a framework diagram of the building access control system according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0080] The embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific examples. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. Specific details are set forth in the following description to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention; however, the present invention can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be based on different viewpoints and applications. Those skilled in the art can make various similar extensions and substitutions without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0081] Example 1

[0082] The elevator destination floor registration system in this embodiment, such as Figure 1 As shown, the system includes:

[0083] The acquisition unit is used to acquire a delivery note image, wherein the delivery note image contains the recipient's address information.

[0084] The processing unit is used to process the delivery note image obtained by the acquisition unit and output delivery note information containing the recipient's address information.

[0085] An extraction unit is used to extract the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information contained in the delivery note information output by the processing unit;

[0086] The registration unit registers the floor where the consignee is located, which is extracted by the extraction unit, as the destination floor.

[0087] In this embodiment, the acquisition unit can be any device capable of acquiring delivery note images, located in the lobby of the building where the elevator is located. For example, it could be a scanning device installed in the first-floor waiting area to scan visitor QR codes serving as passenger authentication credentials; a facial recognition device installed in the first-floor waiting area to authenticate passengers using facial recognition; a biometric scanning device installed in the first-floor waiting area to perform biometric identification (such as iris scanning); or a camera installed in the elevator waiting area to perform functions such as people recognition, etc. Regardless of the scanning or image capture method, any device capable of acquiring delivery note images falls within the scope of this acquisition unit.

[0088] The working process of the target floor registration system in this embodiment is as follows:

[0089] First, after the delivery personnel arrive at the elevator lobby on the first floor of the recipient's building with the goods to be delivered, they show the delivery note (either on the goods or by the delivery personnel) to the acquisition unit, which then scans or photographs the delivery note to obtain an image of it. The delivery note contains the recipient's address information, such as Room XXXX, No. XX, XX Road, XX District, XX City.

[0090] Secondly, the processing unit uses image recognition technology to process the delivery note image obtained by the acquisition unit, and identifies the recipient's address information in the delivery note, that is, outputs information similar to "Room XXXX, No. XX, XX Road, XX District, XX City".

[0091] Then, the extraction unit extracts the portion of the address information that contains floor information from the recipient address information output by the processing unit, such as the first two digits "xx" in "room xxxx". It is particularly important to note that the extraction process requires different extraction methods depending on the address information format. This necessitates format matching, i.e., querying and matching the recipient address information output by the processing unit against a format library in memory. Based on the matching result, rules (mainly characters (Chinese or Arabic numerals), position, length, etc.) are determined for extracting the floor information from the address information of that format. Finally, the floor information is extracted from the recipient address information according to the determined extraction rules to obtain the final floor information. Of course, if the recipient address information output by the processing unit contains a new format not included in the format library, a warning should be issued, and the format library should be updated by relevant personnel. Furthermore, the extraction unit can also verify the extracted floor information; that is, the extracted floor information should be within the floor range of the building where the elevator is located. For example, if the building where the elevator is located has floors 1-18, then the extracted floor information cannot be -1 or 22, which are floors outside of 1-18.

[0092] Finally, the registration unit registers the destination floor for the delivery personnel based on the floor information (i.e., the floor where the recipient is located) output by the extraction unit.

[0093] The destination floor registration system in this embodiment obtains the destination floor information of the delivery personnel from the delivery note and automatically registers it. This can solve the problem of the access control management for delivery personnel, a special group (who do not have access rights but may need to enter and exit different buildings frequently in a short period of time) to quickly enter and exit buildings (authorization is required to take the elevator).

[0094] It should be noted that although the registration unit registers the floor where the consignee is located, as extracted by the extraction unit, as the destination floor, the specific implementation of the registration unit may vary in the following two ways:

[0095] Scenario 1: For elevators equipped with a destination floor registration device, the registration unit is the destination floor registration device, which directly registers the floor where the consignee is located, which is retrieved by the retrieval unit, as the destination floor.

[0096] Scenario 2: For elevators equipped with up / down registration buttons at the landing and floor buttons inside the car, the registration unit determines the direction of the elevator the delivery person will take based on the floor where the recipient is located, retrieved by the retrieval unit, and the current location of the delivery person (in practice, it is usually up, unless the building where the elevator is located has a basement, in which case direction determination is generally not required). The registration unit registers the up (or down) direction button for the delivery person and lights up the floor button corresponding to the floor where the recipient is located, retrieved by the retrieval unit, after the elevator arrives and the delivery person enters the car.

[0097] Example 2

[0098] The elevator destination floor registration system in this embodiment, such as Figure 2 As shown, the system further includes, based on Embodiment 1:

[0099] The judgment unit is used to determine whether the recipient address information contained in the delivery note information output by the processing unit is consistent with the address of the building where the elevator is located;

[0100] If the judgment unit determines that the recipient's address information matches the address of the building where the elevator is located, the extraction unit extracts the recipient's floor from the recipient's address information and outputs it; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel. The warning message includes information about an incorrect delivery address.

[0101] This embodiment avoids the problem of delivery personnel delivering the wrong goods due to negligence in misreading the address (such as mistaking Building 6 for Building 8) by adding a consistency verification between the recipient's address and the address of the building where the elevator is located.

[0102] Example 3

[0103] The elevator destination floor registration system in this embodiment, such as Figure 3 As shown, the system further includes, based on Embodiment 1:

[0104] The storage unit is used to store a list of order information for recipients within the building where the elevator is located;

[0105] The verification unit is used to determine whether the delivery note information output by the processing unit exists in the order information list stored in the storage unit. If it does, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0106] The order information is transmitted by the recipient to the storage unit via a mobile terminal or obtained directly from the ordering system with the recipient's authorization.

[0107] Each order in the order information list contains at least one of the following: recipient's name, recipient's address, and goods information.

[0108] The delivery note information also includes the recipient's name and goods information;

[0109] The verification unit determines whether the delivery note information exists in the order information list by comparing all the contents in the order information with the delivery note information output by the processing unit to see if they are completely consistent.

[0110] Once the elevator completes the ride request corresponding to the delivery note information, the storage unit deletes the corresponding order information from the order information list. This avoids potential safety hazards and the accumulation of stored content caused by untimely deletion.

[0111] This embodiment verifies the authenticity of the delivery note information based on the order information received in advance, thus avoiding the potential risk of illegally taking the elevator or accessing floors that one is not authorized to by forging order information.

[0112] Example 4

[0113] Based on Embodiment 3, in the elevator destination floor registration system of this embodiment, each order information in the order information list stored in the storage unit also includes the delivery information corresponding to each order information;

[0114] The acquisition unit also acquires delivery personnel information;

[0115] The verification unit determines whether the delivery note information exists in the order information list by comparing whether the delivery information in the order information is completely consistent with the delivery personnel information obtained by the acquisition unit.

[0116] The delivery information includes the delivery personnel's identity information (such as name, QR code, mobile phone number, etc.) and / or the delivery time range, and the delivery personnel information includes their identity information.

[0117] When the delivery information includes the delivery personnel's identity information, the verification unit also compares whether the delivery personnel information is consistent with the delivery personnel's identity information in the delivery information. If so, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient's address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0118] When the delivery information includes a delivery time range, the verification unit also compares whether the current time when the acquisition unit acquires the delivery personnel information is within the delivery time range. If so, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0119] When the delivery information includes delivery personnel identity information and delivery time range, the verification unit compares whether the delivery personnel information is consistent with the delivery personnel identity information in the delivery information and whether the current time when the acquisition unit acquires the delivery personnel information is within the delivery time range. If so, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0120] The destination floor registration system in this embodiment can also verify the consistency of delivery personnel and / or delivery time based on the order information received in advance, so that delivery personnel can only be authorized during the permitted delivery period, thus avoiding invalid delivery due to the recipient's absence.

[0121] Example 5

[0122] The elevator control method in this embodiment, such as Figure 4 As shown, it includes the following steps:

[0123] Step S1: Receive passenger registration for destination floor;

[0124] Step S2: Determine whether the passengers are only delivery personnel. If so, proceed to step S3; otherwise, proceed to step S5.

[0125] Step S3: Determine if the elevator is in an idle state. If yes, proceed to step S4; otherwise, control the elevator according to the normal control mode and end.

[0126] Step S4: Sort the destination floors of the delivery personnel in order from top to bottom or from bottom to top, and control the elevator to run to each destination floor of the delivery personnel in order according to the sorted destination floors. When the elevator stops at each destination floor, the car door remains open until the elevator detects that the delivery personnel have returned to the car, and then the process ends.

[0127] Step S5: Determine whether the delivery person and other passengers traveling with them have the same destination floor. If so, proceed to step S6; otherwise, proceed to step S7.

[0128] Step S6: Retain the common destination floor of the delivery personnel and other passengers traveling with them, temporarily block other destination floors of the delivery personnel other than the common destination floor, and control the elevator to run to the common destination floor according to the current running direction (if there are other passengers traveling with them whose destination floor is different from the common destination floor, only the aforementioned common destination floor is retained, and the elevator is controlled in the normal way. In this way, when there are other passengers traveling with them whose destination floor is different from the common destination floor and earlier than the common destination floor, these passengers will still be transported first). In this way, by giving priority to delivery personnel to deliver goods to the same destination floor as other passengers traveling with them, the impact of delivery personnel on other passengers traveling with them is reduced, and the process ends.

[0129] Step S7: Determine whether the delivery person has only one destination floor. If so, control the elevator according to the normal control mode and end; otherwise, proceed to step S8.

[0130] Step S8: Determine whether there are other passengers traveling with the same destination floor ahead of the destination floor furthest from the current location of the delivery person in the current direction of elevator operation. If so, retain the destination floor furthest from the current location of the delivery person and control the elevator to run to the furthest destination floor in the current direction of operation (similarly, if there are other passengers traveling with the same destination floor who arrived earlier than the destination floor furthest from the current location of the delivery person, transport these passengers first and then run to the furthest destination floor to reduce the impact of the delivery person on other passengers traveling with the same destination floor). End. Otherwise, only retain the destination floor furthest from the current location of the delivery person and control the elevator according to the normal control mode. End.

[0131] In step S1, the destination floor registered by the passenger is the destination floor registered by the passenger himself and / or the destination floor registered by the elevator destination floor registration system in the four embodiments mentioned above.

[0132] Specifically, in step S4, the destination floors of the delivery personnel are sorted in order from top to bottom or bottom to top. The elevator then proceeds to the first delivery floor, where the elevator doors open and remain open. The delivery personnel, carrying the goods to be delivered to that floor, go to the corresponding door, press the doorbell, and then return to the elevator car after handing the goods to the recipient. Upon detecting the delivery personnel's return, the elevator doors close, and the elevator proceeds to the next destination floor, repeating the above steps. Since the elevator is idle at this time, it remains stopped at that floor with the doors open while the delivery personnel are away, until they return. This avoids repeated opening and closing of the elevator doors and maximizes convenience for the delivery personnel, saving them waiting time. However, if another passenger request occurs while the delivery personnel are away, the elevator doors remain open, and the delivery personnel have not returned, the elevator will exit the open-door hold state and respond to the passenger request.

[0133] In step S6, after the elevator reaches the common destination floor and the delivery person leaves the car, an upward or downward direction signal is automatically registered based on the delivery person's remaining destination floor, the elevator's current direction of travel, and the car's current position. Specifically, when there are destination floors above and below the delivery person's current floor among the remaining destination floors, if the delivery person's current floor is in front of the car's current position in the elevator's current direction of travel, a direction signal consistent with the elevator's current direction of travel is registered; otherwise, a direction signal opposite to the elevator's current direction of travel is registered. When there are only destination floors above or below the delivery person's current floor among the remaining destination floors, a direction signal is registered based on the relationship between the remaining destination floors and the delivery person's current floor.

[0134] In step S8, if there are other passengers traveling with the same elevator ahead of the destination floor furthest from the delivery person's current position in the elevator's current direction of travel, the destination floor furthest from the delivery person's current position is retained. For example, if the delivery person has upward-going passengers traveling with them, the delivery person will leave the elevator car to deliver goods after reaching the destination floor furthest from their current position. The delivery person will register the delivery or the control system will register a downward signal for them. After the delivery person leaves the elevator car, the elevator car continues to travel upward. After it returns in the opposite direction, the delivery person re-enters the elevator car, which then travels to another destination floor where the delivery person is located at a lower position and delivers goods upon arrival. This fully utilizes the feature that the delivery person can be picked up by the elevator car on its return trip after their initial delivery, saving the delivery person's time.

[0135] Example 6

[0136] Currently, for buildings equipped with access control systems, delivery personnel typically need to contact the resident (recipient) through the access control system before reaching the building, and only after obtaining the resident's consent and opening the access control can they enter the building. This process is time-consuming and laborious. Furthermore, when residents are not home, to avoid repeat deliveries, they often ask delivery personnel to temporarily leave goods at a designated location inside the building for them to collect upon their return. However, when residents cannot remotely open the access control system to allow delivery personnel to enter the building, the delivery personnel often have to wait a considerable amount of time before being able to enter alongside the resident, which obviously wastes a significant amount of their time.

[0137] To further save delivery personnel's time, improve their delivery efficiency, and enhance building security, this embodiment's building access control system, referring to the principles of Embodiment 2, is as follows: Figure 5 As shown, it includes:

[0138] The acquisition unit is used to acquire a delivery note image, wherein the delivery note image contains the recipient's address information.

[0139] The processing unit is used to process the delivery note image obtained by the acquisition unit and output delivery note information containing the recipient's address information.

[0140] The judgment unit is used to determine whether the recipient address information contained in the delivery note information output by the processing unit is consistent with the address of the building;

[0141] The access control unit performs an opening / rejecting action based on the judgment result of the judgment unit.

[0142] Furthermore, when the judgment unit determines that the recipient's address information is inconsistent with the building's address, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel. The warning message includes information about an incorrect delivery address.

[0143] The acquisition unit can be an image acquisition device (such as a camera) of a video intercom system located at the entrance of a building.

[0144] Example 7

[0145] Based on Embodiment Six, this embodiment further adds an elevator destination floor registration function. Specifically, the building is equipped with elevator equipment for transporting passengers, such as... Figure 6 As shown, the building's access control system includes:

[0146] The acquisition unit is used to acquire a delivery note image, wherein the delivery note image contains the recipient's address information.

[0147] The processing unit is used to process the delivery note image obtained by the acquisition unit and output delivery note information containing the recipient's address information.

[0148] The judgment unit is used to determine whether the recipient address information contained in the delivery note information output by the processing unit is consistent with the address of the building;

[0149] The access control unit performs an opening / rejecting action based on the judgment result of the judgment unit;

[0150] The extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information contained in the delivery note information output by the processing unit when the access control unit performs the door opening action;

[0151] The registration unit registers the floor where the consignee is located, which is extracted by the extraction unit, as the destination floor.

[0152] Of course, the extraction unit can also extract the floor where the recipient is located when the judgment unit determines that the recipient's address information is consistent with the building's address.

[0153] Furthermore, considering that there is usually a certain distance between the building entrance (access control) and the elevator lobby, and that delivery personnel need time to reach the elevator lobby from the building entrance, the retrieval unit estimates the travel time required by the delivery personnel based on the distance between the access control unit and the elevator lobby to avoid them missing the elevator and affecting elevator efficiency. The retrieval unit then sends the recipient's floor information to the registration unit after the estimated travel time, and the registration unit immediately registers the recipient's floor as the destination floor upon receiving the information. Alternatively, the retrieval unit immediately sends the recipient's floor information and the estimated travel time to the registration unit, and the registration unit registers the recipient's floor as the destination floor after a delay in the estimated travel time.

[0154] This embodiment combines the building's access control function with the elevator's automatic destination floor registration function, which is more conducive to improving the delivery efficiency of delivery personnel.

[0155] Example 8

[0156] Building upon Example 6, this example further verifies the delivery note information based on the pre-received order information. Specifically, as follows... Figure 7 As shown, the building access control system in this embodiment includes:

[0157] The acquisition unit is used to acquire a delivery note image, wherein the delivery note image contains the recipient's address information.

[0158] The processing unit is used to process the delivery note image obtained by the acquisition unit and output delivery note information containing the recipient's address information.

[0159] The judgment unit is used to determine whether the recipient address information contained in the delivery note information output by the processing unit is consistent with the address of the building;

[0160] Storage unit, used to store a list of order information for recipients within the building;

[0161] A verification unit is used to determine whether the delivery note information output by the processing unit exists in the order information list stored in the storage unit;

[0162] The access control unit performs an opening / rejecting action based on the judgment result of the judgment unit. If both the judgment result of the judgment unit and the verification result of the verification unit are yes, the access control unit performs the opening action; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0163] Each order in the order information list contains at least one of the following: recipient's name, recipient's address, and goods information;

[0164] The delivery note information also includes the recipient's name and goods information;

[0165] The verification unit determines whether the delivery note information exists in the order information list by comparing all the contents in the order information with the delivery note information output by the processing unit to see if they are completely consistent.

[0166] Alternatively, each order information in the order information list stored in the storage unit may also include delivery information corresponding to each order information;

[0167] The acquisition unit also acquires delivery personnel information;

[0168] The verification unit determines whether the delivery note information exists in the order information list by comparing whether the delivery information in the order information is completely consistent with the delivery personnel information obtained by the acquisition unit.

[0169] The delivery information includes the delivery personnel's identity information and / or the delivery time range, and the delivery personnel information includes their identity information.

[0170] When the delivery information includes the delivery personnel's identity information, the verification unit also compares whether the delivery personnel information is consistent with the delivery personnel's identity information in the delivery information. If so, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient's address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0171] When the delivery information includes a delivery time range, the verification unit also compares whether the current time when the acquisition unit acquires the delivery personnel information is within the delivery time range. If so, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0172] When the delivery information includes delivery personnel identity information and delivery time range, the verification unit compares whether the delivery personnel information is consistent with the delivery personnel identity information in the delivery information and whether the current time when the acquisition unit acquires the delivery personnel information is within the delivery time range. If so, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0173] This embodiment verifies the authenticity of delivery note information based on the order information received in advance, avoiding the potential risk of entering the building by forging order information. It can also verify the consistency of delivery personnel and / or delivery time based on the order information received in advance, so that delivery personnel can only be authorized during the permitted delivery period. This can avoid invalid delivery due to the recipient's absence.

[0174] Example 9

[0175] Based on Example 8, this example adds an automatic registration function for the destination floor of the delivery person. Specifically, the building access control system in this example, such as... Figure 8 As shown, the system includes:

[0176] The acquisition unit is used to acquire a delivery note image, wherein the delivery note image contains the recipient's address information.

[0177] The processing unit is used to process the delivery note image obtained by the acquisition unit and output delivery note information containing the recipient's address information.

[0178] The judgment unit is used to determine whether the recipient address information contained in the delivery note information output by the processing unit is consistent with the address of the building;

[0179] Storage unit, used to store a list of order information for recipients within the building;

[0180] A verification unit is used to determine whether the delivery note information output by the processing unit exists in the order information list stored in the storage unit;

[0181] The access control unit performs an opening / rejecting action based on the judgment result of the judgment unit. If both the judgment result of the judgment unit and the verification result of the verification unit are yes, the access control unit performs the opening action; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

[0182] The extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information contained in the delivery note information output by the processing unit when the access control unit performs the door opening action;

[0183] The registration unit registers the floor where the consignee is located, which is extracted by the extraction unit, as the destination floor.

[0184] Similarly, considering that there is usually a certain distance between the building entrance (access control) and the elevator lobby, and that delivery personnel need time to reach the elevator lobby from the building entrance, to avoid delivery personnel missing the elevator due to not having enough time to enter the elevator car and to avoid affecting the elevator's operating efficiency, the retrieval unit also estimates the travel time required by the delivery personnel based on the distance between the access control unit and the elevator lobby. The retrieval unit sends the recipient's floor information to the registration unit after delaying the travel time, and the registration unit immediately registers the recipient's floor as the destination floor upon receiving the information. Alternatively, the retrieval unit immediately sends the recipient's floor information and the travel time to the registration unit, and the registration unit registers the recipient's floor as the destination floor after delaying the travel time upon receiving the information.

[0185] The present invention has been described in detail above through specific embodiments. These embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described implementation methods. Equivalent substitutions and improvements made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the present invention should be considered within the scope of the technology protected by the present invention.

Claims

1. An elevator control method, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: Step S1: Receive passenger registration for destination floor; Step S2: Determine whether the passengers are only delivery personnel. If so, proceed to step S3; otherwise, proceed to step S5. Step S3: Determine if the elevator is in an idle state. If yes, proceed to step S4; otherwise, control the elevator according to the normal control mode and end. Step S4: Sort the destination floors of the delivery personnel in order from top to bottom or from bottom to top, and control the elevator to run to each destination floor of the delivery personnel in order according to the sorted destination floors. When the elevator stops at each destination floor, the car door remains open until the elevator detects that the delivery personnel have returned to the car, and then the process ends. Step S5: Determine whether the delivery person and other passengers traveling with them have the same destination floor. If so, proceed to step S6; otherwise, proceed to step S7. Step S6: Retain the common destination floor of the delivery personnel and other passengers traveling with them, control the elevator to run to the common destination floor in the current direction of operation, and end; Step S7: Determine whether the delivery person has only one destination floor. If so, control the elevator according to the normal control mode and end; otherwise, proceed to step S8. Step S8: Determine whether there are other passengers traveling with the same vehicle ahead of the destination floor that is furthest from the current location of the delivery person in the current direction of elevator operation. If so, retain the destination floor that is furthest from the current location of the delivery person, control the elevator to run to the furthest destination floor in the current direction of operation, and end. Otherwise, only retain the destination floor that is furthest from the current location of the delivery person, and control the elevator according to the normal control mode, and end.

2. The elevator control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, In step S6, after the elevator reaches the common destination floor and the delivery personnel leave the car, the upward or downward direction signal is automatically registered based on the remaining destination floor of the delivery personnel, the current direction of the elevator, and the current position of the car.

3. The elevator control method according to claim 2, characterized in that, When there are two destination floors among the remaining destination floors that are above and below the current destination floor of the delivery person, if the current destination floor of the delivery person is in front of the current position of the car in the current direction of elevator operation, then register a direction signal that is consistent with the current direction of elevator operation; otherwise, register a direction signal that is opposite to the current direction of elevator operation. When the remaining destination floors only contain destination floors located above or below the current floor of the delivery person, a direction signal is registered based on the relationship between the remaining destination floors and the current floor of the delivery person.

4. The elevator control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, In step S1, the destination floor registered by the passenger is the destination floor registered by the passenger himself and / or the destination floor registered by the elevator destination floor registration system.

5. The elevator control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, In step S4, when the car door remains open and the delivery personnel have not returned to the car, if another elevator request occurs, the elevator exits the door-open state and responds to the elevator request.

6. The elevator control method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The elevator destination floor registration system includes: The acquisition unit is used to acquire a delivery note image, wherein the delivery note image contains the recipient's address information. The processing unit is used to process the delivery note image obtained by the acquisition unit and output delivery note information containing the recipient's address information. An extraction unit is used to extract the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information contained in the delivery note information output by the processing unit; The registration unit registers the floor where the consignee is located, which is extracted by the extraction unit, as the destination floor.

7. The elevator control method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The system also includes: The judgment unit is used to determine whether the recipient address information contained in the delivery note information output by the processing unit is consistent with the address of the building where the elevator is located; If the judgment unit determines that the recipient's address information is consistent with the address of the building where the elevator is located, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient's address information and outputs it; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

8. The elevator control method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The system also includes: The storage unit is used to store a list of order information for recipients within the building where the elevator is located; The verification unit is used to determine whether the delivery note information output by the processing unit exists in the order information list stored in the storage unit. If it does, the extraction unit extracts the floor where the recipient is located from the recipient address information; otherwise, it outputs a warning message to the delivery personnel.

9. The elevator control method according to claim 8, characterized in that, Each order in the order information list contains at least one of the following: recipient's name, recipient's address, and goods information; The delivery note information also includes the recipient's name and goods information; The verification unit determines whether the delivery note information exists in the order information list by comparing all the contents in the order information with the delivery note information output by the processing unit to see if they are completely consistent.

10. The elevator control method according to claim 8, characterized in that, The order information is transmitted by the recipient to the storage unit via a mobile terminal or obtained directly from the ordering system with the recipient's authorization.

11. The elevator control method according to claim 8, characterized in that, Each order information in the order information list stored in the storage unit also includes the delivery information corresponding to each order information; The acquisition unit also acquires delivery personnel information; The verification unit determines whether the delivery note information exists in the order information list by comparing whether the delivery information in the order information is completely consistent with the delivery personnel information obtained by the acquisition unit.

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