Building door system with manipulation and path guidance devices

Abstract

A building door system (1) includes operating and path guiding devices (6), each configured for a separate door system (2) and interconnected via a communication network (8). Each operating and path guiding device (6) has a storage device (36) for storing an identifier of the operating and path guiding device (6), a control and processing device (30), an identification device (44) for detecting the authorization credentials of a person (4), and a display device (32) having a user interface (33) facing the external space. When an invalid authorization credential is detected on the separate door system (2), the control and processing device (30) generates a request signal with data including a notification credential (ID) and a single identifier, and feeds the request signal into the communication network (8). The control and processing device (30) receives a response signal through the communication network (8), extracts path guiding information included in the response signal and corresponding to the authorization credential, and manipulates the display device (32) to display the path guiding information on the user interface (33).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The technology described herein generally relates to a building door system for buildings. Embodiments of this technology also relate to a method for operating the building door system. Background Technology

[0002] Doors for buildings can be configured in various ways to allow or prevent people from entering the building and / or restricted access areas within the building. The construction of building doors can relate to how people are allowed or prevented from entering, for example, through one-way doors (pivoting doors) or sliding doors. One-way doors have movable door panels that are rotatably fixed to a door frame (frame, door panel) by two or more hinges (door hinges). For example, EP28166241B1 describes a sliding door system in which the sliding door is movable between a closed position and an open position within a frame structure. In the closed position, the sliding door is flush with the surrounding wall, and in the open position, a recess in the wall at least partially receives the sliding door.

[0003] These doors can be locked and unlocked in known ways. For example, it is known that electronic locks are arranged on pivot doors, and authorization credentials (e.g., access codes, chip or magnetic stripe cards) must be entered into the electronic lock to allow the door to be unlocked and opened. WO2020 / 126483A1 discloses an identification device, for example, arranged on a sliding door system. The authorization credentials pre-provided by the user, detected by the identification device, can then be verified for validity. The identification device may include, for example, a device for transmitting and receiving radio signals, a device for detecting biometrics, a device for detecting optical codes, a device for reading chip cards or magnetic stripe cards, or a keypad or touchscreen for manually entering access codes, or a mechanical or electronic door lock.

[0004] The building doors involve various requirements; for example, sliding doors require less space than pivot doors, and electronic identification devices can provide greater security and comfort than traditional door keys. In addition to these requirements, other demands exist, such as those arising from changing lifestyles or living environments (e.g., apartment complexes in cities), including the need for enhanced security and increased automation within and around buildings. Therefore, a technology is needed that can fully or partially meet one or more of these requirements, particularly improving security and user-friendliness. Summary of the Invention

[0005] One aspect of this technology relates to a building door system comprising multiple manipulation and pathfinding devices, each configured for a separate door system and interconnected via a communication network. Each manipulation and pathfinding device has a storage device and a control and processing device, wherein an identifier for the manipulation and pathfinding device is stored in the storage device, and the control and processing device is connected to the storage device. Furthermore, an identification device communicatively connected to the control and processing device is provided for detecting an authorized person's credentials, wherein the separate door system is released to allow access when the credentials are valid at the separate door system. A display device communicatively connected to the control and processing device and having a user interface facing the external space, the user interface being viewable or legible by a person located in the external space. The control and processing device is configured to: when a detected invalid authorized credential at the separate door system, generate a request signal including notification credential data and an identifier, feed it to the communication network, receive a response signal via the communication network, and extract pathfinding information included in the response signal and corresponding to the authorized credential. Furthermore, the control and processing device is designed to manipulate the display device to display the pathfinding information on the user interface.

[0006] Another aspect of this technology relates to a method for operating a building door system. Here, an authorized person's credentials are detected by an identification device of the individual door system's manipulation and pathfinding device, wherein the credentials are invalid at the individual door system. A request signal is generated by a control and processing device of the manipulation and pathfinding device, wherein the request signal includes data notifying the credentials and an identifier of the individual door system. The request signal is input into a communication network by the control and processing device; the control and processing device also receives a response signal through the communication network. Pathfinding information contained in the response signal and corresponding to the authorized credentials is extracted by the control and processing device, which also manipulates the display device of the manipulation and pathfinding device to display the pathfinding information on the user interface of the display device.

[0007] The technology described herein provides a building door system in which security and user-friendliness requirements inherent in buildings are improved. Personnel within a building can navigate to virtually every manipulator and wayfinding device installed therein to obtain wayfinding information, especially when authorization credentials on said manipulator and wayfinding devices or for their surroundings are invalid. Instead of simply notifying personnel that authorization credentials are invalid, wayfinding information assists personnel; for example, in a spacious building, people do not need to search for a central reception or move around the building alone (e.g., at night). Those skilled in the art will appreciate that wayfinding information can be conveyed visually and / or audibly.

[0008] One aspect of this technology also offers the advantage of being usable from both external and internal spaces. From the external space, for example, a person misreported at a building entrance (e.g., a hotel door) is informed, as a wayfinding message, of, the "correct" room number. Similarly, when a person from the internal space inputs their destination into the control and wayfinding device and requires wayfinding information along the path to that destination, the wayfinding information is conveyed.

[0009] In one embodiment, the building door system comprises multiple individual door systems, which, or particularly their operating and path-guiding devices, are communicatively connected to a communication network. Each individual door system has: a frame that can be mounted into the building wall and a door element movably disposed therein, and a closing device communicatively connected to a control and processing device, wherein the door element, in an open state, releases a passage between the external and internal spaces and in a closed state, locks the passage. In this embodiment, the individual door systems or their operating and path-guiding devices are connected to the Internet via a communication network, thus, for example, the possibility of communication between the operating and path-guiding devices also exists.

[0010] In one embodiment, the individual door system has an interface device configured to transmit a request signal to other individual door systems via a communication network and receive a response signal from one of the other individual door systems via the same communication network, with an authorization credential corresponding to that individual door system and routing information determined by that individual door system. The manipulation and routing device may, for example, send a request signal to one or more manipulation and routing devices, which may respond to the request signal. The request signal may, for example, query the remaining manipulation and routing devices: for which individual door system the pre-given authorization credential was assigned or which destination was assigned to that authorization credential. The individual door system storing this assignment information may then transmit a response signal, including its identifier, to the querying individual door system. Thus, for example, a building door system can be implemented that is, in operation, a partially closed system that substantially does not need to communicate with external systems (in terms of the building door system).

[0011] In one embodiment, the individual door system includes an interface device configured to transmit a request signal to a building management system via a communication network and to receive a response signal from the building management system via the same communication network. The building management system is configured to determine routing information. In this embodiment, the building management system can act as a central communication node performing various services for the building door system. In addition to determining routing information, as another example service, the building management system can manage and verify authorization credentials when they are transmitted by the individual door system in conjunction with the request signal. Setting up such a building management system allows for the construction of a building door system with less complexity.

[0012] The technologies described here are not limited to any particular type of individual door system. Therefore, the choice of individual door system to equip a building with as desired is flexible. Individual door systems can include, for example, one-way doors, revolving doors, or sliding doors as door elements. Individual door systems can also be designed without door elements, where the entrance is monitored using surveillance devices, such as video surveillance combined with alarm systems.

[0013] The flexibility of building door systems or building construction also lies in the arrangement of display devices for manipulation and path guidance. Display devices can be arranged on the door element or the frame of the individual door system, or on the building wall, at a defined distance from the frame of the individual door system.

[0014] In one embodiment, at least one of the manipulation and path guidance devices has an additional display device. This additional display device is communicatively connected to a control and processing device and has a user interface facing the interior space, which can be viewed, understood, and / or manipulated by personnel located within the interior space. Therefore, the manipulation and path guidance device can be operated by personnel in both the external and internal spaces.

[0015] In one embodiment, at least one manipulation and path guidance device may have an optical system configured to generate an image photograph of the external space. In one embodiment, the image photograph may be displayed on a user interface of another display device. In one embodiment, the optical system may be used in conjunction with a gate observer function. In another embodiment, the optical system may be used in conjunction with an image processing device as a means for identifying biometric features (e.g., for facial recognition).

[0016] In one embodiment, if the manipulation and routing device is equipped with an additional display device, the storage device of the manipulation and routing device stores destinations accessible to personnel within the building. Control and processing devices are configured to control the additional display device to display at least one of these destinations for destination input. In one embodiment, the storage device stores the destination input, i.e., the destination selected by the personnel, for example, before leaving the interior. Therefore, this destination information can be transmitted by the manipulation and routing device of this individual door system as a response signal in response to a request signal.

[0017] In one embodiment, the control and processing device is configured to transmit destination input to the elevator controller via a communication network, receive an elevator allocation scheme determined by the elevator controller via the communication network, and manipulate the additional display device to convey, for example, the elevator allocation scheme. Also in this embodiment, destination information can be transmitted in combination with a response signal, acting as a response to a request signal, by the actuation and path guidance device of a separate door system. Additionally, the response signal may include the elevator allocation scheme.

[0018] Depending on the building's design, information about the selected destination and, if necessary, the building management system and / or elevator controllers can be transmitted. Therefore, destination information can be provided by the individual door system's operating and path guidance devices or the building management system in combination with a response signal as an answer to a request signal.

[0019] Unless otherwise expressly stated, the embodiments, features, and elements described in this specification can be combined in various combinations without limitation. These embodiments, features, and elements, as well as their operation and use, will become more apparent from the following description and accompanying drawings. However, it is of course intended to be exemplary and non-limiting. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Hereinafter, different aspects of the improved technique are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. In the drawings, the same elements have the same reference numerals. Wherein:

[0021] Figure 1 A schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary case in a building having a building door system according to one embodiment;

[0022] Figure 2 A schematic diagram illustrating a portion of an embodiment of a separate door system having its exemplary components;

[0023] Figures 3A to 3C A schematic diagram showing an example of an external display of an embodiment of the user interface of a building door system's manipulation and path guidance device;

[0024] Figures 4A to 4B A schematic diagram showing an example of an inner display of an embodiment of the user interface for the manipulation and path guidance device of a building door system; and

[0025] Figure 5 Exemplary signal diagrams for different application examples are shown, starting from a single door system of a building door system. Detailed Implementation

[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of an example scenario in an example building having a building door system 1 and one or more floors L0, L1. The building door system 1 includes multiple individual door systems 2. In this specification, the term "building" can be understood, for example, as residential and / or commercial buildings, hotels, hospitals, and other buildings where people may stay. If there are multiple floors in the building, these floors can be served by elevator equipment 10 in a known manner. For illustration, in Figure 1 The diagram shows an elevator device 10, which includes an elevator car 12, a shaft door 14, a drive unit 16, a counterweight 18, and an elevator controller 20.

[0027] In the illustrated embodiment, the building has a ground floor L0 and an upper floor L1 that can be used by personnel 4. For illustration, Figure 1 The diagram shows a person 4 outside the building in front of a separate door system 2 (e.g., a room door) and a person 4 on floor L1. Person 4 may be authorized to enter the building and one or more rooms within it; the building door system 1 may block a single separate door system 2 for person 4 or release a single separate door system 2 if access authorization is available. However, person 4 may not be authorized to enter other rooms; the corresponding separate door system 2 remains locked for that person.

[0028] Figure 1Two separate door systems 2, serving as interior doors, are shown on the upper floor L1, through which personnel 4 can enter and exit restricted access areas or spaces located thereafter. The building and / or the individual restricted access areas or rooms can be managed by responsible personnel (e.g., tenants, owners, building managers, etc.); these responsible personnel can grant access authorization and store the authorization in user profiles, for example, one user profile for each personnel 4, which identifies which area or space the personnel 4 has access authorization for and possibly at what time. Those skilled in the art will recognize that a building may also have one or more separate door systems 2 at the ground floor L0, such as additional building entrances and / or one or more interior doors. On the upper floor L1, there may be a single separate door system 2 or more than two separate door systems 2. The latter could be, for example, in an office building, hotel, or residence, where access to individual offices, rooms, or apartments is possible from a common lobby.

[0029] Each in Figure 1 The exemplary single door system 2 shown has a frame 2a, a door element 2b, and electrically operable closing devices 40, 42 (see [reference]). Figure 2 The individual door system 2 can be opened and closed via closing devices; according to the design, the individual door system 2 can be locked and unlocked. In one embodiment, closing devices 40 and 42 can be operated by electrical control signals. If the individual door system 2 is openable to person 4, the electrical control signals activate closing devices 40 and 42, thereby unlocking the individual door system 2. Accordingly, in one embodiment, closing devices 40 and 42 can be operated by electrical control signals to lock the individual door system 2. It is known to those skilled in the art that the individual door system 2 can also be configured without door element 2b; in this case, closing devices 40 and 42 are not present. Then, entry or passage through the individual door system 2 can be monitored, for example, by means of a monitoring device, such as a video monitoring device combined with an alarm device. In the following embodiments, the individual door system 2 is equipped with closing devices 40 and 42, whereby the individual door system 2 can be locked and unlocked.

[0030] also, Figure 1 The diagram shows a manipulation and path guidance device 6 and a communication network 8, which connects the manipulation and path guidance devices 6 to each other. The communication network 8 extends vertically on floors L0 and L1 and between floors L0 and L1. The manipulation and path guidance devices 6 can be designed such that user-side components are arranged on frame 2a, door element 2b, or on the building wall, and are accessible to personnel 4 there, for example, for manipulation and / or for perceiving notified information, such as for reading displayed information. Figure 1In this arrangement, on floor L0, the user-side components of the manipulation and path guidance device 6 are, for example, arranged on the door element 2b of the separate door system 2 on the left and next to the separate door system 2 on the right; in the last example of arrangement, this is done in such a way that the person 4 perceives it as belonging to the separate door system 2 on the right. Additionally, in Figure 1 In this embodiment, on floor L0, the manipulation and path guidance device 6 or its user-side component is arranged next to the landing door 14; in one embodiment, the manipulation and path guidance device 6 or its user-side component may be arranged on the shaft door 14, for example, on the shaft door frame.

[0031] Depending on the building's design and layout, a computer-aided (central) building management system 22 (BM) may exist, including a storage device 26 (DB) and a computer system 24 (μP). The building management system 22 is communicatively connected to a communication network 8 and an elevator controller 20. Figure 1 In one embodiment, a building management system 22 is exemplarily shown; in this embodiment, the building management system can be configured to manage user data, check access authorizations, and operate the individual door systems 2 or their closing devices 40, 42. In another embodiment, a central building management system 22 may not be installed in the building. In this case, the elevator controller 20 can be communicatively connected to the communication network 8, and therefore also connected to the individual manipulation and path guiding devices 6. In one embodiment, the functions of the central building management system 22 can be implemented in the building door system 1 or its individual door systems 2 and / or manipulation and path guiding devices 6. As implemented elsewhere in this specification, the individual door systems 2, or their manipulation and path guiding devices 6, can be networked with each other and equipped with functionality for information processing, thereby enabling information exchange between these system components.

[0032] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the building management system 22 can be partially or completely offloaded to an IT infrastructure used for so-called cloud computing (also colloquially referred to as the "cloud"). This includes, for example, storing data in a remote data center and executing programs that are not locally but remotely installed. Depending on the design, certain functions may be provided, for example, on the (local) computer system 24 or via the "cloud." For this purpose, software applications or program portions may run in the "cloud." The computer system 24 then accesses the infrastructure to execute the software applications when needed.

[0033] exist Figure 1In the scenario illustrated, the techniques described herein can be applied advantageously to operate the building door system 1 with the highest possible level of security and comfort. To summarize simply and exemplarily, at one of the manipulation and routing devices 6, a person 4 provides authorization credentials from the outside space. If the authorization credentials at the individual door system 2 are found to be invalid, the person 4 is notified of the routing information for that individual door system 2 via the manipulation and routing device 6. This notification can be made via a display and / or voice notification. Instead of simply informing the person 4 that the authorization credentials are invalid at the individual door system 2, the person 4 is assisted by being informed, for example, of the “correct” room number or the route to the desired destination (e.g., the swimming pool) within the hotel (e.g., by informing the floor number and elevator).

[0034] This is particularly possible through the manipulation and path guidance device 6, which is networked and communicates with each other via a communication network 8. When an invalid authorization credential is detected on the individual door system 2, the control and processing unit 30 of the manipulation and path guidance device 6... Figure 2 The system can generate data including notification credentials for the individual door system 2 and a request signal with an individual or separate identifier, and feed it into the communication network 8. Then, another individual door system 2 or building management system 22 can generate a response signal and transmit it via the communication network 8 to the individual door system 2 identified by the individual identifier. The control and processing device 30 can extract the path guidance information assigned to the authorization credentials from the received response signal and, for example, by means of the display device 32 of the manipulation and path guidance device 6. Figure 2 This enables the display of path guidance information.

[0035] In one embodiment, the communication network 8 is configured as a communication bus system. Such a bus system for communication between multiple units within a building is known to those skilled in the art. The communication network 8 can be configured, for example, as a fieldbus (e.g., a Local Operating Network (LON) system). This is a network technology based on the principle of distributed intelligence. All units (nodes) integrated into the LON network have freely programmable chips (neurons) responsible for bus connections and protocols, and are also available for use by applications. Communication in the LON network is independent of the central point. Nodes exchange information directly with each other and actions can be triggered at every location and participant within the LON network. A common communication protocol (LonTalk) exists for this purpose. In another embodiment, the communication network 8 can be implemented as a BACnet (Builing Automation and Control network) or a KNX bus system.

[0036] As in Figure 2 As shown, the individual door system 2, or the manipulation and path guidance device 6 configured for the individual door system 2, has an interface device (IF) 28 that is communicatively connected to the communication network 8. In the illustrated embodiment, the query signal is sent and a response signal is received via the interface device 28. For this purpose, the interface device 28 is also connected to the control and processing device 30.

[0037] In addition to the components already mentioned Figure 2 Other components of the manipulation and path guidance device 6 are shown exemplarily, particularly the (second) display device 34, storage device 36, optical system 38, and recognition device 44, which are connected to the control and processing device 30. These components are... Figure 2 In the embodiment, it is arranged on gate element 2b; in Figure 2 The diagram shows two door panels 50 and 52 of this door element 2b, with door panel 50 facing outwards and door panel 52 facing inwards. Those skilled in the art will recognize that door element 2b can be configured as a stop door (pivot door), sliding door, roller shutter, revolving door, or the like. Design options for a monitored passageway are also possible, i.e., without door element 2b or similar barriers but additionally including, for example, devices for video surveillance. Furthermore, those skilled in the art will recognize that the manipulation and path guiding device 6 can be arranged in or on the building wall; in lightweight structural walls, for example, those made of a double-shell structure (pole structure) of wood or metal (with a plaster or wood finish), the manipulation and path guiding device 6 can be arranged wholly or partially in the cavity between the finishes. Reference Figure 2 In this case, reference numerals 50 and 52 correspond to the finish.

[0038] In one design, the display device 32 is arranged such that its display surface (user interface 33) is visible from the outside and may be operable. The display device 32, for example, can be fitted into a recess in the door leaf 50. If, as in... Figure 2 The second display device 34 shown is arranged such that its display surface (user interface 35) is visible from the interior space and may be operable. The display device 34 may, for example, be inserted into a recess in the door leaf 52.

[0039] exist Figure 2The optical system 38 exemplarily shown can be used in one embodiment in conjunction with a gate observer function; oriented towards external space, the optical system 38 enables observation of a region from the interior space to the exterior space. The optical system 38 can be designed as an electro-optical (digital) gate observer with a digital camera, whose images can be displayed, in particular, via a display device 34. The operation of such a gate observer is known to those skilled in the art. It is also known that the gate observer function can be activated, for example, manually or automatically (when motion is detected); the gate observer function can also be permanently activated.

[0040] An identification device 44, communicatively connected to the control and processing unit 30, is configured to identify authorization credentials. In one design, personnel 4 can verify access authorization on the door system 2 based on these credentials. For example, the authorization credentials may be in the form of a physical key, a password to be manually entered (e.g., a numeric code / PIN code), a biometric personal feature (e.g., fingerprint, iris pattern, voice / voice characteristics, or facial features), a code detected by a magnetic card, chip card, or RFID card or electronic device (based on NFC, Bluetooth, or mobile radio) (e.g., an access code), or an optical code presented on a surface (e.g., a barcode, matrix code (e.g., a QR code), or a color code).

[0041] In one embodiment, the identification device 44 may include an optical system 38. In one embodiment, in combination with an image processing device and a device for evaluating biometric human characteristics (e.g., for facial recognition), the biometric human characteristics can be used as an authorization credential.

[0042] Depending on the design of the authorization credential, its presentation can be achieved in various ways, such as through intentional manual manipulation (e.g., entering a PIN code, pre-displaying an optical code, or holding an RFID card) or by approaching a door to enter the radio range of the identification device 44 (e.g., for establishing an RFID or Bluetooth connection) or the detection area of ​​the optical system 38. If the authorization credential is valid on the individual door system 2, the control and processing device 30 of the individual door system 2, for example, manipulates the actuator 42 to unlock the electromechanical locking mechanism 40 of the closing devices 40, 42. Those skilled in the art will recognize that, in one embodiment, the individual door system 2 can also be opened without prior unlocking.

[0043] The identification device 44 is configured based on authorization credentials arranged within the building. That is, the identification device 44 may include, for example, a gate, a biometric detection device, a detection device for optical codes (e.g., barcodes, QR codes, and / or color codes (see WO2015 / 049186A1)), a reader for magnetic stripe cards or chip cards, a keypad or touchscreen for manual password input, or a device for transmitting and receiving radio signals. In one embodiment, the digital camera of the optical system 38 may be used to detect optical codes and / or facial features. The identification device 44 may therefore include, in whole or in part, a digital camera or its functionality.

[0044] Those skilled in the art will recognize that, in one embodiment, the identification device 44 can be designed for one or more authorization credentials. According to... Figure 2 In one embodiment, the identification device 44 may include, for example, a transmitting and receiving device for radio signals (TX / RX) and a digital camera for detecting optical codes or faces. The optical codes may be visually printed on a carrier material or displayed on a display of a mobile wireless device. In one embodiment, authorization credentials are transmitted to the identification device 44 via radio, particularly Bluetooth technology.

[0045] Storage device 36 is electrically connected to control and processing device 30. In the illustrated embodiment, storage device 36 has a storage area for a database and a storage area for one or more computer programs for running the individual door system 2. In one embodiment, operation of the individual door system 2 includes processing or forwarding obtained authorization credentials, unlocking and locking closing devices 40, 42 (including automatic opening and closing of sliding doors), processing or forwarding messages obtained through interface device 28, and processing or forwarding instructions entered on display device 34. The computer program can be executed by control and processing device 24.

[0046] In one embodiment, the database stores a data set for individuals 4 authorized to access a single door system 2. The stored data records are also referred to below as user profiles. User profiles include data such as name, authorization credential information (key number, PIN code, access code, biometric data), and possible time-based access restrictions (e.g., access from Monday to Friday, from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM). When multiple individuals are authorized to access, the database stores one user profile for each individual 4.

[0047] Having understood the principles, system components, and functions described above, let's now combine them with... Figures 3A to 3C This section introduces application examples of this technology. Here, in... Figure 5 The diagram shows communication conducted via communication network 8. Figures 3A to 3CThis is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the display device 32 of the manipulation and path guidance device 6, viewed from the outside and shown on the user interface 33. The externally visible portion of the display device 32 has an elongated shape (length and width), shown in a vertical orientation. Each wide side is designed as a semicircle, wherein, for illustrative purposes, the recognition device 44 and optical system 38 arranged thereafter are shown in the lower semicircular wide side. Their presence can be indicated on the user interface 33 (e.g., on...). Figures 3A to 3C The display device 32 may be equipped with one or more circles and / or lighting (with or without color or lighting effects); thereby, personnel 4 may identify, for example, the location where the authorization certificate is provided. Those skilled in the art will recognize that horizontal orientation of the visible portion of the display device 32 is also possible, and that the visible portion can be configured in different ways, for example, with different shapes (e.g., circular or elliptical, with only a semi-circular wide edge, etc.).

[0048] In these application examples, person 4 is located in the external space of the area of ​​a separate door system 2 and is able to view and manipulate the path guidance device 6 from there. Figures 3A to 3C In the application example shown, person 4 is not authorized to access individual door system 2, but their authorization credentials are displayed there. Therefore, in Figure 3A In this interface, user interface 33 displays a lack of access authorization via icon 33.1 and / or lighting effects. Additionally, user interface 33 displays icon 33.2 for navigation information; for example, the (correct) room number (501) assigned to person 4 in a hotel. For example, if person 4 has made a mistake or forgotten their room number (because it is not shown on the card-shaped "room key"), they can use the displayed navigation information to move to "their" hotel room. The navigation information may include only the room number, but it may also include other information (e.g., floor information, direction information, and / or elevator information).

[0049] exist Figure 3B In the user interface 33, two icons 33.3 and 33.4 are displayed for path guidance information. The path guidance information instructs the person 4 to proceed in the direction indicated by icon 33.4 (icon 33.3). Figure 3C In the user interface 33, two icons 33.5 and 33.6 are also displayed for route guidance information. The route guidance information instructs the person 4 to take the elevator (icon 33.5) to the fifth floor (icon 33.6). It is known to those skilled in the art that the way route guidance information is represented is generally not limited to icons (i.e., simplified graphical representations used to convey information), nor is it limited to the icons shown (or other forms) and their number.

[0050] Such as combination Figure 2In one embodiment, the manipulation and path guidance device 6 includes a display device 34, the user interface 35 of which is visible from the interior space and operable. Figure 4A and Figure 4B This is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display on the inside of a display device 34 and on a user interface 35. The display device 34 includes a touch-sensitive screen (hereinafter also referred to as a touchscreen). Figure 4A and Figure 4B In the illustrated embodiment, user interface 35 displays a motion adjuster 35.1, which can be moved along a first (horizontal) trajectory 35.2 and a second (vertical) trajectory 35.3 using an illustrative finger. In the illustrated embodiment, trajectories 35.2 and 35.3 extend perpendicularly to each other from a common starting point; Figure 4A In the middle, the common starting point is covered by the movement regulator 35.1. At the end of the first track 35.2, icons 35.4 respectively indicate the unlocking (opening of the padlock) or opening of the door, and exemplary floors L1, L, P are shown along the second track 35.3.

[0051] exist Figure 4A In the circular motion adjuster 35.1, an icon (38) of the door observer is shown. For example, touching or “pressing” the door observer icon activates the door observer (38), and the external space detected by it can be displayed and observed on a portion of the user interface 35. If the motion adjuster 35.1 moves along the first trajectory 35.2 toward the (unlock) icon 35.4, the individual door system 2 unlocks. According to the design of the individual door system 2, its door element 2b can open automatically, for example, a sliding door can move from the closed position to the open position.

[0052] Conversely, if the movement regulator 35.1 moves along the second trajectory 35.3 to the desired floors L1, L, P, then an elevator call can be input. This is in Figure 4B As shown in the diagram. In this embodiment, the individual door system 2 is connected to the elevator controller 20 via the communication network 8. Figure 1 Communication connection. Elevator calls received from elevator controller 20, because they represent a call between the passenger's current floor (the location of person 4) and the desired floor L1, L, P (destination floor), are also called destination calls. Elevator controller 20 dispatches an elevator to the destination call and transmits this dispatch information to the individual door system 2. Figure 4B In the illustrated embodiment, allocation information (elevator C) is displayed within the motion controller 35.1. If person 4 subsequently leaves the interior space to proceed to the assigned elevator (C), person 4 can request path guidance information as needed using the manipulation and path guidance device 6 positioned along the path to the elevator, such as in conjunction with... Figures 3A to 3C As described above.

[0053] Same reference Figure 4A and Figure 4B Those skilled in the art will understand that these are exemplary and not limited to the illustrations shown.

[0054] Figure 5 Exemplary signal diagrams A1 to A6 are shown for different application examples originating from a separate door system 2 of a building door system 1. In each application example A1 to A4, for illustration and reference, the signal as a function of time t is shown schematically rather than actually. Figure 5 The communication network 8 is schematically illustrated as a unit participating in the corresponding communication, wherein the identification device 44, display device, control and processing device 30, and storage device 36 of the individual door system 2 are shown on its left, and the building management system 22 together with the elevator controller 20 and the remaining manipulation and path guidance devices 6 or combinations of the individual door system 2 are shown on its right. Those skilled in the art will recognize that, depending on the construction of the building or building door system 1, communication can be achieved without involving the building management system 22, the elevator controller 20, and / or the storage device 36 of the individual door system 2, as described below in conjunction with application examples A1 to A4.

[0055] In this application example A1, a storage device 36 is provided on a separate door system 2, storing one or more identifiers of authorization credentials corresponding to one or more authorized persons 4. An identification device 44 of the separate door system 2 (e.g., a hotel room) where the person 4 is located transmits the identifier ID of the authorization credential (e.g., a room key) pre-presented by the person 4 to a control and processing device 30 (signal S10). The control and processing device 30 then manipulates the storage device 36 to check whether the identifier ID is stored on the separate door system 2 as an object corresponding to the authorized person 4 (signal S11). This check provides a positive (J) or negative (N) result (signal S12). In the case of a positive result (J), the separate door system 2 is unlocked; the person 4 can enter, for example, their hotel room.

[0056] In the case of a negative result (ID: N), the control and processing unit 30 of the individual door system 2 sends a query signal to the communication network 8 (signal S13), which in turn transmits the query signal to the building management system 22 (signal S14). In the case of a valid identifier (ID OK), the building management system 22 determines the relevant path guidance information (e.g., the hotel room number (#)) and transmits this information to the communication network 8 via a response signal (addressing the requesting individual door system 2 (identifier)) (signal S15), which in turn transmits the response signal to the control and processing unit 30 (signal S16). The control and processing unit 30 then manipulates the display device 32 to display the path guidance information on the user interface 33 (signal S17). In the hotel room example, the person 4 can then read the correct room number; Figure 3A For example, room "501". In the case of an invalid identifier ID, the path guidance information cannot be determined; in this case, the corresponding error report can be transmitted to the separate door system 2 that is making the query and displayed there.

[0057] exist Figure 5 In the application example not shown, the storage device 36 is not provided on the individual door system 2. In this embodiment, signals S11 and S12 are omitted, and the control and processing device 30 directly transmits the identification ID to the building management system 22 via query signals (signals S13, S14). The following signals (S15 to S17) correspond to the signals in application example A1.

[0058] In application example A2, a storage device 36 is installed on the individual door system 2, but a building management system 22 is not installed. The determination and verification of the identifier ID (signals S20 to S22) are performed as described in conjunction with application example A1 and signals S10 to S12 therein. If the result is negative (ID: N), the control and processing device 30 of the individual door system 2 sends a query signal (signal S23) to the remaining individual door systems 2 via the communication network 8 (signal S24). Each of these individual door systems 2 determines whether an authorization credential with that identifier ID is authorized for entry on the corresponding individual door system 2. In this situation, the individual door system 2 generates a response signal including relevant path guidance information (e.g., the hotel room number (#)) and transmits this path guidance information (addressing the requesting individual door system 2) to the communication network (signal S25). The communication network then transmits the response signal to the control and processing device 30 (signal S26). The control and processing device 30 manipulates the display device 32 to display the path guidance information on the user interface 33 (signal S27). Depending on the design, only individual door systems 2 with valid IDs can respond, or each individual door system 2 can be designed to respond to query signals. If no path guidance information is received (either after a defined duration or in the case of a negative response signal), a corresponding error report can be displayed on the individual door system 2 that made the query.

[0059] Application examples A3 and A4 involve situations where a person 4 enters an elevator call to reach a desired destination before leaving the interior space and requests route guidance information to reach that destination using a manipulation and route guidance device 6 set along the elevator's path, such as in combination with... Figure 4B As described above, the desired destination corresponds to an identifier ID of an authorization credential valid for the interior space (i.e., the desired destination and the identifier ID constitute a data pair), and the information (data pair) related to the desired destination is stored in the storage device 36 of the building management system 22 and / or the individual door system 2. Therefore, the origin (the interior space represented by the identifier ID) and destination are known in the building door system 1. The destination information is maintained for a defined duration or stored until the person 4 reaches the destination. This stored destination information can be accessed when needed. In application examples A3 and A4, the person 4 is located at the manipulation and routing device 6 and presents their authorization credential at its identification device 44; for illustrative purposes, it is assumed that the person 4 is not "known" at the manipulation and routing device 6 or is not authorized to enter the corresponding individual door system 2.

[0060] In application example A3, the identification device 44 detects the identification ID of the authorization credential presented by the person 4 and sends the identification ID to the control and processing device 30 (signal S30). In one embodiment, the control and processing device 30 may initiate a check on the identification ID, for example, as described in conjunction with signals S11 and S12 of application example A1. Due to the above assumption, a negative result exists (ID: N). In this case, the control and processing device 30 generates a query signal and transmits the query signal to the communication network 8 (signal S31). The query signal includes the identification ID and identifier of the query manipulation and path guidance device 6. The communication network 8 transmits the query signal according to application example A3 to the building management system 22 (signal S32).

[0061] The building management system 22 stores the desired destination corresponding to the identifier ID. When the building management system 22 receives the identifier ID, it detects the destination corresponding to the identifier ID and generates a response signal. The response signal includes path guidance information (DEST) for reaching the destination from the location of the requesting manipulation and path guidance device 6. The building management system 22 transmits the path guidance information (DEST) to the communication network via the response signal (address query manipulation and path guidance device 6) (signal S33), which in turn transmits the response signal to the control and processing device 30 (signal S34). The control and processing device 30 manipulates the display device 32 to display the path guidance information on the user interface 33 (signal S35). In the elevator call example, the person 4 can then detect the path guidance information, as shown in... Figure 3B and Figure 3C As exemplarily shown in the example.

[0062] In application example A4, the building management system 22 is not configured, so the control and processing device 30 communicates (directly) with the remaining manipulation and path guidance devices 6 or the combination of the remaining individual door systems 2. The identification device 44 identifies the identification ID of the authorization credential presented in advance by the personnel 4 and transmits the identification ID to the control and processing device 30 (signal S40). As in application example A3, a negative result (ID: N) also exists in application example A4; therefore, the control and processing device 30 generates a query signal and transmits this query signal to the communication network 8 (signal S41). The query signal includes the identification ID and identifier of the queried manipulation and path guidance device 6. The communication network 8 transmits the query signal according to application example A4 to the remaining manipulation and path guidance devices 6 or the combination of individual door systems 2 (signal S42).

[0063] Each of these individual gate systems 2 determines whether time-valid destination information exists for the identifier ID. In this case, the individual gate system 2 generates a response signal including relevant path guidance information based on the location of the query manipulation and path guidance device 6, and transmits the path guidance information to the communication network via the response signal (address query manipulation and path guidance device 6) (signal S43), which in turn transmits the response signal to the control and processing device 30 (signal S44). The control and processing device 30 manipulates the display device 32 to display the path guidance information on the user interface 33 (signal S45).

[0064] To determine the path guidance information based on application examples A3 and A4, in Figure 5 In this system, the manipulation and navigation device 6 and / or the building management system 22 can access the location and building floor plans determined and stored for the building, for example, through a search query in a database device (e.g., a route from the current location to a destination). The building location and floor plans may depict rooms, corridors, lobbies, staircases, elevators, and / or escalators to scale for each floor, for example. The storage of the location and floor plans can be done in a storage device provided for this purpose, which may be arranged, for example, within the building management system 22. In one embodiment, each manipulation and navigation device 6 may have such a storage device or be connected to such a storage device.

Claims

1. A building door system (1) comprising a plurality of operating and path guiding devices (6), the plurality of operating and path guiding devices being respectively assigned to a single door system (2) and capable of communicating with each other via a communication network (8), each operating and path guiding device (6) having: Storage device (36) storing identifiers of manipulation and path guidance device (6); A control and processing device (30) connected to the storage device (36); An identification device (44), communicatively connected to the control and processing unit (30), is used to detect the authorization credentials of the personnel (4), wherein, When the authorization credential is valid at the separate door system (2), the separate door system (2) is released to allow entry; A display device (32) is communicatively connected to the control and processing device (30) and has a user interface (33) facing the external space, which can be viewed by a person (4) located in the external space. The control and processing device (30) is configured to: when an invalid authorization credential is detected at the individual gate system (2), generate a request signal including data of the notification credential (ID) and an individual identifier, and feed the request signal to the communication network (8), receive a response signal through the communication network (8), extract path guidance information contained in the response signal and corresponding to the authorization credential, and manipulate the display device (32) to display the path guidance information on the user interface (33).

2. The building door system (1) according to claim 1 further includes a plurality of individual door systems (2) communicatively connected to the communication network (8), each individual door system (2) having: a frame (2a) capable of being installed in a building wall; and a door element (2b) movably arranged in the frame, the door element releasing a passage between an external space and an internal space in an open state and locking the passage in a closed state; and a closing device (40) communicatively connected to the control and processing device (30).

3. The building door system (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, At least one individual door system (2) includes a one-way door or a sliding door.

4. The building door system (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The individual door system (2) has an interface device (28) designed to transmit a request signal to the building management system (22) via a communication network (8) and to receive a response signal from the building management system (22) via the communication network (8), wherein the building management system (22) is designed to determine path guidance information.

5. The building door system (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, A single gate system (2) has an interface device (28) designed to transmit a request signal to other single gate systems (2) via a communication network (8) and to receive a response signal from other single gate systems (2) that correspond to the authorization credential and determine the path guidance information via the communication network (8).

6. The building door system (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The display device (32) of the manipulation and path guidance device (6) is arranged on the door element (2b) or frame (2a) of the individual door system (2) or on the building wall at a defined distance from the frame (2a) of the individual door system (2).

7. The building door system (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, At least one of the manipulation and path guidance devices (6) has an additional display device (34) that is communicatively connected to the control and processing device (30) and has an additional user interface (35) facing the interior space that can be viewed and / or manipulated by a person (4) located in the interior space.

8. The building door system (1) according to claim 7, wherein, The at least one manipulation and path guidance device (6) has an optical system (38) configured to generate images of the outer space and / or to detect authorization credentials.

9. The building door system (1) according to claim 7, wherein, The storage device (36) of the manipulation and path guidance device (6) stores destinations that can be reached by personnel (4) in the building, wherein the control and processing device (30) is designed to manipulate the additional display device (34) to display at least one of these destinations for destination input, and the storage device (36) stores the destination input.

10. The building door system (1) according to claim 9, wherein, The control and processing device (30) is designed to transmit the destination input to the elevator controller (20) via the communication network (8), receive the elevator allocation scheme determined by the elevator controller (20) via the communication network (8), and operate the additional display device (34) to display the elevator allocation scheme.

11. A method for operating a building door system (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 10, the method comprising: The identification device (44) of the operation and path guidance device (6) of the individual door system (2) detects the authorization credentials of the personnel (4), wherein the authorization credentials are invalid at the individual door system (2); A request signal is generated by the control and processing unit (30) of the manipulation and path guidance device (6), wherein the request signal includes data of the notification credential (ID) and an individual identifier of the individual gate system (2); The request signal is fed into the communication network (8) by the control and processing device (30); The control and processing device (30) receives the response signal via the communication network (8); The control and processing device (30) extracts the path guidance information contained in the response signal and corresponding to the authorization credential; and The display device (32) of the manipulation and path guidance device (6) is operated to display the path guidance information on the user interface (33) of the display device (32).

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein, The process of feeding the request signal into the communication network (8) includes transmitting the request signal to the building management system (22) and the control and processing device (30) receiving the response signal from the building management system (22) which is designed to determine the path guidance information.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein, The process of feeding the request signal into the communication network (8) includes: transmitting the request signal to other individual gate systems (2), and the control and processing device (30) receiving a response signal from one of the other individual gate systems (2), the authorization credential corresponding to the individual gate system, and determining path guidance information through the individual gate system.

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