Elevator system

Abstract

Provided is an elevator system that is provided with a target floor registration device, that can register a target floor by detecting a hand in an input unit, and that can cancel an erroneous input operation by a user with a simple operation. The present invention is provided with a destination layer registration device having an input unit for receiving an input operation, and a control device, the destination layer registration device being configured so as to output registration instruction information to the control device when the input operation is performed, and to output registration instruction information to the control device after the control device performs registration of a destination layer. When the input unit detects that the hand moves in the planar direction with the portion corresponding to the registered target layer as the starting point, the registration of the target layer is cancelled.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an elevator system equipped with a destination floor registration device, which registers the destination floor in the elevator room or car by detecting a hand on a touch screen or the like. Background Art

[0002] In the past, an elevator system is known, which includes a touch screen operating panel for logging in a destination floor (Patent Document 1). The elevator system includes: an operating panel provided in a car, and an elevator control device for controlling the operation of the car. The operating panel displays a destination floor button corresponding to each floor, and temporarily displays a cancel button for canceling the logged-in destination floor. Specifically, when a hand touches the destination floor button or the destination floor button is swiped, the operating panel displays a cancel button. In this elevator system, when a user mistakenly logs in to a destination floor, the cancel button is temporarily displayed by touching or swiping the destination floor button with the hand, and the registration of the destination floor can be canceled by touching the temporarily displayed cancel button with the hand.

[0003] Prior art literature

[0004] Patent Literature

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2019-1566 Summary of the invention

[0006] Problems to be solved by the invention

[0007] However, in a structure in which the cancel button is displayed when the hand touches the destination layer button, even if the user logs in to an appropriate destination layer, the cancel button will be displayed when the subsequent user touches the destination layer button, which may cause the cancel button to be mistakenly operated. In addition, in a structure in which the cancel button is displayed when the destination layer button is swiped, in order to cancel the registration of an incorrect destination layer, the user needs to touch the cancel button after the swiping operation, and this series of operations is not easy to understand for the user.

[0008] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an elevator system having a destination floor registration device capable of registering a destination floor by detecting a hand in an input unit and capable of canceling an erroneous input operation by a user through a simple operation.

[0009] Means for solving problems

[0010] The elevator system of the present invention comprises:

[0011] A destination floor registration device is provided in at least one of an elevator room and a car of an elevator, and has an input unit that receives an input operation by detecting a user's hand;

[0012] a control device for controlling the operation of the car according to the output information from the destination floor login device,

[0013] The destination layer login device is configured to output login instruction information instructing login of the destination layer to the control device when the input operation is performed.

[0014] The control device is configured to cancel registration of the target layer when it is detected that a hand moves in a plane direction starting from a portion corresponding to the registered target layer in an input unit of the target layer registration device after the control device has registered the target layer.

[0015] According to this structure, when the user performs an erroneous input operation, the user can move the hand in the plane direction starting from the portion corresponding to the target layer registered in the input unit, that is, the registration of the target layer can be canceled by a simple operation. In addition, since the cancellation operation of the registration of the target layer is a movement of the hand in the plane direction in the input unit, it is different from, for example, a long press or double click in the input unit, and can be clearly distinguished from a normal input operation.

[0016] The elevator system may also be configured to cancel registration of the destination floor when it is detected in the input unit that the hand moves in a plane direction from a portion of the input unit corresponding to the registered destination floor to an end portion of the input unit different from a portion corresponding to the registered destination floor,

[0017] The target layer login device has a display unit,

[0018] When a hand is detected at a portion of the input unit corresponding to a logged-in destination layer, the display unit displays at least one of an icon representing the destination portion and an icon representing a direction from a portion corresponding to the logged-in destination layer to the destination portion.

[0019] According to this configuration, the end point of the cancellation operation of the registration of the target layer and the moving direction of the operation become easier to understand through the display of the icon.

[0020] The elevator system may be configured such that, after the control device registers the destination floor, when the input unit detects a movement of the hand in the plane direction, only the registration of the nearest destination floor is canceled.

[0021] According to this configuration, since only the registration of the most recent destination floor can be canceled, the destination floor registered by an appropriate input operation is unlikely to be canceled by a user other than the user who performed the input operation.

[0022] The elevator system may be configured such that, when the input unit detects the movement of the hand in the plane direction, registration of the destination floor is canceled only within a second predetermined time from the time when the control device registers the destination floor.

[0023] According to this configuration, since the registration of the target floor can be canceled only within the second predetermined time from the start of the registration, the registration of the target floor performed by the appropriate input operation is difficult to be canceled by the next user after the user who performed the input operation.

[0024] The elevator system may also be configured as follows:

[0025] A plurality of said destination layer login devices are provided,

[0026] Each of the target layer login devices is configured as follows:

[0027] Have different identification information,

[0028] When the input operation is performed, the login instruction information and the identification information are output to the control device,

[0029] When the movement of the hand in the plane direction is detected in the input unit, cancellation information related to cancellation of registration of the target layer and the identification information are output to the control device.

[0030] According to this configuration, the control device can identify the destination floor registration device to which the input operation or the cancel operation is applied based on the identification information. Therefore, the control device can be applied to an elevator system including a plurality of destination floor registration devices.

[0031] Effects of the Invention

[0032] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an elevator system including a destination floor registration device capable of registering a destination floor by detecting a hand in an input unit and canceling an erroneous input operation by a user through a simple operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] Figure 1 This is a block diagram of an elevator system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram showing a display when registering a destination floor by the elevator system.

[0035] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram showing a display when the registration of the destination floor is canceled by the elevator system.

[0036] Figure 4 This is a flowchart for explaining a series of processes performed by the elevator system.

[0037] Figure 5 This is a flowchart for explaining a series of processes performed by the elevator system.

[0038] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram showing a display when the registration of the destination floor is canceled by the elevator system according to the modified example.

[0039] Description of Reference Numerals

[0040] 1... elevator system, 2... destination floor registration device, 3... control device, 4... input unit, 5... display unit, 6... judgment unit, 20... touch screen. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] Below, refer to Figure 1 to Figure 5 One embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0042] like Figure 1 As shown, the elevator system 1 includes: a car 10, a destination floor registration device 2 provided in the elevator room of the elevator, and a control device 3 for controlling the operation of the car 10. In this embodiment, the elevator system 1 is provided with a plurality of cars 10, specifically, three cars 10 corresponding to the A, B, and C cars. In addition, only one car 10 may be provided in the elevator system 1. In this elevator system 1, the car 10 can be raised and lowered between the 2nd and 9th underground floors, and can stop at each level between the 2nd and 9th underground floors.

[0043] Moreover, in the elevator system 1, the user can log in the destination floor by inputting operation to the destination floor registration device 2. In the elevator system 1, two destination floor registration devices 2 are provided for each floor, but one or more, for example, three or more destination floor registration devices 2 may be provided for each floor.

[0044] The control device 3 performs group management control such as allocation of elevator calls on each car 10. With regard to the group management, when an elevator call is made in an elevator room of a predetermined floor through the destination floor registration device 2, in order to improve the transportation efficiency of users, etc., the control device 3 selects a car 10 suitable for the elevator call from the multiple car 10s and moves the selected car 10 to the elevator room where the elevator call was made. In the elevator system 1, a control device 3 is provided.

[0045] The destination floor registration device 2 is a device for registering the destination floor (making an elevator call) through the user's input operation. In addition, the destination floor registration device 2 has an input unit 4, which receives the input operation by detecting the user's hand. In this embodiment, the destination floor registration device 2 has a display unit 5, which displays the input result after the input operation, the registration result of the destination floor, etc. In addition, the destination floor registration device 2 has a judgment unit 6, which judges and executes the output of the login instruction information. Figure 2 As shown in (a) to (d) of FIG. 1 , the target layer registration device 2 includes a touch screen 20 as a physical display, and the touch screen 20 detects the user's hand contact. In addition, Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 6 The hand (finger) in represents the hand movement of the user. Moreover, in the present embodiment, a plurality of destination floor registration devices 2 (in the present embodiment, the determination units 6 of two destination floor registration devices 2) have different identification information.

[0046] The determination unit 6 includes a storage unit that stores the destination floor information and the like input to the input unit 4, and a processing unit that outputs the registration instruction information when necessary.

[0047] like Figure 2 As shown in (a) to (d), the display unit 5 is composed of a touch screen 20 as a whole. In the present embodiment, the touch screen 20 serves as both the input unit 4 and the display unit 5. The display unit 5 displays a numeric keypad indicating the destination floor. The numeric keypad includes, for example, keys indicating numbers, a "-" key indicating the underground, and a "☆" key indicating the emergency floor. In addition, the display unit 5 displays information urging the user to perform an input operation for the destination floor (for example, a message such as "Please enter the destination floor"). Moreover, the display unit 5 displays information related to the destination floor in the input operation (for example, "1"). The display unit 5 displays at least one of the number machine information related to the assigned number machine assigned by the input operation for the destination floor (for example, "A") and the destination floor information related to the destination floor (for example, "1st floor"), and in the present embodiment, both the number machine information and the destination floor information are displayed.

[0048] The input unit 4 is a touch screen 20, specifically, a portion of the touch screen 20 displaying a numeric keypad indicating the destination floor. In the destination floor registration device 2, an input operation is an operation in which a user's hand touches the touch screen 20, specifically, an operation in which a user's hand touches the numeric keypad of the touch screen 20.

[0049] In this embodiment, the input unit 4 receives each floor from the 2nd underground floor to the 9th underground floor as the target floor. For example, when the user wants to input "1st floor" as the target floor, the user can touch the "1" key with a finger or the like. In addition, when the user wants to input "2nd underground floor" as the target floor, the user can touch the "-" and "2" keys in sequence with a finger or the like.

[0050] The destination floor registration device 2 is configured to output registration instruction information indicating registration of the destination floor to the control device 3 when the hand performing the input operation is not detected in the input unit 4 by the input unit 4 detecting the input operation of the user. In the present embodiment, when the input operation is performed in the input unit 4, the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) outputs the registration instruction information and the identification information to the control device 3.

[0051] In addition, if Figure 3 As shown in (a) to (g) of FIG. 1 , the destination layer registration device 2 is configured such that, after the control device 3 has registered the destination layer, when the input unit 4 detects the movement of the hand in the face direction starting from the portion of the input unit 4 corresponding to the registered destination layer, the destination layer registration device 2 outputs cancellation information related to the cancellation of the registration of the destination layer to the control device 3. In this embodiment, the portion of the input unit 4 corresponding to the registered destination layer is the portion where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed in the input unit 4. In addition, the destination layer registration device 2 (determination unit 6) is configured such that, when the input unit 4 detects the movement of the hand in the face direction, the cancellation information related to the cancellation of the registration of the destination layer and the identification information are output to the control device 3.

[0052] The control device 3 controls the operation of the car 10 based on the output information from the destination floor registration device 2. In addition, the control device 3 is configured to detect the user's hand through the input unit 4 to perform the input operation of inputting the destination floor information, and then perform the destination floor registration when the hand performing the input operation is not detected in the input unit 4. In this embodiment, when the login instruction information is output from the destination floor registration device 2, the control device 3 selects the car 10 corresponding to the login instruction information from the cars 10 of the multiple machines, and moves the selected car 10 to the elevator room where the elevator room call is made.

[0053] In addition, the control device 3 is configured to cancel the registration of the destination layer when the movement of the hand in the direction of the face starting from the portion where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed in the input unit 4 is detected in the input unit 4 after the control device 3 has registered the destination layer. In the present embodiment, the movement of the hand in the direction of the face starting from the portion where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed in the input unit 4 is a predetermined operation registered in advance, specifically, a sliding operation starting from the portion where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed in the input unit 4.

[0054] In addition, in the present embodiment, the control device 3 is configured to cancel the registration of the target layer when a sliding operation including an upward movement that is not easy to perform is detected during a normal input operation. Specifically, the control device 3 is configured to cancel the registration of the target layer when it is detected that the part where the hand is detected when the hand performs an input operation from the input unit 4 (for example, the "1" key) moves in the surface direction to an end point part different from the part where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed in the input unit 4 (for example, the "1" key). The end point part is different depending on the part where the hand is detected each time the input operation is performed in the input unit 4. For example, the end point part is adjacent to the part where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed in the input unit 4 (for example, the "1" key), and specifically, the end point part is a part adjacent to the upper side of the part where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed in the touch screen 20 (for example, the "1" key).

[0055] In this embodiment, if Figure 3 As shown in (c) of FIG. 1 , when the hand is detected again at the portion where the hand is detected during the input operation in the input unit 4, as shown in FIG. Figure 3 As shown in (d) of FIG. 1 , the destination layer login device 2 (display unit 5) displays an icon representing the destination portion at the destination portion. Specifically, when the hand is continuously detected (for example, for more than 1 second) at the portion where the hand is detected during the input operation in the input unit 4, that is, when a long press is detected at the portion, the display unit 5 displays an icon representing the destination portion (for example, a trash can icon) at the destination portion. In addition, as Figure 3 As shown in (d) to (e) of FIG. 1 , an icon indicating the end point is displayed during the process of detecting that the hand moves along the face direction to the end point. In addition, an icon indicating the end point can be displayed during the period from when a long press is detected at the part where the hand is detected during the input operation to when the hand is released. In addition, the icon indicating the end point can be displayed at the moment when the movement of the hand moving along the face direction to the end point ends ( Figure 3 At the moment (f) of , the icon indicating the end point may still be displayed, or the icon may not be displayed at that moment.

[0056] For example, in the case of cancelling the registration of the destination floor based on the input operation of "1st floor", the user can touch the "1" key with a finger, and slide upward from this state to the end point portion adjacent to the upper side of the "1" key on the touch screen 20. In addition, in the case of cancelling the registration of the destination floor based on the input operation of "underground 2nd floor", the user only needs to touch the "-" and "2" keys in sequence with a finger, and slide upward from this state to the end point portion adjacent to the upper side of the "2" key on the touch screen 20.

[0057] In addition, the control device 3 may be configured to cancel the registration of the destination layer when a downward sliding operation or a horizontal sliding operation is detected on the touch screen 20. In this case, the end point portion may be a portion adjacent to the lower side of the portion (e.g., the "1" key) where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed in the input unit 4, or a portion adjacent to the horizontal direction of the portion (e.g., the "1" key) where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed in the input unit 4. In addition, the control device 3 may be configured to determine that it is an input operation for inputting the destination layer information as long as no sliding operation is detected, and register the destination layer.

[0058] In the present embodiment, the control device 3 is configured to cancel the registration of the most recent destination layer only when the input unit 4 detects the movement of the hand in the direction of the face starting from the portion where the hand was detected when the input operation was performed in the input unit 4 after the destination layer is registered. In addition, after the control device 3 registers the destination layer, when the input unit 4 detects the movement of the hand in the direction of the face starting from the portion where the hand was detected when the input operation was performed in the input unit 4, the registration of the destination layer is canceled only within the second prescribed time (1 to 5 seconds) from the time when the control device 3 registers the destination layer.

[0059] Next, a series of processing of the elevator system 1 will be described. First, use Figure 2 (a)~(d), Figure 4 as well as Figure 5 The flowchart of FIG. 1 illustrates the processing when registering a destination floor in the elevator system 1.

[0060] The destination layer registration device 2 (determination unit 6) determines whether there is an input operation in the input unit 4 (step S01). If no input operation is performed, the display unit 5 performs a default display (see Figure 2 In the default display, the display unit 5 displays input auxiliary information (a message such as “Please enter the destination layer”) and a numeric keypad constituting the input unit 4.

[0061] When there is no input operation in the input unit 4 (No in step S01), the destination layer registration device 2 (determination unit 6) repeatedly determines whether there is an input operation in the input unit 4 (step S01).

[0062] When there is an input operation in the input unit 4 (Yes in step S01), the display unit 5 performs input operation display during the input operation (step S02). In the input operation display, the display unit 5 displays the portion of the input unit 4 corresponding to the input operation (the portion of the touch screen 20 where the hand is in contact with the input operation) in a manner that can be distinguished from the portion of the input unit 4 where there is no input operation (the portion of the touch screen 20 where the hand is not in contact with the input operation) (refer to Figure 2 (b)). In the present embodiment, as a display for distinguishing the portion corresponding to the input operation in the input unit 4, the key with the input operation is displayed in a different color. In addition, such a distinguishing display may also be a display for making the key corresponding to the input operation flash, a display for making the thickness of the number recorded on the key different, or a display for making the key enlarged, etc.

[0063] Next, the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) determines whether the hand that performed the input operation in the input unit 4 is not detected (step S03). Specifically, the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) determines whether the hand that performed the input operation is removed from the input unit 4. At this time, the display unit 5 continues to display the input operation.

[0064] When a hand performing input operation in the input unit 4 is detected (No in step S03), the destination layer registration device 2 (determination unit 6) repeats the determination as to whether the hand performing input operation in the input unit 4 is not detected (step S03).

[0065] When the hand performing the input operation in the input unit 4 is not detected (Yes in step S03), the display unit 5 performs a post-input display (step S04). In the post-input display, the display unit 5 displays the portion of the input unit 4 corresponding to the input operation (the portion where the hand contacts the touch screen 20 when the input operation is performed) in a manner that can be distinguished from the portion of the input unit 4 where the input operation is not performed (the portion where the hand does not contact the touch screen 20 when the input operation is performed) (refer to Figure 2 (c)). In addition, the case where the hand performing the input operation in the input unit 4 cannot be detected means that the hand is away from the touch screen 20.

[0066] Then, the destination floor registration device 2 (determining unit 6) outputs the registration instruction information to the control device 3 (step S05). The control device 3 performs the destination floor registration according to the registration instruction information output from the destination floor registration device 2 (step S06). Specifically, the control device 3 selects a suitable car 10 from the cars 10 of the plurality of cars according to the registration instruction information, and moves the selected car 10 to the elevator room where the elevator room call is made.

[0067] Next, the display unit 5 performs a login result display (step S07). In the login result display, the display unit 5 displays the number information (e.g., "A") related to the assigned number assigned by the input operation and the destination floor information (e.g., "1st floor") related to the destination floor (see Figure 2 Then, the display unit 5 performs a default display (step S08, refer to Figure 2 (a)).

[0068] Next, the destination floor login device 2 (judgment unit 6) determines whether the second prescribed time (1 to 5 seconds) has passed since the login of the destination floor (step S09). In the present embodiment, the destination floor login device 2 (judgment unit 6) determines whether the second prescribed time (1 to 5 seconds) has passed since the moment when the appropriate car 10 is selected according to the login instruction information. In addition, the destination floor login device 2 (judgment unit 6) can also determine whether the second prescribed time (1 to 5 seconds) has passed since the moment when the display unit 5 starts to display the login result.

[0069] When the second predetermined time (1 to 5 seconds) has not elapsed since the registration of the target floor (No in step S09), the target floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) determines whether the start of the cancel operation has been detected (step S10).

[0070] When the second prescribed time (1 to 5 seconds) has not passed since the login of the destination layer and the start of the cancellation operation is not detected (No in step S09, No in step S10), the destination layer login device 2 (judgment unit 6) returns to the process of judging whether the second prescribed time (1 to 5 seconds) has passed since the login of the destination layer (step S09).

[0071] When the second predetermined time (1 to 5 seconds) has elapsed since the registration of the target floor (Yes in step S09), the process ends. In addition, after step S09, the display unit 5 is also in the default display state.

[0072] Next, use Figure 3 (a)~(g), Figure 4 as well as Figure 5The flowchart of will explain the processing when canceling the registration of the destination floor in the elevator system 1.

[0073] Steps S01 to S08 are performed in the same manner as described above. Figure 2 After (a) to (c) are displayed, proceed in order Figure 3 The login result of (a) is displayed and Figure 3 (b) The default display.

[0074] When the start of the cancel operation is detected before the second predetermined time (1 to 5 seconds) has passed since the login of the target layer (No in step S09, Yes in step S10), the display unit 5 performs a cancel operation display (step S11). Here, in the present embodiment, when the hand is detected again at the part of the input unit 4 where the hand is detected during the input operation (in the present embodiment, the part where the hand is detected during the most recent input operation for login of the target layer, for example, the "1" key), or when the hand is continuously detected at the part of the input unit 4 where the hand is detected during the input operation (for example, when a long press of the "1" key is detected), the display unit 5 performs a cancel operation display.

[0075] In the cancel operation display, while the hand is detected in the input unit 4, the display unit 5 displays the portion of the input unit 4 corresponding to the detection of the hand (the portion where the hand contacts the touch screen 20) in a manner that can be distinguished from the portion of the input unit 4 where the hand is not detected (the portion where the hand does not contact the touch screen 20 during the input operation) (refer to Figure 3 (c)). In the present embodiment, as a display for distinguishing the portion corresponding to the detection of the hand in the input unit 4, the display unit 5 displays the key where the hand is detected in a different color. In addition, such a distinguishing display may be a display that flashes the key corresponding to the input operation, a display that makes the thickness of the number written on the key different, or a display that enlarges the key, etc.

[0076] Furthermore, the control device 3 determines whether the hand is not detected in the input unit 4 (step S12). When the hand is detected in the input unit 4 (No in step S12), the control device 3 determines whether the movement of the hand along the face direction (cancellation operation) is detected (step S13). When the movement of the hand along the face direction (cancellation operation) is not detected (No in step S13), the control unit 3 returns to the step of determining whether the hand is not detected in the input unit 4 (step S12).

[0077] In the input unit 4, when the movement of the hand in the surface direction (cancellation operation) is detected (yes in step S13), the part of the input unit 4 where the hand is detected (the part of the touch screen 20 where the hand is in contact) is displayed in a manner that can be distinguished from other parts of the input unit 4 (refer to Figure 3 (d) to (e)). In the present embodiment, in the cancel operation display, during the period from when the hand movement in the face direction is detected to when the hand movement detection is completed, the display unit 5 displays an icon representing the end point portion (e.g., a trash can icon) at the end point portion in the input unit 4. In addition, as described above, even at the moment when the hand movement in the face direction is detected to the end point portion ( Figure 3 At the moment (f) of , the icon indicating the end point is also always displayed.

[0078] Next, the destination floor login device 2 outputs cancellation information related to the cancellation of the destination floor login to the control device 3 (step S14). Then, the control device 3 cancels the login of the nearest destination floor according to the cancellation information output from the destination floor login device 2 (step S15). Specifically, the control device 3 cancels the movement of the selected car 10 to the elevator room that has made an elevator call according to the login instruction information based on the cancellation information. Next, the display unit 5 displays the cancellation result (step S16) and ends the processing. In the cancellation result display, the display unit 5 displays the machine information related to the machine for which the login is canceled (for example, "A"), the destination floor information related to the destination floor for which the login is canceled (for example, "1st floor"), and the information indicating the cancellation (for example, words such as "cancel") (refer to Figure 3 (g)). In addition, after the display unit 5 performs the cancel operation display (step S11), when the hand is not detected in the input unit 4 (yes in step S12), the display unit 5 performs a default display (step S17) and ends the processing.

[0079] In the above-mentioned elevator system 1, when the user performs an erroneous input operation, the registration of the destination floor can be canceled by moving the hand in the plane direction starting from the erroneously operated portion in the input unit 4, that is, the registration of the destination floor can be canceled by a simple operation. In addition, since the cancellation operation of the registration of the destination floor is a movement of the hand in the plane direction, it is different from, for example, a long press or a double click, and can be clearly distinguished from a normal input operation.

[0080] In the elevator system 1 of the present embodiment, the display unit 5 displays an icon indicating the destination portion of the cancellation operation of destination floor registration. Therefore, the destination portion is more easily understood by the icon display on the display unit 5 .

[0081] In addition, in the elevator system 1 of the present embodiment, only the login to the nearest destination floor can be canceled, and the login to destination floors other than the nearest destination floor cannot be canceled. Therefore, the destination floor logged in through appropriate input operation is difficult to be canceled by other users different from the user who performed the input operation.

[0082] Moreover, in the elevator system 1 of the present embodiment, since the login can be canceled only within the second specified time from the start of the login to the destination floor, the login to the destination floor performed by appropriate input operation is difficult to be canceled by the next user after the user who performed the input operation.

[0083] In the elevator system 1 of this embodiment, the control device 3 can distinguish the target destination floor login device 2 for input operation or cancellation operation based on the identification information of the destination floor login device 2 output from the destination floor login device 2. Therefore, it can be applied to the elevator system 1 with multiple destination floor login devices 2.

[0084] In addition, the elevator system of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the structure of another embodiment can be added to the structure of a certain embodiment, and a part of the structure of a certain embodiment can be replaced with the structure of another embodiment. Moreover, a part of the structure of a certain embodiment can also be deleted.

[0085] In the above-mentioned embodiment, the control device 3 is configured to perform an input operation of inputting the target layer information by making the input unit 4 detect the hand of the user, and then register the target layer when the hand performing the input operation is not detected in the input unit 4, but the present invention is not limited to this. The control device 3 may also be configured to register the target layer when a first predetermined time (for example, 2 to 3 seconds) has passed since the hand performing the input operation is not detected in the input unit 4. In addition, the control device 3 may also be configured to register the target layer when the input operation is detected in the input unit 4, or when the first predetermined time (for example, 2 to 3 seconds) has passed since the input operation is detected in the input unit 4. Even in these structures, when the user performs an erroneous input operation, the registration of the target layer can be canceled by moving the hand in the plane direction starting from the part of the input unit 4 where the erroneous operation is performed, that is, the registration of the target layer can be canceled by a simple operation. In addition, since the cancellation operation of the registration of the target layer is a movement of the hand in the plane direction, it is different from, for example, a long press or a double click, and can be clearly distinguished from a normal input operation.

[0086] In this way, when the first prescribed time has passed since the hand performing the input operation is no longer detected from the input unit 4, the control device 3 performs the login of the destination layer. In this structure, the destination layer login device 2 is configured to output the login instruction information for instructing the login of the destination layer to the control device 3 when the first prescribed time (for example, 2 to 3 seconds) has passed since the hand performing the input operation is no longer detected from the input unit 4. In addition, the destination layer login device 2 may be configured to output the login instruction information to the control device 3 when the third prescribed time shorter than the first prescribed time has passed since the hand performing the input operation is no longer detected from the input unit 4.

[0087] In the above embodiment, the control device 3 is configured to cancel the registration of the destination layer when it is detected that the portion where the hand is detected when the hand is inputting from the input unit 4 starts to move in the plane direction to the end portion (the end portion is different according to the portion where the hand is detected when the hand is inputting (for example, the "1" key)), but the end portion may also be a common portion in the input unit 4. For example, Figure 6 As shown in (a) to (d), the input unit 4 has, in addition to the numeric keypad, an auxiliary portion located on the upper side of the numeric keypad in the touch screen 20, and the auxiliary portion can be an end point. In this case, the control device 3 can also be configured to cancel the login of the destination layer when it is detected that the part of the hand that begins to move in the surface direction (sliding operation) to the end point portion (auxiliary portion) in the input unit 4 when the hand performs an input operation from the input unit 4. Even in this structure, when the hand begins to move in the surface direction in the input unit 4, an icon representing the end point portion (for example, a pictorial icon of a trash can) can be displayed in the end point portion. In addition, the end point portion can also be a portion of the input unit 4 where the "☆" key is displayed, and the "☆" key representing the emergency layer can also be used as an icon representing the end point portion.

[0088] In the above-mentioned embodiment, when it is detected that the hand starts to move in the plane direction in the input unit 4, the destination layer registration device 2 (display unit 5) displays an icon indicating the destination portion (for example, a trash bin icon) at the destination portion, but it is also possible to display an icon indicating a direction (for example, an arrow icon) from the portion corresponding to the logged-in destination layer (for example, the portion where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed) to the destination portion instead of or simultaneously with the icon. Even with this structure, the destination portion of the cancel operation of the destination layer registration and the moving direction of the operation can be easily understood by the icon display on the display unit 5.

[0089] In the above-mentioned embodiment, the control device 3 is configured to cancel the registration of the destination layer when a predetermined sliding movement of the hand starting from the part where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed in the input unit 4 is detected in the input unit 4, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the control device 3 may also be configured to cancel the registration of the destination layer when an operation of drawing a mark or the like starting from the part where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed in the input unit 4 is detected in the input unit 4. In addition, the control device 3 may also be configured to cancel the registration of the destination layer when a movement of the hand in the face direction starting from the part where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed in the input unit 4 is detected in the input unit 4 (the movement is a movement of the hand other than the input operation, a movement of the hand in the face direction that is not predetermined).

[0090] In the above embodiment, after the control device 3 has registered the destination floor, when the input unit 4 detects the movement of the hand in the plane direction starting from the portion where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed in the input unit 4, the destination floor registration is canceled only within the second specified time (within 1 to 5 seconds) from the start of the registration of the destination floor by the control device 3. However, instead of this method, the cancellation of the destination floor registration may be limited to, for example, before the car 10 reaches the elevator room provided with the destination floor registration device 2 where the destination floor registration is performed. In addition, no time limit may be set in particular for the cancellation of the destination floor registration.

[0091] In the above embodiment, the control device 3 is configured to cancel the login of the most recent destination layer when the movement of the hand along the face direction is detected in the input unit 4 after the control device 3 logs in the destination layer, but it can also be configured to be able to cancel the destination layer login before the most recent destination layer login.

[0092] In addition, the control device 3 can count the number of logins of the same destination layer when the same destination layer is logged in again after logging in to the destination layer. In this structure, the destination layer login device 2 can also be configured so that when a cancellation operation is performed on a destination layer that has been logged in multiple times, the number of logins is reduced by one each time a cancellation operation is performed. Specifically, in the case where "1st floor" has been logged in twice as the destination layer, if a cancellation operation is performed once, it becomes a state where "1st floor" has been logged in once as the destination layer. With such a structure, even if multiple users perform input operations on the same destination layer respectively, and then some users cancel the destination layer login, the login performed based on the input operation of the remaining users will not be canceled.

[0093] In the above-mentioned embodiment, the portion of the input unit 4 corresponding to the registered destination layer is the portion where the hand is detected when the input operation is performed in the input unit 4, but it may be the portion corresponding to the destination layer registered by other destination layer registration devices 2. In this case, when the hand is detected in the portion of the input unit 4 corresponding to the registered destination layer, the display unit 5 may further display at least one of an icon indicating the destination portion and an icon indicating the direction from the portion corresponding to the registered destination layer to the destination portion in the destination portion.

[0094] In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the input unit 4 accepts each floor from the 2nd underground floor to the 9th floor as the destination floor, but it can also accept a destination floor represented by a numerical value of two digits or more. In this case, in the input unit 4, when the hand is detected multiple times within the fourth prescribed time (for example, within 1 second), the control device 3 only needs to perform a multi-digit destination floor login. For example, in the case of inputting "10th floor" as the destination floor, the user only needs to touch the "1" and "0" keys in sequence with a finger or the like within the fourth prescribed time (for example, within 1 second). Since the input unit 4 can input the destination floor through a numeric keypad including "0" to "9" keys, it is possible to log in various destination floors and reduce the size of the destination floor login device 2.

[0095] Moreover, in this case, in the input unit 4, after the last detection is completed among the multiple detections of the hand within the fourth prescribed time (for example, after the detection of the "0" key among the detections of the "1" and "0" keys), when a cancel operation is detected, the registration of the entire multi-digit destination layer (for example, the registration of "10th floor") is canceled. The cancel operation is a movement in the surface direction starting from the portion of the touch screen 20 where the last hand detection was performed. According to this structure, the user can cancel the destination layer of more than two digits after input by detecting the hand multiple times, thereby canceling the registration of the entire hand detection, that is, the entire destination layer of more than two digits. Therefore, in this structure, even if there is an error in the destination layer other than the ones, it is possible to log in to the appropriate destination layer after the cancel operation.

[0096] The numeric keypad of the touch screen 20 may also include an enter key (decision key). In this structure, when a hand is detected at a key representing a number in the input unit 4, and a hand is detected at the enter key within the fifth predetermined time after the hand is not detected, the control device 3 can log in the target layer.

[0097] In the above embodiment, the destination floor registration device 2 is provided in the elevator room, but it only needs to be provided in at least one of the elevator room and the car of the elevator. In addition, in the above embodiment, the destination floor registration device 2 is provided in the elevator room of each floor, but it can also be provided in the elevator room of only a part of the floors (for example, the entrance floor) among the floors of the building where the elevator system 1 is provided. In this case, a normal elevator room call button (an elevator room call button for calling the ascending car and an elevator room call button for calling the descending car) can be provided in the elevator room of the floor where the destination floor registration device 2 is not provided.

[0098] In the above-mentioned embodiment, the touch screen 20 is in the form of a numeric keypad, but it can also be a type that displays an overview of the target layers that can be logged in, and the user enters the target layer by selecting it. In addition, the input unit 4 of the target layer login device 2 is a touch screen 20, but it can also be a detection unit that can input the target layer in a non-contact manner through an infrared sensor or the like. In this case, the target layer login device 2 can be a combination of an input unit 4 composed of a detection unit and a display unit 5 such as a liquid crystal display. In addition, the input unit 4 can also be an aerial touch display that images an image in the air (space). The structure of the aerial touch display can be, for example, having: a light source that emits light for generating an aerial image; an optical component that reflects and transmits light from the light source so that the aerial image is imaged in a specified space; a detection unit that detects the user's input operation on the aerial image.

[0099] In addition, in this structure, the destination layer login device 2 may not have identification information. In this case, the destination layer login device 2 may be configured to output only login instruction information to the control device 3 when an input operation is performed in the input unit 4, and to output only cancellation information to the control device 3 when a cancellation operation is detected in the input unit 4.

Claims

1. An elevator system comprising: A destination floor registration device is provided in at least one of an elevator room and a car of an elevator, and has an input unit that receives an input operation by detecting a user's hand; a control device for controlling the operation of the car according to the output information from the destination floor login device, The destination layer login device is configured to output login instruction information instructing login of the destination layer to the control device when the input operation is performed. The control device is configured to cancel registration of the target layer when it is detected that a hand moves in a plane direction starting from a portion corresponding to the registered target layer in an input unit of the target layer registration device after the control device has registered the target layer.

2. The elevator system according to claim 1 is configured to cancel the registration of the destination floor when it is detected in the input unit that the hand moves in the plane direction from the part of the input unit corresponding to the registered destination floor to the end point part of the input unit different from the part corresponding to the registered destination floor, The target layer login device has a display unit, When a hand is detected at a portion of the input unit corresponding to a logged-in destination layer, the display unit displays at least one of an icon representing the destination portion and an icon representing a direction from a portion corresponding to the logged-in destination layer to the destination portion.

3. The elevator system according to claim 1 is configured such that, after the control device has logged in the destination floor, when the movement of the hand in the direction of the surface is detected in the input unit, only the login to the nearest destination floor is canceled.

4. The elevator system according to claim 1, when the movement of the hand in the direction of the surface is detected in the input unit, the login to the destination floor is canceled only within a second specified time starting from the time when the control device logs in the destination floor.

5. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the destination floor registration devices are provided. Each of the target layer login devices is configured as follows: Have different identification information, When the input operation is performed, the login instruction information and the identification information are output to the control device, When the movement of the hand in the plane direction is detected in the input unit, cancellation information related to cancellation of registration of the target layer and the identification information are output to the control device.

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