Content output system of elevator

Abstract

Provided is a content output system capable of suppressing the output of unfavorite content according to the use condition of an elevator. A content output system (12) is provided with a reception unit (19), a user information acquisition unit (20), and a selection unit (24). The reception unit (19) receives, from a portable terminal (16) of a user of an elevator (1), request information indicating a call requested by the user. When the reception unit (19) receives the request information, the user information acquisition unit (20) acquires the user attribute of the user who has requested the call indicated by the request information. The selection unit (24) extracts output permissible content by removing, from the plurality of pieces of content, a user attribute corresponding to any user who is boarding in the car (5) as a non-output attribute. A selection unit (24) selects content to be output by an output device (13) provided in the car (5) from among the extracted one or more pieces of output permissible content.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a content output system for an elevator. Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses an example of steps for providing content in an elevator. In these steps, at least one respective user profile having multimedia content is stored for users. In the elevator, the multimedia content stored in the user profile is provided to the identified user.

[0003] Prior Art Documents

[0004] Patent Documents

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2003-330963 Summary of the Invention

[0006] Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0007] In the elevator of Patent Document 1, for the content provided according to the user profile of a certain user, other users may feel unpleasant, etc. Thus, depending on the usage situation of the elevator, there is a possibility of outputting content that is not liked.

[0008] The present disclosure relates to the solution of such problems. The present disclosure provides a content output system that can suppress the output of content that is not liked depending on the usage situation of the elevator.

[0009] Means for Solving the Problems

[0010] The content output system of the elevator of the present disclosure includes: a reception unit that receives request information indicating a call request of a user from a portable terminal held by a user of an elevator having a car provided with an output device; a user information acquisition unit that acquires the user attribute of the user who requested the call indicated by the request information when the reception unit receives the request information; and a selection unit that removes, as non-output attributes, the content corresponding to the user attribute of any one of one or more users riding in the car from among a plurality of contents that can be output by the output device and each corresponds to a non-output attribute, thereby extracting output-permissible content, and when one or more output-permissible contents are extracted, selects the content to be output by the output device from among the one or more output-permissible contents.

[0011] Advantages of the Invention

[0012] According to the content output system of the present disclosure, it is possible to suppress the output of content that is not liked depending on the usage situation of the elevator. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0013] Figure 1It is a structural diagram of the elevator of Embodiment 1.

[0014] Figure 2 It is a table showing an example of information on the content that can be output in the content output system of Embodiment 1.

[0015] Figure 3 It is a block diagram showing the structure of the content output system of Embodiment 1.

[0016] Figure 4 It is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the content output system of Embodiment 1.

[0017] Figure 5 It is a hardware structure diagram of the main part of the content output system of Embodiment 1. Detailed implementation mode

[0018] A method for implementing the object of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each figure, the same or corresponding parts are marked with the same reference numerals, and repeated descriptions are appropriately simplified or omitted. In addition, the object of the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments, and any structural element of the embodiment can be deformed or any structural element of the embodiment can be omitted without departing from the gist of the present disclosure.

[0019] Embodiment 1

[0020] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the elevator 1 of Embodiment 1.

[0021] The elevator 1 is applied to a building having multiple floors, for example. A hoistway 2 of the elevator 1 is provided in the building. The hoistway 2 is a space that is long in the vertical direction over multiple floors. The elevator 1 has a traction machine 3, a main rope 4, a car 5, a counterweight 6, and a control panel 7.

[0022] The traction machine 3 is arranged, for example, at the upper part or the lower part of the hoistway 2, etc. For example, when a machine room of the elevator 1 is provided above the hoistway 2 or the like, the traction machine 3 can also be arranged in the machine room. The traction machine 3 has a motor that generates a driving force and a sheave that rotates by the driving force generated by the motor.

[0023] The main rope 4 is wound around the sheave of the traction machine 3. The main rope 4 supports the load of the car 5 on one side of the sheave of the traction machine 3. The main rope 4 supports the load of the counterweight 6 on the other side of the sheave of the traction machine 3. The main rope 4 moves in a manner of being wound up by the sheave of the traction machine 3 or being sent out from the sheave of the traction machine 3 by the driving force generated by the motor of the traction machine 3.

[0024] The car 5 is a device for transporting users of the elevator 1 between multiple floors by running in the vertical direction in the hoistway 2. The car 5 has a car door 8. The car door 8 is a door that divides the inside and outside of the car 5. The car door 8 is opened and closed so that when the car 5 stops at any floor, the user can get on and off the car 5. The counterweight 6 is a device that balances the loads applied to both sides of the sheave of the traction machine 3 between the car 5 and the counterweight 6. The car 5 and the counterweight 6 run in opposite directions to each other in the vertical direction in the hoistway 2 in conjunction with the movement of the main rope 4.

[0025] The control panel 7 is a device for controlling the movement of the elevator 1. The control panel 7 is, for example, arranged at the upper part or the lower part of the shaft 2. For example, when a machine room of the elevator 1 is provided above the shaft 2, the control panel 7 may also be arranged in the machine room. The movement of the elevator 1 controlled by the control panel 7 includes, for example, the travel of the car 5. The control panel 7 is connected to the traction machine 3 and the car 5 so that the control signal of the elevator 1 can be outputted, and the state information of the elevator 1 can be obtained.

[0026] A remote monitoring device 9 is applied to the elevator 1. The remote monitoring device 9 is a device for remotely monitoring the state of the elevator 1. The remote monitoring device 9 is connected to the control panel 7 so that the state information of the elevator 1 can be collected, and further, a control signal from the outside for the elevator 1 can be output. The information collected by the remote monitoring device 9 is sent to the central management device 11 via a communication network 10 such as the Internet or a telephone line. The central management device 11 is a device that collects and manages the state information of the elevator 1. The central management device 11 is set up at a base such as an information center, for example. The central management device 11 is composed of, for example, one or more server devices. Part or all of the functions of the central management device 11 can also be installed through processing and storage resources on a cloud service, etc.

[0027] The content output system 12 is applied to the elevator 1. The content output system 12 is a system that outputs content provided to the users of the elevator 1. The content is, for example, images or voices or a combination thereof. The content output system 12 can be an internal system of the elevator 1, or an external system applied to the elevator 1 from the outside. The content output system 12 has an output device 13 and an output control unit 14. The output device 13 is, for example, a device that provides content to the user through images and voices. In this example, the output device 13 provides content to the user by displaying images. The output device 13 is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel. The output device 13 is provided inside the car 5. The output control unit 14 is a part equipped with a function of controlling the output of the output device 13. The output control unit 14 is, for example, a display controller. The output control unit 14 is connected to the control panel 7 or the remote monitoring device 9, for example.

[0028] One or more transmitters 15 are provided in the elevator 1. The transmitter 15 is a device that transmits wireless signals. The transmitter 15 is, for example, a wireless beacon or the like. The wireless signal transmitted by the transmitter 15 is, for example, a wireless signal for short-range wireless communication or the like. In this example, the transmitter 15 is arranged at the landing of the elevator 1 on each floor.

[0029] The user of the elevator 1 holds a portable terminal 16. The portable terminal 16 is, for example, a movable general information processing terminal such as a smart phone or the like. The portable terminal 16 is connected to the communication network 10 through wireless communication. The portable terminal 16 may also be equipped with functions such as short-range wireless communication.

[0030] In this example, the user registers the usage information of the elevator 1 through the portable terminal 16. The usage information includes, for example, information such as the destination floor of the user. The registered usage information can be stored in the portable terminal 16, and for example, it can also be sent from the portable terminal 16 to the central management device 11 or the like together with the identification information for identifying the user. At this time, the usage information is stored in the central management device 11, for example, in association with the identification information for identifying the user. The identification information for identifying the user is, for example, pre-stored in the portable terminal 16. The user can also be identified by the identification information of the portable terminal 16 held by the user.

[0031] For example, when the portable terminal 16 receives a wireless signal from the transmitter 15, the portable terminal 16 sends request information indicating a call request of the user who holds the portable terminal 16 to the central management device 11. The portable terminal 16 can also, for example, send the call request information requested by the user to the central management device 11 according to the operation of the user. At this time, the central management device 11 obtains the call information according to the request information. The call information includes, for example, information such as the departure floor and destination floor of the user. The call information can be included in the request information, or it can be read from the usage information registered according to the identification information sent together with the portable terminal 16 and the request information. The central management device 11 outputs a control signal for registering the call requested by the registered user to the control panel 7 of the elevator 1 through the remote monitoring device 9 according to the obtained call information. The control panel 7 registers the requested call according to the input control signal. The control panel 7 controls the running of the car 5 or the like to respond to the registered call.

[0032] In addition, the user can also register the user attributes of the user himself / herself through the portable terminal 16. The user attributes are, for example, information indicating the attributes of the user such as "I am an adult", "I am a child", or "a parent with a child". The registered user attributes can be stored in the portable terminal 16, and for example, they can also be sent from the portable terminal 16 to the central management device 11 or the like together with the identification information for identifying the user. At this time, the user attributes are stored in the central management device 11, for example, in association with the identification information for identifying the user.

[0033] Figure 2 This is a table showing an example of information on the content that can be output in the content output system 12 of Embodiment 1.

[0034] The content output system 12 manages information on each content that can be output by the output device 13 as, for example, Figure 2 a content list as shown. The content list includes information such as a title, an output time, content attributes, and non-output attributes for each content, for example. The output time of the content is the time required to output the content. In the case where the content is an image, the output time is the display time of the image, etc. The content attributes are, for example, information indicating the attributes of the content such as "animation" or "mathematics". The content attributes may also include user attributes of the user who is the subject of the content, such as "the user is an adult", "the user is a child", or "a parent with a child". The non-output attributes are, for example, user attributes of the user who is not the subject of the content, such as "the user is an adult" or "the user is a child", etc.

[0035] Figure 3 This is a block diagram showing the configuration of the content output system 12 of Embodiment 1.

[0036] The content output system 12 includes a content management unit 17, a user information storage unit 18, a reception unit 19, a user information acquisition unit 20, an elevator call registration unit 21, a number detection unit 22, a required time calculation unit 23, and a selection unit 24. The content management unit 17, the user information storage unit 18, the reception unit 19, the user information acquisition unit 20, the elevator call registration unit 21, the number detection unit 22, the required time calculation unit 23, and the selection unit 24 are, for example, mounted on the central management device 11 or the like.

[0037] The content management unit 17 is a part that mounts a function for managing the output content. The content management unit 17 manages information on the content as a content list, for example. In this example, the content management unit 17 manages information on each content itself on the content list. The content management unit 17 may also manage information on external resources such as the acquisition source of each content itself on the content list.

[0038] The user information storage unit 18 is a part that has the function of storing information. The user information storage unit 18 stores, for example, the usage information of the users of the elevator 1 in association with the identification information of the users. In addition, the user information storage unit 18 stores the user attributes of the users in association with the identification information of the users. In this example, the user information storage unit 18 stores the output rejection attribute, the output desire attribute, and the concealment desire attribute of the users in association with the identification information of the users. The output rejection attribute of the user is information indicating the attribute of the content that the user does not like to be output by the output device 13. The output desire attribute of the user is information indicating the attribute of the content that the user desires to be output by the output device 13. The concealment desire attribute of the user is information indicating the content of the output desire attribute of the user that the user desires to conceal from others that it is the output desire attribute of the user. Information such as user attributes, output rejection attributes, output desire attributes, and concealment desire attributes is, for example, pre-registered by the user through the portable terminal 16 in the same way as the usage information.

[0039] The reception unit 19 is a part that has the function of receiving request information indicating a call request made by the user from the portable terminal 16 held by the user.

[0040] The user information acquisition unit 20 is a part that has the function of acquiring the user attributes of the user who requested the call indicated by the request information when the reception unit 19 has received the request information. The user information acquisition unit 20 reads, for example, the identification information included in the request information. The user information acquisition unit 20 uses the read identification information as a keyword to acquire information such as usage information, user attributes, output rejection attributes, output desire attributes, and concealment desire attributes stored in association with the identification information in the user information storage unit 18. In addition, when the request information includes information such as usage information, user attributes, output rejection attributes, output desire attributes, and concealment desire attributes of the user, the user information acquisition unit 20 may also read this information from the request information.

[0041] The call registration unit 21 is a part that has the function of outputting a control signal for registering the call requested by the user to the control panel 7 of the elevator 1. When the reception unit 19 has received the request information, the call registration unit 21 acquires the information of the call indicated by the request information. The call registration unit 21 acquires, for example, the information of the call using the usage information acquired by the user information acquisition unit 20 based on the identification information included in the request information. The call registration unit 21 outputs a control signal for registering the call requested by the user to the control panel 7 of the elevator 1 through the remote monitoring device 9 based on the acquired information of the call.

[0042] The number detection unit 22 is a part equipped with a function for detecting the number of users riding in the car 5 of the elevator 1. The number detection unit 22 detects the number of users riding in the car 5, for example, based on the call registration information registered by the call registration unit 21. The required time calculation unit 23 is a part equipped with a function for calculating the travel required time of the car 5 of the elevator 1 from when the car door 8 is closed until it is opened next time. The required time calculation unit 23 calculates the travel required time of the car 5, for example, based on the call registration information registered by the call registration unit 21. The number detection unit 22 and the required time calculation unit 23 can also obtain information such as the position of the car 5, the traveling speed of the car 5, the response status of the car 5 to the call, or other necessary information from the elevator 1 through the remote monitoring device 9, for example.

[0043] The selection unit 24 is a part equipped with a function for selecting the content to be output by the output device 13. The selection unit 24 selects the content to be output by the output device 13 from among the multiple pieces of content managed by the content management unit 17, for example, as follows.

[0044] The selection unit 24 selects the content to be output by the output device 13, for example, after the car door 8 of the car 5 of the elevator 1 is closed. The selection unit 24 collects information on the user attributes obtained by the user information acquisition unit 20 for each user currently riding in the car 5. Here, the user information acquisition unit 20 can also determine whether the user is currently riding in the car 5 based on information such as the call information of the user and the response status of the car 5 to the call, for example. The selection unit 24 removes from the content managed by the content management unit 17 the content corresponding to the user attributes collected for each user currently riding in the car 5 as non-output attributes, thereby extracting output-permissible content. For example, when a user with the user attribute "I am an adult" is riding in the car 5, the selection unit 24 removes the content for which the attribute "I am an adult" is set as a non-output attribute to extract the output-permissible content. When the selection unit 24 has collected multiple user attributes, for each user attribute, it removes from the output-permissible content to be extracted the content for which that attribute is set as a non-output attribute.

[0045] When extracting the output-permissible content, the selection unit 24 can also collect information on the output rejection attributes obtained by the user information acquisition unit 20 for each user currently riding in the car 5. For each output rejection attribute collected, the selection unit 24 removes from the output-permissible content to be extracted the content for which that attribute is set as a content attribute. For example, when a user who has registered the output rejection attribute "I am a child" is riding in the car 5, the selection unit 24 removes the content for which the attribute "I am a child" is set as a content attribute to extract the output-permissible content.

[0046] When the selection unit 24 extracts the output-permissible content, it may also collect, for each user currently riding in the car 5, the information on the concealment-desired attributes obtained by the user information acquisition unit 20. At this time, the selection unit 24 acquires the information on the number of people detected by the number detection unit 22. When the number of people detected by the number detection unit 22 is plural, the selection unit 24 excludes the content from the output-permissible content according to the concealment-desired attributes. At this time, for each of the collected concealment-desired attributes, the selection unit 24 removes the content whose attribute is set as the content attribute from the output-permissible content to be extracted. For example, when plural users including a user who has registered the concealment-desired attribute "animation" are riding in the car 5, the selection unit 24 removes the content whose attribute "animation" is set as the content attribute to extract the output-permissible content. Here, when the number of people detected by the number detection unit 22 is one, the selection unit 24 does not exclude the content according to the concealment-desired attributes. For example, when only a user who has registered the concealment-desired attribute "animation" is riding in the car 5, the selection unit 24 does not exclude, only based on the concealment-desired attribute, the content whose attribute "animation" is set as the content attribute from the output-permissible content.

[0047] When the selection unit 24 extracts one or more output-permissible contents, it selects the content to be output by the output device 13 from the one or more output-permissible contents. For example, the selection unit 24 preferentially selects, from the extracted output-permissible contents, the content corresponding to the user attributes collected for each user currently riding in the car 5 as the content attribute, as the content to be output by the output device 13.

[0048] When the selection unit 24 selects the content to be output by the output device 13, it may also collect, for each user currently riding in the car 5, the information on the output-desired attributes obtained by the user information acquisition unit 20. For example, the selection unit 24 preferentially selects, from the extracted output-permissible contents, the content corresponding to the output-desired attributes collected for each user currently riding in the car 5 as the content attribute, as the content to be output by the output device 13. For example, compared with the content based only on the user attributes, the selection unit 24 may more preferentially select the content based on the output-desired attributes.

[0049] The selection unit 24 selects, for the extracted output-permissible content, the content to be output by the output device 13, for example, by assigning scores. For example, the selection unit 24 assigns a score equal to the number of users who have the user attribute corresponding to the content as the content attribute and who are currently riding in the car 5. For example, the selection unit 24 assigns a score equal to the number of users who have registered the output-desired attribute corresponding to the content as the content attribute and who are currently riding in the car 5. The score based on the output-desired attribute may be set to be higher than the score based on the user attribute. The selection unit 24 selects the content with the highest score among the extracted output-permissible content as the content to be output by the output device 13. In addition, the selection unit 24 may use the travel time calculated by the required time calculation unit 23 to select the content. For example, the selection unit 24 selects the content with the highest score among the extracted output-permissible content whose output time is within the travel time as the content to be output by the output device 13. Alternatively, the selection unit 24 may select the content from the extracted output-permissible content by other methods.

[0050] When there is no content that can be selected, the selection unit 24 sets the preset default content as the content to be output by the output device 13. Here, the case where there is no content that can be selected corresponds to the case where at least one output-permissible content has not been extracted, or the case where there are multiple contents with the highest score among the extracted output-permissible content and there is a conflict, etc. The default content is, for example, a landscape image or weather information that is unlikely to cause discomfort to most users.

[0051] The selection unit 24 sends the information of the selected content to the output control unit 14, for example, through the remote monitoring device 9 or the like. The selection unit 24 may send the information of the selected content itself to the output control unit 14, or may send the information of external resources such as the acquisition source of the selected content itself to the output control unit 14. The output control unit 14 causes the output device 13 to output the selected content according to the information sent from the selection unit 24. In addition, the output control unit 14 may also pre-acquire the information of the content that can be output by the output device 13 from the acquisition source. The pre-acquired content is stored, for example, in an internal storage device of the output control unit 14. At this time, the selection unit 24 sends the information for determining the selected content to the output control unit 14. The output control unit 14, for example, reads out the content determined by the information sent from the selection unit 24 from the internal storage device and causes the output device 13 to output it. When the content determined by the information sent from the selection unit 24 is not stored in the internal storage device, the output control unit 14 may also acquire the content from the acquisition source.

[0052] More specifically, for example, in Figure 2In the content list shown below, content is selected as follows. Here, the user attributes of User A are "the user is an adult" and "an adult without children". User A registers "animation" and "mathematics" as output desired attributes, and User A registers "animation" as the hidden desired attribute. In addition, the user attribute of User B is "the user is a child", and User B registers "mathematics" as the output rejection attribute. In addition, the user attributes of User C are "the user is an adult" and "a parent with a child in middle school".

[0053] When User A and User B are riding in the car 5 together, the selection unit 24 removes the content "Ranking of animations popular among children" from the output allowable content to be extracted according to the user attribute "adult without children" of User A. The selection unit 24 removes the content "Ranking of animations popular among adults" from the output allowable content to be extracted according to the user attribute "the user is a child" of User B. The selection unit 24 removes the content "Problems and solutions of middle school mathematics" from the output allowable content to be extracted according to the output rejection attribute "mathematics" of User B. At this time, at least one output allowable content is not extracted. Therefore, the selection unit 24 sends the default content to the output control unit 14. As a result, User A, who is an adult, does not accept the provision of content targeted at children, so it is not easy to feel unpleasant, etc. In addition, User B does not accept the provision of mathematics content that they do not want to see, so it is not easy to feel unpleasant, etc.

[0054] When User A and User C are riding in the car 5 together, the selection unit 24 removes the content "Ranking of animations popular among children" from the output allowable content to be extracted according to the user attribute "adult without children" of User A. Since two users are riding in the car 5, the selection unit 24 removes the content "Ranking of animations popular among adults" from the output allowable content to be extracted according to the hidden desired attribute "animation" of User B. The selection unit 24 extracts the content "Problems and solutions of middle school mathematics" as the output allowable content. From the extracted output allowable content, the selection unit 24 selects the content "Problems and solutions of middle school mathematics" according to the output desired attribute "mathematics" of User A and the output desired attribute "a parent with a child in middle school" of User C. As a result, according to the wish of User A, when other User C is riding together, the content of the animation based on the hobby of User A is not output, so the hobby of User A is hidden from others.

[0055] When only user A is riding in the car 5, the selection unit 24 removes the content "Animation rankings popular among children" from the output-permissible content to be extracted according to the user attribute of user A, "adult without children". Since there is only one user riding in the car 5, the selection unit 24 extracts the content "Animation rankings popular among adults" and "Problems and solutions in middle school mathematics" as the output-permissible content. In this example, the required time calculation unit 23 calculates the travel required time as 15 seconds. At this time, the selection unit 24 selects the content "Animation rankings popular among adults" from the extracted output-permissible content according to the travel required time and the output hope attribute "animation" of user A. Thus, the content of the animation based on the hobby of user A is output according to the hope of user A, so user A can spend comfortably during the use of the elevator 1.

[0056] Next, an example of the operation of the content output system 12 will be described using Figure 4

[0057] Figure 4

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[0062] ​​​​​​In step S105, the selection unit 24 determines whether there is any output-permissible content that has been extracted. If the determination result is "no", the processing of the content output system 12 proceeds to step S106. If the determination result is "yes", the processing of the content output system 12 proceeds to step S107.

[0063] In step S106, the selection unit 24 sends the default content to the output control unit 14. Then, the processing of the content output system 12 ends.

[0064] In step S107, the selection unit 24 determines whether there are multiple pieces of output-permissible content that have been extracted. If the determination result is "no", the processing of the content output system 12 proceeds to step S108. If the determination result is "yes", the processing of the content output system 12 proceeds to step S109.

[0065] In step S108, the selection unit 24 selects only one piece of the extracted output-permissible content as the content to be output by the output device 13. The selection unit 24 sends the selected output-permissible content to the output control unit 14. Then, the processing of the content output system 12 ends.

[0066] In step S109, the selection unit 24 performs processing to select the content to be output by the output device 13 from the multiple pieces of extracted output-permissible content. Then, the processing of the content output system 12 ends.

[0067] In step S110, the selection unit 24 determines whether there is any output-permissible content that can be selected. For example, in the case where the output-permissible content to be selected cannot be reduced to one due to conflicts in the user's wishes, etc., the selection unit 24 determines that there is no output-permissible content that can be selected. If there is no output-permissible content that can be selected, the processing of the content output system 12 proceeds to step S106. If there is output-permissible content that can be selected, the selection unit 24 selects that content. Then, the processing of the content output system 12 proceeds to step S111.

[0068] In step S111, the selection unit 24 sends the selected output-permissible content to the output control unit 14. Then, the processing of the content output system 12 ends.

[0069] As described above, the content output system 12 of Embodiment 1 includes a reception unit 19, a user information acquisition unit 20, and a selection unit 24. The elevator 1 includes a car 5. An output device 13 is provided in the car 5. The output device 13 outputs a plurality of contents. Each content corresponds to a non-output attribute. A user of the elevator 1 holds a portable terminal 16. The reception unit 19 receives request information indicating a call request of the user from the portable terminal 16 of the user. When the reception unit 19 receives the request information, the user information acquisition unit 20 acquires the user attribute of the user who requested the call indicated by the request information. The selection unit 24 removes the content corresponding to the user attribute of any user riding in the car 5 as the non-output attribute from the plurality of contents, thereby extracting output-permissible contents. When the selection unit 24 extracts one or more output-permissible contents, the selection unit 24 selects the content to be output by the output device 13 from the one or more output-permissible contents.

[0070] According to this configuration, the output-permissible contents are extracted based on the user attribute of the user riding in the car 5 and the non-output attribute of the content. The selection unit 24 selects the content to be output by the output device 13 from the extracted output-permissible contents. Therefore, the content is not output for the user whose user attribute is not the object of the content. As a result, it is possible to suppress the output of unwanted content according to the usage status of the elevator 1. Therefore, the content output system 12 is less likely to cause discomfort to the users of the elevator 1 due to accidentally receiving the provision of content that they do not wish to receive.

[0071] In addition, each content corresponds to a content attribute. When the reception unit 19 receives the request information, the user information acquisition unit 20 acquires the output rejection attribute of the user who requested the call indicated by the request information. The selection unit 24 does not extract the content corresponding to the output rejection attribute of any user riding in the car 5 as the content attribute as the output-permissible content. At this time, the selection unit 24 extracts the content that does not correspond to the output rejection attribute of any user riding in the car 5 as the content attribute as the output-permissible content.

[0072] According to this configuration, the output-permissible contents are extracted based on the output rejection attribute of the user riding in the car 5 and the content attribute of the content. The selection unit 24 selects the content to be output by the output device 13 from the extracted output-permissible contents. Therefore, unwanted content is not provided to the users of the elevator 1. As a result, the content output system 12 is less likely to cause discomfort to the users of the elevator 1 due to accidentally receiving the provision of content that they do not wish to receive. In addition, since the output rejection attribute can reflect the preferences of each user, it is possible to output content that further takes into account each user.

[0073] In addition, content attributes correspond to respective contents. When the reception unit 19 receives request information, the user information acquisition unit 20 acquires the output desired attribute of the user who requested the elevator call indicated by the request information. When one or more output-permissible contents are extracted, the selection unit 24 selects, from the one or more output-permissible contents, the content corresponding to the output desired attribute of any user boarding the car 5 as the content attribute, as the content to be output by the output device 13.

[0074] According to this configuration, the selection unit 24 selects, from the extracted output-permissible contents, the content to be output by the output device 13 based on the output desired attribute of the user boarding the car 5 and the content attribute of the content. Therefore, for the users of the elevator 1, desired content is provided while considering other users. In addition, since the output desired attribute can reflect the preferences of each user, each user can spend a more comfortable time during the use of the elevator 1.

[0075] In addition, the content output system 12 includes a number detection unit 22. The number detection unit 22 detects the number of users boarding the car 5. When the reception unit 19 receives request information, the user information acquisition unit 20 acquires the concealment desired attribute of the user who requested the elevator call indicated by the request information. When the number detection unit 22 detects that the number of users boarding the car 5 is one, when one or more output-permissible contents are extracted, the selection unit 24 selects, from the one or more output-permissible contents, the content corresponding to the output desired attribute of the user boarding the car 5 as the content attribute, as the content to be output by the output device 13. When the number detection unit 22 detects that the number of users boarding the car 5 is multiple, the selection unit 24 does not extract, as the output-permissible content, the content corresponding to the concealment desired attribute of any user boarding the car 5 as the content attribute. At this time, the selection unit 24 extracts, as the output-permissible content, the content that does not correspond to the concealment desired attribute of any user boarding the car 5 as the content attribute.

[0076] According to this configuration, when multiple users are boarding the car 5, the output-permissible content is extracted based on the concealment desired attribute of the users boarding the car 5 and the content attribute of the content. The selection unit 24 selects, from the extracted output-permissible contents, the content to be output by the output device 13. Thereby, according to the desire of any user, the content based on the preference of the user is not output when other users are sharing the ride. Therefore, according to the desire of the user, the preference of the user is concealed from other users. Therefore, content is output while considering the privacy of the users.

[0077] In addition, the content output system 12 has a required time calculation unit 23. The required time calculation unit 23 calculates the required time for the car 5 to travel from when the car door 8 is closed until it opens next time. When one or more output-permissible contents are extracted, the selection unit 24 selects, from the one or more output-permissible contents, the content whose output time is within the required travel time calculated by the required time calculation unit 23 as the content to be output by the output device 13.

[0078] According to this structure, the output of the content selected by the selection unit 24 ends within the required travel time of the car 5. Therefore, no content is output while the user gets on and off the car 5, so it is not easy for the content output system 12 to cause discomfort to the users of the elevator 1 who are getting on and off the car 5, such as accidentally receiving the provision of content that they do not wish to receive.

[0079] In addition, the selection unit 24 selects the content to be output by the output device 13 after the car door 8 is closed.

[0080] According to this structure, the content is selected after the user boarding the car 5 is determined, so the situation of outputting content that is not liked according to the usage status of the elevator 1 is more reliably suppressed.

[0081] In addition, the content selected in the content output system 12 may also be a character displayed on the output device 13 or the clothing of the character, etc.

[0082] Part or all of the content management unit 17, user information storage unit 18, reception unit 19, user information acquisition unit 20, call registration unit 21, number detection unit 22, required time calculation unit 23, selection unit 24, etc. in the content output system 12 may also be mounted on the control panel 7, remote monitoring device 9, or other devices of the elevator 1, etc. Part or all of these of the content output system 12 may also be provided integrally with the output control unit 14 or the output device 13.

[0083] Next, Figure 5 An example of the hardware structure of the content output system 12 will be described.

[0084] Figure 5 It is a hardware structure diagram of the main part of the content output system 12 of Embodiment 1.

[0085] Each function of the processing in the content output system 12 can be implemented by a processing circuit. The processing circuit has at least one processor 100a and at least one memory 100b. The processing circuit may also have at least one dedicated hardware 200 together with or instead of the processor 100a and the memory 100b.

[0086] In the case where the processing circuit includes a processor 100a and a memory 100b, each function of the content output system 12 is implemented by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. At least one of the software and the firmware is described as a program. This program is stored in the memory 100b. The processor 100a reads and executes the program stored in the memory 100b, thereby implementing each function of the content output system 12.

[0087] The processor 100a is also referred to as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a processing device, an arithmetic device, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, or a DSP. The memory 100b is constituted of, for example, a non-volatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, an EPROM, or an EEPROM.

[0088] In the case where the processing circuit includes dedicated hardware 200, the processing circuit is implemented, for example, by a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel-programmed processor, an ASIC, an FPGA, or a combination thereof.

[0089] Each function of the processing in the content output system 12 can be implemented separately by the processing circuit. Alternatively, each function of the content output system 12 can also be implemented collectively by the processing circuit. Regarding each function of the content output system 12, a part can be implemented by the dedicated hardware 200, and the other part can be implemented by software or firmware. In this way, the processing circuit implements each function of the content output system 12 by the dedicated hardware 200, software, firmware, or a combination thereof.

[0090] Industrial Applicability

[0091] The content output system of the present disclosure can be applied to an elevator.

[0092] Reference Numeral Explanation

[0093] 1: Elevator; 2: Hoistway; 3: Traction Machine; 4: Main Rope; 5: Car; 6: Counterweight; 7: Control Panel; 8: Car Door; 9: Remote Monitoring Device; 10: Communication Network; 11: Central Management Device; 12: Content Output System; 13: Output Device; 14: Output Control Unit; 15: Transmitter; 16: Portable Terminal; 17: Content Management Unit; 18: User Information Storage Unit; 19: Reception Unit; 20: User Information Acquisition Unit; 21: Call Registration Unit; 22: Number-of-Persons Detection Unit; 23: Required Time Calculation Unit; 24: Selection Unit; 100a: Processor; 100b: Memory; 200: Dedicated Hardware.

Claims

1. An elevator content output system, comprising: A reception unit that receives request information indicating a call request of a user from a portable terminal held by the user of the elevator, where the elevator has a car provided with an output device; A user information acquisition unit that acquires the user attribute of the user who requested the call indicated by the request information when the reception unit receives the request information; And A selection unit that removes, from a plurality of contents that can be output by the output device and each correspond to a non-output attribute, the content corresponding to the user attribute of any one of the one or more users riding in the car as the content with the non-output attribute, thereby extracting output-permissible contents. In the case where one or more output-permissible contents are extracted, the content to be output by the output device is selected from the one or more output-permissible contents.

2. The elevator content output system according to claim 1, Wherein, The plurality of contents each correspond to a content attribute, When the reception unit receives the request information, the user information acquisition unit acquires the output rejection attribute of the user who requested the call indicated by the request information, The selection unit does not extract, as output-permissible contents, the contents corresponding to the output rejection attribute of any one of the one or more users riding in the car as the content attribute.

3. The elevator content output system according to claim 1, Wherein, The plurality of contents each correspond to a content attribute, When the reception unit receives the request information, the user information acquisition unit acquires the output hope attribute of the user who requested the call indicated by the request information, When one or more output-permissible contents are extracted, the selection unit selects, from the one or more output-permissible contents, the content corresponding to the output hope attribute of any one of the one or more users riding in the car as the content attribute, as the content to be output by the output device.

4. The elevator content output system according to claim 3, Wherein, The elevator content output system has a number detection unit that detects the number of users riding in the car, When the reception unit receives the request information, the user information acquisition unit acquires the concealment hope attribute of the user who requested the call indicated by the request information, When the number detection unit detects that the number of users riding in the car is one, when one or more output-permissible contents are extracted, the selection unit selects, from the one or more output-permissible contents, the content corresponding to the output hope attribute of the user riding in the car as the content attribute, as the content to be output by the output device, When the number detection unit detects that the number of users riding in the car is more than one, the selection unit does not extract, as output-permissible contents, the contents corresponding to the concealment hope attribute of any one of the multiple users riding in the car as the content attribute.

5. The elevator content output system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, Wherein, The content output system of the elevator has a required time calculation unit that calculates the required time for the car of the elevator to travel from when the car door is closed until it is opened next time. When one or more output-permissible contents are extracted, the selection unit selects, from the one or more output-permissible contents, the content whose output time is within the required travel time calculated by the required time calculation unit as the content to be output by the output device.

6. The content output system of the elevator according to claim 5, wherein, the selection unit selects the content to be output by the output device after the car door is closed.

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