Watching system

Abstract

To provide a watching system capable of watching a trend of a watching object person such as a child going to and leaving school by using an elevator within a fixed behavior range.SOLUTION: In a watching system, an elevator control device and a management device for managing entering / leaving information are connected via a communication network. The elevator control device comprises: recording processing means for recording elevator use information including a time when a watching object person uses an elevator; monitoring means for monitoring a trend of the watching object person based on the elevator use information and the entering / leaving information to be obtained from the management device; and reporting means for reporting an effect that an abnormal state occurs to a first terminal device carried by a person concerned of the watching object person when the watching object person does not enter a second building after using an elevator of a first building within a predetermined watching time period or when the watching object person does not use the elevator of the first building after leaving the second building.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] An embodiment of the present invention relates to a monitoring system. [Background technology]

[0002] There are many cases where children get involved in some kind of incident while going to and from school, and ensuring the safety of children in the local area is an issue. If children have mobile devices, it is possible to keep track of their movements using GPS (Global Positioning System) functions, but generally, many children do not have mobile devices, and in many cases, schools do not allow children to own mobile devices either.

[0003] Here, a system that uses ID cards to notify school arrival and departure times is known as a system for monitoring the arrival and departure times of children who do not have mobile devices. This is a system built on the school side, and when a child passes through the school gate to arrive at school and leave school, the child holds the ID card given to the child over a card reader, and the system notifies the guardian's mobile device by email of the time the child passed through the gate (the time the child arrived at school and the time the child left school). This notification allows the guardian to know when the child has arrived at school and when the child has left school. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-33983 [Patent Document 2] JP 2021-123452 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In recent years, the number of children who use elevators to go to and from school in apartment buildings has been increasing, and there is a need to monitor the area from the apartment building to the school. However, the above-mentioned school arrival and departure time notification system can only tell the arrival and departure times based on the time of passing through the school gate, so if the school arrival time is not notified, for example, it is not possible to know whether the child has not gone to school after leaving the apartment building or whether the child has not left the apartment building. Also, if the school departure time is notified, it is not possible to know when the child has arrived at the apartment building.

[0006] Therefore, the problem that the present invention aims to solve is to provide a monitoring system that can monitor the movements of a person being monitored, such as a child who uses an elevator to go to and from school, within a certain range of movement. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In one embodiment of the monitoring system, an elevator control device that controls the operation of an elevator installed in a first building where a person to be monitored lives and a management device that manages entry / exit information including the time when the person to be monitored enters and leaves a second building where the person to be monitored visits are connected via a communication network. The elevator control device includes a recording means, a monitoring means, and a notification means. The recording means records elevator use information including the time when the person to be monitored uses the elevator. The monitoring means monitors the movement of the person to be monitored based on the elevator use information and the entry / exit information obtained from the management device. The notification means notifies a first terminal device held by a person related to the person to be monitored of an abnormal situation when the person to be monitored has not entered the second building after using the elevator of the first building within a preset monitoring time, or when the person to be monitored has not used the elevator of the first building after leaving the second building. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1]FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a monitoring system according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the elevator control device according to the embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a management device according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a parent terminal held by a parent according to the embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the movements of a child going to school according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure of the watching system according to the embodiment when a user goes to school. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of elevator usage information of children according to the embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of child entry and exit information according to the embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an abnormality notification displayed on the parent terminal and the school terminal according to the embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an abnormality notification displayed on the parent terminal and the school terminal according to the embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the movement of children on their way home from school according to the embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure of the watching system according to the embodiment when a child goes home from school. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of an abnormality notification displayed on the parent terminal and the school terminal according to the embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of an abnormality notification displayed on the parent terminal and the school terminal according to the embodiment. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of an abnormality notification displayed on the parent terminal and the school terminal according to the embodiment. [Figure 16]FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a monitoring system according to the second embodiment. [Figure 17] FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a server device according to the embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure of the server device 7 according to the embodiment when a child U2-1 goes to school. [Figure 19] FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of elevator usage information for each child according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Each embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the disclosure is merely an example, and the invention is not limited to the contents described in the following embodiments. Modifications that a person skilled in the art can easily correspond to are naturally included in the scope of the disclosure. In order to make the explanation clearer, the size, shape, etc. of each part may be changed from the actual embodiment and shown diagrammatically in the drawings. In multiple drawings, corresponding elements may be given the same reference numerals, and detailed explanations may be omitted.

[0010] (First embodiment) First, the first embodiment will be described. In the following, we will assume that the people being watched over are the children, the parents of these children, school teachers, etc., and that the people involved are those being watched over, and that the parents are watching over the children as they commute from their apartment to school.

[0011] 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a monitoring system 1 according to the first embodiment, which shows a configuration for a guardian U1 to monitor the movements of a child U2. Reference numeral 20 in the figure denotes a building such as a residential apartment where the child U2 lives. Reference numeral 30 denotes a building such as a school where the child U2 attends.

[0012] Elevators 11a to 11c are installed in the building 20. The number of elevators installed in the building 20 may be one or more. An elevator control device 2 for controlling the operation of the elevators 11a to 11c is installed in the building 20. Card readers 21a to 21x are installed on each of the floors 12a to 12x of the building 20, respectively, and these card readers 21a to 21x are connected to the elevator control device 2 wirelessly or by wire. In the example of FIG. 1, the card reader 21a is installed on the residential floor 12a of the child U2. In addition, the card reader 21x is installed on the entrance floor 12x of the building 20.

[0013] On the other hand, in the building 30, as one of the systems on the school side, a school arrival / departure time notification system that notifies the time when a child arrives and leaves school is constructed. This school arrival / departure time notification system includes a card reader 31, a management device 3, and a school terminal 6. The card reader 31 is installed, for example, at the entrance / exit of the building 30, in a classroom, at a gate, etc., and is connected to the management device 3 by wire or wirelessly. The management device 3 is a device for managing the time when the child U2 enters (enters) the building 30 (school arrival time) and the time when the child U2 leaves (exits) the building 30 (school leaving time) through the card reader 31, and is connected to the school terminal 6 installed at an arbitrary location in the building 30 by wire or wirelessly. In this embodiment, the management device 3 is connected to the elevator control device 2 via a communication network 5. The school terminal 6 is connected to the management device 3 by wire or wirelessly, and is used, for example, when a teacher checks the time when the child U2 arrives and leaves school.

[0014] Here, child U2 carries ID card C when going to and from school. ID card C is a personal authentication card used in the above-mentioned school arrival and departure time notification system. At least information for identifying child U2 is recorded on ID card C. In this embodiment, this ID card C is used to monitor the movements of child U2 in building 20 where child U2 lives and building 30 where child U2 goes to school.

[0015] That is, in the building 20, the time when the child U2 used the elevator (hereinafter referred to as elevator use time) can be known by the child U2 holding his / her ID card C over any of the card readers 21a-21x installed on each floor of the building 20 before getting on the elevator. Also, in the building 30, the time when the child U2 arrived at school and the time when he / she left school can be known by the child U2 holding his / her ID card C over the card reader 31 installed in the building 30.

[0016] In addition, the guardian U1 of the child U2 has a guardian terminal 4. The guardian terminal 4 is, for example, a smartphone or a personal computer. The guardian terminal 4 is connected to the elevator control device 2, for example, via the Internet. The guardian terminal 4 may be connected to the elevator control device 2 via a communication network 5.

[0017] 2 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the elevator control device 2 according to this embodiment. The elevator control device 2 includes a control unit 22, a storage unit 23, and a communication unit 24.

[0018] The control unit 22 is a part that executes operation control of the elevators 11a to 11c by starting a program, and various processes required for the monitoring system 1, and here includes a record processing unit 22a, a monitoring unit 22b, a notification unit 22c, and an operation control unit 22d. Note that specific processes of the control unit 22 will be described later with reference to Figs. 6 and 12, and will be briefly described here.

[0019] The record processing unit 22a records elevator usage information including the time when the child U2 used the elevators 11a to 11c in the memory unit 23 based on the information read by the card readers 21a to 21x (the identification information of the child U2, the card reading time).

[0020] The monitoring unit 22b monitors the movement of the child U2 based on the elevator usage information of the child U2 recorded in the memory unit 23 and the time when the child U2 arrives at school or the time when the child U2 leaves school obtained from the management device 3. "The movement of the child U2" includes the time taken to move from building 20 to building 30 when going to school, the time taken to move from building 30 to building 20 when going home from school, etc.

[0021] When the time required to move from building 20 to building 30 when going to school or the time required to move from building 30 to building 20 when going home from school exceeds a preset time, the notification unit 22c notifies parent / guardian U1 of child U2 and teachers at the school that an abnormality has occurred (abnormality notification). Specifically, the notification unit 22c notifies parent / guardian terminal 4 held by parent / guardian U1 of child U2 and school terminal 6 that an abnormality has occurred.

[0022] The operation control unit 22d controls the operation of the elevators 11a to 11c. In this embodiment, the operation control unit 22d predicts the time of arrival at the building 20 based on information on the time when the child U2 leaves (exits) the building 30, and controls the elevators 11a to 11c to wait at the entrance floor 12x at the predicted time.

[0023] The storage unit 23 stores the elevator usage information described above based on the processing of the record processing unit 22a. In addition, the storage unit 23 stores information such as contact information (e.g., the email address of the guardian terminal 4) of the guardian U1 associated with the child U2. The communication unit 24 performs communication processing between the management device 3 and the guardian terminal 4.

[0024] 3 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the management device 3 according to the present embodiment. The management device 3 includes a control unit 32, a storage unit 33, and a communication unit .

[0025] The control unit 32 is a part that executes various processes required for controlling the management device 3 by starting a program, and here includes a record processing unit 32a and a transmission unit 32b. Note that specific processes of the control unit 32 will be described later with reference to Figs. 6 and 12, and will be described briefly here.

[0026] Based on the information read from the ID card C, the recording processing unit 32a stores information including the time when the child U2 arrived at the building 30 (school arrival time) and the time when the child U2 left the building 30 (school departure time) in the memory unit 33 (hereinafter referred to as entry / exit information).

[0027] The transmission unit 32b transmits the above-mentioned entry / exit information to the elevator control device 2 via the communication unit 34. When an abnormality notification of the child U2 is received from the elevator control device 2 via the communication unit 34, the transmission unit 32b transmits the abnormality notification to the school terminal 6.

[0028] The storage unit 33 stores the above-mentioned entry / exit information (school arrival time and school leaving time) in association with the child U2. The communication unit 34 performs communication processing with the elevator control device 2.

[0029] 4 shows an example of the functional configuration of the parent terminal 4 held by the parent U1 according to this embodiment. The parent terminal 4 has a control unit 41, a display unit 42, a communication unit 43, and a storage unit 44. The control unit 41 is a part that executes various processes required for controlling the parent terminal 4 by starting a program, and has a display processing unit 41a in this embodiment. When the display processing unit 41a receives an abnormality notification of the child U2 from the elevator control device 2 via the communication unit 43, it displays the abnormality notification to the parent U1 via the display unit 42.

[0030] The display unit 42 is, for example, a display, and displays information regarding the child U2 going to and from school, including abnormality notifications, under the control of the display processing unit 41a. The communication unit 43 performs communication processing with the elevator control device 2. The storage unit 44 stores various programs executed by the control unit 41. Note that the parent terminal 4 may have other components, such as an input unit, in addition to the configuration shown in FIG.

[0031] Although the configuration of the school terminal 6 installed in the building 30 is not shown in the figure, the basic configuration is the same as that in FIG. 4, and includes a control unit, a display unit, a communication unit, a storage unit, and the like.

[0032] An example of the flow of processing in the watching system 1 in this embodiment will be described below with reference to Fig. 5 to Fig. 15. Here, the description will be divided into (a) when going to school and (b) when going home from school.

[0033] (a) On the way to school First, the movement of child U2 when going to school will be briefly described with reference to Fig. 5. The numbers in parentheses in the figure indicate the order of the processing steps. When child U2 gets on elevators 11a-11c from residential floor 12a when going to school, he / she holds ID card C over card reader 21a installed on residential floor 12a (step (1)), and then performs call registration by operating a call button (not shown) or the like.

[0034] Now, assume that elevator 11a has responded to the call registration of child U2. After arriving at residential floor 12a, elevator 11a departs for the destination floor (entrance floor 12x) with child U2 on board. When elevator 11a arrives at entrance floor 12x (step (2)), child U2 leaves building 20 from entrance floor 12x and heads for building 30, where he or she goes to school. When child U2 arrives at building 30, he or she holds ID card C over card reader 31 installed there before entering building 30 (step (3)).

[0035] Here, the time of step (1), that is, the time when the child U2 holds the ID card C over the card reader 21a on the residential floor 12a, is set as the time when the child U2 uses the elevator (elevator use time). The time when the child U2 gets on the elevator and departs from the residential floor 12a to the entrance floor 12x may be set as the elevator use time. For example, the time may be obtained by adding the time required for the elevator 11a to depart for the entrance floor 12x after the arrival of the elevator 11a at the residential floor 12a by the call registration to the time when the child U2 holds the ID card C over the card reader 21a on the residential floor 12a. In this case, if the time when the child U2 holds the ID card C over the card reader 21a on the residential floor 12a is [07:59] and the time required for the elevator 11a to depart for the entrance floor 12x after the arrival of the elevator 11a at the residential floor 12a by the call registration is 1 minute, the elevator use time is obtained as [08:00].

[0036] The time of step (3), i.e., the time when the child U2 holds the ID card C over the card reader 31, is defined as the "school arrival time." Furthermore, the time from steps (1) to (3) (the time from the elevator use time to the school arrival time) is defined as the "school arrival time T1 (first required time)."

[0037] FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure of the monitoring system 1 according to this embodiment when a child goes to school. FIG. 6(a) shows the processing of the elevator control device 2, and FIG. 6(b) shows the processing of the management device 3.

[0038] First, the processing procedure of the elevator control device 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 6(a). When the ID card C of the child U2 is read by the card reader 21a installed on the residential floor 12a (YES in step S11), the operation control unit 22d provided in the control unit 22 of the elevator control device 2 executes the call registration process as follows (step S12).

[0039] Call registration includes registration of a hall call and a destination floor (car call). A hall call is registered by operating a hall call button (not shown). When a hall call is registered, the operation control unit 22d selects an optimal elevator (for example, elevator 11a) from among the elevators 11a to 11c according to a predetermined allocation evaluation formula, and causes the elevator to respond to the registered floor of the hall call (here, the residential floor 12a). A destination floor (car call) is registered by operating a destination floor button on a car operation panel installed in the car of the elevator 11a that responded to the registered floor of the hall call. When a destination floor is registered, the operation control unit 22d causes the elevator 11a to depart for that destination floor.

[0040] Here, when the ID card C of the child U2 is read by the card reader 21a, the elevator use time is determined.

[0041] In addition, when registering a destination floor, the destination floor (entrance floor 12x) of child U2 when he / she arrives at school may be recorded in advance in ID card C, and the destination floor may be registered using this ID card C.

[0042] When the elevator 11a departs from the residential floor 12a toward the destination floor (entrance floor 12x) and arrives at the destination floor (YES in step S13), the recording processing unit 22a records the elevator usage information of the child U2 in the memory unit 23 in association with the identification information of the child U2 (step S14).

[0043] As shown in Fig. 7, the elevator usage information of child U2 recorded in step S14 includes information on date, time (elevator usage time), property name (building name), boarding floor, and destination floor. For example, at 8:00 a.m. on July 25, 2022, when child U2 holds ID card C over card reader 21a on the 7th floor (residential floor) of apartment B and arrives from the 7th floor to the 1st floor (entrance floor), information such as that shown in the first line of Fig. 7 is recorded in memory unit 23 as elevator usage information of child U2.

[0044] Here, the monitoring unit 22b waits for entry / exit information (school arrival time) sent from the management device 3 of the building 30 when the child U2 arrives at school (step S15). When the entry / exit information of the child U2 is received from the management device 3 (YES in step S16), the monitoring unit 22b calculates the time difference between the time included in the elevator usage information (elevator use time) and the school arrival time of the child U2 included in the entry / exit information as the time required for the child U2 to arrive at school T1, and stores this time required for the child U2 in the storage unit 23 in association with the identification information of the child U2 (step S17). This time required for the child U2 to arrive at school T1 is notified to the person concerned of the child U2 as necessary (see FIG. 10 and FIG. 15).

[0045] On the other hand, if the entry / exit information of the child U2 is not received from the management device 3 (NO in step S16), the monitoring unit 22b judges whether or not a predetermined first monitoring time Ta has elapsed since the time when the child U2 used the elevator (step S18). The "first monitoring time Ta" is a time (e.g., 30 minutes) arbitrarily set by the guardian U1, and is stored in the memory unit 23. The first monitoring time Ta is determined based on the average time from when the child U2 uses the elevator of the building 20 to when he or she arrives at the building 30 by a normal route.

[0046] If entry / exit information of child U2 could not be received from management device 3 during the first monitoring time Ta, this means that there was some abnormality during steps (1) to (3) shown in Figure 5, and child U2 did not arrive at building 30, i.e., did not attend school as usual.

[0047] Therefore, if the entry / exit information of child U2 cannot be received even after the first monitoring time Ta has elapsed from the time the elevator was used when going to school (YES in step S18), the notification unit 24c sends an abnormality notification to the parent terminal 4 and the management device 3 (step S19).

[0048] Next, the process of the management device 3 shown in FIG. 6(b) will be described. When the ID card C of the child U2 who has arrived at the building 30 is read by the card reader 31 installed in the building 30 (YES in step A11), the transmission unit 32b included in the control unit 32 transmits the entry / exit information, including the time when the ID card C was read (the time of arrival at school), to the elevator control device 2 (step A12). Furthermore, the record processing unit 32a records the entry / exit information of the child U2 in the memory unit 25 (step A13).

[0049] As shown in Fig. 8, the entry / exit information of child U2 includes the date, the time of arrival at school, and the installation location of the card reader 31. For example, if child U2 passes through Gate 1 of C Elementary School at 8:15 a.m. on July 25, 2022, the information shown in the first row of Fig. 8 is recorded as the entry / exit information of child U2.

[0050] Here, when an abnormality notification is received from the elevator control device 2 (YES in step A14), the transmitting unit 32b transmits the abnormality notification to the parent terminal 4 and the school terminal 6, and ends the process. Note that the management device 3 returns to step A11 again and repeats the process.

[0051] When the display processing unit 41a of the parent / guardian terminal 4 receives the abnormality notification, it displays in a predetermined format on the display unit 42 a message indicating that an abnormality occurred when the child U2 arrived at school. The same is true for the school terminal 6, which also displays a message indicating that an abnormality occurred when the child U2 arrived at school. The abnormality notification displayed on the parent / guardian terminal 4 and the school terminal 6 includes information that the first supervision time Ta has elapsed since the child U2 left the building 20, as shown in FIG. 9.

[0052] In the example of Figure 9, it is notified that child U2 did not arrive at school within the first monitoring time Ta. However, as shown in Figure 10, when child U2 arrives at school after the first monitoring time Ta has elapsed, the time it took for the child U2 to arrive at school (time required for arriving at school T1) may be notified.

[0053] (b) When going home from school Next, referring to Fig. 11, the movements of child U2 on the way home from school will be briefly described. The numbers in parentheses in the figure indicate the order of the processing steps. When child U2 goes home from school, he holds his ID card C over a card reader 31 installed in building 30 (step (1)), and heads to building 20 where his home is. When child U2 arrives at building 20 and gets on elevators 11a-11c from entrance floor 12x, he holds his ID card C over card reader 21x installed on entrance floor 12x (step (2)), and then operates a call button (not shown) to register a call.

[0054] Now, assume that the elevator 11a has responded to the call registration of the child U2. After arriving at the entrance floor 12x, the elevator 11a departs for the destination floor (the residential floor 12a) with the child U2 on board, and when the elevator 11a arrives at the residential floor 12a (step (3)), the child U2 returns home.

[0055] Here, the time in step (1), that is, the time when the ID card C is held over the card reader 31 installed in the building 30 when going home from school, is referred to as the "time going home from school." The time in step (2), that is, the time when the child U2 holds the ID card C over the card reader 21x on the entrance floor 12x, is referred to as the time when the elevator is used (elevator use time). The time when the child U2 gets on the elevator from the entrance floor 12x and the elevator that departs from the entrance floor 12x arrives at the residential floor 12a may be referred to as the elevator use time. For example, the time may be calculated by adding the time it takes for the elevator 11a to arrive at the entrance floor 12x by call registration to arrive at the residential floor 12a, to the time when the child U2 holds the ID card C over the card reader 21x. In this case, if the time when child U2 holds ID card C over card reader 21x on entrance floor 12x is [14:57], and the time it takes for elevator 11a to arrive at entrance floor 12x by call registration, depart for residential floor 12a, and arrive at residential floor 12a is 1 minute, then the elevator usage time is calculated as [14:58]. Furthermore, the time from steps (1) to (2) (the time from the time going home to the time the elevator is used) is defined as "time required for going home T2 (second required time)."

[0056] 12 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure when a child goes home from school in the monitoring system 1 according to this embodiment. 12(a) shows the processing of the elevator control device 2, and 12(b) shows the processing of the management device 3.

[0057] First, the processing procedure of the elevator control device 2 will be described with reference to FIG. When the ID card C of the child U2 is read by the card reader 31 of the management device 3 and entry / exit information is received from the management device 3 (step S21), the operation control unit 22d of the elevator control device 2 estimates the scheduled time that the child U2 will arrive at the entrance floor 12x of the building 20 based on the school leaving time of the child U2 included in the entry / exit information (step S22). In detail, the operation control unit 22d calculates the scheduled arrival time (the scheduled time that the child U2 will arrive at the entrance floor 12x of the building 20) by adding the average time required for the child U2 to leave school to the school leaving time. Note that this scheduled arrival time may be set arbitrarily by the guardian U1.

[0058] Here, as the school-going operation mode for the child U2, the operation control unit 22d selects an elevator that can wait at the entrance floor 12x at the estimated arrival time based on the operation information of the elevators 11a to 11c, and makes the selected elevator wait at the entrance floor 12x for a certain period of time at the estimated arrival time (step S23). In the following, it is assumed that the elevator 11a is selected.

[0059] In addition, if a user other than child U2 registers a hall call at the entrance floor 12x while the selected elevator 11a is waiting at the entrance floor 12x, it is preferable to prohibit allocation to the elevator 11a and have another elevator respond to the entrance floor 12x, or to return the selected elevator 11a to the entrance floor 12x and wait there after the elevator 11a has finished its operating service with a user other than child U2 on board.

[0060] Whether the call is for child U2 or for a user other than child U2 can be determined from the state of the card reader 21x installed on the entrance floor 12x. In other words, if the call is registered immediately after the ID card C1 of child U2 is held over the card reader 21x, it can be determined to be a call for child U2, and if not, it can be determined to be a call for another user.

[0061] When the child U2 arrives at the entrance floor 12x of the building 20, the monitoring unit 22b waits for the ID card C of the child U2 to be read by the card reader 21x installed on the entrance floor 12x (step S24). When the ID card C of the child U2 is read (YES in step S25), the operation control unit 22d provided in the control unit 22 of the elevator control device 2 executes a call registration process (step S26).

[0062] In detail, when a hall call is registered by operating a hall call button (not shown), the operation control unit 22d opens the door of the elevator 11a that was waiting at the entrance floor 12x in the above step S23, and lets the child U2 board. Also, when a destination floor (residential floor 12a) is registered by operating a destination floor button on a car operation panel installed in the car of the elevator 11a, the operation control unit 22d causes the elevator 11a to depart for the destination floor. Here, when the ID card C of the child U2 is read by the card reader 21x, the elevator use time is determined.

[0063] In addition, when registering a destination floor, the destination floor (residential floor 12a) of child U2 when he / she goes home from school may be recorded in advance in ID card C, for example, and the destination floor may be registered using this ID card C.

[0064] When the elevator 11a arrives at the destination floor (residential floor 12a) (YES in step S27), the record processing unit 22a records the elevator usage information of the child U2 in the memory unit 23 in association with the identification information of the child U2 (step S28).

[0065] As shown in Fig. 7, the elevator usage information of child U2 recorded in step S28 includes the date, time (elevator usage time), property name (building name), boarding floor, and destination floor. For example, if child U2 holds ID card C over card reader 21x on the first floor (entrance floor 12x) of apartment B at 14:40 on July 25, 2022, and arrives from the first floor to the seventh floor (residential floor 12a), the information shown in the second row of Fig. 7 is recorded.

[0066] The monitoring unit 22b also calculates the time difference between the school leaving time included in the entry / exit information and the elevator use time included in the elevator use information as the time T2 required for the child U2 to leave school, and stores this time T2 required for the child U2 to leave school in the storage unit 23 in association with the identification information of the child U2 (step S29). This time T2 required for the child U2 to leave school is notified to those related to the child U2 as necessary (see Figs. 14 and 15).

[0067] On the other hand, if the ID card C of the child U2 is not read by the card reader 21a installed on the entrance floor 12x (i.e., the child U2 does not use the elevator) (NO in step S25), the monitoring unit 24b judges whether or not a predetermined second monitoring time Tb has elapsed since the school leaving time included in the entry / exit information (step S30). The "second monitoring time Tb" is a time (e.g., 30 minutes) arbitrarily set by the guardian U1 and stored in the memory unit 23. The second monitoring time Tb is determined based on the average time from when the child U2 leaves the building 30 and arrives at the entrance floor 12x via the normal route to when he or she uses the elevator of the building 20. The second monitoring time Tb may be the same as or different from the first monitoring time Ta.

[0068] If the ID card C is not read by the card reader 21x after receiving entry / exit information from the management device 3 during the second monitoring time Tb and the second monitoring time Tb has elapsed, this means that there is some abnormality during steps (1) to (2) shown in Figure 11 and that the child U2 has not used the elevator in the building 20, i.e., has not returned home as usual.

[0069] Therefore, if the monitoring unit 22b detects that the child U2's ID card C has not been read even after the second monitoring time Tb has elapsed from the time the child U2 leaves school (YES in step S30), the notification unit 24c sends an abnormality notification to the parent terminal 4 and the management device 3 (step S31).

[0070] Next, the process of the management device 3 shown in FIG. 12(b) will be described. When the card reader 31 installed in the building 30 reads the ID card C of the child U2 who left the building 30 (YES in step A21), the transmission unit 31b included in the control unit 32 transmits the entry / exit information including the time of reading (time of leaving school) to the elevator control device 2 (step A22). Furthermore, the record processing unit 32a records the entry / exit information of the child U2 in the memory unit 25 (step A23).

[0071] The entry / exit information recorded at this time includes the date, school dismissal time, and installation location of the card reader 31, as shown in Fig. 8. For example, if child U2 passes through Gate 1 of C Elementary School at 14:30 on July 25, 2022, the information shown in the second line of Fig. 8 is recorded as the entry / exit information of child U2.

[0072] Here, when an abnormality notification is received from the elevator control device 2 (YES in step A24), the transmitting unit 32b transmits the abnormality notification to the parent terminal 4 and the school terminal 6, and ends the process. Note that the management device 3 returns to step A21 again and repeats the process.

[0073] When the display processing unit 41a of the parent / guardian terminal 4 receives the abnormality notification, it displays in a predetermined format on the display unit 42 a message indicating that an abnormality occurred when the child U2 was going home from school. The same is true for the school terminal 6, which also displays a message indicating that an abnormality occurred when the child U2 was going home from school. The abnormality notification displayed on the parent / guardian terminal 4 and the school terminal 6 includes information that the second monitoring time Tb has elapsed since the child U2 was going home from the building 30, as shown in FIG.

[0074] In the example of Figure 13, a notification is given that child U2 did not return home within the second monitoring time Tb, but as shown in Figure 14, when the child returns home after the second monitoring time Tb has elapsed, a notification may be given of the time it took for the child to go to school (time required to go home from school T2).

[0075] In addition, in Fig. 6 to Fig. 14, notification is given when an abnormality occurs in the child U2, but when the time required for going to school T1 or the time required for going home T2 is calculated, the time required for going to school T1 or the time required for going home T2 may be notified. In this case, as shown in Fig. 15, the time required for going to school T1 is displayed together with the elevator use time and the time for going to school, and the time required for going home T2 is displayed together with the time for going home and the time for using the elevator. By notifying the time required for going to school T1 and the time required for going home T2 every time as shown in Fig. 15, it is possible to grasp an abnormality without setting the first monitoring time Ta and the second monitoring time Tb in advance. Note that the display methods shown in Figs. 9, 10, 13, 14, and 15 are merely examples, and they may be displayed in combination.

[0076] Generally, a system is known in which an ID card C distributed to a child U2 attending a building 30 is read by a card reader 31, and the time of reading is notified to a guardian U1 of the child U2 who possesses the ID card C as the time of the child U2's arrival and departure from school. With such a system, the guardian U1 can know when the child U2 has arrived at the building 30 and when the child U2 has left the building 30.

[0077] However, if only the school arrival and departure times are notified, only the school arrival and departure times based on building 30 can be known, so if, for example, no notification of the school arrival time is received, it is not possible to know whether child U2 has not gone to building 30 after leaving his / her apartment building, or whether child U2 has not left his / her apartment building. Also, if notification of the school departure time is received, it is not possible to know when child U2 has arrived at his / her apartment building.

[0078] In contrast, according to the monitoring system of this embodiment, by combining the times of arrival and departure from school (entrance and exit information) obtained from a management device 3 installed in the building 30 where child U2 goes to school with elevator usage information installed in the building 20 where child U2 lives, it is possible to grasp the movements of child U2 going to and from school in detail, and to immediately notify those concerned about child U2 if child U2 does not attend school or return home.

[0079] Specifically, if child U2 (person to be watched over) does not arrive at building 30 within a predetermined time after using the elevator in building 20, or if child U2 does not use the elevator in building 20 within a predetermined time after leaving school, a notification is sent by e-mail or the like to parent terminal 4 and school terminal 6. Therefore, upon receiving this notification, the parents can quickly take action such as going looking for child U2.

[0080] In the above embodiment, the movement of child U2 when moving between the building where he lives and the school building was used as an example. However, this is not limited to schools. For example, even if the building is used for cram schools or extracurricular activities, if a system similar to the school arrival and departure time notification system is installed in the building, the movement of the child can be monitored by linking it to the elevator system.

[0081] Second embodiment Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the monitoring system 1 according to the second embodiment, in which a configuration is shown in which a plurality of monitoring targets are managed in a unified manner using a server device 7. Here, as an example, a configuration is shown in which two children U2-1 and U2-2 who live in different residences are the monitoring targets, but there may be more monitoring targets. Reference numeral 20-1 in the figure is a building such as a residential apartment building where the child U2-1 lives. Reference numeral 20-2 in the figure is a building such as a residential apartment building where the child U2-2 lives. Reference numeral 30 is a building such as a school where the children U2-1 and U2-2 attend. The children U2-1 and U2-2 each have an ID card C1, C2. The ID card C1 has identification information recorded therein for identifying at least the child U2-1. The ID card C2 has identification information recorded therein for identifying at least the child U2-2.

[0082] Elevators 11-1a to 11-1c are installed in building 20-1. The number of elevators installed in building 20-1 may be one or more. An elevator control device 2-1 for controlling the operation of elevators 11-1a to 11-1c is installed in building 20-1. Card readers 21-1a to 21-1x are installed on each of floors 12-1a to 12-1x of building 20-1, respectively, and these card readers 21-1a to 21-1x are connected to elevator control device 2-1 wirelessly or by wire.

[0083] The configuration of the building 20-2 is also the same as that of the building 20-1, and an elevator control device 2-2 for controlling the operation of the elevators 11-2a to 11-2c is installed. The other configurations are basically the same as those of the building 20-1, so a description thereof will be omitted. The configuration of the building 30 is the same as that of the first embodiment described using FIG. 1. In the building 30, a school arrival and departure time notification system that notifies the children of their arrival and departure times from school is installed as one of the school's systems.

[0084] The server device 7 is provided independently of the elevator control devices 2-1, 2-2, and is a computer system that manages the operation of the elevator control devices 2-1, 2-2 for each property, and is communicatively connected to the elevator control devices 2-1, 2-2 and the management device 3 of the school commuting time notification system via a communication network 8. The server device 7 has functions similar to those for realizing the monitoring system provided in the elevator control device 2 in the first embodiment.

[0085] The server device 7 has a function of individually monitoring the movements of the children U2-1 and U2-2 by acquiring elevator usage information of the children U2-1 and U2-2 from the elevator control devices 2-1 and 2-2, and acquiring information (entrance and exit information) on the children U2-1 and U2-2's commute to and from school from the management device 3, and notifying relevant parties when an abnormality is detected when the children are commuting to and from school. The relevant parties are the guardian U1-1 in the case of the child U2-1, and the guardian U1-2 in the case of the child U2-2. School teachers and the like are also included in the relevant parties.

[0086] 17 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the server device 7 according to the second embodiment. The server device 7 includes a control unit 71, a storage unit 72, and a communication unit 73.

[0087] The control unit 71 is a part that executes various processes required for the watching system 1 by starting a program, and here includes a record processing unit 71a, a monitoring unit 71b, and a notification unit 71c. Note that specific processes of the control unit 71 will be described later with reference to Figs. 18 to 19, and will be described briefly here.

[0088] The record processing unit 71a associates the elevator usage information of each child U2-1, U2-2 transmitted from the elevator control devices 2-1, 2-2 with the identification information of the children U2-1, U2-2 and records it in the memory unit 72. The record processing unit 71a also receives the entry and exit information of each child U2-1, U2-2 from the management device 3 and records it in the memory unit 72 for each child U2-1, U2-2.

[0089] The monitoring unit 71b monitors the movements of each child U2-1, U2-2 based on the elevator usage information and entry / exit information of each child U2-1, U2-2 stored in the memory unit 72. If the child U2-1 does not come to school (enter) the building 30 after using the elevator of the building 20-1 within the preset first monitoring time Ta1, or if the child U2-1 does not use the elevator of the building 20-1 after leaving school (leaving the building) within the preset second monitoring time Tb2, the notification unit 22c notifies the guardian U1-1 of the child U2-1 and the school teacher of an abnormal situation (abnormality notification). Specifically, the notification unit 22c notifies the guardian terminal 4-1 and the school terminal 6 held by the guardian U1-1 of the child U2-1 of the abnormal situation.

[0090] The same is true when child U2-2 goes to school. If child U2-2 does not use the elevator in building 20-2 and then go to school (enter building 30) within the preset first monitoring time Ta2, or if child U2-2 does not use the elevator in building 20-2 and then go home (leave building 30) within the preset second monitoring time Tb2, the notification unit 22c notifies child U2-2's guardian U1-2 and the school teachers that an abnormal situation has occurred.

[0091] The memory unit 72 stores the elevator usage information and entry / exit information described above. In addition, it stores contact information for the parent terminal 4-1 of the parent U1-1 corresponding to the child U2-1, and contact information for the parent terminal 4-2 of the parent U1-2 corresponding to the child U2-2. The communication unit 73 performs communication processing with the elevator control device 2-1, the elevator control device 2-2, the management device 3, the parent terminal 4-1, and the parent terminal 4-2.

[0092] The elevator control device 2-1 has a function of transmitting elevator usage information, including the time when the ID card C1 of the child U2-1 was read through one of the card readers 21-1a to 21-1x installed on each floor of the building 20-1, together with the identification information of the child U2-1, to the server device 7. Similarly, the elevator control device 2-2 has a function of transmitting elevator usage information, including the time when the ID card C2 of the child U2-2 was read through one of the card readers 21-1a to 21-1x installed on each floor of the building 20-2, together with the identification information of the child U2-2, to the server device 7. As shown in FIG. 7, the elevator usage information includes information on the date, time (time of elevator usage), property name (building name), boarding floor, and destination floor.

[0093] The first monitoring time Ta1 for the time of going to school and the second monitoring time Tb1 for the time of going home set for child U2-1 are sent, for example, from the parent / guardian terminal 4-1 held by the guardian U1-1 to the server device 7 and are stored in association with the identification information of child U2-1 in the memory unit 72. The same is true for the first monitoring time Ta2 for the time of going to school and the second monitoring time Tb2 for the time of going home set for child U2-2; they are sent, for example, from the parent / guardian terminal 4-2 held by the guardian U1-2 to the server device 7 and are stored in association with the identification information of child U2-2 in the memory unit 72.

[0094] 3. However, the transmitting unit 32b is different in that it transmits the entry and exit information of the children U2-1 and U2-2 to the server device 7. The configurations of the parent terminals 4-1 and 4-2 and the school terminal 6 are the same as those shown in FIG.

[0095] Hereinafter, the process of the server device 7 when the child U2-1 goes to school will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when the server device 7 receives elevator usage information from the elevator control devices 2-1, 2-2 (step S41), it identifies whether the elevator usage information was obtained from building 20-1 or building 20-2 based on the property information contained in the elevator usage information, and identifies the child to be monitored based on the identification information added to the elevator usage information (step S42).

[0096] For example, if the identification information of child U2-1 is added to the elevator usage information, it is understood that the child U2-1 is the one being watched over, and the elevator usage information is information on child U2-1 using any of elevators 11-1a, 11-1b, and 11-1c in building 20-1. In the following, a description will be given assuming that child U2-1 living in building 20-1 is identified as the one being watched over.

[0097] The record processing unit 71a associates the elevator usage information of the child U2-1 with the identification information of the child U2-1 and stores it in the storage unit 72 (step S43). As shown in Fig. 19, the record processing unit 71a is configured to record the elevator usage information for each of the children U2-1 and U2-2 separately.

[0098] Here, the monitoring unit 71b waits for entry / exit information (school arrival time) of the child U2-1 identified in the above step S42 to be sent from the management device 3 when the child U2-1 arrives at school (step S44).

[0099] When the entry / exit information of the child U2-1 is received from the management device 3 (YES in step S45), the monitoring unit 71b calculates the time difference between the time included in the elevator use information of the child U2-1 (elevator use time) and the school arrival time included in the entry / exit information as the time required for the child U2-1 to go to school T1-1. Then, the monitoring unit 71b associates the calculated time required for the child U2-1 to go to school with the identification information of the child U2-1 and stores it in the storage unit 23 (step S46). This time required for the child U2-1 to go to school T1-1 is notified to the person concerned of the child U2-1 as necessary (see FIG. 10 and FIG. 15).

[0100] On the other hand, if the entry / exit information of the child U2-1 is not received from the management device 3 (NO in step S45), the monitoring unit 71b judges whether or not the preset first monitoring time Ta1 has elapsed since the time when the child U2-1 used the elevator (step S47). If the first monitoring time Ta1 has elapsed since the child U2-1 used the elevator (YES in step S47), the notification unit 71c transmits an abnormality notification to the parent terminal 4-1 and the school terminal 6 held by the parent U1 of the child U2-1 (step S48).

[0101] The same applies when child U2-1 is leaving school. If the server device 7 determines, based on the elevator usage information (elevator usage time) of child U2-1 obtained from elevator 11-1a and the entry / exit information (school leaving time) obtained from the management device 3 when child U2-1 is leaving school, that child U2-1 has not returned home within the preset second monitoring time Tb1, an abnormality notification is sent to the parent terminal 4-1 held by child U1's parent / guardian and the school terminal 6.

[0102] Note that while the explanation here focuses on child U2-1, the same applies to child U2-2. If child U2-2 does not arrive at school or return home within the pre-set times (first monitoring time Ta2 or second monitoring time Tb2) when arriving at school or leaving school, an abnormality notification is sent to the parent terminal 4-2 and school terminal 6 held by child U1-2's guardian.

[0103] In this way, according to the second embodiment, by monitoring the behavior of multiple children U2-1, U2-2 who live in different residences when they go home from school using the server device 7, it is possible to immediately notify relevant parties if an abnormality occurs. Also, by configuring the server device 7 to monitor, it is possible to reduce the processing load on the elevator control devices 2-1, 2-2 of each property.

[0104] In the above-described embodiment, it is assumed that the movements of a child are monitored between the building where the child lives and the school building. However, for example, if a child travels to school by train, the system can be configured to link with the station ticket gate system to obtain the time when the child passes through the nearest station to the child's home and the nearest station to the school, making it possible to monitor the child's movements in more detail, including the train route he or she takes to school.

[0105] According to at least one of the embodiments described above, it is possible to provide a monitoring system that can monitor the movements of a person being monitored, such as a child who uses an elevator to go to and from school, within a certain range of movement.

[0106] Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope of the invention and its equivalents described in the claims, as well as in the scope and spirit of the invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0107] 1... monitoring system, 2... elevator control device, 3... management device, 4... parent terminal, 5... communication network, 6... school terminal, 7... server device, 11a to 11c... elevator, 12a... residential floor, 12x... entrance floor, 21a to 21x... card reader, 22... control unit, 22a... recording processing unit, 22b... monitoring unit, 22c... notification unit, 22d... operation control unit, 23... memory unit, 24... communication unit, 24b... monitoring unit, 24c... notification unit, 31... card reader, 32... control unit, 32a... recording processing unit, 32b...transmission unit, 33...memory unit, 34...communication unit, 41...control unit, 41a...display processing unit, 42...display unit, 42a...display processing unit, 43...communication unit, 44...memory unit, 71...control unit, 71a...recording processing unit, 71b...monitoring unit, 71c...notification unit, 72...memory unit, 73...communication unit, T1...time required to get to school, T2...time required to get home from school, Ta, Ta1, Ta2...first monitoring time, Tb, Tb1, Tb2...second monitoring time, U1, U1-1, U1-2...guardian, U2, U2-1, U2-2...child.

Claims

1. A monitoring system in which an elevator control device that controls the operation of an elevator installed in a first building where a person to be monitored lives, and a management device that manages entry / exit information including the time of entry and exit of a second building where the person to be monitored visits are connected via a communication network, The elevator control device includes: A recording processing means for recording elevator usage information including the time when the person being watched over used the elevator; A monitoring means for monitoring the movement of the person to be watched over based on the elevator usage information and the entrance / exit information obtained from the management device; a notification means for notifying a first terminal device held by a person related to the person being watched that an abnormality has occurred when the person being watched over has not entered the second building after using the elevator of the first building within a preset watching time, or when the person being watched over has not used the elevator of the first building after leaving the second building; A monitoring system equipped with the following.

2. The monitoring means includes: calculating a required time based on a time difference from the time when the elevator was used and the entry / exit information included in the elevator usage information; The notification means is When the required time exceeds the monitoring time, the first terminal device is notified of the abnormality. The monitoring system according to claim 1.

3. The notification means is When the required time is calculated by the monitoring means, the required time is notified to the first terminal device. The monitoring system according to claim 2.

4. The notification means is notifying a second terminal device installed in the second building of the abnormal situation; The monitoring system according to claim 1 .

5. The elevator control device includes: The system further includes an operation control means for predicting the time when the person to be watched over will arrive at the first building based on information on the time when the person leaves the second building, which information is included in the entry / exit information obtained from the management device, and for causing the elevator car to wait at the entrance floor of the first building at the predicted time. The monitoring system according to claim 1 .

6. A monitoring system including a server device that manages, for each building, the operation of an elevator control device that controls the operation of an elevator installed in a first building where a person to be monitored lives, and the server device and a management device that manages entry / exit information including the time of entry and exit of a second building where the person to be monitored visits are connected via a communication network, The server device includes: A recording processing means for recording elevator usage information obtained from the elevator control device, the information including the time when the person being watched over used the elevator, in association with property information of the first building; A monitoring means for monitoring the movement of the person being watched over based on the property information, the elevator usage information, and the entrance / exit information obtained from the management device; a notification means for notifying a first terminal device held by a person related to the person being watched of an abnormality when the person being watched has not entered the second building after using the elevator of the first building within a preset watching time, or when the person being watched has not used the elevator of the first building after leaving the second building; A monitoring system equipped with the following.

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