Elevator system

Abstract

To provide an elevator system that prevents registration of a destination floor by erroneous input operation of a user and inhibits a reduction in operation efficiency, in a destination floor registration device capable of registering a destination floor by causing an input unit to detect a hand.SOLUTION: The elevator system of the present invention includes: a destination floor registration device; and a control device that controls operation of an elevator car. The control device is configured to register a destination floor after input operation of inputting destination floor information is performed by causing an input unit to detect a hand of a user; meanwhile not to register the destination floor when cancellation operation different from the input operation is detected in the input unit during a period from when the input operation is performed to when the control device registers the destination floor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an elevator system equipped with a destination floor registration device that registers a destination floor at a landing or a car by detecting a hand on a touch panel or the like. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, an elevator system equipped with a touch panel type operation panel for registering destination floors is known (Patent Document 1). This elevator system includes an operation panel provided in the car, and an elevator control device for controlling the operation of the car. The operation panel displays destination floor buttons corresponding to each floor, and also temporarily displays a cancel button for canceling a registered destination floor. Specifically, the operation panel displays the cancel button when a hand touches the destination floor button or when the destination floor button is swiped. In this elevator system, if a user registers a wrong destination floor, the user can cancel the registration of the destination floor by touching the cancel button, which is temporarily displayed by touching or swiping the destination floor button. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2019-1566 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, when a user touches the destination floor button and realizes that he or she has registered the wrong destination floor, the destination floor may already have been registered, and the car may start operating in response to this registration. In this case, the operating efficiency of the elevator system may decrease.

[0005] Therefore, an objective of the present invention is to provide an elevator system in a destination floor registration device that can register a destination floor by detecting a hand on an input unit, which prevents a user from registering a destination floor due to an incorrect input operation and suppresses a decrease in operating efficiency. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The elevator system of the present invention comprises: a destination floor registration device provided at least in one of an elevator hall and an elevator car, the destination floor registration device having an input unit that receives an input operation by detecting a user's hand; A control device that controls the operation of a car according to output information from the destination floor registration device, The destination floor registration device includes: When the input operation is performed, registration instruction information for instructing the control device to register a destination floor is output, The control device includes: The input unit is configured to detect a user's hand to input destination floor information, and then register the destination floor after the input operation is performed, The device is configured such that when a cancel operation different from the input operation is detected in the input unit between the time the input operation is performed and the time the control device registers the destination floor, the destination floor is not registered.

[0007] According to this configuration, by preventing the registration of a destination floor due to an erroneous input operation before the destination floor is registered, it is possible to prevent the operation of a car in response to an erroneous input operation, thereby suppressing a decrease in operating efficiency.

[0008] The elevator system comprises: The input unit may be configured not to register the destination floor when a hand is continuously detected in the input unit from a state in which the input operation has been performed.

[0009] According to this configuration, the user can prevent the destination floor from being registered by keeping their hand detected on the input unit after inputting the destination floor, and can then register a new appropriate destination floor by, for example, releasing their hand and performing a new input operation. In this way, the registration of a destination floor due to an incorrect input operation can be quickly prevented, and an appropriate destination floor can be quickly registered. In addition, since the cancel operation needs to be performed between the time when the hand is detected on the input unit and the time when the hand is no longer detected, it is possible to prevent the registration of a destination floor due to an input operation by another user from being prevented when the input operation by the user is appropriate.

[0010] In the elevator system, The control device includes: When the first predetermined time has elapsed since the hand that performed the input operation was no longer detected in the input unit, the destination floor is registered; The input unit may be configured not to register a destination floor when the cancellation operation is detected within the first predetermined time after the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected.

[0011] With this configuration, even after the input unit no longer detects the hand that performed the input operation, if the user realizes (at the time of looking at the screen after input) that the input operation was incorrect, the user can prevent the destination floor from being registered due to the incorrect input operation before the destination floor is registered. This makes it possible to prevent the car from operating in response to the incorrect input operation, and reliably suppresses any decrease in operating efficiency.

[0012] In the elevator system, the input unit is a touch panel, The touch panel may be configured not to register a destination floor when an operation including an operation on a portion of the touch panel that is touched by a hand during the input operation is detected.

[0013] According to this configuration, since the user who performed the erroneous input operation recognizes the part of the touch panel where he / she performed the erroneous operation, by using this part to prevent the destination floor registration due to the erroneous input operation, for example, there is no need to provide a dedicated button such as a cancel button, and the user does not need to search for this dedicated button when performing a cancellation operation. Also, since it is necessary to perform an operation on the erroneously operated part of the touch panel when performing a cancellation operation, it becomes difficult for the registration of the destination floor by the input operation to be erroneously canceled by an operation by a user other than the user who performed the input operation, for example, a user subsequent to the user who performed the input operation.

[0014] In the elevator system, the input unit is a touch panel, The touch panel may be configured not to register a destination floor when a hand is continuously detected on a portion of the touch panel that the hand contacted during the input operation, or when continuous sliding movement of the hand is detected from the portion of the touch panel that the hand contacted during the input operation.

[0015] According to this configuration, a user who has performed an erroneous input operation can perform a cancel operation by pressing and holding the erroneously operated portion of the touch panel or by performing a sliding motion starting from this portion.

[0016] In the elevator system, The control device may be configured not to register a destination floor when a cancel operation different from the input operation is detected in the input unit between the time the input operation is performed and the time the control device registers the destination floor.

[0017] According to this configuration, by providing the control device with a configuration for not registering a destination floor, it is possible to prevent the destination floor from being registered due to an erroneous input operation before the destination floor is registered.

[0018] In the elevator system, A plurality of the destination floor registration devices are provided, Each of the destination floor registration devices is Each has different identification information, When the input operation is performed, the registration instruction information and the identification information are output to the control device; The input unit may be configured to output, when the cancel operation is detected, blocking information regarding blocking of registration of the destination floor and the identification information to the control device.

[0019] According to such a configuration, the control device can determine the destination floor registration device that is the target of the input operation or cancellation operation based on the identification information, and therefore the configuration can be applied to an elevator system equipped with a plurality of destination floor registration devices. Effect of the Invention

[0020] As described above, according to the present invention, in a destination floor registration device that can register a destination floor by detecting a hand on an input unit, it is possible to provide an elevator system that prevents a user from registering a destination floor due to an erroneous input operation and suppresses a decrease in operating efficiency. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an elevator system according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a display when registering a destination floor in the elevator system. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a display when the destination floor registration is blocked in the elevator system. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining a series of processes in the elevator system. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a display when registration of a destination floor is blocked in an elevator system according to a modified example. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a display when registering a destination floor in an elevator system according to a modified example. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a flow chart for explaining a series of processes in an elevator system according to a modified example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0023] As shown in Fig. 1, an elevator system 1 includes a car 10, a destination floor registration device 2 provided at an elevator hall, and a control device 3 that controls the operation of the car 10. In this embodiment, the elevator system 1 is provided with a plurality of cars 10, specifically, three cars 10 corresponding to cars A, B, and C. Note that only one car 10 may be provided in the elevator system 1. In this elevator system 1, the car 10 can ascend and descend between the second basement floor and the ninth floor, and can stop at each floor from the second basement floor to the ninth floor.

[0024] Furthermore, in this elevator system 1, a user can register a destination floor by performing an input operation on the destination floor registration device 2. In this elevator system 1, two destination floor registration devices 2 are provided per floor, but one destination floor registration device 2 or three or more destination floor registration devices 2 may be provided per floor.

[0025] The control device 3 performs group management control such as allocation of hall calls to each car 10. In this group management, when a hall call is received by the destination floor registration device 2 at a hall on a specified floor, the control device 3 selects a car 10 suitable for the hall call from the cars 10 of multiple cars so as to increase the transportation efficiency of users, etc., and directs the selected car 10 to the hall from which the hall call was received. The control device 3 is also configured to register the destination floor after an input operation is performed. The elevator system 1 is provided with one control device 3.

[0026] The destination floor registration device 2 is a device for registering a destination floor (making a hall call) by an input operation by a user. The destination floor registration device 2 is configured to output registration instruction information for instructing the control device 3 to register a destination floor when an input operation is performed. The destination floor registration device 2 further includes an input unit 4 that receives an input operation by detecting the user's hand. In this embodiment, the destination floor registration device 2 includes a display unit 5 that displays the input result after the input operation and the destination floor registration result. The destination floor registration device 2 includes a determination unit 6 that determines and executes the output of the registration instruction information. As shown in Figs. 2(a) to 2(c), the destination floor registration device 2 includes a touch panel 20 that is a physical display that detects contact with the user's hand. Note that the hand (fingers) in Figs. 2, 3, 5, and 6 indicate the movement of the user's hand.

[0027] In this embodiment, the destination floor registration device 2 is configured such that the control device 3 registers the destination floor when the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected after the input operation is performed on the input unit 4. Specifically, the destination floor registration device 2 is configured such that the control device 3 outputs registration instruction information to the control device 3 when the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected after the input operation is performed on the input unit 4. In addition, the destination floor registration device 2 is configured such that the control device 3 does not register the destination floor when a cancel operation is detected between the input operation and the control device 3 registering the destination floor. Specifically, the destination floor registration device 2 is configured such that the control device 3 deletes the registration instruction information and does not output the registration instruction information to the control device 3 when a cancel operation is detected between the input operation and the control device 3 registering the destination floor. In this embodiment, the cancel operation that prevents the registration of the destination floor is an operation that has been registered in advance. Details of the cancel operation will be described later.

[0028] The determination unit 6 includes a storage unit that stores the destination floor information and the like inputted to the input unit 4, and a processing unit that outputs registration instruction information at a necessary timing.

[0029] The display unit 5 is configured by the entire touch panel 20, as shown in Fig. 2(a) to Fig. 2(c). In this embodiment, the touch panel 20 serves as both the input unit 4 and the display unit 5. The display unit 5 displays a numeric keypad indicating the destination floor. The numeric keypad includes, for example, keys indicating numbers, a "-" key indicating the basement, and a "☆" key indicating an emergency floor. The display unit 5 also displays information prompting the user to input the destination floor (for example, a message such as "Please enter destination"). Furthermore, the display unit 5 displays information regarding the destination floor being input (for example, "1"). The display unit 5 displays at least one of the unit number information (for example, "A") regarding the assigned unit number assigned by the input operation of the destination floor and the destination floor information (for example, "Floor 1") regarding the destination floor, and in this embodiment, it displays both the unit number information and the destination floor information.

[0030] The input unit 4 is the touch panel 20, and specifically, a portion of the touch panel 20 on which a numeric keypad indicating a destination floor is displayed. In this destination floor registration device 2, an input operation is an operation in which a user's hand touches the touch panel 20, and specifically, an operation in which a user's hand touches the numeric keypad of the touch panel 20.

[0031] In this embodiment, the input unit 4 accepts each floor from the second basement floor to the ninth basement floor as a destination floor. For example, if a user wishes to input "1st floor" as a destination floor, the user only needs to touch the "1" key with a finger or the like. Also, if a user wishes to input "2nd basement floor" as a destination floor, the user only needs to touch the "-" and "2" keys in that order with a finger or the like.

[0032] The destination floor registration device 2 is configured not to register a destination floor when a hand is continuously (e.g., for 2 seconds or more) detected in the input unit 4 after an input operation has been performed. Specifically, the destination floor registration device 2 is configured not to register a destination floor when an operation including an operation on a portion of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the input operation is detected in the touch panel 20. More specifically, the destination floor registration device 2 is configured not to register a destination floor when a hand is continuously detected on a portion of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the input operation. That is, the cancel operation is a long press operation on the portion of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the input operation.

[0033] For example, to prevent the entry of a destination floor by inputting "1st floor," the user needs to keep touching the "1" key with a finger or the like for a predetermined period of time during the entry operation, i.e., to press and hold the "1" key. Also, to prevent the entry of a destination floor by inputting "2nd basement floor," the user needs to touch the "-" and "2" keys in that order with a finger or the like (after the entry operation), and then press and hold the "2" key in that state.

[0034] The control device 3 controls the operation of the car 10 in accordance with the output information from the destination floor registration device 2. In this embodiment, when registration instruction information is output from the destination floor registration device 2, the control device 3 selects a car 10 corresponding to the registration instruction information from among the cars 10 of multiple cars, and directs the selected car 10 to the hall where the hall call has come.

[0035] The following describes a series of processes in the elevator system 1. First, the process for registering a destination floor in the elevator system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2(a) to 2(c) and the flowchart in FIG.

[0036] The destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) determines whether or not an input operation is performed on the input unit 4 (step S01). When no input operation is performed, the display unit 5 performs a default display (see FIG. 2(a)). In the default display, the display unit 5 displays input assistance information (messages such as "Please enter destination") and the numeric keypad that constitutes the input unit 4.

[0037] When there is no input operation in the input unit 4 (No in step S01), the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) repeats the determination of whether or not there is an input operation in the input unit 4 (step S01).

[0038] When an input operation is performed on the input unit 4 (Yes in step S01), the display unit 5 performs an input operation display during the input operation (step S02). In the input operation display, the display unit 5 displays a portion of the input unit 4 corresponding to the input operation (a portion of the touch panel 20 that is touched by the hand during the input operation) so as to be distinguishable from a portion of the input unit 4 where no input operation is performed (a portion of the touch panel 20 that is not touched by the hand during the input operation) (see FIG. 2(b)). In this embodiment, as a display to distinguish the portion of the input unit 4 corresponding to the input operation, a display to change the color of the key where an input operation is performed is performed. Note that such a distinguishing display may be a display to blink the key corresponding to the input operation, a display to change the thickness of the number written on this key, a display to display this key in a larger size, or the like.

[0039] Next, the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) determines whether or not a cancel operation has been performed on the input unit 4 (step S03). In this embodiment, the determination unit 6 determines whether or not a hand has been continuously detected (for example, for more than 2 seconds) from the state in which the input operation was performed on the input unit 4. At this time, the display unit 5 continues to display the input operation. If a cancel operation on the input unit 4 is not detected (No in step S03), the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) determines whether or not the hand that performed the input operation on the input unit 4 is no longer detected (step S04).

[0040] When a cancel operation in the input unit 4 is not detected and the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected in the input unit 4 (No in step S03, Yes in step S04), the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) outputs registration instruction information to the control device 3 (step S05). In this embodiment, when the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected in the input unit 4 in a state in which the hand has not been continuously detected since the state in which the input operation was performed in the input unit 4, the determination unit 6 outputs registration instruction information to the control device 3. Note that the case in which the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected in the input unit 4 refers to the case in which the hand is removed from the touch panel 20.

[0041] Furthermore, the control device 3 registers the destination floor in response to the registration instruction information output from the destination floor registration device 2 (step S06). Specifically, the control device 3 selects an appropriate car 10 from the cars 10 of the multiple cars in response to the registration instruction information, and directs the selected car 10 to the hall where the hall call has been received.

[0042] Next, the display unit 5 displays the registration result (step S07). In displaying the registration result, the display unit 5 displays unit number information (e.g., "A") related to the assigned unit number assigned by the input operation and destination floor information (e.g., "Floor 1") related to the destination floor (see FIG. 2(c)). After that, the display unit 5 displays the default (step S08, see FIG. 2(a)), and the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) returns to determining whether or not an input operation has been performed on the input unit 4 (step S01).

[0043] In addition, if there is no cancel operation in the input unit 4 and the hand that performed the input operation in the input unit 4 is detected (No in step S03, No in step S04), the destination floor registration device 2 (judgment unit 6) returns to judging whether or not there is a cancel operation in the input unit 4 (step S03).

[0044] Next, the process of blocking the registration of a destination floor in the elevator system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3(a) to 3(c) and the flowchart in FIG.

[0045] Steps S01, S02, and S03 are performed in the same manner as described above. During this process, the display unit 5 displays the default display shown in Fig. 3(a) and the input operation display in Fig. 3(b).

[0046] When a cancel operation is performed on the input unit 4 (Yes in step S03), the display unit 5 displays the cancel operation during the cancel operation (step S09). In the cancel operation display, the display unit 5 displays the part of the input unit 4 corresponding to the cancel operation (the part of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the cancel operation) so as to be distinguishable from the part of the input unit 4 where the cancel operation is not performed (the part of the touch panel 20 that the hand did not touch during the cancel operation) (see FIG. 3(c)). In this embodiment, as a display to distinguish the part of the input unit 4 corresponding to the cancel operation, a display to change the color of the key where the cancel operation is performed is performed. Note that such a distinguishing display may be a display to blink the key corresponding to the cancel operation, a display to change the thickness of the number written on this key, a display to display this key larger, or the like.

[0047] In the present embodiment, the display unit 5 displays the same information for the input operation and the cancel operation, but may display different information. For example, the display unit 5 may display the key on which the input operation has been performed in a different color as a display for distinguishing the portion of the input unit 4 corresponding to the input operation, and may display the key on which the cancel operation has been performed in a blinking manner as a display for distinguishing the portion of the input unit 4 corresponding to the cancel operation.

[0048] Furthermore, the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) deletes the registration instruction information (step S10). In this embodiment, a cancel operation has been performed on the input unit 4 when a long press on the part of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the input operation is detected. By deleting the registration instruction information, the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) does not output the registration instruction information to the control device 3, and therefore the control device 3 does not register the destination floor. Thereafter, the display unit 5 performs a default display (step S08, see FIG. 3(a)), and the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) returns to the determination of whether or not an input operation has been performed on the input unit 4 (step S01).

[0049] In the above elevator system 1, the destination floor registration device 2 does not register a destination floor if a cancel operation is detected between the time an input operation is performed and the time the control device 3 registers the destination floor. In this way, by preventing the registration of a destination floor due to an erroneous input operation before the destination floor is registered, it is possible to prevent the car 10 from operating in response to the erroneous input operation, and suppress a decrease in operation efficiency.

[0050] In the elevator system 1 of this embodiment, the destination floor registration device 2 does not register the destination floor when the hand is continuously detected from the state where the input operation is performed. Therefore, the user can prevent the destination floor from being registered by keeping the hand detected by the input unit 4 from the state where the destination floor is input, and can register the appropriate destination floor again by, for example, releasing the hand and performing a new input operation after that. In this way, the registration of the destination floor due to an incorrect input operation can be quickly prevented, and the appropriate destination floor can be quickly registered. In addition, since the cancel operation needs to be performed between the time when the hand is detected by the input unit and the time when the hand is no longer detected, it is possible to prevent the registration of the destination floor by the input operation of another user from being hindered when the input operation of the user is appropriate.

[0051] In addition, in the elevator system 1 of this embodiment, a user who has performed an erroneous input operation recognizes the part of the touch panel 20 that has been erroneously operated, and therefore performs an operation using this part (long press on the part of the touch panel 20 that has been erroneously operated), thereby preventing the registration of the destination floor due to the erroneous input operation. This eliminates the need to provide a dedicated button such as a cancel button, and the user does not need to search for this dedicated button when performing a cancel operation. In addition, since it is necessary to perform an operation on the part of the touch panel 20 that has been erroneously operated during a cancel operation, the registration of the destination floor due to this input operation is unlikely to be erroneously canceled by an operation by a user other than the user who performed the input operation, for example, a user subsequent to the user who performed the input operation. Furthermore, since the cancel operation needs to be performed between the time the input operation is performed and the time the control device 3 registers the destination floor, the registration of the destination floor due to this input operation is unlikely to be erroneously canceled by an operation by a user other than the user who performed the input operation, for example, a user subsequent to the user who performed the input operation.

[0052] It should be noted that the elevator system of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the configuration of one embodiment can be added to the configuration of another embodiment, or part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment. Furthermore, part of the configuration of one embodiment can be deleted.

[0053] In the above embodiment, the cancel operation is a long press operation on the touch panel 20, but it may be a slide operation on the touch panel 20. For example, as shown in Figs. 5(a) to 5(c), the destination floor registration device 2 may be configured not to register the destination floor when a continuous sliding movement of the hand is detected from a part of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the input operation (e.g., the "1" key). Even in this case, a user who has performed an erroneous input operation can perform a cancel operation by a sliding movement starting from the erroneously operated part of the touch panel 20 (e.g., the "1" key).

[0054] The destination floor registration device 2 is preferably configured not to register a destination floor when a slide operation including an upward movement that is difficult to perform during normal input operation is detected. In this configuration, the input unit 4 includes an auxiliary unit located above the numeric keypad on the touch panel 20 in addition to the numeric keypad. The destination floor registration device 2 may be configured not to register a destination floor when a downward slide operation or a sideways slide operation is detected on the touch panel 20. The destination floor registration device 2 may be configured not to register a destination floor when a slide movement of the hand continuously from a part of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the input operation is detected for a distance of a predetermined distance (for example, 20 mm to 50 mm) or more.

[0055] In this configuration, the destination floor registration device 2 is configured to cancel the registration of the destination floor when a slide operation is detected in the input unit 4 from a part of the input unit 4 where the hand is detected during the input operation (for example, the "1" key) to an end point part (specifically, an auxiliary part located above the numeric keypad of the touch panel 20) different from the part of the input unit 4 where the hand is detected during the input operation. In this case, when the start of the slide operation is detected in the input unit 4, the display unit 5 may display an icon indicating the end point part (for example, an illustrated icon of a trash can) at the end point part. Moreover, the display unit 5 may display an icon indicating the direction from the part where the hand is detected during the input operation to the end point part (for example, an arrow icon) instead of the icon indicating the end point part. According to this configuration, the end point part of the operation to cancel the registration of the destination floor and the movement direction of this operation can be easily understood by displaying the icon.

[0056] In the above embodiment, the destination floor registration device 2 is configured to register a destination floor when the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected in the input unit 4 after the input operation is performed, but this is not limited thereto. The destination floor registration device 2 may be configured to register a destination floor when a first predetermined time has elapsed since the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected in the input unit 4. The first predetermined time is, for example, about 2 to 3 seconds.

[0057] In this configuration, when a destination floor is registered by an input operation, the display on the display unit 5 switches as follows. The display unit 5 switches from a default display state (see FIG. 6(a)) to an input operation display when an input operation is performed (see FIG. 6(b)), and switches to a post-input display (see FIG. 6(c)) when the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected (when the hand that performed the input operation is removed from the touch panel 20). In the default display, the display unit 5 displays input assistance information (a message such as "Please enter destination") and the numeric keypad that constitutes the input unit 4. In the input operation display, the display unit 5 displays the portion of the input unit 4 that corresponds to the input operation (the portion of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the input operation) so as to be distinguishable from the portion of the input unit 4 that does not have an input operation (the portion of the touch panel 20 that the hand did not touch during the input operation). In the post-input display, the display unit 5 displays the portion of the input unit 4 corresponding to the input operation (the portion of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the input operation) so as to be distinguishable from the portion of the input unit 4 where no input operation is performed (the portion of the touch panel 20 that the hand does not touch during the input operation). Furthermore, when a first predetermined time has elapsed since the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected in the input unit 4, the display unit 5 displays the registration result as shown in Fig. 6(d). In the registration result display, the display unit 5 displays unit number information (e.g., "A") related to the assigned unit number assigned by the input operation and destination floor information (e.g., "Floor 1") related to the destination floor.

[0058] In this configuration, the destination floor registration device 2 may be configured not to register the destination floor when a cancel operation is detected within a first predetermined time after the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected in the input unit 4. Specifically, the destination floor registration device 2 may be configured to suspend output of registration instruction information to the control device 3 for a first predetermined time when the input operation is detected in the input unit 4, and not to output the registration instruction information to the control device 3 if a cancel operation is detected in the input unit 4 during the period from when the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected until the first predetermined time has elapsed. In this case, the destination floor registration device 2 is configured to output the registration instruction information to the control device 3 if a cancel operation is not detected in the input unit 4 during the period from when the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected until the first predetermined time has elapsed. In this case, the cancel operation may be, for example, a double tap operation on a part of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the input operation, or a multiple tap operation performed at intervals shorter than the first predetermined time on a part of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the input operation. That is, the destination floor registration device 2 may be configured not to register a destination floor when a hand is detected two or more times within less than a first predetermined time (less than two seconds) from the input operation on a portion of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the input operation. Also, the destination floor registration device 2 may be configured not to register a destination floor when a hand is detected multiple times at intervals of less than a first predetermined time (less than two seconds) on a portion of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the input operation.

[0059] Below, a series of processes in an elevator system 1 equipped with a destination floor registration device 2 configured to register a destination floor when a first predetermined time has elapsed since the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected in the input unit 4 will be explained using the flowcharts in Figures 6(a) to 6(d) and 7.

[0060] The destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) determines whether or not an input operation has been performed on the input unit 4 (step S11). When no input operation has been performed, the display unit 5 performs a default display (see FIG. 6(a)).

[0061] When there is no input operation in the input unit 4 (No in step S11), the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) repeats the determination of whether or not there is an input operation in the input unit 4 (step S11).

[0062] When an input operation is performed on the input unit 4 (Yes in step S11), the display unit 5 displays the input operation during the input operation (step S12, see FIG. 6(b)).

[0063] Next, the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) determines whether or not the hand that performed the input operation in the input unit 4 is no longer detected (step S13). Specifically, the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) determines whether or not the hand that performed the input operation in the input unit 4 has been released. At this time, the display unit 5 continues to display the input operation.

[0064] If the hand that performed the input operation is detected in the input unit 4 (No in step S13), the destination floor registration device 2 (judgment unit 6) repeats the judgment (step S13) as to whether the hand that performed the input operation in the input unit 4 is no longer detected.

[0065] When the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected by the input unit 4 (Yes in step S13), the display unit 5 performs post-input display (step S14, see FIG. 6(c)).

[0066] Next, the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) determines whether or not a cancel operation has been performed on the input unit 4 (step S15). In this embodiment, the determination unit 6 determines whether or not a double tap operation has been performed on the part of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the input operation. At this time, the display unit 5 continues to display after the input. If there is no cancel operation on the input unit 4 (No in step S15), the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) determines whether or not a first predetermined time has elapsed since the hand that performed the input operation on the input unit 4 was no longer detected (step S16).

[0067] If there is no cancel operation in the input unit 4 and the first specified time has not elapsed since the hand that performed the input operation in the input unit 4 was no longer detected (No in step S15, No in step S16), the destination floor registration device 2 (judgment unit 6) returns to judging whether or not there is a cancel operation in the input unit 4 (step S15).

[0068] When a cancel operation is not detected in the input unit 4 and a first predetermined time has elapsed since the hand that performed the input operation was no longer detected in the input unit 4 (No in step S15, Yes in step S16), the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) outputs registration instruction information to the control device 3 (step S17). In this embodiment, when a double tap operation is not performed on a part of the touch panel 20 that the hand touched during the input operation in the input unit 4 and a first predetermined time has elapsed since the hand that performed the input operation was no longer detected in the input unit 4, the determination unit 6 outputs registration instruction information to the control device 3. Note that the time when the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected in the input unit 4 is when the hand is removed from the touch panel 20. The control device 3 registers the destination floor according to the registration instruction information output from the destination floor registration device 2 (step S18). Furthermore, the display unit 5 displays the registration result (step S19, see FIG. 6(d)). Thereafter, the display unit 5 performs a default display (step S20, see FIG. 6(a)), and the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) returns to the determination of whether or not an input operation has been performed on the input unit 4 (step S11).

[0069] When a cancel operation is performed on the input unit 4 (Yes in step S15), the display unit 5 displays the cancel operation (step S21), and the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) deletes the registration instruction information (step S22). In this embodiment, a cancel operation is performed on the input unit 4 when, after an input operation on the touch panel 20, the hand that performed the input operation on the input unit 4 is detected two or more times (for example, when a double tap operation is detected). As a result, the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) does not output the registration instruction information to the control device 3, and the control device 3 does not register the destination floor. After that, the display unit 5 displays the default (step S20), and the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) returns to determining whether or not an input operation is performed on the input unit 4 (step S11).

[0070] According to this elevator system 1, if the user realizes that the input operation was incorrect (even when looking at the display after input) even after the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected by the input unit 4, the user can prevent the destination floor from being registered due to the incorrect input operation before the destination floor is registered. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the car 10 from operating in response to the incorrect input operation, and it is possible to reliably suppress a decrease in operation efficiency.

[0071] In the above embodiment, the destination floor registration device 2 is configured not to register a destination floor when a hand is continuously detected in the input unit 4 from a state where an input operation has been performed, or when an operation including an operation on a part of the input unit 4 that the hand touched during the input operation is detected, but may be configured not to register a destination floor when a hand is detected in another state. For example, the destination floor registration device 2 may not register a destination floor when a slide operation starting from a part of the input unit 4 other than the part that the hand touched during the input operation, or an operation of drawing a symbol such as "x", a number, a letter, or the like on the input unit 4 is detected in the input unit 4. In addition, the destination floor registration device 2 may not register a destination floor when a key that cannot be registered as a destination floor (continuous input of "9" and "9" or input of "0") is input in the input unit 4. Furthermore, the cancellation operation does not have to be an operation that is registered in advance, and the destination floor registration device 2 does not have to register the destination floor when a hand performing an operation other than an input operation is detected in the input unit 4.

[0072] In the above embodiment, the input unit 4 accepts each floor from the second basement floor to the ninth floor as a destination floor, but may accept a destination floor indicated by a number of two or more digits. In this case, the control device 3 may register a destination floor of multiple digits when the input unit 4 detects a hand multiple times within a second predetermined time. For example, when a user wants to input "the 10th floor" as a destination floor, the user may touch the "1" and "0" keys in order with a finger or the like within a second predetermined time (for example, within one second). Since the input unit 4 can input a destination floor using a numeric keypad including the keys "0" to "9", it is possible to register various destination floors and reduce the size of the destination floor registration device 2.

[0073] Furthermore, in this case, if a cancel operation is detected in the input unit 4 between the last hand detection in the multiple hand detections within the second predetermined time (for example, after the "0" key is detected among the "1" and "0" key detections) and the destination floor is registered, the registration of the entire multi-digit destination floor (for example, registration of "10th floor") may not be performed. With this configuration, the user can prevent the registration of the entire destination floor number of two or more digits. Therefore, with this configuration, even if there is an error in the destination floor number other than the ones digit, the appropriate destination floor can be registered after the cancel operation.

[0074] The numeric keypad of the touch panel 20 may include an enter key (decision key). In this configuration, the destination floor registration device 2 may register a destination floor when the input unit 4 detects a hand on a key indicating a number, and detects a hand on the enter key within a third predetermined time after the hand is no longer detected. Also, in this configuration, the destination floor registration device 2 does not register a destination floor when the input unit 4 detects a cancel operation between detecting a hand on a key indicating a number and operating the enter key. Note that the destination floor registration device 2 may be configured not to register a destination floor when the input unit 4 detects a hand on a key indicating a number, further detects a hand on the enter key, and then detects a cancel operation within a first predetermined time after detecting a hand on the enter key.

[0075] In the above embodiment, the destination floor registration device 2 is provided at the landing, but it may be provided at least one of the elevator landing and the car 10. Also, in the above embodiment, the destination floor registration device 2 is provided at the landing of each floor, but it may be provided only at the landings of some floors (e.g., the entrance floor) among the floors of the building in which the elevator system 1 is installed. In this case, normal landing call buttons (a landing call button for calling an ascending car and a landing call button for calling a descending car) may be provided at the landings of floors on which the destination floor registration device 2 is not provided.

[0076] In the above embodiment, the touch panel 20 is a numeric keypad type, but it may be a type in which a list of destination floors that can be registered is displayed and the user can select one to input the destination floor. The input unit 4 of the destination floor registration device 2 is the touch panel 20, but it may be a destination floor button that can input the destination floor by pressing it, or a destination floor button that can input the destination floor without contact using an infrared sensor or the like. In this case, the destination floor registration device 2 may be a combination of an input unit 4 such as a destination floor button and a display unit 5 such as a liquid crystal display. The input unit 4 may be an aerial touch display that forms an image in the air (space). This aerial touch display may have, for example, a light source that emits light for generating an aerial image, an optical member that reflects and transmits the light from the light source to form an aerial image in a predetermined space, and a detection unit that detects the user's input operation on the aerial image.

[0077] In the above embodiment, the destination floor registration device 2 is configured to block the registration of the destination floor, but this is not limited thereto. Instead of the destination floor registration device 2, the control device 3 may be configured to block the registration of the destination floor. In this case, the control device 3 may be configured to register the destination floor when a first predetermined time has elapsed since the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected in the input unit 4. In this case, the control device 3 is configured not to register the destination floor when a cancel operation different from the input operation is detected in the input unit 4 during the period from when the input operation is performed until the control device 3 registers the destination floor. Specifically, the destination floor registration device 2 may be configured to output registration instruction information to the control device 3 when the input operation is performed, and the control device 3 may be configured to suspend the registration process of the destination floor for a first predetermined time when the registration instruction information is output. If a cancel operation is detected in the input unit 4 during the period from when the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected until the first predetermined time has elapsed, the destination floor registration device 2 outputs cancellation instruction information to the control device 3. Furthermore, if cancel instruction information is output from the input unit 4 during the period from when the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected until the first predetermined time has elapsed, the control device 3 does not register the destination floor. On the other hand, if cancel instruction information is not output before the first predetermined time has elapsed, the control device 3 registers the destination floor. Even with this configuration, by providing the control device 3 with a configuration for not registering the destination floor, it is possible to prevent the registration of a destination floor due to an erroneous input operation before the destination floor is registered, and to prevent the car 10 from operating in response to the erroneous input operation, thereby suppressing a decrease in operation efficiency.

[0078] In a configuration in which the control device 3 registers a destination floor when the input unit 4 no longer detects the hand that performed the input operation after an input operation is performed in the input unit 4, and prevents the registration of the destination floor when a cancel operation is detected, the destination floor registration device 2 may output registration instruction information to the control device 3 when the input unit 4 no longer detects the hand that performed the input operation after an input operation is performed in the input unit 4. In a configuration in which the control device 3 registers a destination floor when a first predetermined time has elapsed since the input unit 4 no longer detects the hand that performed the input operation, and prevents the registration of the destination floor when a cancel operation is detected, the destination floor registration device 2 may output registration instruction information to the control device 3 when the input unit 4 no longer detects the hand that performed the input operation after an input operation is performed in the input unit 4, or when a fourth predetermined time shorter than the first predetermined time has elapsed since the input unit 4 no longer detects the hand that performed the input operation.

[0079] Furthermore, in this configuration, the multiple destination floor registration devices 2 (in this embodiment, the determination units 6 of two destination floor registration devices 2) may each have different identification information. In this case, the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) outputs registration instruction information and identification information to the control device 3 when an input operation is performed in the input unit 4. Also, the destination floor registration device 2 (determination unit 6) is configured to output prevention information regarding prevention of destination floor registration and identification information to the control device 3 when a cancel operation is detected in the input unit 4. In this configuration, the control device 3 can determine the destination floor registration device 2 that is the target of the input operation or cancel operation based on the identification information, and therefore the configuration is applicable to an elevator system 1 equipped with multiple destination floor registration devices 2.

[0080] In this configuration, the destination floor registration device 2 does not need to have identification information. In this case, the destination floor registration device 2 may be configured to output only registration instruction information to the control device 3 when an input operation is performed on the input unit 4, and to output only blocking information to the control device 3 when a cancel operation is detected on the input unit 4. [Explanation of symbols]

[0081] 1... elevator system, 2... destination floor registration device, 3... control device, 4... input unit, 5... display unit, 6... determination unit, 20... touch panel

Claims

1. a destination floor registration device provided at least in one of an elevator hall and an elevator car, the destination floor registration device having an input unit that receives an input operation by detecting a user's hand; A control device that controls the operation of a car according to output information from the destination floor registration device, The destination floor registration device includes: When the input operation is performed, registration instruction information for instructing the control device to register a destination floor is output, The control device includes: The input unit is configured to detect a user's hand to input destination floor information, and then register the destination floor after the input operation is performed, The elevator system is configured not to register a destination floor when a cancel operation different from the input operation is detected in the input unit between the time the input operation is performed and the time the control device registers the destination floor.

2. The elevator system according to claim 1 , wherein the input unit is configured not to register the destination floor when a hand is continuously detected in the input unit from a state in which the input operation has been performed.

3. The control device includes: When the first predetermined time has elapsed since the hand that performed the input operation was no longer detected in the input unit, the destination floor is registered; The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the input unit is configured not to register a destination floor when the cancel operation is detected within the first predetermined time after the hand that performed the input operation is no longer detected.

4. the input unit is a touch panel, 2. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the touch panel is configured not to register a destination floor when an operation including an operation on a portion of the touch panel that is touched by a hand during the input operation is detected.

5. the input unit is a touch panel, 3. The elevator system according to claim 2, wherein the touch panel is configured not to register a destination floor when a hand is continuously detected on a portion of the touch panel that the hand touched during the input operation, or when continuous sliding movement of the hand is detected from the portion of the touch panel that the hand touched during the input operation.

6. 2. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the control device is configured not to register the destination floor when a cancel operation different from the input operation is detected in the input unit between the time the input operation is performed and the time the control device registers the destination floor.

7. A plurality of the destination floor registration devices are provided, Each of the destination floor registration devices is Each has different identification information, When the input operation is performed, the registration instruction information and the identification information are output to the control device; The elevator system according to claim 6, wherein the input unit is configured to output, when the cancel operation is detected, blocking information regarding blocking of registration of the destination floor and the identification information to the control device.

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