Elevator system

Abstract

To provide an elevator system capable of achieving smooth registration of a destination floor for a terminal and a mobile body with a simple structure.SOLUTION: This elevator system comprises: a control panel for controlling elevator allocation; an elevator server communicably connected to the control panel; a terminal server that is communicably connected to the elevator server and that transmits boarding request information received from a terminal operated by a user of an elevator to the elevator server; and a mobile body server that is communicably connected to the elevator server and that transmits boarding request information received from a mobile body allowed to board the elevator to the elevator server. The elevator server is provided with an identification unit that identifies which of the boarding request information from the terminal server and the boarding request information from the mobile body server the received boarding request information is, and transmits the boarding request information to the control panel on the basis of the identification result of the identification unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an elevator system capable of registering a destination floor from a terminal or a moving body.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, for example, in an elevator system, destination floor registration is performed based on a signal transmitted from a smartphone or a robot (for example, Patent Document 1). By the way, when destination floor registration is performed from both a smartphone and a robot, if car allocation control is performed without distinguishing between them, there is a possibility that a user of the smartphone and the robot will ride together. In addition, in order to perform car allocation control by distinguishing between them, a control unit of an elevator capable of relatively advanced processing is required, so it is difficult to apply to, for example, an existing elevator.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Therefore, the problem is to provide an elevator system that enables smooth destination floor registration of a terminal and a moving body with a simple configuration.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The elevator system includes a control panel that controls the allocation of elevators, an elevator server communicably connected to the control panel, a terminal server communicably connected to the elevator server and transmitting the boarding request information received from a terminal operated by a user of the elevator to the elevator server, and a mobile body server communicably connected to the elevator server and transmitting the boarding request information received from a mobile body capable of boarding the elevator to the elevator server. The elevator server includes an identification unit that identifies whether the received boarding request information is the boarding request information from the terminal server or the boarding request information from the mobile body server. Based on the identification result of the identification unit, the boarding request information is transmitted to the control panel.

[0006] Further, in the elevator system, the elevator server may be configured to transmit operation mode information corresponding to the identification result of the identification unit to the control panel.

[0007] Further, in the elevator system, when the identification unit identifies that the boarding request information is the boarding request information from the mobile body server, if the elevator server does not receive the boarding request information from the terminal server during the period from the time when the boarding request information from the mobile body server is received to a first predetermined time later, the elevator server may be configured to transmit the boarding request information from the mobile body server to the control panel.

[0008] Further, in the elevator system, when the identification unit identifies that the boarding request information is the boarding request information from the mobile body server, if the elevator server receives the boarding request information from the terminal server during the period from a second predetermined time before the time when the boarding request information from the mobile body server is received to that time, the elevator server may be configured to transmit the boarding request information from the mobile body server to the control panel after a third predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the boarding request information from the terminal server is received.

[0009] In addition, in the elevator system, the boarding request information transmitted by the terminal server includes boarding floor information and destination floor information. The elevator further includes a boarding detection unit that determines boarding on the elevator. When the identification unit identifies that the information is the boarding request information from the terminal server, the elevator server transmits the destination floor information to the control panel when the boarding detection unit detects boarding on the boarding floor based on the boarding floor information. Such a configuration may be adopted.

[0010] In addition, in the elevator system, the boarding request information transmitted by the terminal server includes the ID information of the terminal, the boarding request information transmitted by the mobile server includes the ID information of the mobile body, and there are a terminal authentication database that stores the ID information of the terminal for which transmission of the boarding request information to the elevator is permitted, a mobile body authentication database that stores the ID information of the mobile body for which transmission of the boarding request information to the elevator is permitted, and an authentication unit that authenticates the ID information of the terminal or the ID information of the mobile body. The authentication unit may select and authenticate either the terminal authentication database or the mobile body authentication database based on the identification result of the identification unit.

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0012] Hereinafter, an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0013] 1. Configuration FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0014] As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator system 100 includes an elevator 1, an operation unit 2, a control panel 3, an elevator server 4, a terminal server 5, a terminal 6, a mobile server 7, and a mobile body 8.

[0015] The elevator 1 includes a car and a driving device, and moves the car to the landing based on the car allocation control of the control panel 3 described later by driving the driving device. In this embodiment, the elevator system 100 includes one elevator 1, but the configuration is not limited to this, and a plurality of elevators 1 may be provided.

[0016] The operation unit 2 is a landing call button installed at the landing of the elevator 1 and a car call button installed in the car of the elevator 1. When the operation unit 2 detects a user's operation, it transmits a signal corresponding to the operation to the control panel 3 described later. Note that the signal from the operation unit 2 may be transmitted via the elevator 1.

[0017] The landing call button is a button for calling a car to the landing where the button is installed, and is accompanied by an icon indicating up or down. The user calls a car to the landing by pressing the landing call button corresponding to the direction of the destination floor at the landing. Note that the landing call button is not limited to such a configuration, and may be accompanied by an icon of a number indicating the destination floor, and the user calls a car to the landing by pressing the landing call button corresponding to the destination floor at the landing.

[0018] The car call button is accompanied by an icon of a number indicating the destination floor, and the user registers the destination floor by pressing the car call button corresponding to the destination floor in the car.

[0019] Note that the operation unit 2 is not limited to buttons that can be operated by pressing, and may be a non-contact sensor or a touch panel that can be operated by a user holding their hand over it.

[0020] Also, in this embodiment, the elevator system 100 is configured to include the operation unit 2, but is not limited to such a configuration. It may also be configured without the operation unit 2, and the terminal 6 described later may be installed at the landing or in the car.

[0021] The control panel 3 controls the allocation of the elevator 1. Specifically, the control panel 3 includes a communication unit 31, a storage unit 32 such as a memory and an HDD, and a control unit 33 such as a CPU.

[0022] The communication unit 31 is a communication module for communicating with the elevator 1, the operation unit 2, and the elevator server 4 described later. Specifically, the communication unit 31 receives a signal corresponding to an operation from the operation unit 2. Also, the communication unit 31 receives boarding request information from the elevator server 4. Furthermore, the communication unit 31 transmits a signal instructing the elevator 1 to operate to the landing.

[0023] The storage unit 32 stores various information used in the control panel 3. The storage unit 32 stores, for example, various control programs for controlling the allocation of the elevator 1.

[0024] The control unit 33 controls the allocation of the elevator 1 by reading and executing various control programs for controlling the allocation of the elevator 1 stored in the storage unit 32.

[0025] Specifically, based on the signal received from the operation unit 2 or the boarding request information received from the elevator server 4 described later, it instructs the elevator 1 to operate to the landing via the communication unit 31. When there are multiple elevators 1, for example, the elevator 1 is selected so that the operation efficiency is the best, and the selected elevator 1 is instructed to operate to the landing.

[0026] The control unit 33 may perform vehicle allocation control involving various driving modes. The driving modes include, for example, wheelchair driving in which vehicle allocation control is performed by limiting it to a specific elevator 1 suitable for wheelchair users, and dedicated driving.

[0027] Note that the dedicated driving is a driving in which only the user who has registered the destination floor or the mobile body 8 is allowed to board and move to the destination floor. Specifically, when the destination floor is registered and vehicle allocation control involving dedicated driving is performed, an unmanned car is moved to the landing where the user or the mobile body 8 waits. When the user or the mobile body 8 boards the car, it is a driving in which no other vehicle allocation is accepted until moving to the destination floor.

[0028] The terminal 6 is, for example, a smartphone owned by the user of the elevator 1, and the user of the elevator 1 can register the destination floor of the elevator 1 by operating it.

[0029] Specifically, the user designates the elevator 1 by touching the icon of the elevator 1 that the user wishes to board from among a plurality of elevator 1 icons displayed on the touch panel of the terminal 6. Also, the user designates the boarding floor and the destination floor by touching the floor buttons displayed on the touch panel of the terminal 6.

[0030] The terminal 6 transmits boarding request information including information designating the control panel 3 corresponding to the designated elevator 1, boarding floor information indicating the designated boarding floor, destination floor information indicating the designated destination floor, and ID information of the terminal 6, to the terminal server 5 described later.

[0031] The terminal server 5 transmits the boarding request information to the elevator server 4 described later. The elevator server 4 transmits the boarding request information to the designated control panel 3, whereby the destination floor is registered.

[0032] Note that the terminal 6 is not limited to a smartphone owned by the user of the elevator 1, and may be, for example, a touch panel installed at the landing or in the car, or a device capable of registering the destination floor by authenticating the user's face.

[0033] The terminal server 5 transmits the boarding request information received from the terminal 6 to the elevator server 4. Specifically, the terminal server 5 includes a communication unit 51, a storage unit 52 such as a memory and an HDD, and a control unit 53 such as a CPU.

[0034] The communication unit 51 is a communication module for communicating with the terminal 6 and the elevator server 4 described later. Specifically, the communication unit 51 receives the boarding request information from the terminal 6. Also, the communication unit 51 transmits the boarding request information to the elevator server 4.

[0035] The storage unit 52 stores various information used in the terminal server 5. The storage unit 52 stores, for example, various control programs for transmitting the boarding request information transmitted from the terminal 6 to the elevator server 4.

[0036] The control unit 53 controls the communication unit 51 and transmits the boarding request information received from the terminal 6 to the elevator server 4.

[0037] Note that the control unit 53 may determine whether the terminal is permitted to transmit the boarding request information to the elevator server 4 based on the ID information of the terminal 6 included in the boarding request information received from the terminal 6.

[0038] When the control unit 53 determines that the terminal is permitted to transmit the boarding request information to the elevator server 4, the control unit 53 controls the communication unit 51 to transmit the boarding request information to the elevator server 4. On the other hand, when the control unit 53 determines that the terminal is not permitted to transmit the boarding request information to the elevator server 4, the control unit 53 does not transmit the boarding request information to the elevator server 4.

[0039] The mobile body 8 can board the elevator 1, for example, and is a robot that moves autonomously. For example, boarding the elevator 1 is included in the planned movement route of the mobile body 8. When the mobile body 8 arrives at the landing along the movement route, the mobile body 8 can register the destination floor of the elevator 1.

[0040] Specifically, the mobile body 8 designates the elevator 1 included in the planned movement route, the boarding floor, and the destination floor.

[0041] The mobile body 8 transmits boarding request information including information designating the control panel 3 corresponding to the designated elevator 1, boarding floor information indicating the designated boarding floor, destination floor information indicating the designated destination floor, and the ID information of the mobile body 8 to the mobile body server 7 described later.

[0042] The mobile body server 7 transmits the boarding request information to the elevator server 4 described later. The elevator server 4 transmits the boarding request information to the designated control panel 3, thereby registering the destination floor.

[0043] Note that the mobile body 8 is not limited to a robot and may be, for example, a personal mobility vehicle on which a person rides and operates.

[0044] The mobile body server 7 includes a communication unit 71, a storage unit 72 such as a memory and an HDD, and a control unit 73 such as a CPU.

[0045] The communication unit 71 is a communication module for communicating with the mobile body 8 and the elevator server 4 described later. Specifically, the communication unit 71 receives the boarding request information from the mobile body 8. Also, the communication unit 71 transmits the boarding request information to the elevator server 4.

[0046] The storage unit 72 stores various information used in the mobile body server 7. The storage unit 72 stores, for example, various control programs for transmitting the boarding request information transmitted from the mobile body 8 to the elevator server 4.

[0047] The control unit 73 controls the communication unit 71 and transmits the ride request information received from the mobile body 8 to the elevator server 4.

[0048] Note that the control unit 73 may determine whether the mobile body is a mobile body for which transmission of the ride request information to the elevator server 4 is permitted based on the ID information of the mobile body 8 included in the ride request information received from the mobile body 8.

[0049] When the control unit 73 determines that the mobile body is a mobile body for which transmission of the ride request information to the elevator server 4 is permitted, the control unit 73 controls the communication unit 71 to transmit the ride request information to the elevator server 4. On the other hand, when the control unit 73 determines that the mobile body is not a mobile body for which transmission of the ride request information to the elevator server 4 is permitted, the control unit 73 does not transmit the ride request information to the elevator server 4.

[0050] The elevator server 4 transmits the ride request information to the control panel 3 based on the ride request information transmitted from the terminal server 5 and the mobile body server 7. Specifically, it includes a communication unit 41, a storage unit 42 such as a memory and an HDD, and a control unit 43 such as a CPU.

[0051] The communication unit 41 is a communication module for communicating with the control panel 3, the terminal server 5, and the mobile body server 7. Specifically, the communication unit 41 receives the ride request information from the terminal server 5. Also, the communication unit 41 receives the ride request information from the mobile body server 7. Further, the communication unit 41 transmits the ride request information to the control panel 3. In this embodiment, the elevator server 4 communicates with one control panel 3, but the configuration is not limited to this, and it may communicate with a plurality of control panels 3.

[0052] The storage unit 42 stores various information used in the elevator server 4. The storage unit 42 stores, for example, various control programs for transmitting the ride request information to the control panel 3 based on the ride request information transmitted from the terminal server 5 and the mobile body server 7.

[0053] Further, the storage unit 42 includes a terminal authentication database 421 and a mobile body authentication database 422. The terminal authentication database 421 stores the ID information of the terminal 6 for which the transmission of boarding request information to the elevator 1 is permitted. The mobile body authentication database 422 stores the ID information of the mobile body 8 for which the transmission of boarding request information to the elevator 1 is permitted.

[0054] The control unit 43 reads and executes various programs for transmitting boarding request information stored in the storage unit 42, and thereby transmits the boarding request information to the control panel 3. Specifically, the control unit 43 includes an acquisition unit 431, a specification unit 432, an authentication unit 433, an identification unit 434, and a communication control unit 435.

[0055] The acquisition unit 431 acquires the boarding request information transmitted from the terminal server 5 or the mobile body server 7 via the communication unit 41. Here, the boarding request information transmitted by the terminal server 5 includes the ID information of the terminal 6. Further, the boarding request information transmitted by the mobile body server 7 includes the ID information of the mobile body 8. Furthermore, the boarding request information transmitted from the terminal server 5 and the mobile body server 7 includes information specifying the control panel 3.

[0056] The specification unit 432 specifies the control panel 3 to which the boarding request information is to be transmitted based on the information specifying the control panel 3 included in the boarding request information transmitted from the terminal server 5 or the mobile body server 7.

[0057] The authentication unit 433 authenticates the ID information of the terminal 6 or the ID information of the mobile body 8. Specifically, the authentication unit 433 authenticates the ID information of the terminal 6 or the ID information of the mobile body 8 by determining whether the ID information included in the boarding request information transmitted from the terminal server 5 or the mobile body server 7 is included in either the terminal authentication database 421 or the mobile body authentication database 422 stored in the storage unit 42.

[0058] The identification unit 434 identifies whether the received boarding request information is boarding request information from the terminal server 5 or boarding request information from the mobile body server 7.

[0059] Specifically, when the terminal server 5 transmits boarding request information to the elevator server 4, it transmits identification information indicating that the source of the boarding request information is the terminal server 5 to the elevator server 4. Also, when the mobile server 7 transmits boarding request information to the elevator server 4, it transmits identification information indicating that the source of the boarding request information is the mobile server 7 to the elevator server 4. The identification unit 434 identifies whether the received boarding request information is boarding request information from the terminal server 5 or boarding request information from the mobile server 7 based on the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit 431.

[0060] Note that the configuration is not limited to this. The identification unit 434 may identify whether the received boarding request information is boarding request information from the terminal server 5 or boarding request information from the mobile server 7 based on the authentication result of the authentication unit 433. Specifically, the identification unit 434 may identify whether the received boarding request information is boarding request information from the terminal server 5 or boarding request information from the mobile server 7 based on whether the ID information included in the boarding request information transmitted from the terminal server 5 or the mobile server 7 is included in either the terminal authentication database 421 or the mobile authentication database 422.

[0061] The communication control unit 435 transmits the boarding request information to the control panel 3 specified by the specifying unit 432 via the communication unit 41 based on the identification result of the identification unit 434. Thereby, the control panel 3 may perform dispatching control based on the boarding request information based on the identification result of the identification unit 434 of the elevator server 4. Therefore, it is possible to enable smooth destination floor registration for the terminal 6 and the mobile body 8 with a simple configuration.

[0062] The communication control unit 435 transmits driving mode information corresponding to the identification result of the identification unit 434 to the control panel 3 via the communication unit 41. Here, the driving mode information is information associated with the boarding request information. When the control panel 3 receives the driving mode information, it performs dispatching control with a driving mode corresponding to the driving mode information.

[0063] For example, when the identification unit 434 identifies that the information is a ride request from the mobile server 7, the communication control unit 435 transmits, via the communication unit 41, information indicating "dedicated operation" as the driving mode information together with the ride request information to the control panel 3. Thereby, the control panel 3 performs vehicle allocation control involving dedicated operation for the ride request information of the mobile body 8.

[0064] Also, for example, when the identification unit 434 identifies that the information is a ride request from the terminal server 5, the communication control unit 435 transmits, via the communication unit 41, information indicating "no driving mode" as the driving mode information together with the ride request information to the control panel 3. Thereby, the control panel 3 performs vehicle allocation control without a driving mode for the ride request information of the terminal 6. Here, when there are a plurality of elevators 1, for example, the elevator 1 is selected so that the operation efficiency is the best, and the selected elevator 1 is instructed to drive to the landing.

[0065] Thereby, in the elevator server 4, a driving mode suitable for the identification result can be set in the control panel 3, for example, the driving with the best operation efficiency for the ride request information of the terminal 6 and the dedicated operation for the ride request information of the mobile body 8.

[0066] When the identification unit 434 identifies that the information is a ride request from the mobile server 7, if the communication control unit 435 does not receive ride request information from the terminal server 5 during the period from the time when the ride request information from the mobile server 7 is received until a first predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes) later, the communication control unit 435 transmits the ride request information from the mobile server 7 to the control panel 3 via the communication unit 41.

[0067] Specifically, when the identification unit 434 identifies that the information is a ride request from the mobile server 7, the communication control unit 435 holds the ride request information from the mobile server 7 and determines whether ride request information from the terminal server 5 is received. If the ride request information from the terminal server 5 is not received during the period from the time when the ride request information from the mobile server 7 is received until a first predetermined time later, the held ride request information from the mobile server 7 is transmitted to the control panel 3 via the communication unit 41.

[0068] Accordingly, since the ride request from the terminal 6 can be transmitted to the control panel 3 with priority over the ride request from the moving body 8, it is possible to suppress, with a simple configuration, the situation where the movement of the user is hindered by boarding the moving body 8.

[0069] 2. Operation FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control of an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the control in the elevator system 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

[0070] In the flowchart shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, when the elevator server 4 receives ride request information from either the terminal server 5 or the moving body server 7, the acquisition unit 431 acquires the received ride request information (step S11) and proceeds to step S12.

[0071] The specifying unit 432 specifies the control panel 3 to which the ride request information is to be transmitted based on the information specifying the control panel 3 included in the ride request information transmitted from the terminal server 5 or the moving body server 7 (step S12) and proceeds to step S13.

[0072] The authentication unit 433 determines whether the ID information included in the ride request information is included in either the terminal authentication database 421 or the moving body authentication database 422 stored in the storage unit 42 (step S13).

[0073] When the authentication unit 433 determines that the ID information is not included in either the terminal authentication database 421 or the moving body authentication database 422 stored in the storage unit 42, that is, when the authentication of the ID information fails (NO in step S13), the flow ends without transmitting the received ride request information to the specified control panel 3.

[0074] When the authentication unit 433 determines that the ID information is included in either the terminal authentication database 421 or the mobile body authentication database 422 stored in the storage unit 42, that is, when the authentication of the ID information is successful (YES in step S13), the process proceeds to step S14.

[0075] The identification unit 434 identifies whether the received boarding request information is boarding request information from the terminal server 5 or boarding request information from the mobile body server 7 (step S14).

[0076] When the identification unit 434 identifies that the received boarding request information is boarding request information from the terminal server 5 ([terminal server] in step S14), the communication control unit 435 transmits the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 to the control panel 3 via the communication unit 41 (step S18), and the flow ends. Also, in step S18, the communication control unit 435 transmits information indicating "no driving mode" as the driving mode information together with the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 to the control panel 3 via the communication unit 41.

[0077] On the other hand, when the identification unit 434 identifies that the received boarding request information is boarding request information from the mobile body server 7 ([mobile body server] in step S14), the communication control unit 435 determines whether it has received the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 (step S15).

[0078] When the communication control unit 435 determines that it has not received the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 (NO in step S15), the communication control unit 435 determines whether the first predetermined time has elapsed since it received the boarding request information from the mobile body server 8 (step S16).

[0079] When it is determined that the first predetermined time has elapsed since the communication control unit 435 received the boarding request information from the mobile server 8 (YES in step S16), the communication control unit 435 transmits the boarding request information from the mobile server 7 to the control panel 3 via the communication unit 41 (step S17), and ends the flow. Also, in step S17, the communication control unit 435 transmits information indicating "dedicated operation" as the driving mode information together with the boarding request information from the mobile server 7 to the control panel 3 via the communication unit 41.

[0080] On the other hand, when it is determined that the first predetermined time has not elapsed since the communication control unit 435 received the boarding request information from the mobile server 8 (NO in step S16), the process returns to step S15.

[0081] When it is determined that the communication control unit 435 has received the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 (YES in step S15), the communication control unit 435 transmits the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 to the control panel 3 via the communication unit 41 (step S19), and proceeds to step S20. Also, in step S19, the communication control unit 435 transmits information indicating "no driving mode" as the driving mode information together with the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 to the control panel 3 via the communication unit 41.

[0082] The communication control unit 435 determines whether or not the fourth predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes) has elapsed since it last received the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 (step S20).

[0083] When it is determined that the fourth predetermined time has elapsed since the communication control unit 435 last received the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 (YES in step S20), the communication control unit 435 transmits the boarding request information from the mobile server 7 to the control panel 3 via the communication unit 41 (step S17), and ends the flow. Also, in step S17, the communication control unit 435 transmits information indicating "dedicated operation" as the driving mode information together with the boarding request information from the mobile server 7 to the control panel 3 via the communication unit 41.

[0084] When it is determined that the fourth predetermined time has not elapsed since the communication control unit 435 last received the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 (NO in step S20), the communication control unit 435 determines whether it has received the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 (step S21).

[0085] When it is determined that the communication control unit 435 has not received the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 (NO in step S21), the process returns to step S20.

[0086] On the other hand, when it is determined that the communication control unit 435 has received the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 (YES in step S21), the process returns to step S19.

[0087] As a result, during the period of the fourth predetermined time since the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 was last received, the boarding request information from the mobile server 7 is not transmitted to the control panel 3. Therefore, by appropriately setting the fourth predetermined time, it is possible to suppress the co-riding of the user who operates the terminal 6 and the mobile body 8.

[0088] When the boarding request information is transmitted from the elevator server 4 to the control panel 3 in the above flow, the control panel 3 performs the vehicle allocation control for the elevator 1 based on the received boarding request information and the operation mode information.

[0089] 3. Summary of This Embodiment As described above, the elevator system 100 according to this embodiment includes a control panel 3 that controls the vehicle allocation of the elevator 1, an elevator server 4 that is communicably connected to the control panel 3, a terminal server 5 that is communicably connected to the elevator server 4 and transmits the boarding request information received from the terminal 6 operated by the user of the elevator 1 to the elevator server 4, and a mobile server 7 that is communicably connected to the elevator server 4 and transmits the boarding request information received from the mobile body 8 that can board the elevator 1 to the elevator server 4. The elevator server 4 includes an identification unit 434 that identifies whether the received boarding request information is the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 or the boarding request information from the mobile server 7, and transmits the boarding request information to the control panel 3 based on the identification result of the identification unit 434.

[0090] According to the configuration of this embodiment, since the control panel 3 only needs to perform vehicle allocation control based on the boarding request information according to the identification result of the identification unit 434 of the elevator server 4, it is possible to enable smooth destination floor registration between the terminal 6 and the mobile body 8 with a simple configuration.

[0091] Also, in the elevator system 100 according to this embodiment, the elevator server 4 is configured to transmit operation mode information corresponding to the identification result of the identification unit 434 to the control panel 3.

[0092] According to the configuration of this embodiment, for example, the elevator server 4 can set an operation mode suitable for the identification result in the control panel 3, such as setting the most efficient operation for the boarding request information of the terminal 6 and a dedicated operation for the boarding request information of the mobile body 8.

[0093] Also, in the elevator system 100 according to this embodiment, when the identification unit 434 identifies that the boarding request information is from the mobile body server 7, if the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 is not received during the period from the time when the boarding request information from the mobile body server 7 is received to the time after the first predetermined time, the boarding request information from the mobile body server 7 is transmitted to the control panel 3.

[0094] According to the configuration of this embodiment, since the boarding request from the terminal 6 can be preferentially transmitted to the control panel 3 over the boarding request from the mobile body 8, it is possible to suppress with a simple configuration the situation where the movement of the user is hindered by boarding the mobile body 8.

[0095] Note that the elevator system 100 is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various improvements, corrections, or deformations are possible without departing from the spirit thereof. For example, it is also possible to select the configuration of the following modification example and adopt it in the configuration of the above embodiment.

[0096] 4. Modification Example (1) In the elevator system 100 according to the above-described embodiment, when the identification unit 434 identifies that the ride request information is from the mobile server 7, if the elevator server 4 does not receive a ride request from the terminal server 5 during the period from the time when it receives the ride request information from the mobile server 7 until a first predetermined time has elapsed, the elevator server 4 transmits the ride request information from the mobile server 7 to the control panel 3. However, the elevator system 100 is not limited to such a configuration.

[0097] For example, in the elevator system 100 according to the first modification, when the identification unit 434 identifies that the ride request information is from the mobile server 7, if the elevator server 4 receives ride request information from the terminal server 5 during the period from a second predetermined time before the time when it receives the ride request information from the mobile server 7 until the time when it receives the ride request information, the elevator server 4 transmits the ride request information from the mobile server 7 to the control panel 3 after a third predetermined time has elapsed from the time when it receives the ride request information from the terminal server 5.

[0098] FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the control of the elevator system according to the first modification of the present invention. Hereinafter, the control in the elevator system 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

[0099] In the first modification, the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 starts when the elevator server 4 receives ride request information from either the terminal server 5 or the mobile server 7. The acquisition unit 431 acquires the received ride request information (step S101) and proceeds to step S102.

[0100] The specifying unit 432 specifies the control panel 3 to which the ride request information is to be transmitted based on the information specifying the control panel 3 included in the ride request information transmitted from the terminal server 5 or the mobile server 7 (step S102) and proceeds to step S103.

[0101] The authentication unit 433 determines whether the ID information included in the boarding request information is included in either the terminal authentication database 421 or the mobile body authentication database 422 stored in the storage unit 42 (step S103).

[0102] If the authentication unit 433 determines that the ID information is not included in either the terminal authentication database 421 or the mobile body authentication database 422 stored in the storage unit 42, that is, if the authentication of the ID information fails (NO in step S103), the process ends without transmitting the received boarding request information to the specified control panel 3.

[0103] On the other hand, if the authentication unit 433 determines that the ID information is included in either the terminal authentication database 421 or the mobile body authentication database 422 stored in the storage unit 42, that is, if the authentication of the ID information succeeds (YES in step S103), the process proceeds to step S104.

[0104] The identification unit 434 identifies whether the received boarding request information is boarding request information from the terminal server 5 or boarding request information from the mobile body server 7 (step S104).

[0105] If the identification unit 434 identifies that the received boarding request information is boarding request information from the terminal server 5 ([terminal server] in step S104), the communication control unit 435 transmits the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 to the control panel 3 via the communication unit 41 (step S108), and the process ends.

[0106] On the other hand, if the identification unit 434 identifies that the received boarding request information is boarding request information from the mobile body server 7 ([mobile body server] in step S104), the communication control unit 435 determines whether boarding request information from the terminal server 5 has been received during the period from the time point two predetermined times ago (for example, three minutes ago) to the time point when the boarding request information was received (step S105).

[0107] When it is determined that the communication control unit 435 has received the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 during the period from the time before the second predetermined time to the time when the boarding request information is received (YES in step S105), the communication control unit 435 transmits, via the communication unit 41, the boarding request information from the mobile server 5 to the control panel 3 after the elapse of the third predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes) from the time when the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 is received (step S106), and ends the flow.

[0108] On the other hand, when it is determined that the communication control unit 435 has not received the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 during the period from the time before the second predetermined time to the time when the boarding request information is received (NO in step S105), the communication control unit transmits, via the communication unit 41, the boarding request information from the mobile server 5 to the control panel 3 (step S107), and ends the flow.

[0109] According to the configuration of the first modification, when the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 has been received during the period from the time before the second predetermined time to the time when the boarding request information is received from the mobile server 7, the boarding request information from the mobile server 7 is not transmitted to the control panel 3 for the period of the third predetermined time from the time when the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 is received. Therefore, by appropriately setting the second predetermined time and the third predetermined time, it is possible to suppress the co-riding of the user who operates the terminal 6 and the mobile body 8.

[0110] (2) For example, in the elevator system 100A according to the second modification, the boarding request information transmitted by the terminal server 5 includes the boarding floor information and the destination floor information, and the elevator 1A further includes a boarding detection unit 11 that determines boarding on the elevator 1A. When the identification unit 434 of the elevator server 4 identifies that the information is the boarding request information from the terminal server 5, when the boarding detection unit 11 detects boarding on the boarding floor based on the boarding floor information, the elevator server 4 may be configured to transmit the destination floor information to the control panel 3.

[0111] FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an elevator system according to a second modification of the present invention.

[0112] As shown in FIG. 4, in the elevator system 100A which is the second modification example, the difference from the above-described embodiment is that the elevator 1A includes a boarding detection unit 11.

[0113] The boarding detection unit 11 is a load cell that measures the load in the car of the elevator 1A, and detects that a user has boarded when the measured load of the load cell increases. Note that the configuration is not limited to this, and the boarding detection unit 11 may be a camera that images the vicinity of the car door, and may detect that a user has boarded by image recognition.

[0114] When the boarding detection unit 11 detects the boarding of a user, the elevator 1A transmits boarding detection information indicating that the boarding has been detected to the control panel 3.

[0115] FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the control of the elevator system which is the second modification example of the present invention. Hereinafter, the control in the elevator system 100A will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

[0116] The flow shown in FIG. 5 starts when the elevator server 4 receives boarding request information from either the terminal server 5 or the mobile server 7 in the second modification example. The acquisition unit 431 acquires the received boarding request information (step S201) and proceeds to step S202.

[0117] The specifying unit 432 specifies the control panel 3 to which the boarding request information is to be transmitted based on the information specifying the control panel 3 included in the boarding request information transmitted from the terminal server 5 or the mobile server 7 (step S202) and proceeds to step S203.

[0118] The authentication unit 433 determines whether the ID information included in the boarding request information is included in either the terminal authentication database 421 or the mobile authentication database 422 stored in the storage unit 42 (step S203).

[0119] When the authentication unit 433 determines that the ID information is not included in either the terminal authentication database 421 or the mobile body authentication database 422 stored in the storage unit 42, that is, when the authentication of the ID information fails (NO in step S203), the flow ends without transmitting the received boarding request information to the identified control panel 3.

[0120] On the other hand, when the authentication unit 433 determines that the ID information is included in either the terminal authentication database 421 or the mobile body authentication database 422 stored in the storage unit 42, that is, when the authentication of the ID information is successful (YES in step S203), the process proceeds to step S204.

[0121] The identification unit 434 identifies whether the received boarding request information is boarding request information from the terminal server 5 or boarding request information from the mobile body server 7 (step S204).

[0122] When the identification unit 434 identifies that the received boarding request information is boarding request information from the mobile body server 7 ( [Mobile body server] in step S204), the communication control unit 435 transmits, via the communication unit 41, the boarding request information from the mobile body server 7 including the boarding floor information and the destination floor information to the control panel 3 (step S205), and the flow ends.

[0123] On the other hand, when the identification unit 434 identifies that the received boarding request information is boarding request information from the terminal server 5 ( [Terminal server] in step S204), the communication control unit 435 transmits, via the communication unit 41, the boarding floor information included in the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 to the control panel 3 (step S206), and the process proceeds to step S207.

[0124] The control panel 3 performs dispatching control so that the elevator 1A travels toward the floor corresponding to the boarding floor information. Then, when the control panel 3 detects boarding detection information from the elevator 1A on the floor corresponding to the boarding floor information, it transmits the boarding detection information to the elevator server 4 via the communication unit 31.

[0125] The elevator server 4 determines whether the boarding detection unit 11 has detected boarding at the boarding floor based on the boarding floor information. Specifically, the communication control unit 435 determines whether it has received boarding detection information from the control panel 3 (step S207). When the communication control unit 435 determines that it has received boarding detection information from the control panel 3 (YES in step S207), the communication control unit 435 transmits the destination floor information included in the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 to the control panel 3 via the communication unit 41 (step S208), and ends the flow.

[0126] On the other hand, when the communication control unit 435 determines that it has not received boarding detection information from the control panel 3 (NO in step S207), the communication control unit 435 ends the flow without transmitting the destination floor information included in the boarding request information from the terminal server 5 to the control panel 3.

[0127] According to the configuration of the second modification, when boarding request information is transmitted from the terminal 6, the destination floor information is not transmitted to the control panel 3 unless the boarding of the user is detected at the boarding floor. Therefore, even if the user who operated the terminal did not board the elevator 1A, since the control panel 3 does not execute the car allocation control based on the destination floor information, it is possible to suppress the unnecessary operation of the elevator 1A.

[0128] Also, when boarding request information is transmitted from the moving body 8, regardless of whether boarding is detected at the boarding floor, the boarding floor information and the destination floor information are transmitted to the control panel 3. Therefore, when the control panel 3 receives the boarding floor information, it can perform car allocation control with reference to the destination floor information, and for example, perform car allocation control to improve the operation efficiency.

[0129] (3) In the elevator system 100 according to the above-described embodiment, the boarding request information transmitted by the terminal server 5 includes the ID information of the terminal 6, and the boarding request information transmitted by the mobile server 7 includes the ID information of the mobile body 8. The terminal authentication database 421 stores the ID information of the terminal 6 for which the transmission of the boarding request information to the elevator 1 is permitted, and the mobile body authentication database 422 stores the ID information of the mobile body 8 for which the transmission of the boarding request information to the elevator 1 is permitted. The authentication unit 433 is configured to authenticate the ID information of the terminal 6 or the mobile body 8, and the authentication unit 433 determines whether the ID information included in the boarding request information is included in either the terminal authentication database 421 or the mobile body authentication database 422. However, the elevator system 100 is not limited to such a configuration.

[0130] For example, in the elevator system 100 according to the third modification, the authentication unit 433 may be configured to select and authenticate either the terminal authentication database 421 or the mobile body authentication database 422 based on the identification result of the identification unit 434.

[0131] Specifically, when the identification unit 434 identifies the boarding request information as being from the terminal server 5, the authentication unit 433 selects the terminal authentication database 421 and determines whether the ID information included in the boarding request information is included in the terminal authentication database 421.

[0132] Also, when the identification unit 434 identifies the boarding request information as being from the mobile server 7, the authentication unit 433 selects the mobile body authentication database 422 and determines whether the ID information included in the boarding request information is included in the mobile body authentication database 422.

[0133] According to the configuration of the third modification, in the authentication process by the authentication unit 433, only one of the terminal authentication database 421 and the mobile body authentication database 422 needs to be selected, so that a smooth authentication process becomes possible.

[0134] In the elevator system 100 according to the above-described embodiment, some or all of the respective parts included in the elevator server 4, the terminal server 5, and the mobile server 7 may be configured to be included in an external server or a cloud server.

Explanation of Signs

[0135] 100, 100A Elevator system 1, 1A Elevator 2 Operation unit 3 Control panel 4 Elevator server 5 Terminal server 6 Terminal 7 Mobile server 8 Mobile body 11 Boarding detection unit 31, 41, 51, 71 Communication unit 32, 42, 52, 72 Storage unit 33, 43, 53, 73 Control unit 421 Terminal authentication database 422 Mobile body authentication database 431 Acquisition unit 432 Identification unit 433 Authentication unit 434 Identification part 435 Communication control unit

Claims

1. A control panel for controlling the elevator dispatching, an elevator server communicably connected to the control panel, a terminal server communicably connected to the elevator server and transmitting the boarding request information received from the terminal operated by the elevator user to the elevator server, a mobile body server communicably connected to the elevator server and transmitting the boarding request information received from the mobile body capable of boarding the elevator to the elevator server, and the elevator server includes an identification unit for identifying whether the received boarding request information is the boarding request information from the terminal server or the boarding request information from the mobile body server, and transmits the boarding request information to the control panel based on the identification result of the identification unit. An elevator system.

2. The elevator server transmits the operation mode information corresponding to the identification result of the identification unit to the control panel. The elevator system according to Claim 1.

3. When the identification unit of the elevator server identifies that the boarding request information is the boarding request information from the mobile body server, if the elevator server does not receive the boarding request information from the terminal server during the period from the time when the boarding request information from the mobile body server is received to after a first predetermined time, the elevator server transmits the boarding request information from the mobile body server to the control panel. The elevator system according to Claim 1.

4. When the identification unit of the elevator server identifies that the boarding request information is the boarding request information from the mobile body server, if the elevator server receives the boarding request information from the terminal server during the period from a second predetermined time before the time when the boarding request information from the mobile body server is received to that time, the elevator server transmits the boarding request information from the mobile body server to the control panel after a third predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the boarding request information from the terminal server is received. The elevator system according to Claim 1.

5. The boarding request information transmitted by the terminal server includes boarding floor information and destination floor information. The elevator further includes a boarding detection unit for determining boarding on the elevator. When the identification unit of the elevator server identifies that the boarding request information is the boarding request information from the terminal server, if the boarding detection unit detects boarding on the boarding floor based on the boarding floor information, the elevator server transmits the destination floor information to the control panel. The elevator system according to Claim 1.

6. The ride request information transmitted by the terminal server includes the ID information of the terminal. The ride request information transmitted by the mobile server includes the ID information of the mobile body. A terminal authentication database that stores the ID information of the terminal for which transmission of ride request information to the elevator is permitted. A mobile body authentication database that stores the ID information of the mobile body for which transmission of ride request information to the elevator is permitted. An authentication unit that authenticates the ID information of the terminal or the ID information of the mobile body. Based on the identification result of the identification unit, the authentication unit selects and authenticates either the terminal authentication database or the mobile body authentication database. The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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