Passenger conveyor system

Abstract

To provide a passenger conveyor system that suppresses walking of users of a passenger conveyor.SOLUTION: A passenger conveyor system comprises: a moving body; a movement control unit that controls the movement of the moving body; a passenger conveyor that is communicatively connected to the moving body; and a walking detection unit that detects the walking of users on the passenger conveyor. The passenger conveyor transmits boarding instruction information to the moving body based on a detection result of the walking detection unit. The movement control unit controls the movement of the moving body based on the boarding instruction information so that the moving body boards the passenger conveyor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a passenger conveyor system on which moving objects can get on and off. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, for example, a passenger conveyor system determines whether or not a walking user is present, and if a walking user is present, displays information to suppress the movement of passengers on a display provided inside the passenger conveyor (for example, Patent Document 1). However, since the display is provided inside the passenger conveyor, the displayed information may not be visible to the user. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-28444 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a passenger conveyor system that more reliably prevents users of the passenger conveyor from walking. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The passenger conveyor system comprises a moving body, a movement control unit that controls the movement of the moving body, a passenger conveyor that is communicatively connected to the moving body, and a walking detection unit that detects the walking of users on the passenger conveyor, wherein the passenger conveyor transmits boarding instruction information to the moving body based on the detection result of the walking detection unit, and the movement control unit controls the movement of the moving body based on the boarding instruction information so that the moving body boards the passenger conveyor.

[0006] The passenger conveyor system may also be configured such that the mobile body transmits boarding availability information indicating that it is available to board the passenger conveyor, and the passenger conveyor selects a mobile body to be boarded onto the passenger conveyor from among the mobile bodies corresponding to the received boarding availability information, and transmits the boarding instruction information to the selected mobile body.

[0007] The passenger conveyor system may also be configured such that the passenger conveyor can accommodate passengers in two rows, one on the left and one on the right, relative to the direction of travel, and further includes a queue determination unit that determines in which of the two rows walking has been detected, and the passenger conveyor transmits walking queue information indicating the queue in which walking has been detected to the moving body based on the determination result of the queue determination unit, and the movement control unit controls the movement of the moving body so that the moving body boards in the queue indicated by the walking queue information.

[0008] The passenger conveyor system may also be configured such that the mobile body further includes an alarm unit that issues an alarm to the user indicating that walking is prohibited during at least one of the period from the time the boarding instruction information is received until the user boards the passenger conveyor and the period during which the user is on board. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a passenger conveyor system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a side view of a passenger conveyor according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the entrance of the passenger conveyor according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the entrance of a passenger conveyor according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a flow diagram showing the control of the passenger conveyor system according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a passenger conveyor system according to a first modified example of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] Hereinafter, a passenger conveyor system according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0011] 1. Configuration Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a passenger conveyor system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a side view of the passenger conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0012] As shown in FIG. 1, passenger conveyor system 100 includes passenger conveyor 1, a moving body 2, and an imaging unit 3. Passenger conveyor 1 transmits boarding instruction information to moving body 2. Moving body 2 moves based on the boarding instruction information received from passenger conveyor 1. Imaging unit 3 captures an image on passenger conveyor 1 and transmits the captured image to passenger conveyor 1.

[0013] The passenger conveyor 1 is an escalator that includes a plurality of steps 14 on which users U and moving bodies 2 board, handrails 16 installed on both sides of the steps 14, an entrance 15 through which the users U and moving bodies 2 board the steps 14, and an exit 17 through which the users U and moving bodies 2 disembark from the steps 14. The passenger conveyor 1 is also connected to the moving bodies 2 and the imaging unit 3 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0014] 2, in this embodiment, the entrance 15 is provided on the lower floor, the exit 17 is provided on the upper floor, and the operating direction D1 of the passenger conveyor 1 is from the lower floor to the upper floor. However, the passenger conveyor 1 is not limited to this configuration, and may be configured such that the entrance 15 is provided on the upper floor, the exit 17 is provided on the lower floor, and the operating direction D1 of the passenger conveyor 1 is from the upper floor to the lower floor.

[0015] The passenger conveyor 1 is configured so that users U can board in two rows, one on the left and one on the right, in the driving direction D1. Specifically, each step 14 is configured to be long enough to allow two users U to line up side by side in the driving direction D1. For example, the left-right length of the step 14 in the driving direction D1 is configured to be 1000 mm.

[0016] The moving body 2 is a robot that moves autonomously. However, the moving body 2 is not limited to this configuration and may be a personal mobility that a person rides in and operates. The moving body 2 may also be a power assist suit that is worn on a person's body and moves by moving the person's body with the operation of an actuator. The moving body 2 is also connected to the passenger conveyor 1 so as to be able to communicate with it.

[0017] The imaging unit 3 is a camera that captures images on the passenger conveyor 1. Specifically, as shown in Fig. 2, the imaging unit 3 is provided above the passenger conveyor 1, and captures images including users U standing on steps 14 from above the passenger conveyor 1. The imaging unit 3 is also connected to the passenger conveyor 1 so as to be able to communicate with it, and transmits the captured images to the passenger conveyor 1 periodically (for example, every 0.1 seconds).

[0018] The passenger conveyor 1 includes a communication unit 11, a control unit 12 such as a CPU, and a storage unit 13 such as a memory or HDD. The storage unit 13 stores various information used in the passenger conveyor 1. The storage unit 13 stores, for example, various control programs for operating the passenger conveyor 1. The storage unit 13 also stores images received from the imaging unit 3.

[0019] The communication unit 11 is a communication module that enables the passenger conveyor 1 to communicate with the moving body 2 and the imaging unit 3. In communication with the moving body 2, specifically, the communication unit 11 performs wireless communication with a communication unit 21, which will be described later.

[0020] The control unit 12 executes each process of the passenger conveyor 1. The control unit 12 includes an operation control unit 121, a walking detection unit 122, and a queue determination unit 123.

[0021] The operation control unit 121 reads out and executes various control programs for operating the passenger conveyor 1, which are stored in the storage unit 13, to thereby realize smooth operation of the passenger conveyor 1.

[0022] The walking detection unit 122 detects the walking of the user U on the passenger conveyor 1. Specifically, the walking detection unit 122 calculates the position of the user U and the moving speed of the user U in the driving direction D1 by performing image analysis based on the tilt angle of the passenger conveyor 1 and multiple images received from the imaging unit 3 via the communication unit 11. If the calculated moving speed of the user U in the driving direction D1 is greater than the moving speed of the steps 14 of the passenger conveyor 1 stored in the memory unit 13, the walking detection unit 122 detects that the user U is walking.

[0023] The passenger conveyor 1 transmits boarding instruction information to the moving body 2 based on the detection result of the walking detection unit 122. Specifically, when the walking detection unit 122 detects that the user U is walking, the passenger conveyor 1 transmits boarding instruction information to the moving body 2 via the communication unit 11.

[0024] In addition, in this embodiment, the passenger conveyor 1 receives boarding availability information, which will be described later, from the moving bodies 2, selects a moving body 2 to be boarded onto the passenger conveyor 1 from among the moving bodies 2 corresponding to the received boarding availability information, and transmits boarding instruction information to the selected moving body 2.

[0025] With this configuration, a mobile body 2 can be selected from among those ready to board the passenger conveyor 1 and allowed to board the passenger conveyor 1, thereby shortening the time between the detection of the user U's walking and the mobile body 2 boarding as much as possible.

[0026] The queue determination unit 123 determines in which of the two left and right queues on the passenger conveyor 1 the walking has been detected. The determination by the queue determination unit 123 will be specifically described with reference to FIG.

[0027] FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the entrance of the passenger conveyor according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 3, users U board the bus divided into a left row C1 and a right row C2 with respect to the driving direction D1.

[0029] The row determination unit 123 uses the position of the user U calculated by the walking detection unit 122 and the movement speed of the user U in the driving direction D1 to determine in which of the two rows on the left and right of the passenger conveyor 1 the walking has been detected.

[0030] As a specific example, assume that user U on the left column C1 is standing on step 14 while boarding, and user U on the right column C2 is walking. Using the movement speed of user U in driving direction D1 calculated by image analysis, the movement speed V1 of user U on the left column C1 in driving direction D1 is equal to the movement speed V0 of step 14. Therefore, walking is not detected in the left column C1.

[0031] On the other hand, the moving speed V2 of the user U in the right column C2 in the driving direction D1 is greater than the moving speed V0 at step 14. Therefore, the column determination unit 123 determines that walking has been detected in the right column C2.

[0032] Based on the determination result of the queue determination unit 123, the passenger conveyor 1 transmits pedestrian queue information indicating the queue in which walking has been detected to the moving object 2. Specifically, the passenger conveyor 1 transmits the pedestrian queue information to the moving object 2 via the communication unit 11.

[0033] The moving object 2 includes a communication unit 21, a movement control unit 22, and a notification unit 23.

[0034] The communication unit 21 is a communication module that enables the moving body 2 to perform wireless communication with the passenger conveyor 1. Specifically, the communication unit 21 performs wireless communication with the communication unit 11.

[0035] When the moving body 2 arrives near the entrance 15 of the passenger conveyor 1 and is in a waiting state, it transmits boarding availability information indicating that the moving body 2 is able to board the passenger conveyor 1 to the passenger conveyor 1 via a communication unit 21.

[0036] The movement control unit 22 is a CPU, and controls the smooth movement of the moving body 2 .

[0037] Based on the boarding instruction information, the movement control unit 22 controls the movement of the moving body 2 so that the moving body 2 boards the passenger conveyor 1. Specifically, when the boarding instruction information is received from the passenger conveyor 1 via the communication unit 21, the movement control unit 22 controls the movement of the moving body 2 so that the moving body 2 boards the passenger conveyor 1.

[0038] With this configuration, the moving body 2 boards the passenger conveyor 1 when the walking of a user U is detected on the passenger conveyor 1, which obstructs the flow of users U at the boarding entrance 15 who are trying to follow the user U whose walking has been detected, thereby suppressing the walking of users U who board after the moving body 2.

[0039] In this embodiment, the movement control unit 22 controls the movement of the moving body 2 so that the moving body 2 boards the line indicated by the queue information. A specific description will be given of the state around the boarding gate 15 when the moving body 2 boards the line indicated by the queue information with reference to FIG.

[0040] FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the entrance of a passenger conveyor according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0041] As a specific example, it is assumed that user U on the left column C1 is standing on the step 14 while boarding, and user U on the right column C2 is walking.

[0042] In this case, when the walking detection unit 122 detects the walking of the user U on the passenger conveyor 1, the passenger conveyor 1 transmits boarding instruction information to the moving body 2. Furthermore, when the queue determination unit 123 determines that walking has been detected in the right queue C2, the passenger conveyor 1 transmits to the moving body 2 walking queue information indicating that walking has been detected in the right queue C2.

[0043] The movement control unit 22 controls the movement of the moving body 2 based on the boarding instruction information and the walking queue information so that the moving body 2 boards in the right row C2 indicated by the walking queue information.

[0044] 4, when the moving object 2 boards the right row C2 of the step 14, the user U behind the moving object 2 is blocked from walking by the moving object 2. This makes it possible to restrict the user U from walking.

[0045] Furthermore, since the mobile object 2 can be placed in the right row C2 of the two rows on the left and right where walking is detected, the number of mobile objects 2 can be reduced to efficiently prevent the user U from walking.

[0046] The notification unit 23 is a speaker that emits sound, and notifies the user U that walking is prohibited during the period from the time when the boarding instruction information is received until the time when the user boards the passenger conveyor 1. Specifically, the notification unit 23 broadcasts an announcement saying "Please do not walk" while the user is boarding the passenger conveyor 1.

[0047] More specifically, the notification unit 23 starts notifying the user U that walking is prohibited from the moment the boarding instruction information is received, and ends the notification when the moving body 2 has completed boarding onto the passenger conveyor 1.

[0048] In this embodiment, the notification unit 23 is configured to issue a notification during the period from the time the boarding instruction information is received until the passenger boards the passenger conveyor 1, but this configuration is not limited to this, and the notification may be issued during the period while the passenger is boarding the passenger conveyor 1, or the notification may be issued both during the period from the time the boarding instruction information is received until the passenger boards the passenger conveyor 1 and while the passenger is boarding.

[0049] With this configuration, an announcement is made prohibiting walking at the entrance 15 and on the steps 14, making it possible to make effective announcements near users U near the entrance 15 and users U on the steps 14, thereby discouraging users U from walking.

[0050] Furthermore, by making a sound such as an announcement as in this embodiment, the user U who boarded the moving object 2 before can also be made aware of the notification indicating that walking is prohibited.

[0051] In this embodiment, the notification unit 23 is configured as a speaker that emits sound, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the notification unit 23 may be configured as a display provided on the moving body 2. In this case, the display is preferably provided on the top surface of the moving body 2 or on a side surface facing away from the driving direction D1 when the moving body 2 is on the step 14, so that the display is easily visible to a user U who boards the moving body 2 after the user U.

[0052] 2.Operation 5 is a flow diagram showing the control of the passenger conveyor system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The control of the passenger conveyor system 100 will be described below with reference to FIG.

[0053] In this embodiment, the flow shown in Figure 5 starts when the passenger conveyor 1 receives images from the imaging unit 3, and the walking detection unit 122 acquires a predetermined number of images from the images stored in the memory unit 13 in the order of most recently stored images (step S11), and then proceeds to step S12.

[0054] The walking detection unit 122 performs image analysis on the acquired image to detect walking of the user U (step S12). If the walking detection unit 122 does not detect walking of the user U (NO in step S12), the process returns to step S11.

[0055] On the other hand, if the walking detection unit 122 detects that the user U is walking (YES in step S12), it is determined whether boarding availability information for the moving body 2 has been received (step S13). If boarding availability information for the moving body 2 has not been received (NO in step S13), the process returns to step S11.

[0056] On the other hand, if boarding availability information of the moving body 2 has been received (YES in step S13), one moving body 2 is selected from the moving bodies 2 corresponding to the received boarding availability information (step S14), and the process proceeds to step S15.

[0057] The row determination unit 123 performs image analysis to determine in which of the two rows on the left and right of the passenger conveyor 1 the walking has been detected (step S15).

[0058] If the queue determination unit 123 determines that walking has been detected in the left queue C1 on the passenger conveyor 1 ([Left queue] in step S15), it transmits boarding instruction information and walking queue information indicating the left queue C1 to the selected moving body 2 (step S16), and proceeds to step S18.

[0059] On the other hand, if the queue determination unit 123 determines that walking has been detected in the right row C2 on the passenger conveyor 1 ([Right row] in step S15), it transmits boarding instruction information and walking queue information indicating the right row C2 to the selected moving body 2 (step S17), and proceeds to step S18.

[0060] The movement control unit 22 of the moving body 2 that has received the boarding instruction information and the queue information controls the movement of the moving body based on the received boarding instruction information and queue information (step S18), and ends the flow. Specifically, the movement control unit 22 controls the movement of the moving body 2 based on the boarding instruction information so that the moving body 2 boards the passenger conveyor 1. The movement control unit 22 also controls the movement of the moving body 2 so that the moving body 2 boards the queue indicated by the queue information.

[0061] 3. Summary of this embodiment As described above, the passenger conveyor system 100 of this embodiment comprises a moving body 2, a movement control unit 22 that controls the movement of the moving body 2, a passenger conveyor 1 that is communicatively connected to the moving body 2, and a walking detection unit 122 that detects the walking of a user U on the passenger conveyor 1, and the passenger conveyor 1 transmits boarding instruction information to the moving body 2 based on the detection result of the walking detection unit 122, and the movement control unit 22 controls the movement of the moving body 2 based on the boarding instruction information so that the moving body 2 boards the passenger conveyor 1.

[0062] According to the configuration of this embodiment, when the walking of user U is detected on the passenger conveyor 1, the moving body 2 boards the passenger conveyor 1, which obstructs the flow of users U at the boarding entrance 15 who are trying to follow the user U whose walking has been detected, thereby suppressing the walking of users U who board after the moving body 2.

[0063] In addition, the passenger conveyor system 100 of this embodiment is configured such that the moving body 2 transmits boarding availability information indicating that it is possible to board the passenger conveyor 1, and the passenger conveyor 1 selects a moving body 2 to be boarded onto the passenger conveyor 1 from the moving bodies 2 corresponding to the received boarding availability information, and transmits boarding instruction information to the selected moving body 2.

[0064] According to the configuration of this embodiment, a moving body 2 that is ready to board the passenger conveyor 1 can be selected and allowed to board the passenger conveyor 1, thereby shortening the time between the detection of the user U's walking and the moving body 2 boarding as much as possible.

[0065] Furthermore, in the passenger conveyor system 100 of this embodiment, the passenger conveyor 1 is configured so that users U can board in two rows, one on the left and one on the right with respect to the driving direction D1, and further includes a row determination unit 123 that determines in which of the two rows, one on the left and one on the right, walking has been detected.The passenger conveyor 1 transmits walking row information indicating the row in which walking has been detected to the moving body 2 based on the determination result of the row determination unit 123, and the movement control unit 22 controls the movement of the moving body 2 so that the moving body 2 boards in the row indicated by the walking row information.

[0066] According to the configuration of this embodiment, the mobile body 2 can be placed in the row where walking is detected, out of the two rows on the left and right, so that the walking of the user U can be efficiently suppressed with a small number of mobile bodies 2.

[0067] In addition, the passenger conveyor system 100 of this embodiment is configured such that the moving body 2 further includes an alarm unit 23 that notifies the user U that walking is prohibited during at least one of the period from the time the boarding instruction information is received until boarding onto the passenger conveyor 1 and the period during boarding.

[0068] According to the configuration of this embodiment, an announcement is made prohibiting walking at the entrance 15 and on the steps 14, making it possible to make effective announcements near user U near the entrance 15 and user U on the steps 14, thereby discouraging user U from walking.

[0069] The passenger conveyor system 100 is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various improvements, modifications, and variations are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, the configuration of the following variations may be selected and adopted in the configuration of the above embodiment.

[0070] 4. Variations (1) In the passenger conveyor system 100 according to the above embodiment, the moving body 2 transmits boarding availability information indicating that it is possible to board the passenger conveyor 1, and the passenger conveyor 1 selects a moving body 2 to be boarded onto the passenger conveyor 1 from the moving bodies 2 corresponding to the received boarding availability information, and transmits boarding instruction information to the selected moving body 2. However, the passenger conveyor system 100 is not limited to this configuration.

[0071] For example, the passenger conveyor system 100a according to the first variant may further include a mobile body server 4, and the passenger conveyor 1 may transmit boarding instruction information to the mobile body server 4 based on the detection result of the walking detection unit 122, and the mobile body server 4 may select a mobile body 2 to be boarded on the passenger conveyor 1 from among the mobile bodies 2 that can communicate with the mobile body server 4, and transmit the boarding instruction information to the selected mobile body 2.

[0072] FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a passenger conveyor system according to a first modified example of the present invention.

[0073] As shown in Figure 6, the passenger conveyor system 100a of the first variant differs from the passenger conveyor system 100 in that it includes a mobile body server 4 and the passenger conveyor 1 transmits a boarding instruction signal to the mobile body 2 via the mobile body server 4.

[0074] Specifically, the mobile body server 4 includes a communication unit 41, a mobile body selection unit 42, and a storage unit 43. The communication unit 41 is a communication module that enables the mobile body server 4 to communicate with the passenger conveyor 1 and the mobile body 2. The storage unit 43 is a memory and a HDD, and stores various information used by the mobile body server 4. The storage unit 43 stores, for example, the operation history of the mobile body 2 that can communicate with the mobile body server 4.

[0075] Here, the operation history includes the current and past location information of the mobile body 2, the current and past task assignment status (for example, if the mobile body 2 is a cleaning robot, the cleaning task), the accumulated travel distance, and the accumulated number of operations.

[0076] The mobile body selection unit 42 is a CPU, and when it receives a boarding instruction signal from the passenger conveyor 1, it selects a mobile body 2 to be boarded onto the passenger conveyor 1 from among the mobile bodies 2 that can communicate with the mobile body server 4, and transmits boarding instruction information to the selected mobile body 2 via the communication unit 41.

[0077] More specifically, the mobile body server 4 selects the mobile body 2 that is closest to the entrance 15 of the passenger conveyor 1 from among the mobile bodies 2 that can communicate with the mobile body server 4. Furthermore, the configuration is not limited to this, and for example, the mobile body server 4 may be configured to select a mobile body 2 that has not been assigned a task from among the mobile bodies 2 that can communicate with the mobile body server 4.

[0078] Furthermore, for example, the mobile server 4 may be configured to select, from among the mobile bodies 2 that can communicate with the mobile server 4, the mobile body 2 with the smallest cumulative travel distance or the smallest cumulative number of operations.

[0079] According to the configuration of the first modified example, a mobile body 2 can be selected based on the operation history of the mobile body 2 stored in the mobile body server 4. This allows the mobile body server 4 to select the most suitable mobile body 2 by appropriately setting the selection conditions.

[0080] (2) In the passenger conveyor system 100 according to the above embodiment, the moving body 2 is further configured to include a notification unit 23 that notifies the user U that walking is prohibited during at least one of the period from the time when the boarding instruction information is received until the user U boards the passenger conveyor 1 and the period during the boarding period. However, the passenger conveyor system 100 is not limited to this configuration.

[0081] For example, the passenger conveyor system 100 according to the second variant may be configured such that the passenger conveyor 1 is provided with a speaker near the entrance 15, and the speaker is used to notify the user U that walking is prohibited at least either during or after boarding the moving body 2.

[0082] According to the configuration of the first modified example, it is possible to notify users U who are about to board through the entrance 15, regardless of the position of the moving object 2.

[0083] (3) In the passenger conveyor system 100 according to the above embodiment, the passenger conveyor 1 is configured such that users U can board in two rows, one on the left and one on the right with respect to the driving direction D1, and further includes a row determination unit 123 that determines in which of the two rows walking has been detected, and the passenger conveyor 1 transmits walking row information indicating the row in which walking has been detected to the moving object 2 based on the determination result of the row determination unit 123, and the movement control unit 22 controls the movement of the moving object 2 so that the moving object 2 boards in the row indicated by the walking row information. However, the passenger conveyor system 100 is not limited to this configuration.

[0084] (3A) For example, the passenger conveyor system 100 may be configured such that the passenger conveyor 1 can accommodate users U in two rows, one on the left and one on the right, in the driving direction D1, and when the walking detection unit 122 detects walking, the passenger conveyor transmits left-row boarding instruction information to the first moving body 2 indicating that the user U should board in the left row C1, and further transmits right-row boarding instruction information to the second moving body 2 indicating that the user U should board in the right row C2.

[0085] With this configuration, the first moving body 2 rides in the left row C1 and the second moving body 2 rides in the right row C2, so that the walking of the user U can be suppressed regardless of which of the two rows on the left or right the user U walks in.

[0086] (3B) For example, the passenger conveyor system 100 may be configured such that the passenger conveyor 1 can accommodate users U in two rows, one on the left and one on the right, in the driving direction D1, and the movement control unit 22 controls the movement of the moving body 2 so that the users U board at the center of the step 14.

[0087] With this configuration, when the moving body 2 boards the center of the step 14, the moving body 2 blocks part of each of the left and right columns C1 and C2, so that the walking of the user U can be suppressed regardless of which of the two columns the user U walks in.

[0088] (3C) For example, the passenger conveyor 1 of the passenger conveyor system 100 may be for single-file boarding. Specifically, the length of the step 14 from left to right in the operating direction D1 is configured to be 600 mm.

[0089] (4) In the passenger conveyor system 100 according to the above embodiment, the passenger conveyor 1 is configured to include a control unit 12 such as a CPU and a storage unit 13 such as a memory or HDD. The moving object 2 is configured to include a control unit 22 such as a CPU. However, the passenger conveyor system 100 is not limited to this configuration.

[0090] For example, a configuration may be adopted in which some or all of the control unit 12, storage unit 13, and control unit 22 are provided in an external server or a cloud server. [Explanation of symbols]

[0091] 1 passenger conveyor 11 Communications Department 12 Control Unit 121 Operation control unit 122 Walking detection unit 123 Column determination section 13 Storage section 14 steps 15 Boarding point 16 Handrails 17 Exit 2. Mobile 21 Communications Department 22 Movement control unit 23 Information Department 3. Imaging unit 4 Mobile Server 41 Communications Department 42 Moving object selection unit 43 Storage section 100, 100a passenger conveyor system D1 Driving direction V0, V1, V2 movement speed U User C1 left column C2 right column

Claims

1. A moving object and a movement control unit that controls the movement of the moving body; a passenger conveyor communicably connected to the moving body; a walking detection unit that detects walking of a user on the passenger conveyor, the passenger conveyor transmits boarding instruction information to the moving body based on the detection result of the walking detection unit; the movement control unit controls the movement of the moving body based on the boarding instruction information so that the moving body boards the passenger conveyor. Passenger conveyor system.

2. the moving body transmits boarding availability information indicating that boarding is available on the passenger conveyor; the passenger conveyor selects a moving body to be boarded onto the passenger conveyor from among the moving bodies corresponding to the received boarding availability information, and transmits the boarding instruction information to the selected moving body.

10. The passenger conveyor system of claim 1.

3. The passenger conveyor can accommodate passengers in two rows, left and right, relative to the driving direction, a row determination unit that determines in which of the two left and right rows walking has been detected, the passenger conveyor transmits, to the moving body, pedestrian queue information indicating the queue in which pedestrians are detected based on the determination result of the queue determination unit; the movement control unit controls the movement of the moving object so that the moving object gets on the queue indicated by the walking queue information.

10. The passenger conveyor system of claim 1.

4. The moving body further includes a notification unit that notifies the user that walking is prohibited during at least one of a period from when the boarding instruction information is received until the user boards the passenger conveyor and a period during the boarding period.

2. The passenger conveyor system according to claim 1

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