Elevator control system and control method thereof

Abstract

To provide a technology allowing a user of a building to use an elevator without anxiety.SOLUTION: The communication device 302 receives a service start request for the independent product service from the user terminal 600. When the communication device 302 receives the service start request, the control device 100 controls the car 10 to the independent onboard service. The control device 100 controls the car 10 so as not to stop in response to a landing call and a car call during traveling from the boarding floor to the alighting floor during the independent boarding service.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an elevator control system and a control method thereof. [Background technology]

[0002] There is a need for users of buildings equipped with elevators to ride the elevator alone. Residents of studio apartments, in particular, often find themselves sharing the narrow space of an elevator car with other users, and are often uncomfortable because they are spoken to in an unfamiliar way or their floor is identified. For this reason, there is a strong need to be able to ride the elevator alone and go directly to their desired floor (residential floor) without being noticed.

[0003] For example, Patent Publication No. 2020-11841 (Patent Document 1) discloses an elevator operation control method that, when it is determined that the people at the landing where a landing call has occurred are one woman or child and one adult male, switches the elevator's operation mode to security operation mode and announces that security operation (direct operation) is being performed and that women (children) cannot ride together. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-11841 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] On the other hand, if announcements like the one above were made at the elevator hall, it would attract attention and people would not be able to board the elevator alone without being noticed. There is also a need for people to ride alone, regardless of whether they are limited to specific users such as women or children. Given these circumstances, there is still room for further investigation into how to make it possible for people to board the elevator alone.

[0006] The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a technology that allows building users to use elevators with peace of mind. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The elevator control system according to the present disclosure includes a control device that controls an elevator and a communication device that communicates with a user terminal carried by a user of the elevator car. The communication device receives a service start request for a single-ride service from the user terminal. The single-ride service is an operation in which a user boards the car alone and the car travels from the user's boarding floor to the disembarking floor. When the communication device receives the service start request, the control device controls the car to operate as a single-ride service. During the single-ride service, the control device controls the car so as not to stop in response to hall calls and car calls while traveling from the boarding floor to the disembarking floor.

[0008] A control method according to the present disclosure is a control method for an elevator control system including a control device for controlling an elevator and a communication device for communicating with a user terminal carried by a user of the elevator car. The control method includes a step in which the communication device receives a service start request for a single-ride service from the user terminal. The single-ride service is an operation in which the user boards the car alone and the car travels from the user's boarding floor to the user's disembarking floor. The control method further includes a step in which, when the communication device receives the service start request, the control device controls the car to provide the single-ride service, and a step in which the control device controls the car during the single-ride service so as not to stop in response to hall calls and car calls while traveling from the boarding floor to the disembarking floor. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a technology that allows building users to use elevators with peace of mind. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an elevator control system. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an elevator hall. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the interior of an elevator car. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display on a user terminal. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display on a user terminal. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of a single-ride service. [Figure 7] 10 is a flowchart of a process executed by the elevator control system. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. The names and functions of these components are also the same. Therefore, detailed descriptions thereof will not be repeated.

[0012] 1 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of an elevator control system 1. In this embodiment, the building in which the elevator is installed has N floors (for example, 12 floors). One elevator is installed in the building.

[0013] In this embodiment, a solo ride service will be described, which allows users to ride the elevator alone. A similar conventional service is, for example, pet-accompanying operation. When riding the elevator with a pet, the mode is switched to pet-accompanying operation, the user rides the elevator alone with their pet, and goes directly to the disembarking floor. At this time, a sign indicating that "pet-accompanying operation" is being performed is displayed at the elevator landing. By avoiding pet-accompanying operation, users who are not good with animals will not be inconvenienced. Furthermore, riding with other pet owners can also be prevented. On the other hand, the solo ride service of this embodiment is a service that allows users to ride the elevator alone. A specific description will be given below.

[0014] The elevator control system 1 includes a control device 100. The control device 100 is a control board that controls the elevator. The control device 100 collectively controls the hall devices on each floor. The control device 100 is connected to the hall devices installed at the halls on each floor from the 1st floor to the Nth floor via a control cable that bundles multiple signal lines. The hall device on each floor includes a camera 301, a communication device 302, a display device 303, and a hall operating panel 304.

[0015] The hall operating panel 304 includes a hall button for registering a hall call for calling the elevator car 10 (FIG. 3). The camera 301, the communication device 302, and the display device 303 will be described later with reference to FIG.

[0016] The control device 100 is connected to an announcement device 211 that outputs sound, a car operation panel 212, and a camera 213, which are installed inside the car 10, via a control cable that bundles multiple signal lines, and controls these devices including the car 10. The car operation panel 212 includes a destination floor button for registering a car call (destination floor). The announcement device 211 and the camera 213 will be described later using FIG. 3.

[0017] Although not shown, the control device 100 is connected to the hoist, various sensors of the elevator, various switches, etc. The hoist is a motor that drives the car 10 to move up and down.

[0018] The control device 100 is capable of communicating with a hall operating panel 304 on each floor, and controls the car 10 so as to respond to hall calls registered from the hall operating panel 304. The control device 100 is capable of communicating with a car operating panel 212, and controls the car 10 so as to respond to car calls registered from the car operating panel 212.

[0019] The control device 100 includes a processor 101, a memory 102, and a communication interface (IF) 103. The processor 101 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The memory is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). These are connected to each other via a bus so that they can communicate with each other.

[0020] The ROM stores the management software program for controlling the elevator. The CPU loads the program stored in the ROM into the RAM and executes it to control the elevator. The RAM serves as a working area for the CPU when executing the program, and temporarily stores the program and data used to execute the program.

[0021] The control device 100 is configured to be able to communicate with various elevator devices such as the hall operating panel 304 and the car operating panel 212 via the communication IF 103 by serial communication or parallel communication.

[0022] The car 10 is installed in a hoistway provided in a building. The car 10 moves up and down in the hoistway to move between a plurality of floors. In this embodiment, the car 10 can stop at each floor from the 1st floor (lowest floor) to the Nth floor (top floor).

[0023] A machine room is provided directly above the hoistway. The machine room contains a control device 100 and a hoisting machine. The control device 100 drives the hoisting machine to cause the car 10 installed in the hoistway to travel in an upward direction (also referred to as the "UP direction") or a downward direction (also referred to as the "DN direction").

[0024] The elevator control system 1 further includes a data server 400, a terminal 500, and a user terminal 600. Like the control device 100, the data server 400, the terminal 500, and the user terminal 600 also include a processor, a memory, and a communication IF, but the memory may include a non-volatile storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive).

[0025] The user terminal 600 also includes an input unit 601 and a display unit 602. The display unit 602 is, for example, a display. The input unit 601 is, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch panel display integrated with the display unit. Similarly, the terminal 500 also includes an input unit and a display unit.

[0026] The user terminal 600 is a terminal carried by a user of the elevator car 10, and is, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone. The user terminal 600 can be connected to the communication device 302 at the landing of each floor. The elevator user can use the user terminal 600 to switch the operation mode of the car 10 to a single-rider service.

[0027] The single-riding service is a service in which a user boards the car 10 alone and the car 10 travels from the user's "boarding floor" to the "descent floor." When a user requests operation using the single-riding service by specifying the "boarding floor" and the "descent floor" on the user terminal 600 that the user has, the control device 100 switches the operation mode of the car 10 to the single-riding service.

[0028] When the operation mode is switched to the single-rider service, the car 10 runs from the designated boarding floor to the disembarking floor without responding to other platform calls. In addition, other car calls are not accepted in the section from the boarding floor to the disembarking floor. Hereinafter, "boarding floor" refers to the floor where the user boards in the single-rider service, and "disembarking floor" refers to the floor where the user disembarks in the single-rider service.

[0029] The data server 400 is a server device capable of communicating with the control device 100. The data server 400 can acquire various elevator signals held by the control device 100 from the control device 100. The data server 400 also records the implementation results of the single-ride service as a database (DB). The terminal 500 is connected to and communicates with the data server 400, and can view the various elevator signals acquired by the data server 400 and the DB.

[0030] Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an elevator hall. Fig. 2 shows a diagram of an elevator hall seen from the front. Here, in this embodiment, a hall call in the UP direction (upward) is also referred to as an "UP call" or "UP hall call," a hall call in the DN direction (downward) as a "DN call" or "DN hall call," and a destination floor call in the car 10 as a "car call." The buttons for registering each of these calls are called "call buttons."

[0031] The call buttons include car call buttons (also referred to as "destination floor buttons") provided in the car 10 and platform call buttons (also referred to as "platform buttons") provided at the platforms. Platform call buttons (platform buttons) include upward platform call buttons (also referred to as "UP call buttons" or "UP platform call buttons") provided at the platforms, and downward platform call buttons (also referred to as "DN call buttons" or "DN platform call buttons") provided at the platforms.

[0032] The landing for the car 10 on each floor is provided with a door 61, a camera 301, a communication device 302, a display device 303, and a landing operating panel 304. The landing operating panel 304 is provided with an UP landing call button 81 and a DN landing call button 82. For example, when the UP landing call button 81 on the first floor is pressed, an UP landing call on the first floor is registered.

[0033] When a hall call button (UP hall call button 81 or DN hall call button 82) provided on the hall operating panel 304 is pressed, the control device 100 registers a hall call corresponding to the hall call button. The control device 100 assigns a car 10 to the registered hall call and causes the car 10 to respond to the hall call.

[0034] For example, when the 1st floor UP hall call button 81 is pressed, the 1st floor UP hall call signal is turned ON. The control device 100 receives the 1st floor UP hall call signal that is ON and registers the 1st floor UP hall call. The control device 100 assigns the car 10 to the 1st floor UP hall call. The control device 100 causes the car 10 to travel and respond to the 1st floor UP hall call. After traveling to the 1st floor, the car 10 stops at the 1st floor and opens the door.

[0035] The display device 303 normally displays the running direction of the car 10 (for example, an arrow indicates the running direction) and the current position (car position) of the car 10. When the operation mode of the car 10 is a single-passenger service, the display on the display device 303 is switched to "in operation" at a predetermined timing.

[0036] A user terminal 600 carried by an elevator user can communicate with a communication device 302 provided at the elevator hall. In this embodiment, information acquired by the communication device 302 from the user terminal 600 is immediately transmitted to the control device 100, and information transmitted from the control device 100 to the communication device 302 is immediately transmitted to the user terminal 600. Note that the communication device 302 may be configured to be included in the control device 100.

[0037] The user terminal 600 can request driving using the solo riding service (send a "solo riding signal") to the control device 100 via the communication device 302. When the user requests driving using the solo riding service using the user terminal 600, the control device 100 switches the driving mode to the solo riding service.

[0038] Camera 301 takes an image of the hall. The image taken by camera 301 can be viewed on user terminal 600. Elevator users can view the image on user terminal 600 and check whether there is anyone in the hall.

[0039] Next, the inside of the car 10 will be described. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the inside of the elevator car 10. Fig. 3 shows a view of the inside of the car 10 looking toward the exit. The car 10 is provided with a door 60, an announcement device 211, a car operation panel 212, and a camera 213. The car operation panel 212 is provided with a door open button 52 for opening the door, a door close button 53 for closing the door, and a car call button 31 for registering a destination floor (car call) from the 1st floor to the Nth floor.

[0040] The car call buttons 31 include a 1st floor car call button for registering a car call for the 1st floor, a 2nd floor car call button for registering a car call for the 2nd floor, ..., an Nth floor car call button for registering a car call for the Nth floor. The car operation panel 212 is also provided with an indicator 51 that displays the running direction and car position of the car 10. The announcement device 211 is a device that makes various announcements related to the single-rider service when the operation mode of the car 10 is the single-rider service. Details will be described later.

[0041] The camera 213 takes an image of the inside of the car 10. The image taken by the camera 213 can be confirmed on the user terminal 600. The elevator user can check the image on the user terminal 600 and confirm whether or not there is a person in the car 10.

[0042] 4 and 5 are diagrams showing examples of the display of the user terminal 600. For example, assume that the building in which the elevator control system 1 is installed is an apartment building. The user lives on the fifth floor and is about to board the car 10 from the first floor. On the user terminal 600, the user starts dedicated application software (hereinafter also referred to as "dedicated software") for switching the operation mode of the car 10 to the single-riding service.

[0043] In addition, the data server 400 stores information about the residents of the apartment building (such as apartment numbers) in a database, and by comparing this with the apartment number sent from the user terminal 600, it is possible to identify the user.

[0044] When a user sets the boarding floor as the first floor and the disembarking floor as the fifth floor on the screen of the user terminal 600, an image of the boarding area taken by a camera 301 installed at the boarding area on the first floor (boarding floor) (see Figure 2) and an image of the inside of the car 10 taken by a camera 213 installed inside the car 10 (see Figure 3) are displayed in real time on the screen of the display unit 602.

[0045] This allows the user to check whether there are any passengers at the landing on the first floor where the user is about to board and in the car 10. As shown in FIG. 4, there are currently no passengers at the landing on the first floor or in the car 10.

[0046] Furthermore, the screen of the user terminal 600 shows that there are currently no hall calls or car calls assigned to the car 10. This indicates that the car 10 is currently not being used by anyone / is not scheduled to be used by anyone.

[0047] In this way, the user can request operation using the solo riding service after confirming on the user terminal 600 that there are no passengers using the car 10. When the user clicks "solo riding" on the screen (operating the input unit 601, which is a touch panel), the request is sent to the control device 100.

[0048] In this embodiment, the user himself / herself checks the image of the boarding floor platform and the image inside the car 10 to confirm that there is no one at the platform or in the car 10, but this may be detected automatically. For example, using known technology, it may be possible to detect whether or not there is a person in the image of the boarding floor platform and the image inside the car 10, and display a message to that effect.

[0049] When the control device 100 switches the operation mode of the car 10 to the single-passenger service, the message "Please press the operation start button once you have boarded the car" is displayed on the user terminal 600, as shown in Fig. 5. When the car 10 arrives at the boarding area on the first floor (boarding floor), the user gets into the car 10. Then, by clicking "Start operation" on the screen (operating the input unit 601, which is a touch panel), the car 10 starts traveling toward the fifth floor (disembarking floor).

[0050] Figure 6 is a diagram showing an example of the operation of the single-rider service. Assume that at time t1, a single-rider service is set with boarding floor "1st floor" and disembarking floor "5th floor" (in Figure 4, the state in which "single-rider" is clicked). At this time, the car 10 is traveling in the DN direction on the 8th floor, and the display device 303 displays that the car is traveling in the DN direction on the 8th floor.

[0051] At time t2 after the predetermined time has elapsed, the car 10 is traveling in the DN direction on the fourth floor. At this time, the display device 303 erases the display of the position and direction of the car 10 and switches to displaying "in operation."

[0052] Thereafter, at time t3, the car 10 stops at the first floor (boarding floor) and opens the door, and then automatically registers a car call for the fifth floor. The user gets on the car 10. When the user clicks "Start operation" on the user terminal 600 (see FIG. 5), the car 10 starts traveling toward the fifth floor (disembarking floor).

[0053] At time t4, car 10 arrives at the 5th floor, and when the door opens, passengers get off at the 5th floor. At this time, multiple car calls are registered randomly. In this example, car calls for the 7th, 8th, and Nth floors are registered.

[0054] At time t5, when the first car call, which is a car call for the 7th floor, is responded to, the display device 303 erases the display of "in operation" and resumes displaying the position and direction of the car 10. The display device 303 displays that the car is traveling in the UP direction on the 7th floor.

[0055] The following description will be given using a flowchart. Figure 7 is a flowchart of the processing executed by the elevator control system 1. Hereinafter, "step" will also be simply referred to as "S." The processing executed by the elevator control system 1 is made up of processing executed by the user terminal 600, the communication device 302, and the control device 100.

[0056] The user starts dedicated software on the user terminal 600 and sets the boarding floor and disembarking floor. As a result, the user terminal 600 connects to the control device 100 via the communication device 302 in S101 and transmits a connection signal to the control device 100.

[0057] When the control device 100 receives the connection signal, it transmits elevator information to the user terminal 600 via the communication device 302. Specifically, the communication device 302 transmits to the user terminal 600 elevator information including an image taken by the camera 301 installed at the boarding floor hall, an image taken by the camera 213 installed inside the car 10, and information on the hall call and car call assigned to the car 10, as shown in FIG. 4. In response, the user terminal 600 displays the elevator information on the display unit 602 (see FIG. 4). However, if a single-ride service is currently being performed by another user, the image information is not displayed. This is to protect the privacy of the other users.

[0058] The user terminal 600 transmits a service start request to the communication device 302 based on the user's operation of the input unit 601. Specifically, when the user terminal 600 detects in S102 that the "solo ride" button shown in Fig. 4 is clicked, the user terminal 600 transmits a solo ride signal (service start request) to the control device 100 via the communication device 302. The communication device 302 receives a service start request for the solo ride service from the user terminal 600. When the communication device 302 receives the solo ride signal (service start request) from the user terminal 600 in S201, the control device 100 controls the car 10 to provide the solo ride service (start of service).

[0059] The control device 100 controls the car 10 during the single-rider service so that it does not stop in response to a hall call or a car call while traveling from a boarding floor to a disembarking floor. The control device 100 also controls the display device 303 during the single-rider service so as to hide the current position of the car 10. Specifically, when the single-rider service starts, the control device 100 controls the display device 303 so that the current position of the car 10 is changed to a position different from the current position and displayed (virtual display). The control device 100 also controls the display device 303 so as to hide the current position of the car 10 when a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the single-rider service. The following is an explanation using a flowchart.

[0060] If the floor where the car 10 is currently stopped is the boarding floor (YES in S202), the control device 100 controls the display device 303 installed at the boarding area to change the floor display and running direction display of the display device 303 to the UP direction or the DN direction (S203).

[0061] For example, if the floor display on the display device 303 shows "5th floor" and the running direction display shows "UP direction," the floor display is shifted one floor in the UP direction from "5th floor" to display "6th floor," or the floor display is shifted one floor in the DN direction from "5th floor" to display "4th floor." By doing this, others will not know that you are getting on at the 5th floor.

[0062] On the other hand, if the floor where the car 10 is currently stopped is not the boarding floor (NO in S202), the control device 100 controls the car 10 to start operation toward the boarding floor (for example, time t1 in FIG. 6).

[0063] In S205, the control device 100 controls the display device 303 to change the display on the display device 303 to "driving" after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the single-ride service (for example, time t2 in FIG. 6).

[0064] In S206, when the car 10 arrives at the boarding floor, the control device 100 opens the door, waits with the door open, and automatically registers a car call for the disembarking floor (for example, time t3 in FIG. 6).

[0065] After the car 10 arrives at the boarding floor, the control device 100 controls the car 10 to wait at the boarding floor with the door open until the communication device 302 receives from the user terminal 600 a request from the user to start departure from the boarding floor to the disembarking floor.

[0066] If a suspicious person gets on the car 10 and operates the car operation panel 212, such as the door close button 53 or the car call button 31, before the communication device 302 receives the departure start request, the control device 100 controls the announcement device 211 to sound an alarm buzzer and output a warning announcement. For example, the warning announcement may be an announcement that a single-ride service is in progress and that boarding is not permitted. If a problem occurs in which a user gets on the car 10 with a suspicious person and the suspicious person refuses to get off, the user can simply evacuate the car 10 for safety.

[0067] The user of the user terminal 600 gets into the car 10 and clicks the "start operation" button shown in Fig. 5. When the click operation is performed in S103, the user terminal 600 transmits an operation start signal to the control device 100 as a departure start request.

[0068] During the single-ride service, the control device 100 records images taken by the camera 213 installed in the car 10, and controls the announcement device 211 to output an announcement that the single-ride service is in progress.

[0069] Specifically, when the control device 100 receives an operation start signal from the user terminal 600, it controls the car 10 in S207 to start operation toward the disembarking floor. The car 10 goes directly to the disembarking floor without responding to hall calls along the way. During this time, the announcement device 211 repeatedly outputs announcements that the car is in service operation and that the inside of the car 10 is being recorded by a security camera. During the single-ride service, the video of the hall at the boarding floor taken by the camera 301 and the video of the inside of the car 10 taken by the camera 213 are recorded.

[0070] In S208, the control device 100 controls the car 10 to open the door when the car 10 arrives at the disembarking floor. The user of the user terminal 600 disembarks from the car 10.

[0071] After the car 10 arrives at the disembarking floor, the control device 100 controls the display device 303 to register car calls for a plurality of randomly selected floors. When the car 10 responds to the first car call of the plurality of floors, the control device 100 controls the display device 303 to display the current position of the car 10 again.

[0072] Specifically, in S209, the control device 100 randomly registers multiple car calls after a predetermined time has elapsed since the car 10 arrived at the disembarking floor. For example, as shown at time t4 in Fig. 6, car calls are registered for the 7th floor, the 8th floor, and the Nth floor.

[0073] When registering a car call, the car 10 takes into consideration the hall calls registered therein. For example, the car call is not registered at a floor where a hall call is registered. The car call is also registered while taking into consideration the direction of the registered hall call so as not to take a detour (so as not to prolong the waiting time).

[0074] In S210, the control device 100 responds to one of the randomly registered car calls, and then controls the display device 303 so that the display on the display device 303 returns from "in operation" to the normal display (display of floor position and direction) (for example, time t5 in FIG. 6). By doing so, it is not possible to know at which floor the user got off.

[0075] The control device 100 cancels the single-riding service in S211. This ends the operation of the single-riding service and switches to normal operation (S212). Hall calls that could not be answered due to the implementation of the single-riding service will be answered again after stopping at the disembarking floor.

[0076] As described above, in this embodiment, the elevator control system 1 includes a control device 100 that controls the elevator, and a communication device 302 that communicates with a user terminal 600 carried by a user of the elevator car 10. The communication device 302 receives a service start request for a single-riding service from the user terminal 600. The single-riding service is an operation in which a user boards the car 10 alone and the car 10 travels from the user's boarding floor to the disembarking floor. When the communication device 302 receives the service start request, the control device 100 controls the car 10 to provide the single-riding service. During the single-riding service, the control device 100 controls the car 10 so that it does not stop in response to hall calls and car calls while traveling from the boarding floor to the disembarking floor.

[0077] In this way, based on a request for a single-ride service from the user terminal 600 by the user, the user can board the car 10 alone from the boarding floor to the disembarking floor without having to respond to hall calls or car calls while the car is running. In this way, any user can make a request from the user terminal 600 and use the car 10 alone. This allows building users such as apartment building residents to use the elevator with peace of mind.

[0078] A display device 303 that displays the current location of the car 10 is installed at the car 10 landing on each floor. The control device 100 controls the display device 303 so as to hide the current location of the car 10 during the single-ride service. In this way, the user's boarding and disembarking floors are not known to others, and the user can use the elevator privately.

[0079] When starting the single-ride service, the control device 100 controls the display device 303 to change the current position of the car 10 to a position different from the current position and display it. In this way, the floor on which the user is boarding cannot be known by others.

[0080] When a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the single-ride service, the control device 100 controls the display device 303 to hide the current location of the car 10. In this way, the floor on which the user is boarding will not be known by others.

[0081] After the car 10 arrives at the disembarking floor, the control device 100 controls the car 10 to register car calls for a plurality of randomly selected floors. When the car 10 responds to the first car call of the plurality of floors, the control device 100 controls the display device 303 to display the current position of the car 10 again. In this way, the user's disembarking floor will not be known to others.

[0082] An announcement device 211 that outputs audio is installed inside the car 10. The communication device 302 receives a departure start request from a user terminal 600 to start a departure from a boarding floor to a disembarking floor. After the car 10 arrives at the boarding floor, the control device 100 controls the car 10 to wait at the boarding floor with the door open until the communication device 302 receives the departure start request. If the door close button 53 of the car 10 is operated before the communication device 302 receives the departure start request, the control device 100 controls the announcement device 211 to output an announcement that a solo riding service is in progress. In this way, even if a suspicious person gets on board and tries to depart the car 10, the car 10 will not depart unless the user operates the user terminal 600, and an announcement that a solo riding service is in progress will be made. This makes it possible to prevent suspicious people from boarding the car.

[0083] A camera 213 is provided inside the car 10 to take pictures of the inside of the car 10. The control device 100 records the images taken by the camera 213 provided inside the car 10 during the solo riding service, and controls the announcement device 211 to output an announcement that the solo riding service is in progress. This provides a sense of security to users and has the effect of deterring suspicious behavior.

[0084] The user terminal 600 is provided with an input unit 601 and a display unit 602. A camera 301 that photographs the car 10 hall at each floor is provided at the hall. The communication device 302 transmits to the user terminal 600 elevator information including images taken by the camera 301 provided at the hall of the boarding floor, images taken by the camera 213 provided inside the car 10, and information on hall calls and car calls assigned to the car 10. The user terminal 600 displays the elevator information on the display unit 602. The user terminal 600 transmits a service start request to the communication device 302 based on the user's operation of the input unit 601. In this way, the user can use the single-riding service after confirming that there are no people at the hall or inside the car 10 and that the car 10 is not scheduled to be used.

[0085] [Note] The above-described embodiment is a specific example of the following additional notes.

[0086] (Appendix 1) a control device for controlling the elevator; a communication device that communicates with a user terminal carried by a user of the elevator car, the communication device receives a service start request for the solo riding service from the user terminal; The single-ride service is an operation in which the user is allowed to board the car alone and the car travels from the boarding floor of the user to the disembarking floor, The control device When the communication device receives the service start request, the communication device controls the car to provide the single-rider service; an elevator control system that controls the car so that the car does not stop in response to hall calls and car calls during travel from the boarding floor to the disembarking floor during the single-rider service.

[0087] (Appendix 2) A display device that displays the current position of the car is installed at the car landing on each floor, The elevator control system described in Appendix 1, wherein the control device controls the display device to hide the current position of the car during the single-ride service.

[0088] (Appendix 3) A display device that displays the current position of the car is installed at the car landing on each floor, An elevator control system as described in Appendix 1 or Appendix 2, wherein the control device controls the display device to change the current position of the car to a position different from the current position when the single-ride service is started.

[0089] (Appendix 4) A display device that displays the current position of the car is installed at the car landing on each floor, An elevator control system described in any of Appendix 1 to Appendix 3, wherein the control device controls the display device to hide the current position of the car when a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the single-ride service.

[0090] (Appendix 5) The control device After the car arrives at the disembarking floor, control is performed to register car calls to a plurality of randomly selected floors; An elevator control system according to any one of appendices 1 to 4, wherein the display device is controlled to display the current position of the car again when the car responds to a first car call among the car calls to the plurality of floors.

[0091] (Appendix 6) An announcement device that outputs voice is installed in the car, the communication device receives, from the user terminal, a departure start request from the boarding floor to the disembarking floor by the user; The control device After the car arrives at the boarding floor, control is performed so that the car waits at the boarding floor with its door open until the communication device receives the departure start request; An elevator control system described in any one of Appendix 1 to Appendix 5, wherein if the door closing button of the car is operated before the communication device receives the departure start request, the announcement device is controlled to output an announcement that the single-ride service is in progress.

[0092] (Appendix 7) A camera for photographing the interior of the car and an announcement device for outputting sound are provided inside the car, An elevator control system described in any of Appendix 1 to Appendix 6, wherein the control device records images taken by a camera installed in the car during the single-ride service and controls the announcement device to output an announcement that the single-ride service is in progress.

[0093] (Appendix 8) The user terminal further includes an input unit and a display unit, A camera for photographing the platform is provided at the platform of the car on each floor, A camera for photographing the inside of the car is provided inside the car, the communication device transmits to the user terminal elevator information including an image taken by a camera installed at a landing of the boarding floor, an image taken by a camera installed in the car, and information on a landing call and a car call assigned to the car; The user terminal displaying the elevator information on the display unit; 8. The elevator control system according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 7, wherein the service start request is transmitted to the communication device based on an operation of the input unit by the user.

[0094] (Appendix 9) A control method for an elevator control system including a control device for controlling an elevator and a communication device for communicating with a user terminal carried by a user of the elevator car, comprising: The control method includes a step of receiving, by the communication device, a service start request for the solo riding service from the user terminal by the user; The single-ride service is an operation in which the user is allowed to board the car alone and the car travels from the boarding floor of the user to the disembarking floor, The control method includes: a step of the control device controlling the car to the single-riding service when the communication device receives the service start request; The control method further includes a step in which the control device controls the car during the single-ride service so that the car does not stop in response to a hall call or a car call while traveling from the boarding floor to the disembarking floor.

[0095] The embodiments disclosed herein are merely examples and are not limited to the above. The scope of the present invention is defined by the claims, and it is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0096] 1 elevator control system, 10 car, 31 car call button, 51 indicator, 52 door open button, 53 door close button, 60, 61 door, 81 UP hall call button, 82 DN hall call button, 100 control device, 101 processor, 102 memory, 103 communication IF, 211 announcement device, 212 car operation panel, 213 camera, 301 camera, 302 communication device, 303 display device, 304 hall operation panel, 400 data server, 500 terminal, 600 user terminal, 601 input unit, 602 display unit.

Claims

1. a control device for controlling the elevator; a communication device that communicates with a user terminal carried by a user of the elevator car, the communication device receives a service start request for the solo riding service from the user terminal; The single-ride service is an operation in which the user is allowed to board the car alone and the car travels from the boarding floor of the user to the disembarking floor, The control device When the communication device receives the service start request, the communication device controls the car to provide the single-rider service; an elevator control system that controls the car so that the car does not stop in response to hall calls and car calls during travel from the boarding floor to the disembarking floor during the single-rider service.

2. A display device that displays the current position of the car is installed at the car landing on each floor, The elevator control system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device controls the display device to hide the current position of the car during the single-ride service.

3. A display device that displays the current position of the car is installed at the car landing on each floor, 2. The elevator control system according to claim 1, wherein the control device controls the display device to change the current position of the car to a position different from the current position when the single-ride service is started.

4. A display device that displays the current position of the car is installed at the car landing on each floor, 2. The elevator control system according to claim 1, wherein the control device controls the display device to hide the current position of the car when a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the single-ride service.

5. The control device After the car arrives at the disembarking floor, control is performed to register car calls to a plurality of randomly selected floors; 3. The elevator control system according to claim 2, wherein the display device is controlled to display the current position of the car again when the car responds to a first car call among the car calls to the plurality of floors.

6. An announcement device that outputs voice is installed in the car, the communication device receives, from the user terminal, a departure start request from the boarding floor to the disembarking floor by the user; The control device After the car arrives at the boarding floor, control is performed so that the car waits at the boarding floor with its door open until the communication device receives the departure start request; 2. The elevator control system according to claim 1, wherein the announcement device is controlled to output an announcement that the single-ride service is in progress if a door-closing button of the car is operated before the communication device receives the departure start request.

7. A camera for photographing the interior of the car and an announcement device for outputting sound are provided inside the car, 2. The elevator control system of claim 1, wherein the control device records images taken by a camera installed in the car during the single-ride service and controls the announcement device to output an announcement that the single-ride service is in progress.

8. The user terminal further includes an input unit and a display unit, A camera for photographing the platform is provided at the platform of the car on each floor, A camera for photographing the inside of the car is provided inside the car, the communication device transmits to the user terminal elevator information including an image taken by a camera installed at a landing of the boarding floor, an image taken by a camera installed in the car, and information on a landing call and a car call assigned to the car; The user terminal displaying the elevator information on the display unit; The elevator control system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the service start request is transmitted to the communication device based on an operation of the input unit by the user.

9. A control method for an elevator control system including a control device for controlling an elevator and a communication device for communicating with a user terminal carried by a user of the elevator car, comprising: The control method includes a step of receiving, by the communication device, a service start request for the solo riding service from the user terminal by the user; The single-ride service is an operation in which the user is allowed to board the car alone and the car travels from the boarding floor of the user to the disembarking floor, The control method includes: a step of the control device controlling the car to the single-riding service when the communication device receives the service start request; The control method further includes a step in which the control device controls the car during the single-ride service so that the car does not stop in response to a hall call or a car call while traveling from the boarding floor to the disembarking floor.

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