Elevator system

Abstract

To provide an elevator system capable of inputting a plurality of destination floors to which a user is scheduled to go at a time.SOLUTION: The elevator system includes a plurality of elevator banks 1 and an elevator bank selecting apparatus 2, the elevator bank 1 includes a plurality of elevators 11 and a group management control apparatus 12, current floor information and user route information are input to the elevator bank selecting apparatus 2 when a mobile terminal 3 carried by a user is in a building, and the elevator bank selecting apparatus 2 determines a current destination floor of the user by using the current floor information and the user route information. An elevator bank 1 recommended to be used by a user is selected from a plurality of elevator banks 1, and selected elevator bank information is output to a portable terminal 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to elevator systems. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, elevator systems have been known that include multiple elevator banks installed in a building and an elevator bank selection device. Each of the multiple elevator banks has multiple elevators and a group supervisory control device that controls the operation of each of the multiple elevators. Information specifying the floor on which a mobile terminal is located and information specifying the user's destination floor are input to the elevator bank selection device. The elevator bank selection device uses the information specifying the floor on which the mobile terminal is located, the information specifying the user's destination floor, and the control information of each group supervisory control device to select one of the multiple elevator banks that is recommended for use by the user. The elevator bank selection device outputs information specifying the selected elevator bank to a mobile terminal carried by the user (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-158398 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the configuration of the elevator system described in Patent Document 1, the information specifying the user's destination floor input to the elevator bank selection device specifies only one destination floor to which the user plans to go. This poses a problem in that if the user has multiple destination floors to go to, the user must operate the mobile terminal and input destination floor information into the mobile terminal each time the user arrives at each of the multiple destination floors.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide an elevator system that allows a user to input multiple destination floors at once. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The elevator system according to the present disclosure comprises a plurality of elevator banks provided within a building, and an elevator bank selection device that selects at least one elevator bank from the plurality of elevator banks that is recommended for use by a user, each of the plurality of elevator banks having a plurality of elevators and a group management control device that controls the operation of each of the plurality of elevators, and when a mobile terminal carried by a user is located within the building, the elevator bank selection device is configured to receive current floor information that identifies the floor on which the mobile terminal is located, and user route information that identifies multiple destination floors to which the user plans to go and the order of the multiple destination floors, and the elevator bank selection device determines the user's current destination floor using the current floor information and the user route information, and selects at least one elevator bank from the plurality of elevator banks that is recommended for use by the user using the current floor information, the current destination floor information that identifies the user's current destination floor, and control information of each group management control device, and outputs selected elevator bank information that identifies the at least one selected elevator bank to the mobile terminal. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the elevator system of the present disclosure, a user can input multiple destination floors he or she plans to go to at once. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing an elevator system according to a first embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a front view showing the mobile terminal of FIG. [Figure 3] 2 is a diagram showing selected elevator bank information and operation status information displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 4] 2 is a diagram showing how operation status information is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 5] 2 is a diagram showing selected elevator bank information and estimated arrival time information displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 6] 2 is a diagram showing how images from a plurality of cameras are displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 7] 2 is a diagram showing how operation status information is graphically displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 8] 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator bank selection device of FIG. 1. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an elevator system according to a second embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an elevator system according to a third embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Embodiment 1 1 is a block diagram showing an elevator system according to Embodiment 1. The elevator system includes a plurality of elevator banks 1, an elevator bank selection device 2, and a mobile terminal 3.

[0010] Each elevator bank 1 is provided in a building. In the elevator system according to the first embodiment, the number of elevator banks 1 is two. However, the number of elevator banks 1 is not limited to two, and may be three or more.

[0011] One of the two elevator banks 1 is designated as Bank A 1a, and the other is designated as Bank B 1b. Bank A 1a and Bank B 1b are located apart from each other in the building.

[0012] Each elevator bank 1 includes a plurality of elevators 11 and a group management control device 12. In the elevator system according to the first embodiment, each elevator bank 1 includes two elevators 11. Note that the number of elevators 11 included in each elevator bank 1 is not limited to two, and may be three or more.

[0013] Of the two elevators 11 in bank A 1a, one elevator 11 is designated as the first elevator 11a, and the other elevator 11 is designated as the second elevator 11b. Of the two elevators 11 in bank B 1b, one elevator 11 is designated as the third elevator 11c, and the other elevator 11 is designated as the fourth elevator 11d.

[0014] Each elevator 11 has an elevator control device 111 that controls the elevation and elevation of an elevator car (not shown). The group management control device 12 controls the operation of each of the plurality of elevators 11.

[0015] The elevator bank selection device 2 is electrically connected to each group management control device 12. Control information from each group management control device 12 is output from the group management control device 12 and input to the elevator bank selection device 2. The control information from the group management control device 12 includes call registration information for the multiple elevators 11 controlled by the group management control device 12, information identifying the floor where the elevator car of each elevator 11 is located, and information identifying the direction of movement of the elevator car of each elevator 11.

[0016] FIG. 2 is a front view showing the mobile terminal 3 of FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 2(a), an example of the mobile terminal 3 is a smartphone. As shown in FIG. 2(b), an example of the mobile terminal 3 is a smartwatch. The mobile terminal 3 is carried by a user. The mobile terminal 3 includes an operation unit and a display unit. Examples of the user include a delivery company that delivers packages to each of multiple floors, a cleaning company that cleans each of multiple floors, and a security company that provides security for each of multiple floors.

[0017] A wireless communication device (not shown) is provided at each landing of each floor in the building. Each wireless communication device is electrically connected to the elevator bank selection device 2. When the mobile terminal 3 is inside the building, wireless communication is possible between the elevator bank selection device 2 and the mobile terminal 3 via the wireless communication device.

[0018] Current floor information is information that identifies the floor on which the mobile terminal 3 is located. User route information is information that identifies multiple destination floors that the user plans to go to and the order of the multiple destination floors. The user route information is input into the mobile terminal 3 by the user operating the mobile terminal 3.

[0019] When wireless communication is performed between the elevator bank selection device 2 and the portable terminal 3, information on the floor on which the intervening wireless communication device is installed is input to the elevator bank selection device 2. As a result, wireless communication is performed between the elevator bank selection device 2 and the portable terminal 3, and current floor information is input to the elevator bank selection device 2. Note that the current floor information may also be input to the portable terminal 3 by the user operating the portable terminal 3.

[0020] In addition, wireless communication is performed between the elevator bank selection device 2 and the mobile terminal 3, so that user route information is input to the elevator bank selection device 2.

[0021] Therefore, wireless communication is performed between the elevator bank selection device 2 and the mobile terminal 3, whereby the current floor information and the user route information are input to the elevator bank selection device 2.

[0022] The elevator bank selection device 2 determines the user's current destination floor using the current floor information and the user route information. Information specifying the user's current destination floor determined by the elevator bank selection device 2 is defined as the current destination floor information.

[0023] Specifically, when the floor where the mobile terminal 3 is located is not included among the multiple destination floors, the elevator bank selection device 2 sets the first destination floor among the multiple destination floors as the user's current destination floor. Also, when the floor where the mobile terminal 3 is located and the user's current destination floor match each other, the elevator bank selection device 2 sets the next destination floor among the multiple destination floors in the order relative to the floor where the mobile terminal 3 is located as the user's current destination floor.

[0024] The elevator bank selection device 2 uses the current floor information, the current destination floor information, and the control information of each group management control device to select at least one elevator bank 1 to recommend to the user from among the multiple elevator banks 1. Furthermore, the elevator bank selection device 2 selects all elevator banks 1 from the multiple elevator banks 1 whose predicted arrival time, which is the time from the current time until the elevator car arrives at the floor where the mobile terminal 3 is located, is within a preset time. Information identifying the at least one elevator bank 1 selected by the elevator bank selection device 2 is defined as selected elevator bank information.

[0025] The elevator bank selection device 2 outputs to the mobile terminal 3 the selected elevator bank information as well as operation status information that identifies the operation status of each of the elevators 11 controlled by each group supervisory control device 12 .

[0026] Figure 3 is a diagram showing how selected elevator bank information and operation status information are displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 3 in Figure 1. The selected elevator bank information and operation status information are displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 3. The operation status information includes information that identifies the floor on which the elevator car is located and information that identifies the direction in which the elevator car is moving.

[0027] FIG. 3 shows that the selected elevator bank 1 is bank B 1b. FIG. 3 also shows that the first elevator 11a is in ascending operation and the elevator car of the first elevator 11a is located on the fourth floor. FIG. 3 also shows that the second elevator 11b is in ascending operation and the elevator car of the second elevator 11b is located on the eleventh floor. FIG. 3 also shows that the third elevator 11c is in descending operation and the elevator car of the third elevator 11c is located on the twelfth floor. FIG. 3 also shows that the fourth elevator 11d is in ascending operation and the elevator car of the fourth elevator 11d is located on the twenty-fifth floor.

[0028] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing how operation status information is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 3 in Fig. 1. The operation status information includes information specifying the floor on which the elevator car is located, information specifying the direction of movement of the elevator car, and information specifying the floor on which the elevator car is scheduled to stop.

[0029] 4 shows that the first elevator 11a is in an upward operation, the elevator car of the first elevator 11a is located on the third floor, and the floors at which the elevator car of the first elevator 11a is scheduled to stop are the fourth, fifth, and twelfth floors. Also, FIG. 4 shows that the second elevator 11b is in a downward operation, the elevator car of the second elevator 11b is located on the 24th floor, and the floors at which the elevator car of the second elevator 11b is scheduled to stop are the 19th, 18th, 12th, and 1st floors. Also, FIG. 4 shows that the third elevator 11c is in a downward operation, the elevator car of the third elevator 11c is located on the 13th floor, and the floors at which the elevator car of the third elevator 11c is scheduled to stop are the sixth, fifth, and first floors. Also, Figure 4 shows that the fourth elevator 11d is in a descending operation, the elevator car of the fourth elevator 11d is located on the 18th floor, and the floors at which the elevator car of the fourth elevator 11d is scheduled to stop are the 11th floor, the 9th floor, the 2nd floor, and the 1st floor.

[0030] Figure 5 is a diagram showing selected elevator bank information and estimated arrival time information displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 3 in Figure 1. The elevator bank selection device 2 uses the control information of each group management control device 12 to calculate the estimated arrival time for each elevator bank 1, which is the time from the current time until the elevator car arrives at the floor where the mobile terminal 3 is located.

[0031] The elevator bank selection device 2 outputs the selected elevator bank information and estimated arrival time information that specifies the estimated arrival time, which is the time from the current time until the elevator car arrives at the floor where the mobile terminal 3 is located, to the mobile terminal 3. In Figure 5, it is shown that the selected elevator bank 1 is bank B 1b, and the estimated arrival time at bank A 1a is 8 minutes and the estimated arrival time at bank B 1b is 3 minutes.

[0032] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing how each of the images from multiple cameras is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 3 of FIG. 1. The elevator system according to the first embodiment includes multiple cameras, one for each of the landings on multiple floors in each of multiple elevator banks 1. The multiple cameras capture images of the corresponding landings. The images from each of the multiple cameras are input to the elevator bank selection device 2. The elevator bank selection device 2 outputs information about the images from each of the multiple cameras captured at the landing on the floor where the mobile terminal 3 is located to the mobile terminal 3. FIG. 6 shows that the congestion level of the landing at bank A 1a is higher than the congestion level of the landing at bank B 1b.

[0033] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing how operation status information is graphically displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 3 of Fig. 1. In Fig. 7, the first elevator 11a is in an ascending operation, and the graphical display indicates that the elevator car of the first elevator 11a is located on the 23rd floor. In Fig. 7, the second elevator 11b is in an ascending operation, and the graphical display indicates that the elevator car of the second elevator 11b is located on the 5th floor. In Fig. 7, the third elevator 11c is in a descending operation, and the graphical display indicates that the elevator car of the third elevator 11c is located on the 26th floor. In Fig. 7, the fourth elevator 11d is in a descending operation, and the elevator car of the fourth elevator 11d is located on the 6th floor.

[0034] The display of the mobile terminal 3 is configured to switch between the displays of Figures 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 in order. A user carrying the mobile terminal 3 can visually check the display of the mobile terminal 3 to understand which elevator bank 1 is recommended for use.

[0035] Next, the operation of the elevator system will be described. Figure 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator bank selection device 2 of Figure 1. Figure 8 shows the operation of the elevator bank selection device 2 to select at least one elevator bank 1 from multiple elevator banks 1.

[0036] First, in step S101, a destination floor determination step is performed. In the destination floor determination step, the elevator bank selection device 2 determines the user's current destination floor using the current floor information and the user route information. Specifically, if the floor where the mobile terminal 3 is located is not included in the multiple destination floors, the elevator bank selection device 2 sets the first destination floor in the order among the multiple destination floors as the user's current destination floor. Furthermore, if the floor where the mobile terminal 3 is located and the user's current destination floor match each other, the elevator bank selection device 2 sets the next destination floor in the order from the floor where the mobile terminal 3 is located as the user's current destination floor.

[0037] Then, in step S102, an elevator bank selection process is performed. In the elevator bank selection process, the elevator bank selection device 2 uses the current floor information, the current destination floor information, and the control information of each group management control device 12 to select at least one elevator bank 1 from among the multiple elevator banks 1 that is recommended for use by the user.

[0038] Thereafter, in step S103, a selected elevator bank information output step is performed. In the selected elevator bank information output step, the elevator bank selection device 2 outputs the selected elevator bank information to the mobile terminal 3. This completes the operation of the elevator bank selection device 2.

[0039] As described above, the elevator system according to the first embodiment includes a plurality of elevator banks 1 provided in a building and an elevator bank selection device 2. Each of the plurality of elevator banks 1 includes a plurality of elevators 11 and a group management control device 12 that controls the operation of each of the plurality of elevators 11. When a user's mobile terminal 3 is located inside the building, current floor information and user route information are input to the elevator bank selection device 2. The elevator bank selection device 2 determines the user's current destination floor using the current floor information and the user route information. The elevator bank selection device 2 also selects at least one elevator bank 1 recommended for use by the user from the plurality of elevator banks 1 using the current floor information, current destination floor information, and control information from each group management control device 12. The elevator bank selection device 2 also outputs the selected elevator bank information to the mobile terminal 3. This configuration allows a user to input multiple destination floors they plan to go to at once.

[0040] Furthermore, in the elevator system according to the first embodiment, if the floor where the mobile terminal 3 is located is not included among the multiple destination floors, the elevator bank selection device 2 sets the first destination floor among the multiple destination floors as the user's current destination floor. If the floor where the mobile terminal 3 is located and the user's current destination floor match each other, the elevator bank selection device 2 sets the next destination floor among the multiple destination floors in the order relative to the floor where the mobile terminal 3 is located as the user's current destination floor. This configuration makes it possible to identify the user's current destination floor with a simple configuration.

[0041] Furthermore, in the elevator system according to the first embodiment, when selecting at least one elevator bank 1 to recommend to the user from among the plurality of elevator banks 1, the elevator bank selection device 2 selects all of the plurality of elevator banks 1 whose estimated arrival times are within a preset time. According to this configuration, when there are multiple elevator banks 1 whose estimated arrival times are within a preset time, it is possible to notify the user of all of the elevator banks 1 whose estimated arrival times are within the preset time.

[0042] Furthermore, in the elevator system according to the first embodiment, the elevator bank selection device 2 outputs operation status information together with selected elevator bank information to the mobile terminal 3. With this configuration, the operation status of each of the multiple elevators 11 can be notified to the user.

[0043] Furthermore, in the elevator system according to the first embodiment, the operation status information includes information specifying the floor on which the elevator car is located, information specifying the direction of movement of the elevator car, and information specifying the floor on which the elevator car is scheduled to stop. With this configuration, it is possible to notify users of the floor on which the elevator car is located, the direction of movement of the elevator car, and the floor on which the elevator car is scheduled to stop.

[0044] Furthermore, in the elevator system according to the first embodiment, the elevator bank selection device 2 outputs the selected elevator bank information as well as the estimated arrival time information to the mobile terminal 3. This configuration makes it possible to notify the user of the estimated arrival time of the elevator car.

[0045] Furthermore, in the elevator system according to the first embodiment, images from a plurality of cameras are input to elevator bank selection device 2, each installed at a landing on a plurality of floors in each of a plurality of elevator banks 1. Elevator bank selection device 2 outputs information on the images taken by each of the cameras at the landing on the floor where mobile terminal 3 is located to mobile terminal 3. This configuration makes it possible to notify users of the degree of congestion at each landing on the floor where they are located.

[0046] Embodiment 2 9 is a block diagram showing an elevator system according to the second embodiment. The elevator system according to the second embodiment includes a distance measurement device 4. The distance measurement device 4 measures the distance from each of the plurality of elevator banks 1 to the mobile terminal 3. The distance between each of the plurality of elevator banks 1 and the mobile terminal 3 is measured, for example, by wireless communication between the mobile terminal 3 and a wireless communication device provided at the landing of each of the plurality of elevator banks 1. Mobile terminal distance information specifying the distance from each of the plurality of elevator banks 1 to the mobile terminal 3 is output from the distance measurement device 4 and input to the elevator bank selection device 2.

[0047] The elevator bank selection device 2 uses the mobile terminal distance information to calculate, for each of the multiple elevator banks 1, a call registration occurrence rate that indicates the likelihood that a user carrying a mobile terminal 3 will register a call between the current time and a preset time. The call registration occurrence rate is calculated to be a larger value as the distance between the elevator bank 1 and the mobile terminal 3 becomes shorter. Specifically, for example, when the distance between the elevator bank 1 and the mobile terminal 3 is 5 m or less, the call registration occurrence rate is 100%, when the distance between the elevator bank 1 and the mobile terminal 3 is 5 m to 20 m, the call registration occurrence rate is 80%, and when the distance between the elevator bank 1 and the mobile terminal 3 is 20 m to 40 m, the call registration occurrence rate is 60%.

[0048] The elevator bank selection device 2 uses the current floor information, current destination floor information, control information of each group management control device, and call registration occurrence rate to select at least one elevator bank 1 to recommend to the user from among the multiple elevator banks 1. By using the call registration occurrence rate, the elevator bank selection device 2 can predict hall call registrations by other users and select an elevator bank 1. This allows the elevator bank selection device 2 to predict the operation status of each elevator 11 in the short future from the present and select an elevator bank 1.

[0049] The mobile terminal distance information is output from the distance measurement device 4 and input to the group management control device 12 of each elevator bank 1. The group management control device 12 performs hall call registration using the mobile terminal distance information. Specifically, the group management control device 12 determines whether the distance between one of the elevator banks 1 and the mobile terminal 3 is equal to or less than a preset value. The group management control device 12 also performs hall call registration for an elevator bank 1 for which it has determined that the distance from the mobile terminal 3 is equal to or less than a preset value. Specifically, the group management control device 12 performs hall call registration for an elevator bank 1 for which it has determined that the distance from the mobile terminal 3 is equal to or less than 5 m, for example. This allows hall call registration to be performed without the user operating a hall button. Note that a configuration may also be adopted in which hall call registration is performed by the user operating the mobile terminal 3 for an elevator bank 1 for which it has determined that the distance from the mobile terminal 3 is equal to or less than a preset value.

[0050] Other configurations of the elevator system according to the second embodiment are similar to those of the elevator system according to the first embodiment.

[0051] As described above, in the elevator system according to the second embodiment, mobile terminal distance information is input to the elevator bank selection device 2. The elevator bank selection device 2 calculates the call registration occurrence rate using the mobile terminal distance information. The elevator bank selection device 2 selects at least one elevator bank 1 from among the multiple elevator banks 1 that is recommended for use by the user, using the current floor information, current destination floor information, control information of each group management control device 12, and the call registration occurrence rate. With this configuration, the elevator bank selection device 2 can predict the operation status of each elevator 11 in the short future from the present, and select an elevator bank 1.

[0052] Embodiment 3 Fig. 10 is a block diagram showing an elevator system according to embodiment 3. The elevator system according to embodiment 3 includes a storage device 5. The storage device 5 stores a usage frequency indicating the number of times each of a plurality of elevator banks 1 has been used in the past for each day of the week and for each of a plurality of preset time periods. The usage frequency information specifying the usage frequency is input from the storage device 5 to the elevator bank selection device 2.

[0053] The elevator bank selection device 2 uses current floor information, current destination floor information, control information of each group management control device, and usage frequency information to select at least one elevator bank 1 to recommend to the user from among the multiple elevator banks 1. By using the usage frequency information, the elevator bank selection device 2 can predict hall call registrations by other users and select an elevator bank 1. This allows the elevator bank selection device 2 to predict the operation status of each elevator 11 in the short future from the present and select an elevator bank 1.

[0054] Other configurations of the elevator system according to embodiment 3 are the same as those of the elevator system according to embodiment 1. Note that, similar to the configuration of the elevator system according to embodiment 2, the elevator bank selection device 2 may be configured to further use the call registration occurrence rate to select at least one elevator bank 1 from among multiple elevator banks 1 that is recommended for use by the user.

[0055] As described above, in the elevator system according to the third embodiment, usage frequency information is input to the elevator bank selection device 2. The elevator bank selection device 2 uses current floor information, current destination floor information, control information of each group supervisory control device, and usage frequency information to select at least one elevator bank 1 from among multiple elevator banks 1 that is recommended for use by the user. With this configuration, the elevator bank selection device 2 can predict the operation status of each elevator 11 in the short future from the present, and select an elevator bank 1.

[0056] In the elevator systems according to the respective embodiments, the operation status information has been described as including information identifying the floor where the elevator car is located, information identifying the direction of movement of the elevator car, and information identifying the floor where the elevator car is scheduled to stop. However, this is not a limitation. The operation status information may include at least one of information identifying the floor where the elevator car is located, information identifying the direction of movement of the elevator car, and information identifying the floor where the elevator car is scheduled to stop.

[0057] In addition, in the elevator systems according to the respective embodiments, a configuration has been described in which the mobile terminal 3 displays selected elevator bank information, operation status information, estimated arrival time information, and information on each of the images from the multiple cameras. However, this configuration is not limited to this. A configuration may also be adopted in which a projector device is provided on each of the multiple floors, and the selected elevator bank information, operation status information, estimated arrival time information, and information on each of the images from the multiple cameras are displayed by the projector device on a wall, floor, or the like near the user. In this case, the selected elevator bank information, operation status information, estimated arrival time information, and information on each of the images from the multiple cameras are input to the projector device. Alternatively, a configuration may also be adopted in which a guide board device is provided on each of the multiple floors, and the selected elevator bank information, operation status information, estimated arrival time information, and information on each of the images from the multiple cameras are displayed on the guide board device. In this case, the selected elevator bank information, operation status information, estimated arrival time information, and information on each of the images from the multiple cameras are input to the guide board device.

[0058] Although the elevator systems according to the preferred embodiments have been described above, the elevator systems according to the above-described embodiments are not limited to these. Various modifications and alterations can be made to the elevator systems according to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the claims.

[0059] Various aspects of the present disclosure are summarized below as appendices.

[0060] (Appendix 1) There are multiple elevator banks in the building, an elevator bank selection device that selects at least one elevator bank that is recommended for use by a user from among the plurality of elevator banks; Equipped with each of the plurality of elevator banks includes a plurality of elevators and a group management control device that controls operation of each of the plurality of elevators; when the portable terminal carried by the user is inside the building, current floor information specifying the floor where the portable terminal is located, and user route information specifying a plurality of destination floors to which the user plans to go and the order of the plurality of destination floors are input to the elevator bank selection device; The elevator bank selection device determines the user's current destination floor using the current floor information and the user route information, selects at least one elevator bank from among the plurality of elevator banks to be recommended for use by the user using the current floor information, current destination floor information that identifies the user's current destination floor, and control information of each of the group management control devices, and outputs selected elevator bank information that identifies the at least one selected elevator bank to the mobile terminal. (Appendix 2) The elevator system of Appendix 1, wherein, when the floor where the mobile terminal is located and the user's current destination floor match each other, the elevator bank selection device selects the destination floor that is next in order to the floor where the mobile terminal is located among the plurality of destination floors as the user's current destination floor. (Appendix 3) mobile terminal distance information specifying a distance from each of the plurality of elevator banks to the mobile terminal is input to the elevator bank selection device, the elevator bank selection device uses the mobile terminal distance information to calculate, for each of the plurality of elevator banks, a call registration occurrence rate indicating a possibility that the user who possesses the mobile terminal will register a call between the current time and a preset time; The elevator system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the elevator bank selection device selects at least one elevator bank from among the plurality of elevator banks to recommend to the user, using the current floor information, the current destination floor information, control information of each of the group management control devices, and the call registration occurrence rate. (Appendix 4) the elevator bank selection device is configured to input usage frequency information specifying a usage frequency indicating the number of times each of the plurality of elevator banks has been used in the past for each day of the week and for each of a plurality of preset time periods, The elevator system according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 3, wherein the elevator bank selection device selects at least one elevator bank from the plurality of elevator banks to be recommended for use by the user using the current floor information, the current destination floor information, control information of each of the group management control devices, and the usage frequency information. (Appendix 5) 5. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein, when selecting at least one elevator bank to recommend to the user from among the plurality of elevator banks, the elevator bank selection device selects all of the plurality of elevator banks whose predicted arrival time, which is the time from the current time until the elevator car arrives at the floor where the mobile terminal is located, is within a predetermined time. (Appendix 6) 6. The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the elevator bank selection device outputs to the mobile terminal, together with the selected elevator bank information, operation status information that specifies the operation status of each of the plurality of elevators controlled by each of the group management control devices. (Appendix 7) 7. The elevator system of claim 6, wherein the operation status information includes at least one of information identifying the floor on which the elevator car is located, information identifying the direction of movement of the elevator car, and information identifying the floor on which the elevator car is scheduled to stop. (Appendix 8) 8. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the elevator bank selection device outputs, together with the selected elevator bank information, estimated arrival time information to the mobile terminal, the estimated arrival time being the time from the current time until the elevator car arrives at the floor where the mobile terminal is located. (Appendix 9) the elevator bank selection device receives images from a plurality of cameras provided at each of the landings on a plurality of floors in each of the plurality of elevator banks, 9. The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the elevator bank selection device outputs to the mobile terminal information on each of the images taken by the plurality of cameras at a landing on a floor where the mobile terminal is located. [Explanation of symbols]

[0061] 1 elevator bank, 1a A bank, 1b B bank, 2 elevator bank selection device, 3 mobile terminal, 4 distance measurement device, 5 storage device, 11 elevator, 11a first elevator, 11b second elevator, 11c third elevator, 11d fourth elevator, 12 group management control device, 111 elevator control device.

Claims

1. There are multiple elevator banks in the building, an elevator bank selection device that selects at least one elevator bank that is recommended for use by a user from among the plurality of elevator banks; Equipped with each of the plurality of elevator banks includes a plurality of elevators and a group management control device that controls operation of each of the plurality of elevators; when the portable terminal carried by the user is inside the building, current floor information specifying the floor where the portable terminal is located, and user route information specifying a plurality of destination floors to which the user plans to go and the order of the plurality of destination floors are input to the elevator bank selection device; The elevator bank selection device determines the user's current destination floor using the current floor information and the user route information, selects at least one elevator bank from among the plurality of elevator banks to be recommended for use by the user using the current floor information, current destination floor information that identifies the user's current destination floor, and control information of each of the group management control devices, and outputs selected elevator bank information that identifies the at least one selected elevator bank to the mobile terminal.

2. 2. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein, when the floor where the portable terminal is located and the current destination floor of the user coincide with each other, the elevator bank selection device sets the destination floor that is next in order to the floor where the portable terminal is located among the plurality of destination floors as the current destination floor of the user.

3. mobile terminal distance information specifying a distance from each of the plurality of elevator banks to the mobile terminal is input to the elevator bank selection device, the elevator bank selection device uses the mobile terminal distance information to calculate, for each of the plurality of elevator banks, a call registration occurrence rate indicating a possibility that the user who possesses the mobile terminal will register a call between the current time and a preset time; 3. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the elevator bank selection device selects at least one elevator bank recommended for use by the user from among the plurality of elevator banks, using the current floor information, the current destination floor information, control information of each of the group management control devices, and the call registration occurrence rate.

4. the elevator bank selection device is configured to input usage frequency information specifying a usage frequency indicating the number of times each of the plurality of elevator banks has been used in the past for each day of the week and for each of a plurality of preset time periods, 3. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the elevator bank selection device selects at least one elevator bank recommended for use by the user from among the plurality of elevator banks, using the current floor information, the current destination floor information, control information of each of the group management control devices, and the usage frequency information.

5. 3. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein, when selecting at least one elevator bank to be recommended for use by the user from among the plurality of elevator banks, the elevator bank selection device selects all of the plurality of elevator banks whose predicted arrival time, which is the time from the current time until the elevator car arrives at the floor where the mobile terminal is located, is within a predetermined time.

6. 3. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the elevator bank selection device outputs, together with the selected elevator bank information, operation status information that specifies the operation status of each of the plurality of elevators controlled by each of the group management control devices to the mobile terminal.

7. 7. The elevator system according to claim 6, wherein the operation status information includes at least one of information specifying a floor where the elevator car is located, information specifying a direction of movement of the elevator car, and information specifying a floor where the elevator car is scheduled to stop.

8. 3. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the elevator bank selection device outputs, together with the selected elevator bank information, to the mobile terminal, estimated arrival time information that specifies an estimated arrival time, which is the time from the current time until the elevator car arrives at the floor where the mobile terminal is located.

9. the elevator bank selection device receives images from a plurality of cameras provided at each of the landings on a plurality of floors in each of the plurality of elevator banks, 3. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the elevator bank selection device outputs to the mobile terminal information on the images captured by each of the plurality of cameras at a landing on a floor where the mobile terminal is located.

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