Elevator call registration device, elevator system, mobile terminal, elevator call registration method, and elevator call registration program

The elevator call registration device allows elevator calls to be registered via a mobile terminal during panel downtime, addressing the need for manual restoration by enabling direct communication of panel settings to a mobile device, thus reducing downtime and enhancing user convenience.

JP2026022660AActive Publication Date: 2026-02-13MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC BUILDING SOLUTIONS CORP +1
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Application Number
JP2024124094
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-31
Publication Date
2026-02-13
Estimated Expiration
2044-07-31

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Technical Problem

Conventional elevator systems require manual intervention by maintenance personnel to restore a broken hall operating panel before elevator calls can be registered, leading to downtime and inconvenience.

Method used

An elevator call registration device that includes a hall operating panel, a mobile terminal detection unit, and a communication unit, allowing for the transmission of setting information from a failed hall operating panel to a mobile terminal, enabling elevator calls to be registered via the mobile terminal during panel downtime.

Benefits of technology

Enables elevator calls to be registered using a mobile terminal as a replacement for the broken panel, reducing downtime and improving convenience by allowing users to continue using the elevator without waiting for maintenance.

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Abstract

To enable, for example, an elevator manager to install a substitute of an existing landing operation panel when the existing landing operation panel fails, and to register a call of an elevator by the substitute of the failed existing landing operation panel even while the existing landing operation panel fails and the landing operation panel is restored by an elevator maintenance person.SOLUTION: The elevator control device includes a landing operating panel installed at a landing of a first floor of an elevator, a portable terminal detection part installed corresponding to each of the landing operating panels and detecting whether or not a portable terminal is connected, and a communication part starting communication with the portable terminal and transmitting setting information of the first landing operating panel acquired from the first landing operating panel to the portable terminal when a first portable terminal detection part installed corresponding to the first landing operating panel among the landing operating panels fails and the first portable terminal detection part detects connection of the portable terminal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
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[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an elevator call registration device, an elevator system, a mobile terminal, an elevator call registration method, and an elevator call registration program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, when an existing hall operating panel installed at an elevator hall breaks down, an elevator maintenance worker performs work to restore the hall operating panel.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an elevator system that, when an existing hall operating panel installed at an elevator hall breaks down, notifies an elevator maintenance worker of the failure of the hall operating panel and the details of the failure. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-52635 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] As in the elevator system described in Patent Document 1, conventional technologies are based on the premise that when an existing hall operating panel breaks down, an elevator maintenance person will carry out recovery work. Therefore, after the existing hall operating panel breaks down, elevator calls cannot be registered from the broken hall operating panel until the elevator maintenance person has restored the hall operating panel.

[0006] The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide an elevator call registration device that enables, for example, an elevator manager to install a substitute for the existing hall operating panel when the existing hall operating panel breaks down, and that allows elevator calls to be registered using the substitute for the broken existing hall operating panel even during the period when the existing hall operating panel breaks down and until the hall operating panel is restored by an elevator maintenance worker. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The elevator call registration device according to the present disclosure includes a hall operating panel that is installed at a hall on each floor of the elevator and that is used to call an elevator car at each floor; a mobile terminal detection unit that is installed in correspondence with each hall operating panel and that detects whether a mobile terminal is connected; and a communication unit that, when a first hall operating panel installed at a hall on a first floor of the elevator among the hall operating panels fails and the first mobile terminal detection unit installed in correspondence with the first hall operating panel among the mobile terminal detection units detects that a mobile terminal is connected, initiates communication with the mobile terminal and transmits setting information for the first hall operating panel acquired from the first hall operating panel to the mobile terminal. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the elevator call registration device of the present disclosure, when an existing hall operating panel breaks down, for example, an elevator manager can install a replacement for the existing hall operating panel, and even during the period when the existing hall operating panel breaks down and until the hall operating panel is restored by an elevator maintenance worker, elevator calls can be registered using the replacement for the broken existing hall operating panel. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration example of an elevator system according to a first embodiment. [Figure 2] 2 is a configuration example of a location where a hall operating panel of the elevator call registration device according to the first embodiment is installed. [Figure 3]2 is a configuration example of a location where a hall operating panel of the elevator call registration device according to the first embodiment is installed. [Figure 4] 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of the configuration of an elevator system and an elevator call registration device according to a first embodiment. [Figure 5] 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of each component in the control device of the elevator system according to the first embodiment. FIG. [Figure 6] 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example of the configuration of a mobile terminal connected to a mobile terminal detection unit of the elevator call registration device according to the first embodiment. FIG. [Figure 7] 4 is a screen display example of a mobile terminal connected to a mobile terminal detection unit of the elevator call registration device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 8] 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing flow of the elevator call registration device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 9] 4 is a screen display example of a mobile terminal connected to a mobile terminal detection unit of the elevator call registration device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 10] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing flow of an elevator call registration device according to a modification of the first embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] Embodiment 1 The first embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of the configuration of an elevator system 100 according to the first embodiment. In Fig. 1, the elevator system 100 is the area enclosed by a dashed line.

[0011] For example, elevator system 100 is installed in a building (not shown). The building has a landing 1 on each floor. As shown in FIG. 1, for example, the first floor is floor N, and the second floor is floor N-1, and a landing 1 is installed on each floor. As shown in FIG. 1, the landing 1 installed on floor N, which is the first floor, is floor 1a, and the landing 1 installed on floor N+1, which is the second floor, is floor 1b. Note that the first floor may also be floor N-1, and the second floor may also be floor N.

[0012] The elevator system 100 includes a car 2, a hall operating panel 3, a mobile terminal detection unit 4, and a control device 5.

[0013] The car 2 is provided inside a hoistway (not shown) that runs through each floor of a building. The car 2 is provided so that it can rise and fall inside the hoistway by the power of a hoist (not shown), for example. As shown in FIG. 1, three cars 2 may be provided, and the number provided is such that it can be controlled by a control device 5 (described later).

[0014] The platform operating panel 3 is provided at a platform operating panel installation location 11 in the platform 1 on each floor. M platform operating panel installation locations 11 are provided at each platform 1 on each floor. M is a positive number that is equal to or greater than 1 and is equal to or less than the maximum number of cars 2 that can be controlled by the control device 5, which will be described later. As shown in FIG. 1, two platform operating panel installation locations 11 may be provided at each of the platform 1a, 1b on each floor. In the following description, a case will be described in which two platform operating panel installation locations 11 are provided at each of the platform 1 on each floor. As shown in FIG. 1, one platform operating panel installation location 11 provided at the platform 1a on the Nth floor, which is the first floor, is referred to as a first platform operating panel installation location 111a, and the other platform operating panel installation location 11 is referred to as a second platform operating panel installation location 111b. 1, one of the platform operating panel installation locations 11 installed at platform 1b on the N-1th floor, which is the second floor, is referred to as the third platform operating panel installation location 112a, and the other platform operating panel installation location 11 is referred to as the fourth platform operating panel installation location 112b. Also, as shown in FIG. 1, the platform operating panel 3 installed at the first platform operating panel installation location 111a is referred to as the first platform operating panel 31a, the platform operating panel 3 installed at the second platform operating panel installation location 111b is referred to as the second platform operating panel 31b, the platform operating panel 3 installed at the third platform operating panel installation location 112a is referred to as the third platform operating panel 32a, and the platform operating panel 3 installed at the fourth platform operating panel installation location 112b is referred to as the fourth platform operating panel 32b.

[0015] The mobile device detection units 4 are installed corresponding to the respective hall operating panels 3 installed on each floor. As shown in Fig. 1, the mobile device detection units 4 may be installed at hall operating panel installation locations 11 of the hall 1. As shown in Fig. 1, the mobile device detection unit 4 installed at the first hall operating panel installation location 111a is referred to as the first mobile device detection unit 41a, the mobile device detection unit 4 installed at the second hall operating panel installation location 111b is referred to as the second mobile device detection unit 41b, the mobile device detection unit 4 installed at the third hall operating panel installation location 112a is referred to as the third mobile device detection unit 42a, and the mobile device detection unit 4 installed at the fourth hall operating panel installation location 112b is referred to as the fourth mobile device detection unit 42b.

[0016] The control device 5 is provided to control the car 2. In detail, when an elevator user registers an elevator call by operating a hall operating panel 3 installed at the hall 1 on each floor, the control device 5 raises or lowers the car 2 based on the registered elevator call registration information. Note that, as shown in FIG. 1, when multiple cars 2 are provided, the control device 5 may have an elevator group management function for managing an elevator group, and the control device 5 may determine a car 2 to be assigned to the elevator call and raise or lower the determined car 2. The control device 5 is, for example, an elevator control panel provided in a machine room (not shown) installed above the hoistway.

[0017] In the elevator system 100, the control device 5 is connected to an elevator control center 6. The elevator control center 6 dispatches an elevator maintenance worker to the site in response to a report from an elevator control unit 51 (described later) or a mobile terminal 7 (described later). Details will be described later.

[0018] Next, a configuration example of the hall operating panel installation location 11 will be described using Figs. 2 and 3. Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged views of a first hall operating panel installation location 111a provided at hall 1a. In the following description, the first hall operating panel installation location 111a provided at hall 1a will be described, but the other hall operating panel installation locations 111b, 112a, 112b will also have the same configuration. Figs. 2 and 3 show a state in which a mobile terminal 7 is connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a. Details of the mobile terminal 7 will be described later.

[0019] The first hall operating panel 31a may be configured with, for example, a mechanical button 311a, as shown in Fig. 2. Alternatively, it may be configured with both a liquid crystal display 312a and a mechanical button 311a, as shown in Fig. 3. The mechanical button 311a may be an up / down button configured with "up" and "down" arrows as shown in Fig. 2, or may be a number button configured with numbers from "0" to "9", for example, as shown in Fig. 3. The first hall operating panel 31a may be configured with a mobile terminal such as a tablet terminal, and may display virtual buttons on the screen of the mobile terminal, for example.

[0020] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a may be wired to the mobile terminal 7 via a cable 8, and may be implemented in the form of a USB port or a LAN port at the first hall operating panel installation location 111a, for example. The first mobile terminal detection unit 41a and the mobile terminal 7 may be wiredly connected via a communication cable 8, and a communication unit 52 (described later) may perform wired communication with the mobile terminal 7 via the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a. The mobile terminal detection unit 41a and the mobile terminal 7 may be wirelessly connected, and the communication unit 52 (described later) may perform wireless communication with the mobile terminal 7. In this case, the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a may not be provided at the first hall operating panel installation location 111a, and for example, the communication unit 52 (described later) may have the function of the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a.

[0021] In addition, the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a and the mobile terminal 7 may be wired connected by a charging cable 8, and when the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a detects the connection of the mobile terminal 7, it may function as a charging unit that charges the mobile terminal 7.

[0022] Furthermore, if the mobile terminal detection unit 4 is implemented in the form of a USB port or a LAN port, when the mobile terminal 7 is not connected, a cap, for example, may be attached to cover the mobile terminal detection unit 4. This can prevent water and dust from entering the mobile terminal detection unit 4.

[0023] Next, an elevator call registration device 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a configuration diagram showing an example configuration of an elevator system 100 and an elevator call registration device 10 according to the first embodiment. Fig. 4 describes an elevator call registration device 10 applied to a hall 1a located on the Nth floor shown in Fig. 1, but it is assumed that a similar elevator call registration device 10 is also applied to a hall 1b located on the N+1th floor shown in Fig. 1. In Fig. 4, the elevator system 100 is the area within the dashed line, and the elevator call registration device 10 is the area within the dashed line. Fig. 4 also shows a state in which the first hall operating panel 31a has failed. Also, in FIG. 4, the first platform operating panel installation location 111a is shown as platform operating panel installation location M, the second platform operating panel installation location 111b is shown as platform operating panel installation location M-1, the first platform operating panel 31a is shown as the existing platform operating panel N, the second platform operating panel 31b is shown as the existing platform operating panel N-1, the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a is shown as the mobile terminal detection unit corresponding to the existing platform operating panel N, and the second mobile terminal detection unit 41b is shown as the mobile terminal detection unit corresponding to the existing platform operating panel N-1.

[0024] The elevator call registration device 10 includes a hall operating panel 3, a mobile terminal detection unit 4, and a communication unit 52.

[0025] 1 is composed of an elevator management unit 51, a communication unit 52, and a memory unit 53, as shown in Fig. 4, for example. The control device 5 is an elevator control panel, and the communication unit 52 and the memory unit 53 can be implemented in the elevator control panel or in a board to which the elevator control panel, the hall operating panel 3, and the mobile terminal detection unit 4 are connected. Furthermore, the elevator management unit 51 can be implemented in the elevator control panel.

[0026] An example of the hardware configuration of each component of the control device 5 will be described using Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of each component of the control device 5. Each component of the control device 5 may be a processing circuit 101 which is dedicated hardware as shown in Fig. 5(a), or may be a processor 102 which executes a program stored in a memory 103 as shown in Fig. 5(b). In detail, the elevator management unit 51 and the communication unit 52 may be the processor 102 which executes a program stored in a storage unit 53 which is the memory 103.

[0027] 5(a), when each component of the control device 5 is a dedicated hardware, the processing circuit 101 corresponds to, for example, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field-programmable Gate Array), or a combination thereof. The functions of each component of the control device 5 may be realized by the processing circuit 101, or the functions of each part may be realized together by a single processing circuit 101.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 5(b), when each component of the control device 5 is a processor 102, the function of each component is realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. The software or firmware is written as a program and stored in memory 103. The processor 102 realizes each function of each component of the control device 5 by reading and executing the program stored in memory 103. That is, each component of the control device 5 includes memory 103 for storing a program that, when executed by the processor 102, results in the execution of each step shown in FIGS. 8 and 10 (described below). It can also be said that these programs cause a computer to execute the steps or methods of each component of the control device 5.

[0029] Here, the processor 102 refers to, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), processing device, arithmetic device, processor, microprocessor, microcomputer, or DSP (Digital Signal Processor), etc. The memory 103 may be, for example, a non-volatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), flash memory, EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), or EEPROM (Electrically EPROM), or may be a magnetic disk such as a hard disk or a flexible disk, or may be an optical disk such as a minidisk, CD (Compact Disc), or DVD (Digital Versatile Disc).

[0030] It should be noted that some of the functions of the components of the control device 5 may be realized by dedicated hardware and some by software or firmware. In this way, the processing circuit 101 can realize each of the above-described functions by hardware, software, firmware, or a combination of these.

[0031] The elevator management unit 51 is a part that controls the operation of the elevator as described above in the description of the control device 5. The elevator management unit 51 may have a reporting means (not shown) that reports to the management center 6 when it is notified by, for example, the communication unit 52, that the hall operating panel 3 has failed.

[0032] The communication unit 52 communicates with each of the hall operating panels 3 on each floor and the elevator management unit 51. Furthermore, when a hall operating panel 3 fails and the mobile terminal detection unit 4 installed corresponding to the failed hall operating panel 3 detects connection to the mobile terminal 7, the communication unit 52 starts communication with the mobile terminal 7 and transmits setting information of the failed hall operating panel 3 to the mobile terminal 7. Note that the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 is information unique to each of the hall operating panels 3 installed on each floor, and is information necessary for elevator call registration. The setting information of the hall operating panel 3 is, for example, floor information of the floor on which the hall operating panel 3 is installed. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3 , when the hall operating panel 3 is configured as an LCD-integrated type, the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 may include display layout information of the hall operating panel 3, etc. Furthermore, for example, the communication unit 52 may be configured to determine that the hall operating panel 3 has failed when it becomes unable to communicate with the hall operating panel 3, or may be configured to determine that the hall operating panel 3 has failed when it determines that the mobile terminal 7 has been connected to the mobile terminal detection unit 4.

[0033] Furthermore, the communication unit 52 may acquire setting information in advance from each hall operating panel 3 on each floor before the hall operating panel 3 fails, and store the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 in the storage unit 53, which will be described later. Furthermore, when a hall operating panel 3 fails and the mobile terminal detection unit 4, which is installed corresponding to the failed hall operating panel 3, detects connection to the mobile terminal 7, the communication unit 52 may start communication with the mobile terminal 7, extract the setting information of the failed hall operating panel 3 from the setting information of each hall operating panel 3 stored in the storage unit 53, which will be described later, and transmit the setting information of the failed hall operating panel 3 to the mobile terminal 7. Furthermore, the communication unit 52 may include a communication control unit that controls communication, and the communication control unit may control the communication unit 52 to realize each function of the communication unit 52. Furthermore, the communication control unit may be provided as a built-in part of the communication unit 52, or may be provided independent of the communication unit 52.

[0034] Note that a storage unit 53 may be provided as shown in Fig. 4. The storage unit 53 stores, for example, the above-mentioned programs, setting information for each hall operating panel 3 on each floor, etc. The storage unit 53 may be provided independently of the communication unit 52 as shown in Fig. 4, or may be provided as a built-in part of the communication unit 52.

[0035] Next, the mobile terminal 7 connected to the mobile terminal detection unit 4 of the elevator call registration device 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing an example of the configuration of the mobile terminal 7. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of the mobile terminal 7. As shown in FIG. 6, the mobile terminal 7 includes, for example, a mobile terminal communication unit 71, a mobile terminal control unit 72, an output unit 73, an input unit 74, and a mobile terminal storage unit 75.

[0036] The mobile terminal 7 may be, for example, a tablet terminal carried by an elevator manager. The mobile terminal communication unit 71 communicates with the communication unit 52 of the control device 5 and receives setting information of the malfunctioning hall operating panel 3. The mobile terminal communication unit 71 also transmits elevator call registration information input from the input unit 74 to the communication unit 52. The mobile terminal control unit 72 is, for example, a processor such as a CPU that executes a program stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 75 and controls and calculates the mobile terminal 7. The output unit 73 outputs elevator call registration information to elevator users. The output unit 73 is, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display, or an audio output device such as a speaker. The input unit 74 accepts input of elevator call registration information and the like from elevator users. The input unit 74 is, for example, an input device such as a touch panel device, or an audio input device such as a microphone. The mobile terminal control unit 72 causes the output unit 73 to output elevator call registration information based on the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 received by the mobile terminal communication unit 71, and transmits elevator call registration information input from the input unit 74 based on the elevator call registration information to the communication unit 52 via the mobile terminal communication unit 71. The mobile terminal storage unit 75 stores, for example, the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 received by the mobile terminal communication unit 71, a program for controlling and calculating the mobile terminal 7 executed by the mobile terminal control unit 72, and the like. By storing, for example, the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a in the mobile terminal storage unit 75, it becomes unnecessary to receive the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a again from the communication unit 52 when the first hall operating panel 31a breaks down again. In other words, the mobile terminal control unit 72 can cause the output unit 73 to output elevator call registration information based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 75.

[0037] As described above, the mobile terminal 7 receives setting information of the faulty hall operating panel 3 from the communication unit 52, and has elevator call registration means based on the setting information. For example, as shown in Fig. 7, the mobile terminal 7 may be a tablet terminal, and the mobile terminal control unit 72 may launch a web browser or application on the liquid crystal display serving as the output unit 73, display virtual buttons serving as the input unit 74, and allow an elevator user to operate the virtual buttons and input elevator call registration information, thereby performing elevator call registration.

[0038] Next, an example of a processing flow of the elevator call registration device 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing flow of the elevator call registration device according to the first embodiment. In the following description, an example of a processing flow of the elevator call registration device 10 will be described in the case where the first hall operating panel 31a installed at the first hall operating panel installation location 111a in the hall 1a fails as shown in FIG. 4. However, it is assumed that the same processing flow is also performed in the case where the hall operating panels 31b, 32a, and 32b installed at the other hall operating panel installation locations 111b, 112a, and 112b fail. In the following description, an example of a processing flow of the elevator call registration device 10 will be described in the case where the failure of the first hall operating panel 31a is a communication failure with the communication unit 52.

[0039] It is assumed that the control device 5, hall operating panel 3, and mobile terminal detection unit 4 have already been activated. If the control device 5, hall operating panel 3, and mobile terminal detection unit 4 have not been activated, the activation status of the three may be periodically checked by some method. If the control device 5, hall operating panel 3, and mobile terminal detection unit 4 have been activated, proceed to step S101.

[0040] In step S101, the communication unit 52 of the control device 5 acquires in advance the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 from the hall operating panel 3 on each floor, and transmits the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 to the memory unit 53. The memory unit 53 stores the transmitted setting information of the hall operating panel 3.

[0041] Next, in step S102, the communication unit 52 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 7 is connected to each of the mobile terminal detection units 4 installed in correspondence with each of the hall operating panels 3. In detail, when the first hall operating panel 31a installed at the first hall operating panel installation location 111a on the first floor, which is the Nth floor, has failed and the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a installed in correspondence with the failed first hall operating panel 31a has detected the connection of the mobile terminal 7, the communication unit 52 determines that the mobile terminal 7 is connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a, and proceeds to step S103.

[0042] In step S103, the communication unit 52 starts communication with the mobile terminal 7 connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a that corresponds to the failed first hall operating panel 31a. At this time, the trigger for the communication unit 52 to start communication with the mobile terminal 7 may be, for example, when the communication unit 52 receives a signal from the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a that detects connection with the mobile terminal 7, or when the communication unit 52 receives a signal from the mobile terminal 7 that permits communication to the communication unit 52 via the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a, or when the communication unit 52 transmits a signal that permits communication to the mobile terminal 7 via the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a.

[0043] Next, in step S104, the communication unit 52 extracts the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a corresponding to the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a that detected the connection with the mobile terminal 7 from the setting information of each hall operating panel 3 stored in the memory unit 53 in step S101, and transmits the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a to the mobile terminal 7.

[0044] Next, in step S105, elevator call registration means based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a is provided in the mobile terminal 7. By doing so, elevator calls can be registered from the mobile terminal 7 instead of from the first hall operating panel 31a. For example, the communication unit 52 may transmit to the mobile terminal 7 a control signal that causes the output unit 73 of the mobile terminal 7 to output the elevator call registration means based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a, or, as described above, the mobile terminal control unit 72 may cause the output unit 73 of the mobile terminal 7 to output the elevator call registration means based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a transmitted from the communication unit 52.

[0045] By proceeding to the above step S105, an elevator user can register elevator call registration information from the input unit 74 based on the elevator call registration information output to the output unit 73 of the portable terminal 7. In other words, an elevator user can register an elevator call from the portable terminal 7 instead of the broken down first hall operating panel 31a.

[0046] After the elevator call is registered in the mobile terminal 7, the mobile terminal control unit 72 transmits the elevator call registration information input by the input unit 74 to the communication unit 52 via the mobile terminal communication unit 71. Then, the communication unit 52 transmits the elevator call registration information to the elevator management unit 51. Based on the elevator call registration information transmitted from the communication unit 52, the elevator management unit 51 dispatches the elevator car 2 to the first floor, which is the Nth floor where the broken-down first hall operating panel 31a is located.

[0047] As described above, the elevator call registration device 10 in this embodiment includes: a hall operating panel 3 that is installed at a hall 1 on each elevator floor and that calls an elevator car 2 to that floor; a mobile terminal detection unit 4 that is installed corresponding to each hall operating panel 3 and that detects whether a mobile terminal 7 is connected; and a communication unit 52 that starts communication with the mobile terminal 7 and transmits setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a acquired from the first hall operating panel 31a to the mobile terminal 7 when a first hall operating panel 31a installed at a hall 1a on a first elevator floor fails and the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a installed corresponding to the first hall operating panel 31a detects connection of the mobile terminal 7. With the above configuration, even when an existing hall operating panel 3 fails and elevator call registration from the existing hall operating panel 3 becomes impossible, elevator calls can be registered from the mobile terminal 7. With the above configuration, when the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down and elevator calls can be registered from the mobile terminal 7, the minimum work required is to connect the mobile terminal 7 to the mobile terminal detection unit 4, and this work can be performed by anyone other than elevator maintenance personnel. Therefore, with the above configuration, when the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down, for example, an elevator manager can install a mobile terminal 7 that is a replacement for the existing hall operating panel 3, and elevator users can register elevator calls from the mobile terminal 7 that is a replacement for the broken existing hall operating panel 3, even during the period when the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down and until the hall operating panel 3 is restored by an elevator maintenance personnel.

[0048] Furthermore, in the past, when only one hall operating panel 3 was provided at the hall 1 on each floor, if that hall operating panel 3 broke down, it was not possible to register an elevator call from the hall 1 on the floor where the broken hall operating panel 3 was installed. In other words, in order to register an elevator call, it was necessary to move to another floor to register the elevator call. According to the elevator call registration device 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, in the event of a breakdown in the existing hall operating panel 3, for example, an elevator manager can install a mobile terminal 7 as a replacement for the existing hall operating panel 3. This allows elevator users to register elevator calls from the mobile terminal 7 as a replacement for the broken existing hall operating panel 3, even during the period between the breakdown of the existing hall operating panel 3 and the time when the hall operating panel 3 is restored by an elevator maintenance worker. Therefore, even if only one hall operating panel 3 is installed at the hall 1 on each floor and that hall operating panel 3 breaks down, an elevator call can be registered from the hall 1 on the floor where the broken-down hall operating panel 3 is installed, eliminating the need to move to another floor to register an elevator call.

[0049] Furthermore, the elevator system 100 of this embodiment includes the above-described elevator call registration device 10, and an elevator management unit 51 that dispatches an elevator car 2 to the Nth floor, which is the first floor where the broken-down first hall operating panel 31a is installed, based on elevator call registration information input from a mobile terminal 7 connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a of the elevator call registration device 10 and transmitted from a communication unit 52. With the above configuration, even when the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down and until the hall operating panel 3 is restored by an elevator maintenance worker, elevator users can register elevator calls from the mobile terminal 7, which is a replacement for the broken-down existing hall operating panel 3, and continue to use the elevator, thereby improving the convenience of the elevator. Furthermore, with the above configuration, only one hall operating panel 3 is installed at the landing 1 of each floor, and even if that hall operating panel 3 breaks down, an elevator call can be registered from the landing 1 of the floor where the broken-down hall operating panel 3 is installed, so there is no need to move to another floor to register an elevator call, and the elevator can continue to be used from the landing 1 of the floor where the broken-down hall operating panel 3 is installed, thereby improving the convenience of the elevator.

[0050] Moreover, the mobile terminal 7 of the present embodiment is a mobile terminal 7 connected to the mobile terminal detection unit 4 of the above-described elevator call registration device 10, and includes a mobile terminal communication unit 71 that communicates with the communication unit 52 and receives setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a, an output unit 73 that outputs elevator call registration information to elevator users, an input unit 74 that accepts elevator call registration information input from the elevator users, and a mobile terminal control unit 72 that causes the output unit 73 to output the elevator call registration information based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a received by the mobile terminal communication unit 71, and transmits the elevator call registration information input from the input unit 74 based on the elevator call registration information to the communication unit 52 via the mobile terminal communication unit 71. With the above configuration, the minimum work required when the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down and until elevator call registration from the mobile terminal 7 becomes possible is just to connect the mobile terminal 7 to the mobile terminal detection unit 4, and this work can be performed by anyone other than an elevator maintenance technician. Therefore, with the above configuration, when the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down, for example, an elevator manager can install a portable terminal 7 that is a replacement for the existing hall operating panel 3, and elevator users can register elevator calls from the portable terminal 7 that is a replacement for the broken-down existing hall operating panel 3, even during the period when the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down and until the hall operating panel 3 is restored by an elevator maintenance worker.

[0051] Furthermore, the elevator call registration method of this embodiment is an elevator call registration method for performing elevator call registration when a first hall operating panel 31a among hall operating panels 3 that are installed at halls 1 on each floor of an elevator and that call an elevator car 2 to each floor breaks down, and includes the steps of determining whether or not a mobile terminal 7 is connected to a first mobile terminal detection unit 41a that is installed corresponding to the broken first hall operating panel 31a and that detects whether or not a mobile terminal 7 is connected, and when it is determined that the mobile terminal 7 is connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a, a step of starting communication with the mobile terminal 7 connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a, a step of transmitting setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a corresponding to the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a that detected the connection with the mobile terminal 7 to the mobile terminal 7, and a step of providing the mobile terminal 7 with elevator call registration means based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a, so that even if the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down and it becomes impossible to register elevator calls from the existing hall operating panel 3, it is possible to register elevator calls from the mobile terminal 7. Note that with the above configuration, the minimum work required until elevator call registration from the mobile terminal 7 becomes possible when the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down is just the work of connecting the mobile terminal 7 to the mobile terminal detection unit 4, and the above work can be performed by anyone other than an elevator maintenance technician. Therefore, with the above configuration, when the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down, for example, an elevator manager can install a portable terminal 7 that is a replacement for the existing hall operating panel 3, and elevator users can register elevator calls from the portable terminal 7 that is a replacement for the broken-down existing hall operating panel 3, even during the period when the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down and until the hall operating panel 3 is restored by an elevator maintenance worker.

[0052] Furthermore, the elevator call registration program of this embodiment is an elevator call registration program that performs elevator call registration when a first hall operating panel 31a among the hall operating panels 3 that are installed at the hall 1 of each elevator floor and that are used to call an elevator car 2 at each floor breaks down, and includes the steps of: determining whether or not a mobile terminal 7 is connected to a first mobile terminal detection unit 41a that is installed corresponding to the broken first hall operating panel 31a and that detects whether or not a mobile terminal 7 is connected; and, when it is determined that the mobile terminal 7 is connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a, By having a computer execute the steps of: starting communication with the mobile terminal 7 connected to the mobile terminal detection unit 41a; transmitting to the mobile terminal 7 setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a corresponding to the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a that detected the connection with the mobile terminal 7; and providing the mobile terminal 7 with elevator call registration means based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a, it is possible to register elevator calls from the mobile terminal 7 even when the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down and it becomes impossible to register elevator calls from the existing hall operating panel 3. Note that with the above configuration, the minimum work required until elevator call registration from the mobile terminal 7 becomes possible when the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down is just the work of connecting the mobile terminal 7 to the mobile terminal detection unit 4, and the above work can be performed by anyone other than an elevator maintenance technician. Therefore, with the above configuration, when the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down, for example, an elevator manager can install a portable terminal 7 that is a replacement for the existing hall operating panel 3, and elevator users can register elevator calls from the portable terminal 7 that is a replacement for the broken-down existing hall operating panel 3, even during the period when the existing hall operating panel 3 breaks down and until the hall operating panel 3 is restored by an elevator maintenance worker.

[0053] In the above, in step S101, the communication unit 52 receives the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 from the hall operating panel 3 of each floor, and the memory unit 53 stores the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 via the communication unit 52, but step S101 may be omitted. For example, if the malfunction of the hall operating panel 3 is a communication failure with the communication unit 52, in step S101, the communication unit 52 needs to obtain the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 in advance from the hall operating panel 3 and store it in the memory unit 53 before the hall operating panel 3 malfunctions. However, if the nature of the failure of the hall operating panel 3 is physical damage to the hall operating panel 3 itself but communication with the communication unit 52 is possible, for example, if the hall operating panel 3 is configured as a tablet terminal and the liquid crystal display of the tablet terminal is damaged, making it impossible to register an elevator call from the hall operating panel 3, step S101 may be omitted, and when the communication unit 52 starts communication with the mobile terminal 7 connected to the mobile terminal detection unit 4 in step S103, it may also communicate with the failed hall operating panel 3 and receive setting information for the hall operating panel 3 from the hall operating panel 3, and in step S104 the communication unit 52 may transmit the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 to the mobile terminal 7 connected to the mobile terminal detection unit 4.

[0054] In step S104, the communication unit 52 may determine whether or not to transmit the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 to the mobile terminal 7 connected to the mobile terminal detection unit 4. In detail, the communication unit 52 may communicate with the mobile terminal 7 connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a installed in correspondence with the first hall operating panel 31a at the hall 1a on the Nth floor, which is the first floor, to receive identification information of the mobile terminal 7 from the mobile terminal 7, and determine whether or not to transmit the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a to the mobile terminal 7 based on the identification information. By doing so, for example, when it is desired to transmit the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 only to the mobile terminal 7 carried by the elevator manager, it is possible to prevent the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 from being transmitted even if the mobile terminal 7 carried by the elevator user is connected to the mobile terminal detection unit 4.

[0055] In the above description, in step S104, the communication unit 52 transmits to the mobile terminal 7 the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a corresponding to the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a that detected connection with the mobile terminal 7. However, the communication unit 52 may periodically receive information necessary for elevator call registration from the elevator management unit 51 and transmit the information necessary for elevator call registration received from the elevator management unit 51 together with the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a to the mobile terminal 7. Note that examples of the information necessary for elevator call registration periodically received from the elevator management unit 51 include information on whether elevator call registration is possible and information on floors that can be registered as destination floors. This allows elevator users to check from the mobile terminal 7 whether elevator call registration is currently possible and which floors can be registered as destination floors.

[0056] Alternatively, the mobile terminal detection unit 4 and the mobile terminal 7 may be wired connected by a communication / charging cable 8, the mobile terminal detection unit 4 may function as a charging unit that charges the mobile terminal 7, and the communication unit 52 may perform wired communication with the mobile terminal 7 via the mobile terminal detection unit 4. In this way, the mobile terminal 7 can be charged while an elevator call is being registered using the mobile terminal 7 that is connected to the mobile terminal detection unit 4 and has started communicating with the communication unit 52. Therefore, even if it takes a long time for the elevator maintenance worker to arrive, elevator call registration from the mobile terminal 7 can be performed for a long time.

[0057] Note that when the hall operating panel 3 is not malfunctioning and the mobile terminal 7 is wired to the mobile terminal detection unit 4 with the communication and charging cable 8 for the sole purpose of charging the mobile terminal 7, in step S104 the communication unit 52 may determine whether or not to transmit the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 to the mobile terminal 7 connected to the mobile terminal detection unit 4, and may not transmit the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 to the mobile terminal 7 connected to the mobile terminal detection unit 4. For example, when the mobile terminal 7 is wired to the mobile terminal detection unit 4 for the sole purpose of charging the mobile terminal 7, the communication unit 52 may determine that communication with the hall operating panel 3 is being carried out as usual, and may determine not to transmit the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 to the mobile terminal 7 connected to the mobile terminal detection unit 4.

[0058] Furthermore, as described above, in step S105, the mobile terminal 7 is provided with elevator call registration means, but in addition to the elevator call registration means, the mobile terminal 7 may be provided with notification means for notifying the elevator control center 6 that the first hall operating panel 31a needs to be restored. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of the mobile terminal 7 connected to the mobile terminal detection unit 4 of the elevator call registration device 10.

[0059] As shown in FIG. 9 , for example, the mobile terminal 7 may be a tablet terminal, and the mobile terminal control unit 72 may cause the liquid crystal display serving as the output unit 73 to display a notification unit 76 that notifies the elevator control center 6 of a malfunction of the hall operating panel 3, and the elevator manager may operate the notification unit 76 to notify the elevator control center 6. Furthermore, when the mobile terminal control unit 72 determines that the elevator manager has operated the notification unit 76, it may stop the output of the notification unit 76 from the output unit 73. This prevents the elevator user from operating the notification unit 76 again when the elevator user registers an elevator call from the mobile terminal 7. Note that the output unit 73 may be configured as an audio output device such as a speaker, and the notification unit 76 may be configured as an audio input device such as a microphone, and the elevator manager may be configured to notify the elevator control center 6 through voice input.

[0060] The communication unit 52 may be configured to determine whether or not a report has been sent to the elevator control center 6 from a reporting means provided in the mobile terminal 7. When the communication unit 52 determines that a report has not been sent to the elevator control center 6 from the mobile terminal 7, the communication unit 52 may notify the elevator control unit 51 that a report has not been sent to the elevator control center 6 from the mobile terminal 7, and the elevator control unit 51 may notify the elevator control center 6 that the hall operating panel 3 has failed.

[0061] Next, a modified example of the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing flow of the elevator call registration device according to the modified example. As in the first embodiment, the following description will explain an example of the processing flow of the elevator call registration device 10 in the case where the first hall operating panel 31a installed at the first hall operating panel installation location 111a in the hall 1a fails as shown in FIG. 4. However, it is assumed that the same processing flow is also performed in the case where the hall operating panels 31b, 32a, and 32b installed at the other hall operating panel installation locations 111b, 112a, and 112b fail. Furthermore, the following description will explain an example of the processing flow of the elevator call registration device according to the modified example in the case where the failure of the first hall operating panel 31a is due to a communication failure with the communication unit 52.

[0062] The processing flow of the elevator call registration device according to the modified example will be described with reference to Fig. 10. As shown in Fig. 10, the elevator call registration device according to the modified example further includes steps S106 to S108 in addition to the processing of steps S101 to S105, which are the processing of the elevator call registration device 10 according to the first embodiment.

[0063] After the above-mentioned step S105, in step S106, the communication unit 52 determines whether or not the connection between the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a and the mobile terminal 7 has been disconnected. If the communication unit 52 determines that the connection between the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a and the mobile terminal 7 has been disconnected, it is assumed that the connection between the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a and the mobile terminal 7 has been disconnected and that the elevator maintenance worker has completed recovery of the faulty first hall operating panel 31a, and the process proceeds to step S107.

[0064] In step S107, the communication unit 52 starts communication with the restored first hall operating panel 31a corresponding to the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a whose connection with the mobile terminal 7 has been cut off, and the process proceeds to step S108.

[0065] In step S108, the communication unit 52 extracts the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a corresponding to the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a whose connection with the mobile terminal 7 has been cut off from the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 for each floor stored in the memory unit 53 in step S102, and transmits the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a to the first hall operating panel 31a after recovery.

[0066] The above is the processing flow of the elevator call registration device according to the modified example. When the communication unit 52 of the elevator call registration device according to the modified example determines that the connection between the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a and the mobile terminal 7 has been disconnected, it extracts the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a from the setting information of each hall operating panel 3 stored in the storage unit 53 and transmits the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a to the restored first hall operating panel 31a. With the above configuration, if the malfunction of the existing hall operating panel 3 is a communication failure with the communication unit 52, when an elevator maintenance person restores communication between the existing hall operating panel 3 and the communication unit 52, the communication unit 52 transmits the setting information of the hall operating panel 3 previously stored in the storage unit 53 to the restored hall operating panel 3, allowing elevator calls to be registered from the restored hall operating panel 3. This improves the efficiency of the elevator maintenance person's work to restore the hall operating panel 3.

[0067] In the above description, when the communication unit 52 determines that the connection between the first mobile terminal detection unit 41a and the mobile terminal 7 has been disconnected in step S106, it is assumed that the elevator maintenance person has completed the restoration of the faulty first hall operating panel 31a. However, for example, when the communication unit 52 determines that communication with the restored first hall operating panel 31a is possible, it may be assumed that the elevator maintenance person has completed the restoration of the faulty first hall operating panel 31a. Therefore, when the communication unit 52 determines that communication with the restored first hall operating panel 31a is possible, it may extract the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a from the setting information of each hall operating panel 3 stored in the storage unit 53, and transmit the setting information of the first hall operating panel 31a to the restored first hall operating panel 31a.

[0068] The configurations described in the above embodiments are merely examples of the contents of the present disclosure, and may be combined with other known technologies. Furthermore, parts of the configurations may be omitted or modified without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0069] Various aspects of the present disclosure are summarized below as appendices.

[0070] (Appendix 1) a hall operating panel installed at a hall of each elevator floor for calling the elevator car to each floor; A mobile terminal detection unit that is installed corresponding to each of the hall operating panels and detects whether a mobile terminal is connected; and a communication unit that, when a first hall operating panel among the hall operating panels that is installed at a hall on a first floor of the elevator fails and a first mobile terminal detection unit among the mobile terminal detection units that is installed corresponding to the first hall operating panel detects connection of the mobile terminal, starts communication with the mobile terminal and transmits setting information of the first hall operating panel acquired from the first hall operating panel to the mobile terminal. (Appendix 2) Further provided is a storage unit that stores the setting information of the hall operating panel installed at the hall on each floor, the communication unit acquires the setting information from each of the hall operating panels in advance and stores the setting information in the storage unit, and, when the first hall operating panel fails and the first mobile terminal detection unit detects connection of the mobile terminal, starts communication with the mobile terminal, extracts the setting information of the first hall operating panel from the setting information of each of the hall operating panels stored in the storage unit, and transmits the setting information of the first hall operating panel to the mobile terminal. (Appendix 3) 3. The elevator call registration device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit outputs elevator call registration information based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel to the mobile terminal. (Appendix 4) 4. The elevator call registration device according to claim 2, wherein, when the first hall operating panel is restored, the communication unit extracts the setting information of the first hall operating panel from the setting information of the respective hall operating panels stored in the storage unit, and transmits the setting information of the first hall operating panel to the restored first hall operating panel. (Appendix 5) the communication unit, when determining that the connection between the first mobile terminal detection unit and the mobile terminal has been disconnected, extracts the setting information of the first hall operating panel from the setting information of each of the hall operating panels stored in the storage unit, and transmits the setting information of the first hall operating panel to the first hall operating panel after recovery. (Appendix 6) and when the first mobile terminal detection unit detects connection of the mobile terminal, the communication unit communicates with the mobile terminal, receives identification information of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal, and determines whether to transmit the setting information of the first hall operating panel to the mobile terminal based on the identification information. (Appendix 7) the mobile terminal detection unit is installed at the landing of each floor and is connected to the mobile terminal by wire; 7. The elevator call registration device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the communication unit performs wired communication with the mobile terminal via the mobile terminal detection unit. (Appendix 8) the mobile terminal detection unit is installed at the landing of each floor and is connected to the mobile terminal by wire; An elevator call registration device according to any one of appendices 1 to 7, wherein the mobile terminal detection unit functions as a charging unit that charges the mobile terminal when it detects connection of the mobile terminal. (Appendix 9) 9. The elevator call registration device according to any one of appendices 1 to 8, wherein the hall operating panel is configured with a mechanical button. (Appendix 10) An elevator call registration device according to any one of appendixes 1 to 9; an elevator management unit that dispatches the car of the elevator to the first floor where the first hall operating panel is installed, based on elevator call registration information registered from the mobile terminal connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit of the elevator call registration device and transmitted from the communication unit. (Appendix 11) A mobile terminal connected to the mobile terminal detection unit of the elevator call registration device according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to 9, A mobile terminal communication unit that communicates with the communication unit and receives the setting information of the first hall operating panel; an output unit for outputting an elevator call registration information to an elevator user; an input unit that accepts input of elevator call registration information from an elevator user; a mobile terminal control unit that causes the output unit to output the elevator call registration means based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel received by the mobile terminal communication unit, and transmits elevator call registration information input from the input unit based on the elevator call registration means to the communication unit via the mobile terminal communication unit. (Appendix 12) 12. The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein the mobile terminal control unit causes the output unit to output a notification signal that notifies an elevator control center of a malfunction of the hall operating panel. (Appendix 13) An elevator call registration method for performing elevator call registration when a first hall operating panel among hall operating panels installed at each elevator floor and for calling the elevator car to each floor fails, comprising: a step of determining whether a mobile terminal is connected to a first mobile terminal detection unit that is installed in correspondence with the failed first hall operating panel and detects whether a mobile terminal is connected; When it is determined that the mobile terminal is connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit, starting communication with the mobile terminal connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit; transmitting setting information of the first hall operating panel corresponding to the first mobile terminal detection unit that detected connection with the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal; providing, in the mobile terminal, elevator call registration means based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel. (Appendix 14) An elevator call registration program that performs elevator call registration when a first hall operating panel among hall operating panels that are installed at elevator halls on each floor and that call the elevator car to each floor fails, a step of determining whether or not a mobile terminal is connected to a first mobile terminal detection unit that is installed in correspondence with the failed first hall operating panel and detects whether or not a mobile terminal is connected; When it is determined that the mobile terminal is connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit, starting communication with the mobile terminal connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit; transmitting setting information of the first hall operating panel corresponding to the first mobile terminal detection unit that detected connection with the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal; and providing, in the mobile terminal, elevator call registration means based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel. [Explanation of symbols]

[0071] 100 elevator system, 10 elevator call registration device, 1 landing, 2 car, 3 landing operation panel, 31a first landing operation panel, 311a mechanical button, 4 mobile terminal detection unit, 41a first mobile terminal detection unit, 5 control device, 51 elevator management unit, 52 communication unit, 53 memory unit, 6 elevator management center, 7 mobile terminal, 72 mobile terminal control unit, 73 output unit, 74 input unit, 76 reporting unit

Claims

1. a hall operating panel installed at a hall of each elevator floor for calling the elevator car to each floor; A mobile terminal detection unit that is installed corresponding to each of the hall operating panels and detects whether a mobile terminal is connected; and a communication unit that, when a first hall operating panel among the hall operating panels that is installed at a hall on a first floor of the elevator fails and a first mobile terminal detection unit among the mobile terminal detection units that is installed corresponding to the first hall operating panel detects connection of the mobile terminal, starts communication with the mobile terminal and transmits setting information of the first hall operating panel acquired from the first hall operating panel to the mobile terminal.

2. Further provided is a storage unit that stores the setting information of the hall operating panel installed at the hall on each floor, 2. The elevator call registration device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit acquires the setting information from each of the hall operating panels in advance and stores the setting information in the storage unit, and, when the first hall operating panel fails and the first mobile terminal detection unit detects connection of the mobile terminal, starts communication with the mobile terminal, extracts the setting information of the first hall operating panel from the setting information of each of the hall operating panels stored in the storage unit, and transmits the setting information of the first hall operating panel to the mobile terminal.

3. 3. The elevator call registration device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit outputs elevator call registration information based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel to the mobile terminal.

4. 3. The elevator call registration device according to claim 2, wherein, when the first hall operating panel is restored, the communication unit extracts the setting information of the first hall operating panel from the setting information of each of the hall operating panels stored in the storage unit, and transmits the setting information of the first hall operating panel to the restored first hall operating panel.

5. 5. The elevator call registration device according to claim 4, wherein, when it is determined that the connection between the first mobile terminal detection unit and the mobile terminal has been disconnected, the communication unit extracts the setting information of the first floor operating panel from the setting information of each of the floor operating panels stored in the storage unit, and transmits the setting information of the first floor operating panel to the first floor operating panel after recovery.

6. 3. The elevator call registration device according to claim 1, wherein, when the first mobile terminal detection unit detects connection of the mobile terminal, the communication unit communicates with the mobile terminal, receives identification information of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal, and determines whether to transmit the setting information of the first hall operating panel to the mobile terminal based on the identification information.

7. the mobile terminal detection unit is installed at the landing of each floor and is connected to the mobile terminal by wire; The elevator call registration device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the communication unit performs wired communication with the mobile terminal via the mobile terminal detection unit.

8. the mobile terminal detection unit is connected to the mobile terminal by wire, The elevator call registration device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mobile terminal detection unit functions as a charging unit that charges the mobile terminal when it detects connection of the mobile terminal.

9. 3. The elevator call registration device according to claim 1, wherein the hall operating panel is configured with a mechanical button.

10. An elevator call registration device according to claim 1 or 2; an elevator management unit that dispatches the car of the elevator to the first floor where the first hall operating panel is installed, based on elevator call registration information registered from the mobile terminal connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit of the elevator call registration device and transmitted from the communication unit.

11. A mobile terminal connected to the mobile terminal detection unit of the elevator call registration device according to claim 1 or 2, A mobile terminal communication unit that communicates with the communication unit and receives the setting information of the first hall operating panel; an output unit for outputting an elevator call registration information to an elevator user; an input unit that accepts input of elevator call registration information from an elevator user; a mobile terminal control unit that causes the output unit to output the elevator call registration means based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel received by the mobile terminal communication unit, and transmits elevator call registration information input from the input unit based on the elevator call registration means to the communication unit via the mobile terminal communication unit.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein the mobile terminal control unit causes the output unit to output a notification signal that notifies an elevator control center of a failure of the hall operating panel.

13. 1. An elevator call registration method for performing elevator call registration when a first hall operating panel among hall operating panels installed at each elevator floor and used to call an elevator car to each floor fails, comprising: a step of determining whether or not a mobile terminal is connected to a first mobile terminal detection unit that is installed in correspondence with the failed first hall operating panel and detects whether or not a mobile terminal is connected; when it is determined that the mobile terminal is connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit, starting communication with the mobile terminal connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit; transmitting setting information of the first hall operating panel corresponding to the first mobile terminal detection unit that detected connection with the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal; providing, in the mobile terminal, elevator call registration means based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel.

14. An elevator call registration program that performs elevator call registration when a first hall operating panel among hall operating panels that are installed at elevator halls on each floor and that call the elevator car to each floor breaks down, a step of determining whether or not a mobile terminal is connected to a first mobile terminal detection unit that is installed in correspondence with the failed first hall operating panel and detects whether or not a mobile terminal is connected; when it is determined that the mobile terminal is connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit, starting communication with the mobile terminal connected to the first mobile terminal detection unit; transmitting setting information of the first hall operating panel corresponding to the first mobile terminal detection unit that detected connection with the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal; and providing, in the mobile terminal, elevator call registration means based on the setting information of the first hall operating panel.

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