Landing operation device and elevator system

Abstract

To provide a landing operation device capable of editing information on a stop floor together with information on an elevator.SOLUTION: The hall operating device 2 includes a display 20, a display control unit 23, a building specification storage unit 22, a stop floor information editing unit 26, and a car information editing unit 27. A stop floor information editing part 26 displays a first screen for inputting the notation and arrangement of the stop floor of a car 32 on a display 20, and edits stop floor information. The car information editing unit 27 displays a second screen for inputting the notation and the arrangement of the car on the display unit 20, and edits the car information. Information including stop floor information and car number information is stored in a building specification storage part 22 as building specification information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a hall operating device and an elevator system. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes a system for editing elevator car layout information. In the system described in Patent Document 1, the car layout information means the layout of cars at the landing in a plan view. In this system, the car layout information is edited in a car layout information editing device. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] International Publication No. 2010 / 10612 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The system described in Patent Document 1 allows editing of information about the car number, but does not allow editing of information about the floors the train stops at. For this reason, information about the floors the train stops at must be set before the train leaves the factory.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a hall operating device and an elevator system that are capable of editing information about stopping floors together with information about car numbers. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The hall operating device according to the present disclosure is a device capable of communicating with an elevator group control device. The hall operating device includes a display, a display control unit for displaying car destination floors on the display, a building specification storage unit for storing building specification information related to the building in which the car is installed, a stop floor information editing unit for displaying a first screen for inputting the designations and arrangement of car stop floors on the display and editing the stop floor information based on the information input from the first screen, and a car number editing unit for displaying a second screen for inputting the designations and arrangement of car numbers identifying the cars on the display and editing the car number information based on the information input from the second screen. The stop floor information includes, for each stop floor, a correspondence between the designations on the display and codes processable by the group control device. The car number information includes, for each car, a correspondence between the designations on the display and codes processable by the group control device. Information including the stop floor information and car number information is stored as building specification information in the building specification storage unit.

[0007] An elevator system according to the present disclosure includes the above-described hall operating device, a group control device, and a second hall operating device capable of communicating with the group control device. The hall operating device further includes a building specification communication unit that, upon receiving a request to acquire building specification information from the group control device, transmits the building specification information stored in the building specification storage unit to the group control device. The group control device further includes a building specification relay unit that transfers the building specification information transmitted by the building specification communication unit to the second hall operating device. The second hall operating device includes a second building specification storage unit that stores the building specification information transferred by the building specification relay unit.

[0008] An elevator system according to the present disclosure includes a hall operating device capable of communicating with an elevator group control device, and a building specification editing device. The hall operating device includes a display, a display control unit for displaying car destination floors on the display, and a building specification storage unit for storing building specification information related to the building in which the car is installed. The building specification editing device includes a stop floor information editing unit that displays a first screen for inputting the designations and arrangement of car stop floors and edits the stop floor information based on the information input from the first screen, and a car number editing unit that displays a second screen for inputting the designations and arrangement of car numbers that identify the cars and edits the car number information based on the information input from the second screen. The stop floor information includes, for each stop floor, a correspondence between the designations on the display and codes that can be processed by the group control device. The car number information includes, for each car, a correspondence between the designations on the display and codes that can be processed by the group control device. Information including the stop floor information and car number information is stored as building specification information in the building specification storage unit.

[0009] An elevator system according to the present disclosure includes a group control device, a hall operating device capable of communicating with the group control device, and an external device capable of communicating with the group control device. The hall operating device includes a display, a display control unit for displaying car destination floors on the display, and a building specification storage unit for storing building specification information related to the building in which the car is installed. The external device includes a stop floor information editing unit that displays a first screen for inputting the designations and arrangement of car stop floors and edits the stop floor information based on the information input from the first screen, a car number editing unit that displays a second screen for inputting the designations and arrangement of car numbers that identify the cars and edits the car number information based on the information input from the second screen, and an information communication unit that transmits the stop floor information and the car number information to the group control device. The stop floor information includes, for each stop floor, a correspondence between the designations on the display and codes that the group control device can process. The car number information includes, for each car, a correspondence between the designations on the display and codes that the group control device can process. The group control device further includes a building specification relay unit that transfers the stop floor information and car number information transmitted by the information communication unit to the hall operating device. The information including the stop floor information and car number information transferred by the building specification relay unit is stored in the building specification storage unit as building specification information. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] With the hall operating panel device according to the present disclosure, it is possible to edit information relating to stopping floors together with information relating to elevators. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an elevator system according to a first embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a group control device and a hall operating device. [Figure 3] 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the hall operating device in the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a first screen. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the function of the stop floor information editing unit. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a second screen. [Figure 7] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of the elevator system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 8] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the hall operating device. [Figure 9] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the group management device. [Figure 10] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of a hall operating device registered as a master device. [Figure 11] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of the elevator system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of the elevator system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of the elevator system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware resources of a hall operating device. [Figure 15] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example of hardware resources of the hall operating device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] The following detailed description will be given with reference to the drawings. Duplicate descriptions will be simplified or omitted as appropriate. In each drawing, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

[0013] Embodiment 1 Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an elevator system according to the first embodiment. Fig. 1 shows a preferred example in which the elevator system includes a group control device 1, multiple hall operating devices 2, and multiple elevator devices 3. In the example shown in Fig. 1, each of the multiple elevator devices 3 includes a control device 30, a control device 31, and a car 32. The car 32 moves up and down in a hoistway 33.

[0014] The group control device 1 manages a plurality of elevator devices 3, i.e., a plurality of cars 32, installed in a building as a group. Fig. 1 shows an example in which the group control device 1 manages elevator devices A, B, C, and D as the plurality of elevator devices 3. The number of elevator devices 3 managed by the group control device 1 does not have to be four.

[0015] In the following, when it is necessary to distinguish elements provided in elevator device 3 by unit number, the alphabet A, B, C, or D representing the unit number is added to the symbol representing the element. For example, elevator device 3A, which is unit A, includes management device 30A, control device 31A, and car 32A.

[0016] The hall operating device 2 is a device that allows elevator users to input their destination floor. It is preferable that the hall operating device 2 is provided at the hall of each floor at which the car 32 stops. Hereinafter, the floor at which the car 32 stops will also be simply referred to as the stop floor. A building has a plurality of stop floors. The hall operating device 2 may be provided only at the halls of some of the plurality of stop floors. For example, the hall operating device 2 may be provided only at the hall of the lowest stop floor. Each hall operating device 2 is capable of communicating with the group control device 1.

[0017] Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a group control device 1 and a hall operating device 2. In the example shown in Fig. 2, the group control device 1 includes an allocation unit 10, an operation control unit 11, and a communication unit 12. Each hall operating device 2 includes, for example, a display 20, an input device 21, a building specification storage unit 22, a display control unit 23, a communication unit 24, and an information conversion unit 25.

[0018] The display device 20 is a device for displaying information to elevator users. The display device 20 is controlled by a display control unit 23. The input device 21 is a device operated by users to input information. Users can input their destination floor by operating the input device 21. The input device 21 may be equipped with mechanical buttons. The hall operating device 2 may be equipped with a touch panel display that has the functions of the display device 20 and the input device 21.

[0019] When a user inputs a destination floor from the input device 21, the communication unit 24 transmits a call registration request to the group control device 1. The call registration request includes the information on the destination floor input from the input device 21.

[0020] In the group control device 1, the communication unit 12 receives a call registration request. When the communication unit 12 receives the call registration request, the call is registered in the group control device 1. The allocation unit 10 determines which car 32 will respond to the registered call. Hereinafter, the car 32 that responds to the registered call will also be referred to as the assigned car. Once the allocation unit 10 determines the assigned car, the operation control unit 11 manages the elevator device 3 based on the allocation information. The allocation information includes information on the assigned car and information on the destination floor. In the elevator device 3, the management device 30 and the control device 31 control the operation of the car 32 based on the allocation information from the group control device 1. For example, if the assigned car is car 32C, the management device 30C and the control device 31C control the operation of car 32C.

[0021] When the allocation unit 10 determines the car to be allocated, the communication unit 12 transmits information about the allocated car to the hall operating device 2 that sent the call registration request. In the hall operating device 2, the communication unit 24 receives the information about the allocated car in response to the call registration request. When the communication unit 24 receives the information about the allocated car, the display control unit 23 displays the allocated car and the destination floor of the allocated car, i.e., the destination floor entered by the user, on the display 20. By looking at the assigned car and destination floor displayed on the display 20, the user can know which car 32 to board. Note that, in order to notify the user, not only the display information from the display 20 but also auditory information such as touch tones when operating a button or audio broadcasts to call attention may be used in addition.

[0022] The above is the operation during normal operation in which the car 32 responds to registered calls. In order to perform normal operation, it is necessary that building specification information relating to the building is stored in the building specification storage unit 22 of the hall operating device 2. The building specification information is information that indicates the specifications of the building in which the car 32 is installed. For example, the building specification information includes information relating to the stopping floors of the car 32 (hereinafter also referred to as stopping floor information) and information relating to the car number managed by the group control device 1 (hereinafter also referred to as car number information).

[0023] In an elevator system, the notation recognized by a user for a stopping floor may differ from the code, i.e., the notation, recognized by the group control device 1. Similarly, in an elevator system, the notation recognized by a user for a car number may differ from the code recognized by the group control device 1. In order to eliminate problems caused by such differences, the information conversion unit 25 performs an information conversion process when communication is performed between the hall operating device 2 and the group control device 1. Note that the notation recognized by a user means the notation on the display 20.

[0024] For example, when a user inputs a destination floor from the input device 21, the information conversion unit 25 converts the input destination floor information into a corresponding code that can be processed by the group control device 1. The call registration request sent from the communication unit 24 to the group control device 1 is based on the code converted by the information conversion unit 25.

[0025] Furthermore, when the communication unit 24 receives information about the assigned car from the group management device 1, the information conversion unit 25 converts the received information about the assigned car into notation that can be recognized by the user, i.e., display information that matches the notation on the display 20. The display control unit 23 displays the assigned car on the display 20 based on the display information converted by the information conversion unit 25.

[0026] Such conversion processing by the information conversion unit 25 is performed based on the building specification information stored in the building specification storage unit 22. Tables 1 and 2 show examples of the building specification information stored in the building specification storage unit 22. Tables 1 and 2 each show a portion of the building specification information.

[0027] [Table 1]

[0028] In the example shown in Table 1, the codes that can be processed by the group management device 1 are consecutive numbers starting with 1 for the lowest floor.

[0029] [Table 2]

[0030] Conventionally, specification parameters were designed to suit the building in which the hall operating device would be installed, and the specification parameters were written into the device at the manufacturing stage before the hall operating device was shipped from the factory. As a result, the hall operating device became a device exclusive to the building in which it was installed, and could not be used in other buildings. Furthermore, the hall operating device could not be shipped as a product until the design and writing of the specification parameters was complete.

[0031] The preferred example shown in this embodiment has been made to solve these problems. That is, with the preferred example shown in this embodiment, there is no need to write specification parameters tailored to the building in which it is installed into the hall operating device 2 at the manufacturing stage in the factory. The hall operating device 2 is shipped from the factory as a device equipped with common hardware and software that can be used in various buildings, that is, as a device with standard specifications. Then, for example, when the hall operating device 2 is installed in a building, building specification information tailored to that building is edited and stored in the building specification storage unit 22. For this reason, with the preferred example shown in this embodiment, it is possible to level out the production load and reduce production costs. It also makes it easier to mass-produce the device.

[0032] To realize such functions, each hall operating device 2 further includes a stop floor information editing unit 26 and a car number information editing unit 27. The functions of this elevator system will be described in detail below with reference to Figs. 3 to 6. Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the hall operating device 2 in the first embodiment.

[0033] Fig. 3 shows a process for setting building specification information. The setting process shown in Fig. 3 is started when a preset start condition is met. The start condition may be met when the hall operating device 2 is started for the first time. The start condition may also be met when a specific operation is performed on the input device 21. Examples of when the start condition is met are not limited to these.

[0034] First, the stop floor information editing unit 26 displays a first screen on the display 20 (S101). The first screen is a screen for inputting the notation of the stop floors (notation on the display 20) and the arrangement of the car 32. Input to the first screen is performed using the input device 21. Below, a specific explanation will be given of an example E1 in which there are 15 stop floors in a building, and the notation of these stop floors on the display 20 is "B2", "B1", "G", "2", "3", "5", "6", "7", "10", "11", "12", "15", "16", "17", and "18" from the lowest floor.

[0035] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the first screen. In the example shown in FIG. 4, "Exist 0 Floor?" means "Does the floor stop notation include a 0th floor?" In example E1, the floor stop notation does not include a 0th floor. Therefore, the box adjacent to the left of "No" is checked.

[0036] In the example shown in Figure 4, "Basement floor notation" means "notation of basement floor." In example E1, the letter "B" is used to notate the basement floor. Therefore, the box adjacent to the left of "B" is checked.

[0037] FIG. 4 shows a preferred example in which the first screen includes multiple group input fields. Each group input field is a field for inputting consecutive floor stops as a group ("Block" in the example shown in FIG. 4). Consecutive floor stops, i.e., one group, are stops where both the floors and the floor notation are consecutive. In example E1, "B2" and "B1" are consecutive floor stops. On the other hand, "G" means the first floor, but "G" and "2" are not consecutive because their notation is not consecutive. "2" and "3" are consecutive floor stops.

[0038] In the example shown in FIG. 4, "1st FL. Block" is an input field for the first group. "2nd FL. Block" is an input field for the second group. "3rd FL. Block" is an input field for the third group. In the example shown in FIG. 4, by scrolling the screen, input fields for the fourth and subsequent groups are displayed on the display 20. Also, the nth group is one group below the (n+1)th group.

[0039] In each group input field, the notation of the first stop and the notation of the second stop can be entered. The first stop is the lowest stop in the group. In the example shown in Figure 4, "Lowest FL." corresponds to the first stop. The second stop is the highest stop in the group. In the example shown in Figure 4, "Highest FL." corresponds to the second stop.

[0040] In example E1, "B2" is entered as the first stop for the first group, and "B1" is entered as the second stop. Note that in example E1, the second group only contains stop G. Therefore, "G" is entered as the first stop for the second group, and "G" is entered as the second stop.

[0041] Similarly, "2" is entered as the first stop for the third group and "3" as the second stop. "5" is entered as the first stop for the fourth group and "7" is entered as the second stop. "10" is entered as the first stop for the fifth group and "12" is entered as the second stop. "15" is entered as the first stop for the sixth group and "18" is entered as the second stop.

[0042] When the first screen is displayed on the display 20, the stop floor information editing unit 26 determines whether input to the first screen is complete (S102). When the elevator operator has finished inputting information to the first screen, he or she presses the "Next" button displayed on the first screen. This results in a Yes determination in S102. If a Yes determination is made in S102, the stop floor information editing unit 26 edits the stop floor information based on the information input from the first screen (S103).

[0043] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the function of the stop floor information editing unit 26. In Example E1, the stop floor information editing unit 26 identifies the number of stop floors included in each group based on information entered in the group input field on the first screen, and further identifies the notation and arrangement of all stop floors. For example, the stop floor information editing unit 26 edits the stop floor information by setting the first stop floor, for which the notation "10" is entered in the fifth group input field, as the lowest floor of the consecutive stop floors, and the second stop floor, for which the notation "12" is entered, as the highest floor of the consecutive stop floors. In other words, the consecutive stop floors are "10," "11," and "12" from the lowest floor. The stop floor information editing unit 26 performs similar editing processing on the information entered in each group input field. FIG. 5 shows an example of the results of the stop floor information editing unit 26 identifying the notation and arrangement of the stop floors.

[0044] The stop floor information editing unit 26 also assigns a control and communication code corresponding to each stop floor based on the information entered in the group input field on the first screen. This code is a code that can be processed by the group control device 1, and is, for example, a consecutive number with the lowest floor being 1.

[0045] In example E1, since the first group includes stop floors "B2" and "B1," the stop floor information editing unit 26 assigns the code "1" to stop floor "B2" and the code "2" to stop floor "B1." The stop floor information editing unit 26 assigns the code "3" to stop floor "G" included in the second group. The stop floor information editing unit 26 similarly assigns codes to stop floors included in the third and subsequent groups.

[0046] Table 3 shows the results of assigning codes by the stop floor information editing unit 26. Table 3 shows the correspondence between stop floor notation, that is, notation on the display 20, and codes that the group control device 1 can process.

[0047] [Table 3]

[0048] The stop floor information edited by the stop floor information editing unit 26 in S103 includes at least the correspondence between the notation on the display 20 and the code that the group control device 1 can process for each stop floor.

[0049] Next, the car information editing unit 27 displays a second screen on the display 20 (S104). The second screen is a screen for inputting the notation and arrangement of the car that identifies the car 32. Input to the second screen is performed using the input device 21.

[0050] Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the second screen. In the example shown in Fig. 6, the worker checks the boxes equal to the number of cars 32 managed by the group control device 1. In example E1, the group control device 1 manages four cars 32. For this reason, the worker checks the box adjacent to the left of "1st Car Name," the box adjacent to the left of "2nd Car Name," the box adjacent to the left of "3rd Car Name," and the box adjacent to the left of "4th Car Name."

[0051] The worker also enters the car number in the order (sequence) that the user recognizes. In example E1, "A" is entered in the input field to the right of "1st Car Name." "B" is entered in the input field to the right of "2nd Car Name." "C" is entered in the input field to the right of "3rd Car Name." "D" is entered in the input field to the right of "4th Car Name."

[0052] When the second screen is displayed on the display device 20, the machine information editing unit 27 determines whether input to the second screen is complete (S105). When input to the second screen is complete, the worker presses the "Confirm" button displayed on the second screen. This results in a Yes determination in S105. If a Yes determination is made in S105, the machine information editing unit 27 edits the machine information based on the information input from the second screen (S106).

[0053] 6, the worker can directly input the designation and arrangement of the car numbers. Therefore, the car number information editing unit 27 identifies the designation and arrangement of all the car numbers as input from the second screen.

[0054] The unit information editing unit 27 also assigns a control and communication code to each unit. This code is a code that can be processed by the group management device 1. The order in which the units are recognized by the group management device 1 is set in advance, and the code is, for example, a consecutive number starting from 1. In example E1, the unit information editing unit 27 assigns the code "1" to the first unit "A" and the code "2" to the second unit "B". The unit information editing unit 27 similarly assigns codes to the third and subsequent units.

[0055] Table 4 shows the results of the codes assigned by the car number information editing unit 27. Table 4 shows the correspondence between the car number notation, that is, the notation on the display 20, and the codes that the group management device 1 can process.

[0056] [Table 4]

[0057] The car number information edited by the car number information editing unit 27 in S106 includes at least the correspondence between the notation on the display 20 and the code that the group management device 1 can process for each car number.

[0058] 3 shows an example in which the stop floor information is edited first, and then the elevator information is edited. As another example, the elevator information may be edited first, and then the stop floor information may be edited. That is, the processes shown in S101 to S103 may be performed after the processes shown in S104 to S106.

[0059] Next, information including the stop floor information edited by the stop floor information editing unit 26 in S103 and the elevator information edited by the elevator information editing unit 27 in S106 is stored as building specification information in the building specification storage unit 22 (S107). This enables conversion processing by the information conversion unit 25. That is, normal operation of the elevator system becomes possible.

[0060] In the example shown in this embodiment, an elevator worker can edit information about the elevator unit number and information about the floors it will stop at at the installation site, and store the building specification information in the building specification storage unit 22. During the manufacturing stage at the factory, there is no need to write specification parameters tailored to the building in which it will be installed into the hall operating device 2, as was done conventionally. The hall operating device 2 is manufactured and shipped as a device with standard specifications that includes common hardware and software that can be used in various buildings. This improves the production efficiency of the hall operating device 2 and reduces production costs. In addition, the production load of the hall operating device 2 can be leveled throughout the year.

[0061] In particular, in the specific example shown in this embodiment, the first screen includes multiple group input fields. That is, the hall operating device 2 is equipped with a function to edit special design elements such as the number of floors in the building, special notation for stop floors, and skip floors, as well as a function to edit consecutive stop floors collectively, as standard software. This simplifies the input by the worker, and makes it possible to provide a hall operating device 2 that is easy to operate.

[0062] Other functions that can be adopted by the elevator system of the present invention will be described below. Only the differences from the above-described example will be described in detail below, and the same points as the above-described example will not be described again.

[0063] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing another example of the elevator system in the first embodiment. Fig. 7 is a diagram corresponding to Fig. 2. The overall configuration of the elevator system shown in Fig. 7 is similar to the configuration shown in Fig. 1. In the example shown in Fig. 7, the group control device 1 further includes a determination unit 13 and a building-specification relay unit 14. Each hall operating device 2 further includes a determination unit 28 and a building-specification communication unit 29. The building-specification communication unit 29 may be provided in the hall operating device 2 as one function of the communication unit 24.

[0064] The functions of this elevator system will be described in detail below with reference to Figures 8 to 10. Figure 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the hall operating device 2. The following description will start from a state in which no building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22 of any of the hall operating devices 2 provided in the elevator system.

[0065] For example, at an installation site, an elevator worker turns on the power to one of the hall operating devices 2 provided in the elevator system. At this time, the worker does not need to pay particular attention to the order in which the power is turned on. In the following, when it is necessary to distinguish the hall operating device 2 that was turned on first from the other hall operating devices 2, the symbol α will be added to the reference numeral representing the element. In other words, the worker turns on the power to hall operating device 2α.

[0066] In the hall operating device 2α that has been powered on, first, the determination unit 28α determines whether or not building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22α (S201). In the hall operating device 2, an acquisition flag for the building specification information is set to "acquisition required" or "acquisition not required". If building specification information is not stored in the building specification storage unit 22, the acquisition flag is set to "acquisition required". In other words, when the hall operating device 2 is shipped, the acquisition flag is set to "acquisition required". If building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22, the acquisition flag is set to "acquisition not required".

[0067] Immediately after the hall operating device 2α is powered on for the first time, no building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22α, and the acquisition flag is set to "acquisition required." Therefore, the determination unit 28α determines that no building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22α (No in S201). If the determination in S201 is No, the building specification communication unit 29α transmits a request to acquire building specification information to the group management device 1 (S202).

[0068] 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the group control device 1. The group control device 1 initially manages, as a master device, the hall operating device 2 whose building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22. When building specification information is not stored in the building specification storage unit 22 in all of the hall operating devices 2, there is no master device.

[0069] The group control device 1 determines whether or not a request to acquire building specification information has been received from any of the hall operating devices 2 (S301). The building specification relay unit 14 receives the acquisition request transmitted by the building specification communication unit 29α in S202, and the result of the determination in S301 is Yes.

[0070] If the determination in S301 is Yes, the determination unit 13 determines whether or not a master device exists (S302). If there is no master device among the hall operating devices 2 that can communicate with the group control device 1, the determination in S302 is No. If the determination in S302 is No, the building specification relay unit 14 transmits a non-existence notification to the hall operating device 2α that transmitted the acquisition request (S303).

[0071] When the hall operating device 2α transmits a request to acquire building specification information in S202, it determines whether or not a non-existence notification has been received from the group control device 1 in response thereto (S203). When the building specification communication unit 29α receives the non-existence notification transmitted by the building specification relay unit 14 in S303, it determines Yes in S203.

[0072] If the determination in S203 is Yes, a notice is given to the worker that the group management device 1 cannot transmit the building specification information (S204). This notice may be given by the display control unit 23α displaying text information on the display 20α. When the worker sees the display indicating that transmission is not possible, he or she will understand that he or she will need to set the building specification information himself or herself. This causes the setting process shown in FIG. 3 to be performed in the hall operating device 2α. The above-mentioned start condition may also be met when an absent notification is received from the group management device 1, that is, when building specification information cannot be obtained from the group management device 1.

[0073] Next, the building specification communication unit 29α determines whether setting of the building specification information is complete (S205). For example, if the building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22α in S107, a Yes determination is made in S205. A Yes determination may also be made in S205 by performing a specific operation on the input device 21 after the building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22α in S107. If a Yes determination is made in S205, the building specification communication unit 29α transmits a request to the group management device 1 to register it as a master device (S206).

[0074] When the group control device 1 transmits the non-existence notification in S303, it is determined whether or not a registration request has been received in response from the hall operating device 2α that transmitted the non-existence notification (S304). The building specification relay unit 14 receives the registration request transmitted by the building specification communication unit 29α in S206, and the result of the determination in S304 is Yes.

[0075] If the determination in S304 is Yes, the hall operating device 2α that transmitted the registration request is registered as a master device (S305) in the group control device 1. When the hall operating device 2α is registered as a master device in S305, the building specification relay unit 14 transmits a registration completion notification to the hall operating device 2α that transmitted the registration request (S306).

[0076] When the hall operating device 2α transmits a master device registration request in S206, it is determined whether or not a registration completion notification has been received from the group control device 1 in response thereto (S207). The building specification communication unit 29α receives the registration completion notification transmitted by the building specification relay unit 14 in S306, and the determination in S207 is Yes. If the determination in S207 is Yes, the acquisition flag for the building specification information is set to "acquisition not required" (S208).

[0077] It should be noted that when the power supply of the hall operating device 2α is turned on after the acquisition flag is set to "acquisition not required" in S208, the determination unit 28α determines in S201 that the building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22α. That is, the determination in S201 is Yes. When the determination in S201 is Yes, the hall operating device 2α operates in the product mode (S209).

[0078] Next, a case will be described where, after the building specification information acquisition flag in the hall operating device 2α has been set to "acquisition not required," an operator first turns on the power to another hall operating device 2. In the following, when it is necessary to distinguish the hall operating device 2 that has been powered on from the other hall operating devices 2, the symbol β will be added to the reference numeral representing the element.

[0079] In this elevator system, the hall operating device 2α, whose acquisition flag is initially set to "acquisition not required," is the master device, while the hall operating device 2β is the slave device. As mentioned above, the acquisition flag is set to "acquisition required" when the hall operating device 2 is shipped. Therefore, at the time of shipment, all hall operating devices 2 provided in the elevator system are slave devices. Since the order in which the operator turns on the power is arbitrary, in this system, all hall operating devices 2 can be registered as master devices.

[0080] When the hall operating device 2β is powered on, the processing flow shown in FIG. 8 starts.

[0081] Immediately after the hall operating device 2β is powered on for the first time, no building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22β, and the acquisition flag is set to "acquisition required." Therefore, the result in S201 is No. If the result in S201 is No, the building specification communication unit 29β transmits a request to acquire building specification information to the group management device 1 (S202).

[0082] As described above, the group management device 1 performs the processing flow shown in Fig. 9. In the group management device 1, the building-specific relay unit 14 receives the acquisition request sent by the building-specific communication unit 29β in S202, and the result of the determination in S301 is Yes. If the result of the determination in S301 is Yes, the determination unit 13 determines whether or not a master device exists (S302).

[0083] In example E1, the hall operating device 2α is registered as the master device. Therefore, the determination unit 13 determines that a master device exists. That is, Yes is determined in S302. When Yes is determined in S302, the building-specific relay unit 14 transfers the acquisition request transmitted from the building-specific communication unit 29β to the hall operating device 2α registered as the master device (S307).

[0084] Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the hall operating device 2 registered as a master device. In the case of example E1, Fig. 10 shows the processing flow of the hall operating device 2α after it has been registered as a master device.

[0085] After being registered as a master device, the hall operating device 2α determines whether or not it has received a request to acquire building specification information from the group control device 1 (S401). The building specification communication unit 29α receives the acquisition request transferred by the building specification relay unit 14 in S307, and the determination in S401 is Yes. If the determination in S401 is Yes, the building specification communication unit 29α transmits the building specification information stored in the building specification storage unit 22α to the group control device 1 (S402).

[0086] When the group control device 1 transfers the request to acquire building specification information in S307, it determines whether or not it has received building specification information from the hall operating device 2α, which is the master device, in response thereto (S308). The building specification information transmitted by the building specification communication unit 29α in S402 is received by the building specification relay unit 14, resulting in a determination of Yes in S308. When the determination of Yes is made in S308, the building specification relay unit 14 transfers the building specification information transmitted from the building specification communication unit 29α to the hall operating device 2β that transmitted the request to acquire building specification information in S301 (S309).

[0087] When the hall operating device 2β transmits a request to acquire building specification information in S202, it determines whether or not a non-existence notification has been received from the group control device 1 as a response (S203). As described above, the group control device 1 determines Yes in S302. Therefore, no non-existence notification is transmitted from the group control device 1 to the hall operating device 2β (No in S203).

[0088] If the hall operating device 2β judges No in S203, it judges whether or not building specification information has been received from the group control device 1 as a response to the acquisition request sent in S202 (S210). The building specification information transferred by the building specification relay unit 14 in S309 is received by the building specification communication unit 29β, and the result of this is Yes in S210.

[0089] When the determination in S210 is Yes, the building specification information transferred by the building specification relay unit 14 in S309 is stored in the building specification storage unit 22β (S211). That is, the building specification information set by the worker in the hall operating device 2α is stored in the building specification storage unit 22β of the hall operating device 2β. Furthermore, when the building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22β in S211, the acquisition flag for the building specification information is set to "acquisition not required" (S208). Therefore, when the power of the hall operating device 2β is turned on after the acquisition flag has been set to "acquisition not required" in S208, the hall operating device 2β operates in the product mode (S209).

[0090] As described above, all of the hall operating devices 2 provided in this system are shipped as slave devices. All of the hall operating devices 2 provided in this system can operate as the hall operating devices 2α and 2β in example E1.

[0091] In the examples shown in Figures 7 to 10, when a hall operating device 2 that is not the master device acquires building specification information from the group control device 1 in S210, the acquired building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22. Therefore, for example, if there are 50 hall operating devices 2 in this system, an operator can perform input operations from the first screen and the second screen for one hall operating device 2 that is the master device, and there is no need to perform information input operations for the remaining 49 hall operating devices 2. The 49 hall operating devices 2 can acquire building specification information from the group control device 1 via a communication network unique to this system and store it in the building specification storage unit 22. Therefore, there is no need for an operator to repeatedly perform information input operations, and the burden on the operator can be reduced.

[0092] Next, a description will be given of another method for storing building specification information in the building specification storage unit 22 of the hall operating device 2. In the following, only the points that differ from the above-mentioned example will be described in detail, and the explanation of the points that are the same as the above-mentioned example will be omitted as appropriate.

[0093] Fig. 11 is a diagram showing another example of the elevator system according to the first embodiment. The elevator system shown in Fig. 11 further includes a building specification editing device 4 in addition to a group control device 1, a plurality of hall operating devices 2, and a plurality of elevator devices 3. The group control device 1 and the plurality of elevator devices 3 are similar to any of the examples described above.

[0094] Each hall operating device 2 includes, for example, a display 20, an input device 21, a building specification storage unit 22, a display control unit 23, a communication unit 24, and an information conversion unit 25. Each hall operating device 2 may further include a stop floor information editing unit 26 and a car number information editing unit 27 so that building specification information can be stored in the building specification storage unit 22 in the same manner as in the above example.

[0095] The building specification editing device 4 includes, for example, a display 40, a stop floor information editing unit 41, a car number information editing unit 42, and a building specification storage unit 43. The functions of the stop floor information editing unit 41 are the same as the functions of the stop floor information editing unit 26. The functions of the car number information editing unit 42 are the same as the functions of the car number information editing unit 27.

[0096] 11, the worker sets the building specification information by editing information about the stopping floors along with information about the elevators in the building specification editing device 4. Then, the worker stores the building specification information set in the building specification editing device 4 in the building specification storage unit 22 of the hall operating device 2. At that time, the worker may temporarily store the building specification information set in the building specification editing device 4 in the portable storage device 5, and then import the building specification information from the portable storage device 5 into the hall operating device 2. A USB memory stick, an SD card, or the like may be used as the portable storage device 5.

[0097] Specifically, the building specification editing device 4 performs a processing flow similar to the processing flow shown in Fig. 3. That is, in the building specification editing device 4, the stop floor information editing unit 41 displays a first screen on the display 40 (S101). If the building specification editing device 4 is not equipped with a display 40, the stop floor information editing unit 41 may display the first screen on the display of another device. The first screen may include multiple group input fields as shown in Fig. 4. The stop floor information editing unit 41 edits the stop floor information based on the information input from the first screen (S103).

[0098] The car information editing unit 42 displays the second screen on the display 40 or another display (S104). The car information editing unit 42 edits the car information based on the information input from the second screen (S106). Then, information including the stop floor information edited by the stop floor information editing unit 41 in S103 and the car information edited by the car information editing unit 42 in S106 is stored as building specification information in the building specification storage unit 43 (S107).

[0099] The worker stores the building specification information stored in the building specification storage unit 43 in the portable storage device 5. Then, the worker connects the portable storage device 5 to a hall operating device 2 for which building specification information is not stored in the building specification storage unit 22, and stores the building specification information stored in the portable storage device 5 in the building specification storage unit 22. In other words, information including the stop floor information edited by the stop floor information editing unit 41 and the car number information edited by the car number information editing unit 42 is stored in the building specification storage unit 22 as building specification information.

[0100] In the example shown in Fig. 11, simply connecting the portable storage device 5 to the hall operating device 2 makes it possible to store building specification information in the building specification storage unit 22 of the hall operating device 2. The example shown in Fig. 11 can also achieve the same effects as the examples described above. For example, workers do not need to repeatedly input information, which reduces the burden on workers.

[0101] In the example shown in Figure 11, product development and building specification editing tool development can be separated. This avoids the problem of increased development costs due to complex product specifications. Furthermore, by providing the building specification editing device 4, it becomes possible to apply previously set building specification information to a new site, or to further edit previously set building specification information to suit the new site. This makes it possible to streamline the work of setting building specification information.

[0102] Fig. 12 is a diagram showing another example of the elevator system according to Embodiment 1. The elevator system shown in Fig. 12 corresponds to the elevator system shown in Fig. 11 , except that the group control device 1 further includes a determination unit 13 and a building-specification relay unit 14, and each hall operating device 2 further includes a determination unit 28 and a building-specification communication unit 29.

[0103] The elevator system shown in Fig. 12 has the same functions as the elevator system shown in Fig. 7. That is, the elevator system shown in Fig. 12 performs a processing flow similar to the processing flows shown in Figs. 8 to 10.

[0104] For example, in the hall operating device 2α in example E1, the building specification communication unit 29α receives a non-existence notification from the group control device 1, and so a Yes determination is made in S203. In S204, a notification is made to the worker that the group control device 1 is unable to transmit the building specification information. Upon seeing the display indicating that transmission is not possible, the worker understands that he or she must set the building specification information himself or herself. This causes the worker to connect the portable storage device 5 to the hall operating device 2α, and store the building specification information stored in the portable storage device 5 in the building specification storage unit 22α. For example, when the building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22α, a Yes determination is made in S205. A Yes determination may also be made in S205 when a specific operation is performed on the input device 21 after the building specification information has been stored in the building specification storage unit 22α.

[0105] In the example shown in Fig. 12, if the hall operating device 2α is registered as the master device, when the other hall operating devices 2 receive building specification information from the group control device 1 as a response to the acquisition request sent in S202, the received building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22β. For this reason, in the example shown in Fig. 12, the worker only needs to connect the portable storage device 5 to the hall operating device 2 that is to be the master device, which further reduces the burden on the worker.

[0106] Fig. 13 is a diagram showing another example of the elevator system according to the first embodiment. The elevator system shown in Fig. 13 further includes an external device 6 in addition to a group control device 1, a plurality of hall operating devices 2, and a plurality of elevator devices 3. The plurality of elevator devices 3 are similar to any of the examples described above.

[0107] The group control device 1 includes, for example, an allocation unit 10, an operation control unit 11, a communication unit 12, and a building specification relay unit 14.

[0108] Each hall operating device 2 includes, for example, a display 20, an input device 21, a building specification storage unit 22, a display control unit 23, a communication unit 24, an information conversion unit 25, and a building specification communication unit 29. Each hall operating device 2 may further include a stop floor information editing unit 26 and a car number information editing unit 27 so that building specification information can be stored in the building specification storage unit 22 in the same manner as in the above example.

[0109] The external device 6 is a device capable of communicating with the group control device 1. The external device 6 may be one specific server device, a plurality of specific server devices, or a cloud server device. The external device 6 includes, for example, a display 60, a stop floor information editing unit 61, a car number information editing unit 62, a building specification storage unit 63, and an information communication unit 64. The functions possessed by the stop floor information editing unit 61 are the same as the functions possessed by the car number information editing unit 26. The functions possessed by the car number information editing unit 62 are the same as the functions possessed by the car number information editing unit 27.

[0110] 13, information about the elevators and information about the stopping floors are edited and building specification information is set in an external device 6 connected to the group control device 1 via a network. The building specification information set in the external device 6 is then transmitted to the hall operating device 2 via the group control device 1 and stored in the building specification storage unit 22.

[0111] Specifically, the external device 6 performs a processing flow similar to the processing flow shown in Fig. 3. That is, in the external device 6, the stop floor information editing unit 61 displays a first screen on the display 60 (S101). If the external device 6 is not equipped with a display 60, the stop floor information editing unit 61 may display the first screen on a display of another device. The first screen may include multiple group input fields as shown in Fig. 4. The stop floor information editing unit 61 edits the stop floor information based on the information input from the first screen (S103).

[0112] The car number information editing unit 62 displays the second screen on the display unit 60 or another display unit (S104). The car number information editing unit 62 edits the car number information based on the information input from the second screen (S106). Then, information including the stop floor information edited by the stop floor information editing unit 61 in S103 and the car number information edited by the car number information editing unit 62 in S106 is stored as building specification information in the building specification storage unit 63 (S107).

[0113] When it is necessary for a worker to store building specification information in the hall operating device 2, the worker performs a specific operation on the external device 6. This causes the information communication unit 64 to transmit the building specification information stored in the building specification storage unit 63 to the group control device 1. In other words, the stop floor information edited by the stop floor information editing unit 61 and the car number information edited by the car number information editing unit 62 are transmitted to the group control device 1.

[0114] When it is necessary for the worker to store building specification information in the hall operating device 2, the worker may perform a specific operation on the hall operating device 2, i.e., the input device 21. When this operation is performed on the input device 21, the information communication unit 64 may transmit the building specification information stored in the building specification storage unit 63 to the group control device 1.

[0115] In the group control device 1, the building specification information transmitted by the information communication unit 64 is received by the building specification relay unit 14. The building specification relay unit 14 transfers the building specification information received from the external device 6 to the hall operating device 2. In the hall operating device 2, the building specification information transferred from the group control device 1 is stored in the building specification storage unit 22. That is, information including the stop floor information edited by the stop floor information editing unit 61 and the car number information edited by the car number information editing unit 62 is stored in the building specification storage unit 22 as building specification information.

[0116] 13, the function of editing and setting the building specification information can be realized by an external device 6 that can communicate with the group management device 1. For example, the editing and setting function may be realized on the cloud. This eliminates the need for workers to bring a portable storage device 5 or the like to the installation site, further reducing the burden on workers.

[0117] In the elevator system shown in Fig. 13, the group control device 1 may further include a determination unit 13, and each hall operating device 2 may further include a determination unit 28. In such a case, the system can achieve functions similar to those of the elevator system shown in Fig. 7. That is, the system can perform processing flows similar to those shown in Figs. 8 to 10.

[0118] For example, in the hall operating device 2α in example E1, the building specification communication unit 29α receives a non-existence notification from the group control device 1, and so a Yes result is determined in S203. In S204, a notice is issued to the worker that the group control device 1 is unable to transmit the building specification information. Upon seeing the display indicating that transmission is not possible, the worker understands that he or she needs to obtain the building specification information from the external device 6.

[0119] When an operator sees the display indicating that transmission is not possible, he or she performs a specific operation on the external device 6 or input device 21α. This causes the information communication unit 64 to transmit the building specification information to the group control device 1, and the group control device 1 transfers the building specification information received from the external device 6 to the hall operating device 2α. The hall operating device 2α, which has received the building specification information from the group control device 1, stores the received building specification information in the building specification storage unit 22α. For example, when the building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22α, a determination of Yes is made in S205. A determination of Yes may also be made in S205 by performing a specific operation on the input device 21 after the building specification information has been stored in the building specification storage unit 22α.

[0120] In this example, if the determination in S302 is No, the building specification relay unit 14 may transmit a non-existence notification to the hall operating device 2α, and may also transfer the acquisition request transmitted by the building specification communication unit 29α in S202 to the external device 6. In the external device 6, the information communication unit 64 transmits the building specification information stored in the building specification storage unit 63 to the group control device 1 as a response to the acquisition request transmitted by the building specification relay unit 14. When the group control device 1 receives the building specification information from the external device 6, it transfers the received building specification information to the hall operating device 2.

[0121] After determining Yes in S203, the hall operating device 2α does not need to notify that transmission is not possible.

[0122] If the determination in S203 is Yes, the hall operating device 2α determines whether or not building specification information has been received from the group control device 1. The building specification information is building specification information transmitted from the external device 6. When the building specification communication unit 29 receives the building specification information from the group control device 1, the received building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22α. For example, when the building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit 22α, the determination in S205 is Yes. The determination in S205 may also be Yes when a specific operation is performed on the input device 21 after the building specification information has been stored in the building specification storage unit 22α.

[0123] 14 is a diagram showing an example of hardware resources of the hall operating device 2. The hall operating device 2 includes, as hardware resources, a processing circuit 70 including a processor 71 and a memory 72. The processing circuit 70 may include a plurality of processors 71. The processing circuit 70 may include a plurality of memories 72.

[0124] In this embodiment, the units denoted by the reference numerals 22 to 29 indicate functions of the hall operating device 2. The functions of the building specification storage unit 22 are realized by the memory 72. The functions of the units denoted by the reference numerals 23 to 29 can be realized by software written as a program, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. The program is stored in the memory 72. The hall operating device 2 realizes the functions of the units denoted by the reference numerals 23 to 29 by executing the program stored in the memory 72 by the processor 71 (computer).

[0125] The processor 71 is also called a CPU (Central Processing Unit), central processing unit, processing unit, arithmetic unit, microprocessor, microcomputer, or DSP. The memory 72 may be a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a compact disk, a minidisk, or a DVD. Usable semiconductor memory includes RAM, ROM, flash memory, EPROM, EEPROM, etc.

[0126] Fig. 15 is a diagram showing another example of the hardware resources of the hall operating device 2. In the example shown in Fig. 15, the hall operating device 2 is equipped with a processing circuit 70 including a processor 71, a memory 72, and dedicated hardware 73. Fig. 15 shows an example in which some of the functions of the hall operating device 2 are realized by the dedicated hardware 73. All of the functions of the hall operating device 2 may also be realized by the dedicated hardware 73. As the dedicated hardware 73, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC, an FPGA, or a combination thereof can be used.

[0127] The hardware resources of the group management device 1 are similar to the examples shown in FIG. 14 or 15. The group management device 1 comprises, as its hardware resources, a processing circuit including a processor and a memory. The processing circuit may include multiple processors. The processing circuit may include multiple memories. The group management device 1 realizes the functions of each unit indicated by the reference numerals 10 to 14 by executing a program stored in the memory using a processor (computer). The group management device 1 may comprise, as its hardware resources, a processing circuit including a processor, memory, and dedicated hardware. Some or all of the functions of the group management device 1 may be realized by dedicated hardware.

[0128] The hardware resources of the building specification editing device 4 are similar to the examples shown in FIG. 14 or 15. The building specification editing device 4 comprises, as its hardware resources, a processing circuit including a processor and a memory. The processing circuit may include multiple processors. The processing circuit may include multiple memories. The building specification editing device 4 realizes the functions of each unit indicated by the reference numerals 41 to 43 by executing a program stored in the memory with a processor (computer). The building specification editing device 4 may comprise, as its hardware resources, a processing circuit including a processor, a memory, and dedicated hardware. Some or all of the functions of the building specification editing device 4 may be realized by dedicated hardware.

[0129] The hardware resources of the external device 6 are similar to those shown in FIG. 14 or 15. The external device 6 includes a processing circuit including a processor and a memory as its hardware resources. The processing circuit may include multiple processors. The processing circuit may include multiple memories. The external device 6 realizes the functions of the parts indicated by the reference numerals 61 to 64 by executing a program stored in the memory using a processor (computer). The external device 6 may include a processing circuit including a processor, a memory, and dedicated hardware as its hardware resources. Some or all of the functions of the external device 6 may be realized by dedicated hardware.

[0130] Examples of aspects that may be included in the present disclosure are set forth below as appendices.

[0131] [Appendix 1] A hall operating device capable of communicating with an elevator group control device, A display; a display control unit for displaying a destination floor of the car on the display; a building specification storage unit for storing building specification information relating to the building in which the car is installed; a stop floor information editing unit that displays a first screen for inputting notations and arrangements of stop floors of the car on the display device and edits stop floor information based on information input from the first screen; a car number information editing unit that displays a second screen on the display device for inputting the notation and arrangement of cars that identify the cars, and edits the car number information based on the information input from the second screen; Equipped with The stop floor information includes, for each stop floor, a correspondence between a notation on the display and a code that can be processed by the group control device, the vehicle number information includes, for each vehicle number, a correspondence between a notation on the display device and a code that can be processed by the group management device; The hall operating device stores information including the stop floor information and the elevator number information as building specification information in the building specification storage unit. [Appendix 2] The first screen includes a group input field for inputting a notation of a first stop floor and a notation of a second stop floor, The hall operating device described in Appendix 1, wherein the stop floor information editing unit edits the stop floor information by setting the first stop floor, for which a notation has been input from the group input field, as the lowest floor of consecutive stop floors, and the second stop floor as the highest floor of the consecutive stop floors. [Appendix 3] a determination unit that determines whether building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit; a building specification communication unit that, when the determination unit determines that building specification information is not stored in the building specification storage unit, transmits a building specification information acquisition request to the group management device; and Further provided with 3. The hall operating device according to claim 1, wherein, when building specification information is acquired from the group control device in response to the acquisition request, the acquired building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit. [Appendix 4] The hall operating device according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 3; the group management device; A second hall operating device capable of communicating with the group control device; Equipped with the hall operating device further includes a building specification communication unit that, when receiving a request to acquire building specification information from the group control device, transmits the building specification information stored in the building specification storage unit to the group control device, The group control device further includes a building specification relay unit that transfers the building specification information transmitted by the building specification communication unit to the second hall operating device, The second hall operating device is an elevator system including a second building specification storage unit that stores the building specification information transferred by the building specification relay unit. [Appendix 5] a hall operating device capable of communicating with the elevator group control device; a building specification editing device; Equipped with The hall operating device is A display; a display control unit for displaying a destination floor of the car on the display; a building specification storage unit for storing building specification information relating to the building in which the car is installed; Equipped with The building specification editing device includes: a stop floor information editing unit that displays a first screen for inputting notations and arrangements of stop floors of the car and edits stop floor information based on the information input from the first screen; a car number information editing unit that displays a second screen for inputting the notation and arrangement of cars that identify the cars and edits the car number information based on the information input from the second screen; Equipped with The stop floor information includes, for each stop floor, a correspondence between a notation on the display and a code that can be processed by the group control device, the vehicle number information includes, for each vehicle number, a correspondence between a notation on the display device and a code that can be processed by the group management device; An elevator system in which information including the stop floor information and the elevator number information is stored in the building specification memory unit as building specification information. [Appendix 6] The first screen includes a group input field for inputting a notation of a first stop floor and a notation of a second stop floor, The elevator system described in Appendix 5, wherein the stop floor information editing unit edits the stop floor information by setting the first stop floor, whose notation is input from the group input field, as the lowest floor of the consecutive stop floors, and the second stop floor as the highest floor of the consecutive stop floors. [Appendix 7] The hall operating device is a determination unit that determines whether building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit; a building specification communication unit that, when the determination unit determines that building specification information is not stored in the building specification storage unit, transmits a building specification information acquisition request to the group management device; and Further provided with An elevator system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein when building specification information is acquired from the group control device in response to the acquisition request, the acquired building specification information is stored in the building specification memory unit. [Appendix 8] the group management device; A second hall operating device capable of communicating with the group control device; Equipped with the hall operating device further includes a building specification communication unit that, when receiving a request to acquire building specification information from the group control device, transmits the building specification information stored in the building specification storage unit to the group control device, The group control device further includes a building specification relay unit that transfers the building specification information transmitted by the building specification communication unit to the second hall operating device, 8. The elevator system according to claim 5, wherein the second hall operating device includes a second building specification storage unit that stores the building specification information transferred by the building specification relay unit. [Appendix 9] a group control device; a hall operating device capable of communicating with the group control device; an external device capable of communicating with the group management device; Equipped with The hall operating device is A display; a display control unit for displaying a destination floor of the car on the display; a building specification storage unit for storing building specification information relating to the building in which the car is installed; Equipped with The external device is a stop floor information editing unit that displays a first screen for inputting notations and arrangements of stop floors of the car and edits stop floor information based on the information input from the first screen; a car number information editing unit that displays a second screen for inputting the notation and arrangement of cars that identify the cars and edits the car number information based on the information input from the second screen; an information communication unit that transmits the stop floor information and the elevator number information to the group control device; Equipped with The stop floor information includes, for each stop floor, a correspondence between a notation on the display and a code that can be processed by the group control device, the vehicle number information includes, for each vehicle number, a correspondence between a notation on the display device and a code that can be processed by the group management device; the group control device further includes a building specification relay unit that transfers the stop floor information and the elevator information transmitted by the information communication unit to the hall operating device, An elevator system in which information including the stop floor information and the elevator number information transferred by the building specification relay unit is stored in the building specification memory unit as building specification information. [Appendix 10] The first screen includes a group input field for inputting a notation of a first stop floor and a notation of a second stop floor, The elevator system described in Appendix 9, wherein the stop floor information editing unit edits the stop floor information by setting the first stop floor, whose notation is input from the group input field, as the lowest floor of the consecutive stop floors, and the second stop floor as the highest floor of the consecutive stop floors. [Appendix 11] The hall operating device is a determination unit that determines whether building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit; a building specification communication unit that, when the determination unit determines that building specification information is not stored in the building specification storage unit, transmits a building specification information acquisition request to the group management device; and Further provided with 11. The elevator system according to claim 9 or 10, wherein when building specification information is acquired from the group control device in response to the acquisition request, the acquired building specification information is stored in the building specification memory unit. [Appendix 12] Further provided is a second hall operating device capable of communicating with the group control device, the hall operating device further includes a building specification communication unit that, when receiving a request to acquire building specification information from the group control device, transmits the building specification information stored in the building specification storage unit to the group control device, The building specification relay unit transfers the building specification information transmitted by the building specification communication unit to the second hall operating device, 12. The elevator system according to claim 9, wherein the second hall operating device includes a second building specification storage unit that stores the building specification information transferred by the building specification relay unit. [Explanation of symbols]

[0132] 1 group control device, 2 landing operation device, 3 elevator device, 4 building specification editing device, 5 portable storage device, 6 external device, 10 allocation unit, 11 operation control unit, 12 communication unit, 13 judgment unit, 14 building specification relay unit, 20 display, 21 input device, 22 building specification memory unit, 23 display control unit, 24 communication unit, 25 information conversion unit, 26 stop floor information editing unit, 27 unit information editing unit, 28 judgment unit, 29 building specification communication unit, 30 management device, 31 control device, 32 car, 33 elevator shaft, 40 display unit, 41 stop floor information editing unit, 42 unit information editing unit, 43 building specification memory unit, 60 display unit, 61 stop floor information editing unit, 62 Unit information editing unit, 63 building specification memory unit, 64 information communication unit, 70 processing circuit 71 processor, 72 memory, 73 dedicated hardware

Claims

1. A hall operating device capable of communicating with an elevator group control device, A display; a display control unit for displaying a destination floor of the car on the display; a building specification storage unit for storing building specification information relating to the building in which the car is installed; a stop floor information editing unit that displays a first screen for inputting notations and arrangements of stop floors of the car on the display device and edits stop floor information based on information input from the first screen; a car number information editing unit that displays a second screen on the display device for inputting the notation and arrangement of a car number that identifies the car, and edits the car number information based on the information input from the second screen; Equipped with The stop floor information includes, for each stop floor, a correspondence between a notation on the display and a code that can be processed by the group control device, the vehicle number information includes, for each vehicle number, a correspondence between a notation on the display device and a code that can be processed by the group management device; The hall operating device stores information including the stop floor information and the elevator number information as building specification information in the building specification storage unit.

2. The first screen includes a group input field for inputting a notation of a first stop and a notation of a second stop, 2. The hall operating device according to claim 1, wherein the stop floor information editing unit edits the stop floor information by setting the first stop floor, for which a notation has been input from the group input field, as the lowest floor of consecutive stop floors, and setting the second stop floor as the highest floor of the consecutive stop floors.

3. a determination unit that determines whether building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit; a building specification communication unit that, when the determination unit determines that building specification information is not stored in the building specification storage unit, transmits a request to acquire building specification information to the group management device; Further provided with 3. The hall operating device according to claim 1, wherein when building specification information is acquired from the group control device in response to the acquisition request, the acquired building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit.

4. The hall operating device according to claim 1 or 2; the group management device; a second hall operating device capable of communicating with the group control device; Equipped with the hall operating device further includes a building specification communication unit that, when receiving a request to acquire building specification information from the group control device, transmits the building specification information stored in the building specification storage unit to the group control device, The group control device further includes a building specification relay unit that transfers the building specification information transmitted by the building specification communication unit to the second hall operating device, The second hall operating device is an elevator system including a second building specification storage unit that stores the building specification information transferred by the building specification relay unit.

5. a hall operating device capable of communicating with the elevator group control device; a building specification editing device; Equipped with The hall operating device is A display; a display control unit for displaying a destination floor of the car on the display; a building specification storage unit for storing building specification information relating to the building in which the car is installed; Equipped with The building specification editing device includes: a stop floor information editing unit that displays a first screen for inputting notations and arrangements of stop floors of the car and edits stop floor information based on the information input from the first screen; a car number information editing unit that displays a second screen for inputting the notation and arrangement of cars that identify the cars and edits the car number information based on the information input from the second screen; Equipped with The stop floor information includes, for each stop floor, a correspondence between a notation on the display and a code that can be processed by the group control device, the vehicle number information includes, for each vehicle number, a correspondence between a notation on the display device and a code that can be processed by the group management device; An elevator system in which information including the stop floor information and the elevator number information is stored in the building specification memory unit as building specification information.

6. The first screen includes a group input field for inputting a notation of a first stop and a notation of a second stop, 6. The elevator system according to claim 5, wherein the stop floor information editing unit edits the stop floor information by setting the first stop floor, whose notation is input from the group input field, as the lowest floor of consecutive stop floors, and setting the second stop floor as the highest floor of the consecutive stop floors.

7. The hall operating device is a determination unit that determines whether building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit; a building specification communication unit that, when the determination unit determines that building specification information is not stored in the building specification storage unit, transmits a request to acquire building specification information to the group management device; Further provided with 7. The elevator system according to claim 5, wherein when building specification information is acquired from the group control device in response to the acquisition request, the acquired building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit.

8. the group management device; a second hall operating device capable of communicating with the group control device; Equipped with the hall operating device further includes a building specification communication unit that, when receiving a request to acquire building specification information from the group control device, transmits the building specification information stored in the building specification storage unit to the group control device, The group control device further includes a building specification relay unit that transfers the building specification information transmitted by the building specification communication unit to the second hall operating device, 7. The elevator system according to claim 5, wherein the second hall operating device includes a second building specification storage unit that stores the building specification information transferred by the building specification relay unit.

9. a group control device; a hall operating device capable of communicating with the group control device; an external device capable of communicating with the group management device; Equipped with The hall operating device is A display; a display control unit for displaying a destination floor of the car on the display; a building specification storage unit for storing building specification information relating to the building in which the car is installed; Equipped with The external device is a stop floor information editing unit that displays a first screen for inputting notations and arrangements of stop floors of the car and edits stop floor information based on the information input from the first screen; a car number information editing unit that displays a second screen for inputting the notation and arrangement of cars that identify the cars and edits the car number information based on the information input from the second screen; an information communication unit that transmits the stop floor information and the elevator number information to the group control device; Equipped with The stop floor information includes, for each stop floor, a correspondence between a notation on the display and a code that can be processed by the group control device, the vehicle number information includes, for each vehicle number, a correspondence between a notation on the display device and a code that can be processed by the group management device; the group control device further includes a building specification relay unit that transfers the stop floor information and the elevator information transmitted by the information communication unit to the hall operating device, An elevator system in which information including the stop floor information and the elevator number information transferred by the building specification relay unit is stored in the building specification memory unit as building specification information.

10. The first screen includes a group input field for inputting a notation of a first stop and a notation of a second stop, 10. The elevator system according to claim 9, wherein the stop floor information editing unit edits the stop floor information by setting the first stop floor, whose notation is input from the group input field, as the lowest floor of consecutive stop floors, and setting the second stop floor as the highest floor of the consecutive stop floors.

11. The hall operating device is a determination unit that determines whether building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit; a building specification communication unit that, when the determination unit determines that building specification information is not stored in the building specification storage unit, transmits a request to acquire building specification information to the group management device; Further provided with 11. The elevator system according to claim 9 or 10, wherein when building specification information is acquired from the group control device in response to the acquisition request, the acquired building specification information is stored in the building specification storage unit.

12. Further provided is a second hall operating device capable of communicating with the group control device, the hall operating device further includes a building specification communication unit that, when receiving a request to acquire building specification information from the group control device, transmits the building specification information stored in the building specification storage unit to the group control device, The building specification relay unit transfers the building specification information transmitted by the building specification communication unit to the second hall operating device, 11. The elevator system according to claim 9, wherein the second hall operating device includes a second building specification storage unit that stores the building specification information transferred by the building specification relay unit.

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