Elevator system and elevator control method

Abstract

To appropriately perform release operation of a registered floor, as an elevator having an operation panel enabling register of a destination floor by a display panel.SOLUTION: An elevator system includes, as operation panels, an input determination part for detecting non-touch operation or touch operation of a display panel, an input information transmission part for transmitting the input information to an elevator control device, a destination floor display processing part for displaying a security release floor on the display panel, on the basis of received security release information, and a registered floor display processing part for displaying the received registered floor on the display panel. The destination floor display processing part changes a display form of the destination floor of the display panel, according to the number of security release floors when a car arrives at any one floor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical field]

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

[0002] Conventionally, elevator cars have operation panels with stop floor registration buttons corresponding to floors where the elevator can stop, and passengers who get into the car press the stop floor registration button for their destination floor. For example, when the destination floor is the 10th floor, the passenger presses the stop floor registration button for the 10th floor from among the many stop floor registration buttons arranged corresponding to floors where the elevator can stop. When the stop floor registration button for the 10th floor is pressed, the display color of the pressed stop floor registration button for the 10th floor changes to a more conspicuous color, making it clear that the 10th floor has been registered as a stop floor.

[0003] As an improvement over the conventional floor registration buttons, it has been proposed to place a touch panel with a display function inside the car as an operation panel. In addition, as a measure against infectious diseases in recent years, it has been proposed to make the touch panel a non-contact panel. A non-contact panel is operated by the user bringing their finger close to the button displayed on the display panel.

[0004] In order to ensure security in a building, there are cases where only authorized users can register specific floors as destination floors. For example, in an office building, users who work in an office on each floor use an authentication card or the like to perform authentication processing and get on the elevator. In this way, only floors where the users' offices are located are processed to accept operations using the stop floor registration button in the elevator. Floors other than shared floors such as entrance floors are prohibited from being registered as stop floors that are not authorized for users. In the following description, a floor where security is set and only registered users can get on or off is referred to as a security floor, and a security floor where users get on or off when using the elevator is referred to as a security-free floor.

[0005] Even in the case of elevators with such security floors, it has been proposed to place a touch panel with a display function as an operation panel inside the elevator car. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a technology in which an elevator control panel is equipped with a display panel, and when a user is authenticated at a landing or the like and enters the elevator car, the display panel displays potential destination floors, and when there is only one potential destination floor displayed, the corresponding potential destination floor is automatically registered as the destination floor. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] International Publication No. 2018 / 037534 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] As described in Patent Document 1, if there is only one passenger in the elevator, the process of authenticating a user and automatically registering the destination floor of the authenticated user is executed in sequence from displaying destination floor candidates on the display panel to automatically registering the destination floor, and the automatic registration of the destination floor is executed quickly. In contrast, if there are multiple passengers in the elevator, the display panel must sequentially display destination floor candidates for each authenticated user, and it takes time until the destination floors of all passengers are automatically registered. Therefore, the technology described in Patent Document 1 had the problem that it took a long time to use the elevator when it was crowded.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator system and an elevator control method which, when a security floor is set, can improve operability and visibility when displaying a destination floor on an operating panel in an elevator car after user authentication at the landing or inside the car. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to solve the above problems, for example, the configurations described in the claims are adopted. The present application includes a number of means for solving the above problems. One example of such a means is to provide a control panel in a car that allows users to register destination floors on a display panel. The destination floor is registered by the user pressing the destination floor button displayed on the display panel. The elevator control device controls the operation of the elevator by setting the floor where the destination floor is registered as a registered floor where the elevator will stop, and limits the floors where the registered floor can be set based on information from the security management device. Elevator Systems And, The control panel inside the car is The input Destination floor information an input information transmitting unit that transmits the input information to the elevator control device; Based on the security release information received by the elevator control device from the security management device, the display panel Destination floor display area Security unlocked floor Destination Floor Button A destination floor display processing unit that displays The registered floor received from the elevator control device is displayed on the display panel. Registration floor display area and a registered floor display processing unit for displaying the registered floor on the 、 RideWhen the car arrives at any floor, When the number of security-deactivated floors indicated in the received security deactivation information is one, the security deactivation floor is automatically registered as a destination floor, and the destination floor display processing unit displays a destination floor button indicating the one corresponding security deactivation floor in the destination floor display area, When the elevator car arrives at any floor and the number of security-released floors indicated in the received security release information is multiple, a destination floor display processing unit displays multiple destination floor buttons indicating the corresponding multiple security-released floors in a destination floor display area, and a user can manually operate the displayed multiple destination floor buttons to register the destination floors. Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the present invention, when the elevator car arrives at any floor, the display format of the screen for registering the destination floor is changed according to the number of security-free floors. This makes it possible to display the destination floor with improved operability and visibility according to the number of security-free floors when the elevator car arrives. For example, when multiple people get on the elevator, the operation of setting multiple security-free floors as registered floors can be performed easily and quickly. Problems, configurations and effects other than those described above will become apparent from the following description of the embodiments. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Diagram 2] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a destination floor registration device of an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display panel arrangement in a passenger car according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display in a numeric keypad input mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display in a floor button input mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a security terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display change (an example of automatic registration by hall authentication) according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display change according to an embodiment of the present invention (an example of automatic registration by hall authentication+car in-car authentication). [Figure 9]FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display change according to an embodiment of the present invention (an example of manual registration using hall authentication+car in-car authentication). [Figure 10] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display change according to an embodiment of the present invention (example 1 in which multiple people use the same boarding hall with boarding hall authentication). [Figure 11] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display change according to an embodiment of the present invention (example 2 in which multiple people use the same boarding hall with boarding hall authentication). [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display change according to an embodiment of the present invention (example 3 in which multiple people use the same boarding hall with boarding hall authentication). [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display change according to an embodiment of the present invention (example 1 in which a plurality of people use the platform authentication at different platforms). [Figure 14] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display change according to an embodiment of the present invention (example 2 in which a plurality of people use the platform authentication at different platforms). [Figure 15] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a display change according to an embodiment of the present invention (example 3 in which a plurality of people use the platform authentication at different platforms). [Figure 16] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an input process according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 17] 5 is a flowchart showing an example (first half) of a destination floor registration process according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 18] 10 is a flowchart showing an example (second half) of a destination floor registration process according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 19] 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a registered floor display process according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 20] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of security linkage processing according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 21] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a security-linked hall authentication process according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 22] 1 is a flowchart showing an example of security-linked hall authentication and car authentication according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] Hereinafter, an elevator system according to one embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as "this embodiment") will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0013] [Elevator system configuration] FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the elevator system of this example. As shown in Fig. 1, the elevator system of this example includes an elevator control device 10 and a destination floor registration device 20. The destination floor registration device 20 is installed in the car. The configuration of the elevator control device 10 shown in Fig. 1 only shows the configuration related to setting the destination floor and the registered floor, and other configurations such as the running control of the car are omitted.

[0014] The elevator control device 10 controls the running (ascending and descending) of the car by the hoist, based on the operation of the car call button at the landing of each floor and the operation of registering the stop floor in the car. Here, at least some of the stop floors of the elevator in this example are floors under security management. For this reason, when information on a security-free floor is transmitted from a security management device 30 installed in a building or the like, the elevator control device 10 can register the corresponding floor as the destination floor where the car will stop. Conversely, when information on a security-free floor is not transmitted, the elevator control device 10 is prohibited from registering the corresponding floor as the destination floor. Note that the security management device 30 may be configured by a server installed outside the building.

[0015] The destination floor registration device 20 is disposed in the elevator car, and controls the display on a display panel 41 (FIG. 3) with a non-contact input function that is disposed on an operation panel installed in the elevator car. The destination floor registration device 20 also detects non-contact input by a finger or the like approaching the display panel 41, and sends an instruction to the elevator control device 10. The non-contact input is detected by a non-contact sensor 42. The display panel 41 has a destination floor registration area 41a and a registered floor display area 41b. In the following description, the input operation basically refers to a non-contact input operation, but may also include an operation of directly touching the surface of the display panel 41 with a finger.

[0016] The destination floor indicates the destination floor where the user who boards the elevator car gets off, and the registered floor indicates the floor registered in the elevator control device 10 as the destination floor. In other words, the user inputs the destination floor on the operation panel in the car and performs an operation to set the destination floor, whereby the destination floor is registered and the car stops at the registered floor. However, the car may stop at a floor other than the registered floor due to a car call at the landing, etc. Furthermore, if the destination floor is a security floor, unless information on a security-free floor is transmitted from the security management device 30, the corresponding floor cannot be registered as a registered floor.

[0017] Returning to the explanation of the configuration in Figure 1, the destination floor registration device 20 includes an input processing unit 21, an input judgment unit 22, an input information transmission unit 23, a destination floor display processing unit 24, a destination floor registration area update unit 25, a registered floor display processing unit 26, and a registered floor display area update unit 27.

[0018] The input processing unit 21 processes the input of information on the state of detection of a finger or the like that is not in contact with the display panel 41 by the non-contact sensor 42 . The input determination unit 22 acquires information on the detection state input and processed by the input processing unit 21, and determines which display portion of the display panel 41 has been approached by a finger or the like to perform a non-touch operation.

[0019] The input information transmitting unit 23 performs an input information transmitting process for transmitting information on the non-contact operation determined by the input determining unit 22 to the elevator control device 10. The destination floor display processing unit 24 receives information about the destination floors set by the elevator control device 10, and performs destination floor operation display processing such as buttons for registering the destination floors. The destination floor registration area update unit 25 updates the display of the destination floor registration area 41 a on the display panel 41 based on the processing in the destination floor display processing unit 24 .

[0020] The registered floor display processing unit 26 receives information on the registered floors set in the elevator control device 10, and performs registered floor display processing to display the registered floors in floor order. The registered floor display area update unit 27 updates the display of the registered floor display area 41b of the display panel 41 based on the processing in the registered floor display processing unit 26.

[0021] The elevator control device 10 includes a release floor determination unit 11, a release floor processing unit 12, an initial setting display information storage unit 13, a display information processing unit 14, a display information transmission unit 15, and a destination floor registration / cancellation processing unit 16. The security-released floor determination unit 11 receives information on security-released floors transmitted by the security-released floor transmission unit 31 of the security management device 30, and determines the security-released floors from the received information. The security-released floors determined by the security-released floor determination unit 11 are supplied to the security-released floor processing unit 12 and the destination floor registration / cancellation processing unit 16.

[0022] The release floor processing unit 12 performs processing to temporarily add the release floor determined by the release floor determination unit 11 to the release floors of the corresponding elevator car, and supplies information on the current release floor to the display information processing unit 14. The display information processing unit 14 performs display information processing to add the information of the deactivated floor from the deactivated floor processing unit 12 to the initial information about the destination floor stored in the initial setting display information storage unit 13, and display it as a destination floor or a registered floor. Here, the initial information about the destination floor includes the name of the destination floor, a floor where security is always deactivated, a threshold value for the number of floors for which display is switched depending on the number of deactivated floors, and the like. The display information obtained by the display information processing unit 14 is transmitted from the display information transmission unit 15 to the destination floor display processing unit 24 and the registered floor display processing unit 26 of the destination floor registration device 20. Here, the display information transmission unit 15 is supplied with information on destination floor registration and cancellation from the destination floor registration / cancellation processing unit 16, and when a destination floor is registered or canceled, the display information transmitted by the display information transmission unit 15 reflects the corresponding registration or cancellation.

[0023] The destination floor registration / cancellation processing unit 16 receives information from the input information transmission unit 23 of the destination floor registration device 20 and determines the operation of registering or canceling a destination floor in the elevator. The destination floor registration / cancellation processing unit 16 also obtains information on the canceled floor from the canceled floor determination unit 11.

[0024] [Example of hardware configuration for destination floor registration device] FIG. 2 shows an example of a hardware configuration in the case where the destination floor registration device 20 is configured as a computer. The destination floor registration device 20, which is configured as a computer device, includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20a, a main memory unit 20b, a non-volatile storage 20c, a network interface 20d, an input unit 20e, and an output unit 20f, which are all connected to a bus.

[0025] The CPU 20a is an arithmetic processing unit that reads out program code of software that realizes the functions performed by the destination floor registration device 20 from the main storage unit 20b or the non-volatile storage 20c and executes it. The CPU 20a reads out program codes from the main memory 20b or the non-volatile storage 20c and executes arithmetic processing in the work area of ​​the main memory 20b, thereby configuring various processing function units in the main memory 20b. That is, the main memory 20b is configured with various processing units such as the destination floor display processing unit 24 and the registered floor display processing unit 26 shown in FIG. 1.

[0026] The non-volatile storage 20c may be, for example, a large-capacity information storage medium such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a memory card, etc. The non-volatile storage 20c stores software that realizes the functions of the destination floor registration device 20, data obtained by executing the program, and data required for display screen settings.

[0027] The network interface 20d is, for example, a network interface card (NIC), and transmits and receives data to and from other devices such as the elevator control device 10. The input unit 20e performs an input process of information relating to the detection state of the non-contact sensor . The output unit 20f supplies display data to the destination floor registration area 41a and the registered floor display area 41b of the display panel 41.

[0028] Note that the destination floor registration device 20 configured with the computer shown in Fig. 2 is just an example, and may be configured with other arithmetic processing devices other than a computer. For example, some or all of the functions performed by the destination floor registration device 20 may be realized by hardware such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

[0029] [Example of display panel layout inside a car] FIG. 3 shows an example in which a display panel 41 is installed inside a car 50 provided in the elevator system of this embodiment. 3 is a view of the vicinity of the door 51 of the car 50 as viewed from inside the car 50. Door side panels 52 and 53 are disposed on the left and right sides of the door 51. Here, the operation panel 40 is disposed on the door side panel 53 on the right side of the door 51.

[0030] A display panel 41 and a non-contact sensor 42 are arranged on the operation panel 40. The non-contact sensor 42 detects a finger approaching or touching the surface of the display panel 41. A non-contact card reader 32 is arranged below the display panel 41 of the operation panel 40. This non-contact card reader 32 is used, for example, to authenticate a card held by a passenger and to register a floor where security is set as a destination floor. Note that using the card reader 32 as an authentication device is just one example, and for example, a camera may be arranged in the elevator car 50 and face authentication may be performed from an image captured by the camera.

[0031] The display panel 41 is made up of a liquid crystal display panel or an organic electro-luminescence (EL) panel, and is arranged vertically with a size that fits within the width of the door side panel 53. The display panel 41 is capable of displaying letters, numbers, and various figures, as will be described in display examples below. The non-contact sensor 42 is made up of, for example, an infrared sensor, and is arranged at the left end of the display panel 41 to detect when a finger or the like approaches the surface of the display panel 41.

[0032] In the example of FIG. 3, the non-contact sensor 42 is disposed so as to protrude slightly from the surface of the display panel 41, and is capable of scanning the surface of the display panel 41 with infrared rays or the like. The non-contact sensor 42 detects when a finger approaches within, for example, several centimeters of the surface of the display panel 41. At this time, the non-contact sensor 42 also detects the coordinate position of which part of the display panel 41 the finger or the like approaches.

[0033] Note that using an infrared sensor as non-contact sensor 42 is just one example, and other sensors may be used to detect an object such as a finger approaching the surface of display panel 41. For example, non-contact sensor 42 may detect the approach of a finger from a capacitance value. The non-contact sensor that detects the capacitance value is integrated into display panel 41.

[0034] 3 shows a state in which the display panel 41 and the non-contact sensor 42 are installed as the operation panel 40, but for example, buttons for instructing to open or close the door and an emergency call button may be placed near the display panel 41. Alternatively, the buttons for instructing to open or close the door and the emergency call button may be displayed on the display panel 41.

[0035] Incidentally, arranging the operation panel 40 and the display panel 41 on the door side panel 53 on the right side of the door 51 is just an example, and the operation panel 40 and the display panel 41 may also be arranged on the door side panel 52 on the left side of the door 51. In this case, the operation panel 40 and the display panel 41 may be arranged on either the left or right door side panel 52 or 53, or the operation panel 40 and the display panel 41 may be arranged on both the left and right door side panels 52, 53. Furthermore, when the operation panel 40 and the display panel 41 are arranged on both the left and right door side panels 52, 53, one of the operation panels 40 may be provided with a touch panel or push button that detects touch operations by passengers. The operation panel 40 is also provided with a speaker (not shown) for outputting operation sounds, guidance voices, and the like.

[0036] [Display panel display format] Next, the display mode of the display panel 41 will be described with reference to FIGS. As already explained, the display panel 41 has a destination floor registration area 41a and a registered floor display area 41b. As shown in Fig. 4, the destination floor registration area 41a is arranged in the right region of the display panel 41, and the registered floor display area 41b is arranged in the left region of the display panel 41. The registered floor display area 41b is a relatively narrow region capable of displaying the numerical values ​​of registered floors in one vertical column (or two columns), and the remaining region is entirely the destination floor registration area 41a. The size of each of the areas 41a and 41b may be variable.

[0037] In this example, the destination floor input mode includes a floor selection mode and a numeric keypad input mode. The display shown in FIG. 4 is an example of a display in the numeric keypad input mode. The numeric keypad input mode is a mode in which the destination floor registration area 41a is displayed as a numeric keypad, and the user inputs a floor number using a numeric keypad. That is, the destination floor registration area 41a displays floor input buttons 101 consisting of ten number buttons 0, 1, 2, 3, ..., 9, a "B" button indicating the basement, a registration button 102, an input floor 103, a cancel button 104, an input guide 105, and a screen switching button 106. The example of FIG. 4 shows a state in which a finger approaches "6" on floor input button 101, and "6" is displayed in the input floor 103 field.

[0038] The input guidance 105 displays a message in Japanese urging the user to "enter the destination floor," and also displays a similar message in English, "please select a destination floor." The input floor number 103 displays the number entered using the floor input button 101 or "B." When the "B" button is pressed followed by a number button, a display such as "B1" indicating a basement floor is displayed. Furthermore, even if a two-digit number or a number followed by "B" is entered, if a floor on which the elevator does not stop (a floor that does not exist in the building) is entered, the operation is invalidated and the entered floor is not displayed in Entered Floors 103.

[0039] The registration button 102 is a button for confirming the floor displayed in the input floor 103 as the registered floor. The cancel button 104 is a button for performing an operation to cancel the floor displayed in the input floor 103. This cancel button 104 may be displayed at all times, or may be displayed only when a floor has been input in the input floor 103 by operating the floor input button 101. The screen switching button 106 displays "To main floors" in both Japanese and English, and pressing this button switches the display to a floor selection mode in which the buttons for the main floors are displayed.

[0040] In the registered floor display area 41b, the registered floor column 111 is displayed in a vertical line as shown in Fig. 4. When nothing is displayed in the registered floor display area 41b, it indicates that no registered floor is registered. In the registered floor column 111, registered floors with smaller numerical values ​​are displayed in ascending order from the bottom based on the layout of floors in an actual building. Since the display of the registered floor column 111 is based on the layout of floors in an actual building, for basement floors, the numerical value of the floor increases the further down you go.

[0041] The example of FIG. 4 shows a situation in which ten registered floors have been registered, and shows a registered floor row 111 in which the ten floors are displayed, using almost the entire registered floor display area 41b. In addition, when the number of registered floors is small, the registered floors are displayed from the bottom of the registered floor display area 41b. For example, when the registered floors are "6th floor" and "10th floor", "6" and "10" are displayed from the bottom in the registered floor display area 41b.

[0042] Also, when the number of registered floors decreases as a result of the elevator stopping at each floor, the remaining registered floors are displayed in the registered floor display area 41b, moving from the bottom up. However, displaying the registered floors in a packed manner from the bottom is merely an example, and the registered floors may be displayed together in the center, for example, or may be displayed in a packed manner from the top. The display of this registered floor display area 41b is the same in both the floor selection mode and the numeric keypad input mode.

[0043] 5 is a display example in the floor selection mode. In this floor selection mode, buttons of destination floor candidates indicating floors are directly displayed in the destination floor registration area 41a, and the registered floors are directly set by operating the buttons.

[0044] That is, in the destination floor registration area 41a, a destination floor button 107 indicating a main floor of the building, a screen switching button 106, and an input guide 105 are displayed. 5, only buttons for the first floor (entrance floor), second floor (lobby floor), first basement floor (fourth parking lot), second basement floor (third parking lot), third basement floor (second parking lot), and fourth basement floor (first parking lot), which are major floors where the vehicle frequently stops, are displayed as destination floor buttons 107. When an input operation is performed with a finger or the like approaching these destination floor buttons 107, the floor displayed on the operated button is directly confirmed as the registered floor without performing a confirmation operation or the like.

[0045] The screen switching button 106 displays "To all floors" in both Japanese and English, and inputting using this screen switching button 106 switches to a floor input mode display (FIG. 4) showing buttons such as a numeric keypad. The input guide 105 displays a message in Japanese urging the user to "enter the destination floor," and also displays a similar message in English, "please select a destination floor." The display in the registered floor display area 41b is the same as that in the numeric keypad input mode. It should be noted that displaying the destination floor buttons 107 for main floors in the floor selection mode is merely an example, and the destination floor buttons 107 for all floors may be displayed, for example.

[0046] [Example of a security terminal] A security control device 30 shown in FIG. 1 is a device that controls entry and exit to and from security-controlled floors in a building where elevators are installed. The security management device 30 is a security terminal installed in the building, which detects pre-registered users (such as workers), and when the corresponding user uses an elevator, sets the floor permitted for the user as the security-free floor. Information on this security-free floor is transmitted from the security-free floor transmission unit 31 of the security management device 30 shown in Fig. 1 to the elevator control device 10. Then, the elevator control device 10 performs processing to include the security-free floor in the candidates for the destination floor of the car in which the corresponding user is riding.

[0047] FIG. 6 shows three examples of security terminals installed in the security management device 30. For example, as shown on the left side of FIG. 6, the security terminal performs processing to identify a user U through facial recognition of an image captured by a camera 33 installed in an elevator hall 30a or the like. Alternatively, as shown in the center of FIG. 6, the security terminal performs processing to identify user U from card U-1 authenticated by a card reader 34 installed in the elevator hall 30b or the like. Furthermore, as shown on the right side of FIG. 6, the security terminal performs a process of identifying the user U by a card or the like authenticated by a card reader 32 installed on the operation panel 40 on the door side panel 53 inside the car 50.

[0048] Any of the security terminals shown in FIG. 6 may be used, or a combination of multiple examples may be used to identify the user U. For example, when making an elevator car call, as shown in the center of FIG. 4, the car call may be made by authenticating with a card reader 34 installed at a landing such as an elevator hall 30b, and after getting into the car, the destination floor may be registered by authenticating with a card reader 32 in the car 50 shown on the right side of FIG. 6. Alternatively, authentication may be performed by automatic / manual login operation using a smartphone or the like carried by the user. The security management performed by the security management device 30 connected to the system of this example may be any of the above-mentioned methods.

[0049] Next, with reference to Fig. 7 to Fig. 15, examples of display changes on the display panel 41 and settings of registered floors when an authenticated passenger gets into a car will be described in order. In Fig. 7 to Fig. 15, the upper part of each figure shows a schematic flow from left to right from when a passenger gets into a car to when the passenger arrives at the registered floor. As shown in Fig. 10 to Fig. 15, the change in the height direction of the car indicates that the car is traveling up and down and the floor of the car is changing. The figures shown in the lower part of Fig. 7 to Fig. 15 show examples of display on the display panel 41 in each state of the car.

[0050] FIG. 7 shows an example in which, when a passenger (user Ua) who has undergone authentication processing at a boarding area boards a train, the destination floor registration device 20 automatically registers the security-free floor registered for the authenticated passenger as the registered destination floor. The example in Fig. 7 shows a case where one user Ua performs authentication processing and makes a car call at a landing (elevator hall 30a or 30b). At the time of making the car call, the car 50a is waiting or running at another floor. Until the elevator car 50a arrives at the landing of the floor where the user Ua is waiting, the display M101 of the display panel 41 displays the display set as the initial screen. Here, the display M101 displays the destination floor buttons 107 of the main floors in the floor selection mode as shown in FIG.

[0051] Then, the elevator car 50b arrives at the floor where the user Ua is waiting. The elevator car 50c that has arrived starts opening the door and waits in a state where the door opening is completed. The display M102 of the display panel 41 of the car 50c in a state where the door opening has started or completed displays the destination floor button 107a of the floor registered to the user Ua as the security-free floor. This display M102 is displayed when the door opening has started or when the door opening has completed. Here, by setting the display to the time when the door opening has started, it can be displayed before the passenger starts boarding, and smooth confirmation of the registered floor and registration operation can be realized when boarding. Alternatively, by setting the display to the time when the door opening has completed, it can be displayed when the user is ready to board, and it is possible to prevent unnecessary stops when the door is not fully open and the user is unable to board. In addition, the convenience of the operator can be further improved by displaying only the security-free floors that are the same as the direction of the next service of the car, highlighting the security-free floors that are the same, or displaying the security-free floors in the opposite direction in a faint manner, etc. For example, if the security-free floors for user Ua are floors 2, 3, and 4, and the elevator arrives at floor 3 in an UP direction, the elevator will be servicing floors above floor 3, so the security-free floor displayed will be floor 4 only. Since there is only one security-free floor, it is automatically registered. In the display M102, the security-free floor for the user Ua is the fourth floor, and the destination floor button 107 showing "4" is displayed.

[0052] In this display M102, the destination floor button 107 with "4" is lit. The destination floor registration device 20 then automatically registers the fourth floor, which is a security-free floor, as a registered destination floor. This automatic registration causes the registered floor column 111 with "4" displayed in the registered floor display area 41b to be displayed. When the destination floor button 107 is lit, a sound of some kind may be output. If the user wishes to cancel the automatically registered fourth floor, the user may select the lit destination floor button 107a for a predetermined period of time or more, or select it twice within a predetermined period of time, or select "4" in the registered floor column 111 for a predetermined period of time or more, or select it twice within a predetermined period of time.

[0053] Then, the elevator car 50d in which the user Ua got in and closed the door arrives at the 4th floor, which is the floor where security is disabled, and starts or completes opening the door. In this state, the display M103 of the display panel 41 of the elevator car 50e becomes the display set as the initial screen. That is, the display form of the destination floor registration area 41a of the display M101 and the display M103 becomes the same.

[0054] Figure 8 shows an example in which, when a passenger (user Ua) who has undergone authentication processing at the boarding area boards the elevator, authentication processing is also performed inside the elevator, and the destination floor registration device 20 automatically registers the security-free floor registered for the authenticated passenger as the registered destination floor. That is, it is assumed that the user Ua performs authentication processing and makes a car call at a landing (elevator hall 30a or 30b). At the time when the user Ua makes the car call, the car 50a is waiting or running at another floor. Until the elevator car 50a arrives at the landing of the floor where the user Ua is waiting, the display M101 of the display panel 41 displays the image set as the initial screen.

[0055] Then, when the car 50b arrives at the floor where the user Ua is waiting, the car 50c starts opening the door and waits after the door opening is completed. In the example of FIG. 8, the display panel 41 of the car 50b that has arrived remains in the display M101 that has been set as the initial screen. Here, the user Ua performs authentication processing using the non-contact card reader 32 or the like in the car 50d that the user Ua is in. When this authentication processing is performed, the display panel 41 of the car 50d changes to display M102. In display M102, a destination floor button 107a for the floor (fourth floor) that is registered for the user Ua as a security-free floor is displayed.

[0056] In this display M102, the destination floor button 107a "4" is turned on, and the destination floor registration device 20 automatically registers the 4th floor, which is the security-free floor, as a registered destination floor. As a result of this automatic registration, the display M102 displays the registered floor column 111 with "4" displayed in the registered floor display area 41b.

[0057] Then, the elevator car 50d in which the user Ua got in and closed the door arrives at the 4th floor, which is the security-unlocked floor, and starts or completes opening the door. Then, the display M103 on the display panel 41 of the elevator car 50e becomes the same as the display M101 set as the initial screen.

[0058] Fig. 9 shows an example in which, when a passenger (user Uc) who has undergone authentication processing at the boarding area boards the elevator, authentication processing is also performed in the elevator, and then the destination floor is manually registered by the user. The example in Fig. 9 shows a case in which multiple security-free floors are set for user Uc, and automatic registration is not possible. Here, the security-free floors set for user Uc are floors 10, 11, and 12.

[0059] 9, it is assumed that the user Uc performs authentication processing and makes a car call at a landing (elevator hall 30a or 30b). At the time of making the car call, the elevator car 50a is waiting or running at another floor. Until the elevator car 50a arrives at the landing of the floor where the user Uc is waiting, the display M111 of the display panel 41 displays the image set as the initial screen.

[0060] Then, when the car 50b arrives at the floor where the user Ua is waiting, the car 50c starts opening the door and waits after the door opening is completed. In the example of FIG. 9, the display panel 41 of the car 50b that has arrived remains in the display M111 that has been set as the initial screen.

[0061] Here, the user Uc performs authentication processing using the card reader 32 or the like in the car 50d that the user Uc is in. When this authentication processing is performed, the display M111 on the display panel 41 of the car 50d changes to a display M112. In the display M112, destination floor buttons 107b for multiple floors (10th floor, 11th floor, 12th floor) that are registered for the user Uc as floors where security is disabled are displayed. Note that the display of the destination floor buttons 107b here is not in a lit state.

[0062] The user Uc, who has confirmed the display M112, manually presses the destination floor button 107b of any floor to set the registered floor. For example, as shown in the display M113, the user Uc brings his / her finger close to the destination floor button 107b of "10" to light up the destination floor button 107b of "10". As a result, the destination floor registration device 20 registers the 10th floor, which is a security-free floor, as a registered destination floor. This registration causes the registered floor column 111 with "10" displayed in the registered floor display area 41b to be displayed. At this time, the convenience of the operator can be further improved by displaying only the security-free floors that are the same as the direction in which the elevator will next service, highlighting the security-free floors that are the same, or displaying the security-free floors in the opposite direction in a faint manner, or by other inconspicuous displays. For example, if the security-free floors for user Uc are floors 10, 11, and 12, and the elevator arrives at floor 11 in the DOWN direction, the elevator will be servicing floors below floor 11, so the security-free floor displayed will be floor 10 only. And since there is only one security-free floor, it is automatically registered.

[0063] Then, the elevator 50d, in which the user Uc has boarded and the door has closed, arrives at the registered floor, the tenth floor. When the elevator car 50e has arrived at the 10th floor and the door opening has started or completed, the display M114 on the display panel 41 of the elevator car 50e becomes the display set as the initial screen.

[0064] Fig. 10 shows an example in which, when two passengers (users Ua and Ub) who have completed authentication processing at a boarding area board at the same floor, the security-free floor for user Ua is automatically registered, while the security-free floor for the other user Ub is manually registered. Here, as shown in Fig. 10, the security-free floor for user Ua is the 4th floor, and the security-free floors for user Ub are the 10th, 11th, and 12th floors.

[0065] In the example of Fig. 10, it is assumed that each user Ua, Ub performs authentication processing and makes a car call at a landing (elevator hall 30a or 30b). Then, it is assumed that at the time of making the car call, the car 50a is waiting or running at another floor. Until the elevator car 50a arrives at the landing of the floor where the users Ua and Ub are waiting, the display M121 of the display panel 41 displays the image set as the initial screen.

[0066] Then, when the elevator car 50b arrives at the floor where the users Ua and Ub are waiting, the elevator car 50c starts opening its door and waits in the door-opening state. In the example of Fig. 10, the display panel 41 of the car 50c in a state where the door opening has started or completed displays the destination floor buttons 107a, 107b of all floors registered as security-free floors for the two users Ua and Ub in the display M122. This display M122 is displayed when the door opening starts or is completed. In the display M122, the security-free floor for the user Ua is the 4th floor, and the security-free floors for the user Ub are the 10th, 11th, and 12th floors, so a total of four destination floor buttons 107a, 107b, "4, 10, 11, 12," are displayed.

[0067] Here, since there is only one security-release floor for the user Ua, the display M122 lights up the destination floor button 107a for the fourth floor for the user Ua, and automatically registers the fourth floor as a registered destination floor. As a result, the destination floor registration device 20 displays the registered floor column 111 of "4" in the registered floor display area 41b. In addition, since there are multiple floors for which security is disabled for the user Ub, the user Ub needs to perform a manual operation. That is, as shown in the display M123, the user Ub performs a manual operation by placing a finger close to one of the floors for which security is disabled (here, the destination floor button 107b for the 10th floor) to register the 10th floor as the destination floor, thereby registering the 10th floor as the destination floor.

[0068] As a result, the destination floor button 107b for the 10th floor lights up, and the destination floor registration device 20 displays the registered floor column 111 of "4, 10" in the registered floor display area 41b. The destination floor buttons 107a, 107b for the registered 4th and 10th floors continue to light up. If the user wishes to cancel the registered 4th or 10th floor, the user selects the lit destination floor button 107a or 107b for a predetermined period of time or more, or selects it twice within a predetermined period of time, or selects "4" or "10" in the registered floor column 111 for a predetermined period of time or more, or selects it twice within a predetermined period of time.

[0069] The car 50d, in which the users Ua and Ub have boarded and the door has been closed, starts moving. At this time, the display M124 of the car 50d returns to the initial screen, which is the same as the display M121. Then, the user Ua gets off from the car 50e that has arrived at the fourth floor, and the user Ub gets off from the car 50f that has arrived at the tenth floor. Here, by deleting the display of the security-free floor at the start of travel, security can be improved. For example, even if the user Ub is unable to board or does not board for some reason, the opportunity for the user Ua to register the security-free floor of the user Ub can be reduced. Furthermore, in a situation where there are many users from each floor, such as the first half of the lunch period, more security-free floors can be displayed when each floor is serviced, thereby improving convenience. However, for example, even if the number of security-free floors that can be displayed is six or less and the number of security-free floors to be displayed at the floor where the elevator car is serviced is seven or more, the destination floor button of the automatically registered floor is not displayed, and further, if the number of manually registered floors is seven or more, a numeric keypad input screen is displayed, thereby suppressing a decrease in operability even during busy hours. And, in the case of linking with a smart device, when the automatic registration is performed, a notification is sent to the smart device of the user, for example, a notification of registration is sent by a vibration function, or a notification is sent to a smart watch, thereby further improving convenience during busy times.

[0070] The example of FIG. 11 shows another display form when two users Ua and Ub get in under the same conditions as in the example of FIG. In the example of Fig. 11, the displays M131, M132, and M133 are the same as the displays M121, M122, and M123 in the example of Fig. 10, respectively. Then, when the elevator car 50d with the two users Ua and Ub on board starts moving, the destination floor buttons 107a and 107b for the security-free floors (4th floor, 10th floor, 11th floor, and 12th floor) and the registered floor column 111 (4th floor and 10th floor) are displayed and maintained as the display M133. The destination floor buttons 107a and 107b for the registered 4th and 10th floors continue to be lit.

[0071] Then, when the elevator car 50e arrives at the 4th floor, the display M133 changes to a display M134. In this display M134, the destination floor buttons 107b for the 10th, 11th, and 12th floors and the registered floor column 111 (10th floor) are displayed, and the destination floor button 107b for the registered floor, the 10th floor, is turned on. Then, when the elevator car 50f arrives at the 10th floor, the display M135 of the initial screen, which is the same as the display M131, is displayed on the elevator car 50f. By maintaining the display of the security-free floor until the elevator arrives at the registered floor, the visibility of the registered floor is improved, and the registered floor can be easily and quickly added or changed.

[0072] The example of FIG. 12 shows yet another display form in the case where two users Ua and Ub get in under the same conditions as in the examples of FIG. 10 and FIG. In the example of FIG. 12, displays M141, M142, and M143 are the same as displays M121, M122, and M123, respectively, in the example of FIG. When the elevator car 50d carrying the two users Ua and Ub starts moving, the display M143 changes to a display M144 that displays the destination floor buttons 107a and 107b of the registered security-free floors (4th floor, 10th floor) and the registered floor column 111 (4th floor, 10th floor). The display M144 does not display the destination floor buttons 107b of the security-free floors (11th floor, 12th floor) for which no registration operation was performed. Also, in the display M144, the destination floor buttons 107a and 107b of the registered 4th and 10th floors continue to be lit.

[0073] Then, when the elevator arrives at the 4th floor, the display M144 of the elevator car 50e changes to a display M145. In this display M145, the destination floor button 107b for the 10th floor and the registered floor column 111 (10th floor) are displayed, and the destination floor button 107b for the registered floor, the 10th floor, is lit up. Then, when the car arrives at the 10th floor, display M145 on car 50f changes to display M146, which is the same initial screen as display M141. By displaying only the registered security-free floors when the car departs from the boarding floor or when it arrives at the 4th floor, which is the next stop after boarding, it is possible to ensure screen display space for displaying new security-free floors even when new passengers arrive, and it is possible to provide a service with good visibility and ease of use to more passengers.

[0074] 13 shows an example in which two passengers (users Ua and Ub) who have undergone authentication processing at the boarding area board a train from different floors. Here, user Ua boards the train from the first floor, and user Ub boards the train from the second floor. The security-free floor for user Ua is the fourth floor, and the security-free floors for user Ub are the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth floors.

[0075] Assume that each user Ua, Ub performs authentication processing and makes a car call at the landing (elevator hall 30a or 30b) of each floor. Assume that at the time of making the car call, the car 50a is waiting or running at another floor. The display M151 of the car 50a in this state becomes the display set as the initial screen. In the example of FIG. 13, the car 50c first arrives at the landing on the first floor where the user Ua is waiting, starts opening the door, and waits in a state where the door opening is completed. The floor for which security is disabled for the user Ua is the fourth floor, and the destination floor button 107a displaying "4" is displayed on the display M152 of the elevator car 50c.

[0076] Here, since there is only one floor for which security is disabled for the user Ua, the display M152 at this time lights up the destination floor button 107a for the 4th floor, and automatically registers the 4th floor as the registered destination floor. As a result, the destination floor registration device 20 displays the registered floor column 111 of "4" in the registered floor display area 41b. Then, the elevator 50d-1 in which the user Ua is riding starts to move.

[0077] After that, the display M154 of the elevator car 50d-2 that has arrived at the 2nd floor displays the destination floor buttons 107b for the security-free floors (10th, 11th, and 12th floors) of the user Ub who has been authenticated on the 2nd floor. This display M154 does not display the destination floor buttons 107a for the security-free floors of the user Ua who has already been automatically registered.

[0078] In the elevator car 50d-3 in which the user Ub has boarded, the user Ub places his / her finger close to the destination floor button 107b of any of the security-free floors to select a registered floor. As a result, the destination floor button 107b of the selected floor (the 10th floor) lights up, as shown in the display M154. Then, when the elevator car 50d-3 starts traveling from the second floor, the display changes to the same initial screen as the display M151, as shown in the display M155. The elevator car stops at the fourth floor, the tenth floor, and so on, but the registered floors are kept displayed in the registered floor display area 41b until the elevator car stops at each floor.

[0079] FIG. 14 shows another display form in the case where two users Ua and Ub get on from the first floor and the second floor under the same conditions as in the example of FIG. In the example of Fig. 14, the displays M161, M162, and M163 are the same as the displays M151, M152, and M153 in the example of Fig. 13, respectively, and when the user Ua gets on at the first floor, the fourth floor is automatically registered as a registered floor. Then, when the elevator 50d-2 arrives at the second floor, it displays the destination floor buttons 107a and 107b of the security-unlocked floors (fourth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth floors) for the two users Ua and Ub. At this time, only the automatically registered destination floor button 107a for the fourth floor is lit.

[0080] After that, when user Ub gets on at the second floor and selects the registered floor from the destination floor button 107b, which is the floor where the user's security is disabled, the display M163 of car 50d-3 changes to display M164. Here, user Ub manually operates to register the 10th floor, and in addition to the destination floor button 107a for the 4th floor, which is already lit, the destination floor button 107b for the 10th floor is lit, and "4, 10" is displayed as the registered floor sequence 111.

[0081] The display M165 of the elevator car 50e that has arrived at the 4th floor is changed to display the destination floor button 107b of the security-free floors (10th, 11th, and 12th floors) for the user Ub. In the display M165, the registered floor column 111 is also displayed as "10." Then, the display M166 of car 50f that has arrived at the 10th floor changes to the initial screen that is the same as the display M161.

[0082] FIG. 15 shows yet another display form in which two users Ua and Ub get on from the first floor and the second floor under the same conditions as in the example of FIG. In the example of Fig. 15, the displays M171, M172, and M173 are the same as the displays M151, M152, and M153 in the example of Fig. 13, respectively, and when the user Ua gets on at the first floor, the fourth floor is automatically registered as the registered floor. Then, the display M173 of the elevator car 50d-2 that has arrived at the second floor displays the destination floor buttons 107a and 107b of the security-unlocked floors (fourth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth floors) for the two users Ua and Ub. At this time, only the automatically registered destination floor button 107a for the fourth floor is lit.

[0083] After that, when user Ub gets on at the second floor and selects a registered floor from among the destination floor buttons 107b, the display M173 of car 50d-3 changes to display M174. Here, a manual operation is performed to set the 10th floor as the registered floor, and in addition to the destination floor button 107a for the 4th floor, which is already lit, the destination floor button 107b for the 10th floor lights up, and the destination floor buttons 107b for the 11th and 12th floors are displayed as unlit. Also, the display M174 shows "4, 10" as the registered floor column 111.

[0084] When the elevator car 50d-3 starts to run in this state, the display changes to M175. In the display M175, a destination floor button 107a for the 4th floor, which is a registered floor, and a destination floor button 107b for the 10th floor are displayed. The user Ub can select another security-disabled floor during one operation of the elevator car, that is, until the elevator car arrives at the next stop floor, but since only registered floors are displayed as destination floor buttons thereafter, it is easier to secure screen space that can be displayed when other users board the elevator, and the operability can be improved for more users during times when there are many boardings from each floor, and the visibility and convenience for users who are on board can also be improved. Then, the display M176 of the car 50e that has arrived at the 4th floor is changed to display only the destination floor button 107b for the 10th floor operated by the user Ub. In the display M176, the registered floor column 111 is also displayed as "10." Then, the display M177 of car 50f that has arrived at the 10th floor changes to the initial screen that is the same as the display M171.

[0085] [Processing performed by the destination floor registration device] Next, a process performed by the destination floor registration device 20 in order for the display panel 41 to perform the displays described above will be described. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of the input determination process performed in the input determination unit 22 of the destination floor registration device 20.

[0086] The input determination unit 22 determines whether or not the non-contact sensor 42 detects an object (finger) approaching the destination floor registration area 41a of the display panel 41 in the input processing unit 21 (step S101). When the non-contact sensor 42 does not detect an object approaching the destination floor registration area 41a in step S101 (No in step S101), the input determination unit 22 ends the determination process.

[0087] Then, when an object is detected approaching the destination floor registration area 41a in step S101 (Yes in step S101), the input determination unit 22 determines whether the area where the approach is detected is an operation button in the destination floor registration area (step S102). If the detected area is not an operation button in step S102 (No in step S102), the input determination unit 22 waits until it detects approach to an operation button.

[0088] Then, in step S102, if the detected area is an operation button (Yes in step S102), the operation panel emits an operation sound (step S103), and the input determination unit 22 determines whether or not an object has approached for a predetermined time or more (step S104). The operation sound is emitted in step S103 as a short-time sound output to notify the user that the operation has been accepted. In step S104, if an object has not approached for a predetermined time or more (No in step S104), the input determination unit 22 repeats the determination in step S104. The predetermined time here is set as a minimum expected duration during operation with a finger, for example, 0.3 seconds, in order to eliminate cases where an object such as a finger approaches the display panel 41 by mistake.

[0089] In step S104, when it is detected that an object is approaching for a predetermined time or longer (Yes in step S104), the destination floor registration device 20 changes the light emission brightness or light emission color of the corresponding button so that the button is turned on (step S105).

[0090] Thereafter, the input determination unit 22 determines whether or not the removal of the object (finger) is detected (step S106). If the removal of the object is not detected in step S106 (No in step S106), the detection of the removal of the object is repeated. Then, when the departure of the object is detected in step S106 (Yes in step S106), the destination floor registration device 20 returns the luminance or color of the corresponding button to its original state so that the button is turned off (step S107). However, since the floor selection button is turned on when the button is registered, the button is turned off after a predetermined time has elapsed, so that the floor selection button can be continuously lit if the button is registered within the above-mentioned predetermined time.

[0091] After that, the input determination unit 22 determines whether the selected button that was turned on in step S105 is other than the screen switching button (step S108). When the selected button that was turned on in step S108 is other than the screen switching button (Yes in step S108), the input information transmission unit 23 transmits information on the selected button to the elevator control device 10 (step S109). Furthermore, in step S108, when the selected button that has been turned on is the screen switching button (No in step S108), the destination floor registration device 20 switches the display mode of the destination floor registration area 41a (step S110).

[0092] 17 and 18 are flowcharts showing the flow of the destination floor registration process performed in the destination floor display processing unit 24. "A" in FIG. 17 connects to "A" in FIG. First, the destination floor registration area update unit 25 judges whether the input destination floor is displayed (step S111). That is, the destination floor registration area update unit 25 judges whether the input floor 103 as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. In step S111, when the inputted destination floor is displayed (Yes in step S111), the destination floor registration area update unit 25 displays the cancel button 104 (FIG. 4) (step S112). Then, if the inputted destination floor is not displayed in step S111 (No in step S111), after displaying the cancel button 104 in step S112, the input judgment unit 22 judges whether or not it has detected the approach of an object (such as a finger) to the detection area in the destination floor registration area 41a (step S113).

[0093] When it is not detected in step S113 that an object is approaching the detection area (No in step S113), the destination floor registration device 20 ends the destination floor registration process. Then, when the approach of an object to the detection area is detected in step S113 (Yes in step S113), the input determination unit 22 judges whether the area where the approach of the object is detected is an operation button of the destination floor registration area (step S114). If the area is not an operation button of the destination floor registration area in step S114 (No in step S114), the destination floor registration area update unit 25 waits until an operation button of the destination floor registration area is detected.

[0094] Then, in step S114, if the object detection area is the operation button of the destination floor registration area (Yes in step S114), the operation panel emits an operation sound (step S115), and the input determination unit 22 determines whether or not an object has been approaching for a predetermined time or more (step S116). In step S116, if an object has not been approaching for a predetermined time or more (No in step S116), the input determination unit 22 repeats the determination in step S116.

[0095] In step S116, when it is determined that an object has been approaching for a predetermined time or longer (Yes in step S116), the destination floor registration device 20 changes the light emission brightness or light emission color of the corresponding button so that the button is turned on (step S117).

[0096] 18, the input determination unit 22 determines whether or not the removal of the object (finger) is detected (step S118). If the removal of the object is not detected in step S118 (No in step S118), the input determination unit 22 repeats the detection of the removal of the object. Then, when the departure of the object is detected in step S118 (Yes in step S118), the destination floor registration device 20 restores the light emission luminance or light emission color of the corresponding button to the original state so that the button is turned off (step S119).

[0097] After that, the input determination unit 22 determines whether the selected button that was turned on in step S117 is other than the screen switching button (step S120). When the selected button is other than the screen switching button in step S120 (Yes in step S120), the destination floor registration device 20 displays the floor of the selected button on the input floor 103 (FIG. 4) (step S121). Furthermore, in step S120, when the selected button is the screen switching button (No in step S120), the destination floor registration device 20 switches the display mode of the destination floor registration area 41a (step S126).

[0098] Furthermore, after displaying the floor of the button selected in step S121, the input determination unit 22 determines whether or not an operation of the registration button 102 (FIG. 4) has been detected (step S122). When the operation of the registration button 102 is detected in step S122 (Yes in step S122), the input information transmitting unit 23 transmits information of the selected button to the elevator control device 10 (step S123). Thereafter, the destination floor registration device 20 erases the display of the input floor 103 (step S124).

[0099] Moreover, if the operation of the register button 102 is not detected in step S122 (No in step S122), the input determination unit 22 determines whether or not the operation of the cancel button 104 (FIG. 4) is detected (step S125). When the operation of the cancel button 104 is detected in step S125 (Yes in step S125), the process proceeds to step S124, and the destination floor registration device 20 erases the display of the input floor 103. Furthermore, if the operation of the cancel button 104 is not detected in step S125 (No in step S125), the destination floor registration device 20 ends the process.

[0100] FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the flow of the process of updating the display of a registered floor. First, the registered floor display processing unit 26 receives information on the registered floor from the elevator control device 10 (step S131). At this time, the registered floor display area update unit 27 determines whether or not the registered floor received in step S131 has changed from the currently displayed registered floor (step S132). When it is determined in step S132 that there is no change in the received registered floor information (No in step S132), the registered floor display area update unit 27 returns to the reception process of the registered floor data in the registered floor display processing unit .

[0101] Then, when it is determined in step S132 that there has been a change in the received registered floor information (Yes in step S132), the registered floor display area update unit 27 rearranges the registered floors received by the registered floor display processing unit 26 in display order and updates the display in the registered floor display area 41b (step S133).

[0102] FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing when the destination floor registration device 20 receives a signal of a security-unlocked floor. First, the destination floor registration device 20 receives a signal of a security-free floor based on authentication by the card reader 32 in the car or the like (step S141). Then, the destination floor registration device 20 judges whether the received floor is other than a main floor or not (step S142). In step S142, if the received floor is not a security floor but a main floor (No in step S142), the process ends.

[0103] Then, if a floor other than the main floor, i.e., a security floor, is included in step S142 (Yes in step S142), the destination floor registration device 20 judges whether the number of security-deactivating floors other than the main floors is equal to or less than a first predetermined number (step S143). Here, the first predetermined number is, for example, 1. In step S143, when the number of security-free floors for the authenticated user is equal to or less than the first predetermined number (1) (Yes in step S143), the destination floor registration device 20 automatically sets the received security-free floor as a registered floor (step S144).

[0104] Furthermore, in step S143, when the number of security-deactivating floors other than the main floors is not equal to or less than the first predetermined number (one) (No in step S143), the destination floor registration device 20 further judges whether the number of security-deactivating floors other than the main floors is equal to or less than a second predetermined number (step S145). Here, the second predetermined number is, for example, six.

[0105] In step S145, when the number of security-free floors other than the main floors is equal to or less than the second predetermined number (six) (Yes in step S145), the destination floor registration device 20 displays the received buttons for the security-free floors in the destination floor registration area 41a (step S146). Then, in the case where automatic registration is performed in step S144, or where a button for a security-free floor is displayed in the destination floor registration area 41a in step S146, the destination floor registration device 20 automatically returns to the default display showing the destination floor buttons for main floors after a predetermined time (e.g., 10 seconds) has elapsed (step S150).

[0106] Also, in step S145, when the number of security-deactivated floors other than the main floors is not equal to or less than the second predetermined number (six) (No in step S145), the destination floor registration device 20 determines whether the current setting is automatic switching of the numeric keypad input screen (step S147). If automatic switching of the numeric keypad input screen is to be performed in step S147 (Yes in step S147), the destination floor display processing unit 24 shifts the destination floor registration area 41a to the numeric keypad input screen (step S148), and then proceeds to step S150.

[0107] Furthermore, if the numeric keypad input screen is not automatically switched in step S147 (No in step S147), the destination floor display processing unit 24 causes the screen switching button 106 (FIG. 5) in the destination floor registration area 41a to flash (step S149), and then proceeds to step S150. Note that if the screen switching button 106 is operated here, the screen transitions to the numeric keypad input screen.

[0108] FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of a process for setting a mode for performing security-linked hall authentication. First, the destination floor registration device 20 receives a signal of a security-free floor (step S151). Then, the destination floor registration device 20 judges whether the current security mode is a hall authentication priority mode or not (step S152). The hall authentication priority mode here is a mode in which the security-free floor is automatically or manually registered by performing hall authentication. In step S152, if the hall authentication priority mode is not selected (No in step S152), the process ends without executing the automatic registration or manual registration process.

[0109] Then, in step S152, if the hall authentication priority mode is selected (Yes in step S152), the destination floor registration device 20 determines whether the number of security-free floors of the authenticated user is equal to or less than a first predetermined number (step S153). Here, the first predetermined number is, for example, 1. In step S153, when the number of security-disabled floors other than the main floors is equal to or less than a first predetermined number (1) (Yes in step S153), the destination floor registration device 20 waits until the elevator 50 arrives at the floor for which it has performed platform authentication and the doors start opening or finish opening (step S154).

[0110] When the door opening starts or ends in step S154, the destination floor registration device 20 automatically sets the security-release floor received for the authenticated user at the landing of that floor as the registered floor (step S155).

[0111] Furthermore, in step S153, when the number of security-deactivating floors other than the main floors is not equal to or less than the first predetermined number (one) (No in step S153), the destination floor registration device 20 further judges whether the number of security-deactivating floors other than the main floors is equal to or less than a second predetermined number (step S156). Here, the second predetermined number is, for example, six.

[0112] In step S156, when the number of security-disabled floors other than the main floors is less than or equal to a second predetermined number (six) (Yes in step S156), the destination floor registration device 20 waits until the elevator 50 arrives at the floor for which it has performed boarding authentication and the doors start opening or finish opening (step S157).

[0113] When the door opening starts or ends in step S157, the destination floor registration device 20 displays, in the destination floor registration area 41a, the destination floor button for the security-unlocked floor received for the user authenticated at the arrived floor (step S158). This allows the user to perform an operation to set any one of the security-unlocked floor destination floor buttons displayed in step S158 as a registered floor.

[0114] FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing an example of processing when a mode is set in which both security-linked hall authentication and authentication inside the car are performed. First, the destination floor registration device 20 receives a signal of a security-free floor (step S161). Then, the destination floor registration device 20 determines whether the current security mode is a mode in which both hall authentication and car interior authentication are performed (step S162). In step S162, if the mode is not one in which both hall authentication and car interior authentication are performed (No in step S162), the process ends without executing the automatic registration or manual registration process here.

[0115] Then, in step S162, if the mode is one in which both hall authentication and car authentication are performed (Yes in step S162), the destination floor registration device 20 judges whether the number of floors for which security is disabled for the authenticated user is equal to or less than a first predetermined number (step S163). Here, the first predetermined number is, for example, 1. In step S163, when the number of security-disabled floors other than the main floors is equal to or less than a first predetermined number (1) (Yes in step S163), the destination floor registration device 20 waits until the elevator 50 arrives at the floor for which it has performed platform authentication and the doors start opening or finish opening (step S164).

[0116] When the door opening starts or ends in step S164, the destination floor registration device 20 waits until authentication is completed by the card reader 32 in the elevator car 50 for the user authenticated at the landing of that floor (step S165). Then, when the authentication in the elevator is completed, the destination floor registration device 20 automatically sets the received security-released floor as the registered floor (step S166).

[0117] Furthermore, in step S163, when the number of security-deactivating floors other than the main floors is not equal to or less than the first predetermined number (one) (No in step S163), the destination floor registration device 20 further judges whether the number of security-deactivating floors other than the main floors is equal to or less than a second predetermined number (step S167). Here, the second predetermined number is, for example, six.

[0118] In step S167, when the number of security-disabled floors other than the main floors is equal to or less than a second predetermined number (six) (Yes in step S167), the destination floor registration device 20 waits until the elevator 50 arrives at the floor for which it has performed hall authentication and the doors start opening or finish opening (step S168).

[0119] When door opening starts or ends in step S168, the destination floor registration device 20 waits until authentication is completed by the card reader 32 in the elevator car 50 for the user authenticated at the landing of that floor (step S169). Then, when the in-cab authentication is completed, the destination floor registration device 20 displays, in the destination floor registration area 41a, the destination floor button for the security-free floor received for the user authenticated at the arrival floor (step S170). This allows the user to perform an operation to set any one of the security-unlocked floor destination floor buttons displayed in step S170 as a registered floor.

[0120] [Effects of this elevator system] According to the elevator system of this embodiment described above, the display panel 41 of the operation panel 40 can perform appropriate display that can be operated without contact. In particular, in the case of the elevator system of this embodiment, when a specific floor is a security floor and security control is performed that allows only pre-authenticated users to enter, the display and registration can be performed appropriately.

[0121] For example, when a user with only one security-free floor gets into an elevator, the security-free floor is automatically registered as a registered floor. At this time, the display in the destination floor registration area 41a and the display in the registered floor display area 41b clearly notifies the user that automatic registration is being performed, improving operability and visibility. In the above example, when a user with only one security-deactivated floor is authenticated, that one security-deactivated floor is automatically registered as a registered floor, but when there are a plurality of security-deactivated floors up to a predetermined number, such as two, all of the security-deactivated floors may be automatically registered. This improves convenience when, for example, security-deactivated floors are visited in order to provide security.

[0122] In addition, when a user who has multiple floors where security is disabled gets into a car, the destination floor buttons for the registered security-enabled floors are displayed, and the user can register the desired destination floor by selecting the destination floor button. Therefore, the user can see the destination floor candidates from the display, improving operability and visibility.

[0123] When multiple users who have each been authenticated get into one elevator car, the security-free floors for each user are displayed simultaneously in the destination floor registration area 41a, and appropriate display is performed when multiple people get into the elevator, allowing for quick registration operations. Furthermore, when multiple people get into the elevator at the same time or from different floors, automatic registration is performed when users are authenticated for only a limited number of floors, such as one security-free floor, and when multiple user authentications are performed for a security-free floor, candidates are displayed and manual registration is performed, allowing for appropriate and quick setting of the registered floors. Therefore, according to this example, even during busy periods when many users board the train, it is possible to appropriately operate the security-unlocked floor as a registered floor without wasting time.

[0124] In addition, in this example, the display panel of the control panel inside the elevator displays a screen for automatically or manually registering a security-free floor when the elevator arrives at any floor (when the door opening starts or is completed), so that the screen for automatically or manually registering a security-free floor is displayed at the appropriate time.

[0125] [Variations] It should be noted that the embodiment examples described so far have been described in detail in order to explain the present invention in an easily understandable manner, and are not necessarily limited to those having all of the configurations described. Moreover, the display examples shown in each drawing are merely preferred examples, and the present invention is not limited to these examples. For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the default screen (initial screen) displays the buttons for the main floors, but the default screen may be a screen that displays a numeric keypad. Which of these screens is to be the default screen may be changed depending on the floors where the elevator stops, the time of day, etc. In addition, in the above example, the timing for displaying the security-free floor when the elevator car arrives is the timing when the door starts to open or when the door is completely opened, but the timing may be slightly delayed from these. For example, the security-free floor may be displayed slightly after the door is completely opened, or when the movement of the passenger into the elevator is detected by a door sensor, load sensor, camera, etc. Furthermore, the period for displaying the security-free floor may be until the received signal for the security-free floor is turned off, or may be until the elevator car reaches the next floor. Authentication methods, both at the landing and inside the car, can use biometric authentication such as face recognition or wireless authentication such as Bluetooth, allowing users to use the elevator hands-free and enabling unconscious vertical movement while ensuring security. To achieve unconscious movement, it is necessary to minimize the user identification procedures by using, for example, the vibration function of a smartphone or the notification function of a smartwatch or smart glasses without requiring users to operate a mobile device such as a smartphone.

[0126] In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to an operation panel 40 equipped with a non-contact sensor 42 that allows non-contact operation, but the present invention may also be applied to a device equipped with a so-called touch panel, in which operations are performed by touching the surface of the display panel 41, in which the displays described in each figure are displayed.

[0127] In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, an example was described in which the invention was applied to a display panel on an operating panel inside a car, but the same display may also be performed on a display panel located at a boarding area, for example.

[0128] In addition, in the configuration diagrams shown in Figures 1 and 2, only control lines and information lines that are considered necessary for explanation are shown, and not all control lines and information lines in the product are necessarily shown. In reality, it can be considered that almost all components are connected to each other. Furthermore, the process flows shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 16 to 22 are also examples, and so long as the process results are the same, the order of some of the processes may be changed or multiple processes may be executed simultaneously.

[0129] Furthermore, when the system described in this embodiment is configured with an information processing device such as a computer, the programs that realize each processing function may be prepared in non-volatile storage or memory within the computer device, or may be stored on a recording medium such as an external memory, an IC card, an SD card, or an optical disk, and then transferred. [Explanation of symbols]

[0130] 10... elevator control device, 11... release floor determination unit, 12... release floor processing unit, 13... initial setting display information storage unit, 14... display information processing unit, 15... display information transmission unit, 16... destination floor registration / cancellation processing unit, 20... destination floor registration device, 20a... CPU, 20b... main memory unit, 20c... non-volatile storage, 20d... network interface, 20e... input unit, 20f... output unit, 21... input processing unit, 22... input determination unit, 23... input information transmission unit, 24... destination floor display processing unit, 25... destination floor registration area update unit, 26... registered floor display processing unit, 27... Registered floor display area update unit, 30...security management device, 30a, 30b...elevator hall, 31...release floor transmission unit, 32...card reader, 33...camera, 34...card reader, 40...operation panel, 41...display panel, 41a...destination floor display area, 41b...registered floor display area, 42...non-contact sensor, 51...door, 52, 53...door side panel, 101...floor input button, 102...registration button, 103...entered floor, 104...cancel button, 105...input guide, 106...screen switching button, 107...destination floor button, 111...registered floor

Claims

1. The elevator is provided with an operation panel in the elevator car that allows the user to register a destination floor on a display panel, and the user can register the destination floor by operating the destination floor button displayed on the display panel. an elevator control device controls elevator operation by setting the floor where the destination floor is registered as a registered floor for stopping, and limits floors where the registered floor can be set based on information from a security management device, The operation panel in the car is an input information transmitting unit that transmits the input destination floor information to the elevator control device; a destination floor display processing unit that displays a destination floor button for a security release floor in a destination floor display area of ​​the display panel based on the security release information received by the elevator control device from the security management device; a registered floor display processing unit that displays the registered floor received from the elevator control device in a registered floor display area of ​​the display panel, When the elevator car arrives at any floor, if the number of security-deactivated floors indicated in the received security deactivation information is one, the security-deactivated floor is automatically registered as a destination floor, and the destination floor display processing unit displays a destination floor button indicating the corresponding one security-deactivated floor in the destination floor display area, When the elevator car arrives at any floor, if the number of security-released floors indicated in the received security release information is multiple, the destination floor display processing unit displays multiple destination floor buttons indicating the corresponding multiple security-released floors in the destination floor display area, and the user can manually operate the multiple displayed destination floor buttons to register the destination floor. Elevator system.

2. When the car arrives at any one of the floors, the destination floor button starts to be displayed in the destination floor display area during the period from when the door of the car that has arrived starts to open until the door is completely opened.

2. The elevator system of claim 1.

3. The display screen of the destination floor button indicating the security release floor in the destination floor display area is terminated when the elevator car arrives at the next stop floor.

3. The elevator system of claim 2.

4. The security-free floor to be displayed is a security-free floor in the direction of travel of the elevator from the floor where the elevator car has arrived, or a security-free floor in the direction of travel in which the security-free floor is highlighted, or a security-free floor in the opposite direction to the direction of travel in which the security-free floor is displayed in a faint and less visible manner than the security-free floor in the direction of travel.

2. The elevator system of claim 1.

5. A destination floor is registered by a user operating a destination floor button displayed on a display panel arranged on an operation panel inside the elevator, An elevator control method in which an elevator control device controls an elevator operation by setting the floor where the destination floor has been registered as a registered floor which is a floor for stopping, and limits floors at which the registered floor can be set based on information from a security management device, an input information transmission process for transmitting destination floor information input by operating the destination floor button to an elevator control device; a destination floor display process for displaying a destination floor button for a security-release floor in a destination floor display area of ​​the display panel based on security release information received by the elevator control device from a security management device; A registered floor display process for displaying the registered floor received from the elevator control device in a destination floor display area of ​​the display panel, When the elevator car arrives at any floor, if the number of security-release floors indicated in the received security-release information is one, the security-release floor is automatically registered as a destination floor, and a destination floor button indicating the corresponding one security-release floor is displayed in the destination floor display area in the destination floor display process; When the elevator car arrives at any floor and the number of security-released floors indicated in the received security-release information is multiple, the destination floor display process displays multiple destination floor buttons indicating the corresponding multiple security-released floors in the destination floor display area, and the user can manually operate the displayed multiple destination floor buttons to register the destination floors. Elevator control method.

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