Elevator display control device, elevator, and elevator display control method

Abstract

An elevator display control device according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a call registration information acquisition unit that acquires information on the registration of calls assigned to a car, and a display control unit that uses the call registration information acquired by the call registration information acquisition unit to generate information on at least one of the number of people estimated to get on the car and the number of people estimated to get off the car, and display the generated information on a display unit.

Description

[Technical field]

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

[0002] Generally, passengers near the control panel inside the car will, as a consideration, press the open button to considerate people who are about to board the car, or to considerate people who are about to disembark.

[0003] In recent years, an increasing number of elevators have adopted non-contact destination floor registration devices in order to prevent virus infection caused by touching the buttons, but conventional contact-type buttons are generally used for the open and close buttons. This is to prevent situations in which the car doors do not open or close properly due to reasons such as failure to detect the button being pressed despite the button actually being pressed. Therefore, even if a non-contact destination floor registration device is used, passengers cannot avoid touching the open or close button when pressing the open or close button.

[0004] If information about people who are planning to board or disembark in the future were displayed on the display device inside the car, it is thought that it would be possible to prevent the open button from being pressed unnecessarily when these people are not present.

[0005] Patent document 1 discloses an elevator display device that is provided at an elevator landing and includes a display unit that displays the occupancy level of the car, a sensor for detecting parameters related to the occupancy level, and a control unit that controls the display state of the display unit according to the occupancy level determined based on the detection results of the sensor. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] JP 2021-181374 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] However, Patent Document 1 does not disclose how to display information about people who are planning to board or disembark on a display device. Patent Document 1 also does not disclose a method for preventing contact infection of the virus.

[0008] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned situation, and its object is to reduce the frequency of incidents in which the open button inside the elevator car is unnecessarily pressed, thereby reducing the possibility of passengers contracting a virus through contact. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object of the present invention, the elevator display control device of the present invention is an elevator display control device that controls the display content on a display unit provided inside a car having a contact-type opening button, and is equipped with a call registration information acquisition unit that acquires registration information of calls assigned to the car, and a display control unit that generates at least one piece of information of the number of people scheduled to board the car and the number of people scheduled to disembark from the car based on the registration information of the calls acquired by the call registration information acquisition unit, and displays it on the display unit. In addition, the call registration information acquisition unit acquires call registration information from the destination floor registration device, and the display control unit displays on the display unit the number of people planning to board and / or the number of people planning to disembark on each floor of the building in which the elevator is installed, and when a call is registered from the destination floor registration device, adds the number of people planning to board the elevator at the boarding floor where the call is registered to the number of people planning to board displayed on the display unit, and then, after the elevator departs from the floor, adds the displayed number of people planning to disembark from the elevator at the destination floor. Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the present invention, the frequency of occurrence of situations in which the open button inside the elevator car is unnecessarily pressed can be reduced, thereby reducing the possibility of users becoming infected with a virus through contact. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2]1 is a diagram showing an example of installation of a landing destination floor registration device and a flapper gate at a landing in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Diagram 3] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a control system of an elevator display control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of each device included in the elevator system according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] 1A to 1C are diagrams showing an example of the configuration inside a car and an example of the display on a display unit in one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] 1 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure for elevator display control processing based on call information from a destination floor registration device in a car, a destination floor registration device of a flapper gate, or a destination floor registration device of a landing in one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of an elevator display control method based on call information from an in-car card reader according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for elevator display control processing based on a detection result by a hall user detection sensor and call information from a hall button in one embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] Hereinafter, examples of modes for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "embodiments") will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various numerical values ​​in the embodiments are merely examples. In addition, in this specification and drawings, the same components or components having substantially the same functions are given the same reference numerals, and duplicated explanations will be omitted.

[0013] <Elevator system configuration> First, the configuration of an elevator system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an elevator system 100.

[0014] As shown in FIG. 1, an elevator system 100 (an example of an elevator) includes an elevator control device 1, a car 4, hall buttons 10_1 to 10_5 (hall buttons 10_2 to 10_4 are not shown), and hall lanterns 11_1 to 11_15 (hall lanterns 11_4 to 11_12 are not shown).

[0015] The configuration of the car 4 will be described using the car 4_1 of the first car as an example. The configurations of the car 4_2 of the second car and the car 4_3 of the third car are the same as the car 4_1, so the description thereof will be omitted here.

[0016] In addition, Fig. 1 shows an example in which three units, 1 to 3, are provided in the elevator, but the present invention is not limited to this. The number of units may be two or less, or may be four or more. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to individually identify the cars 4_1 to 4_3, they will be collectively referred to as the car 4.

[0017] The car 4_1 ascends and descends in a hoistway (not shown) formed in a building, carrying people and baggage. A main rope having a counterweight at its end is connected to the top surface of the car 4_1, and the main rope is wound around a hoist (these components are not shown in FIG. 1). The operation of the hoist is controlled by the unit control device 3_1, causing the car 4_1 to ascend and descend in the hoistway.

[0018] Further, the elevator car 4_1 includes an in-car destination floor registration device 5_1 and an in-car card reader 6_1.

[0019] The in-car destination floor registration device 5_1 includes a display unit 51_1 and a destination floor button 52_1. The in-car destination floor registration device 5_2 and the in-car destination floor registration device 5_3 have the same configuration as the in-car destination floor registration device 5_1, so their explanation will be omitted here. In the following explanation, when it is not necessary to individually identify the in-car destination floor registration devices 5_1 to 5_3, they will be collectively referred to as the in-car destination floor registration device 5.

[0020] The display unit 51_1 is configured with a panel made of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electronic Luminescent) panel. The display unit 51_1 displays information on the number of passengers scheduled to board and disembark for the car 4_1, etc., based on the control of the elevator display control device 20 in the group management control device 2. Note that the display unit 51_1 may display other information, such as disaster information in the event of a disaster, news, etc.

[0021] The destination floor button 52_1 includes each button indicating a destination floor. The destination floor button 52_1 is configured as a non-contact button that operates when an infrared sensor (not shown) detects the proximity of a user's hand, finger, etc. The destination floor button 52_1 identifies a destination floor based on the detected position of the hand, finger, etc., and outputs information on the identified destination floor to the group management control device 2. In the following description, when it is not necessary to individually identify the display units 51_1 to 51_3, these are collectively referred to as the display unit 51. Also, when it is not necessary to individually identify the destination floor buttons 52_1 to 52_3, these are collectively referred to as the destination floor button 52.

[0022] In the present embodiment, the destination floor button 52 is a non-contact button, but the present invention is not limited to this. The destination floor button 52 may be a contact button.

[0023] Below the destination floor button 52_1, there are provided contact-type open and close buttons (not shown) and an in-car card reader 6_1. The in-car card reader 6_1 reads destination floor information registered in a card held over by a user, and outputs the read destination floor information to the group management control device 2. The in-car card readers 6_2 and 6_3 have the same configuration as the in-car card reader 6_1, so a description of these will be omitted here. In the following description, when there is no need to individually identify the in-car card readers 6_1 to 6_3, they will be collectively referred to as the in-car card reader 6.

[0024] A platform button 10_1 is provided at platform P_1 on the 1st floor, and a platform button 10_5 is provided at platform P_5 on the 5th floor.

[0025] For example, when a user presses the landing button 10_5, the landing button 10_5 transmits to the group management control device 2 call information for calling a car 4 to the 5th floor where the landing button 10_5 is installed.

[0026] In the following description, when it is not necessary to individually identify the boarding points P_1 to P_5 (illustration of boarding points P_2 to P4 is omitted), these will be collectively referred to as boarding points P. Also, when it is not necessary to individually identify the boarding point buttons 10_1 to 10_5, these will be collectively referred to as boarding point buttons 10.

[0027] Furthermore, hall lanterns 11_1 to 11_3 are provided at the boarding area P_1 on the 1st floor, and hall lanterns 11_13 to 11_15 are provided at the boarding area P_5 on the 5th floor. Hall lanterns 11_1 and 11_13 are provided corresponding to car No. 1, and by lighting a lamp (not shown) based on the control of the car control device 3_1, notify users at any of the boarding areas P1 to P5 that the car 4_1 is approaching that floor.

[0028] Hall lanterns 11_2 and 11_14 are provided corresponding to elevator No. 2, and by lighting a lamp (not shown) based on the control of the elevator control device 3_2, notify users at any of the boarding areas P1 to P5 that elevator 4_2 is approaching that floor.

[0029] Furthermore, hall lanterns 11_3 and 11_15 are provided corresponding to unit No. 3, and by lighting a lamp (not shown) based on the control of unit No. 3 control device 3_3, they notify users at any of the boarding areas P1 to P5 that the elevator 4_3 is approaching that floor.

[0030] In the following description, when there is no need to individually identify the hall lanterns 11_1 to 11_15 (illustration of hall lanterns 11_4 to 11_12 is omitted in FIG. 1), they will be collectively referred to as hall lantern 11. In addition, the number of floors of a building on which an elevator is provided is not limited to five floors as shown in FIG.

[0031] The car control devices 3_1 to 3_3 will be described by taking the car control device 3_1 as an example. The car control device 3_1 is provided, for example, in a machine room (not shown) above the car 4_1. The car control device 3_1 controls the lifting and lowering operation of the car 4_1, the opening and closing operation of a door (not shown), the display operation of an in-car destination floor registration device 5_1 in the car 4_1, etc., based on a lifting / lowering or stop command from the group management control device 2. The car control device 3_1 also transmits information such as pressing information of a destination floor button 52_1 of the in-car destination floor registration device 5_1 to the group management control device 2.

[0032] Furthermore, the unit controller 3_1 controls the lighting / extinguishing operations of hall lanterns 11_1, 11_4, 11_7, 11_10 and 11_13 (only hall lanterns 11_1 and 11_13 are shown in FIG. 1).

[0033] The configurations of the unit control devices 3_2 and 3_3 are the same as that of the unit control device 3_1, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted here. In the following description, when it is not necessary to individually identify the unit control devices 3_1 to 3_3, they will be collectively referred to as the unit control device 3.

[0034] The group management control device 2 registers a call to the corresponding elevator based on the call information (information on the elevator floor, destination floor, etc.) transmitted from the elevator button 10, the in-car destination floor registration device 5, the in-car card reader 6, the elevator destination floor registration devices 12_1 and 12_2 shown in Figure 2, and the destination floor registration device 141 installed on the flapper gate 14, and outputs an instruction to raise / lower or stop the elevator based on the call registration to the elevator control device 3 which controls the operation of the corresponding elevator.

[0035] The group management control device 2 also includes an elevator display control device 20. The elevator display control device 20 generates information on the number of users planning to board and disembark in each car based on the call registration information acquired by the group management control device 2, and displays the information on the display unit 51 in each car 4. The configuration of the control system of the elevator display control device 20 will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 3 described later.

[0036] <Platform destination floor registration device and flapper gate> Next, an installation example and a configuration example of the landing destination floor registration device 12 and the flapper gate 14 at the landing P will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an installation example of the landing destination floor registration device 12 and the flapper gate 14 at the landing P.

[0037] In the example shown in Figure 2, a landing destination floor registration device 12_1 is installed between machine No. 1 having car 4_1 and machine No. 2 having car 4_2, and a landing destination floor registration device 12_2 is installed between machine No. 2 and machine No. 3 having car 4_3.

[0038] Moreover, above each of the landing doors of the first to third vehicles, landing-floor user detection sensors 13_1 to 13_3 corresponding to the respective vehicles are provided. The landing-floor user detection sensors 13_1 to 13_3 are, for example, constituted by image sensors, and acquire information on the number of users waiting at the landing P.

[0039] Furthermore, flapper gates 14_1 to 14_3 are installed at the entrances of the boarding area P. The flapper gates 14_1 to 14_3 are gates that manage the entrance and exit of users to and from the building (boarding area P).

[0040] [Platform destination floor registration device] The platform / destination floor registration devices 12_1 and 12_2 are devices for allowing a user at the platform P to register information on a destination floor.

[0041] The landing destination floor registration devices 12_1 and 12_2 will be described by taking the landing destination floor registration device 12_1 as an example. The configuration of the landing destination floor registration device 12_2 is the same as that of the landing destination floor registration device 12_1, so the description thereof will be omitted here.

[0042] The landing destination floor registration device 12_1 is composed of a card reader (not shown) or an NFC (Near Field Communication) reader, and reads information stored in an IC tag or IC card (not shown) held up by a user. Information such as a user ID and a destination floor is stored in the IC tag or IC card.

[0043] The boarding-hall destination floor registration device 12_1 transmits information on the destination floor registered by the user, information on the floor (boarding floor) on which the boarding-hall destination floor registration device 12_1 is installed, and information on the user ID to the group management control device 2 (see FIG. 1). In the following description, when the boarding-hall destination floor registration devices 12_1 and 12_2 do not need to be individually identified, they are collectively referred to as the boarding-hall destination floor registration device 12.

[0044] [Flapper Gate] The flapper gates 14_1 to 14_3 will be described by taking the flapper gate 14_1 as an example. The configurations of the flapper gates 14_2 and 14_3 are the same as that of the flapper gate 14_1, and therefore descriptions thereof will be omitted here.

[0045] The flapper gate 14_1 is a gate that manages the entrance and exit of users to and from the building, and includes a destination floor registration device 141_1 constituted by a card reader, an NFC reader, etc. (not shown), and a gate 142_1.

[0046] The destination floor registration device 141_1 reads information stored in an IC tag or IC card held up by a user. If a user carrying an IC tag or IC card is present in the building, the IC tag or IC card also registers the user's destination floor information in addition to the user ID. The destination floor registration device 141_1 transmits the read user ID, destination floor information, and landing floor information to the group management control device 2. The gate 142_1 opens and closes under the control of the group management control device 2.

[0047] In the following description, when it is not necessary to individually identify the flapper gates 14_1 to 14_3, they are collectively referred to as the flapper gates 14. When it is not necessary to individually identify the destination floor registration devices 141_1 to 141_3, they are collectively referred to as the destination floor registration device 141. When it is not necessary to individually identify the gates 142_1 to 142_2, they are collectively referred to as the gate 142.

[0048] Furthermore, the locations and numbers of the hall destination floor registration device 12, the hall user detection sensor 13, and the flapper gate 14 at the hall P are merely examples, and are not limited to the example shown in FIG.

[0049] <Control system configuration of elevator display control device> Next, the configuration of a control system of the elevator display control device 20 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control system of the elevator display control device 20.

[0050] 3, the elevator display control device 20 includes a call registration information acquisition unit 21, an operation information acquisition unit 22, and a display control unit 23. The call registration information acquisition unit 21 acquires call registration information from the group management control device 2.

[0051] The operation information acquisition unit 22 acquires operation information of each of the vehicles No. 1 to No. 3. The operation information includes, for example, information on the floors at which each vehicle stops, information on the direction of ascent and descent, and information on the position in the elevator shaft.

[0052] The display control unit 23 calculates the number of people who plan to board (the number of people planned to board) and the number of people who plan to disembark (the number of people planned to disembark) on each car at each floor, based on the call registration information acquired by the call registration information acquisition unit 21 and the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 22. Then, the information on the number of people planned to board and the number of people planned to disembark on each floor is displayed on the display unit 51 (see FIG. 1) in the car 4 of each car. The information on the number of people planned to board and the number of people planned to disembark on each floor can be displayed on the display unit 51, for example, before or when the doors are opened, but may be displayed all the time.

[0053] <Example of computer hardware configuration> Next, the hardware configuration of each device for realizing the functions of the control system of the elevator system 100 shown in Fig. 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of each device provided in the elevator system 100.

[0054] The computer 200 is hardware used as a so-called computer. The computer 200 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a ROM 202, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, each of which is connected to a bus B. The computer 200 further includes a non-volatile storage 204 and a network interface 205.

[0055] The CPU 201 reads out program code of software for implementing each function according to this embodiment from the ROM 202 and executes it. The computer 200 may include a processing device such as an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit) instead of the CPU 201. Variables, parameters, etc. generated during the arithmetic processing are temporarily written to the RAM 203.

[0056] As the non-volatile storage 204, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flexible disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a non-volatile memory card, etc. In addition to an operating system (OS) and various parameters, a program for making the computer 200 function is recorded in the non-volatile storage 204. The program may be stored in the ROM 202. In other words, the non-volatile storage 204 or the ROM 202 is used as an example of a computer-readable non-transient recording medium that stores a program executed by a computer.

[0057] The network interface 205 may be, for example, a network interface card (NIC), and is capable of transmitting and receiving various types of data to and from external devices via a network such as a LAN or a communication line.

[0058] <Example of the internal structure of the car and examples of displays on the display unit> Next, a configuration example of the inside of the car 4 and a display example of the number of people scheduled to get on and the number of people scheduled to get off on the display unit 51 will be described with reference to Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the inside of the car 4 and a display example on the display unit 51.

[0059] Fig. 5A is a diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the car 4. As shown in Fig. 5A, inside the car 4, a door 7, an in-car destination floor registration device 5, an open button 8, a close button 9, and an in-car card reader 6 are provided.

[0060] The open button 8 and the close button 9 are contact-type buttons. That is, a user of the car 4 needs to touch the open button 8 with his / her finger when he / she wants to keep the door 7 of the car 4 open, and needs to touch the close button 9 with his / her finger when he / she wants to close the door 7.

[0061] Fig. 5B is a diagram showing an example of the display of the number of people planning to get on and the number of people planning to get off on the display unit 51 of the in-car destination floor registration device 5. In Fig. 5B, the number of people planning to get on and the number of people planning to get off are displayed in the display format of "X people / Y people" ("X" and "Y" are each an integer of 1 or more) at positions corresponding to each floor of the destination floor buttons 52 on the display unit 51 of the in-car destination floor registration device 5.

[0062] Specifically, it is shown that the number of people planning to board on the 1st floor is "3 people", and the number of people planning to disembark is "0 people". In addition, it is shown that the number of people planning to board and disembark on the 2nd floor are both "0 people". It is shown that the number of people planning to board on the 3rd floor is "1 person", and the number of people planning to disembark is "0 people". It is shown that the number of people planning to board on the 4th floor is "3 people", and the number of people planning to disembark is "0 people". Furthermore, it is shown that the number of people planning to disembark on the 5th floor is "0 people", and the number of people planning to disembark is "5 people".

[0063] Therefore, the user of car 4 only needs to press open button 8 until three users have boarded at the 1st floor, until one user has boarded at the 3rd floor, and until five users have disembarked at the 5th floor.

[0064] That is, a passenger in the elevator car 4 can understand by looking at the display on the display unit 51 that there is no need to press the open button 8 on floors where the passenger has no plans to board or disembark, such as the 2nd floor. This reduces the chance of the passenger making unnecessary contact with the open button 8, thereby reducing the possibility of the passenger contracting the virus through contact.

[0065] 5, both the number of people planning to get on and off the car 4 are displayed on the display unit 51, but the present invention is not limited to this. The display unit 51 may display only one of the information on the number of people planning to get on and the information on the number of people planning to get off.

[0066] <Elevator display control method by elevator display control device> Next, an elevator display control method by the elevator display control device 20 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figs.

[0067] [Elevator display control processing based on call information from the destination floor registration device] Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure for elevator display control processing based on call information from the in-car destination floor registration device 5 (see Fig. 1), the destination floor registration device 141 of the flapper gate 14 (see Fig. 2), or the landing destination floor registration device 12 (see Fig. 2). Fig. 6A is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure for adding the number of people scheduled to get on and the number of people scheduled to get off, and Fig. 6B is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure for subtracting the number of people scheduled to get on and the number of people scheduled to get off.

[0068] In the process shown in Fig. 6A, first, the call registration information acquisition unit 21 (see Fig. 3) of the elevator display control device 20 judges whether or not the destination floor is registered in the various destination floor registration devices described above (step S1). If it is judged in step S1 that the destination floor is not registered (if the judgment in step S1 is NO), the call registration information acquisition unit 21 repeats the judgment in step S1.

[0069] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1 that a destination floor has been registered in the destination floor registration device (if step S1 is determined to be YES), the display control unit 23 (see Figure 3) adds the displayed number of people planning to board each of the numbers of people corresponding to the boarding floor where the destination floor is registered to the original number (the number of people planning to board and / or the number of people planning to disembark displayed on the display unit 51) by the number of people registered (step S2).

[0070] Next, the display control unit 23 judges whether or not the elevator (car 4) has departed from the floor where it was stopped, based on the elevator operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 22 (step S3). If it is judged in step S3 that the car 4 has not departed (if the judgment in step S3 is NO), the display control unit 23 repeats the judgment in step S3.

[0071] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3 that the elevator has departed (if step S3 is determined as YES), the display control unit 23 adds the display number of people scheduled to disembark, which is associated with each registered destination floor, by the registered number of people (step S4). After the process of step S4, the elevator display control process by the elevator display control device 20 ends.

[0072] In the process shown in Fig. 6B, first, the display control unit 23 of the elevator display control device 20 judges whether or not the elevator has departed from the floor where it was stopped (step S11) based on the elevator operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 22. If it is judged in step S11 that the elevator has not departed (if the judgment in step S11 is NO), the display control unit 23 repeats the judgment in step S11.

[0073] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S11 that the elevator has departed (if the determination in step S11 is YES), the display control unit 23 subtracts the display numbers of the number of people planning to get on and get off that were associated with the destination floor from the original numbers (step S12). After the process of step S12, the elevator display control process by the elevator display control device 20 ends.

[0074] [Elevator display control processing based on call information from a card reader inside the car] FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for elevator display control processing based on call information from the in-car card reader 6 (see FIG. 1).

[0075] First, the call registration information acquisition unit 21 of the elevator display control device 20 judges whether or not a destination floor has been registered in the in-car card reader 6 (step S21). If it is judged in step S21 that the destination floor has not been registered (if the judgment in step S21 is NO), the call registration information acquisition unit 21 repeats the judgment in step S21.

[0076] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S21 that a destination floor has been registered in the in-car card reader 6 (if step S21 is determined to be YES), the display control unit 23 adds the displayed number of passengers planning to disembark, which is associated with each registered destination floor, by the number of passengers registered (step S22).

[0077] Next, the display control unit 23 judges whether or not the elevator has departed from the floor where it was stopped, based on the elevator operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 22 (step S23). If it is judged in step S23 that the elevator has not departed (if the judgment in step S23 is NO), the display control unit 23 repeats the judgment in step S23.

[0078] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S23 that the elevator has departed (if step S23 is determined as YES), the display control unit 23 subtracts the display number of people scheduled to disembark that was associated with the departure floor (step S24). After the process of step S24, the elevator display control process by the elevator display control device 20 ends.

[0079] [Elevator display control processing based on the detection results from the hall user detection sensor and call information from the hall button] Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of elevator display control processing based on the detection result by the hall user detection sensor 13 (see Fig. 2) and the call information from the hall button 10 (see Fig. 1). Fig. 8A is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the display number of people planning to board, and Fig. 8B is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the display number of people planning to board.

[0080] In the process shown in Fig. 8A, first, the call registration information acquisition unit 21 of the elevator display control device 20 judges whether any of the hall buttons 10 has been pressed (step S31). If it is judged in step S31 that none of the hall buttons 10 has been pressed (if the judgment in step S31 is NO), the call registration information acquisition unit 21 repeats the judgment in step S31.

[0081] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S31 that any of the hall buttons 10 has been pressed (YES in step S31), the display control unit 23 adds the displayed number of people expected to board by the number of people detected by the hall user detection sensor 13 at the floor where the pressed hall button 10 is installed (step S32). After the process of step S32, the elevator display control process by the elevator display control device 20 ends.

[0082] 8B, first, the display control unit 23 judges whether or not the elevator has departed from the floor where it was stopped (step S41), based on the elevator operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 22. If it is judged in step S41 that the elevator has not departed (if the judgment in step S41 is NO), the display control unit 23 repeats the judgment in step S41.

[0083] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S41 that the elevator has departed (if the determination in step S41 is YES), the display control unit 23 subtracts the display number of the planned number of passengers associated with the departure floor (step S42). After the process of step S42, the elevator display control process by the elevator display control device 20 ends.

[0084] In the above-described embodiment, the elevator display control device 20 includes a call registration information acquisition unit 21 that acquires registration information of calls assigned to the car 4, and a display control unit 23 that generates at least one piece of information of the number of people planning to board the car 4 and the number of people planning to disembark from the car 4 based on the registration information of the calls acquired by the call registration information acquisition 201 unit, and displays the information on the display unit 51.

[0085] Therefore, according to this embodiment, the passengers in the elevator 4 can confirm information on which floors and how many passengers are boarding or disembarking by checking the display content on the display unit 51 in the elevator 4. In other words, the passengers in the elevator 4 do not need to press the open button 8 at floors where passengers are not scheduled to board and / or disembark. Also, even at floors where passengers are scheduled to board and / or disembark, after confirming that the number of passengers who are scheduled to board and / or disembark, as displayed on the display unit 51, have boarded or that the number of passengers who are scheduled to disembark, is disembarking, there is no need to press the open button 8. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the chances of unnecessary contact by the passengers with the open button 8 can be reduced, thereby reducing the possibility of the passengers being infected with the virus through contact.

[0086] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the display control unit 23 of the elevator display control device 20 causes the display unit 51 of the car 4 to display the number of passengers scheduled to board and / or disembark at each floor of the building in which the elevator is installed. Therefore, according to this embodiment, passengers in the car 4 can visually and easily grasp information regarding how many passengers will board or disembark at each floor.

[0087] In the above-described embodiment, the display control unit 23 causes the display unit 51 to display the number of passengers planning to board and / or disembark at the timing before or at the timing when the door 7 (see FIG. 5) of the car 4 opens, determined based on the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit 22. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the passenger in the car 4 can appropriately determine whether or not it is necessary to press the open button 8 at the timing when the car 4 stops to disembark.

[0088] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the in-car destination floor registration device 5 is provided in the car 4, and includes a non-contact type destination floor button 52. Therefore, according to this embodiment, even if the opening button 8 is configured as a conventional contact type button, although the destination floor can be specified without contact, the chance of touching the opening button 8 can be reduced, and the chance of the user being infected with a virus through contact can be reduced.

[0089] <Modification> In the above embodiment, the call registration information acquisition unit 21 of the elevator display control device 20 acquires call information from the in-car destination floor registration device 5, the hall button 10, the hall destination floor registration device 12, and the destination floor registration device 141 of the flapper gate 14, but the present invention is not limited to this. The call registration information acquisition unit 21 may acquire call registration information from one or more of these devices. In addition, the call registration information acquisition unit 21 may acquire call information registered from another device such as a mobile terminal carried by a user.

[0090] In the above-described embodiment, the number of passengers scheduled to get on and / or get off may be subtracted in real time based on the detection results from an image sensor, a load sensor, or the like provided in the car 4.

[0091] In the above-described embodiment, an example was given in which the elevator display control device of the present invention is provided in an elevator system 100 having a plurality of elevator cars, but the present invention is not limited to this. The elevator display control device 20 of the present invention may be provided in an elevator having a single elevator car.

[0092] Furthermore, the above-described embodiment has been described in detail to clearly explain the present invention, and is not necessarily limited to having all of the configurations described. [Explanation of symbols]

[0093] 1... elevator control device, 2... group management control device, 3... unit control device, 4... car, 5... in-car destination floor registration device, 6... in-car card reader, 8... open button, 9... close button, 10... landing button, 11... hall lantern, 12... landing destination floor registration device, 13... landing user detection sensor, 14... flapper gate, 20... elevator display control device, 21... call registration information acquisition unit, 22... operation information acquisition unit, 23... display control unit, 51... display unit, 52... destination floor button, 100... elevator system, 141... destination floor registration device

Claims

1. An elevator display control device that controls the display content on a display unit provided in a car having a contact-type opening button, A call registration information acquisition unit that acquires registration information of a call assigned to the elevator; A display control unit that generates at least one or more pieces of information on the number of people planning to get on the elevator and the number of people planning to get off the elevator based on the registration information of the call acquired by the call registration information acquisition unit, and displays the information on the display unit; The call registration information acquisition unit acquires registration information of the call by a destination floor registration device, the display control unit causes the display unit to display the number of people scheduled to get on and / or the number of people scheduled to get off at each floor of a building in which the elevator is provided, When the call is registered from the destination floor registration device, the number of people scheduled to board the car at the boarding floor where the call is registered is added to the number of people scheduled to board displayed on the display unit, and then, after the car departs from the floor, the number of people scheduled to disembark from the car at the destination floor is added to the displayed number of people. Elevator display control device.

2. Further comprising an operation information acquisition unit for acquiring operation information of the car, The display control unit causes the display unit to display the number of people scheduled to get on and / or the number of people scheduled to get off at a timing before the door of the elevator car opens or at a timing when the door of the elevator car opens, which is determined based on the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit. The elevator display control device according to claim 1.

3. The display control unit, after the elevator car departs from the floor, subtracts the number of people scheduled to board and / or the number of people scheduled to disembark that are associated with the floor from which the elevator car departs from the number of people scheduled to board and / or the number of people scheduled to disembark that are displayed on the display unit and displays the result on the display unit. The elevator display control device according to claim 2.

4. The destination floor registration device is provided in the elevator and includes a non-contact destination floor button. The elevator display control device according to claim 1.

5. The call registration information acquisition unit acquires detection information by a user sensor provided at a landing of the elevator and registration information of the call generated by pressing a landing button provided at the landing, When the call is registered from the hall button, the display control unit adds the number of people scheduled to board the car at the hall floor where the call is registered to the number of people scheduled to board displayed on the display unit. The elevator display control device according to claim 3.

6. An elevator installed in a building having multiple floors, A car that ascends and descends in a hoistway provided in the building and has a contact-type opening button; A call registration information acquisition unit that acquires registration information of a call assigned to the elevator; and a display control unit that generates at least one of information on the number of people scheduled to get on the elevator and the number of people scheduled to get off the elevator based on the registration information of the call acquired by the call registration information acquisition unit, and displays the information on a display unit in the elevator, The call registration information acquisition unit acquires registration information of the call by a destination floor registration device, When the call is registered from the destination floor registration device, the display control unit adds the number of people scheduled to board the elevator at the landing floor where the call is registered to the number of people scheduled to board displayed on the display unit, and then, after the elevator departs from the floor, adds the displayed number of people scheduled to disembark from the elevator at the destination floor. Elevator.

7. An elevator display control method by an elevator display control device that controls the display content on a display unit provided in a car having a contact-type opening button, A call registration information acquisition unit acquires registration information of a call assigned to the elevator; A display control unit generates at least one or more pieces of information on the number of people planning to get on the elevator and the number of people planning to get off the elevator based on the acquired registration information of the call, and displays the information on the display unit; The call registration information acquisition unit acquires registration information of the call by a destination floor registration device, When the call is registered from the destination floor registration device, the display control unit adds the number of people scheduled to board the elevator at the landing floor where the call is registered to the number of people scheduled to board displayed on the display unit, and then, after the elevator departs from the floor, adds the displayed number of people scheduled to disembark from the elevator at the destination floor. Elevator display control method.

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