Elevator call registration program and information terminal

Abstract

To provide an elevator call registration information generation system, a program for registering an elevator call, and an information terminal capable of reducing unnecessary movement of a user using an elevator.SOLUTION: An elevator call registration information generation system 1 calculates a use state of each shared facility 20 based on the existence of a person in each detection space 20a of a plurality of shared facilities 20 inside a building. A user selects a shared facility 20 to be used based on the use state by an information terminal 50. The elevator call registration information generation system 1 generates car call registration information based on the selected shared facility 20. Accordingly, unnecessary movement of the user using an elevator can be reduced.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an elevator call registration information generating system, an elevator call registration program, and an information terminal. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, elevator control devices are known in which hall call information including a desired destination floor is transmitted from an elevator operating device held by a passenger (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6072624 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Users of commercial buildings often use elevators to access shared facilities within the building. However, if the shared facility they are heading to is crowded and unavailable, they must use the elevator again to access the same shared facility on another floor. Thus, conventional elevator control devices have the problem of forcing users to make extra trips using the elevator.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made to solve the problems described above, and aims to provide an elevator call registration information generation system, an elevator call registration program, and an information terminal that can reduce unnecessary travel by users using elevators. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The elevator call registration information generation system of the present disclosure comprises a memory unit in which facility information including the purpose, installation floor, and usage status of each of a plurality of shared facilities, each having at least one detection space, is stored as shared facility data, a plurality of sensors that detect the presence or absence of a person in each detection space, an input / output unit that receives information from each of the plurality of sensors as a detection result, and a control unit that determines the usage status included in the facility information based on the detection results, and the shared facility data stored in the memory unit is accessible from a user's information terminal, and the control unit generates car call registration information based on the user call registration information by receiving, from the information terminal, user call registration information including the boarding floor, which is the floor where the information terminal is currently located, and a target floor determined based on the shared facility data, via the input / output unit, and transmits the car call registration information from the input / output unit to the elevator management system. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the elevator call registration information generating system, elevator call registration program, and information terminal of the present disclosure, it is possible to reduce unnecessary movement of users using the elevator. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram showing an elevator call registration information generating system according to embodiment 1. FIG. [Diagram 2] 2 is a schematic diagram showing shared facility data in the elevator call registration information generation system of FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] 2 is a schematic diagram showing a shared facility in which a plurality of sensors of the elevator call registration information generation system of FIG. 1 are installed. [Figure 4] 2 is a schematic diagram showing a shared facility in which a plurality of sensors of the elevator call registration information generation system of FIG. 1 are installed. [Diagram 5] 2 is a schematic diagram showing functions of an information terminal that communicates with the elevator call registration information generation system of FIG. 1. [Figure 6]FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing information transmission in the first embodiment. [Figure 7] 2 is a schematic diagram showing a terminal display unit of the information terminal of FIG. 1. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a process of selecting a common facility by a terminal control unit of the information terminal of FIG. [Figure 9] 2 is a schematic diagram showing a terminal display unit of the information terminal of FIG. 1. [Figure 10] 10 is a schematic diagram showing a process of selecting a common facility by a terminal control unit of the information terminal of FIG. 9. [Figure 11] 1 is a configuration diagram showing a first example of a processing circuit that realizes the functions of the elevator call registration information generation system and information terminal of embodiment 1. FIG. [Figure 12] FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a second example of a processing circuit that realizes the functions of the elevator call registration information generation system and the information terminal of the first embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. Embodiment 1 1 is a schematic diagram showing an elevator call registration information generation system 1 according to embodiment 1. The elevator call registration information generation system 1 includes an input / output unit 2, a control unit 4, a storage unit 5, and a plurality of sensors 10.

[0010] The elevator call registration information generation system 1 can register calls for a plurality of elevators 120 installed in a building in the elevator management system 100. The building in which the plurality of elevators 120 are installed is, for example, a commercial building, a department store, or a shopping mall.

[0011] Each of the multiple elevators 120 is managed by an elevator management system 100. In order to use each elevator 120, a user presses an operation button such as a hall call button of the elevator 120 or a destination floor button installed in the car of each elevator 120.

[0012] When these buttons are pressed, the elevator management system 100 performs call registration. The elevator management system 100 operates each elevator 120 based on multiple call registrations.

[0013] The elevator call registration information generation system 1 generates car call registration information and transmits the generated car call registration information to the elevator management system 100. The elevator management system 100 manages each elevator 120 based on all call registrations, including the call registrations based on the car call registration information transmitted by the elevator call registration information generation system 1.

[0014] A building equipped with a plurality of elevators 120 has a plurality of shared facilities 20. Each shared facility 20 is a facility installed in the building that can be used by users. The shared facilities 20 have four types of uses, for example, a men's restroom, a women's restroom, a rest area, and a multipurpose area.

[0015] In a building, two or more shared facilities 20 for at least one purpose may be provided on multiple floors. For example, there may be two men's restrooms, one on each of the second and fourth floors of a building, and no other shared facilities 20 may be provided.

[0016] Each shared facility 20 has one or more detection spaces 20a. The detection spaces 20a are spaces used by users of each shared facility 20. One sensor 10 is disposed in each of the multiple detection spaces 20a. Each of the multiple sensors 10 detects the presence or absence of a person in the respective detection space 20a.

[0017] The input / output unit 2 receives the detection results of each of the multiple sensors 10. The input / output unit 2 can transmit and receive information to and from the elevator management system 100 and multiple information terminals 50 under the control of the control unit 4. The input / output unit 2 transmits and receives information wirelessly or via wires.

[0018] Any type of sensor capable of detecting the presence or absence of a person may be used as the multiple sensors 10. In the first embodiment, passive sensors are used.

[0019] The multiple information terminals 50 include smartphones and tablets owned by users in the building, and dedicated information terminals provided by the building manager. The information terminals 50 will be described later.

[0020] The control unit 4 calculates the usage status of each of the multiple shared facilities 20 based on the detection results of the multiple sensors 10 input to the input / output unit 2. The control unit 4 can store the calculated usage status in the storage unit 5 as information included in the facility information of each of the multiple shared facilities 20. The calculation of the usage status will be described later.

[0021] The control unit 4 receives the user call registration information transmitted by each of the multiple information terminals 50 via the input / output unit 2, and generates car call registration information based on the user call registration information. The generated car call registration information is transmitted from the input / output unit 2 to the elevator management system 100. The user call registration information transmitted by each of the multiple information terminals 50 and the generation of the car call registration information based on the user call registration information will be described later.

[0022] The storage unit 5 stores information such as facility information for each of the multiple shared facilities 20 and control parameters for operating the elevator call registration information generation system 1. The storage unit 5 stores facility information including the purpose, installation floor, and usage status of each of the multiple shared facilities 20, each of which has at least one detection space 20a, as shared facility data.

[0023] Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the shared facility data 1a in the elevator call registration information generation system 1 of Fig. 1. In the building, a men's restroom, a women's restroom, a rest space, and a multipurpose space are provided as the shared facilities 20.

[0024] The facility information of each shared facility 20 includes information on purpose, installation floor, and usage status. In the present embodiment 1, the facility information is composed of information such as No., which is a serial number, purpose, installation floor, equipment details, floor information, and usage status. It is sufficient for the facility information to include information on purpose, installation floor, and usage status, and other information to be included can be appropriately selected.

[0025] The use indicates the use of the common facility 20. For example, the uses of the common facility 20, such as a male toilet, a female toilet, a rest space, and a multipurpose space, are a male toilet, a female toilet, a rest space, and a multipurpose space.

[0026] The installation floor indicates the floor of the building on which the shared facility 20 is installed. The facility details indicate what facilities the shared facility 20 has. For example, for the shared facility 20 that is a men's restroom, the number of private toilets is indicated.

[0027] The floor information indicates what type of sales floor the target shared facility 20 is installed on. For example, if the fifth floor is a restaurant floor, the floor information of the shared facility 20 installed on the fifth floor is the restaurant floor.

[0028] Returning to Figure 1, we will continue the explanation. There are multiple users in the building. The users are, for example, customers who are in the building.

[0029] The user of the elevator call registration information generation system 1 according to the present embodiment 1 is a user in the building. In order to use the elevator call registration information generation system 1, the user uses an information terminal 50 in which an elevator call registration program corresponding to the elevator call registration information generation system 1 is installed.

[0030] In order to use an information terminal 50 such as a personal smartphone owned by a user, the user installs an elevator call registration program in advance on the information terminal 50 such as the user's own smartphone.

[0031] The building manager may prepare in advance an information terminal 50 capable of using the elevator call registration information generation system 1, and lend the information terminal 50 to a user. An elevator call registration program corresponding to the elevator call registration information generation system 1 is pre-installed in the information terminal 50 prepared by the building manager.

[0032] A user can use the elevator call registration information generating system 1 by starting up an elevator call registration program on the information terminal 50.

[0033] In this manner, a plurality of users can use the elevator call registration information generation system 1 by using their respective information terminals 50.

[0034] Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a shared facility 20 in which a plurality of sensors 10 of the elevator call registration information generation system 1 in Fig. 1 are installed. Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a men's restroom No. 1 in the shared facility 20 in Fig. 2. The men's restroom No. 1 has five private toilets and five urinals.

[0035] The plurality of sensors 10 are installed so as to correspond to each of the five toilet cubicles. The five urinals are not installed with the plurality of sensors 10. Each of the plurality of sensors 10 detects the presence or absence of a person in the corresponding toilet cubicle.

[0036] Furthermore, a sensor 10 facing space A is provided in the men's restroom. Space A is, for example, a place where people line up to use private restrooms. The sensor 10 facing space A can detect whether or not a line of people is forming.

[0037] The men's restroom No. 1 has five private toilets and space A as detection space 20a.

[0038] Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a shared facility 20 in which a plurality of sensors 10 of the elevator call registration information generation system 1 in Fig. 1 are installed. Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a rest space No. 10 in the shared facility 20 in Fig. 2. Six benches are arranged in the rest space No. 10.

[0039] One sensor 10 is installed vertically above each of the six benches. This allows each sensor 10 to detect the presence or absence of a person on the corresponding bench. The detection space 20a is the space above the six benches.

[0040] In the present embodiment 1, the sensor 10 for detecting the presence of a person in the space other than the space above each bench is not installed in the rest space. However, the sensor 10 may be installed in the space other than the space above each bench in the rest space as the detection space 20a.

[0041] In women's restrooms and multipurpose spaces, the sensor 10 can also be placed in the detection space 20a to detect the presence or absence of a person in the detection space 20a.

[0042] The control unit 4 can calculate the usage status of each of the multiple shared facilities 20. The usage status is an index based on the proportion of detection spaces 20a in which the presence of a person is detected to all of the detection spaces 20a in the target shared facility 20.

[0043] That is, the usage status is an index showing the degree to which the shared facility 20 is being used, the degree to which it is crowded, etc. A specific method for calculating the usage status will be described with reference to the shared facility 20 shown in FIG.

[0044] The men's restroom No. 1 has five private toilets. The control unit 4 calculates the usage rate, which is the usage status of the men's restroom No. 1, from the detection results of each of the five sensors 10 installed in the five detection spaces 20a that are the five private toilets. When all of the five sensors 10 detect the presence of a person, the control unit 4 calculates that the usage rate, which is the usage status of the men's restroom No. 1, is 100%.

[0045] When three of the five sensors 10 detect the presence of a person, the control unit 4 calculates that the usage rate, which is the usage status of the men's restroom No. 1, is 60%. Furthermore, when all five sensors 10 and the sensor 10 facing space A detect the presence of a person, the control unit 4 calculates that the usage rate, which is the usage status of the men's restroom No. 1, is 100% or more. If the sensor 10 facing space A detects the presence of a person, it means that there is someone waiting to use the private restroom.

[0046] The calculation of the usage status of rest space No. 10 will be described. Six sensors 10 corresponding to the six detection spaces 20a are arranged in rest space No. 10. When all six sensors 10 detect the presence of a person, the control unit 4 calculates that the usage rate, which is the usage status of rest space No. 10, is 100%. When three of the six sensors 10 detect the presence of a person, the control unit 4 calculates that the usage rate, which is the usage status of rest space No. 10, is 50%.

[0047] The control unit 4 associates each of the calculated usage rates, which are the usage conditions, with each of the multiple shared facilities 20, and stores them in the storage unit 5. The control unit 4 sequentially updates the usage rates, which are the usage conditions of each of the multiple shared facilities 20, in the shared facility data 1a.

[0048] Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing functions of an information terminal 50 that communicates with the elevator call registration information generation system 1 of Fig. 1. Each of the multiple information terminals 50 has a terminal control unit 51, a terminal communication unit 52, a terminal display unit 53, and a terminal storage unit 54. Each information terminal 50 and the elevator call registration information generation system 1 can wirelessly transmit and receive information via each terminal communication unit 52.

[0049] The terminal communication unit 52 can transmit and receive information to and from external devices under the control of the terminal control unit 51. The terminal communication unit 52 transmits and receives information wirelessly or via wires.

[0050] The terminal display unit 53 can display figures and characters on the display screen. The terminal display unit 53 is a touch panel. Therefore, the user can input instructions to the information terminal 50 by touching the terminal display unit 53.

[0051] The terminal storage unit 54 is a storage memory arranged within the information terminal 50.

[0052] Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the transmission of information in the embodiment 1. To use a plurality of elevators 120 using the elevator call registration information generation system 1, the information shown in Fig. 6 is exchanged.

[0053] The elevator call registration information generation system 1 makes the shared facility data 1a available to a plurality of information terminals 50 handled by users. The shared facility data 1a stored in the storage unit 5 is accessible from the information terminals 50 of the users.

[0054] The information terminal 50 transmits user call registration information 50a to the elevator call registration information generation system 1. The elevator call registration information generation system 1 transmits car call registration information 1b to the elevator management system 100. The elevator management system 100 transmits response information 100a to the elevator call registration information generation system 1.

[0055] The elevator call registration information generation system 1 transmits the determination information 1c to the information terminal 50. The user call registration information 50a, the car call registration information 1b, the response information 100a, and the determination information 1c will be described later together with a method of using the elevator call registration information generation system 1 using the information terminal 50.

[0056] Next, a method of using the information terminal 50 of the elevator call registration information generation system 1 will be described.

[0057] A user can use the elevator call registration information generation system 1 by starting an elevator call registration program on the information terminal 50. At this time, the elevator call registration program for using the elevator call registration information generation system 1 has been downloaded to the information terminal 50 of the user.

[0058] The elevator call registration program, when launched on the downloaded information terminal 50, can cause the terminal control unit 51 to perform the following processes. The processes performed by the terminal control unit 51, which will be described below, are processes that the elevator call registration program launched on the information terminal 50 causes the terminal control unit 51 to perform. In other words, the elevator call registration program causes the terminal control unit 51 to realize the functions of performing the following processes.

[0059] The terminal control unit 51 acquires the shared facility data 1a from the elevator call registration information generation system 1 by communicating with the elevator call registration information generation system 1 via the terminal communication unit 52. The terminal control unit 51 stores the acquired shared facility data 1a in the terminal storage unit 54.

[0060] The usage status of the shared facility data 1a may change from moment to moment. Therefore, in order for a user to use the elevator call registration information generation system 1, it is necessary to update the shared facility data 1a stored in the terminal storage unit 54. In order to update the shared facility data 1a, the terminal control unit 51 continuously communicates with the elevator call registration information generation system 1 and acquires the shared facility data 1a.

[0061] The timing when the terminal control unit 51 acquires the shared facility data 1a is not particularly specified. For example, the terminal control unit 51 may acquire the shared facility data 1a when a user performs some operation on the information terminal 50 to use the elevator call registration information generation system 1. Alternatively, the terminal control unit 51 may acquire the shared facility data 1a at appropriate time intervals.

[0062] The terminal control unit 51 determines the floor where the information terminal 50 itself is currently located in the building as the boarding floor. The boarding floor is determined using information such as the location information of the information terminal 50 itself, information based on a gyro sensor that the information terminal 50 itself has, and information based on a beacon installed in the building.

[0063] Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the terminal display unit 53 of the information terminal 50 in Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a process of selecting a shared facility 20 by the terminal control unit 51 of the information terminal 50 in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the terminal display unit 53 of the information terminal 50 in Fig. 1. Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a process of selecting a shared facility 20 by the terminal control unit 51 of the information terminal 50 in Fig. 9.

[0064] When a user executes an elevator call registration program on the information terminal 50, the terminal control unit 51 displays a selection screen on the terminal display unit 53, which allows the user to select either a first mode, "automatic mode," or a second mode, "list mode." Figures 7(1) and 9(1) show the state in which the selection screen is displayed on the terminal display unit 53.

[0065] The user selects either the "random mode" or the "list mode" by operating the information terminal 50. The terminal control unit 51 performs control in one of the "random mode" and the "list mode" selected by the user on the selection screen.

[0066] When the user selects the "automatic mode", the terminal control unit 51 performs control in the automatic mode. When the user selects the "list mode", the terminal control unit 51 performs control in the list mode.

[0067] The case where the user selects the "automatic mode" will be described with reference to Fig. 6, Fig. 7, and Fig. 8. Fig. 7 shows the state of the terminal display unit 53 when the terminal control unit 51 is performing control in the automatic mode. Fig. 8 shows the process of selection of the shared facility 20 by the terminal control unit 51 in the automatic mode.

[0068] When the user selects "automatic mode" on the selection screen, the terminal control unit 51 displays a "use list" screen on the terminal display unit 53, as shown in (2) of Fig. 7. The terminal control unit 51 displays a plurality of different uses on the "use list" screen. The uses displayed on the "use list" screen are uses in the facility information of the shared facility 20.

[0069] The terminal control unit 51 extracts the use of each shared facility 20 from the acquired shared facility data 1a, and displays all the extracted uses on a "Use List" screen.

[0070] All uses of the multiple shared facilities 20 installed in the building are displayed on the "Use List" screen. In the present embodiment 1, there are four types of uses: "Male restroom", "Ladies restroom", "Rest space", and "Multipurpose space".

[0071] On the "Use List" screen, the user can select one use from the multiple uses displayed on the "Use List" screen. The terminal control unit 51 recognizes the one use selected by the user from the multiple uses as the first use.

[0072] Here, a case where the user selects "men's restroom" will be described. The user selects "men's restroom", which is one of a plurality of uses. The terminal control unit 51 recognizes "men's restroom" as the first use.

[0073] Based on the acquired shared facility data 1a, the terminal control unit 51 extracts shared facilities 20 whose purpose matches the first purpose, which is the men's restroom, from the multiple shared facilities 20. That is, based on the acquired shared facility data 1a, the terminal control unit 51 extracts all shared facilities 20 whose purpose is the men's restroom.

[0074] The terminal control unit 51 recognizes one or more of the extracted shared facilities 20 as first destination facilities 21. As shown in FIG. 8(1), four men's restrooms out of the multiple shared facilities 20 are extracted as first destination facilities 21.

[0075] The terminal control unit 51 compares the usage status of each of the one or more first destination facilities 21. The terminal control unit 51 extracts the least used shared facility 20 from among the one or more first destination facilities 21. The terminal control unit 51 sets the extracted least used shared facility 20 as the destination shared facility 22.

[0076] That is, the terminal control unit 51 sets, as the destination shared facility 22, the shared facility 20 that is the user's destination, selected based on the acquired shared facility data 1a and the user's intention.

[0077] As shown in Fig. 8 (2), the No. 1 men's restroom, which is the shared facility 20 with the lowest usage among the first destination facilities 21, is set as the destination shared facility 22. As shown in Fig. 7 (3), the terminal control unit 51 displays information such as the purpose and the floor on which the No. 1 men's restroom, which is the destination shared facility 22, is located on the terminal display unit 53.

[0078] The terminal control unit 51 determines the floor where the purpose shared facility 22 is installed as the target floor. The target floor indicates a floor that is the destination of the user, which is determined based on the shared facility data 1a. That is, when the user selects one purpose from multiple purposes in the acquired shared facility data 1a, the terminal control unit 51 determines the target floor based on the selected purpose and the acquired shared facility data 1a.

[0079] At the same time, the terminal control unit 51 transmits user call registration information 50a including the boarding floor and the target floor to the elevator call registration information generating system 1. The boarding floor, which is the floor where the information terminal 50 is located, is the floor where the user gets on the elevator. The target floor is the floor where the purpose shared facility 22, which is the user's destination, is located. The target floor is the user's destination floor, and is the floor where the user gets off the elevator 120.

[0080] The control unit 4 generates elevator car call registration information 1b based on the user call registration information 50a transmitted from the terminal control unit 51. That is, the control unit 4 generates car call registration information 1b from the boarding floor to the target floor. The control unit 4 transmits the car call registration information 1b to the elevator management system 100 via the input / output unit 2.

[0081] The elevator management system 100 selects an elevator 120 to be controlled from among the multiple elevators 120 based on the car call registration information 1b transmitted from the elevator call registration information generating system 1. The elevator management system 100 controls the elevator 120 selected based on the car call registration information 1b.

[0082] The selected elevator 120 is controlled to first go to the first floor, which is the floor where the target user is scheduled to board the elevator 120, and then to the second floor, which is the floor where the target user is scheduled to disembark from the elevator 120. That is, the first floor corresponds to the boarding floor in the user call registration information 50a, and the second floor corresponds to the destination floor in the user call registration information 50a.

[0083] The elevator management system 100 returns response information 100a, which is information on the elevator 120 operated based on the car call registration information 1b, to the elevator call registration information generating system 1.

[0084] The response information 100a includes elevator number information, which is the elevator number of the elevator 120 operated based on the car call registration information 1b transmitted to the elevator management system 100, and operation information of the elevator 120. The operation information includes information on the first and second floors based on the target car call registration information 1b.

[0085] The control unit 4 receives response information 100a transmitted from the elevator management system 100 as a response to the car call registration information 1b of the elevator 120 transmitted to the elevator management system 100 via the input / output unit 2. The control unit 4 transmits confirmation information 1c via the input / output unit 2 to the information terminal 50 that transmitted the user call registration information 50a on which the received response information 100a is based. The confirmation information 1c includes the car information and operation information of the response information 100a.

[0086] The terminal control unit 51 of the information terminal 50 that transmitted the user call registration information 50a on which the determination information 1c is based receives the determination information 1c. The terminal control unit 51 that has received the determination information 1c displays information based on the determination information 1c on the terminal display unit 53.

[0087] 7(4), information based on the confirmed information 1c is displayed on the terminal display unit 53. The terminal control unit 51 displays on the terminal display unit 53 information including the unit number information and information on the second floor, which is the destination, from the operation information.

[0088] The user can obtain information on the display of the terminal display unit 53, such as which elevator 120 with which number the user should use for the shared facility 20 to which the user is heading, and from which floor to which floor in the building the user should move. Note that the display of the terminal display unit 53 shown in Fig. 7 (4) displays the boarding floor and the destination floor. However, the display is not limited to this, and for example, only the destination floor may be displayed without displaying the boarding floor.

[0089] Next, a case where a user selects "list mode" will be described with reference to Fig. 6, Fig. 9, and Fig. 10. Fig. 9 shows the state of the terminal display unit 53 when the terminal control unit 51 is performing control in the list mode. Fig. 10 shows the process of selecting a shared facility 20 by the terminal control unit 51 in the list mode.

[0090] When the user selects "List Mode" on the selection screen, as shown in (2) of Fig. 9, the terminal control unit 51 displays a "Use List" screen on the terminal display unit 53. The uses displayed on the "Use List" screen are the uses in the facility information of the shared facility 20.

[0091] The terminal control unit 51 displays a plurality of different uses on the "Use List" screen. The uses displayed on the "Use List" screen are uses in the facility information of the shared facility 20.

[0092] The terminal control unit 51 extracts the use of each shared facility 20 from the acquired shared facility data 1a, and displays all the extracted uses on a "Use List" screen.

[0093] All uses of the multiple shared facilities 20 installed in the building are displayed on the "Use List" screen. In the present embodiment 1, there are four types of uses: "Male restroom", "Ladies restroom", "Rest space", and "Multipurpose space".

[0094] On the "Use List" screen, the user can select one use from the multiple uses displayed on the "Use List" screen. The terminal control unit 51 recognizes the one use selected by the user from the multiple uses as the first use.

[0095] Here, a case where the user selects "multipurpose space" will be described. The user selects "multipurpose space", which is one of a number of uses. The terminal control unit 51 recognizes "multipurpose space" as the first use.

[0096] Based on the acquired shared facility data 1a, the terminal control unit 51 extracts shared facilities 20 whose use matches the first use, which is a multipurpose space, from the multiple shared facilities 20. That is, based on the acquired shared facility data 1a, the terminal control unit 51 extracts all shared facilities 20 whose use is a multipurpose space.

[0097] The terminal control unit 51 recognizes the one or more extracted shared facilities 20 as first destination facilities 21. As shown in (1) of FIG. 10, four multipurpose spaces are extracted as first destination facilities 21 from among the multiple shared facilities 20.

[0098] The terminal control unit 51 displays at least the installation floor and usage status of each of the first destination facilities 21 on the terminal display unit 53. As shown in Fig. 9 (3), the terminal control unit 51 displays facility information of the shared facilities 20 that are one or more first destination facilities 21 on the terminal display unit 53. The displayed information of the shared facilities 20 that are the first destination facilities 21 is based on information in the acquired shared facility data 1a.

[0099] The user can select one of the four multipurpose spaces displayed in a list on the terminal display unit 53. The terminal control unit 51 sets the shared facility 20 selected by the user as the purpose shared facility 22.

[0100] That is, the terminal control unit 51 sets, as the destination shared facility 22, the shared facility 20 that is the user's destination, selected based on the acquired shared facility data 1a and the user's intention.

[0101] Here, a case will be described in which the multipurpose space No. 5 has been selected by the user. As shown in (2) of Fig. 10, the multipurpose space No. 5, which is the shared facility 20 selected by the user from among the first purpose facility 21, is set as the purpose shared facility 22.

[0102] As shown in FIG. 9(4), the terminal control unit 51 displays on the terminal display unit 53 information such as the purpose of the multipurpose space No. 5, which is the purpose-shared facility 22, and the floor on which it is located.

[0103] The terminal control unit 51 determines the floor where the purpose shared facility 22 is installed as the target floor. That is, when a user selects one purpose from multiple purposes in the acquired shared facility data 1a, the terminal control unit 51 determines the target floor based on the selected purpose and the acquired shared facility data 1a.

[0104] At the same time, the terminal control unit 51 transmits to the control unit 4 user call registration information 50a including the boarding floor and the destination floor. The boarding floor, which is the floor where the information terminal 50 is located, is the floor where the user gets on the elevator. The destination floor is the floor where the shared purpose facility 22, which is the destination of the user, is located. The destination floor is the floor where the user is going and where the user gets off the elevator 120.

[0105] In Fig. 9 (4), the purpose and floor on which the purpose shared facility 22 is installed are displayed on the terminal display unit 53. However, this is not limited to this. As long as the information displayed on the terminal display unit 53 displays at least the floor on which the facility is installed and the usage status, other facility information in the shared facility data 1a may be displayed in addition to the floor on which the facility is installed and the usage status.

[0106] Thereafter, the control unit 4 generates car call registration information 1b based on the user call registration information 50a and transmits it to the elevator management system 100. The elevator management system 100 receives the car call registration information 1b, controls the elevator 120 based on the car call registration information 1b, and transmits response information 100a. Furthermore, the elevator call registration information generating system 1 receives the response information 100a and transmits confirmation information 1c to the information terminal 50 based on the response information 100a. These are the same as those performed in the "automatic mode", so a description thereof will be omitted.

[0107] The terminal control unit 51 of the information terminal 50 that transmitted the user call registration information 50a on which the determination information 1c is based receives the determination information 1c. The terminal control unit 51 that has received the determination information 1c displays information based on the determination information 1c on the terminal display unit 53.

[0108] 9(5), information based on the confirmed information 1c is displayed on the terminal display unit 53. The terminal control unit 51 displays on the terminal display unit 53 information including the unit number information and information on the second floor, which is the destination, from the operation information.

[0109] The user can obtain information on the display of the terminal display unit 53, such as which elevator 120 with which number the user should use for the shared facility 20 to which the user is heading, and from which floor to which floor in the building the user should use. Note that the display of the terminal display unit 53 shown in Fig. 9 (5) displays the boarding floor and the destination floor. However, the display is not limited to this, and for example, only the destination floor may be displayed without displaying the boarding floor.

[0110] The elevator call registration information generation system 1 according to the first embodiment includes a storage unit 5 in which facility information including the purpose, installation floor, and usage status of each of a plurality of shared facilities 20, each of which has at least one detection space 20a, is stored as shared facility data 1a. The elevator call registration information generation system 1 further includes a plurality of sensors 10 that detect the presence or absence of a person in each detection space 20a, and a control unit 4 that obtains the usage status included in the facility information based on the detection result. The shared facility data 1a stored in the storage unit 5 is accessible from the user's information terminal 50. The control unit 4 receives the user call registration information 50a from the information terminal 50 via the input / output unit 2, and generates car call registration information 1b based on the user call registration information 50a. The user call registration information 50a also includes a boarding floor, which is the floor where the information terminal 50 is currently located, and a target floor determined based on the shared facility data 1a. The control unit 4 also transmits the car call registration information 1b from the input / output unit 2 to the elevator management system 100. Therefore, the user can generate car call registration information 1b for the elevator 120 with the destination floor as the target floor based on the usage status of each shared facility 20. Therefore, unnecessary travel by the user using the elevator 120 can be reduced.

[0111] According to the elevator call registration information generating system 1 according to the first embodiment, the control unit 4 receives the response information 100a from the elevator management system 100 as a response to the transmitted car call registration information 1b via the input / output unit 2. The response information 100a also includes car number information that can identify the elevator 120 operated based on the car call registration information 1b among the multiple elevators 120 managed by the elevator management system 100. The control unit 4 also transmits the determination information 1c including the car number information via the input / output unit 2 to the information terminal 50 that transmitted the user call registration information 50a. Therefore, the user can be notified of the elevator 120 that goes to the target floor, which is the destination floor of the user. Therefore, the unnecessary movement of the user using the elevator 120 can be reduced.

[0112] The elevator call registration program according to the first embodiment allows the terminal control unit 51 of the information terminal 50 to realize a function of acquiring the shared facility data 1a from the elevator call registration information generation system 1. The elevator call registration program also realizes a function of determining the floor where the information terminal 50 is currently located in the building as the boarding floor. The elevator call registration program also realizes a function of determining a target floor based on the selected purpose and the acquired shared facility data 1a by the user selecting one purpose from multiple purposes in the acquired shared facility data 1a. The elevator call registration program also realizes a function of transmitting the user call registration information 50a to the elevator call registration information generation system 1. Therefore, the user can register a call to the target floor using the elevator call registration information generation system 1 based on the acquired shared facility data 1a. Therefore, it is possible to reduce unnecessary movement of the user using the elevator 120.

[0113] According to the elevator call registration program of the first embodiment, the determination information 1c includes car number information that can identify the elevator 120 that is operated based on the car call registration information 1b transmitted to the elevator management system 100. Furthermore, the elevator call registration program causes the terminal control unit 51 to realize a function of displaying at least the car number information on the terminal display unit 53. Therefore, the user can get on the specific elevator 120 and go to the target floor that is the destination floor. Therefore, unnecessary travel by the user using the elevator 120 can be reduced.

[0114] The elevator call registration program according to the first embodiment causes the terminal control unit 51 to realize a function of executing control in the first mode. The elevator call registration program also causes the terminal control unit 51 to realize a function of comparing the usage statuses of one or more first destination facilities 21 and setting the least used shared facility 20 as the destination shared facility 22. Therefore, a user can generate car call registration information 1b for going to the least used shared facility 20 by using the elevator call registration information generation system 1. Therefore, unnecessary travel by the user using the elevator 120 can be reduced.

[0115] The elevator call registration program according to the first embodiment causes the terminal control unit 51 to realize a function of executing control of the second mode. The elevator call registration program also causes the terminal control unit 51 to realize a function of setting a shared facility 20 selected from one or more first destination facilities 21 displayed on the terminal display unit 53 as a destination shared facility 22. Therefore, the user can select the shared facility 20 to which the user is heading based on the usage situation. Then, the elevator call registration information generating system 1 can generate car call registration information 1b for going to the selected shared facility 20. Therefore, unnecessary travel by the user using the elevator 120 can be reduced.

[0116] The elevator call registration program according to the first embodiment causes the terminal control unit 51 to realize a function of displaying a selection screen on the terminal display unit 53, which allows the user to select either the first mode or the second mode. The elevator call registration program also causes the terminal control unit 51 to realize a function of performing control in either the first mode or the second mode selected by the user. Therefore, the user can generate car call registration information 1b using the elevator call registration information generation system 1 in either the first mode or the second mode. Therefore, unnecessary travel by the user using the elevator 120 can be reduced.

[0117] An elevator call registration program is installed in the information terminal according to the first embodiment. Therefore, a user can use the elevator call registration information generating system 1 by operating the information terminal 50. Therefore, unnecessary travel by the user using the elevator 120 can be reduced.

[0118] The response information 100a received by the elevator call registration information generation system 1 in the first embodiment includes car number information and operation information. However, this is not limited to this. For example, the response information 100a may include only car number information. The boarding floor and the target floor of the user call registration information 50a, which is information equivalent to operation information, are known by the user's information terminal 50. Therefore, even if the terminal control unit 51 obtains only car number information via the elevator call registration information generation system 1, it can display the information required for the user on the terminal display unit 53.

[0119] Furthermore, the operation information of the response information 100a received by the elevator call registration information generation system 1 in the first embodiment includes information on the first and second floors. However, this is not limited to this. For example, the operation information may include only information on the second floor. The boarding floor of the user call registration information 50a, which is information corresponding to the first floor of the operation information, is known by the user's information terminal 50. Therefore, even if the terminal control unit 51 obtains only the elevator car information via the elevator call registration information generation system 1, it can display the information required for the user on the terminal display unit 53.

[0120] Moreover, the user call registration information 50a transmitted by the information terminal 50 in the first embodiment includes information on the boarding floor and the target floor. However, this is not limited to this. For example, the user call registration information 50a transmitted by the information terminal 50 may include unique ID information of the information terminal 50 that transmitted the user call registration information 50a. Also, the car call registration information 1b transmitted by the elevator call registration information generation system 1 may include ID information included in the user call registration information 50a on which the car call registration information 1b generated by the elevator call registration information generation system 1 is based. Furthermore, the response information 100a transmitted by the elevator management system 100 may include ID information included in the car call registration information 1b on which the response information 100a created by the elevator management system 100 is based. In this way, the control unit 4 can transmit the confirmation information 1c so that only a specific information terminal 50 can receive it based on the ID information of the response information 100a.

[0121] Furthermore, in the elevator call registration information generating system 1 in the first embodiment, the utilization rate is used as the utilization status. However, this is not limited to this. For example, an index such as the congestion status based on the utilization rate can also be used. The congestion status is indicated by a wording indicating the degree of congestion in three stages, for example, "quiet," "crowded," and "very crowded." The control unit 4 can determine the congestion status from the utilization rate of the shared facility 20.

[0122] For example, the congestion status may be "quiet" when the usage rate is 50% or less, "crowded" when the usage rate is 51% to 80%, and "extremely crowded" when the usage rate is 81% or more.

[0123] In addition, the number of categories of congestion levels in the congestion situation and the range of utilization rates that are the criteria for the classification of the congestion levels can be set appropriately, taking into consideration the number of actual facilities and their utilization rates. The number of categories of congestion levels in the congestion situation and the criteria for the classification of the congestion levels can be stored in the memory unit 5.

[0124] In the terminal control unit 51 of the information terminal 50 in the first embodiment, in the automatic mode, the shared facility 20 that is recognized as having the lowest usage rate among the first destination facilities 21 is set as the destination shared facility 22. Here, when there are multiple shared facilities 20 that are recognized as having the lowest usage rates, the control unit 4 can determine the destination shared facility 22 according to preset selection conditions.

[0125] For example, the next selection condition may be based on a condition that the shared facility 20 with the shortest travel distance of the elevator 120 is set as the destination shared facility 22, or a condition that the shared facility 20 located on the floor farthest from the first floor of the building is set as the destination shared facility 22. The terminal control unit 51 can determine the destination shared facility 22 according to appropriate selection conditions set in advance.

[0126] In the response information 100a and the determination information 1c in the first embodiment, the car number is used as the car information. However, this is not limited to this. The car information may be any information that can identify the elevator 120 that is operated based on the car call registration information 1b among the multiple elevators 120 managed by the elevator management system 100.

[0127] Furthermore, the elevator management system 100 in the first embodiment manages a plurality of elevators 120. However, this is not limited to this. For example, the elevator management system 100 may manage only one elevator 120. In this case, the car number information in the response information 100a may be information that identifies one elevator 120 managed by the elevator management system 100. Furthermore, instead of information that identifies the elevator 120, the car number information may be information that notifies that call registration will be performed based on car call registration information. Furthermore, the response information 100a may not include car number information, but may include operation information.

[0128] Moreover, the functions of the elevator call registration information generation system 1 and the information terminal 50 of the first embodiment are realized by a processing circuit. Fig. 11 is a configuration diagram showing a first example of a processing circuit that realizes the functions of the elevator call registration information generation system 1 and the information terminal 50 of the first embodiment. The processing circuit 200 of the first example is dedicated hardware.

[0129] Furthermore, the processing circuit 200 may be, for example, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or a combination of these.

[0130] 12 is a configuration diagram showing a second example of a processing circuit that realizes the functions of the elevator call registration information generation system 1 and the information terminal 50 according to the first embodiment. The processing circuit 210 of the second example includes a processor 211 and a memory 212.

[0131] In the processing circuit 210, the functions of the elevator call registration information generation system 1 and the information terminal 50 are realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. The software and firmware are written as programs and stored in the memory 212. The processor 211 realizes the functions by reading and executing the programs stored in the memory 212.

[0132] It can be said that the programs stored in the memory 212 cause the computer to execute the procedures or methods of each of the above-mentioned parts. Here, the memory 212 is, for example, a non-volatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), a flash memory, an erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM), etc. In addition, a magnetic disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a compact disk, a mini disk, a DVD, etc. also fall under the category of the memory 212.

[0133] The functions of the elevator call registration information generation system 1 and the information terminal 50 described above may be partially realized by dedicated hardware and partially realized by software or firmware.

[0134] In this way, the processing circuit can realize the functions of the elevator call registration information generation system 1 and the information terminal 50 described above by hardware, software, firmware, or a combination of these. [Explanation of symbols]

[0135] 1 elevator call registration information generation system, 1a shared facility data, 1b car call registration information, 1c confirmation information, 2 input / output unit, 4 control unit, 5 memory unit, 10 sensor, 20 shared facility, 20a detection space, 21 first destination facility, 22 destination shared facility, 50 information terminal, 50a user call registration information, 51 terminal control unit, 52 terminal communication unit, 53 terminal display unit, 54 terminal memory unit, 100 elevator management system, 100a response information, 120 elevator, 200 processing circuit, 210 processing circuit, 211 processor, 212 memory.

Claims

1. An elevator call registration program installed in an information terminal having a terminal control unit and a terminal display unit, A function of acquiring shared facility data, which is facility information including the purpose, installation floor, and usage status of each of a plurality of shared facilities, from the elevator call registration information generation system; A function of determining the floor on which the user's information terminal is currently located in the building as the boarding floor; A function of determining a target floor based on the selected purpose and the acquired shared facility data by the user selecting one of the multiple purposes in the acquired shared facility data; A function of transmitting user call registration information including the boarding floor and the target floor determined based on the shared facility data to the elevator call registration information generation system; a function of displaying a selection screen on the terminal display unit, which allows the user to select either the first mode or the second mode; a function of implementing control in either the first mode or the second mode selected by the user; When the terminal control unit is performing control in the first mode, a function of displaying the plurality of uses extracted from the acquired shared facility data on the terminal display unit; a function of grasping one of the plurality of uses selected by the user as a first use; a function of extracting the shared facility having the use matching the first use from among the plurality of shared facilities based on the acquired shared facility data; A function of grasping the extracted one or more common facilities as a first destination facility; A function of comparing the usage status of each of the one or more first purpose facilities and setting the least used shared facility as a purpose shared facility; When the terminal control unit is executing control in the second mode, a function of displaying the plurality of uses extracted from the acquired shared facility data on the terminal display unit; a function of grasping one of the plurality of uses selected by the user as the first use; a function of extracting the shared facility having the use matching the first use from among the plurality of shared facilities based on the acquired shared facility data; A function of grasping the extracted one or more common facilities as the first destination facility; A function of displaying at least the installation floor and the usage status of each of the one or more first destination facilities on the terminal display unit; a function of setting the shared facility selected from the one or more first destination facilities displayed on the terminal display unit as the destination shared facility; An elevator call registration program for causing the terminal control unit to realize the above.

2. A function of receiving confirmation information including elevator number information that can identify an elevator to be operated from the elevator call registration information generation system; A function of displaying at least the machine number information on the terminal display unit; 2. The elevator call registration program according to claim 1, for causing the terminal control unit to realize the above.

3. An elevator call registration program according to claim 1 or claim 2 is installed, Information terminal.

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