Elevator control system and program

Abstract

To provide an elevator control system and program capable of improving the convenience of elevator users.SOLUTION: An elevator control system according to an embodiment includes a terminal device and a communication device connected to an elevator control panel, provided on each floor of a building, and transmitting floor information indicating the floor to the terminal device. The terminal device includes an entry floor information generating unit that registers floor information received from the communication device as entry floor information indicating a floor where a user enters, a destination information generating unit that registers destination information including destination floor information indicating a destination floor where the user goes and return floor information indicating a floor where the user returns, and an information transmitting unit that transmits the destination information and the entry floor information to the elevator control panel. The elevator control panel includes a control unit that controls movement of a car based on the destination information and the entry floor information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present embodiment relates to an elevator control system and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there is known a technology for contactlessly setting a destination floor in an elevator installed in a building. For example, the destination floor is set in the elevator by linking a terminal device of a user who has registered the destination floor with the elevator. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2022-65733 [Patent Document 2] JP 2020-117338 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In such conventional technology, for example, after a user parks a car in a building's parking lot, the user checks the floor guide board and registers the destination floor in the user's terminal device. Therefore, it may take time to register the destination floor. Also, for example, when a user leaves a destination floor and forgets which floor the parking lot is on, it may take time to search for the car. In this way, even with conventional technology, it may take time to go to a destination floor and return, which may impair the convenience of elevator users.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and has an object to provide an elevator control system and program capable of improving convenience for elevator users. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An elevator control system according to an embodiment is an elevator control system in which an elevator control panel that controls the movement of an elevator car installed in a building and a terminal device carried by a user of the elevator are connected via a network, and the elevator control system includes a communication device that is connected to the terminal device and the elevator control panel, is provided on each floor of the building in which the elevator is installed, and transmits floor information identifying the floor to the terminal device. The terminal device includes an entry floor information generation unit that identifies the floor identified by the floor information received from the communication device as an entry floor where the user enters the car and generates entry floor information identifying the entry floor, a destination information generation unit that generates destination information including destination floor information identifying a destination floor that is a floor including the destination of the user in the building and return floor information identifying a return floor that is a floor including the user's return destination, and an information transmission unit that transmits the destination information and the entry floor information to the elevator control panel. the destination information generation unit receives a signal from a sensor installed at a location that may be the return destination, identifies the floor on which the sensor is installed, and identifies the floor based on the signal as the return floor of the user, and generates the return floor information; The elevator control panel has a control unit that controls the movement of the elevator car based on the destination information and the boarding floor information. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a hall according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an entire system including an elevator control system according to the embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of building information according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a terminal device according to the embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the terminal device according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of an elevator control panel according to an embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a car operating panel according to the embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the communication device according to the embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of the elevator control process according to the embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a terminal device according to the first modification. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a terminal device according to the second modification. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a terminal device according to the third modification. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an entire system including an elevator control system according to the fourth modification. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] [Embodiment] Hereinafter, an elevator control system according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0009] The elevator control system of this embodiment controls various operations of the elevator device using a terminal device carried by a user who uses the elevator device and a communication device installed on each floor of a building. The building in this embodiment is, for example, a building or a shopping center. The elevator device is an example of an elevator. Before describing the details of the elevator control system, a hall of the elevator device will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

[0010] (Platform configuration) Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of the landings 200-1 to 200-n of this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, landings 200-1 to 200-n are provided on each of floors FL-1 to FL-n of a building BL. Hereinafter, when the landings 200-1 to 200-n are not individually distinguished, they may be referred to as "landings 200".

[0011] The hall 200 is a place where the car 3 departs and arrives, and where the users 10 get on and off the car 3. The hall 200 is provided with communication devices 2-1 to 2-n, a hall entrance / exit 8, and a hall operating panel 9.

[0012] The communication devices 2-1 to 2-n are information processing devices capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from a terminal device 11 carried by a user 10 and an elevator control panel 1 described later. Each of the communication devices 2-1 to 2-n is provided near the landing entrance / exit 8 of each of the floors FL-1 to FL-n. Hereinafter, when floors FL-1 to FL-n are not individually distinguished, they may be referred to as "floor FL," and when communication devices 2-1 to 2-n are not individually distinguished, they may be referred to as "communication devices 2."

[0013] The landing entrance 8 is an entrance for users 10 to board and alight from the car 3. The landing operating panel 9 also controls calls for the car 3 to the landing 200, and the opening and closing of the landing entrance 8 of the landing 200. The landing operating panel 9 is equipped with a call registration button 13 for calling the car 3 to the landing 200, etc. The landing operating panel 9 is installed near the landing entrance 8 of each floor FL.

[0014] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, when a user 10 carrying a terminal device 11 approaches a communication device 2-1 provided on floor FL-1, a car 3 is called to floor FL-1. When the user 10 gets on the car 3 from the hall entrance / exit 8 on floor FL-1, the car 3 moves from floor FL-1 to floor FL-n, which is the destination floor. Information on floor FL-n is transmitted from the terminal device 11 to the elevator control panel 1 via the communication device 2-1. The user 10 gets off the car 3 at the hall 200-n on floor FL-n. Floor FL-n includes the destination of the user 10.

[0015] When a user 10 returning from a destination approaches a communication device 2-n provided on floor FL-n, the car 3 is called to the landing 200-n of floor FL-n. When the user 10 gets on the car 3 from the landing entrance / exit 8 of floor FL-n, the car 3 moves from floor FL-n to floor FL-1, which is the destination floor. Information about floor FL-1 is transmitted from the terminal device 11 to the elevator control panel 1 via the communication device 2-n. The user 10 gets off the car 3 at the landing 200-1 of floor FL-1. Floor FL-1 includes the user's destination.

[0016] In this manner, a user 10 carrying a terminal device 11 can ride in the elevator 3 and travel between floors FL-1 to FL-n of the building BL.

[0017] (Configuration of elevator control system) 2 is a diagram showing an entire system including an elevator control system 100 according to an embodiment. The elevator control system 100 includes a communication device 2, a terminal device 11, and an elevator device 20. The terminal device 11 and the elevator device 20 are connected to each other via a network via the communication device 2.

[0018] The elevator device 20 is installed in a building BL and is used by a user 10. The elevator device 20 includes an elevator control panel 1, a car 3, a car operating panel 5, and a hall operating panel 9.

[0019] The elevator control panel 1 is connected to the car 3, the car operating panel 5, the hall operating panel 9, and the communication device 2 so as to be able to communicate with them via wired or wireless communication. The elevator control panel 1 may be connected to the car 3, for example, by a tail cord or the like. The elevator control panel 1 executes various controls related to the elevator device 20 by issuing instructions to the car 3, the car operating panel 5, and the hall operating panel 9 based on various information received from the communication device 2.

[0020] Specifically, the elevator control panel 1 is configured as an information processing device including a communication I / F, a CPU, a storage device, etc. (not shown). The elevator control panel 1 communicates with a communication device 2 via the communication I / F, and controls the car 3, car operating panel 5, and hall operating panel 9 via the communication I / F based on information received from the communication device 2.

[0021] The car 3 moves between floors FL to transport users 10. A car operation panel 5 is installed inside the car 3 (FIG. 1).

[0022] The car operation panel 5 controls the movement of the car 3 and the display of various information within the car 3. The car operation panel 5 has a destination floor button 6 that can input the destination floor and the return floor, and a display device 7 that can display various information (Fig. 1). The display device 7 is an example of an output unit, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display.

[0023] The communication device 2, acting as a relay between the terminal device 11 and the elevator control panel 1, transmits and receives various data to and from both the terminal device 11 and the elevator control panel 1. The communication device 2 is connected to the elevator control panel 1 and the terminal device 11 so as to be able to communicate with each other via wire or wirelessly. For example, one communication device 2 is installed on each floor FL.

[0024] Specifically, the communication device 2 is configured as an information processing device including a CPU, a storage device, a communication I / F, etc. (not shown). The communication device 2 communicates with the elevator control panel 1 and the terminal device 11 via the communication I / F. The storage device also stores floor information. The floor information is information that identifies the floor FL on which the communication device 2 is installed. Therefore, each of the communication devices 2-1 to 2-n installed on each of the floors FL1 to FLn stores different floor information.

[0025] The terminal device 11 cooperates with the elevator control panel 1 via the communication device 2 to instruct the elevator control panel 1 to control the movement of the car 3 and the like. The terminal device 11 is connected to the communication device 2 so as to be able to communicate with each other via wire or wirelessly.

[0026] Specifically, the terminal device 11 is configured as an information processing terminal in which a CPU 120, a storage device 130, a display unit 150, an input unit 160, a communication I / F 140, etc. are connected via a bus 170. The terminal device 11 is, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal, etc., and is carried by a user 10 of the elevator apparatus 20.

[0027] The terminal device 11 communicates with the communication device 2 via the communication I / F 140. The display unit 150 of the terminal device 11 is an input display device that allows touch input. The display unit 150 is, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display. The input unit 160 accepts input of information corresponding to a touch operation based on a touch operation on the display unit 150.

[0028] The CPUs of the elevator control panel 1, the communication device 2, and the terminal device 11 execute the programs, setting data, and the like stored in the respective storage devices to realize the respective functional parts of the elevator control system 100 described below. The programs stored in the respective storage devices include cooperative applications.

[0029] The terminal device 11 is also connected to a first external server 50. The first external server 50 transmits building information BD of the building BL to the terminal device 11 on which a cooperative application is installed. The building information BD includes so-called floor information that associates each store, etc. in the building BL with a floor FL on which the store, etc. is located, the boarding area 200 for each floor FL, and location information of each store, etc. The building information BD also includes information on floors where the elevator 3 does not stop. The building information BD may include information on multiple elevators 3 in the building BL.

[0030] Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the building information BD of the embodiment. As shown in Fig. 3, the building information BD stores each store and its location information provided on each of the floors FL-1 to FL-n in association with each floor FL. In addition, each floor FL-1 to FL-n is associated with information indicating whether or not the car 3 stops as "stop possible or not." This allows the non-stop floors at which the car 3 does not stop to be specified.

[0031] The stores etc. are places that can be the destination and return destination of the user 10. Also, the stores etc. are an example of a place. If the building BL is a shopping center etc., the destination stores etc. are restaurants, fashion stores, etc. If the building BL is a hospital etc., the destination stores etc. are hospital rooms, examination rooms, etc. Also, the return destination stores etc. are parking lots, exits, etc.

[0032] Specifically, the first external server 50 stores the building information BD generated for each building BL. Then, when the first external server 50 receives a notification that the terminal device 11 has started up the cooperative application, the first external server 50 transmits the building information BD to the terminal device 11.

[0033] 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the terminal device 11 according to the embodiment. The terminal device 11 functions as a user ID transmission unit 111, an entry floor information generation unit 112, a building information acquisition unit 113, a destination information generation unit 114, and an information transmission unit 115 as functional configurations.

[0034] When the user ID transmission unit 111 detects that the terminal device 11 has approached within a predetermined range of a communication device 2 installed on a certain floor FL, it transmits a user name to the communication device 2. The user name is identification information that individually identifies the terminal device 11, and is input in advance by the user 10. The user name may be, for example, a nickname. The user name is an example of a user ID.

[0035] The boarding floor information generating unit 112 receives floor information transmitted from the communication device 2. Specifically, the boarding floor information generating unit 112 identifies a floor FL indicated by floor information received for the first time from the communication device 2 as the boarding floor where the user 10 boards the car 3. The boarding floor information generating unit 112 generates boarding floor information identifying the boarding floor, and registers the boarding floor in the storage device 130 in association with the user name. As a result, the boarding floor of the user 10 is stored in the terminal device 11. The boarding floor information is used to call the car 3.

[0036] The building information acquisition unit 113 acquires building information BD from the first external server 50. Specifically, for example, when the user 10 starts the cooperative application and selects a building BL by a predetermined operation, the building information acquisition unit 113 acquires building information BD for the selected building from the first external server 50. The building information acquisition unit 113 executes control to display the acquired building information BD on the display unit 150 of the terminal device 11.

[0037] The destination information generating unit 114 generates destination information based on the building information BD, and registers the generated destination information in the storage device 130. The destination information includes destination floor information of the user 10, return destination information, and a user name for identifying the terminal device 11 of the user 10, etc.

[0038] Specifically, the destination information generation unit 114 generates destination floor information that identifies a destination floor of the user 10, based on the destination of the user 10. More specifically, the destination information generation unit 114 identifies a destination floor that is a floor that includes the destination of the user 10, based on the building information BD and the destination input by the user 10 via the terminal device 11. Then, the destination information generation unit 114 generates destination floor information based on the identified destination floor.

[0039] The destination information generating unit 114 also generates destination floor information that identifies the destination floor of the user 10 based on the destination of the user 10. More specifically, the destination information generating unit 114 identifies a destination floor that is a floor including the destination of the user 10 based on the building information BD and the destination input by the user 10 via the terminal device 11. Then, the destination information generating unit 114 generates destination floor information based on the identified destination floor. The destination information generating unit 114 associates the destination floor information and the destination floor information with the user name, respectively, and registers them in the storage device 130 as destination information.

[0040] An example of a destination and return destination input screen by the user 10 will now be described with reference to Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the terminal device 11 according to an embodiment. Fig. 5(a) is the display screen before the destination and return destination are input by the user 10, and Fig. 5(b) is the display screen after the destination and return destination are input by the user 10.

[0041] As shown in Fig. 5(a), the display screen displays a user name input field 151. The user 10 can input a user name via the input field 151. The display screen of Fig. 5(a) also displays a "going" input area 152 in which the user 10's destination can be input, and a "returning" input area 153 in which the user 10's return destination can be input.

[0042] The "Go" input area 152 includes a button 154 and a store or the like selection area 155. The user 10 operates the pull-down menu BT to select a desired destination from the store or the like selection area 155. By repeatedly making this selection, the user 10 can input multiple destinations such as the (1st) destination, the (2nd) destination, and the (3rd) destination, etc., as shown in FIG. 5(b).

[0043] When a destination is input in the input area 152, the destination of the user 10 and the destination floor, which is the floor FL that includes the destination, are displayed in the input area 152, as shown in Fig. 5(b). The information displayed in the input area 152 is an example of destination floor information. The destination floor information is registered in association with the user name input in the input field 151.

[0044] The "return" input area 153 includes a button 156 and a store or other selection area 157. The user 10 operates the pull-down menu BT to select a desired return destination from the store or other selection area 157. This allows the user 10 to input a return destination.

[0045] When a return destination is input in the input area 153, the return destination of the user 10 and the return floor, which is the floor FL including the return destination, are displayed in the input area 153, as shown in Fig. 5(b). The information displayed in the input area 153 is an example of return floor information. The return floor information is registered in association with the user name in the input field 151.

[0046] In addition, buttons 154 and 156 in Fig. 5(b) are configured to be pressable. For example, when the user 10 presses button 154 corresponding to "Go", the destination floor information displayed in input area 152 in Fig. 5(b) can be transmitted. In addition, when button 156 is pressed, the return floor information displayed in input area 153 in Fig. 5(b) can be transmitted.

[0047] Returning to FIG. 4, the information transmitting unit 115 transmits to the elevator control panel 1 either the destination floor information or the return floor information out of the destination information, and the boarding floor information.

[0048] Specifically, for example, when the user 10 presses button 154 in Fig. 5(b), the information transmission unit 115 transmits destination floor information and boarding floor information to the communication device 2. Also, for example, when the user 10 presses button 156 in Fig. 5(b), the information transmission unit 115 transmits return destination floor information and boarding floor information to the communication device 2.

[0049] 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the elevator control panel 1 according to the embodiment. The elevator control panel 1 includes a control unit 101 and an output control unit 102 as functional units.

[0050] The control unit 101 receives the destination information and the boarding floor information. The control unit 101 controls the car 3, the car operating panel 5, and the hall operating panel 9 based on the destination information and the boarding floor information received from the communication device 2.

[0051] Specifically, for example, when the control unit 101 receives destination floor information and boarding floor information from the destination information, it controls the car 3, the car operating panel 5, and the hall operating panel 9 to move the car 3 from the boarding floor to the destination floor. In this way, the user 10 is transported from the boarding floor to the destination floor.

[0052] Furthermore, for example, when the control unit 101 receives the destination floor information and the boarding floor information from the destination information, it controls the car 3, the car operating panel 5, and the hall operating panel 9 to move the car 3 from the boarding floor to the destination floor. In this way, the user 10 is transported from the boarding floor to the destination floor.

[0053] The output control unit 102 executes control to output the destination floor and the user name to the display device 7 of the car operation panel 5 when the car 3 moves to a destination floor or a return floor as the destination floor.

[0054] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the car operation panel 5 according to the embodiment. As shown in Fig. 7, the car operation panel 5 has a destination floor button 6, a display device 7, a speaker 14, and the like.

[0055] For example, when the elevator car 3 moves toward the destination floor of the user 10 as the destination floor, as shown in Fig. 7, for example, the output control unit 102 instructs the elevator car operation panel 5 based on the destination floor information to execute control to display the user name and the destination floor of the user 10 on the display screen of the display device 7. This makes it possible to notify the user 10 who is riding in the elevator car 3 of the destination floor, thereby preventing the user 10 from forgetting to get off, etc.

[0056] Since the destination floor and the user name are displayed in association with each other on the display device 7, for example, even if multiple users 10 are in the elevator car 3, the users 10 can be notified separately. Note that the output control unit 102 may perform such notification using the speaker 14 instead of the display device 7 or together with the display device 7.

[0057] 8 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the communication device 2 according to the embodiment. The communication device 2 functions as a user ID acquisition unit 201 and a floor information transmission unit 202 as its functional configuration.

[0058] The user ID acquisition unit 201 acquires a user name from the terminal device 11. Specifically, the user ID acquisition unit 201 receives the user name transmitted from the terminal device 11 when the terminal device 11 approaches within a predetermined range from the communication device 2. The floor information transmission unit 202 transmits floor information stored in a storage device (not shown) to the terminal device 11 from which the user name has been acquired.

[0059] (Elevator control processing) Next, an elevator control process by the elevator control system 100 configured as above will be described. Fig. 9 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of the elevator control process according to the embodiment. The elevator control process is started when the user 10 starts a cooperative application installed in the terminal device 11.

[0060] The building information acquisition unit 113 of the terminal device 11 acquires the building information BD from the first external server 50 (S11). The destination information generation unit 114 registers the destination floor information and the return floor information associated with the user name as the destination information generated based on the building information BD (S12). When the user ID transmission unit 111 detects the approach between the terminal device 11 and the communication device 2 (S13), it transmits the user name to the communication device 2 (S14).

[0061] The user ID acquisition unit 201 of the communication device 2 acquires a user name from the terminal device 11 (S51). The floor information transmission unit 202 transmits floor information to the terminal device 11 from which the user name has been acquired (S52).

[0062] The boarding floor information generating unit 112 of the terminal device 11 receives the floor information from the communication device 2, generates boarding floor information based on the floor information, and registers the generated information in the storage device 130 (S15). The information transmitting unit 115 transmits the destination floor information and the boarding floor information, which are included in the destination information, to the communication device 2 (S16).

[0063] The communication device 2 transmits the destination floor information and the boarding floor information received from the terminal device 11 to the elevator control panel 1 (S53).

[0064] The control unit 101 of the elevator control panel 1 receives the destination floor information and the boarding floor information (S31). The control unit 101 controls the car 3, the car operating panel 5, and the hall operating panel 9 to move the car 3 from the boarding floor to the destination floor (S32). The output control unit 102 executes control to display the user name and the destination floor of the user 10 on the display screen of the display device 7 (S33).

[0065] When the elevator car 3 arrives at the destination floor, the control unit 101 controls the hall operating panel 9 to open and close the hall entrance 8 of the hall 200 (S34). This allows the user 10 to get off the elevator car 3 at the hall 200 at the destination floor.

[0066] When the user 10 returns from the destination to the boarding area 200 and the user ID transmission unit 111 of the terminal device 11 detects the approach to the communication device 2 installed on the destination floor (S17), the user ID transmission unit 111 transmits the user name to the communication device 2 (S18).

[0067] The user ID acquisition unit 201 of the communication device 2 acquires the user name from the terminal device 11 (S54). The floor information transmission unit 202 transmits floor information to the terminal device 11 from which the user name has been acquired (S55).

[0068] The boarding floor information generating unit 112 of the terminal device 11 receives the floor information from the communication device 2, generates boarding floor information based on the floor information, and registers it in the storage device 130 (S19). The information transmitting unit 115 transmits the return floor information and the boarding floor information, which are included in the destination information, to the communication device 2 (S20).

[0069] The communication device 2 transmits the destination floor information and the boarding floor information received from the terminal device 11 to the elevator control panel 1 (S56).

[0070] The control unit 101 of the elevator control panel 1 receives the destination floor information and the boarding floor information (S36). The control unit 101 controls the car 3, the car operating panel 5, and the hall operating panel 9 to execute control for moving the car 3 from the boarding floor to the destination floor (S37). The output control unit 102 executes control for displaying the user name and the destination floor of the user 10 on the display screen of the display device 7 (S38).

[0071] When the car 3 arrives at the destination floor, the control unit 101 controls the hall operating panel 9 to open and close the hall entrance 8 of the hall 200 (S39). This allows the user 10 to get off the car 3 at the hall 200 of the destination floor. This ends the elevator control process.

[0072] (Overview) The elevator control system 100 of the embodiment includes a communication device 2 that is provided on each floor FL of a building BL and transmits floor information indicating the floor FL to the terminal device 11 when it detects the approach of the terminal device 11. The terminal device 11 identifies the floor FL indicated by the floor information received from the communication device 2 as a boarding floor where the user 10 boards the car 3, and registers it as boarding floor information. The terminal device 11 registers destination information including the destination floor and return floor of the user 10. The terminal device 11 transmits the destination information and the boarding floor information to the elevator control panel 1.

[0073] This allows the user 10 to call the elevator car 3 to the floor FL where the user 10 is currently located and travel to the desired destination floor and return floor, for example, without pressing the destination floor button 6 or the call registration button 13.

[0074] For example, if the building BL is a large facility such as a shopping center, the user 10 can smoothly board the elevator 3 even if he or she is using a wheelchair, shopping cart, or stroller, or has both hands full carrying luggage or holding a child. Also, if the building BL is a facility such as a hospital or elderly care facility, the user 10 can safely board the elevator 3 even if he or she uses a cane, wheelchair, crutches, an IV stand, or needs walking assistance. In addition, since the user can board the elevator 3 without contact, it also serves as an infection prevention measure.

[0075] In the elevator control system 100 according to the embodiment, the terminal device 11 acquires building information BD including information associating stores, etc. in the building BL with floors FL on which the stores, etc. are located. The terminal device 11 registers destination information based on the building information BD and the destination and return destination input by the user 10.

[0076] In this way, the user 10 operates his / her own terminal device 11 based on the building information BD acquired from, for example, the first external server 50 to register the destination information. The user 10 can register the destination floor and the return floor in advance even from outside the building BL, so that the user 10 can smoothly get into the car 3.

[0077] [Variation 1] Next, an elevator control system 100 according to the first modification will be described with reference to FIG.

[0078] The elevator control system 100 of the first modification is different from the above-described embodiment in that the destination floor of the user 10 is automatically registered. In the following description, the same components as those of the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof may be omitted.

[0079] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the terminal device 11 according to the first modification.

[0080] 10, in addition to a list of stores, "Automatic registration" is displayed as a candidate for a return destination in the store selection area 157 of the "return" input area 153. The user 10 can select "Automatic registration" from the store selection area 157 by operating the pull-down menu BT.

[0081] When the user 10 selects "automatic registration", the destination information generating unit 114 specifies the floor FL indicated by the floor information when the boarding floor information generating unit 112 receives the floor information for the first time from the communication device 2 as the return floor of the user 10. The destination information generating unit 114 generates return floor information based on the return floor.

[0082] For example, when a user 10 carrying a terminal device 11 parks his / her car in a parking lot on the "first basement floor" and approaches a communication device 2 installed on the "first basement floor," the user ID transmission unit 111 of the terminal device 11 transmits the user name to the communication device 2 installed on the "first basement floor."

[0083] When the user ID acquisition unit 201 of the communication device 2 acquires the user name from the terminal device 11, the floor information transmission unit 202 transmits floor information specifying the "first basement floor" to the terminal device 11 that acquired the user name. In this manner, the boarding floor information generation unit 112 receives floor information for the first time. The destination information generation unit 114 of the terminal device 11 identifies the "first basement floor" specified by the floor information as the return floor of the user 10, and generates return floor information.

[0084] In this way, the destination floor of the user 10 is automatically registered simply by the user 10 approaching the communication device 2, so that the user 10 can save the trouble of inputting the destination. The elevator control system 100 of the first modification example has other effects similar to those of the elevator control system 100 of the above-mentioned embodiment.

[0085] In the above-mentioned first modification, the destination floor of the user 10 is identified based on the floor information received by the boarding floor information generating unit 112 from the communication device 2, but the method for identifying the destination floor is not limited to this method. For example, the destination information generating unit 114 may receive a signal identifying a floor FL of the parking lot from a sensor installed on the ceiling of the parking lot as a store or the like that may be a destination, and identify the floor FL based on the received signal as the destination floor of the user 10.

[0086] [Variation 2] Next, an elevator control system 100 according to a second modification will be described with reference to FIG.

[0087] The elevator control system 100 of the second modification differs from the above-mentioned embodiment in that information such as non-stop floors for the car 3 is displayed on the terminal device 11 of the user 10. In the following, the same components as those in the above-mentioned embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof may be omitted.

[0088] Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the terminal device 11 according to the modified example 2. As shown in Fig. 11, the display screen of the display unit 150 of the terminal device 11 displays a user name and information about non-stop floors of the car 3.

[0089] As described above, the building information BD includes information about non-stop floors in the building BL for the car 3. The destination information generating unit 114 generates destination floor information and return destination floor information based on the building information BD and the destination and return destination input by the user 10, and determines whether or not at least one of the destination floor information, the destination floor specified by the return destination floor information, and the return destination floor is included in the non-stop floors, which are floors where the car 3 does not stop.

[0090] When the destination information generating unit 114 determines that at least one of the destination floor and the return destination of the user 10 is included in the non-stop floor of the car 3, it stops registering the destination floor information or the return floor information including the floor FL determined to be included in the non-stop floor. Then, the destination information generating unit 114 executes control to output, on the display screen of the display unit 150 of the terminal device 11, a message that the car 3 will not stop at the non-stop floor. The destination information generating unit 114 may output information about other cars 3 that can stop at the destination floor of the user 10 based on the building information BD.

[0091] In this way, the user 10 can confirm in advance on the terminal device 11 that the car 3 he or she plans to board will not stop at the destination floor or the return floor of the user 10. The elevator control system 100 of the second modification provides the same effects as the elevator control system 100 of the other embodiments described above.

[0092] [Variation 3] Next, an elevator control system 100 according to a third modification will be described with reference to Fig. 12. The elevator control system 100 according to the third modification differs from the above-described embodiment in that route information to the destination is displayed on the terminal device 11 of the user 10. Note that in the following, configurations similar to those in the above-described embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof may be omitted.

[0093] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the terminal device 11 according to the third modification.

[0094] 12, the display screen of the display unit 150 of the terminal device 11 displays information related to the user name, the destination of the user 10, and route information from the boarding area 200 to the destination. The route information includes the route from the boarding area 200 to the destination.

[0095] As described above, the building information BD includes the location information of the boarding area 200 and each store, etc., for each floor FL. The destination information generating unit 114 generates destination floor information and return floor information based on the building information BD and the destination and return destination input by the user 10, and determines whether the distance between the destination and return destination of the user 10 and the boarding area 200 of each floor FL exceeds a predetermined range, based on the building information BD.

[0096] When the destination information generation unit 114 determines that the distance between the destination or return destination of the user 10 and the boarding area 200 on each floor FL exceeds a predetermined range, it generates route information including the route from the boarding area 200 to the destination or return destination based on the building information BD, and executes control to output the route information on the display screen of the display unit 150.

[0097] The destination information generating unit 114 may execute control to generate route information and output it to the display screen of the display unit 150 even if the distance between the destination or return destination of the user 10 and the platform 200 of each floor FL does not exceed a predetermined range. The destination information generating unit 114 may also output information about another elevator 3 that is closer to the destination or return destination of the user 10 based on the building information BD.

[0098] In this way, the user 10 can check the route to the destination or the return destination on his / her own terminal device 11. According to the elevator control system 100 of the third modification, other effects similar to those of the elevator control system 100 of the above-mentioned embodiment can be obtained.

[0099] [Variation 4] Next, an elevator control system 100 according to a fourth modification will be described with reference to Fig. 13. The elevator control system 100 according to the fourth modification differs from the above-described embodiment in that the destination and return destination of the user 10 are determined in advance. In the following description, the same reference numerals are used for configurations similar to those in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof may be omitted.

[0100] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an entire system including an elevator control system 100 according to the fourth modification.

[0101] 13, in addition to the first external server 50, a second external server 60 is connected to the terminal device 11. The second external server 60 is, for example, an automatic medical reception machine or an electronic medical record system installed in a hospital or the like. The second external server 60 specifies and stores the destination of the user 10, such as a patient, and the place of examination, examination, and payment as the return destination, through operation by a specific person in charge.

[0102] The second external server 60 transmits the destination and return destination of the user 10 to the terminal device 11 in which the cooperative application is installed. Specifically, when the second external server 60 receives a notification that the terminal device 11 has started up the cooperative application, the second external server 60 transmits the destination and return destination to the terminal device 11.

[0103] The destination information generation unit 114 receives the destination and the return destination from the second external server 60. The destination information generation unit 114 generates destination floor information and return destination floor information based on the building information BD and the received destination and return destination.

[0104] According to the elevator control system 100 of the fourth modification, the same effects as those of the elevator control system 100 of the above-mentioned embodiment are achieved.

[0105] [Other variations] In the above-described embodiment and variant examples, the entry floor is identified when the entry floor information generation unit 112 receives floor information from the communication device 2 for the first time, but the timing of identifying the entry floor is not limited to this time.

[0106] For example, when a user 10 carrying a terminal device 11 arrives at a destination floor, gets off the car 3, and approaches a communication device 2 provided at the destination floor, the boarding floor information generating unit 112 may identify, as the boarding floor, a floor FL indicated by floor information acquired from the communication device 2. Then, when the user 10 returns from the destination and approaches the communication device 2 provided at the destination floor again, the information transmitting unit 115 may transmit the generated boarding floor information to the elevator control panel 1.

[0107] In the above embodiment and modified example, the information about non-stop floors of the car 3 in the building BL is included in the building information BD, and the building information BD is received by the terminal device 11. However, the method of obtaining the information about non-stop floors is not limited to this method. For example, the elevator control panel 1 may have information about non-stop floors of the car 3, and the information may be transmitted from the elevator control panel 1 to the terminal device 11 via the communication device 2.

[0108] The elevator control program executed by terminal device 11 of this embodiment is provided by being pre-installed in storage device 130 such as a ROM. The elevator control program executed by terminal device 11 of this embodiment may be provided by being recorded in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, or a digital versatile disk (DVD) in the form of an installable or executable file.

[0109] Furthermore, the elevator control program executed by the terminal device 11 of this embodiment may be configured to be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network. Also, the elevator control program executed by the terminal device 11 of this embodiment may be configured to be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

[0110] The elevator control program executed by the terminal device 11 in this embodiment has a modular structure including the above-mentioned units (user ID transmission unit 111, boarding floor information generation unit 112, building information acquisition unit 113, destination information generation unit 114, and information transmission unit 115), and in terms of actual hardware, the CPU (processor) 120 reads out and executes the elevator control program from the storage device 130 such as the ROM, thereby loading the above-mentioned units onto the main storage device 130, and the user ID transmission unit 111, boarding floor information generation unit 112, building information acquisition unit 113, destination information generation unit 114, and information transmission unit 115 are generated on the main storage device 130.

[0111] Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and spirit of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention and its equivalents described in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0112] 1 elevator control panel, 2 communication device, 3 car, 5 car operation panel, 6 destination floor button, 7 display device (output unit), 9 hall operation panel, 10 user, 11 terminal device, 20 elevator device (elevator), 50 first external server, 60 second external server (external server), 100 elevator control system, 101 control unit, 102 output control unit, 111 user ID transmission unit, 112 boarding floor information generation unit, 113 building information acquisition unit, 114 destination information generation unit, 115 information transmission unit, 150 display unit, 200 hall (boarding / exiting entrance), 201 user ID acquisition unit, 202 floor information transmission unit, BL building, FL floor.

Claims

1. An elevator control system in which an elevator control panel that controls the movement of an elevator car installed in a building and a terminal device carried by a user of the elevator are connected via a network, a communication device connected to the terminal device and the elevator control panel, provided on each floor of the building in which the elevator is installed, and configured to transmit floor information identifying the floor to the terminal device; Equipped with The terminal device an entry floor information generating unit that generates entry floor information for identifying the floor identified by the floor information received from the communication device as an entry floor where the user gets into the elevator; a destination information generation unit that generates destination floor information that identifies a destination floor that is a floor including the destination of the user and a return destination of the user in the building, and return floor information that identifies a return floor that is a floor including the return destination of the user; An information transmitting unit that transmits at least one of the destination floor information and the return floor information and the boarding floor information to the elevator control panel; having The destination information generation unit receiving a signal identifying the floor on which the sensor is installed from a sensor installed at a location that may be the return destination, identifying the floor based on the signal as the return floor of the user, and generating the return floor information; The elevator control panel includes: A control unit that controls the movement of the elevator based on at least one of the destination floor information, the return floor information, and the boarding floor information; having Elevator control system.

2. An elevator control system in which an elevator control panel that controls the movement of an elevator car installed in a building and a terminal device carried by a user of the elevator are connected via a network, a communication device connected to the terminal device and the elevator control panel, provided on each floor of the building in which the elevator is installed, and configured to transmit floor information identifying the floor to the terminal device; Equipped with The terminal device an entry floor information generating unit that generates entry floor information for identifying the floor identified by the floor information received from the communication device as an entry floor where the user gets into the elevator; a destination information generation unit that generates destination floor information that identifies a destination floor that is a floor including the destination of the user and a return destination of the user in the building, and return floor information that identifies a return floor that is a floor including the return destination of the user; An information transmitting unit that transmits at least one of the destination floor information and the return floor information and the boarding floor information to the elevator control panel; having The destination information generation unit Generate the destination floor information and the return floor information in association with a user ID that identifies the terminal device; The elevator control panel includes: A control unit that controls the movement of the elevator based on at least one of the destination floor information, the return floor information, and the boarding floor information; an output control unit that outputs the destination floor and the user ID to an output unit installed in the elevator when the elevator moves to the destination floor or the return floor as a destination floor; having Elevator control system.

3. The terminal device A building information acquisition unit that acquires building information including information that associates the destination and possible return destination of the user in the building with the floor in the building that includes the location, The destination information generation unit generating the destination floor information and the return destination floor information based on the building information and the destination and the return destination input by the user via the terminal device; 3. The elevator control system of claim 2.

4. The boarding floor information generation unit, When the floor information is acquired from the communication device for the first time, or when the floor information is acquired from the communication device provided at the destination floor, the floor indicated by the floor information is set as the boarding floor, and the boarding floor information is generated.

3. An elevator control system according to claim 1 or 2.

5. The destination information generation unit identifying the floor indicated by the floor information when the floor information is acquired for the first time from the communication device as the return floor of the user, and generating the return floor information; 3. The elevator control system of claim 2.

6. The destination information generation unit based on the building information, determine whether or not at least one of the destination floor and the return floor specified by the destination floor information and the return floor information is included in a non-stop floor which is a floor at which the elevator car does not stop, and if at least one of the destination floor and the return floor is included in the non-stop floor, execute control to output, via a display unit of the terminal device, a message indicating that the elevator car will not stop at the non-stop floor; 4. The elevator control system of claim 3.

7. The destination information generation unit Based on the building information, route information including a route from an entrance / exit for the elevator provided at the destination and the return destination to the destination and the return destination of the user is generated, and the route information is output via the terminal device.

4. The elevator control system of claim 3.

8. The terminal device is connected to an external server that specifies the destination and return destination of the user, The destination information generation unit generates the destination floor information and the return destination floor information based on the destination and the return destination received from the external server.

3. The elevator control system of claim 2.

9. A program to be executed by a computer of a terminal device, The terminal device a communication device connected to an elevator control panel that controls the movement of an elevator car installed in a building and that is provided on each floor of the building where the elevator is installed and that is capable of transmitting floor information that identifies the floor to the terminal device; generating boarding floor information for identifying the floor identified by the floor information received from the communication device as a boarding floor where a user of the elevator boards the elevator car; generating destination floor information that identifies a destination floor that is the floor including the destination of the user and a return destination of the user in the building, and return floor information that identifies a return floor that is the floor including the return destination of the user; transmitting at least one of the destination floor information and the return floor information and the boarding floor information to the elevator control panel; causing the computer to execute In the step of generating the destination floor information and the return floor information, receiving a signal identifying the floor on which the sensor is installed from a sensor installed at a location that may be the return destination, and identifying the floor based on the signal as the return destination floor of the user; program.

10. A program for causing a computer of a terminal device to execute the program, The terminal device a communication device connected to an elevator control panel that controls the movement of an elevator car installed in a building and that is provided on each floor of the building where the elevator is installed and that is capable of transmitting floor information that identifies the floor to the terminal device; generating boarding floor information for identifying the floor identified by the floor information received from the communication device as a boarding floor where a user of the elevator boards the elevator car; generating destination floor information that identifies a destination floor that is the floor including the destination of the user and a return destination of the user in the building, and return floor information that identifies a return floor that is the floor including the return destination of the user; transmitting at least one of the destination floor information and the return floor information and the boarding floor information to the elevator control panel; causing the computer to execute In the step of generating the destination floor information and the return floor information, The destination floor information and the return floor information are generated in association with a user ID that identifies the terminal device. program.

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