Elevator Group Control System

Abstract

To provide an elevator group management system capable of improving operation efficiency of the elevator group management system.SOLUTION: This elevator group management system comprises a first input device 2, a selecting device 501 for selecting one elevator 6 to create call registrant specific information and riding elevator specific information, two two-dimensional code readers 4 to which riding user specific information is inputted, a determination device 502, and a controller 503 for controlling the car movement to a destination floor of the elevator 6 selected by the selecting device 501 based on the determination result by the determination device 502, the determination device determining whether or not the two-dimensional code reader 4 to which the riding user specific information is inputted corresponds to the elevator 6 selected by the selecting device 501 and whether or not the riding user specific information inputted in the two-dimensional code reader 4 corresponds to the user specific information inputted in the first input device 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to elevator group control systems. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there is known an elevator group control system that includes a security gate, an elevator group control device, and a plurality of elevators. The security gate includes a gate body with an entrance formed therein, a flap that is provided on the gate body and opens and closes the entrance, and an input device that is provided on the gate body. The elevator group control device includes a selection device that selects one elevator from the plurality of elevators.

[0003] A user who wishes to pass through an entrance of a security gate brings a portable terminal device carried by the user close to an input device. This causes wireless communication between the portable terminal device and the input device, and user identification information that identifies the user is input from the portable terminal device to the input device. If the user identification information input to the input device matches pre-registered user identification information, a flap moves to open the entrance of the security gate. This allows the user to pass through the entrance of the security gate. Furthermore, if the user identification information input to the input device matches pre-registered user identification information, a selection device selects one elevator from among multiple elevators. The selected elevator moves its car to the landing floor where the user is located (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2018-002483 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] When each of the multiple users inputs user identification information to the input device, the selection device selects one elevator from the multiple elevators corresponding to each user. However, there is a possibility that some of the multiple users may get into an elevator car different from the elevator car assigned to them. When a user gets into an elevator car different from the elevator car assigned to them, there is a problem that the operation efficiency of the elevator group control system decreases.

[0006] The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has an object to provide an elevator group control system that can improve the operation efficiency of the elevator group control system. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The elevator group management system according to the present disclosure includes a first input device to which user identification information identifying a user is input from a portable terminal device carried by a user; a selection device which, when the user identification information is input to the first input device, selects one elevator from a plurality of elevators and creates call registrant identification information identifying the call registrant of the selected elevator and boarded elevator identification information identifying the selected elevator; a plurality of second input devices provided corresponding to each of the plurality of elevators and to which boarded user identification information identifying a user who will board the car is input from the portable terminal device; a determination device which determines whether the second input device to which the boarded user identification information has been input corresponds to the elevator selected by the selection device, based on the call registrant identification information and boarded elevator identification information created by the selection device, the boarded user identification information input to the second input device, and input device identification information identifying the second input device to which the boarded user identification information has been input, and determines whether the boarded user identification information input to the second input device corresponds to the user identification information input to the first input device; and a control device which controls movement of the car of the elevator selected by the selection device to a destination floor based on a determination result of the determination device.an output device that outputs call registrant identification information to the portable terminal device when the selection device selects one elevator; Equipped with The second input device is configured to receive from the portable terminal device boarding user identification information that matches the call registrant identification information output from the output device to the portable terminal device, and the determination device determines that the boarding user identification information input to the second input device corresponds to the user identification information input to the first input device when the call registrant identification information created by the selection device matches the boarding user identification information input to the second input device. do. The elevator group management system according to the present disclosure includes a first input device to which user identification information identifying a user is input from a portable terminal device carried by the user, a selection device which, when the user identification information is input to the first input device, selects one elevator from among a plurality of elevators and creates call registrant identification information identifying the call registrant of the selected elevator and boarded elevator identification information identifying the selected elevator, a plurality of second input devices provided one for each of the plurality of elevators and to which boarded user identification information identifying a user who boards the car is input from the portable terminal device, and a process for generating the call registrant identification information and the boarded elevator identification information created by the selection device and the boarded user identification information input to the second input device. the first input device being provided with a control device that controls the movement of the elevator car selected by the selection device to a destination floor based on the determination result of the determination device; and a determination device that determines whether the second input device to which the boarding user identification information has been input corresponds to the elevator selected by the selection device based on the first input device information and input device identification information that identifies the second input device to which the boarding user identification information has been input, and whether the boarding user identification information input to the second input device corresponds to the user identification information input to the first input device; and a control device that controls the movement of the elevator car selected by the selection device to a destination floor based on the determination result of the determination device, wherein the second input device is a wireless communication device that performs wireless communication with a portable terminal device, and the wireless communication device performs wireless communication with the portable terminal device, thereby inputting the boarding user identification information from the portable terminal device to the wireless communication device. The elevator group management system according to the present disclosure includes a first input device to which user identification information identifying a user is input from a portable terminal device carried by the user, a selection device which, when the user identification information is input to the first input device, selects one elevator from a plurality of elevators and creates call registrant identification information identifying the call registrant of the selected elevator and boarded elevator identification information identifying the selected elevator, a plurality of second input devices provided one for each of the plurality of elevators and to which boarded user identification information identifying a user who will board the car is input from the portable terminal device, and a selection device which selects the second input device to which the boarded user identification information has been input based on the call registrant identification information and boarded elevator identification information created by the selection device, the boarded user identification information input to the second input device, and input device identification information identifying the second input device to which the boarded user identification information has been input. The system is equipped with a determination device that determines whether the elevator selected by the selection device corresponds to the elevator selected by the selection device and whether the boarding user identification information input to the second input device corresponds to the user identification information input to the first input device, and a control device that controls the movement of the elevator car selected by the selection device to the destination floor based on the determination result of the determination device, wherein boarding user identification information matching the user identification information is input to the second input device from a portable terminal device, and when user identification information is input to the first input device, the selection device creates call registrant identification information that matches the user identification information input to the first input device, and when the call registrant identification information created by the selection device matches the boarding user identification information input to the second input device, the determination device determines that the boarding user identification information input to the second input device corresponds to the user identification information input to the first input device. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the elevator group control system according to the present disclosure, the operation efficiency of the elevator group control system can be improved. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an elevator group control system according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a main part of a building in which the elevator group control system of FIG. 1 is installed. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a front view showing the portable terminal device of FIG. 2. [Figure 4] 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator group control system according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an elevator group control system according to a second embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing a main part of a building in which the elevator group control system of FIG. 5 is installed. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an elevator group control system according to a third embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing a main part of a building in which the elevator group control system of FIG. 7 is installed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Embodiment 1 1 is a block diagram showing an elevator group control system according to embodiment 1. The elevator group control system according to embodiment 1 includes a plurality of portable terminal devices 1, a first input device 2, an output device 3, two two-dimensional code readers 4 which are second input devices, an elevator group control device 5, and two elevators 6. The elevator group control device 5 is electrically connected to each of the first input device 2, the output device 3, the two two-dimensional code readers 4, and the two elevators 6.

[0011] Although one portable terminal device 1 is shown in FIG. 1, the elevator group control system according to the first embodiment includes a plurality of portable terminal devices 1.

[0012] The elevator group control system according to the first embodiment is equipped with two two-dimensional code readers 4 and two elevators 6. The number of two-dimensional code readers 4 and the number of elevators 6 are not limited to two, and may be any number greater than one.

[0013] The elevator group control system according to the first embodiment is used by a plurality of users. Each of the users has one mobile terminal device 1.

[0014] The mobile terminal device 1 is configured from a smartphone. The mobile terminal device 1 is not limited to a smartphone, and may be, for example, a tablet terminal. The mobile terminal device 1 includes a communication device 101, a storage device 102, and a display device 103.

[0015] The communication device 101 performs wireless communication with the first input device 2. The communication device 101 also performs wireless communication with the output device 3.

[0016] User identification information is information that identifies a user who possesses the portable terminal device 1. The user identification information is stored in advance in the storage device 102.

[0017] Information for identifying an elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501 (described later) is referred to as boarding elevator identifying information. The boarding elevator identifying information is information created by the selection device 501.

[0018] The boarding elevator specification information is stored in the storage device 102. The display device 103 displays the boarding elevator specification information stored in the storage device 102.

[0019] The boarding user identification information is information that identifies a user who boards the car of the elevator 6. The boarding user identification information is information that is used when a user boards the car of the elevator 6, and is information that is used to determine whether or not the car of the elevator 6 that the user is about to board is the car of the elevator 6 that is assigned to the user.

[0020] The boarding user identification information is stored in the storage device 102. The display device 103 displays the boarding user identification information stored in the storage device 102. The display device 103 displays a two-dimensional code indicative of the boarding user identification information.

[0021] The user identification information stored in the storage device 102 is input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2. The method for inputting the user identification information from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2 is a contactless input method. Specifically, the user identification information is input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2 by wireless communication between the communication device 101 and the first input device 2.

[0022] The method of inputting the user identification information from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2 may be, for example, by displaying the user identification information on the display device 103 and reading the user identification information displayed on the display device 103 by the first input device 2. In this case, the display device 103 displays the user identification information stored in the storage device 102, and the first input device 2 has a reading device.

[0023] Information for identifying a call registrant of the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501 (to be described later) is referred to as call registrant identification information. The call registrant identification information is information created by the selection device 501.

[0024] The output device 3 receives the boarding elevator identification information and the call registrant identification information from the selection device 501. The output device 3 outputs the boarding elevator identification information and the call registrant identification information input to the output device 3 to the mobile terminal device 1.

[0025] The boarding elevator identification information output to the portable terminal device 1 is stored in the storage device 102. In addition, the call registrant identification information output to the portable terminal device 1 is stored in the storage device 102 as boarding user identification information. Therefore, the boarding user identification information stored in the storage device 102 matches the call registrant identification information output from the output device 3 to the portable terminal device 1. In other words, the boarding user identification information stored in the storage device 102 matches the call registrant identification information created by the selection device 501.

[0026] The output method of the riding elevator identification information and the call registrant identification information from the output device 3 to the portable terminal device 1 is a non-contact output method. Specifically, wireless communication is performed between the output device 3 and the communication device 101, whereby the riding elevator identification information and the call registrant identification information are output from the output device 3 to the portable terminal device 1.

[0027] Note that the output method of the boarded elevator identifying information and the call registrant identifying information from the output device 3 to the portable terminal device 1 may be another output method. For example, the output device 3 may display each of the boarded elevator identifying information and the call registrant identifying information, and the portable terminal device 1 may read each of the boarded elevator identifying information and the call registrant identifying information displayed on the output device 3. In this case, the output device 3 has a display device, and the portable terminal device 1 has a reading device.

[0028] The two two-dimensional code readers 4 are provided corresponding to each of the two elevators 6.

[0029] The boarding user identifying information is input to each of the two-dimensional code reading devices 4 from the portable terminal device 1. Specifically, a two-dimensional code indicating the boarding user identifying information stored in the storage device 102 is displayed on the display device 103, and the two-dimensional code indicating the boarding user identifying information displayed on the display device 103 is read by the two-dimensional code reading device 4. This causes the boarding user identifying information to be input from the portable terminal device 1 to the two-dimensional code reading device 4. Each of the two-dimensional code reading devices 4 has input device identifying information, which is information identifying each of the two-dimensional code reading devices 4, stored in advance.

[0030] In the elevator group control system according to the first embodiment, the boarding user identification information stored in the storage device 102 matches the call registrant identification information output from the output device 3 to the portable terminal device 1. That is, the boarding user identification information stored in the storage device 102 matches the call registrant identification information created by the selection device 501. The display device 103 displays the boarding user identification information stored in the storage device 102. Therefore, the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the two-dimensional code reading device 4 matches the call registrant identification information output from the output device 3 to the portable terminal device 1. That is, the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the two-dimensional code reading device 4 matches the call registrant identification information created by the selection device 501.

[0031] The elevator group control device 5 has a selection device 501, a determination device 502, and a control device 503.

[0032] User identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2 is input to the selection device 501. When user identification information is input to the selection device 501, the selection device 501 selects one elevator 6 from the two elevators 6. In other words, when user identification information is input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2, the selection device 501 selects one elevator 6 from the two elevators 6.

[0033] When the selection device 501 selects one elevator 6, the selection device 501 creates boarding elevator identification information corresponding to the selected elevator 6 and inputs the created boarding elevator identification information to the output device 3.

[0034] The boarding elevator specification information input from the selection device 501 to the output device 3 is output from the output device 3 to the portable terminal device 1. The boarding elevator specification information output from the output device 3 and input to the portable terminal device 1 is stored in the storage device 102 and displayed on the display device 103. By displaying the boarding elevator specification information on the display device 103, a user visually checking the display device 103 can easily understand the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501. In other words, by displaying the boarding elevator specification information on the display device 103, a user visually checking the display device 103 can easily understand the car of the elevator 6 that the user should board.

[0035] When user identification information is input to the selection device 501, the selection device 501 creates call registrant identification information and inputs the created call registrant identification information to the output device 3. In other words, when user identification information is input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2, the selection device 501 creates call registrant identification information and inputs the created call registrant identification information to the output device 3.

[0036] The boarding elevator specifying information and the call registrant specifying information created by the selection device 501 are input to the determination device 502. The boarding elevator specifying information and the call registrant specifying information are input from the selection device 501 to the determination device 502 in correspondence with each other.

[0037] The determination device 502 receives the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the two-dimensional code reader 4. The determination device 502 also receives input device identification information that identifies the two-dimensional code reader 4 from the two-dimensional code reader 4 to which the boarding user identification information has been input from the portable terminal device 1. The boarding user identification information and the input device identification information are input from the two-dimensional code reader 4 to the determination device 502 in correspondence with each other.

[0038] The determination device 502 determines whether the two-dimensional code reader 4 to which the boarding user identification information has been input from the portable terminal device 1 corresponds to the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501. The determination of whether the two-dimensional code reader 4 to which the boarding user identification information has been input from the portable terminal device 1 corresponds to the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501 is regarded as a first determination. The first determination of the determination device 502 is made based on the boarding elevator identification information and the input device identification information input to the determination device 502. Specifically, the determination device 502 collates the boarding elevator identification information input to the determination device 502 from the selection device 501 with the input device identification information of the two-dimensional code reader 4 input to the determination device 502 from the two-dimensional code reader 4.

[0039] When the boarding elevator identification information and the input device identification device correspond to each other, the judgment device 502 judges that the two-dimensional code reading device 4 to which the boarding user identification information has been input from the portable terminal device 1 corresponds to the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501.

[0040] When the boarding elevator identification information and the input device identification device do not correspond to each other, the judgment device 502 judges that the two-dimensional code reading device 4 to which the boarding user identification information has been input from the portable terminal device 1 does not correspond to the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501.

[0041] Furthermore, the determination device 502 determines whether or not the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the two-dimensional code reading device 4 corresponds to the user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2. The determination of whether or not the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the two-dimensional code reading device 4 corresponds to the user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2 is the second determination. The second determination of the determination device 502 is made based on the call registrant identification information and the boarding user identification information input to the determination device 502. Specifically, the determination device 502 compares the call registrant identification information input from the selection device 501 to the determination device 502 with the boarding user identification information input from the two-dimensional code reading device 4 to the determination device 502.

[0042] When the call registrant identification information and the boarding user identification information match each other, the determination device 502 determines that the boarding user identification information corresponds to the user identification information. That is, in this case, the determination device 502 determines that the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the two-dimensional code reading device 4 corresponds to the user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2.

[0043] When the call registrant identification information and the boarding user identification information do not match each other, the determination device 502 determines that the boarding user identification information does not correspond to the user identification information. That is, in this case, the determination device 502 determines that the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the two-dimensional code reading device 4 does not correspond to the user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2.

[0044] The control device 503 receives the determination result of the determination device 502. In addition, the control device 503 receives the boarding elevator specification information created by the selection device 501. The control device 503 controls the movement of the car of the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501 based on the determination result of the determination device 502.

[0045] Specifically, the determination device 502 determines that the two-dimensional code reader 4 to which the boarding user identification information has been input from the portable terminal device 1 corresponds to the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501. The determination device 502 also determines that the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the two-dimensional code reader 4 corresponds to the user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2. In this case, the control device 503 moves the car of the elevator 6 identified by the boarding elevator identification information.

[0046] In the selection device 501 of the elevator group control device 5, one floor is preset corresponding to each of the user identification information of a plurality of users. The preset floor information is input from the selection device 501 to the control device 503 together with the boarding elevator identification information. When moving the car of the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501, the control device 503 moves the car with the floor preset in correspondence with the user identification information input from the mobile terminal device 1 to the first input device 2 as the destination floor.

[0047] When a user travels to a floor different from the preset floor, the user operates the portable terminal device 1 carried by the user to input information indicating the floor to which the user is travelling to the portable terminal device 1. In this case, user destination floor information is input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2 together with user identification information. The user destination floor information is information indicating the floor to which the user is travelling. The user destination floor information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2 is input from the first input device 2 to the selection device 501. The user destination floor information input to the selection device 501 is input from the selection device 501 to the control device 503 together with boarding elevator identification information.

[0048] When the determination device 502 determines that the two-dimensional code reader 4 for which boarding user identification information has been input from the portable terminal device 1 does not correspond to the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501, the control device 503 does not move the car of the elevator 6. When the determination device 502 determines that the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the two-dimensional code reader 4 does not correspond to the user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2, the control device 503 does not move the car of the elevator 6. The elevator group control system according to the first embodiment may include an alarm device that, in these cases, alarms the user that the elevator 6 the user is about to board is different from the elevator 6 assigned to the user.

[0049] Fig. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the main parts of a building in which the elevator group control system of Fig. 1 is installed. A security gate 7 is provided in the building in which the elevator group control system is installed. The security gate 7 has a gate body 701 in which an entrance (not shown) is formed, and a flap (not shown) provided on the gate body 701. The flap is rotatably provided on the gate body 701. The entrance is opened and closed by the rotation of the flap. A first input device 2 and an output device 3 are provided on the gate body 701.

[0050] The first input device 2 also serves as an input device for inputting user identification information at the security gate 7. Therefore, when a user identification number is input to the first input device 2 and the user identification information input to the first input device 2 matches pre-registered user identification information, a flap rotates to open the passageway of the security gate 7.

[0051] The first input device 2 and the output device 3 are disposed close to each other. Therefore, a wireless communication area between the portable terminal device 1 and the first input device 2 and a wireless communication area between the portable terminal device 1 and the output device 3 overlap each other. This allows the portable terminal device 1 to be brought close to both the first input device 2 and the output device 3, thereby enabling wireless communication between the portable terminal device 1 and the first input device 2 and wireless communication between the portable terminal device 1 and the output device 3 to be performed simultaneously.

[0052] Each of the two-dimensional code readers 4 is disposed adjacent to the landing entrance of the elevator 6 corresponding to the respective two-dimensional code reader 4. Before getting into the car of the elevator 6, the user 8 brings the portable terminal device 1 close to the two-dimensional code reader 4 corresponding to the elevator 6 indicated in the boarding elevator identification information, among the two elevators 6. As a result, the two-dimensional code reader 4 reads the two-dimensional code indicating the boarding user identification information displayed on the display device 103 of the portable terminal device 1.

[0053] Fig. 3 is a front view showing the portable terminal device 1 of Fig. 2. Wireless communication is performed between the communication device 101 of the portable terminal device 1 and the output device 3, whereby the boarding elevator identifying information and the call registrant identifying information are input to the portable terminal device 1. On the display device 103 of the portable terminal device 1 to which the boarding elevator identifying information and the call registrant identifying information have been input, the input boarding elevator identifying information is displayed, and boarding user identifying information that matches the input call registrant identifying information is also displayed.

[0054] Display device 103 displays characters 104 indicating the boarding elevator identification information. Specifically, display device 103 displays, for example, "This is elevator No. 1." This allows user 8 to easily understand that elevator 6 that user 8 should board is elevator No. 1. Also, display device 103 displays a two-dimensional code 105 indicating the boarding user identification information.

[0055] Next, the operation of the elevator group control system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the elevator group control system according to the first embodiment. First, in step S101, a user identification information input process is performed. In the user identification information input process, user identification information is input from the portable terminal device 1 carried by the user 8 to the first input device 2. The user identification information input to the first input device 2 is input to the selection device 501.

[0056] Thereafter, in step S102, an elevator selection process is performed. In the elevator selection process, the user identification information is input to the selection device 501, whereby the selection device 501 selects one elevator 6 from the two elevators 6 and creates boarding elevator identification information and call registrant identification information. The created boarding elevator identification information and call registrant identification information are input to the output device 3 and to the determination device 502. In addition, the created boarding elevator identification information is input to the control device 503.

[0057] After that, in step S103, an output process is performed. In the output process, the output device 3 outputs the boarding elevator specification information and the call registrant specification information to the mobile terminal device 1.

[0058] After that, in step S104, a boarding user identification information input process is performed. In the boarding user identification information input process, the boarding user identification information is input from the portable terminal device 1 carried by the user 8 to the two-dimensional code reader 4. The two-dimensional code reader 4 to which the boarding user identification information has been input inputs the boarding user identification information input to the two-dimensional code reader 4 and input device identification information that identifies the two-dimensional code reader 4 to the determination device 502.

[0059] After that, in step S105, a first determination step is performed. In the first determination step, the determination device 502 determines whether or not the two-dimensional code reader 4, to which the boarding user identification information has been input from the portable terminal device 1, corresponds to the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501. The first determination step is performed based on the boarding elevator identification information and the input device identification information input to the determination device 502. The determination result of the determination device 502 in the first determination step is input to the control device 503.

[0060] If the determination device 502 determines in step S105 that the two-dimensional code reader 4 to which the boarding user identification information has been input corresponds to the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501, a second determination step is performed in step S106. In the second determination step, the determination device 502 determines whether the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the two-dimensional code reader 4 corresponds to the user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 2. The second determination step is performed based on the call registrant identification information and the boarding user identification information input to the determination device 502. The determination result of the determination device 502 in the second determination step is input to the control device 503.

[0061] If the determination device 502 determines in step S106 that the boarding user identification information input to the two-dimensional code reader 4 corresponds to the user identification information input to the first input device 2, a car movement process is performed in step S107. In the car movement process, the control device 503 moves the car of the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501 to a preset floor as the destination floor. With this, the operation of the elevator group control system is completed.

[0062] Furthermore, in step S105, if the determination device 502 determines that the two-dimensional code reading device 4 into which the boarding user identification information has been input does not correspond to the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501, the operation of the elevator group management system is terminated.

[0063] Furthermore, in step S106, if the determination device 502 determines that the boarding user identification information input to the two-dimensional code reading device 4 does not correspond to the user identification information input to the first input device 2, the operation of the elevator group management system is terminated.

[0064] As described above, the elevator group management system according to the first embodiment includes the first input device 2, two two-dimensional code readers 4, a selection device 501, a determination device 502, and a control device 503. User identification information is input to the first input device 2 from a portable terminal device 1 carried by a user 8. When the user identification information is input to the first input device 2, the selection device 501 selects one elevator 6 from the two elevators 6 and creates call registrant identification information and boarded elevator identification information. Two two-dimensional code readers 4 are provided corresponding to each of the two elevators 6. Boarded user identification information is input to each of the two-dimensional code readers 4 from the portable terminal device 1. The determination device 502 determines whether the two-dimensional code reader 4 to which the boarded user identification information has been input corresponds to the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501, based on the boarded elevator identification information and an input device identification device that identifies the two-dimensional code reader 4. Furthermore, the determination device 502 determines whether or not the boarding user identification information input to the two-dimensional code reading device 4 corresponds to the user identification information input to the first input device 2, based on the call registrant identification information and the boarding user identification information. The control device 503 controls the movement of the car of the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501 to the destination floor, based on the determination result of the determination device 502. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the user 8 from boarding a car of an elevator 6 other than the elevator 6 assigned to the user 8. As a result, it is possible to improve the operation efficiency of the elevator group control system.

[0065] The elevator group management system according to the first embodiment also includes an output device 3. When the selection device 501 selects one elevator 6, the output device 3 outputs the call registrant identification information created by the selection device 501 to the mobile terminal device 1. The two-dimensional code reading device 4 is configured to receive from the mobile terminal device 1 boarding user identification information that matches the call registrant identification information output from the output device 3 to the mobile terminal device 1. When the call registrant identification information created by the selection device 501 matches the boarding user identification information input to the two-dimensional code reading device 4, the determination device 502 determines that the boarding user identification information corresponds to the user identification information. That is, in this case, the determination device 502 determines that the boarding user identification information input from the mobile terminal device 1 to the two-dimensional code reading device 4 corresponds to the user identification information input from the mobile terminal device 1 to the first input device 2. According to this configuration, the elevator group management device 5 does not need to store a plurality of user identification information that identifies each of the plurality of users 8. This makes it possible to simplify the configuration of the elevator group management device 5.

[0066] Furthermore, when the selection device 501 selects one elevator 6, the output device 3 outputs the boarding elevator specification information to the portable terminal device 1. According to this configuration, the user 8 can easily know the elevator 6 assigned to the user 8 by visually checking the boarding elevator specification information displayed on the display device 103 of the portable terminal device 1.

[0067] Furthermore, the two-dimensional code reader 4 reads the two-dimensional code indicating the boarding user identification information displayed on the display device 103 of the portable terminal device 1. The two-dimensional code reader 4 reads the two-dimensional code displayed on the display device 103, whereby the boarding user identification information is input from the portable terminal device 1 to the two-dimensional code reader 4. This configuration makes it possible to input the boarding user identification information from the portable terminal device 1 to the two-dimensional code reader 4 with a simple configuration.

[0068] Furthermore, the control device 503 sets a floor that is preset in accordance with the user identification information input from the mobile terminal device 1 to the first input device 2 as the destination floor of the car of the elevator 6. With this configuration, the car of the elevator 6 can be moved to the destination floor without the user 8 having to operate the car operating panel.

[0069] Embodiment 2 Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing an elevator group control system according to embodiment 2. Fig. 6 is a configuration diagram showing a main part of a building in which the elevator group control system of Fig. 5 is installed. The elevator group control system according to embodiment 2 includes two wireless communication devices 9 which are second input devices. The elevator group control device 5 is electrically connected to the two wireless communication devices 9.

[0070] Each wireless communication device 9 performs wireless communication with the communication device 101 of the portable terminal device 1. When the wireless communication device 9 performs wireless communication with the communication device 101, the boarding user identification device stored in the storage device 102 of the portable terminal device 1 is input from the portable terminal device 1 to the wireless communication device 9. Each wireless communication device 9 stores input device identification information, which is information for identifying the respective wireless communication device 9, in advance.

[0071] In the elevator group control system according to the second embodiment, the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the wireless communication device 9 matches the call registrant identification information output from the output device 3 to the portable terminal device 1. In other words, the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the wireless communication device 9 matches the call registrant identification information created by the selection device 501.

[0072] The determination device 502 receives input of the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the wireless communication device 9. The determination device 502 also receives input of input device identification information that identifies the wireless communication device 9 from the wireless communication device 9 to which the boarding user identification information was input from the portable terminal device 1. The boarding user identification information and the input device identification information are input from the wireless communication device 9 to the determination device 502 in correspondence with each other.

[0073] Other configurations in the elevator group control system according to the second embodiment are similar to the configurations in the elevator group control system according to the first embodiment.

[0074] As described above, in the elevator group control system according to the second embodiment, the wireless communication device 9 performs wireless communication with the portable terminal device 1. By the wireless communication device 9 performing wireless communication with the portable terminal device 1, the boarding user identification information is input from the portable terminal device 1 to the wireless communication device 9. According to this configuration, the boarding user identification information can be input from the portable terminal device 1 to the wireless communication device 9 without the display device 103 of the portable terminal device 1 displaying the boarding user identification information. This allows the boarding user identification information to be easily input from the portable terminal device 1 to the wireless communication device 9.

[0075] Embodiment 3 Fig. 7 is a block diagram showing an elevator group control system according to a third embodiment. Fig. 8 is a configuration diagram showing a main part of a building in which the elevator group control system of Fig. 7 is set up. The elevator group control system according to the third embodiment includes a plurality of portable terminal devices 10, a first input device 11, an alarm device 12, two second input devices 13, an elevator group control device 5, and two elevators 6. The elevator group control device 5 is electrically connected to each of the first input device 11, the alarm device 12, the two second input devices 13, and the two elevators 6.

[0076] The portable terminal device 10 is configured with a security card. The portable terminal device 10 has a communication device 101 and a storage device 102. The portable terminal device 10 does not have a display device 103.

[0077] The first input device 11 is composed of a card reader device. When the portable terminal device 10 is brought close to the first input device 11, wireless communication is performed between the communication device 101 of the portable terminal device 10 and the first input device 11. When wireless communication is performed between the communication device 101 and the first input device 11, user identification information stored in the storage device 102 of the portable terminal device 10 is input from the portable terminal device 10 to the first input device 11.

[0078] The notification device 12 is provided in the gate body 701 of the security gate 7. The boarding elevator identification information is input to the notification device 12 from the selection device 501. The notification device 12 has a display device that displays the boarding elevator identification information. This causes the boarding elevator identification information to be notified to the user 8 passing through the security gate 7. Note that the notification device 12 is not limited to a display device, and may be, for example, a voice generating device that generates the boarding elevator identification information as voice.

[0079] Each second input device 13 is composed of a card reader device. When the portable terminal device 10 is brought close to the second input device 13, wireless communication is performed between the communication device 101 of the portable terminal device 10 and the second input device 13. When wireless communication is performed between the communication device 101 and the second input device 13, the boarding user identification information stored in the storage device 102 of the portable terminal device 10 is input from the portable terminal device 10 to the second input device 13.

[0080] In the elevator group control system according to the third embodiment, boarding user identification information that matches the user identification information is stored in the storage device 102. Therefore, the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 10 to the second input device 13 matches the user identification information input from the portable terminal device 10 to the first input device 11.

[0081] User identification information input from the portable terminal device 10 to the first input device 11 is input to the selection device 501. When user identification information is input to the selection device 501, the selection device 501 selects one elevator 6 from the two elevators 6. In other words, when user identification information is input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 11, the selection device 501 selects one elevator 6 from the two elevators 6.

[0082] When the selection device 501 selects one elevator 6, the selection device 501 creates boarding elevator identification information corresponding to the selected elevator 6 and inputs the created boarding elevator identification information to the notification device 12.

[0083] When user identification information is input to the selection device 501 , the selection device 501 creates call registrant identification information that matches the user identification information input to the first input device 11 .

[0084] The boarding elevator specifying information and the call registrant specifying information created by the selection device 501 are input to the determination device 502. The boarding elevator specifying information and the call registrant specifying information are input from the selection device 501 to the determination device 502 in correspondence with each other.

[0085] The determination device 502 receives input of the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 10 to the second input device 13. In addition, the determination device 502 receives input of input device identification information for identifying the second input device 13 from the second input device 13 to which the boarding user identification information has been input from the portable terminal device 10. The boarding user identification information and the input device identification information are input from the second input device 13 to the determination device 502 in correspondence with each other.

[0086] The determination device 502 determines whether or not the second input device 13 to which the boarding user identification information has been input from the portable terminal device 1 corresponds to the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501. The determination of whether or not the second input device 13 to which the boarding user identification information has been input from the portable terminal device 1 corresponds to the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501 is regarded as a first determination. The first determination of the determination device 502 is made based on the boarding elevator identification information and the input device identification information input to the determination device 502. Specifically, the determination device 502 collates the boarding elevator identification information input to the determination device 502 from the selection device 501 with the input device identification information input to the determination device 502 from the second input device 13.

[0087] When the boarding elevator identification information and the input device identification device correspond to each other, the determination device 502 determines that the second input device 13 to which the boarding user identification information has been input from the portable terminal device 1 corresponds to the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501.

[0088] When the boarding elevator identification information and the input device identification device do not correspond to each other, the judgment device 502 judges that the second input device 13 to which the boarding user identification information has been input from the portable terminal device 1 does not correspond to the elevator 6 selected by the selection device 501.

[0089] In addition, the determination device 502 determines whether or not the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the second input device 13 corresponds to the user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 11. The determination of whether or not the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the second input device 13 corresponds to the user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 11 is the second determination. The second determination of the determination device 502 is made based on the call registrant identification information and the boarding user identification information input to the determination device 502. Specifically, the determination device 502 compares the call registrant identification information input from the selection device 501 to the determination device 502 with the boarding user identification information input from the second input device 13 to the determination device 502.

[0090] When the call registrant identification information and the boarding user identification information match each other, the determination device 502 determines that the boarding user identification information corresponds to the user identification information. That is, in this case, the determination device 502 determines that the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the second input device 13 corresponds to the user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 11.

[0091] When the call registrant identification information and the boarding user identification information do not match each other, the determination device 502 determines that the boarding user identification information does not correspond to the user identification information. That is, in this case, the determination device 502 determines that the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the second input device 13 does not correspond to the user identification information input from the portable terminal device 1 to the first input device 11.

[0092] Other configurations in the elevator group control system according to the third embodiment are similar to those in the elevator group control system according to the first embodiment.

[0093] As described above, in the elevator group management system according to the third embodiment, the second input device 13 is configured to receive boarding user identification information that matches the user identification information from the portable terminal device 10. When the user identification information is input to the first input device 11, the selection device 501 creates call registrant identification information that matches the user identification information input to the first input device 11. When the call registrant identification information created by the selection device 501 matches the boarding user identification information input to the second input device 13, the determination device 502 determines that the boarding user identification information corresponds to the user identification information. That is, in this case, the determination device 502 determines that the boarding user identification information input from the portable terminal device 10 to the second input device 13 corresponds to the user identification information input from the portable terminal device 10 to the first input device 11. According to this configuration, the elevator group management device 5 does not need to output the call registrant identification information to the portable terminal device 10. This makes it possible to simplify the configuration of the elevator group management device 5.

[0094] Moreover, the elevator group control system according to the third embodiment includes an alarm device 12. When the selection device 501 selects one elevator 6, the alarm device 12 notifies the user 8 of the elevator identification information to be boarded. With this configuration, it is possible to notify the user 8 of the elevator identification information to be boarded.

[0095] The elevator group control system according to each embodiment may include a user history storage device that stores the history of each user 8 using the elevator 6. The user history storage device is provided in a management device installed in a management room, for example. This allows a manager in the management room to know which users 8 got into the same elevator 6 car at the same time, among multiple users 8, by operating the management device. [Explanation of symbols]

[0096] 1 Portable terminal device, 2 First input device, 3 Output device, 4 Two-dimensional code reading device (Second input device), 5 Elevator group management device, 6 Elevator, 7 Security gate, 8 User, 9 Wireless communication device (Second input device), 10 Portable terminal device, 11 First input device, 12 Notification device, 13 Second input device, 101 Communication device, 102 Storage device, 103 Display device, 104 Characters, 105 Two-dimensional code, 501 Selection device, 502 Determination device, 503 Control device, 701 Gate body.

Claims

1. a first input device to which user identification information for identifying a user is input from a portable terminal device carried by the user; a selection device which, when the user identification information is input to the first input device, selects one of a plurality of elevators and creates call registrant identification information which identifies a call registrant of the selected elevator and elevator identification information which identifies the selected elevator; a plurality of second input devices each provided in correspondence with a respective one of the plurality of elevators, into which boarding user identification information for identifying the user who boards the elevator car is input from the portable terminal device; a determination device which determines whether or not the second input device to which the boarding user identification information has been input corresponds to the elevator selected by the selection device, based on the call registrant identification information and the boarding elevator identification information created by the selection device, the boarding user identification information input to the second input device, and input device identification information which identifies the second input device to which the boarding user identification information has been input, and which determines whether or not the boarding user identification information input to the second input device corresponds to the user identification information input to the first input device; a control device that controls movement of the car of the elevator selected by the selection device to a destination floor based on a determination result of the determination device; an output device that outputs the call registrant identification information to the portable terminal device when the selection device selects one of the elevators; Equipped with The second input device is configured to receive from the portable terminal device the boarding user identification information that matches the call registrant identification information output from the output device to the portable terminal device, The determination device is an elevator group management system that determines that the boarding user identification information input to the second input device corresponds to the user identification information input to the first input device when the call registrant identification information created by the selection device matches the boarding user identification information input to the second input device.

2. The elevator group control system according to claim 1 , wherein the output device outputs the elevator identification information to the portable terminal device when the selection device selects one of the elevators.

3. the second input device is a two-dimensional code reader that reads a two-dimensional code that indicates the boarding user identification information displayed on a display device of the portable terminal device; 3. The elevator group control system according to claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional code reader reads the two-dimensional code, and the boarding user identification information is input from the portable terminal device to the two-dimensional code reader.

4. the second input device is a wireless communication device that wirelessly communicates with the portable terminal device, 3. The elevator group control system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device performs wireless communication with the portable terminal device, thereby inputting the boarding user identification information from the portable terminal device to the wireless communication device.

5. a first input device to which user identification information for identifying a user is input from a portable terminal device carried by the user; a selection device which, when the user identification information is input to the first input device, selects one of a plurality of elevators and creates call registrant identification information which identifies a call registrant of the selected elevator and elevator identification information which identifies the selected elevator; a plurality of second input devices each provided in correspondence with a respective one of the plurality of elevators, into which boarding user identification information for identifying the user who boards the elevator car is input from the portable terminal device; a determination device which determines whether or not the second input device to which the boarding user identification information has been input corresponds to the elevator selected by the selection device, based on the call registrant identification information and the boarding elevator identification information created by the selection device, the boarding user identification information input to the second input device, and input device identification information which identifies the second input device to which the boarding user identification information has been input, and which determines whether or not the boarding user identification information input to the second input device corresponds to the user identification information input to the first input device; a control device that controls movement of the car of the elevator selected by the selection device to a destination floor based on a determination result of the determination device; Equipped with the second input device is a wireless communication device that wirelessly communicates with the portable terminal device, An elevator group management system in which the wireless communication device communicates wirelessly with the portable terminal device, thereby inputting the boarding user identification information from the portable terminal device to the wireless communication device.

6. a first input device to which user identification information for identifying a user is input from a portable terminal device carried by the user; a selection device which, when the user identification information is input to the first input device, selects one of a plurality of elevators and creates call registrant identification information which identifies a call registrant of the selected elevator and elevator identification information which identifies the selected elevator; a plurality of second input devices each provided in correspondence with each of the plurality of elevators, into which boarding user identification information for identifying the user who boards the elevator car is input from the portable terminal device; a determination device which determines whether or not the second input device to which the boarding user identification information has been input corresponds to the elevator selected by the selection device, based on the call registrant identification information and the boarding elevator identification information created by the selection device, the boarding user identification information input to the second input device, and input device identification information which identifies the second input device to which the boarding user identification information has been input, and which determines whether or not the boarding user identification information input to the second input device corresponds to the user identification information input to the first input device; a control device that controls movement of the car of the elevator selected by the selection device to a destination floor based on a determination result of the determination device; Equipped with The second input device is configured to receive the boarding user identification information that matches the user identification information from the portable terminal device, when the user identification information is input to the first input device, the selection device creates the call registrant identification information that matches the user identification information input to the first input device, The determination device is an elevator group management system that determines that the boarding user identification information input to the second input device corresponds to the user identification information input to the first input device when the call registrant identification information created by the selection device matches the boarding user identification information input to the second input device.

7. The elevator group control system according to claim 6, further comprising an alert device that alerts the user to the elevator identification information when the selection device selects one of the elevators.

8. 8. The elevator group control system according to claim 1, wherein the control device sets, as the destination floor, a floor that is preset in correspondence with the user identification information input from the portable terminal device to the first input device.

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