Elevator information providing device and elevator information providing method

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to obtain an elevator information provision device that provides information indicating the relationship between an elevator and an object to be carried by the elevator.　The present invention comprises: a building data acquisition unit (10) that acquires building data; a selection unit (11) that selects an elevator suitable for installation in a building from among a plurality of elevators using the building data; and an image data acquisition unit (12) that acquires image data including the elevator selected by the selection unit and an object to be carried by the elevator and outputs the acquired image data.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an elevator information providing device and an elevator information providing method. [Background technology]

[0002] An architectural designer who places an order for an elevator uses the elevator information providing device to obtain information about elevators and places an order for an elevator that meets his or her requirements.

[0003] Architectural designers can input the building's purpose, the number of floors, the estimated population per floor, and the desired specifications for the elevator into an elevator information providing device, and obtain a CAD symbol for the elevator (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2002-230253 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Although such elevator information devices can obtain CAD symbols of elevators, they do not provide information showing the relationship between elevators and objects carried by the elevators. Therefore, users of the elevator information devices have difficulty imagining what the elevators will look like when actually installed, and users of the elevator information devices sometimes have doubts when selecting an elevator.

[0006] The present invention has been made to solve the problems described above, and aims to provide an elevator information providing device that provides information indicating the relationship between an elevator and an object carried by the elevator. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The elevator information providing device according to the present invention includes a building data acquiring unit that acquires building data, a selecting unit that uses the building data to select an elevator suitable for installation in a building from among a plurality of elevators, and an image data acquiring unit that acquires image data including the elevator selected by the selecting unit and an object carried by the elevator, and outputs the acquired image data. The data of the building includes a plurality of data including data of the area in which the building is to be constructed, and the selection unit selects the elevator using data generated by multiplying each of the plurality of data of the building by a weight. . Effect of the Invention

[0008] The elevator information providing device according to the present invention can provide information indicating the relationship between an elevator and an object carried by the elevator, because image data including the elevator and the object carried by the elevator selected by the selection unit is output. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an application example of the elevator information providing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 1 is a configuration diagram of an elevator information providing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] 1 is a diagram showing an example of a website created by the elevator information providing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 4] 3 is a flowchart showing an elevator information providing method using the elevator information providing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of image data output by the elevator information providing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating another example of the image data output by the elevator information providing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7]FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating still another example of the image data output by the elevator information providing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating still another example of the image data output by the elevator information providing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of an elevator information providing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Embodiment 1 First, an application example of the elevator information device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. The elevator information device 100 according to the present embodiment assumes that the user is an architectural designer, but the user is not limited to this and may be anyone who is considering purchasing or ordering an elevator. In the following, when simply referred to as a user, it refers to a user of the elevator information device 100 who is considering purchasing or ordering an elevator, and an elevator user will be referred to as a passenger.

[0011] The elevator information providing device 100 according to this embodiment constitutes a part of a website that provides elevator information. In other words, a user of the elevator information providing device 100 is a user of a website created by the elevator information providing device 100. The website created by the elevator information providing device 100 provides elevator information when a user inputs data on a building in which the elevator is to be installed and data on desired specifications for the elevator.

[0012] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an application example of the elevator information providing device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The elevator information providing device 100 according to the present embodiment provides elevator information to a user via a server 102 and an Internet line 103. FIG. 1 will be explained along with the flow of data. As shown in FIG. 1, a user's personal computer 104 is connected to a server 102 via an Internet line 103. Building data input by the user to the personal computer 104 is input to the elevator information providing device 100 through the server 102. The elevator information providing device 100 uses the building data to select an elevator suitable for installation in the building from a plurality of elevators stored in the storage device 101. Then, the elevator information providing device 100 acquires image data including the selected elevator and an object carried by the elevator from the image data stored in the storage device 101, and outputs the acquired image data.

[0013] The data output from elevator information device 100 is input to the user's personal computer 104 via server 102, and an image including the elevator selected by elevator information device 100 and an object carried by the elevator is displayed on personal computer 104. In other words, the website created by elevator information device 100, when a user inputs building data, selects an elevator suitable for installation in the building, and displays an image including the selected elevator and an object carried by the elevator.

[0014] Next, the configuration of the elevator information providing device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the elevator information providing device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the elevator information providing device 100 according to the present embodiment includes a building data acquiring unit 10 that acquires building data, a selecting unit 11 that uses the building data to select an elevator suitable for installation in the building from multiple elevators, and an image data acquiring unit 12 that acquires image data including the elevator selected by the selecting unit 11 and an object carried by the elevator, and outputs the acquired image data. Note that data on the multiple elevators is stored in a storage device 101.

[0015] The building data acquiring unit 10 acquires, via the server 102, building data that a user of the elevator information providing device 100 has input into the user's personal computer 104. For example, if the user is an architectural designer who is about to build a building, the user inputs data of the building to be built into the personal computer 104. The data of the building to be built that has been input into the personal computer 104 is acquired by the building data acquiring unit 10 of the elevator information providing device 100 via the server 102.

[0016] The building data includes, for example, data on the area where the building is to be constructed, data on the type of building, data on the number of floors of the building, data on the number of people using the elevator, data on the size of the building, data on whether the building needs welfare support, etc. The website created by the elevator information providing device 100 has items for inputting the area where the building is to be constructed, data on the type of building, data on the number of floors of the building, data on the number of people using the elevator, data on the size of the building, data on whether the building needs welfare support, etc., and the building data acquiring unit 10 acquires the data entered in these items.

[0017] The selection unit 11 uses the building data acquired by the building data acquisition unit 10 to select an elevator suitable for installation in the building from the multiple elevators stored in the storage device 101. After selecting an elevator suitable for installation in the building from the multiple elevators, the selection unit 11 notifies the image data acquisition unit 12 of which elevator has been selected.

[0018] In this embodiment, the method by which the selection unit 11 selects an elevator is not particularly limited. For example, the selection unit 11 may select an elevator using a trained model for inferring an elevator suitable for installation in a building from building data. Specifically, the selection unit 11 may acquire a trained model for inferring an elevator suitable for installation in a building from building data from the storage device 101, input the building data acquired by the building data acquisition unit 10 to the trained model, and infer and select an elevator suitable for installation in the building. Alternatively, a specification data acquisition unit that acquires specification data required for an elevator may be added to the configuration of the elevator information providing device 100, and an elevator suitable for installation in a building may be selected from a plurality of elevators stored in the storage device 101 using the building data and the specification data required for the elevator.

[0019] In this embodiment, the selection unit 11 may select one type of elevator, or two or more types. When the selection unit 11 selects one type of elevator, the selection unit 11 selects the elevator that is most suitable for installation in a building. When the selection unit 11 selects two or more types of elevators, the selection unit 11 may assign a recommendation order to elevators suitable for installation in a building and select them, or may select them without assigning a recommendation order. When the selection unit 11 assigns a recommendation order to elevators suitable for installation in a building and selects them, the selection unit 11 outputs which elevators have been selected together with the recommendation order. When the selection unit 11 infers that elevators suitable for installation in a building are not assigned a recommendation order, it outputs only which elevators have been selected.

[0020] Furthermore, the method by which the selection unit 11 selects an elevator suitable for installation in a building may include a method in which the selection unit 11 presents two or more types of elevators to the user and the user selects one of them. In this case, the selection unit 11 provides the user with information on two or more types of elevators and obtains the information selected by the user before informing the image data acquisition unit 12 of which elevator has been selected. Furthermore, as long as the selection unit 11 can select an elevator suitable for installation in a building from a plurality of elevators, the number of building data acquired by the building data acquisition unit 10 is not particularly limited.

[0021] The image data acquisition unit 12 acquires image data including the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and an object carried by the elevator, and outputs the acquired image data. The image data is stored in the storage device 101, and the image data acquisition unit 12 acquires image data including the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and an object carried by the elevator from the storage device 101. The object carried by the elevator is a person or object carried by the elevator. The person carried by the elevator is a person who uses the elevator, and is an elevator passenger. The object carried by the elevator is, for example, a robot or wheelchair that gets on and off the elevator, or simple luggage such as a cardboard box. If the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 is for luggage rather than passenger use, the object carried by the elevator may be, for example, a vehicle such as a forklift, simple luggage such as a cardboard box, or a dolly for carrying luggage.

[0022] The image data output from the image data acquiring unit 12 is input to the personal computer 104 of the user of the elevator information providing device 100. Therefore, the display device of the personal computer 104 displays an image including the elevator selected by the selecting unit 11 and the object carried by the elevator. In this embodiment, since the image including the elevator selected by the selecting unit 11 and the object carried by the elevator is displayed on the display device, even if the image is not in a data format generally called an image, such as a CAD drawing in a data format such as DWG or DXF, or PDF, it is considered to be an image.

[0023] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a website created by the elevator information providing device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. A method of displaying image data output by the elevator information providing device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 3. The image including the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and the object carried by the elevator may be displayed on the display device as it is, without the user of the elevator information providing device 100 performing any particular operation, once the selection unit 11 has selected the elevator, but is not limited to this. For example, the image may be displayed when the user of the elevator information providing device 100 presses an operation button for displaying the image including the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and the object carried by the elevator.

[0024] Alternatively, for example, as shown in a portion X surrounded by a dotted line in Fig. 3, an image including an elevator and an object carried by the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 may be displayed as a link that can be sent by email. Furthermore, as shown in a portion Y surrounded by a dashed line in Fig. 3, an image including an elevator and an object carried by the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 may be displayed as an operation button that allows downloading. The operation button that allows downloading may also be an operation button that allows printing of the image including the elevator and the object carried by the elevator selected by the selection unit 11. In any display method, data of the image including the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and the object carried by the elevator is displayed.

[0025] Next, an elevator information providing method using the elevator information providing device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing the elevator information providing method using the elevator information providing device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 4, the elevator information providing method using the elevator information providing device 100 includes a data acquisition step S1 for acquiring building data, a selection step S2 for selecting an elevator suitable for installation in the building from among a plurality of elevators using the building data, an image acquisition step S3 for acquiring and outputting image data including the elevator selected in the selection step S2 and an object carried by the elevator, a provision step S4 for providing the output image data to a user, and a display step S5 for displaying the provided image data on the user's personal computer 104.

[0026] The data acquisition step S1 is a step of acquiring building data. In the acquisition step S1, the building data acquisition unit 10 acquires building data inputted to the personal computer 104 by a user of the elevator information providing device 100 through the server 102. Then, the building data acquisition unit 10 outputs the acquired building data to the selection unit 11. In the elevator information providing method using the elevator information providing device 100 in this embodiment, after the acquisition step S1 is completed, the method proceeds to the selection step S2.

[0027] The selection step S2 is a step of using the building data to select an elevator suitable for installation in the building from among the multiple elevators. In the selection step S2, the selection unit 11 uses the building data acquired in the acquisition step S1 to select an elevator suitable for installation in the building from among the multiple elevators stored in the storage device 101. As described above, in this embodiment, the method by which the selection unit 11 selects an elevator is not particularly limited. After selecting an elevator, the selection unit 11 informs the image data acquisition unit 12 of which elevator has been selected. In the elevator information provision method using the elevator information provision device 100 in this embodiment, after completing the selection step S2, the method proceeds to provision step S3.

[0028] The image acquisition step S3 is a step of acquiring image data including the elevator selected in the selection step S2 and the object carried by the elevator, and outputting the acquired image data. In the image acquisition step S3, the image data acquisition unit 12 acquires image data including the elevator selected in the selection step S2 and the object carried by the elevator from the storage device 101, and outputs the acquired image data. After completing the image acquisition step S3, the elevator information providing method using the elevator information providing device 100 in this embodiment proceeds to a providing step S4.

[0029] Providing step S4 is a step in which the image data output from image data acquiring unit 12 is provided to the user. In providing step S4, server 102 provides the image data output from image data acquiring unit 12 to the user via Internet line 103. That is, in providing step S4, the image data output from elevator information providing device 100 is provided to the user via server 102 and Internet line 103. The elevator information providing method using elevator information providing device 100 in this embodiment proceeds to displaying step S5 after providing step S4 is completed.

[0030] Display step S5 is a step of displaying the provided image data on the user's personal computer 104. In display step S5, the user's personal computer 104 displays the image data provided from the server 102 via the Internet line 103. As described above, in this embodiment, once the selection unit 11 selects the elevator, the image including the elevator and the object carried by the elevator may be displayed as is on the display device without the user of the elevator information providing device 100 performing any particular operation, but is not limited to this.

[0031] Since an image including the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and the object carried by the elevator is displayed on the personal computer 104, the user can obtain information indicating the relationship between the elevator and the object carried by the elevator. The elevator information providing method using the elevator information providing device 100 in this embodiment ends when the display step S4 is completed.

[0032] As described above, the elevator information providing device 100 according to the present embodiment can provide information indicating the relationship between an elevator and an object carried by the elevator. This is because the image data acquiring unit 12 outputs image data including the elevator selected by the selecting unit 11 and the object carried by the elevator. Since the elevator information providing device 100 according to the present embodiment provides information indicating the relationship between an elevator and an object carried by the elevator, it is easy for a user of the elevator information providing device 100 according to the present embodiment to imagine what the elevator will be like when it is actually installed. A user of the elevator information providing device 100 according to the present embodiment can use the information indicating the relationship between the elevator and the object carried by the elevator as a reference for introducing the selected elevator.

[0033] Next, the image including the elevator and the object carried by the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 will be described in detail below. As described above, in this embodiment, the image including the elevator and the object carried by the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 includes CAD drawings in a data format such as DWG or DXF, and images in a data format other than that generally called an image, such as PDF. There are multiple types of images including the elevator and the object carried by the elevator selected by the selection unit 11. Specific examples will be described one by one below, but these are merely examples, and the images in this embodiment are not limited to these.

[0034] The first one is an image in which a picture of a wheelchair user carried by an elevator is arranged on a CAD drawing of the elevator selected by the selection unit 11. The CAD drawing of the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 is, for example, a hoistway plan or an installation drawing. The image in which a picture of a wheelchair user carried by an elevator is arranged on a CAD drawing of the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 is, for example, an image in which a picture showing a wheelchair user is arranged in a car space shown in a hoistway plan of the elevator. The car space is a space in which a passenger stays when getting on the elevator. The image in which a picture of a wheelchair user carried by an elevator is arranged on a CAD drawing of the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 may also be an image in which a picture showing a wheelchair user is arranged at the entrance of the elevator shown in a hoistway plan of the elevator, or an image in which a wheelchair user is arranged next to the elevator car shown in an installation drawing of the elevator.

[0035] The elevator information providing device 100 according to this embodiment outputs image data in which a picture of a wheelchair user carried by the elevator is placed on the CAD drawing of the elevator selected by the selection unit 11, and therefore can provide information showing the relationship between the elevator and the wheelchair user carried by the elevator. Therefore, a user of the elevator information providing device 100 according to this embodiment can imagine the movement of a wheelchair user when the elevator is actually installed.

[0036] The actions of wheelchair users when an elevator is actually installed include the movements of wheelchair users when they enter and exit the elevator, and the movements of wheelchair users when they press a building floor button within the elevator car space. If you can imagine the movements of wheelchair users when they enter and exit the elevator, you can tell whether the elevator doorway is wide enough for them to enter and exit, or whether it is so narrow that the wheelchair wheels will hit it. Also, if you can imagine the movements of wheelchair users when they press a building floor button within the elevator car space, you can tell whether the control panel with the building floor button is within reach of the wheelchair user.

[0037] The second is an image including an elevator and an object carried by the elevator selected by the selection unit 11, and showing the object carried by the elevator entering and exiting the elevator. Here, the image showing the object carried by the elevator entering and exiting the elevator may be a still image or a video showing the time series of the movement. In addition, the still image may be a still image at a specific time point, or a still image showing the time series of the movement.

[0038] FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of image data output by the elevator information providing device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows an example of a cross-sectional view of an elevator seen from above, which is a simplified version of a view generally called a hoistway plan view, and shows the inside dimensions A×B of the car. The elevator shown in FIG. 5 has a car space formed by a car member 1, and has a handrail 3a and a mirror 3b. The elevator user is a wheelchair user U1, and gets on and off the elevator from a landing formed by a landing member 2. Note that the elevator shown in FIG. 5 only needs to be shown so that the size of the car space can be understood, and it is not necessary for the car member 1 to form the car space.

[0039] An image including an elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and an object carried by the elevator, and showing the object entering and exiting the elevator, is, for example, a still image showing a wheelchair user U1 being carried by the elevator exiting the elevator selected by the selection unit 11, as shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 5 shows the movement of the wheelchair user U1 exiting the elevator, that is, the movement of the wheelchair user U1 getting off the elevator. Fig. 5 is a still image showing a simulation video of the wheelchair user U1 entering and exiting the elevator.

[0040] In Figure 5, the movement of wheelchair user U1 when he exits the elevator is represented by arranging multiple pictures of wheelchair user U1 and changing the color of some of them. In Figure 5, the position of wheelchair user U1 with the darkest color indicates the position when wheelchair user U1 remains in the elevator car, that is, the position when wheelchair user U1 starts to move out of the elevator. In Figure 5, the wheelchair user U1 with the darkest color moves to the position of wheelchair user U1 with the second darkest color.

[0041] That is, in Fig. 5, the direction in which the wheelchair user U1 moves is represented by fading the color of the multiple wheelchair users U1, and the color of the wheelchair user U1 becomes lighter as the wheelchair user U1 moves forward. Note that in Fig. 5, the shade of color is represented by dots for convenience, and the one with the highest dot density is the one with the darkest color.

[0042] FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining another example of image data output by the elevator information providing device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Like FIG. 5, FIG. 6 shows an example of a cross-sectional view of an elevator as seen from above, which is a simplified version of what is generally called a hoistway plan view, and shows the inside dimensions A×B of the car and the width J of the entrance. The elevator user is a robot U2, and gets on and off the elevator from a landing formed by landing members 2. As with the elevator shown in FIG. 5, the elevator shown in FIG. 6 only needs to be shown so that the size of the car space can be understood, and therefore the car space does not necessarily need to be formed by the car members 1.

[0043] FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining yet another example of the data of the image output by the elevator information providing device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 shows an example of a cross-sectional view of an elevator seen from the side, which is a simplified view of what is generally called a hoistway cross-sectional view, and shows the depth B of the car and the height C of the car. The elevator shown in FIG. 7 moves up and down in a hoistway formed by a hoistway member 4. In the elevator shown in FIG. 7, a car space is formed by a car floor member 5, a car ceiling member 6 including lighting and air conditioning, and a door member 7. The door member 7 includes a landing door and its door pocket, and a car door and its door pocket. The robot U2 is a robot that the elevator user gets on and off the elevator from a landing formed by a building floor member 8. Note that the elevator shown in FIG. 7 only needs to be shown so that the size of the car space can be understood, and the car space does not necessarily have to be formed by the car floor member 5, the car ceiling member 6, and the door member 7.

[0044] An image including an elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and an object carried by the elevator, and showing the object entering and exiting the elevator, is, for example, a still image showing the robot U2 carried by the elevator leaving the elevator selected by the selection unit 11, as shown in Fig. 6 or 7. Figs. 6 and 7 show the movement of the robot U2 when it leaves the elevator, that is, the movement of the robot U2 when it gets off the elevator. Figs. 6 and 7 are still images of a simulation video showing the robot U2 entering and exiting the elevator.

[0045] In Figures 6 and 7, the movement of the robot U2 when it leaves the elevator is represented by arranging multiple pictures of the robot U2 and changing the color of some of them, as in Figure 5. That is, in Figures 6 and 7, the direction in which the robot U2 moves is represented by fading the color of the multiple robots U2, and the color of the robot U2 becomes lighter as the robot U2 moves forward. Note that in Figures 6 and 7, the shade of color is represented by dots for convenience, and the one with the highest dot density is the one with the darkest color.

[0046] Another example of an image including an elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and an object carried by the elevator, showing the object entering or exiting the elevator, may be a still image showing a vehicle carried by the elevator entering or exiting the elevator selected by the selection unit 11.

[0047] Furthermore, the image including the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and the object carried by the elevator, showing the object entering and exiting the elevator, may be a video, for example, a simulation video of a wheelchair user carried by the elevator entering and exiting the elevator selected by the selection unit 11, or a simulation video of an elderly person carried by the elevator entering and exiting the elevator selected by the selection unit 11. Other possible images showing the object carried by the elevator entering and exiting the elevator include a simulation video of a robot carried by the elevator entering and exiting the elevator selected by the selection unit 11.

[0048] The elevator information providing device 100 according to this embodiment outputs image data which includes the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and the object carried by the elevator and shows how the object gets in and out of the elevator, and can provide information showing the relationship between the elevator and the object carried by the elevator and how the object gets in and out of the elevator. Therefore, when the elevator is actually installed, a user of the elevator information providing device 100 according to this embodiment can imagine how the object gets in and out of the elevator.

[0049] In particular, if the elevator information providing device 100 according to the present embodiment outputs data of a simulation video including an elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and a wheelchair user carried by the elevator, in which the wheelchair user enters and exits the elevator, the user of the elevator information providing device 100 according to the present embodiment can imagine how the wheelchair user will enter and exit the elevator when the elevator is actually installed. For example, the user can imagine whether there is a space for the wheelchair user to turn around after getting on the elevator. In addition, the user can imagine that if the wheelchair user does not turn around after getting on the elevator, he or she will get off the elevator facing backwards, but if a mirror is installed in the elevator, the wheelchair user can easily get off.

[0050] Furthermore, if the elevator information providing device 100 according to the present embodiment outputs data of a simulation video including an image including the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and an elderly person being carried by the elevator, in which the elderly person enters and exits the elevator, the user of the elevator information providing device 100 according to the present embodiment can imagine how the elderly person will enter and exit the elevator when the elevator is actually installed. For example, an elderly person using a cane can imagine that if there is a handrail inside the elevator, it will be easier for the elderly person to enter and exit the elevator. Also, an elderly person who walks slowly can imagine that if the elevator door is open for a longer period of time, it will be easier for the elderly person to enter and exit the elevator.

[0051] The third is an image including the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and an object carried by the elevator, and showing the state of the object operating the elevator. Here, too, the image showing the state of the object operating the elevator may be a still image or a video. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining yet another example of the data of the image output by the elevator information providing device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 shows an example of a cross-sectional view of the elevator seen from above, which is a simplified view of what is generally called a hoistway plan view, and shows the inside dimensions A×B of the car. The elevator shown in FIG. 8 has a wheelchair-only operation panel 9a and a sleeve wall operation panel 9b. As with the elevators shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the elevator shown in FIG. 8 only needs to be shown so that the size of the car space can be understood, so the car space does not necessarily have to be formed by the car member 1.

[0052] The image selected by the selection unit 11, which includes an elevator and an object carried by the elevator and shows the object operating the elevator, is, for example, a still image showing a wheelchair user U1 carried by the elevator operating the elevator, as shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 8 shows the movements of the wheelchair user U1 when operating the elevator and the movements of the wheelchair user U1 when leaving the elevator after the operation, that is, the movements of the wheelchair user U1 when operating the elevator and getting off the elevator. Fig. 8 shows still images of a simulation video in which the wheelchair user U1 operates the elevator.

[0053] In Fig. 8, the movement of wheelchair user U1 as he exits the elevator is represented by arranging multiple pictures of wheelchair users U1 and changing the color of some of them, similar to Fig. 5. That is, in Fig. 8, the direction in which wheelchair user U1 moves is represented by fading the color of multiple wheelchair users U1, and the color of wheelchair user U1 becomes lighter as wheelchair user U1 moves forward. Note that in Fig. 8, the color shading is represented by dots for convenience, and the dots with the highest density are the darkest colors.

[0054] Other possible images that include an elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and an object carried by the elevator and show the object operating the elevator include, for example, a simulation video of a wheelchair user carried by the elevator operating the elevator, a simulation video of a robot carried by the elevator operating the elevator, and a simulation video of a child carried by the elevator operating the elevator.

[0055] The elevator information providing device 100 according to this embodiment outputs image data including the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and the object carried by the elevator, showing how the object operates the elevator, and can provide information showing the relationship between the elevator and the object carried by the elevator, showing how the object operates the elevator. Therefore, a user of the elevator information providing device 100 according to this embodiment can imagine how the object will operate the elevator when the elevator is actually installed.

[0056] In particular, if the elevator information device 100 according to this embodiment outputs data of a simulation video in which a wheelchair user operates the elevator, which is an image including the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and a wheelchair user being carried by the elevator, the user of the elevator information device 100 according to this embodiment can imagine how a wheelchair user will operate the elevator when the elevator is actually installed. For example, the user can imagine whether the button for the building floor is located in an easy-to-press position for a wheelchair user. Of course, it is also possible to imagine that the button for the building floor is difficult for a wheelchair user to press.

[0057] Furthermore, if the elevator information device 100 according to this embodiment outputs data of a simulation video in which a child operates the elevator, the image including the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and a child being carried by the elevator, a user of the elevator information device 100 according to this embodiment can imagine how a child will get in and out of the elevator when the elevator is actually installed. For example, it can be imagined whether a short child can press the buttons for all the building floors. Of course, it is also possible to imagine that there are buttons for building floors that children cannot press.

[0058] When an image including an elevator and an object carried by the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 described above is displayed as a picture on a display device, the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and the object carried by the elevator are displayed on the same screen. In other words, when an image including an elevator and an object carried by the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 is displayed as a picture on a display device, the object carried by the elevator is displayed near the elevator selected by the selection unit 11. Note that, among the images including an elevator and an object carried by the elevator selected by the selection unit 11, the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 does not need to show detailed parts, and it is sufficient that it is shown so that the size of the car space can be understood.

[0059] The fourth is an image including an elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and an object carried by the elevator, which is an image showing the interior of the elevator selected by the selection unit 11. The elevator information providing device 100 according to this embodiment outputs data of an image including an elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and an object carried by the elevator, which is an image showing the interior of the elevator selected by the selection unit 11. This makes it easier for users of the elevator information providing device 100 to imagine what the elevator will look like when actually installed, and allows them to consider the harmony of the design between the elevator and the building.

[0060] The elevator information providing device 100 is realized, for example, by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), but is not limited thereto. The storage device 101 is realized, for example, by a semiconductor memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or a flash memory, but is not limited thereto.

[0061] Embodiment 2 The configuration of an elevator information providing device 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The elevator information providing device 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention has the same application example as the elevator information providing device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment of the present invention, only the differences from the first embodiment of the present invention will be described, and descriptions of the same parts as in the first embodiment of the present invention will be omitted.

[0062] Fig. 9 is a configuration diagram of an elevator information providing device 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 9, the elevator information providing device 200 according to the present embodiment includes a building data acquiring unit 20 that acquires building data, a selecting unit 21 that uses the building data to select an elevator suitable for installation in a building from multiple elevators, and an image data acquiring unit 12 that acquires image data including the elevator selected by the selecting unit 21 and an object carried by the elevator, and outputs the acquired image data. Data on the multiple elevators is stored in a storage device 101.

[0063] The building data acquisition unit 20 acquires the building data input by the user of the elevator information providing device 200 to the user's personal computer 104 through the server 102. The building data acquired by the building data acquisition unit 20 of the elevator information providing device 200 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of data including data on the area where the building will be constructed. For example, the plurality of data on the building acquired by the building data acquisition unit 20 includes data on the area where the building will be constructed, data on the type of the building, data on the number of floors of the building, data on the number of people using the elevator, data on the size of the building, data on whether the building needs welfare support, and the like. The WEB site created by the elevator information providing device 200 has items for inputting the area where the building will be constructed, the type of the building, the number of floors of the building, the number of people using the elevator, the size of the building, whether the building needs welfare support, and the like, and the building data acquisition unit 20 acquires the data input in these items.

[0064] The selection unit 21 uses the building data acquired by the building data acquisition unit 20 to select an elevator suitable for installation in a building from among the multiple elevators stored in the storage device 101. The selection unit 21 of the elevator information providing device 200 according to this embodiment uses building data generated by weighting each of the multiple building data to select an elevator suitable for installation in a building from among the multiple elevators. Note that, even in this embodiment, the selection unit 21 may select one type of elevator, or two or more types.

[0065] The weights applied to the multiple data of a building acquired by the building data acquisition unit 20 will be described. In this embodiment, the building data acquired by the building data acquisition unit 20 includes multiple data including data of the area where the building is to be constructed, so it is assumed that the building data acquisition unit 20 acquires, for example, five pieces of data: data of the area where the building is to be constructed, data of the type of building, data of the number of floors of the building, data of the number of people using the elevator, and data of whether the building needs welfare support. The selection unit 21 of the elevator information providing device 200 according to this embodiment selects an elevator suitable for installation in a building from the multiple elevators stored in the storage device 101, using data generated by multiplying the data of the area where the building is to be constructed, data of the type of building, data of the number of floors of the building, data of the number of people using the elevator, and data of whether the building needs welfare support acquired by the building data acquisition unit 20 with weights.

[0066] At this time, the selection unit 21 selects the largest weight to be applied to the data on the area where the building will be constructed among the weights applied to each of the multiple data. The data with the next highest weight is the data on the type of building, the data with the next highest weight is the data on the number of floors of the building, the data with the next highest weight is the data on the number of people using the elevator, and the data with the next highest weight is the data on whether the building needs welfare support. In more detail, the weight applied to the data on the number of people using the elevator is equal to or greater than the weight applied to the data on whether the building needs welfare support. The weight applied to the data on the number of floors of the building is equal to or greater than the weight applied to the data on the number of people using the elevator. The weight applied to the data on the type of building is greater than the weight applied to the data on the number of floors of the building. The weight applied to the data on the area where the building will be constructed is greater than the weight applied to the data on the type of building. The sum of the weights applied to each of the multiple data is 1.

[0067] In other words, the selection unit 22 of the elevator information providing device 200 in this embodiment selects an elevator suitable for installation in a building from multiple elevators using data generated by, for example, applying a weight of 0.5 to the data on the area where the building is to be constructed, a weight of 0.3 to the data on the type of building, a weight of 0.1 to the data on the number of floors of the building, a weight of 0.05 to the data on the number of people using the elevator, and a weight of 0.05 to the data on whether the building requires welfare support.

[0068] The image data acquisition unit 12 acquires image data including the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and the object carried by the elevator, and outputs the acquired image data. The image data is stored in the storage device 101, and the image data acquisition unit 12 acquires the image data including the elevator selected by the selection unit 11 and the object carried by the elevator from the storage device 101.

[0069] The image data output from the image data acquiring unit 12 is input to the personal computer 104 of the user of the elevator information providing device 200. Therefore, the display device of the personal computer 104 displays an image including the elevator selected by the selecting unit 21 and the object carried by the elevator. Even in this embodiment, the image including the elevator selected by the selecting unit 21 and the object carried by the elevator is displayed on the display device, so that even if the data format is not a data format generally called an image, such as a CAD drawing in DWG or DXF, or PDF, it is considered to be an image.

[0070] As described above, the elevator information providing device 200 according to this embodiment can provide a user of the elevator information providing device 200 according to this embodiment with information on elevators that are more suitable for installation in a building than the elevator information provided by the elevator information providing device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This is because the selection unit 22 selects an elevator that is suitable for installation in a building from the multiple elevators stored in the storage device 101, using data generated by weighting each of the multiple data on the building.

[0071] In particular, at the stage of considering an elevator to be installed in a building, the construction site cannot be changed, so if the weight applied to the data on the area where the building is to be constructed is set to the largest value among the weights applied to each of the multiple data of the building, it is possible to provide users of the elevator information providing device 200 according to this embodiment with more accurate information than the elevator information provided by the elevator information providing device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Also, when the selection unit 21 assigns a recommendation order to select two or more types of elevators, the data generated by applying a weight to each of the multiple data of the building is useful for assigning the recommendation order.

[0072] Within the scope of the invention, the embodiments and modifications can be freely combined, and the embodiments can be modified or omitted as appropriate. [Explanation of symbols]

[0073] 1 car components, 2 landing components, 3a handrail, 3b mirror, 4 elevator shaft components, 5 car floor components, 6 car ceiling components, 7 door components, 8 building floor components, 9a wheelchair-only control panel, 9b sleeve wall control panel, 10,20 building data acquisition unit, 11,21 selection unit, 12 image data acquisition unit, 100,200 elevator information providing device, 101 storage device, 102 server, 103 internet line, 104 personal computer.

Claims

1. A building data acquisition unit that acquires building data; a selection unit that uses the data of the building to select an elevator suitable for installation in the building from among a plurality of elevators; an image data acquisition unit that acquires image data including the elevator selected by the selection unit and an object carried by the elevator, and outputs the acquired image data; Equipped with The building data includes a plurality of data including data of an area in which the building is to be constructed; The selection unit selects the elevator using data generated by weighting each of the plurality of data of the building. Elevator information device.

2. The images show the subject entering and exiting the elevator. The elevator information providing device according to claim 1.

3. The image shows the subject operating the elevator.

3. The elevator information providing device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. the subject is a wheelchair user, The image is a simulation video of the wheelchair user entering and exiting the elevator.

3. The elevator information providing device according to claim 1 or 2.

5. the subject is a wheelchair user, The image is a simulation video of the wheelchair user operating the elevator. The elevator information providing device according to claim 1.

6. The subject is an elderly person, The elevator information providing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the image is a simulation video of the elderly person entering and exiting the elevator.

7. the subject is a child; The image is a simulation video of the child operating the elevator. The elevator information providing device according to claim 1.

8. The image shows the interior of the elevator selected by the selection unit.

3. The elevator information providing device according to claim 1 or 2.

9. The selection unit sets the weight to be multiplied to the data of the area in which the building is to be constructed to the largest value.

3. The elevator information providing device according to claim 1 or 2.

10. A data acquisition step of acquiring building data; A selection step of selecting an elevator suitable for installation in the building from among a plurality of elevators using the building data; an image acquisition step of acquiring image data including the elevator selected in the selection step and an object carried by the elevator, and outputting the acquired image data; Equipped with The building data includes a plurality of data including data of an area in which the building is to be constructed; In the selection step, the elevator is selected using data generated by weighting each of the plurality of data of the building. How to provide elevator information.

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