Elevator system

Abstract

To improve operability when an operation panel in a car is composed of a display panel of a non-contact type or the like.SOLUTION: An in-car operation panel of an elevator for registering a destination floor in non-contact manner comprises: a first screen that receives a destination floor having a button including a ten-key displayed on a display panel; a second screen that receives a destination floor having a button corresponding to a floor displayed on the display panel; a destination floor registration processing unit that registers the registered destination floor; a screen switching button for receiving a screen switching request of the first and second screens included in each of the first and second screens; and a display screen switching processing unit that executes switching between the first and second screens displayed on the display panel when the screen switching button receives the screen switching request.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an elevator system.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, in an elevator car, as an operation panel, a destination floor registration button for registering the destination floor is arranged, and a user who has entered the car performs an operation of pressing the destination floor registration button for the destination floor. For example, when the 10th floor is the destination floor, the user performs an operation of pressing the destination floor registration button for the 10th floor among the destination floor registration buttons arranged on the operation panel. When the destination floor registration button for the 10th floor is pressed, the display color of the pressed destination floor registration button for the 10th floor changes to a prominent color, so that it can be understood that the 10th floor has been registered as the destination floor.

[0003] As an advanced version of such a conventional destination floor registration button, it has been proposed to arrange a touch panel with a display function as an operation panel in the elevator car. In addition, as a measure against infectious diseases in recent years, it has been proposed to make the touch panel a non-contact touchless panel. The non-contact panel is operated when the user brings a finger close to a button displayed on the display panel. Patent Document 1 describes an example of arranging a touch panel in an elevator car and switching the display of the touch panel.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] In the case of the technology described in Patent Document 1, when a specific button on the display panel is touched, the display on the display panel is changed from the display mode for displaying the destination floor to the display mode of the service menu screen. Specifically, when the wheelchair button on the screen is displayed, a service menu screen for wheelchair users is displayed so that a staff member can be called.

[0006] Therefore, there is only one type of display form of the destination floor registration button performed by the display panel, and depending on the state of the elevator, it may not always be an easy-to-use display form. For example, in the case of a high-rise building, if all floor registration buttons are arranged and displayed, the user has to find the destination floor among the many buttons, which is not very user-friendly. Also, at a specific time such as in the evening when the building users return home, the buttons on a specific floor such as the floor where the exit is installed, such as the first floor, become the destination floor, and the operation may concentrate on the buttons of a specific floor depending on the time. However, in the conventional display of the destination floor registration button, there is a problem that such operation situations according to time are not considered.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator system capable of improving the operability when the operation panel in the car is composed of a non-contact type display panel or the like.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0008] In order to solve the above problems, for example, the configuration described in the claims is adopted. This application includes multiple means for solving the above problems. For example, in an elevator system equipped with an in-car operation panel for registering the destination floor without contact, the operation panel includes a first screen that receives the destination floor by displaying buttons including a numeric keypad on a display panel, a second screen that receives the destination floor by displaying buttons associated with the floor on the display panel, a destination floor registration processing unit that registers the received destination floor, a screen switching button that receives a screen switching request for each of the first screen and the second screen included in each of the first screen and the second screen, and a display screen switching processing unit that switches between the first screen and the second screen displayed on the display panel when the screen switching button receives a screen switching request. Either the first screen or the second screen is set as the initial screen, The first screen and the second screen and the screen that is not the initial screen among them is When the destination floor registration processing unit does not receive the registration of the destination floor for a predetermined time during the display, the display screen switching processing unit the initial screen controls to display.

Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention, an in-car operation panel with good operability can be provided. Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the description of the following embodiments.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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[0011] Hereinafter, an elevator system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "this example") will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0012] [Configuration of Elevator System] Fig. 1 shows the configuration of the elevator system in this example. As shown in Fig. 1, the elevator system in this example includes an elevator control device 10 and a contactless input control device 20. The elevator control device 10 controls the running (ascending and descending) of the elevator car by the hoisting machine based on the operation of the car call buttons at each landing and the registration operation of the destination floor inside the car.

[0013] The contactless input control device 20 is arranged inside the elevator car and controls the display on the display panel 41 with contactless input function (Figs. 3 and 4) arranged on the operation panel installed in the elevator car. In addition, the contactless input control device 20 detects contactless input with a finger or the like approaching the display panel 41 and sends an instruction to the elevator control device 10. The detection of contactless input is performed by the contactless sensor 42. The display panel 41 has a destination floor registration area 41a and a registered floor display area 41b. When referring to an input operation in the following description, it basically indicates a contactless input operation, but also includes an operation of directly touching the surface of the display panel 41 with a finger.

[0014] Note that the destination floor indicates the floor where the user who gets on the elevator car gets off, and the registered floor indicates the floor registered in the elevator control device 10 as the destination floor. That is, the user needs to operate to input the destination floor on the operation panel inside the car, and when the registered floor is registered, the elevator car stops at the registered floor. However, the elevator car may also stop at floors other than the registered floor due to calls registered at the landing.

[0015] Returning to the description of the configuration in Fig. 1, the contactless input control device 20 includes an input processing unit 21, an input determination unit 22, a destination floor registration processing unit 23, a registered floor cancellation processing unit 24, a display screen switching processing unit 24a, a registered floor reception unit 25, a registered floor sorting unit 26, a registered floor display processing unit 27, a registered floor display area update unit 28, and a destination floor registration update unit 29.

[0016] The input processing unit 21 performs input processing on the information of the detection state of contactless finger or the like on the display panel 41 by the contactless sensor 42. The input determination unit 22 acquires the information on the detected state that has been input-processed by the input processing unit 21, and determines at which display location on the display panel 41 a finger, a touch pen, or the like has approached and a non-contact operation has been performed.

[0017] When the non-contact operation determined by the input determination unit 22 is a registration operation for the destination floor, the destination floor registration processing unit 23 performs the registration processing for the destination floor where the corresponding non-contact operation has been performed. When the non-contact operation determined by the input determination unit 22 is a cancellation operation for the registration of the destination floor, the registered floor cancellation processing unit 24 performs the cancellation processing for the registration of the destination floor where the corresponding non-contact operation has been performed. The destination floor registration processing in the destination floor registration processing unit 23 and the cancellation processing for the registration of the destination floor in the registered floor cancellation processing unit 24 are performed on the elevator control device 10, and the elevator control device 10 controls the operation based on the instruction. In addition, the information on the destination floor registration processing in the destination floor registration processing unit 23 and the information on the cancellation processing for the registration of the destination floor in the registered floor cancellation processing unit 24 are sent to the registered floor display processing unit 27 and the registered floor display area update unit 28. Here, the information on the destination floor registration processing and the cancellation processing may be configured to be sent to the registered floor display processing unit 27 and the registered floor display area update unit 28 via the elevator control device 10, rather than being directly sent from the destination floor registration processing unit 23 or the registered floor cancellation processing unit 24.

[0018] When an operation of a screen switching button (106 in FIG. 5, 202 in FIG. 6) within each screen or a predetermined state is reached, the display screen switching processing unit 24a executes a process of switching the display mode in the destination floor registration area 41a between a screen in the numeric keypad input mode (the first screen) and a screen in the floor button input mode (the second screen). The numeric keypad input mode and the floor button input mode will be described later. The screen switching button can be made larger in size than the registration button, or the shape and color can be changed to easily inform the user that its use is different from that of the registration button. The display mode switching information output by this display screen switching processing unit 24a is supplied to the destination floor registration area update unit 29, and the destination floor registration area update unit 29 updates the display in the destination floor registration area 41a to a corresponding state.

[0019] The registration floor reception unit 25 receives information about the registration floors set in the elevator control device 10. The registration floor rearrangement unit 26 executes a process of rearranging the registration floors received by the registration floor reception unit 25 in the display order.

[0020] The registration floor display processing unit 27 performs a process of displaying the registration floors rearranged by the registration floor rearrangement unit 26 in the registration floor display area 41b of the display panel 41. Information for the display processing in the registration floor display processing unit 27 is sent to the registration floor display area 41b via the registration floor display area update unit 28. Then, the registration floor display area update unit 28 updates the display in the registration floor display area 41b at any time. Here, the registration floors displayed in the registration floor display area 41b may display the floors registered from another operation panel inside the car. For example, by also displaying the floors registered from the operation panel for wheelchair users installed on the inner side surface of the car in the registration floor display area 41b, all the registration floors can be displayed, and passengers can be informed on which floor the car they are riding will stop. Information on the destination floor for which registration processing has been performed by the destination floor registration processing unit 23 is supplied to the destination floor registration update unit 29, and the destination floor registration update unit 29 updates the display in the destination floor registration area 41a at any time. Here, the floor to be displayed may be configured to inform passengers of their current location by highlighting the floor where the car is currently stopped, such as by making it bold or changing the color. With such a configuration, passengers standing in front of the operation panel can confirm their current position without looking up at the floor indicator installed above the operation panel. This is particularly effective when there are many passengers inside the car because they may be forced to stand in front of the operation panel.

[0021] [Hardware Configuration Example of Non-Contact Input Control Device] FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration example when the non-contact input control device 20 is configured by a computer. The non-contact input control device 20 composed of a computer device includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20a, a main memory unit 20b, a non-volatile storage 20c, a network interface 20d, an input unit 20e, and an output unit 20f, which are respectively connected to a bus.

[0022] The CPU 20a is an arithmetic processing unit that reads and executes the program code of software that realizes the functions performed by the non-contact input control device 20 from the main memory unit 20b or the non-volatile storage 20c. By the CPU 20a reading the program code from the main memory unit 20b or the non-volatile storage 20c and executing arithmetic processing in the work area of the main memory unit 20b, various processing functional units are configured in the main memory unit 20b. That is, in the main memory unit 20b, each processing unit such as the destination floor registration processing unit 23 and the registration floor cancellation processing unit 24 shown in FIG. 1 is configured.

[0023] For the non-volatile storage 20c, for example, a large-capacity information storage medium such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a memory card is used. In the non-volatile storage 20c, software that realizes the functions of the non-contact input control device 20, data obtained by the execution of the program, and data necessary for display screen settings are stored. Regarding the setting information (FIG. 7) when switching the initial screen described later by time zone and the setting information (FIG. 8) when switching the initial screen by traffic flow, they are also stored in the non-volatile storage 20c, which is a storage unit. Also, the count value for obtaining the traffic flow is stored in the non-volatile storage 20c.

[0024] For the network interface 20d, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) etc. is used, and data transmission and reception with other devices such as the elevator control device 10 are performed. The input unit 20e performs input processing of information on the detection state of the non-contact sensor 42. The output unit 20f supplies display data to the destination floor registration area 41a and the registered floor display area 41b of the display panel 41.

[0025] Note that configuring the contactless input control device 20 with the computer shown in FIG. 2 is just an example, and it may be configured with other arithmetic processing devices other than the computer. For example, part or all of the functions performed by the contactless input control device 20 may be realized by hardware such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or may be realized by software on the cloud.

[0026] [Example of the arrangement of the display panel inside the car] FIG. 3 shows an example (Example 1) in which the display panel 41 is installed inside the car 30 included in the elevator system of this example. FIG. 3 is a view of the vicinity of the door 31 of the car 30 as seen from the inside of the car 30. Door side plates 32 and 33 are arranged on the left and right sides of the door 31. Here, the operation panel 40 is arranged on the door side plate 33 on the right side of the door 31.

[0027] The operation panel 40 is provided with a display panel 41 and a contactless sensor 42 that detects a finger or the like that is close to or touches the surface of the display panel 41. The display panel 41 is composed of a liquid crystal display panel or an organic EL (organic electro-luminescence) panel, and is arranged vertically with a size that fits within the width of the door side plate 33. The display panel 41 can display characters, numbers, various graphics, as described in the display examples to be described later, can also display images, videos, etc., and can also display information distribution services via the cloud. And the contactless sensor 42 is composed of, for example, an infrared sensor, and is arranged on the right side (side plate 34 side) of the display panel 41 to detect that a finger or the like has approached the surface of the display panel 41.

[0028] In the example of FIG. 3, the non-contact sensor 42 is arranged to slightly protrude from the surface of the operation panel 40 and can scan the surface of the display panel 41 with infrared rays or the like. Further, the installation position of the display panel 41 may be arranged slightly deeper from the surface of the operation panel 40, and the non-contact sensor 42 may be installed inside the operation panel to eliminate the protruding portion on the surface of the operation panel. The non-contact sensor 42 detects, for example, that a finger has approached to about several centimeters from the surface of the display panel 41. Further, the non-contact sensor 42 also detects the coordinate position where a finger or the like has approached on the display panel 41.

[0029] FIG. 4 shows another example (Example 2) in which the display panel 41 is installed inside the car 30 included in the elevator system of this example. Similar to FIG. 3, FIG. 4 is a view of the vicinity of the door 31 of the car 30 as seen from the inside of the car 30. In the case of the example of this FIG. 4, only the display panel 41 is arranged on the operation panel 40 of the door side plate 33 on the right side of the door 31, and the non-contact sensor 42 is arranged on the side plate 34. Then, the non-contact sensor 42 on the side plate 34 detects a finger or the like that has approached or touched the surface of the display panel 41 of the operation panel 40. Also in the case of the example of this FIG. 4, the non-contact sensor 42 detects that a finger has approached to about several centimeters from the surface of the display panel 41.

[0030] Note that using an infrared sensor as the non-contact sensor 42 is just an example, and other sensors may detect an object such as a finger approaching the surface of the display panel 41. For example, the non-contact sensor 42 may be configured to detect the approach of a finger from the capacitance value. In the case of a non-contact sensor that detects the capacitance value, the non-contact sensor 42 is integrally incorporated into the display panel 41.

[0031] In addition, in the examples of FIGS. 3 and 4, a state where a display panel 41 and a non-contact sensor 42 are installed as the operation panel 40 is shown. However, for example, buttons for instructing door opening or closing, an emergency call button, etc. may be arranged near the display panel 41. Alternatively, buttons for instructing door opening or closing, an emergency call button may be displayed on the display panel 41. In particular, these days when the size of the display panel is increasing, even if a mechanical button is arranged on the display panel, the size of the button can be made equal to or larger than the conventional size, and the visibility and operability can also be improved. Furthermore, even for those who are not suitable for visual operation, it is possible to operate by using voice, a touch sensor, etc. In addition, in the examples of FIGS. 3 and 4, the display panel 41 is arranged on the door side plate 33 on the right side of the door 31. However, the display panel 41 may be arranged on the door side plate 32 on the left side of the door 31. Alternatively, the display panel 41 may be individually arranged on both the door side plate 33 on the right side of the door 31 and the door side plate 32 on the left side of the door 31, or an operation panel with a mechanical button installed in the conventional manner may be arranged on either one of them. Also, the display panel may be a projection type display method using a projector or the like, a simple display method using a sticker or the like, or a method using a combination of conventional push buttons.

[0032] [Display form of the display panel] Next, the display form of the display panel 41 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9. As already described, the display panel 41 has a destination floor registration area 41a and a registered floor display area 41b. As shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6, the destination floor registration area 41a is arranged in the area on the right side of the display panel 41, and the registered floor display area 41b is arranged in the area on the left side of the display panel 41. The registered floor display area 41b is a relatively narrow area where the numerical values of the registered floors can be displayed in one or two vertical columns, and the remaining area becomes the destination floor registration area 41a. Note that the sizes of the respective display areas 41a and 41b may change as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9 described later. Hereinafter, the display forms of each figure will be described in detail.

[0033] Figure 5 shows an example of the display in the numeric keypad input mode. In this numeric keypad input mode, the destination floor registration area 41a is used as a numeric keypad display, and the user can input the floor number numerically. That is, in the destination floor registration area 41a, there are displayed a floor input button 101 consisting of ten numeric buttons from 0, 1, 2, 3, ···, 9 and a button “B” indicating the basement, an input guide 102, an inputted floor 103, a registration button 104, a cancel button 105, and a screen switching button 106. In the example of Figure 5, it shows a state where a finger approaches the number “6” on the floor input button 101, that number “6” lights up, and the number “6” is displayed in the column of the inputted floor 103. Here, the timing when the number “6” is displayed in the column of the inputted floor 103 may be the time when the non-contact sensor 42 stops detecting the finger or the time when the elevator control device 10 registers it.

[0034] In the input guide 102, a display prompting the operation in Japanese “Please input the destination floor” is made, and a similar display is also made in English. In the inputted floor 103, the numerical value or “B” input by the floor input button 101 is displayed. Figure 3 shows an example where “6” is input, but when two or more buttons are pressed, a two-digit numerical value is displayed. Also, when a numerical button is pressed following the “B” button, a display indicating the basement floor such as “B1” is made. In addition, when a two-digit numerical input operation or an input operation of a numerical value following “B” is performed and a floor where the elevator does not stop (such as a security floor) is input, the corresponding operation may be invalidated and the floor input in the inputted floor 103 may not be displayed, or the user may be notified to that effect such as “The elevator does not stop at that floor”.

[0035] The registration button 104 is a button for determining the floor displayed in the inputted floor 103 as the registered floor. After a button input occurs, the registration button 104 can be made to blink or be highlighted to prompt the user to press the registration button 104. The cancel button 105 is for performing an operation to cancel the floor displayed on the input floor 103. This cancel button 105 is only displayed when there is an input of a floor to the input floor 103 by operating the floor input button 101. By being displayed only when there is an input of a floor to the input floor 103, the display information can be reduced, and a more visible and user-friendly interface can be provided. However, the cancel button 105 may be displayed at all times. The screen switching button 106 is displayed in Japanese and English as "Use of main floors / To おr floors", and by operating this button, it switches to the display (Fig. 6) in the floor button input mode where the buttons for the main floors are displayed. The floor button input mode can display the information of the displayed floors more specifically, so it is easy to understand for users with low usage frequency, and furthermore, it can be said to be an easy-to-use operation mode because it does not require multiple button operations like numeric keypad input.

[0036] In the registered floor display area 41b, the registered floor row 107 is displayed vertically in a single column. In the registered floor row 107, based on the floor arrangement in the actual building, the registered floors of the floors with smaller numerical values are displayed in ascending order from the bottom. Since the registered floor row 107 is based on the floor arrangement in the actual building, for the basement floors, the numerical value of the floor increases as you go down. This display is in descending order from the bottom according to the floor configuration of the actual building, but it may also be in ascending order from the top, or in ascending order spreading from the center.

[0037] Fig. 5 shows a situation where 10 registered floors are registered, and shows a state where the display of the registered floor row 107 is arranged almost entirely in the registered floor display area 41b. When the number of registered floors is small, for example, the registered floors are displayed packed from the lower side of the registered floor display area 41b. That is, when the registered floors are "6th floor" and "10th floor", in the registered floor display area 41b, "6" and "10" are displayed packed from the bottom. Also, when the elevator stops at each floor and the number of registered floors decreases, in the registered floor display area 41b, the remaining registered floors are displayed packed from the bottom. However, performing the display by packing from the bottom is just an example. For instance, the registered floors may be displayed in a centralized manner near the center, or switched from the central display to the bottom-packed display when exceeding a predetermined number, or the registered floors may be displayed by packing from the top. Furthermore, when the display panel is arranged slightly deeper from the surface of the operation panel and the non-contact sensor is arranged on the back of the operation panel, since the registered floor display shown on the left side of the display panel is difficult to be seen by the passengers in the car, it is desirable to display the registered floors shifted to the right side within the registered floor display area 41b. The display update timing of the registered floors may be set to be constantly updated, or may be immediately displayed when newly registered, and when arriving at a previously registered floor, the arriving floor may be blinked from the arrival time until departure and the display may be deleted after departure.

[0038] FIG. 6 shows an example of the display in the floor button input mode. In this floor button input mode, buttons indicating the floors are directly displayed in the destination floor registration area 41a, and the registered floors are directly set by operating these buttons. That is, the destination floor registration area 41a displays the destination floor buttons 201 indicating the main floors of the building, the screen switching button 202, and the input guidance 203. In the example of FIG. 6, as the destination floor buttons 201, only the buttons for the 1st floor (entrance floor), the 2nd floor (lobby floor), the basement 1st floor (the 1st parking lot), the basement 2nd floor (the 2nd parking lot), and the basement 3rd floor (the 3rd parking lot), which are the main floors with high usage frequency for stopping, are displayed. When these destination floor buttons 201 are input-operated, the floor displayed on the operated button is directly determined as the registered floor without performing a confirmation operation or the like. It can be said that it is less stressful for the user to complete the registration with fewer operation times.

[0039] As shown in FIG. 6, by displaying, as the destination floor buttons 201, button images including the names of each floor such as the entrance floor, the lobby floor, and the 1st parking lot or the names of the facilities on each floor in addition to the numbers indicating the floors, the operation in the floor button input mode becomes very easy to understand. Instead of (or simultaneously with) displaying the name of each floor or the name of the facilities on each floor, an image representing each floor may be directly displayed. For example, as the button for the entrance floor, a photo of the building's entrance may be displayed, or as the button for the parking floor, an image of a car may be displayed.

[0040] The screen switching button 202 is displayed in Japanese and English as "Usage on General Floors / To all floors", and by operating this screen switching button 202, it switches to the display of the numeric keypad input mode (Fig. 5) where buttons such as the numeric keypad are displayed. However, regarding the selection and co-display of languages, etc., it is preferable to adopt a method that can be changed according to the building usage and building operation, such as only Japanese, only English, or other languages. In particular, in facilities used by a large number of unspecified users such as hotels, etc., it is preferable to correspond to the main language regions where use is assumed in terms of display, voice, etc. For example, by specifying the language of the user through personal authentication, etc., and making a display according to the user's language, a service closer to the individual can be provided. In the input guidance 203, a display prompting the operation in Japanese as "Please enter the destination floor" is made, and a similar display in English as "please select a destination floor." is also made. As described above, when the language of the user can be specified through personal authentication, etc., by guiding only in the language of the user, a service closer to the individual can be provided.

[0041] In the registered floor display area 41b, the registered floor row 204 is displayed vertically in a single column. The registered floor row 204 is the same as the display of the registered floor row 107 in the numeric keypad input mode, and based on the floor arrangement in the actual building, the registered floors of the floors with smaller numerical values are displayed in ascending order from the bottom. By deliberately separating the registered floor display area 41b and the destination floor registration area 41a into different areas for display, even if someone is operating and has their hand over the destination floor registration area 41a, the passengers in the car can confirm the registered floors in the registered floor display area 41b. Furthermore, the registered floors can also be confirmed in the numeric keypad input mode such as the numeric keypad. Note that either the display in the numeric keypad input mode shown in Fig. 5 or the display in the floor button input mode shown in Fig. 6 is set as the initial screen, and the other screen is switched when a switching instruction is given. By performing such screen switching, it becomes possible to provide an operation panel at low cost using a standard-size display panel as used in a tablet PC. Also, in office buildings and condominiums with a strong security orientation such as card readers and face recognition, by setting the common floor such as the lobby floor where security is always released as the initial screen in the numeric keypad input mode, convenience can be improved.

[0042] [Example of selection between numeric keypad input mode and floor button input mode] It is preferable to switch between the numeric keypad input mode and the floor button input mode as the initial screen (default screen) according to the time zone and traffic flow. Here, the initial screen is a screen that is displayed when a state where proximity of a finger or the like by the user is not detected continues for a certain time or more. Here, the certain time is, for example, about 5 to 10 seconds, which is a time when the situation where the user's operation is not performed continues for a certain degree. Also, by guiding an appropriate usage method according to the screen mode, such as displaying "Please enter the destination floor" in the numeric keypad input mode and "Please select the destination floor" in the floor button input mode, it becomes an interface that is easy to use even for first-time users.

[0043] Fig. 7 shows a setting example when switching the initial screen according to the time zone. In the example of Fig. 7, five time zones are set as the time zones: the time zone when the employees of the corresponding building arrive at work, the first half of the lunch time zone, the lunch time zone (excluding the first half), the time zone when the employees leave work, and the other normal time zones. And, the time zone when the employees arrive at work is set as the numeric keypad input mode as the mode of the initial screen (default mode). The first half of the lunch time zone is set as the floor button input mode as the mode of the initial screen. For the time period of lunch time (excluding the first half), set the mode of the initial screen to the numeric keypad input mode. For the time period when the employee leaves work, set the mode of the initial screen to the floor button input mode. For other normal time periods, set the mode of the initial screen to the numeric keypad input mode.

[0044] By performing the initial setting of the display mode according to such time periods, the display in the appropriate destination floor registration area 41a corresponding to each time period is performed. That is, at the time of arrival at work and during lunch time excluding the first half, there are many movements from a specific floor such as the 1st floor to the floor where each employee's seat is located, and there is a high possibility that various floors are registered. The numeric keypad input mode that allows direct input of the floor with a numeric keypad or the like is preferable. On the other hand, during the first half of lunch time and at the time of leaving work, there are many movements from the floor where each employee's seat is located to a specific floor such as the 1st floor where there is an exit, and the floor button input mode in which the buttons of the specific floor are directly displayed is preferable. Furthermore, during other normal times, it is preferable to wait in the numeric keypad input mode so that any floor can be quickly input. For example, when the same company occupies multiple floors, during normal times, movements between floors above the 2nd floor are likely to occur frequently.

[0045] Figure 8 shows a setting example when switching the initial screen according to the traffic flow. The situation where the traffic flow is high here corresponds to the situation where the elevator is used with a high frequency. In the example of Figure 8, it is divided into five time periods: a time period with a high traffic flow in the morning, a time period with a low traffic flow in the morning, a time period with a high traffic flow in the afternoon, a time period with a low traffic flow in the afternoon, and a holiday. And for the time period with a high traffic flow in the morning, set the mode of the initial screen (default mode) to the numeric keypad input mode. For the time period with a low traffic flow in the morning, set the mode of the initial screen to the floor button input mode. For the time period with a high traffic flow in the afternoon, set the mode of the initial screen to the floor button input mode. For the time period with a low traffic flow in the afternoon, set the mode of the initial screen to the numeric keypad input mode. On holidays, in any time period, the numeric keypad input mode shall be set as the initial screen mode. Also, it may be possible to collect and learn usage information using a group management elevator or the like as has been conventionally done, and predict traffic flows such as "going to work", "normal", "before / after lunch", and "leaving work" as shown in Fig. 7. By changing the switching method from the time period to the traffic flow, it is possible to flexibly respond to changes in the usage situation of the building, such as when the tenants in the building change and the crowded times change, or when the commuting time period is shifted due to disasters or accidents.

[0046] By performing such an initial setting of the display mode according to the traffic flow, appropriate display is performed in the destination floor registration area 41a corresponding to the traffic flow of each time period. Note that the traffic flow may be obtained by counting the number of times the destination floor is registered in the car for each time period. That is, the display screen switching processing unit 24a or the elevator control device 10 counts the number of times the destination floor is set on the screen in the numeric keypad input mode and the number of times it is set on the screen in the floor button input mode for each time period, and based on the counted results, changes the display setting information shown in Fig. 8 to set the initial screen for each time period. This enables appropriate input of the registered floor according to the actual operation status of the elevator. Also, since users may be confused if the screen display suddenly changes, it is desirable to switch the screen display mode when it is detected by sensors, cameras, etc. that there is no one in front of the contactless input control device when installed at the landing, or when installed inside the car, by sensors, cameras, etc., or when the door is closed but the destination floor is not registered. Furthermore, depending on the form of building operation, it is also assumed that the numeric keypad input mode is not used by anyone other than the building manager. In that case, the switching to the numeric keypad input mode may be done as an encrypted operation, a swipe operation, etc., using a switching method that is difficult for general users to understand.

[0047] Figs. 9 to 11 show examples in which the display changes from Figs. 5 and 6 based on an input operation. FIG. 9 shows an example (Example 1) when the number of registered floors increases. That is, as shown in FIG. 9(a), in the numeric keypad input mode, the destination floor registration area 41a of the display panel 41 performs the floor input display 301 such as the floor input button 101 described in FIG. 5, and the registered floor display area 41b performs the registered floor display 302. In FIG. 9, the display of some buttons is omitted for simplicity of explanation, but actually the display shown in FIG. 5 is performed. The registered floor display 302 can display up to 10 registered floors in a vertical column. FIG. 9(b) shows an example of displaying in two columns when the number of registered floors increases. When the setting of the registered floors further increases, it may be switched to the display of the registered floors in three columns.

[0048] FIG. 10 shows another example (Example 2) when the number of registered floors increases. Here too, the registered floor display area 41b can display up to 10 registered floors in a vertical column, and FIG. 10 shows the case where the number of registered floors exceeds 10. At this time, as shown in FIG. 10(a), as the registered floor display area 41b, the display 303 of the registered floors below the 10th floor and, as shown in FIG. 10(b), as the registered floor display area 41b, the display 304 of the registered floors above the 10th floor are switched every few seconds. Switching between the registered floors below the 10th floor and the registered floors above the 10th floor is just an example, and it may be switched to, for example, the first 10 registered floors that stop first on the first screen and the remaining registered floors on the next screen.

[0049] FIG. 11 shows an example (Example 3) when the number of registered floors increases. FIG. 11 shows an example in which when it becomes necessary to display the registered floors in two columns, the destination floor registration area 41a is narrowed and the registered floor display area 41b is widened. That is, the registered floor display area 41b occupies a relatively wide range and performs the two-column registered floor display 312, and the destination floor registration area 41a is a relatively narrow range and performs the input button display 311.

[0050] Note that the expanded display of the registered floor display area 41b shown in FIG. 11 may be performed when there is no operation due to the approach of a finger (object) in the destination floor registration area 41a for a certain period of time. Then, when a finger approaches the destination floor registration area 41a in a state where the expanded display of the registered floor display area 41b shown in FIG. 9 is performed, it may be configured to return to the display state within the original display range as shown in FIG. 9 or FIG. 10. Also, when there is no operation for a certain period of time (the first period of time), after performing the expanded display of the registered floor display area 41b shown in FIG. 9, and when there is no operation for a further certain period of time (the second period of time), various guidance information may be displayed in the destination floor registration area 41a or the registered floor display area 41b. The guidance information here may include, in addition to guidance on the tenants on each floor of the building and guidance on events held in the building, information obtained from outside such as weather forecasts. As a result, when the state of no operation continues, the registered floor is displayed in a large area, providing a display form that is easy for users to understand.

[0051] [Processing performed by the non-contact input control device] Next, the processing performed by the non-contact input control device 20 for the display panel 41 to perform the display described so far will be described. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of the input processing performed by the non-contact input control device 20. First, the input processing unit 21 of the non-contact input control device 20 acquires information on the attachment state determined from the positional relationship between the display panel 41 and the non-contact sensor 42 (step S10). This attachment state information may be a preset value or may be set by a prior calibration process. The input processing unit 21 sets the correspondence between the detection data from the non-contact sensor 42 and the coordinate position of the operation position on the display panel 41 (step S11).

[0052] With the coordinates of this operation position set, an input operation is started in which an elevator user in the car brings a finger close to or touches a button on the display panel 41 (step S12). At this time, the input processing unit 21 executes the first input point detection process (step S13). Then, the input processing unit 21 determines whether the number of input points has increased within a certain period of time (step S14).

[0053] If the number of input points increases in step S14 (Yes in step S14), the input processing unit 21 repeats the determination in step S14. And if the number of input points does not increase within a certain period of time in step S14 (No in step S14), the input determination unit 22 executes an input determination process for selecting an input point (step S15).

[0054] Figure 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of the input determination process performed by the input determination unit 22. When the non-contact sensor 42 detects the approach of an object (finger) to the surface of the display panel 41 in the input processing unit 21, the input determination unit 22 starts the input determination process (step S20). When the input determination unit 22 starts the input determination process, it determines whether the position of the object is within a predetermined distance (for example, within 5 cm) from the surface of the display panel 41 (step S21).

[0055] In step S21, when it is not within the predetermined distance (No in step S21), the input determination unit 22 ends the input determination process. And in step S21, when it is determined to be within the predetermined distance (Yes in step S21), the input determination unit 22 determines whether the size of the detected object is equal to or larger than a predetermined size (step S22). The predetermined size here is set to exclude an object larger than a finger assuming an operation with a finger.

[0056] In step S22, when it is larger than the predetermined size (No in step S22), the input determination unit 22 ends the input determination process. Then, in step S22, when it is determined that the size is equal to or greater than a predetermined size (Yes in step S22), the input determination unit 22 determines whether the detected proximity area is the destination floor registration area (step S23).

[0057] In step S23, when it is the destination floor registration area (Yes in step S23), the input determination unit 22 determines whether an object has been approaching for a predetermined time or more (step S24). In step S24, when an object has not been approaching for a predetermined time or more (No in step S24), the input determination unit 22 repeats the determination in step S24. The predetermined time here is set, for example, as a time that is assumed to continue at least during an operation with a finger or the like, such as 0.1 to 0.5 seconds, in order to exclude the case where an object such as a finger approaches the display panel 41 by mistake. In step S24, when it is detected that an object has been approaching for a predetermined time or more (Yes in step S24), the input determination unit 22 shifts to the destination floor registration process mode (step S25). Here, in order to convey the non-contact operation feeling to the user, when a finger is detected, when a proximity for a predetermined time is detected, when registration is confirmed, etc., the user is notified by voice, display, a touch sensor, etc., thereby enhancing the operability.

[0058] Also, in step S23, when the detected proximity area is not the destination floor registration area (No in step S23), the input determination unit 22 determines whether the detected proximity area is the registered floor display area (step S26). In step S26, when it is not the registered floor display area (No in step S26), the input determination unit 22 ends the input determination process. Then, in step S26, when it is the registered floor display area (Yes in step S26), the input determination unit 22 determines whether an object has been approaching for a predetermined time or more (step S27). In step S27, when an object has not been approaching for a predetermined time or more (No in step S27), the input determination unit 22 repeats the determination in step S27. The determination in this step S27 is the same as that in step S24. In step S26, when it is detected that an object has been approaching for a predetermined time or longer (Yes in step S26), the input determination unit 22 proceeds to the registration floor cancellation process (step S28).

[0059] FIGS. 14 and 15 are flowcharts showing the flow of the destination floor registration process performed by the destination floor registration processing unit 23. "A" in FIG. 14 is connected to "A" in FIG. 15, and "B" in FIG. 15 is connected to "B" in FIG. 14. First, the destination floor registration processing unit 23 determines whether or not the destination floor entered when a finger or the like is detected in the registration floor display area 41b is being displayed (step S30). That is, it is determined whether or not there is a display of the input floor 103 shown in FIG. 5. In step S30, when the input destination floor is being displayed (Yes in step S30), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 causes the cancel button 105 (FIG. 5) to be displayed (step S31). Then, in step S30, when the input destination floor is not being displayed (No in step S30), and after the cancel button 105 is displayed in step S31, the destination floor registration processing unit 23 determines whether or not it has detected the approach of the operator's finger (object) to the detection area within the destination floor registration area 41a (step S32).

[0060] In step S32, when it does not detect the approach of the operator's hand to the detection area (No in step S32), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 determines whether or not the state where such approach is not detected has elapsed for a predetermined time (step S33). The predetermined time here is set to a relatively long time such as 10 seconds, for example. In step S33, when it determines that the predetermined time has elapsed (Yes in step S33), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 sets the display in the destination floor registration area 41a of the display panel 41 to the initial screen (step S34). After displaying the initial screen in step S34, the destination floor registration processing unit 23 ends the registration process here and waits until the next operation. Also, in step S33, when it detects a finger or the like while the predetermined time has not elapsed (No in step S33), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 returns to the determination in step S30.

[0061] When an approach is detected in the detection area of the operator's finger in step S32 (Yes in step S32), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 determines whether the detected area is an approach of a finger to the destination floor registration area 41a (the floor input button 101 or the destination floor button 201) (step S35). Here, since finger fluttering in the air occurs in a non-contact state, by setting an area larger than the button size as the detection area, variations in operability due to individual differences of users can be suppressed, and stable service can be provided to a wider range of customers. In step S35, when it is the area of the destination button (Yes in step S35), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 reverses the display color of the corresponding button to another display color (step S36). Then, the destination floor registration processing unit 23 determines whether the finger that detected the approach has left the surface of the display panel 41 (step S37). In step S37, when it has not left the surface of the display panel 41 (No in step S37), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 repeats the determination in step S37.

[0062] Then, in step S37, when the finger has left the surface of the display panel 41 (Yes in step S37), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 reverses the display color of the corresponding button to the original display color (step S38). Further, the destination floor registration processing unit 23 causes the character (number) corresponding to the button for which finger approach was detected in step S35 to be displayed on the input floor 103 (step S39), and returns to the determination in step S30. Note that this is for the case of the numeric keypad input mode (Fig. 5). In the case of the floor button input mode (Fig. 6), in step S39, the corresponding floor is directly selected as the registered floor.

[0063] Also, in step S35, when it is determined that the area where finger approach was detected is not the area of the destination button (No in step S35), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 determines whether the finger has approached the area of the cancel button 105 (Fig. 5) (step S40). In step S40, when it is determined that a finger has approached the area of the cancel button 105 (Yes in step S40), the display color of the cancel button 105 is inverted to another display color (step S41). Then, the destination floor registration processing unit 23 determines whether the detected finger has left the surface of the display panel 41 (step S42). Here, by providing exclusive processing between the destination floor registration area 41a and the registered floor display area 41b, such as invalidating detection in the registered floor display area 41b when detection of approach to the detection area within the destination floor registration area 41a is detected, erroneous operations, misregistrations, and miscancellations can be suppressed, and a more satisfactory interface can be provided. In step S42, when the finger has not left the surface of the display panel 41 (No in step S42), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 repeats the determination in step 42.

[0064] Then, in step S42, when the finger has left the surface of the display panel 41 (Yes in step S42), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 inverts the display color of the cancel button 105 back to the original display color (step S43). Further, the destination floor registration processing unit 23 erases the characters (numbers) displayed on the input floor 103 (step S44) and returns to the determination in step S30. Here, a configuration may be adopted to notify the user, in a tone different from the operation sound, that the characters (numbers) displayed on the input floor 103 have been erased.

[0065] In step S40, when it is determined that a finger has not approached the area of the cancel button 105 (No in step S40), the process proceeds to the process of FIG. 15, and the destination floor registration processing unit 23 determines whether a finger has approached the area of the register button 104 (FIG. 5) (step S45). Here, since finger fluttering in the air occurs in a non-contact state, by setting an area larger than the button size as the detection area, variations in operability due to individual differences among users can be suppressed, and stable service can be provided to a wider range of customers. In step S45, when it is determined that a finger has approached the area of the registration button 104 (Yes in step S45), the display color of the registration button 104 is inverted to another display color (step S46). Then, the destination floor registration processing unit 23 determines whether the detected approaching finger has left the surface of the display panel 41 (step S47). In step S47, when the finger has not left the surface of the display panel 41 (No in step S47), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 repeats the determination in step 47.

[0066] Then, in step S47, when the finger has left the surface of the display panel 41 (Yes in step S47), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 inverts the display color of the registration button 104 to the original display color (step S48). Further, the destination floor registration processing unit 23 registers the floor displayed on the input floor 103 as the registered floor (step S49), and returns to the determination in step S30 of FIG. 14. Note that the registration button 104 in step S45 is a button for determining the input display floor in the numeric keypad input mode. Therefore, the processes in steps S46 to S49 are performed in the numeric keypad input mode (when the display in FIG. 5 is shown) and are not performed in the floor button input mode (when the display in FIG. 6 is shown).

[0067] In step S45, when it is determined that a finger has not approached the area of the registration button 104 (No in step S45), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 determines whether a finger has approached the area of the screen switching buttons 106, 202 (step S50). In step S50, when it is determined that a finger has approached the area of the screen switching buttons 106, 202 (Yes in step S50), the display colors of the screen switching buttons 106, 202 are inverted to another display color (step S51). Then, the destination floor registration processing unit 23 determines whether the detected approaching finger has left the surface of the display panel 41 (step S52). In step S52, when the finger has not left the surface of the display panel 41 (No in step S52), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 repeats the determination in step 52. Here, the time from non-contact detection to confirmation of the screen switching button 106 may be lengthened, or the non-contact detection distance may be made shorter than that of other buttons, to reduce an unexpected mode switching operation when the finger approaches from below.

[0068] Then, in step S52, when the finger has left the surface of the display panel 41 (Yes in step S52), the destination floor registration processing unit 23 reverses the display colors of the screen switching buttons 106 and 202 to their original display colors (step S53). Further, the destination floor registration processing unit 23 changes the display of the destination floor registration area 41a to another mode (numeric keypad input mode or floor button input mode) (step S54), and returns to the determination in step S30 of FIG. 14.

[0069] FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of the registered floor cancellation process performed by the registered floor cancellation processing unit 24. First, the registered floor cancellation processing unit 24 detects the approach of the operator's finger (object) to the registered floor display area 41b (step S60). At this time, the registered floor cancellation processing unit 24 detects which registered floor the finger has approached in the list of registered floors displayed in the registered floor display area 41b (step S61). Then, the registered floor cancellation processing unit 24 reverses the display color of the registered floor displayed in the area detected in step S61 to another color (step S62).

[0070] Thereafter, the registered floor cancellation processing unit 24 detects that the object (finger) that has approached the display panel 41 has left (step S63), and reverses the registered floor reversed in step S62 to its original color (step S64). Then, the registered floor cancellation processing unit 24 sends an instruction to cancel the registered floor reversed in step S62 to the elevator control device 10 (step S65), and ends the registered floor cancellation process.

[0071] FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the flow of the registered floor display process performed by the registered floor display processing unit 27 and the like. First, the registered floor receiving unit 25 receives information on the registered floor from the elevator control device 10 (step S70). At this time, the registered floor display processing unit 27 determines whether there is a change in the registered floor received in step S70 from the currently displayed registered floor (step S71). When it is determined in step S71 that there is no change in the received registered floor information (No in step S71), the process returns to the reception process of the registered floor data in the registered floor receiving unit 25.

[0072] Then, when it is determined in step S71 that there is a change in the received registered floor information (Yes in step S71), the registered floor sorting unit 26 executes a process of sorting the registered floors received by the registered floor receiving unit 25 in the display order (step S72). At this time, the basement floors and the above-ground floors are displayed in order from the bottom, and for the above-ground floors, the floors with smaller values are sorted to be on the lower side. Also, the registered floor sorting unit 26 sorts the basement floors so that the floors with larger values are on the lower side.

[0073] Next, page numbers (screen numbers) are assigned to the registered floors in units of a predetermined number (step S73). For example, when the registered floor display area 41b can display 10 floors as shown in FIG. 10, page numbers (screen numbers) are assigned to the registered floors in units of 10. The page numbers here are the screen numbers assigned to each of the multiple screens when there are multiple screens to be displayed. Then, the registered floor display processing unit 27 determines the presence or absence of an object such as a finger approaching the registered floor display area 41b (step S74).

[0074] When it is determined in step S74 that there is no finger approach (Yes in step S74), the registered floor display processing unit 27 switches the pages (screens) displayed in the registered floor display area 41b at predetermined time intervals in ascending order of the page numbers assigned in step S73 (step S76). Also, in step S74, when it is determined that a finger is approaching (No in step S74), the registered floor display processing unit 27 interrupts the page switching in the registered floor display area 41b and returns to the processing of step S70. Note that the processing of the flowchart in FIG. 17 corresponds to the case where the display in the registered floor display area 41b is divided into a plurality of pages (a plurality of screens) as shown in FIG. 10. When all the registered floors can be displayed on one screen, the processing of steps S71 to S72 is repeated, and the processing after step S73 becomes unnecessary.

[0075] [Effects of the Elevator System in this Example] According to the elevator system of the present example described above, the display panel 41 of the operation panel 40 that can be operated without contact can perform appropriate display. That is, as a display for registering the destination floor by the destination floor registration area 41a, a screen in the registered floor input mode for receiving the input of the destination floor by a numeric keypad or the like and a screen in the registered floor selection mode for receiving the destination floor by buttons associated with each floor are prepared. Therefore, by switching the screen according to the user's preference, appropriate display can be performed. For example, in the case of an elevator for a high-rise building, it is not necessary to arrange a large number of registered floor buttons, and the user can quickly indicate the registered floor using the numeric keypad on any floor.

[0076] Also, on the screen in the registered floor selection mode, only the buttons for the floors with high input frequency are displayed, so that the user can quickly find the buttons for the necessary floors and perform the input operation. Also, in any mode of display, the display screen can be changed to the display screen of another mode by operating the screen switching button, making the input easier. Furthermore, by changing the screen to be displayed as the initial screen according to the time zone or traffic flow, an appropriate initial screen can be displayed according to each time zone and the actual traffic flow, improving the operability. Furthermore, when a predetermined fixed time has elapsed, if it is set to return to the screen of the mode set as the initial screen, even when the screen is switched by the user's operation, after a while, it will return to the original screen and the screen determined by the administrator will be displayed.

[0077] [Modification Example] Note that the embodiments described so far have been described in detail for the purpose of explaining the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. Also, the display examples shown in each figure are also examples shown for suitability, and are not limited to these examples. For example, after the elevator car stops at each floor, if no approach of an object such as a finger to the display panel 41 is detected for a certain period of time, guide information for guiding the building in characters, videos, etc. may be displayed in the destination floor registration area 41a of the display panel 41. In a state where the guide information of this operation method is displayed, the display area of other buttons in the destination floor registration area 41a such as numeric keys may be made smaller, or the buttons for registering the destination floor may not be displayed temporarily while the guide information is being displayed, and the guide information may be displayed in large characters or videos.

[0078] When the elevator car is running and no approach of an object such as a finger to the display panel 41 is detected for a certain period of time, the destination floor registration area 41a of the display panel 41 may display a prepared building guide screen, a promotional screen, or a screen such as a weather forecast or news obtained from the outside.

[0079] Also, in the above-described embodiment, it is applied to the operation panel 40 capable of non-contact operation provided with the non-contact sensor 42, but it may also be applied to a configuration in which an operation is performed by touching the surface of the display panel 40 when performing the display described in each figure. Also, in the case of the operation panel 40 capable of non-contact operation provided with the non-contact sensor 42, the range (distance from the panel surface) detected by the non-contact sensor 42 may be changed according to the button display location of the display panel 40.

[0080] For example, in the range of several centimeters at the lower end of the destination floor registration area 41a, where the screen switching buttons 106 in the numeric keypad input mode shown in FIG. 5 and the screen switching buttons 202 in the floor button input mode shown in FIG. 6 are displayed, the distance for non-contact detection of the proximity of a finger or the like may be shortened. For example, when the positions where the screen switching buttons 106 and 202 are displayed reach within 1 cm from the surface of the display panel 41, the proximity is detected to perform an input operation, while for other positions, when they reach within 3 cm from the surface of the display panel 41, the proximity is detected to perform an input operation. Instead of changing the distance for detecting proximity, other detection processes such as the time for detecting proximity may be changed to perform a similar countermeasure. Thereby, it is possible to effectively eliminate the possibility that the operations of the screen switching buttons 106 and 202 are erroneously performed when there is no intention to perform screen switching, and appropriate screen switching without misoperation becomes possible.

[0081] Also, in the example of FIG. 6, as an example of the display in the floor button input mode, only the buttons for the frequently used floors are displayed, but the buttons for all floors may be displayed. In this case, the buttons for the frequently used floors may be made large buttons, and the buttons for the less frequently used floors may be made small buttons.

[0082] Also, in the process described in the flowcharts of FIGS. 14 and 15, when registering the floor using the floor input button 101 (numeric keypad), after the floor input button 101 such as a number is pressed, the floor is confirmed as the registered floor by operating the registration button 104 as the confirmation operation. In contrast, for example, after a numerical value indicating the floor is input using the floor input button 101, even if the registration button 104 is not pressed, after a certain period of time elapses, the floor corresponding to that numerical value may be confirmed as the registered floor. For example, when no operation such as the registration button 104 is performed for 3 seconds after a numerical value indicating the floor is input using the floor input button 101, the corresponding floor may be confirmed as the registered floor. Alternatively, conversely, when a numerical value indicating the floor is input using the floor input button 101 and no operation is performed on the registration button 104 or the like for a certain period of time (about 3 seconds), the input of the numerical value may be cleared, the display on the input floor 103 may be erased, and it may not be registered as the registered floor.

[0083] Also, in the configuration diagrams shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, only the control lines and information lines considered necessary for explanation are shown, and not all control lines and information lines are necessarily shown on the product. In reality, it may be considered that almost all components are interconnected. Also, the flow of the processing shown in the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 12 to 17 is also an example, and if the processing results are the same, some of the processing orders may be changed or a plurality of processes may be executed simultaneously. Also, when the system described in this embodiment example is configured with an information processing device such as a computer, for the program that realizes each processing function, in addition to preparing it in the non-volatile storage or memory in the computer device, it may be placed on a recording medium such as an external memory, an IC card, an SD card, or an optical disk and transferred.

Explanation of Signs

[0084] 10... Elevator control device, 20... Contactless input control device, 20a... CPU, 20b... Main memory unit, 20c... Non-volatile storage, 20d... Network interface, 20e... Input unit, 20f... Output unit, 21... Input processing unit, 22... Input determination unit, 23... Destination floor registration processing unit, 24... Registered floor cancellation processing unit, 24a... Display screen switching processing unit, 25... Registered floor reception unit, 26... Registered floor sorting unit, 27... Registered floor display processing unit, 28... Registered floor display area update unit, 29... Destination floor registration update unit, 31... Door, 32... Door side plate, 33... Door side plate, 34... Side plate, 40... Operation panel, 41... Display panel, 41a... Destination floor registration area, 41b... Registered floor display area, 42... Contactless sensor, 101... Floor input button (numeric keypad), 106, 202... Screen switching button

Claims

1. In an elevator system having an in-car operation panel for registering a destination floor without contact, the operation panel includes a first screen that accepts a destination floor by displaying buttons including a numeric keypad on a display panel, a second screen that accepts a destination floor by displaying buttons associated with floor levels on the display panel, a destination floor registration processing unit that registers the accepted destination floor, a screen switching button that accepts a screen switching request for each of the first screen and the second screen included in each of the first screen and the second screen, a display screen switching processing unit that switches between the first screen and the second screen displayed on the display panel when the screen switching button accepts a screen switching request, and either one of the first screen and the second screen is set as an initial screen, when the destination floor registration processing unit does not accept registration of a destination floor for a predetermined time while a screen other than the initial screen among the first screen and the second screen is being displayed, the display screen switching processing unit controls to display the initial screen elevator system.

2. The second screen arranges buttons for frequently used floor levels The elevator system according to claim 1.

3. The display screen switching processing unit can set a screen to be displayed among the first screen and the second screen based on display setting information determined for each time zone. The elevator system according to claim 1.

4. The display screen switching processing unit counts the number of times the destination floor is set on the first screen and the number of times it is set on the second screen for each time zone, changes the display setting information as to which of the first screen and the second screen is set as the initial screen based on the counted numbers, and performs screen display for each time zone. The elevator system according to claim 1.

5. The buttons associated with each floor level displayed on the second screen include information on each floor level or information on facilities on each floor level. The elevator system according to claim 1.

6. The buttons displayed on the display panel of the operation panel are for input by the proximity of an object to perform an operation, The displayed buttons include buttons with different distances or times for detecting the proximity of an object to perform an operation. The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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