Destination floor registration device and control method

Abstract

To provide a destination floor registration device capable of improving convenience while ensuring security. [Solution] The destination floor registration device (1) comprises a reception unit (111) that receives input operations on the input unit by a user using the elevator (4), and a display control unit (114) that causes the display unit (13) to display an allocation result screen that includes at least a portion of allocation result information that includes information indicating the elevator number assigned to the destination floor call based on the information input by the first operation, and when the reception unit receives a second operation, which is an input operation that requests the display of the allocation result information, the display control unit causes the allocation result screen to be displayed on the display unit.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a destination floor registration device for registering an elevator destination floor call, and a method for controlling the destination floor registration device. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there is known a technique for assigning an elevator car number to a destination floor call of a user who uses an elevator. Patent Document 1 discloses a system that assigns an elevator car number to a destination floor call of a user and displays the assignment result. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] International Publication No. 2022 / 157861 Brochure Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the conventional technology, there are cases where security or convenience is reduced when displaying allocation results.

[0005] One aspect of the present invention provides a destination floor registration device that can improve convenience while ensuring security. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, a destination floor registration device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a reception unit that receives input operations on an input unit by a user using an elevator; a registration unit that registers a destination floor call based on information input by a first operation, which is the input operation that specifies a destination floor; an acquisition unit that acquires allocation result information including information indicating the elevator car number assigned to the destination floor call; and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display an allocation result screen including at least a part of the acquired allocation result information; and when the reception unit receives a second operation, which is the input operation that requests the display of the allocation result information, the display control unit causes the display unit to display the allocation result screen.

[0007] In order to solve the above problem, a control method for a destination floor registration device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a reception step of receiving an input operation on an input unit by a user using an elevator; a registration step of registering a destination floor call based on information input by a first operation, which is the input operation that specifies a destination floor; an acquisition step of acquiring allocation result information including information indicating the elevator car number assigned to the destination floor call; and a display control step of displaying an allocation result screen on a display unit, which includes at least a part of the allocation result information acquired in the acquisition step; and if a second operation, which is the input operation that requests the display of the allocation result information, is received in the reception step, the allocation result screen is displayed on the display unit in the display control step.

[0008] The destination floor registration device according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer, in which case the control program for the destination floor registration device that realizes the destination floor registration device on a computer by causing the computer to operate as each part (software element) of the destination floor registration device, and the computer-readable recording medium on which it is recorded, also fall within the scope of the present invention. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a destination floor registration device that can improve convenience while ensuring security. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an elevator system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a first screen. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a second screen. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an allocation result screen. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of the allocation result screen. [Figure 6] 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the destination floor registration device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by a destination floor registration device according to the second embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by a destination floor registration device according to a third embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a second screen according to the fourth embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of the second screen according to the fourth embodiment. [Figure 14] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by a destination floor registration device according to a fourth embodiment. [Figure 15] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of the first screen. [Figure 16] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing yet another example of the first screen. [Figure 17] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing yet another example of the first screen. [Figure 18]FIG. 10 is a diagram showing yet another example of the first screen. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] [Embodiment 1] An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an elevator system 100 including a destination floor registration device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The elevator system 100 is a system that operates elevators based on destination floor registration. As shown in Fig. 1, the elevator system 100 includes a destination floor registration device 1, a group management control device 2, an elevator control device 3, and an elevator 4.

[0012] The destination floor registration device 1 according to the present invention registers a destination floor call based on a first operation by a user. The destination floor registration device 1 can also accept a second operation, which is an input operation requesting the display of allocation result information 141 that includes information indicating the elevator number assigned to the destination floor call. When the destination floor registration device 1 accepts the second operation, it causes the display unit 13 to display an allocation result screen that includes at least a part of the allocation result information 141.

[0013] According to the above configuration, allocation result information 141 is hidden until the second operation is performed, and is displayed in response to the second operation of the user. This makes it possible to improve convenience while ensuring security.

[0014] <Group management control device 2> The group management control device 2 registers a destination floor call based on a call request for a destination floor call from the destination floor registration device 1. When the group management control device 2 receives a call request including information indicating the departure floor and the destination floor from the destination floor registration device 1, it assigns the most appropriate elevator 4 based on the call request and the operation status of the elevators 4.

[0015] The group management control device 2 transmits the allocation result information 141 to the destination floor registration device 1, which is the sender of the call request. The group management control device 2 also transmits information indicating the departure floor and destination floor based on the registered destination floor call to the elevator control device 3, which controls the elevator assigned to the destination floor call.

[0016] <Elevator control device 3 and elevator 4> The elevator control device 3 controls the operation of the elevators 4 based on information received from the group control device 2. The elevator control device 3 also transmits information indicating the operation status of the elevators 4 to the group control device 2. The elevators 4 move between floors and open and close their doors based on the control of the elevator control device 3. A single building may be provided with multiple elevators 4 and multiple elevator control devices 3 that control each elevator 4.

[0017] <Destination Floor Registration Device 1> The destination floor registration device 1 is a device that registers a destination floor call based on an input operation by a user. Only one destination floor registration device 1 may be provided in a building, or multiple destination floor registration devices 1 may be provided. One destination floor registration device 1 may be provided on each floor of a building. Furthermore, multiple destination floor registration devices 1 may be provided on one floor of a building. As shown in FIG. 1, the destination floor registration device 1 includes a control unit 11, an input unit 12, a display unit 13, and a memory unit 14.

[0018] The input unit 12 accepts an input operation by a user and outputs a signal indicating the content of the accepted input operation to the control unit 11. The display unit 13 displays a predetermined screen under the control of a display control unit 114 (described later). The input unit 12 and the display unit 13 may be an integrated device or may be separate devices. In the following example, a configuration in which the input unit 12 and the display unit 13 are an integrated device such as a touch panel will be described.

[0019] 2 to 5 are diagrams showing examples of screens displayed by the display unit 13. Fig. 2 shows an example of a first screen. Fig. 3 shows an example of a second screen. Fig. 4 shows an example of an allocation result screen. Fig. 5 shows another example of the allocation result screen.

[0020] The display unit 13 is capable of displaying a first screen. As shown in FIG. 2, the first screen is a screen for receiving a first operation and includes a numeric keypad (reference numeral 201). The numeric keypad includes at least buttons indicating numbers. As shown in FIG. 2, the numeric keypad may also include a button (reference numeral 202) corresponding to a specific floor and a button (reference numeral 203) indicating a basement floor. The display unit 13 is also capable of displaying a second screen, which is a screen indicating a state in which a second operation is waiting. As shown in FIG. 3, the second screen is a screen that does not include information indicating an allocation result.

[0021] Furthermore, the display unit 13 can display an allocation result screen. The allocation result screen is a screen that is displayed when a predetermined operation (second operation) is performed on the input unit 12 while the display unit 13 is displaying the second screen. As indicated by reference numeral 401 in FIG. 4 and reference numeral 501 in FIG. 5, the allocation result screen includes allocation result information 141 that indicates the allocation result for a destination floor call made by a user. As indicated by reference numeral 402 in FIG. 4, the allocation result screen may include, as the allocation result information 141, information 402 that indicates the allocated elevator that has been allocated to the destination floor call, and information 403 that indicates the destination floor for the destination floor call. Furthermore, as indicated by reference numeral 501 in FIG. 5, the third screen may include only information 501 that indicates the allocated elevator as the allocation result information 141, and may not include information that indicates the destination floor.

[0022] The memory unit 14 stores various information used in the destination floor registration device 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the memory unit 14 stores allocation result information 141. The allocation result information 141 is information indicating the assigned elevator car assigned to a destination floor call made by a user. The allocation result information 141 may further include information indicating the destination floor in the destination floor call. When allocation is made to a destination floor call in the group management control device 2, the acquisition unit 113 stores the allocation result information 141 acquired from the group management control device 2. When the display of the allocation result information 141 on the display unit 13 ends, the stored allocation result information 141 is deleted.

[0023] The control unit 11 is a processing unit that executes various processes performed in the destination floor registration device 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 11 includes a reception unit 111, a registration unit 112, an acquisition unit 113, and a display control unit 114.

[0024] (Reception Department 111) The reception unit 111 receives an input operation on the input unit 12 by a user who uses the elevator 4. The reception unit 111 can receive a first operation which is an input operation for specifying a destination floor and a second operation which is an input operation for requesting display of allocation result information 141.

[0025] The reception unit 111 can receive a first operation while the first screen is displayed on the display unit 13. The first operation is an operation performed on the input unit 12 while the first screen is displayed on the display unit 13. In this embodiment, the first operation is at least one of an input operation on a button indicating a number, an input operation on a button indicating a basement floor, and an input operation on a button corresponding to a specific floor. When the reception unit 111 receives the first operation, it identifies the input content of the first operation. When the first operation by the user is completed, the reception unit 111 outputs information indicating the content of the input operation received as the first operation to the registration unit 112.

[0026] Note that the reception unit 111 may be able to receive the first operation multiple times. When the number of received first operations reaches an upper limit, or when no additional first operations have been received for a predetermined time (e.g., 5 seconds) or more since the most recent first operation was received, the reception unit 111 outputs information indicating the contents of the first operations received up to that point to the registration unit 112. Note that after outputting the information to the registration unit 112, the reception unit 111 stops receiving first operations, and resumes receiving first operations when the display unit 13 displays the first screen under the control of the display control unit 114. When the reception unit 111 has not received an input operation for a button indicating a basement floor for a predetermined time (e.g., 5 seconds) or more after receiving an input operation for a button indicating a number, the reception unit 111 starts receiving a new first operation.

[0027] Furthermore, the reception unit 111 can receive a second operation, which is an input operation requesting the display of the allocation result information 141. The second operation may be, for example, an operation in which the user touches a predetermined area of ​​the input unit 12. When the reception unit 111 receives information indicating that the allocation result information 141 has been received from the acquisition unit 113, the reception unit 111 starts receiving the second operation. When the reception unit 111 receives the second operation, the reception unit 111 outputs information indicating that the second operation has been received to the display control unit 114.

[0028] The reception unit 111 receives the second operation for a predetermined period of time from when the acquisition unit 113 acquires the allocation result information 141 until the predetermined period of time has elapsed. The predetermined period of time may be, for example, five seconds. As an example, the reception unit 111 receives one second operation for a predetermined period of time from when the acquisition unit 113 acquires the allocation result information 141 until the predetermined period of time has elapsed.

[0029] When the acquisition unit 113 acquires the allocation result information 141, the second screen is displayed on the display unit 13 under the control of the display control unit 114. When the acceptance unit 111 accepts the second operation, the allocation result screen is displayed on the display unit 13 under the control of the display control unit 114. The second operation can be accepted while the second screen or the allocation result screen is displayed on the display unit 13.

[0030] When the second operation by the user is completed, the reception unit 111 outputs information indicating that the second operation is completed to the display control unit 114. For example, if the second operation is an operation in which the user touches a predetermined area of ​​the input unit 12, the completion of the second operation may be the user removing their hand from the input unit 12. When the reception unit 111 outputs the information indicating that the second operation is completed, the reception unit 111 stops receiving the second operation. Even if a further input operation is performed on the input unit 12 after the reception unit 111 has stopped receiving the second operation, the reception unit 111 does not accept the further input operation.

[0031] (Registration Unit 112) The registration unit 112 registers a destination floor call based on information input by a first operation, which is an input operation for specifying a destination floor. When the registration unit 112 acquires information indicating the content of the input operation accepted as the first operation from the acceptance unit 111, the registration unit 112 identifies the destination floor specified by the first operation based on the information.

[0032] For example, when an input operation of selecting the button indicating the number 3 is performed as the first operation, the registration unit 112 identifies the third floor as the destination floor. When an input operation of selecting the buttons indicating the numbers 1 and 3 is performed as the first operation, the registration unit 112 identifies the thirteenth floor as the destination floor. When an input operation of selecting the button indicating the basement floor and the button indicating the number 2 is performed as the first operation, the registration unit 112 identifies the second basement floor as the destination floor. When an input operation of selecting a button corresponding to a specific floor is performed as the first operation, the registration unit 112 identifies the floor associated with that button as the destination floor.

[0033] When the registration unit 112 identifies the destination floor specified by the first operation, it generates a call request. The call request includes information indicating the departure floor, information indicating the destination floor identified based on the first operation, and identification information of the destination floor registration device 1. The departure floor may be, for example, the floor on which the destination floor registration device 1 is installed. The registration unit 112 transmits the generated call request to the group management control device 2. As a result, the group management control device 2 assigns a car to the destination floor call based on the call request.

[0034] (Acquisition part 113) The acquisition unit 113 acquires allocation result information 141 including information indicating the elevator car assigned to the destination floor call. The acquisition unit 113 stores the acquired allocation result information 141 in the storage unit 14. Then, the acquisition unit 113 outputs information indicating that the allocation result information 141 has been acquired to the reception unit 111 and the display control unit 114.

[0035] (Display control unit 114) The display control unit 114 causes various screens to be displayed on the display unit 13. For example, the display control unit 114 may cause the display unit 13 to display a first screen, a second screen, and an allocation result screen.

[0036] The display control unit 114 displays a first screen, which is different from the allocation result screen, on the display unit 13 during a period in which the reception unit 111 is able to receive a first operation. After the processing related to the previous destination floor call is completed, the display control unit 114 displays the first screen on the display unit 13. Specifically, after the allocation result screen is displayed or after the reception unit 111 receives an input operation on a button indicating a basement floor, if no input operation on a button indicating a number is received for a predetermined time or longer, the display control unit 114 displays the first screen on the display unit 13. At this time, the reception unit 111 starts receiving the first operation.

[0037] As described above, the first screen is a screen for accepting the first operation and includes a numeric keypad (reference number 201). As shown in FIG. 2, the numeric keypad (reference number 201) includes at least buttons indicating numbers. The numeric keypad may also include a button (reference number 202) corresponding to a specific floor and a button (reference number 203) indicating a basement floor. The first screen is a screen that is displayed before the allocation of cars, and therefore does not include allocation result information 141.

[0038] Furthermore, during a period in which the reception unit 111 is able to receive the second operation, the display control unit 114 causes the display unit 13 to display a second screen that differs from the allocation result screen and the first screen and does not include allocation result information 141. When the acquisition unit 113 acquires the allocation result information 141, the display control unit 114 causes the display unit 13 to display the second screen. At this time, the reception unit 111 starts receiving the second operation. As described above, the second screen is a screen that does not include allocation result information 141. As shown in FIG. 3, the display control unit 114 may display only the background color of the screen as the second screen. Note that the second screen may include a message notifying that the allocation result can be displayed and a message prompting the user to perform the second operation.

[0039] According to the above configuration, the first screen is displayed until the user completes registration of the destination floor call, and after the registration of the destination floor call is completed and acquisition unit 113 receives allocation result information 141, the second screen is displayed until reception unit 111 receives the second operation. By the screen transition following the completion of registration of the destination floor call, the user can more easily recognize that registration of the destination floor call is complete and that if the user performs the second operation, allocation result information 141 can be checked.

[0040] When the reception unit 111 receives a second operation while the second screen is being displayed, the display control unit 114 displays an allocation result screen on the display unit 13. As shown in Fig. 4, the allocation result screen is a screen that includes allocation result information 141 that includes information indicating the assigned elevator assigned to the destination floor call and information indicating the destination floor in the destination floor call. Alternatively, as shown in Fig. 5, the allocation result screen may be a screen that includes only information indicating the assigned elevator as the allocation result information 141.

[0041] According to the above configuration, when the second operation is performed by the user, allocation result information 141 is displayed. When the user does not perform the second operation, display control unit 114 does not display allocation result information 141 on display unit 13 even if allocation result information 141 is acquired. This reduces the possibility that other people in the vicinity will peek at allocation result information 141.

[0042] Furthermore, after performing the first operation, the user may take their eyes off the display unit 13. In a configuration in which allocation result information 141 is displayed for a predetermined period after acquisition of allocation result information 141, if the user is looking away, there is a possibility that the user may miss allocation result information 141, which may result in a lack of convenience.

[0043] In contrast to this, according to the above configuration, allocation result information 141 is displayed when the user actively performs the second operation on input unit 12. This reduces the possibility that the user will take their eyes off display unit 13 while allocation result information 141 is being displayed.

[0044] As described above, according to the above configuration, the allocation result information 141 is hidden until the second operation is performed, and the allocation result information 141 is displayed in response to the second operation of the user, thereby ensuring security while improving convenience.

[0045] The display control unit 114 displays the allocation result screen on the display unit 13 while the user is performing the second operation on the input unit. Specifically, the display control unit 114 starts displaying the allocation result screen when it acquires information indicating that the second operation has been accepted from the acceptance unit 111. Furthermore, the display control unit 114 ends display of the allocation result screen and hides the allocation result screen when it acquires information indicating that the second operation has been completed from the acceptance unit 111. After hiding the allocation result screen, the display control unit 114 may display the first screen. This allows the next user to make an input to call a destination floor.

[0046] According to the above configuration, the allocation result is displayed only while the user is performing the second operation, and is hidden when the user stops the second operation. This further reduces the possibility that the allocation result will be known by people other than the user.

[0047] As described above, the reception unit 111 can receive the second operation until a predetermined period has elapsed since the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141, and does not receive the second operation after the predetermined period has elapsed since the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141. Therefore, even if an input operation is performed after the predetermined period has elapsed since the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141, the display control unit 114 does not cause the allocation result information 141 to be displayed on the display unit 13. Therefore, with the above configuration, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a person other than the user who registered the destination floor call will perform the second operation and view the allocation result of the user.

[0048] Furthermore, the reception unit 111 receives one second operation until a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141. In other words, in a series of processes related to destination floor call registration, the reception unit 111 does not receive a second second operation. Therefore, even if an input operation is performed again within a predetermined time after the display control unit 114 has once displayed the allocation result information 141 on the display unit 13, the display control unit 114 will not display the allocation result information 141 on the display unit 13 again. This makes it possible to reduce the possibility that, after a user has performed the second operation to check the allocation result information 141, another person will perform the second operation and view the allocation result of that user.

[0049] <Example of processing flow performed by destination floor registration device 1> 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the destination floor registration device 1 according to embodiment 1. The flow of processing performed by the destination floor registration device 1 will be described below with reference to FIG.

[0050] First, the display control unit 114 causes the display unit 13 to display the first screen (S1). At the same time that the display of the first screen starts, the reception unit 111 starts receiving a first operation. A user can perform a first operation on the input unit 12 to call a destination floor. The input unit 12 outputs a signal indicating the content of the received input operation to the reception unit 111. When the reception unit 111 receives the first operation (YES in S2: reception step), the reception unit 111 outputs information indicating the content of the input operation received as the first operation to the registration unit 112, and ends the reception of the first operation.

[0051] When the registration unit 112 acquires information indicating the content of the input operation accepted as the first operation, it identifies the floor indicating the destination floor in the user's destination floor call based on the information. After identifying the destination floor, the registration unit 112 registers the destination floor call (S3: registration step). Specifically, the registration unit 112 generates a call request including information indicating the departure floor, information indicating the destination floor, and identification information of the destination floor registration device 1, and transmits the call request to the group management control device 2.

[0052] When the group management control device 2 receives a call request, it assigns the elevator 4 number that is optimal for the user's destination floor call based on the call request and the operation status of the elevators 4. The group management control device 2 transmits assignment result information 141 to the destination floor registration device 1 that is the sender of the call request. The group management control device 2 also transmits information indicating the departure floor and destination floor based on the registered destination floor call to the elevator control device 3 that controls the elevator number assigned to the destination floor call. The elevator control device 3 controls the operation of the elevators 4 based on the information received from the group management control device 2.

[0053] When the acquisition unit 113 acquires the allocation result information 141 from the group management control device 2 (YES in S4: acquisition step), it stores the acquired allocation result information 141 in the storage unit 14. Furthermore, the acquisition unit 113 outputs information indicating that the allocation result information 141 has been acquired to the display control unit 114. When the display control unit 114 acquires the information indicating that the allocation result information 141 has been acquired, it displays the second screen on the display unit 13 (S5). Furthermore, when the display of the second screen starts, the acceptance unit 111 starts accepting a second operation.

[0054] The user can perform a second operation on the input unit 12 to display the allocation result information 141. When the reception unit 111 receives the second operation (YES in S6: reception step), it outputs information indicating that the second operation has been received to the display control unit 114. When the display control unit 114 acquires the information, it displays an allocation result screen on the display unit 13 (S7: display control step). When the second operation by the user is completed, the input unit 12 stops outputting a signal. When the output of the signal from the input unit 12 stops, the reception unit 111 determines that the second operation has been completed (YES in S8).

[0055] When the second operation is completed, the reception unit 111 outputs information indicating that the second operation is completed to the display control unit 114. When the display control unit 114 acquires the information, it hides the allocation result screen (S9). After the processing of S9, the process returns to the processing of S1. This allows the next user to register a destination floor call.

[0056] After the reception unit 111 starts receiving the second operation, if the reception unit 111 does not receive the second operation (NO in S6), the reception unit 111 determines whether or not a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141 (S10). If the predetermined period of time has not elapsed since the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141 (NO in S10), the process returns to S6. As a result, the reception unit 111 continues to wait for the reception of the second operation.

[0057] On the other hand, if the answer is NO in S6 and a predetermined period of time has passed since the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141 (YES in S10), the destination floor registration device 1 ends the processing related to the destination floor call. Thereafter, the display control unit 114 starts the processing of S1. This allows the next user to register a destination floor call. In this way, if the second operation is not performed within a predetermined period of time after the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141 and the second screen was displayed, the allocation result screen is not displayed and acceptance of the next first operation begins.

[0058] [Embodiment 2] Other embodiments of the present invention will be described below. For ease of explanation, the same reference numerals will be used to designate components having the same functions as those described in the above embodiment, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

[0059] Fig. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator system 100A according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 7, elevator system 100A differs from elevator system 100 in that it includes a destination floor registration device 1A instead of destination floor registration device 1. Destination floor registration device 1A differs from destination floor registration device 1 in that it includes a control unit 11A instead of control unit 11. Control unit 11A includes a reception unit 111A, a registration unit 112, an acquisition unit 113, and a display control unit 114A.

[0060] Receiving unit 111A can receive the second operation multiple times until a predetermined period of time has elapsed since acquisition unit 113 acquired allocation result information 141. In other words, receiving unit 111A can receive the second operation while display control unit 114A is displaying the second screen on display unit 13.

[0061] During the period in which reception unit 111A is receiving the second operation, display control unit 114A displays an allocation result screen on display unit 13. If a predetermined period has not elapsed since acquisition unit 113 acquired allocation result information 141 at the time the second operation is completed, display control unit 114A switches the screen displayed on display unit 13 from the allocation result screen to the second screen. At this time, reception unit 111A remains in a state in which it can receive the second operation. As a result, reception unit 111A can receive the second operation again after one display of the allocation result screen is completed.

[0062] If a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141 at the time the second operation is completed, the display control unit 114A switches the screen displayed on the display unit 13 from the allocation result screen to the first screen. The reception unit 111A stops accepting the second operation and starts accepting the first operation. As a result, after the predetermined period of time has elapsed since the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141, the reception unit 111A becomes able to accept the first operation for calling the next destination floor.

[0063] According to the above configuration, the display control unit 114A can display the allocation result screen multiple times within a predetermined period of time after the acquisition unit 113 acquires the allocation result information 141. The user can display the allocation result screen multiple times by performing the second operation within a predetermined period of time after the acquisition unit 113 acquires the allocation result information 141. This can reduce the possibility that the user will overlook the allocation result information 141.

[0064] <Example of processing flow performed by destination floor registration device 1A> Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the destination floor registration device 1A according to embodiment 2. The flow of processing performed by the destination floor registration device 1A will be described below with reference to Fig. 8. Note that the processing of S11 to S18 in Fig. 8 is the same as the processing of S1 to S8 described with reference to Fig. 6, and therefore description thereof will be omitted here.

[0065] When the second operation by the user ends while the display unit 13 is displaying the allocation result screen (YES in S18), the display control unit 114A hides the allocation result screen (S19). At this time, the display control unit 114A determines whether a predetermined period has elapsed since the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141 (S20).

[0066] If the predetermined period has elapsed (YES in S20), the destination floor registration device 1A ends the processing related to the destination floor call. Thereafter, the destination floor registration device 1A starts the processing of S11. As a result, the display control unit 114A displays the first screen on the display unit 13. Also, the reception unit 111A stops receiving the second operation and starts receiving the first operation. On the other hand, if the predetermined period has not elapsed (NO in S20), the process returns to S15. In this case, the display control unit 114A switches the screen displayed on the display unit 13 from the allocation result screen to the second screen, and the reception unit 111A remains in a state where it can receive the second operation.

[0067] As described above, when the second operation is completed, the process returns to S15 if the predetermined period has not elapsed since the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141. This allows the acceptance unit 111A to accept the second operation any number of times until the predetermined period has elapsed, and the display control unit 114A can display the allocation result screen multiple times within the predetermined period.

[0068] [Embodiment 3] Fig. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator system 100B according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 9, elevator system 100B differs from elevator system 100 in that it includes a destination floor registration device 1B instead of destination floor registration device 1. Destination floor registration device 1B differs from destination floor registration device 1 in that it includes a control unit 11B instead of control unit 11. Control unit 11B includes a reception unit 111, a registration unit 112, an acquisition unit 113, and a display control unit 114B.

[0069] The display control unit 114B displays the allocation result screen on the display unit 13 for a predetermined time period after the receiving unit 111 receives the second operation. The predetermined time period may be, for example, two seconds. According to the above configuration, when the user performs the second operation, the allocation result is displayed for a predetermined time period and is hidden after the predetermined time period has passed. In this way, even if the user stops the second operation immediately after performing the second operation, the allocation result is displayed for a predetermined time period, thereby reducing the possibility that the user will miss the allocation result.

[0070] <Example of processing flow performed by destination floor registration device 1B> Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the destination floor registration device 1B according to embodiment 3. The flow of processing performed by the destination floor registration device 1B will be described below with reference to Fig. 10. Note that the processing of S21 to S27, S29, and S30 in Fig. 10 is the same as the processing of S1 to S7, S9, and S10 described with reference to Fig. 6, and therefore description thereof will be omitted here.

[0071] When the reception unit 111 receives the second operation (YES in S26), the display control unit 114B displays the allocation result screen on the display unit 13 (S27). When a predetermined time has elapsed since the display of the allocation result screen started (YES in S28), the display control unit 114B hides the allocation result screen (S29). After the processing of S29, the process returns to the processing of S21. As a result, the allocation result screen is displayed for a predetermined time after the user performs the second operation. Furthermore, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the display of the allocation result screen started, the display of the allocation result screen ends, and the display of the first screen starts.

[0072] [Embodiment 4] Fig. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an elevator system 100C according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 11, elevator system 100C differs from elevator system 100 in that it includes a destination floor registration device 1C instead of destination floor registration device 1. Destination floor registration device 1C differs from destination floor registration device 1 in that it includes a control unit 11C and an input unit 12C instead of control unit 11 and input unit 12. Control unit 111C includes a reception unit 111C, a registration unit 112, an acquisition unit 113, and a display control unit 114C.

[0073] The input unit 12C has a plurality of areas capable of accepting the second operation. The display control unit 114C may cause the display unit 13 to display a second screen including information corresponding to each of the areas in which the input unit 12C is capable of accepting the second operation. Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the second screen that the display control unit 114C according to the fourth embodiment causes the display unit 13 to display. Fig. 12 illustrates a case in which the input unit 12C includes two areas capable of accepting the second operation.

[0074] The display control unit 114C displays each of the multiple areas on the second screen in a distinguishable manner. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the display control unit 114C may display the ranges of two areas (reference numerals 1201 and 1202) on the second screen. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, the second screen may be divided into an area indicated by reference numeral 1201 and an area indicated by reference numeral 1202, and a boundary line may be drawn between these areas. This allows the user to grasp the range of each of the multiple areas. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 12, each of the multiple areas may include a message prompting the user to perform the second operation and a message indicating what information will be displayed when the second operation is performed on the corresponding area.

[0075] The input unit 12C outputs a signal indicating that an input operation by a user has been received and an area in which the input operation has been received to the receiving unit 111C. Upon receiving the signal from the input unit 12C, the receiving unit 111C identifies the content of the input operation and an area including the position in which the input operation has been received.

[0076] The display control unit 114C varies the display mode of the allocation result screen depending on the specified area. For example, when the second operation is performed on the area indicated by reference numeral 1201 on the second screen shown in Fig. 12, the display control unit 114C may display a screen including information indicating the assigned elevator and the destination floor as the allocation result screen. Furthermore, when the second operation is performed on the area indicated by reference numeral 1202 while the second screen shown in Fig. 12 is displayed, the display control unit 114C may display a screen including information indicating only the assigned elevator as the allocation result screen.

[0077] In the input unit 12C according to the fourth embodiment, the number of areas capable of accepting the second screen is not limited to two. Fig. 13 is a diagram showing another example of the second screen that the display control unit 114C according to the fourth embodiment causes the display unit 13 to display. Fig. 13 illustrates an example in which the input unit 12C includes three areas capable of accepting the second screen.

[0078] As shown in Fig. 13, the display control unit 114C may display each of three areas (reference numerals 1301, 1302, and 1303) on the second screen. In the example shown in Fig. 13, when the second operation is performed on either the area indicated by reference numerals 1301 or 1303, the display control unit 114C may display a screen including information indicating only the assigned elevator as the allocation result screen. Also, in the example shown in Fig. 13, when the second operation is performed on the area indicated by reference numeral 1302, the display control unit 114C may display a screen including information indicating the assigned elevator and the destination floor as the allocation result screen.

[0079] According to the above configuration, the allocation result screen is displayed in a display mode according to the position where the second operation was performed on the input unit 12C. For example, if the allocation result information 141 includes information indicating the assigned elevator and the destination floor, the display control unit 114C may display on the display unit 13 an allocation result screen including only the assigned elevator, only the destination floor, or both the assigned elevator and the destination floor, according to the position where the second operation was performed. In this way, according to the above configuration, the user can display desired information by performing the second operation on a specific area of ​​the input unit 12C.

[0080] <Example of processing flow performed by destination floor registration device 1C> Fig. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the destination floor registration device 1C according to embodiment 4. Hereinafter, the flow of processing performed by the destination floor registration device 1C will be described with reference to Fig. 14. Note that the processing of S31 to S35 and S39 to S41 in Fig. 14 is the same as the processing of S1 to S5 and S8 to S10 described with reference to Fig. 6, and therefore description thereof will be omitted here.

[0081] When the reception unit 111C receives the second operation (YES in S36), it identifies an area in the input unit 12C that includes the position where the second operation was received (S37). The reception unit 111C outputs information indicating that the second operation was received and the identified area to the display control unit 114C. When the display control unit 114C acquires the information, it causes the display unit 13 to display an allocation result screen that includes information corresponding to the area identified by the reception unit 111C (S38). When the second operation is completed, the display control unit 114C hides the allocation result screen (S40). After the processing of S40, the process returns to the processing of S31.

[0082] [Modification] In the above-described embodiments, the display control unit 114 displays a screen including a numeric keypad including buttons indicating single-digit numbers on the display unit 13 as the first screen, and the input unit 12 accepts input via the numeric keypad. However, the present invention is not limited to this. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing another example of the first screen. As shown in FIG. 15, the display control unit 114 may display a screen including multiple buttons as the first screen. Here, each of the multiple buttons may correspond to one floor. In this case, the accepting unit 111 may accept an operation of selecting one of the buttons included in the first screen as the first operation, and the registering unit 112 may identify the floor corresponding to the button selected in the first operation as the destination floor.

[0083] 16 to 18 are diagrams showing further examples of the first screen. For example, the destination floor registration device 1 may further include a card reader capable of reading a card held by the user. In this case, as shown in FIG. 16 or 17, the display control unit 114 may display, as the first screen, a screen including a message prompting the user to read the card. Furthermore, the storage unit 14 may store information in which the user's identification information and the user's destination floor are associated with each user. The reception unit 111 may receive, as the first operation, an operation by the user to have the card reader read the card. The reception unit 111 identifies the user's identification information based on the information read from the user's card by the card reader. The registration unit 112 identifies the destination floor based on the identification information identified by the reception unit.

[0084] Furthermore, the destination floor registration device 1 may be capable of accepting an input operation on a button and an operation to read a card. In this case, as shown in Fig. 18, the display control unit 114 may display, as the first screen, a screen including a plurality of buttons each corresponding to one floor and a message prompting an input operation on the button or an operation to read a card. The reception unit 111 may accept, as the first operation, an input operation on a button or an operation to read a card using a card reader.

[0085] Furthermore, the method by which the destination floor registration device 1 identifies a user is not limited to card reading. For example, the destination floor registration device 1 may read the user's biometric information, such as a fingerprint, vein pattern, or iris, and identify the user and specify the destination floor based on the read biometric information.

[0086] [Software implementation example] The functions of the destination floor registration device 1, 1A to 1C (hereinafter referred to as the "device") can be realized by a program that causes a computer to function as the device, and a program that causes a computer to function as each control block of the device (particularly each part included in the control unit 11, 11A to 11C).

[0087] In this case, the device includes a computer having at least one control device (e.g., a processor) and at least one storage device (e.g., a memory) as hardware for executing the program. The control device and storage device execute the program, thereby realizing the functions described in each of the above embodiments.

[0088] The program may be non-transitory and may be recorded on one or more computer-readable recording media. The recording media may or may not be included in the device. In the latter case, the program may be supplied to the device via any wired or wireless transmission medium.

[0089] Furthermore, some or all of the functions of the control blocks can be realized by logic circuits. For example, an integrated circuit in which a logic circuit that functions as each of the control blocks is formed is also included in the scope of the present invention. In addition, the functions of the control blocks can also be realized by, for example, a quantum computer.

[0090] Furthermore, each process described in each of the above embodiments may be executed by AI (Artificial Intelligence). In this case, the AI ​​may run on the control device or on another device (for example, an edge computer or a cloud server).

[0091] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims. Embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in different embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

[0092] For example, the configuration of the destination floor registration device 1A according to the second embodiment and the configuration of the destination floor registration device 1B according to the third embodiment may be combined. For example, the reception unit 111A may be able to receive the second operation multiple times during a predetermined period of time after the acquisition unit 113 acquires the allocation result information 141. When the reception unit 111A receives the second operation, the display control unit 114A may display the allocation result screen for a predetermined period of time. After the predetermined period of time has elapsed since the start of display of the allocation result screen, if the predetermined period of time has not elapsed since the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141, the display control unit 114A may display the second screen again.

[0093] Furthermore, the configuration of the destination floor registration device 1A according to the second embodiment and the configuration of the destination floor registration device 1C according to the fourth embodiment may be combined. For example, the display control unit 114A may display, as the second screen, a screen divided into areas each capable of accepting a second operation. Furthermore, the reception unit 111A may be capable of accepting the second operation multiple times for a predetermined period of time after the acquisition unit 113 acquires the allocation result information 141. When the reception unit 111A accepts the second operation, the display control unit 114A may display an allocation result screen corresponding to the area in which the second operation has been accepted. If, at the time the second operation is completed, a predetermined period of time has not elapsed since the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141, the display control unit 114A may display the second screen again.

[0094] Furthermore, the configuration of the destination floor registration device 1B according to the third embodiment and the configuration of the destination floor registration device 1C according to the fourth embodiment may be combined. For example, the display control unit 114B may display, as the second screen, a screen divided into areas capable of accepting the second operation. When the accepting unit 111 accepts the second operation, the display control unit 114B may display, for a predetermined time, an allocation result screen corresponding to the area in which the second operation has been accepted.

[0095] Furthermore, the configurations of the destination floor registration device 1A, the destination floor registration device 1B, and the destination floor registration device 1C according to the second to fourth embodiments may be combined. For example, the display control unit 114A may display, as the second screen, a screen divided into areas capable of accepting the second operation. Furthermore, the reception unit 111A may be capable of accepting the second operation multiple times for a predetermined period of time after the acquisition unit 113 acquires the allocation result information 141. When the reception unit 111A accepts the second operation, the display control unit 114A may display, for a predetermined time, an allocation result screen corresponding to the area in which the second operation was accepted. After a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of displaying the allocation result screen, if the predetermined period has not elapsed since the acquisition unit 113 acquired the allocation result information 141, the display control unit 114A may display the second screen again.

[0096] 〔summary〕 A destination floor registration device according to aspect 1 of the present invention comprises a reception unit that receives input operations on an input unit by users of an elevator; a registration unit that registers a destination floor call based on information input by a first operation, which is the input operation that specifies a destination floor; an acquisition unit that acquires allocation result information including information indicating the elevator car number assigned to the destination floor call; and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display an allocation result screen including at least a part of the acquired allocation result information; and when the reception unit receives a second operation, which is the input operation that requests the display of the allocation result information, the display control unit causes the display unit to display the allocation result screen.

[0097] In a destination floor registration device according to aspect 2 of the present invention, in the above aspect 1, the display control unit may cause the display unit to display the allocation result screen during a period in which the second operation is being performed by the user on the input unit.

[0098] In a destination floor registration device according to aspect 3 of the present invention, in the above aspect 1, the display control unit may cause the display unit to display the allocation result screen for a predetermined time period after the reception unit receives the second operation.

[0099] In a destination floor registration device according to aspect 4 of the present invention, in any of aspects 1 to 3 above, the reception unit may receive the second operation until a predetermined period has elapsed since the acquisition unit acquired the allocation result information.

[0100] A destination floor registration device according to aspect 5 of the present invention may be such that, in any of aspects 1 to 4 above, the reception unit receives the second operation once within a predetermined period of time after the acquisition unit acquires the allocation result information.

[0101] A destination floor registration device according to aspect 6 of the present invention is such that, in any of aspects 1 to 5 above, the input unit has a plurality of areas capable of accepting the second operation, the acceptance unit identifies the area including the position where the second operation was performed on the input unit, and the display control unit changes the display mode of the allocation result screen depending on the identified area.

[0102] In a destination floor registration device according to aspect 7 of the present invention, in any of aspects 1 to 6 above, the display control unit may, during a period in which the reception unit is able to accept the first operation, cause the display unit to display a first screen that is different from the allocation result screen, and during a period in which the reception unit is able to accept the second operation, cause the display unit to display a second screen that is different from the allocation result screen and the first screen and does not include the allocation result information.

[0103] A control method for a destination floor registration device according to aspect 8 of the present invention includes a reception step of receiving an input operation on an input unit by a user using an elevator; a registration step of registering a destination floor call based on information input by a first operation, which is the input operation that specifies the destination floor; an acquisition step of acquiring allocation result information including information indicating the elevator car number assigned to the destination floor call; and a display control step of displaying an allocation result screen on a display unit, which includes at least a part of the allocation result information acquired in the acquisition step; and if a second operation, which is the input operation that requests the display of the allocation result information, is received in the reception step, the allocation result screen is displayed on the display unit in the display control step. [Explanation of symbols]

[0104] 1. 1A~1C Destination floor registration device 111, 111A, 111C Reception 112 Registration Department 113 Acquisition Department 114, 114A to 114C Display control unit 12, 12C input section 13 Display section 141 Allocation Result Information 4. Elevator S2, S6 Reception steps S3 registration step S4 Acquisition step S7 Display control step

Claims

1. a reception unit that receives an input operation on the input unit by a user using the elevator; a registration unit that registers a destination floor call based on information input by a first operation that is the input operation that specifies a destination floor; an acquisition unit that acquires allocation result information including information indicating an elevator assigned to the destination floor call; a display control unit that causes an allocation result screen including at least a part of the acquired allocation result information to be displayed on a display unit; when the reception unit receives a second operation that is the input operation requesting display of the allocation result information after the acquisition unit has acquired the allocation result information, the display control unit causes the display unit to display the allocation result screen. Destination floor registration device.

2. A reception unit that receives input operations to the input unit by users using the elevator; a registration unit that registers a destination floor call based on information input by a first operation that is the input operation that specifies a destination floor; an acquisition unit that acquires allocation result information including information indicating an elevator assigned to the destination floor call; a display control unit that causes an allocation result screen including at least a part of the acquired allocation result information to be displayed on a display unit; When the reception unit receives a second operation which is the input operation requesting display of the allocation result information, the display control unit causes the display unit to display the allocation result screen, The display control unit causes the allocation result screen to be displayed on the display unit during a period in which the second operation is being performed by the user on the input unit.

3. A reception unit that receives input operations to the input unit by users using the elevator; a registration unit that registers a destination floor call based on information input by a first operation that is the input operation that specifies a destination floor; an acquisition unit that acquires allocation result information including information indicating an elevator assigned to the destination floor call; a display control unit that causes an allocation result screen including at least a part of the acquired allocation result information to be displayed on a display unit; When the reception unit receives a second operation which is the input operation requesting display of the allocation result information, the display control unit causes the display unit to display the allocation result screen, The display control unit causes the display unit to display the allocation result screen until a predetermined time has elapsed since the reception unit received the second operation.

4. A reception unit that receives input operations to the input unit by users using the elevator; a registration unit that registers a destination floor call based on information input by a first operation that is the input operation that specifies a destination floor; an acquisition unit that acquires allocation result information including information indicating an elevator assigned to the destination floor call; a display control unit that causes an allocation result screen including at least a part of the acquired allocation result information to be displayed on a display unit; When the reception unit receives a second operation which is the input operation requesting display of the allocation result information, the display control unit causes the display unit to display the allocation result screen, The receiving unit receives the second operation until a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the acquisition unit acquired the allocation result information.

5. A reception unit that receives input operations to the input unit by users using the elevator; a registration unit that registers a destination floor call based on information input by a first operation that is the input operation that specifies a destination floor; an acquisition unit that acquires allocation result information including information indicating an elevator assigned to the destination floor call; a display control unit that causes an allocation result screen including at least a part of the acquired allocation result information to be displayed on a display unit; When the reception unit receives a second operation which is the input operation requesting display of the allocation result information, the display control unit causes the display unit to display the allocation result screen, The receiving unit receives the second operation once until a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the acquisition unit acquired the allocation result information.

6. A reception unit that receives input operations to the input unit by users using the elevator; a registration unit that registers a destination floor call based on information input by a first operation that is the input operation that specifies a destination floor; an acquisition unit that acquires allocation result information including information indicating an elevator assigned to the destination floor call; a display control unit that causes an allocation result screen including at least a part of the acquired allocation result information to be displayed on a display unit; When the reception unit receives a second operation which is the input operation requesting display of the allocation result information, the display control unit causes the display unit to display the allocation result screen, the input unit includes a plurality of areas capable of receiving the second operation; the receiving unit identifies the area including a position where the second operation is performed on the input unit; The display control unit changes the display mode of the allocation result screen depending on the specified area.

7. A reception unit that receives input operations to the input unit by users using the elevator; a registration unit that registers a destination floor call based on information input by a first operation that is the input operation that specifies a destination floor; an acquisition unit that acquires allocation result information including information indicating an elevator assigned to the destination floor call; a display control unit that causes an allocation result screen including at least a part of the acquired allocation result information to be displayed on a display unit; When the reception unit receives a second operation which is the input operation requesting display of the allocation result information, the display control unit causes the display unit to display the allocation result screen, The display control unit displaying a first screen different from the allocation result screen on the display unit during a period in which the reception unit is able to receive the first operation; a destination floor registration device that causes the display unit to display a second screen that differs from the allocation result screen and the first screen and does not include the allocation result information during a period in which the reception unit is able to receive the second operation.

8. a receiving step of receiving an input operation on the input unit by a user using the elevator; a registration step of registering a destination floor call based on information input by a first operation, which is the input operation for specifying a destination floor; an acquisition step of acquiring allocation result information including information indicating a car number assigned to the destination floor call; a display control step of displaying an allocation result screen including at least a part of the allocation result information acquired in the acquisition step on a display unit, after acquiring the allocation result information in the acquiring step, when a second operation which is the input operation requesting display of the allocation result information is accepted in the accepting step, the allocation result screen is displayed on the display unit in the display control step. A method for controlling a destination floor registration device.

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