Elevator control device, elevator control system, and elevator control setting method

Abstract

To provide an elevator control device capable of performing disabling setting of a call button at any time without trapping a user on a floor.SOLUTION: An elevator control device for performing control setting on an elevator on the basis of setting information input from a terminal device, comprises: an elevator information storing unit that stores floor information of the elevator; a destination floor registration invalidation setting storing unit that stores whether or not the destination floor registration to the floor stored in the elevator information storing unit is invalidated; and a screen configuring unit that outputs, as a floor in which hall call invalidation setting change is available, the floor stored as a destination floor registration invalidation floor by the destination floor registration invalidation setting storing unit to the terminal device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an elevator control device, an elevator control system, and an elevator control setting method.

Background Art

[0002] As a technology related to an elevator control device, an elevator control system, and an elevator control setting method, there is a technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 below. In this Patent Document 1, it is described that "a landing call button installed at a landing, an instruction device installed in a car interior for instructing a landing call button to be disabled, and a control unit for disabling the landing call button based on an instruction of the instruction device are provided. Since the call button for a desired floor can be disabled from inside the car, smooth fire extinguishing activities and rescue activities can be enabled during a fire."

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] By the way, the invalidation of elevator call registration is also assumed to be carried out for the purpose of preventing general customers from entering a floor under construction or a store floor after closing, in addition to the above-described fire extinguishing activities and rescue activities. In this case, in the technology described in Patent Document 1, only the landing call button is invalidated. Therefore, a user inside the car can specify the floor where the landing call button is invalidated as the destination floor by operating the car call button and enter the specified floor. However, since the landing call button on the floor is invalidated, it becomes impossible to escape from the elevator on that floor. As a result, the user is trapped on that floor.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention aims to provide an elevator control device, an elevator control system, and an elevator control setting method that can disable call registration at any time without causing users to become trapped on the floor in question. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] To solve the above problems, for example, the configuration described in the claims may be adopted. This application includes several means for solving the above-mentioned problems, but one example is: In an elevator control device that sets the control settings for an elevator based on setting information input from a terminal device, An elevator information storage unit that stores elevator floor information, A destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit stores whether or not the destination floor registration stored in the elevator information storage unit has been invalidated, The configuration includes a screen configuration unit that outputs floors stored in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit as floors for which the landing call invalidation setting can be changed to the terminal device. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] The present invention provides an elevator control device, an elevator control system, and an elevator control setting method that can disable call registration at any time without causing users to become trapped on the floor in question. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] This is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an elevator control system according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] This is a flowchart showing an elevator control setting method according to an embodiment. [Figure 3] This is a flowchart showing the process of constructing the call registration disable setting screen according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4]This figure shows an example of a disabled settings screen constructed in the first embodiment. [Figure 5] This is a flowchart showing the first call registration invalidation process according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] This is a flowchart showing the second call registration invalidation process according to the first embodiment. [Figure 7] This figure shows the main screen for remote elevator control according to the second embodiment. [Figure 8] This is a flowchart showing the process for constructing the call registration disable setting screen according to the second embodiment. [Figure 9] This figure shows the guidance screen displayed in the second embodiment. [Figure 10] This figure shows the destination floor registration invalidation setting screen constructed in the second embodiment. [Figure 11] This figure shows an example of a destination floor registration invalidation setting screen constructed in the second embodiment. [Figure 12] This figure shows an example of a landing call disable setting screen constructed in the second embodiment. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments of elevator control devices, elevator control systems, and elevator control setting methods to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In each embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions of the same components are omitted.

[0010] Elevator control system Figure 1 is a configuration diagram of an elevator control system according to an embodiment. The elevator control system 1 shown in this figure is a system that controls the deactivation of call registrations (not shown) provided on the elevator device 2. Call registrations include destination floor registration, which registers the destination floor of the elevator, and landing call registration, which calls the elevator to the floor where the passenger will board the elevator. Destination floor registrations are generally made using car buttons provided inside the elevator car of the elevator device 2, and landing call registrations are made using landing buttons provided at the landing, but the registration method is not limited. For example, it is possible to register the destination floor from the landing, or to register the destination floor and landing call using a smartphone or the like. Furthermore, deactivating a call registration means, for example, preventing boarding or alighting from the elevator car at a specific floor even if the call button for a specific floor on the elevator device 2 is pressed, and also includes disabling pressing the call button for a specific floor.

[0011] Such an elevator control system 1 comprises a screen display terminal 10, a remote control server 30, a remote control terminal 50, and an elevator control device 70. These screen display terminals 10, 30, 50, and elevator control devices 70 are all composed of a computer. The computer is a so-called PC, consisting of hardware such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), and other non-volatile memory units, as well as a network interface. These are connected, for example, via communication lines 21, 22, and 23. The configuration of the screen display terminal 10, remote control server 30, remote control terminal 50, and elevator control device 70, which are included in the elevator control system 1, will be described below.

[0012] <Screen display terminal 10> The screen display terminal 10 is a terminal device for performing the setting of call registration invalidation, and is, for example, a terminal device held or carried by the administrator [H] of the elevator device 2. This screen display terminal 10 has a display unit for displaying a setting screen for call registration invalidation. The display unit may, for example, also serve as an input unit capable of tap operation or touch operation, or may be a display unit capable of input by click operation using a mouse or keyboard operation.

[0013] This screen display terminal 10 is connected to the remote control server 30 via the communication line 21, and displays a setting screen for call registration invalidation according to an instruction from the remote control server 30. Further, the screen display terminal 10 transmits the information set by a tap operation (hereinafter, including touch operation or click operation) on an icon (also referred to as a button or a banner) displayed on the setting screen to the remote control server 30 via the communication line 21. The details of the setting screen displayed on the screen display terminal 10 will be described in the subsequent elevator control setting method.

[0014] <Remote control server 30> The remote control server 30 is a control server for constructing a setting screen for call registration invalidation. This remote control server 30 includes a screen configuration unit 31, an elevator information storage unit 32, a destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 33, and a control terminal communication unit 34.

[0015] [Screen configuration unit 31] The screen configuration unit 31 is a part for constructing a setting screen for call registration invalidation to be displayed on the screen display terminal 10, and stores a program for constructing the setting screen in a non-volatile storage unit. This screen configuration unit 31 constructs a setting screen by performing processing based on the setting information from the screen display terminal 10 and the information stored in the elevator information storage unit 32 and the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 33 according to the procedure of the stored program, and transmits the constructed setting screen to the screen display terminal 10. The details of the setting screen construction processing by the screen configuration unit 31 will be described in the subsequent elevator control setting method.

[0016] [Elevator Information Storage Unit 32] The elevator information storage unit 32 is the part that stores floor information [d1] of the elevator device 2, which can be configured to disable call registration. Floor information [d1] is the number of elevator floors on which the elevator car of the elevator device 2 can be brought to rest, and on which the setting for disabling / not disabling call registration can be performed. This floor information [d1] is information that has been set in advance, for example, by input from the screen display terminal 10.

[0017] [Destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 33] The destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 33 is the part that stores the setting information for disabling call registration that was set in the previous session. The setting information stored in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 33 is destination floor registration invalidation floor information [d2] and landing call invalidation floor information [d3]. Destination floor registration invalidation floor information [d2] is information about floors that are set not to be designated as destination floors for the elevator device 2. Landing call invalidation floor information [d3] is information about floors that are set not to be called to the landing to bring the elevator to the floor where the passenger will board the elevator. These destination floor registration invalidation floor information [d2] and landing call invalidation floor information [d3] are the setting information for disabling call registration that is currently set as a result of the previous session, and are the information set on the screen display terminal 10.

[0018] [Control terminal communication unit 34] The control terminal communication unit 34 transmits the destination floor registration invalidation information [d2] and the landing call invalidation floor information [d3] stored in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 33 to the remote control terminal 50 via the communication line 22.

[0019] <Remote control terminal 50> The remote control terminal 50 is a terminal device for remotely controlling the operation of the elevator system 2, and is, for example, a terminal device installed in a management center for remotely managing the operation of the elevator system 2. This remote control terminal 50 includes a communication unit 51, a destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 52, and a control unit 53.

[0020] [Communications Section 51] The communication unit 51 receives configuration information from the control terminal communication unit 34 of the remote control server 30 via the communication line 22. The configuration information received from the control terminal communication unit 34 is invalid destination floor registration information [d2] and invalid landing call floor information [d3].

[0021] [Destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 52] The destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 52 stores destination floor registration invalidation floor information [d2] and landing call invalidation floor information [d3] received by the communication unit 51.

[0022] [Control Unit 53] The control unit 53 controls the operation of the elevator system 2 based on the destination floor registration invalidation information [d2] and landing call invalidation floor information [d3] stored in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 52. In this case, the control unit 53 transmits the destination floor registration invalidation information [d2] and landing call invalidation floor information [d3] stored in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 52 to the elevator control device 70 of the elevator system 2 via the communication line 23.

[0023] <Elevator control device 70> The elevator control device 70 is installed on the elevator device 2 and controls the operation of the elevator device 2, including the movement of the elevator car and the opening and closing of the car doors. Based on the destination floor registration invalid floor information [d2] and landing call invalid floor information [d3] transmitted from the remote control terminal 50, the elevator control device 70 controls the operation of the elevator device 2 to invalidate the call registration for floors set as invalid floors.

[0024] Specifically, the elevator control device 70 controls the operation of the elevator device 2 so as to prevent the elevator car from landing on a floor designated in the destination floor registration invalid floor information [d2] and prevent passengers from disembarking from the elevator car, even if the elevator car button for a floor designated in the landing call invalid floor information [d3] is pressed.

[0025] Furthermore, each component of the remote control terminal 50 described above may also be present in the elevator control device 70. In this case, the configuration information from the remote control server 30 will be transmitted to the elevator control device 70.

[0026] ≪Elevator Control Setting Method (First Embodiment)≫ Next, a first embodiment of the elevator control setting method implemented by the elevator control system 1 described above will be explained.

[0027] Figure 2 is a flowchart showing an elevator control setting method according to an embodiment. The procedure shown in this flowchart is for setting the call registration invalidation of the elevator device 2 according to the programs of each part of the elevator control system 1 described using Figure 1. The procedure for the elevator control setting method will be described below following the flowchart in Figure 2, with reference to Figure 1 and other figures.

[0028] <Step S0 (Figure 2)> In step S0, the screen configuration unit 31 of the remote control server 30 determines whether or not the call registration disable setting has been initiated. The screen configuration unit 31 makes this determination based on information entered, for example, through the operation of the screen display terminal 10.

[0029] In this case, for example, the destination floor registration / platform call setting screen icon is displayed on the screen display terminal 10. When the destination floor registration / platform call setting screen icon displayed on the screen display terminal 10 is tapped, the screen configuration unit 31 determines that the call registration disable setting has been started (YES) and proceeds to the next step S1. Otherwise, the determination is repeated.

[0030] <Step S1 (Figure 2)> In step S1, the screen configuration unit 31 of the remote control server 30 performs the process of constructing the call registration invalid setting screen. Based on the floor information [d1] stored in the elevator information storage unit 32 and the destination floor registration invalid floor information [d2] and landing call invalid floor information [d3] stored in the destination floor registration invalid setting storage unit 33, the screen configuration unit 31 performs the process of constructing the call registration invalid setting screen.

[0031] Figure 3 is a flowchart showing the process of constructing the call registration disabled setting screen according to the first embodiment, and is a diagram showing the detailed procedure of the call registration disabled setting screen construction process in step S1 shown in Figure 2. Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of the call registration disabled setting screen 200 constructed in the first embodiment, and is the screen that is ultimately constructed by the flow in Figure 3. Here, first with reference to Figure 1, the call registration disabled setting screen 200 constructed by the screen configuration unit 31 in step S1 will be explained based on Figure 4.

[0032] The call registration disable setting screen 200 shown in Figure 4 is a screen for disabling destination floor registration and landing calls for the elevator device 2 on a floor-by-floor basis, and as an example, it shows the case of all 5 floors (floor information [d1] = 5). This call registration disable setting screen 200 displays a destination floor registration disable setting section 200a for disabling destination floor registration on a floor-by-floor basis, and a landing call disable setting section 200b for disabling landing calls on a floor-by-floor basis.

[0033] Of these, the destination floor registration invalidation setting section 200a displays destination floor registration invalidation setting icons 201a to 205a for setting the invalidation of destination floor registration corresponding to each floor. Each destination floor registration invalidation setting icon 201a to 205a corresponds to the current setting status and displays whether each floor is set as an invalid floor or not. In the illustrated example, destination floor registration invalidation setting icons 201a to 204a corresponding to the 1st to 4th floors indicate that they are set as invalid floors, and destination floor registration invalidation setting icon 205a corresponding to the 5th floor indicates that it is not set as an invalid floor.

[0034] Furthermore, all of these destination floor registration disable setting icons 201a to 205a are active icons whose disable setting can be changed by tapping them. Tapping them changes the disabled floor setting from unset to set, or vice versa.

[0035] Furthermore, the landing call disable setting section 200b displays landing call disable setting icons 201b to 205b for setting the disablement of landing calls corresponding to each floor. Each landing call disable setting icon 201b to 205b displays whether the icon is active or inactive, and whether it is set as an inactive floor or not, corresponding to the current setting status. Of the landing call disable setting icons 201b to 205b, only the active icons can be set and their display changed by tapping, while the inactive icons cannot be tapped.

[0036] In the illustrated example, the landing call disable setting icons 201b to 204b corresponding to the 1st to 4th floors are active, and the setting status for disabled floors is not set. On the other hand, the landing call disable setting icon 205b corresponding to the 5th floor is inactive.

[0037] In other words, the screen configuration unit 31 (see Figure 1) activates only the landing call invalidation setting icons 201b to 204b for floors where the destination floor registration invalidation setting icons 201a to 205a indicate invalid floor settings (here, floors 1 to 4). On the other hand, the landing call invalidation setting icon 205b for floors where the destination floor registration invalidation setting icons 201a to 205a indicate no setting for invalid floors (here, floor 5) is deactivated. Furthermore, all deactivated icons among the landing call invalidation setting icons 201b to 205b (here, landing call invalidation setting icon 205b) have their invalid floor setting status set to "not set".

[0038] Note that destination floor registration disable setting icons 201a to 205a are either displayed as active or inactive, but inactive icons among destination floor registration disable setting icons 201a to 205a may be hidden.

[0039] Furthermore, the call registration disable setting screen 200 may hide the landing call disable setting icon 205b, which corresponds to the floor (in this case, the 5th floor) that is not displayed as an invalid floor among the destination floor registration disable setting icons 201a to 205a. By hiding it, it can be set to an inactive state where the setting of the invalid floor cannot be changed, and this is the same for subsequent disable setting screens.

[0040] The following describes the procedure for constructing the call registration disabled setting screen 200 shown in Figure 4, referring to Figures 1 and 4, in the order shown in the flow chart of Figure 3.

[0041] [Step S101 (Figure 3)] In step S101, the screen configuration unit 31 obtains floor information [d1] from the elevator information storage unit 32 and obtains destination floor registration invalid floor information [d2] and landing call invalid floor information [d3] as current setting information from the destination floor registration invalid setting storage unit 33.

[0042] [Step S102 (Figure 3)] In step S102, the screen configuration unit 31 performs a process to set the floor level for checking the current settings to the lowest floor.

[0043] [Step S103 (Figure 3)] In step S103, the screen configuration unit 31 determines, based on the information obtained in step S101, whether the floor to be confirmed is set to a floor where destination floor registration is invalid. If the screen configuration unit 31 determines that it is set to a floor where destination floor registration is invalid (YES), it proceeds to step S104. In the example shown in Figure 4, if the floor to be confirmed is any of the 1st to 4th floors, it determines that it is set to a floor where destination floor registration is invalid (YES) and proceeds to step S104.

[0044] On the other hand, if it is determined that the destination floor is not set as an invalid floor (NO), the process proceeds to step S104a. In the example shown in Figure 4, if the floor to be checked is the 5th floor, it is determined that the destination floor is not set as an invalid floor (NO), and the process proceeds to step S104a.

[0045] [Step S104 (Figure 3)] In step S104, the screen component 31 activates the icon for disabling landing calls on the floor being checked and displays it as activated. Then, the process proceeds to step S105.

[0046] [Step S104a (Figure 3)] Meanwhile, in step S104a, the screen configuration unit 31 deactivates the landing call disable setting icon for the confirmed floor and displays it as inactive. After that, the process proceeds to step S105.

[0047] [Step S105 (Figure 3)] In step S105, the screen configuration unit 31 determines whether the floor being checked is the top floor or not. If it determines that it is the top floor (YES), the process is terminated. On the other hand, if it determines that it is not the top floor (NO), the process proceeds to step S106.

[0048] [Step S106 (Figure 3)] In step S106, the screen configuration unit 31 performs an increment process of confirmed floor + 1 and returns to step S103.

[0049] Through the above process, the activation or deactivation of the landing call disable setting icons 201b to 205b for each floor in the landing call setting section 200b of the call registration disable setting screen 200 shown in Figure 4 is set, and the process is terminated.

[0050] In addition to the process of constructing the call registration invalid setting screen shown in Figure 3, the screen configuration unit 31, based on the destination floor registration invalid floor information [d2] obtained from the destination floor registration invalid setting storage unit 33, sets the destination floor registration invalid setting icons 201a to 205a for each floor displayed on the destination floor registration invalid setting unit 200a to show as set or unset. Furthermore, based on the landing call invalid floor information [d3] obtained from the destination floor registration invalid setting storage unit 33, it sets the landing call invalid setting icons 201b to 205b for each floor displayed on the landing call invalid setting unit 200b to show as set or unset. In this case, only the landing call invalid setting icons 201b to 204b for floors determined to be active according to the flow in Figure 3 are set to show as set or unset, and the process of constructing the call registration invalid setting screen 200 shown in Figure 4 (step S1 in Figure 2) is terminated. After that, the process proceeds to step S2 in Figure 2.

[0051] <Step S2 (Figure 2)> In step S2, the screen configuration unit 31 performs a call registration disable setting process. In this case, the screen configuration unit 31 performs the call registration disable setting process based on the operation information of the call registration disable setting screen 200 that was constructed in the previous step S1 and displayed on the screen display terminal 10. This call registration disable setting process is the first to third process described below. These first to third processes are to be performed simultaneously and repeatedly at high speed.

[0052] -First process- Figure 5 is a flowchart showing the first call registration invalidation setting process according to the first embodiment, and shows the first process performed in step S2 of Figure 2. The first process will be described below in the order shown in the flowchart of Figure 5.

[0053] [Step S201a (Figure 5)] In step S201a, the screen configuration unit 31 determines whether any of the destination floor registration invalid setting icons 201a to 205a have been tapped, and whether the destination floor registration invalid setting for any floor has been changed from unset to set, or from set to unset. If it is determined that the setting has been changed (YES), the process proceeds to step S202a; otherwise, the determination is repeated.

[0054] [Step S202a (Figure 5)] In step S202a, the screen configuration unit 31 activates the landing call disabled setting icon for the floor whose disabled floor setting was changed from unset to set in step S201a, and changes it to an activated display. The screen configuration unit 31 also deactivates the landing call disabled setting icon for the floor whose disabled floor setting was changed from set to unset in step S201a, and changes it to an inactive display.

[0055] [Step S203a (Figure 5)] In step S203a, the screen configuration unit 31 overwrites the destination floor registration invalidation information [d2] in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 33 with the change to the destination floor registration invalidation for the floor whose setting was changed in step S201a, saves it, and terminates the process.

[0056] Here, when changing the setting for disabling destination floor registration from enabled to disabled, the setting for disabling landing calls may be referenced to determine whether the setting for disabling destination floor registration can be changed. In that case, the setting for disabling destination floor registration will not be changed for floors that are set as floors where landing calls are disabled. If a request is made to change the setting for disabling destination floor registration, it is advisable to first request that the setting for disabling landing calls be changed. This configuration makes it possible to disable only landing calls and prevent passengers from being trapped on those floors.

[0057] -Second process- Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the second call registration invalidation setting process according to the first embodiment, and shows the second process performed in step S2 of Figure 2. The second process will be described below in the order shown in the flowchart of Figure 6.

[0058] [Step S201c (Figure 6)] In step S201c, the screen component 31 determines whether one of the landing call disable setting icons 201b to 205b has been tapped and whether the landing call disable setting for any floor has been changed. If it is determined that it has been changed (YES), the process proceeds to step S202c; otherwise, the determination is repeated.

[0059] [Step S202c (Figure 6)] In step S202c, the screen configuration unit 31 changes the display of the landing call invalid setting icon for the floor whose invalid floor setting was changed from set to unset or from unset to set in step S201c.

[0060] [Step S203c (Figure 6)] In step S203c, the screen configuration unit 31 overwrites the landing call invalidation setting for the floor whose setting was changed in step S201c with the landing call invalidation floor information [d3] in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 33, saves it, and terminates the process.

[0061] <Step S3 (Figure 2)> Returning to the flow in Figure 2, in step S3, the screen configuration unit 31 determines whether the call registration disable setting process has finished. For example, if the registration icon 206 displayed on the call registration disable setting screen 200 in Figure 4 is tapped, the screen configuration unit 31 determines that the call registration disable setting process has finished (YES) and proceeds to step S4. On the other hand, until the registration icon 206 is tapped, the process returns to step S2 and repeats the call registration disable setting process.

[0062] <Step S4 (Figure 2)> In step S4, the control terminal communication unit 34 transmits the destination floor registration invalidation information [d2] and the landing call invalidation floor information [d3], which have been overwritten and stored in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 33, to the remote control terminal 50 (see Figure 1).

[0063] As a result, the destination floor registration invalid floor information [d2] and landing call invalid floor information [d3] received by the communication unit 51 of the remote control terminal 50 are overwritten and saved in the destination floor registration invalid setting storage unit 52 of the remote control terminal 50. Then, the elevator control device 70 controls the operation of the elevator device 2 to invalidate the call registration for floors set as invalid floors, based on the destination floor registration invalid floor information [d2] and landing call invalid floor information [d3] stored in the destination floor registration invalid setting storage unit 52 of the remote control terminal 50.

[0064] <Effects of the First Embodiment> According to the first embodiment described above, of the landing call disable setting icons 201b to 205a, only the landing call disable setting icons 201b to 204b corresponding to the floors where destination floor registration has been disabled by operating the destination floor registration disable setting icons 201a to 205a can be tapped. Therefore, it is possible to set only the landing calls for the floors where destination floor registration has been disabled as disabled floors. As a result, destination floor registration is always disabled for floors where landing calls are disabled, and passengers are prevented from entering those floors where landing calls are disabled. As a result, it is possible to disable call registration at any time while preventing users from being trapped on those floors.

[0065] ≪Elevator control setting method (second embodiment)≫ Next, a second embodiment of the elevator control setting method implemented by the elevator control system 1 described above will be explained. The difference between the elevator control setting method of the second embodiment and the elevator control setting method of the first embodiment is the determination of setting start in step S0' in Figure 2 and the construction process of the call registration invalid setting screen in step S1', while the other procedures are the same. Therefore, in the following, the procedure of the elevator control setting method will be explained following the flowchart in Figure 2, which is the same as in the first embodiment, with reference to Figure 1 and other figures.

[0066] <Step S0' (Figure 2)> In step S0', the screen configuration unit 31 of the remote control server 30 determines whether or not the call registration disable setting has been initiated. The screen configuration unit 31 makes this determination based on information entered, for example, through the operation of the screen display terminal 10, as in the first embodiment.

[0067] Figure 7 shows the main screen for remote elevator control according to the second embodiment, and is an example of a screen displayed on the screen display terminal 10. This main elevator remote control screen 100' displays, for example, a destination floor registration setting screen icon 101' and a landing call setting screen icon 102'. When the destination floor registration setting screen icon 101' is tapped, the destination floor registration invalidation setting screen, which will be described later, is displayed, and when the landing call setting screen icon 102' is tapped, the landing call invalidation setting screen, which will be described later, is displayed.

[0068] In step S0', as an example, if any of the icons displayed on the elevator remote control main screen 100' shown in Figure 7 are tapped, the screen configuration unit 31 determines that the call registration disable setting has been initiated (YES) and proceeds to the next step S1'. Otherwise, the determination is repeated.

[0069] <Step S1' (Figure 2)> In step S1', the screen configuration unit 31 of the remote control server 30 performs the process of constructing the call registration invalid setting screen. The screen configuration unit 31 (see Figure 1) performs the process of constructing the call registration invalid setting screen based on the floor information [d1] stored in the elevator information storage unit 32 and the destination floor registration invalid floor information [d2] and landing call invalid floor information [d3] stored in the destination floor registration invalid setting storage unit 33.

[0070] Figure 8 is a flowchart showing the process of constructing the call registration disabled setting screen according to the second embodiment, and is a diagram showing the detailed procedure of the call registration disabled setting screen construction process in step S1' shown in Figure 2. The flowchart shown in Figure 8 has a configuration in which steps S101a to S101c are added between steps S101 and S102 in the flowchart of Figure 3 described in the first embodiment. For this reason, in the following, redundant explanations of steps that are the same as those in the flowchart of Figure 3 will be omitted, and the procedure of the call registration disabled setting screen construction process will be explained in the order shown in the flowchart of Figure 8, referring to Figure 1 and other figures.

[0071] [Step S101 (Figure 8)] In step S101, the screen configuration unit 31 obtains floor information [d1] from the elevator information storage unit 32 and obtains destination floor registration invalid floor information [d2] and landing call invalid floor information [d3] as current setting information from the destination floor registration invalid setting storage unit 33.

[0072] [Step S101a (Figure 8)] In step S101a, the screen configuration unit 31 determines whether or not there are any floors designated as invalid destination floors. Based on the invalid destination floor information [d2] obtained in step S101, the screen configuration unit 31 determines that there are invalid destination floors (YES) and proceeds to step S102 if at least one floor is designated as an invalid destination floor. On the other hand, if there are no floors designated as invalid destination floors, the screen configuration unit 31 determines that there are no invalid destination floors (NO) and proceeds to step S101b.

[0073] [Step S101b (Figure 8)] In step s101b, the screen configuration unit 31 displays a guidance screen on the screen display terminal 10 to guide the user to the destination floor registration disable setting screen. Figure 9 shows the guidance screen 300 displayed in the second embodiment. As shown in this figure, the screen configuration unit 31 displays a guidance screen 300 on the screen display terminal 10 to prompt the user to disable destination floor registration. This guidance screen 300 displays a shortcut 301 that transitions to the car button disable setting screen, which will be described later.

[0074] The display of this guidance screen 300 allows users to tap the shortcut 301 displayed on the guidance screen 300 to display the destination floor registration disable setting screen (see Figure 10 below) on the screen display terminal 10, thereby enabling them to disable destination floor registration.

[0075] Figure 10 shows the destination floor registration disable setting screen 200a' constructed in the second embodiment. As shown in Figure 10, the destination floor registration disable setting screen 200a' displays destination floor registration disable setting icons 201a to 205a, a registration icon 206, and a back icon 207 for setting the disablement of destination floor registration corresponding to each floor. The registration icon 206 is an icon for registering the disable setting. The back icon 207 is an icon for returning to the elevator remote control main screen 100' shown in Figure 7.

[0076] Each destination floor registration disable setting icon 201a to 205a is an active icon whose setting and display can be changed by tapping. Tapping changes the disabled floor setting from unset to set, or vice versa. Each destination floor registration disable setting icon 201a to 205a also displays whether it is set to disabled or unset. When the destination floor registration disable setting screen 200a' in Figure 10 is displayed by tapping shortcut 301 shown in Figure 9, all destination floor registration disable setting icons 201a to 205a are displayed as unset.

[0077] The administrator [H] of the elevator device 2 can disable destination floor registration by tapping the destination floor registration disable setting icon among the destination floor registration disable setting icons 201a to 205a on the destination floor registration disable setting screen 200a' displayed on the screen display terminal 10.

[0078] [Step S101c (Figure 8)] In step S101c, the screen configuration unit 31 deactivates the landing call disable setting icon for all floors on the landing call disable setting screen, which will be described later, and displays it as inactive. After that, the process is terminated.

[0079] [Step S102 (Figure 8)] Steps S102 to S106, which proceed after setting "Destination floor registration invalid floor setting exists (YES)" in step S101a, are carried out in the same manner as the procedure described in the first embodiment.

[0080] Figure 11 shows an example of the destination floor registration disable setting screen 200a' constructed in the second embodiment. Figure 12 shows an example of the landing call disable setting screen 200b' constructed in the second embodiment. The landing call disable setting screen 200b' in Figure 12 displays landing call disable setting icons 201b to 205b, a registration icon 206, and a back icon 207 for setting the disablement of landing calls corresponding to each floor. The registration icon 206 is an icon for registering the disable setting. The back icon 207 is an icon for returning to the elevator remote control main screen 100' shown in Figure 7. These destination floor registration disable setting screens 200a' and landing call disable setting screens 200b' shown in Figures 11 and 12 are examples of screens constructed by steps S102 to S106.

[0081] As shown in Figures 11 and 12, the screen configuration unit 31 activates only the landing call invalidation setting icons 201b to 204b for the floors (here, floors 1 to 4) that are indicated as invalid floors among the destination floor registration invalidation setting icons 201a to 205a. On the other hand, the landing call invalidation setting icon 205b for the floor (here, floor 5) that is indicated as not being set as an invalid floor among the destination floor registration invalidation setting icons 201a to 205a is deactivated. Note that all deactivated icons (here, landing call invalidation setting icon 205b) among the landing call invalidation setting icons 201b to 205b have a setting status of not being set for invalid floors.

[0082] Furthermore, on the landing call disable setting screen, the landing call disable setting icon 205b for the floor where the destination floor registration disable setting icon 201a~205a shown in Figure 11 is not set as an invalid floor (in this case, the 5th floor) may be hidden. By hiding it, the invalid floor setting can be changed, effectively rendering it inactive.

[0083] After completing steps S101 to S106 (step S1 in Figure 2) as described above, proceed to step S2 in Figure 2. Step S2 is carried out in the same manner as described in the first embodiment.

[0084] <Effects of the second embodiment> According to the second embodiment described above, among the landing call disable setting icons 201b to 205a, only the landing call disable setting icons 201b to 205a corresponding to the floor for which destination floor registration has been disabled by operating the destination floor registration disable setting icons 201a to 205a can be tapped. Therefore, similar to the first embodiment, it is possible to disable call registration at any time while preventing users from being trapped on the floor in question.

[0085] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and modifications described above, and includes a variety of further modifications. For example, the embodiments described above are described in detail for the purpose of clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. Furthermore, it is possible to replace parts of the configuration of one embodiment with the configuration of another embodiment, and it is also possible to add configurations from other embodiments to the configuration of one embodiment. In addition, it is possible to add, delete, or replace parts of the configuration of each embodiment with other configurations. [Explanation of symbols]

[0086] 1…Elevator control system 2…Elevator equipment 10…Screen display terminal (terminal device) 21, 22, 23… Communication circuits 30…Remote control server (control server) 31...Screen configuration section 32…Elevator Information Storage Unit 33... Destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit 50…Remote control terminal (control unit) 70…Elevator control device (control unit) 200... Call registration disabled settings screen 200a'... Destination floor registration disabled setting screen 200b'...Disable boarding area call setting screen 201a~205a...Destination floor registration disabled setting icon 201b~205b... Icon for disabling boarding call setting 300…Guidance screen [d1]...Floor information (elevator floor) [d2]...Destination floor registration invalid floor information (setting information) [d3]... Information on invalid floors for landing calls (setting information)

Claims

1. In an elevator control device that sets the control settings for an elevator based on setting information input from a terminal device, An elevator information storage unit that stores elevator floor information, A destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit stores whether or not the destination floor registration from the destination floor registration means to the floor stored in the elevator information storage unit has been invalidated, An elevator control device comprising: a screen configuration unit that outputs to the terminal device floors stored in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit as floors for which the landing call invalidation setting can be changed.

2. The destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit stores whether or not the landing call to the floor stored in the elevator information storage unit has been invalidated. The screen configuration unit outputs to the terminal device, among the floors stored in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit as floors for which destination floor registration invalidation settings cannot be changed, floors that are also stored in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit as floors for which destination floor registration invalidation settings cannot be changed. The elevator control device according to claim 1.

3. The aforementioned screen configuration unit is configured such that the change input for floors where the destination floor registration invalid setting cannot be changed is at the end If the change is made by the terminal device, the terminal device will output a message indicating that the change is impossible. The elevator control device according to claim 2.

4. The aforementioned screen configuration unit outputs a screen for disabling settings, The screen output from the aforementioned screen configuration unit has an input section for setting the invalidation of the destination floor registration and the landing call for each floor. The elevator control device according to claim 3.

5. The aforementioned screen configuration unit outputs a screen in which icons indicating floors whose settings can be changed are active, and icons indicating floors whose settings cannot be changed are inactive. The elevator control device according to claim 4.

6. The aforementioned screen configuration unit outputs a screen that can identify floors where the setting of invalid floors can be changed and floors where the setting cannot be changed. The elevator control device according to claim 5.

7. The aforementioned screen configuration unit outputs a screen that hides floors for which settings cannot be changed. The elevator control device according to claim 6.

8. The aforementioned screen configuration unit outputs a screen for disabling destination floor registration and a screen for disabling landing call, respectively. If there are no floors for which destination floor registration has been disabled, the terminal device's display unit will show a guidance screen that directs the user to the screen for disabling destination floor registration. The elevator control device according to claim 1.

9. In an elevator control system comprising a terminal device for setting the control of an elevator device and a control unit for controlling the operation of the elevator based on the setting information at the terminal device, The control unit, An elevator information storage unit that stores elevator floor information, A destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit stores whether or not the destination floor registration from the destination floor registration means to the floor stored in the elevator information storage unit has been invalidated, The system includes a screen configuration unit that outputs floors stored in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit as floors for which the landing call invalidation setting can be changed to the terminal device. The aforementioned terminal device is A display unit that displays the call registration disablement setting screen constructed in the aforementioned screen configuration unit, It has an input unit for setting the invalidation of the destination floor registration and the invalidation of the landing call that summons the elevator to the landing, for each floor. The input unit is configured such that, based on the display on the display unit, only the floors stored in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit as floors for which the landing call invalidation setting can be changed are designated as floors for which the landing call invalidation setting can be changed. Elevator control system.

10. In an elevator control setting method that sets the control of an elevator based on setting information input from a terminal device, The elevator information storage unit stores the floor information of the elevator. The destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit stores whether or not the destination floor registration from the destination floor registration means to the floor stored in the elevator information storage unit has been invalidated. The screen configuration unit outputs to the terminal device the floors stored in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit as floors for which the landing call invalidation setting can be changed. The display unit of the terminal device displays the call registration disablement setting screen constructed by the screen configuration unit. The input unit of the terminal device, based on the display on the display unit, will set only the floors stored in the destination floor registration invalidation setting storage unit as floors where the landing call invalidation setting can be changed. Elevator control setting method.

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