Elevator system

Abstract

To provide an elevator system that allows easy call registration without requiring terminal operation.SOLUTION: An elevator system 1 comprises a position detection unit 31, a first determination unit 32, a destination determination unit 34, a call registration unit 71, an allocation determination unit 72, and a notification control unit 35. When the first determination unit 32 determines that a terminal 11 has passed through an automatic registration lane L1, the destination determination unit 34 determines a floor that has been registered in advance for the terminal 11 as a destination floor. The allocation determination unit 72 determines an assigned car that will respond to the call registered by the call registration unit 71 from among a plurality of cars 6 that can stop at a hall 8.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to an elevator system.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes a control device for an elevator. In the control device described in Patent Document 1, a predetermined menu is transmitted to a mobile phone at the elevator landing. The user selects an appropriate item from the menu on the mobile phone and transmits a response to the transceiver. For example, the user selects the item "elevator operation" and inputs the destination floor.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In the control device described in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that the user has to operate the mobile terminal to input the destination floor, which is time-consuming.

[0005] This disclosure has been made to solve the above problems. An object of this disclosure is to provide an elevator system that can easily register a call without requiring operation of a terminal.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The elevator system according to this disclosure includes a position detection unit that detects the position of a terminal based on information wirelessly acquired from the terminal, and a first determination unit that determines whether the terminal has passed through a first range based on the position detected by the position detection unit. A memory unit that stores terminal identification information and destination floor information linked together, When it is determined by the first determination unit that the terminal has passed through the first range, Based on the information stored in the memory unit,The system comprises a destination determination unit that determines a pre-registered floor as the destination floor for the terminal, a call registration unit that registers a call based on the destination floor determined by the destination determination unit, an allocation determination unit that determines which elevator car to respond to the call registered by the call registration unit from among a plurality of elevator cars that can stop at the landing, and a notification control unit that notifies the user holding the terminal of the information of the allocated elevator car determined by the allocation determination unit. The first range is set up so that a user holding the terminal can reach the landing without passing through the first range, within the area leading to the landing. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] With the elevator system described in this disclosure, call registration can be easily performed without requiring any operation of a terminal. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0009] [Figure 1] This figure shows an example of an elevator system in Embodiment 1. [Figure 2] This is a diagram showing an example of an elevator landing. [Figure 3] This flowchart shows an example of the operation of the location management device. [Figure 4] This flowchart shows an example of the control device's operation. [Figure 5] This figure illustrates another example of the process performed in S109 of Figure 3. [Figure 6] This figure illustrates another example of the process performed in S109 of Figure 3. [Figure 7] This figure shows an example of hardware resources for a location management device. [Figure 8] This figure shows another example of hardware resources for a location management device. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0010] A detailed explanation follows, with reference to the drawings. Repetitive explanations will be simplified or omitted as appropriate. In each drawing, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

[0011] Embodiment 1. Figure 1 shows an example of elevator system 1 in Embodiment 1. Elevator system 1 comprises an elevator device 2, a position management device 3, a receiving device 4, and a projector 5. Elevator device 2 comprises a plurality of cars 6 and a control device 7. In the following, an example in which elevator device 2 comprises car 6 A and car 6 B will be described. Car 6 A will also be referred to as car 6A, and car 6 B will also be referred to as car 6B. Elevator device 2 may be equipped with three or more cars 6.

[0012] Each elevator car 6 stops at multiple floors within the building. Users can travel to their desired floor by riding in the elevator car 6. The operation of each elevator car 6 is controlled by a control device 7. The control device 7 manages the multiple elevator cars 6 installed in the elevator system 2 as a group. The control device 7 includes a call registration unit 71, an assignment determination unit 72, and an operation control unit 73.

[0013] The location management device 3 is capable of bidirectional communication with the control device 7. The location management device 3 may be implemented by a server device connected to the control device 7 via a network such as the Internet. The location management device 3 may be implemented by multiple server devices. The location management device 3 comprises a storage unit 30, a location detection unit 31, a first determination unit 32, a second determination unit 33, a destination determination unit 34, a notification control unit 35, and a projection control unit 36. The projection control unit 36 ​​controls the projector 5.

[0014] Figure 2 shows an example of an elevator landing 8. For example, landing 8 is the landing on the lobby floor of a building. Cars 6A and 6B stop at landing 8. In the example shown in Figure 2, there is a passageway 9 leading to landing 8 on the left side of landing 8. There is a passageway 10 leading to landing 8 on the right side of landing 8. Passageways 9 and 10 are examples of areas leading to landing 8.

[0015] A user who uses the elevator system 1 carries the terminal 11. The terminal 11 can be a device in any form. The terminal 11 can be a smartphone. The terminal 11 can be a card. As an example, a UWB (Ultra-Wide Band) tag is built into the terminal 11. Identification information for identifying the terminal 11, that is, identification information for identifying the user who carries the terminal 11, is stored in the tag.

[0016] The receiving device 4 wirelessly receives the information sent by the terminal 11. The information includes identification information. For example, the receiving device 4 is a UWB reader. The receiving device 4 is provided at the landing 8. A plurality of receiving devices 4 may be provided at the landing 8. The receiving device 4 may be provided in the passage 9 and the passage 10. A plurality of receiving devices 4 may be provided in the passage 9. A plurality of receiving devices 4 may be provided in the passage 10. The receiving device 4 may be provided at both the landing 8 and the passages 9 and 10. The information from the terminal 11 received by the receiving device 4 is transmitted to the position management device 3.

[0017] As shown in FIG. 2, in the passage 10, an automatic registration lane L1 for the user to automatically register the destination floor and a designation lane L2 for the user to specify the destination floor are set. The automatic registration lane L1 is an example of the first range. The designation lane L2 is an example of the second range.

[0018] In the example shown in FIG. 2, the automatic registration lane L1 is set in a partial range of the passage 10. That is, a user passing through the passage 10 can go to the landing 8 without passing through the automatic registration lane L1. The automatic registration lane L1 is not set across the entire width of the passage 10. Similarly, the designation lane L2 is set in another partial range of the passage 10 so as to be parallel to the automatic registration lane L1. A user passing through the passage 10 can go to the landing 8 without passing through the designation lane L2. The designation lane L2 is not set across the entire width of the passage 9.

[0019] Regarding where the automatic registration lane L1 is set on the passage 10, it is preferable that it is displayed so that users passing through the passage 10 can recognize it. In order to inform users of the range where the automatic registration lane L1 is set, a guide plate made of an acrylic plate or the like may be attached to the ceiling or wall of the passage 10. In the example shown in this embodiment, a projector 5 for providing various information to users is provided in the elevator system 1. As an example, the projection control unit 36 of the position management device 3 projects a display (first display) indicating the automatic registration lane L1 from the projector 5 onto the floor of the passage 10.

[0020] Similarly, regarding where the designated lane L2 is set on the passage 10, it is preferable that it is displayed so that users passing through the passage 10 can recognize it. In order to inform users of the range where the designated lane L2 is set, a guide plate made of an acrylic plate or the like may be attached to the ceiling or wall of the passage 10. In the example shown in this embodiment, the projection control unit 36 projects a display indicating the designated lane L2 from the projector 5 onto the floor of the passage 10. Note that the automatic registration lane L1 and the designated lane L2 do not overlap. For this reason, the display indicating the automatic registration lane L1 and the display indicating the designated lane L2 do not overlap.

[0021] The elevator system 1 may be equipped with a plurality of devices as the projector 5. For example, the device that projects the display indicating the automatic registration lane L1 may be a different device from the device that projects the display indicating the designated lane L2. The display indicating the automatic registration lane L1 and the display indicating the designated lane L2 may be projected from one device. In this elevator system 1, various displays are projected. The elevator system 1 may be equipped with different devices for each display projected as the projector 5. It is arbitrary how many devices the elevator system 1 has as the projector 5 and which display is projected from which device. In this embodiment, these devices are described as the projector 5 without distinguishing them.

[0022] The functions of elevator system 1 will be explained in detail below, with reference to Figures 3 and 4. In the following explanation, it is assumed that elevator device 2 is installed in a six-story building. A user U possesses a terminal 11 and moves to the landing 8 on the first floor via the corridor 10. User U has a room on the third floor of this building and has pre-registered "third floor" as their destination floor in the location management device 3. That is, the memory unit 30 stores user U's identification information for terminal 11 and destination floor information representing "third floor" linked together. User U's attribute information may also be stored in the memory unit 30.

[0023] Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the location management device 3. The location management device 3 determines whether or not it has received information from the terminal 11 (S101). When user U enters the range in which the receiving device 4 can receive information from the terminal 11, the receiving device 4 wirelessly receives the information transmitted by the terminal 11. The receiving device 4 transmits the information received wirelessly from the terminal 11 to the location management device 3. When the location management device 3 receives this information from the receiving device 4, it determines Yes in S101.

[0024] Furthermore, it is preferable that the receiving device 4 be installed within the building so that user U can receive information from terminal 11 no matter where they are in the building. The receiving device 4 is installed so that user U can always receive information from terminal 11 when they are in landing 8, corridor 9, and corridor 10.

[0025] If the result in S101 is determined to be Yes, the position detection unit 31 detects the position of the terminal 11 (S102). Based on the information wirelessly acquired from the terminal 11 via the receiving device 4, the position detection unit 31 performs the processing in S102.

[0026] For example, the information acquired in S101 includes identification information of terminal 11 and relative coordinates indicating the relative position of terminal 11 with respect to the receiving device 4. The absolute coordinates indicating the location where the receiving device 4 is installed are stored in the storage unit 30. The position detection unit 31 may detect the position of terminal 11 based on the information acquired in S101 and the information stored in the storage unit 30. The position detection unit 31 may also detect the position of terminal 11 using other methods.

[0027] Furthermore, if the result in S101 is determined to be Yes, the first determination unit 32 determines whether or not the terminal 11 has passed through the automatic registration lane L1 (S103). Based on the position of the terminal 11 detected by the position detection unit 31 in S102, the first determination unit 32 performs the process in S103.

[0028] As an example, the range of the passage 10 in which the automatic registration lane L1 will be set is predetermined. The projection control unit 36 ​​projects an indication of the automatic registration lane L1 from the projector 5 to the predetermined range. Now, consider an example where user U, moving along the passage 10 toward landing 8, wants to go to the 3rd floor. In this case, user U proceeds to the automatic registration lane L1 and passes through it. As a result, the first determination unit 32 determines that terminal 11 has passed through the automatic registration lane L1. That is, it determines Yes in S103. In the following, user U proceeding to the automatic registration lane L1 will be denoted by the code U1 as shown in Figure 2.

[0029] If the answer in S103 is Yes, the destination determination unit 34 determines the destination floor to be the floor that has been pre-registered for the terminal 11 of this user U1 (S104). As described above, the storage unit 30 stores the identification information of the terminal 11 and the destination floor information representing "3rd floor" for user U1, linked together. Based on the information obtained in S101 and the information stored in the storage unit 30, the destination determination unit 34 determines the pre-registered 3rd floor to be the destination floor for this user U1.

[0030] Once the destination floor is determined in S104, a call registration request is sent from the location management device 3 to the control device 7 (S105). This call registration request includes information indicating the floor where user U1 is currently located and information indicating the destination floor determined in S104. The call registration request may also include identification information for terminal 11.

[0031] Figure 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the control device 7. The control device 7 determines whether or not it has received a call registration request from the location management device 3 (S201). If the control device 7 receives a call registration request transmitted from the location management device 3 in S105, it determines Yes in S201.

[0032] If the response in S201 is "Yes", the call registration unit 71 registers the call based on the received call registration request (S202). That is, the call registration unit 71 performs the process in S202 based on the destination level determined by the destination determination unit 34 in S104.

[0033] When a call is registered in S202, the assignment determination unit 72 determines which elevator car will be assigned to respond to the call registered by the call registration unit 71 in S202 (S203). The assignment determination unit 72 determines which elevator car to assign from among the elevator cars 6 that can stop at the landing 8 on the floor where user U1 is currently located. In the example shown in Figure 2, the assignment determination unit 72 selects either elevator car 6A or elevator car 6B that can stop at the landing 8 on the 1st floor as the assigned elevator car.

[0034] When an assigned cart is determined in S203, the control device 7 sends an assigned cart notification to the location management device 3 (S204). This assigned cart notification includes information indicating the assigned cart determined in S203. The assigned cart notification may also include identification information of the terminal 11.

[0035] Furthermore, once the assigned elevator car is determined in S203, the operation control unit 73 causes the assigned elevator car determined in S203 to respond to the call registered in S202 (S205). For example, if the assigned elevator car is car 6B, the operation control unit 73 stops car 6B at landing 8 on the first floor. Then, the operation control unit 73 opens and closes the doors of car 6B and moves car 6B to the third floor.

[0036] Meanwhile, in the location management device 3, when it sends a call registration request to the control device 7 in S105, it determines whether or not it has received an assignment car notification from the control device 7 as a response (S106). If the location management device 3 receives an assignment car notification sent from the control device 7 in S204, it determines Yes in S106.

[0037] If Yes is determined in S106, the notification control unit 35 performs notification control to notify user U1 of the information of the assigned elevator car determined by the assignment determination unit 72 in S203 (S107). As an example, the notification control unit 35 projects the information of the assigned elevator car from the projector 5 onto the floor of the aisle 10. The notification control unit 35 may also project the information of the assigned elevator car and the destination floor information determined by the destination determination unit 34 in S104 onto the floor of the aisle 10 from the projector 5, as shown in Figure 2 as "B←3F". It is preferable that the information of the assigned elevator car, etc., is projected on the side of the automatic registration lane L1 towards the landing 8 so that user U1, who has passed through the automatic registration lane L1, can understand which elevator car 6 to take before arriving at the landing 8. The information of the assigned elevator car, etc., may also be projected onto the ceiling or wall of the aisle 10.

[0038] As another example, the notification control unit 35 may display information such as the assigned basket on the display of the terminal 11 held by the user U1.

[0039] Next, let's consider an example where user U proceeds to designated lane L2. User U proceeding to designated lane L2 will be referred to as U2, as shown in Figure 2.

[0040] If the result in S103 is No, the second determination unit 33 determines whether or not the terminal 11 has passed through the designated lane L2 (S108). The second determination unit 33 performs the process in S108 based on the position of the terminal 11 detected by the position detection unit 31 in S102.

[0041] For example, the range of the passage 10 to which the designated lane L2 will be set is predetermined. The projection control unit 36 ​​projects an indication of the designated lane L2 from the projector 5 to the predetermined range. User U proceeds to the designated lane L2 when they want to move to a floor other than the 3rd floor. In this case, user U2 proceeds to the designated lane L2 and passes through it. As a result, the second determination unit 33 determines that terminal 11 has passed through the designated lane L2. That is, it is determined to be No in S103 and Yes in S108.

[0042] If the answer in S108 is Yes, the destination determination unit 34 determines the destination floor based on the position of the terminal 11 detected by the position detection unit 31 after the terminal 11 has passed through the designated lane L2 (S109).

[0043] For example, if Yes is determined in S108, the projection control unit 36 ​​projects a display (second display) for identifying the destination floor of user U2 from the projector 5 onto the floor of the passageway 10. The projection control unit 36 ​​may also project a display for identifying the destination floor of user U2 from the projector 5 even before Yes is determined in S108. Figure 2 shows an example in which "2" indicating the 2nd floor, "3" indicating the 3rd floor, "4" indicating the 4th floor, "5" indicating the 5th floor, and "6" indicating the 6th floor are projected onto the floor of the passageway 10 as a display for identifying the destination floor. The display for identifying the destination floor is projected from the designated lane L2 towards the landing 8 side.

[0044] If the destination determination unit 34 determines Yes in S108, it determines the destination floor for user U2 based on the position where the display for identifying the destination floor is projected and the position of the terminal 11 detected by the position detection unit 31. For example, if user U2, who has passed through the designated lane L2, passes through the area where the display "5" indicating the 5th floor is projected, the destination determination unit 34 determines the 5th floor as the destination floor for user U2. The destination determination unit 34 may also determine the 5th floor as the destination floor for user U2 if user U2 remains in the area where the display "5" indicating the 5th floor is projected for a certain period of time.

[0045] Even if the destination floor is determined in S109, the processes described in S105 to S107 above are performed. The control device 7 performs the processes described in S201 to S205. The call registration request includes information indicating the floor where user U2 is currently located and information indicating the destination floor determined in S109. The call registration request may also include identification information for terminal 11.

[0046] Furthermore, in the notification control of S107, the notification control unit 35 projects the information of the assigned elevator car determined by the assignment determination unit 72 from the projector 5 onto the floor of the passageway 10. For example, as shown by "A←" in Figure 2, the information of the assigned elevator car is projected on the landing 8 side of the display for identifying the destination floor, that is, adjacent to the "5" display indicating the 5th floor. The notification control unit 35 may also project the information of the assigned elevator car and the information of the destination floor determined by the destination determination unit 34 in S109 onto the floor of the passageway 10 from the projector 5. The information of the assigned elevator car, etc., may also be projected onto the ceiling or walls of the passageway 10.

[0047] In the example shown in this embodiment, when a user possessing terminal 11 passes through the automatic registration lane L1, a pre-registered floor is determined as the destination floor. When a user possessing terminal 11 passes through the designated lane L2, the destination floor is determined based on the position detected by the position detection unit 31 after passing through the designated lane L2. In the example shown in this embodiment, users can easily register their calls without having to operate terminal 11.

[0048] The following describes other functions that elevator system 1 may employ. Elevator system 1 may employ a combination of the following functions, if possible.

[0049] As shown in Figure 1, the position management device 3 may further include a setting unit 37. The setting unit 37 has the function of setting the automatic registration lane L1. The position of the automatic registration lane L1 does not have to be the same at all times. The size of the automatic registration lane L1 does not have to be the same at all times. The setting unit 37 can set the position or size of the automatic registration lane L1 to be variable. The setting unit 37 may change the position of the automatic registration lane L1 according to the date and time, etc. The setting unit 37 may change both the position and size of the automatic registration lane L1 in response to input signals from equipment operated by a system administrator, etc.

[0050] If the position management device 3 includes a setting unit 37, the projection control unit 36 ​​projects a display indicating the automatic registration lane L1 from the projector 5, according to the setting of the automatic registration lane L1 by the setting unit 37, i.e., the set position and size. The first determination unit 32 determines whether or not the terminal 11 has passed through the automatic registration lane L1 based on the setting of the automatic registration lane L1 by the setting unit 37 and the position of the terminal 11 detected by the position detection unit 31.

[0051] The setting unit 37 may have a function to set the designated lane L2. That is, the setting unit 37 may be able to set the position or size of the designated lane L2 variably. In such a case, the projection control unit 36 ​​projects a display indicating the designated lane L2 from the projector 5 according to the setting of the designated lane L2 by the setting unit 37, i.e., the set position and size. The second determination unit 33 determines whether the terminal 11 has passed through the designated lane L2 based on the setting of the designated lane L2 by the setting unit 37 and the position of the terminal 11 detected by the position detection unit 31.

[0052] In this embodiment, a preferred example has been described in which both the automatic registration lane L1 and the designated lane L2 are set up in the passage 10, i.e., the area leading to the landing 8. In other examples, only one of either the automatic registration lane L1 or the designated lane L2 may be set up in the area leading to the landing 8.

[0053] For example, no designated lane L2 is set in passage 10, and only the automatic registration lane L1 is set. In this example as well, it is preferable that the automatic registration lane L1 is set in a portion of passage 10. When a user with terminal 11 passes through the automatic registration lane L1, the same processing as that performed when Yes is determined in S103 in the example described above is performed.

[0054] As another example, as shown in Figure 2, in the passage 9, i.e., the area leading to the boarding area 8, no automatic registration lane L1 is set, and only a designated lane L2 is set. In this example as well, it is preferable that the designated lane L2 is set within a portion of the passage 9. When a user possessing terminal 11 passes through the designated lane L2, the same processing as that performed when Yes is determined in S108 in the example described above is carried out.

[0055] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating another example of the process performed in S109 of Figure 3. Figure 5 shows an example that can also be used for a 29-story building. Similar to the example described above, if Yes is determined in S108, the projection control unit 36 ​​projects a display (second display) for identifying the destination floor of user U2 from the projector 5 onto the floor of the corridor 9. Figure 5 shows an example in which a display D1 for identifying the tens digit of the destination floor, a display D2 for identifying the range of the units digit of the destination floor, and a display D3 for identifying the units digit of the destination floor are projected onto the floor of the corridor 9 as displays for identifying the destination floor.

[0056] For example, if user U3, who possesses terminal 11, wants to go to the 12th floor, user U3 passes through the designated lane L2 and then passes through the area on display D1 where the display "1" is projected. This identifies that the tens digit of user U3's destination floor is 1. Next, user U3 passes through the area on display D2 where the display "0-4" is projected. This identifies that the units digit of user U3's destination floor is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.

[0057] Furthermore, when user U3 passes through the area where the display "0-4" is projected, the projection control unit 36 ​​projects "0", "1", "2", "3", and "4" from the projector 5 as display D3. Then, when user U3 passes through the area where the display "2" is projected on display D3, it is determined that the last digit of user U3's destination floor is 2. That is, the destination determination unit 34 determines that the destination floor for user U3 is the 12th floor. In addition, in the notification control of S107, the notification control unit 35 projects the destination floor information and the assigned car information toward the landing 8 side from the display used to identify the destination floor, as shown in Figure 5 as "12F→A".

[0058] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of the process performed in S109 of Figure 3. Figure 6 shows the case where user U3 wants to go to the 17th floor in the example shown in Figure 5. In the example shown in Figure 6, when user U3 passes through the area where the display "5-9" is projected on display D2, the projection control unit 36 ​​projects "5", "6", "7", "8", and "9" from the projector 5 as display D3. Then, when user U3 passes through the area where the display "7" is projected on display D3, it is determined that the last digit of user U3's destination floor is 7. That is, the destination determination unit 34 determines that the 17th floor is user U3's destination floor.

[0059] Figure 7 shows an example of the hardware resources of the location management device 3. The location management device 3 includes a processing circuit 40 as a hardware resource, which includes a processor 41 and memory 42. The processing circuit 40 may include multiple processors 41. The processing circuit 40 may include multiple memory 42.

[0060] In this embodiment, the parts indicated by reference numerals 30 to 37 represent functions of the location management device 3. The function of the storage unit 30 is realized by the memory 42. The functions of the parts indicated by reference numerals 31 to 37 can be realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware written as a program. The program is stored in the memory 42. The location management device 3 realizes the functions of the parts indicated by reference numerals 31 to 37 by executing the program stored in the memory 42 using the processor 41 (computer).

[0061] The processor 41 is also called a CPU (Central Processing Unit), etc. For memory 42, semiconductor memory or the like may be used.

[0062] Figure 8 shows another example of the hardware resources of the location management device 3. In the example shown in Figure 8, the location management device 3 includes a processor 41, memory 42, and a processing circuit 40 including dedicated hardware 43. Figure 8 shows an example in which some of the functions of the location management device 3 are implemented by the dedicated hardware 43. All of the functions of the location management device 3 may also be implemented by the dedicated hardware 43.

[0063] The hardware resources of the control device 7 are the same as those shown in the example in Figure 7 or Figure 8. The control device 7 includes a processing circuit that includes a processor and memory as hardware resources. The processing circuit may include multiple processors. The processing circuit may include multiple memories. The control device 7 realizes the functions of each part shown by reference numerals 71 to 73 by executing a program stored in memory using a processor (computer). The control device 7 may include a processing circuit that includes a processor, memory, and dedicated hardware as hardware resources. Some or all of the functions of the control device 7 may be realized by dedicated hardware.

[0064] Furthermore, some or all of the functions of the position management device 3 may be provided by the control device 7. Some or all of the functions of the control device 7 may be provided by the position management device 3. For example, the notification control unit 35 may be provided by the control device 7. The projection control unit 36 ​​may be provided by the control device 7. The functions of the position management device 3 and the functions of the control device 7 may be provided by one other device.

[0065] Examples of aspects that may be included in this disclosure are listed below as an addendum.

[0066] [Note 1] A location detection unit that detects the location of the terminal based on information wirelessly acquired from the terminal, A first determination unit determines whether the terminal has passed through a first range based on the position detected by the position detection unit, When the first determination unit determines that the terminal has passed through the first range, the destination determination unit determines a floor that has been pre-registered for the terminal as the destination floor, A call registration unit registers a call based on the destination floor determined by the destination determination unit, An allocation determination unit determines which elevator car will respond to a call registered by the call registration unit from among multiple elevator cars that can stop at the landing, A notification control unit for notifying the user holding the terminal of the information of the assigned basket determined by the assignment determination unit, Equipped with, The first range is an elevator system configured such that a user possessing the terminal can reach the landing without having to pass through the first range. [Note 2] The elevator system according to Appendix 1, further comprising a projection control unit that projects a first display indicating the first range onto the area from a projector. [Note 3] The system further includes a setting unit that allows the position or size of the first range to be variably set, The first determination unit determines whether the terminal has passed through the first range based on the setting by the setting unit and the position detected by the position detection unit. The elevator system described in Appendix 2, wherein the projection control unit projects the first display in accordance with the settings made by the setting unit. [Note 4] The elevator system according to any one of Appendix 1 to Appendix 3, wherein the notification control unit projects the information of the assigned elevator car determined by the assignment determination unit from the projector toward the landing from the first range. [Note 5] The system further includes a second determination unit that determines whether the terminal has passed through a second range based on the position detected by the position detection unit, The elevator system according to any one of Appendix 1 to Appendix 4, wherein the destination determination unit determines, when the second determination unit determines that the terminal has passed through the second range, the destination floor is determined based on the position detected by the position detection unit after the terminal has passed through the second range. [Note 6] A location detection unit that detects the location of the terminal based on information wirelessly acquired from the terminal, A second determination unit determines whether the terminal has passed through a second range based on the position detected by the position detection unit, When the second determination unit determines that the terminal has passed through the second range, the destination determination unit determines the destination floor based on the position detected by the position detection unit after the terminal has passed through the second range. A call registration unit registers a call based on the destination floor determined by the destination determination unit, An allocation determination unit determines which elevator car will respond to a call registered by the call registration unit from among multiple elevator cars that can stop at the landing, A notification control unit for notifying the user holding the terminal of the information of the assigned basket determined by the assignment determination unit, An elevator system equipped with this system. [Note 7] When the second determination unit determines that the terminal has passed through the second range, the system further includes a projection control unit that projects a second display for identifying the destination floor from a projector onto the area leading to the landing. The elevator system according to Appendix 5 or Appendix 6, wherein the destination determination unit determines the destination floor based on the position on which the second display is projected and the position detected by the position detection unit when the second determination unit determines that the terminal has passed through the second range. [Note 8] The elevator system as described in Appendix 7, wherein the notification control unit projects the information of the assigned elevator car determined by the assignment determination unit from the projector toward the landing side from the second display. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0067] 1 Elevator system, 2 Elevator device, 3 Position management device, 4 Receiving device, 5 Projector, 6 Car, 7 Control device, 8 Landing, 9 Passageway, 10 Passageway, 11 Terminal, 30 Memory unit, 31 Position detection unit, 32 First determination unit, 33 Second determination unit, 34 Destination determination unit, 35 Notification control unit, 36 Projection control unit, 37 Setting unit, 40 Processing circuit, 41 Processor, 42 Memory, 43 Dedicated hardware, 71 Call registration unit, 72 Assignment determination unit, 73 Operation control unit

Claims

1. A location detection unit that detects the location of the terminal based on information wirelessly acquired from the terminal, A first determination unit determines whether the terminal has passed through a first range based on the position detected by the position detection unit, A storage unit in which the identification information of the terminal and the destination floor information are linked and stored, When the first determination unit determines that the terminal has passed through the first range, the destination determination unit determines the destination floor to be a floor that has been pre-registered for the terminal, based on the information stored in the storage unit. A call registration unit registers a call based on the destination floor determined by the destination determination unit, An allocation determination unit determines which elevator car will respond to a call registered by the call registration unit from among multiple elevator cars that can stop at the landing, A notification control unit for notifying the user holding the terminal of the information of the assigned basket determined by the assignment determination unit, Equipped with, The first range is an area leading to the landing, and the elevator system is configured such that a user possessing the terminal can reach the landing without having to pass through the first range.

2. The elevator system according to claim 1, further comprising a projection control unit that projects a first display indicating the first range onto the area from a projector.

3. The system further includes a setting unit that allows the position or size of the first range to be variably set, The first determination unit determines whether the terminal has passed through the first range based on the setting by the setting unit and the position detected by the position detection unit. The elevator system according to claim 2, wherein the projection control unit projects the first display in accordance with the settings made by the setting unit.

4. The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notification control unit projects information of the assigned elevator car determined by the assignment determination unit from a projector toward the landing from the first range.

5. The system further includes a second determination unit that determines whether the terminal has passed through a second range based on the position detected by the position detection unit, The elevator system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the destination determination unit determines, when the second determination unit determines that the terminal has passed through the second range, the destination floor is determined based on the position detected by the position detection unit after the terminal has passed through the second range.

6. The elevator system according to claim 5, wherein the second range is set to be in parallel with the first range.

7. When the second determination unit determines that the terminal has passed through the second range, the system further includes a projection control unit that projects a second display for identifying the destination floor from a projector onto the area leading to the landing. The elevator system according to claim 5, wherein the destination determination unit determines the destination floor based on the position on which the second display is projected and the position detected by the position detection unit when the second determination unit determines that the terminal has passed through the second range.

8. The elevator system according to claim 7, wherein the notification control unit projects the information of the assigned elevator car determined by the assignment determination unit from the projector toward the landing side of the second display.

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