Elevator and elevator control method

Abstract

To provide an elevator and an elevator control method capable of reducing erroneous registrations by a non-contact input part.SOLUTION: An elevator comprises: an elevator control panel with an input part having at least one input sensor part to detect the input by the non-contact from a user; a position detection device for detecting a position of the user; and an input processing part to which an input sensor signal generated by that the input sensor part detects the input and position information of the user detected by the position detection device are input. The input processing part validates the input detected by the input sensor part when the user is located in a specific range based on the position information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an elevator and a method for controlling an elevator.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, in an elevator, an elevator operation panel having a plurality of buttons for registering the destination floor and operating the opening and closing of the door is provided inside the car. As the buttons provided on the elevator operation panel, push-type or touch-type buttons are generally used. In recent years, from the viewpoints of improving operability and hygiene, an elevator operation panel having a non-contact sensor that can perform non-contact call registration and stop floor registration only by holding a hand in front of it has been developed.

[0003] The invention described in Patent Document 1 discloses an example in which an elevator operation unit provided inside the car or in the landing is composed of a non-contact sensor and a push button. In Patent Document 1, in order to prevent misregistration by visually impaired persons, a configuration in which the non-contact sensor registration unit is turned off when a visually impaired person is recognized is disclosed.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] Incidentally, infrared sensors are generally used for non-contact sensors. With infrared non-contact sensors, if a user is wearing reflective material such as work clothes, the infrared rays may be retroreflected by the reflective material, potentially causing false registration. In that case, even if a user wearing reflective material is in a position away from the elevator control panel and is not operating the panel, false registration may occur by the non-contact sensor. In addition, with non-contact sensors, there is a risk of incorrect input being detected even if, for some reason, there are no passengers near the elevator control panel.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention provides an elevator and an elevator control method that reduce erroneous registrations through a non-contact input unit. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] To solve the above problems, the present invention provides an elevator control panel having an input unit having at least one input sensor unit for detecting non-contact input from a user, and a position detection device for detecting the user's position. It also includes an input processing unit that receives an input sensor signal generated when the input sensor unit detects input, and the user's position information detected by the position detection device. The input processing unit activates the input detected by the input sensor unit when the user is located within a specific range based on the position information.

[0008] Furthermore, the elevator control method of the present invention comprises an elevator control panel having an input unit having at least one input sensor unit for detecting non-contact input from a user, and a position detection device for detecting the position of a user, wherein the input from the input sensor unit is enabled when it is detected that a user is located within a specific range based on the detection result of the position detection device. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present invention, in an elevator, contactless input from the elevator control panel is possible, and false detections are reduced. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0010] [Figure 1] This is a schematic diagram of an elevator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] This is a schematic diagram of the in-car control panel 7 according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] Control system block diagram for elevator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention [Figure 4] This is a flowchart illustrating a control method for elevator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] This is a flowchart illustrating the processing method for signals input from the input sensor unit 60 of the in-car control panel 7. [Figure 6] This diagram shows a schematic configuration when there are no passengers in the area where the in-car control panel 7 can be operated. [Figure 7] This diagram shows a schematic configuration when passenger A is in an area where the in-car control panel 7 can be operated. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0011] Hereinafter, an example of an elevator and an elevator control method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the following example. In the figures described below, common components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0012] First, an elevator according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the elevator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as this embodiment).

[0013] [Elevator configuration] As shown in Figure 1, the elevator 100 moves up and down within a hoistway 110 formed within the building structure. The elevator 100 comprises a car 1 for carrying people and luggage, a main rope 3, a counterweight 2, and a hoisting machine 4. Furthermore, the elevator 100 comprises an in-car control panel 7 (corresponding to the elevator control panel of the present invention) located inside the car 1, a hall-side control panel 8 located on the landing floor, and an elevator control device 20. The elevator control panel of the present invention is composed of the in-car control panel 7 and a part of the elevator control device 20.

[0014] The elevator shaft 110 is a space for the elevator car 1 to ascend and descend, and is provided to penetrate vertically through each floor inside the building. Guide rails (not shown in the illustration) are attached to the inner wall surface of the elevator shaft 110 to guide the elevator car 1 in its ascent and descent. In addition, landing doors 111 leading to each floor are provided at the height corresponding to each floor on the wall surface of the elevator shaft 110. A machine room 160 is provided at the top of the elevator shaft 110, and a pit 180 is provided at the bottom.

[0015] The elevator car 1 is formed in a hollow, roughly rectangular shape. The elevator car 1 is connected to a counterweight 2 via a main rope 3 and moves up and down within the elevator shaft 110. The elevator car 1 is guided by guide rails provided on the walls of the elevator shaft 110 and moves up and down in the vertical direction within the elevator shaft 110. On the side of the elevator car 1, there are car doors (not shown) at positions corresponding to the landing doors 111, and when the elevator car 1 stops at each floor, the car doors and landing doors 111 open, allowing people and luggage to board and alight from the elevator car 1.

[0016] The main rope 3 has one end in the axial direction connected to the top of the elevator car 1, and the other end connected to the top of the counterweight 2. The middle section of the main rope 3 is wound around the hoisting machine 4 located in the machine room 160, and is also mounted on a deflector (not shown) located near the hoisting machine 4.

[0017] The counterweight 2 is housed in the hoistway 110 while being suspended from the other end of the main rope 3. The counterweight 2 moves up and down in the hoistway 110 along a weight-side guide rail (not shown).

[0018] The hoist 4 is installed on a machine beam (not shown) installed in the machine room 160 of the hoistway 110. The hoist 4 also has a sheave around which the main rope 3 is wound. Then, the hoist 4 is rotationally driven under the control of a hoist drive control unit 21 described later, and thereby hoists and lowers the car 1 and the counterweight 2 in a suspension manner via the main rope 3.

[0019] The landing-side operation panel 8 is provided near the landing door 111 on each landing floor. The landing-side operation panel 8 is provided with buttons (landing buttons) indicating the destination direction. In the present embodiment, the landing-side operation panel 8 is composed of push-type buttons indicating the upward and downward destination directions. Note that only the button indicating the downward direction is provided on the landing-side operation panel 8 provided on the top landing floor, and only the button indicating the upward direction is provided on the landing-side operation panel 8 provided on the bottom landing floor.

[0020] The car operation panel 7 (corresponding to the elevator operation panel of the present invention) is provided near the car door inside the car 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the car operation panel 7 of the present embodiment. The car operation panel 7 includes an input unit 70 for a user to input a predetermined destination floor, an open / close button 80 for inputting an open / close operation of the car door, and a display unit 76 for displaying the running floor and stop floor of the car 1 and the like. Further, the car operation panel 7 includes a position detection device 10.

[0021] The input unit 70 has push-button sections 51 to 56, which are provided for a predetermined number of floors (6 floors in this embodiment) according to the stopping floor of the elevator 100, and input sensor sections 61 to 66. The button sections 51 to 56 and the input sensor sections 61 to 66 are each assigned to a predetermined floor. The input unit 70 also has a response light 40 provided for each of the button sections 51 to 56. In the following description, when the button sections 51 to 56 are not specifically distinguished, they will simply be referred to as button section 50. Similarly, when the input sensor sections 61 to 66 are not specifically distinguished, they will simply be referred to as input sensor section 60.

[0022] The button section 50 is circular in shape, and each button section 51 to 56 is assigned to a predetermined floor. The surface of the button section 50 displays a number indicating the assigned destination floor (in Figure 2, '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6'). The button section 50 is operated by being pressed by the user. When the button section 50 is pressed, a button input signal is generated by the button input signal generation unit 33, which will be described later. The generated button input signal is transmitted to the input processing unit 25. Note that the shape of the button section 50 is not limited to a circular shape, but may be a square shape, an ellipse, or any other shape.

[0023] On the other hand, the input sensor unit 60 is composed of, for example, an optical sensor such as an infrared sensor or an electrostatic sensor. Each input sensor unit 61 to 66 is assigned to a predetermined floor, and for example, each is provided one by one near the button units 51 to 56 which are assigned to the same floor. The input sensor unit 60 is a sensor that detects objects that come close to it, such as fingers or hands, in a non-contact manner, and is configured to detect objects within a range of, for example, 10 mm to 30 mm from the input unit 70. When an object is detected by the input sensor unit 60, an input sensor signal is generated in the input sensor signal generation unit 34, which will be described later, and the generated input sensor signal is transmitted to the input processing unit 25 (see Figure 3).

[0024] The response lights 40 are provided on each of the push-button sections 50 and light up according to the registered destination floor information transmitted from the destination floor registration processing unit 24, which will be described later. The response lights 40 may be provided around the button section 50, so that only a part of the button section 50 lights up, or they may be provided on the back side of the button section 50, so that the entire button section 50 lights up. The lighting of the response lights 40 informs the user of the registered destination floor.

[0025] The display unit 76 is a monitor, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), that displays the floor the elevator car 1 is currently passing through and the next stopping floor. In addition, the display unit 76 can display various other information, such as the date and weather.

[0026] The position detection device 10 is installed, for example, between the input unit 70 and the display unit 76, and detects the position of a passenger inside the elevator car. For example, a distance sensor or an optical sensor can be used as the position detection device 10. When a distance sensor is used as the position detection device 10, for example, a ToF (Time of Flight) sensor or a millimeter-wave sensor can be applied. When an optical sensor is used as the position detection device 10, for example, a human presence sensor consisting of a commonly used infrared sensor can be applied. In this embodiment, the position information generation unit 35 generates passenger position information based on the value detected by the position detection device 10, and the generated position information is transmitted to the input processing unit 25 (see Figure 3).

[0027] The in-car control panel 7, having the above configuration, is electrically connected to the in-car control device 30, which will be described later. The in-car control device 30 is installed in the elevator car 1. The in-car control device 30 is electrically connected to the elevator control device 20, which is installed in the machine room 160, via a connection part 9.

[0028] The elevator control device 20 is a control device that controls the entire elevator 1, and includes, for example, a hoisting machine drive control unit 21. The hoisting machine drive control unit 21 moves the elevator car up and down to a predetermined floor based on information registered by the hall-side control panel 8 or the in-car control panel 7.

[0029] [Control system configuration] Next, the configuration of the control system of the elevator 100 in this embodiment will be explained by highlighting its essential parts. Figure 3 is a block diagram of the control system of the elevator 100 in this embodiment. As shown in Figure 3, the elevator 100 in this embodiment has an in-car control device 30 and an elevator control device 20.

[0030] The elevator car control device 30 includes an elevator car input / output unit 32. The elevator car input / output unit 32 includes a button input signal generation unit 33, an input sensor signal generation unit 34, a position information generation unit 35, and a response light control unit 46.

[0031] The button input signal generation unit 33 generates a button input signal corresponding to the pressed button 51-56 in response to the pressing of one of the buttons 51-56. The button input signal generation unit 33 then transmits each button input signal to the input processing unit 25. As a result, the button input signal generation unit 33 transmits information about the floor indicated by the button 50 pressed by the user to the input processing unit 25.

[0032] The input sensor signal generation unit 34 generates input sensor signals corresponding to the input sensor units 61-65 that detected an object such as the user's hand or fingers. The input sensor signal generation unit 34 then transmits the generated input sensor signals to the input processing unit 25. As a result, the floor information indicated by the input sensor unit 60 that detected the object is transmitted to the input processing unit 25 via the input sensor signal generation unit 34.

[0033] The position information generation unit 35 generates position information of passengers inside the car based on the detection signal from the position detection device 10. Note that if the position detection device 10 is configured as a distance sensor, it can generate position information of passengers inside the car. However, if the position detection device 10 is configured as an optical sensor, it can detect the presence or absence of passengers. Therefore, when the position detection device 10 is configured as an optical sensor, it is configured to detect passengers only when they are within a specific range (the range in which the in-car control panel 7 can be operated). When the position detection device 10 is configured as an optical sensor, the position information generation unit 35 transmits information to the input processing unit 25 indicating whether or not a passenger is in the specific range.

[0034] The response light control unit 46 lights up the response light 40 of the input unit 70 corresponding to the destination floor registered by the destination floor registration processing unit 24, based on the signal transmitted from the destination floor registration processing unit 24.

[0035] In addition, the in-car control device 30 is equipped with a door control unit that controls the car door and a display control unit that controls the display unit 76, but these will not be explained here.

[0036] The elevator control device 20 includes an operation control unit 22 and a hoisting machine drive control unit 21. The operation control unit 22 consists of an input processing unit 25 and a destination floor registration processing unit 24.

[0037] The input processing unit 25 receives input sensor signals and button input signals transmitted from the input sensor signal generation unit 34 and the button input signal generation unit 33. Furthermore, the input processing unit 25 receives location information transmitted from the location information generation unit 35. Based on the received input sensor signals, button input signals, and passenger location information, the input processing unit 25 determines the registered floor. The input processing unit 25 also transmits the floor information of the determined registered floor to the destination floor registration processing unit 24. This embodiment is characterized by the method of setting the registered floor in the input processing unit 25. The method of determining the registered floor in the input processing unit 25 will be described later.

[0038] The destination floor registration processing unit 24 registers the destination floor based on the floor information received from the input processing unit 25. The destination floor information registered by the destination floor registration processing unit 24 is transmitted to the response light control unit 46 and also to the hoisting machine drive control unit 21. As a result, the response light of the input unit 70 corresponding to the registered destination floor lights up on the in-car operation panel 7.

[0039] The hoisting machine drive control unit 21 drives the motor 26 of the hoisting machine 4 according to the destination floor registered in the destination floor registration processing unit 24 of the operation control unit 22. As a result, the elevator 100 moves up and down and stops at the registered destination floor.

[0040] Furthermore, the programs for the in-car control device 30 and the elevator control device 20 described above are controlled under the control of a control processing unit (not shown in the diagram). The control processing unit includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), and non-volatile storage, each connected to a bus.

[0041] The CPU reads the program code of the software that implements each function according to this embodiment from ROM, loads it into RAM, and executes it. The control processing unit may include a processing unit such as an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit) instead of a CPU. Variables and parameters generated during the calculation process are temporarily written to RAM.

[0042] Examples of non-volatile storage include HDDs (Hard Disk Drives), SSDs (Solid State Drives), flexible disks, optical disks, magneto-optical disks, CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, magnetic tapes, and non-volatile memory cards. This non-volatile storage stores the OS (Operating System), various parameters, and programs for operating the control processing unit. The programs may also be stored in ROM.

[0043] Programs are stored in the form of computer-readable program code, and the CPU sequentially executes operations according to that program code. In other words, ROM or non-volatile storage is used as an example of a computer-readable, non-transient recording medium that stores programs executed by a computer.

[0044] [Elevator control method] Next, the control method for the elevator 100 of this embodiment will be described. This embodiment is particularly characterized by the method of processing signals input from the input sensor unit 60 of the in-car operation panel 7 (control method in the input processing unit 25). Therefore, here we will describe the control method of the input processing unit 25 when the input sensor unit 60 of the in-car operation panel 7 detects an input, as the control method for the elevator 100.

[0045] Figure 4 is a flowchart showing the control method of elevator 100. Here, the flowchart in Figure 4 is initiated when the input sensor signal generation unit 34 detects input from the input sensor unit 60 of the in-car control panel 7.

[0046] When the input sensor unit 60 detects an input, the input sensor signal generation unit 34 generates an input sensor signal based on the detected input and transmits that signal to the input processing unit 25 (step S1).

[0047] Next, the input processing unit 25 performs input processing to determine whether the input from the input sensor unit 60 is valid, based on the input sensor signal transmitted from the input sensor signal generation unit 34 and the location information transmitted from the location information generation unit 35 (step S2). If the input from the input sensor unit 60 is valid, the input processing unit 25 transmits the floor information of the input sensor unit 60 that detected the input to the destination floor registration processing unit 24. The input processing method in the input processing unit 25 will be described in detail later.

[0048] The destination floor registration processing unit 24 registers the floor corresponding to the input sensor unit 60 that detected input as the destination floor based on the floor information transmitted from the input processing unit 25 (step S3). The destination floor registration processing unit 24 then transmits the registered destination floor information to the hoisting machine drive control unit 21 and the response light control unit 46. As a result, the response light control unit 46 illuminates the response light 40 of the input unit 70 corresponding to the registered destination floor (step S4). The hoisting machine drive control unit 21 also moves the elevator car 1 up or down to the registered destination floor.

[0049] Next, the control method (input processing method) in the input processing unit 25 will be explained. Figure 5 is a flowchart showing the processing method of signals input from the input sensor unit 60 of the in-car control panel 7. Figure 6 shows a schematic configuration diagram when there are no passengers in the area where the in-car control panel 7 can be operated. Figure 7 shows a schematic configuration diagram when passenger A is in the area where the in-car control panel 7 can be operated.

[0050] As shown in Figure 5, first, the input processing unit 25 detects the input from the input sensor unit 60 based on the input sensor signal transmitted from the input sensor signal generation unit 34 (step S10).

[0051] Next, the input processing unit 25 determines, based on the location information from the location information generation unit 35, whether or not a passenger was present within the range where the in-car control panel 7 could be operated at the time the input sensor unit 60 detected the input (step S11). Here, the range where the in-car control panel 7 can be operated can be set, for example, to within a radius of 30 cm from the in-car control panel 7. When a distance sensor is used as the location detection device 10, the input processing unit 25 determines the presence or absence of a passenger within a radius of 30 cm from the in-car control panel 7 based on the location information generated by the location information generation unit 35. On the other hand, when a human presence sensor is used as the location detection device 10, for example, the location detection device 10 is set to detect a passenger only when a passenger is present within a radius of 30 cm from the in-car control panel 7. Therefore, when a human presence sensor is used as the location detection device 10, the input processing unit 25 determines the presence or absence of a passenger within a radius of 30 cm from the in-car control panel 7 based on the information of whether or not a passenger was detected.

[0052] For example, as shown in Figure 6, even if passengers B and C are inside the elevator car 120, if there are no passengers in the area where the elevator car control panel 7 can be operated, the input processing unit 25 determines "NO" in step S11 based on the position information detected by the position detection device 10. Examples of situations in which input from the input sensor unit 60 is detected even though there are no passengers in the area where the elevator car control panel 7 can be operated include the following: For example, the input sensor unit 60 may misdetect input due to the retroreflection of infrared rays from work clothes with reflective material worn by passenger B or passenger C. In addition, the input sensor unit 60 may misdetect due to some other influence. In this embodiment, if there are no passengers in the area where the elevator car control panel 7 can be operated at the time input from the input sensor unit 60 is detected, "NO" is determined in step S11.

[0053] If "NO" is determined in step S11, that is, if it is determined that there are no passengers within range of the in-car control panel 7 at the time the input from the input sensor unit 60 in step S10 is detected, the process proceeds to step S12.

[0054] In step S12, the input from the input sensor unit 60 detected in step S10 is disabled. Then, the input processing in the input processing unit 25 is terminated. Therefore, in this case, as shown in Figure 6, even if the input sensor unit 64 on the "4th floor" has detected an input, the response light 40 will not light up.

[0055] On the other hand, as shown in Figure 7, if passenger A is in an area where the in-car control panel 7 can be operated (for example, within 30 cm of the in-car control panel 7), the input processing unit 25 determines "YES" in step S11 based on the location information from the location information generation unit 35. If "YES" is determined in step S11, that is, if it is determined that there is a passenger within range of being able to operate the in-car control panel 7 at the time the input from the input sensor unit 60 in step S10 is detected, the process proceeds to step S13.

[0056] In step S13, the input processing unit 25 enables the input from the input sensor unit 60 detected in step S10. Subsequently, the input processing unit 25 determines the floor corresponding to the input sensor unit 60 that detected the input as the registered floor, and transmits the floor information of that registered floor to the destination floor registration processing unit 24 (step S14). After that, the input processing in the input processing unit 25 ends.

[0057] Subsequently, as explained in Figure 3, the destination floor registration processing unit 24 performs destination floor registration processing based on the floor information received from the input processing unit 25. Then, the response light control unit 46 lights up the response light 40 of the input unit 70 corresponding to the predetermined destination floor based on the destination floor information transmitted from the destination floor registration processing unit 24. In the example shown in Figure 7, the response light 40 for "4th floor" lights up.

[0058] In this embodiment, only the control method when the input processing unit 25 detects input from the input sensor unit 60 has been described. On the other hand, when the input processing unit 25 detects input from the button unit 50, the input processing unit 25 registers the destination floor based on the input from the button unit 50, regardless of whether or not it has detected a passenger within the range where the in-car control panel 7 can be operated. This is because the input from the button unit 50 is performed by a passenger physically operating it, so the possibility of false detection is low, and if there is input from the button unit 50, there is a high possibility that the position detection device 10 has detected the presence of a passenger.

[0059] As described above, in this embodiment, by providing a position detection device 10 inside the elevator car 120 and detecting whether or not a passenger is present in the area where the elevator car control panel 7 can be operated, unintended input from the unintended input sensor unit 60 can be disabled.

[0060] In this embodiment, the input unit 70 is shown as being composed of a button unit 50 and an input sensor unit 60, but the present invention can also be applied to an input unit 70 composed only of an input sensor unit 60. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the position detection device 10 is shown as being installed on the in-car control panel 7, but the position detection device 10 may be installed at a location other than the in-car control panel 7. The position detection device 10 can be modified in various ways as long as it is capable of detecting the boarding status of passengers in the vicinity of the in-car control panel 7.

[0061] In this embodiment, the in-car control panel 7 was used as an example of an elevator control panel of the present invention, but the configuration of the present invention may also be used for a hall-side control panel. In this case, the same configuration as in this embodiment can be adopted for the hall-side control panel by installing a position detection device. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the input section 70, which consists of floor buttons for operating destination floors, was used as an example of an input section of the in-car control panel 7, but the configuration of the present invention may also be applied to an input section consisting of open / close buttons 80.

[0062] The embodiments described above are explained in detail for the purpose of clearly illustrating the present invention and are not necessarily limited to those comprising all the configurations described. For example, it is possible to replace some of the configurations of the embodiments with other configurations, and it is also possible to add other configurations to the configurations of the embodiments. Furthermore, it is possible to add, delete, or replace some of the configurations of the embodiments with other configurations. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0063] 1...Elevator, 3...Main rope, 4...Hoisting machine, 7...In-car control panel, 8...Hall side control panel, 9...Connection section, 10...Position detection device, 20...Elevator control device, 21...Hoisting machine drive control unit, 22...Operation control unit, 24...Destination floor registration processing, 25...Input processing unit, 26...Motor, 3...In-car control device, 32...In-car input / output unit, 33...Button input signal generation unit, 34...Input sensor signal generation unit, 35...Position information generation unit, 40...Response light, 46...Response light control unit, 50...Button unit, 70...Input unit, 76...Display unit, 80...Open / close button, 100...Elevator, 110...Hoistway, 111...Landing door, 160...Machine room, 180...Pit

Claims

1. An elevator control panel having at least one input sensor unit for detecting contactless input from a user, A location detection device that detects the user's position, The input sensor signal generation unit generates an input sensor signal when the input sensor unit detects an input, The system comprises an input processing unit that receives the input sensor signal and the user's location information detected by the location detection device, The input processing unit enables the input detected by the input sensor unit when the user is located within a specific range based on the location information. The input processing unit starts input processing when the input sensor signal generation unit detects input from the input sensor unit of the elevator control panel as a trigger. Elevator.

2. The input sensor unit is composed of an optical sensor that detects input in response to the detection of light obstruction. The elevator according to claim 1.

3. The specific range in the input processing unit is set to an area where the user can operate the input sensor unit. The elevator according to claim 2.

4. Multiple input sensor units are provided and assigned to each predetermined floor. The input processing unit registers the floor assigned to the input sensor unit that detected the valid input as the destination floor. The elevator according to claim 3.

5. An elevator control method comprising an elevator control panel having at least one input sensor unit for detecting non-contact input from a user, and a position detection device for detecting the user's position, Based on the detection results of the position detection device, when it is detected that the user is located within a specific range, the input from the input sensor unit is enabled. The input processing is initiated when an input from the input sensor unit of the elevator control panel is detected. Elevator control methods.

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