Elevator passenger information transmission system

Abstract

An elevator passenger information transmitting system according to the present disclosure comprises: one or more individual management units; and a central management apparatus that manages said one or more individual management units. The individual management units each have: one or more intra-car management devices that are provided for each elevator car; and an intra-building management device that is capable of performing information-communication with the intra-car management devices and with the central management apparatus. Each of the intra-car management devices performs number count / storage control to count and store the number of passengers in the corresponding elevator car every first set-period of time, and further, transmits intra-car passenger data to the intra-building management device every second set-period of time. The intra-building management device transmits intra-building passenger data, which is a collection of intra-car passenger data items, to the central management apparatus every third set-period of time. The central management apparatus collects intra-building passenger data items and stores the same as management data. The second set-period of time is longer than the first set-period of time, and the third set-period of time is longer than the second set-period of time.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an elevator passenger information transmission system.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, there is known a system that counts the number of passengers in an elevator car when information such as an advertisement is displayed on a display device in the elevator car and transmits it to an information distribution center (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In the conventional system, since the number of passengers in each elevator car is transmitted to the information distribution center for each car, there is a problem that the communication load on the information distribution center increases.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an elevator passenger information transmission system capable of reducing the communication load on a central management device.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The elevator passenger information transmission system relating to this disclosure comprises one or more individual management units provided for one or more buildings, and a central management device that manages one or more individual management units, each of the one or more buildings having one or more elevators having a car, each of the one or more individual management units having one or more in-car management devices provided for the car, and an in-building management device that can communicate with each of the one or more in-car management devices and can communicate with the central management device, and in each of the one or more individual management units, each of the one or more in-car management devices detects the status inside the corresponding car and counts the number of passengers, and performs counting and storage control at first set periods to store the counted number of passengers as part of the in-car passenger data, and in each of the one or more individual management units, Each of the above car management devices performs car data transmission control at the second set period to transmit the car passenger data stored in the car management device to the building management device, and in each of the one or more individual management units, the building management device stores the car passenger data received from each of the one or more car management devices as part of the building passenger data, and in each of the one or more individual management units, the building management device performs building data transmission control at the third set period to transmit the building passenger data stored in the building management device to the central management device, and the central management device stores the building passenger data received from the building management devices in each of the one or more individual management units as part of the management data, and the second set period is longer than the first set period, and the third set period is longer than the second set period. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the elevator passenger information transmission system described herein, the communication burden on the central control device can be reduced. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] This is a schematic diagram showing an elevator passenger information transmission system according to Embodiment 1. [Figure 2] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing the in-car management device and the building management device. [Figure 3] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing in-car passenger data from a management device with an in-car display function. [Figure 4] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing passenger data within the building from the building's management system. [Figure 5] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing the management data from the central control device. [Figure 6] This is a configuration diagram showing a first example of a processing circuit that realizes the functions of the elevator passenger information transmission system and external terminal according to Embodiment 1. [Figure 7] This is a configuration diagram showing a second example of a processing circuit that implements the functions of the elevator passenger information transmission system and external terminal according to Embodiment 1. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] Embodiments of this disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. Embodiment 1. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing an elevator passenger information transmission system 1 according to Embodiment 1. The elevator passenger information transmission system 1 comprises a central management device 10, three individual management units 20, and two external terminals 120.

[0010] The central control unit 10 oversees three buildings 100. Three individual control units 20 are provided corresponding to the three buildings 100 under the control of the central control unit 10. Each individual control unit 20 is managed by the central control unit 10.

[0011] Each of the three buildings 100 under the jurisdiction of the central control unit 10 has three elevators 101 installed. Each of the nine elevators 101 has one car 102. One individual control unit 20 includes a building control unit 30 and three in-car control units 40. All of the building control unit 30 and the three in-car control units 40 are installed in the same building 100.

[0012] In each individual management unit 20, a car interior management device 40 is provided corresponding to each car 102 of three elevators 101. Each car interior management device 40 is installed in the corresponding car 102.

[0013] In each individual management unit 20, a building interior management device 30 is connected to each of the three car interior management devices so as to be capable of information communication. That is, in each individual management unit 20, the car interior management device 40 and each building interior management device 30 can transmit information to each other and are communicably connected. The car interior management device 40 and the building interior management device 30 can communicate with each other by wire or wirelessly.

[0014] The building interior management device 30 in each individual management unit 20 is connected to the central management device 10 so as to be capable of information communication. That is, the building interior management device 30 and the central management device 10 can transmit information to each other and are communicably connected.

[0015] The building interior management device 30 and the central management device 10 can communicate with each other by wire or wirelessly. The building interior management device 30 and the central management device 10 may communicate with each other through an Internet line.

[0016] The central management device 10 is connected to one or more external terminals 120 so as to be capable of information communication. That is, the central management device 10 can transmit information to one or more external terminals 120 and is communicably connected thereto.

[0017] Each external terminal 120 and the central management device 10 can communicate with each other by wire or wirelessly. Each external terminal 120 and the central management device 10 may communicate with each other through an Internet line.

[0018] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the car interior management device 40 and the building interior management device 30 in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing the car interior passenger data D1 by the management device 40A with a car interior display function in Figure 2. Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the building interior passenger data D2 by the building interior management device 30 in Figure 1. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing the management data D3 by the central management device 10.

[0019] In FIG. 2, two types of in-car management devices 40 are shown. There are two types of in-car management devices 40: a management device 40A with an in-car display function and a management device 40B without an in-car display function.

[0020] The management device 40A with an in-car display function includes an in-car control unit 41, an in-car storage unit 42, an imaging device 43 as an in-car situation detection unit, and an in-car display device 44. The management device 40B without an in-car display function includes an in-car control unit 41, an in-car storage unit 42, and an imaging device 43 as an in-car situation detection unit.

[0021] In the present embodiment, in the elevator passenger information transmission system 1, among the nine in-car management devices 40, there is at least one management device 40A with an in-car display function and at least one management device 40B without an in-car display function. However, all nine in-car management devices 40 may be management devices 40A with an in-car display function, or all nine in-car management devices 40 may be management devices 40B without an in-car display function.

[0022] Hereinafter, the in-car management device 40 will be described. The in-car control unit 41 and the in-car storage unit 42 are installed in the car 102. The in-car storage unit 42 stores a first set period, a second set period, and a car ID. The car ID is a unique ID set for the car 102 corresponding to the in-car management device 40. That is, the car ID is the unique ID of the car 102 in which the in-car control unit 41 is installed.

[0023] The imaging device 43 is installed facing the inside of the car 102. The imaging device 43 is installed at a position where it can capture an image of a passenger inside the car 102.

[0024] The imaging device 43 always captures the inside of the car 102. The in-car control unit 41 can count the number of passengers, which is the number of passengers present inside the car 102, from the image of the inside of the car 102 captured by the imaging device 43 as the detection result of the in-car situation detection unit.

[0025] The car control unit 41 can store the number of passengers in the car storage unit 42 as part of the car passenger data D1. The car control unit 41 can perform counting and storage control, which counts the number of passengers in the car 102 and stores the counted number of passengers in the car storage unit 42 as part of the car passenger data D1.

[0026] The in-car control unit 41 can perform counting memory control at first set periods. The first set period can be set arbitrarily; for example, the first set period can be set to 15 seconds.

[0027] The in-car control unit 41 can recognize date and time data indicating the date and time when the number of passengers was counted. The in-car control unit 41 can store the date and time data, along with the number of passengers, as part of the in-car passenger data D1 in the in-car storage unit 42. In the in-car storage unit 42, the number of passengers and the date and time data are stored linked to each other.

[0028] The car control unit 41 can perform car data transmission control, which involves transmitting the car passenger data D1 stored in the car storage unit 42, along with the car ID of the car 102 to which the car passenger data D1 pertains, to the building management device 30. The car control unit 41 performs car data transmission control at the second set interval.

[0029] The second setting period can be set arbitrarily. For example, the second setting period can be set to 1 day. The second setting period is set to a longer period than the first setting period.

[0030] The elevator car control unit 41 can delete the elevator car passenger data D1 that has been transmitted to the building management device 30 from the elevator car storage unit 42.

[0031] The car car management device 40 has been explained as described above. The explanation of the car car management device 40B without a display function is the same as the explanation of the car car management device 40 above, so it will be omitted.

[0032] Next, we will explain the management device 40A with an in-car display function. The management device 40A with an in-car display function is the same as the management device 40B without an in-car display function, but with an in-car display device 44 added. The other components of the management device 40A with an in-car display function are the same as those of the management device 40B without an in-car display function, so we will omit their explanation.

[0033] The in-car display device 44 is located inside the car 102, specifically near the ceiling of the car 102, or in the upper part of the car 102.

[0034] The in-car storage unit 42 of the in-car display function management device 40A further stores, as information related to the in-car display device 44, one or more video information, a unique video ID associated with each video information, and a timetable that determines the date and time on which each video information will be displayed on the in-car display device 44.

[0035] The in-car control unit 41 can display video information stored in the in-car memory unit 42 on the in-car display device 44. The video information displayed on the in-car display device 44 is shown to passengers inside the car 102. The video information includes building information and advertising information.

[0036] The in-car control unit 41 displays specific video information on the in-car display device 44 according to a timetable. When the in-car control unit 41 stores the number of passengers in the in-car storage unit 42, it can recognize the video ID of the video information displayed on the in-car display device 44 based on the timetable.

[0037] The in-car control unit 41 can store the recognized video ID along with the number of passengers as part of the in-car passenger data D1 in the in-car storage unit 42. In the in-car storage unit 42, the number of passengers and the video ID are stored linked to each other. This concludes the specific explanation of the in-car display function management device 40A.

[0038] The building management device 30 is installed within the building 100. The building management device 30 may be installed, for example, in the control panel of the elevator 101. The building management device 30 includes a building control unit 31 and a building storage unit 32.

[0039] The building storage unit 32 stores the building passenger data D2, the building ID which is a unique ID for building 100, and a third set period. The building ID is a unique ID set for building 100 corresponding to the building management device 30. In other words, the building ID is a unique ID for building 100 in which the building management device 30 is installed.

[0040] The building control unit 31 stores the in-car passenger data D1 transmitted from each in-car management device 40, along with the corresponding car ID, as part of the building passenger data D2 in the building storage unit 32. In the building storage unit 32, the in-car passenger data D1 and the car ID are stored linked to each other. The stored building passenger data D2 is data that allows the number of passengers in each car 102 within the building 100 to be recognized in chronological order.

[0041] The building control unit 31 can perform building data transmission control, which involves transmitting the stored building passenger data D2 along with the building ID to the central management device 10. The building control unit 31 can perform building data transmission control at three set intervals.

[0042] The third setting period can be set arbitrarily. For example, the third setting period can be set to 15 days. The third setting period is set to a longer period than the second setting period.

[0043] The building control unit 31 can delete the building passenger data D2 that has been transmitted to the central management device 10 from the building storage unit 32.

[0044] The central control device 10 is located in a facility such as a control center that manages each of the buildings 100 under its jurisdiction. The control center may be located in a separate building from each of the buildings 100, or it may be located within one of the buildings 100 under its jurisdiction. The central control device 10 has a central control unit 11 and a central storage unit 12.

[0045] The central control unit 11 stores the passenger data D2 transmitted from each building's management device 30, along with the corresponding building ID, as part of the management data D3 in the central storage unit 12. In the central storage unit 12, the passenger data D2 and the building ID are stored linked to each other. The stored management data D3 is data in which the number of passengers in each elevator 102 within each building 100 under the jurisdiction of the central management device 10 is stored in chronological order.

[0046] Each external terminal 120 is an information terminal that can be operated by a worker, such as a personal computer, tablet, or smartphone. Connection between each external terminal 120 and the central management device 10 is permitted after a well-known authentication procedure. External terminals 120 that have accessed the central management device 10 can display management data D3. External terminals 120 can further download and obtain management data D3 from the central management device 10. Each external terminal 120 can process the management data D3 obtained from the central management device 10 as appropriate.

[0047] The external terminal 120 can send an update command to the central management device 10 to update the management data D3 stored in the central management device 10. Upon receiving the update command, the central management device 10 sends an in-building update command to each of the connected in-building management devices 30.

[0048] Upon receiving a building update command, each building management device 30 performs building data transmission control. The building data transmission control performed by each building management device 30 based on the building update command is performed regardless of the third set period.

[0049] The central control unit 10 stores the in-building passenger data D2 received from each building's in-building control unit 30 as part of the management data D3. Based on the update command, the management data D3 of the central control unit 10 is updated.

[0050] For example, a sales representative who solicits advertising for elevator 101 in building 100 can view and obtain management data D3 by operating an external terminal 120 as a worker. In other words, the sales representative can view and obtain management data D3 via an internet connection. Furthermore, the management data D3 can be processed as appropriate to present the status of passengers inside elevator car 102 to potential customers.

[0051] Furthermore, the operator can update the management data D3 from the external terminal 120 as needed by operating the external terminal 120.

[0052] The elevator passenger information transmission system 1 according to Embodiment 1 comprises one or more individual management units 20 provided for one or more buildings 100, and a central management device 10 that manages one or more individual management units 20. Each of the one or more individual management units 20 also comprises one or more in-car management devices 40 provided for one or more elevator cars 102, and a building management device 30 that can communicate with each of the one or more in-car management devices 40 and can also communicate with the central management device 10. Each of the one or more in-car management devices 40 detects the situation inside the corresponding elevator car 102, counts the number of passengers inside the car 102, and performs counting and storage control at first set intervals to store the counted number of passengers as part of the in-car passenger data D1. Each of the one or more in-car management devices 40 also performs in-car data transmission control at second set intervals to transmit the in-car passenger data D1 stored in the in-car management device 40 to the building management device 30. Furthermore, the building management device 30 stores the in-car passenger data D1 received from each of the one or more in-car management devices 40 as part of the building passenger data D2. The building management device 30 also performs building data transmission control to transmit the building passenger data D2 stored in the building management device 30 to the central management device 10 at the third set period interval. The central management device 10 also stores the building passenger data D2 received from the building management device 30 in each of the one or more individual management units 20 as part of the management data D3. The second set period is set to be longer than the first set period, and the third set period is set to be longer than the second set period. As a result, the in-car passenger data D1 aggregated in the building management device 30 is transmitted to the central management device 10 at the third set period which is longer than the first installation period and the second set period. Therefore, the communication frequency of the central management device 10 is reduced. Thus, the communication burden on the central management device 10 can be reduced. Furthermore, this allows the central control unit 10 to communicate with the building's internal control unit 30. Consequently, the central control unit 10 does not need to communicate with the in-car control units 40, which are present in equal numbers to the number of elevator cars 102. Therefore, the communication burden on the central control unit 10 can be reduced.Furthermore, this allows the number of passengers who have ridden in all elevator cars 102 within the building 100 under the jurisdiction where the elevator car management device 40 is installed to be aggregated and stored in the central management device 10. Therefore, it is possible to grasp the usage of elevators 101 in the building 100 under the jurisdiction. Thus, it is possible to estimate the ordering timing for consumables commonly used in each elevator 101. In addition, this allows the number of passengers in elevators 101 in the building 100 under the jurisdiction to grasp the number of passengers. Therefore, it is possible to proceed with the conclusion of advertising contracts related to the inside of elevator cars 102 more favorably based on the number of passengers.

[0053] Each of the one or more in-car management devices 40 of the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 according to Embodiment 1 stores date and time data indicating the date and time when the number of passengers was counted, along with the number of passengers, as part of the in-car passenger data D1. This makes it possible to grasp the number of passengers in car 102 in chronological order. Therefore, it is possible to know the changes in the frequency of use of elevator 101 over a period of time such as a day, a month, or a year. Thus, it is possible to determine the maintenance timing for elevator 101. Furthermore, this makes it possible to grasp the number of passengers in elevator 101 in the building 100 under the jurisdiction according to the season. Therefore, it is possible to proceed favorably in concluding advertising contracts related to the inside of car 102 based on the number of passengers.

[0054] Each of the one or more in-car management devices 40 of the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 according to Embodiment 1 transmits in-car passenger data D1 along with a unique car ID set for the corresponding car 102 to the building management device 30. The building management device 30 also links the car ID and the in-car passenger data D1 and stores them as part of the building passenger data D2. This makes it possible to understand the frequency of passenger use for each of the cars 102 under the jurisdiction of the in-car management device 40. Therefore, it is possible to discover differences in the frequency of use of each car 102, and for example, these differences can be considered to be due to the condition of the elevator 101. Furthermore, this consideration may allow for the prevention of elevator 101 malfunctions. In addition, this makes it possible to understand the number of passengers for each elevator 101 in the building 100 under its jurisdiction. Therefore, it is possible to proceed favorably with concluding advertising contracts related to the inside of car 102 based on the number of passengers.

[0055] At least one of the car management devices 40 of the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 according to Embodiment 1 is a car display function management device 40A having a car display device 44 installed in the corresponding car 102. In addition, one or more video information stored in the car display function management device 40A is displayed on the car display device 44. This makes it possible to display advertising videos on the car display device 44. Therefore, it is possible to implement advertising inside the car 102 using video information.

[0056] The elevator passenger information transmission system 1 according to Embodiment 1, specifically the management device 40A with an in-car display function, stores the video ID of the video information displayed on the in-car display device 44 as part of the in-car passenger data D1, linked to the number of passengers, when counting the number of passengers. This makes it possible to determine how many passengers have seen each piece of video information. Therefore, if the video information is an advertisement, the advertising effect can be confirmed.

[0057] The elevator passenger information transmission system 1 according to Embodiment 1 includes one or more external terminals 120 capable of communicating with a central control device 10. The external terminals 120 can also display management data D3 stored in the central control device 10. This allows users to access the management data D3 more easily. Furthermore, it allows for a clearer presentation of the number of passengers in the elevator cars 102 within the system's jurisdiction. Consequently, sales activities using the management data D3 can be more actively conducted.

[0058] In the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 according to Embodiment 1, each of the one or more external terminals 120 can send an update command to the central management device 10. The central management device 10, upon receiving an update command, sends an in-building update command to each in-building management device 30, and each in-building management device 30 performs in-building data transmission control by issuing an in-building update command. The central management device 10 stores the in-building passenger data D2 received from each in-building management device 30 as part of the management data D3. As a result, when an update command is sent from an external terminal 120 to the central management device 10, the management data D3 of the central management device 10 is updated. Therefore, by operating an external terminal 120 and sending an update command from the external terminal 120 to the central management device 10, the worker can access the updated management data D3. Thus, the worker can easily access the latest management data D3.

[0059] In the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 according to Embodiment 1, the building management device 30 and one or more in-car management devices 40, each included in one individual management unit 20, are installed in the same building 100. This allows the initial setup and maintenance of one or more in-car management devices 40 and the building management device 30 to be performed within the same building. Consequently, work efficiency can be improved.

[0060] In this embodiment 1, the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 had three individual management units 20, each of which had one building management device 30 and three in-car management devices 40. However, it is not limited to this configuration. For example, the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 may have one or more individual management units 20, each of which may have one building management device 30 and one or more in-car management devices 40. Even with such a configuration, the in-car management device 40 transmits in-car passenger data D1 to the building management device 30 at the second set period, and the building management device 30 transmits building passenger data D2 to the central management device 10 at the third set period. Therefore, the central management device 10 and the building management devices 30 do not need to communicate at the second set period, and the communication burden on the central management device 10 can be reduced.

[0061] Furthermore, in the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 according to this embodiment 1, one individual management unit 20 has a building management device 30 installed in one identical building 100 and three in-car management devices 40. However, it is not limited to this. For example, one individual management unit 20 may have multiple in-car management devices 40 distributed among multiple buildings 100. Moreover, the building management device 30 may be located in any of the multiple buildings 100 where the in-car management devices 40 are located. Alternatively, the building management device 30 may be located in a different building, such as a management building, from the multiple buildings 100 where the in-car management devices 40 are located. In other words, since the building management device 30 and one or more in-car management devices 40 within one individual management unit 20 are connected to each other in a communicative manner, they are less affected by their physical location. Therefore, the number of in-car management devices 40 in the individual management unit 20 can be freely set from the viewpoint of installation costs and ease of maintenance.

[0062] Furthermore, in the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 according to this embodiment 1, one building management device 30 is installed in each of the buildings 100. However, this is not the only option. For example, multiple building management devices 30 may be grouped together and placed in any building 100. Alternatively, multiple building management devices 30 may be grouped together and placed in a location such as an administration building. By placing multiple building management devices 30 in one location, the efficiency of initial installation and maintenance work for the building management devices 30 can be improved.

[0063] Furthermore, according to the in-car management device 40 of this embodiment 1, the in-car control unit 41 counts the number of passengers from the video captured by the imaging device 43. However, it is not limited to this. For example, a weighing scale capable of measuring the weight of the car 102 may be used as the car status detection unit, and the in-car control unit 41 may determine the number of passengers from the change in the weight of the car 102.

[0064] Furthermore, according to the car management device 40 of this embodiment 1, the car control unit 41 constantly counts the number of passengers. However, it is not limited to this. For example, the car control unit 41 may only determine the number of passengers when it confirms the presence of passengers inside the car 102. Whether or not there are passengers inside the car 102 can be detected by changes in the weight of the car 102, or by signals from sensors installed to confirm the presence of passengers inside the car 102. In addition, the car control unit 41 may count the number of passengers at first set intervals.

[0065] Furthermore, according to the in-car management device 40 of this embodiment 1, the in-car control unit 41 stores the date and time and the number of passengers as in-car passenger data D1 in the in-car storage unit 42. However, it is not limited to this. For example, passenger attributes, such as age and gender, may also be stored in the in-car storage unit 42 as in-car passenger data D1. The in-car control unit 41 may also recognize passenger attributes based on images captured by the imaging device 43.

[0066] Furthermore, according to the elevator car management device 40 of this embodiment 1, the elevator car control unit 41 transmits the elevator car passenger data D1 and the elevator car ID to the building management device 30. However, it is not limited to this. The elevator car control unit 41 may transmit only the elevator car passenger data D1 to the building management device 30 and not transmit the elevator car ID.

[0067] Furthermore, according to the building management device 30 of this embodiment 1, the building control unit 31 transmits the building ID to the central management device 10. However, it is not limited to this. For example, along with the building ID, the attributes of the building, i.e., the attributes of building 100 such as a fashion building, apartment building, or business building, may also be transmitted. The attributes of building 100 may be stored in advance in each building storage unit 32. Moreover, the building ID may represent the attributes of the building. For example, if the first two digits of the building ID are FS, it may represent a fashion building, and if they are BN, it may represent a business building.

[0068] Furthermore, according to the building management device 30 of this embodiment 1, the building control unit 31 transmits the building ID to the central management device 10. However, this is not the only way. It is not necessary to transmit the building ID. For example, the car ID may be configured to include the building ID. It is possible to determine which building 100 the corresponding car 102 is installed in using only the car ID.

[0069] Furthermore, the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 according to this embodiment 1 includes a plurality of external terminals 120. However, it is not limited to this. For example, the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 does not need to include external terminals 120.

[0070] Furthermore, according to the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 of this embodiment 1, each building management device 30 that receives a building update command performs building data transmission control, and the management data D3 of the central management device 10 is updated. However, it is not limited to this. For example, each building management device 30 that receives a building update command may transmit an in-car update command to each in-car management device 40, and each in-car management device 40 that receives an in-car update command may perform in-car data transmission control. The building management device 30 may perform building data transmission control after in-car data transmission control has been performed and the building passenger data D2 has been updated. As a result, by operating the external terminal 120 to issue an update command, the operator can obtain the latest management data D3 regardless of the second and third set periods.

[0071] Furthermore, the car management device 40 according to this embodiment 1 has a first setting period set. The first setting period may be set based on the length of the basic video information displayed on the car display device 44. For example, if the video information is 15 seconds long, the first setting period may be 15 seconds, or 5 seconds, which is 1 / 3 the length of the video information.

[0072] Furthermore, the functions of the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 and the external terminal 120 in Embodiment 1 are realized by a processing circuit. Figure 6 is a configuration diagram showing a first example of a processing circuit that realizes the functions of the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 and the external terminal 120 in Embodiment 1. The processing circuit 200 in the first example is dedicated hardware.

[0073] Furthermore, the processing circuit 200 may include, for example, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or a combination thereof.

[0074] Figure 7 is a configuration diagram showing a second example of a processing circuit that realizes the functions of the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 and the external terminal 120 of Embodiment 1. The processing circuit 210 of the second example includes a processor 211 and a memory 212.

[0075] In the processing circuit 210, the functions of the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 and the external terminal 120 are realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. The software and firmware are written as programs and stored in memory 212. The processor 211 realizes the functions by reading and executing the programs stored in memory 212.

[0076] The program stored in memory 212 can be said to cause the computer to execute the procedures or methods of each of the parts described above. Here, memory 212 refers to non-volatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), flash memory, EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), and EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory). Magnetic disks, flexible disks, optical disks, compact disks, minidiscs, DVDs, etc., also fall under the category of memory 212.

[0077] Furthermore, the functions of the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 and the external terminal 120 described above may be implemented using some dedicated hardware and some using software or firmware.

[0078] Thus, the processing circuit can realize the functions of the elevator passenger information transmission system 1 and the external terminal 120 described above through hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. [Explanation of symbols]

[0079] 1 Elevator passenger information transmission system, 10 Central management device, 11 Central control unit, 12 Central memory unit, 20 Individual management unit, 30 Building management device, 31 Building control unit, 32 Building memory unit, 40 In-car management device, 40A Management device with in-car display function, 40B Management device without in-car display function, 41 In-car control unit, 42 In-car memory unit, 43 Imaging device (car status detection unit), 44 In-car display device, 100 Building, 101 Elevator, 102 Car, 120 External terminal, 200 Processing circuit, 210 Processing circuit, 211 Processor, 212 Memory, D1 In-car passenger data, D2 Building passenger data, D3 Management data.

Claims

1. One or more individual management units are provided for one or more buildings, A central management device that manages one or more of the aforementioned individual management units, Equipped with, Each of the aforementioned one or more buildings is equipped with one or more elevators having a car. Each of the one or more individual management units comprises one or more in-car management devices provided corresponding to the carts, and a building management device capable of communicating information with each of the one or more in-car management devices and also capable of communicating information with the central management device. In each of the one or more individual management units, each of the one or more in-car management devices detects the corresponding in-car conditions and counts the number of passengers, and performs a counting and storage control at each of the first set periods to store the counted number of passengers as part of the in-car passenger data. In each of the one or more individual management units, each of the one or more in-car management devices performs in-car data transmission control to transmit the in-car passenger data stored in the in-car management device to the building management device at the second set period interval. In each of the one or more individual management units, the building management device stores the in-car passenger data received from each of the one or more in-car management devices as part of the building passenger data. In each of the one or more individual management units, the building management device performs building data transmission control to transmit the building passenger data stored in the building management device to the central management device at intervals of the third set period. The central management device stores the building passenger data received from the building management device in each of the one or more individual management units as part of the management data. The second setting period is longer than the first setting period. The third setting period is longer than the second setting period. Elevator passenger information transmission system.

2. Each of the one or more in-car management devices stores date and time data indicating the date and time when the number of passengers was counted, along with the number of passengers, as part of the in-car passenger data. The elevator passenger information transmission system according to claim 1.

3. Each of the one or more in-car management devices transmits the in-car passenger data along with a unique car ID set for the corresponding car to the building management device. The building management device links the car ID and the passenger data inside the car and stores them as part of the building's passenger data. The elevator passenger information transmission system according to claim 1 or claim 2.

4. At least one of the one or more car-in-management devices is a car-in-display function management device having a car-in-display device provided in the corresponding car, The in-car display device displays one or more video information stored in the in-car display function management device. The elevator passenger information transmission system according to claim 1 or claim 2.

5. The management device with an in-car display function, when counting the number of passengers, associates the video ID of the video information displayed on the in-car display device with the number of passengers and stores it as part of the in-car passenger data. The elevator passenger information transmission system according to claim 4.

6. The central management device is equipped with one or more external terminals capable of communicating with it. Each of the one or more external terminals can display the management data stored in the central management device. The elevator passenger information transmission system according to claim 1 or claim 2.

7. Each of the one or more external terminals can send an update command to the central management device. Upon receiving the update command, the central management device transmits the building update command to each of the building management devices. Each of the building management devices performs building data transmission control upon receiving the building update command. The central management device stores the building passenger data received from each of the building management devices as part of the management data. The elevator passenger information transmission system according to claim 6.

8. The building management device and the one or more car management devices included in one of the individual management units are installed in the same building. The elevator passenger information transmission system according to claim 1 or claim 2.

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