JP7315100B2 - ELEVATOR USAGE DETERMINATION SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE, AND ELEVATOR USAGE DETERMINATION PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to an elevator usage determination system, a hall control panel, a mobile terminal, and an elevator usage determination program.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a system for registering elevator calls. A mobile terminal possessed by a user of the system registers a call of the user when receiving a radio signal from a beacon provided on the departure floor of the user.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-95439

However, when determining whether or not the elevator is used by the system of Patent Document 1, even if the user of the system passes through the hall without using the elevator while carrying a mobile terminal, it may be erroneously determined that the user has used the elevator.

The present disclosure relates to solving such problems. The present disclosure provides an elevator usage determination system, a hall operating panel, a mobile terminal, and an elevator usage determination program that can more accurately determine whether or not an elevator is used.

An elevator usage determination system according to the present disclosure includes: a first beacon provided on a hall operating panel of a first floor that is one of a plurality of floors and transmitting first information identifying the first floor by wireless communication; a second beacon provided on a hall operating panel of a second floor that is any other of the plurality of floors and transmitting second information identifying the second floor by wireless communication; , and thereafter based on the second time when the second information is received from the second beacon, a mobile terminal that determines whether or not the user uses the elevator between the first floor and the second floor;a server device that receives a determination result from a mobile terminal and transmits to the mobile terminal service information that differs depending on which of the plurality of floors the first floor and the second floor are based on the determination result;Prepare.

A server device according to the present disclosure determines whether or not an elevator is used between a first floor and a second floor based on a first time at which first information specifying a first floor, which is one of a plurality of floors, is received via wireless communication, and then a second time at which second information, which specifies a second floor which is one of the other floors, is received via wireless communication. Different service information is transmitted to the mobile terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is.

The elevator usage determination program according to the present disclosure isBased on a first time at which first information specifying the first floor is received by wireless communication from a first beacon provided on the hall operating panel of the first floor, which is one of the plurality of floors, and a second time at which second information specifying the second floor is received by wireless communication from a second beacon provided on the hall operating panel of the second floor, which is any other of the plurality of floors, from the portable terminal for determining the presence or absence of use of the elevator between the first floor and the second floor. a fourth step of receiving; a fifth step of transmitting to the mobile terminal service information that differs depending on which of the plurality of floors the first floor and the second floor are based on the determination result;Prepare.

According to the elevator usage determination system, the hall control panel, the mobile terminal, or the elevator usage determination program according to the present disclosure, whether or not the elevator is used is determined more accurately.

1 is a configuration diagram of a usage determination system according to Embodiment 1; FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of determination of use of an elevator by the use determination system according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of determination of use of an elevator by the use determination system according to Embodiment 1; 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the usage determination system according to Embodiment 1; 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of main parts of the usage determination system according to Embodiment 1; FIG.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Embodiments for implementing the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each figure, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions are appropriately simplified or omitted.

Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a usage determination system 1 according to Embodiment 1. As shown in FIG.

The usage determination system 1 is a system that determines whether or not the elevator 2 is used. Elevator 2 is provided in a building having a plurality of floors. A hoistway 3 is provided in the building. The hoistway 3 is a vertically elongated space extending over a plurality of floors. A landing 4 leading to a hoistway 3 is provided on each floor.

The elevator 2 includes a car 5 and a plurality of hall operating panels 6.

A car 5 is provided in the hoistway 3 . The car 5 is a device that transports users between a plurality of floors by running vertically on the hoistway 3 .

Each hall operating panel 6 corresponds to the hall 4 of one of the floors. Each hall operating panel 6 is provided in the corresponding hall 4 . The hall operating panel 6 is a device that receives the operation of the user of the elevator 2 . The operation received by the hall operating panel 6 is, for example, the hall call operation. The hall operating panel 6 accepts user's operations by, for example, a plurality of buttons. Alternatively, the hall operating panel 6 may receive the user's operation through, for example, a touch panel.

The usage determination system 1 includes a plurality of beacons 7 , a mobile terminal 8 and a server device 9 .

Each beacon 7 corresponds to one of hall operating panels 6 . Each beacon 7 is provided on the corresponding hall operating panel 6 . In this example, each beacon 7 is built into the corresponding hall console 6 . Each beacon 7 is built in, for example, an empty space inside the corresponding hall operating panel 6 . Each beacon 7 is equipped with a wireless communication function. Each beacon 7 transmits information specifying the floor on which the beacon 7 itself is installed by wireless communication. The information specifying the floor may be information representing the number of the floor such as "1st floor above ground" and "2nd floor below ground".

The mobile terminal 8 is carried by a user of the building. The mobile terminal 8 is, for example, a portable information terminal such as a smart phone. The mobile terminal 8 includes a communication section 10 , a determination section 11 and a display section 12 . The communication unit 10 is a part that performs wireless communication. The communication unit 10 has a function of receiving information transmitted by each beacon 7 . The determination unit 11 determines whether or not the user who has the mobile terminal 8 uses the elevator 2 based on the time when the information is received from the beacon 7 . The display unit 12 is a part that displays information to the user who has the mobile terminal 8 . The display unit 12 is, for example, a display device. The display unit 12 may be a touch panel or the like that also serves as an operation unit that receives user operations.

The operation of the mobile terminal 8 in the usage determination system 1 is executed based on, for example, an installed usage determination program. The usage determination program is, for example, a program installed in the mobile terminal 8 by the user as application software.

The server device 9 is connected to the communication unit 10 of the mobile terminal 8 through a network such as the Internet. The server device 9 is, for example, one or more server computers. Alternatively, the server device 9 may be a virtual server on a cloud service.

Next, an example of usage determination by the usage determination system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG.
FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams showing an example of determination of use of the elevator 2 by the use determination system 1 according to Embodiment 1. FIG.

In this example, a user carrying a mobile terminal 8 moves from floor A to floor B. FIG. A floor A and a floor B are any of a plurality of floors of a building in which the elevator 2 is installed. In this example, floor A is the floor below floor B. Floor A is the user's departure floor. Floor B is the destination floor of the user.

One of the beacons 7a of the usage determination system 1 is provided on the hall operating panel 6a of the floor A. Any other beacon 7b of the usage determination system 1 is provided on the hall operating panel 6b of the floor B. As shown in FIG.

A user enters a landing 4 on a floor A when using an elevator 2. - 特許庁At this time, the beacon 7a of the floor A transmits information identifying the floor A on which the beacon 7a itself is installed by wireless communication. The communication unit 10 of the mobile terminal 8 receives information specifying the floor A from the beacon 7a. The determination unit 11 of the mobile terminal 8 stores the information identifying the floor A received by the communication unit 10 from the beacon 7a and the time t1 at which the information was received. Here, the floor A, which is the departure floor, is an example of the first floor. The beacon 7a provided on the hall operating panel 6a of the floor A is an example of the first beacon. The information specifying the floor A transmitted by the beacon 7a is an example of the first information. The time t1 at which the receiving unit of the mobile terminal 8 receives the information is an example of the first time.

After that, the user registers a hall call for going to the floor B by operating the hall operating panel 6a, for example. After that, the user gets on the car 5 that has arrived at the floor A and goes to the floor B.

After that, as shown in FIG. 3, the user gets off from the car 5 to the landing 4 on the floor B. At this time, the beacon 7b on the floor B transmits information identifying the floor B on which the beacon 7b itself is installed by wireless communication. The communication unit 10 of the mobile terminal 8 receives information specifying the floor B from the beacon 7b. The determination unit 11 of the mobile terminal 8 stores the information identifying the floor B received by the communication unit 10 from the beacon 7b and the time t2 at which the information was received. Here, the floor B, which is the destination floor, is an example of the second floor. The beacon 7b provided on the hall operating panel 6b of the floor B is an example of a second beacon. The information specifying the floor B transmitted by the beacon 7b is an example of the second information. The time t2 at which the receiving unit of the mobile terminal 8 receives the information is an example of the second time.

After that, the determination unit 11 of the mobile terminal 8 calculates the time difference between the time t2 and the time t1. The determination unit 11 determines that the user has used the elevator 2 from floor A to floor B when the calculated time difference is within a preset range. The range of time is set according to the average running time of the car 5 from floor A to floor B, for example. Alternatively, the time range is set according to the number of floors between floor A and floor B, for example. In this example, the determination unit 11 determines whether the time difference between time t2 and time t1 is smaller than a preset threshold value t0. The determination unit 11 determines that the user has used the elevator 2 from the floor A to the floor B when determining that the calculated time difference is smaller than the threshold value t0. On the other hand, the determination unit 11 determines that the user does not use the elevator 2 to move from the floor A to the floor B when determining that the calculated time difference is equal to or greater than the threshold value t0. At this time, the user is moving from floor A to floor B using stairs, for example.

When the determination unit 11 determines that the user has used the elevator 2 , the communication unit 10 transmits the determination result to the server device 9 . The server device 9 transmits service information for the user to the communication unit 10 of the mobile terminal 8 based on the received determination result. The service information is, for example, information on services that can be provided to users in the building where the elevator 2 is installed. The server device 9 transmits, to the mobile terminal 8, information on services that can be provided, for example, on floor B, which is the destination floor. Alternatively, the server device 9 may transmit to the mobile terminal 8 information on services that can be provided to users moving from floor A to floor B, for example. For example, the server device 9 may transmit to the portable terminal 8 service information related to health promotion that presents the amount of activity when using stairs from floor A to floor B, for example. The display unit 12 of the mobile terminal 8 displays the service information received by the communication unit 10 .

Next, an example of the operation of the usage determination system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the usage determination system 1 according to the first embodiment.

In step S1, the communication unit 10 receives information specifying the floor A from the beacon 7a. The determination unit 11 stores the time t1 at which the information is received. After that, the operation of the usage determination system 1 proceeds to step S2.

In step S2, the communication unit 10 receives information identifying the floor B from the beacon 7b. The determination unit 11 stores the time t2 at which the information is received. After that, the operation of the usage determination system 1 proceeds to step S3.

In step S3, the determination unit 11 determines whether the time difference between the time t2 and the time t1 is smaller than the threshold value t0. When the determination result regarding the time difference is No, the determination unit 11 determines that the user is not using the elevator 2 . After that, the operation of the usage determination system 1 proceeds to step S1. On the other hand, if the determination result regarding the time difference is Yes, the operation of the usage determination system 1 proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, the determination unit 11 determines that the user has used the elevator 2 to move from the floor A to the floor B. After that, the communication unit 10 transmits the determination result by the determination unit 11 to the server device 9 . After that, the operation of the usage determination system 1 proceeds to step S5.

In step S5, the communication unit 10 receives service information transmitted by the server device 9 based on the received determination result. After that, the display unit 12 displays the service information received by the communication unit 10 . After that, the operation of the usage determination system 1 proceeds to step S1.

In addition to determining whether or not the elevator 2 is used for movement from floor A to floor B, the usage determination system 1 may determine whether or not the elevator 2 is used for movement from floor B to floor A. The usage determination system 1 may determine whether or not the elevator 2 is used for movement between other floors where the beacon 7 is provided on the hall control panel 6 of the hall 4 .

As described above, the usage determination system 1 according to Embodiment 1 includes the first beacon, the second beacon, and the mobile terminal 8 . The first beacon is provided on the hall operating panel 6 on the first floor. The first floor is one of the plurality of floors. The first beacon transmits the first information by wireless communication. The first information is information specifying the first floor. The second beacon is provided on the hall operating panel 6 on the second floor. The second floor is any one of the plurality of floors other than the first floor. The second beacon transmits the second information by wireless communication. The second information is information specifying the second floor. A mobile terminal 8 is carried by a user of the elevator 2 . Based on the first time and the second time, the mobile terminal 8 determines whether or not the user carrying the mobile terminal 8 uses the elevator 2 from the first floor to the second floor. The first time is the time when the mobile terminal 8 received the first information from the first beacon. The second time is the time at which the mobile terminal 8 receives the second information from the second beacon after the first time.
Further, the hall operating panel 6 according to Embodiment 1 includes a beacon 7 . A beacon 7 is provided on one of the floors. The beacon 7 transmits information specifying the floor on which the beacon 7 itself is installed to the mobile terminal 8 .
Moreover, the mobile terminal 8 according to Embodiment 1 includes a communication unit 10 and a determination unit 11 . The communication unit 10 receives first information transmitted by wireless communication from the first beacon. The communication unit 10 receives the second information transmitted by the second beacon by wireless communication. The determination unit 11 determines whether or not the elevator 2 is used between the first floor and the second floor based on the first time when the communication unit 10 receives the first information and the second time when the communication unit 10 receives the second information.
Further, the usage determination program according to Embodiment 1 causes the mobile terminal 8 to execute the first step, the second step, and the third step. A first step is a step of receiving first information transmitted by a first beacon by wireless communication. A second step is a step of receiving second information transmitted by a second beacon by wireless communication after the first step. The third step is a step of determining whether or not the elevator 2 is used from the first floor to the second floor based on the first time when the first information is received from the first beacon in the first step and the second time when the second information is received from the second beacon in the second step.

In the usage determination system 1, whether or not the elevator 2 is used is determined based on the information transmitted by the beacons 7 provided on both of the two floors on which the user moves. Therefore, even if the user carries the portable terminal 8 and passes through the hall 4 without using the elevator 2 , it is not erroneously determined that the user has used the elevator 2 . Thereby, whether or not the elevator 2 is used is determined more accurately. A beacon 7 used for usage determination is provided on the hall control panel 6 . A worker who performs maintenance work on the elevator 2 can easily access the inside of the hall operating panel 6 by removing the front plate of the hall operating panel 6 from the hall 4 . On the other hand, since the beacon 7 cannot be seen from the outside by providing the beacon 7 inside the hall operating panel 6, the beacon 7 can be prevented from being tampered with without arranging the beacon 7 in a range such as a wall or ceiling of a building which is difficult for workers to access. This facilitates installation and maintenance of the beacon 7 . Moreover, application to the existing elevator 2 is also possible.

The usage determination system 1 also includes a server device 9 . The server device 9 receives the determination result of whether or not the elevator 2 is used from the mobile terminal 8 . The server device 9 transmits service information for the user to the mobile terminal 8 based on the received determination result.

Service information corresponding to the usage status of the elevator 2 can be provided by determining the usage of the elevator 2 more accurately. This improves convenience for the user.

When the mobile terminal 8 can acquire information on the floor on which each beacon 7 is installed, for example, from the server device 9, the information specifying the floor transmitted by the beacon 7 may be information specifying the beacon 7 itself.

Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the usage determination system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 5 is a hardware configuration diagram of main parts of the usage determination system 1 according to the first embodiment.

Each function of the usage determination system 1 can be realized by a processing circuit. The processing circuitry comprises at least one processor 100a and at least one memory 100b. The processing circuitry may comprise at least one piece of dedicated hardware 200 in conjunction with or in place of processor 100a and memory 100b.

When the processing circuit includes the processor 100a and the memory 100b, each function of the usage determination system 1 is implemented by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. At least one of software and firmware is written as a program. The program is stored in memory 100b. The processor 100a realizes each function of the usage determination system 1 by reading and executing the programs stored in the memory 100b.

The processor 100a is also called a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a processing device, an arithmetic device, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, or a DSP. The memory 100b is composed of, for example, nonvolatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as RAM, ROM, flash memory, EPROM, and EEPROM.

Where the processing circuitry comprises dedicated hardware 200, the processing circuitry may be implemented, for example, in single circuits, multiple circuits, programmed processors, parallel programmed processors, ASICs, FPGAs, or combinations thereof.

Each function of the usage determination system 1 can be implemented by a processing circuit. Alternatively, each function of the usage determination system 1 can be collectively realized by a processing circuit. A part of each function of the usage determination system 1 may be realized by the dedicated hardware 200 and the other part may be realized by software or firmware. Thus, the processing circuit implements each function of the usage determination system 1 with dedicated hardware 200, software, firmware, or a combination thereof.

The use determination system, hall operating panel, mobile terminal, and use determination program according to the present disclosure can be applied to determine whether or not an elevator is used.

1 Usage Determination System 2 Elevator 3 Hoistway 4 Hall 5 Car 6, 6a, 6b Hall Operation Panel 7, 7a, 7b Beacon 8 Portable Terminal 9 Server Device 10 Communication Unit 11 Judgment Unit 12 Display Unit 100a Processor 100b Memory 200 Dedicated Hardware

Claims (3)

a first beacon provided on a hall operating panel of a first floor, which is one of a plurality of floors, for transmitting first information specifying the first floor by wireless communication;
a second beacon provided on a hall operating panel of a second floor, which is any other of the plurality of floors, for transmitting second information specifying the second floor by wireless communication;
a portable terminal carried by a user of an elevator and determining whether or not the user uses the elevator from the first floor to the second floor based on a first time when the first information is received from the first beacon and a second time when the second information is received from the second beacon after that;
a server device that receives a determination result from the mobile terminal and transmits service information that differs depending on which of the plurality of floors the first floor and the second floor are on the basis of the determination result, to the mobile terminal;
Elevator usage determination system. Based on a first time at which first information specifying the first floor, which is one of the plurality of floors, is received by wireless communication, and a second time at which second information specifying the second floor, which is any other of the plurality of floors, is received by wireless communication, a determination result is received from the mobile terminal for determining whether or not an elevator is used between the first floor and the second floor based on the determination result, and based on the determination result, which floor is the first floor and the second floor among the plurality of floors. A server device that transmits different service information depending on the presence of the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal. A mobile phone that determines whether or not an elevator between the first floor and the second floor is available based on a first time at which first information specifying the first floor is received by wireless communication from a first beacon provided on the hall operation panel of the first floor, which is one of the plurality of floors, and a second time at which second information specifying the second floor is received by wireless communication from a second beacon provided on the hall operating panel of the second floor, which is any other of the plurality of floors. a fourth step of receiving the determination result from the terminal;
a fifth step of transmitting to the mobile terminal service information that differs depending on which of the plurality of floors the first floor and the second floor are based on the determination result;
Elevator use determination program that causes the server device to execute.

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