HK1029780B - Method for use of an elevator installation - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a method for using a lift system with a detection device that automatically reads data from an information transmitter carried by an elevator user and a processing unit connected to the detection device that, after detecting individual characteristics of the elevator user, specifies a changeable destination and communicates it to the elevator user.

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In the above described procedure, the portable transmitter is equipped with various function buttons and a display, which means that in each case the transmitter must be used to determine the desired mode of operation. This is impractical if a passenger does not have a free hand to operate the transmitter. In addition, in both modes of operation, the input receipt and the assigned cabin are only displayed on the transmitter's display, which he must therefore take out of his pocket each time to read the display.

The purpose of the invention is to avoid the disadvantages of the familiar device and to propose a lift system which offers a comfortable and safe use for the passenger.

The advantages of the invention are essentially that the desired destination is automatically transmitted to the elevator control by means of the information transmitters carried by the elevator users or by the recognition of elevator user characteristics without the personal involvement of the passenger. In buildings, security is increased by an access authorisation only to certain floors. Furthermore, it is advantageous that the elevator users can influence the destination specification according to personal preference and within their access authorisation.

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The disadvantage of this input device is that the elevator user has only the possibility to enter a driving command by voice or by hand.

The use of an information storage system provides the elevator control with additional transport conditions in addition to the desired destination. An input device located in the elevator area allows the passenger to change the destination of his choice within his access entitlement. The input is also received visually and/or audibly by the elevator user and, for example, in elevator systems with several elevator cabins, the cabin assigned to the call is announced.

The drawings illustrate an example of the invention and are explained in more detail below.

It shows: Figure 1 shows a block diagram of a device for carrying out the invention,Figure 2 a layout and basic structure of an elevator system for applying the invention, andFigure 3 a schematic representation of the invention for selecting the destination.

Figures 1 and 2 are published with EP 0 699 617 A1. Figures 1 to 3 show a data-processor with a 1 which can be, for example, a credit card card, a keychain or a key component. This data-processor 1 consists mainly of a transmission device, for example in the form of an antenna 2 and a data-processor electronic component 3. The electronics component 3 has a transmitting and receiving unit and a first storage unit 3.1 with an identification code.The transmitter electronics 3 lie dormant outside the lift area and are, for example, awakened by an electromagnetic field 4 emitted by a detection device 5. Upon a request from the detection device 5, the information transmitter 1 sends data 6 to the detection device 5. These data 6 may contain direct information, such as the floor number of the desired target structure and/or the data 6 serve to identify (identification code) an elevator user 35 and allow access to the information about the target structure stored in a second memory 8 .Alternatively, the second memory 8 containing the target plant information may be mounted directly on the information transmitter 1. In this case, the detection device 5 receives the information about the target plant directly. In addition, the memory 8 contains further individual transport conditions and passenger information such as passenger names, space requirements, solo travel (e.g. for important persons, sick beds, food transport, waste transport, etc.), priority travel, extended door opening time in case of reduced mobility, disabled persons, operation type for cabin cleaning, special operating modes in hospitals and hotels, etc. The detection device 5 is equipped with a connector consisting of at least 11 buildings and a dedicated access controller.The electronic part 12 consists of a transmitting and receiving unit and a communication management unit. Communication between the detection device 5 and the information transmitter 1 may be carried out, for example, by radio frequencies or in the infrared range. The detection device 5 may also be equipped with a card reader 12.1 for non-contact communication between the detection device 5 and an information transmitter 1 equipped, for example, as a chip card with a contact set. The memory 8 on the information transmitter 1 or the processing unit 9 can be read and preferably also described via the detection device 5. The detection device 5 transmits the information transmitter 1 via a 6 wire to the processing unit 13 9.The resulting allocation 16 may be combined with, for example, the name of the passenger, the targeted allocation or a transport need and communicated to the passenger, either via a wire link 17 and an indicator 18 or by audio, for example by voice synthesis. In the case of a single-elevator system, the allocation notification is not likely to be derived from the targeted allocation 16. If the processing unit 9 cannot derive the targeted data from the data 6, it shall request the passenger to indicate the targeted indicator 18 or an acoustic indicator 19 on a dedicated device after its detection.The processing unit 9 has either its own computer or is integrated into the elevator control unit 10. In elevator systems with several elevator cabins, the elevator control unit 10 usually works as, for example, from EP 246 395 known as target call control. The entire contactless process of call entry is hand-free and independent of the orientation of the information provider 1, which also means that the information provider 1 for identification for the detection device 5 does not need to be visible. The compact design with a minimum of components allows a very cost-effective manufacture of the information provider 1.

Alternatively, the detection device 5 may be configured to recognise a passenger by an individual feature, for example by optical means (facial contours, fingerprints, iris) or by language. If the characteristics stored in memory 8 match, the detection device 5 sends a message to processing unit 9. In this case, an information indicator 1 may be omitted.

In certain cases, the input device 19 may be omitted, so that the passenger can only access floors to which he has access. This access is determined by the information stored in memory 8. In a hotel, this may be, for example, the main hold and the floor of the room.

The information transmitter 1 can also be mounted on any object. In elevators in department stores and airports, the problem is that it is not known in advance whether the passenger carries a luggage or shopping cart with him or not. The space management in the elevator must be planned accordingly.As soon as the passenger approaches the elevator, he and any car are identified by the detection device 5 and his card (informant 1) is described with the current floor. The destination is always the main floor of the building in parking lots, so that he immediately receives an optimal elevator allocation that also takes into account his space needs. The passenger is now taken to the destination. When he returns to the main stop, he is automatically taken, with or without a car, to the stock where his car is parked.The main floor and the floor on which the room is located are specified as the target floors.

Another variant is that the information transmitter 1 is not carried as a separate card, but is executed as a coded key. For example, in a residential or office building, the building key may be equipped with the information transmitter 1. The detection device 5 is then mounted on the door lock so that the elevator controller 10 receives the target call when the door is opened. In an office building, the operation may be carried out when operating, for example, the timekeeping stamp clock.

Fig. 2 shows a layout and basic design of an elevator 30 for the application of the selection method of the invention, which is also applicable to the operation of an elevator with only one elevator. A group of elevators with elevators 31a, 31b and 31c leads from the main terminal 32 with access 33 to the upper floors. In the access area 33, 34 each floor has at least one detector 5. The transmitting and receiving area of a detector 5 includes the access assigned to it. The detectors 5 are placed a few steps apart from the elevators 31a, 31b, 31c, so that the elevator 10 is sent to the target early and the target is reached at the same time or, if possible, before the elevator arrives.Thus, a passenger 35 can be identified and a lift 31a, 31b, 31c provided without the need to be directly in front of the detection device 5. In the area of the detection device 5 an input device 19 is placed to change the proposed target floor layout. Above or on the side of the floor doors and/or the input device 19 are indicators 18. The passenger 35 is informed of the assigned lift and the destination implied by the information provider 1, while the elevator 31a, 31b, 31c is on the entry platform. If the passenger 35 now wishes to choose another destination, he can do so explicitly at the E 19 device. The implied call is thus cancelled.The processing unit 9 remembers this change and will prepare the new destination for this passenger 35 at the same time of day for the lift control 10 each time.

If the passenger wishes to move to a different floor than the one proposed by processing unit 9, the input device 19 can be used to change or select the target floor. The input device 19, for example, executed as a ten-keyboard, is located in the area of the detection device 5 and is directly connected 20 to the processing unit 9. The new target floor is added in storage 8. This process now allows processing unit 5 to evaluate the usual target floor of the passenger based on the identified person, time of day, day of week and the starting floor.

For example, the identification data and the scope of the access authorisation (Accessed floors) of each new elevator user are transmitted by a security officer in the building concerned, for example, to the information provider 1 or processing unit 9 by means of a separate computer.

After the elevator user has been identified, a baseline target, corresponding to the floor of the elevator user's office or room, is usually automatically specified and displayed on the display 18.

The lift operator 35 may, after identification, by means of a specific key combination on the input device 19, undo the design of its base target and select another type of target, at least as follows:

No target , the target is not in sight .

The information provider 1 has only a key function in this type of destination allocation: the lift user must communicate his desired destination via input device 19 before each trip, for example within a time window of the lift control 10.

Fixed target:

This type of target setting is similar to the basic target setting, with the difference that the lift user can set his own basic target within the access entitlement.

Last target selected:

The processing unit 9 shall remember the last trip of the respective lift user and, in this type of destination setting, automatically display the last trip after the identification of the respective lift user on the display 18.

Purpose learned:

This type of targeting has already been described above. processing unit 9 remembers the habits of the respective elevator user as to the time of arrivals and, after identification, indicates the floor normally used.

For example, a daily profile with the basic target as the target range between eight and nine, with the learned target as the target range between nine and ten, with no target as the target range between ten and eleven and with the fixed target as the target range between eleven and twelve can be selected.

Claims (10)

1. Method for use of an elevator installation with a detector (5) which automatically reads data (6) of an elevator user, and with a processing unit (9) connected to the detector (5) which determines from the data (6) of the elevator user and communicates to him the destination floor, characterized in that the elevator user can exercise influence on determination of the destination floor by selecting a certain destination-floor preselection mode, the destination floor being determined according to the selected destination-floor preselection mode until a different destination-floor preselection mode is selected.
2. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that individual characteristics of the elevator user are recognized.
3. Method according to Claim 2, characterized in that after recognition of the individual characteristics the destination floor is communicated to the elevator user.
4. Method according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the elevator user can select a standard preselected destination floor depending on his individual characteristics.
5. Method according to Claim 4, characterized in thatthe elevator user can select a standard preselected destination floor determined by the processing unit (9).
6. Method according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that before each trip a desired destination floor is communicated to the elevator control (10) by the elevator user via an input device (9).
7. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the elevator user can select a fixed preselected destination floor in which the elevator user can specify a destination floor according to his wish and within his access authorization.
8. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the elevator user can select a preselected destination floor with the destination last chosen.
9. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the elevator user can select a preselected destination floor with the destination learnt by the processing unit (9), the learnt destination depending on the habits of the elevator user being communicated to the elevator user each time after recognition of the individual characteristics of the elevator user.
10. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the elevator user can select a profile with at least two types of destination-floor preselection, the destination preselections taking place chronologically.