JP7014251B2 - Registration system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a registration system applied to an elevator system that manages an elevator.

Conventionally, a reception terminal that is installed at the reception of facilities such as hospitals and restaurants and accepts waiting for users is known.

The reception terminal disclosed in Patent Document 1 displays a reception screen for accepting the waiting list of facilities, and when the user operates on this reception screen and necessary items are input, the reservation management device is displayed. To send a reception request.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-82993 (published on May 30, 2019)

It is assumed that a facility where a reception terminal is installed is in a building, and in an environment where users use an elevator to go to the facility, multiple users get on the same elevator. In this situation, the user who came to the elevator platform earlier may get off the elevator later than the user who came later, and the reception terminal may be used in that order. In other words, it may be unreasonable that the order of arrival at the elevator platform and the order of reception at the facility are reversed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a registration system capable of suppressing the occurrence of the above-mentioned irrationality.

In order to solve the above problems, the registration system according to the first aspect of the present invention is based on an input receiving unit that receives input information generated in response to an input operation performed by an elevator user and the input information. The input information is applied to the facility specified based on the input information among the facilities installed on any of the plurality of destination floors and the destination floor identification unit for specifying the destination floor to be registered in the elevator. It is provided with a reception information generation unit that generates reception information for registering that it has been accepted.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to register the reception desk at the facility in addition to the registration of the destination floor in the elevator according to the input operation performed by the user of the elevator. As a result, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of irrationality that the order of arrival at the elevator platform and the order of reception at the facility are reversed among a plurality of users.

Further, the registration system according to the second aspect of the present invention may further include a destination floor registration unit for registering the destination floor to the elevator based on the specific result by the destination floor identification unit in the first aspect.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to construct a registration system capable of completing the registration of the destination floor in the elevator according to the input operation performed by the elevator user.

Further, the registration system according to the third aspect of the present invention further includes a reception acceptance / rejection determination unit for determining acceptance / rejection at the facility in the aspect 2, and the destination floor registration unit determines that the acceptance / rejection determination unit is not acceptable. At that time, it is not necessary to register the destination floor.

According to the above configuration, the user can know that the target facility cannot be used before actually arriving at the facility when the input operation for calling the elevator is performed. Then, it is possible to avoid wastefully transporting the user to the floor of the facility that cannot be used. While the user has the advantage of avoiding wasteful legs, the elevator system has the advantage of avoiding unnecessary calls and running.

Further, the registration system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention performs the reception registration of the user to the facility based on the reception information generated by the reception information generation unit in any one of the first to third aspects. A reception registration unit may be further provided.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to construct a registration system capable of completing the registration of the reception desk in accordance with the input operation performed by the elevator user. Normally, the user has to perform a usage application operation at the reception desk of the facility separately from the elevator call operation, but according to the registration system of the present disclosure, the call registration can be performed by one input operation. It is very convenient for users because the registration of the reception is completed.

Further, in the registration system according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the reception registration unit maintains the reception registration of a plurality of users and the order in which the input information is received by the input reception unit. You may go there.

According to the above configuration, the situation that the usage application is accepted in order from the person who arrived at the elevator is guaranteed, and the order of arrival at the elevator platform and the order of acceptance at the facility are reversed, which is unreasonable. It can be avoided.

Further, the registration system according to the sixth aspect of the present invention is installed at the elevator landing in any one of the first to fifth aspects, and the information recorded on the information recording medium held by the user is read. Further, an information reading device for generating input information may be provided.

According to the above configuration, when accepting a usage application from a user, the user can easily input various unique information related to the user that the registration system must manage into the registration system. can. Specifically, the user only has to present the held information recording medium so that the information reader can read it, and saves the trouble of inputting various unique information into the registration system by a complicated operation. Can be done.

In order to solve the above problems, the registration system according to the seventh aspect of the present invention is based on an information reading device that reads information recorded on an information recording medium held by the user and information read by the information reading device. The destination floor registration unit that registers the destination floor where the facility used by the user is installed in the elevator, and the facility used by the user in response to the information reading device reading the information. It is provided with a reception registration unit for registering the reception of the user. According to the above configuration, the same effect as that of the registration system according to the first aspect is obtained.

The registration system according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer, and in this case, the registration system is realized by the computer by operating the computer as each part (software element) provided in the registration system. The control program of the registration system and the computer-readable recording medium on which it is recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of irrationality that the order of arrival at the elevator platform and the order of reception at the facility are reversed among a plurality of users.

It is a block diagram which shows the main part structure of the registration system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the appearance of the operation panel provided in the information reading apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the unique information stored in an ID card. It is a figure which shows an example of the input guidance screen displayed on the operation panel. It is a figure which shows an example of the facility selection screen displayed on the operation panel. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the input information generated by an information reader. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the user DB stored in the storage part of a security system. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the reception information generated by the reception information generation part. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the reception registration DB stored in the storage part of the reception system. It is a figure which shows an example of the permission notification screen displayed on the operation panel. It is a figure which shows an example of the refusal notification screen displayed on the operation panel. It is a figure which shows an example of the destination floor selection screen displayed on the operation panel. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the registration process. It is a figure which shows the other example of the data structure of the user DB stored in the storage part of a security system. It is a figure which shows another example of the permission notification screen displayed on the operation panel. It is a figure which shows the other example of the ID card. It is a figure which shows the other example of the ID card. It is a figure which shows the other example of the ID card. It is a sequence diagram which shows another example about the flow of a registration process.

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an elevator system. The schematic diagram shown in FIG. 1 includes a block diagram showing an example of a main configuration of a registration system according to the present embodiment mounted on an elevator system.

<Overview of elevator system>
The elevator system will be installed in a building with multiple floors. For example, one or more facilities are installed in a building. A facility is a facility for providing a service to a user, and corresponds to, for example, a hospital, a restaurant, a beauty salon, a karaoke shop, a bank, a post office, a government office, or the like. In the building, one facility may be installed separately on a plurality of floors, or a plurality of facilities may be installed on one floor. In the present embodiment, as a building in which the above-mentioned elevator system is laid, medical facilities operated by each tenant providing various medical services are located from the 2nd floor to the nth floor (for example, the 7th floor). It is assumed that one or more buildings are installed on each floor. A facility may be installed on the first floor, or only an entrance may be provided and no facility may be installed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator system includes a registration system 100 and a plurality of reception systems 101 (101b, 101c ...). The reception system 101 is a system operated individually by each facility. For example, one reception system 101 is provided for each facility. The reception system 101 is a system for receiving a usage application from a user, registering the user's information, and managing a user who desires a service (for example, medical treatment) provided by the facility. In the reception system 101, the information of the user who is the applicant is registered in the order in which the usage application is received. Then, in general, services are provided to users in the order in which registration is completed at the facility.
The registration system 100 is a system for registering calls for elevators that move up and down in a building and for supporting the registration of user information (hereinafter referred to as "reception registration") in the reception system 101. ..

"Reception registration" means that the reception system 101 accepts a usage application from the user and registers the user's information in the own system in order to manage the user who desires the service of the facility. Point to. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the input information generated by the user operating the information reading device 3 is temporarily accepted by the security system 1. Registering the reception information (details will be described later) generated based on the reception of this input information by the security system 1 in the reception system 101 of the facility that actually provides the service is referred to as "reception registration". Therefore, the "reception registration" performed by the reception system 101 is distinguished from the reception of input information by the security system 1. When the "reception registration" of the user is completed in the reception system 101 of the facility, the user who is the applicant is officially recognized as the target for providing the service at the facility.

The "reception registration support" means that the registration system 100 receives the reception information necessary for receiving the user's usage application in response to the acquisition of the user's input information from the information reading device 3, and the reception system 101. Refers to providing to. The reception system 101 can execute the reception registration of the user by receiving the reception information of the user from the registration system 100.

The registration system 100 includes a security system 1, an elevator control system 2, and an information reading device 3 in order to register an elevator call and support reception registration by the reception system 101.

The information reading device 3 is a device that reads unique information unique to the user, which is recorded on the information recording medium held by the user. In the present embodiment, the information reading device 3 also functions as a call generator that generates an elevator call in response to reading unique information. The information reading device 3 is provided with an operation panel for the user to perform an operation for calling the elevator.

The information recording medium is, for example, an ID card 4 on which unique information is recorded. The ID card 4 may be lent, for example, to a user who is permitted to enter or leave the building from a management company of the building or the like. Alternatively, the ID card 4 may be issued by the operating organization of each facility to the users who are permitted to use the facilities in the building, and more specifically, the medical examination ticket of the clinic. And so on.

The user performs an input operation for calling the elevator to the information reading device 3 in order to go to the facility to be used. In this "input operation", the user presents the ID card 4 to be held so that the information reading device 3 can read it, and causes the information reading device 3 to read the unique information in the ID card 4. included. Further, this "input operation" may include the user operating the operation panel of the information reading device 3 to input an instruction.

The information reading device 3 generates input information in response to an input operation, that is, based on the unique information read from the ID card 4, and transmits the input information to the security system 1 and the elevator control system 2.

The elevator control system 2 comprehensively controls one or more elevators laid in a building. Specifically, the elevator control system 2 provides a basket for transporting the user in response to the user performing an input operation for calling the elevator to the information reading device 3 installed on each floor. select. Then, the elevator control system 2 registers the landing floor call and the destination floor call with the elevator control device (not shown) that controls the raising and lowering of the selected basket.

The security system 1 executes various processes that mediate between the user and the reception system 101 and between the user and the elevator control system 2, and each of the reception system 101 and the elevator control system 2 executes the processes. Support the registration operation.

Specifically, the security system 1 receives the input information transmitted from the information reading device 3, identifies the destination floor to which the user who has input the input information should be transported, and gives an instruction to the elevator control system 2. do. As a result, the elevator control system 2 can register the destination floor call in the elevator.

Further, specifically, the security system 1 receives the input information transmitted from the information reading device 3, and the reception information including the information about the user necessary for the reception system 101 to execute the above-mentioned reception registration. Is generated and provided to the reception system 101. As a result, the reception system 101 can execute reception registration by registering reception information in its own system. As a result, the facility will formally accept and manage user applications.

As described above, the registration system 100 according to the present embodiment includes an information reading device 3 that reads information recorded on the ID card 4 (information recording medium) held by the user, and unique information read by the information reading device 3. Based on (information), there is a security system 1 that registers the destination floor where the facility used by the user is installed in the elevator. As a result, in response to the information reading device 3 reading the unique information, the reception registration of the user is performed for the facility used by the user. The reception registration unit 32 that performs the reception registration may be provided in the security system 1.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to perform call registration of the elevator and reception registration to the facility in response to the input operation performed by the elevator user to the information reading device 3. As a result, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of irrationality that the order of arrival at the elevator platform and the order of reception at the facility are reversed among a plurality of users.

In the following, the main part configuration of the registration system 100 for realizing the reduction of the occurrence of the above-mentioned irrationality will be described in more detail.

<Information reader 3>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the appearance of the operation panel included in the information reading device 3. The operation panel 301 reads the user's unique information from the display unit for presenting information to the user, the operation unit for receiving the input operation from the user, and the information recording medium presented by the user. It is configured to include an information reading unit 303 for the purpose. As shown in the figure, the display unit and the operation unit may be integrally formed as the touch panel 302.

In addition to the operation panel, the information reading device 3 includes a control unit and a communication unit (not shown). The control unit comprehensively controls each unit of the information reading device 3. The communication unit communicates with the security system 1 and the elevator control system 2 to transmit and receive information.

The information reading device 3 may be installed near the door of the elevator on each floor, for example. Alternatively, the main body of the information reading device 3 may be embedded somewhere in the building, and only the operation panel 301 may be provided on the wall surface near the door of the elevator, for example.

Any technique can be adopted as the means for the information reading unit 303 to read the information. Although not limited to this, for example, the information reading unit 303 is configured as an RFID tag reader that reads information from an IC (Integrated Circuits) tag having an RFID (Radio Frequency-Identification) circuit embedded in the ID card 4. May be. Alternatively, the information reading unit 303 may be configured as a code reader that reads a barcode or a two-dimensional code printed on the ID card 4. Alternatively, the information reading unit 303 may be configured as a magnetic reader that reads magnetic information from the ID card 4 configured as a magnetic recording medium. Alternatively, it may be configured as a code reader that reads a barcode or a two-dimensional code displayed by a smartphone application, or may be equipped with an NFC (Near Field Communication) function.

The control unit of the information reading device 3 generates input information based on the user's unique information read from the information reading unit 303 and the input operation received via the touch panel 302. The communication unit of the information reading device 3 transmits the generated input information to the security system 1 and the elevator control system 2 via a communication network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) in the building. The operation of the information reading device 3 will be described below with specific examples. First, the data structure of the unique information read by the information reading device 3 will be described.

(Unique information in ID card 4)
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of unique information stored in the ID card 4. The user's unique information includes, for example, a user ID and at least a facility ID. The unique information may further include the facility name, the floor where the facility is located, the name, the date of the last visit, and the like, if necessary.

In the present embodiment, as an example, the building management company issues an ID card 4 to a user who is permitted to enter and exit the building. For example, the operator of the management company operates the information writing terminal to write the user's unique information in the storage area of the ID card 4 in advance. The user ID is identification information for uniquely identifying the user of the building. The identification information may be automatically numbered by the above-mentioned information writing terminal or the security system 1 so as to be unique to the user. The facility ID is identification information for uniquely identifying the facility installed in the building. In this facility ID item, the facility ID of the facility used by the user is stored. It is assumed that which facility ID is assigned to which facility is shared by the registration system 100 and the reception system 101.

The facility name represents the name of the facility. The facility name is used, for example, to be displayed on the touch panel 302 of the information reading device 3 as information for the user to identify the facility. The location floor indicates the floor where the facility is installed. In the present embodiment, one floor is assigned to one facility. Even if one facility is installed over multiple floors, one representative floor where the reception desk of the facility is installed shall be assigned.

For example, the operator of the management company performs an operation of linking the user and the facility on the information writing terminal in response to a request from the user or the facility that provides the service to the user, and links the user to the user ID. Attach and store the facility ID in the ID card 4. The facility name and the floor where the facility is located may be automatically stored in the ID card 4 along with the recording of the facility ID. The illustrated unique information is the unique information of the user of the user ID "U123456". The unique information indicates that the user of the user ID "U123456" is a user of a facility called "clinic A" and a facility called "clinic B".

Further, the ID card 4 may include a storage area for storing the user's name. Further, the ID card 4 may include a storage area for storing the last visit date. For example, when the user holds the ID card 4 over the information reading unit 303 of the information reading device 3, the information rewriting unit (not shown) of the information reading device 3 sets the date and time at that time as the last visit date to the above-mentioned storage area. May be stored in.

(Acceptance of input operation)
FIG. 2 shows an example of a home screen displayed in normal times on the touch panel 302 of the information reading device 3. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an input guidance screen for prompting the user to present unique information. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a facility selection screen for accepting selection of a destination facility from a user.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the information reading device 3 may display a home screen for accepting a user's input operation on the touch panel 302. In the present embodiment, the input operation for calling the elevator differs between the user who holds the ID card 4 of the building and the user who does not hold the ID card 4. Therefore, the control unit of the information reading device 3 is a GUI (graphical user) for letting the user input whether the user holds the ID card 4 or the user does not hold the ID card 4 on the home screen. interface) Parts may be placed. As an example of such a GUI component, the control unit arranges a card-attached button 311 for the user holding the ID card 4 to select and a card-less button 312 for the non-holding user to select on the home screen. You may.

The control unit may display the input guidance screen shown in FIG. 4 on the touch panel 302 in response to the selection of the card presence button 311. While the input guidance screen is displayed, the control unit may supply power to the information reading unit 303 and wait for the ID card 4 to be held over a readable distance.

The control unit acquires the facility ID from the unique information read by the information reading unit 303. When a plurality of facility IDs are acquired, the control unit may display the facility selection screen shown in FIG. 5 on the touch panel 302 in order to narrow down the current destination of the user to one. The control unit arranges the GUI component on the facility selection screen so that each of the plurality of facility IDs included in the read unique information can be selected. For example, when the unique information shown in FIG. 3 is read, the control unit displays the first button 321 for selecting "clinic A" and the second button 322 for selecting "clinic B" on the facility selection screen. It may be arranged.

The control unit generates input information based on the input operation of the user. Specifically, the control unit generates input information depending on whether one facility ID is included in the read unique information or one facility is selected via the facility selection screen. do. The input information is information indicating that a request has been made to the registration system 100 from the user and the content of the request, and is a trigger for the registration system 100 to start operation.

(Generation of input information)
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of input information generated by the information reading device 3 in response to a user's input operation. The input information includes information necessary for registering the elevator call and information necessary for performing reception registration. In other words, the input information includes information indicating (1) who, (2) from where, and (3) where they are going. Specifically, as shown in the figure, the input information includes (1) a user ID, (2) a landing floor, and (3) a facility ID. In the case where the user and the facility have a one-to-one correspondence and the destination facility is uniquely specified by specifying the user, the item (3) may be omitted in the input information. ..

The control unit reads the user ID read from the ID card 4, the floor on which the own device (information reading device 3) is installed, that is, the landing floor, and the facility ID read from the ID card 4. Generate input information to include. When there are a plurality of facility IDs read from the ID card 4, the control unit includes the facility ID of the facility selected by the user via the facility selection screen in the input information. When the number of facility IDs read from the ID card 4 is one, the control unit may omit the facility ID from the input information. The control unit transmits the generated input information to the security system 1 and the elevator control system 2 via the communication unit.

<Security system 1>
As shown in FIG. 1, the security system 1 includes an input reception unit 11, a destination floor identification unit 12, a reception information generation unit 13, and a storage unit 14. The security system 1 may include a communication unit (not shown). In each of the input reception unit 11, the destination floor identification unit 12, and the reception information generation unit 13, for example, a control unit (not shown) configured as a CPU (central processing unit) or the like is configured as a ROM (read only memory) or the like. This is realized by reading the program stored in the storage unit 14 to a RAM (random access memory) or the like and executing the program.

The input receiving unit 11 receives the input information transmitted from the information reading device 3. Specifically, the input reception unit 11 acquires the date and time when the communication unit receives the input information, and associates the date and time information with the received input information as the reception date and time. The input information associated with the reception date and time may be temporarily stored in the storage unit 14.

Based on the received input information, the destination floor specifying unit 12 specifies to which floor of the building the user who has input the input information should be transported. That is, the destination floor specifying unit 12 specifies the destination floor to be registered in the elevator based on the input information.

As will be described later, the storage unit 14 stores a user database (hereinafter, DB) that stores the correspondence between the user and the facility used by the user. The destination floor specifying unit 12 specifies the floor where the facility is associated with the user ID or the facility ID included in the input information in the user DB, and specifies the specified floor as the destination floor. do. When only one facility is associated with one user, the destination floor specifying unit 12 can specify one destination floor based on the user ID. When a plurality of facilities are associated with one user, the destination floor specifying unit 12 can specify one destination floor based on one facility ID in the input information. The destination floor specifying unit 12 transmits the specified destination floor (specific result) to the elevator control system 2.

The reception information generation unit 13 generates reception information based on the fact that the input information has been received by the input reception unit 11. The reception information includes various information about the user necessary for registering in the reception system 101 that the input information has been received by the input reception unit 11. The reception information is information indicating that the user has applied for use to the facility and when the application for use has been received by the registration system 100. The reception information serves as a trigger for the reception system 101 to start reception registration, and also helps the reception system 101 correctly grasp the order in which usage applications are received.

(Specification of destination floor)
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the user DB stored in the storage unit 14. As an example, the user DB is configured to include each item of a user ID, a facility ID, a facility name, and a floor where the user is located. In the user DB, one or more facility IDs are associated with the user ID. As a result, the security system 1 can grasp which user is using which facility. Specifically, the reception information generation unit 13 can grasp which user is going to which facility based on the input information. In addition, the facility is associated with the floor where it is located. Thereby, the destination floor specifying unit 12 can specify to which floor the user should be transported based on the input information.

(Generation of reception information)
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of reception information generated by the reception information generation unit 13. The reception information includes information necessary for the reception system 101 to perform reception registration. In other words, the reception information includes information indicating (1) who's application was received and (2) when it was received. Specifically, as shown in the figure, the reception information includes (1) a user ID and (2) a reception date and time. The facility ID may be associated with the reception information. As a result, the reception information generation unit 13 can grasp to which facility the reception system 101 the generated reception information should be transmitted.

The reception information generation unit 13 generates reception information including a user ID included in the input information received by the input reception unit 11 and a reception date and time indicating the date and time when the input reception unit 11 receives the input information. do. The reception information generation unit 13 may associate the generated reception information with a facility ID indicating which facility the usage application is addressed to. The facility ID is also included in the input information received by the input reception unit 11 as well as the user ID.

The reception information generation unit 13 transmits the generated reception information to the reception system 101 of the facility indicated by the facility ID associated with the reception information. As a result, the reception system 101 can grasp (1) who's application was accepted and (2) when the application was accepted for the facility, and maintains the order in which the application was accepted. Can be registered in the own system.

<Elevator control system 2>
As shown in FIG. 1, the elevator control system 2 includes a call registration unit 21. The elevator control system 2 may include a communication unit (not shown).

The call registration unit 21 registers a call with respect to an elevator control device (not shown) that controls the raising and lowering of the elevator cage. When there are a plurality of elevators in the building, the call registration unit 21 also selects which basket to arrive at the landing according to the landing floor where the call is generated in the information reading device 3.

The call registration unit 21 may include a destination floor registration unit 211 and a landing registration unit 212. The destination floor registration unit 211 registers the destination floor call in the elevator control device. The landing registration unit 212 registers the landing floor call in the elevator control device. Each unit constituting the call registration unit 21 is stored in, for example, a storage device (not shown) in which a control unit (not shown) configured as a CPU (central processing unit) or the like is configured as a ROM (read only memory) or the like. It is realized by reading the program into RAM (random access memory) or the like and executing it.

The landing registration unit 212 identifies the landing floor based on the input information in response to receiving the input information from the information reading device 3. The landing registration unit 212 selects a basket to be directed to the landing according to the specified landing floor, and registers the landing floor call with the elevator control device that controls the raising and lowering of the basket. The landing registration unit 212 may select, for example, a basket at a position where the landing floor can be reached earliest.

The destination floor registration unit 211 receives the destination floor from the destination floor identification unit 12 of the elevator control system 2, and registers the destination floor call indicating the destination floor designated by the destination floor identification unit 12 in the selected elevator control device. do.

The elevator control device can direct the basket under its jurisdiction to the landing floor according to the registered landing floor call and destination floor call, and then carry the user to the destination floor.

<Reception system 101>
The reception system 101 (101b, 101c ...) Is provided for each facility, and receives and manages usage applications from users who wish to use the facility. As shown in FIG. 1, the reception system 101 includes a reception acceptance / rejection determination unit 31, a reception registration unit 32, and a storage unit 33. The reception system 101 may include a communication unit (not shown). The reception acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 and the reception registration unit 32 are stored in, for example, a storage unit 33 in which a control unit (not shown) configured as a CPU (central processing unit) or the like is configured as a ROM (read only memory) or the like. It is realized by reading the program in RAM (random access memory) or the like and executing it. The reception acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 and the reception registration unit 32 may be provided in the security system 1.

The acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 determines whether the facility can accept the acceptance, specifically, whether or not the usage application from the user can be accepted. For example, the acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 determines that the application for use cannot be accepted due to the fact that the facility is closed (for example, the clinic is closed or out of consultation hours). May be good. The acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 determines that the facility can accept the usage application, and determines that the facility cannot accept the usage application. The reception acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 determines the state of the facility in response to receiving the reception information from the reception information generation unit 13, and determines the determination result indicating "acceptance possible" or "acceptance / rejection" in the elevator control system 2. May be transmitted to the call registration unit 21 of. The acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 may return the above-mentioned determination result to the security system 1 as necessary.

The reception registration unit 32 performs reception registration based on the reception information generated by the reception information generation unit 13 as a result of the reception acceptance determination unit 31 determining that reception is possible. The reception registration unit 32 completes the reception registration by registering the information about the user included in the reception information in the reception registration database (hereinafter referred to as DB) stored in the storage unit 33.

(Reception registration)
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the reception registration DB stored in the storage unit 33. As an example, the reception registration DB is configured to include at least each item of a user ID, a reception date and time, and a reception number. The reception registration DB may optionally include each item such as a medical record number, a patient name, and a previous visit date. These optional items are appropriately determined according to the services provided by each facility.

When the reception registration unit 32 receives the reception information shown in FIG. 8 from the reception information generation unit 13 of the security system 1, for example, the reception registration unit 32 generates a record including the user ID and the reception date and time included in the reception information. , Register in the reception registration DB. Then, the reception registration unit 32 issues a reception number to the registered record and associates it with the registered record.

The reception number is a serial number for managing the users received on that day in the reception system 101. The reception registration unit 32 maintains the order in which the input information is received by the input reception unit 11 of the security system 1 and associates the reception numbers. Specifically, the reception registration unit 32 associates the reception numbers in the order of the reception date and time included in the reception information. At the facility, the service provider (doctor, nurse, etc.) basically calls the users in the order of the reception number and provides the service (medical treatment, etc.) to the user.

For example, a user with user ID "U123456" (hereinafter referred to as "first user"), a user with user ID "U123462" (hereinafter referred to as "second user"), and a user with user ID "U123460" (hereinafter referred to as "second user"). Hereinafter, it is assumed that three users who have business in the clinic A hold the ID card 4 over the information reading device 3 in the order of the third user). In this case, as an example, from the reception information generation unit 13, the following three reception information (user ID, reception date and time);
First reception information (U123456, 2020/3/16 16:23:15)
Second reception information (U123462, 2020/3/16 16:23:21)
Third reception information (U123460, 2020/3/16 16:23:28)
Is supplied to the reception registration unit 32.

Upon receiving the above three reception information, the reception registration unit 32 registers each record in the reception registration DB so that the earlier the reception date and time is, the younger the reception number is, as shown in FIG.

Then, the reception registration unit 32 may further store other items (medical record number, patient name, previous visit date, etc.) associated with the user ID. Although not shown, for example, a table showing the correspondence between the user ID for each user managed by the registration system 100 and the medical record number for each patient managed by the reception system 101 is stored in the storage unit 33. Is remembered in. Therefore, the reception registration unit 32 can identify the patient based on the user ID included in the reception information, and can specify the information related to the patient (medical record number, patient name, previous visit date, etc.). ..

<Feedback to users>
When the acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 of the reception system 101 determines that acceptance is possible, the determination result of acceptance / rejection is transmitted to the call registration unit 21 of the elevator control system 2. The call registration unit 21 completes the registration of the landing floor call and the destination floor call according to the determination result of acceptance. The call registration unit 21 returns a registration completion report indicating that the call registration is completed to the information reading device 3 from which the call is generated. In the registration completion report, for example, the identification information of the elevator carrying the user (for example, Unit 1, Unit 2, ..., Unit m) and the facility ID that identifies the facility that accepted the user's usage application are included. include.

The control unit of the information reading device 3 generates a permission notification screen according to the registration completion report received from the call registration unit 21, and displays it on the touch panel 302. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a permission notification screen presented to the user. The permission notification screen is a GUI screen for notifying that the use of the facility is permitted and the reception by the facility is completed, and for guiding the elevator (boarding machine) that the user should board in order to go to the facility. be.

As shown in FIG. 10, the permission notification screen may include, for example, a reception completion notification 331 for notifying that reception by the facility has been completed, and a boarding machine notification 332 for guiding the boarding machine. As a result, the user can recognize that his / her application for use has been accepted at the facility and can grasp which elevator should be boarded.

If necessary, the OK button 333 may be arranged on the permission notification screen. The OK button 333 is a GUI component for switching the permission notification screen to the home screen shown in FIG. As a result, it is possible to transition to a state of accepting the input operation of the subsequent user without making the subsequent user wait. The control unit may automatically switch to the home screen after a certain period of time has elapsed after the permission notification screen is displayed.

When the acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 determines acceptance / rejection, the acceptance / rejection determination result is transmitted to the call registration unit 21. Each unit of the call registration unit 21 may cancel the registration of the call to the elevator control device according to the determination result of acceptance / rejection. The call registration unit 21 returns a registration incomplete report indicating that the call has not been registered to the information reading device 3 from which the call was generated. The registration incomplete report includes, for example, a notification that the facility has not accepted the user's application for use, and a facility ID that identifies the facility that has not been accepted.

The control unit of the information reading device 3 generates a refusal notification screen in response to the registration incomplete report received from the call registration unit 21, and displays it on the touch panel 302. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a refusal notification screen presented to the user. The refusal notification screen is a GUI screen for notifying the user that the use of the facility has been refused.

As shown in FIG. 11, the refusal notification screen may include, for example, an unavailability notification 341 explaining the reason why the facility cannot be used. This allows the user to confirm that his / her application for use was not accepted at the facility and the reason.

If necessary, a back button 342 may be arranged on the refusal notification screen. The back button 342 is a GUI component for switching the refusal notification screen to the home screen shown in FIG. As a result, it is possible to transition to a state of accepting the input operation of the subsequent user without making the subsequent user wait. The control unit may automatically switch to the home screen after a certain period of time has elapsed from the display of the refusal notification screen.

<Correspondence when there is no ID card 4>
If the user does not hold the ID card 4 for the first time visit or forgot to carry it, the user operates the information reading device 3 as a normal call generator. , You can call the elevator.

When the control unit of the information reading device 3 accepts the selection operation for the cardless button 312 on the home screen shown in FIG. 2, the touch panel 302 displays a destination floor selection screen for the user to select the destination floor. Let me. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a destination floor selection screen. As shown in FIG. 12, on the destination floor selection screen, for example, buttons corresponding to each floor for selecting a destination floor may be arranged.

When the control unit receives the button operation on the destination floor selection screen, the control unit inputs input information indicating the destination floor corresponding to the operated button and the landing floor on which the own device (information reading device 3) is installed. It is transmitted to the elevator control system 2.

When the call registration unit 21 of the elevator control system 2 receives the input information that does not include the user ID in this way, the basket is based on the landing floor and the destination floor included in the input information. Select to register the landing call and destination call in the elevator control device. The call registration unit 21 returns the identification information of the elevator corresponding to the selected basket to the information reading device 3.

When the control unit of the information reading device 3 calls the elevator identification information and receives it from the registration unit 21, the touch panel 302 may display the screen shown in FIG. 10 in which the reception completion notification 331 is omitted.

<Processing flow>
FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of registration processing executed in the elevator system. The series of processes shown in the figure is triggered by the information reading device 3 accepting an input operation from the user.

In S101, the control unit of the information reading device 3 determines whether or not the unique information can be read from the ID card 4 by the information reading unit 303 after the card-bearing button 311 shown in FIG. 2 is selected. If the reading of the unique information is successful, the control unit proceeds to S102. If the unique information cannot be read, or if the cardless button 312 is selected, the control unit proceeds to S122.

In S102, the control unit generates input information based on the read unique information. The input information includes the user ID, the landing floor and (if necessary) the facility ID.

In S103, the input receiving unit 11 of the security system 1 receives the input information. The input reception unit 11 records the reception date and time when the input information is received.

In S104, the reception information generation unit 13 generates reception information supplied to the specified facility based on the input information. The reception information includes the user ID and the reception date and time.

In S105, the reception information generation unit 13 transmits the generated reception information to the reception system 101 of the specified facility described above.

In S106, the destination floor specifying unit 12 identifies the destination floor of the user based on the input information received in S103, and notifies the elevator control system 2 of the destination floor.

In S107, the reception system 101 receives reception information from the security system 1.

In S108, the acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 determines whether or not the user who is the applicant can be accepted. That is, the acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 determines whether or not the facility is in a state where it can provide services to users. The acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 proceeds to S109 if reception is possible, and proceeds to S111 if reception is not possible.

In S109, the acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 transmits a determination result indicating acceptance / rejection to the elevator control system 2.

In S110, the reception registration unit 32 performs reception registration based on the reception information received in S107. The reception registration unit 32 registers the records for each user of the applicant in the reception registration DB in the order of the reception date and time included in the reception information.

In S111, the acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 transmits a determination result indicating acceptance / rejection to the elevator control system 2.

In S112, the call registration unit 21 of the elevator control system 2 acquires input information from the information reading device 3 in the same manner as the security system 1.

In S113, the call registration unit 21 identifies the landing floor based on the acquired input information.

In S114, the call registration unit 21 receives the destination floor from the destination floor specific unit 12.

In S115, the call registration unit 21 determines whether or not the user has been accepted by the reception system 101 based on the determination result transmitted from the reception acceptance / rejection determination unit 31. The call registration unit 21 proceeds to S116 when the received determination result indicates acceptance is possible. When the determination result indicates acceptance / rejection (NO in S115), the call registration unit 21 generates a registration incomplete report and returns it to the information reading device 3. In this case, the process proceeds to S121.

In S116, the call registration unit 21 selects an elevator to be directed to the landing floor of the user.

In S117, the landing registration unit 212 of the call registration unit 21 registers the landing floor call indicating the landing floor specified in S113 in the elevator control device of the selected elevator.

In S118, the destination floor registration unit 211 of the call registration unit 21 registers the destination floor call indicating the destination floor received in S114 in the above-mentioned elevator control device.

In S119, the call registration unit 21 generates a registration completion report and transmits it to the information reading device 3. The registration completion report includes the identification information of the boarding machine and the facility ID of the facility that accepted the user.

In S120, the control unit of the information reading device 3 displays the permission notification screen shown in FIG. 10 in response to receiving the registration completion report.

In S121, the control unit displays the refusal notification screen shown in FIG. 11 in response to receiving the registration incomplete report.

In S122, the control unit of the information reading device 3 displays the destination floor selection screen shown in FIG. 12 on the touch panel 302, accepts the destination floor selected by the user, and performs a normal call transmission process.

<Action effect>
According to the above-mentioned configuration and method, in addition to the registration of the destination floor in the elevator, the reception registration to the facility is performed in accordance with the input operation performed by the user of the elevator. As a result, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of irrationality that the order of arrival at the elevator platform and the order of reception at the facility are reversed among a plurality of users.

It is not necessary to complete the registration of the destination floor and the reception registration in the security system 1. Registration of the destination floor may be performed by the elevator control system 2, and reception registration may be performed by the reception system 101. In that case, the security system 1 may provide the destination floor specified by the destination floor specifying unit 12 to the elevator control system 2. Further, the security system 1 may provide the reception information generated by the reception information generation unit 13 to the reception system 101.

The registration system 100 according to the present embodiment is disadvantageous to users who take a long time to move, such as users of wheelchairs, users with injured legs, users with children and users who carry a lot of luggage. It will be improved.

[Embodiment 2]
Other embodiments of the present invention will be described below. For convenience of explanation, the same reference numerals are given to the members having the same functions as the members described in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

(Correspondence when ID card 4 is a dedicated use card for each facility)
The ID card 4 may be issued by the operating organization of each facility to the users who are permitted to use the facilities in the building. In the present embodiment, as an example, the ID card 4 is a medical examination ticket issued by each facility as a clinic to each user who is a patient. In the present embodiment, the medical examination ticket has a storage area in which the information reading device 3 can read the information. In the storage area of the medical examination ticket, at least the user ID supplied between the reception system 101 and the registration system 100 and the facility ID of the facility that is the issuer of the medical examination ticket are stored as unique information. ing. In addition, the medical examination ticket may include personal information of the patient required by the above-mentioned facility.

In the present embodiment, the ID card 4 presented to the information reading device 3 is an individual medical examination ticket for each facility. Therefore, the information reading device 3 can uniquely identify the facility that the user is going to visit by reading the medical examination ticket.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the input information includes the facility ID in addition to the user ID and the landing floor. Thereby, the security system 1 can specify one of the facility that is the destination of the user and the floor where the user is located, based on the input information. Then, the destination floor specifying unit 12 specifies the destination floor based on the location floor. The reception information generation unit 13 generates reception information to the facility that is the destination.

Even when the registration system 100 is configured in this way, the same effect as that of the first embodiment is obtained.

[Embodiment 3]
Other embodiments of the present invention will be described below. For convenience of explanation, the same reference numerals are given to the members having the same functions as the members described in the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

(When each facility issues a user ID for each user)
In the first embodiment, the building management company issues a common user ID for each user for each user, but the present invention is not limited to this. In this embodiment, the user ID is issued for each user from each of the facilities. The facility makes the user possess the user ID so that the issued user ID can be read by the information reading device 3.

For example, the facility issues a medical examination ticket as an ID card 4 to the user so that the information reading device 3 can read the user ID. Specific examples of such a medical examination ticket as an ID card 4 are shown in FIGS. 16 to 18. For example, when the information reading unit 303 of the information reading device 3 is a QR code (registered trademark) reader, the facility gives the user a medical examination ticket on which the QR code indicating the user ID is printed, as shown in FIG. It may be issued against. Alternatively, for example, when the information reading unit 303 is a tag reader that reads information from the IC chip, the facility uses a medical examination ticket in which an IC chip that holds the user ID in the recording area is embedded, as shown in FIG. May be issued to. Alternatively, for example, when the information reading unit 303 is a receiver that communicates with a mobile communication device such as a user's smartphone and receives information, the facility may issue a digital medical examination ticket to the user. The user operates his / her smartphone to display a digital medical examination ticket on the display unit of the smartphone as shown in FIG. The information reading unit 303 can communicate with the user's smartphone and receive the user's user ID. The smartphone may display a QR code indicating the user ID included in the digital medical examination ticket on the display unit. In this case, the information reading unit 303 as a QR code reader reads the QR code displayed on the display unit to acquire the user ID.

The information reading device 3 can transmit the input information including the user ID read from the medical examination ticket to the security system 1.

In the present embodiment, the user DB stored in the storage unit 14 of the security system 1 has a data structure that allows the location floor to be specified based on the user ID issued to the user by each facility. It is composed of.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the user DB according to the third embodiment. In the present embodiment, in the user DB, the facility and the floor where the facility is located are stored in association with the user ID issued by each facility for each user. When one user uses a plurality of facilities in the same building, different user IDs are assigned to the same user, and they are managed by different records in the user DB.

The destination floor specifying unit 12 of the security system 1 can specify the destination floor based on the user ID included in the input information by referring to the user DB shown in FIG. The reception information generation unit 13 identifies the facility where the reception information should be registered based on the user ID included in the input information by referring to the user DB shown in FIG. 14, and generates the reception information. be able to.

In the present embodiment, the user ID may be anything as long as each reception system 101 of the facility can uniquely identify the user, and may be, for example, the medical record number shown in FIG. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 14, the user ID of "clinic A" is the same as the medical record number shown in FIG. Further, the user ID issued from other facilities may be the same as the medical record number issued by the reception system 101 of each facility. As a result, the user ID issued by each facility to the user can be the same as the medical record number of each facility. Therefore, in the third embodiment, as the data item of the reception registration DB held in the storage unit 33 of the reception system 101 of each facility, unlike the data item of the reception registration DB shown in FIG. 9, the “medical record number” is “used”. Person ID ”is adopted. Specifically, as the data structure of the reception registration DB according to the third embodiment, the column of "user ID" in the table shown in FIG. 9 is deleted, and instead, the column of "medical record number" is deleted. Is configured as a user ID column for storing the user ID. The name of the data item of the "medical record number" may be indicated as the "patient number" to the user (patient) (for example, FIGS. 16 to 18).

[Modification example]
(Correspondence when the user goes to another floor)
After reading the unique information of the ID card 4 on the input guidance screen shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that only one facility ID is associated with the user ID. Even in such a case, the control unit of the information reading device 3 may generate and display a confirmation screen for confirming the destination facility without immediately generating input information. For example, on the confirmation screen, a button for selecting "Yes" or "No" may be arranged along with the message "Is your facility **?".

In this case, the control unit generates input information in response to the user selecting the "Yes" button and transmits it to the security system 1 and the elevator control system 2. Then, the permission notification screen shown in FIG. 10 is displayed according to the registration completion report transmitted from the elevator control system 2. When the "No" button is selected, the control unit may display the destination floor selection screen shown in FIG. 12.

By doing this, if a user who normally only goes to a fixed facility calls the elevator by holding the ID card 4 over another floor for business, the reception desk of the facility he usually goes to is registered by mistake. It is possible to avoid erroneous registration such as accidental registration.

(Other examples of reception completion notification)
The reception completion notification displayed on the touch panel 302 of the information reading device 3 is not only the facility name of the facility where the reception is completed, but also the reception number of the user accepted at the facility and the reception currently being processed by the facility. It may include number information.

For example, the control unit of the information reading device 3 may display the reception completion notification 334 shown in FIG. 15 on the touch panel 302 instead of the reception completion notification 331 shown in FIG.

In this case, the reception acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 of the reception system 101, in addition to the acceptance / rejection determination result in S109, the reception number assigned to the user by the reception registration unit 32 when reception is possible, and the current reception number. The reception number processed at the relevant facility is transmitted to the elevator control system 2.

In S119, the call registration unit 21 of the elevator control system 2 transmits a registration completion report including the reception number of the user and the reception number currently being processed to the information reading device 3 in addition to the boarding machine and the facility ID. ..

In S120, the control unit of the information reading device 3 issues a reception completion notification 334 based on the facility ID, the user's reception number, and the reception number currently being processed, which are included in the above-mentioned registration completion report. It is generated and displayed on the touch panel 302 as shown in FIG.

(Registration timing of destination floor call)
The timing at which the destination floor registration unit 211 of the elevator control system 2 registers the destination floor call in the elevator is not limited to the example shown in FIG. That is, the registration of the destination floor call does not have to be performed at the same timing as the registration of the landing floor call. For example, the destination floor registration unit 211 registers the destination floor call after the landing registration unit 212 registers the landing floor call in S117 and the selected basket arrives at the landing floor in response to the landing call. You may.

As an example, as shown in FIG. 19, when the landing floor call is registered by the landing registration unit 212 in S117, the destination floor call registration in S118 is not carried out. After the selected basket arrives at the landing floor in response to the landing call in response to the registration of the landing floor call, in S123, the call registration unit 21 allows the user to use the basket based on the behavior of the basket. You may presume that you have boarded. For example, the call registration unit 21 may detect that the door of the basket that has reached the landing floor has been fully opened, and may presume that the user has boarded the basket based on this. Alternatively, the call registration unit 21 detects the entry and exit of a person in the basket based on the detection value of the phototube sensor provided on the door of the basket, and presumes that the user has boarded the basket based on this. good.

When it is estimated that the user has boarded the basket arriving at the landing floor, the call registration unit 21 proceeds from YES in S123 to S124. In S124, the destination floor registration unit 211 registers the destination floor call indicating the destination floor specified by the destination floor identification unit 12 in the elevator.

According to the above configuration, if the user does not board the basket designated as the boarding machine for some reason, it is possible to prevent the basket without the user from unnecessarily moving up and down to the destination floor. That is, the elevator control system 2 has an advantage that unnecessary calling and running do not occur.

[Example of implementation by software]
Even if the control block of the security system 1 (in particular, the input reception unit 11, the destination floor identification unit 12, and the reception information generation unit 13) is realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. It may be realized by software.

The control block of the elevator control system 2 (particularly, each part of the call registration unit 21 and the call registration unit 21) may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or software. May be realized by.

The control block of the reception system 101 (particularly, the reception acceptance / rejection determination unit 31 and the reception registration unit 32) may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or by software. You may.

In the latter case, each of the above-mentioned systems (1, 2, 101) includes a computer that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function. The computer includes, for example, one or more processors and a computer-readable recording medium that stores the program. Then, in the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the processor, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the recording medium, a "non-temporary tangible medium", for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) or the like, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the above program may be further provided. Further, the program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. It should be noted that one aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the above program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and the embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 Security system (registration system)
2 Elevator control system (registration system)
3 Information reader 4 ID card (information recording medium)
11 Input reception unit 12 Destination floor specific unit 13 Reception information generation unit 14 Storage unit 21 Registration unit 31 Acceptance / rejection judgment unit 32 Reception registration unit 33 Storage unit 100 Registration system 101 Reception system 211 Destination floor registration unit 212 Landing registration unit 301 Operation panel 302 Touch panel 303 Information reader

Claims (6)

An input reception unit that receives input information that is generated in response to an input operation performed by a user arriving at the elevator landing and includes information unique to the user .
Based on the input information, the destination floor identification unit that specifies the destination floor for registration in the elevator, and
Reception information generation unit that generates reception information for registering that the input information has been accepted for the facility specified based on the input information among the facilities installed on any of the plurality of destination floors. When,
A registration system including a reception registration unit that registers the reception of the user with the facility based on the reception information generated by the reception information generation unit. The registration system according to claim 1, further comprising a destination floor registration unit for registering a destination floor with respect to the elevator based on a specific result by the destination floor identification unit. It is further equipped with a reception acceptance / rejection judgment unit that determines acceptance / rejection at the facility.
The registration system according to claim 2, wherein the destination floor registration unit does not register the destination floor when the acceptance / rejection determination unit determines that the reception is not possible. The registration system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reception registration unit performs the reception registration of a plurality of users while maintaining the order in which the input information is received by the input reception unit. .. Any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an information reading device installed at the landing of the elevator and generating the input information by reading the information recorded on the information recording medium held by the user. Registration system described in. An information reading device installed at the elevator landing and reading the information recorded on the information recording medium held by the user and including the information unique to the user .
Based on the information read by the information reader, the destination floor registration unit that registers the destination floor where the facility used by the user is installed in the elevator, and
A registration system including a reception registration unit that registers the reception of the user for the facility used by the user in response to the information reading device reading the information.

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