JPH0412877B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an in-building guiding device that can appropriately guide visitors inside a building to a desired location.

[Prior Art] In buildings such as offices and hotels, such as hospitals, there is usually a general information board near the entrance that displays information such as diagnosis, treatment, processing, visiting places, nurse locations, and patient rooms. In addition, each room is equipped with a bulletin board so that outpatients and visitors can identify the diagnosis room, treatment room, etc. at a glance.

However, the interior of a hospital is like a maze, so for those who are visiting the hospital for the first time, such as visitors or first-time patients, it is difficult to understand after just looking at the general information board or bulletin board. It is not easy to reach the desired place or room.

Conventionally, in such cases, the destination may be announced through in-house broadcasting, but this is intended for an unspecified number of people, not a specific person.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an in-building guiding device that can correctly guide visitors individually to their respective destinations.

[Means for solving problems]

The in-house guidance device according to the present invention includes a transponding card that is attached to a visitor and transmits a code signal indicating the destination of the visitor, and a plurality of receiving means that receive the code signal transmitted from the transponding card. a position detecting means for detecting the position of the visitor from the position of the receiving means that has received the code signal; and a position of the visitor detected by the position detecting means and a destination of the visitor indicated by the code signal. a guide route setting means for setting a guide route for visitors based on the guide route; and a control means for sequentially operating a plurality of guide display means provided along the guide route according to the position of the visitor. There is.

[Effect]

In the present invention, the location of the visitor is detected from the position of the receiving means that receives the code signal transmitted from the transponding card, and the location of the visitor is determined based on the location of the visitor and the destination of the visitor indicating the code signal. A guide route is set, and guide display means provided along the guide route are sequentially operated according to the position of the visitor. Therefore, even if the destination indicated by the code signal transmitted from the transponding card differs depending on the visitor wearing the transponding card, different guidance routes can be set depending on the visitor's location and destination. Since visitors can be guided individually, each visitor can be guided correctly to their respective destinations.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an in-house central control device installed in an intelligent building, such as a hospital.

The in-building central device receives code signals from transponding cards to determine the number of people entering the building, their location, etc., and automatically controls elevator operation and indoor air conditioning control based on computer calculation results. This is a comprehensive centralized management system, and in intelligent buildings where such a centralized management system has been installed, it is mandatory for visitors to enter the building with a transponding card 12 shown in Figure 3 in advance. It will be done. The transponding card 12 is made of a thin plate made of synthetic resin, for example, and a photograph 14 of the visitor is pasted on the surface of the transponding card 12.
A display field 16 for displaying the name of the affiliation, etc. corresponding to the name of the organization is provided. Further, the transponding card 12 is provided with a clip 18 so that it can be attached to a chest pocket or the like.

The transponding card 12 has a built-in circuit shown in FIG. It is determined whether the signal from the transponding card 12 is a calling signal for the own transponding card 12, and when necessary, the signal is sent to the notifying unit 28 and the transmitting unit 3.
0 is activated and notifications and transmissions are made to the outside.

Furthermore, in this transponding card 12, the main circuit of the arithmetic unit 24 is not energized at all times, and the power switching unit 20 is activated only when the receiving unit 26 receives a call signal from the outside. By activating the main circuit of the arithmetic unit 24 using the power supply unit 22, the life of the power supply unit 22 can be extended. As an example, the power supply section 22 may be an IC card in which two conductive plastic cards have an IC device built therein.

The transmitter 30 can transmit a signal for identifying itself, such as a different frequency, for each transponding card 12 produced in plurality. In addition, with the same frequency, the radio (TRT) 42
Each transponding card 12 may be identified by making the time at which the transponding card 12 responds to the polling signal from A to 42C different for each transponding card 12. Different types of notification signals can be emitted according to different types of reception signals received by the notification unit 26. For example, when transmitting a call signal to a visitor in possession of a transponding card 12, a signal corresponding to the type of call, such as a call signal to a specific room or a call signal to an in-house telephone, is sent using the tone, frequency, and signal cycle. What is necessary is to control the output signal to the speaker so as to emit the signal by changing the above.

A switching antenna is installed at the entrance of the Intelligent Building, and the transponding card 1 is
The power switching unit 20 of No. 2 starts operating.

As shown in FIG. 3, the transponding card 12 is further provided with a guidance display section 32 composed of a liquid crystal or the like, on which guidance specific to the transponding card 12 is displayed. It's getting old. This guidance display is used as a tentative guide to the destination.

For example, if the user wants to go to a particular examination room, an outline of the route to that examination room is displayed. Therefore, in this case, the transponding card 12 functions as a dedicated card.

Of course, if the administrator configures the card so that the visitor can input directions to the desired location, it can function as a multipurpose guide card.

In addition to the guidance display function as described above, there is a function of transmitting a code signal indicating the target location in response to the guidance display, and such a code signal is supplied from the calculating section 24 to the transmitting section 30.

The in-house guidance system shown in FIG. 1 functions as part of the above-mentioned central management system. Multiple antennas 40 are installed on the ceilings and walls of hallways, stairs, etc. in the building.
A, 40B... are installed, the code signal transmitted from the transponding card 12 is received by these antennas 40A, 40B..., and the received code signal is transmitted to the radio equipment (TRT) 42A, 42B.
... operates, and the code signal is transmitted to the central radio control device (CRC) 48 via local radio control devices (LRC) 44A, 44B..., a transmission line 46 such as a local area network (LAN), and the code signal is signal received
The CRC 48 sends this code signal to a building management processor (GP) 50 and a distributed processing processor (DDP) 52.

Based on this code signal, the DDP52 first determines the transmission location of the code signal (entrance, hallway on what floor, etc.) depending on which LRC44A to 44C it was transmitted from, and then decodes the content of the code signal. Then, the destination of the visitor carrying the transponding card 12 is determined.

For example, if the code indicates that the user wants to go to an examination room located at the back of the first floor to the second floor, a route to guide the user from the current location to the desired examination room is calculated based on a computer program.

Therefore, in the hallways and stairs of each floor, the necessary number of guidance indicator lights (guidance lights) 62A to 62C (the number does not matter) are installed in the necessary places in advance, and the controller (indicator lights) corresponding to each Controls 60A to 60C for turning on and off the power of the lamp are provided.

In DDP52, these controllers 60A to 6
A control signal for individual control is generated for 0C.

Note that 56 is an electronic exchange (EPBX), and in an emergency, the EPBX is controlled based on commands from the GP 50 or DDP 62, so that, for example, a specific telephone line can be secured.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of in-house guidance control.

The control program starts, and in step a, a code signal is input from the transponding card carried by the visitor. The reception position of the code signal, and therefore the entry place, is calculated, and then the destination is confirmed in step c, and the route from the current position to the destination is determined, and at the same time, multiple guide indicator lights installed along the route are determined. Calculate the blinking order.

After these processes are completed, control signals are sent to the corresponding controllers 60A to 60C in step d.

As a result, in the above case, the controller 60A is first controlled, and the guide indicator light 62A is turned on (step e).

Next, the presence or absence of a code signal input is checked again at step f, and if no code signal is input, the control program ends.

However, when a code signal is input, the process returns to step b again, the code signal position is checked, and the same process is repeated to select the corresponding guide indicator light 6.
Light up 2B, 62C, etc.

When the visitor is correctly guided to the destination according to the instructions of the guide indicator light and enters the desired room, the code signal is no longer input, and the control program ends.

In the case of this flowchart, the location of the visitor is constantly checked and the next guide indicator light to be controlled is calculated. This is because it is necessary to always confirm the location of the person entering the museum. In addition, even if no code signal is input, if the guide light continues to be lit, other visitors may be confused by the guide light. This is because it is necessary to immediately turn off the controlled guide indicator light.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the facility guidance device according to the present invention is capable of guiding visitors to a predetermined location within the facility based on a transponding card carried by the visitor.
The system is configured to control a plurality of guidance display means for guiding the user to the predetermined location based on a code signal indicating information necessary for entry, so that a specific number of people can be guided to the desired location. Each can be reliably guided individually.

Therefore, even in a place such as a hospital where the internal structure is complex and multi-branched, it has the excellent effect of being able to guide the user to the destination without getting lost.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a system diagram showing an example of applying the in-house guidance device according to the present invention to an in-house central management system, Fig. 2 is a control flowchart showing an example of in-building guidance, and Figs. 3 A and B are transformers, respectively. A front view and a side view of the ponding card, and FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram incorporated in this card. 12...Transponding card, 40
A, 40D...Antenna, 42A, 42B...Radio device, 44A, 44...Local radio control device, 50...Building management processor, 52...
...Distributed processing processor, 60A, 60B... Controller, 62A, 62B... Guide indicator light.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A transponding card that is attached to a visitor and transmits a code signal indicating the destination of the person entering the museum, a plurality of receiving means that receive the code signal transmitted from the transponding card, and a plurality of receiving means that receive the code signal. a position detecting means for detecting the visitor's position from the position of the receiving means; and a guide route for the visitor based on the visitor's position detected by the position detecting means and the visitor's destination indicated by the code signal. What is claimed is: 1. An in-building guidance device comprising: a guidance route setting means for setting a guidance route; and a control means for sequentially operating a plurality of guidance display means provided along the guidance route according to the position of a visitor.