Elevator system which selects a group controller from a plurality of group controllers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9174823-B2
Application number	US-200913505572-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2009
Priority date	Dec 11, 2009
Publication date	Nov 3, 2015
Grant date	Nov 3, 2015

Abstract

A personal authentication device provided in a destination call registration device adapted to obtain authentication information from a user. The device includes an access control device adapted to, when the personal authentication device obtains the authentication information, obtain verification information including a plurality of pieces of permitted floor information corresponding to the authentication information and position information of the destination call registration device; and a supervisory controller adapted to determine, based on the verification information, whether a destination floor inputted into the destination call registration device is a permitted floor, and, based on the registration, control an elevator car.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An elevator system comprising:
a personal authentication device provided in a destination call registration device to obtain authentication information from a user;
an access control device to, when the personal authentication device obtains the authentication information, obtain verification information comprised of a plurality of pieces of permitted floor information corresponding to the authentication information and position information of the destination call registration device; and
a communication device to select one of group controllers based on the position information of the verification information and transmit the verification information,
wherein the group controller determines, based on the verification information, whether a destination floor inputted into the destination call registration device is a permitted floor, and, in the case of the permitted floor, assigns one of multiple elevator cars,
wherein:
the communication device comprises floor transformation data associating floors managed by the access control device and floors managed by the group controller and transforms permitted floors of the verification information managed by the access control device into floors managed by the group controller and transmits transformed information to the group controller.

Assignees

• Tokura Sakurako
• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Tokura Sakurako

Classifications

• B66B2201/463

  Wherein the call is registered through physical contact with the elevator system · CPC title

• B66B2201/4615

  Wherein the destination is registered before boarding · CPC title

• B66B1/468 Primary

  Call registering systems · CPC title

• B66B2201/4676

  for checking authorization of the passengers · CPC title

• B66B1/14 Primary

  with devices, e.g. push-buttons, for indirect control of movements · CPC title