Assigned car information display apparatus for elevators

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9505586-B2
Application number	US-201114007782-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2011
Priority date	Mar 30, 2011
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

An assigned car information display apparatus for elevators is provided which is capable of providing a suitable display for a user by changing a representation method (such as a displayed graphic figure and color) of one and the same assigned car based on elevator user's attributes (such as a working department name, and personal preferences) even when the one and the same car is assigned to plural different destination floors. An assigned car information display device displays assigned car information for a specific user by changing, based on an attribute of a user, an attribute of the display screen when the assigned elevator car is displayed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An assigned car information display apparatus for elevators, in an elevator system configured with
a security authentication device that performs a security authentication transaction performed when an elevator user passes through a gate such as a security gate in an entrance hall, located away from an elevator hall, of a building;
a security-authentication-transaction-linked destination floor registering means that registers a destination floor of the elevator user, by being linked to the security authentication transaction;
an elevator group control device that controls an entire elevator group constituted of a plurality of elevator cars so as to operate efficiently, in consideration of an operation status of the elevator group; and
an assigned car information display disposed at the security gate, the display displaying information of an assigned elevator car when the user passes through the security gate, the assigned elevator car being one car assigned by the elevator group control device to a destination floor registered by the user,
wherein the assigned car information display changes, based on a previously stored attribute of the user, any one of a language, a font, a graphic figure or a color in a displayed message on a display screen when the assigned elevator car is displayed, and thereby displays assigned car information for a specific user,
wherein if there is no display command for a newly assigned car from the elevator group control device, the assigned car information display device displays the assigned car information currently being displayed for a predetermined period, and
wherein if there is a new display command for newly assigned car from the elevator group control device, the assigned car information display device cancels displaying of the assigned car information currently being displayed, displays a break screen notifying that the newly assigned car information will be displayed, and then displays the newly assigned car information.

2. The assigned car information display apparatus for elevators of claim 1 , wherein the attribute of the user includes at least any one of a working department name, a language, and personal preferences for color and graphic figure.

3. The assigned car information display apparatus for elevators of claim 1 , wherein when, because of a communications failure between apparatus constituent elements and of a limited processing capability of the elevator group control device, no elevator car can be assigned to a user or no information of an assigned car can be displayed, notice facilitating a user's action is displayed in plural languages to an unspecified large number of users without displaying the assigned car information.

4. The assigned car information display apparatus for elevators of claim 1 , wherein the display apparatus provides audio information in addition to the visual information.

5. The assigned car information display apparatus for elevators of claim 2 , wherein the display apparatus provides audio information in addition to the visual information.

6. The assigned car information display apparatus for elevators of claim 3 , wherein the display apparatus provides audio information in addition to the visual information.

7. An assigned car information display apparatus for elevators, in an elevator system configured with:
a security authentication device that performs a security authentication transaction performed when an elevator user passes through a gate such as a security gate in an entrance hall, located away from an elevator hall, of a building;
a security-authentication-transaction-linked destination floor registering means that registers a destination floor of the elevator user, by being linked to the security authentication transaction;
an elevator group control device that controls an entire elevator group constituted of a plurality of elevator cars so as to operate efficiently, in consideration of an operation status of the elevator group; and
an assigned car information display disposed at the security gate, the display displaying information of an assigned elevator car when the user passes through the security gate, the assigned elevator car being one car assigned by the elevator group control device to a destination floor registered by the user,
wherein the assigned car information display changes, based on an attribute of the user, display form including anyone of a language, a font, a graphic figure or a color without changing a content of the information of the assigned elevator car when the assigned elevator car is displayed, and thereby displays the content of the information of the assigned elevator car in the changed display form.

8. The assigned car information display apparatus for elevators of claim 7 ,
wherein if there is no display command for newly assigned car from the elevator group control device, the assigned car information display displays the assigned car information currently being displayed for a predetermined period, and
wherein if there is a new display command for newly assigned car from the elevator group control device, the assigned car information display cancels displaying of the assigned car information currently being displayed, displays a break screen notifying that the newly assigned car information will be displayed, and then displays the newly assigned car information.

Assignees

• Wu Wei
• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Wu Wei

Classifications

• B66B3/006

  for guiding passengers to their assigned elevator car · CPC title

• B66B2201/4615

  Wherein the destination is registered before boarding · CPC title

• B66B5/0012 Primary

  Devices monitoring the users of the elevator system · CPC title

• B66B1/468 Primary

  Call registering systems · CPC title

• B66B2201/4676

  for checking authorization of the passengers · CPC title