Elevator call registering system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9834408-B2
Application number	US-201414493548-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2014
Priority date	Jan 28, 2014
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

An elevator call registering system includes: a responder configure to store therein user identification information; an interrogator configured to broadcast interrogator identification information, an authentication control apparatus configured to compare the user identification information read out from the interrogator with stored user identification information, and an elevator control apparatus. The interrogator is configured to transmit group identification information, the responder is configured to store therein the group identification information received and to transmit the user identification information and the stored group identification information, and the interrogator configured to determine whether or not to transmit the destination floor information associated with the user identification information to the authentication control apparatus based on a comparison result of the group identification information received from the responder and the group identification information of the interrogator when the user identification information is read out from the uplink signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An elevator call registering system comprising:
a responder configured to be carried by an elevator user and to store therein user identification information;
an interrogator provided at an elevator landing of each floor, at a passage to the elevator landing and in an elevator car, respectively, and configured to broadcast interrogator identification information included in a downlink signal to the responder and to read out the user identification information from the responder; the responder being configured to compare the interrogator identification information received from the interrogator with stored interrogator identification information and to transmit the user identification information included in an uplink signal to the interrogator when a result of the comparison is not matched,
an authentication control apparatus configured to compare the user identification information read out from the interrogator with stored user identification information and to transmit destination floor information of a user stored with being associated with the stored user identification information when a result of the comparison is matched, and
an elevator control apparatus configured to allot an elevator car by using the destination floor information received from the authentication control apparatus,
wherein the interrogator is configured to transmit group identification information included in the downlink signal, which can be set for each group,
wherein the responder is configured to store therein the group identification information received from the interrogator and to transmit the user identification information and the stored group identification information to the interrogator included in the uplink signal based on a comparison result of the group identification information received from the interrogator and stored group identification information,
wherein the interrogator further comprises a first determination unit configured to determine whether or not to transmit the user identification information to the authentication control apparatus based on a comparison result of the group identification information received from the responder and the group identification information of the interrogator when the user identification information is read out from the uplink signal,
wherein the authentication control apparatus is configured to transmit the destination floor information to an elevator control apparatus, and
wherein the interrogator provided at each elevator landing and the interrogator provided in the elevator car are grouped as a same group, and the interrogator provided at each passage is grouped as other groups different from the first group of the elevator landing and the elevator car.

2. The elevator call registering system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first determination unit of the interrogators provided in the elevator car and at each passage is configured to determine to unconditionally transmit the user identification information to the authentication control apparatus, and
wherein the first determination unit of the interrogator provided at the elevator landing is configured to compare the group identification information received from the responder with own group identification information and to determine to transmit the destination floor information associated with the user identification information to the authentication control apparatus when the information does not coincide with each other.

3. An elevator call registering system comprising:
a responder configured to be carried by an elevator user and to store therein user identification information;
an interrogator provided at an elevator landing of each floor, at a passage to the elevator landing and in an elevator car, respectively, and configured to broadcast interrogator identification information included in a downlink signal to the responder and to read out the user identification information from the responder; the responder being configured to compare the interrogator identification information received from the interrogator with stored interrogator identification information and to transmit the user identification information included in an uplink signal to the interrogator when a result of the comparison is not matched,
an authentication control apparatus configured to compare the user identification information read out from the interrogator with stored user identification information and to transmit destination floor information of a user stored with being associated with the stored user identification information when a result of the comparison is matched, and
an elevator control apparatus configured to allot an elevator car by using the destination floor information received from the authentication control apparatus,
wherein the interrogator is configured to transmit processing mode information, which indicates the responder on any one of at least two processing modes, and group identification information, which can be set for each group, included in the downlink signal, and
wherein the responder is comprises: a second determination unit configured to store therein the group identification information received from the interrogator and configured to determine whether to unconditionally transmit the user identification information based on the processing mode information received from the interrogator or to transmit the user identification information and stored group identification information included in the uplink signal to the interrogator based on a comparison result of the group identification information received from the interrogator and the stored group identification information
wherein the authentication control apparatus is configured to transmit the destination floor information to an elevator control apparatus, and
wherein the interrogator provided at each elevator landing and the interrogator provided in the elevator car are grouped as a same group, and the interrogator provided at each passage is grouped as other groups different from the first group of the elevator landing and the elevator car.

4. The elevator call registering system according to claim 3 ,
wherein the interrogator provided in the elevator car and the interrogator provided at each passage indicates a first processing mode, and the interrogator provided at each elevator landing indicates a second processing mode different from the first processing mode.

5. An interrogator provided at an elevator landing of each floor, a passage to the elevator landing and in an elevator car, respectively, and configured to transmit interrogator identification information, which is inherent to the interrogator, included in a downlink signal to a responder configured to be carried by an elevator user and to store therein inherent user identification information and to read out the user identification information from the responder to thus register an elevator call, the interrogator comprising:
a transmission unit configured to transmit group identification information, which can be set for each group, included in the downlink signal; and
a first determination unit configured to determine whether or not to transmit the user identification information to an authentication control apparatus based on a comparison result of the group identification information received from the responder and group identification information of the interrogator when the user identification information is read out from uplink signal,
wherein the authentication control apparatus is configured to transmit the destination floor information to an elevator control apparatus, and
wherein the interrogator provided at each elevator landing and the interrogator provided in the elevator car are grouped as a same group, and the interrogator provided at each passag

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Fujiwara Hideto

Classifications

• B66B2201/4653

  wherein the call is registered using portable devices · CPC title

• B66B2201/4676

  for checking authorization of the passengers · CPC title

• B66B1/468 Primary

  Call registering systems · CPC title