EP4444647A1 - Commande d'un ascenseur à l'aide d'un dispositif mobile - Google Patents

Commande d'un ascenseur à l'aide d'un dispositif mobile

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EP4444647A1
EP4444647A1 EP22826104.6A EP22826104A EP4444647A1 EP 4444647 A1 EP4444647 A1 EP 4444647A1 EP 22826104 A EP22826104 A EP 22826104A EP 4444647 A1 EP4444647 A1 EP 4444647A1
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user
elevator
mobile device
user request
operating
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Jacqueline Walther
Donato Carparelli
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Inventio AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B1/00—Control systems of elevators in general
    • B66B1/34—Details, e.g. call counting devices, data transmission from car to control system, devices giving information to the control system
    • B66B1/46—Adaptations of switches or switchgear
    • B66B1/468—Call registering systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B2201/00—Aspects of control systems of elevators
    • B66B2201/40—Details of the change of control mode
    • B66B2201/46—Switches or switchgear
    • B66B2201/4607—Call registering systems
    • B66B2201/4653—Call registering systems wherein the call is registered using portable devices

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  • the present invention relates to a method for controlling an elevator. Furthermore, the invention relates to an elevator system and a computer program for executing the method, as well as a computer-readable medium on which such a computer program is stored.
  • An elevator such as can be used to transport people in buildings, is usually controlled via buttons in the door area or in the elevator car.
  • the elevator can be controlled without contact using a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet.
  • a corresponding application can be installed on the mobile device for this purpose.
  • the application can be configured to select a destination floor and to send a corresponding user request via a wireless data communication connection to a control system, which can generate corresponding control commands for the elevator from this.
  • the functionality of such a contactless elevator control is limited to the selection of a desired destination floor. In residential buildings in particular, it would be desirable for reasons of comfort if the user could influence the operating behavior of the elevator via his mobile device in addition to specifying the destination floor.
  • a first aspect of the invention relates to a computer-implemented method for controlling an elevator.
  • the method comprises at least the following steps: generating a user request by a mobile device of a user of the elevator, the user request defining at least one operating parameter for adjusting an operating behavior of the elevator; sending the user request from the mobile device to a control system for controlling the elevator; and the control system generating control commands from the user request so that the operating behavior of the elevator is adjusted according to the at least one operating parameter and the elevator according to the adapted operating behavior to a destination floor defined by the user.
  • the method can be executed automatically, for example by a processor of the mobile device and/or a processor of the control system.
  • a second aspect of the invention relates to an elevator system, which comprises a control system for controlling an elevator and at least one mobile device of a user of the elevator.
  • the elevator system is configured to perform the method for controlling an elevator described above and below.
  • the control system can be connected to the mobile device or to the mobile devices for data communication.
  • the control system and the mobile device may each include a processor configured to perform the respective steps of the method described above and below.
  • the control system and the mobile device can each comprise hardware and/or software modules.
  • they may include memory and data communication interfaces for data communication with peripheral devices.
  • the elevator system may include the elevator itself.
  • the elevator can include an elevator shaft and at least one car that can be moved between several floors along the elevator shaft.
  • the sentence “the elevator drives to the destination floor according to the adjusted operating behavior” can be understood in such a way that the user is picked up by one of the elevator cars and the car is moved along the elevator shaft according to the adjusted operating behavior to the destination floor and stops there.
  • the computer program includes instructions that cause the elevator system described above and below to carry out the method described above and below.
  • the computer-readable medium can be volatile or non-volatile data storage.
  • the computer-readable medium can be a hard drive, USB memory device, RAM, ROM, EPROM, or flash memory.
  • the computer-readable medium can also be a data communication network such as the Internet or a data cloud (cloud) enabling a download of a program code.
  • Mobile device can be understood to mean a wearable device controlled by a processor, such as a smartphone, tablet, smartwatch or laptop.
  • the processor is configured to process data.
  • a special application can run on the mobile device, which can be configured in such a way that the user can set one or more operating parameters of the elevator and, in addition, select different destination floors.
  • the destination floor can thus be defined by the user using the mobile device and/or by pressing a corresponding button on the elevator. From this, the application can generate a corresponding user request and send it to the control system of the elevator via a suitable data communication connection, for example WLAN, Bluetooth and/or mobile phone, for further processing.
  • a suitable data communication connection for example WLAN, Bluetooth and/or mobile phone
  • the operating behavior of the elevator can be understood as a way in which a car of the elevator is to be moved to the destination floor.
  • the operating behavior can be selectively influenced by the operating parameter or parameters transmitted by the mobile device. Thus, not only can it be specified where, i. H. up to which floor the car is to be moved, but also how the car is to be moved there.
  • the operating behavior can be adjusted according to the wishes of the user in order to improve the user's convenience.
  • control system can include a central server that can receive and process user requests from different mobile devices.
  • the server can be configured to send user requests to a local Forward control device of the elevator, which can also be part of the control system and can be connected to the server for data communication.
  • the control device can be configured to control actuators of the elevator. It is also conceivable that the server generates control commands for the elevator directly from the user requests and forwards these to the control device, which then implements the control commands accordingly.
  • the data communication between the server and the control device and/or between the server and the mobile devices can take place via the Internet, for example.
  • the server can receive user requests from users of different elevators and process them accordingly, for example forwarding them to the appropriate control systems and/or converting them into appropriate control commands for the respective elevator.
  • the operating parameter or the operating parameters can be set by the user in the application, for example, by activating or deactivating a switch and/or by selecting a value from a predefined value range.
  • the destination floor can be selected in a corresponding manner.
  • the user can easily adapt the behavior of the elevator to their individual wishes and needs, which significantly improves comfort.
  • the user request can also define the destination floor.
  • the user can select the destination floor using their mobile device.
  • the ease of use can be further improved.
  • the user request can define at least one of the following operating parameters: an elevator speed at which the elevator to destination floor is to move; an opening and/or closing speed with which the elevator should be opened and/or closed, ie with which a door or doors of the elevator should be opened and/or closed; a number and/or user category of other users who are to ride together with the user; Floors where the elevator should and/or should not stop until reaching the destination floor; a preferred usage period in which the elevator is used preferentially; an energy consumption of the elevator; a brightness and/or color of a car lighting of the elevator.
  • the user can enter in the mobile device that the elevator travels to the selected destination floor without stopping.
  • the user selects individual floors where the elevator should not stop. Based on the user category, the user can be categorized as "neighbor", "user with unrestricted access authorization” or “user with restricted access authorization”, for example. For example, the "user with restricted access authorization” - in contrast to the "user with unrestricted access authorization” - cannot select or set all possible destination floors and/or not all possible operating parameters with his mobile device. Depending on the type of elevator or building, however, any other user categories are conceivable. This embodiment enables a differentiated adaptation of the operating behavior of the elevator to the wishes and needs of the respective user.
  • Each of the above operating parameters can be configured with the mobile device, i. H. in an application running on the mobile device, set by the user himself and transmitted in the form of a corresponding user request from the mobile device to the control system.
  • a change and/or expansion of the operating parameters that can be defined by the user with his mobile device for example in the case of a change and/or expansion of the configuration of the elevator, can be carried out, for example, by updating the application accordingly.
  • the user request can include at least one of the following items of information, which can be taken into account when generating the control commands: a starting floor from which the elevator is to travel to the destination floor; a current location of the user and/or the elevator, for example in the form of geographic coordinates; a user ID that enables the user to be uniquely identified; an elevator ID that allows the elevator to be uniquely identified.
  • one of a plurality of predetermined operating parameter configurations can be selected for generating the user request, with each operating parameter configuration being able to define settings for a plurality of operating parameters. Different operating parameter configurations can differ from one another in at least one setting. Each operating parameter configuration can define a specific setting for each operating parameter.
  • each operating parameter configuration can define a specific setting for each of the five operating parameters.
  • the operating parameter configurations can, for example, be created and modified by the user himself and/or be stored in the application by default.
  • the user request can be linked to a user profile in which information about the user is stored.
  • the control commands can also be generated taking the user profile into account.
  • prior registration of the user may be required.
  • a user profile can be created here, which on the one hand provides a clear identification of the user, i. H. a clear differentiation of the user from other users of the elevator, and on the other hand can describe certain characteristics of the user, for example the user's relationships to other users, a history of previous user requests by the user, access authorization of the user or personal information such as the user's contact details .
  • the security of the method can thus be increased.
  • the information stored in the user profile can contribute to more efficient processing of user requests.
  • the user profile can display a user category of the user from a number of predefined user categories and/or enable the user to be assigned to one of a number of predefined user categories.
  • Possible examples of user categories are "neighbour", "user with unrestricted access authorization” or “user with restricted access authorization” (see above).
  • the user category can be selected by the user himself and/or automatically assigned to his user profile based on the information contained therein. External assignment by another user, such as an administrator or a resident of a building in which the elevator is installed, is also possible. This embodiment enables the control options to be limited and/or expanded depending on the user category of the respective user.
  • the user request can be sent from the mobile device to the control system via a wireless data communication connection and/or via the Internet. This enables decentralized control of the lift using the mobile device.
  • different user requests can be generated by different mobile devices of different users of the elevator, each user request defining at least one operating parameter for adapting the operating behavior of the elevator.
  • Each user request can be sent from the respective mobile device to the control system.
  • the control commands can be generated in such a way that the operating behavior of the elevator is adapted for each user request and the elevator travels to the destination floor defined by the respective user in accordance with the respective adapted operating behavior.
  • the control system can be configured to receive and process multiple user requests in parallel.
  • the control system can, for example, assign a priority to each user request according to certain criteria and process the user requests according to their priority, i. H. into corresponding control commands for the lift.
  • the priority can depend, for example, on the time at which the user request was received, on the content of the user request and/or on the user profile and/or on the user category of the respective user.
  • each user can select their destination floor using their respective mobile device and/or by pressing the corresponding button in the elevator.
  • the method can include the following steps: the control system generates a message with information regarding the user request, and the control system sends the message to the user's mobile device.
  • the message can indicate an expected waiting time and/or travel time.
  • the message can be shown on a display of the mobile device, for example. Additionally or alternatively, the message can be displayed on a floor and/or car panel. In this way, the user can be kept up to date on the status of his user request. It is also conceivable for a number of users to communicate with one another via the control system, ie to send messages to one another via the control system.
  • FIG 1 shows an elevator system according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a mobile device of the elevator system from FIG. 1 in detail.
  • an elevator system 1 which comprises a control system 3 for controlling an elevator 5, for example a passenger elevator for transporting people between several floors F1 to F5 of a building 6, for example a residential building.
  • the control system 3 can include a plurality of mobile devices 7 from users 9 of the elevator 5, with each mobile device 7 being connected to the control system 3 for data communication.
  • the data communication takes place wirelessly, for example via WLAN, Bluetooth and/or cell phone.
  • the elevator system 1 is configured to control the elevator 5 in the method described in more detail below.
  • each user 9 enters a destination floor 13 in an application running on their respective mobile device 7, for example "Fl” for the first floor of building 6 or "F5" for the fifth floor of building 6, and selects a specific setting for at least an operating parameter 15 with which the operating behavior of the elevator 5 can be influenced in a targeted manner (see FIG. 2).
  • the mobile device 7 According to the input of the user 9, the mobile device 7 generates a user request 17 and sends it to the control system 3.
  • the mobile device 7 can be a smartphone, a smartwatch, a tablet, a laptop or some other portable computer, for example.
  • the control system 3 thus receives a number of user requests 17 which have been provided by different mobile devices 7, ie by different users 9.
  • the control system 3 now generates control commands 19 for the elevator 5 from these user requests 17. These can be generated in such a way that the operating behavior of the elevator 5 is adapted individually for each user 9 or each user request 17 according to the respective setting for the operating parameter(s) 15 and each user 9 according to the respective adapted operating behavior from the elevator 5 to his respective destination floor 13, d. H. to one of floors F1 to F5.
  • suitable operating parameters 15 are: an elevator speed at which a car 21 of the elevator 5 is to travel to the desired floor F1 to F5; an opening and/or closing speed with which the elevator 5, d. H. whose door(s) is to be opened and/or closed; a number and/or user category of other users who are allowed to travel together with the user 9 in the same cabin 21;
  • Floors F1 to F5 at which the car 21 should stop and/or not stop until it reaches the destination floor 13; a preferred usage period in which the elevator 5 is preferably used; an energy consumption of the elevator 5; a brightness and/or color of cabin lighting 23 in cabin 21.
  • the operating behavior of the elevator 5 can be adjusted in such a way that either the efficiency of passenger transport or the energy efficiency is prioritised.
  • An operating parameter 15 "Operating mode” is also possible, for which you can choose between at least two of the following settings, for example: “Exclusive trip”, “Limited exclusive trip”, “Standard trip”, “Guest or security mode”, “Priority trip” (see below).
  • control system 3 can include a server 25 in which the user requests 17 from different users 9 of the same elevator 5 or of different elevators 5 can be received and processed centrally.
  • the server 25 can be configured to forward the user requests 17 to a local control device 27 for controlling an actuator 29 of the elevator 5 .
  • the control commands 19 can be generated from the user requests 17 by the control device 27 .
  • control commands 19 can be generated from the user requests 17 by the server 25 itself and sent to the control device 27 .
  • the server 25 can be connected to the mobile devices 7 and/or to the control device 27, for example via the Internet for data communication.
  • the data communication between the server 25 and the control device 27 can take place via a wireless and/or wired data communication connection.
  • the server 25 can be a component of a cloud, for example.
  • the user 9 can choose between different settings for each operating parameter 15 on his mobile device 7, for example by activating or deactivating one or more switches 31.
  • various operating parameter configurations 33 can be stored on the mobile device 7 and/or called up by the mobile device 7 as required, for example via the server 25.
  • the operating parameter configurations 33 can be created by the respective user 9 himself and/or specified by default be. Different operating parameter configurations 33 can differ from one another in at least one setting.
  • each user request 17 is linked to a user profile 35 of the respective user 9, in which information about the user 9 such as a unique user ID 37, a user category 39 or a history 41 of previous user requests 17 of the user 9 can be stored.
  • the user profile 35 can be created when the user 9 initially registers and/or stored on the server 25 .
  • the information 37, 39, 41 contained in the user profile 35 can be taken into account in a corresponding manner when the control commands 19 are generated.
  • the following operating modes of the elevator 5 can be implemented, for example.
  • Exclusive trip The user 9 enters an empty car 21 and is driven alone to the destination floor 13, i. i.e. without other users boarding.
  • the user 9 defines 13 floors F1 to F5 on which the car 21 may stop and/or the maximum number of other users who may board.
  • Standard travel This can be an operating mode of the elevator 5 preset by an administrator, for example a building manager.
  • Guest or security mode The user 9 can only select one of the possible floors F1 to F5 as the destination floor 13 on the basis of his user category 39 . In this mode, the function for setting the operating parameters 15 or for selecting the operating parameter configurations 33 for the user 9 can be deactivated or severely restricted.
  • Priority trip The registered user 9 is driven to his usual destination floor 13 without further interaction.
  • the user 9 can be identified as a preferred user, for example based on his user ID 37 and/or user category 39 , and a corresponding user request 17 can be automatically generated by the mobile device 7 and sent to the control system 3 .
  • the user query 17 can be generated automatically based on the history 41 of previous user queries 17 of the user 9, for example.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un procédé permettant de commander un ascenseur (5), ledit procédé consistant : à générer une demande d'utilisateur (17) au moyen d'un dispositif mobile (7) d'un utilisateur (9) de l'ascenseur (5), la demande d'utilisateur (17) définissant au moins un paramètre de fonctionnement (15) pour régler un comportement de fonctionnement de l'ascenseur (5) ; à envoyer la demande d'utilisateur (17) à partir du dispositif mobile (7) à un système de commande (3) permettant de commander l'ascenseur (5) ; et à générer des instructions de commande (19) à partir de la demande d'utilisateur (17) au moyen du système de commande (3) de telle sorte que le comportement de fonctionnement de l'ascenseur (5) soit réglé en fonction du ou des paramètres de fonctionnement (15) et que l'ascenseur (5) prenne le comportement de fonctionnement réglé en tant que base pour se déplacer jusqu'à un étage de destination (13, F1, F5) défini par l'utilisateur (9).
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