JPH02138083A - Elevator terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reflect the marketing information for the control of an elevator and improve service by providing a data collection function program and a data collection memory on terminal devices handled by management users. CONSTITUTION:A data collection program and a data collection memory are provided on terminal devices 9 handled by management users 10 and connected to an elevator control device 1 which is a main equipment and display and broadcast equipment 3-7 which are the guide service equipment via a transmission path (LAN) 8. Data are stored in the EEP-ROM memory as the data collection memory and taken out to external devices when required. Or data are stored in an IC memory card and read out by an external card reader when required and transmitted to an elevator centralized control center via the transmission path 8. The marketing information is collected and can be reflected for the operation control of an elevator.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an elevator terminal device that opens some of various selection functions to an elevator management user, and particularly relates to an elevator terminal device that opens some of various selection functions to an elevator management user. The present invention relates to an elevator terminal device that makes it possible to collect data on the operation status of elevators, thereby facilitating the marketing work of investigating usage status.

[Conventional technology]

Regarding conventional elevators, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-48369
As described in the publication, there was a control system that learned in long-term and short-term periods and automatically changed control based on this learning to adapt to changes in traffic volume. Furthermore, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 59-124678, there is a function to survey elevator users, and as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-48365, there is a function to investigate users' sense of congestion (fuzzy control) by learning the boarding refusal rate. A method for automatically acquiring member-thick functions is discussed.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Elevator schedule operation specifications, etc. are based on the installation location and time, the degree of congestion in the car, waiting time, transportation capacity2
Emphasis is placed on how much weight should be given to factors such as riding time to achieve balanced control, but changes in traffic volume during the nine hours of special operation unique to the building in which it is installed, In order to respond extremely precisely to changes in traffic volume after installation, a terminal device is required that allows the building manager to intervene in elevator control. In addition, in recent years, buildings have become more intelligent, and accordingly, displays.

As service equipment such as broadcasting is incorporated into elevator systems, in order to use these equipment to provide passengers with the latest information, a terminal device that allows the building manager to intervene is required, as described above. Become.

On the other hand, collecting field data to determine whether the elevator after installation meets the initial specifications is important not only for reviewing the schedule of the building in which it is installed, but also as information for subsequent marketing. There was no one with a data collection function. In addition, in the case of a terminal device, the control becomes much more detailed than before, so the tracking of this data is not only for data tracing when a problem occurs, but also as marketing information, which is of high quality, so it is necessary to collect more and more data. The need arises.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an elevator terminal device that can collect data regarding at least one of the usage status of the terminal device and the operation status of the elevator, and reflect the collected data in marketing information.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a data collection function program and a data collection function program to a terminal device that is connected to the main equipment such as an elevator control device, a guidance service device such as a display, broadcast related equipment, etc., and is handled by a management user. It has memory for data collection.

How to store data in EEP-ROM memory as a data collection memory and retrieve it with an external device when necessary; How to store data in an IC memory card and when necessary, remove the card and read it with an external card reader; Connect from a terminal device. There is a method of sending the information to an elevator-centralized control center via a transmission line.

[Effect]

With the above-mentioned configuration, the terminal device of the present invention can collect data on usage status and elevator operation status by selecting and operating various operating specifications, guidance display specifications, etc. of the elevator handled by the management user using the terminal device. I can do it.

Data can be useful for marketing by collecting data on the number of times each selected screen is used and the cumulative operating time, or by collecting data on the cumulative operating time for selecting elevator operating specifications and the cumulative operating time for selecting guide display specifications. I can do it.

For a selection screen that has multiple selection items, it is possible to improve the operability for the operator by providing a learning function that records the number of operations for each item and rearranges them in descending order of the number of operations.

By collecting data on the sum of the product of the number of execution times and the activation period for each program module for selection in the terminal device, and organizing it by related specifications, we can obtain data on the duration of each elevator state associated with selection operations. Can be collected.

Operation specification selection commands and guidance are issued from each device within the system by utilizing the organic connection between the elevator control device and service equipment such as guidance displays and terminal equipment connected via a common bus transmission path. By detecting display commands, elevator-car operation commands, etc., a wider range of data can be collected.

The number of times each selection screen is used is calculated over a certain period of time to determine the frequency of use, and the learning function automatically corrects the display order of the hierarchical selection screens to improve the operator's experience.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to figures showing examples.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the use of the elevator terminal device of the present invention, in which the elevator control bag 1i1 and the terminal device 9 are connected via an elevator system transmission line (LAN) 8. An elevator control device 1 controls a drive device 2 that moves the elevator car K up and down based on inputs from a floor setting switch 4 in the hall and a stop request switch 7 in the hall, and monitors the control operation status. Display device 3 inside the building and floor display device 5 in the hall. Guidance services are provided to passengers via the elevator display device 6. In this example, the 39th floor floor setting switch on the display device is set by tail code C.
In addition, the floor display device 5 to the stop request switch 7 are connected to the LAN8.
It is connected to the control device 1 via.

The elevator manager 10 is configured to be able to perform selection operations on the elevator control device 1 using the terminal device 9.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the terminal device 9.

In FIG. 2, 9a is an input means for importing the contents selected by the administrator 10, 9b is a display for displaying contents as a guide when the administrator 10 performs the selection operation,
9c is a transmission line (LA) connected to the elevator system.
N) A communication means for communicating with each other via 8, and 9d stores the contents of the operation status of the elevator, such as the contents of selection operations performed by the manager 10 according to the present invention and the number of times each switch 4.7 is operated. and a data collection means including a data collection function program and a data collection memory for later reading out the contents, and 9e represents each of the above means 98 to 9d.
A microcomputer-applied control means 9f that organically operates the control means 9f is a control bus for each means 9a to 9e. The data collection means 9d also stores data on abnormalities and failures as data on the operation status of the elevator, making it possible to analyze abnormalities.

In addition, data collection by the data collection means 9d is always performed regardless of the operation of the manager 10, and the collected data can be collected by a full-time maintenance person or automatically sent to the elevator center as described later. Data is transmitted to the central control center.

FIG. 3 shows an external view of the terminal device 9.

Here, 9a indicates a switch (input means) for the manager 1o to perform a selection operation, and 9b indicates a display (
display means).

FIG. 4 shows a specific example for explaining the relationship between the display on the display 9b and the selection operation switch 9a, which serves as a guide when the administrator 10 performs the selection operation.

This example shows a case where a peak time period setting screen is displayed on the display 9b, and is designed so that the manager 1o can easily make selection operations while viewing this screen. In other words, to set the start or end time of the dispatch period, follow the guidance display 11 at the bottom right of the screen and press the operation switch 9a 1.9a
2.9a3 is operated, 9al sets the selection operation start, and 9a2 is the shift key 9 consisting of 4 keys.
a2.1 to 9a2.4 are used to advance or return the numerical value setting position on the screen, and to set whether the numerical value setting within the same setting position is increased or decreased from the initial value OO, and 9a3 is used to execute the contents set by 9a2. As described above, the manager 1o takes measures such as displaying guidance so that the selection operation does not become a burden.

Next, the selection operations that the manager 10 can perform will be explained with reference to FIG.

The selection operation by the administrator 10 is advanced to a more detailed portion by selecting the tree-structured screen starting from the general menu M, as shown in FIG. That is, the initial screen when the terminal device 9 is powered on is set to the general menu M, and the manager 10 makes a selection according to this screen, and if the manager 10 selects the No. 1 monitor, the manager 10 advances to the monitor menu M1. Further, when the elevator monitoring number 1.1 in this menu is selected, the elevator monitoring menu S1.1 is advanced. This selection operation is performed using operation switches 9al to 9a3.

The screen configuration shown in FIG. 5 is built into the display means 9b as a program, and by changing the program, the screen configuration can be added, deleted, or changed.

If you use operation menu selection M2/1, the elevator
The operating conditions of the elevator can be changed via the elevator control device 1. In FIG. 6, the usage status of the screen selected by the manager 10 from among the selection screens shown in FIG. This has been made easier to view.

The recorded contents are the start date, end date, selection operation screen number S1.1 shown in FIG. 5, and the corresponding number of times. Fig. 7 is an example in which the cumulative operation time is added to Fig. 6, and the relationship between the number of operations on the screen for selection operation by the manager 10 and the cumulative time required for the operation shows the degree of impression, ease of operation, and difficulty. It becomes possible to analyze such things as The example in Figure 8 further focuses on post-delivery usage status surveys and marketing, such as future product needs, and automatically records the contents of the questionnaire survey by processing raw data with symbols. It is. In other words, by processing the data collected in Figure 7, the number of operations, cumulative operation time (Hr), start date, and end date, the number of operation hours per operation (accumulated operation time x 60
÷ number of times), number of operations per month (number of times ÷ number of months of use), 1
Number of operations per day (total number of operations 10 months of use x 30), 1
Daily operating hours (total cumulative operating hours ÷ number of months used x 3)
0) was calculated. FIG. 9 takes 82.1.1 on the selection operation screen in FIG. Seconds, five seconds.

If it is in the order of 10 seconds, the order of the selection screens is automatically rearranged to this arrangement to reduce the number of times the operation switches 9a1 to 9a3 shown in FIG. 4 are operated. In this case, when selecting the value located at the leftmost position in the array, there is no need to operate the advance shift key switch.

Figure 10 shows a four-story building with Nα1. Nα2 of 2
In a configuration in which each elevator has an in-car floor setting switch 4a, 4b and each floor elevator stop request switch 7al to 7a4, 7bl to 7b4, the terminal device 9 is connected to the elevator system transmission line (
LAN) 8 operation switches 4a, 7al ~ 7
a4, 4b.

By importing all the command information of each operation switch from 7bl to 7b4, as shown in Fig. 11, the usage status of elevator operation commands, that is, the number of times each operation command is used, is recorded, and this number and data collection is also recorded from the start of use. An example will be shown in which data on elevator usage is collected by calculating the number of times per day by dividing by the number of days of use until the end of the elevator.

FIG. 12 shows an example in which the display order of the usage status data for each selection item shown in FIG. 6 is rearranged in order of frequency of use by providing a learning function.

FIG. 13 shows an example in which the administrator 10 records all switch operations using the terminal device 9 with the date, month, date, hour, and minute, and when a problem occurs, the cause can be investigated more quickly by checking the relationship with the operation. shows.

Operator N (IAI, A3 in this figure shows the registration number of the operator, screen Nα shows the selection screen number in FIG. 5, and operation keys show the operation switch numbers shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 14 shows how the data stored in the data collection means 9d in the terminal device 9 is transferred to the elevator system transmission line (LAN).
) 8 via the elevator-remote monitoring device 12, the data is sent to the elevator-centralized control center 14 via the public telephone line 13, and the data is sent to the elevator-centralized control center 14 in FIGS.
The configuration for reproducing as shown in FIG. 13 is shown.

These data reproduction programs may be provided in either the terminal device 9 or the computer in the elevator-centralized control center 14.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an elevator terminal device that can be reflected in marketing information by collecting data on the usage status of an operation selection screen opened to a management user as a terminal device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the use of the elevator terminal device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the elevator terminal device, FIG. 3 is an external view of the elevator terminal device, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of use of the elevator terminal device of the present invention. Explanatory diagram showing the selection operation method of the elevator terminal device, No. 5
The figure is a tree configuration diagram of the selection operation screen of the elevator terminal device, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of collecting the number of times each selection screen in the elevator terminal device is used, and FIG.
Figure 8 shows an example of data collection in which cumulative operation time is added to the data collection example in Figure 8. Figure 9 is a diagram showing an example in which the selection screen of the elevator terminal device is learned according to the usage situation and the arrangement is changed to make the selection operation easier, Figure 10, Figure 1
Figure 1 shows an example in which the elevator terminal device records the number of various elevator operation commands in the elevator system, and Figure 12 shows an example in which the elevator terminal device uses the usage status shown in Figure 6 using the learning function. Figure 13 shows an example of rearranging the order in descending order of frequency. Figure 13 shows an example of trying to speed up the investigation of the cause by investigating the relationship with operations when a malfunction occurs. Figure 14 shows how the elevator terminal equipment is rearranged. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration in which contents stored by a data collection means are sent to an elevator-centralized control center via a public telephone line. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Elevator control device, 3... In-car display device, 4... Elevator-car own floor setting switch, 5
...Hall floor indicator, 7...Hall stop request switch, 8...Elevator-system transmission line, 9...
Terminal device, 9a... Input means, 9d... Data collection means, 10... Elevator-manager, C... Tail code, K... Elevator-car. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Connected to an elevator control device, an in-car floor setting switch, and a hall stop request switch via a communication means, and allows the input means to display information regarding elevator operation on the display means and to display the information. A terminal device for an elevator, characterized in that the operating condition of the elevator is changed by changing the operation condition of the elevator, and at least one of information regarding the operation status of the elevator and information regarding the operation of the input means is stored by a data collection means. 2. In the above claim 1, the data collection means:
An elevator terminal device characterized in that at least one of the above information is stored in a memory of either an IC memory card or an EEPROM. 3. In the above claim 1, the data collection means:
An elevator terminal device characterized in that information regarding the operation status of an elevator is collected from an elevator control device, an in-car floor setting switch, and a hall stop request switch via a communication means. 4. In claim 1, the data collection means is connected to the in-car display device and the hall floor display device via the communication means, and the data collection means collects information regarding the display on both display devices as information regarding the operation status of the elevator. An elevator terminal device characterized by being collected. 5. The elevator terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the information regarding the operation of the input means stored by the data collection means is the number of times each display screen on the display means is used and the cumulative operation time. 6. The elevator terminal according to claim 5, wherein the display screen is at least one of an elevator operation control command, a guidance display command of an in-car display device, and a hall floor display device. Device.