IMAGE MONITORING APPARATUS FOR ELEVATOR

• US 20090223750A1
• Filed: 05/20/2009
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: AMANO, Masaaki
• Granted Patent: US 7,823,704 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 187/392
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 5/0012 Devices monitoring the users of the elevator system
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 706/91 Elevator

Abstract

In an image monitoring apparatus for an elevator, image recording means records an image in a car photographed by a camera, and monitors based on the image in the car whether or not there is a violent behavior of a passenger in the car. The image recording means makes a recording density of the image in the car higher than usual when the violent behavior of the passenger in the car is detected. The operation control means homes the car on a predetermined floor when the violent behavior of the passenger in the car is detected by the image recording means.

Claims

1. An image monitoring apparatus for an elevator, comprising:

operation control means for controlling operation of a car;

remote monitoring means for monitoring a control state of operation of the car which is performed by the operation control means, and transmitting information on the control state to a remote monitoring center; and

image recording means for recording an image in the car photographed by a camera, and monitoring based on the image in the car whether or not there is a violent behavior of a passenger in the car, wherein

the remote monitoring means reports detection of the violent behavior of the passenger in the car to the monitoring center when the violent behavior is detected by the image recording means.

2. An image monitoring apparatus for an elevator, comprising:

operation control means for controlling operation of a car;

remote monitoring means for monitoring a control state of operation of the car which is performed by the operation control means, and transmitting information on the control state to a remote monitoring center; and

image recording means for recording an image in the car photographed by a camera, and monitoring based on the image in the car whether or not there is a violent behavior of a passenger in the car, wherein

the remote monitoring means transmits the images in the car of the passenger in the car to the monitoring center when the violent behavior is detected by the image recording means.