ELEVATOR SYSTEM

• US 20160130113A1
• Filed: 03/17/2015
• Published: 05/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: TOKURA, Sakurako
• Granted Patent: US 10,399,816 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/3461 between the elevator control system and remote or mobile stations
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/468 Call registering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4615 Wherein the destination is registered before boarding
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4653 wherein the call is registered using portable devices
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 3/006 for guiding passengers to their assigned elevator car

Abstract

An elevator system of this disclosure includes: a personal information terminal, which is carried by an elevator user and includes a display unit configured to represent a plurality of available services and a selecting unit by which it is possible to select a service by the display unit; and an elevator control device, which assigns a car of an elevator group according to call registration information from the personal information terminal and transmits information on the assigned car to the personal information terminal, wherein in a case where assigned car is changed due to the situation of the elevator group, the elevator control device changes the assigned car of the elevator group and displays a reassigned car for the user on the display unit of the personal information terminal.

Claims

1. An elevator system comprising:

a personal information terminal, which is carried by an elevator user and includes a display unit configured to represent a plurality of available services and a selecting unit by which it is possible to select a service by the display unit; and

an elevator control device, which assigns a car of an elevator group according to call registration information from the personal information terminal and transmits information on the assigned car to the personal information terminal,

wherein in a case where assigned car is changed due to the situation of the elevator group, the elevator control device changes the assigned car of the elevator group and displays a reassigned car for the user on the display unit of the personal information terminal.

2. The elevator system according to claim 1,

wherein one of the plurality of available services is a reassignment prohibition request, and

wherein in a case where a command for the reassignment prohibition request is received from the personal information terminal, the elevator control device prohibits reassignment with respect to a corresponding call.

3. The elevator system according to claim 1,

wherein one of the plurality of available services is an additional call registration request, and

wherein in a case where a command for the additional call registration request is received from the personal information terminal, the elevator control device additionally assigns the same car as an original call.

4. The elevator system according to claim 1,

wherein one of the plurality of available services is a call cancellation request, and

wherein in a case where a command for a call cancellation request is received from the personal information terminal, the elevator control device cancels a corresponding call and controls the display unit to display information representing that the corresponding call has been canceled.

5. The elevator system according to claim 1,

wherein one of the plurality of available services is a request for changing assigned car, and

wherein in a case where a command for a request for changing assigned car is received from the personal information terminal, the elevator control device selects any other car than the car for an original call, from the elevator group and changes the assigned car.

6. The elevator system according to claim 1,

wherein when the information on the reassigned car is transmitted to the personal information terminal, the elevator control device transmits a reason of the reassignment.