Elevator system with hall scanner for distinguishing between standing and sitting elevator passengers

• US 6,386,325 B1
• Filed: 12/14/2000
• Issued: 05/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Fujita, Masao
• Primary Examiner(s): SALATA, ANTHONY J
• Application Number:
  US09/735,654
• Time in Patent Office: 516 Days
• Field of Search: 187/316, 187/380, 187/317, 187/391, 187/392, 187/393, 187/901
• US Class Current: 187/316
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/3476 Load weighing or car passenger counting devices B66B5/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/462 Mechanical or piezoelectric input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/468 Call registering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4623 Wherein the destination is registered after boarding
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4669 using passenger condition detectors

Abstract

An elevator system includes a scanner installed in a call registerer of an elevator hall and/or on a jamb of an elevator hall for scanning the elevator hall or an area proximate the elevator hall; an image recognizing section for recognizing an image captured by the scanner unit; and operation mode selecting unit for switching an operation mode of the elevator based on recognition information supplied by the image recognizing section.

Claims

1. An elevator system comprising:

scanning means installed on a vertical part of a jamb surrounding an elevator door, beside the elevator door, for scanning an elevator hall adjacent the elevator door or an area proximate the elevator hall;

an image recognizing section for recognizing an image captured by the scanning means; and

operation mode selecting means for switching an operation mode of the elevator based on recognition information supplied by the image recognizing section.

4. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the scanning means and the image recognizing section are actuated when a passenger operates a hall call registerer.

5. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the scanning means is in constant operation regardless of whether there is a hall call.

6. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the image recognizing section has means for transferring an image captured by the scanning means and the recognition information to external equipment.

7. The elevator system according to claim 1, wherein the image recognizing section has an image output terminal for outputting an image captured by the scanning means and the recognition information, the image output terminal being located at any place in a hall portion of the elevator.

2. An elevator system comprising:

scanning means installed in a hall call registerer of an elevator for scanning the elevator hall or an area proximate the elevator hall;

an image recognizing section for recognizing an image captured by the scanning means; and

operation mode selecting means for switching an operation mode of the elevator based on recognition information supplied by the image recognizing section.

8. The elevator system according to claim 2, wherein the scanning means and the image recognizing section are actuated when a passenger operates the hall call registerer.

9. The elevator system according to claim 2, wherein the scanning means is in constant operation regardless of whether there is a hall call.

10. The elevator system according to claim 2, wherein the image recognizing section has means for transferring an image captured by the scanning means and the recognition information to external equipment.

11. The elevator system according to claim 2, wherein the image recognizing section has an image output terminal for outputting an image captured by the scanning means and the recognition information, the image output terminal being located at any place in a hall portion of the elevator.

3. An elevator system comprising:

scanning means installed in a call registerer of an elevator hall and on a jamb of the elevator hall for scanning the elevator hall or an area proximate the elevator hall;

an image recognizing section for recognizing an image captured by the scanning means; and

operation mode selecting means for switching an operation mode of the elevator based on recognition information supplied by the image recognizing section.

12. The elevator system according to claim 3, wherein the scanning means and the image recognizing section are actuated when a passenger operates the hall call registerer.

13. The elevator system according to claim 3, wherein the scanning means is in constant operation regardless of whether there is a hall call.

14. The elevator system according to claim 3, wherein the image recognizing section has means for transferring an image captured by the scanning means and the recognition information to external equipment.

15. The elevator system according to claim 3, wherein the image recognizing section has an image output terminal for outputting an image captured by the scanning means and the recognition information, the image output terminal being located at any place in a hall portion of the elevator.