Elevator call recording device

• US 7,207,422 B2
• Filed: 04/01/2003
• Issued: 04/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Takeuchi, Nobukazu
• Primary Examiner(s): Salata; Jonathan
• Application Number:
  US10/516,101
• Publication Number:
  US 20050252723A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,484 Days
• Field of Search: 187391-399, 187/901, 340/691.6, 340/691.7, 340/539.18, 340/539.11, 340/286.11, 340/825.19
• US Class Current: 187/391
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/463 Touch sensitive input devices
• 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 2201/463 Wherein the call is registered through physical contact with the elevator system
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4661 for priority users
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 187/901 Control modified for use by disabled individual

Abstract

An elevator call registration system is equipped with a touch panel display, and a processing operation section that registers an operation from the touch panel display into an elevator control unit. The processing operation section detects the position of a user'"'"'s touch to a touch panel, ticks time in synchronization with the start of the touch to the touch panel, and measures the time ticked away. A prescribed first time limit and the measured time are compared with each other, and voice guidance related to the detected touch position is provided after the measured time exceeds the first time limit.

Claims

1. An elevator call registration system which is equipped with a touch panel display serving for call registration in accordance with a touch position thereon, and a processing operation section for registering an elevator call into an elevator control unit based on an operation of a user on said touch panel display,

characterized in that said processing operation section comprises:

a position information detection section that detects the position of a touch of the user to said touch panel display;

a timer unit having a first timer section that counts time from the start of the touch to said touch panel display;

a time measurement and comparison section that compares a count value of said first timer section with a prescribed time limit;

a voice guidance section that serves to provide voice guidance related to said touch position detected after the time of the touch to said touch panel display exceeds said prescribed time limit; and

a call registration section serving to register a call corresponding to said detected touch position into said elevator control unit when the time of the touch to said touch panel display is shorter than said time limit, and said call registration section also registering, after said voice guidance has been given, a call corresponding to said detected touch position into said elevator control unit when said time of the touch is longer than said time limit.

2. The elevator call registration system as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that

said time measurement and comparison section compares the count value of said first timer section with a prescribed first time limit and a prescribed second time limit that is longer than said first time limit, respectively;

and

said voice guidance section serves to provide voice guidance after said first time limit has elapsed from the start of said touch, and then provide detailed voice guidance after said second time limit has elapsed from the start of said touch.

3. The elevator call registration system as set forth in claim 2, characterized in that

said timer unit further includes a second timer section that counts time from the end of the touch to said touch panel display;

and said time measurement and comparison section compares the count value of said second timer section with a prescribed third time limit, and makes a determination that the touch to said touch panel display is continued, when the touch is restarted within said third time limit from the end of said touch.

4. The elevator call registration system as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that

said timer unit further includes a second timer section that counts time from the end of the touch to said touch panel display;

and said time measurement and comparison section compares the count value of said second timer section with a prescribed third time limit, and makes a determination that the touch to said touch panel display is continued, when the touch is restarted within said third time limit from the end of said touch.

5. The elevator call registration system as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that

said time measurement and comparison section detects and updates the touch position on said touch panel display being touched after said time limit has elapsed from the start of said touch;

and

said voice guidance section provides voice guidance of an operation related to said updated touch position.

6. The elevator call registration system as set forth in claim 2, characterized in that

said time measurement and comparison section detects and updates the touch position on said touch panel display being touched after said second time limit has elapsed from the start of said touch;

and

said voice guidance section provides detailed voice guidance of an operation related to said updated touch position.