[0001]The present invention relates to a group management elevator control apparatus, and a boarding Unit allocation method according to the group management elevator system and a group management in particular shorten the waiting time at the landing of the elevator.
Background technique
[0002]
　In a relatively large-scale buildings, it features a plurality of elevators to improve the elevator transport capacity, when the call registration by the landing introduces a system for service by selecting an optimum car. Furthermore as the size of the building increases, the more even the number of elevators juxtaposed, by the group management device the plurality of elevators is aimed properly service improvement such as reduction of control to wait for the user.
[0003]
　In such a group management elevator apparatus, for example, JP 62-79173 (Patent Document 1), a variety of systems have been proposed in JP-A-2009-215040 (Patent Document 2).
[0004]
　In Patent Document 1, the destination information of the past hall call generation and car passenger information and baskets, used as a macro traffic flow by learning corresponding to each of the modes of transport buildings, as much as possible current collection that was or building adaptability related data collect current data using a traffic flow micro, modeled in search of concentration-divergence of demand forecast floor considering direction than the forecast of each traffic flow by extracting the tendency of adaptability flow, the group management control method for an elevator which is to perform the group control adapted to this trend is described.
[0005]
　According to this, accurately grasping a change in the micro in addition to a change in traffic flow macro model to predict the traffic demand, when running a group management control corresponding to the model low demand in a timely manner well is set to be capable of overall improvement in transport capacity during high demand as a system.
[0006]
　Further, in Patent Document 2, the passenger time of the user with respect to the car of each service stop floor, focusing on the determined door opening and closing times required to predict the boarding time, the door opened by the predicted passenger time adjusts the time for the elevator control system including automatically closing door control means when the car has passed a predetermined time after the door opening, the off persons and boarding persons in the service stop floor of the car, It comprises means for calculating a prediction boarding time at that floor, elevator door control system for adjusting the time length of the door opening and closing control means in accordance with the calculated predicted passenger time is described.
[0007]
　According to this, it can be improved transport capability, and a the door-open time safe considering the passengers can be automatically set, and since the implementation of door open time change is not limited to the conditions of calls, each service can set the proper door-open time at the stop floor, transport force (for example, transport possible number of people per hour) it is to be able to improve.
CITATION
Patent Literature
[0008]
Patent Document 1: JP 62-79173 Patent Publication
Patent Document 2: JP 2009-215040 JP
Summary of the Invention
Problems that the Invention is to Solve
[0009]
　Meanwhile, the group management elevator system described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the user to wait landing, when the congestion prediction was made that congestion occurs in the near future, extreme long waiting to the user considering for improving the transport capability without causing has not been made.
[0010]
　Patent Document 1 has been described for reducing the round time but only to shorten the round time will occur a phenomenon that the car in riding condition of small departure, is possible to solve the congestion can not transport volume has a problem that deteriorates. The only was adjusted door opening time for the stop time reduction as shown in Patent Document 2, would be wasteful downtime occurs, which also has a problem that transport volume is reduced . Against this background, has been required that future congestion without causing extreme long waiting to the user who is in landing when it is predicted to improve the transport capacity.
[0011]
　An object of the present invention, when the future congestion is predicted, by suppressing the length wait occurs to the user who is landing, a novel group management elevator that can improve the user's transport capacity and to provide a ride unit allocation method according to the apparatus and the group management.
Means for Solving the Problems
[0012]
　Feature of the present invention performs the grouping of the user to predict future congestion using landing time of arrival of a plurality of users and the current operating information for each ride Unit, each based on the grouping information performs provisional allocation of riding unit corresponding to the group, arrives at the congestion prediction time around congestion depart ride No. machine before the congestion prediction time that is expected is expected to congestion the estimated arrival time to arrive again to the hall adjust the predetermined conditions as, the adjusted ride No. machine congested determined as boarding No. machine to arrive near congestion prediction time expected, there is to.
Effect of the invention
[0013]
　According to the present invention, future congestion is predicted congestion prediction time around so smoothly can dispatch a car ride landing in suppressing the long wait occurs to the user who is landing with users of transport capacity it is possible to improve.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a main part of the group management elevator apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the landing vicinity installed Bill arrival detecting means and the landing arrival detecting means.
Is an explanatory view illustrating the grouping processing in [3] The user grouping forming unit.
A [4] running route diagram is adjusted for each ride Unit shown in FIG.
5 is a flowchart showing the grouping process of the user management unit side.
It is a flowchart showing a basic first ride Unit assignment process [6] group management control means side.
It is a flowchart showing a basic second ride Unit assignment process [7] group management control means side.
It is a flowchart illustrating the boarding Unit allocation processing specific third [8] group management control means side.
9 is a flowchart showing a specific fourth ride Unit assignment process group management control means side.
It is a flowchart illustrating the boarding Unit allocation processing specific fifth [10] group management control means side.
FIG. 11 is a graph showing the change of the number of guests in the lobby floor of the hall at the time of going to work.
12 is a graph showing the transitional change in number of persons waiting in the hall of the lobby floor.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0015]
　Will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is the following embodiments is not limited to the embodiment, various modifications and in the technical concept of the present invention Application Example the also includes in its scope.
[0016]
　Office building in recent years has been large-scale, has come to be the group management is also an elevator apparatus of this office building. Then, from the viewpoint of security management in the office building, and ID authentication code is personal identification information is assigned to the user. For example, may be stored the ID authentication code to the IC card, reads the ID authentication code wirelessly or are loading a touch sensor.
[0017]
　Thus, in the group management elevator apparatus, since the user can grasp the ID authentication code to come landing is loaded elevator, by keeping on standby by assigning elevator car in advance the lobby floor, to shorten the waiting time systems have been proposed. Such a system is basically in a large attendance time of entry and exit of people, is that by waiting for a car ride to the lobby floor is to shorten the waiting time. This embodiment is a such a system has been made as a background.
[0018]
　Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of the group management elevator apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Group management elevator system includes a plurality of ride No. machine 1A ~ 1N elevator, the ride Unit control unit 2A ~ 2N controlling the ride No. machine 1A ~ 1N, respectively, personal identification information medium such as an ID card which the user possesses and a plurality of buildings arrival detecting means 3 for detecting the arrival of the building entrance, and landing arrival detecting means 4 for detecting that the user has arrived at the landing from the personal identification information medium such as an ID card possessed by the user and a notification unit 5 for notifying a ride No. machine should ride against.
[0019]
　Moreover, each building arrival detection means 3, is connected to the landing arrival detecting means 4 and the notification unit 5, the user management section 6 for performing grouping processing of the user to manage information related to the user, the user management unit 6 and and a riding unit control unit 2A ~ group management control means 7 for group supervisory control each ride No. machine 1A ~ 1N capture various types of information on 2N. Here, it referred to as group management unit GM collectively and user management unit 6 and the group control unit 7.
[0020]
　Also, direct in the present embodiment, the ride No. machine 1A ~ 1N of a plurality of elevators, service floor to service the ride Unit per each is set, for example, ride No. machine perpendicular to the top floor, until intermediate floor and, thereafter ride No. machine stops each floor, ride No. machine stops all floors, such as riding unit to stop floor to a predetermined floor is set.
[0021]
　Multiple buildings arrival detecting means 3 the elevator is placed in the entrance of the installed building user before reaching the landing is detected together with that arrived at the building, the personal identification information of the user . Also, the landing arrival detection means 4 are arranged in the hall near the entrance of the elevator than buildings arrival detection means 3, detects that the user has arrived at the landing.
[0022]
　Notifying means 5 is disposed in the vicinity of the landing arrival detection unit 4, especially for users who change ride Unit should ride has been determined, is performed modified allocation ride Unit guide. Incidentally, the notification unit 5 may be employed notifying method by the display screen, informing method by voice, such as a speaker, a notification method combining these.
[0023]
　User management means 6 detects the arrival at the entrance of the user in Captures information detected by each building arrival detection means 3, and in Captures information detected by the landing arrival detecting means 4 It has an arrival detection unit 8 for detecting that the user the landing has arrived.
[0024]
　Further, the user information management unit 9 manages the landing time of arrival of the user in the building, the operation information management unit 10 that manages the current and future operating information of each ride No. machine 1A ~ 1N, the current building the landing arrival time calculating unit 11 for calculating a landing arrival time of each user by using the congestion and the past usage history, using the landing arrival time of the detected user and the operating information of each ride No. machine 1A ~ 1N a user grouping forming section 12 for grouping the user when the situation congestion is expected, and a operation information notification unit 13 for reporting from the notification means 4.
[0025]
　The group management control unit 7, the user information management section 14 for managing user information in the detected group, tentatively assigned to each ride No. machine temporarily assigned, calculating each ride Unit arrival time for each group and parts 15, each ride Unit arrival time when the provisionally assigned to each ride Unit, by adjusting the destination floor and door opening and closing times, increased most transport capacity, and, in riding Unit to reduce the length waiting persons It has an assignment evaluation unit 16 for determining the assignment, and operation information determining unit 17 that determines the operation information of each ride unit, the operation information management unit 18 that manages the current and future operating information of each ride No. machine 1A ~ 1N ing.
[0026]
　Figure 2 is a plan view of the vicinity landing showing an installation example of building the arrival detection means 3 and the landing arrival detection unit 4 described above.
[0027]
　The lobby floor, and the entrance 19, 20, 21 of the building to reach the elevator entrance is formed, each entrance 19-21, detects the fact that the user has arrived at the building, the personal identification information Building arrival detecting means 3A ~ 3N are distributed respectively.
[0028]
　Further, a user who has entered from the entrance 19-21 is, the landing doorway 22 that passes to then go to entrance, the user is installed landing arrival detecting means 4 for detecting that it has arrived at the landing there. In the vicinity of the landing arrival detection unit 4, the notification means 5 for notifying a ride No. machine is located. FIG. 2 shows an installation example in a case where the notification means 5 from the ceiling is suspended.
[0029]
　Been landing arrival detecting means 4, and that the user similarly to the building arrives detector 3A ~ 3N arrives at the landing may be a means for detecting the individual identification information, and configured as a call registration means, called registration operation those may be detected that the user has arrived at the hall at the time was.
[0030]
　Thus, by landing the arrival detection means 4 and Bill arrival detecting means 3A ~ 3N, and personal identification information of the user, it is possible to monitor the moving state of the user, the user by utilizing the information as long wait does not occur, operation of the ride No. machine 1A ~ 1N is managed by the group management unit GM.
[0031]
　In the present embodiment where, for example, when a 5-story office building, the boarding Nos machine 1A ~ 1N as described above is determined in the story to be service separately. For example, ride No. machine 1A 1 floor, 2 floor, and 3 is limited only to the service to floors. Also, ride No. machine 1B is limited only to the service to one floor and four floor boarding No. machine 1N is limited only to the service to one floor and 5 floor
　addition, each user, the Take No. machine should ride according to the usage floor is assigned in advance. In the office building, there is a case in which the organization department that different operators and if you are tenants, belongs even in the same business who are different. For this reason, since the floor in response to the organization department that operators and belongs to the user belongs has been determined, the user of the ride No. machine in response to this has been assigned. Personal identification information for this have been detected from the landing arrival detecting means 4 and buildings arrival detecting means 3.
[0032]
　Next, a basic processing operation in the group management elevator apparatus according to the present embodiment constructed in such systems.
[0033]
　When the arrival of the user by Bill arrival detecting means 3 arranged in the entrance of the building is detected, the arrival detection unit 8 takes the position information of the personal identification information and building arrival detection means 3 from the building arrival detecting means 3 , to enter this information into landing arrival time calculator 11.
[0034]
　Landing arrival time calculating unit 11 from the arrival detecting section 8 has received the position information and personal identification information, the user information management unit 9 manages the landing time of arrival of the user in the building, each ride Nos machine 1A ~ based on the information from the operation information management unit 10 for managing the current and future operating information of 1N, when it is determined that the situation in which the congestion is expected, the congestion and the past utilization history in the current building calculating a landing arrival time corresponding to the detected user by Bill arrival detecting means 3 with.
[0035]
　Then, the user grouping forming unit 12, the user by using the landing time of arrival of the personal information and user of the user calculated in landing the arrival time calculation section 11, the operation information of the elevator obtained from the operation information management unit 10 the grouping. As an example of this grouping for example, when a plurality of users to set the landing at approximately the same time zone, and when a plurality of users to move substantially in the same time zone in the same destination floor, a plurality of users about the same there is a case or the like for sequentially moved to each of the plurality of stop floors of the husband to the time zone.
[0036]
　In addition, it can also be classified in the adult number of groups and small groups according to the these groupings. Incidentally, without examples of grouping of being restricted thereto, it is of course possible to be grouped by other criteria.
[0037]
　Then, receiving the grouping information from the user grouping forming unit 12, user information management unit 14 of the group management control unit 7 manages user information of users in the detected group. After that, the temporary assignment section 15, and tentatively assigned the ride No. machine respectively to calculate each ride Unit of each of the arrival time to the user of each group.
[0038]
　Then, the allocation evaluation unit 16, the time of arrival at each ride Unit landing when the tentatively assigned to each ride Unit by virtual allocation unit 15, the destination floor and the door opening and closing times, the starting inhibition time in the door closed state increased adjusted to most transport capacity, and to determine the allocation to ride Unit to reduce the long wait number.
[0039]
　Thereafter, the operation information determining unit 17 determines the operation information of each ride Unit, together provide command information to each ride Unit control unit 2A ~ 2N, also it gives an instruction information to the operation information notification unit 13. In operation information notification unit 13 monitors that the corresponding user arrives at a landing by landing arrival detection unit 4, when the landing arrival detecting means 4 detects the corresponding user, the user who has arrived ride Unit Information there is provided to.
[0040]
　Above is the basic processing operation, will now be described in detail the processing operation. Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a grouping process and boarding Unit allocation process.
[0041]
　3 shows the user the time movement situation and divide the group associated with, and each ride No. machine 1A ~ travel predicted route of 1N. Incidentally, "◆" in the figure shows a building arrival and elevator boarding of the user, "◇" represents the elevator hall arrival of the user, the solid line "-" is the user's mobile state, the dotted line and "-" It shows the wait state of the user.
[0042]
　First, the user A moves toward the landing after being detected at time A1 in advance by building the arrival detection means 3 arranged on the building site, the user A by the landing arrival detecting means 4 arriving at the landing When the arrival is detected, riding Unit information ride Unit assigned to the user at the time A2 arriving at the landing is provided.
[0043]
　Time the user A arrives at the landing, the average time required from the building arrival detecting means 3 until landing arrival detection means 4 (can be obtained from a number of past user information) and past required the user A it can be determined by the time history. For this reason, it grouped the other users that the user A arrives at the time of time to arrive at the landing as the same group.
[0044]
　Then, the user group of users who arrive at the before and after the time of this time A1 and the group X. Therefore, at this time, the user A will be assigned to ride No. machine 1A as a member of the group X. Take No. machine 1A assigned arrives at the landing at time t1 after time A1, but user A will ride to ride No. machine 1A as a member of the group X.
[0045]
　Similarly, user B ~ User D, grouping processing by the user grouping forming unit 12 in accordance with the user A is being performed. For this reason, almost other users to arrive at the landing at the same time around is also the same group X, the same ride Unit information at the time you arrive at the landing is provided, to ride to ride No. machine 1A that arrived in the hall at the time t1 It will be. Thus, user A ~ D is in accordance with the arrival time at the hall, a plurality of users is boarding the same ride No. machine 1A as grouped by the group X.
[0046]
　Here, ride No. machine 1A is, to arrive at the hall at the time t1 the user of the group X would align everyone in the group X to set, one in which travel route is adjusted. This can be performed by the allocation evaluation unit 16.
[0047]
　Even for boarding No. machine 1N arriving on landing the subsequent time t2, a plurality of users E ~ I in accordance with the arrival time at the hall is grouped as a group Y, it will ride on the same ride No. machine 1N . Time zone of these times t1 and time t2, not in the situation to be crowded at the moment, in the normal operating state, and since in accordance with the landing time of arrival is made to ride in groups by grouping a plurality of users transport efficiency it is possible to maintain the high. However, ride No. machine 1A, 1N are in response to congestion time next incoming destination floor as the predetermined condition are determined. This will be described later.
[0048]
　Thus, rather than the traditional way the user is to disperse to ride individually and to ride by grouping a plurality of users in accordance with the landing arrival time, the largest user who is expected thereafter also it is possible to perform efficiently transported when the group Z has visited.
[0049]
　That is, the most number of users is large user group Z is in accordance with the congestion prediction time crowded arriving at the landing, the ride Nos device 1B to dispatch to the landing at time t3, followed by landing a ride No. machine 1A at time t4 to dispatch, it is possible to make a trip plan while adjusting each ride Unit of arrival time.
[0050]
　The biggest user group Z in this case, the user J which will take the passenger No. machine 1B at time t3, L ~ N, and groups of S, the user that will ride on the ride No. machine 1A at time t4 K, so that is divided into a group of O ~ R.
[0051]
　Incidentally, congestion prediction time for this congestion, the average time required from the building arrival detecting means 3 until landing arrival detecting means 4 and can be determined by a past time required history of the user. For this reason, the congestion prediction time of the time that many of the user arrives at the landing can be easily estimated.
[0052]
　Next, the method of adjusting the arrival time at the landing of the passenger No. machines 1A ~ 1N described above will be described for the group Z. Here, the time where future congestion occurs because the building arrival detecting means 3 has been found to persons or landing time of arrival of the user as described above can be inferred.
[0053]
　Accordingly, riding Nos device 1B that left the landing before the current time as shown in FIG. 3, to arrive at the landing time t3 for future congestion, time adjustment shown in running route diagram thereby achieving time adjustment section 22. The time adjustment is predetermined conditions, opening and closing times of the destination floor of the combination or door which is determined to stop, it can be adjusted by adjusting the starting time, by controlling the one round time of a certain ride Unit it can be realized.
[0054]
　On the other hand, ride No. devices 1A, which will leave the landing after a little than the current time, of the 1N, as user group Z is return to landing time t4 near the time t3 arrives at the landing, allocation ride No. machine 1A so that is performed. To dispatch the ride No. machine 1A is riding Nos machine 1A is the first floor, as described above, the second floor, as the third floor, floor close to the generation landing (hereinafter referred to as near-floor) is determined from the fact that service ing. In other words, in order to service the proximity floor close to generating landing, because previously toward the time t4 even in a short time by starting with may return to landing. Then, group X, is the grouping indicated by Y is important to do this.
[0055]
　Then, ride No. devices 1A, which will leave the landing shortly after the current time will be further described grouping into 1N. Figure 4 is a boarding No. machine 1A ~ running route diagram of a 1N an enlarged Figure 3 partially.
[0056]
　Figure 4 shows the ride No. machine 1A ~ running route diagram of a 1N are described in Figure 3, for future congestion, ride No. machine 1B to dispatch to the landing at time t3, ride No. machine 1A at time t4 It is to be dispatched to stop a. It should be noted, is defined as congestion prediction time in the vicinity of the time t3, t4.
[0057]
　Before the current time in the time indicated on the horizontal axis, the user to form a group Z by Bill arrival detection unit 3 has been detected, whereby unpredictable occurrence of destination floor calls 23, vertically to the destination floor call displaying the destination floor of each user in the axis.
[0058]
　Apart from these individual user who is performing the destination floor call, the boarding No. devices 1A to ride at the time t1, the farther from the landing call as shown in running route line 24 occurrence floor floor (hereinafter, and far Floor without allocating call notation to), assign a group X that target proximity floor destination floor call, so that can arrive in landing at time t4 near time t3. Such allocation, ride No. machine 1A will be able to return immediately to the landing of the lobby floor to meet future congestion prediction time.
[0059]
　Thus, referring back to FIG. 3, the group X but is shown in a simplified manner, the user of the group X is a user who performs a movement of the proximity floor. This grouping is readily classified BECAUSE floors of users are registered in advance.
[0060]
　In contrast, the ride No. machine 1N to ride at the time t2, are assigned to group Y that target call distant floor to support the operation of the ride No. machine 1A, as shown in running route line 25. In other words, dispatch for future congestion at time t3, and the dispatch to return to landing time t4 by assigning ride No. machine 1A at time t1, the ride Nos device 1B in response to distant floor user at time t2 it is, and assigns that groups so as to provide sufficient necessary transport capacity to predict congestion future landing to be.
[0061]
　Further, boarding Nos device 1B as described with reference to FIG. 4, to arrive at the landing time t3 in preparation for the future congestion as shown in running route line 26, a time control area 22 shown in running route diagram Time thereby achieving the adjustment. Thus, prior to the control of one rotation time by time adjustment in riding Unit time control area 22 which departed shown in FIG. 3, the pre ride No. machine considering destination floor for future congestion by grouping the allocation process, so that it is possible to obtain the transport capacity required for future congestion.
[0062]
　Thus, transported in groups near floor user by the near floor assignment No. devices 1A, transported in groups distant floors of a user by distant floor assignment No. machine 1N, further, preceding the Unit 1B with near-floor for transporting a group by dividing the users of large numbers group busy hour by assignment No. devices 1A, it is possible to reduce congestion of landing efficiently.
[0063]
　Next, specific control flow description of these control. Figure 5 is a flowchart showing the grouping process in the user management unit 6 side.
[0064]
　5, first, in step S1, whether the user grouping forming unit 12 arrives number threshold or more the number of people arriving at the landing within a predetermined time is set in advance, or it is determined less than the arrival number threshold, the landing It determines whether the arrival to the number exceeds the number of people arriving threshold. Returning to step S1 step S1 again when it is determined not to exceed the arrival number threshold, when it is determined that the number of persons arriving within the predetermined time exceeds the arrival number threshold the process proceeds to step S2.
[0065]
　In step S2, the user grouping forming unit 12 based on the current time from the distribution of the arrival time of the user, by grouping the users within a first interval threshold arrival interval is set in advance to the landing register. When this is complete the process proceeds to step S3.
[0066]
　In step S3, the user grouping forming unit 12 judges whether or exceeds the Group size threshold. Group size is set in advance. As a result, if it exceeds the Group size threshold, set to a larger adult number of groups in step S4, on the other hand, if it does not exceed the Group size threshold, and registers the set in small groups in step S5. Then, the information is sent to the user information management unit 14 of the group management control unit 7.
[0067]
　Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating the boarding Unit allocation processing for dispatching the car to the crowded time by adjusting the small group without dividing the adult number of groups in the group management control unit 7 side. Here, in the grouping information received by the user information management unit 14 will be described as if a large number of people group and a small group is present.
[0068]
　The flowchart shown in FIG. 6 is a process related to boarding No. machine for servicing small group when it is detected that a large number of people group exists.
[0069]
　In step S6 in FIG. 6, tentative assignment unit 15 in the grouping information received by the user information management unit 14, when it is detected that a large number of people group exists, in step S7, the arrival time of a large number of people Group the car is to set a target arrival time t3 to arrive. The target arrival time t3, a congestion prediction time that congestion is expected. At this time, prior to starting to have boarding No. machine (e.g., boarding No. machine 1B) are assigned to arrive at the target arrival time t3. When this is complete the process proceeds to step S8.
[0070]
　In step S8, the temporary allocation unit 15 sets the Unit of services to small groups. In other words, the provisional allocation ride No. machine to return to the landing in time t4 close to the target arrival time t3 as described above. In this case, small each ride No. machine group ride No. machine for service proximity floor return early landing (e.g., boarding No. machine 1A) and, to support boarding No. machine to service this proximity floor, distant floor (hereinafter , ride No. machine for service referred to as distant floor) (e.g., temporarily allocated to 1N) ride No. machine. When this is complete the process proceeds to step S9.
[0071]
　In step S9, the allocation evaluation unit 16 target at the closest time t4 to the arrival time t3 returns to hall riding No. machine (e.g., boarding No. machine 1A) determines the allocation to. Thus, since the future congestion can dispatch appropriate ride No. machine near congestion prediction time predicted, it is possible to improve the transport capacity by suppressing the length waiting of the user.
[0072]
　Figure 7 is congested time by dividing the adult number of groups in the group management control unit 7 side to s by dividing a flow chart showing a boarding Unit allocation processing for dispatching the car to the crowded time by adjusting the small group There, in the grouping information received by the user information management unit 14 will be described as if a large number of people group and a small group is present. Here, when different from FIG 5 is that obtained by replacing the steps S10,11 instead of step S7. Therefore, for the same control steps will be omitted.
[0073]
　In step S6, in the virtual allocation unit 15 grouping information received by the user information management unit 14, when it is detected that a large number of people group exists, at step S10, by a large number of people group destination floor, a plurality of It is divided into a destination floor by group. For example, a group toward the first floor to 3 floors, can be classified as Group toward the fifth floor. The process proceeds to step S11 and the division of the large number of people the group is complete.
[0074]
　In step S11, a plurality of sets the target arrival time, as the car arrives ride to split the destination floor by group by the arrival completion time of the large number of people group. The target arrival time becomes a congestion prediction time that congestion is expected. Then, for example, the boarding No. machine 1B, assign the group towards the first floor to 3 floors, the boarding No. devices 1A, it is possible to assign a group toward the fifth floor.
[0075]
　Thereafter, and it performs the same processing as FIG. According to the process by FIG. 7, it is possible to split the user number of the large number of people groups, divided dispatch to the case in the process of FIG. 6 and if you do not assigned a cage that can arrive near the congestion time, often ride Unit number it is possible to expand the degree of freedom to be.
[0076]
　Further, by combining the processing shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, it becomes possible to select a car can arrive near a more congested time.
[0077]
　Furthermore, by combining the processing of FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, with respect to the next larger group, it becomes possible to select a car you can arrive near a more congested time. In other words, in the case where the congestion has continued, it can be effective to continue.
[0078]
　It will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 a more specific ride Unit allocation process in the group control unit 7 side. Incidentally, classification of a large number of people groups and small groups, and those already performed in FIG.
[0079]
　First, in step S12, prior to boarding Unit allocation of small groups, tentative assignment unit 15 adult number of groups than the predetermined number, temporarily assigned to a predetermined ride Unit arriving at the target arrival time. This by assigning large numbers group first, starting earlier small group assignments ride No. machine is again flexibility comes time adjustment increases the back to landing. When the temporary assignment is completed, the process proceeds to step S13.
[0080]
　Or in step S13, until the last person from the first arrival of one eye in a small group arrives, small floor where the group has occurred (in common is the lobby floor) there is a departure ride No. machine from the judges. Starting when there is no ride No. machine proceeds to step S19, if there ride No. machine starts will be the process proceeds to step S14. Note that processing after the step S19 will be described later.
[0081]
　In step S14, it divides the small group to the destination floor apart plurality of groups, and evaluated. The evaluation as described above, will be performed by the allocation evaluation unit 16. That is, each ride Unit arrival time when the provisionally assigned to each ride Unit by virtual allocation unit 15, the landing of the other floor calls and destination floor and door opening and closing times, a result of adjusting the starting suppression, increased most transport capacity, and, to determine the allocation to ride Unit to reduce the long wait number of people.
[0082]
　In addition, this assignment evaluation, and ride Unit to service the adjacent floor each ride No. machine of small groups return early in the hall, in order to support the ride No. machine that services this proximity floor, the ride No. machine to service the distant floor are those temporarily assigned. Is the same as that already described for this. The allocation evaluation of this small group is completed the process moves to step S15.
[0083]
　In step S15, starting from the temporary assignment section 15 until the last person from the first arrival of one day in the adult number of groups to arrive, floor where a large number of people groups occurred (generally is the lobby floor) and it determines whether or not there is a ride No. machine. Starting when there is no ride No. machine proceeds to step S19, if there ride No. machine starts will be the process proceeds to step S16.
[0084]
　Allocating evaluated by dividing the adult number of groups separately to multiple destination floor at step S16. The reason for division, for each ride Unit of the arrival time at which the temporarily determined by the temporary assignment of a time-division small group, by splitting the large number of people groups, in order to evaluate whether not a more optimal allocation, or the number of adults it is not possible to put all of the users of the group in one of the ride Unit, or order to resolve quickly the congestion of the hall by the adult number of groups, in order to increase the transportation volume is divided.
[0085]
　This assignment evaluation, by a large number of people group destination floor is divided into a plurality of destination floor by group. For example, a group toward the first floor to 3 floors, can be classified as Group toward the fifth floor. When you split a large number of people the group is complete, by split each destination floor by group, to set a target arrival time, as the car arrives ride to the arrival time of the large number of people group. When the target arrival time is set, ride Unit of allocation should be riding is performed. This can be carried out by a method as shown in FIG. When step S16 is completed the process moves to step S17.
[0086]
　In the step S17, determines whether or not to from the arrival of one day in small groups to the end of one of the arrival, a ride Nos machine starts from the occurrence floor of a small group. If there is no starting ride No. machine proceeds to step S19, if there is a ride No. machine for starting the process proceeds to step S18.
[0087]
　In the step S18, to adjust the door opening and closing times of the time without a ride Unit of the ride was starting before this starts riding Unit. Incidentally, it is also possible to change the destination floor. This can also be carried out by a method as shown in FIG. As a result, it is possible to adjust the travel route to arrive at the landing to a target arrival time. When the step S18 is completed the process proceeds to step S19.
[0088]
　In step S19, the allocation evaluation unit 15 determines the allocation to ride Unit maximum wait number of landing departure floor is minimized. The landing of the departure floor is made to gather that many users, placed on a ride Unit to as many as possible of the corresponding users who are in the hall, so that to eliminate the congestion of the landing.
[0089]
　For example, transported in groups near floor user by the near floor assignment No. devices 1A, transported in groups distant floors of a user by distant floor assignment No. machine 1N, further, preceding the Unit 1B with near-floor assignment No. machine by 1A, for transporting a group by dividing the users of large numbers group busy hour, it is possible to reduce congestion of landing efficiently. Of course, the long wait for the user to take into account as one of the also metrics long wait number of people, it goes without saying that the long wait suppression.
[0090]
　11, the landing time elapsed and lobby floor at the time of attendance in the building is a graph showing the number of persons waiting for change line. As can be seen from Figure 11, there is a tendency that number increases the user as indicated by the transition line 27 over time. And, by the user management means 6 with Bill arrival detection means 3, it is possible to predict the occurrence of congestion in the lobby floor at the time of going to work.
[0091]
　Then, as in FIG. 12, the above-described grouping process, the allocation process, for example, when the assignment of the riding Unit Using car 30 of capacity 20 people, the number of people remaining in the landing of the lobby floor, changes as the transition line 28. Moreover, as can be seen from the ride Unit running route line 29 at this time, by adjusting the respective ride Unit service interval the maximum wait number is minimized so as not to exceed the number threshold 31 of the maximum wait number of landing can.
[0092]
　Incidentally, it is possible to further suppress the length waiting if execution control to suppress long wait by monitoring the destination floor separately maximum latency. For example, it does not become extremely long even maximum latency of the user to go to the fifth floor as shown in the FIG.
[0093]
　Next, in step S20, the operation information determining unit 17 determines whether arrived at the landing is detected by the user of the subject by landing arrival detection unit 4, the notification unit 5 proceeds to step S21 if arrived in landing notifying the ride No. machine should be riding to the user.
[0094]
　Next, based on FIG. 9 illustrating the other different allocation processing method and boarding Unit allocation processing method in the group management control unit 7 side illustrated in FIG. The boarding Unit allocation processing method is different in that changing the step S19 to step S22. Therefore, for the same control steps will be omitted.
[0095]
　In step S19 in FIG. 8, and determines the allocation to ride Unit maximum wait number of landing is minimized. In contrast, with the difference that length waiting generation number of a predetermined time at a landing in step S22 determines the allocation to ride Unit to be minimized. In this case, since the arrival time for each group is determined, in which this long waiting time and frustration time riding No. machine assigned within a predetermined time, such as a reference may be assigned evaluation to arrive at the hall . According to this, the long wait occurs number greater than or equal to a predetermined time is minimized, and consequently to average the waiting time, it is possible to further improve the operation efficiency as a whole.
[0096]
　Next, it will be described with reference to FIG. 10 other different allocation processing method and boarding Unit allocation processing method in the group management control unit 7 side illustrated in FIG. The boarding Unit allocation processing method is different in that changing the step S19 to step S23. Therefore, for the same control steps will be omitted.
[0097]
　In step S19 in FIG. 8, and determines the allocation to ride Unit maximum wait number of landing is minimized. In contrast, with the difference that in step S23, the arrival interval of the lobby level of ride Unit provisionally changed is determined assigned to ride Unit to be averaged. In this case, advance to manage one round time of each ride Unit, in which may be time adjusted to average one round time. According to this, since the arrival interval to the lobby floor is averaged, dumplings operation is suppressed, it is possible to further improve the operation efficiency as a whole. In addition, in the case where the error between the predicted value of the hall arrival time and number of people was greater, it can exert a stable effect.
[0098]
　Thus, according to this embodiment, since the average of the latency in the lobby floor as a standard floor is made, latency in standard floor congestion is expected also averaged more the operation efficiency as a whole it is possible to improve.
[0099]
　The embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, since basically do the same, to learn the status of the busy hour, in step S19 in FIG. 8, the maximum wait number of landing is minimized It determines the allocation to ride Unit processing, processing of determining an allocation to ride Unit length waiting generation number of a predetermined time or more in step S22 in FIG. 9 is minimized, among the ride Unit provisionally changed in step S23 in FIG. 10 lobby it is also possible arrival interval of the previous level and executes switching processing for determining an allocation to ride Unit to be averaged.
[0100]
　According to the present invention as described above, information performs grouping of the user to predict future congestion using landing time of arrival of a plurality of users and the current operating information for each ride Unit, which is the grouping congestion prediction time performs tentative allocation ride unit corresponding to each group, which is crowded estimated arrival time at which the congestion starting ride No. machine before the congestion predicted time predicted to arrive back to the landing are predicted based on adjust the predetermined condition so as to arrive in the vicinity, the adjusted ride No. machine congested determined as boarding No. machine to arrive near congestion prediction time expected, it has a configuration.
[0101]
　According to this, it is possible to congestion situation to dispatch the car ride to the smooth landing in the vicinity of the congestion time to be expected. Thus, when the future congestion is predicted, by suppressing the length wait occurs to the user who is landing, it is possible to improve the user's transport capacity.
[0102]
　The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but includes various modifications. For example, embodiments described above are those described in detail for the purpose of better understanding of the present invention, not limited to those having the necessarily all described configurations. Also it is possible to replace one section of the configuration of the embodiment in the configuration of another embodiment, it is also possible to add a configuration of an embodiment alternative embodiment to the configuration of. Further, one unit of the configuration of each embodiment addition of other configurations, it is possible to delete, the substitution.
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[0103]
　1A ~ 1N ... each drive machine No., 2A ~ 2N ... drive No. mechanism Yu means, 3A ~ 3N ... Bldg Hikaru to the ken out means, 4 ... by ri field to the ken out means, 5 ... notification means, 6 ... user management means, 7 ... group management system of imperial means, 8 ... to the ken out portion, 9 ... user information management unit, 10 ... operation information management unit, 11 ... by ri field to the time calculation unit, 12 ... user Corning suitable for have ピ nn Corning forming portion, 13 ... operation information notification unit, 14 ... user Information management Department, 15 ... temporary substitute lot when cut ri te part, 16 ... cutting ri when Si te comment section, 17 ... decided to run the intelligence department.
The scope of the claims

WE CLAIM
[Claim 1]A plurality of ride No. machine for servicing the preset floor, in the group management elevator system having a group management means for assigning said ride No. machine for service to the corresponding floor by personal identifying the user,
　the group management It means
　a grouping formation unit that performs grouping of the user to predict future congestion using landing time of arrival of a plurality of users and the ride unit operation information of the current,
　based on the grouped grouping information wherein the temporary assignment section for performing ride unit tentative assignment of, for each group Te
　congestion starting the ride No. machine before congestion prediction time is predicted, the congestion predicted time of arrival estimated time of arrival back to the landing adjust the predetermined condition so as to arrive in the vicinity of, determining the adjusted the boarding No. machine as boarding No. machine arrives in the vicinity of the congestion prediction time That allocation and evaluation unit,
　the assignment evaluation unit the determined the riding No. machine and operation information determining unit that notifies the user in
that it comprises a group management elevator apparatus according to claim.
[Claim 2]
　In the group management elevator apparatus according to claim 1,
　wherein the group management unit, the user Bill arrival detecting means for the user to detect the personal identification information of the user before reaching the landing at the landing together with the information from the landing arrival detecting means for detecting a personal identification information is inputted, landing arrival time calculation for calculating a landing arrival time of the user using the personal identification information detected by the buildings arrival detecting means includes a part,
　from the landing arrival time and each ride unit operation information calculated by the landing arrival time calculator, the user grouping forming unit performs grouping of the user,
　the temporary allocation portion, said together from the grouping information from the user grouping forming unit performs a temporary assignment of the riding unit to said each group, the ride was tentatively assigned Calculates the estimated arrival time of the Unit,
　the allocation evaluation unit, the adjusting the estimated arrival time of the boarding Unit provisionally allocated the temporary allocation unit, the adjusted the riding No. machine near the congestion prediction time determining a boarding No. machine arrive
group management elevator apparatus characterized by.
[Claim 3]
　In the group management elevator apparatus according to claim 2,
　wherein the grouping forming unit, a predetermined number and more adult number of groups, the group management elevator apparatus characterized by grouping the small group of less than a predetermined number.
[Claim 4]
　In the group management elevator apparatus according to claim 3,
　wherein the virtual allocation unit divides a large number of people group into a plurality of groups, the group management elevator apparatus characterized by temporarily allocating the ride No. machine to each of the divided groups .
[Claim 5]
　In the group management elevator apparatus according to claim 3,
　wherein the virtual allocation unit calculates a virtually allocated the boarding Unit said estimated arrival time of the large numbers group as the small group,
　the allocation evaluation unit, the starting prior near congestion prediction time congestion by adults number of groups is expected, the small group to the boarding No. machine is temporarily assigned the arrival arrival predicted time to arrive back to the landing in the vicinity of the congestion prediction time adjust the predetermined condition to determine the adjusted the boarding No. machine as boarding No. machine arrives in the vicinity of the congestion prediction time
group management elevator apparatus characterized by.
[Claim 6]
　In the group management elevator apparatus according to claim 5,
　wherein the allocation evaluation unit, so that the riding Unit said estimated arrival time of which is temporarily assigned to the small group is in the vicinity of the congestion prediction time, the small group that the boarding No. machines are provisionally allocated to the boarding No. machine to perform service to the floor close to the landing group management elevator apparatus according to claim to.
[Claim 7]
　In the group management elevator apparatus according to claim 5,
　wherein the allocation evaluation unit
　determines the allocation to the boarding Unit maximum wait number is minimum of the landing from the ride Unit was tentatively assigned by the tentative allocation unit processing,
　or the temporary allocation unit in the process a predetermined time or longer waiting generation number among the boarding unit was tentatively assigned determines the allocation to the riding unit that minimizes,
　the boarding or provisionally allocated at the temporary allocation unit unit process arrival interval to the lobby floor determines the allocation to the boarding unit which is averaged from the
group management elevator apparatus characterized by performing any of the.
[8.]
　A plurality of ride No. machine for servicing the preset floor, in the group management elevator system having a group management means for assigning said ride No. machine for service to the corresponding floor by personal identifying the user,
　the group management means,
　performs a grouping of users to predict the future of the congestion situation by using the landing time of arrival of a plurality of users and the current operation information of each ride unit,
　to each of the groups on the basis of the grouping have been grouping information performs tentative allocation of the ride unit corresponding,
　congestion starting the ride No. machine before congestion prediction time is expected, given to arrive arrival predicted time to arrive back to the landing in the vicinity of the congestion prediction time adjust the conditions, to determine the adjusted the boarding No. machine as boarding No. machine arrives in the vicinity of the congestion prediction time,
　the said determined the riding No. machine To inform the use's
riding of Unit allocation method according to the group management, characterized in that.
[Claim 9]
　In boarding Unit allocation method according to the group management as claimed in claim 8,
　wherein the group management unit,
　and a predetermined number or more adult number of groups, and grouped into small groups of less than the predetermined number,
　the said adult number of groups calculates the estimated arrival time of the boarding Unit which is tentatively assigned to the small group,
　the congestion by adults number of groups depart before the near congestion prediction time is predicted, the provisionally allocated to the small group ride No. machine, adjusts the predicted arrival time to arrive back to the landing at a predetermined condition so as to arrive in the vicinity of the congestion prediction time, determining the adjusted the boarding No. machine as boarding No. machine arrives in the vicinity of the congestion prediction time to
ride Unit allocation method according to the group management, characterized in that.