EP0534123A1 - Hall-mounted call registration and display devices for elevators - Google Patents

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EP0534123A1
EP0534123A1 EP92113995A EP92113995A EP0534123A1 EP 0534123 A1 EP0534123 A1 EP 0534123A1 EP 92113995 A EP92113995 A EP 92113995A EP 92113995 A EP92113995 A EP 92113995A EP 0534123 A1 EP0534123 A1 EP 0534123A1
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  • the invention relates to call registration and display devices for elevators with immediate allocation of destination calls arranged on at least one floor, each call registration and display device having a 10-key keyboard for entering calls for desired destination floors, call memories connected to a group control device and a display field in which at least a first optical display element signaling the selected destination floor and a second optical display element signaling an assigned elevator are arranged, and wherein the first display element is connected to the 10-key keyboard via a first control circuit and the second display element is connected to the 10 via a second control circuit Group control device is connected.
  • a call registration and display device which has a display field with several display elements.
  • a first display element signals the selected destination floor in the form of a one- or two-digit decimal number, a second the assigned elevator in the form of a capital letter. Further display elements signal an incorrect call input in the form of a double question mark and the position of the assigned elevator relative to the actuated keyboard in the form of arrows pointing to the left or to the right.
  • the display elements are activated during call input and call allocation by means of control circuits which are connected to a 10-key pad, the 10-key pad connected to the call memories and a group control device.
  • the display elements are made up of light-emitting diodes that light up when activated and go out again after about two seconds.
  • Such call registration and display devices are designed for group control devices for elevators, in which no call buttons are provided in the elevator cars.
  • a group control device which has become known from EP-A 0 356 731, when a call is input on a floor, a call characterizing the input floor and a call characterizing the destination floor are stored for each elevator in the group.
  • Each elevator has a computer in the form of a microprocessor and a comparison device. Immediately after registering a call, the computer calculates a sum corresponding to the average waiting time of all passengers, also called service costs, from elevator-specific data. During an immediately following comparison of the operating costs of all elevators, the elevator with the lowest operating costs is determined, to which the relevant call is then allocated.
  • the elevator in question is briefly optically signaled in the display field of the activated call registration and display device. Inattentive waiting passengers or, for example, waiting passengers in conversation, can overlook the display or forget it if the display was only briefly perceived. If another elevator is used that moves in the same direction, there is a high probability that the desired destination floor will not be reached. Since the display has to act for a longer time, for example one to two seconds, the performance of the call registration and display devices can be greatly reduced if a larger number of passengers use the display.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a call registration and display device of the type mentioned, in which the perception of the display of the selected destination floor and the display of which elevator has been assigned is more secure, and in which the display process takes less time.
  • a printer and a ticket dispenser are provided, which are connected to the group control device via a control circuit. After the call has been entered and when the call has been allocated, the printer and the ticket issuing device are actuated, a ticket being issued, the print of which indicates the selected destination floor and the assigned elevator.
  • the advantages achieved by the invention can be seen in the fact that the passengers do not have to pay attention to visual displays when operating the keyboards of the registration and display devices, since they receive secure, permanent information with the ticket. This also eliminates the need to remember the number plate of the assigned elevator. Since the relatively long period of time of the optical display is eliminated, less time is required for a passenger to use a call registration and display device, so that the number of call registration and display devices on one floor can be reduced.
  • the shaft doors of three elevators A, B, C of an elevator group, which are arranged on one floor, are designated by 1. Between the shaft doors 1 are based below 2 - 5 call registration and display devices 2 described in more detail, by means of which calls can be entered for desired destination floors.
  • the call registration and display devices 2 have a 10-key keyboard 3 and a display field 4, in which at least the entered call and the assigned elevator are displayed.
  • the elevators A, B, C are assigned microcomputer systems 5, which are connected to one another via a comparison device 6 known from EP-B 0 050 304 and a serial data transmission device 7 known from EP-B 0 050 305 and together form a group control device, whereby the call registration and display devices 2 are connected to a serial bus 8 of the data transmission device 7.
  • the 10-key keyboard 3 of the call registration and display device 2 is connected to inputs of a first control circuit 10 which is connected on the output side to a first display element 11 for displaying the entered destination floor.
  • the first display element 11 consists of seven-segment displays and the first control circuit 10 essentially consists of coding circuits.
  • the 10-key keyboard 3 is followed by call memories 12, the outputs of which are connected via a further coding circuit 13 to parallel data inputs of a serial interface module 14 connected to the serial bus 8 (FIG. 1).
  • the serial interface module 14 is connected via parallel data outputs to a second control circuit 15, which is connected on the output side to a second, third and fourth display element 16, 17, 18.
  • the display elements 16, 17, 18 consist of light-emitting diodes arranged in a grid, by means of which the letters A, B, C can be formed when the second display element 16 is activated in accordance with the assigned elevator.
  • the third display element 17, an arrow pointing to the left and in the fourth display element 18 an arrow pointing to the right can be formed be (Fig. 3, 4).
  • the second control circuit 15 consisting of a coding circuit has five outputs.
  • Numbers 19 and 20 denote a printer and a ticket dispenser that are commercially available.
  • the printer 19 has a matrix, the crossing points of which correspond to the pixels of the printed image.
  • the matrix is connected to a third control circuit 21, which, as is known, consists of a character generator in the form of a ROM for driving the columns and an addressing device for driving the rows of the matrix.
  • the third control circuit 21 is connected to the parallel data outputs of the serial interface module 14.
  • the first, second, third and fourth display elements 11, 16, 17, 18 are arranged in the display field 4 of the call registration and display device 2.
  • the light-emitting diodes of a fifth display element 22 in the form of a double question mark for signaling an incorrect entry are placed between the light-emitting diodes of the first display element 11 (FIG. 5).
  • the fifth display element 22 can be activated, for example, as is known from the publication already mentioned above.
  • 23 is an output slot for the tickets.
  • the call registration and display device described above works as follows: When a call is entered for a specific destination floor using the 10-key keyboard 3, the first display element 11 is activated and the entered call is confirmed by the corresponding decimal number lighting up, the lighting duration being similar to that in EP-A 0 320 583 already mentioned by means of a delay circuit can be determined. At the same time, the call memory assigned to the desired destination floor is set. The address formed by the further coding circuit 13 and the addresses of the call input storey and the address, as not described further actuated call registration and display device 2 are fed to the serial interface module 14 and combined to form a data block which is sent via the serial bus 8 to the microcomputer systems 5 of the elevators A, B, C.
  • Each microcomputer system 5 now calculates a sum from the received and other elevator-specific data according to an algorithm, as has become known for example from EP-A 0 356 731.
  • the sums are compared by means of the comparison device 6 and the call pair input floor call / destination floor call is allocated to the elevator which has the smallest sum.
  • the microcomputer system 5 in question now sends, via the serial bus 8, to the activated call registration and display device 2 a data block which preferably contains the elevator identifier A, B or C and the destination floor number in ASCII code.
  • the data are fed via the serial interface module 14 to the third control circuit 21, the matrix being actuated, the printer 19 being actuated and a ticket having the desired destination floor number and the identification of the assigned elevator being issued.
  • the data which merely characterize the assigned elevator and its position relative to the activated call registration and display device 2 are fed to the second control circuit 15, the respective display elements 16 and 17 or 18 being activated via the assigned outputs of the second control circuit 15.
  • the lighting duration of the display elements 16 and 17 or 18, as well as of the first display element 11 signaling the destination floor number, can be limited to the time of the ticket issue.
  • the call registration and display device does not have any optical display elements, but is only equipped with the printer and the ticket issuing device. It is also possible to provide, in addition to or instead of the optical display elements, an acoustic device in the call registration and display device, by means of which the assigned elevator can be announced. It can also be beneficial be that, with the ticket, additional, additional information is provided in addition to the information about the selected destination floor and the assigned elevator.

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This call registration and display device can be used to avoid situations in which an unattentive or distracted passenger on a floor overlooks the optical display of the assigned elevator or, having noted the display, forgets it again. For this purpose, a printer (19) and a ticket-issuing device (20) are provided, which are connected to the group control device via a control circuit (21). After call entry and in call assignment, the printer (19) and the ticket-issuing device (20) are activated, a ticket having printed on it an indication of the chosen destination floor and the assigned elevator being issued. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft auf mindestens einem Stockwerk angeordnete Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtungen für Aufzüge mit Sofortzuteilung von Zielrufen, wobei jede Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung eine 10er-Tastatur für die Eingabe von Rufen für gewünschte Zielstockwerke, mit einer Gruppensteuerungseinrichtung verbundene Rufspeicher und ein Anzeigefeld aufweist, in welchem mindestens ein erstes, das gewählte Zielstockwerk signalisierendes optisches Anzeigeelement und ein zweites, einen zugeteilten Aufzug signalisierendes optisches Anzeigeelement angeordnet sind, und wobei das erste Anzeigeelement über eine erste Steuerschaltung mit der 10er-Tastatur in Verbindung steht und das zweite Anzeigeelement über eine zweite Steuerschaltung mit der Gruppensteuerungseinrichtung verbunden ist.The invention relates to call registration and display devices for elevators with immediate allocation of destination calls arranged on at least one floor, each call registration and display device having a 10-key keyboard for entering calls for desired destination floors, call memories connected to a group control device and a display field in which at least a first optical display element signaling the selected destination floor and a second optical display element signaling an assigned elevator are arranged, and wherein the first display element is connected to the 10-key keyboard via a first control circuit and the second display element is connected to the 10 via a second control circuit Group control device is connected.

Mit der EP-A- 0320583 ist eine Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung gemäss Oberbegriff bekannt geworden, welche ein Anzeigefeld mit mehreren Anzeigeelementen aufweist. Ein erstes Anzeigeelement signalisiert das gewählte Zielstockwerk in Form einer ein- oder zweistelligen Dezimalzahl, ein zweites den zugeteilten Aufzug in Form eines Grossbuchstabens. Weitere Anzeigeelemente signalisieren eine fehlerhafte Rufeingabe in Form eines doppelten Fragezeichens und die Lage des zugeteilten Aufzuges relativ zur betätigten Tastatur in Form von nach links bzw. nach rechts gerichteten Pfeilen. Die Anzeigeelemente werden bei der Rufeingabe und der Rufzuteilung mittels Steuerschaltungen aktiviert, die mit einer 10er-Tastatur, der 10er-Tastatur nachgeschalteten Rufspeichern und einer Gruppensteuerungseinrichtung verbunden sind. Die Anzeigeelemente sind aus Leuchtdioden gebildet, die bei der Aktivierung aufleuchten und nach ungefähr zwei Sekunden wieder verlöschen.With EP-A-0320583 a call registration and display device according to the preamble has become known, which has a display field with several display elements. A first display element signals the selected destination floor in the form of a one- or two-digit decimal number, a second the assigned elevator in the form of a capital letter. Further display elements signal an incorrect call input in the form of a double question mark and the position of the assigned elevator relative to the actuated keyboard in the form of arrows pointing to the left or to the right. The display elements are activated during call input and call allocation by means of control circuits which are connected to a 10-key pad, the 10-key pad connected to the call memories and a group control device. The display elements are made up of light-emitting diodes that light up when activated and go out again after about two seconds.

Derartige Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtungen sind für Gruppensteuerungseinrichtungen für Aufzüge konzipiert, bei welchen in den Aufzugskabinen keine Rufknöpfe vorgesehen sind. Bei einer solchen, mit der EP-A 0 356 731 bekanntgewordenen Gruppensteuerungseinrichtung, wird bei der Rufeingabe auf einem Stockwerk für jeden Aufzug der Gruppe ein das Eingabestockwerk kennzeichnender Ruf und ein das Zielstockwerk kennzeichnender Ruf gespeichert. Jeder Aufzug weist einen Rechner in Form eines Mikroprozessors und eine Vergleichseinrichtung auf. Der Rechner errechnet unmittelbar nach der Registrierung eines Rufes aus aufzugsspezifischen Daten eine der durchschnittlichen Wartezeit aller Fahrgäste entsprechende Summe, auch Bedienungskosten genannt. Während eines sofort darauffolgenden Vergleiches der Bedienungskosten aller Aufzüge wird der Aufzug mit den kleinsten Bedienungskosten ermittelt, welchem dann der betreffende Ruf zugeteilt wird. Wie vorstehend bereits beschrieben, wird hierbei der betreffende Aufzug im Anzeigefeld der betätigten Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung kurzzeitig optisch signalisiert. Unaufmerksame wartende Fahrgäste oder beispielsweise ein Gespräch führende wartende Fahrgäste können dabei die Anzeige übersehen oder, wenn die Anzeige nur flüchtig wahrgenommen wurde, wieder vergessen. Wird nun ein anderer, in die gleiche Richtung fahrender Aufzug benutzt, so ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit gross, dass das gewünschte Zielstockwerk nicht erreicht wird. Da die Anzeige eine längere Zeit, beispielsweise ein bis zwei Sekunden, wirken muss, kann die Leistungsfähigkeit der Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtungen bei Inanspruchnahme durch eine grössere Anzahl Fahrgäste stark vermindert werden.Such call registration and display devices are designed for group control devices for elevators, in which no call buttons are provided in the elevator cars. In such a group control device, which has become known from EP-A 0 356 731, when a call is input on a floor, a call characterizing the input floor and a call characterizing the destination floor are stored for each elevator in the group. Each elevator has a computer in the form of a microprocessor and a comparison device. Immediately after registering a call, the computer calculates a sum corresponding to the average waiting time of all passengers, also called service costs, from elevator-specific data. During an immediately following comparison of the operating costs of all elevators, the elevator with the lowest operating costs is determined, to which the relevant call is then allocated. As already described above, the elevator in question is briefly optically signaled in the display field of the activated call registration and display device. Inattentive waiting passengers or, for example, waiting passengers in conversation, can overlook the display or forget it if the display was only briefly perceived. If another elevator is used that moves in the same direction, there is a high probability that the desired destination floor will not be reached. Since the display has to act for a longer time, for example one to two seconds, the performance of the call registration and display devices can be greatly reduced if a larger number of passengers use the display.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde eine Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung der eingangs genannten Art vorzuschlagen, bei der die Wahrnehmung der Anzeige des gewählten Zielstockwerkes und der Anzeige, welcher Aufzug zugeteilt wurde, sicherer ist, und bei der der Anzeigevorgang weniger Zeit beansprucht.The invention has for its object to provide a call registration and display device of the type mentioned, in which the perception of the display of the selected destination floor and the display of which elevator has been assigned is more secure, and in which the display process takes less time.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die im Patentanspruch 1 gekennzeichnete Erfindung gelöst. Hierbei sind ein Drucker und eine Ticketausgabeeinrichtung vorgesehen, die über eine Steuerschaltung mit der Gruppensteuerungseinrichtung verbunden sind. Nach der Rufeingabe und bei der Rufzuteilung werden der Drucker und die Ticketausgabeeinrichtung betätigt, wobei ein Ticket ausgegeben wird, dessen Aufdruck das gewählte Zielstockwerk und den zugeteilten Aufzug anzeigt.This object is achieved by the in claim 1 characterized invention solved. In this case, a printer and a ticket dispenser are provided, which are connected to the group control device via a control circuit. After the call has been entered and when the call has been allocated, the printer and the ticket issuing device are actuated, a ticket being issued, the print of which indicates the selected destination floor and the assigned elevator.

Die mit der Erfindung erzielten Vorteile sind darin zu sehen, dass die Fahrgäste bei der Betätigung der Tastaturen der Registrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtungen nicht auf optische Anzeigen achten müssen, da sie mit dem Ticket eine sichere, bleibende Information erhalten. Damit entfällt auch die Notwendigkeit sich das Kennzeichen des zugeteilten Aufzuges zu merken. Da die relativ lange Zeitdauer der optischen Anzeige entfällt, wird weniger Zeit für die Beanspruchung einer Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung durch einen Fahrgast benötigt, so dass die Anzahl der Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtungen auf einem Stockwerk reduziert werden kann.The advantages achieved by the invention can be seen in the fact that the passengers do not have to pay attention to visual displays when operating the keyboards of the registration and display devices, since they receive secure, permanent information with the ticket. This also eliminates the need to remember the number plate of the assigned elevator. Since the relatively long period of time of the optical display is eliminated, less time is required for a passenger to use a call registration and display device, so that the number of call registration and display devices on one floor can be reduced.

Im folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand eines auf der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispieles näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
auf einem Stockwerk angeordnete Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtungen für eine aus drei Aufzügen bestehende Aufzugsgruppe,
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ein Blockschaltschema der erfindungsgemässen Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung in vereinfachter Darstellung und
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The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawing. Show it:
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Call registration and display devices arranged on one floor for an elevator group consisting of three elevators,
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a block diagram of the inventive call registration and display device in a simplified representation and
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a view of the call registration and display device with three different examples of the display.

In der Fig. 1 sind mit 1 die auf einem Stockwerk angeordneten Schachttüren von drei Aufzügen A, B, C einer Aufzugsgruppe bezeichnet. Zwischen den Schachttüren 1 sind nachstehend anhand der Fig. 2 - 5 näher beschriebene Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtungen 2 vorgesehen, mittels welchen Rufe für gewünschte Zielstockwerke eingegeben werden können. Zu diesem Zweck weisen die Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtungen 2 eine 10er-Tastatur 3 und ein Anzeigefeld 4 auf, in welchem mindestens der eingegebene Ruf und der zugeteilte Aufzug angezeigt wird. Den Aufzügen A, B, C sind Mikrocomputersysteme 5 zugeordnet, die über eine aus der EP-B 0 050 304 bekannte Vergleichseinrichtung 6 und eine aus der EP-B 0 050 305 bekannte serielle Datenübertragungseinrichtung 7 miteinander verbunden sind und zusammen eine Gruppensteuerungseinrichtung bilden, wobei die Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtungen 2 an einem seriellen Bus 8 der Datenübertragungseinrichtung 7 angeschlossen sind.1, the shaft doors of three elevators A, B, C of an elevator group, which are arranged on one floor, are designated by 1. Between the shaft doors 1 are based below 2 - 5 call registration and display devices 2 described in more detail, by means of which calls can be entered for desired destination floors. For this purpose, the call registration and display devices 2 have a 10-key keyboard 3 and a display field 4, in which at least the entered call and the assigned elevator are displayed. The elevators A, B, C are assigned microcomputer systems 5, which are connected to one another via a comparison device 6 known from EP-B 0 050 304 and a serial data transmission device 7 known from EP-B 0 050 305 and together form a group control device, whereby the call registration and display devices 2 are connected to a serial bus 8 of the data transmission device 7.

Gemäss Fig. 2 ist die 10er-Tastatur 3 der Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung 2 mit Eingängen einer ersten Steuerschaltung 10 verbunden, die ausgangsseitig an einem ersten Anzeigeelement 11 für die Anzeige des eingegebenen Zielstockwerkes angeschlossen ist. Wie aus der im Stand der Technik zitierten EP-A 0 320 583 bekannt, besteht das erste Anzeigeelement 11 aus Siebensegmentanzeigen und die erste Steuerschaltung 10 im wesentlichen aus Kodierschaltungen. Der 10er-Tastatur 3 sind Rufspeicher 12 nachgeschaltet, deren Ausgänge über eine weitere Kodierschaltung 13 mit parallelen Dateneingängen eines am seriellen Bus 8 (Fig. 1) angeschlossenen seriellen Interfacebausteines 14 verbunden sind. Der serielle Interfacebaustein 14 steht über parallele Datenausgänge mit einer zweiten Steuerschaltung 15 in Verbindung, die ausgangsseitig an einem zweiten, dritten und vierten Anzeigeelement 16, 17, 18 angeschlossen ist. Wie ebenfalls aus der vorstehend genannten Druckschrift bekannt, bestehen die Anzeigeelemente 16, 17, 18 aus in einem Raster angeordnete Leuchtdioden, mittels welchen bei der Aktivierung beim zweiten Anzeigeelement 16 entsprechend dem zugeteilten Aufzug die Buchstaben A, B, C gebildet werden können. Beim dritten Anzeigeelement 17 kann ein nach links gerichteter, beim vierten Anzeigeelement 18 ein nach rechts gerichteter Pfeil gebildet werden (Fig. 3, 4). Dementsprechend weist die aus einer Kodierschaltung bestehende zweite Steuerschaltung 15 fünf Ausgänge auf. Mit 19 und 20 sind ein Drucker und eine Ticketausgabeeinrichtung bezeichnet, die im Handel erhältlich sind. Der Drucker 19 weist eine Matrix auf, deren Kreuzungspunkte den Pixeln des Druckbildes entsprechen. Die Matrix ist mit einer dritten Steuerschaltung 21 verbunden, die wie bekannt aus einem Zeichengenerator in Form eines ROMs für die Ansteuerung der Spalten, und einer Adressiereinrichtung für die Ansteuerung der Zeilen der Matrix besteht. Eingangsseitig steht die dritte Steuerschaltung 21 mit den parallelen Datenausgängen des seriellen Interfacebausteines 14 in Verbindung.According to FIG. 2, the 10-key keyboard 3 of the call registration and display device 2 is connected to inputs of a first control circuit 10 which is connected on the output side to a first display element 11 for displaying the entered destination floor. As is known from EP-A 0 320 583 cited in the prior art, the first display element 11 consists of seven-segment displays and the first control circuit 10 essentially consists of coding circuits. The 10-key keyboard 3 is followed by call memories 12, the outputs of which are connected via a further coding circuit 13 to parallel data inputs of a serial interface module 14 connected to the serial bus 8 (FIG. 1). The serial interface module 14 is connected via parallel data outputs to a second control circuit 15, which is connected on the output side to a second, third and fourth display element 16, 17, 18. As is also known from the abovementioned publication, the display elements 16, 17, 18 consist of light-emitting diodes arranged in a grid, by means of which the letters A, B, C can be formed when the second display element 16 is activated in accordance with the assigned elevator. In the third display element 17, an arrow pointing to the left and in the fourth display element 18 an arrow pointing to the right can be formed be (Fig. 3, 4). Accordingly, the second control circuit 15 consisting of a coding circuit has five outputs. Numbers 19 and 20 denote a printer and a ticket dispenser that are commercially available. The printer 19 has a matrix, the crossing points of which correspond to the pixels of the printed image. The matrix is connected to a third control circuit 21, which, as is known, consists of a character generator in the form of a ROM for driving the columns and an addressing device for driving the rows of the matrix. On the input side, the third control circuit 21 is connected to the parallel data outputs of the serial interface module 14.

Wie aus den Fig. 3, 4 und 5 ersichtlich, sind das erste, zweite, dritte und vierte Anzeigeelement 11, 16, 17, 18 im Anzeigefeld 4 der Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung 2 angeordnet. Die Leuchtdioden eines fünften Anzeigeelementes 22 in Form eines doppelten Fragezeichens für die Signalisation einer Fehleingabe, sind zwischen den Leuchtdioden des ersten Anzeigeelementes 11 plaziert (Fig. 5). Die Ansteuerung des fünften Anzeigeelementes 22 kann beispielsweise wie aus der vorstehend bereits genannten Druckschrift bekannt erfolgen. Mit 23 ist ein Ausgabeschlitz für die Tickets bezeichnet.3, 4 and 5, the first, second, third and fourth display elements 11, 16, 17, 18 are arranged in the display field 4 of the call registration and display device 2. The light-emitting diodes of a fifth display element 22 in the form of a double question mark for signaling an incorrect entry are placed between the light-emitting diodes of the first display element 11 (FIG. 5). The fifth display element 22 can be activated, for example, as is known from the publication already mentioned above. 23 is an output slot for the tickets.

Die vorstehend beschriebene Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung arbeitet wie folgt:
Bei Eingabe eines Rufes für ein bestimmtes Zielstockwerk mittels der 10er-Tastatur 3, wird das erste Anzeigeelement 11 aktiviert und der eingegebene Ruf durch Aufleuchten der entsprechenden Dezimalzahl bestätigt, wobei die Leuchtdauer ähnlich wie bei der bereits erwähnten EP-A 0 320 583 durch eine Verzögerungsschaltung bestimmt werden kann. Gleichzeitig wird der dem gewünschten Zielstockwerk zugeordnete Rufspeicher gesetzt. Die dabei von der weiteren Kodierschaltung 13 gebildete Adresse und die, wie nicht weiter beschrieben gespeicherten Adressen des Rufeingabe-Stockwerkes und der betätigten Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung 2 werden dem seriellen Interfacebaustein 14 zugeführt und zu einem Datenblock zusammengefasst, der über den seriellen Bus 8 an die Mikrocomputersysteme 5 der Aufzüge A, B, C gesendet wird. Jedes Mikrocomputersystem 5 errechnet nun nach einem Algorithmus, wie beispielsweise aus der EP-A 0 356 731 bekannt geworden, aus den empfangenen und anderen aufzugsspezifischen Daten eine Summe. Mittels der Vergleichseinrichtung 6 werden die Summen verglichen und das Rufpaar Eingabestockwerkruf / Zielstockwerkruf demjenigen Aufzug zugeteilt, der die kleinste Summe aufweist. Das betreffende Mikrocomputersystem 5 sendet nun über den seriellen Bus 8 an die betätigte Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung 2 einen Datenblock, der das Aufzugskennzeichen A, B oder C und die Zielstockwerk-Nummer vorzugsweise im ASCII-Code enthält. Die Daten werden über den seriellen Interfacebaustein 14 der dritten Steuerschaltung 21 zugeführt, wobei die Matrix angesteuert, der Drucker 19 betätigt und ein Ticket mit dem Aufdruck der gewünschten Zielstockwerk-Nummer und des Kennzeichens des zugeteilten Aufzuges ausgegeben wird. Die lediglich den zugeteilten Aufzug und dessen Lage relativ zur betätigten Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung 2 kennzeichnenden Daten werden der zweiten Steuerschaltung 15 zugeführt, wobei jeweils die betreffenden Anzeigeelemente 16 und 17 oder 18 über die zugeordneten Ausgänge der zweiten Steuerschaltung 15 aktiviert werden. Hierbei kann die Leuchtdauer der Anzeigeelemente 16 und 17 oder 18, wie auch des ersten, die Zielstockwerk-Nummer signalisierenden Anzeigeelementes 11, auf die Zeit der Ticketausgabe beschränkt werden.
The call registration and display device described above works as follows:
When a call is entered for a specific destination floor using the 10-key keyboard 3, the first display element 11 is activated and the entered call is confirmed by the corresponding decimal number lighting up, the lighting duration being similar to that in EP-A 0 320 583 already mentioned by means of a delay circuit can be determined. At the same time, the call memory assigned to the desired destination floor is set. The address formed by the further coding circuit 13 and the addresses of the call input storey and the address, as not described further actuated call registration and display device 2 are fed to the serial interface module 14 and combined to form a data block which is sent via the serial bus 8 to the microcomputer systems 5 of the elevators A, B, C. Each microcomputer system 5 now calculates a sum from the received and other elevator-specific data according to an algorithm, as has become known for example from EP-A 0 356 731. The sums are compared by means of the comparison device 6 and the call pair input floor call / destination floor call is allocated to the elevator which has the smallest sum. The microcomputer system 5 in question now sends, via the serial bus 8, to the activated call registration and display device 2 a data block which preferably contains the elevator identifier A, B or C and the destination floor number in ASCII code. The data are fed via the serial interface module 14 to the third control circuit 21, the matrix being actuated, the printer 19 being actuated and a ticket having the desired destination floor number and the identification of the assigned elevator being issued. The data which merely characterize the assigned elevator and its position relative to the activated call registration and display device 2 are fed to the second control circuit 15, the respective display elements 16 and 17 or 18 being activated via the assigned outputs of the second control circuit 15. The lighting duration of the display elements 16 and 17 or 18, as well as of the first display element 11 signaling the destination floor number, can be limited to the time of the ticket issue.

In einer weiteren, nicht dargestellten Ausführungsform weist die Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung keine optischen Anzeigeelemente auf, sondern ist lediglich mit dem Drucker und der Ticketausgabeeinrichtung ausgerüstet. Es ist auch möglich zusätzlich oder anstelle der optischen Anzeigeelemente eine akustische Einrichtung in der Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung vorzusehen, mittels welcher der zugeteilte Aufzug angesagt werden kann. Weiterhin kann es von Vorteil sein, dass mit dem Ticket ausser den Angaben über das gewählte Zielstockwerk und den zugeteilten Aufzug, noch weitere, zusätzliche Informationen geliefert werden.In a further embodiment, not shown, the call registration and display device does not have any optical display elements, but is only equipped with the printer and the ticket issuing device. It is also possible to provide, in addition to or instead of the optical display elements, an acoustic device in the call registration and display device, by means of which the assigned elevator can be announced. It can also be beneficial be that, with the ticket, additional, additional information is provided in addition to the information about the selected destination floor and the assigned elevator.

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Auf mindestens einem Stockwerk angeordnete Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtungen für Aufzüge mit Sofortzuteilung von Zielrufen, wobei jede Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung (2) eine 10er-Tastatur (3) für die Eingabe von Rufen für gewünschte Zielstockwerke, mit einer Gruppensteuerungseinrichtung verbundene Rufspeicher (12) und ein Anzeigefeld (4) aufweist, in welchem mindestens ein erstes, das gewählte Zielstockwerk signalisierendes optisches Anzeigeelement (11) und ein zweites, einen zuteilten Aufzug signalisierendes optisches Anzeigeelement (16) angeordnet sind, und wobei das erste Anzeigeelement (11) über eine erste Steuerschaltung (10) mit der 10er - Tastatur (3) in Verbindung steht und das zweite Anzeigeelement (16) über eine zweite Steuerschaltung (15) mit der Gruppensteuerungseinrichtung verbunden ist,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass ein Drucker (19) und eine Ticketausgabeeinrichtung (20) vorgesehen sind, und der Drucker (19) über eine dritte Steuerschaltung (21) und einen seriellen Interfacebaustein (14) mit der Gruppensteuerungseinrichtung verbunden ist, wobei nach der Rufeingabe und bei der Rufzuteilung der Drucker (19) und die Ticketausgabeeinrichtung (20) betätigt werden und ein Ticket ausgegeben wird, dessen Aufdruck mindestens das gewählte Zielstockwerk und den zugeteilten Aufzug anzeigt.
Call registration and display devices for elevators with immediate assignment of destination calls arranged on at least one floor, each call registration and display device (2) having a 10-key keyboard (3) for entering calls for desired destination floors, call memories (12) connected to a group control device and has a display field (4) in which at least a first optical display element (11) signaling the selected destination floor and a second optical display element (16) signaling an assigned elevator are arranged, and the first display element (11) via a first control circuit (10) is connected to the 10-key keyboard (3) and the second display element (16) is connected to the group control device via a second control circuit (15),
characterized,
that a printer (19) and a ticket issuing device (20) are provided, and the printer (19) is connected via a third control circuit (21) and a serial interface module (14) to the group control device, whereby after the call input and the call assignment the Printer (19) and the ticket issuing device (20) are actuated and a ticket is issued, the imprint of which indicates at least the selected destination floor and the assigned elevator.
Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung nach Patentanspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Leuchtdauer der optischen Anzeigeelemente (11, 16, 17, 18) auf die Zeit der Ticketausgabe beschränkt ist.
Call registration and display device according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the lighting duration of the optical display elements (11, 16, 17, 18) is limited to the time of the ticket issue.
Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung nach Patentanspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass zusätzlich oder anstelle der optischen Anzeigeelemente eine akustische Einrichtung vorgesehen ist, mittels welcher der zugeteilte Aufzug angesagt wird.
Call registration and display device according to claim 1,
characterized,
that in addition or instead of the optical display elements, an acoustic device is provided, by means of which the assigned elevator is announced.
Rufregistrier- und Anzeigeeinrichtung nach Patentanspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass mit dem Ticket ausser den Angaben über das gewählte Zielstockwerk und den zugeteilten Aufzug, noch weitere, zusätzliche Informationen geliefert werden.
Call registration and display device according to claim 1,
characterized,
that with the ticket, in addition to the information about the selected destination floor and the assigned elevator, additional additional information is provided.
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