Elevator charging system, elevator management server, moving body, moving body server, elevator charging method, and storage medium

An elevator management server comprising:

• processing circuitry
• to receive one or more usage requests each of which includes information about a call requesting to be assigned to one of one or more cars each capable of transporting any one of a plurality of moving bodies by running between a plurality of floors and information about a desired price for a usage fee of the car and each of which corresponds to a different one of the plurality of moving bodies;
• to assign each of the calls to one of the one or more cars, while prioritizing calls in usage requests having higher priority among the one or more usage requests received by the processing circuitry, based on information including the desired prices;
• and
• to store therein the usage fee to be charged for each of the usage requests of which the calls were assigned by the processing circuitry.

A moving body comprising:

• processing circuitry
• to generate a usage request including information about a call requesting to be assigned to one of one or more cars each running between a plurality of floors and information about a desired price for a usage fee of the car;
• to transmit the usage request generated by the processing circuitry to a management server that assigns each call to one of the one or more cars, while prioritizing calls in usage requests having higher priority among one or more usage requests received, based on information including desired prices;
• and
• to transmit, when receiving a notification from the management server about an assignment result indicating that the call in the usage request generated by the processing circuitry has been assigned to one of the one or more cars, an electronic signature to the management server indicating identity with the transmission source of the usage request before boarding the car to which the call was assigned.

A moving body comprising:

• processing circuitry
• to generate a usage request including information about a call requesting to be assigned to one of one or more cars each running between a plurality of floors and information about a desired price for a usage fee of the car;
• to transmit the usage request to a management server that assigns each call to one of the one or more cars, while prioritizing calls in usage requests having higher priority among one or more usage requests received, based on information including desired prices;
• and
• to wait, when receiving a notification from the management server about an assignment result indicating that the call in the usage request generated by the processing circuitry has been assigned to one of the one or more cars, without boarding the car to which the call in the usage request was assigned until the management server opens a door of the car.

A moving body server comprising:

• processing circuitry
• to remotely control moving of a moving body;
• to generate a usage request which includes information about a call requesting to be assigned to one of one or more cars each running between a plurality of floors and information about a desired price for a usage fee of the car and which corresponds to the moving body;
• and
• to transmit the usage request to a management server that assigns each call to one of the one or more cars, while prioritizing calls in usage requests having higher priority among one or more usage requests received, based on information including desired prices;
• wherein
• when receiving a notification from the management server about an assignment result indicating that the call in the usage request generated by the processing circuitry has been assigned to one of the one or more cars, the processing circuitry remotely controls the moving body to board the car to which the call in the usage request was assigned,
• when receiving a notification from the management server about an assignment result indicating that the call in the usage request generated by the processing circuitry has not been assigned to any one of the one or more cars, the processing circuitry generates the usage request which corresponds to the moving body again.

An elevator charging method comprising:

• receiving one or more usage requests each of which includes information about a call requesting to be assigned to one of one or more cars each capable of transporting any one of a plurality of moving bodies by running between a plurality of floors and information about a desired price for a usage fee of the car and each of which corresponds to a different one of the plurality of moving bodies, each of the one or more usage requests includes information about attributes of the corresponding moving body;
• assigning each of the calls to one of the one or more cars, while prioritizing calls in usage requests having higher priority among the one or more usage requests, based on information including the desired prices and the attributes;
• and
• storing the usage fee to be charged for each of the usage requests of which the calls were assigned.

A storage medium storing an elevator charging program that causes a management server for an elevator, the elevator having one or more cars each capable of transporting any one of a plurality of moving bodies by running between a plurality of floors, to perform:

• receiving one or more usage requests each of which includes information about a call requesting to be assigned to one of the one or more cars and information about a desired price for a usage fee of the car and each of which corresponds to a different one of the plurality of moving bodies;
• assigning each of the calls to one of the one or more cars, while prioritizing calls in usage requests having higher priority among the one or more usage requests, based on information including the desired prices;
• and
• storing the usage fee to be charged for each of the usage requests of which the calls were assigned.

A storage medium storing an elevator usage program that causes a moving body, the moving body being capable of moving between a plurality of floors, by using one of one or more cars of an elevator each running between the plurality of floors, to preform:

• generating a usage request which includes information about a call requesting to be assigned to one of the one or more cars and information about a desired price for a usage fee of the car and which corresponds to the moving body;
• transmitting the generated usage request to a management server that assigns each call to one of the one or more cars, while prioritizing calls in usage requests having higher priority among one or more usage requests received, based on information including desired prices;
• and
• transmitting, when receiving a notification from the management server about an assignment result indicating that the call in the generated usage request has been assigned to one of the one or more cars, an electronic signature to the management server indicating identity with the transmission source of the generated usage request before boarding the car to which the call was assigned.

A storage medium storing an elevator usage program that causes a moving body, the moving body being capable of moving between a plurality of floors, by using one of one or more cars of an elevator each running between the plurality of floors, to preform:

• generating a usage request which includes information about a call requesting to be assigned to one of the one or more cars and information about a desired price for a usage fee of the car and which corresponds to the moving body;
• transmitting the generated usage request to a management server that assigns each call to one of the one or more cars, while prioritizing calls in usage requests having higher priority among one or more usage requests received, based on information including desired prices;
• and
• waiting, when receiving a notification from the management server about an assignment result indicating that the call in the generated usage request has been assigned to one of the one or more cars, without boarding the car to which the call in the generated usage request was assigned until the management server opens a door of the car.

A storage medium storing an elevator usage program that causes a moving body server, the moving body server remotely controlling moving of a moving body capable of moving between a plurality of floors by using one of one or more cars of an elevator each running between the plurality of floors, to perform:

• generating a usage request which includes information about a call requesting to be assigned to one of the one or more cars and information about a desired price for a usage fee of the car and which corresponds to the moving body;
• transmitting the generated usage request to a management server that assigns each call to one of the one or more cars, while prioritizing calls in usage requests having higher priority among one or more usage requests received, based on information including desired prices;
• remotely controlling, when receiving a notification from the management server about an assignment result indicating that the call in the generated usage request has been assigned to one of the one or more cars, the moving body to board the car to which the call in the generated usage request was assigned;
• and
• generating again, when receiving a notification from the management server about an assignment result indicating that the call in the generated usage request has not been assigned to any one of the one or more cars, the usage request which corresponds to the moving body.