JP2013246890A - Illumination control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and accurately set a schedule that is repeatedly executed on a specific date.SOLUTION: An illumination control device includes a specific information setting part 31 for setting a specific date and a specific schedule which should be executed on the specific date in an illumination apparatus to be a control object, and a lighting control part 32 for acquiring the present date information at prescribed timing, determining whether the acquired present date information corresponds to the specific date in which the specific schedule should be executed, and lighting the illumination apparatus according to the specific schedule in the case of corresponding to the specific date, and on the other hand, lighting the illumination apparatus according to a basic schedule set in advance in the case that the acquired present date information does not correspond to the specific date.

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting control device that performs lighting control of lighting equipment.

  In facilities such as a store equipped with a large number of lighting devices, lighting control of these lighting devices is intensively performed. For example, in the thing of patent document 1, the schedule which consists of lighting time and light extinction time is preset, and by assigning what is desired from these schedules, according to the management form of the store of the day The lighting equipment is turned on.

  According to Patent Document 1, for example, by dividing a schedule for lighting an illumination device in advance for one month, it is possible to easily cope with a change in lighting time at a special event such as a morning market. It becomes possible.

JP 2001-272161 A

  By the way, there are events that are repeatedly performed on specific days such as the 1st of every month, the day with the 5th of every month, every Saturday, the first Sunday of every month, etc. In the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, not only is it necessary to assign a schedule for each event repeatedly performed on a specific day as described above, but also the setting work such as increasing the possibility of setting a schedule by mistake. It is not necessarily preferable when considering the property and accuracy.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide an illumination control device that can easily and accurately set a schedule that is repeatedly executed on a specific day.

  In order to achieve the above object, a lighting control device according to the present invention includes a specific information setting means for setting a specific date and a specific schedule to be executed on the specific date for a lighting device to be controlled, and a predetermined timing. Acquire current date information, determine whether the acquired current date information falls on a specific day on which a specific schedule should be executed, and if it falls on a specific day, turn on the lighting device according to the specific schedule On the other hand, when it does not correspond to a specific day, the lighting control means which lights an illuminating device according to the preset basic schedule is provided.

  In the lighting control device described above, the specific information setting unit may generate a difference from the basic schedule as specific lighting information when the specific schedule is set, and target the generated specific lighting information. When the acquired current date corresponds to a specific day, the lighting control unit generates a specific schedule based on the corresponding specific lighting information and the basic schedule, and according to the generated specific schedule A lighting device is turned on.

  In the lighting control device described above, the specific information setting unit generates a lighting pattern by associating specific lighting information with a basic schedule corresponding to the specific lighting information, and generates the generated lighting pattern. The lighting means stored in the storage means and the lighting pattern stored in the storage means is associated with the lighting device to be controlled, and the lighting control means performs the corresponding lighting when the acquired current date corresponds to a specific date. A specific schedule is generated based on the specific lighting information and the basic schedule included in the pattern, the associated lighting device is specified, and the specified lighting device is turned on according to the specific schedule.

  According to the present invention, a specific date and a specific schedule to be executed on the specific date are set, and the lighting device is turned on according to the specific schedule when the current date information corresponds to the specific date. Therefore, even if it is a schedule that is repeatedly executed on a specific day, once this is set, it is not necessary to set each time thereafter, and the lighting device is turned on, and the setting work can be facilitated. In addition, the possibility of erroneous setting is extremely low.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a lighting control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a chart showing an example of a lighting pattern generated by a lighting pattern generation unit of the lighting control device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a lighting pattern selection screen generated by the input auxiliary screen generation unit of the lighting control device illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the contents of the schedule setting process executed by the main control unit of the lighting control apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between the lighting time and the lighting time of the lighting device defined by the lighting pattern generated by the lighting pattern generation unit of the lighting control device illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the contents of the lighting control process executed by the main control unit of the lighting control apparatus shown in FIG.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a lighting control device according to the invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an illumination system to which an illumination control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The lighting system illustrated here is intended for a relatively large store in which a food department and a daily goods department are provided on the same floor, and each of the departments has a plurality of illumination devices. The lighting devices are turned on when a lighting command is given, and are turned off when a turn-off command is given. A plurality of lighting devices are arranged at appropriate locations in individual sales floors. Each lighting device is set with unique identification information for specifying an individual arrangement position.

  The lighting control device that controls these lighting devices includes a display unit 10, an input unit 20, and a main control unit 30. The display means 10 is for displaying various types of information to the administrator of the lighting system, and is constituted by, for example, a liquid crystal display. The input unit 20 is used by an administrator of the illumination system to input various data, and is configured by a keyboard or a touch panel provided on the display surface of the display unit 10. The input means 20 has a mode selection unit 21. The mode selection unit 21 switches a processing mode of the main control unit 30 described later between a pattern registration mode and a pattern allocation mode. The main control unit 30 sets an execution lighting pattern for lighting the lighting device based on data input from the input unit 20 and data stored in the storage unit 40, and generates an execution schedule according to the current date. Then, according to the generated execution schedule, the lighting devices are controlled to be turned on and off, and the specific information setting unit 31 and the lighting control unit 32 are provided.

  The specific information setting unit 31 of the main control unit 30 presets an actual lighting pattern for lighting the lighting device, and includes a specific lighting information generation unit 311, a lighting pattern generation unit 312, an input auxiliary screen generation unit 313, An implementation lighting pattern setting unit 314 is included.

  The specific lighting information generation unit 311 is input when identification information, a specific date, and a specific schedule of a lighting device to be controlled are input after the pattern registration mode is selected through the mode selection unit 21 of the input unit 20. Further, the difference between the information and the basic schedule is extracted, and the extracted difference is generated as the specific lighting information. The specific day is a day that is periodically repeated, such as the first day of every month, the day with the fifth month, every Saturday, the first Sunday of every month, etc., and can be arbitrarily set. The basic schedule is a time when lighting equipment is turned on and off at normal times. The basic schedule is set in advance for each location of the lighting equipment and is stored in the storage unit 40. The specific schedule is a set time for turning on and off the lighting device only on a specific day.

  When the specific lighting information is generated by the specific lighting information generation unit 311, the lighting pattern generation unit 312, as illustrated in FIG. 2, includes the specific lighting information and a basic schedule corresponding to the specific lighting information. A pattern is generated and pattern identification information is given to the generated lighting pattern. The lighting pattern generated by the lighting pattern generation unit 312 is stored in the storage unit 40 as shown in FIG.

  When the pattern assignment mode is selected through the mode selection unit 21 of the input unit 20, the input auxiliary screen generation unit 313 illustrated in FIG. 1 generates a lighting pattern selection screen stored in the storage unit 40 and displays the display unit 10. The selection screen is displayed through the screen. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the lighting pattern selection screen sets a lighting pattern display area s for each lighting device to be controlled, and scrolls the lighting pattern in the display area s. A selection button b for selecting the displayed lighting pattern is displayed in a portion adjacent to the lighting pattern display area s. When the selection command of the selection button b is input through the input means 20 on the display screen of the lighting pattern, the pattern identification information of the lighting pattern currently displayed in the display area s and the identification information of the corresponding lighting device are executed. Given to part 314.

  The execution lighting pattern setting unit 314 illustrated in FIG. 1 generates an execution lighting pattern in which the lighting pattern pattern identification information and the lighting device identification information input from the input unit 20 are associated with each other. The process which memorize | stores the implemented lighting pattern in the memory | storage part 40 is implemented.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the contents of the schedule setting process executed mainly by the specific information setting unit 31 in the main control unit 30 of the lighting control device. Hereinafter, the schedule setting process executed by the specific information setting unit 31 of the main control unit 30 will be described with reference to this flowchart as appropriate.

  In the schedule setting process, the specific information setting unit 31 of the main control unit 30 first determines whether or not the processing mode input through the mode selection unit 21 of the input unit 20 is the pattern registration mode (step S101). When the input processing mode is the pattern registration mode (step S101: Yes), the specific information setting unit 31 of the main control unit 30 waits for input of the identification information of the lighting device, the specific date, and the specific schedule (step) S102). When the identification information, the specific date, and the specific schedule of the lighting device are all input (step S102: Yes), the specific information setting unit 31 of the main control unit 30 through the specific lighting information generation unit 311 based on the input information. The specific lighting information is generated (step S103). Specifically, the basic schedule is read from the storage unit 40 using the identification information of the lighting device as a key, and the difference between the read basic schedule and the input specific date and the specific schedule is extracted, and the extracted difference is specified. Generated as lighting information.

  Now, as illustrated in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the basic schedule is set for the lighting device of the food department every day as lighting time 08:00 and lighting time 20:00. When the specific date is input every Sunday and the specific schedule is lighting time 06:00 and light-off time 18:00 from the input means 20 to the lighting equipment of the food department, the specific lighting information generation unit 311 inputs all Information, that is, information on every Sunday, lighting time 06:00, and lighting time 18:00 is generated as specific lighting information. In addition, when the specific date is input as the first day of every month and the specific schedule is turned on at 05:00 and turned off at 20:00 from the input unit 20 for the lighting device of the food department, the specific lighting information generation unit 311 One day, information of lighting time 05:00 is generated as specific lighting information. The turn-off time **: ** in FIG. 2 means the same time as the basic schedule.

  Similarly, with respect to the lighting of the general merchandise department where the basic schedule is set to be daily, lighting time 10:00, and extinguishing time 22:00, the specific day from the input means 20 is every Sunday, and the specific schedule is lighting time 08. , 0, 20:00, the specific lighting information generation unit 311 generates all the input information of every Sunday, the lighting time of 08:00, and the lighting time of 20:00 as specific lighting information. Process. In addition, when a specific date is input every Tuesday and a specific schedule is turned on time ---:-, off-time ------, from the input means 20 to the lighting device at the daily sundries department, specific lighting information is generated. The unit 311 generates, as specific lighting information, all information such as lighting times-:-and extinguishing times ----- every Tuesday. In addition, lighting time ---:-and light extinction time ------ mean that lighting equipment is not lighted all day.

  The specific information setting unit 31 of the main control unit 30 that generated the specific lighting information in step S103 of FIG. 4 performs a lighting pattern generation / storage process through the lighting pattern generation unit 312 (step S104), and returns the procedure. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 2, a lighting pattern including specific lighting information and a basic schedule corresponding to the specific lighting information is generated, and pattern identification information is given to the generated lighting pattern. Processing to be stored in the storage unit 40 is performed. The specific lighting information included in the lighting pattern is not necessarily limited to one. If it is the specific lighting information in which the arrangement | positioning location of an illuminating device corresponds, it is possible to produce | generate a lighting pattern including several specific lighting information.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the lighting time and the lighting time of the lighting device defined by the lighting pattern. In the lighting pattern shown in (a) of FIG. 5 (Pattern 1: Grocery department), every Sunday and the first day of every month correspond to a specific day, and on other days, the lighting device is turned on according to the basic schedule. . On Sunday, the basic schedule is invalidated, and the specific schedule is directly used as the lighting device lighting schedule. On the first day of every month, the lighting schedule is such that only the lighting time is advanced from 08:00 to 05:00 with respect to the basic schedule. In the lighting pattern shown in (b) of FIG. 5 (Pattern 2: Daily miscellaneous goods section), every Sunday and every Tuesday correspond to a specific day, and on other days, the lighting device is turned on according to the basic schedule. . On both Sunday and Tuesday, the basic schedule is invalidated, and the specific schedule becomes the lighting schedule as it is.

  On the other hand, when the processing mode input from the mode selection unit 21 of the input unit 20 in step S101 shown in FIG. 4 is not the pattern registration mode (step S101: No), the specific information setting unit 31 of the main control unit 30. Advances the procedure to step S105, generates a lighting pattern selection screen through the input auxiliary screen generation unit 313, displays the generated selection screen on the display means 10, and waits for input (step S106, step S107). When the lighting pattern selection information is input through the input means 20 (step S107: Yes), the specific information setting unit 31 of the main control unit 30 selects the pattern identification information of the selected lighting pattern and the identification information of the corresponding lighting device. Based on the above, the actual lighting pattern is generated through the actual lighting pattern setting unit 314, and the generated actual lighting pattern is stored in the storage unit 40 (step S108).

  Thereafter, the above-described schedule setting process is repeatedly performed for each processing mode, and an execution lighting pattern is sequentially generated for each lighting device and stored in the storage unit 40.

  On the other hand, the lighting control unit 32 of the main control unit 30 shown in FIG. 1 outputs a lighting command and a lighting command to the lighting device according to the actual lighting pattern set by the specific information setting unit 31. A date determination unit 322, an execution schedule generation unit 323, and a point / light-off command output unit 324 are included.

  The date acquisition unit 321 has a clock function and a calendar function, acquires current time information and date information, and determines whether it is an update timing based on the acquired time information and date information. . The update timing is used to determine whether or not the acquired date / time matches a preset update timing. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the date acquired this time is larger than the date acquired last time, and when the date becomes larger, it is determined that it is the update timing.

  The specific date determination unit 322 determines whether the current date information acquired by the date acquisition unit 321 corresponds to a specific date. The specific date serving as the determination criterion is a date set in the specific lighting information of the actual lighting pattern stored in the storage unit 40.

  The execution schedule generation unit 323 generates an execution schedule to be executed according to the determination result of the specific day determination unit 322. Specifically, when it is determined by the specific date determination unit 322 that the specific date does not fall, the execution schedule generation unit 323 reads the execution lighting pattern corresponding to the lighting device to be controlled from the storage unit 40, and performs this execution. The basic schedule included in the lighting pattern is generated as an execution schedule. On the other hand, when it is determined by the specific date determination unit 322 that the specific date falls, the execution schedule generation unit 323 reads out the actual lighting pattern corresponding to the lighting device to be controlled from the storage unit 40, and is included in this actual lighting pattern. The execution schedule is generated based on the information to be executed. Specifically, the specific schedule is restored and generated by combining the basic schedule and the specific lighting information included in the actual lighting pattern, and processing for generating this as an execution schedule is performed. The generated execution schedule is stored in the storage unit 40 by the execution schedule generation unit 323.

  The point / light-out command output unit 324 reads the execution schedule generated by the execution schedule generation unit 323, and outputs a lighting command or a light-off command to the corresponding lighting device according to the read execution schedule.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the content of the lighting control process that is repeatedly executed mainly by the lighting control unit 32 at a predetermined cycle time in the main control unit 30 of the lighting control device. Hereinafter, the lighting control process performed by the lighting control unit 32 of the main control unit 30 will be described with reference to this flowchart as appropriate.

  In the lighting control process, the lighting control unit 32 of the main control unit 30 first acquires the current time information and date information through the date acquisition unit 321 and determines whether the current date and time is an update timing (step). S201, step S202). When the current date coincides with the update timing (step S202: Yes), the lighting control unit 32 of the main control unit 30 determines whether the current date corresponds to the specific date through the specific date determination unit 322. Is performed (step S203).

  When it is determined by the specific date determination unit 322 that the specific date does not fall (step S203: No), the lighting control unit 32 of the main control unit 30 is controlled from the storage unit 40 through the execution schedule generation unit 323. The execution lighting pattern corresponding to is read out, a basic schedule included in the execution lighting pattern is generated as an execution schedule, and the execution schedule is stored in a predetermined temporary storage area (step S204 → step S206). Therefore, in the case of a lighting device installed in the food department, an execution schedule is generated that lights up at 08:00 and turns off at 20:00. An execution schedule that is turned on at 10:00 and turned off at 22:00 is generated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined by the specific date determination unit 322 that the specific date falls (step S203: Yes), the lighting control unit 32 of the main control unit 30 receives the control target from the storage unit 40 through the execution schedule generation unit 323. A process of reading an actual lighting pattern corresponding to the lighting device to be generated, generating a specific schedule from the basic schedule and specific lighting information included in the actual lighting pattern, generating this as an execution schedule, and storing it in a predetermined temporary storage area (Step S205 → Step S206). For example, in the case of a lighting device installed in a food department, if the current day is Sunday, an execution schedule is generated that lights at 06:00 and goes off at 18:00, and the current day is 1 month. For example, an execution schedule that is turned on at 05:00 and turned off at 20:00 is generated. If the present day is Monday 1st and Sunday, execution schedule may be generated with priority given to either one. Similarly, in the case of a lighting device installed in a daily goods department, if the current day is Sunday, an execution schedule that is turned on at 08:00 and turned off at 20:00 is generated, and the current day is Tuesday. For example, the execution schedule is generated so as to maintain the lighting device turned off throughout the day.

  Next, the lighting control unit 32 of the main control unit 30 reads the execution schedule through the point / extinction command output unit 324 (step S207), and outputs the lighting command or the extinguishing command to the corresponding lighting device according to the read execution schedule. The process is executed (step S208: Yes → step S209). As a result, the lighting device is turned on according to the set specific schedule on the specific day, while the lighting device is turned on according to a preset basic schedule on days other than the specific day.

  Thereafter, until the new update timing is reached, it is determined in step S202 that the current date and time is not the update timing (step S202: No), and the procedure is executed without performing the processing from step S203 to step S206 described above. Proceeding to S207, a lighting command or a lighting command is output to the lighting device according to the already generated execution schedule.

  If it is the day after the day when the execution schedule is set, it is determined in step S202 that it is the update timing (step S202: Yes), and a new execution schedule is set based on the determination whether it is a specific day. (Steps S203 to S206), and a lighting command or a lighting command is output to the lighting device according to the newly generated execution schedule (Steps S207 to S209).

  Thus, according to this lighting control device, even if it is a schedule that is repeatedly executed on a specific day, once this is set, lighting devices are controlled to be turned on without having to set each time thereafter. Therefore, the setting operation can be facilitated and the possibility of erroneous setting is extremely low.

  In addition, since the effective lighting pattern is set for each lighting device, it is possible to light the lighting device with completely different lighting patterns at the food department and the daily goods department.

  In the above-described embodiment, the lighting control device corresponding to the lighting device of the commodity sales floor and the lighting device of the daily sundries sales floor is illustrated. It is also possible to support a larger number of lighting devices.

  In the above-described embodiment, the difference between the specific schedule and the basic schedule is generated as specific lighting information, and the generated specific lighting information is stored in the storage unit 40 as a target. Although the amount of data to be stored can be suppressed, the present invention is not limited to this, and the entire specific schedule may be stored in the storage unit 40.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Display means 20 Input means 21 Mode selection part 30 Main control part 31 Specific information setting part 32 Lighting control part 40 Storage part 311 Specific lighting information generation part 312 Lighting pattern generation part 313 Input auxiliary screen generation part 314 Implementation lighting pattern setting part 321 Date acquisition unit 322 Specific date determination unit 323 Execution schedule generation unit 324 Point / extinction command output unit

Claims (3)

Specific information setting means for setting a specific date and a specific schedule to be executed on the specific day for the lighting device to be controlled;
The current date information is acquired at a predetermined timing, and it is determined whether or not the acquired current date information falls on a specific day on which the specific schedule should be executed. A lighting control device comprising: lighting control means for turning on the lighting device according to a preset basic schedule when the device is turned on but does not correspond to a specific date. When the specific schedule is set, the specific information setting means generates a difference from the basic schedule as specific lighting information, and stores the generated specific lighting information as a target in the storage means,
The lighting control means generates a specific schedule based on the corresponding specific lighting information and the basic schedule when the acquired current date corresponds to a specific date, and lights the lighting device according to the generated specific schedule. The lighting control device according to claim 1. The specific information setting means generates a lighting pattern by associating the specific lighting information with a basic schedule corresponding to the specific lighting information, stores the generated lighting pattern in the storage means, and stores the lighting stored in the storage means It has a function to associate the pattern with the lighting equipment to be controlled,
The lighting control unit generates a specific schedule based on the specific lighting information and the basic schedule included in the corresponding lighting pattern when the acquired current date corresponds to a specific day, and specifies the associated lighting device The lighting control device according to claim 2, wherein the specified lighting device is turned on according to a specific schedule.

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