JP2007227107A - Illumination control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To carry out not only illumination control by image information but also illumination control considering attributions (age, eyesight or the like) of an individual user, and make lighting environment appropriate to the user. <P>SOLUTION: The illumination control system 1 is provided with an image information device 2 having the image information, an image display device 3 to display the received image information and to supply it to the image information device 2, an illumination fixture 4 arranged and installed at a space at which the image information device 2 is installed, an IC tag 5 to memorize user information including the attributions of the user himself and to be carried by the user, an IC tag reading device 6 to read the user information from the IC tag 5 and recognize the user information, and a control device 7 to control the illumination fixture 4 according to the image information and the user information. By this, since the illumination control according to the image information to be appreciated and the attributions of the user is automatically carried out, the appropriate environmental illumination suited to the individual user can be carried out. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting control system that controls a lighting apparatus according to image information to be viewed and viewer attributes.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, lighting control devices that control room lighting in accordance with a television image screen are known. For example, an illumination having an image display device such as a TV receiver, a lighting fixture provided in a space in which the image display device is installed, and a control device that controls the lighting fixture in accordance with image information such as a TV receiver screen. Control systems are known (see Patent Documents 1 and 2). This is characterized by having an illumination control step for controlling the illumination of the viewing space where the viewer viewing the image exists in conjunction with the image displayed on the image display device. By controlling the lighting in conjunction with each other, a high sense of realism can be obtained. However, since the lighting control based on this image is intended to provide a sense of reality, there are cases where lighting control similar to that of an adult is not appropriate when the viewer is an infant.

Further, as another conventional example, a recognition unit that can identify a user from a camera image is provided, and a plurality of user images captured from the camera and device control data for performing device control corresponding to each user are set in advance. It is known that a specific user is recognized from these pre-registered users, and various devices such as lighting devices and air conditioners are controlled for each user (see Patent Document 3). ). However, since this image information recognizes the user from the camera image of the user's face and is not linked to the video image information, it has not been possible to perform illumination control linked to the video image information.
JP 2000-173783 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-118689 JP-A-5-35877

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and in addition to the image information of the viewing video, according to the user information including attributes such as the user's age, visual acuity, preference, etc., for each user, It is an object of the present invention to provide an illumination control system that allows a user to light a lighting fixture with an appropriate illuminance.

  In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is directed to an image information device having image information, a lighting fixture disposed in a space in which the image information device is installed, and an image output from the image information device. An illumination control system including a control device that controls the lighting apparatus according to information, stores user information including an attribute of the user itself, and is carried by the user, and the information storage A user information recognition unit for receiving user information output from the unit and recognizing a user attribute, and the control device includes the user information recognized by the image information and the user information recognition unit. The lighting fixture is controlled based on the attribute.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to automatically perform appropriate lighting control according to the image information and the personal attribute based on the user information.

  A lighting control system according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the illumination control system 1 of the present embodiment includes an image information device 2 having program data (image information), an image display device 3 that receives and displays an image, and the image display device 3 Lighting device 4 arranged in the installed space, IC tag 5 (information storage unit) that stores user information including attributes of user 10 itself and is carried by user 10, and outputs from IC tag 5 IC tag reading device 6 (user information recognition unit) that receives user information to be recognized and recognizes user attributes, image information from image information device 2 and user information from IC tag reading device 6 And a control device 7 that controls the luminaire 4 based on the attribute of the user.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image information device 2 includes an EPG signal decoder unit 21 that decodes an electronic program guide (EPG) signal (image information) included in a television video signal input from the image display device 3, and the EPG An EPG signal transmission unit 22 that transmits the EPG signal obtained by the signal decoder unit 21, an image information extraction unit 23 that extracts image information (program information) necessary for illumination control from the EPG signal, and the extracted image The image information transmission unit 24 for transmitting information and the transmission signal selection unit 25 for selecting and transmitting the image information or EPG signal to be transmitted, and the image information or EPG signal to be transmitted are Is selected by the transmission signal selection unit 25 according to a signal informing the presence / absence of the image information extraction means, and sent to the control device 7. That is, if the control device 7 has image information extraction means, the EPG signal is sent from the EPG signal sending unit 22, and if not, the extracted image information is sent from the image information sending unit 24. The television video signal demodulated by the image display device 3 is connected from the video output terminal T2 of the image display device 3 to the video input terminal T1 of the image information device 2 and input to the EPG signal decoder unit 21. As described above, the image information device 2 generates EPG signals or image information necessary for illumination control based on the video signal viewed from the image display device 3, and sends them to the control device 7. The image information extracted by the image information extraction unit 23 is image information (program information) necessary for illumination control extracted from the EPG signal, and this image information is information indicating what the content of the program is. The program category, genre, program performer name, program start time, end time, presence / absence of program reservation, reservation time, and the like are included.

  The image display device 3 includes an antenna 31 that receives television broadcast radio waves, a tuner unit 32 that receives a television broadcast signal from the antenna 31, selects a channel by the remote control device 8, and obtains a demodulated video signal, and a remote control device 8 receives a remote control signal from the remote control unit 8 and controls each function in the image display device 3 including the tuner unit 32, and a signal processing unit 34 including a CPU that processes the video signal demodulated by the tuner unit 32. And an image display unit 35 that displays the video signal processed by the signal processing unit 34 as a television screen. The same video signal as that displayed on the image display unit 35 is connected to the video input terminal T1 of the image information apparatus 2 via the video output terminal T2. That is, the same image signal as the program that the user is watching is supplied to the image information apparatus 2.

  The luminaire 4 includes an illumination load 41 that is a light source such as a lamp that can be lit, and a lighting circuit 42 for illuminating the illumination load 41. Including a stand, and is controlled by the control device 7.

  The IC tag 5 includes a user information storage unit 51 for storing user information, and user information sending means 52 for sending the user information to the IC tag reading device 6. Attached to. Accordingly, since the IC tag 5 moves together with the user, the lighting fixture is turned on with the illuminance suitable for the user by controlling the lighting of the place where the user exists based on the user information of the user. It becomes possible. The user information of the IC tag 5 includes attributes of the user itself, and the attributes include age, sex, visual acuity, favorite program, performer, favorite lighting, and the like. The IC tag 5 sends the user information stored in the user information storage unit 51 from the user information sending means 52 to the IC tag reading device 6 wirelessly.

  The IC tag reading device 6 includes a user information recognition unit 61 and a transmission / reception unit 62, and is attached in the vicinity of the control device 7 or in the control device 7. The IC tag reader 6 can transmit and receive with the IC tag 5 by a radio signal by the transmission / reception unit 62. The user information is read by the user information recognition unit 61 by wirelessly reading the user information from the IC tag 5 attached to the user. The user information is recognized and stored, and the read user information is sent to the control device 7.

  The control device 7 includes a dimming unit 71 that generates a dimming control signal for controlling illumination of the lighting fixture 4 based on the image information from the image information device 2 and the user information from the IC tag reading device 6, and the dimming unit 71. A control signal transmission unit 72 that transmits a dimming control signal from the unit 71, and a control unit (CPU) 73 that controls the entire system including the dimming unit 71 and the control signal transmission unit 72. The control unit (CPU) has a timer (clock) for detecting the program time. The dimming unit 71 reads and stores image information sent from the image information device 2 wirelessly or by wire, and an image information input / extraction unit 74 that compares the image information with user information conditions registered in advance. A condition comparison unit 75, a user condition comparison unit 76 that reads user information from the IC tag reader 6 and compares and controls the user information and a user specific condition registered in advance, and the image information. An image condition illumination control unit 77 that performs illumination control based on the comparison results of the condition comparison unit 75 and the user condition comparison unit 76, and a user condition illumination control unit 78 are provided. When the image information from the image information device 2 is an EPG signal, the image information input / extraction unit 74 extracts and stores image information necessary for illumination control from the EPG signal and stores the image information in the control device 7. A signal notifying the presence or absence of the image information extraction function is sent to the image information device 2. Further, the image information condition data includes a user's favorite program, lighting, performer name, etc., and the user specifying condition data includes the age, visual acuity, etc. of the user. It is stored in a memory included in the comparison unit 75 and the user condition comparison unit 76. The comparison data stored in advance may be stored and arranged anywhere in the IC tag reader 6 or the IC tag 5 or in other components. In addition, the dimming control may adjust the color tone when the lighting fixture 4 is a light emitting diode (LED). Moreover, it is also possible to transmit and receive control signals between the lighting fixture 4 and the control device 7 by radio waves of infrared rays or weak radio waves in addition to the wired connection, and thereby the control device placed at a position away from the lighting fixture 4. 7 can be freely controlled.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the operation | movement procedure of this lighting control system 1 is demonstrated. First, the lighting control content that does not specify the user corresponding to the program genre of the image information is stored in the control unit 73 as the lighting control table corresponding to the image information condition shown in Table 1 (S101). Moreover, as comparison data for user information, user information data such as user specific condition data (age, visual acuity, etc.) and user image information condition data (preferred program, lighting, performer name, etc.) shown in Table 2 Is set, recorded and registered in the user information recognition unit 61 (S102). Here, Table 1 shows a table 1 for performing illumination control according to the program genre without specifying a user. For animation, darken to enhance the sense of reality, and for movies, darken. Increase the contrast of the screen so that you can see a clear image. Also, in the news, make the text bright so that you can see the text. Table 2 shows a table 2 for lighting control by specifying conditions and image conditions based on user attributes when the user is specified.

  Next, the EPG information obtained by the EPG signal decoder unit 21 of the image information device 2 or the image information (program information) of the extracted image information obtained by the image information extraction unit 23 is sent from the image information device 2 to the control device 7 (S103). ). In the control device 7, program information such as a program name, a program genre, a program performer name, etc. from the extracted image information sent or the extracted image information extracted in the control device 7 from the sent EPG signal. The program information is stored in the memory in the control unit 73 (S104).

  On the other hand, the user information from the IC tags 5 of all users in the room is received by the transmission / reception unit 62 of the IC tag reading device 6 (S105), and the user information is recognized by the user information recognition unit 61 of the IC tag reading device 6. The information is read, and necessary user information is extracted from the read user information and stored (S106). Then, the user condition comparison unit 76 compares the extracted user information data with the previously registered user condition and image condition data in Table 2, and if the control unit 73 determines that the user identification condition is met ( Further, in step S107, the image of the extracted image information (program genre) obtained from the image information device 2 or the image information input / extraction unit 74 and the user image information condition data (program genre) registered in Table 2 in advance are displayed. If the information condition comparison unit 75 compares and the user image condition is met by the determination by the control unit 73 (YES in S108), the user condition illumination control unit 78 performs specific condition-corresponding illumination control (109). If NO in S107 or S108, the image condition illumination control unit 77 performs image condition corresponding illumination control in accordance with the image conditions in Table 1 of Table 1. As a result, it is possible to perform lighting control that takes into account both image conditions and user-specific conditions including user attributes, so it matches the user's age and health condition or suits the user's preference. Appropriate and fine-tuned lighting control can be performed.

  Based on the operation procedure of the illumination control system 1, detailed procedures in CASE 1 to CASE 4 of the user specific condition-compliant illumination control shown in Table 2 of Table 2 will be described below with reference to FIGS. Each of these CASEs basically shows an operation procedure of similar steps, and only different steps will be described below.

  The operation procedure of the lighting control system 1 in CASE 1 is as shown in FIG. 4 when an infant is present among the users recognized by the user information recognition unit 61 in step 107 of the operation procedure of FIG. If the viewing program that the infant is watching is an animation (YES in S108), the illumination is brightened (S109). In FIG. 4, only the parts different from FIG. 3 are shown (hereinafter the same). As a result, the illumination of the animation program can be brightened, the contrast of the image can be softened, the eyes can be made gentle, and the surroundings can be brightened to suppress irritation, reduce anxiety and give a sense of security. In particular, if there is a blinking color of the animation video light in an anime program, there is a risk of consciousness disturbance due to an infant's seizure, so if you are a user who is likely to cause consciousness disturbance, including infants, It is possible to control so as not to darken. This makes it possible to prevent troubles such as disturbance of consciousness due to animation programs.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the operation procedure of the lighting control system 1 in CASE 2 is performed when the user's visual acuity recognized by the user information recognition unit 61 in step 107 of the operation procedure of FIG. In S107, if the user is viewing the program (YES in S108), the illumination is brightened (S109). In this way, all programs viewed by viewers regardless of program content are brightened, making them easy to see even for users with low vision and suppressing the effects of stimulating brightness and color flashing with bright lighting. Can alleviate the link to decreased visual acuity.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the operation procedure of the illumination control system 1 in CASE 3 is as follows. In step 107 of the operation procedure of FIG. 3, the user recognized by the user information recognition unit 61 of the IC tag reader 6 is an adult. Is more than a certain value (for example, 1.0 or more) (YES in S107), and if the user prefers a dark screen regardless of the genre of the program (YES in S108), the illumination is dimmed (S109). Thereby, since the user's visual acuity is good, it is possible to enjoy the image with the user's favorite dark illumination.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the operation procedure of the lighting control system 1 in CASE 4 is the program or preference that the user likes in the user information stored in the user information recognition unit 61 in step 107 of the operation procedure in FIG. If the actual program is the user's favorite program or the favorite performer is performing (YES in S108), the lighting is brightened. Or it blinks (S109). In this way, by making the lighting brighter, the user can enjoy and enjoy the favorite programs and performers more easily, and by flashing, the fact that the favorite performers are appearing is notified. Can do.

  Next, Table 3 of CASE5 is shown in Table 3 of the time condition corresponding illumination control corresponding to only the time condition without specifying the user. The operation procedure of the lighting control system 1 in CASE 5 shows a procedure when there is a time condition without specifying a user. As shown in FIG. 8, steps 101 to 110 are the same as the operation procedure of FIG. The illumination control system 1 measures the time with a counter clock (not shown) in the control unit 73 of the control device 7 and detects the program end time from the extracted program information (S104) from the image information input / extraction unit 74 ( S111). Then, it is repeatedly compared whether or not the program end time is one minute before the time by the counter clock, and if it is one minute ago (YES in S112), the lighting is forcibly changed and the process is ended. (For example, from a dark state to a bright state) (S113). Thereby, the user can be notified that the end of the program is approaching.

  Next, an illumination control system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The illumination control system of the present embodiment has the same basic system configuration as the illumination control system of the first embodiment, and is different from the above-described embodiment in that the image information device 2 and the image display device 3 are integrated. Different. Therefore, only the image information apparatus 2 will be described here.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the image information apparatus 2 includes an antenna 31 that receives television broadcast radio waves, and a tuner that receives the broadcast radio waves from the antenna 31 and is channel-selected by the remote control device 8 to obtain a demodulated video signal. Unit 32, a remote control receiving unit 33 that receives a remote control signal from remote control device 8 and controls each function in image information device 2 including tuner unit 32, and a signal process that processes a video signal demodulated by tuner unit 32 EPG signal having an image reception display unit 3a having a unit 34 and an image display unit 35 for displaying the video signal processed by the signal processing unit 34, and decoding an EPG signal in the demodulated video signal from the tuner 32 Decoder 21, EPG signal transmitter 22 for transmitting the EPG signal obtained by EPG signal decoder 21, and lighting control from the EPG signal An image information extracting unit 23 for extracting necessary image information (program information), an image information transmitting unit 24 for transmitting the extracted image information, and a transmission for selecting and transmitting the transmitted image information and EPG signal. An image information decoding and sending unit 2 a having a signal selection unit 25 is provided. In this configuration, the image reception display unit 3a can display the EPG screen on the image display unit 35 using the EPG signal obtained by the EPG signal decoder unit 21 in the image information decoding / transmission unit 2a. Since the signal is obtained from the EPG signal decoder unit 21 of the image information decoding and transmitting unit 2a, it is not necessary to provide another EPG decoder for channel selection, the device configuration is simplified and the size is reduced, and the illumination control system is made inexpensive. can do. In addition, since the operation | movement procedure including the control apparatus 7 in this embodiment is the same as that of the said embodiment, the flowchart and description are abbreviate | omitted.

  Next, an illumination control system according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The illumination control system 1 according to the present embodiment has basically the same configuration as the illumination control system 1 according to the first embodiment, and an image that the user views on the image display unit 35 of the image display device 3 is Even when a video signal (including an EPG signal) from a DVD recorder 9, which is another video device, is connected and viewed, instead of the video signal from the tuner 32 of the image display device 3 itself, the image information device 2 Image information of a video being viewed is detected, and illumination control can be performed based on the image information.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the illumination control system 1 of the present embodiment includes an image information device 2 having image information, an image display device 3 that receives and displays an image, and a space in which the image display device 3 is installed. A lighting device 4 disposed in the IC, an IC tag 5 (information storage unit) that stores user information including attributes of the user 10 and is carried by the user 10, and a user that is output from the IC tag 5 IC tag reader 6 (user information recognition unit) that receives information and recognizes user attributes, and user attributes in image information from the image information device 2 and user information from the IC tag reader 6 And a DVD recorder 9 as a video recording / reproducing device having a function of receiving and recording / reproducing TV video. The output video signal from the DVD recorder 9 is connected to the image display device 3 and displayed, and is also connected to the image information device 2, and the image information device 2 detects an EPG signal from the output video signal.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the image information apparatus 2 includes an EPG signal decoder unit 21 that decodes an EPG signal and an EPG signal obtained by the EPG signal decoder unit 21 as in the first and second embodiments. An EPG signal transmitting unit 22 for transmitting, an image information extracting unit 23 for extracting image information (program information) necessary for illumination control from the EPG signal, an image information transmitting unit 24 for transmitting the extracted image information, The remote control signal receiving unit 27 includes a video information decoding / sending unit 2 a having a transmission signal selection unit 25 that selects and sends out the transmitted image information and an EPG signal, and further receives a remote control signal from the remote control device 8. And a display image data determining unit 26 that determines display image data based on a remote control signal from the remote control signal receiving unit 27. The display image data determination unit 26 controls the image information decoding / sending unit 2a based on the determination data of the display image data, and the image information is displayed on the displayed image from the transmission signal selection unit 25 of the image information decoding / sending unit 2a. 7 to send.

  The image display device 3 includes an external video input terminal T3 and a signal changeover switch 36 for switching and connecting a video signal from the external video input terminal T3 to the signal processing unit 34 side. The video signal having the EPG signal from the DVD recorder 9 is connected.

  The DVD recorder 9 includes an antenna 91, a tuner 92, a remote control signal receiving unit 93 that receives a remote control signal from the remote control device 8, a recording / reproducing unit 94 that records and reproduces a demodulated video signal from the tuner 92, and a video output terminal. The reproduction video signal including the demodulated video signal or the EPG signal from the recording / reproduction unit 94 is supplied from the video output terminal T4 to the external video input terminal T3 of the image display device 3. It is also possible to send the demodulated or reproduced video signal including the EPG signal directly to the image information apparatus 2 by cable or wireless.

  The remote control device 8 is a shared remote control device that can remotely control devices connected to each other, such as the image information device 2, the image display device 3, and the DVD recorder 9, by the same remote control device. 27, 33 and 93 can receive the same remote control signal and can share remote control information. The remote control device 8 can also be incorporated in the control device 7.

  In the image information device 2, the remote control signal receiving unit 27 receives channel setting information of the image display device 3 and the DVD recorder 9, video signal switching information at the signal selector switch 36, and the like from the remote control signal from the remote control device 8. . The display image data determination unit 26 connects the video signal from the DVD recorder 9 to the external video input terminal T3 of the image display device 3 from the remote control reception signal, and this video signal is displayed on the image display unit 35. Can be judged. That is, it can be determined whether the image displayed on the image display unit 35 is a video signal from the DVD recorder 9 or a video signal from the image display device 3.

  In this way, the display image data determination unit 26 recognizes the remote control signal of each device from the remote control signal reception unit 27, determines the state of the image data of the displayed image, and the image information of the image information device 2 The decode sending unit 2 a is controlled to send image information necessary for illumination control to the control device 7.

  Next, an operation procedure for sending image information from the image information device 2 to the control device 7 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 12, the remote control device 8 first sets the channel of the image display device 3 (S201), and the display screen of the image display device 3 is a DVD that becomes a video signal from a DVD recorder connected to the external video input terminal T3. When channel X is set to the recorder connection channel X (YES in S202), the video signal from the DVD recorder 9 is input to the image display device 3 (S203), and the video signal from the DVD recorder 9 is switched by the signal selector switch 36. (YES in S204), the video signal from the DVD recorder 9 is displayed on the image display unit 35 of the image display device 3 (S205), and the video signal from the DVD recorder 9 including the EPG signal is sent to the image information device 2. (S206). On the other hand, if NO in S202 and S204, the video signal received by the image display device 3 itself is displayed on the image display unit 35 (S207), and sent to the image information device 2 including the EPG signal (S208). ). The video signal including each EPG signal from the DVD recorder 9 or the image display device 3 is decoded by the EPG signal decoder unit 21 of the image information device 2, and the control device 7 determines a specific image based on the control signal from the control device 7. When the information extraction function is provided, the EPG signal is sent from the EPG signal decoder unit 21 to the control device 7 as it is (S210). In the control device 7, control target image information is extracted from the EPG signal in the control device 7. If the control device 7 does not have an image information extraction function, the control target image information extracted by the image information extraction unit 23 of the image information device 2 is sent to the control device 7 (S211). Through the above steps, not the video signal received by the image display device 3 but a video signal having an EPG signal from an external video device other than the image display device 3 is displayed on the image display unit 35 of the image display device 3. Even in this case, it is possible to detect the image information and automatically perform illumination control according to the image information. In addition, since the operation | movement procedure of the illumination control of this illumination control system 1 is the same as that of the said 1st Embodiment, the flowchart and description are abbreviate | omitted.

  As described above, according to the illumination control system 1 of the present embodiment, when the image display device 3 displays an image received from another image device instead of the image received by the image display device 3 itself. In addition, it is possible to perform appropriate lighting control in accordance with the image information that is being viewed and in consideration of user information.

  According to the lighting control system 1 in each of the above embodiments, the lighting control according to the program content based on the image information and the lighting control according to the personal attribute based on the user information can be automatically performed. It is possible to perform appropriate lighting control that matches the attributes of That is, it is possible to perform lighting control that takes into account personal health conditions, age conditions, personal preference conditions, and the like. This makes it possible to soften strong stimulating images such as color blinking of animation video light that may cause consciousness disturbances for infants by brightening the lighting, and also to brighten the lighting for users with low vision It is possible to make it easy to see by suppressing the influence of a decrease in visual acuity. In this manner, appropriate and fine human-friendly lighting control can be automatically performed according to the user's attributes. In addition, for the general healthy winner, the user's favorite program can be viewed with the lighting desired by the user, and the video viewing can be enjoyed with power and presence.

  In each of the above embodiments, even when the image information device and the image display device are separated from each other, the image information of the video displayed on the image display device only has to be transmitted to the image information device 2 wirelessly or by wire. Any connection configuration may be used. Further, the control device and the IC tag reading device can be integrated, and in addition, the remote control device and the image information device can be integrated. As a result of these integrations, the IC tag reader, remote control device, and image information device are built in the control device, and the illumination control signal from the control device is transmitted wirelessly (including optical transmission and infrared transmission) to the lighting fixture. The lighting device arranged at a high position can be controlled more easily than the control device at a remote position. It is also possible to use the remote control device of the image display device also for transmitting the illumination control signal.

  Further, the video signal viewed on the image display device may be either a video signal from a tuner of the DVD recorder 9 or a reproduced image recorded on the DVD recorder 9 as long as it includes an EPG signal. Further, in addition to the DVD recorder 9, any video device can be used as long as it has a tuner capable of receiving television broadcasts such as a VCR, BS tuner, and CS tuner, and a recording / playback function, and can send a video signal including an EPG signal.

  It is also possible to provide a tuner device for receiving broadcast radio waves in the image information device itself, send a video signal received by the tuner device to the image display device, and display the received video image on the image display unit of the image display device. As a result, the image information can be received in the image information apparatus, so that signal exchange and connection work for obtaining the image information can be omitted. At this time, the image display device may not have a reception function, and may be a monitor display device capable of displaying an image.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the television video signal is received and viewed by the image display device has been described. However, the received image may be image information from another image transmission medium such as the Internet even if it is not a broadcast radio wave, For example, when an image transmitted from the Internet is viewed on a personal computer screen, if program information such as an EPG signal is included in the transmitted image signal, the program information is similarly displayed on the image information apparatus. It can detect and control illumination. It is also possible to incorporate the control device in the personal computer by incorporating the lighting control process into the CPU in the personal computer.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the illumination control system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The circuit block block diagram of the said illumination control system. The flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the illumination control by the said illumination control system. The partial flowchart which shows the detail of CASE1 of the said operation | movement procedure. The partial flowchart which shows the detail of CASE2 of the said operation | movement procedure. The partial flowchart which shows the detail of CASE3 of the said operation | movement procedure. The partial flowchart which shows the detail of CASE4 of the said operation | movement procedure. The flowchart which shows the detail of CASE5 of the said operation | movement procedure. The figure which shows the structure of the illumination control system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the illumination control system which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. The circuit block block diagram of the said illumination control system. The flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the illumination control by the said illumination control system.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lighting control system 2 Image information apparatus 3 Image display apparatus 4 Lighting fixture 5 IC tag (information storage part)
6 IC tag reader (user information recognition unit)
7 Control device

Claims (1)

An image information device having image information;
A lighting fixture disposed in a space in which the image information device is installed;
A control device that controls the lighting apparatus according to image information output from the image information device,
Storing user information including attributes of the user itself, and an information storage unit carried by the user;
A user information recognition unit for receiving user information output from the information storage unit and recognizing a user attribute;
With
The said control apparatus controls a lighting fixture based on the said image information and the user's attribute recognized by the said user information recognition part, The lighting control system characterized by the above-mentioned.

Images