JP2013239242A - Illuminating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illuminating device which can present information smoothly without causing the action of a user to acquire the information.SOLUTION: The illuminating device includes an information item setting unit 4 which sets an item of information being presented to a user, an information acquisition unit 5 which acquires the information corresponding to the item thus set, an illumination element setting unit 3 which sets the element of illumination light corresponding to the information thus acquired, an illumination data output unit 2 which outputs the illumination data for irradiating the element of illumination light that is set based on the information thus acquired, and a light irradiation unit 1 which irradiates the illumination light in response to reception of the illumination data thus output.

Description

  The present invention relates to an illumination device that outputs illumination light.

  Conventionally, for example, those described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below are known as notifications of information using light.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228561 describes a display that is made up of LED lamps having different emission colors on a display that simulates terrain. This display changes the light emission color with respect to the weather and temperature according to a preset rule. For example, a clear area is blue, a cloudy area is purple, and a rainy area is red.

  Patent Document 2 describes a weather information presentation system that presents useful information when going out at the entrance. This weather information presentation system includes a display device that displays weather information in the entrance space. This weather information presentation system transmits weather information to a display device using an electric wire incorporated in a wall surface.

Japanese Patent No. 4051213 (for example, paragraphs 0030 to 0031) JP 2007-318383 A

  In Patent Document 1, information is presented using a display in which LEDs having different emission colors are arranged. Therefore, the user needs to check the content of the information by looking at the display.

  Patent Document 2 presents weather information and the like using a display device. The weather information presentation system described in Patent Document 2 also needs to look at the display and confirm the content of the information as in Patent Document 1.

  Therefore, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device that can smoothly present information without causing a user to take an action for acquiring information.

  The lighting device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes an information item setting unit that sets an item of information to be presented to a user, and an information acquisition unit that acquires information corresponding to the item set by the information item setting unit. Illumination element setting means for setting an element of illumination light corresponding to the information acquired by the information acquisition means, and illumination light set by the illumination element setting means based on the information acquired by the information acquisition means Illumination data output means for outputting illumination data for irradiating the elements of the apparatus and illumination light of the elements specified by the illumination data in response to reception of the illumination data output by the illumination data output means And a light irradiating means.

  The illumination device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the illumination device according to the twelfth aspect, wherein the illumination element setting means does not present information presentation time and information for irradiating illumination light for presenting information. When the element of illumination light is set, the light irradiating means irradiates illumination light for presenting information within the information presentation time set by the lighting element setting means, and displays information at times other than the information presentation time. The illumination light of the element when not presenting is irradiated.

  An illumination device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the illumination device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the illumination data output unit and the light irradiation unit can communicate illumination data as a radio signal. And the illumination data output means and the light irradiation means are arranged separately.

  An illumination device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the illumination device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the illumination data output means is configured to perform the illumination based on information transmitted from an information terminal. Illumination data for irradiating the illumination light element set by the element setting means is output.

  An illumination device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the illumination device according to any of the first to fourth aspects, includes user detection means for detecting the presence of a user, and is preset by the user detection means. It comprises power control means for stopping at least one of the information acquisition means and the light irradiation means when the absence of the user is detected over time.

  According to the present invention, the illumination light corresponding to the acquired information is emitted, so that the information can be presented smoothly without causing the user to take an action for acquiring the information.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the illuminating device shown as embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the other illuminating device shown as embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the further another illuminating device shown as embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the further another illuminating device shown as embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The illumination device shown as an embodiment of the present invention is configured as shown in FIG.

  The illumination device includes a light irradiation unit 1, an illumination data output unit 2, an illumination element setting unit 3, an information item setting unit 4, and an information acquisition unit 5.

  This illuminating device presents information to a user in an arbitrary place by illumination light. This lighting device automatically acquires information on preset items, and changes the illumination light of a lighting fixture installed at an arbitrary location. The arbitrary place may be a place where the user can irradiate illumination light such as an indoor living room, a kitchen, a car cabin, a space used by an unspecified number of users, and the like. Thereby, an illuminating device presents the content of information smoothly during a user's action.

  The light irradiation unit 1 functions as a light irradiation unit including a lighting device that irradiates an arbitrary place. This light irradiation part 1 has the structure which can change illumination elements, such as the color of illumination light. The light irradiation unit 1 changes the illumination element of the illumination light based on the illumination data supplied from the illumination data output unit 2. The light irradiation unit 1 may be any type of illumination.

  The information item setting unit 4 functions as information item setting means for setting items of information to be presented to the user. The information item setting unit 4 can be realized by a user-operable device such as an interphone operation panel in a house or a personal computer. The information item setting unit 4 sets information items for each user when used by a plurality of users. The information item setting unit 4 can set outdoor information such as weather forecasts (precipitation probability, temperature) and traffic congestion. The information item setting unit 4 can also set room information such as the amount of standby power for a house and forgetting to close the key. Furthermore, the information item setting unit 4 can also set disaster information such as an increase or decrease in stock prices or an earthquake. The items set by the information item setting unit 4 are supplied to the information acquisition unit 5.

  The information acquisition unit 5 functions as an information acquisition unit that acquires information corresponding to the item set by the information item setting unit 4. The information acquisition unit 5 has a communication function that can be connected to the Internet or an indoor LAN via, for example, a wireless line or a wired line. The information acquisition unit 5 acquires information on the items set by the information item setting unit 4. The information acquisition unit 5 supplies the acquired item information to the illumination data output unit 2. Note that the information acquisition unit 5 may monitor whether information has changed, and may supply the information to the illumination data output unit 2 when the information has changed.

  The illumination element setting unit 3 functions as an illumination element setting unit that sets an illumination element of illumination light corresponding to the information acquired by the information acquisition unit 5. The lighting element setting unit 3 can be realized by a user-operable device such as an interphone operation panel in a house or a personal computer.

  For example, when a user wants to know the weather forecast, the lighting element setting unit 3 sets blue illumination light when clear, yellow illumination light when cloudy, and red illumination light when raining. To do. When another user wants to know that the window key has been forgotten to be closed, the blue illumination light is set when the window is locked, and the red illumination light is set when the user forgets to close the window. Furthermore, the illumination element setting unit 3 sets blue illumination light when the stock price rises and red illumination light when the stock price falls. Furthermore, the illumination element setting unit 3 sets red illumination light when disaster information such as an earthquake occurs.

  The illumination element is specified by brightness, illuminance, color temperature, illumination color, wavelength, and the like. These lighting elements respond to the light elements that users can react to sensitively and the indoor environment (light elements that are easy to recognize in the space) to provide appropriate lighting effects and convey the contents of information. A combination is set. The lighting element may be in a lighting state such as blinking according to time.

  The illumination element setting unit 3 changes the illumination element of the illumination light for presenting information within the range of illumination light that allows the user to perform all operations. That is, the illumination element setting unit 3 changes the illumination light so that the behavior is not hindered while the user is acting. Thereby, the illuminating device realizes that the user recognizes the information during the natural action, not the action of the user viewing the information.

  The illumination data output unit 2 functions as an illumination data output unit that outputs illumination data for irradiating the illumination light element set by the illumination element setting unit 3 based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit 5. To do. The illumination data output unit 2 refers to the information acquired by the information acquisition unit 5 and acquires an illumination element of illumination light for presenting information from the illumination element setting unit 3. For example, when it is acquired that the set item is weather information and is sunny, the illumination data output unit 2 illuminates the illumination element of illumination light for making blue illumination light presenting sunny Obtained from the element setting unit 3. The illumination data output unit 2 outputs the illumination data that the light irradiation unit 1 operates with the illumination element of the acquired illumination light to the light irradiation unit 1.

  Thereby, the light irradiation part 1 can act | operate with the illumination data output from the illumination data output part 2, and can show the acquired information. In addition, you may set so that it may always be used as general illumination, without changing an illumination element for every acquired information.

  As described above, according to the illumination device, since illumination light corresponding to the acquired information is irradiated, information can be presented smoothly without causing the user to take an action for acquiring the information.

  When it is desired to know information such as the weather and traffic conditions, this lighting device can present information without having to collect information in advance using a newspaper or the Internet (computer, mobile phone, television), for example. As a result, the lighting device does not need to perform information collection or facility installation work, and does not need to go to the information independently. Furthermore, the lighting device can present useful information in a natural behavior even if the lighting device is not used to operating an information terminal such as an elderly person.

  It is desirable that the illumination device described above can control the irradiation timing of illumination light that presents information. For this purpose, the illumination element setting unit 3 sets the information presentation time when the illumination light for presenting the information is irradiated and the illumination element of the illumination light when the information is not presented. The light irradiation unit 1 emits illumination light for presenting information within the information presentation time set by the illumination element setting unit 3. On the other hand, the light irradiation part 1 irradiates the illumination light of the illumination element when information is not presented except at the information presentation time.

  The illumination element setting unit 3 sets the information presentation time so that illumination light for presenting information is emitted from the light irradiation unit 1 over a period in which the user can recognize the information. For example, the illuminating device emits normal illumination light suitable for the arbitrary place for a predetermined period of time when an arbitrary place where the light irradiation unit 1 is installed appears. After irradiating this normal illumination light, the illumination device irradiates illumination light for presenting information. The illumination device emits normal illumination light again after irradiating illumination light for presenting information. Thereby, the user can recognize that the information he / she wants to know is presented when changing from normal illumination light to illumination light for presenting information, and can confirm the content of the information.

  When the illumination device irradiates illumination light with illumination elements (illuminance, luminance, illumination color) for presenting information, visibility may be lowered depending on the illumination elements. For this reason, the illuminating device sets the standby time until the start of irradiation and the irradiation time as the irradiation timing set by the lighting element setting unit 3. Thereby, the illuminating device can irradiate the illumination light of the illumination element which presents information, and can irradiate the illumination light of the illumination element used as normal illumination otherwise.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the lighting device described above includes a light irradiation unit 1 ′ and a lighting data output unit 2 having a wireless communication function (wireless communication means) in the light irradiation unit 1 and the illumination data output unit 2 described above. You may have '. In this illuminating device, the light irradiation unit 1 ′ and the illumination data output unit 2 ′ can be physically separated by a wireless communication function capable of communicating illumination data as a wireless signal. Thereby, the lighting fixture installed in the ceiling and wall of arbitrary places can be reduced in size. In addition, it is possible to save the trouble of installing a wiring for connecting the light irradiation unit 1 ′ and the illumination data output unit 2 ′ by using wireless communication.

  Further, in the lighting device described above, as shown in FIG. 3, the illumination data output unit 2 ″ irradiates the illumination light element set by the illumination element setting unit 3 based on the information transmitted from the information terminal 6. Lighting data may be output.

  The information terminal 6 has the functions of the information item setting unit 4 and the information acquisition unit 5 described above. This information terminal 6 can be used in a home such as a mobile phone or a personal computer. When the user visits an arbitrary place, the information terminal 6 transmits information on preset items to the illumination data output unit 2 ″.

  The illumination data output unit 2 ″ and the information terminal 6 communicate information via a wired line or a wireless line. The information terminal 6 acquires information on items set for a certain user, and the illumination data output unit Output to 2 ″. The illumination data output unit 2 ″ outputs the illumination data to the light irradiation unit 1 so as to present information from the information terminal 6.

  According to such an illuminating device, the information presented by the light irradiation unit 1 can be set using the information terminal 6 already owned by the user.

  Further, the lighting device described above may include a user detection unit 7 and a power supply control unit 8 as shown in FIG. The user detection unit 7 functions as a user detection unit that detects the presence of a user. The user detection part 7 consists of a human sensitive sensor, a camera, etc., for example. The user detection unit 7 supplies user presence / absence information to the power supply control unit 8. The power supply control unit 8 performs control to stop the power supply of each unit when the absence of the user is detected for a preset time (power supply control unit). The user detection unit 7 includes a timer and the like, and detects the absence of the user over a preset time. The preset time is an arbitrary time such as several hours. When detecting the absence of the user for a preset time, the user detection unit 7 supplies the absence information to the power supply control unit 8. The power supply control unit 8 stops at least one of the information acquisition unit 5 and the light irradiation unit 1 when the absence information is supplied. Since the information item setting unit 4 and the lighting element setting unit 3 are operated by a user's operation, the power supply may be stopped except when input is performed by the user, and it is not necessary to be connected to the power supply control unit 8.

  Such an illuminating device can suppress power consumption by stopping the power supply.

  The above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made depending on the design and the like as long as the technical idea according to the present invention is not deviated from this embodiment. Of course, it is possible to change.

1, 1 'light irradiation part 1 (light irradiation means)
2, 2 ', 2 "Illumination data output unit (illumination data output means)
3 lighting element setting unit (lighting element setting means)
4, 4 'information item setting section (information item setting means)
5 Information acquisition unit (information acquisition means)
6 Information terminal 7 User detection part (user detection means)
8 Power control unit (Power control means)

Claims (5)

Information item setting means for setting items of information to be presented to the user;
Information acquisition means for acquiring information corresponding to the item set by the information item setting means;
Illumination element setting means for setting an element of illumination light corresponding to the information acquired by the information acquisition means;
Illumination data output means for outputting illumination data for irradiating the illumination light element set by the illumination element setting means based on the information acquired by the information acquisition means;
An illumination apparatus comprising: a light irradiating unit that irradiates illumination light of an element specified by the illumination data in response to receiving the illumination data output by the illumination data output unit. The illumination element setting means sets an information presentation time for irradiating illumination light for presenting information and an element of illumination light when information is not presented,
The light irradiation means emits illumination light for presenting information within the information presentation time set by the illumination element setting means, and emits illumination light for elements when information is not presented outside the information presentation time The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein: The illumination data output means and the light irradiation means comprise wireless communication means capable of communicating illumination data as a radio signal,
The illumination apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the illumination data output means and the light irradiation means are separately arranged.   2. The illumination data output means outputs illumination data for irradiating an element of illumination light set by the illumination element setting means based on information transmitted from an information terminal. Item 4. The lighting device according to any one of Items 3 to 3. Having user detection means for detecting the presence of a user;
The power supply control means for stopping at least one of the information acquisition means and the light irradiation means when the absence of a user is detected for a preset time by the user detection means. The lighting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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