JP2017142964A - Illumination setting support device, illumination setting support program and illumination system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a store lighting device with an illumination setting support device capable of facilitating setting of a predetermined illumination mode which a person located outside a store can visually view.SOLUTION: An illumination setting support device 100 for supporting setting of a store lighting device 200 including plural lighting apparatuses by a user includes a space information acquiring unit 111 for acquiring space information representing the contour of a space occupied by a shop, a light passing information acquiring unit 112 for acquiring light passing information representing a light passing range through which light can pass from the inside of the space to the outside on the contour, a facility information acquiring unit 113 for acquiring facility information containing information on the arrangement of the plural lighting apparatuses and the light emitting direction in the space, and an effect luminaire specifying unit 115 for specifying, as an effect luminaire, a luminaire for emitting light viewable through the light passing range from outside of the space, on the basis of the space information, the light passing information and the facility information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2D

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for assisting a user of a store lighting apparatus to set an illumination mode.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, brightness and color temperature are selected for lighting fixtures used in commercial spaces such as stores in consideration of easy viewing of products, grasping accurate colors, and creating a desired atmosphere (production). Within a single store space, lighting fixtures with different brightness and color temperature may be used depending on the purpose. Note that the dimmer may be juxtaposed with the on / off switch so that the user can adjust the brightness at any time.

  In recent years, lighting fixtures that are used in combination with a plurality of LEDs, organic EL elements or the like having different emission colors and that can change the color temperature of the emitted light by changing the ratio of the light output of each color are becoming widespread. Thereby, in addition to the brightness, the color temperature can be changed by changing the setting without exchanging the luminaire. However, the setting and operation of a lighting device including such a lighting fixture have more setting items and are more complicated than the lighting fixture that can change only the brightness. Therefore, for example, a software-implemented console that runs on an information terminal device such as a tablet computer can be used for setting so that multiple items can be set without using a complicated controller with many buttons and switches. An illumination system provided as a user interface has been proposed (see Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  In such a lighting device that is set or operated using an information terminal device, a program that finely defines its operation can be used. Therefore, in addition to dimming and toning as needed, the lighting mode can be changed over time. Scheduling that changes according to the season is also possible. Moreover, unlike the conventional mechanical controller, it can also be controlled in units of individual lighting fixtures without increasing the number of switches. Therefore, for example, it is possible to set so that the strength of a plurality of lighting fixtures arranged so as to illuminate the wall surface of the store is replaced with the passage of time. In the illumination mode with such settings, an effect of attracting passersby (hereinafter also referred to as an eye catch effect) can be obtained (see Patent Document 3).

JP 2014-44915 A JP 2014-56723 A JP 2007-12473 A

  However, the user interface of the above-described lighting system can be set in detail according to the arrangement and type of the lighting fixtures, the usage of the installation location of the lighting fixtures, the time, etc. It is difficult to make settings for obtaining the illumination mode. In particular, the settings for obtaining specific effects such as the eye-catching effect exemplified above require adjustment according to the actual situation such as the structure of each store and the arrangement of equipment, and if there is no knowledge and experience Difficult and time consuming. Such difficulty and labor of setting is a barrier to the introduction of this lighting system for operators such as store owners.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and specifies a lighting fixture that emits light that can be visually recognized by a person in a specific place, from a plurality of lighting fixtures provided in a store lighting device. Illumination including a lighting setting support device, a lighting setting support program, and a lighting setting support device that assists the user in making settings for operating the specified lighting fixture in a predetermined lighting mode. Provide a system.

  An illumination setting support device according to an aspect of the present invention supports a user setting of an illumination mode of a store lighting device including a plurality of lighting fixtures that can change at least one of brightness and color temperature of emitted light by control. An illumination setting support device that receives an input by the user, a spatial information acquisition unit that acquires spatial information indicating a contour of a space occupied by a store where the store lighting device is installed, and the contour A light transmission information acquisition unit for acquiring light transmission information indicating a light transmission range that is a range in which light can pass out of the space, and arrangement of the plurality of lighting fixtures in the space, and Based on the facility information acquisition unit for acquiring facility information including at least information on the light emission direction, and the space information, the light transmission information, and the facility information, among the plurality of lighting fixtures, A lighting fixture that identifies a lighting fixture that emits light that can be viewed through the light-transmitting range as a production lighting fixture, and a store space that shows the spatial information and the facility information. And a display unit shown to the user by an image.

  In addition, the lighting setting support program according to one aspect of the present invention supports the setting of the lighting mode by the user of the store lighting device including a plurality of lighting fixtures in which at least one of color temperature and brightness is variable in the computer. And acquiring spatial information indicating an outline of a space occupied by a store where the store lighting device is installed, and is a range on the outline, and light can pass from the inside to the outside of the space A light transmission information indicating a light transmission range that is a range, equipment information including at least information on an arrangement and a light emission direction of the plurality of lighting fixtures in the space, and the spatial information, the light transmission information, and Based on the facility information, among the plurality of lighting fixtures, a lighting fixture that emits light that is visible through the light-transmitting range from outside the space is specified as a stage lighting fixture, and the stage lighting fixture To perform the method shown in the user store space image representing the spatial information and the facility information.

  According to the present invention, a lighting device that emits light that is visible from a person in a specific place is identified from a plurality of lighting devices included in the store lighting device, and the specified lighting device is used as a predetermined lighting mode. The user can easily set for operation.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an outline of a lighting system including a lighting setting support device and a store lighting device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the base lighting device in the embodiment. FIG. 2B is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the partial lighting fixture in the embodiment. FIG. 2C is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a gateway in the embodiment. FIG. 2D is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the illumination setting support apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the operation of the illumination setting support apparatus according to the embodiment for setting the illumination mode of the store lighting apparatus. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed by the lighting setting support apparatus according to the embodiment in the above setting procedure. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed by the lighting setting support apparatus according to the embodiment in the above setting procedure. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed by the lighting setting support device according to the embodiment in the above setting procedure. FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating an example of an input operation to the lighting setting support apparatus that is used by the user to change the facility information in the setting procedure. FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating an example of an input operation to the lighting setting support apparatus that is used by the user to change the facility information in the above setting procedure. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for allowing the user to select the illumination mode definition in the above setting procedure. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a specific example of the effect lighting fixture in the above setting procedure. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for showing the specified effect lighting apparatus to the user in the above setting procedure. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for allowing the user to adjust the contents of the illumination mode definition applied to the effect lighting fixture in the above setting procedure. FIG. 12A is a diagram illustrating an example of an illumination mode applied to the effect lighting fixture in the illumination device described above. FIG. 12B is a diagram illustrating an example of an illumination mode applied to the effect lighting fixture in the illumination device. FIG. 12C is a diagram illustrating an example of an illumination mode applied to the effect lighting fixture in the illumination device described above. FIG. 12D is a diagram illustrating an example of an illumination mode applied to the effect lighting device in the illumination device.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that each of the embodiments described below shows a preferred specific example of the present invention. Therefore, the numerical values, shapes, materials, components, component arrangement positions, connection forms, and the like shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Therefore, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims showing the highest concept of the present invention are described as optional constituent elements.

  Each figure is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily shown strictly. Moreover, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the substantially same structure, The overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted or simplified.

(Embodiment)
[1. Overview of lighting system]
First, the outline | summary of the illumination system containing the illumination setting assistance apparatus which concerns on embodiment, and the lighting apparatus for shops is demonstrated.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of a lighting system 10 including a lighting setting support device 100 and a store lighting device 200 according to the present embodiment.

  FIG. 1 shows the lighting system 10 being used in a space 1 (hereinafter referred to as a store space) 1 occupied by a certain store. A person in the store space is a user 99 of the lighting system 10. The user 99 is, for example, a person on the store side such as the store owner, the store manager, or a store clerk, and sets the lighting mode of the store lighting device 200 using the lighting setting support device 100. Moreover, the person who is outside this store space is a passer-by 88 who passes the traffic path facing the store. This passage may be, for example, a collective store facility such as a shopping mall, an arcade street, a passage such as an exhibition hall, or a road through which a person or other person passes. In FIG. 1, an arrow entering the store space 1 from the passer-by 88 indicates one direction within the viewing angle of the passer-by 88 or the direction of the line of sight of the passer-by 88. The “store” in the present embodiment refers to a space that can be seen from a person outside the store space 1 such as the sales floor or this passageway, and is a backyard or other person who is in the sales floor or a passerby 88. An invisible space is not included even if it is part of the store.

  The store lighting device 200 includes a plurality of lighting fixtures. In the example shown in FIG. 1, two types of lighting fixtures including a plurality of base lighting fixtures 300 and a plurality of partial lighting fixtures 400 are provided.

  In this example, the store lighting device 200 includes nine base lighting fixtures 300 indicated by horizontally long ellipses, and each includes a light source such as a light bulb that emits light of a predetermined color temperature. The base lighting fixture 300 is a lighting fixture that is installed for the purpose of ensuring the necessary brightness in the entire store space 1, and may be, for example, a combination of a base fixture and a lamp that is provided on the ceiling. It may be a downlight, a universal downlight, or a spotlight.

  Moreover, the store lighting device 200 further includes six partial lighting fixtures 400 indicated by a vertically long rectangle. The irradiation area of each partial lighting fixture 400 is a very small part of the store space 1, and is installed for the purpose of, for example, securing partial brightness or producing a specific atmosphere intended by the user 99. For example, a wall of a store, a floor, or a part of a ceiling, a specific product or fixture, and materials for decoration or promotion are illuminated using the partial lighting fixture 400. The partial lighting fixture 400 is a lighting fixture for indirect lighting, such as a downlight, a universal downlight, a spotlight, or other indirect lighting provided in a store ceiling, a wall surface, or a fixture, for example.

  The partial lighting fixture 400 in the present embodiment includes a light source having a plurality of LEDs (light-emitting diodes) or organic EL (electroluminescence) elements having different emission colors, and controls the emission light by control described later. Brightness and color temperature are variable.

  Said base lighting fixture 300 and partial lighting fixture 400 are connected so that communication is possible with gateway 500 with which lighting device 200 for shops is further provided. In FIG. 1, a communication cable 600 is shown as a communication unit that connects the base lighting fixture 300 and the partial lighting fixture 400 and the gateway 500 so that they can communicate with each other. However, this communication means is not limited to wired communication. As communication means of these apparatuses, for example, wireless communication by various available methods such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), ZigBee (registered trademark), or infrared communication may be used. Wired communication and wireless communication may be mixed. Further, the store lighting device 200 can communicate with the lighting setting support device 100 using the gateway 500, and transmits and receives data related to settings and the like described later.

  The lighting setting support apparatus 100 is an operation terminal (controller) that functions as a user interface of the lighting system 10 that is used by the user 99 to set the lighting mode of the lighting system 10. The setting of the lighting mode of the lighting system 10 relates to, for example, the brightness of the emitted light of the base lighting fixture 300, the designation regarding the brightness or color of the emitted light of the partial lighting fixture 400, the specified brightness and the duration of the color, etc. It is a setting. When the user 99 determines the contents of these settings, the lighting setting support device 100 compensates the user 99 for lack of knowledge and experience, or assists in identifying the device that is the target of the specific setting. Support.

  The lighting setting support apparatus 100 is an information terminal device such as a tablet computer or a smartphone that can communicate with the gateway 500 wirelessly as shown in FIG. 1, for example. In this information terminal device, an application for operating and setting the store lighting device 200 is installed. As an example other than the portable information terminal device as described above, the lighting setting support device 100 is a personal computer in which an application for operating the store lighting device 200 is installed, and is an Ethernet (registered trademark) standard. May be communicated with the gateway 500 described above via a wired LAN (Local Area Network) compliant with the above. Alternatively, the lighting setting support device 100 may be a terminal for operation and setting dedicated to the lighting system 10. The settings determined by the user 99 on the lighting setting support device 100 are transmitted to the gateway 500 of the store lighting device 200. The lighting system 10 may be configured such that the base lighting fixture 300 or the partial lighting fixture 400 and the lighting setting support device 100 can directly communicate with each other.

[2. Configuration of each component of lighting system]
Next, the structural example of each component of the illumination system 10 in this Embodiment mentioned above is demonstrated using figures.

[2-1. Base lighting equipment]
About the some base lighting fixture 300, the case where the control part 310, the memory | storage part 320, the communication part 330, and the counter 340 are shared and the one base lighting apparatus 30 is comprised is demonstrated to an example. FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the base lighting device 30.

  The base lighting fixture 300 includes a light source 301 and a lighting circuit 302. The light source 301 receives light supplied through the lighting circuit 302 and emits light. The lighting circuit 302 switches between turning on and off the light source 301 by switching between supply and interruption of power to the light source 301 under the control of the control unit 310. The light source 301 is a semiconductor light emitting element such as an LED or an organic EL, for example. However, the light source 301 may be realized by using a lighting fixture such as an incandescent lamp that emits light upon receiving power. When the light source 301 is realized by a semiconductor light emitting element, a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements may be used in order to obtain predetermined brightness and light source color. Further, the lighting circuit 302 may be able to change the brightness or the light source color of the light source 301 by changing the magnitude of the power supplied to the light source 301 under the control of the control unit 310 described later.

  The control unit 310 is communicably connected to other components of the base lighting device 30 and operates by executing a program read from the storage unit 320. This operation includes, for example, processing of information received from the gateway 500 via the communication unit 330, in the base lighting device 30 in addition to the above-described control related to turning on / off the base lighting fixture 300 and changing the brightness or the light source color. Control of other components, writing of data to the storage unit 320, and acquisition or transmission of data via the communication unit 330. Such a control unit 310 is realized by using, for example, a microprocessor.

  The storage unit 320 is a storage device that holds the above-described program and stores data generated in the course of data processing by the control unit 310 or as a result. Such a storage unit 320 is realized by using, for example, a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory and a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory).

  The communication unit 330 is a communication module for communication with the gateway 500 that corresponds to the communication method employed in the lighting system 10.

  The counter 340 is a real time clock, a clock generation circuit, or a combination thereof. When the operation corresponding to the time change is indicated by the program held in the storage unit 320 or the program transmitted from the gateway 500, the control unit 310 refers to the time indicated by the counter 340 and operates each base lighting device 300. To control.

[2-2. Partial lighting equipment]
FIG. 2B is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the partial lighting fixture 400. As the plurality of partial lighting fixtures 400 in the present embodiment, a plurality of types of lighting fixtures may be mixed as described above, and the configuration described below is common to these lighting fixtures.

  The partial lighting fixture 400 includes a light source 401, a lighting circuit 402, a control unit 410, a storage unit 420, a communication unit 430, and a counter 440.

  The light source 401 receives light supplied through the lighting circuit 402 and emits light. The lighting circuit 402 switches between turning on and off the light source 401 by switching between supply and interruption of power to the light source 401 under the control of the control unit 410. The light source 401 is realized using a semiconductor light emitting element such as a light emitting diode or an organic EL. Further, the lighting circuit 302 can change the brightness of the light emitted from the light source 401 by changing the magnitude of power supplied to the light source 401 under the control of the control unit 410 described later. In addition, the light source 401 includes a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements having different colors of emitted light, and the lighting circuit 302 is provided between the semiconductor light emitting elements having different colors of emitted light having a magnitude of power to be supplied. By changing the ratio, the color of light emitted from the light source 401 (that is, the color temperature) can be changed. Such a change in the emitted light is also performed under the control of the control unit 410.

  The control unit 410 is communicably connected to other components of the partial lighting fixture 400, and operates by executing a program read from the storage unit 420. This operation includes, for example, processing of information received from the gateway 500 via the communication unit 430, other processing in the partial lighting fixture 400, in addition to the above-described control related to turning on / off the light source 401 and changing the brightness or the light source color. Control of other components, control of other components in the partial lighting fixture 400, writing of data to the storage unit 420, and acquisition or transmission of data via the communication unit 430. Such a control unit 410 is realized using, for example, a microprocessor.

  The storage unit 420 is a storage device that holds the above-described program and stores data that is generated in the course of data processing by the control unit 410 or as a result. Such a storage unit 420 is realized using, for example, a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory and a volatile memory such as a RAM.

  The communication unit 430 is a communication module for communication with the gateway 500 that corresponds to the communication method employed in the lighting system 10.

  The counter 440 is a real time clock, a clock generation circuit, or a combination thereof. The control unit 410 refers to the time indicated by the counter 440 when the operation corresponding to the time change is indicated by the program held in the storage unit 420 or the program transmitted from the gateway 500. Control.

[2-3. gateway]
FIG. 2C is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the gateway 500.

  The gateway 500 includes a control unit 510, a storage unit 520, a communication unit 530, and a counter 540.

  The control unit 510 is communicably connected to other components, and executes data stored in the storage unit 520 to process data, control other components in the gateway 500, and the storage unit 520. Data is written to the data, or data is acquired or transmitted via the communication unit 530. Such a control unit 510 is realized using, for example, a microprocessor.

  The storage unit 520 stores the above-described program, and stores data generated as a result of the processing in the process of data processing by the control unit 510. Such a storage unit 520 of the present embodiment is realized using a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory and a volatile memory such as a RAM. Alternatively, another type of storage device such as a hard disk drive may be used in combination with or instead of such a semiconductor memory.

  The communication unit 530 is a communication module for communication with the lighting setting support device 100, the base lighting device 30, and the partial lighting fixture 400, corresponding to the communication method employed in the lighting system 10.

  The counter 540 is a real-time clock, a clock generation circuit, or a combination thereof. The control unit 510 refers to the time indicated by the counter 540 and refers to the time indicated by the counter 540 when an operation corresponding to a time change is indicated by a program held in the storage unit 520 or a program transmitted from the lighting setting support device 100. Alternatively, the operation of the partial lighting fixture 400 is controlled.

[2-3. Lighting setting support device]
FIG. 2D is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the illumination setting support apparatus 100 according to the embodiment.

  The lighting setting support apparatus 100 according to the embodiment includes a control unit 110, a storage unit 120, a communication unit 130, a counter 140, an input unit 150, a display unit 160, and an image acquisition unit 170.

  The control unit 110 is communicably connected to other components via a bus, and operates by executing a program stored in the storage unit 120. This operation is, for example, processing of data input by the user via the input unit 150 or acquired from the storage unit 120, control of other components in the lighting setting support apparatus 100, midway of processing or results Data is written to the storage unit 120 and data is acquired or transmitted via the communication unit 130. Such a control part 110 is implement | achieved using a microprocessor, for example. In addition, the spatial information acquisition unit 111, the light transmission information acquisition unit 112, the facility information acquisition unit 113, the dimension information acquisition unit 114, the effect lighting fixture identification unit 115, the illumination mode definition management unit 116, and the program generation unit provided in the control unit 110 117 is a functional component realized by the control unit 110 that executes the above-described program. These will be described later.

  The storage unit 120 stores the above-described program, or stores data generated as a result of the processing in the course of data processing by the control unit 110. Such a storage unit 120 is realized using, for example, a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory and a volatile memory such as a RAM. Alternatively, another type of storage device such as a hard disk drive may be used in combination with or instead of such a semiconductor memory.

  The communication unit 130 is a communication module for communication with the gateway 500 corresponding to the communication method employed in the lighting system 10.

  The counter 140 is a real time clock, a clock generation circuit, or a combination thereof. The control unit 110 controls the operation of the lighting setting support apparatus 100 with reference to the time indicated by the counter 140 when an operation corresponding to a time change is indicated by the program held in the storage unit 120.

  The input unit 150 is provided for the lighting setting support apparatus 100 to perform the function of the user interface of the lighting system 10 as described above, and receives input from the user. For example, the input unit 150 is realized using a touch panel. Further, it may be realized by combining a pointing device such as a mouse, a button, a keyboard, a microphone, and the like.

  Similarly to the input unit 150, the display unit 160 is provided for the lighting setting support apparatus 100 to perform the function of a user interface, and presents information to the user as an image. For example, it is realized using a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display.

  The image acquisition unit 170 is, for example, a camera included in the illumination setting support apparatus 100, and acquires image data according to a user's shooting operation. Alternatively, the image acquisition unit 170 is an external device of the illumination setting support apparatus 100, and is connected to the illumination setting support apparatus 100 by wire or wireless, or a camera or a scanner that can be used via a removable storage medium. There may be. Such an image acquisition unit 170 is realized as a module including an image sensor. The use of the image acquisition unit 170 will be described later in the description of functional components included in the control unit 110 that follows.

  The spatial information acquisition unit 111 acquires spatial information indicating the outline of the space (store space) occupied by the store where the store lighting device 200 is installed. The outline here refers to a structure such as a wall that separates the store space from the outside. The spatial information acquisition unit 111 is a store design drawing such as a layout drawing, a plan view, a plan detail view, and a floor plan that is stored in advance in the storage unit 120 by a user of the lighting system 10 (for example, the user 99 in FIG. 1). Image data is read, and spatial information is acquired based on this data. The image data of the design drawing is, for example, data in various file formats output by design drawing creation software. Alternatively, image data obtained by photographing using the image obtaining unit 170 when there is a printed matter of this design drawing may be used. Details of the spatial information will be described using a specific example in the description of the setting of the lighting mode using the lighting setting support device 100 described later.

  The light transmission information acquisition unit 112 acquires light transmission information indicating a light transmission range that is a range in which light can pass from the store space to the outside on the contour. Here, the light passage range may be a range in which light that can enter the eyes of a person passing in the vicinity of the store (for example, the passer-by 88 of FIG. 1), such as an entrance or a window, can pass. The light transmission information acquisition unit 112 reads, for example, the image data of the design drawing of the store, and acquires spatial information based on the image data. Alternatively, image data obtained by photographing using the image obtaining unit 170 when there is a printed matter of this design drawing may be used. Details of the light transmission information will be described using a specific example in the description of the setting of the lighting mode using the lighting setting support device 100 described later.

  The facility information acquisition unit 113 acquires facility information including at least information on the arrangement and light emission direction of the plurality of lighting fixtures (the base lighting fixture 300 and the partial lighting fixture 400) included in the store lighting device 200 in the store space. For example, when there are structures such as pillars, beams, partition walls, counters, and fixtures in the store space, information indicating these positions and ranges may also be included in the facility information. The facility information acquisition unit 113 reads, for example, image data of the design drawing of the store, and acquires spatial information based on the image data. Alternatively, image data obtained by photographing using the image obtaining unit 170 when there is a printed matter of this design drawing may be used. Details of the facility information will be described using a specific example in the description of the setting of the lighting mode using the lighting setting support device 100 described later.

  The dimension information acquisition unit 114 acquires dimension information indicating the dimensions of the contour and the light transmission range. When the facility information includes information on a structure such as a pillar in the store space, the dimensions of the structure are also acquired. The dimension information acquisition unit 114 reads, for example, image data of the design drawing of the store, and acquires dimension information based on the image data. Alternatively, image data obtained by photographing using the image obtaining unit 170 when there is a printed matter of this design drawing may be used. In this case, character recognition may be performed using the image data acquired by the image acquisition unit 170, and information regarding dimensions may be acquired from the numerical information obtained thereby. Details of the dimension information will be described using a specific example in the description of the setting of the lighting mode using the lighting setting support device 100 described later.

  Note that some or all of the spatial information, facility information, light transmission information, and dimensional information acquired as described above may be corrected by the user via the input unit 150 or input from scratch. May be. That is, the spatial information, facility information, light transmission information, and dimension information are each based on design drawing image data (either data output by design drawing creation software or image data taken by the image acquisition unit 170). It may be acquired, may be acquired based on an input by the user, or may be acquired based on both of these.

  Based on the above-mentioned space information, facility information, light transmission information, and dimension information, the effect lighting device specifying unit 115 passes through a light transmission range from outside the store space among the plurality of lighting devices included in the store lighting device 200. A lighting fixture that emits visible light is identified as a production lighting fixture. And this production | presentation lighting fixture uses the image (henceforth a store space image) which shows the said space information and equipment information via the display part 160 which the production lighting fixture specific | specification 115 mentions later, for example, for example, The store space image is shown to the user with a mark, color, or the like indicating a production lighting fixture. The specification of the effect lighting fixture by the effect lighting fixture specifying unit 115 and the presentation of the specified effect lighting fixture to the user will be described using a specific example in the description of the setting of the lighting mode using the lighting setting support device 100 described later. To do.

  The illumination mode definition management part 116 manages the illumination mode definition which shows operation | movement of an effect lighting fixture. Here, the operation of the effect lighting apparatus is defined by settings relating to at least one of the color temperature, brightness, change in color temperature, and change in brightness of the emitted light. The illumination mode definition is information indicating the setting and is stored in the storage unit 120. The illumination mode definition managed by the illumination mode definition management unit 116 is not limited to one. For example, a plurality of lighting mode definitions indicating different operations prepared in advance by a vendor of the lighting system 10 for the purpose of creating different visual effects may be managed. Further, a new illumination mode definition created by the user using the illumination setting support apparatus 100 may be managed. Specific examples of management here include storage on the storage unit 120, presentation to the user in a selectable manner of a plurality of lighting mode definitions, storage of the selection result of the lighting mode definition by the user, input unit by the user The change of the content according to the input to 150, the storage of the changed or created illumination mode definition in the storage unit 120, and the association with the effect lighting fixture to which each illumination mode definition is applied. Moreover, the lighting mode of the store lighting device in which the lighting mode definition is applied to the effect lighting apparatus may be simulated and displayed on the display unit 160.

  The program generation unit 117 generates a program for causing the lighting fixture specified as the production lighting fixture to execute an operation as shown in the lighting mode definition. For example, the generated program is transmitted from the communication unit 130 to the gateway 500 and executed by the gateway 500. The gateway 500 that executes the program transmits a command for causing the effect lighting apparatus to perform a predetermined operation.

  The lighting setting support device 100, the base lighting device 30, the partial lighting fixture 400, and the gateway 500 are provided with identification information for identifying each of them, and at least communicate with each other in the lighting system 10 by this identification information, or It can be designated as a destination for instructions of a predetermined operation. This identification information may be, for example, an IP address or a MAC address, or may be a character string given by the lighting system 10 vendor, contractor, or user.

  Further, although not shown in the above description and the drawings referred to, all of the base lighting device 30, the partial lighting fixture 400, and the gateway 500 are supplied with power through the power supply circuit. The power supply source is, for example, commercial power, or power from a power generation facility or a power storage facility included in a store or a facility including a store. Electricity may be received from these supply sources, and when implemented with a portable device such as a tablet computer, a battery used as an electric power source may be incorporated or attached.

[3. Setting of lighting mode using lighting setting support device]
The procedure of setting the lighting mode of the lighting system 10 using the lighting setting support apparatus 100 configured as described above by the user will be described along a specific example. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the operation of the illumination setting support apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment for setting the illumination mode of the illumination system 10. In the following description, it is assumed that an application used for setting the illumination mode of the illumination system 10 is installed in the illumination setting support apparatus 100, and that the application is activated at the start of this procedure. .

  First, the lighting setting support apparatus 100 acquires image data of a drawing of a store where the lighting system 10 is installed (step S10). As described in the description of the above configuration, the image data is data in various file formats output by, for example, design drawing creation software. Alternatively, it may be image data of a design drawing taken using a camera (image acquisition unit 170) provided in the illumination setting support apparatus 100 or the like. When the user designates a file of image data to be used via the input unit 150, the illumination setting support apparatus 100 acquires image data used in the following procedure. Alternatively, the image data acquired by the lighting setting support device 100 is a diagram of the drawing drawn by the user using the input unit 150 by the lighting setting support device 100 prompting the user to draw a diagram representing the shape of the store space at this stage. It may be data. FIG. 4 is an example of a screen on which the image data acquired in step S <b> 10 is displayed on the display unit 160. Note that the image data shown in FIG. 4 is image data of a design drawing of a store different from the store presented for explaining the outline of the illumination system 10 in FIG. However, the illumination system 10 and each component thereof will be described using the same reference numerals as those in FIG.

  Next, spatial information is acquired by the spatial information acquisition unit 111, light transmission information is acquired by the light transmission information acquisition unit 112, facility information is acquired by the facility information acquisition unit 113, and dimension information is acquired by the dimension information acquisition unit 114 (step S20). -Step S40).

  The space information is information indicating the outline of the store space. In FIG. 4, the substantially rectangular outer periphery D1 shown on the screen corresponds to this outline. In the illumination setting support device 100, the range surrounded by the outer periphery is recognized as the store space. In FIG. 4, there is a discontinuous range on the left side as the outer periphery of the rectangle, but this range may be treated as a boundary between the inside and the outside of the store space.

  The light transmission information is information indicating a light transmission range that is a range on the above-described contour and that allows light to pass from the inside of the store space to the outside. In FIG. The range where the light is interrupted corresponds to this light transmission range.

  The facility information includes information on the arrangement and light emission direction of a plurality of lighting fixtures included in the store lighting device 200 in the store space, but as described in the description of the configuration of the lighting setting support device 100, Information indicating the position and range of the structure in the space may be included. In FIG. 4, broken rectangles such as D2 indicate fixture positions and ranges, D3 hatched rectangles indicate column positions and ranges, and D4 thick solid rectangles indicate counter positions and ranges.

  The dimension information is information indicating the dimensions of the contour and the light transmission range. When the information on structures such as pillars and fixtures is included in the facility information, the information indicating these dimensions is also acquired by the user's input or calculation from the ratio to other structures whose dimensions are known.

  The acquisition of these four types of information is based on the image data acquired in step S10, for example, that is, the spatial information acquisition unit 111, the light transmission information acquisition unit 112, the facility information acquisition unit 113, and the dimension information acquisition unit 114. Each of these may be performed by analyzing the image data. Alternatively, based on the input by the user, that is, when the user designates the position and range using the input unit 150 or inputs a numerical value for the image data displayed on the display unit 160. May be. Alternatively, the user may confirm the results of the above analysis and add or change various information. Whether these types of information are acquired based on image data and / or user input may be determined individually as design matters.

  FIG. 5 is an example of a screen when the user inputs a light transmission range in step S30. In this example, the illumination setting support apparatus 100 displays a screen for inputting an entrance that is a kind of light transmission range. The user may input by dragging a mouse or the like by dragging the range of the entrance / exit in the screen (the bidirectional arrow in FIG. 5) with a finger.

  FIG. 6 is an example of a screen that displays store space image data including the equipment information acquired in step S40. 7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating an example of an input operation to the lighting setting support apparatus 100 that is performed by the user in order to change information related to the lighting fixture among the facility information.

  In FIG. 6, white circles indicate a type of luminaire that can change the light emission direction, such as a universal downlight. A circle with a diagonal line in it indicates a type of lighting fixture whose light emission direction is fixed. Moreover, the arrow attached | subjected to some circles shows the light emission direction of the lighting fixture. A light fixture without an arrow has a light emission direction almost directly below. Such information may be acquired from this image data if it is in the image data of the design drawing, or only information relating to the position of each luminaire may be acquired from the image data of the design drawing. For example, if the lighting fixtures are all the same type, the information regarding the type may be omitted. In addition, these two types of circles are not based on the configuration of each lighting fixture, but are based on the user's intention, for example, a lighting fixture that fixes the light emission direction, and the color of the emitted light. May be used to distinguish between uses such as a lighting fixture for fixing the lighting fixture and a lighting fixture that may be changed. In addition to the information based on these distinctions, information relating to the distinction between the base lighting fixtures and the partial lighting fixtures having different control systems is acquired by the lighting setting support device 100. These distinctions may also be combined (e.g., base lighting fixtures, partial lighting fixtures, partial lighting fixtures, but lighting fixtures used in the same lighting manner as the base lighting fixture).

  FIG. 7A shows an example of an operation for changing information on this type (or application). This figure shows that the type (or application) is switched each time the circle indicating the lighting fixture to be changed is tapped with a finger. FIG. 7B is an example of an operation for changing information indicating the light emission direction. In this figure, it is shown that the light emission direction is switched each time the circle indicating the lighting fixture to be changed is tapped with a finger. These operations are merely examples, and the information may be changed by operations different from this example. For example, the type (or use) may be changed by double tap or long press. Further, the light emission direction may be changed by pressing the arrow with a finger and moving it around a circle.

  The lighting setting support apparatus 100 may be configured so that the user can appropriately input or change other types of information using the input unit 150 as a user interface.

  In FIG. 3, as shown in steps S <b> 20 to S <b> 50, these various types of information are shown to be acquired in order, but the acquisition order of the various types of information is not limited to this, and changes by the user May also be added for any information.

  Next, the illumination mode definition management unit 116 causes the display unit 160 to display a plurality of managed illumination mode definitions in a manner that can be selected by the user (step S60). FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for allowing the user to select an illumination mode definition in step S60. On this screen, the detailed contents of the illumination mode definition (such as parameters that define the operation) are not presented to the user. Instead, the rendering effect given to the store space by the lighting mode of the store lighting device 200 based on each lighting mode definition, in other words, represents the desired atmosphere that the user wants to obtain in the store using the lighting system 10 A representation is shown as an option for choosing each lighting mode definition. In this way, by making it possible to select the illumination mode definition for the purpose, the user can make settings for obtaining a desired effect without having knowledge of illumination. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the illumination mode definition that realizes the illumination mode for obtaining the above-described eye-catching effect corresponds to the highlighted “make it stand out from the store” option.

  Note that an image or a sentence showing an outline of an illumination mode corresponding to each purpose may be presented to the user. In this example, by pressing the “view explanation” button, an outline of the illumination mode corresponding to the selected purpose is displayed on the display unit 160. As another example, when any one of the options is selected, an outline of the illumination mode corresponding to the selected purpose may be displayed on a part of the screen.

  Next, based on the spatial information, the light transmission information, the facility information, the dimension information, and the lighting mode definition selected by the user, the effect lighting fixture specifying unit 115 includes a plurality of items included in the store lighting device 200. From among the lighting fixtures, the lighting fixture to which the selected lighting mode definition is applied is specified as a production lighting fixture (step S70). This specification will be described using a specific example.

  FIG. 9 is an example in which when the user selects the option “make it stand out from the store” in step S60, the effect lighting device specifying unit 115 specifies the effect lighting device using the above-described various pieces of information. In this example, a lighting device is identified that emits light that can be seen through a front passage from a passer-by 88 that passes through the front passage of the store, passing through the light passage range, in this example, the front door of the store. .

  As shown in FIG. 9, in this example, the position of the passer-by 88 who visually recognizes the luminaire in the store space, the distance from the outer wall (outline) of the store is 1 to 3 meters, and from the store front It is assumed to be within 3 meters. This position range is an example based on statistics and experience obtained by experiments conducted by the inventors of the present invention, and is determined based on statistics and experience performed by the vendor of the lighting system 10 or by setting different conditions. A range of positions may be used. Moreover, it may be changed according to the store's business condition or customer class, and the location, shape, size, etc. of the store space or traffic route, and may be input or adjusted by the user. When a vendor or the like of the lighting system 10 prepares this position range setting, the data indicating the position range is stored in the storage unit 120 as data accessed by the lighting mode definition management unit 116. Thereby, even a user who does not have knowledge or experience related to the lighting effect can make settings for obtaining the desired effect with the assistance of the lighting setting support device 100.

  In order to specify this, the effect lighting fixture specifying unit 115, for example, the shape of the outline of the store space indicated by the spatial information, the light transmission range indicated by the light transmission information, each side of the outline of the store space indicated by the dimension information, and the passage Based on the size of the light range and the lighting fixture capable of changing the lighting mode indicated in the facility information and its position in the store space, the candidates for the production lighting fixture are geometrically narrowed down from a plurality of lighting fixtures. . In this example, a luminaire covering a triangular area with halftone dots is selected as this candidate. If the illumination area irradiated with the emitted light is a lighting fixture that can be seen from outside the store space, it can serve as a production lighting fixture. Therefore, the production lighting fixture specifying unit 115 is a lighting fixture that is not included in this area. It is good also as a production lighting fixture (or its candidate).

  Further, in this illumination mode definition, the effect lighting fixture changes the illumination mode over time. However, since the appearance of the product will be affected if the lighting mode of the lighting device for illuminating the product is changed, the luminaire that illuminates the fixture on which the product is placed is based on the location and range of the fixture indicated in the facility information. Exclude from candidates. As a result, the effect lighting fixture specifying unit 115 specifies the four lighting fixtures arranged on the upper side and near the wall of the drawing as the effect lighting fixture. In addition, for a passerby (not shown) proceeding in the opposite direction, the effect lighting fixture is similarly specified, and the four lighting fixtures on the lower side of the figure and near the wall are specified as the effect lighting fixture.

  This eliminates the need for the user to himself / herself select an effect lighting device that operates in a specific lighting mode in order to obtain the desired “conspicuous from outside the store” effect. The effect lighting fixture is specified by the lighting setting support device 100 based on information input to the lighting setting support device 100 by the user by step S60. In this way, even if the user has no knowledge or experience regarding lighting, if the information regarding the store space can be prepared, the user can make settings for obtaining a desired effect by obtaining the support of the lighting setting support device 100.

  Next, the effect lighting fixture specifying unit 115 indicates the specified effect lighting fixture to the user via the display unit 160 (step S80). FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for showing the specified effect lighting apparatus to the user. In this example, among the information input by the user, the effect lighting apparatus using an image (hereinafter referred to as a store space image) indicating spatial information indicating the outline of the store space and facility information indicating the position and range of the lighting apparatus and the like. Is shown. More specifically, the area other than the production lighting fixture in the store space image is darkened to show the production lighting fixture. The aspect of presentation of this effect lighting fixture is an example, and the effect lighting fixture may be shown in other modes. For example, the effect lighting apparatus may be blinked, or may be indicated using a symbol such as an arrow.

  Next, the illumination mode definition management part 116 displays the screen for adjustment of the content of the illumination mode definition applied to an effect lighting fixture on the display part 160 (step S90).

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of this screen. In this example, the user selects one of a plurality of buttons arranged on the screen. FIG. 11 shows an initial state in which the center button is selected. For example, the user can select a different pattern from a plurality of patterns prepared as a change pattern of the color temperature of the effect lighting fixture by selecting buttons in different rows. In other words, in this example, five types of illumination patterns that provide the effect of “conspicuous from outside the store” are prepared.

  12A to 12D are diagrams showing examples of this change pattern. In the pattern of FIG. 12A, there is one effect lighting fixture having the highest color temperature of the emitted light, and the color temperature of the emitted light is lower as the effect lighting fixture is farther from the effect lighting fixture. Then, the lighting fixtures having the highest color temperature of the emitted light move side by side, and the other lighting fixtures also change the color temperature of the emitted light. In the pattern of FIG. 12B, only one effect lighting fixture emits light having a higher color temperature than the other effect lighting fixtures, and the emitted light of the other effect lighting fixtures has a uniform color temperature. And the lighting fixture with the highest color temperature of the emitted light moves sideways. The pattern of FIG. 12C is a modification of FIG. 12A, and there are a plurality of effect lighting fixtures having a high color temperature. In the pattern of FIG. 12D, the upper and lower changes in color temperature are repeated for all effect lighting fixtures.

  In addition, the user can adjust the change in color temperature by selecting buttons in different rows. 12A to 12D, the vertical width of the change in color temperature can be changed.

  In response to such an input by the user, the illumination mode definition management unit 116 changes the contents (parameters) of the illumination mode definition and stores the management result in the storage unit 120 as the illumination mode definition management, for example. In addition, you may preserve | save as another new illumination mode definition instead of the change of the parameter of illumination mode definition.

  As described above, the illumination mode definition management unit 116 uses the illumination mode definition selected by the user from the plurality of illumination mode definitions as the illumination mode definition applied to the effect lighting fixture. Furthermore, the illumination mode definition management unit 116 can change the operation indicated in the illumination mode definition applied to the effect lighting fixture according to the input to the input unit 150 by the user.

  Note that the screen configuration for adjusting the contents of the illumination mode definition shown in FIG. 11 is an example, and adjustment may be possible with a different screen configuration. For example, the color temperature change may be adjusted by moving a slider or the like. Also, adjustable items are not limited to this example. For example, the speed of change and the brightness of the emitted light may be adjustable.

  Moreover, the pattern of the change of an illumination mode shown by FIG. 12A to FIG. 12D is an example to the last, and is not limited to this. Various change patterns for color temperature and brightness may be applied to the production lighting fixture. And in order to obtain an eye catching effect by such a change in illumination mode, it is said that it is necessary to show a change (movement) within the time when the store space is in the view of the passerby. For example, it is effective to change at least one of the brightness of the emitted light and the color temperature each time a predetermined time of 1 second to 10 seconds elapses. In addition, when changing the color temperature of the production lighting fixture, the color temperature difference of the emitted light of the lighting fixtures adjacent to the irradiation area, including the lighting fixtures specified as the production lighting fixtures and the lighting fixtures not specified, is within 500K. It is said that it will not only have an eye-catching effect that draws the attention of passers-by, but also creates an atmosphere of calmness and high-class feeling, and has the effect of causing passers-by to enter the store. ing.

  Note that these ranges of change in time and color temperature are examples based on statistics and experiences obtained by experiments conducted by the inventors of the present invention, and are based on statistics and experiences performed by the lighting system 10 vendors and the like. Or a numerical range determined with different conditions may be used. For example, in consideration of the speed of movement of the passers-by and the viewing angle through the passage in front of the store, the lighting mode may be changed once in 1.5 seconds to 3 seconds. Moreover, you may change according to the business condition or customer layer of a store, the location, shape, size, etc. of store space or a traffic route. For example, when the store's main target is a woman who is more sensitive to color changes than a man, the color temperature difference of the emitted light may be set smaller. Further, as described above, input and adjustment by the user may be possible. When the vendor of the lighting system 10 prepares the setting of the numerical range, the data indicating the numerical range is stored in the storage unit 120 as data accessed by the lighting mode definition management unit 116. Thereby, even a user who does not have knowledge or experience related to the lighting effect can make settings for obtaining the desired effect with the assistance of the lighting setting support device 100.

  Next, the lighting mode definition management unit 116 displays the lighting mode of the store lighting device 200 in which the lighting mode definition stored in step S90 is applied to the effect lighting fixture as a simulation using the store space image described above. To display. For example, on the store space image shown in FIG. 10, an animation that changes the color temperature or the brightness of the lighting fixture near the wall specified as the production lighting fixture is displayed on the display unit 160 as this simulation. In this simulation, the lighting fixtures other than the production lighting fixtures are also displayed with the color temperature of the emitted light of each lighting fixture, and the difference in brightness between each lighting fixture and its surroundings is relatively indicated. The aspect may be simulated. The user can confirm whether the lighting mode of the store lighting device 200 is appropriate by looking at the simulation.

  If the user wants to change the setting as a result of confirming the operation of the store lighting apparatus 200 as seen in the simulation (NO in step S110), the lighting setting support apparatus 100 returns to the screen in FIG. 11 and executes the adjustment in step S90 again. Then, the simulation of step S100 can be displayed.

  As a result of this operation check, if the setting is not changed (YES in step S110), the program generation unit 117 generates a program for causing the effect lighting fixture to perform the operation indicated in the illumination mode definition at this time. The generated program is transmitted to the gateway 500 via the communication unit 130 (step S120). The gateway 500 executes the received program and controls the effect lighting apparatus.

  Note that the program generated in this step may be a program indicating the entire operation of the effect lighting fixture indicated in the lighting mode definition at this time, or one of the entire operations specified by the user via the input unit. The program which shows a part may be sufficient. For example, the user may want to check only before and after a major change with the store lighting device actually installed in the store. In such a case, for example, the user designates a time range to be operated with an actual lighting device on the seek bar displayed on the screen while viewing the simulation display or the thumbnail display on the display unit 160. . Then, a program for causing the effect lighting apparatus to perform the operation in the designated time range is generated and transmitted to the gateway 500. Thereby, the user can efficiently perform a test run (step S130) with an actual lighting device.

  Further, the program generation unit 117 may be a functional configuration unit included in the gateway 500 instead of the illumination setting support device 100. In this case, the lighting setting support apparatus 100 is not a program for the gateway 500 but may be a whole lighting mode definition at this stage or a part thereof based on a user instruction. As described above, the illumination setting support apparatus 100 corresponds to data indicating at least a part of the illumination mode definition (the illumination mode definition itself or an operation indicated by the illumination mode definition based on the user instruction received by the input unit 150. The above program) is transmitted to the store lighting device 200 via the gateway 500.

  In addition, the lighting setting support apparatus 100 accepts an input from the user, for example, an operation start, a pause, a restart, a skip of a predetermined time, etc., via the input unit 150 in the test run. A command for causing the effect lighting apparatus to perform the operation in accordance with this instruction may be transmitted to the store lighting device 200 via the gateway 500. Thereby, the user can efficiently perform a test run with an actual lighting device.

  If the user wants to change the setting as a result of confirming the operation of the store lighting device 200 after seeing the test run (NO in step S140), the lighting setting support device 100 returns to the screen of FIG. 11 and the adjustment in step S90 is performed again. After execution, the simulation after step S100 can be executed again.

  As a result of this operation check, when the setting is not changed (YES in step S140), a series of setting procedures related to the lighting mode of the store lighting device 200 ends. If a program for causing the effect lighting device to execute the entire series of operations to be performed by the effect lighting device is not created or transmitted, it may be generated at this stage and transmitted to the gateway 500. In gateway 500, the received program is stored in storage unit 520 and executed by control unit 510.

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The embodiment of the illumination setting support device and the illumination system including the illumination setting support device has been described above. However, the embodiment described above is an example, and various modifications, additions, omissions, and the like can be made. .

  For example, a series of procedures for setting the lighting mode of the lighting device for a store using the operation of the lighting setting support device 100 or the lighting setting support device 100 is not limited to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. For example, the reception of the input for selecting the illumination mode definition (step S60) may be executed at the beginning of this series of procedures. In addition, the information on the illumination mode definition is not used for specifying the effect lighting device, and a partial illumination device that emits light that can be viewed through the light transmission range is specified. It may be executed after specifying (step S70).

  In addition, a plurality of illumination mode definitions may not be prepared. For example, the illumination setting support apparatus 100 may be provided as an apparatus that supports the setting for obtaining the above-described eye catching effect. In this case, the step of receiving an input for selecting the illumination mode definition is not necessary.

  In the above description, the effect lighting fixture is specified based on the space information, the light transmission information, the dimension information, and the facility information. However, the effect lighting fixture may be specified based on three types of information other than the dimension information. In this case, the distance from the front door to the passerby is not considered in specifying the production lighting equipment, but the store space is determined based on the positional relationship between the front door of the shop and each lighting equipment based on the other three types of information. The lighting fixture which emits the light which can be visually recognized through this frontage from the outside is specified.

  Also, in the above description, an example has been described in which lighting fixtures that illuminate furniture are excluded from candidates for stage lighting fixtures to avoid changes in the appearance of products, and only lighting fixtures that illuminate walls are specified as stage lighting fixtures. The criterion for determining whether or not to specify the device is not limited to this. The lighting fixture that illuminates the fixture may be included in the production lighting fixture, and the lighting fixture that illuminates the wall may be excluded from the production lighting fixture. Moreover, it may be possible for the user to make changes such as addition or deletion to the specific result made by the effect lighting device specifying unit 115 as to whether or not each lighting device is included in the effect lighting device.

  Moreover, presentation (step S80) to the user of the specified production lighting equipment may be performed in combination with display of simulation (step S100). For example, before the step of accepting input of adjustment by the user (step S90), an animation in which the default setting of the illumination mode definition selected by the user is applied to the specified effect lighting device may be displayed.

  The simulation display (step S100) may be omitted. For example, a test run may be executed without displaying a simulation at a store where the lighting system 10 is installed.

  Moreover, in each figure used by description of said embodiment, although store space is caught by planar view and a store space image is a top view, various information used for specification of production lighting equipment, and a user The image or the like used for presenting the information may include information on the distance in the vertical direction.

  In the above embodiment, the outline of the store space corresponds to the wall of the store, but the outline of the store space is not limited to this. For example, an outer edge of a shop site may be used as the contour. In this case, for example, the lighting device specified as the production lighting device is a lighting device in a space from the road in front of the store to the building of the store, and emits light that can be visually recognized from the road in front of the store. There may be.

  Further, in the above embodiment, for the purpose of producing mainly targeting people who are outside the store space, a lighting device that can visually recognize the emitted light from people outside the store space is specified as the production lighting device. However, the location of the person who is the target of the production is not limited to outside the store space. In addition, an area in the store where attention is desired may be designated. For example, the lighting setting support apparatus 100 is used to direct the interest of a person at a specific position in the store (for example, near the entrance, etc.) to a specific direction or to a psychological state that makes it easy to enter the store space. A setting for obtaining a direct effect may be made. In this case, the information used for specifying the effect lighting device further includes information indicating a place where interest in the store is desired to be collected and information indicating a place of a person who is a target of the effect.

  In addition, the function sharing between the functional components in the above-described lighting setting support device 100 is an example, and the sharing can be changed.

  Further, embodiments realized by arbitrarily combining the constituent elements and functions shown in the above-described embodiments and modifications are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  In addition, various comprehensive or specific aspects of the present invention include one or a plurality of combinations of an apparatus, a system, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, a computer-readable recording medium, and the like.

  Hereinafter, configurations, modifications, effects, and the like of the illumination setting support device and the illumination setting support program according to various aspects of the present invention will be described.

  The lighting setting support apparatus 100 according to an aspect of the present invention is a setting by the user of the lighting aspect of the store lighting apparatus 200 including a plurality of lighting fixtures that can change at least one of the brightness and color temperature of emitted light by control. And a spatial information acquisition unit 111 for acquiring spatial information indicating an outline of a space occupied by a store in which the store lighting device 200 is installed, and an input setting unit 150 that receives input from the user. And a light transmission information acquisition unit 112 that acquires light transmission information indicating a light transmission range that is a range on the contour and through which light can pass from the inside of the space; Equipment information acquisition unit 113 for acquiring equipment information including at least information on the arrangement of the lighting fixtures and the light emission direction, and the spatial information, the light transmission information, and the equipment information. Therefore, among the plurality of lighting fixtures, a lighting fixture specifying unit 115 that specifies a lighting fixture that emits light that can be visually recognized from outside the space through the light transmission range as a lighting fixture, and the effect lighting. An appliance is provided with the display part 160 which shows the said user using the store space image which shows the said space information and the said facility information.

  By using this lighting setting support device 100, the user of the above-mentioned lighting device for a store 200 has no knowledge or experience regarding the effects of the store using lighting, and the shape, size, and position of the frontage of the store. If information on the store configuration such as the size and the arrangement of the lighting fixtures is prepared, it is possible to know the production lighting fixtures that can be used for the presentation that attracts the eyes of passers-by outside the store.

  In addition, the illumination setting support apparatus 100 defines an illumination mode that indicates the operation of the effect lighting apparatus defined by settings relating to at least one of the color temperature, brightness, change in color temperature, and change in brightness of the emitted light. The lighting mode definition management unit 116 further manages the lighting mode of the store lighting device 200 in which the lighting mode definition is applied to the effect lighting fixture, in the store space image. You may display on the said display part 160 as a simulation using these.

  This allows the user to see a simulation in which the specified effect lighting device operates with the predetermined setting contents without determining and inputting parameters for setting the color temperature, brightness, and the like of the emitted light of the effect lighting device. Can do. Therefore, the store lighting device 200 can be set for the purpose of producing using the lighting, even if there is no knowledge or experience regarding the producing of the store using the lighting.

  Further, the lighting setting support device 100 and the store lighting device 200 are communicable, and data indicating at least a part of the lighting mode definition based on a user instruction received by the input unit 150, and You may transmit the instruction | command regarding execution of the operation | movement according to the lighting mode definition shown by the said data to the said lighting apparatus 200 for shops.

  Thus, the user can create a program for operating the effect lighting device without inputting settings relating to the color temperature, brightness, and the like of the emitted light of the effect lighting device. In addition, an operation test can be performed on the store lighting device 200 installed in the store by using all or part of the program.

  In addition, the lighting mode definition management unit 116 manages a plurality of the lighting mode definitions indicating different operations of the effect lighting fixture, and the display unit 160 is configured so that the plurality of lighting mode definitions can be selected by a user. The illumination mode definition selected by the user from the plurality of illumination mode definitions may be used as the illumination mode definition applied to the effect lighting apparatus.

  Thereby, if the user selects the illumination mode definition for obtaining the desired effect, the user can see a simulation of the operation of the effect lighting apparatus to which the selected illumination mode definition is applied. Moreover, the operation | movement of the production lighting fixture to which the selected lighting mode definition was applied can be tested with the lighting device 200 for shops.

  Further, the lighting mode definition management unit 116 may be able to change the operation indicated in the lighting mode definition applied to the effect lighting fixture in response to an input to the input unit 150 by the user. .

  Thereby, the user can change the operation defined by the selected lighting mode definition, that is, can realize the operation of the desired lighting device with less effort than inputting all setting items by himself / herself. .

  Further, the effect lighting device is a lighting device that emits light that is visible through the light transmission range from a person who passes through the light transmission range outside the store space, and the plurality of lighting modes At least one of the definitions may indicate an operation in which at least one of the brightness of the emitted light and the color temperature of the effect lighting fixture changes each time a predetermined time of 1 second or more and 10 seconds or less elapses. Alternatively, furthermore, the plurality of lighting fixtures can change color temperature by control, and in the at least one lighting mode definition, the color temperature difference between the emitted lights of the lighting fixtures whose irradiation regions are adjacent among the plurality of lighting fixtures. An operation may be shown in which the color temperature of the emitted light of the effect lighting fixture changes within a range of 500 K or less.

  Thereby, even if the store has a calm atmosphere or a high-class atmosphere, the store lighting device 200 is used to attract the eyes of passers-by outside the store and to produce an eye-catching effect. be able to.

  In addition, at least one of the space information, the facility information, and the light transmission information may be acquired based on image data of a design drawing of the store.

  Thereby, the data created for the design of the store can be diverted to the input to the lighting setting support apparatus 100 of the information related to the store configuration mentioned above. Further, at the store design stage, it is possible to confirm whether or not a desired effect can be obtained using the store lighting device 200, and feedback to the design can be performed.

  The illumination setting support apparatus 100 further includes an image acquisition unit 170 including an image sensor, and image data of the store design drawing is acquired by photographing the store design drawing using the image acquisition unit 170. Also good.

  As a result, even when the design drawing data itself of the store cannot be obtained, if there is a printed drawing, the user can accurately and easily specify the effect lighting apparatus using the lighting setting support device 100.

  The space information, the facility information, or the light transmission information may be acquired based on an input by the user.

  Thereby, even if a part or all of the information related to the store configuration mentioned above is not obtained based on the design drawing, the user can set the lighting accurately and easily using the lighting setting support device 100. Can do. Further, even when information obtained from the image data of the design drawing does not accurately reflect the current state or plan, the user can make a change. Therefore, a more appropriate illumination setting can be obtained.

  The input unit may include a touch panel.

  As a result, for example, the user intuitively adds or changes information related to the store configuration by directly inputting, for example, a finger or a stylus into the display unit 160 of the lighting setting support apparatus 100 that displays the store drawing. be able to. In addition, for example, it is possible to easily set the illumination while moving at a store that does not have an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse or is difficult to use.

  The lighting setting support device 100 further includes a dimension information acquisition unit 114 that acquires dimension information indicating the dimensions of the outline and the light transmission range based on image data of the design drawing of the store or input by the user. The stage lighting fixture specifying unit 115 may further specify the stage lighting fixture based on the dimension information.

  Thereby, the illumination setting support apparatus 100 can specify a production lighting apparatus more accurately and easily in consideration of a range in which a person passing through a traffic path facing the store can visually recognize the inside of the store.

  In addition, the lighting system 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a store lighting device 200 including a plurality of lighting fixtures capable of changing at least one of brightness and color temperature of emitted light by control, and the store lighting device 200. The above-described illumination setting support apparatus 100 that assists the user in setting the illumination mode is provided.

  Thereby, even if it is a user who does not have the knowledge and experience regarding the production | presentation of the shop using illumination, the illumination system which can make the operation setting of the complicated illumination aspect of several lighting fixtures easy is provided.

  In addition, the lighting setting support program according to one aspect of the present invention allows the user to set the lighting mode of the store lighting device 200 including a plurality of lighting fixtures in which at least one of color temperature and brightness is variable in a computer. It is a method for assisting, acquiring spatial information indicating an outline of a space occupied by a store where the store lighting device 200 is installed, and light passing through the outside of the space within the outline Obtaining light transmission information indicating a light transmission range that is a possible range, obtaining facility information including at least information on the arrangement and light emission direction of the plurality of lighting fixtures in the space, and obtaining the space information and the light transmission information. Based on the facility information, among the plurality of lighting fixtures, the lighting fixture that emits light that can be visually recognized through the light transmission range from outside the space is specified as a production lighting fixture, The output luminaire, with a store space image representing the spatial information and the facility information to perform the method shown in the user.

  Even if the user of the store lighting device 200 does not have knowledge or experience regarding the production of the store using the lighting by using the information terminal device in which this program is installed, the shape, size, and frontage of the store space If you prepare information about the store structure, such as the location and size of the store, the layout of the lighting fixtures, and enter it into this information terminal device, you can know the stage lighting fixtures that can be used to produce the eyes of passers-by outside the store be able to.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Lighting system 100 Lighting setting assistance apparatus 111 Spatial information acquisition part 112 Light transmission information acquisition part 113 Equipment information acquisition part 114 Dimension information acquisition part 115 Staging lighting fixture identification part 116 Illumination mode definition management part 150 Input part 160 Display part 170 Image acquisition 200 Lighting equipment for stores

Claims (14)

A lighting setting support device for supporting setting by a user of a lighting mode of a store lighting device including a plurality of lighting fixtures capable of changing at least one of brightness and color temperature of emitted light by control,
An input unit for receiving input by the user;
A spatial information acquisition unit that acquires spatial information indicating an outline of a space occupied by a store in which the store lighting device is installed;
A light transmission information acquisition unit that acquires light transmission information indicating a light transmission range that is a range on the contour and that allows light to pass out of the space; and
An equipment information acquisition unit for acquiring equipment information including at least information on the arrangement and light emission direction of the plurality of lighting fixtures in the space;
Based on the spatial information, the light transmission information, and the facility information, among the plurality of lighting fixtures, a lighting fixture that emits light that can be visually recognized from outside the space through the light transmission range is provided. A directing lighting fixture identifying unit to identify as,
The display lighting device includes the display unit shown to the user using a store space image indicating the space information and the facility information.
Lighting setting support device. A lighting mode definition managing unit for managing a lighting mode definition indicating an operation of the effect lighting fixture defined by a setting relating to at least one of a color temperature of the emitted light, a brightness, a change in the color temperature, and a change in the brightness; Prepared,
The lighting mode definition management unit causes the display unit to display the lighting mode of the store lighting device in which the lighting mode definition is applied to the effect lighting fixture as a simulation using the store space image.
The illumination setting support device according to claim 1. The lighting setting support device and the store lighting device are communicable,
Based on a user instruction received by the input unit, data indicating at least a part of the lighting mode definition and a command regarding execution of an operation in accordance with the lighting mode definition indicated in the data are sent to the store lighting device. Send,
The illumination setting support device according to claim 2. The lighting mode definition management unit manages a plurality of the lighting mode definitions indicating different operations of the effect lighting fixture,
The plurality of lighting mode definitions are displayed on the display unit in a manner that can be selected by a user,
The illumination mode definition selected by the user from the plurality of illumination mode definitions is used as the illumination mode definition applied to the effect lighting fixture.
The illumination setting support device according to claim 2. The lighting mode definition management unit can change the operation shown in the lighting mode definition applied to the effect lighting fixture according to an input to the input unit by the user.
The lighting setting support device according to any one of claims 2 to 4. The stage lighting fixture is a lighting fixture that emits light that can be seen through the light-transmitting range from a person who passes through the light-transmitting range outside the store space,
In at least one of the plurality of illumination mode definitions, an operation is shown in which at least one of the brightness and the color temperature of the emitted light of the effect lighting fixture changes each time a predetermined time of 1 second to 10 seconds elapses. Being
The illumination setting support device according to claim 4 or 5. The plurality of lighting fixtures can change color temperature by control,
In the at least one illumination mode definition, the color temperature of the emitted light of the effect lighting fixture changes within a range in which the color temperature difference of the emitted light of the illumination fixtures adjacent to each other among the plurality of lighting fixtures is within 500K. The behavior is shown,
The lighting setting support device according to claim 6. At least one of the spatial information, the facility information, and the light transmission information is acquired based on image data of a design drawing of the store.
The lighting setting support device according to claim 1. An image acquisition unit including an image sensor;
The lighting setting support apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the image data of the store design drawing is acquired by photographing the store design drawing using the image acquisition unit. The spatial information, the facility information, or the light transmission information is acquired based on an input by the user.
The illumination setting support device according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The input unit includes a touch panel,
The lighting setting support device according to claim 1. A dimension information acquisition unit that acquires the dimension information indicating the dimensions of the contour and the light transmission range based on image data of the design drawing of the store or input by the user;
The stage lighting fixture identifying unit identifies the stage lighting fixture based further on the dimensional information,
The illumination setting support device according to any one of claims 1 to 11. A store lighting device including a plurality of lighting fixtures capable of changing at least one of brightness and color temperature of emitted light by control; and
The lighting setting support device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the lighting setting support device according to any one of claims 1 to 12 supports setting by a user of the lighting mode of the store lighting device.
Lighting system. On the computer,
A method for assisting a user in setting a lighting mode of a lighting device for a store including a plurality of lighting devices in which at least one of color temperature and brightness is variable,
Obtaining spatial information indicating the outline of the space occupied by the store where the store lighting device is installed,
Obtaining light transmission information indicating a light transmission range that is a range on the contour and is a range in which light can pass out of the space;
Acquiring facility information including at least information on the arrangement and light emission direction of the plurality of lighting fixtures in the space,
Based on the spatial information, the light transmission information, and the facility information, among the plurality of lighting fixtures, a lighting fixture that emits light that can be viewed through the light transmission range from outside the space is used as a production lighting fixture. Identify,
The production lighting apparatus is caused to execute a method shown to the user using a store space image indicating the space information and the facility information.
Lighting setting support program.