JP2018088430A - Illumination controller and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to implement appropriate illumination suitable for an individual illumination object without performing special operation for illumination control.SOLUTION: An order controller (illumination controller) 1 constituting a restaurant system determines a type (e.g., a dish of red fish, a dish of blue and white fish) and a state (a surface state, an arrangement state) of an illumination object (e.g., a dish, goods) and, on the basis of a result of the determination, controls illumination presentation (brightness of a light source, light color, illumination direction, illumination range, and the like) to the illumination object by an illumination instrument 5.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an illumination control device and a program for controlling illumination on an illumination object.

  In general, there is an effect of increasing the consumer's willingness to purchase by illuminating food in the food department, or increasing appetite in restaurants. As a technique using such a lighting effect, when an order menu is input together with a table number from a terminal device owned by a store clerk when ordering from a customer at a restaurant, the table of the customer is based on the input table number. Is known, and the brightness of the lighting on the table is controlled according to the input order menu (see Patent Document 1). In addition, there is also known a technique of illuminating with lightness and color suitable for an ordered dish in a restaurant (see Patent Document 2).

JP-A-7-240281 JP 2006-58996 A

  However, in the techniques of each of the above-described patent documents, lighting is controlled on the condition that an operation for selecting a dish is performed, and an operation for selecting an object (dish) for lighting control is required. In addition, even if there are multiple kinds of dishes and drinks served on the table, the entire table is illuminated in the same way, for example, it increases appetite for certain dishes, Cooking can also cause your appetite to decline. This is not limited to food at restaurants, but the same problem occurs even when lighting products, botanical garden flowers, plants, etc. displayed in retail stores.

  An object of the present invention is to realize appropriate illumination suitable for each illumination object without performing a special operation for illumination control.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the lighting control device of the present invention
An illumination control device for controlling illumination of an illumination object by an illumination means,
A discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the type of the illumination object is a predetermined specific type;
Control means for controlling the lighting effect on the illumination object by the illumination means based on the type of the illumination object when the discrimination means determines that the type of the illumination object is the specific type When,
It is the illumination control device characterized by comprising.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, without performing special operation for illumination control, the suitable illumination suitable for each lighting object can be implement | achieved, and it becomes possible to utilize in various field | areas.

The block diagram which showed the restaurant system at the time of applying to the order control apparatus installed in the restaurant as a lighting control apparatus. (1), (2) is a figure for demonstrating the positional relationship of a dining table and the lighting fixture 5. FIG. (1), (2) is the figure which showed the state by which the order goods (illumination target object) arranged on the dining table were illuminated with the lighting fixture 5 corresponding to the dining table. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing basic components of the order control device 1. The table which comprises database DB for illumination control is shown, (1) is the lighting fixture management table T0, (2) is the figure which showed the illumination control table T1 classified by type. The table which comprises database DB for illumination control is shown, (1) shows the illumination control table T2 classified by surface state, (2) showed the illumination control table T3 classified by arrangement state. The block diagram which showed the basic component of the lighting fixture 5. FIG. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement (characteristic operation | movement of this embodiment) of the order control apparatus 1 started execution according to power activation. 9 is a flowchart following the operation of FIG. The figure for demonstrating 2nd Embodiment. The block diagram which showed the basic component of the handy terminal 2 in 2nd Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement (characteristic operation | movement of this embodiment) of the handy terminal 2 started execution according to power activation in 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This embodiment exemplifies a case where the lighting control device is applied to an order control device installed in a restaurant. FIG. 1 shows a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) system (restaurant system) built in a restaurant. It is the block diagram shown.
This restaurant system includes an order control device 1 that stores and manages order data for each table, and a handy terminal (portable terminal device: order terminal) that is held by a customer service representative and that inputs order data for each table (each transaction). 2, a wireless LAN system including an ECR (Electronic Cash Register) 3 that performs a settlement process (accounting process) for each transaction, a kitchen printer (not shown) that is installed in a kitchen and issues an order slip.

  When the customer service representative uses the handy terminal 2 to input data related to the ordered item (dish or beverage) received from the customer, the input order data is accessed together with the table number to access the wireless LAN. It is transmitted to the order control apparatus 1 via the point 4. Upon receiving the order data from the handy terminal 2, the order control device 1 stores and manages the order data in association with the table number and transmits it to the kitchen printer (not shown), and is requested from the ECR 3 at the time of accounting. Order data for each table (each transaction) is transmitted to ECR3.

  In addition to the order data management function for storing and managing order data as described above, the order control apparatus 1 has a lighting control function for controlling the lighting fixture 5 in the store via each access point 4 constituting the wireless LAN. ing. This lighting control function is a function for controlling the lighting effect on the ordered item by controlling the special lighting fixture 5 installed for each dining table according to the ordered item, separately from the overall lighting in the store. . That is, when the order control device 1 receives from the handy terminal 2 order data received from a new customer seated at the table by the customer service representative, the order control device 1 refers to the lighting control database DB, which will be described later. Accordingly, the lighting effect limited to the ordered item is controlled. This luminaire 5 is arranged in association with each table to illuminate the table surface from above, and has an illumination adjustment function and a camera function (imaging function). In this case, as the number of lighting fixtures 5 corresponding to the number of seats on the ceiling portion of the dining table, for example, eight lighting fixtures 5 (two per person, a total of eight) are arranged on the four-seat dining table. Has been.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the positional relationship between the dining table and the lighting fixture 5.
FIG. 2 (1) is a diagram showing a state in which eight lighting fixtures 5 are arranged corresponding to a four-seat dining table, and conceptually four on the table surface according to the number of seatable seats. A state where two lighting fixtures 5 are arranged on the ceiling portion is shown in each equally divided area (occupied area for each customer). That is, in the figure, the lighting fixture 5 indicated by “L1-1” and “L1-2” is arranged in association with the center position of the upper left area (the seating position is the upper left occupied area), and the upper right area (the seating position). Is associated with the center position of the upper right occupying area), and the lighting fixtures 5 indicated by “L2-1” and “L2-2” are disposed. Further, a lighting fixture 5 indicated by “L3-1” and “L3-2” is arranged in association with the center position of the lower left area (occupied area where the seating position is the lower left area), and the lower right area (the seating position is the right position). The lighting fixtures 5 indicated by “L4-1” and “L4-2” are disposed in association with the center position of the lower occupied area.

  Fig. 2 (2) is a diagram showing a state in which each area (occupied area for each customer) equally divided on the table according to the number of seats that can be seated is conceptually divided into ten parts. Each area (subdivision area) can be used to detect the position of the ordered item for each customer when the ordered item (dish, beverage) is served on the table for each seating position (for each customer) This is a region conceptually divided in order to detect an arrangement interval with the ordered item. In other words, it is used to detect the placement position of the ordered product or to detect the placement interval according to which region the central part of the ordered product is located in each subdivided area. .

  The luminaire 5 is, for example, a halogen lamp or an LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamp. For example, a lamp that can be switched to a plurality of light colors (daylight color, daylight white, light bulb color, etc.) so that the dish looks delicious. It is. Note that the lighting fixture is not limited to a lamp capable of adjusting the light color, and may be a lighting fixture that converts a plurality of light colors using a filter or a mirror. The lighting fixture 5 has an adjustment function that can adjust the light color, the brightness of the light source, the illumination range, the illumination direction, and the illumination method. Illumination can be performed on the ordered items (lighting objects).

  Here, the lighting effect is to render the color close to the natural color depending on the brightness, light color, and lighting condition of the illumination light, or to produce various colors and lighting effects. Is meant to do. For example, by devising lighting for certain types of ordered items (illuminated objects), the colors of the ordered items (strong reddish colors such as tuna) can be expressed more vividly, or vegetables can be naturally colored It means production that looks delicious and makes the whole stand out. Thus, the lighting method (relationship between cooking and light color, brightness, etc.) for producing the dish so that it looks delicious can be arbitrarily set according to the intention of the store. In this embodiment, since two lighting fixtures 5 are arranged in association with one customer, it is possible to produce lighting effects on two orders for one customer. If three or more lighting fixtures 5 are arranged in association with one customer, lighting effects on three or more ordered items can be performed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which an order item (illuminated object) arranged on the table is illuminated by the lighting device 5 corresponding to the table.
FIG. 3 (1) is a diagram showing a state in which the spot illumination method for converging the illumination light to the custom-made product is switched from the illumination by the diffusion illumination method for diffusing the illumination light (normal illumination). When the order control device 1 receives and acquires an image captured by the lighting fixture 5 via the access point 4, the order control apparatus 1 analyzes the captured image to analyze the type of the illumination object (ordered product) included in the image and The state is discriminated. And the order control apparatus 1 reads the illumination control information according to the kind and state of the ordered item by referring to the illumination control database DB based on the determination result, and transmits the illumination control information to the illumination fixture 5 to The lighting effects on the ordered items are controlled.

  Types of ordered items are, for example, main dishes in course dishes, dishes mainly made of red meat, dishes mainly made of white fish, and are not limited to main dishes. And glossy bread, tea beer, white glossy rice and so on. Further, the state of the order item includes the surface state of the order item (for example, color such as strong red color such as tuna, gloss, gloss, etc.) and the arrangement state (arrangement position, arrangement interval) of the order item. FIG. 3B is a diagram showing a state in which the illumination direction of the ordered item is changed according to the arrangement position of the ordered item. The order control device 1 refers to the lighting control database DB based on the arrangement state (arrangement position, arrangement interval) of the order item, reads out the illumination control information corresponding to the arrangement position and arrangement interval of the order item, and performs illumination. By transmitting to the instrument 5, the illumination direction and illumination range for the ordered item are changed.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing basic components of the order control apparatus 1.
The CPU 11 that forms the core of the order control device 1 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the order control device 1 in accordance with various programs in the storage unit 12. The storage unit 12 stores various programs and information, and a program memory in which programs for realizing the present embodiment, various applications, and the like are stored according to the operation procedure illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9. In addition to an order data memory OD that stores PG and order data by transaction (by table), it has a lighting control database DB and the like. An operation unit 13, a display unit 14, a wireless LAN communication unit 15, a clock unit 16, and the like are connected to the CPU 11 as input / output peripheral devices, and the CPU 11 controls their operations according to an input / output program.

5 and 6 are diagrams for explaining the illumination control database DB.
The illumination control database DB includes a lighting fixture management table T0, a type-specific lighting control table T1, a surface state-specific lighting control table T2, and an arrangement state-specific lighting control table T3. FIG. The structure of table T0 is shown. The lighting fixture management table T0 is a table for managing a plurality of lighting fixtures 5 arranged for each table, and has items of “table number”, “lighting fixture number”, and “presence of control target”. Yes. The “table number” is an item in which identification information for identifying each table is stored, and the “lighting equipment number” is stored as identification information for identifying a plurality of lighting equipments 5 arranged in association with each table. It is an item to be done. The “presence / absence of control target” is the lighting fixture 5 specified as the target of the production lighting, that is, when an order is received from a new customer seated on the dining table, each lighting fixture 5 of the dining table has the production lighting. This is an item in which a flag indicating whether the target is specified is stored.

  FIG. 5B shows the configuration of the type-specific illumination control table T1. The type-specific illumination control table T1 stores illumination control information corresponding to a predetermined type of order item (illumination target), and includes “type of illumination target”, “image / feature information”, and “brightness of light source”. And “light color”. The “type of lighting object” is, for example, “red meat dish”, “white fish dish”, red fish dish, “bread”, etc. if the order is a dish. “Image / feature information” is information for comparison criteria used to identify the type of lighting object by image recognition, and an image obtained by photographing a predetermined type of order such as a dish, its color and shape. Information indicating characteristics such as size and assortment. “Brightness of light source” and “light color” are, for example, information related to lighting for producing a dish that looks delicious, and the contents can be arbitrarily set by a user operation.

  FIG. 6A shows the configuration of the surface condition-specific illumination control table T2, and this surface condition-specific illumination control table T2 displays the illumination control information corresponding to the surface condition of a predetermined type of order item (illumination object). This is stored, and has items of “surface state of illumination object”, “brightness of light source”, and “light color”. “Surface condition of the object to be illuminated” is the color, gloss, etc. of the surface of the custom product. “Brightness of light source” and “light color” are, for example, information relating to lighting for producing a dish that looks delicious, and the contents can be arbitrarily set by a user operation.

  FIG. 6 (2) shows the configuration of the lighting control table T3 classified by arrangement state, and the lighting control table T3 classified by arrangement state stores lighting control information corresponding to the arrangement state when the ordered item is arranged on the table. Thus, it has items of “arrangement state of illumination object”, “illumination direction”, and “illumination range”. As shown in FIG. 2 (2), the “illumination object arrangement state” indicates that, when the illumination object is arranged on the dining table, among the areas (subdivided areas) obtained by subdividing the customer-occupied areas. It is an arrangement position that indicates in which region the central part of the object is located, and an arrangement interval that indicates an interval between other illumination objects adjacent to the object. “Illumination direction” indicates in which direction the illumination object is illuminated from above according to the arrangement position of the illumination object, and “illumination range” is an illumination range (of spot illumination) according to the arrangement interval of the illumination object. The area can be arbitrarily set by a user operation. In the figure, the horizontal line in the “illumination range” corresponding to the “arrangement position” indicates that the “illumination range” is not set, and the horizontal line in the “illumination direction” corresponding to the “arrangement interval” is , “Illumination direction” is not set.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing basic components of the lighting fixture 5.
The CPU 51 that forms the core of the lighting fixture 5 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the lighting fixture 5 according to various programs in the storage unit 52. The storage unit 52 stores various programs and information, and stores a program for realizing the present embodiment. The CPU 51 is connected with a light source adjustment unit 53, an illumination range adjustment unit 54, an illumination direction adjustment unit 55, an illumination method adjustment unit 56, a wireless LAN communication unit 57, a camera unit 58, and the like as input / output peripheral devices. The CPU 51 controls these operations according to the input / output program.

  The configurations of the light source adjustment unit 53, illumination range adjustment unit 54, illumination direction adjustment unit 55, and illumination method adjustment unit 56 are arbitrary, but the light source adjustment unit 53 can switch the brightness and light color of the light source (lamp) 59. It has a configuration. The illumination range adjustment unit 54 is configured to be able to switch the illumination angle to a plurality of stages within a range of 20 degrees to 75 degrees, for example, when performing spot illumination. The illumination direction adjustment unit 55 is configured to be able to switch the illumination direction by moving the instrument body from the vertical direction in an oblique direction in which the illumination object is present when performing spot illumination. The illumination method adjustment unit 56 is configured to be switchable between a diffuse illumination method for diffusing illumination light and a spot illumination method for focusing the illumination light on a custom product.

  The wireless LAN communication unit 57 transmits / receives data to / from the order control device 1 via the access point 4 and controls the lighting effect on the lighting object according to an instruction from the order control device 1. I am doing so. The camera unit 58 starts a photographing operation in response to an instruction from the order control device 1 when receiving an order from a new customer seated at the table, and then performs a photographing operation in accordance with an instruction from the order control device 1. It is a digital camera that stops (shoots the entire table (continuous shooting or moving image shooting)) almost directly above the table. An image photographed by the camera unit 58 is sent to the order control apparatus 1 via the access point 4. The order control apparatus 1 analyzes the captured image to determine the type and state of the illumination object.

  Thus, in 1st Embodiment, the illumination control apparatus (order control apparatus 1) is an illumination control apparatus which controls the illumination to the illumination target object (predetermined kind of order goods) by the illumination means (illuminating fixture 5), Discriminating means (CPU 11, program memory PG) for discriminating at least one of the type and state of the illumination object (surface state such as color and gloss, arrangement state such as arrangement position and arrangement interval), and discrimination by the discrimination means Based on the results, control means (CPU 11, program memory PG, illumination control database DB) for controlling illumination effects (light source brightness, light color, illumination direction, illumination range, etc.) on the illumination object by the illumination means. ).

  Next, the operation concept of the order control apparatus 1 (lighting control apparatus) in the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, each function described in these flowcharts is stored in the form of a readable program code, and operations according to the program code are sequentially executed. Further, it is possible to sequentially execute the operation according to the above-described program code transmitted via a transmission medium such as a network. In other words, in addition to the recording medium, an operation unique to the present embodiment can be executed using a program / data supplied externally via a transmission medium.

8 and 9 are flow charts for explaining the operation of the order control apparatus 1 (characteristic operation of the present embodiment) that is started when the power is turned on.
First, the CPU 11 of the order control device 1 clears the memory and the like in response to the power-on operation, and at the same time, the light source adjustment unit 53, the illumination range adjustment unit 54, the illumination direction adjustment unit 55, and the illumination method adjustment unit 56 of each illumination device 5. Are controlled so that the brightness, light color, illumination range, illumination direction, and illumination method of each lighting fixture 5 are in an initial state (normal illumination state) (step A1 in FIG. 8). In this normal illumination state, for example, illumination light with reduced brightness of the power source is diffused throughout the table.

  In this state, the order control device 1 checks whether the order data is received from the handy terminal 2 (step A2), checks whether it is the control timing of the effect lighting (step A6), and makes one transaction (table) from the ECR3. ) Is completed (at the time of settlement), it is checked whether or not the accounting (settlement) completion notification has been received (step A10), and if none of them (NO at steps A2, A6, A10), step A13 Then, after performing other processing (such as on / off control of the lighting fixture 5), the process returns to step A2.

  Now, when order data is received from the handy terminal 2 possessed by the customer service representative (YES in step A2), an order registration process for sequentially registering each received order data together with the table number and transaction number in the order data memory OD is performed ( Step A3). When the order data is registered in this way, in order to specify each lighting fixture 5 for illuminating the table as a control target of the lighting effect, “presence / absence of control target” corresponding to the table in the lighting fixture management table T0. The flag “1” is set in (Step A4). Then, a camera operation instruction (imaging instruction) is transmitted to the lighting fixture 5 specified as the control target (step A5), and then the process returns to step A2.

  Here, if it is the control timing of effect lighting, that is, when it is detected that a predetermined time (for example, one second interval) has passed based on the timekeeping information from the clock unit 16 (YES in step A6). ), The process proceeds to the process of controlling the effect lighting (steps A7 to A9 in FIG. 8, steps A14 to A24 in FIG. 9). First, image data is received and acquired from each lighting fixture 5 specified as the control target of the lighting effect (step A7). In this case, on each lighting device 5 side, the camera unit 58 starts a photographing operation in response to a camera operation instruction transmitted from the order control device 1 when receiving an order from a new customer seated at the table, and thereafter The photographing operation is continued until a camera stop instruction is received from the order control apparatus 1.

  And the order control apparatus 1 performs the process which recognizes an order item by analyzing the picked-up image acquired from each lighting fixture 5 which is the control object of an illumination effect (step A8). That is, by comparing the analysis result of the captured image with the “image / feature information” in the type-specific illumination control table T1, a predetermined type of order item set in the type-specific illumination control table T1 (for example, the main dish) It is determined whether or not (such as dish) is included in the captured image (step A9). As a result, if the predetermined type of ordered item is not included, that is, if the ordered item is not controlled (NO in step A9), the process returns to step A2 described above, but the predetermined type of ordered item is not included in the captured image. In other words, when a predetermined type of ordered item is distributed on the table (YES in step A9), the flow proceeds to the flow of FIG. 9 to identify the lighting fixture 5 on which the ordered item is distributed (step). A14). In this case, the transmission source (lighting fixture 5) of the photographed image containing the predetermined type of ordered item is specified as the lighting fixture 5 of the table on which the ordered item is arranged.

  Then, based on a determination result of whether or not a predetermined type of order item set in the type-specific illumination control table T1 is included in the photographed image, the type of the order item is determined (step A15), and also by type. With reference to the illumination control table T1 (step A16), the illumination control information (brightness and light color of the light source) associated with the type of the ordered item is read and acquired (step A17). Next, the surface condition (color, gloss, etc.) of the ordered item is determined (step A18), and the illumination control table T2 for each surface condition is referred to (step A19), and is associated with the surface condition of the ordered item. Lighting control information (brightness and light color of the light source) is read and acquired (step A20).

  Further, the arrangement state (arrangement position and arrangement interval) of the ordered item is determined from the analysis result of the photographed image (step A21), and the arrangement of the ordered item is determined with reference to the arrangement-specific illumination control table T3 (step A22). The illumination control information (illumination direction, illumination range) associated with the state is read and acquired (step A23). Each illumination control information (brightness of light source, light color, illumination direction, illumination range) thus acquired is transmitted to the luminaire 5 identified in step A4 in FIG. 8 (step A24). Thereafter, the process returns to step A2 in FIG. 8, and the above-described operation is repeated every time the effect lighting control timing is reached (YES in step A6).

  When the lighting fixture 5 receives each piece of lighting control information (brightness of light source, light color, lighting direction, lighting range) from the order control device 1, the light source adjusting unit 53 and the lighting range adjusting unit 54 based on the lighting control information. Then, the illumination direction adjustment unit 55 and the illumination method adjustment unit 56 are driven to adjust the brightness of the light source, the light color, the illumination range, and the illumination direction. Hereinafter, since the above-described operation is repeated every time the order control device 1 comes to control the effect illumination, the brightness, light color, illumination direction, and illumination range of the light source are adjusted each time. In this case, when the surface state gradually changes due to eating and drinking of an ordered item, the brightness and light color of the light source change according to the change. Similarly, when the arrangement position of the ordered item changes or the arrangement interval changes due to other ordered items being arranged, the illumination direction and the illumination range change according to the change.

  Then, when the order control device 1 receives the accounting (settlement) completion notification (accounted notification) transmitted from the ECR 3 at the end of one transaction (table) (settlement) (YES in step A10 in FIG. 8). ) In order to remove each lighting fixture 5 of the transaction (table) from the control target of the lighting effect, the flag “0” is set in “control target presence / absence” of each corresponding lighting fixture 5 in the lighting fixture management table T0. At the same time (step A11), a camera stop instruction is transmitted to each lighting fixture 5 (step A12). Thereafter, the process returns to step A2. In this case, the lighting fixture 5 stops photographing by the camera unit 58, stops the lighting effect, and switches to the original normal state lighting.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the order control device 1 determines the type and state of the illumination target, and controls the lighting effect on the illumination target by the lighting fixture 5 based on the determination result. Therefore, it is possible to realize appropriate lighting suitable for each lighting object without performing a special operation for lighting control, and it can be used in various fields. In this case, in the restaurant, it is possible to produce each dish so as to be delicious with lighting effects on the dish. Therefore, utilization in the restaurant is effective for customer service and sales promotion.

  The order control device 1 adjusts the brightness and light color of the light source of the lighting fixture 5 on the basis of the discrimination result obtained by discriminating the type and state of the illumination target (ordered product), thereby providing lighting effects on the illumination target. Since it is controlled, it is possible to make it stand out by adjusting the brightness and light color to reflect the color of the illumination object.

  The order control device 1 adjusts the brightness, light color, illumination range, illumination direction, and illumination method of the light source of the luminaire 5 based on the discrimination result obtained by discriminating the type and state of the illumination object (order item). Since the lighting effect on the lighting object is controlled by the above, it is possible to provide a colorful and expressive lighting effect.

  The order control apparatus 1 discriminates the type and state of the illumination object by analyzing an image obtained by photographing the illumination object based on the determination result of determining the type and state of the illumination object (ordered product). As a result, it is possible to accurately determine the type and state of the illumination object by image recognition.

  The order control device 1 performs an operation of determining the type and state of the illumination target object every time it is measured by the clock unit 16 that the control timing of the effect lighting is reached. It is possible to control the effect lighting without imposing a burden.

  The order control apparatus 1 refers to the type-specific illumination control table T1, the surface-state-specific illumination control table T2, and the arrangement-state-specific illumination control table T3 based on the determination result obtained by determining the type and state of the illumination object (ordered item). Since the lighting control information is read out and the lighting effect on the lighting object is controlled, the contents set in the type-specific lighting control table T1, the surface-state lighting control table T2, and the arrangement-state lighting control table T3 are set. Can be controlled, and arbitrary contents can be set by user operation, and control can be performed according to the user's intention.

  Since the order control apparatus 1 determines the arrangement state in which the illumination object is arranged as the state of the illumination object, the order control apparatus 1 controls the lighting effect on the illumination object according to the arrangement state of the illumination object. be able to.

  The order control device 1 determines the arrangement position and the arrangement interval as the arrangement state of the illumination object, and controls the illumination direction and the illumination range of the luminaire 5 based on the arrangement position and the arrangement interval. Illumination suitable for the arrangement state of the object is possible. That is, even if the arrangement position of the illumination object changes, an illumination effect that follows that can be achieved.

  In the above-described first embodiment, the number of lighting fixtures 5 corresponding to the number of seats on the ceiling of the dining table is 8 lighting fixtures (two per person, a total of 8 lighting fixtures). However, the lighting fixtures 5 may be arranged one by one. In this case, when a plurality of ordered items are sequentially arranged with time, such as a course dish, one lighting device 5 may be sequentially switched to illuminate each ordered item.

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, when the accounting completion notification is received, the lighting effect by each lighting apparatus 5 corresponding to the accounting table that has been accounted for is stopped and waiting until the next customer comes to the dining table. However, when the lighting effect is stopped, when a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes) has passed since one dish is served, the lighting effect for the dish is stopped and waits until the next dish is served. You may do it. Alternatively, the degree of eating may be determined from the surface condition of the dish, and the lighting effect for the dish may be stopped based on the degree of eating.

  Moreover, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, although the camera function was provided in the lighting fixture 5, you may make it arrange | position the camera apparatus different from the lighting fixture 5 on a ceiling. Further, one camera device may be arranged on the dining table one by one, and the entire dining table may be photographed.

  In the first embodiment described above, it is determined that the ordered item has been arranged by photographing the ordered item, and the lighting effect is started. However, the customer service representative uses the handy terminal 2. The lighting effect may be started by notifying the order control device 1 that the arrangement has been completed.

  In the first embodiment described above, the angle at which the ordered product is illuminated from above is controlled in accordance with the arrangement position indicating in which region the center of the ordered product is located. The illumination range is not limited to switching to a plurality of stages according to the arrangement position, but if the arrangement position is the center, the illumination range may be widened, and if it is biased toward the end, the illumination range may be narrowed.

  In the first embodiment described above, the case where the lighting control device is applied to the order control device 1 is exemplified. However, the lighting control device is not limited to the order control device 1 and may be applied to the ECR 3. Furthermore, the lighting control device is not limited to the order control device 1 and the ECR 3, and may be a dedicated device. Of course, the illumination control device may be the illumination device 5 itself.

(Second Embodiment)
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
In the first embodiment described above, a lighting effect is performed on a predetermined type of order by analyzing a photographed image of the order at a restaurant (restaurant). In the second embodiment, however, a supermarket is provided. In such a retail store, a wireless signal from a product in a product display shelf is received, thereby lighting the product. Moreover, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, although the order control apparatus 1 was used as the illumination control apparatus, 2nd Embodiment mentioned above is a case where the handy terminal 2 is used as the illumination control apparatus. Here, in both the embodiments, the same or the same names are denoted by the same reference numerals, the description thereof will be omitted, and the following description will focus on the features of the second embodiment. .

FIG. 10 is a diagram exemplifying a case where a lighting effect is performed on a predetermined type of product (illumination target) among the products in the product display shelf in the retail store.
The merchandise display shelf 6 has a plurality of (four in the illustrated example) shelves, and a plurality of different types of merchandise are displayed on each shelf. Four lighting fixtures 5 are arranged on the wall portion of the commodity display shelf 6 in the diagonally forward direction, corresponding to the number of shelves. Of the four lighting fixtures 5, the first (lowest) lighting fixture 5 illuminates the entire first (lowermost) shelf, and the second lighting fixture 5 applies the entire second shelf. The third lighting fixture 5 illuminates the entire third shelf, and the fourth (topmost) lighting fixture 5 illuminates the fourth (topmost) shelf.

  In the second embodiment, the same type of products is displayed on the same shelf, that is, different types of products are placed on each shelf. In this way, if the same type of merchandise is displayed on the same shelf, the merchandise may be a shelf on which the merchandise is not displayed as an illumination object. In the second embodiment, the lighting effect is controlled using the handy terminal 2 owned by the product manager. A shelf number for identifying the shelf position is added to each shelf of the commodity display shelf 6 by a barcode or the like.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing basic components of the handy terminal 2.
The CPU 21 that forms the core of the handy terminal 2 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the handy terminal 2 in accordance with various programs in the storage unit 22. The storage unit 22 stores various programs and information, and includes a type-specific illumination control table T1, an inventory management table T4, and the like. The CPU 21 includes, as its input / output peripheral devices, an operation unit 23, a display unit 24, a wireless LAN communication unit 25, a bar code scanner 26 for optically reading a product code (bar code), and a non-contact communication type using radio waves. IC tag reader 27 and the like are connected, and the CPU 21 controls their operations in accordance with an input / output program.

  The IC tag reader 27 is a short-range wireless communication unit that reads information such as a product code from an IC tag (an IC chip with an antenna: not shown) embedded in a product by a wireless signal. The handy terminal 2 is a barcode scanner 26. And inventory management processing is performed based on the product code read by the IC tag reader 27. The handy terminal 2 has a function of controlling the lighting fixture 5 in the store in addition to such an inventory management function. This lighting control function is a function for controlling lighting effects on products by controlling special lighting fixtures 5 arranged for each product display shelf 6 according to the products separately from the overall lighting in the store. It is.

  The type-specific lighting control table T1 is basically the same as the type-specific lighting control table T1 shown in FIG. 5B, and stores lighting control information corresponding to the type of product. Although not shown, the type-specific illumination control table T1 of the second embodiment includes “product code” in addition to “type of illumination object (product)”, “brightness of light source”, and “light color”. Have items. The “type of lighting object (product)” is, for example, “meat or red fresh fish”, “product is bread or side dish”, “blue and white fresh fish or vegetable” among the products specified by the product code. It is classified. "Light source brightness" and "light color" are, for example, bright orange and pink lighting if the product is meat or red fresh fish, and bright yellow and orange lighting if the product is bread or side dish Etc. are set.

  When the handy terminal 2 reads the product code by the barcode scanner 26 or the IC tag reader 27 and reads the shelf number from the shelf position where the product is displayed by the IC tag reader 27, the handy terminal 2 classifies the product code based on the read product code. With reference to the illumination control table T1, the product is specified, the type is determined, and “brightness of light source” and “light color” are read out as illumination control information associated with the type. The illumination control information read out in this way is transmitted to the corresponding lighting fixture 5 via the wireless LAN communication unit 25. At that time, the handy terminal 2 specifies the shelf position based on the read shelf number, specifies the lighting fixture 5 associated with the shelf position, and transmits the lighting control information to the lighting fixture 5. I am doing so.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining an operation (characteristic operation of this embodiment) of the handy terminal 2 that is started in response to power-on in the second embodiment.
The handy terminal 2 checks whether or not inventory management is instructed by a key operation by the person in charge (step B1), checks whether or not replacement of a product is instructed (step B3), and if neither is instructed (step B1) No in B1 and B3), after performing another process (step B11) according to the operation, the process returns to step B1. When inventory management is instructed (YES in step B1), inventory management processing (step B2) for updating the inventory quantity for each product in the inventory management table T4 is executed, and then the process returns to step B1.

  When the replacement of the product is instructed (YES in Step B3), it is checked whether the product code and the shelf code are read by the barcode scanner 26 or the IC tag reader 27 for the replacement of the product (Step B4). Here, when the person in charge changes the shelf position of the product in the product display shelf 6, the person in charge reads the shelf code of the change destination (replacement destination) with the barcode scanner 26 or the IC tag reader 27 together with the product code. Do. As a result, when the product code and the shelf code are read (YES in Step B4), a product replacement process for changing the contents of the inventory management table T4 based on the product code and the shelf code is performed (Step B5). Although the details of the inventory management table T4 are not shown, it is configured to store “product code”, “shelf code”, “stock quantity”, and the like. And a product replacement process for changing the relationship between “shelf code” and “shelf code”.

  When the product is replaced by this, referring to the type-specific illumination control table T1 based on the product code (step B6), the product is specified and the type of the product is determined (step B7). “Light source brightness” and “light color” are read and acquired as the illumination control information associated with the type (step B8). And the lighting fixture 5 matched with the shelf based on the shelf code of the change destination (replacement destination) of goods is specified (step B9), and lighting control information "light source of light source" is specified with respect to this specified lighting fixture 5. “Brightness” and “light color” are transmitted (step B10). In this case, when the lighting fixture 5 receives the lighting control information, the product replacement destination based on the “brightness of light source” and “light color” is transmitted. Controls lighting effects on the entire shelf.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the handy terminal 2 identifies the illumination object based on the signal received by the IC tag reader 27 for short-range communication, and determines the type and state of the illumination object. Therefore, it is possible to realize appropriate lighting suitable for each lighting object without performing a special operation for lighting control.

  The handy terminal 2 specifies the replacement shelf position based on the shelf code during the product replacement process, and controls the lighting effect on the product existing at the specified shelf position. The following lighting effect can be controlled.

  In the second embodiment described above, the IC tag reader 27 is used for short-distance communication, but optical communication using infrared rays or the like may be used.

  In the second embodiment described above, the multi-stage product display shelf 6 is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to the product shelf, and may be a case where various products are stored and arranged in a wagon (loading platform) or the like. In this case, the lighting fixture 5 should just be arrange | positioned for every wagon.

  In 2nd Embodiment mentioned above, although the case where it applied to the handy terminal 2 as an illumination control apparatus was illustrated, you may make it apply not only to the handy terminal 2 but ECR3. Furthermore, the lighting control device is not limited to the order control device 1, the handy terminal 2, and the ECR 3, but may be a dedicated device. Of course, the illumination control device may be the illumination device 5 itself.

  In each of the embodiments described above, an illumination effect is provided in which the lighting fixture 5 is associated with the lighting object in a one-to-one manner. However, in order to illuminate a single lighting object from a plurality of directions, A plurality of lighting fixtures 5 may be arranged around the periphery, and the lighting effects by the plurality of lighting fixtures 5 may be controlled based on the type of the lighting object. As a result, a finer lighting effect can be achieved. In this case, one light fixture 5 may be provided with a plurality of light sources, and the light sources may be selectively controlled.

  Further, the lighting object is not limited to cooking, food, and merchandise, but may be plants, insects, tropical fish, animals, and the like that are appreciating organisms.

  Further, the “apparatus” and “unit” shown in each of the above-described embodiments may be separated into a plurality of cases by function, and are not limited to a single case. In addition, each step described in the above-described flowchart is not limited to time-series processing, and a plurality of steps may be processed in parallel or separately.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and includes the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.
Hereinafter, the invention described in the claims of the present application will be appended.
(Appendix)
(Claim 1)
The invention described in claim 1
An illumination control device for controlling illumination of an illumination object by an illumination means,
Discriminating means for discriminating at least one of the type and state of the illumination object;
Control means for controlling lighting effects on the illumination object by the illumination means based on the determination result by the determination means;
It is the illumination control device characterized by comprising.
(Claim 2)
The invention according to claim 2 is the illumination control device according to claim 1,
The illuminating means includes an adjustment function for varying at least one of brightness, light color, illumination range, illumination direction, and illumination method of a light source,
The control means controls an illumination effect on the illumination object by operating an adjustment function of the illumination means based on a determination result by the determination means.
The illumination control device is characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 3)
The invention according to claim 3 is the illumination control device according to claim 1 or 2,
The determination means determines at least one of the type and state of the illumination object by analyzing an image obtained by photographing the illumination object.
The illumination control device is characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 4)
The invention according to claim 4 is the illumination control device according to claim 1 or 2,
The determining means specifies an illumination object based on a signal received by short-range communication, and determines at least one of the type and state of the illumination object.
The illumination control device is characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 5)
The invention according to claim 5 is the illumination control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
It further comprises timing means for measuring that the control timing of the effect lighting has been reached, and the discriminating means is at least the type of the illumination object each time it is measured by the time measuring means that the control timing of the effect lighting has been reached. Perform an action to determine one of the states,
The illumination control device is characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 6)
The invention according to claim 6 is the illumination control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The control means refers to information storage means for storing illumination control information in association with the type and state of the illumination object based on the determination result by the determination means, and based on the reference result, the illumination object Control lighting effects on the
The illumination control device is characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 7)
The invention according to claim 7 is the illumination control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The determination means determines an arrangement state in which the illumination object is arranged as a state of the illumination object.
The illumination control device is characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 8)
The invention according to claim 8 is the illumination control device according to claim 7,
The illuminating means includes an adjustment function for varying at least one of an illumination range, an illumination direction, and an illumination method,
The determination means determines at least one of the arrangement position and the arrangement interval as the arrangement state of the illumination object,
The control means controls an illumination effect on the illumination object by operating an adjustment function of the illumination means based on a determination result by the determination means.
The illumination control device is characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 9)
The invention according to claim 9 is the illumination control device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
It further comprises a position specifying means for specifying the position of the illumination object,
The control means controls the lighting effect on the illumination object existing at the position specified by the position specifying means;
A lighting control device characterized by the above.
(Claim 10)
The invention according to claim 10 is the illumination control device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The illumination means has a plurality of light sources arranged around the illumination object to illuminate the illumination object from a plurality of directions.
The control means controls the plurality of light sources based on the illumination object determined by the determination means;
The illumination control device is characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 11)
The invention according to claim 11 is the illumination control device according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
The illumination object illuminated by the illumination means is any one of a predetermined dish, a predetermined food, a predetermined product, and a predetermined appreciating organism.
This is a lighting control device.
(Claim 12)
The invention according to claim 12
A program for controlling a computer of an illumination control device that controls illumination of an illumination object by an illumination means,
The computer,
Discrimination means for discriminating at least one of the type and state of the illumination object;
Control means for controlling the lighting effect on the illumination object by the illumination means based on the determination result by the determination means,
It is a computer readable program that is made to function as.

1 Order control device 2 Handy terminal 3 ECR
4 access point 5 lighting fixture 6 product display shelf 11, 21, 51 CPU
12, 22, 52 Storage unit 15, 57 Wireless LAN communication unit 16 Clock unit 27 IC tag reader 53 Light source adjustment unit 54 Illumination range adjustment unit 55 Illumination direction adjustment unit 56 Illumination method adjustment unit 58 Camera unit PG Program memory DB Illumination control database

In order to solve the above-described problems, the lighting control device of the present invention
It is an illumination control device that controls illumination of products by illumination means installed in a restaurant ,
Determining means for determining whether or not the ordered product corresponds to a lighting effect target when receiving an order for the product;
When the determination means determines that the product falls under the lighting effect target, the lighting means is controlled to start the lighting effect corresponding to the product at the timing when the product is arranged on the table after the order. Control means to
It is the illumination control device characterized by comprising.

Claims (5)

An illumination control device for controlling illumination of an illumination object by an illumination means,
A discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the type of the illumination object is a predetermined specific type;
Control means for controlling the lighting effect on the illumination object by the illumination means based on the type of the illumination object when the discrimination means determines that the type of the illumination object is the specific type When,
An illumination control device comprising: The control means controls at least one of brightness, light color, illumination range, illumination direction, and illumination method of the light source as the illumination effect.
The lighting control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lighting control apparatus is configured as described above. The determination means determines whether or not the type of the object is a predetermined specific type by analyzing an image obtained by photographing the illumination object with a camera provided in the illumination means.
The lighting control apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lighting control apparatus is configured as described above. It further comprises a time measuring means for measuring that it is the control timing of the effect lighting,
The control means executes an operation for controlling the lighting effect every time it is measured by the timing means that the control timing of the effect lighting is reached.
The illumination control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the illumination control device is configured as described above. A program for controlling a computer of an illumination control device that controls illumination of an illumination object by an illumination means,
The computer,
Discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the type of the illumination object is a predetermined specific type,
Control means for controlling the lighting effect on the illumination object by the illumination means based on the type of the illumination object when the discrimination means determines that the type of the illumination object is the specific type ,
A computer-readable program designed to function as a computer.

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