JP2018163780A - Illumination control device and illumination system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illumination control device which has improved convenience.SOLUTION: An illumination control device 20 comprises: a detection part 21 that detects an operation from a switch part 40 that remotely operates a lighting state of a lighting fixture 30; and a control part 22 that controls the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 on the basis of a detection result of the detection part 21 and control information transmitted from a terminal device 50. The control information includes at least one of scene information and slide show information indicating the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 corresponded to the switch part 40, and one of time information and repetition information relevant to reproduction of the lighting state indicated by the scene information or the slide show information. The control part 22 controls the lighting fixture 30 so as to reproduce the lighting state indicated by the scene information or the slide show information corresponded to the switch part 40 until a time indicated by the time information or a repetition number indicated by the repetition information, when the detection part 21 detects the operation from the switch part 40.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an illumination control device and an illumination system including the illumination control device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a control device having a schedule function that is a function of changing on / off or brightness of a lighting fixture as time passes (for example, Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1 discloses that the dimming level of a lighting fixture is changed by a wall switch.

JP 2014-017542 A

  By the way, in the illumination control apparatus as described above, it is desired that convenience be improved.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a lighting control device and a lighting system with improved convenience.

  In order to achieve the above object, a lighting control device according to an aspect of the present invention is a lighting control device that controls a lighting state of a lighting fixture based on control information transmitted from a terminal device. A detection unit that detects an operation from a remote operation unit that remotely controls the lighting state, and a control unit that controls the lighting state of the lighting fixture based on the detection result of the detection unit and the control information. The control information includes at least one of first scene information indicating the lighting state of the lighting fixture corresponding to the remote control unit and first slide show information obtained by combining two or more scene information, and the first information. One of scene information and at least one of the first slide show information includes one of time information and repetition information relating to reproduction of a lighting state, and the control unit includes: When the intelligence unit detects an operation from the remote operation unit, the first scene information and the first slide show corresponding to the remote operation unit until the time indicated by the time information or the number of repetitions indicated by the repetition information is reached. 1st control which makes the said lighting fixture reproduce the lighting state which at least one of information shows is performed.

  In order to achieve the above object, a lighting system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a terminal device, a lighting fixture, and a lighting state of the lighting fixture based on control information transmitted from the terminal device. A lighting control device.

  According to the lighting control device and the lighting system according to one embodiment of the present invention, convenience can be improved.

It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the illumination system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the control information which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the scene information which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the slide show information which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of an operation | movement when the lighting control apparatus which concerns on embodiment reproduces the lighting state which schedule information shows. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which produces | generates the lighting information which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the illumination control apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the lighting state of the lighting fixture for every group when the switch which concerns on embodiment is pressed down. It is a figure which shows the lighting state of the lighting fixture for every group when the switch which concerns on embodiment is pressed down.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that each of the embodiments described below shows a comprehensive or specific example. The numerical values, shapes, materials, constituent elements, arrangement positions and connecting forms of the constituent elements, steps, order of steps, and the like shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims indicating the highest concept 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 substantially the same structure, and the overlapping description may be abbreviate | omitted or simplified.

(Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8B.

[1. Configuration of lighting system]
First, the configuration of the illumination system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a lighting system 10 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lighting system 10 according to the present embodiment includes a lighting control device 20, a plurality of lighting fixtures 30, a switch unit 40, and a terminal device 50. In the lighting system 10, the switch unit 40 has one or more switches, and when the user operates the switches, the lighting control device 20 controls the plurality of lighting fixtures 30 to a lighting state corresponding to the switches. In the present embodiment, an example in which the lighting system 10 includes six lighting fixtures 30 (lighting fixtures 30a to 30f) will be described. However, the number of the lighting fixtures 30 included in the lighting system 10 is not particularly limited. It may be a stand.

  The lighting system 10 is a system that allows a user to collectively control a plurality of lighting fixtures 30 through the lighting control device 20. The lighting system 10 has a schedule function that changes the dimming and toning of the plurality of lighting fixtures 30 over time. Hereinafter, each component of the illumination system 10 will be described.

[1-1. Lighting control device]
The lighting control device 20 is a control device that controls the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 by transmitting the dimming rate and the color temperature to the lighting fixture 30. The dimming rate and the color temperature are information transmitted from the terminal device 50 and stored in the illumination control device 20 in advance. That is, the lighting control device 20 controls the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 included in the lighting system 10 based on the information transmitted from the terminal device 50. For example, the dimming rate at which the lighting fixture 30 is turned on is 100%, and the dimming rate at which the lighting fixture 30 is turned off is 0%.

  The lighting control device 20 is a separate device from the lighting fixture 30, and the lighting control device 20 itself does not have a lighting function. The illumination control device 20 includes a detection unit 21, a control unit 22, a timer unit 23, a communication unit 24, a storage unit 25, and a transmission unit 26.

  The detection unit 21 is a detection device that detects that the switch unit 40 has been operated. In the present embodiment, the switch unit 40 includes four switches (for example, the switches 40a to 40d). The detection unit 21 detects which one of the four switches is operated (for example, pressed). For example, it may be detected that the switch is operated by detecting that the switch is operated and energized. Then, the detection unit 21 outputs the detection result to the control unit 22.

  The control unit 22 is a control device that performs various controls of the illumination control device 20. When the detection unit 21 detects an operation of the switch unit 40 (switches 40a to 40d), the control unit 22 controls the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 according to the switches 40a to 40d detected by the detection unit 21. Although details will be described later, each of the switches 40a to 40d is assigned information on a group that is a group of lighting fixtures and information on lighting states of the lighting fixtures included in the group (for example, scene information or slide show information). ing. In other words, information about the groups of the switches 40 a to 40 d and information about the lighting state are stored in the storage unit 25. When the detection unit 21 detects an operation of a switch (for example, the switch 40a), the control unit 22 reads information on the group corresponding to the operated switch 40a and scene information or slide show information from the storage unit 25, and stores the information in the group. Control is made to the dimming rate and color temperature indicated by the scene information or slide show information obtained by reading the included lighting fixture. In other words, the control unit 22 controls the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 based on the detection result of the detection unit 21 and scene information or slide show information corresponding to the detection result.

  The scene information is information indicating the dimming rate and color temperature of the lighting fixture, and the slide show information is information in which a plurality of scene information is combined. Although details of the scene information and the slide show information will be described later, the information is acquired via the terminal device 50 and stored in the storage unit 25. Further, the storage unit 25 also stores schedule information in which scene information or slide show information and time information are associated with each other.

  For example, the control unit 22 controls the luminaire 30 by transmitting a control signal including a dimming rate and a color temperature to the luminaire 30 via the transmitter 26.

  Moreover, if the control part 22 acquires the lighting instruction | indication based on schedule information from a user, it will control the light control rate and color temperature of the lighting fixture 30 based on the schedule information according to the said instruction | indication. Specifically, when the control unit 22 obtains the lighting instruction based on the schedule information, the control unit 22 reads the schedule information stored in the storage unit 25, and scene information or slide show information corresponding to the current time notified by the timer unit 23. Is specified, and the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 is controlled to the specified dimming rate and color temperature. For example, the schedule information is information for collectively managing a plurality of lighting fixtures 30 included in the lighting system 10. The lighting control device 20 acquires a lighting instruction based on the schedule information, for example, from the terminal device 50. In other words, the lighting control device 20 does not acquire lighting based on the schedule information by operating the switch unit 40.

  Furthermore, the control part 22 controls the lighting state of the 1st indicator lamp 41 and the 2nd indicator lamp 42 which each of the switch 40a-switch 40d mentioned later has according to the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30. FIG. The 1st indicator lamp 41 and the 2nd indicator lamp 42 are display parts which display whether the present lighting state of lighting fixture 30 is a lighting state based on scene information or slide show information, or a lighting state based on schedule information. is there. In other words, the 1st indicator lamp 41 and the 2nd indicator lamp 42 display whether the lighting fixture 30 is lighted by operation of switch 40a-switch 40d. Specifically, the first indicator lamp 41 and the second indicator lamp 42 are light emitting devices that emit different emission colors.

  When the control unit 22 controls the lighting fixture 30 based on the scene information or the slide show information (in other words, based on the operation of the switch), the control unit 22 causes the first indicator lamp 41 to emit light and the second indicator lamp 42 to be turned on. Turn off the light. Moreover, the control part 22 makes the 2nd indicator lamp 42 light-emit and turns off the 1st indicator lamp 41, when controlling the lighting fixture 30 based on schedule information. As a result, the user simply confirms the lighting state (for example, the difference in color) of the first indicator lamp 41 and the second indicator lamp 42 included in each of the switches 40a to 40d, and the lighting fixture 30 can display the scene information and the slide show. It is possible to recognize whether the control is based on information or schedule information.

  For example, when the lighting unit 30a and 30b included in the group 1 is turned on with the scene information 1 by the operation of the switch 40a, and the lighting unit other than the group 1 is turned on based on the schedule information, The first indicator lamp 41 of the switch 40a is turned on, and the second indicator lamp 42 of the switch 40a is turned off. Then, the first indicator lamp 41 of each of the switches 40b to 40d is turned off, and the second indicator lamp 42 of each of the switches 40b is turned on. Accordingly, the user turns on the lighting fixtures 30a and 30b included in the group 1 corresponding to the switch 40a based on the scene information (for example, scene information 1), and the other lighting fixtures 30 based on the schedule information. Can be recognized simply by checking the lighting part.

  The control unit 22 is specifically a microcomputer, but may be realized by a processor or a dedicated circuit.

  The timer unit 23 measures the current time and notifies the control unit 22 of the current time. Specifically, the timer unit 23 is a general-purpose timer IC (timer circuit), a real-time clock IC, or the like. The timer unit 23 may be built in the control unit 22. In this case, the timer unit 23 is, for example, an on-chip oscillator. When the timer unit 23 is an on-chip oscillator, the measurement accuracy of the current time can be increased by further attaching a crystal resonator.

  The communication unit 24 receives lighting information indicating the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 corresponding to the switch unit 40 from the terminal device 50. The lighting information is an example of control information. In addition, the communication unit 24 receives each of scene information, slide show information, and schedule information from the terminal device 50. The scene information, the slide show information, and the schedule information are examples of control information. That is, the communication unit 24 receives scene information, slide show information, schedule information, and lighting information from the terminal device 50. Specifically, the communication unit 24 is a communication circuit (communication module), and receives control information from a communication unit included in the terminal device 50 by wireless communication. Note that the communication method between the communication unit 24 (lighting control device 20) and the terminal device 50 is not particularly limited. Between the communication unit 24 and the terminal device 50, for example, wireless communication using a communication standard such as specific low power wireless, ZigBee (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or Wi-Fi (registered trademark). May be performed.

  The storage unit 25 is a storage device that stores scene information, slide show information, schedule information, lighting information, and the like transmitted from the terminal device 50 and received via the communication unit 24. The storage unit 25 also stores a control program executed by the control unit 22.

  Specifically, the storage unit 25 is a storage device such as a semiconductor memory. Information is stored in the storage unit 25 by the control unit 22. Note that the storage unit 25 may be built in the control unit 22.

  The transmission unit 26 transmits a control signal including a dimming rate and a color temperature to the lighting fixture 30. That is, the transmission unit 26 transmits the light control rate and the color temperature. Specifically, the transmission unit 26 is a communication circuit (communication module), and transmits the dimming rate and the color temperature by wired communication. The wired communication is, for example, communication using a power line communication (PLC) or a wired LAN (Local Area Network).

  The lighting control device 20 has a power supply unit (not shown) that converts AC power supplied from an electric power system (for example, commercial power supply) into DC power suitable for the operation of the lighting control device 20 and supplies it. Also good. Specifically, the power supply unit is a power supply circuit including an AC / DC converter or a DC / DC converter.

[1-2. lighting equipment]
Next, the lighting fixture 30 will be described. Note that the lighting system 10 according to the present embodiment includes six lighting fixtures, that is, the lighting fixtures 30a to 30f. The lighting fixtures 30a to 30f have the same configuration, and are also referred to as the lighting fixture 30 when referring to any one unit.

  The luminaire 30 is a so-called ceiling light that illuminates the room, and emits light with brightness and color corresponding to the dimming rate and color temperature received from the illumination control device 20. That is, the lighting fixture 30 is dimmed and toned by the lighting control device 20. In addition, the lighting fixture 30 is not limited to a ceiling light, A downlight etc. may be sufficient. Moreover, in this Embodiment, although the illumination system 10 is provided with the some lighting fixture 30, it should just be provided with the at least 1 lighting fixture 30. FIG. The lighting fixture 30 includes a receiving unit 31, a light emission control unit 32, and a light emitting unit 33.

  The receiving unit 31 receives a control signal including a dimming rate and a color temperature from the illumination control device 20. That is, the receiving unit 31 receives the light control rate and the color temperature. Specifically, the reception unit 31 is a communication circuit (communication module), and receives the dimming rate and the color temperature by wired communication from the transmission unit 26 provided in the illumination control device 20.

  The light emission control unit 32 supplies the light emission unit 33 with a voltage and a current corresponding to the dimming rate and color temperature received by the reception unit 31. Specifically, the light emission control unit 32 includes a control circuit (for example, a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) circuit) and controls dimming and toning. For example, the light emission control unit 32 controls the dimming rate by changing the voltage and current supplied to the light emitting unit 33. In addition, when the light emitting unit 33 includes light emitting elements having different emission colors (for example, a light emitting element that emits blue light and a light emitting element that emits red light), the light emission control unit 32 supplies the light emitting elements to the respective light emitting elements. The color temperature is controlled by changing the ratio of voltage and current.

  The light emission control unit 32 includes a microcomputer, a processor, or a dedicated circuit that controls a control circuit and the like. That is, the aspect of the light emission control unit 32 is not particularly limited.

  The light emitting unit 33 is a light emitting module that emits light by the voltage and current supplied from the light emission control unit 32. Specifically, the light emitting unit 33 includes an LED (Light Emitting Diode) as a light emitting element. For example, the light emitting unit 33 may include a plurality of LEDs having different emission colors. The light emitting unit 33 may include a semiconductor light emitting device such as a fluorescent tube or a semiconductor laser, or a solid light emitting device such as an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) or an inorganic EL.

  The lighting fixture 30 may have a power supply unit (not shown) that converts AC power or DC power supplied from the outside into DC power suitable for the operation of the lighting fixture 30 and supplies the converted DC power. Specifically, the power supply unit is a power supply circuit including an AC / DC converter or a DC / DC converter.

[1-3. Switch part]
The switch unit 40 is disposed between the lighting control device 20 and the plurality of lighting fixtures 30 and is spaced apart from the plurality of lighting fixtures 30, and is a switch for remotely operating the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures 30. It is. The switch unit 40 is a switch fixed to the construction material, and is, for example, a wall switch disposed on an indoor wall. The switch unit 40 is an example of a remote operation unit that remotely controls the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30.

  The switch part 40 receives operation with respect to the lighting fixture 30 from a user. In the present embodiment, the switch unit 40 has four switches, a switch 40a to a switch 40d. The number of switches included in the switch unit 40 is not limited to four, and may be one or more.

  As shown in FIG. 2, different lighting information is assigned to each of the switches 40a to 40d. Specifically, a group corresponding to each of the switches 40a to 40d, a lighting state of a lighting fixture included in the group, a duration of the lighting state, and the like are assigned. The assignment of each of the switches 40a to 40d is stored in the storage unit 25 of the lighting control device 20.

  The operation of the switch unit 40 does not include an operation by the terminal device 50. In other words, the switch unit 40 does not include an operation image (for example, an image showing a switch) displayed on a display unit such as the terminal device 50.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, each of the switches 40 a to 40 d has a first indicator lamp 41 and a second indicator lamp 42. As described above, scene information or slide show information is assigned to each of the switches 40a to 40d. The 1st indicator lamp 41 and the 2nd indicator lamp 42 are display parts which display whether the present lighting state of lighting fixture 30 is a lighting state based on scene information or slide show information, or a lighting state based on schedule information. is there. Specifically, the first indicator lamp 41 and the second indicator lamp 42 are light emitting devices that emit different emission colors. For example, the colors of the light emitted from the first indicator lamp 41 and the second indicator lamp 42 are, for example, the first indicator lamp 41 is green and the second indicator lamp 42 is red, but are not limited thereto.

  For example, when the lighting fixture 30 is controlled based on scene information or slide show information, the first indicator lamp 41 emits light and the second indicator lamp 42 is turned off. For example, when the lighting fixture 30 is controlled based on the schedule information, the second indicator lamp 42 emits light and the first indicator lamp 41 is turned off. Thereby, the user simply confirms the lighting state of the first indicator lamp 41 and the second indicator lamp 42 included in each of the switches 40a to 40d, and the lighting fixture 30 is able to store the scene information and the slide show information or the schedule information. It is possible to recognize which is controlled based on which.

  In addition, the 1st indicator lamp 41 and the 2nd indicator lamp 42 are examples of a lighting part. In addition, the lighting unit is not limited to having two indicator lights that emit different colors. For example, the lighting unit may have one indicator lamp that emits two different emission colors, and may change the color emitted by the indicator lamp. Further, the lighting unit is composed of one indicator lamp, and the indicator lamp may be lit only when it is lit based on scene information or slide show information. The lighting state of the lighting unit is controlled by the control unit 22, for example.

[1-4. Terminal device]
The terminal device 50 is an operation terminal that transmits control information for controlling lighting states of the plurality of lighting fixtures 30 included in the lighting system 10 to the lighting control device 20 by wireless communication.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the terminal device 50 includes an acquisition unit 51, a display unit 52, a control unit 53, a communication unit 54, and a storage unit 55.

  The acquisition unit 51 is a user interface that receives an operation (instruction) for the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 from the user and an operation for generating control information, and is, for example, a touch panel. When the acquisition part 51 is a touch panel, the acquisition part 51 and the display part 52 (for example, liquid crystal display) are adhere | attached.

  For example, when the user touches a position where an intended lighting state is displayed from among the lighting states displayed on the display unit 52, the acquisition unit 51 acquires a selection result from the user. For example, the acquisition unit 51 is not limited to a touch panel, and may be a push button or a keyboard.

  The display unit 52 is a display device that displays information for controlling the lighting fixture 30 or information for generating control information, and is a liquid crystal display, for example.

  The control unit 53 is a control device that controls each component included in the terminal device 50. For example, when the control unit 53 receives an operation for the lighting state via the acquisition unit 51, the control unit 53 generates information corresponding to the lighting state and transmits the information to the lighting control device 20 via the communication unit 54. When an operation for generating control information is received via the acquisition unit 51, the generated control information is transmitted to the lighting control device 20 via the communication unit 54.

  The control unit 53 is a processor that executes the control program stored in the storage unit 55, but may be realized by a microcomputer, a dedicated circuit, or the like.

  The communication unit 54 transmits control information for controlling the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 from the terminal device 50 to the lighting control device 20. Specifically, the communication unit 54 is a communication circuit (communication module), and transmits control information to the communication unit 24 included in the illumination control device 20 by wireless communication. The communication method between the communication unit 54 (terminal device 50) and the communication unit 24 (lighting control device 20) is not particularly limited. Between the communication unit 54 and the communication unit 24, for example, wireless communication using a communication standard such as specific low power wireless, ZigBee (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or Wi-Fi (registered trademark). May be performed.

  The storage unit 55 is a storage device that stores scene information, slide show information, schedule information, and lighting information transmitted to the lighting control device 20. The storage unit 55 also stores a control program executed by the control unit 53.

  Specifically, the storage unit 55 is a storage device such as a semiconductor memory. Information is stored in the storage unit 55 by the control unit 53. Note that the storage unit 55 may be built in the control unit 53.

  The user creates scene information, slide show information, schedule information, and lighting information using the terminal device 50 via the acquisition unit 51, and transmits the scene information, slide show information, schedule information, and lighting information to the lighting control device 20 via the communication unit 54. Each piece of information is stored in 20 storage units 25. In addition, the user performs grouping of the plurality of lighting fixtures 30 into two or more groups using the terminal device 50 (grouping), and transmits the grouped lighting fixtures 30 to the lighting control device 20 via the communication unit 54, thereby controlling the lighting. The grouped information is stored in the storage unit 25 of the device 20. The group is a set of one or more lighting fixtures determined by the user, and the group information is associated with unique identification information (for example, device ID) of each group and the lighting fixtures included in the group. Information. The group information is an example of control information. For example, the terminal device 50 acquires the identification information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 30 included in the lighting system 10 from the lighting control device 20, and performs grouping using the acquired identification information.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which a plurality of lighting fixtures 30 are grouped into three groups, group 1 to group 3, is shown. As shown in FIG. 1, the lighting fixtures 30a and 30b are grouped into a group 1, the lighting fixtures 30c and 30d are grouped into two groups, and the lighting fixtures 30e and 30f are grouped into a group three. Note that the number of lighting fixtures included in one group is not limited and may be one or more. Moreover, the number of the lighting fixtures contained in a group may differ for every group.

  And a user sets the switch part 40 with which the illumination system 10 is provided, the group corresponding to the said switch part 40, the lighting state of the lighting fixture contained in the said group, and the repetition information or time information which continues the said lighting state. . In the present embodiment, the lighting system 10 includes four switches 40a to 40d. The user sets the above information using the terminal device 50 for each of the four switches 40a to 40d. Thereby, a group, a lighting state, etc. can be allocated for every switch 40a-40d. Note that the repetition information is the number of loops in the lighting state indicated by the slide show information.

  When the above information is set using the terminal device 50, it is characterized in that repeated information or time information for continuing the lighting state is set. When the switch is operated, the lighting state of the luminaire included in the group corresponding to the switch is controlled to the lighting state corresponding to the switch, but the time for which the lighting state corresponding to the switch continues is set. Therefore, the lighting state is automatically terminated after a set time has elapsed. In other words, the user can set the time when the lighting state corresponding to each of the switches 40a to 40d ends.

  The terminal device 50 is, for example, a tablet terminal, but is not limited to this, and is realized by a smart phone, that is, a high-function mobile phone terminal, a mobile phone terminal, a controller terminal developed exclusively, or a PC (Personal Computer). May be.

  In addition, the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 with which the illumination system 10 is provided is controllable using the terminal device 50.

  Here, lighting information, scene information, slide show information, and schedule information of the lighting fixture 30 transmitted from the terminal device 50 and stored in the storage unit 25 of the lighting control device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the lighting information C according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, lighting information C including the lighting state of the luminaire 30 is stored in the storage unit 25. The lighting information C includes switches, groups, target appliances, scene information or slide show information, and repetition information or time information. As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the illumination system 10 includes four switches (switches 40a to 40d). The lighting information C refers to scene information (an example of first scene information) that indicates the lighting state of the luminaire 30 corresponding to each of the switches 40a to 40d and slide show information (first scene information) that is a combination of two or more scene information. Information including at least one of one example of one slide show information) and one of time information and repetition information regarding reproduction of the lighting state indicated by the scene information or the slide show information.

  First, the information regarding the switch included in the lighting information C is information indicating which switch of the switches included in the switch unit 40 corresponds. In the present embodiment, the switch unit 40 has four switches, a switch 40a to a switch 40d. As shown in FIG. 2, scene information and the like are individually set for each of the switches 40a to 40d.

  The information on the group included in the lighting information C is information indicating which group of the lighting fixtures 30 each of the switches 40a to 40d corresponds to. In other words, the information regarding the group is information indicating a group of lighting fixtures controlled by each of the switches 40a to 40d. As illustrated in FIG. 2, for example, the switch 40 a is a switch corresponding to the group 1.

  In the present embodiment, the lighting fixtures 30 included in the group are stored in advance in the storage unit 25, group 1 includes the lighting fixtures 30a and 30b, and group 2 includes the lighting fixtures 30c and 30d. Group 3 includes lighting fixtures 30e and 30f. Each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 30 included in the lighting system 10 is included in any group.

  In FIG. 2, one group is assigned to one switch, but a plurality of groups may be assigned to one switch. For example, the switch 40a may include group 1 and group 2 as information about the group. Thereby, when the user operates the switch 40a, the lighting state of the lighting fixtures 30 (in the present embodiment, the lighting fixtures 30a to 30d) included in the groups 1 and 2 can be controlled. The group may include a group including all the lighting fixtures 30 of the lighting fixtures 30 included in the lighting system 10. That is, all the lighting fixtures 30 included in the lighting system 10 may be collectively controlled by operating the switch unit 40.

  The scene information or slide show information included in the lighting information C is information indicating the lighting state of the lighting fixtures 30 included in each group. Specifically, the scene information includes information indicating the dimming rate of light output from the lighting fixture 30 and information indicating the color temperature of light output from the lighting fixture 30. More specific description will be given with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of scene information according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the scene information is information indicating the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 including the dimming rate and the color temperature. One dimming rate and one color temperature are set in one scene information. For example, the scene information 1 indicates that light having a dimming rate of 40% and a color temperature of 3000K is output. The scene information is stored in advance in the storage unit 25 of the lighting control device 20 via the terminal device 50 by the user. Thereby, the illumination control apparatus 20 can reproduce the dimming rate and the color temperature indicated by the scene information by reading the scene information included in the lighting information from the storage unit 25.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of slide show information according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the slide show information is information in which two or more pieces of scene information are combined. The slide show information includes the reproduction order, scene information, and reproduction time. In the present embodiment, the slide show information includes five pieces of scene information from scene information 1 to scene information 5. For example, when the lighting state is controlled based on the slide show information, the reproduction order is reproduced in order from 1. In the present embodiment, the reproduction order is 1 to 5, and when the lighting of the reproduction order 5 (for example, the lighting state indicated by the scene information 1 is continued for 4 minutes) is finished, the reproduction order 1 is returned to The lighting state is controlled.

  The slide show information is stored in advance in the storage unit 25 of the illumination control device 20 via the terminal device 50 by the user. Thereby, the illumination control apparatus 20 can reproduce the light control rate and the color temperature indicated by the schedule information by reading the schedule information included in the control information from the storage unit 25.

  The repetition information or time information is information related to the reproduction of the lighting state indicated by the scene information or the slide show information. Specifically, the repetition information is information indicating the number of times (the number of loops) the lighting state of the slide show information is repeated. Further, the time information is information indicating a time for which the lighting state of the scene information or the slide show information is continued. The time information refers to a duration time during which the lighting state indicated by the scene information or slide show information is continuously reproduced after the detection unit 21 detects an operation from the switch unit 40, or a lighting state indicated by the scene information or slide show information. Contains the end time to end the reproduction. In the lighting system 10 according to the present embodiment, the lighting information C includes repetition information or time information, and the lighting control device 20 turns on the lighting fixture 30 based on the repetition information or time information included in the lighting information C. It is characterized in that the state continues.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation when the lighting control device 20 according to the present embodiment reproduces the lighting state indicated in the schedule information. The schedule information is at least one piece of scene information (an example of second scene information) or slide show information in which two or more pieces of scene information are combined (an example of second slide show information), and lighting indicated by the scene information or the slide show information. This is information associated with time information related to state reproduction. The time information is, for example, time information. FIG. 5 shows an example of the operation when the lighting control device 20 reproduces the scene information and the slide show information based on the schedule information. The schedule information includes five scene information and one slide show information, and time information indicating the start and end of each lighting information.

  Note that the schedule information does not include information about switches and information about groups. The schedule information is information for controlling all the lighting fixtures 30 included in the lighting system 10. When the lighting control device 20 receives a predetermined operation (for example, an operation from the terminal device 50) by the user via the communication unit 24, the lighting control device 20 controls the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 based on the schedule information. . The lighting of the lighting fixture 30 in the schedule information is a normal lighting mode.

  The schedule information may be set every day, and can be arbitrarily set by the user, for example, every day of the week, every month, every season, every year, or the like.

  The control information such as the lighting information C, the scene information, the slide show information, and the schedule information described above is information that the lighting control device 20 acquires via the terminal device 50. The lighting control device 20 acquires the lighting information C, the scene information, the slide show information, and the schedule information of the lighting fixture 30 input by the user using the terminal device 50 via the communication unit 24, and each acquired information is Stored in the storage unit 25.

[2. Generation of lighting information]
Next, generation of lighting information C that is stored in the storage unit 25 of the lighting control device 20 and includes information related to the group and lighting state corresponding to the switch will be described.

  The lighting information C is generated by the user using the terminal device 50. A procedure for generating the lighting information C by the user will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure for generating lighting information C according to the present embodiment. It is assumed that scene information, slide show information, and group information are stored in advance in the storage unit 25 of the illumination control device 20. Moreover, the terminal device 50 shall acquire the information regarding the switch part 40 with which the illumination system 10 is provided from the lighting control apparatus 20 (in this Embodiment, the information regarding switch 40a-40d).

  First, the user selects a switch that generates lighting information from the acquired information of the switch unit 40 (S10). In the present embodiment, a switch that generates lighting information is selected from the four switches 40a to 40d. For example, the switches 40 a to 40 d are displayed on the display unit 52, and the user selects a switch via the acquisition unit 51. For example, assume that the switch 40a is selected.

  Next, the user selects a group controlled by the selected switch 40a (in other words, assigned to the switch 40a) (S20). For example, group information stored in advance on the display unit 52 is displayed, and the user selects an intended group via the acquisition unit 51. Thereby, the switch 40a is associated with the group. For example, assume that the user selects group 1. If no group is set in advance or if it is desired to set a new group, a new group may be set in step S20.

  When a predetermined group (group 1 corresponding to the switch 40a in this embodiment) is set in step S20, scene information or slide show information of the lighting fixture 30 included in the predetermined group is selected (S30). For example, previously stored scene information or slide show information is displayed on the display unit 52, and the user selects intended scene information or slide show information via the acquisition unit 51. Thereby, the switch 40a is associated with the scene information or the slide show information. For example, assume that the user selects scene information 1.

  When scene information or slide show information is selected in step S30, repetitive information or time information for continuing the lighting state indicated by the selected scene information or slide show information is set (S40). The present embodiment is characterized in that this repetition information or time information is set.

  The user may input, for example, the number of repetitions, the duration or the end time via the acquisition unit 51, or one or more pieces of repetition information or time information is stored in advance, and the stored repetition information or time information From the above, predetermined repetition information or time information may be selected. Thereby, the switch 40a is associated with the repetition information or the time information. For example, assume that the user inputs 30 minutes.

  Thereby, the generation of the lighting information in one switch is completed. And when generation | occurrence | production of lighting information is completed with respect to all the switches with which the illumination system 10 is provided (Yes in S50), the produced | generated lighting information is transmitted to the illumination control apparatus 20 via the communication part 54 ( S60). For example, the lighting information is transmitted when the acquisition unit 51 receives a transmission instruction from the user.

  If generation of lighting information has not been completed for all switches included in the illumination system 10 (No in S50), the process returns to Step S10, and Steps S10 to S40 are performed for the remaining switches.

  In steps S10 to S40, the group 40 is assigned to the switch 40a, the scene information or slide show information is assigned scene information 1, and the repetition information or time information is assigned 30 minutes. That is, when the switch 40a is operated, the control unit 22 of the lighting control device 20 can perform control for lighting the lighting fixtures 30 included in the group 1 only for 30 minutes in the lighting state indicated by the scene information 1.

[3. Operation of lighting control device]
Next, the operation of the illumination control device 20 in the illumination system 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 8B. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the illumination control apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment.

  In the following description, it is assumed that schedule information and lighting information C corresponding to the switch unit 40 are stored in the storage unit 25 in advance. The plurality of lighting fixtures 30 included in the lighting system 10 are turned on based on the schedule information, and the switch of the switch unit 40 is pressed (operated) at the time of pressing the switch shown in FIG. Will be described. In the following, a case where the switch 40a and the switch 40b are pressed will be described as an example.

  First, when the lighting control device 20 receives a lighting instruction based on the schedule information by the user (Yes in S110), the lighting control device 20 controls the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures 30 included in the lighting system 10 to the lighting state based on the schedule information. (S120). Specifically, when a lighting instruction based on the schedule information is received via the communication unit 24, the control unit 22 reads the schedule information from the storage unit 25. The control unit 22 acquires current time information from the timer unit 23. And the control part 22 controls the lighting state of the schedule information corresponding to the time information which acquired the some lighting fixture 30. FIG. The control unit 22 controls the lighting state of the plurality of lighting fixtures 30 by transmitting a control signal corresponding to the lighting state indicated by the schedule information to each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 30 via the transmission unit 26. The control for causing the lighting fixture 30 to reproduce the lighting state indicated by the schedule information is an example of second control performed by the control unit 22.

  For example, when the lighting instruction based on the schedule information illustrated in FIG. 5 is received at 10:30, the control unit 22 performs a plurality of operations based on the slide show information 1 that is in the lighting state corresponding to 10:30 of the schedule information. The lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 is controlled.

  The schedule information is information for collectively controlling all the lighting fixtures 30 included in the lighting system 10. Therefore, the control part 22 will control the lighting state of all the lighting fixtures 30 with which the illumination system 10 is provided, if the lighting instruction | indication based on schedule information is received.

  The lighting instruction based on the schedule information is an instruction received from the terminal device 50, for example. In other words, it is not an instruction by operating the switch unit 40.

  When the lighting instruction based on the schedule information is not received (No in S110), the lighting control device 20 does not control the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30. For example, if the lighting fixture 30 is in the off state, the lighting control device 20 maintains the state in which the lighting fixture 30 is off. Further, for example, if the lighting fixture 30 is in a lighting state based on some instruction, the lighting control device 20 maintains the lighting fixture 30 in a lighting state.

  When the detection unit 21 detects the operation of the switch unit 40 while lighting based on the schedule information (Yes in S130), the control unit 22 reads the lighting information C corresponding to the switch unit 40 from the storage unit 25. (S140) The lighting state of the predetermined group included in the read lighting information C is controlled to the lighting state indicated by the scene information or slide show information included in the lighting information C (S150). The control for causing the lighting fixture 30 to reproduce the lighting state indicated by the lighting information C is an example of first control performed by the control unit 22.

  When the detection unit 21 does not detect the operation of the switch unit 40 when it is lit based on the schedule information (No in S130), the control unit until the detection unit 21 detects the operation of the switch unit 40. 22 continues the control based on the schedule information.

  Here, as an example, the lighting state of the luminaire when the switch 40a or the switch 40b is pressed when the schedule information of FIG. 5 is turned on will be described with reference to FIGS. 8A and 8B. First, a case where the switch 40a is pressed when the schedule information is lit will be described with reference to FIG. 8A. The timing when the switch is pressed is the timing shown in FIG.

  FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating a lighting state of the luminaire 30 for each group when the switch 40a according to the present embodiment is pressed. Specifically, (a) of FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating a lighting state of the luminaires 30 included in the group 1 when the switch 40a according to the present embodiment is pressed, and (b) of FIG. 8A. These are figures which show the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 contained in the group 2 when the switch 40a which concerns on this Embodiment is pressed down, (c) of FIG. 8A shows the switch 40a which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 contained in the group 3 at the time of being pressed down.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the group corresponding to the switch 40a is group 1, scene information or slide show information is scene information 1, and time information is 30 minutes. Group 1 includes lighting fixtures 30a and 30b. The switch 40a is assigned to light the lighting fixtures 30a and 30b included in the group 1 for 30 minutes in the lighting state indicated by the scene information 1.

  As shown in FIG. 8A (a), when the switch 40a is pressed, the lighting fixtures 30 (in this embodiment, the lighting fixtures 30a and 30b) included in the group 1 corresponding to the switch 40a are turned on. The state is controlled to a lighting state corresponding to the switch 40a. In the present embodiment, the scene information 1 is controlled. That is, when the detection unit 21 detects the operation of the switch 40a while reproducing the lighting state indicated by the schedule information, the control unit 22 responds to the switch 40a in preference to the reproduction of the lighting state indicated by the schedule information. Control is performed to cause the lighting fixture 30 included in the group indicated by the group information included in the lighting information C to reproduce the lighting state indicated by the lighting information C to be performed. In other words, the control unit 22 performs the first control in preference to the second control.

  It should be noted that lighting fixtures 30 included in group 2 and group 3 that are not groups corresponding to switch 40a (in this embodiment, group 2 includes lighting fixtures 30c and 30d, and group 3 includes lighting fixtures 30e and 30f. ) The lighting state has not been changed. In other words, the lighting fixtures 30 included in the group 2 and the group 3 are lit in the lighting state indicated by the schedule information even when the switch 40a is pressed. That is, when the switch unit 40 is pressed, it is possible to control the lighting state of only the lighting fixtures 30 included in the group associated with the switch unit 40 in advance. Therefore, the user can produce only a predetermined range in the space illuminated by the plurality of lighting fixtures 30 included in the lighting system 10.

  Next, a case where the switch 40b is pressed when the schedule information is turned on will be described with reference to FIG. 8B.

  FIG. 8B is a diagram illustrating a lighting state of the luminaire 30 for each group when the switch 40b according to the present embodiment is pressed. Specifically, (a) of FIG. 8B is a diagram illustrating a lighting state of the luminaires 30 included in the group 1 when the switch 40b according to the present embodiment is pressed, and (b) of FIG. 8B. These are figures which show the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 contained in the group 2 when the switch 40b which concerns on this Embodiment is pressed down, (c) of FIG. 8B shows that the switch 40b which concerns on this Embodiment It is a figure which shows the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 contained in the group 3 at the time of being pressed down.

  As shown in (b) of FIG. 8B, when the switch 40b is pressed, the lighting fixtures 30 (in this embodiment, the lighting fixtures 30c and 30d) included in the group 2 corresponding to the switch 40b are turned on. The state is controlled to a lighting state corresponding to the switch 40b. In the present embodiment, the scene information 2 is controlled. Note that lighting fixtures 30 included in group 1 and group 3 that are not groups corresponding to switch 40b (in this embodiment, group 1 includes lighting fixtures 30a and 30b, and group 3 includes lighting fixtures 30e and 30f. ) The lighting state has not been changed. In other words, the lighting fixtures 30 included in the group 1 and the group 3 are lit in the lighting state indicated by the schedule information even when the switch 40b is pressed.

  As described above, in step S150, the lighting fixtures 30 included in the group corresponding to the switch detected by the detection unit 21 are controlled to the lighting state corresponding to the switch. Further, as described above, the lighting information C according to the present embodiment includes repetitive information or time information. As shown in FIG. 2, the time information corresponding to the switch 40a is 30 minutes, and the time information corresponding to the switch 40b is 60 minutes. That is, the lighting time in the lighting state indicated by the lighting information C is determined in advance. Therefore, after controlling the predetermined lighting fixture 30 to the lighting state indicated by the lighting information C in step S150, the control unit 22 determines whether or not a predetermined number of repetitions or a predetermined time has been reached (S160). The predetermined number of repetitions or the predetermined time is repetition information or time information included in the lighting information C.

  When the predetermined number of repetitions or the predetermined time has been reached (Yes in S160), the control unit 22 controls the lighting state of the predetermined group to the lighting state based on the schedule information (S170). Thereby, all the lighting fixtures 30 with which the illumination system 10 is provided light in the same lighting state (for example, the lighting state which schedule information shows).

  In other words, when the detection unit 21 detects an operation from the switch unit 40, the control unit 22 detects the scene information (first information) corresponding to the switch unit 40 until the time indicated by the time information or the repetition count indicated by the repetition information is reached. Control is performed to cause the lighting fixture 30 to reproduce the lighting state indicated by an example of scene information) or slide show information (an example of first slide show information).

  Here, as an example, a case where the switch 40a and the switch 40b are pressed when the schedule information of FIG. 5 is turned on will be described with reference to FIGS. 8A and 8B.

  As shown to (a) of FIG. 8A, the control part 22 is the illumination contained in the group 1 by the scene information 1 corresponding to the switch 40a only for 30 minutes which is the time information corresponding to the switch 40a after the switch 40a was pushed down. The instrument 30 is controlled. Then, when 30 minutes have elapsed, the control unit 22 ends the control by pressing the switch 40a, and performs control based on the schedule information as before the switch 40a is pressed. That is, the user may not press the switch 40a when ending the control corresponding to the switch 40a.

  For example, when the switch 40a is pressed at 12:30, the control unit 22 controls the lighting fixtures 30 included in the group 1 to the lighting state indicated by the scene information 1 from 12:30 to 13:00 after 30 minutes. To do. Then, the control unit 22 automatically switches from the control based on the scene information 1 to the control based on the schedule information (without any human operation) at the time when 13:00 is reached.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8B (b), the control unit 22 includes scene information 2 corresponding to the switch 40b only in 60 minutes that is time information corresponding to the switch 40a after the switch 40b is pressed, and is included in the group 2. The lighting fixture 30 to be controlled is controlled. Then, after 60 minutes have elapsed, the control unit 22 ends the control by pressing the switch 40b, and performs control based on the schedule information as before the switch 40b is pressed. That is, the user does not have to press the switch 40b when ending the control corresponding to the switch 40b.

  For example, when the switch 40b is pressed at 17:30, the control unit 22 turns on the lighting equipment 30 included in the group 2 from 17:30 to 18:30 60 minutes later. To control. The control unit 22 automatically switches from the control based on the scene information 2 to the control based on the schedule information (without any human operation) when 18:30 is reached.

  As shown in (a) of FIG. 8B and (b) of FIG. 8B, when the switch 40b is pressed and controlled by the scene information 2, the scene information to be reproduced is switched in the schedule information. Specifically, at 18:00, the scene reproduced from the scene information 3 to the scene information 4 is switched. Even in this case, the control unit 22 prioritizes the reproduction of the scene information after switching (scene information 4 in FIG. 8B (a)), and the lighting information C corresponding to the switch 40b (( In b), the lighting apparatus 30 reproduces the lighting state indicated by the scene information 2).

  In lighting system 10 according to the present embodiment, by operating switch unit 40, lighting fixtures 30 included in a group corresponding to switch unit 40 are turned on in a lighting state corresponding to switch unit 40. Only the time corresponding to the switch unit 40 or the number of repetitions is continued, and automatically ends when the time or the number of repetitions is reached. That is, the user can control the start and end of lighting in the lighting state corresponding to the switch unit 40 only by operating the switch unit 40 (for example, pressing once).

  For example, if the lighting information does not include repetition information or time information, the lighting device can be controlled to the lighting state corresponding to the switch unit by operating the switch unit, but again to end the control of the lighting state It was necessary to operate the switch part. That is, it is necessary to operate the switch unit at the time of starting control of a predetermined lighting state and at the time of ending the control. On the other hand, in the lighting system 10 according to the present embodiment, since the lighting information C includes repetitive information or time information, it is possible to control the start and end of the lighting state with a single operation of the switch unit 40.

  The predetermined time may be measured by the control unit 22 or the timer unit 23, for example. Further, the predetermined number of repetitions may be measured by the control unit 22, for example.

  In addition, although the above demonstrated the example in which the switch part 40 was pressed down when the lighting fixture 30 is reproducing the lighting state shown by schedule information, it is not limited to this. For example, the switch unit 40 may be pressed when the lighting fixture 30 is not turned on based on the schedule information, for example, when the lighting fixture 30 is turned off. In this case, the control unit 22 continues the lighting state indicated by the lighting information C after the switch unit 40 is pressed until the time or the number of repetitions indicated by the lighting information C is reached. After reaching, the lighting fixture 30 may be controlled to be turned off.

[4. Effect etc.]
As described above, the lighting control device 20 is the lighting control device 20 that controls the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 based on the control information transmitted from the terminal device 50, and remotely controls the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30. A detection unit 21 that detects an operation from the switch unit 40 (an example of a remote operation unit), a control unit 22 that controls a lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 based on a detection result of the detection unit 21 and control information, Is provided. In the control information, scene information (an example of first scene information) indicating the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 corresponding to the switch unit 40 and slide show information in which two or more pieces of scene information are combined (an example of first slide show information). And at least one of the time information and the repetitive information related to the reproduction of the lighting state indicated by at least one of the scene information and the slide show information. The control unit 22 includes the detection unit 21 from the switch unit 40. When the operation is detected, the lighting apparatus 30 reproduces the lighting state indicated by at least one of the scene information and the slide show information corresponding to the switch unit 40 until the time indicated by the time information or the repetition count indicated by the repetition information is reached (first operation). 1).

  Thereby, when the detection unit 21 detects the operation of the switch unit 40, the control unit 22 causes the lighting fixture 30 to reproduce the lighting state indicated by the scene information or the slide show information included in the control information (lighting information C). The reproduction is performed only until the time indicated by the time information included in the control information or the number of repetitions indicated by the repetition information is reached. That is, the reproduction is automatically terminated when the time or the number of repetitions is reached. The user can control the start and end of reproduction of scene information or slide show information corresponding to the switch unit 40 by operating the switch unit 40 once (for example, pressing the switch unit 40 once). In other words, when ending the lighting state indicated by the scene information or slide show information corresponding to the switch unit 40, the user does not have to operate the switch unit 40 again. Therefore, according to the illumination control apparatus 20, the convenience in the case of controlling the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 using the switch part 40 can be improved.

  The time information includes scene information (an example of first scene information) and slide show information (an example of first slide show information) after the detection unit 21 detects an operation from the switch unit 40 (an example of a remote operation unit). It includes a duration for continuously reproducing the lighting state indicated by at least one, or an end time for ending reproduction of the lighting state indicated by at least one of scene information and slide show information.

  As a result, the user can set time information according to the user's intention among the continuation time for continuously reproducing the lighting state or the end time for ending reproduction of the lighting state as time information. That is, the convenience can be further improved.

  The control information includes at least one of scene information (an example of second scene information) and slide show information (an example of second slide show information) in which two or more pieces of scene information are combined, the scene information, and the slide show information. Schedule information associated with time information related to reproduction of the lighting state indicated by at least one of them is included. And the control part 22 is performing the control (an example of 2nd control) which makes the lighting fixture 30 reproduce the lighting state which schedule information shows, and the detection part 21 is the switch part 40 (an example of a remote operation part). Is detected, the scene information corresponding to the switch unit 40 (an example of the first scene information) and the slide show information (the first slide show information of the first slide show information) are given priority over the control to reproduce the lighting state indicated by the schedule information. Control which makes the lighting fixture 30 reproduce the lighting state which at least one of an example shows.

  Thereby, when the switch unit 40 is operated while the lighting device 30 reproduces the lighting state indicated in the schedule information, the lighting state indicated by the scene information or the slide show information corresponding to the switch unit 40 is reproduced with priority. Is done. In other words, even when the lighting fixture 30 is lit based on the schedule information, the user can reproduce the lighting state that suits the user's intention by operating the switch unit 40.

  As described above, the lighting system 10 includes the terminal device 50, the lighting fixture 30, and the lighting control device 20 that controls the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 based on the control information transmitted from the terminal device 50, Is provided.

  Thereby, when the detection part 21 of the lighting control apparatus 20 detects operation of the switch part 40, the control part 22 makes the lighting state which the scene information or slide show information included in control information (lighting information C) show to the lighting fixture 30. The reproduction is performed only until the time indicated by the time information included in the control information or the number of repetitions indicated by the repetition information is reached. That is, the reproduction is automatically terminated when the time or the number of repetitions is reached. The user can control the start and end of reproduction of scene information or slide show information corresponding to the switch unit 40 by operating the switch unit 40 once (for example, pressing the switch unit 40 once). In other words, when ending the lighting state indicated by the scene information or slide show information corresponding to the switch unit 40, the user does not have to operate the switch unit 40 again. Therefore, according to the illumination system 10, the convenience in the case of controlling the lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 using the switch part 40 can be improved.

  The lighting system 10 includes a plurality of lighting fixtures 30, and the plurality of lighting fixtures 30 are grouped in advance into two or more groups by the terminal device 50, and the control information includes a switch unit 40 (a remote operation unit). 1) includes information on a group that is a target for operating the lighting state, and the control unit 22 indicates information on the group included in the control information when the detection unit 21 detects an operation from the switch unit 40. The lighting state of the lighting fixture 30 included in the group is controlled.

  Thereby, when the lighting system 10 includes a plurality of lighting fixtures 30, the switch unit 40 is operated to turn on only the lighting fixtures 30 included in the group information included in the control information among the plurality of lighting fixtures 30. Can be controlled. That is, since only a predetermined space among the spaces illuminated by the plurality of lighting fixtures 30 can be illuminated in the lighting state indicated by the control information, the space effect is improved.

(Other embodiments)
Although the lighting control device according to the embodiment and the lighting system including the lighting control device have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the lighting control device is realized as a separate device from the lighting fixture, but the lighting control device may be built in the lighting fixture. That is, you may implement | achieve as a part of lighting fixture.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the some lighting fixture with which a lighting system is provided demonstrated the example which is the same structure, it is not limited to this. The structure of the some lighting fixture with which an illumination system is provided may differ. For example, although the some lighting fixture demonstrated in embodiment showed the example which does not have a radio | wireless communication part, some or all the lighting fixtures demonstrated in embodiment demonstrated the wireless communication. May have a part.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the example in which the information regarding a group was included in lighting information, it is not limited to this. For example, when the lighting system includes a single lighting fixture or when all the lighting fixtures included in the lighting system are collectively controlled, the lighting information may not include information on the group. That is, when the operation of the switch unit is detected, the lighting control device may collectively control the lighting fixtures provided in the lighting system.

  In the above embodiment, at the transition between the scene information to be reproduced and the scene information, and at the transition between the scene information and the slide show information, the next scene information or the slide show information is immediately switched to the lighting state (transition). Although an example has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, at the transition described above, the scene information may be switched stepwise with time toward the lighting state indicated by the next scene information or slide show information. That is, the fade time may be set at the above-described transition.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the scene information includes the dimming rate and the color temperature has been described. However, the scene information only needs to include at least one of the dimming rate and the color temperature.

  Moreover, although the lighting control apparatus demonstrated the example which acquires the control information containing scene information, slide show information, schedule information, and lighting information from a terminal device, the lighting control apparatus has an input part and via the said input part Control information may be acquired from the user. The input unit is realized by, for example, a hardware switch (hardware button) such as a DIP (Dual In-line Package) switch, a rotary switch, or a numeric key switch, or a touch panel. Moreover, the lighting control apparatus may include a display unit that displays characters, numerical values, or symbols necessary to assist the input of user control information by the input unit based on the control of the control unit. The display unit may display an image such as a still image or a moving image. The display unit includes, for example, a display panel formed by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel, and a drive circuit thereof.

  In the above embodiment, the scene information, the slide show information, the schedule information, and the group information are stored in advance in the storage unit of the lighting control device, and the lighting information is generated using the terminal device. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the user may generate scene information, slide show information, schedule information, and group information when generating lighting information.

  Moreover, although the communication between a lighting control apparatus and a terminal device demonstrated the example which is radio | wireless communication in the said embodiment, it is not limited to this. For example, instead of wireless communication, wired communication such as power line communication (PLC: Power Line Communication) or communication using a wired LAN may be performed.

  Moreover, although the lighting system demonstrated the example which has a schedule function which changes the light control and color adjustment of a several lighting fixture with progress of time in the said embodiment, it is not limited to this. The luminaire system may not have a schedule function.

  In addition, the order of the plurality of processes in the operations of the terminal device and the illumination control device described in the above embodiment is an example. The order of the plurality of processes may be changed, and the plurality of processes may be executed in parallel.

  In addition, it is realized by variously conceiving various modifications conceived by those skilled in the art for each embodiment, or by arbitrarily combining the components and functions in each embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. This form is also included in the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Lighting system 20 Lighting control apparatus 21 Detection part 22 Control part 30, 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e, 30f Lighting fixture 40 Switch part (remote control part)
50 Terminal equipment C Lighting information (control information)

Claims (5)

A lighting control device that controls the lighting state of a lighting fixture based on control information transmitted from a terminal device,
A detection unit that detects an operation from a remote control unit that remotely controls the lighting state of the lighting fixture;
And a control unit for controlling the lighting state of the lighting fixture based on the detection result of the detection unit and the control information,
The control information includes at least one of first scene information corresponding to the remote control unit indicating the lighting state of the lighting fixture and first slide show information in which two or more scene information is combined, and the first information. One of time information and repetition information regarding reproduction of a lighting state indicated by at least one of scene information and the first slide show information is included,
The control unit, when the detection unit detects an operation from the remote operation unit, until the time indicated by the time information or the number of repetitions indicated by the repetition information reaches the first scene corresponding to the remote operation unit. An illumination control apparatus that performs a first control that causes the lighting fixture to reproduce a lighting state indicated by at least one of information and the first slide show information. The time information is a duration for continuously reproducing the lighting state indicated by at least one of the first scene information and the first slide show information after the detection unit detects an operation from the remote operation unit, or The lighting control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an end time at which reproduction of a lighting state indicated by at least the first scene information and the first slide show information ends. The control information includes at least one of second scene information indicating the lighting state of the lighting fixture and second slide show information obtained by combining two or more pieces of scene information, the second scene information, and the second slide show information. Schedule information associated with time information on the reproduction of the lighting state indicated by at least one of them is included,
When the detection unit detects an operation from the remote operation unit while performing the second control for causing the lighting fixture to reproduce the lighting state indicated by the schedule information, the control unit performs the second control. The lighting control device according to claim 1, wherein the first control is performed in preference to the first control. A terminal device;
Lighting equipment,
A lighting system comprising: the lighting control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 that controls a lighting state of the lighting fixture based on control information transmitted from the terminal device. The lighting system includes a plurality of lighting fixtures,
The plurality of lighting fixtures are grouped in advance into two or more groups by the terminal device,
The control information includes information on a group that is a target for the remote control unit to operate the lighting state,
The said control part controls the said lighting state of the lighting fixture contained in the group which the information regarding the said group contained in the said control information shows, when the said detection part detects operation from the said remote control part. The lighting system described.

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