JP2019165025A - Lighting system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a lighting device that makes inspection easy.SOLUTION: A lighting device comprises a light source, an emergency lighting control unit, and a transmitter. The transmitter transmits inspection information in emergency operation of the own device by a short-range wireless communication function. The emergency lighting control unit charges an emergency power supply when a commercial power supply supplies power, and turns on the light source by the emergency power supply when the commercial power supply stops supplying power. In addition, for example, the lighting device further comprises an inspection unit for obtaining inspection information, and a storage unit for storing the inspection information obtained by the inspection unit. For example, the transmitter transmits the inspection information stored in the storage unit upon receiving request information to request the inspection information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a lighting system.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been provided an illuminating device including a wireless repeater that operates using an emergency power supply in an emergency and always operates using a part of the power supplied from a commercial power supply to the emergency lighting control unit.

JP 2004-185978 A

  By the way, such a lighting device may be required to be regularly inspected. Thus, when inspecting a lighting device regularly, there exists a subject that the burden of the administrator etc. which inspect a lighting device increases.

  The lighting system of the embodiment includes a lighting device and a terminal. The lighting device includes a transmitter that transmits information related to the device itself and identification information of the device itself at a predetermined interval. The terminal transmits a request signal for requesting information related to the lighting device to the transmitter, triggered by reception of the identification information from the transmitter.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to facilitate the collection of information related to the lighting device.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an inspection system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the emergency lighting device according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of communication between a terminal and a beacon in the inspection system according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of transmission of inspection information by a beacon according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of communication between a terminal and a beacon in the inspection system according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of transmission of the inspection information divided by the beacon according to the embodiment.

  A lighting device (hereinafter referred to as “emergency lighting device 1”) according to an embodiment described below includes a light source (hereinafter referred to as “emergency lamp 2”) and an emergency power source 3 when power is supplied from a commercial power source 6. When charging is performed and the power supply from the commercial power source 6 is stopped, the emergency lighting control unit 4 for lighting the emergency lamp 2 with the emergency power source 3 and the inspection information on the emergency operation of the own device by the short-range wireless communication function And a transmitter for transmitting (hereinafter referred to as “beacon 5”).

  In the emergency lighting device 1 according to the embodiment described below, the beacon 5 transmits inspection information when power is supplied from the commercial power source 6.

  Moreover, the emergency lighting device 1 according to the embodiment described below further includes an inspection unit 7 that acquires inspection information and a storage unit 8 that stores the inspection information acquired by the inspection unit 7. When the beacon 5 receives the request information requesting the inspection information, the beacon 5 transmits the inspection information stored in the storage unit 8.

  In the emergency lighting device 1 according to the embodiment described below, the beacon 5 is divided into pieces of inspection information according to reception of request information when the amount of inspection information exceeds the communication amount of the transmitter. To send.

  Moreover, in the inspection system 100 which concerns on embodiment described below, the emergency illuminating device 1 and the terminal 9 which receives inspection information from the emergency illuminating device 1 by transmitting request information are provided.

[Embodiment]
First, an inspection system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an inspection system according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 illustrates a case where the terminal 9 transmits inspection information received from the emergency lighting device 1 to the server 10. In addition, although inspection information is information which shows the state of each part in the emergency lighting device 1, details will be described later.

  The inspection system 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes an emergency lighting device 1, a server 10, and a terminal 9 that can communicate with the emergency lighting device 1 and the server 10. For example, the terminal 9 communicates with the server 10 by wireless communication C11. For example, the wireless communication C11 is communication based on a mobile data communication standard such as 3G (Generation), 4G, or LTE (Long Term Evolution). For example, the terminal 9 communicates with the beacon 5 included in the emergency lighting device 1 by wireless communication C12. For example, the wireless communication C12 is a communication based on the Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy (hereinafter referred to as “BLE”) wireless communication standard using 2.4 GHz band.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, the emergency lighting device 1 includes an emergency lamp 2 that is a light source and a beacon 5 that is a transmitter that transmits inspection information in the emergency operation of the own device by a short-range wireless communication function. The emergency lighting device 1 is a lighting device such as an emergency light. In this case, the emergency lighting device 1 illuminates the room and the hallway for evacuation guidance at the time of a power failure. The emergency lighting device 1 may be a guide light installed to indicate an emergency exit or an escape passage. Further, the emergency lighting device 1 may be a lighting device that is always lit as a lighting device and illuminates a room or a hallway for evacuation guidance in the event of a power failure.

  The beacon 5 transmits its own identification information at a predetermined interval. Further, the beacon 5 transmits inspection information in the emergency operation of the own device according to the request information from the external device. In the following description, the fact that the beacon 5 of the emergency lighting device 1 transmits and receives various information may be described as the emergency lighting device 1 transmits and receives various information.

  The server 10 is a device that manages and controls the emergency lighting device 1. For example, the server 10 manages the state of the emergency lighting device 1 based on the inspection information acquired from the emergency lighting device 1. For example, the server 10 manages the installation position of each emergency lighting device 1 and the identification information transmitted by the beacon 5 of each emergency lighting device 1 in association with each other. Thereby, the server 10 can identify the information regarding the emergency lighting device 1 installed at which position by receiving the identification information.

  The terminal 9 is a portable terminal used by an administrator who checks the emergency lighting device 1. For example, the terminal 9 is a smartphone or a tablet terminal. For example, an application (hereinafter simply referred to as “application”) for inspecting the emergency lighting device 1 is installed in the terminal 9. The terminal 9 transmits various information to the emergency lighting device 1. For example, the terminal 9 transmits the request information received from the server 10 to the emergency lighting device 1. Further, the terminal 9 transmits various information to the server 10. For example, the terminal 9 transmits the identification information and inspection information received from the emergency lighting device 1 to the server 10.

  Here, the server 10 transmits request information for requesting inspection information of the emergency lighting device 1 to the terminal 9 through the wireless communication C11. In this case, the terminal 9 transmits the request information received from the server 10 to the emergency lighting device 1 to the emergency lighting device 1 by wireless communication C12. For example, the terminal 9 transmits the request information received from the server 10 to the emergency lighting device 1 to the emergency lighting device 1 identified by the identification information included in the request information received from the server 10. The emergency lighting device 1 that has received the request information from the terminal 9 transmits inspection information.

  The terminal 9 that has received the inspection information transmitted by the emergency lighting device 1 through the wireless communication C12 transmits the received inspection information to the server 10 through the wireless communication C11. Thereby, the server 10 acquires the inspection information of the emergency lighting device 1.

  As described above, the inspection system 100 includes the emergency lighting device 1 including the beacon 5 that transmits inspection information in the emergency operation of the own device by the short-range wireless communication function. Thereby, the server 10 can acquire inspection information from the emergency lighting device 1 via the terminal 9. Thus, the inspection system 100 can facilitate the inspection by transmitting the inspection information in the emergency operation of the own device by the emergency lighting device 1 using the beacon 5.

[Configuration example of emergency lighting device]
Next, the configuration of the emergency lighting device 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the emergency lighting device according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the emergency lighting device 1 includes an emergency lamp 2, an emergency power source 3, an emergency lighting control unit 4, a beacon 5, a commercial power source 6, an inspection unit 7, and a storage unit. 8.

  The emergency lamp 2 is a light source that is lit at least during a so-called power failure when power supply from the commercial power supply 6 is stopped. Hereinafter, a state where the power supply by the commercial power source 6 is stopped may be referred to as “emergency”, and a state where power is supplied from the commercial power source 6 may be referred to as “always”. As the emergency lamp 2, various light sources such as a fluorescent lamp and an LED (Light Emitting Diode) may be used depending on the purpose.

  The emergency power supply 3 is a storage battery (secondary battery) that supplies power to the emergency lamp 2 when power supply from the commercial power supply 6 is stopped. As the emergency power supply 3, various storage batteries may be used depending on the purpose. The emergency power source 3 is charged when power is supplied from the commercial power source 6. That is, the emergency power supply 3 is always charged by supplying power from the commercial power supply 6. Note that the emergency power source 3 may be charged by appropriately using various charging methods such as trickle charging and intermittent charging.

  The emergency lighting control unit 4 always charges the emergency power supply 3 and lights the emergency lamp 2 by the emergency power supply 3 in an emergency. For example, the emergency lamp 2 is lit by being supplied with power from the emergency lighting control unit 4 only in an emergency. Further, the emergency lighting control unit 4 has an internal memory for storing a program that defines various processing procedures and the necessary data, and various processes may be executed by these programs.

  The beacon 5 is a transmitter that transmits its own identification information at a predetermined interval by the short-range wireless communication function. Moreover, the beacon 5 transmits the inspection information in the emergency operation | movement of an own apparatus by a near field communication function. The beacon 5 receives predetermined information. For example, the beacon 5 receives request information for requesting inspection information. In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the beacon 5 transmits the inspection information stored in the storage unit 8 when receiving request information requesting inspection information.

  The beacon 5 operates using a part of the power supplied from the commercial power supply 6 to the emergency lighting control unit 4 at all times. Further, the beacon 5 operates using a part of the power supplied from the emergency power supply 3 to the emergency lighting control unit 4 in an emergency. The beacon 5 divides and transmits the inspection information when the information amount of the inspection information exceeds the communication amount of the beacon 5, details of which will be described later.

  The commercial power source 6 is, for example, a power source supplied from a predetermined power company. The commercial power source 6 always charges the emergency power source 3 and supplies power to the emergency lighting control unit 4 via the emergency lighting control unit 4. Further, the commercial power supply 6 may be any power supply means other than the power supply from the emergency power supply 3.

  For example, the inspection unit 7 inspects the own device and collects inspection information of the own device. Moreover, the inspection part 7 inspects the own apparatus, for example, and collects the inspection information in the emergency operation of the own apparatus. Specifically, the inspection unit 7 monitors and collects the status of each device necessary for the inspection of the emergency lamp 2, the emergency power source 3, the emergency lighting control unit 4, the beacon 5 and the like as inspection information. The inspection unit 7 always operates using a part of the power supplied from the commercial power source 6 to the emergency lighting control unit 4.

  The storage unit 8 stores the inspection information collected by the inspection unit 7. The storage unit 8 reads the inspection information stored by the beacon 5 that has received the request information. The storage unit 8 may store data and programs necessary for various processes performed by the emergency lighting control unit 4. The storage unit 8 may be a storage device such as a semiconductor memory element such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a flash memory. Further, the storage unit 8 always operates using a part of the power supplied from the commercial power source 6 to the emergency lighting control unit 4.

[Communication between beacon and terminal]
Here, a specific example of communication between the beacon 5 of the emergency lighting device 1 and the terminal 9 in the inspection system 100 will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of communication between a terminal and a beacon in the inspection system according to the embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the movement from left to right corresponds to the passage of time.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the beacon 5 of the emergency lighting device 1 transmits its own identification information at predetermined intervals. For example, the beacon 5 of the emergency lighting device 1 corresponds to the identification information IS11 of its own device (corresponding to “ADVERTISING INTERVAL” in FIG. 3; the same applies hereinafter) in FIG. 3 and corresponding to “ADVERTISING DATA” shown in FIG. The same).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, when the beacon 5 receives the request information DS11 requesting acquisition of inspection information from the terminal 9, the beacon 5 corresponds to the inspection information CS11 (corresponding to “SCAN RESPONSE DATA” shown in FIG. 3; the same applies hereinafter). To send. For example, the terminal 9 that has received the identification information IS11 from the beacon 5 transmits request information DS11 including the identification information IS11 to the beacon 5. For example, the terminal 9 transmits the request information DS11 to the beacon 5 by the application. For example, an administrator who uses the terminal 9 sends the request information DS11 to the beacon 5 by touching an “OK” button displayed on the terminal 9 together with a message “Do you want to check this emergency light?” To do. Thereby, the terminal 9 receives the inspection information CS11 transmitted by the beacon 5.

  Note that when the beacon 5 receives the request information DS11 requesting acquisition of the inspection information from the terminal 9, the beacon 5 transmits the inspection information CS11 within the predetermined interval IV11, that is, until the next time the identification information IS11 is transmitted.

  Next, transmission of inspection information by the beacon 5 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of transmission of inspection information by a beacon according to the embodiment.

  First, the beacon 5 determines whether or not request information for requesting acquisition of inspection information has been received (step S101). If the beacon 5 has not received request information for requesting acquisition of inspection information (step S101: No), the determination of step S101 is repeated. The beacon 5 transmits the identification information of its own device at a predetermined interval.

  Further, when the beacon 5 receives request information for requesting acquisition of inspection information (step S101: Yes), the beacon 5 transmits inspection information of its own device (step S102).

[When the amount of inspection information exceeds the beacon traffic]
Next, a specific example of communication between the beacon 5 and the terminal 9 when the amount of inspection information exceeds the communication amount of the beacon 5 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of communication between a terminal and a beacon in the inspection system according to the embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the movement from left to right corresponds to the passage of time. In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, it is assumed that the information amount of the inspection information of the emergency lighting device 1 exceeds the communication amount of the beacon 5. The entire inspection information of the emergency lighting device 1 will be described as inspection information CS12, and the divided inspection information will be described as divided inspection information CS12a, CS12b, CS12c.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the beacon 5 of the emergency lighting device 1 transmits its own device identification information at predetermined intervals. For example, the beacon 5 transmits identification information IS11 of its own device (corresponding to “ADVERTISING DATA” shown in FIG. 5; the same applies hereinafter) at a predetermined interval IV11 (corresponding to “ADVERTISING INTERVAL” in FIG. 5; the same applies hereinafter). .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, when the beacon 5 receives the request information DS11 for requesting acquisition of inspection information from the terminal 9, the beacon 5 transmits inspection information CS12. For example, the terminal 9 that has received the identification information IS11 from the beacon 5 transmits request information DS11 including the identification information IS11 to the beacon 5. Here, in the example shown in FIG. 5, since the information amount of the inspection information CS12 exceeds the communication amount of the beacon 5, the beacon 5 receives the request information DS11 and receives the divided inspection information CS12a, CS12b, CS12c. To send.

  Specifically, when the beacon 5 first receives the request information DS11 for requesting acquisition of the inspection information from the terminal 9, the beacon 5 receives the divided inspection information CS12a (the first “SCAN RESPONSE DATA” from the left in FIG. 5). Correspondence, the same applies below). For example, the beacon 5 manages how many times the request information DS11 is received from the terminal 9, and transmits the divided inspection information CS12a corresponding to the number of receptions. And the terminal 9 receives the division | segmentation inspection information CS12a which the beacon 5 transmitted. Note that when the beacon 5 receives the request information DS11 for requesting acquisition of the inspection information from the terminal 9, the divided inspection information corresponding to the predetermined interval IV11, that is, until the next transmission of the identification information IS11 (for example, the divided inspection) Information CS12a) is transmitted.

  After that, when the beacon 5 receives the request information DS11 for requesting acquisition of the inspection information from the terminal 9 next, it corresponds to the divided inspection information CS12b (second “SCAN RESPONSE DATA” from the left in FIG. 5). The same). And the terminal 9 receives the division | segmentation inspection information CS12b which the beacon 5 transmitted.

  Further, when the beacon 5 receives the request information DS11 requesting acquisition of the inspection information from the terminal 9, the divided inspection information CS12c (corresponding to the third “SCAN RESPONSE DATA” from the left in FIG. 5; the same applies hereinafter). To send. And the terminal 9 receives the division | segmentation inspection information CS12c which the beacon 5 transmitted.

  As described above, when the information amount of the inspection information CS12 exceeds the communication amount of the beacon 5, the terminal 9 acquires the entire inspection information CS12 by sequentially receiving the divided inspection information CS12a, CS12b, and CS12c from the beacon 5. Can do. Further, for example, how many times the divided inspection information should be received may be managed by an application on the terminal 9 side. In this case, the terminal 9 can grasp how many times the request information DS11 should be transmitted to the beacon 5. Further, for example, when the beacon 5 transmits the last divided inspection information CS12c, the beacon 5 may add information indicating that it is the last divided inspection information of the inspection information CS12 to the divided inspection information CS12c. In this case, the terminal 9 transmits the request information DS11 until receiving the divided inspection information CS12c to which information indicating that it is the last divided inspection information is received. When the terminal 9 receives the divided inspection information CS12c, Transmission may be terminated.

  Next, transmission of the divided inspection information by the beacon 5 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of transmission of the inspection information divided by the beacon according to the embodiment.

  First, the beacon 5 determines whether or not request information for requesting acquisition of inspection information has been received (step S201). If the beacon 5 has not received request information for requesting acquisition of inspection information (step S201: No), the determination of step S201 is repeated. The beacon 5 transmits the identification information of its own device at a predetermined interval.

  In addition, when the beacon 5 receives request information requesting acquisition of inspection information (step S201: Yes), the beacon 5 transmits corresponding inspection information among the divided inspection information (step S202). That is, the beacon 5 transmits the divided inspection information corresponding to the number of times the request information is received.

  Thereafter, the beacon 5 determines whether or not all divided inspection information has been transmitted (step S203). If the beacon 5 has not transmitted all the divided inspection information (step S203: No), the determination of step S201 is repeated.

  Moreover, when all the divided | segmented inspection information is transmitted (step S203: Yes), the beacon 5 complete | finishes a process as having transmitted all the divided inspection information corresponding to the frequency | count of reception of request information.

  As described above, the lighting device according to the embodiment (“emergency lighting device 1” in the embodiment) has a light source (“emergency lamp 2” in the embodiment) and the short-range wireless communication function. And a transmitter (in the embodiment, “beacon 5”) that transmits inspection information in an emergency operation.

  Thereby, for example, the server 10 can acquire inspection information from the emergency lighting device 1 via the terminal 9. As described above, the inspection system 100 can facilitate the inspection by transmitting the inspection information of the self-device using the beacon 5 by the emergency lighting device 1.

  In addition, the emergency lighting device 1 according to the above-described embodiment charges the emergency power source 3 when power is supplied from the commercial power source 6, and when the power supply by the commercial power source 6 stops, the emergency lamp 2 is used as the emergency power source. 3 is provided with an emergency lighting control unit 4 for lighting. Further, the beacon 5 transmits inspection information when power is supplied from the commercial power source 6.

  Thereby, the beacon 5 of the emergency lighting device 1 can transmit, for example, inspection information collected when power supply by the commercial power source 6 is stopped when power is supplied by the commercial power source 6. Further, the beacon 5 may transmit inspection information using the power from the emergency power source 3 when the power supply by the commercial power source 6 is stopped. Thereby, for example, the beacon 5 of the emergency lighting device 1 can transmit inspection information by the power from the emergency power source 3 even when the power supply by the commercial power source 6 is stopped. In this way, the inspection system 100 can facilitate inspection by allowing the beacon 5 of the emergency lighting device 1 to transmit inspection information even during a power failure.

  Moreover, the emergency lighting device 1 according to the above-described embodiment further includes an inspection unit 7 that acquires inspection information and a storage unit 8 that stores the inspection information acquired by the inspection unit 7. When the beacon 5 receives the request information requesting the inspection information, the beacon 5 transmits the inspection information stored in the storage unit 8.

  Thereby, for example, the emergency lighting device 1 can store the inspection information and transmit the inspection information by the beacon 5 at a desired timing. Thus, the inspection system 100 can facilitate inspection by transmitting inspection information at a desired timing by the beacon 5 of the emergency lighting device 1.

  In the emergency lighting device 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the beacon 5 transmits the divided inspection information in response to reception of the request information when the information amount of the inspection information exceeds the communication amount of the transmitter. To do.

  Thereby, for example, the emergency lighting device 1 acquires the inspection information to a predetermined external device such as the terminal 9 even when the information amount of the inspection information of the emergency lighting device 1 exceeds the communication amount of the beacon 5. Can be made. Thus, the inspection system 100 facilitates the inspection by dividing the inspection information and transmitting it to the beacon 5 when the information amount of the inspection information of the emergency lighting device 1 exceeds the communication amount of the beacon 5. Can do.

  The inspection system 100 according to the embodiment described above includes the emergency lighting device 1 and the terminal 9 that receives the inspection information from the emergency lighting device 1 by transmitting the request information.

  Thereby, for example, in the inspection system 100, the server 10 can acquire inspection information from the emergency lighting device 1 via the terminal 9. Thus, the inspection system 100 can facilitate the inspection by receiving the inspection information from the emergency lighting device 1 when the terminal 9 transmits the request information.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof as well as included in the scope and gist of the invention. In addition, these embodiments and their modifications can be combined as appropriate within a range that does not contradict the processing contents.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Inspection system 1 Emergency lighting device 2 Emergency lamp 3 Emergency power supply 4 Emergency lighting control part 5 Beacon 6 Commercial power supply 7 Inspection part 8 Storage part 9 Terminal 10 Server

Claims (3)

An illuminating device including a transmitter that transmits information about the device itself and identification information of the device at a predetermined interval;
A terminal that transmits a request signal for requesting information related to the lighting device to the transmitter, triggered by reception of the identification information from the transmitter;
An illumination system comprising: The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device finishes transmitting information related to the lighting device within the predetermined interval. The lighting device charges an emergency power source when power is supplied by a light source and a commercial power source, and when the power supply by the commercial power source is stopped, an emergency lighting control unit that lights the light source by the emergency power source, An inspection unit for acquiring inspection information in the emergency operation of the own device;
Have
The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter transmits inspection information and the identification information in an emergency operation of the device itself.

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