JP2020077624A - Communication device for setting, communication system, method of controlling information terminal, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a communication device for setting, a communication system, a method of controlling an information terminal, and a program, which are capable of easily performing communication setting, control setting and the like corresponding to an equipment terminal.SOLUTION: A communication device 20 for setting includes: a first communication part 21 that communicates with an information terminal 10 using a first communication method; a second communication part 22 that communicates with an equipment terminal 30a included in a facility system 5 using a second communication method different from the first communication method; and a third communication part 23 that communicates with the equipment terminal 30a using a third communication method different from both the first communication method and the second communication method.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a setting communication device that performs communication settings and the like of device terminals, a communication system including the setting communication device, a control method of an information terminal, and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, setting communication devices for performing control settings for lighting systems are known. As an example of this type of setting communication device, Patent Document 1 discloses a setting communication device (external setting device) that performs control setting of a device terminal (lighting device terminal) included in a lighting system. In this lighting system, the control data of the device terminal is changed using the setting communication device.

JP 2001-102183 A

  With the diversification of device terminals, there is a demand for performing control settings and the like on various device terminals using the same setting communication device. However, the setting communication device disclosed in Patent Document 1 can perform only preset settings in the setting communication device, and thus there is a problem that it is difficult to perform settings according to each device terminal.

  Therefore, it is an object of the present disclosure to provide a setting communication device and a communication system that can easily perform settings according to device terminals. Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a control method and a program for an information terminal, which can easily perform setting according to a device terminal using a setting communication device.

  One aspect of the setting communication device of the present disclosure is a first communication unit that communicates with an information terminal in a first communication method, a device terminal included in an equipment system, and a second communication method different from the first communication method. And a third communication unit that communicates with the device terminal using a third communication scheme that is different from both the first communication scheme and the second communication scheme.

  One aspect of the communication system of the present disclosure includes the setting communication device, the device terminal, and the information terminal.

  One aspect of a control method of an information terminal of the present disclosure is a control method of an information terminal that communicates with the setting communication device, and further includes an acquisition step of acquiring setting information regarding communication settings or control settings of the device terminal, A storage step of storing the setting information acquired in the acquisition step.

  One aspect of the program of the present disclosure is a program for causing a computer to execute the control method of the information terminal.

  The setting communication device and the like according to the present disclosure can easily perform setting according to the device terminal.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a device terminal, a setting communication device, and an information terminal included in a communication system according to a first example of the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram showing a device terminal, a setting communication device, and an information terminal included in the communication system according to the first example of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the information terminal of the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an appearance of the setting communication device according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing the structure of communication information transmitted and received by the setting communication device according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control method of the information terminal according to the first example of the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the communication system according to the first example of the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an image displayed on the information terminal according to the first example of the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of an image displayed on the information terminal according to the first example of the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a device terminal, a setting communication device, and an information terminal included in the communication system according to the second example of the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block configuration diagram showing a device terminal, a setting communication device, and an information terminal included in the communication system according to the second example of the embodiment. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the communication system according to the second example of the embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an image displayed on the information terminal according to the second example of the embodiment. FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating a device terminal, a setting communication device, and an information terminal included in the communication system according to the third example of the embodiment. FIG. 15 is a block configuration diagram showing a device terminal, a setting communication device, and an information terminal included in the communication system according to the third example of the embodiment. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the information terminal of the embodiment. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the information terminal of the embodiment. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing marks displayed on the screen of the information terminal of FIG. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the information terminal of the embodiment. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the information terminal of the embodiment. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the information terminal of the embodiment. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the information terminal of the embodiment. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the information terminal of the embodiment. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the information terminal of the embodiment. FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the setting communication device according to the embodiment. FIG. 26 is a six-sided view showing the setting communication device according to the embodiment.

  As described above, in the conventional setting communication device, only the predetermined setting can be performed by the setting communication device, and it is difficult to perform the setting according to each device terminal. In order to solve that, the communication system of the present embodiment edits the settings according to each device terminal with an information terminal such as a smartphone, and the setting information edited by the information terminal is used as a communication method of each device terminal. The setting communication device adapted to the above is used to transmit to each device terminal. This communication system can take many examples, but in the present embodiment, of the many examples, the first, second, and third examples shown below will be described as examples. ..

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that each of the embodiments described below shows a specific example of the present disclosure. Numerical values, shapes, materials, constituent elements, arrangement positions and connection forms of constituent elements, steps, order of steps, and the like shown in the following embodiments are examples, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Further, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims showing an implementation form according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described as arbitrary constituent elements. Implementations of the present disclosure are not limited to the existing independent claims, but may be expressed by other independent claims.

  It should be noted that each drawing is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily strictly illustrated. Further, in each drawing, the same reference numerals are given to substantially the same configurations, and overlapping description may be omitted or simplified.

(Embodiment)
[1. Schematic configuration of the communication system according to the first embodiment]
First, a schematic configuration of a communication system according to a first example of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing device terminals 30a, 30b, 30c, a setting communication device 20, and an information terminal 10 included in a communication system 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the device terminals 30a to 30c, the setting communication device 20, and the information terminal 10 included in the communication system 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the communication system 1 of the first embodiment includes an information terminal 10, a setting communication device 20, and an equipment system 5. The facility system 5 includes a plurality of device terminals 30a, 30b, 30c and a management device 40.

  The device terminals 30a to 30c are electric devices that can communicate with other devices, and are, for example, lighting devices, lighting controllers, air conditioning devices, air conditioning controllers, human sensors, or dimming sensors. In the first embodiment, an example in which the device terminals 30a and 30b are lighting devices and the device terminal 30c is a lighting controller will be described. In FIG. 1, three device terminals 30a to 30c are installed on the building material (ceiling etc.) 50 of the building, but in actuality, 100 or more device terminals may be installed.

  The management device 40 is a management server for controlling the operation of the device terminals 30a to 30c. The management device 40 is connected to each of the device terminals 30a to 30c by wire. Note that a plurality of management devices 40 may be provided in the building depending on the number of device terminals. When the device terminal 30c is a lighting controller, the device terminal 30c may be wirelessly connectable to each of the device terminals 30a and 30b.

  The information terminal 10 is, for example, a tablet terminal or a smartphone. The information terminal 10 is a mobile terminal that edits setting information regarding communication settings or control settings of the device terminals 30a to 30c.

  The communication settings include, for example, an address setting for setting identification information necessary for communication, a pairing setting for associating the device terminal 30a with another device terminal 30c, an address set by the address setting, and the inside of the building. 3 is a mapping setting associated with layout information of the device terminals 30a to 30c in FIG. The control settings are, for example, settings relating to dimming, toning, lighting, and extinction control of the device terminal 30a, schedule control, and group control (group control).

  The information terminal 10 stores application software for editing the setting information. The user who uses the information terminal 10 can easily edit the setting information according to various device terminals by editing the setting information using the application software.

  The setting communication device 20 transmits setting information edited by the information terminal 10 to each of the device terminals 30a to 30c by using a communication method corresponding to each of the device terminals 30a to 30c (device setting device). Is.

  For example, the setting communication device 20 receives the setting information edited by the information terminal 10 from the information terminal 10 by wireless communication using a frequency of the 2.4 GHz band or the 5 GHz band, which is an example of the communication c1 of the first communication method. To receive. The setting communication device 20 also transmits the setting information to each of the device terminals 30a to 30c by infrared communication, which is an example of the communication c2 of the second communication method.

  Specifically, the user holds the information terminal 10 with one hand and the setting communication device 20 with the other hand so that the distance between the information terminal 10 and the setting communication device 20 is within 50 cm. Then, the user operates the setting communication device 20 with a finger while looking at both the information terminal 10 and the setting communication device 20, and transmits the setting information acquired from the information terminal 10 to each of the device terminals 30a to 30c. .. According to the setting communication device 20, the communication setting or the control setting of the device terminals 30a to 30c can be easily performed.

[2. Configurations of Device Terminal, Setting Communication Device, and Information Terminal According to First Embodiment]
Next, each configuration of the device terminals 30a to 30c, the setting communication device 20, and the information terminal 10 according to the first embodiment will be described in detail.

  As described above, for example, the device terminals 30a and 30b are lighting devices, and the device terminal 30c is a lighting controller. In addition, here, of the device terminals 30a to 30c, the device terminal 30a will be described as an example.

  The device terminal 30a includes an output unit 38 that is a light source, a device control unit 35, and a device communication unit 31. Each of the output unit 38 and the device communication unit 31 is connected to the device control unit 35.

  The device communication unit 31 has an infrared module and a wireless module. The device communication unit 31 can communicate with the setting communication device 20 by communication c2 using infrared rays. In addition, the device communication unit 31 can communicate with the setting communication device 20 by specific low power radio in the 920 MHz band, which is an example of the communication c3 of the third communication method. The device communication unit 31 receives the setting information regarding the communication setting or the control setting transmitted from the setting communication device 20.

  The device control unit 35 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, a program stored in the memory, and the like. The communication address of the device controller 35 is stored in the memory of the device controller 35. The communication address may be, for example, the MAC address (Media Access Control address) of the device terminal 30a.

  The device control unit 35 acquires the setting information received by the device communication unit 31 when various settings of the device terminal 30a are performed. For example, when address setting is performed on the device terminal 30a, the device terminal 30a acquires the management address transmitted from the setting communication device 20. The management address is an address assigned to manage the device terminals 30a to 30c, and is composed of, for example, simple numbers or alphabets. The device control unit 35 controls the output unit 38 based on the setting information.

  The output unit 38 has, for example, a plurality of light emitting diodes that emit white light, red light, green light, or blue light. The output section 38 is subjected to dimming control and toning control by the device control section 35.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the information terminal 10.

  The information terminal 10 edits setting information such as communication settings or control settings of the device terminal 30a. The information terminal 10 includes a communication unit 11, a control unit 15, and a display input unit 17. Each of the communication unit 11 and the display input unit 17 is connected to the control unit 15.

  The communication unit 11 has a wireless module. The communication unit 11 can communicate with the setting communication device 20 through the communication c1 of the first communication method. The first communication method is, for example, a communication method using frequencies in the 2.4 GHz band or the 5 GHz band standardized by IEEE802.15.1. The communication unit 11 wirelessly communicates with the setting communication device 20, but does not wirelessly communicate with the device terminals 30a to 30c.

  The display input unit 17 is, for example, a touch panel. The display input unit 17 is a user interface that displays and inputs layout information of the device terminal 30a, information regarding a management address of the device terminal 30a, operation information of the device terminal 30a, and the like. The user can edit the setting information such as the management address of each device terminal 30a using the display input unit 17. For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, the user can assign the management address “0001” to the device terminal 30a and the management address “0002” to the device terminal 30b. The setting information edited by the information terminal 10 is stored in the memory of the control unit 15.

  The control unit 15 is composed of a CPU, a memory, a program stored in the memory, and the like. Application software for editing the setting information is stored in the memory of the control unit 15. This application software is appropriately upgraded by the provider of the application software. By using this application software, the user can easily edit the setting information according to various device terminals.

  When various settings of the device terminal 30a are performed, the control unit 15 transmits setting information regarding communication settings or control settings to the device terminal 30a via the communication unit 11 and the setting communication device 20. For example, when the address is set in the device terminal 30a, the information terminal 10 transmits the management address edited by the display input unit 17 and stored in the memory.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the display input unit 17 is provided with a communication start key 17a for starting communication c1 between the information terminal 10 and the setting communication device 20. The information terminal 10 establishes communication with the setting communication device 20 by accepting an operation for starting communication via the display input unit 17.

  The control unit 15 monitors whether or not the setting communication device 20 has received a predetermined operation from the user in a state where communication is established. When receiving the predetermined operation, the setting communication device 20 transmits to the information terminal 10 a reception signal indicating that the operation input has been received. When the information terminal 10 receives the reception signal, that is, when the setting communication device 20 receives a predetermined operation, the information terminal 10 transmits the setting information stored in the memory to the setting communication device 20. Specifically, the control unit 15 transmits the management address to the setting communication device 20 as the setting information regarding the communication setting.

  The setting communication device 20 transmits the setting information edited by the information terminal 10 to the device terminal 30a using the communication method corresponding to the device terminal 30a. The setting communication device 20 also has a function as a relay for transferring the setting information to the device terminal 30a.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an appearance of the setting communication device 20.

  The setting communication device 20 includes a first communication unit 21, a second communication unit 22, a third communication unit 23, a device control unit 25, a storage unit 26, and an operation input unit 27. Each of the first communication unit 21, the second communication unit 22, the third communication unit 23, the storage unit 26, and the operation input unit 27 is connected to the device control unit 25.

  The first communication unit 21 has a wireless module. The first communication unit 21 can perform communication c1 with the information terminal 10 using the first communication method.

  The second communication unit 22 has a transmitter such as an infrared LED. The second communication unit 22 can perform communication c2 with the device terminal 30a by the second communication method. Specifically, the second communication unit 22 performs information communication with the device terminal 30a regarding communication settings or control settings of the device terminal 30a. Since the communication c2 of the second communication method is directional infrared communication, the user communicates with the second communication unit 22 facing the device terminal 30a, thereby transmitting necessary information only to the device terminal 30a. can do.

  The third communication unit 23 has a wireless module. The third communication unit 23 can perform communication c3 with each device terminal 30a by the third communication method. The communication c3 of the third communication method is established when the setting communication device 20 and the device terminal 30a have the communication addresses of the other party.

  The operation input unit 27 is provided on the surface of the casing of the setting communication device 20. The operation input unit 27 is composed of, for example, one operation key.

  The storage unit 26 stores the information acquired from the information terminal 10 via the first communication unit 21. This information includes the setting information edited by the information terminal 10. Further, the storage unit 26 stores the communication address of the setting communication device 20 itself. This communication address may be the MAC address of the setting communication device 20.

  The device control unit 25 is composed of a CPU, a memory, a program stored in the memory, and the like.

  The device control unit 25 receives the setting information transmitted from the information terminal 10 when various settings of the device terminal 30a are performed, and instantly transfers the received setting information to the device terminal 30a. For example, when the address is set in the device terminal 30a, the device control unit 25 transmits the management address received from the information terminal 10 to the device terminal 30a.

  Specifically, the device control unit 25 transmits the above-described reception signal to the information terminal 10 via the first communication unit 21 after the operation input unit 27 receives a predetermined operation from the user. Upon receiving the acceptance signal, the information terminal 10 transmits the setting information stored in the memory to the setting communication device 20. Then, the device control unit 25 transmits the setting information received via the first communication unit 21 to the device terminal 30a via the second communication unit 22.

  Although the example in which the device control unit 25 transmits the reception signal to the information terminal 10 has been shown above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the information terminal 10 may periodically check the setting communication device 20 using the first communication method to check whether the setting communication device 20 has received a predetermined operation.

  That is, the second communication unit 22 receives the predetermined operation by the operation input unit 27, and when the first communication unit 21 receives the predetermined information transmitted from the information terminal 10, the device terminal 30a. Communicate with. The predetermined information is setting information regarding communication settings or control settings of the device terminal 30a. The predetermined information is transmitted from the information terminal 10 to the first communication unit 21 when the first communication unit 21 notifies the information terminal 10 that the operation input unit 27 has received the predetermined operation.

  In addition, when transmitting the management address from the setting communication device 20, the device control unit 25 simultaneously transmits the communication address of the setting communication device 20. On the other hand, the device terminal 30a returns its communication address to the setting communication device 20. As a result, the setting communication device 20 and the device terminal 30a are in a state of mutually holding the communication address of the other party, and the setting communication device 20 and the device terminal 30a are established by communication c3 by the third communication method.

  As described above, the setting communication device 20 according to the first embodiment does not include the first communication unit 21 that communicates with the information terminal 10 in the first communication system, the device terminal 30a included in the facility system 5, and the first communication system. A second communication unit 22 that communicates using a different second communication system, and a third communication unit 23 that communicates with the device terminal 30a using a third communication system that is different from both the first communication system and the second communication system are provided.

  According to this, the setting communication device 20 can transmit the information received from the information terminal 10 in the first communication method to the device terminal 30a in the second communication method. The setting communication device 20 can also perform information communication with the device terminal 30a by the third communication method. For example, according to the setting communication device 20, the setting information regarding the communication setting and the control setting edited by the information terminal 10 is received by the first communication method and transmitted to the device terminal 30a by the second communication method. It becomes possible. Further, thereafter, it becomes possible to easily change the setting information by the third communication method. This makes it possible to easily make settings according to the device terminal 30a.

  The communication information transmitted and received by the setting communication device 20 has the following characteristics.

  FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing the structure of communication information transmitted and received by the setting communication device 20.

  FIG. 5 shows communication information ic1 transmitted / received in the first communication scheme, communication information ic2 transmitted / received in the second communication scheme, and communication information ic3 transmitted / received in the third communication scheme. As shown in this figure, the control commands of the device terminals 30a included in the respective communication information ic1, ic2, and ic3 have commonality. Specifically, the control command of the device terminal 30a created based on the communication protocol of the first communication system is the control command of the device terminal 30a created based on each communication protocol of the second communication system or the third communication system. It contains the same commands as the control commands. By thus sharing the control commands of the device terminals 30a included in the respective communication information ic1, ic2, and ic3, it is possible to omit the command conversion process performed between different communication methods.

[3. Information Terminal Control Method According to First Embodiment]
Next, a control method of the information terminal 10 when communication setting or the like is performed on the device terminal 30a will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control method of the information terminal 10 according to the first embodiment.

  First, the information terminal 10 establishes communication with the setting communication device 20 (step S10). Specifically, the information terminal 10 establishes communication with the setting communication device 20 by accepting an operation with the communication start key 17a (see (b) of FIG. 3). The information terminal 10 monitors whether or not the setting communication device 20 has received a predetermined operation in a state where communication has been established with the setting communication device 20.

  On the other hand, the information terminal 10 acquires the setting information to be set in the device terminal 30a (step S20). This setting information is setting information relating to communication settings or control settings of the device terminal 30a. The setting information is input using the display input unit 17. As shown in FIG. 3A, the management address of the device terminal 30a is input to the information terminal 10 as the setting information related to the communication setting, for example.

  Next, the information terminal 10 stores the acquired setting information (step S30). Specifically, the information terminal 10 stores the setting information acquired in step S20 in the memory of the control unit 15.

  Next, the information terminal 10 determines whether or not the setting communication device 20 has received a predetermined operation in a state where communication with the setting communication device 20 is established (step S40). Specifically, the information terminal 10 determines whether or not a predetermined operation has been accepted, depending on whether or not the above-described acceptance signal has been received. If the setting communication device 20 has not received a predetermined operation (No in S40), the process returns to step S40.

  When the setting communication device 20 receives a predetermined operation (Yes in S40), the setting information stored in the information terminal 10 is transmitted to the setting communication device 20 (step S50). Specifically, the information terminal 10 transmits the management address to the setting communication device 20 as the information regarding the address setting. After that, steps S10 to S50 are repeated, so that communication settings and the like for a plurality of device terminals are performed.

[4. Operation of Communication System According to First Embodiment]
Although the method of controlling the information terminal 10 included in the communication system 1 has been described above, the overall operation of the communication system 1 will be described below.

  FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the communication system 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an image displayed on the information terminal 10.

  The communication system 1 includes an information terminal 10, a setting communication device 20, and a plurality of device terminals 30a and 30b. The information terminal 10 is in a state of establishing communication with the setting communication device 20 and monitoring whether the setting communication device 20 has received a predetermined operation.

  First, as shown in FIG. 8A, a screen prompting an operation input to the setting communication device 20 is displayed on the display input unit 17 of the information terminal 10. Actually, as a screen prompting the user, a screen prompting the user to point the setting communication device 20 toward the device terminal to be set such as communication settings and then press the operation input unit 27 of the setting communication device 20 is displayed. It The user who sees this screen moves the information terminal 10 and the setting communication device 20 to below the device terminal 30a that is the setting target, as shown in FIG.

  Next, when the operation input unit 27 of the setting communication device 20 is pressed, a reception signal indicating that the operation input unit 27 has been operated is transmitted to the information terminal 10 (communication c1). When the information terminal 10 receives the reception signal, the information terminal 10 transmits setting information regarding the device terminal 30a (for example, management address and layout information of the device terminal 30a) to the setting communication device 20 (communication c1).

  When receiving the setting information, the setting communication device 20 transmits the setting information to the device terminal 30a as shown in FIG. 8B (communication c2). Then, the device terminal 30a stores the received setting information in the memory of the device control unit 35. When the device terminal 30a receives the setting information, the device terminal 30a performs an operation such as blinking to notify the outside that the setting information has been received. This completes the setting of the management address for the device terminal 30a.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 1B, the user moves the information terminal 10 and the setting communication device 20 to below the device terminal 30b that is the next setting target. By repeating these operations, the user can make communication settings and the like for the plurality of device terminals 30a and 30b.

  The setting communication device 20 may transmit its own communication address when transmitting the setting information to the device terminal 30a. For example, the setting communication device 20 transmits its own communication address to the device terminal 30a (communication c2), and the device terminal 30a returns the communication address of the device terminal 30a to the setting communication device 20 ( The communication c3), and thereafter, the setting communication device 20 and the device terminal 30a can communicate with each other by the communication c3 according to the third communication method.

  The setting communication device 20 may also receive receipt information indicating that the setting information has been received from the device terminal 30a (communication c3), and transmit the receipt information to the information terminal 10 (communication c1). By displaying the receipt information on the display input unit 17, the information terminal 10 can inform that the setting information has been transmitted to the device terminal 30a.

  Further, the application software stored in the information terminal 10 has a function of automatically incrementing the management address after transmitting the setting information, for example, automatically changing the management address for the next communication setting from “0001” to “0002”. You may have the function to do. As a result, the editing input of the management address can be saved.

  Further, the information terminal 10 may have a function of canceling the setting information when the setting information is set in a device terminal different from the setting target. FIG. 9 shows an example for canceling an incorrect setting.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of an image displayed on the information terminal 10 according to the first embodiment. The user can cancel the settings already made by pressing the “redo setting” key as shown in FIG. 9A and then pressing the “cancel” key as shown in FIG. 9B. it can.

[5. Effect, etc.]
The setting communication device 20 according to the present embodiment is different from the first communication unit 21 that communicates with the information terminal 10 in the first communication system, the device terminal 30a included in the facility system 5, and the second communication system that is different from the first communication system. A second communication unit 22 that communicates by a communication system and a third communication unit 23 that communicates with the device terminal 30a by a third communication system different from both the first communication system and the second communication system are provided.

  According to this, the setting communication device 20 can transmit the information received from the information terminal 10 in the first communication method to the device terminal 30a in the second communication method. The setting communication device 20 can also perform information communication with the device terminal 30a by the third communication method. For example, according to the setting communication device 20, the setting information regarding the communication setting and the control setting edited by the information terminal 10 is received by the first communication method and transmitted to the device terminal 30a by the second communication method. It becomes possible. Further, thereafter, it becomes possible to easily change the setting information by the third communication method. This makes it possible to easily make settings according to the device terminal 30a.

  In addition, the first communication unit 21 may perform the communication c1 by the first communication method using wireless.

  According to this, convenience at the time of communicating between the information terminal 10 and the setting communication device 20 is improved. This makes it possible to easily make settings according to the device terminal 30a.

  Further, the first communication unit 21 performs the communication c1 by the first communication method using the frequency of the 2.4 GHz band or the 5 GHz band, and the second communication unit 22 performs the communication c2 by the second communication method using the infrared ray. Then, the third communication unit 23 may perform the communication c3 by the third communication method using the specific low power radio in the 920 MHz band.

  For example, by performing the communication c1 using the frequency of the 2.4 GHz band or the 5 GHz band in the first communication unit 21, the convenience at the time of exchanging information between the information terminal 10 and the setting communication device 20 is improved. can do. Further, by performing the communication c2 using infrared rays in the second communication unit 22, it is possible to accurately transmit the information to be transmitted to the device terminal 30a. Further, by using the specific low power radio in the 920 MHz band in the third communication unit 23, the power consumption can be reduced.

  In addition, the second communication unit 22 may communicate the setting information regarding the communication setting of the device terminal 30a with the device terminal 30a using the second communication method.

  In this way, the second communication unit 22 of the setting communication device 20 performs the communication c2 of the second communication method, so that the communication setting of the device terminal 30a can be easily performed.

  In addition, the third communication unit 23 may perform communication of setting information regarding communication settings or control settings of the device terminal 30a with the device terminal 30a using the third communication method.

  In this way, the third communication unit 23 of the setting communication device 20 performs the communication c3 of the third communication method, so that the communication setting or the control setting of the device terminal 30a can be easily performed.

  The device terminal 30a may be at least one of a lighting device, a lighting controller, an air conditioning device, an air conditioning controller, and a human sensor.

  According to this, the setting communication device 20 can be used to easily perform the setting corresponding to each device terminal of the lighting device, the lighting controller, the air conditioning device, the air conditioning controller, and the motion sensor.

  The setting communication device 20 further includes an operation input unit 27 that receives a predetermined operation, and at least one of the second communication unit 22 and the third communication unit 23, the operation input unit 27 has received a predetermined operation. After that, it may communicate with the device terminal 30a.

  According to this, the setting according to the device terminal 30a can be easily performed by a predetermined operation of the setting communication device 20.

  The setting communication device 20 further includes an operation input unit 27 that receives a predetermined operation, and at least one of the second communication unit 22 and the third communication unit 23, the operation input unit 27 has received a predetermined operation. After that, when the first communication unit 21 receives the predetermined information transmitted from the information terminal 10, the first communication unit 21 may communicate with the device terminal 30a.

  According to this, the setting communication device 20 and the information terminal 10 can be used to easily perform the setting corresponding to the device terminal 30a.

  Further, the predetermined information is transmitted from the information terminal 10 to the first communication unit 21 by the first communication unit 21 notifying the information terminal 10 that the operation input unit 27 has received the predetermined operation. Good.

  According to this, using the setting communication device 20 and the information terminal 10, the setting corresponding to the device terminal 30a can be surely performed.

  Further, the setting communication device 20 may further include a storage unit 26 that stores information acquired from the information terminal 10 via the first communication unit 21.

  According to this, setting information to be set in the device terminal 30a can be easily written and read.

  Further, the information acquired via the first communication unit 21 may include setting information regarding communication settings or control settings of the device terminal 30a.

  According to this, the setting information regarding the communication setting or the control setting of the device terminal 30a can be easily written and read.

  Further, the control commands of the device terminals included in the respective communication information ic1, ic2, and ic3 transmitted and received in the first communication method, the second communication method, and the third communication method may have commonality.

  According to this, the command conversion process performed between different communication systems can be omitted, and the control setting of the device terminal 30a can be easily performed.

  Further, the control command of the device terminal 30a created based on the communication protocol of the first communication system is the same as the control command of the device terminal 30a created based on the communication protocol of the second communication system or the third communication system. It may contain the same commands.

  According to this, the command conversion process performed between different communication systems can be omitted, and the control setting of the device terminal 30a can be easily performed.

  The communication system 1 according to the present embodiment includes the setting communication device 20, the device terminal 30a, and the information terminal 10.

  According to this, it is possible to provide the communication system 1 that can easily perform the setting according to the device terminal 30a.

  The control method of the information terminal 10 according to the present embodiment is a control method of the information terminal 10 that communicates with the setting communication device 20, and acquires the setting information regarding the communication setting or the control setting of the device terminal 30a. It includes an acquisition step and a storage step of storing the setting information acquired in the acquisition step.

  In this way, by storing the setting information in the information terminal 10, the setting information can be read and edited from the device terminal 30a.

  The control method of the information terminal 10 may further include a step of transmitting the setting information stored in the storing step to the setting communication device 20 using the first communication method.

  In this way, by transmitting the setting information to the setting communication device 20, the setting communication device 20 can be used to easily perform the setting according to the device terminal 30a.

  Moreover, the program according to the present embodiment includes a program for causing a computer to execute the control method of the information terminal 10.

  By executing the control method of the information terminal 10 using this program, the setting communication device 20 can be used to easily perform the setting corresponding to the device terminal 30a.

[6. Configuration of Communication System According to Second Example]
Next, the configuration of the communication system according to the second example of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. In the second embodiment, an example will be described in which communication settings and the like are performed on the device terminal 30c, which is a motion sensor.

  FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the device terminals 30a, 30b, 30c, the setting communication device 20, and the information terminal 10 included in the communication system 1 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block configuration diagram showing the device terminals 30a to 30c, the setting communication device 20, and the information terminal 10 included in the communication system 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the communication system 1 of the second embodiment includes an information terminal 10, a setting communication device 20, and an equipment system 5. The facility system 5 includes a plurality of device terminals 30a to 30c and a management device 40.

  The management device 40 is connected to each of the device terminals 30a to 30c by wire. The device terminal 30c can be connected to the device terminals 30a and 30b by wireless communication c4.

  The device terminal 30c has a function of detecting a person and performing dimming control of the device terminals 30a and 30b, which are lighting devices. The device terminal 30c includes an input unit 37 for detecting a person, a device control unit 35, and a device communication unit 31. Each of the input unit 37 and the device communication unit 31 is connected to the device control unit 35.

  The device communication unit 31 of the device terminal 30c receives the setting information regarding the communication setting or the control setting transmitted from the setting communication device 20.

  The input unit 37 is a detection unit for detecting a person. The input unit 37 is, for example, an image sensor, an infrared sensor, or a heat sensor.

  The device control unit 35 of the device terminal 30c controls the device terminals 30a and 30b based on the information input to the input unit 37. Further, the device control unit 35 performs communication setting of the device terminal 30c based on the setting information received by the device communication unit 31. Specifically, for example, when the device terminal 30c and the device terminals 30a and 30b are paired, the device control unit 35 acquires the pairing instruction signal transmitted from the setting communication device 20. Accordingly, the device control unit 35 starts the pairing setting of the device terminal 30c and the device terminals 30a to 30c.

  The information terminal 10 is a mobile terminal that edits setting information regarding communication settings or control settings of the device terminals 30a to 30c. When various settings of the device terminal 30c are performed, the control unit 15 of the information terminal 10 transmits setting information regarding communication settings or control settings to the device terminal 30c via the communication unit 11 and the setting communication device 20. For example, when the pairing setting is performed, the information terminal 10 transmits a pairing instruction signal to the device terminal 30c.

  The setting communication device 20 is a setting device that transmits the setting information edited by the information terminal 10 to the device terminal 30c using a communication method corresponding to the device terminal 30c.

  The first communication unit 21 can perform communication c1 with the information terminal 10 using the first communication method. The second communication unit 22 can perform communication c2 with the device terminal 30c by the second communication method. The third communication unit 23 can perform communication c3 with the device terminal 30c by the third communication method.

  The device control unit 25 receives the setting information transmitted from the information terminal 10 when various settings of the device terminal 30c are performed, and instantly transfers the received setting information to the device terminal 30c. For example, when the pairing setting is performed on the device terminal 30c, the device control unit 25 transmits the pairing instruction signal received from the information terminal 10 to the device terminal 30c.

  Specifically, the device control unit 25 transmits the above-described reception signal to the information terminal 10 via the first communication unit 21 after the operation input unit 27 receives a predetermined operation from the user. Upon receiving the acceptance signal, the information terminal 10 transmits the setting information stored in the memory to the setting communication device 20. Then, the device control unit 25 transmits the setting information received via the first communication unit 21 to the device terminal 30c via the second communication unit 22.

  Next, the operation of the communication system 1 of the second embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the communication system 1 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an image displayed on the information terminal 10.

  The communication system 1 includes an information terminal 10, a setting communication device 20, and a plurality of device terminals 30a to 30c. The information terminal 10 is in a state of establishing communication with the setting communication device 20 and monitoring whether the setting communication device 20 has received a predetermined operation.

  First, on the display input unit 17 of the information terminal 10, as shown in FIG. 13A, a screen for prompting an operation input to the setting communication device 20 is displayed. Specifically, as a screen that prompts the user, a screen that prompts the user to point the setting communication device 20 toward the device terminal that is the setting target such as communication settings and then press the operation input unit 27 of the setting communication device 20 is displayed. To be done. The user who sees this screen moves the information terminal 10 and the setting communication device 20 below the device terminal 30c to be set, as shown in FIG.

  Next, when the operation input unit 27 of the setting communication device 20 is pressed, a reception signal indicating that the operation input unit 27 has been operated is transmitted to the information terminal 10 (communication c1). When receiving the acceptance signal, the information terminal 10 transmits setting information (for example, pairing preparation information) regarding the device terminal 30c to the setting communication device 20 (communication c1).

  When receiving the setting information, the setting communication device 20 transmits the setting information to the device terminal 30c (communication c2). Then, as shown in FIG. 13B, the device terminal 30c collects communication addresses from the device terminals 30a and 30b based on the received setting information (wireless communication c4). Upon receiving the instruction to collect the communication addresses, the device terminals 30a and 30b return their communication addresses to the device terminal 30c. The device terminal 30c transmits the returned communication address to the setting communication device 20 (communication c3). Further, the setting communication device 20 transfers the received communication addresses of the device terminals 30a and 30b to the information terminal 10 (communication c1). As a result, as shown in FIG. 13C, the device terminal that can communicate with the device terminal 30c is displayed on the screen of the information terminal 10.

  On this screen, the user selects a device terminal to be paired with the device terminal 30c. When the device terminal is selected, the display input unit 17 of the information terminal 10 again displays a screen prompting an operation input to the setting communication device 20. Here, when the operation input unit 27 of the setting communication device 20 is pressed, a reception signal indicating that the operation input unit 27 has been operated is transmitted to the information terminal 10 (communication c1). Upon receiving the reception signal, the information terminal 10 transmits setting information (for example, pairing instruction information) regarding the device terminal 30c to the setting communication device 20 (communication c1). When receiving the setting information, the setting communication device 20 transmits the setting information to the device terminal 30c (communication c2).

  Then, as shown in (e) of FIG. 13, the device terminal 30c performs pairing with the device terminals 30a and 30b based on the received setting information (wireless communication c4). When the pairing is completed, the device terminal 30c transmits an end signal notifying that the pairing is completed to the setting communication device 20 (communication c3), and the setting communication device 20 sends the received end signal to the information terminal. 10 (communication c1). As a result, as shown in (f) of FIG. 13, the information terminal 10 displays that the pairing setting is completed.

  As described above, the setting communication device 20 according to the second embodiment is different from the first communication unit 21 that communicates with the information terminal 10 in the first communication system, the device terminal 30c included in the facility system 5, and the first communication system. The second communication unit 22 that communicates by the second communication system and the third communication unit 23 that communicates with the device terminal 30c by the third communication system different from both the first communication system and the second communication system are provided.

  For example, according to the setting communication device 20, the setting information regarding the communication setting and the control setting edited by the information terminal 10 is received by the first communication method and transmitted to the device terminal 30c by the second communication method. It becomes possible. In addition, after that, the setting information can be easily changed by the third communication method. This makes it possible to easily make settings according to the device terminal 30c.

[7. Configuration of Communication System According to Third Example]
Next, a schematic configuration of a communication system according to a third example of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. In the third embodiment, an example will be described in which control settings and the like are performed on the device terminal 30d instead of the device terminal 30c shown in the second embodiment. The device terminal 30d is, for example, a wall switch.

  FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing the device terminals 30a, 30b, 30d, the setting communication device 20, and the information terminal 10 included in the communication system 1 according to the third embodiment. FIG. 15 is a block configuration diagram showing the device terminals 30a, 30b, 30d, the setting communication device 20, and the information terminal 10 included in the communication system 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the communication system 1 of the third embodiment includes an information terminal 10, a setting communication device 20, and an equipment system 5. The facility system 5 includes a plurality of device terminals 30a, 30b, 30d and a management device 40.

  The management device 40 is connected to each of the device terminals 30a, 30b, 30d by wire. The device terminal 30d is connected to each of the device terminals 30a and 30b by wire. The device terminal 30d is connected to the setting communication device 20 via a two-wire cable.

  The device terminal 30d is a switch that turns on / off the power of the device terminals 30a and 30b. The device terminal 30d includes an input unit 37 that switches the power on and off, a device control unit 35, and a device communication unit 31. Each of the input unit 37 and the device communication unit 31 is connected to the device control unit 35.

  The device communication unit 31 of the device terminal 30d receives the setting information regarding the control settings and the like transmitted from the setting communication device 20. The input unit 37 is, for example, a snap switch or a switching button. The device control unit 35 of the device terminal 30d controls the device terminals 30a and 30b based on the information input to the input unit 37. Further, the device control unit 35 performs control settings and the like of the device terminal 30d based on the setting information received by the device communication unit 31.

  The information terminal 10 is a mobile terminal that edits setting information regarding control settings of the device terminals 30a, 30b, and 30d. When various settings of the device terminal 30d are performed, the control unit 15 of the information terminal 10 transmits setting information regarding control settings and the like to the device terminal 30d via the communication unit 11 and the setting communication device 20.

  The setting communication device 20 is a setting device that transmits the setting information edited by the information terminal 10 to the device terminal 30d using a communication method corresponding to the device terminal 30d.

  The first communication unit 21 can perform communication c1 with the information terminal 10 using the first communication method. The second communication unit 22 includes an infrared transmission unit 22a and an infrared reception unit 22b, and can perform communication c2 with the device terminal 30d by the second communication method. The third communication unit 23 includes a wireless communication unit 23a and a wired communication unit 23b, and can perform communication c3 with the device terminal 30c by the third communication method. The third communication unit 23 of the third embodiment has both wireless and wired modules.

  The device control unit 25 receives the setting information transmitted from the information terminal 10 when various settings of the device terminal 30d are performed, and instantly transfers the received setting information to the device terminal 30d. For example, when the control setting is performed on the device terminal 30d, the device control unit 25 transmits the control setting signal received from the information terminal 10 to the device terminal 30d.

  Specifically, the device control unit 25 transmits the above-described reception signal to the information terminal 10 via the first communication unit 21 after the operation input unit 27 receives a predetermined operation from the user. Upon receiving the acceptance signal, the information terminal 10 transmits the setting information stored in the memory to the setting communication device 20. Then, the device control unit 25 transmits the setting information received via the first communication unit 21 to the device terminal 30d via the second communication unit 22.

  As described above, the setting communication device 20 according to the third embodiment is different from the first communication unit 21 that communicates with the information terminal 10 in the first communication method, and the device terminal 30d included in the facility system 5 and the first communication method. The second communication unit 22 that communicates by the second communication system and the third communication unit 23 that communicates with the device terminal 30d by the third communication system different from both the first communication system and the second communication system are provided.

  For example, according to the setting communication device 20, the setting information regarding the communication setting and the control setting edited by the information terminal 10 is received by the first communication method and transmitted to the device terminal 30c by the second communication method. It becomes possible. Further, after that, the setting information can be easily changed by the third communication method (wired). This makes it possible to easily make settings according to the device terminal 30d.

  In addition, the first communication unit 21 performs communication by the first communication method using the frequency of 2.4 GHz band or 5 GHz band, the second communication unit 22 performs the communication by the second communication method using infrared rays, The third communication unit 23 may communicate by a third communication method using a wire.

  For example, by performing the communication c1 using the frequency of the 2.4 GHz band or the 5 GHz band in the first communication unit 21, the convenience at the time of exchanging information between the information terminal 10 and the setting communication device 20 is improved. can do. Further, by performing the communication c2 using infrared rays in the second communication unit 22, it is possible to accurately transmit the information to be transmitted to the device terminal 30d. Further, since the third communication unit 23 performs wired communication, it is less likely to be affected by noise, and the information to be transmitted can be accurately transmitted to the device terminal 30d.

(Example of image displayed on information terminal)
Next, an example of an image displayed on the information terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 24, the setting communication device 20 is used as a setting device, the information terminal 10 is used as a smartphone, the device terminal 30c is used as a light control sensor, and the device terminals 30a and 30b are used as lighting equipment.

  First, a situation where communication is established between the information terminal (smartphone) 10 and the setting communication device (setting device) 20 will be described.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the information terminal 10. FIG. 16 is an image displayed on the information terminal 10 before the image of FIG. 8 is displayed. The home screen shown in (c) of FIG. 16 may be displayed after the image of FIG.

  When the application software of the smartphone is activated, an image prompting the user to confirm the power supply of the setting device, which is a communication I / F (interface), and to turn on the power supply when the power supply is not on, is displayed. When the input of selecting “start connection setting” on the smartphone is accepted while the power of the setting device is turned on, it is determined whether or not the communication c1 (for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark)) of the smartphone is turned on. An image to be confirmed by the user is displayed. When a predetermined operation is accepted while the communication c1 of the smartphone is turned on, the number (or address, name) of the setting device is displayed as shown in (a) of FIG. Then, the setting device to be connected to the smartphone is selected from the setting device numbers displayed on the smartphone. This establishes communication between the smartphone and the setting device using the first communication method.

  When the communication between the smartphone and the setting device is established, an image of “data storage / management” is displayed on the smartphone as shown in (b) of FIG. When the input for selecting “Create new data” is accepted, the home screen shown in FIG. 16C is displayed. In addition, when the input for selecting "Use immediately previous data" in FIG. 16B is accepted, the home screen shown in FIG. 16C is displayed after the setting data used immediately before is applied. In addition, when the input for selecting “from the smartphone body” or “from the setting device” is received in FIG. 16B, a screen for selecting the setting data stored in the smartphone body or the setting device is displayed, and the selected setting is displayed. After applying the data, the home screen shown in FIG. 16C is displayed. If only one setting data is stored, the screen for selecting the setting data may be omitted.

  Next, a scene in which information about the setting communication device (setting device) 20 is displayed from the home screen will be described.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the information terminal 10. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing marks displayed on the screen of the information terminal 10 of FIG. 17 and 18 are images displayed on the information terminal 10 before the image of FIG. 8 is displayed. The home screens shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 can be displayed after the image in FIG.

  When communication is established between the smartphone and the setting device, when an input for selecting “connection state with setting device: connected” shown in (a) of FIG. 17 is accepted, the smartphone screen displays the setting device Information about the remaining battery level and the software version of the application software is displayed. This allows the user to know the information regarding the remaining battery level and the software version of the setting device. Further, when the smartphone and the setting device are connected, as shown in FIG. 18, a mark indicating the remaining battery level is displayed next to the character "connection state with the setting device: connected", The user can also know the information regarding the remaining battery level of the setting device by this mark. If the user does not know the place where the setting device is placed, for example, if an input to select “Find the setting device” is accepted on the setting device screen, the electronic device called “pippy” is displayed from the setting device. The sound is played multiple times. This allows the user to know where the setting device is placed.

  When communication between the smartphone and the setting device has not been established, when the input for selecting “connection state with setting device: not connected” shown in (b) of FIG. 17 is accepted, the “connection” icon appears on the smartphone screen. Is displayed. When the "Connect" icon on the screen is pressed, the connection between the smartphone and the setting device is tried again.

  Next, a case where data is saved and device terminals are maintained from the home screen will be described.

  19 and 20 are diagrams showing an example of an image displayed on the information terminal 10. 19 and 20 are images displayed on the information terminal 10 before the image of FIG. 8 is displayed. The home screen shown in FIG. 19A may be displayed after the image shown in FIG.

  When an input for selecting "data storage / management" shown in FIG. 19 (a) is accepted on the smartphone, the screen shifts to the "data storage / management" screen as shown in FIG. 19 (b). When the input to select "from the setting device" is accepted on this screen, the menu moves to read the data from the setting device, and when the input to select "to the setting device" is accepted, the menu to save data to the setting device appears. Transition.

  On the other hand, when the smartphone receives an input for selecting “maintenance” shown in (a) of FIG. 19, the screen of the smartphone displays a screen for performing maintenance of lighting equipment and the like as shown in (c) of FIG. Is displayed. For example, when an input to select “Confirm fixture operation” is received on this screen, a slide bar that can change the brightness of the lighting fixture is displayed. The user can confirm the operation of the lighting fixture by using the slider bar.

  Further, in (c) of FIG. 19, when an input for selecting “Instrument initialization” is received, a screen for returning the settings of the lighting fixture to the factory default is displayed. When the input for selecting "stop wireless output" is accepted, a screen for temporarily stopping the wireless output of the light control sensor is displayed. When an input for selecting “restore light control sensor data” is accepted, a screen for restoring the setting data of the light control sensor to the saved state is displayed. Upon receiving an input for selecting "release of setting mode", a screen for releasing the setting mode of the light control sensor is displayed. When the input for selecting "forced deletion of wireless pairing" is accepted, a screen for forcibly deleting wireless pairing is displayed.

  Further, when an input for selecting "check device number" is accepted on the maintenance screens shown in (c) of FIG. 19 and (a) of FIG. 20, as shown in (b) of FIG. A screen for confirming the status of the dimmer circuit number is displayed. When an input for selecting "vacancy check" is accepted in (b) of FIG. 20, as shown in (c) of FIG. 20, the number of unused numbers for each of the dimming sensor number and the dimming circuit number. And an unused number is displayed. When the input for selecting the “duplication check” in FIG. 20B is accepted, as shown in FIG. 20D, the number of overlapping dimmer circuits and the number of overlapping dimmer circuits are shown. , And the dimming sensor number included in the dimming circuit is displayed.

  Next, a case where communication setting of the device terminal 30c (light control sensor) is performed will be described.

  21 and 22 are diagrams showing examples of images displayed on the information terminal 10. Note that FIG. 21 is an image displayed on the information terminal 10 before the image of FIG. 8 is displayed. The home screen shown in FIG. 21A may be displayed after the image shown in FIG.

  When the smartphone receives an input for selecting the "dimming sensor setting" shown in (a) of FIG. 21, the smartphone displays the "communication" button (operation) of the setting device as shown in (b) of FIG. An image for prompting the operation input of the input section) is displayed. When the "communication" button is pressed, the setter communicates with the dimming sensor by communication c2 using infrared rays. The “communication” button is, for example, the operation input unit 27.

  On the screen of the smartphone, as shown in (c) of FIG. 21, the frequency used for communication c4 between the dimming sensor and the lighting fixture is displayed. When the smartphone accepts an input for selecting “OK”, the screen shown in (d) of FIG. 21 is displayed. When the input for selecting "wireless pairing setting" in the screen of FIG. 21D is accepted, the dimmer circuit ID shown in FIG. 21E is entered. For example, when an input for selecting "dimming circuit ID 1" is accepted on this screen, an image for changing the setting of the lighting fixture corresponding to "dimming circuit ID 1" is displayed as shown in (f) of FIG. Is displayed.

  Here, when an input for selecting "modify dimming circuit ID" is received as shown in (a) of FIG. 22, identification numbers of the plurality of lighting fixtures are arranged in a matrix as shown in (b) of FIG. The image is displayed. When the luminaire corresponding to "dimming circuit ID 1" is selected on this screen and the input for selecting "register" is accepted, the luminaire corresponding to "dimming circuit ID 1" is registered.

  On the other hand, when the input for selecting “add” shown in FIG. 22A is accepted, the pairing setting screen shown in FIG. 22C is entered. When the input for selecting "certain setting (with infrared)" is accepted on this setting screen, an image prompting the smartphone to input an operation of the "communication" button of the setting device as shown in (d) of FIG. Is displayed. When the "communication" button is pressed, the setting device communicates with the lighting equipment by communication c2 using infrared rays.

  These operations are sequentially performed on a plurality of lighting fixtures to be paired, and when all the operations are completed, the icon “end” shown in (d) of FIG. 22 is displayed, and the input for selecting “end” is accepted. Then, as shown in (e) of FIG. 22, the identification number of the lighting fixture corresponding to the “dimming circuit ID 1” is displayed. When the smartphone receives an input for selecting "pairing execution", pairing of the dimming sensor and the lighting fixture is executed.

  Next, a case where a control address setting for dimming control of the lighting equipment is performed will be described. For example, when the dimming control of the lighting fixture is performed by a wired communication system, it is necessary to perform the pairing setting of the dimming sensor and the lighting fixture as well as the control address setting in the wired communication. Wired communication is, for example, a form of controlling a load of a lighting fixture or the like by a multiplex transmission system, and a form of controlling a load while transmitting and receiving an address using two signal lines can be used.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the information terminal 10.

  As shown in (a) of FIG. 23, when the input for selecting “control address setting” is accepted on the smartphone, a screen for setting the control address is displayed as shown in (b) of FIG. It When the "dimming control" slide bar of the system 1 for which the control address is to be set is switched on, a control address writing screen for the system 1 is displayed as shown in (c) of FIG. Here, as shown in (d) of FIG. 23, when the control address "00-2" is written and the input for selecting "setting" is accepted, the setting input of the control address of system 1 is completed. At this time, it is necessary to write a control address that does not overlap with other dimming circuits or terminal units. Next, when the input to select “Send setting contents” shown in (e) of FIG. 23 is accepted, the control address set and input by the smartphone is set in the lighting fixture and the management device 40.

  Next, a scene where the illuminance control setting of the device terminal (lighting fixture) 30a is performed will be described.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the information terminal 10.

  First, when an input for selecting "illuminance control setting" is received as shown in (a) of FIG. 24, the smartphone displays the lighting fixture paired with the dimming sensor as shown in (b) of FIG. Get information. Then, as shown in (c) of FIG. 24, when an input for selecting “start lighting” is received, the lighting fixture paired with the light control sensor is turned on. In (d) of FIG. 24, how many luxes the lighting fixture lights up is displayed. Then, when the input for selecting “OK” is accepted, a screen for adjusting the illuminance is displayed as shown in (e) of FIG. On this screen, it is possible to adjust and input the target illuminance and the upper and lower dimming rates. As shown in (e) of FIG. 24, when the input for selecting “send setting content” is accepted, these illuminance control settings set and input by the smartphone are set in the lighting fixture and the management device 40.

(Other forms)
Although the setting communication device, the communication system, the information terminal control method, and the program have been described above based on the embodiments, the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, it is realized by making various modifications to those skilled in the art that are conceivable to those skilled in the art, or by arbitrarily combining the components and functions of the embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure. Forms are also included in the present disclosure.

  The second communication method of the present embodiment is not limited to infrared communication, and may be a communication method capable of making a one-to-one correspondence such as laser light or NFC (Near Field Communication).

  Further, the setting communication device may have the appearance shown in FIGS. 25 and 26.

  Further, the order of the processes described in the flowcharts of the above embodiments is an example. The order of the plurality of processes may be changed, or the plurality of processes may be executed in parallel.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the constituent elements such as the control unit may be realized by executing a software program suitable for each constituent element. Each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded in a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

  Further, the components such as the control unit may be realized by hardware. For example, the components such as the control unit may be circuits (or integrated circuits). These circuits may form one circuit as a whole or may be separate circuits. Further, each of these circuits may be a general-purpose circuit or a dedicated circuit.

  Further, the general or specific aspects of the present disclosure may be realized by a recording medium such as a system, a device, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, or a computer-readable CD-ROM. Moreover, the system, the device, the method, the integrated circuit, the computer program, and the recording medium may be implemented in any combination.

  For example, the present disclosure may be realized as a program that causes a computer to execute the processing performed by the information terminal of the above-described embodiment. Such programs include application programs installed in mobile terminals such as smartphones and tablet terminals. Further, the present disclosure may be realized as a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium in which such a program is recorded.

1 Communication System 5 Equipment System 10 Information Terminal 20 Setting Communication Device 21 First Communication Unit 22 Second Communication Unit 23 Third Communication Unit 26 Storage Unit 27 Operation Input Unit 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d Device Terminal c1 First Communication Method Communication c2 communication of second communication method c3 communication of third communication method c4 wireless communication ic1, ic2, ic3 communication information

Claims (18)

A first communication unit that communicates with the information terminal using the first communication method;
A second communication unit that communicates with a device terminal included in the facility system by a second communication method different from the first communication method;
A setting communication device, comprising: the device terminal; and a third communication unit that communicates by a third communication method that is different from both the first communication method and the second communication method. The setting communication device according to claim 1, wherein the first communication unit performs communication by the first communication method using wireless. The first communication unit performs communication in the first communication method using a frequency of 2.4 GHz band or 5 GHz band,
The second communication unit performs communication by the second communication method using infrared rays,
The setting communication device according to claim 1, wherein the third communication unit performs communication by the third communication method using specific low power radio in the 920 MHz band. The first communication unit performs communication in the first communication method using a frequency of 2.4 GHz band or 5 GHz band,
The second communication unit performs communication by the second communication method using infrared rays,
The setting communication device according to claim 1, wherein the third communication unit performs communication by the third communication method using a wire. The setting communication device according to claim 1, wherein the second communication unit uses the second communication method to communicate setting information regarding communication settings of the device terminal with the device terminal. .. The setting according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the third communication unit uses the third communication method to communicate setting information regarding communication settings or control settings of the device terminal with the device terminal. Communication device. The setting communication device according to claim 1, wherein the device terminal is at least one of a lighting device, a lighting controller, an air conditioning device, an air conditioning controller, and a human sensor. Furthermore, an operation input unit that receives a predetermined operation is provided,
At least one of the said 2nd communication part and the said 3rd communication part communicates with the said device terminal, after the said operation input part receives a predetermined operation, The setting for any one of Claims 1-7. Communication device. Furthermore, an operation input unit that receives a predetermined operation is provided,
At least one of the second communication unit and the third communication unit is provided when the first communication unit receives the predetermined information transmitted from the information terminal after the operation input unit receives a predetermined operation. , The setting communication device according to claim 1, which communicates with the device terminal. The predetermined information is transmitted from the information terminal to the first communication unit when the first communication unit notifies the information terminal that the operation input unit has received the predetermined operation. 9. The setting communication device according to item 9. The setting communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit that stores information acquired from the information terminal via the first communication unit. The setting communication device according to claim 11, wherein the information acquired via the first communication unit includes setting information regarding communication settings or control settings of the device terminal. The control command of the device terminal included in each communication information transmitted and received in the first communication method, the second communication method, and the third communication method has commonality. The setting communication device according to the paragraph. The control command of the device terminal created based on the communication protocol of the first communication system is a control command of the device terminal created based on each communication protocol of the second communication system or the third communication system. The setting communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, including the same command. A communication device for setting according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
The device terminal,
A communication system comprising: the information terminal. A method for controlling an information terminal that communicates with the setting communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
An acquisition step of acquiring setting information about communication settings or control settings of the device terminal;
And a storage step of storing the setting information acquired in the acquisition step. The information terminal control method according to claim 16, further comprising a step of transmitting the setting information stored in the storing step to the setting communication device using the first communication method.   A program for causing a computer to execute the information terminal control method according to claim 16.

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