JP2023097174A - Lighting control system, setting support method, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

To mitigate labor required for lighting setting in equipment using a plurality of lighting.SOLUTION: A lighting control system receives a change instruction on light quantity information for a combination of a plurality of lighting apparatuses and determines light quantity information after change for each lighting apparatus according to the instruction while maintaining light quantity information relative relation defined for light quantity information on the plurality of lighting apparatuses.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

There is an application for the application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law Delivery date: December 28, 2020 Delivery location: Shiga Prefectural Museum of Modern Art (currently: Shiga Prefectural Museum of Art) 1740-1 Seta Minami Ogaya-cho, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture Exhibition Room 1 , Exhibition Room 3 Delivery date: January 19, 2021 Delivery location: The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki 666-1 Higashikubo, Senba-cho, Mito-shi, Ibaraki Prefecture 1st collection exhibition room Delivery date: June 18, 2021 Delivery Place: Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka 4-3-1 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 4th floor exhibition room (exhibition room 1, exhibition room 2) 5th floor exhibition room (exhibition room 3, exhibition room 4, exhibition room 5)

The present invention relates to a technology for inputting lighting setting information.

Illumination has been conventionally used in various places. It is rare for the lighting used in ordinary homes to have detailed settings for the amount of light and color tone, but for the lighting used in art galleries and museums, the illuminance and color tone are often set in detail. There are many. However, the operation for setting the illuminance and color tone of the lighting is not easy and has been a heavy burden for the setting person.
As a technique for reducing such a burden, there is a technique disclosed in Patent Literature 1, for example. In the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, a plurality of operation modes, a dimming mode and a toning mode, are provided for the purpose of providing a lighting control device in which a user can easily change the dimming level and the toning level. , it is possible to perform dimming and toning with a single lighting control device.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-002510

However, galleries and museums, for example, have a large number of lights because of their size. Therefore, even if the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used, setting the light amount and color tone individually for all the lights has been a very heavy burden. Furthermore, in art galleries and museums, exhibits change for each exhibition that is held several times a year. Each time, the setting information such as the light intensity and color tone of each illumination must be set to the optimum one, which is a heavy burden on the operator.
Such problems are not limited to art galleries and museums, but are common to installations that use multiple lights. In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a technology capable of reducing labor required for setting lighting in a facility using a plurality of lightings.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an instruction is received to change the light intensity information for a combination of a plurality of lighting fixtures, and the relative relationship between the light intensity information defined for the light intensity information of the plurality of lighting fixtures is maintained. The light adjustment control system determines post-change light amount information for each lighting fixture in accordance with the instruction.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a template information storage unit that stores template information representing the relative relationship of light amount information of each lighting fixture for a combination of a plurality of lighting fixtures, and a combination of the plurality of lighting fixtures to which the template is assigned. and a control unit that sets the light amount information of each lighting fixture while maintaining the relative relationship indicated by the template information.

In one aspect of the present invention, a computer receives an instruction to change light intensity information for a combination of a plurality of lighting fixtures, and maintains the relative relationship of light intensity information defined for the light intensity information of the plurality of lighting fixtures. This is a setting support method for setting post-change light intensity information for each lighting fixture in accordance with the instruction while the lighting is on.

One aspect of the present invention is a step in which a computer reads out template information from a template information storage unit that stores template information representing the relative relationship of light amount information of each lighting fixture for a combination of a plurality of lighting fixtures; is a setting support method comprising a control step of setting light amount information of each lighting fixture while maintaining the relative relationship indicated by the template information for a combination of a plurality of lighting fixtures to which the template is assigned.

One aspect of the present invention is a computer program for causing a computer to function as the lighting control system according to claim 1 or claim 2.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce labor required for setting lighting in an installation using a plurality of lightings.

1 is a schematic block diagram showing the system configuration of a dimming control system 100 of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a functional configuration of a light adjustment control device 20; FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a lighting set. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of the setting information input device 30; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of a graphical user interface displayed on the display unit 33; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of a template generation screen;

Hereinafter, specific configuration examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing the system configuration of a dimming control system 100 of the present invention. A dimming control system 100 includes a plurality of lighting fixtures 10 , a dimming control device 20 and a setting information input device 30 . The dimming control system 100 is a system for setting and controlling the light amount and color tone of the plurality of lighting fixtures 10 . In the following description, the illuminance value is used as one of the information indicating the light intensity of the lighting device 10 . However, other values may be used as the information indicating the amount of light. For example, the information indicating the amount of light may be information indicating the ratio of the maximum output of the lighting, or may be information indicating steps of the dimming value. A plurality of lighting fixtures 10 , dimming control devices 20 and setting information input devices 30 are communicably connected via a network 90 . The network 90 may be a network using wireless communication or a network using wired communication. Network 90 may be configured by combining a plurality of networks. The network through which the lighting fixture 10 and the dimming control device 20 communicate may be configured using different networks from the network through which the dimming control device 20 and the setting information input device 30 communicate.

The lighting fixture 10 is a lighting device capable of changing the illuminance and color tone to a plurality of levels. ON and OFF of the power supply of the lighting fixture 10 is controlled according to the control signal transmitted from the dimming control device 20 . The lighting fixture 10 changes the illuminance and color tone according to the control signal transmitted from the dimming control device 20 . Each lighting fixture 10 may be fixedly installed at a predetermined position.

The dimming control device 20 controls the operation of each lighting fixture 10 provided in the dimming control system 100 . For example, the dimming control device 20 controls the illuminance and color tone of each lighting fixture 10 . The dimming control device 20 may control each lighting fixture 10 using, for example, a unique communication protocol, or may control each lighting fixture 10 using a specific existing communication protocol. Specific examples of existing communication protocols include DALI (registered trademark), DMX512, and DALI2.

The light adjustment control device 20 is configured by using information equipment such as a personal computer and dedicated equipment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of the dimming control device 20. As shown in FIG. The dimming control device 20 includes a communication section 21 , a storage section 22 and a control section 23 . Each functional unit of the dimming control device 20 will be described below.

The communication unit 21 is a communication device that communicates with other devices. The communication unit 21 communicates with other devices (for example, the lighting equipment 10 and the setting information input device 30) via the network 90, for example.

The storage unit 22 is configured using a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device. The storage unit 22 functions as a map information storage unit 221, a template information storage unit 222, a group information storage unit 223, and a setting information storage unit 224, for example.

The map information storage unit 221 stores information (hereinafter referred to as "map information") regarding a map of a facility (hereinafter referred to as "target facility") where the lighting device 10 is installed. The map information includes, for example, a map of the area where at least the lighting fixtures 10 are installed in the target facility, information indicating the position where each lighting fixture 10 is installed, and control information for each lighting fixture 10. and information (for example, device identification information, address information, etc.) used as a destination to be used. By referring to the map information stored by the map information storage unit 221, the computer can display on the map where each lighting fixture 10 is installed in the target facility. In addition, the computer refers to the map information stored in the map information storage unit 221 to acquire information as destinations for transmitting control signals to the lighting fixtures 10 indicated on the map by the user. It becomes possible to

The template information storage unit 222 stores template information. The template information has information on the illuminance of each lighting fixture 10 for each predetermined unit (hereinafter referred to as a "lighting set") including a plurality of lighting fixtures. Information on the illuminance of each lighting fixture defined in the template information may be, for example, a relative value of the illuminance of each lighting fixture 10 (hereinafter referred to as "relative illuminance"), or may be a value of the illuminance of each lighting fixture 10. It may be an absolute value. The template information may further include information on color tone (for example, color temperature).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a lighting set. One lighting set includes a plurality of lighting fixtures 10, and the mounting position of each lighting fixture 10 is determined. For example, the lighting set in FIG. 3 includes four lighting fixtures 10 (10_1 to 10_4) provided to illuminate the exhibition space 50. In FIG. In the lighting set, for each lighting fixture 10 at each position, a relative value (ratio) of illuminance with respect to other lighting fixtures included in the same lighting set is determined as relative illuminance. For example, relative illuminance may be defined as follows in the lighting set shown in FIG.
・Lighting equipment 10_1:5
・Lighting equipment 10_2: 20
・Lighting equipment 10_3: 10
・Lighting equipment 10_4:2

When the relative illuminance of the lighting set is determined in this way, the ratio of the illuminance of the four lighting fixtures 10 is changed while maintaining the above relationship of relative illuminance. For example, when an operation to increase the illuminance of this lighting set is performed, the setting is updated so as to increase the illuminance value of each lighting fixture 10 while maintaining the above-described relative illuminance relationship. For example, if the four lighting fixtures 10 used in the lighting set in FIG. 3 have the same maximum illuminance,
・Lighting fixture 10_1: 10% of maximum illuminance
・Lighting fixture 10_2: 40% of maximum illuminance
・Lighting fixture 10_3: 20% of maximum illuminance
・Lighting fixture 10_4: 4% of maximum illuminance

The illuminance of each lighting fixture may be set as follows. After that, if an operation to lower the illuminance is performed for this lighting set,
・Lighting fixture 10_1: 5% of maximum illuminance
・Lighting fixture 10_2: 20% of maximum illuminance
・Lighting fixture 10_3: 10% of maximum illuminance
・Lighting fixture 10_4: 2% of maximum illuminance

The illuminance of each lighting fixture may be set as follows. Although the illuminance of each lighting fixture 10 is shown here as a percentage value with respect to the maximum illuminance, it may be represented by another expression method. For example, it may be expressed as a plurality of step numbers separated by a predetermined width from the minimum illuminance to the maximum illuminance, or may be expressed as an absolute value of the illuminance.

The lighting set shown in FIG. 3 is only one specific example, and other modes of lighting sets may be defined. Also, multiple types of lighting sets may be defined in one target facility. The template information may have label information in addition to the relative illumination for each lighting set. Label information is information indicating the situation in which the template is used. For example, information indicating the type of exhibit for which the template is used may be given as label information. As specific examples of the types of exhibits, values such as hanging scrolls, folding screens, and kimonos may be given. Information indicating the center of gravity of light may be defined as the label information. For example, label information such as the entire wall surface and eyeline (line of sight) center may be defined.

The group information storage unit 223 stores group information. Group information is information about a group including one or more lighting fixtures 10 . Group information may be defined, for example, in units of one or more lighting sets. Group information includes information about lighting fixtures 10 included in the group. Group information may be defined by a user or predetermined, for example. Group information may be deleted or updated by the user, for example.

The setting information storage unit 224 stores setting information. The setting information has setting values such as illuminance and color tone for each lighting device 10 .

The control unit 23 is configured using a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory. The control unit 23 functions as a recording control unit 231, a setting support unit 232, and an illumination control unit 233 by the processor executing programs. All or part of each function of the control unit 23 may be implemented using hardware such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). The above program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, CD-ROMs, semiconductor storage devices (such as SSD: Solid State Drives), hard disks and semiconductor storage built into computer systems. It is a storage device such as a device. The above program may be transmitted via telecommunication lines.

The recording control unit 231 acquires predefined map information and template information from other devices (for example, the setting information input device 30 and other devices) and records them in the storage unit 22 . For example, when the light adjustment control system 100 is installed in the target facility, the recording control unit 231 may receive map information registered by default from another device and record it in the map information storage unit 221 .

The setting support unit 232 supports the user when setting the illuminance and color tone of each lighting fixture 10 . For example, the setting support unit 232 provides information required for setting to the setting information input device 30 used by the user. For example, the setting support unit 232 may provide the setting information input device 30 with template information and group information. For example, the setting support unit 232 receives from the setting information input device 30 information set based on template information and group information (information on settings given in units of lighting sets, information on settings given in units of groups). Then, based on the received information, the setting values of the individual lighting fixtures 10 included in each lighting set or each group are calculated, and the calculated values are recorded in the setting information storage unit 224 . The setting information input device 30 may calculate the setting values of the individual lighting fixtures 10 included in each lighting set or each group. In this case, the setting support unit 232 receives setting values for individual lighting fixtures 10 from the setting information input device 30 and records the received values in the setting information storage unit 224 .

The setting support unit 232 may transmit graphical user interface data for changing the illuminance for each lighting set or each group to the setting information input device 30, for example. In this case, the setting support unit 232 converts information (information about settings given in units of lighting sets, information about settings given in units of groups) indicating changes in settings caused by user operations in the graphical user interface into setting information. It may be received from the input device 30 . The setting support unit 232 calculates setting values for individual lighting fixtures 10 included in each lighting set or each group based on the received information, and records the calculated values in the setting information storage unit 224 . The setting information input device 30 may calculate the setting values of the individual lighting fixtures 10 included in each lighting set or each group. In this case, the setting support unit 232 receives setting values for individual lighting fixtures 10 from the setting information input device 30 and records the received values in the setting information storage unit 224 .

The lighting control section 233 controls the illuminance and color tone of each lighting fixture 10 based on the setting information recorded in the setting information storage section 224 . Further, when information indicating whether the power of the lighting fixture 10 is turned on or off is input from the setting information input device 30 or a switch device (not shown), the lighting control unit 233 controls each lighting fixture based on the input information. 10 power on or off.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of the setting information input device 30. As shown in FIG. The setting information input device 30 is configured using an information device such as a smartphone, tablet, personal computer, or dedicated device, for example. The setting information input device 30 includes a communication section 31 , an operation section 32 , a display section 33 , a storage section 34 and a control section 35 .

The communication unit 31 is a communication device. The communication unit 31 may be configured as a network interface, for example. The communication unit 31 performs data communication with other devices via the network 90 under the control of the control unit 35 . The communication unit 31 may be a device that performs wireless communication, or may be a device that performs wired communication.

The operation unit 32 is configured using existing input devices such as a keyboard, pointing device (mouse, tablet, etc.), buttons, touch panel, and the like. The operation unit 32 is operated by the user when inputting a user's instruction to the setting information input device 30 . The operation unit 32 may be an interface for connecting an input device to the setting information input device 30 . In this case, the operation unit 32 inputs to the setting information input device 30 an input signal generated according to the user's input in the input device. The operation unit 32 may be configured using a microphone and a voice recognition device. In this case, the operation unit 32 performs voice recognition of the words uttered by the user, and inputs the character string information of the recognition result to the setting information input device 30 . The operation unit 32 may be configured in any way as long as the user's instruction can be input to the setting information input device 30 .

The display unit 33 is an image display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display. The display unit 33 displays a graphical user interface for setting the illuminance and color tone of the lighting fixture 10 . The data of the graphical user interface to be displayed may be pre-stored in the storage unit 34 or may be provided from the dimming control device 20 via the network 90 . The display unit 33 may be an interface for connecting the image display device to the setting information input device 30 . In this case, the display unit 33 generates a video signal for displaying image data, and outputs the video signal to the image display device connected thereto.

The storage unit 34 is configured using a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device. The storage unit 34 stores information used by the control unit 35 .

The control unit 35 is configured using a processor such as a CPU and a memory. The control unit 35 functions as a communication control unit 351 and a display control unit 352 when the processor executes programs. All or part of each function of the control unit 35 may be realized using hardware such as ASIC, PLD, FPGA, or the like. The above program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, CD-ROMs, semiconductor storage devices (such as SSD), and storage devices such as hard disks and semiconductor storage devices built into computer systems. It is a device. The above program may be transmitted via telecommunication lines.

The communication control unit 351 controls communication with the dimming control device 20 via the communication unit 31 . For example, the communication control unit 351 receives data from the dimming control device 20 and passes the received data to the display control unit 352 . For example, the communication control unit 351 transmits data passed from the display control unit 352 to the light adjustment control device 20 .

The display control unit 352 displays a user interface screen on the display unit 33 based on the graphical user interface data acquired from the storage unit 34 or the dimming control device 20 . The display control unit 352 acquires operation information indicating the result of the operation performed by the user via the operation unit 32 on the displayed user interface, and passes information obtained according to the operation information to the communication control unit 351 . This information is transmitted to the dimming control device 20 by the communication control section 351 . The display control unit 352 may calculate individual setting values for each lighting device 10 according to input values for each lighting set and each group input according to user's operation. In this case, the calculated value is transmitted to the light adjustment control device 20 by the communication control section 351 .

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of a graphical user interface displayed on the display unit 33. As shown in FIG. The screen includes one or a plurality of template buttons 41, a map image 42, a plurality of lighting set images 43, a lighting set management button group 45, a group management button group 46, an illuminance operation area 47, a color tone operation area 48, and a save button 49. Is displayed.

Each template button 41 is an image representing a template. For example, in the example of FIG. 5, the character string indicated by the label information of each template is displayed in the area within each template button 41. FIG. Each template button 41 has a different display mode. For example, areas within the template button 41 may have different colors.

The map image 42 shows an image showing a map showing part or all of the target facility. In the area inside the map image 42, an image showing the lighting equipment 10 corresponding to each installation position and an image showing the lighting set are displayed. In this embodiment, a lighting set image 43 is displayed for each lighting set. Each lighting set is given a label (identification information), and the label is also displayed in the lighting set image 43 . For example, the location of the light set image 43 labeled L1 has four luminaires 10 installed in the light set labeled L1. The display mode of each lighting set image 43 is a display mode according to the template set for that lighting set. For example, a hanging scroll template is set for the lighting set at the position of the lighting set image 43 displayed in the same display manner as the hanging scroll display manner of the template button 41 .

A user can easily set a template for each lighting set by operating the template button 41 and the lighting set image 43 . Any specific operation method may be implemented. For example, by dragging the template button 41 to be applied to the position of the lighting set image 43, a template may be set for the lighting set at that position. In this case, the display control unit 352 transmits operation information regarding dragging and information regarding a combination of a template and a lighting set to the light adjustment control device 20 via the communication control unit 351 . The setting support unit 232 of the dimming control device 20 records in the template information storage unit 222 that the specified template is applied to the specified lighting set according to the received information.

The lighting set management button group 45 includes a user interface for performing operations for setting a plurality of lighting sets as a group. For example, the lighting set management button group 45 includes buttons (buttons L1 to L8 in FIG. 5) indicating some or all of the lighting sets displayed on the map image 42, a collective selection check box, and a group creation button. including. When setting a new group, the user selects by operating the button indicating the lighting set to be included in the group, and then by operating the group creation button, the selected multiple A group can be created containing the lighting set. When the collective selection check box is selected, all lighting sets displayed in the map image 42 can be selected at once.

The group management button group 46 includes a user interface for performing operations for managing multiple groups. For example, the group management button group 46 includes buttons indicating some or all groups displayed on the map image 42 (buttons G1 to G4 in FIG. 5) and a group deletion button. When deleting a group, the user can select it by operating the button of the group to be deleted, and then delete one or more loops selected at that time by operating the group deletion button. .

A user interface for operating the illuminance of the lighting device 10 is displayed in the illuminance operation area 47 . For example, the user can set the illuminance of the lighting fixture 10 to be operated by operating the operation bar 471, the operation bar 472, the raise button 473, and the lower button 474. FIG. The illuminance value determined according to the operation of the operation bar or buttons (473, 474) is displayed in the illuminance value display area 475. FIG. For example, the illuminance may be indicated as a percentage (for example, 0% to 100%) of the maximum illuminance of the lighting device 10, or as an absolute value of the illuminance (gradation value). In the example of FIG. 5, both percentages and absolute values are shown. However, only one of the ratio and the absolute value may be displayed.

A user interface for operating the color tone of the lighting device 10 is displayed in the color tone operation area 48 . For example, the user can set the color tone of the lighting fixture 10 to be operated by operating the operation bar 481, the up button, or the down button. The color tone value determined according to the operation of the operation bar or button is displayed in the color tone value display area 482 . For example, the color tone may be indicated by a color temperature value, or may be indicated by another value.

The save button 49 is a button for setting the illuminance and color tone values indicated by the illuminance operation area 47 and the color tone operation area 48 at that time for the lighting fixture 10 that is the operation target at the time of operation. In response to the save button 49 being operated, the display control unit 352 transmits the information indicating the setting target and the information indicating the setting value to the light adjustment control device 20 . The information indicating the setting target may be information indicating an individual lighting fixture 10, information indicating a lighting set, or information indicating a group. The information indicating the setting value may be a setting value for an individual lighting fixture 10, a value set for a lighting set, or a value set for a group.

By selecting one or more lighting fixtures 10, one or more lighting sets, or one or more groups, the user can be included in the selected lighting fixtures 10, selected lighting sets, or selected groups. It is possible to collectively operate (change, set) the illuminance and color tone of all the lighting fixtures 10 that are connected. For example, the user selects a button indicating a lighting fixture, lighting set, or group whose illuminance or color tone is to be set from the map image 42, the lighting set management button group 45, or the group management button group 46. This operation selects a setting target. After that, the user operates the illuminance operation area 47 and the color tone operation image 48 . By this operation, all the lighting fixtures 10 included in the selected setting target lighting set or group are collectively set. At this time, the illuminance value is changed while the relative relationship (ratio) of the illuminance of all the lighting fixtures 10 included in the selected lighting set or group remains fixed. For example, downlights (lighting fixtures 10) are distributed in a plane, and the illuminance is changed at each location, and then the illuminance value is changed while maintaining the relative relationship (ratio) between them. may For example, in indirect lighting, the illuminance value is set by finely adjusting each of the lighting fixtures 10 arranged in a straight line in consideration of the presence or absence of beams and walls, and then the relative relationship (ratio) between them is maintained. The illuminance value may be changed while

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of the template generation screen. In the example shown in FIG. 6, each lighting fixture 10 included in one lighting set is displayed as an image on the left side according to its installation position. On the right side, an illuminance operation area 61 for setting the illuminance and color tone of each lighting fixture 10, a collective illuminance operation area 62 for collectively setting the illuminance of all the lighting fixtures included in one lighting set, and one A general color tone operation area 63 for collectively setting the color tone of all the lighting fixtures included in the lighting set is shown. Template information can be generated on this template generation screen. Note that the operation area for setting the color tone (the color tone operation area 63) may not be displayed on the template generation screen. That is, the template generation screen may be configured so that only the illuminance of the lighting fixtures can be collectively set.

For example, the illuminance operation area 61_1 is the illuminance operation area 61 for setting the illuminance of the lighting fixture 10_1, and the illuminance operation area 61_2 is the illuminance operation area 61 for setting the illuminance of the lighting fixture 10_2. An area 61_3 is an illuminance operation area 61 for setting the illuminance of the lighting fixture 10_3, and an illuminance operation area 61_4 is an illuminance operation area 61 for setting the illuminance of the lighting fixture 10_4. By operating the operation bar in each illuminance operation area 61 , it is possible to set the illuminance of the lighting fixture 10 according to each illuminance operation area 61 . By manipulating these illuminance manipulation areas 61, it is possible to set the relative illuminance relationship of each lighting fixture 10 included in the lighting set of the template to be generated.

The summary illuminance operation area 62 is an operation area for changing the overall brightness while maintaining the relative illuminance relationship set by each illuminance operation area 61 at that time. The summary color tone operation area 63 is an operation area for setting the color tone of each lighting fixture 10 included in the lighting set of this template. By operating the summary color tone operation area 63, the color tone of each lighting fixture 10 included in the lighting set is set to the same value.

The dimming control system 100 configured in this way can collectively change the illuminance values while maintaining the relative relationship (ratio) of the illuminance values of the plurality of lighting fixtures 10 . For example, each illuminance value can be changed while maintaining the relative relationship between the illuminance values of the lighting fixtures 10 included in the lighting set. Generally, the optimal lighting environment is achieved by combining multiple lighting fixtures. As described above, it is possible to collectively change the illuminance of the plurality of lighting fixtures 10 while maintaining the relationship (ratio) in the combination of the plurality of lighting fixtures. becomes possible.

Further, in the dimming control system 100, by defining a template, it is possible to easily set the illuminance and color tone of each lighting fixture 10 by applying the template to each combination of a plurality of lighting fixtures (for example, a lighting set). . Also, as label information of a template, information indicating the situation in which the template is used can be defined. For example, information indicating the type of exhibit may be given. By defining templates in this way, it becomes possible to easily select a template according to the application and set the illuminance of a plurality of lighting fixtures. In general, it is necessary to adjust the illuminance of each lighting fixture according to a detailed lighting presentation (how to show) that matches the exhibit. Furthermore, the illuminance of the exhibits is strictly controlled, and it is essential to show the exhibits and finely adjust the illuminance. Even in such an environment, by applying the template of the dimming control system 100, it is possible to easily perform settings according to the exhibits. Note that the specific example of the template shown in FIG. 6 is merely an example, and other forms of templates may be defined. For example, templates such as wall washer lights may be defined.

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The dimming control device 20 does not necessarily have to be configured as one device. For example, the dimming control device 20 may be configured using a plurality of information processing devices. A plurality of information processing devices constituting the light control device 20 may be communicably connected via a communication path such as the network 90 and configured as a system such as a cluster machine or a cloud. For example, the recording control unit 231 and the setting support unit 232 are implemented in a computer installed at a location remote from the target facility via a communication path such as the network 90, and the lighting control unit 233 is implemented in a computer installed at the target facility. may be In this case, the computer functioning as the lighting control unit 233 may be an information processing device such as a personal computer, or may be implemented using a simple information processing device such as a single board computer.
The dimming control device 20 and the setting information input device 30 may be configured as an integrated information processing device.

When collectively operating (changing, setting) the illuminance of a plurality of lighting fixtures 10, instead of fixing the relative relationship (ratio) of the illuminance of all the lighting fixtures 10 included in them, may be fixed and the illuminance may be changed. For example, while the magnitude relationship is maintained, the change width and ratio of the illuminance of each lighting device 10 may differ according to the values before and after the change. A specific example will be used for explanation.
・Lighting fixture 10_1: 100% of maximum illuminance
・Lighting fixture 10_2: 80% of maximum illuminance
・Lighting fixture 10_3: 30% of maximum illuminance
・Lighting fixture 10_4: 10% of maximum illuminance

, the ratio of 10:8:3:1 may be changed while maintaining the magnitude relationship. For example, when the illuminance of these four lighting fixtures 10 is lowered, the values may be changed as follows.
・Lighting fixture 10_1: 50% of maximum illuminance
・Lighting fixture 10_2: 45% of maximum illuminance
・Lighting fixture 10_3: 22% of maximum illuminance
・Lighting fixture 10_4: 8% of maximum illuminance

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and design and the like are included within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100... Light adjustment control system 10... Lighting fixture 20... Light adjustment control apparatus 21... Communication part 22... Storage part 221... Map information storage part 222... Template information storage part 223... Group information storage part, 224 Setting information storage unit 23 Control unit 231 Recording control unit 232 Setting support unit 233 Lighting control unit 30 Setting information input device 31 Communication unit 32 Operation unit 33 Display Unit 34 Storage unit 35 Control unit 351 Communication control unit 352 Display control unit 41 Template button 42 Map image 43 Lighting set image 45 Lighting set management button group 46 Group management button group 47... Illuminance operation area 471... Operation bar 472... Operation bar 473... Illuminance value display area 48... Color tone operation area 481... Operation bar 482... Color tone value display area 49... Save button , 61... Illuminance operation area, 62... Summary illuminance operation area, 63... Summary color tone operation area

Claims (5)

Receiving an instruction to change the light intensity information for a combination of a plurality of lighting fixtures, and maintaining the relative relationship between the light intensity information defined with respect to the light intensity information of the plurality of lighting fixtures, and responding to the instruction. A dimming control system that determines post-change lighting information for fixtures. a template information storage unit that stores template information representing the relative relationship of light amount information of each lighting fixture for a combination of a plurality of lighting fixtures;
a control unit that maintains the relative relationship indicated by the template information and sets light amount information of each lighting fixture for a combination of a plurality of lighting fixtures to which the template is assigned;
A dimming control system comprising: A computer receives an instruction to change light intensity information for a combination of a plurality of lighting fixtures, and responds to the instruction while maintaining the relative relationship between the light intensity information defined for the light intensity information of the plurality of lighting fixtures. A setting support method for setting the post-change light amount information of each lighting fixture by using the a step in which the computer reads template information from a template information storage unit that stores template information representing the relative relationship of light amount information of each lighting fixture for a combination of a plurality of lighting fixtures;
a control step in which a computer sets light amount information for each lighting fixture while maintaining the relative relationship indicated by the template information for a combination of a plurality of lighting fixtures to which the template is assigned;
A setting support method having A computer program for causing a computer to function as the dimming control system according to claim 1 or 2.

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