JP6473998B2 - Lighting control system, terminal device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting control system including a plurality of lighting fixtures and a terminal device, and the terminal device.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-228867 discloses a feed lighting for sequentially lighting a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in a guide path for evacuating a person in time series and a low output lighting for lighting a light emitting diode with a darker brightness than the feed lighting. A lighting control system to perform is disclosed.

  The illumination control system according to Patent Document 2 includes a display unit that displays the arrangement of a plurality of lamps, a storage unit that displays lamp control icons that are displayed on the display unit and that affects the brightness of each lamp, and a display unit. An operation input unit capable of operating the position of the lamp control icon and a control unit for setting lighting patterns of the plurality of lamps according to the arrangement of the plurality of lamps and the position of the lamp control icon are provided. This lighting control system makes it possible to set the lighting pattern of the lamp according to the usage of the room, regardless of the prior knowledge of the room.

JP 2008-158755 A JP 2013-54862 A

  However, the lighting control system of Patent Document 1 can guide a person only through a fixed evacuation guideway. Moreover, in patent document 2, although the suitable lighting pattern according to the use of the room can be set dynamically, a person cannot be induced | guided | derived.

  For example, in a space where a large number of people gather and move, such as a store, an airport, a theater, a company, and a station, people's excursion time and residence time often become uselessly long. It is desirable to properly guide a large number of people in such a space. However, depending on the situation such as the time of day, day of the week, disaster, etc., the direction and pattern of movement of people are not constant, and the paths through which people can move are not constant. It is desirable to appropriately guide a large number of people in response to changes in the situation.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the lighting control system and terminal device which can change a person's guidance pattern easily according to a condition.

  In order to achieve the above object, one embodiment of a lighting control system according to the present invention includes a plurality of lighting fixtures that illuminate a space and a terminal device having a user interface unit, and the terminal device has a setting mode as an operation mode. In the setting mode, the terminal device accepts, via the user interface unit, a setting operation or a changing operation of at least one guidance pattern including a guidance route for a person in the space, In the guidance mode, the terminal device controls at least one of dimming and toning in the plurality of lighting fixtures according to the at least one guidance pattern.

  Moreover, one form of the terminal device according to the present invention is a terminal device that controls a plurality of lighting fixtures that illuminate a space, and includes a user interface unit, and the terminal device has a setting mode and a guidance mode as operation modes. In the setting mode, the setting operation or change operation of at least one guidance pattern including a guidance route for a person in the space is received via the user interface unit, and in the guidance mode, the at least one guidance pattern To control at least one of light adjustment and color adjustment in the plurality of lighting fixtures.

  According to the lighting control system and the terminal device according to the present invention, it is possible to easily change the human guidance pattern according to the situation.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a schematic configuration example of a lighting control system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the lighting control system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of programs and data stored in a memory according to the embodiment. FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of the guidance schedule stored in the memory according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the flow of visual illumination light in the guidance mode according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in the guidance setting mode in the embodiment. FIG. 7A is a flowchart diagram illustrating a processing example of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 7B is a flowchart illustrating a processing example in an arrangement setting mode of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 7C is a flowchart illustrating a processing example in the guidance setting mode of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating a menu screen example of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 8B is a diagram illustrating a screen example in an arrangement setting mode of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 8C is a flowchart illustrating a screen example in the guidance setting mode of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 8D is a diagram illustrating a screen example in the guidance mode of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating an example of guidance of a terminal device according to an embodiment. FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating another example of guidance of the terminal device in the embodiment. FIG. 10A is a diagram illustrating an example of guidance of a terminal device in an embodiment. FIG. 10B is a diagram illustrating an example of evacuation guidance of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating another configuration example of the lighting control system according to the embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that each of the embodiments described below shows a preferred specific example of the present invention. The numerical values, shapes, materials, constituent elements, arrangement positions and connecting forms of the constituent elements shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims showing the highest concept of the present invention will be described as optional constituent elements that constitute a more preferable embodiment. Moreover, each figure is a schematic diagram and does not necessarily represent a strict dimension.

(Embodiment)
[Configuration example]
First, a schematic configuration example of the lighting control system in the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a schematic configuration example of a lighting control system according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the lighting control system in the embodiment includes a plurality of lighting fixtures 100 and a terminal device 200.

  The plurality of lighting fixtures 100 illuminate a space where many people move, such as a store, an exhibition hall, an airport, a theater, a company, a station, a theme park, a park, and a passenger boat. Each lighting fixture 100 has a function of communicating with the terminal device 200. This communication is preferably wireless communication, but may be wired communication. The lighting fixture 100 is not limited to the straight tube lighting fixture as shown in FIG. 1, and may be an annular lighting fixture or a downlight lighting fixture, and may have any shape. Further, different types of lighting fixtures 100 may be mixed in the plurality of lighting fixtures 100.

  The terminal device 200 includes a user interface unit 210 and controls the plurality of lighting fixtures 100. The user interface unit 210 includes a display panel and a touch panel. The hardware configuration of the terminal device 200 may be the same as that of a tablet terminal or a smartphone having a wireless communication function, for example. The terminal device 200 in FIG. 1 has a setting mode and a guidance mode as operation modes. In the setting mode, the terminal device 200 receives an operation for setting or changing at least one guidance pattern including a guidance route for a person in space via the user interface unit 210. In the guidance mode, the terminal device 200 controls at least one of dimming and toning in the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 according to at least one guidance pattern. In this control, the terminal device 200 changes the illumination light from the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 so as to flow visually in the guidance direction of the person. This visual flow of illumination light induces human movement.

  As described above, the terminal device 200 receives a guidance pattern setting operation or a change operation in the setting mode, and controls the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 to guide a person in the guidance mode. Thereby, a person's guidance pattern can be changed easily according to a situation.

[Configuration example of lighting equipment]
Next, a more detailed configuration example of the lighting control system in the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the lighting control system according to the embodiment. The lighting control system in FIG. 2 includes a plurality of lighting fixtures 100 and a terminal device 200.

  Each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 includes a light source unit 110, a lighting circuit 111, a control circuit 112, a communication unit 113, a storage unit 114, and a power supply circuit 115.

  The light source unit 110 includes one or more light emitting elements. The one or more light emitting elements are, for example, a plurality of LED (Light Emitting Diode) elements. Note that the one or more light emitting elements are not limited to LED elements. The light source unit 110 may include, for example, a semiconductor light emitting element such as a semiconductor laser, and a solid light emitting element such as an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) or an inorganic EL. The light source unit 110 may be a straight tube type or an annular type fluorescent lamp, or may be a so-called downlight.

  The lighting circuit 111 supplies the light source unit 110 with a voltage or current corresponding to lighting, blinking, extinguishing, etc. of the light source unit 110. When the light source unit 110 is a plurality of LED elements, this voltage or current varies depending on the illumination mode such as the dimming ratio and the toning ratio.

  The control circuit 112 controls the lighting circuit 111 corresponding to a plurality of illumination modes. The control circuit 112 performs control for realizing each of the plurality of functions of the lighting fixture 100. The plurality of functions include, for example, a dimming function for adjusting brightness, a toning function for adjusting color temperature, a fade function for adjusting brightness over time, and the like.

  The communication unit 113 communicates with the terminal device 200. The communication unit 113 receives a command for instructing light adjustment or color adjustment from the terminal device 200. FIG. 2 illustrates an example in which the communication unit 113 performs wireless communication.

  The storage unit 114 stores the command or data received by the communication unit 113.

  The power supply circuit 115 supplies power to each part in the lighting fixture 100.

[Configuration example of terminal device]
2 includes a user interface unit 210, a CPU 213, a memory 214, a communication unit 215, and a camera 216.

  The user interface unit 210 includes a display panel 211 and a touch panel 212. The display panel 211 displays an operation menu and the like. The touch panel 212 receives a user operation.

  The memory 214 stores programs and data. The programs stored in the memory 214 include an arrangement setting program 21, a guidance setting program 22, and a guidance program 23. The CPU 213 executes the operations stored in the setting mode and the guidance mode by executing the program stored in the memory 214. The setting mode includes an arrangement setting mode in which the CPU 213 executes the arrangement setting program 21 and a guidance setting mode in which the CPU 213 executes the guidance setting program 22. The guidance mode is based on the CPU 213 executing the guidance program 23.

  The communication unit 215 communicates with the plurality of lighting fixtures 100. In FIG. 2, the communication unit 215 performs wireless communication, but may be wired communication.

  The camera 216 images, for example, a store layout diagram, a design diagram showing the arrangement of the plurality of lighting fixtures 100, and the like. The taken layout drawing and design drawing can be used in the setting mode.

[Examples of programs and data in memory]
Next, the program and data stored in the memory 214 will be described in more detail. FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a detailed example of programs and data stored in the memory 214 in the embodiment. In FIG. 3A, the memory 214 stores an arrangement setting program 21, a guidance setting program 22, and a guidance program 23 as programs. The memory 214 stores arrangement data 21d and guidance data 23d as data. The arrangement data 21d includes an illumination map 21a and a floor map 21b. The guidance data 23d includes a plurality of guidance patterns 22a to 22n, an evacuation pattern 22z, and a guidance schedule 23s.

[Placement setting program and placement data]
When the CPU 213 executes the arrangement setting program 21, the terminal device 200 performs an operation in the arrangement setting mode. The arrangement setting mode is an operation mode in which the arrangement data 21d indicating the arrangement of the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 in the space and the arrangement of an object that restricts the movement of the person in the space is created or changed based on a user operation. Of the arrangement data 21d, data indicating the arrangement of the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 in the space is referred to as an illumination map 21a. Of the arrangement data 21d, data indicating the arrangement of objects that restrict the movement of people in the space is referred to as a floor map 21b.

[Guidance setting program and guidance data]
When the CPU 213 executes the guidance setting program 22, the terminal device 200 operates in the guidance setting mode. The guidance setting mode is an operation mode for creating or changing at least one guidance pattern 22a and a guidance schedule.

  In the guidance setting mode, the terminal device 200 receives a setting operation or a changing operation of at least one guidance pattern 22a including a guidance route or a guidance direction for a person in space via the user interface unit 210.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in the guidance setting mode of the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment. The display screen example of FIG. 4 includes the illumination map 21a, the floor map 21b, and the setting items in the guidance setting mode (the group of the lighting fixture 100 and the guidance direction) displayed in a superimposed manner. The illumination map 21a in the figure is a set of white circles that are icons of the luminaire 100. Here, the icon (namely, white circle) of the lighting fixture 100 is arrange | positioned two-dimensionally.

  The floor map 21b in the figure is a set of figures hatched with diagonal lines (this figure represents an object that restricts the movement of people). With the superimposed display of the illumination map 21a and the floor map 21b, the user can check the arrangement of the lighting fixture 100 and the passage through which a person can move at a glance.

  Moreover, the broken-line frame in FIG. 4 represents the group of the lighting fixture 100 set by user operation in guidance setting mode. In the figure, the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 include groups in three groups 10a, 10b, and 10c. The broken line frame is drawn according to the user's setting operation or changing operation.

  A thick arrow line in FIG. 4 represents a guidance direction or a guidance path set by a user operation in the guidance setting mode. In the group 10a, the upward direction in FIG. 4 (the direction toward the back of the store) is set as the guidance direction, in the group 10b, the right direction in FIG. 4 and in the group 10c, the downward direction in FIG. . This thick arrow line is drawn on the display screen in accordance with the user's setting operation or changing operation.

  In the guidance setting mode, the user can easily set or change the group of the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 and set or change the guidance direction on the display screen including the illumination map 21a and the floor map 21b.

[Guidance setting program and guidance schedule]
Furthermore, the terminal device 200 receives a setting operation or a change operation of the guidance schedule 23s via the user interface unit 210 in the guidance setting mode. The guidance schedule 23s defines a guidance pattern to be executed in the guidance mode and its conditions. In this condition, a start time, an end time, an occurrence of an event, an environmental state, and the like can be set.

  FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of the guidance schedule 23s stored in the memory 214 according to the embodiment. In the guidance schedule 23s in FIG. 3B, a condition is associated with a guidance pattern to be executed when the condition is satisfied. The guidance schedule 23s can include not only a time series schedule combining a plurality of guidance patterns but also an event trigger type schedule. For example, a combination of guidance patterns in which a start time and an end time are set as conditions represent a time series schedule. A guidance pattern (an evacuation pattern in FIG. 3B) in which an event (for example, fire occurrence) is set as a condition represents an event trigger type schedule. In addition, “rain” in FIG. 3B is set with the state of the external environment as part of the condition. A guidance pattern in which “rain, start time A, end time B” is set represents a composite schedule in which a time-series schedule and an event trigger schedule are combined. When a plurality of guide patterns satisfy the conditions at the same time, one guide pattern is selected according to the priority. For example, in FIG. 3B, the event trigger type, the composite type, and the time series type have higher priorities. Alternatively, the priority may be explicitly included in the condition.

[Guidance program]
When the CPU 213 executes the guidance program 23, the terminal device 200 operates in the guidance mode. The guidance mode is an operation mode for controlling at least one of light control and color control in the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 according to at least one guide pattern. In this control, as described above, the illumination light from the plurality of luminaires is changed so as to flow on the human vision in the guiding direction. This visual flow of illumination light induces human movement. The guidance pattern executed in the guidance mode is selected according to the guidance schedule 23s or user operation.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the flow of visual illumination light in the guidance mode according to the embodiment. Each of the white circles and hatched circles in FIG. The white circle illumination light indicates a brighter (or darker) state than the hatched circle illumination light. In the guidance mode, the terminal device 200 sets the illuminance of the lighting fixture 100 to be controlled (for example, the white circle in FIG. 5) of the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 to twice the environmental illuminance, that is, the average illuminance of the plurality of lighting fixtures 100. It is desirable to change it to the above or a half or less. Further, in the guidance mode, the terminal device 200 desirably changes the color temperature of the lighting fixture 100 to be controlled among the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 so as to have a difference of 500 K or more with respect to the environmental color temperature. This makes it possible for a person to perceive a visual light flow.

  When the guidance pattern is an emergency evacuation pattern, it is desirable to change the illuminance of the lighting fixture 100 to be controlled to be three times or more or one third or less of the environmental illuminance. Thereby, it is possible to make a person perceive the flow of light visually more clearly.

  A broken line frame indicates a group 10g of the lighting fixture 100. In FIG. 5, the change of the illumination light for every fixed time in one group 10g is shown. In the first group 10 g from the top in FIG. 5, the illumination light of the first lighting fixture 100 from the left is brighter than the other lighting fixtures 100. In the second group 10g after a certain time, the illumination light of the second lighting fixture 100 from the left is brighter than the other lighting fixtures 100. As described above, the brightness of the lighting apparatus 100 changes at regular intervals, so that the flow of illumination light is given directionality. The fixed time may be several hundreds mS to several seconds, for example, 0.5 seconds.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in the guidance setting mode in the embodiment. The display screen of FIG. 6 includes the setting items in the illumination map 21a and the guidance setting mode. 6 is different from FIG. 4 in that the floor map 21b is not superimposed and displayed. Whether the floor map 21b is displayed in a superimposed manner is determined according to a user operation.

  In the guidance setting mode, the user can easily set or change the group of the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 and set or change the guidance direction on the display screen including the illumination map 21a.

[Operation]
The operation of the lighting control system according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

  FIG. 7A is a flowchart diagram illustrating a processing example of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 7B is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the arrangement setting mode in step S63 of FIG. 7A. FIG. 7C is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing in the guidance setting mode in step S64 of FIG. 7A.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the terminal device 200 first displays a menu (S61). FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating a menu screen example of the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment. In this menu screen example, an icon i1 indicating the arrangement setting mode, an icon i2 indicating the guidance setting mode, and an icon i3 indicating the guidance mode are displayed as options.

  Next, the terminal device 200 determines which icon the user operation for the menu display has been performed on (S62). When the icon i1 is selected in the user operation (case C1), the process proceeds to the arrangement setting mode (S63). When the icon i2 is selected (case C2), the process proceeds to the guidance setting mode (S64), and the icon i3 is selected. If this happens (Case C3), the process proceeds to the guidance mode (S65).

[Placement setting mode]
In the arrangement setting mode, as shown in FIG. 7B, the terminal device 200 first creates or changes a floor map 21b indicating the arrangement of objects that restrict the movement of people in the space based on a user operation (S71). For example, the floor map 21b may set or change the arrangement of objects on the store floor by a user operation, or may be created based on an image of a store layout drawing captured by the camera 216.

  Next, the terminal device 200 creates or changes the illumination map 21a indicating the arrangement of the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 in the space based on the user operation (S72). For example, the lighting map 21a may set or change the arrangement of objects on the store floor by a user operation, or may be created based on an image of a store lighting layout drawing captured by the camera 216.

  FIG. 8B is a diagram illustrating a screen example in an arrangement setting mode of the terminal device according to the embodiment. In the figure, the illumination map 21a and the floor map 21b set or changed as shown in FIG. 7B are displayed in a superimposed manner.

[Guidance setting mode]
In the guidance setting mode, as illustrated in FIG. 7C, the terminal device 200 performs group setting or change of the lighting fixture 100 by receiving a user operation on the illumination map 21a on the display screen (S81). Further, the terminal device 200 accepts a user operation to set or change the dimming or toning effect in units of groups or in units of lighting fixtures (S82), and set or change the effect options (S83). ). The dimming effect setting is, for example, a visual light flow setting as shown in FIG. The setting of the effect option is, for example, a setting of whether one or more lighting fixtures (for example, white circles in FIG. 5) whose dimming changes with the flow of visual light are used at any timing.

  FIG. 8C is a diagram illustrating a screen example in the guidance setting mode of the terminal device according to the embodiment. In the figure, at the top of the screen, on the illumination map 21a, three groups (broken frame in the figure) are set for the plurality of lighting fixtures 100, and the direction of light flow for each group (thick arrow line in the figure). Is set. A setting table is displayed at the bottom of the screen. In the setting table of the figure, the group number, the identifier of the lighting fixture, the dimming degree, the toning degree, the effect, the time, etc. can be set. For example, when the terminal device 200 receives a thick arrow line (visual light flow direction) by a user operation, the terminal device 200 sets standard data (default data) for the lighting fixtures in the corresponding group in the setting table. Furthermore, the terminal device 200 receives a change in details of the setting table. This setting table is stored or changed in the memory 214 as a guide pattern.

  Further, in the guidance setting mode, the terminal device 200 accepts the setting or change of the guidance schedule 23s as shown in FIG. 3B and saves or changes it in the memory 214 based on the user operation (S85). .

[Guidance mode]
In the guidance mode, as illustrated in FIG. 7A, the terminal device 200 selects a guidance pattern specified by a user operation or a guidance pattern that satisfies the conditions of the guidance schedule 23s. The terminal device 200 controls at least one of light adjustment and color adjustment in the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 according to the selected guide pattern (S65). In this step S65, it is always determined whether any condition of the guidance schedule 23s is satisfied (S66). In this determination, if none of the conditions are satisfied (case C4), the current guidance pattern is continued. If there is a user operation for instructing menu display (case C5), the terminal device 200 proceeds to step S61. When the other conditions of the guidance schedule 23s are satisfied (case C6), the transition mode is entered (S67). In the transition mode, the terminal device 200 makes a transition from the current guidance pattern to a guidance pattern that satisfies the other conditions.

  FIG. 8D is a diagram illustrating a screen example in the guidance mode of the terminal device according to the embodiment. In the figure, an illumination map 21a and a floor map 21b are superimposed and displayed. In the guidance mode, the dimming and color temperature of the icon (white circle) of the lighting fixture in FIG. 8D may be changed in accordance with the actual lighting of the lighting fixture 100.

[Example of guidance]
Next, some examples of guidance will be described.

  FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating an example of guidance by the terminal device in the embodiment. FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating another example of guidance of the terminal device in the embodiment. 9A and 9B, for example, in a space surrounded by a floor, a wall, and a ceiling in a store, a circle represents a ceiling lighting device. For example, FIG. 9A shows a morning guidance pattern, and FIG. 9B shows an afternoon guidance pattern. In FIG. 9A and FIG. 9B, in the morning, the person is guided from the front to the depth, and in the afternoon, the person is guided from the back to the front. If the user sets two guide patterns corresponding to FIGS. 9A and 9B, the user can guide the user in the morning and the afternoon respectively. Further, the user can automatically switch between the two guides by creating a corresponding guide schedule 23s.

  FIG. 10A is a diagram illustrating an example of guidance of a terminal device in an embodiment. FIG. 10B is a diagram illustrating an example of evacuation guidance of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 10A shows an example of normal guidance other than at the time of disaster, and FIG. 10B shows an example of evacuation guidance at the time of disaster. If the user creates a guidance pattern and a guidance schedule 23s corresponding to FIGS. 10A and 10B, the user can automatically switch between two normal guidance and a disaster evacuation guidance.

[Other configurations]
The lighting control system is not limited to the configuration example of FIG.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating another configuration example of the lighting control system according to the embodiment. The lighting control system of the figure differs from FIG. 2 in that a control device 300 is added and that a plurality of lighting fixtures 100 communicate with the control device 300 instead of communicating with the terminal device 200. Hereinafter, different points will be mainly described.

  The communication unit 113 in the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 performs wired communication with the communication unit 316 of the control device 300.

  The control device 300 includes an operation unit 310, a CPU 313, a memory 314, and a communication unit 315. The control device 300 is, for example, a device that centrally manages the lighting fixture 100 and is provided for each floor or room of a building.

  The operation unit 310 receives a user operation. The operation unit 310 may be, for example, a user interface unit including a display panel and a touch panel, or a simple operation panel.

  The CPU 313 executes the program stored in the memory 314. Among the arrangement setting mode, guidance setting mode, and guidance mode performed by the terminal device 200, at least the guidance mode operation is performed.

  The memory 314 stores at least the guidance program 23 and the guidance data 23d among the programs and data of the memory 214 illustrated in FIG. 3B. The guidance data 23d is transmitted from the terminal device 200 to the control device 300 by wireless communication and stored in the memory 314.

  The communication unit 315 performs wired communication with each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 100.

  The communication unit 316 performs wireless communication with the terminal device 200.

  According to this configuration, since the control device 300 performs the operation in the guidance mode, the terminal device 200 is released from the guidance mode. For example, the terminal device 200 can be used in other stores.

  Note that the communication unit 315 may be wireless communication instead of wired communication.

  According to the lighting control system and the terminal device according to the embodiment configured as described above, it is possible to easily change the human guidance pattern according to the situation.

  For example, if the movement of a customer in a store can be induced by store lighting or the like, there is a tendency that a migration time and a residence time are increased and the number of items purchased is increased. In addition, if customers can be guided in common spaces such as shopping malls and passageways, the number of visitors tends to increase.

  According to the lighting control system and the terminal device according to the embodiment, it is possible to induce the customer's movement by dimming or toning the lighting, which may lead to an increase in sales.

  In stores, the direction in which customers want to be guided may change due to layout changes, and the flow and amount of customers may change depending on the time of day in common spaces and passages. The lighting control system and the terminal device according to the embodiment can easily cope with such a change.

  As described above, the lighting control system according to Embodiment 1 includes the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 that illuminate the space, and the terminal device 200 having the user interface unit 210. The terminal device 200 operates as a setting mode and a guidance as an operation mode. In the setting mode, the terminal device accepts a setting operation or a change operation of at least one guidance pattern 22a including a guidance route for a person in the space via the user interface unit. In the guidance mode, the terminal device 200 controls at least one of dimming and toning in a plurality of lighting fixtures according to at least one guidance pattern.

  According to this, a person's guidance pattern can be easily changed according to a situation by setting operation or change operation of a guidance pattern.

  Here, in the setting mode, the terminal device 200 receives a setting operation of the plurality of guidance patterns 22a to 22n via the user interface unit 210, stores the plurality of guidance patterns 22a to 22n, and in the guidance mode, the terminal device 200 200 may select one guide pattern from among the plurality of guide patterns 22a to 22n, and may control at least one of dimming and toning in the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 according to the selected guide pattern.

  According to this, a person's guidance pattern can be easily changed according to a situation by selection of a plurality of turns between guidance. it can.

  Here, the setting mode includes an arrangement setting mode and a guidance setting mode. In the arrangement setting mode, the terminal device 200 performs an operation for setting the arrangement data 21d indicating the arrangement of the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 in the space. In the guidance setting mode, the terminal device 200 displays a layout diagram of the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 on the user interface unit 210 according to the layout data 21d, and performs at least one guidance pattern setting operation on the user. You may receive via the interface part 210.

  According to this, it is possible to easily cope with a change in the arrangement of the lighting fixtures.

Here, the arrangement data 21d includes a floor map 21b indicating the arrangement of objects that restrict the movement of people in the space,
In the guidance setting mode, the terminal device 200 may superimpose the floor map 21b on the layout according to the layout data 21d and display it on the user interface unit 210.

  According to this, it is possible to easily cope with a change in the arrangement of objects that limit the movement of people in the space.

  Here, in the setting mode, the terminal device 200 receives a setting instruction for creating a guidance schedule 23s that combines a plurality of guidance patterns 22a to 22n via the user interface unit 210. In the guidance mode, the terminal device 200 One guide pattern of the plurality of guide patterns 22a to 22n may be selected according to the guide schedule 23s.

  According to this, it is possible to easily cope with the change of the situation by the schedule combining the guidance patterns.

  Here, the at least one guidance pattern includes guidance patterns 22a to 22n for normal times and an evacuation pattern 22z for disaster, and in the guidance mode, the terminal device 200 performs dimming and toning in the evacuation pattern 22z. It is also possible to control so that at least one of the above changes is larger than at least one of the light control and the color control of the normal induction pattern.

  According to this, it is possible to easily cope with not only normal times but also disasters.

  Here, in the guidance mode, the terminal device 200 may change the illuminance of the luminaire 100 to be controlled among the plurality of luminaires 100 to be twice or more or half or less than the environmental illuminance.

  According to this, the visual light flow for guiding can be effectively controlled.

  Here, the terminal device 200 may change the color temperature of the lighting fixture 100 to be controlled among the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 so as to have a difference of 500 K or more with respect to the environmental color temperature in the guidance mode. .

  According to this, the visual light flow for guiding can be effectively controlled.

  As described above, the terminal device according to Embodiment 1 is the terminal device 200 that controls the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 that illuminate the space, and includes the user interface unit 210, and the terminal device 200 has the setting mode as the operation mode. In the setting mode, at least one guidance pattern 22a including a guidance route for a person in the space is received or set via the user interface unit 210, and at least one guidance is performed in the guidance mode. According to the pattern, at least one of dimming and toning in the plurality of lighting fixtures 100 is controlled.

  According to this, a person's guidance pattern can be easily changed according to a situation by setting operation or change operation of a guidance pattern.

  Although the lighting control system and the terminal device according to the present invention have been described based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. Without departing from the gist of the present invention, various modifications conceived by those skilled in the art have been made in the present embodiment, and other forms constructed by arbitrarily combining some components in the embodiments and modifications are also possible. Are included within the scope of the present invention.

21b Floor map 21d Arrangement data 22a Guidance pattern 22b Guidance pattern 22n Guidance pattern 22z Evacuation pattern 23d Guidance data 23s Guidance schedule 100 Lighting equipment 200 Terminal device 210 User interface part

Claims (7)

Multiple lighting fixtures that illuminate the space;
A terminal device having a user interface unit,
The terminal device has a setting mode and a guidance mode as operation modes,
In the setting mode, the terminal device receives a setting operation or a change operation of at least one guidance pattern including a guidance route for a person in the space via the user interface unit,
In the guidance mode, the terminal device controls at least one of dimming and toning in the plurality of lighting fixtures according to the at least one guidance pattern ,
The setting mode includes an arrangement setting mode and a guidance setting mode,
In the arrangement setting mode, the terminal device accepts an operation for setting arrangement data indicating the arrangement of the plurality of lighting fixtures in the space via the user interface unit,
In the guidance setting mode, the terminal device displays a layout diagram of the plurality of lighting fixtures on the user interface unit according to the layout data, and performs the setting operation of the at least one guidance pattern on the user interface unit. Accepted via a lighting control system. The arrangement data includes a floor map indicating an arrangement of an object that restricts movement of a person in the space,
2. The lighting control system according to claim 1 , wherein in the guidance setting mode, the terminal device superimposes the floor map on the layout according to the layout data and displays the floor map on the user interface unit. In the setting mode, the terminal device accepts a setting instruction for creating a schedule combining a plurality of the guidance patterns via the user interface unit,
3. The lighting control system according to claim 1, wherein in the guidance mode, the terminal device selects one of the plurality of guidance patterns according to the schedule. The at least one guidance pattern includes a guidance pattern for normal times and an evacuation pattern for disasters,
In the guidance mode, the terminal device makes a change in at least one of dimming and toning in the evacuation pattern larger than a change in at least one of dimming and toning in the normal guidance pattern. The lighting control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the lighting control system is controlled. The terminal device, in the induction mode, the illuminance of the lighting apparatus of the control target of the plurality of lighting fixtures, claim 1-4 for changing to less than one or more double or half the environmental illuminance The lighting control system according to item 1. The terminal device, in the induction mode, the color temperature of the lighting fixture of the control target of the plurality of lighting fixtures, according to claim 1 to 5 for changing to be a difference of more than 500K against environmental color temperature The lighting control system according to any one of the above. A terminal device for controlling a plurality of lighting fixtures that illuminate a space,
With a user interface,
The terminal device has a setting mode and a guidance mode as operation modes,
In the setting mode, an operation for setting or changing at least one guidance pattern including a guidance route for a person in the space is received via the user interface unit,
Controlling at least one of dimming and toning in the plurality of lighting fixtures according to the at least one guidance pattern in the guidance mode ;
The setting mode includes an arrangement setting mode and a guidance setting mode,
In the arrangement setting mode, the terminal device accepts an operation for setting arrangement data indicating the arrangement of the plurality of lighting fixtures in the space via the user interface unit,
In the guidance setting mode, the terminal device displays a layout diagram of the plurality of lighting fixtures on the user interface unit according to the layout data, and performs the setting operation of the at least one guidance pattern on the user interface unit. through and accept <br/> terminal.

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