JP6751605B2 - Lighting control system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a lighting control system, and more particularly to a technique for flexibly adjusting the lighting effect in a room according to music played from a karaoke machine or the like.

At the concert, by controlling the lighting equipment installed at the venue and the light emission state (color, brightness, blinking, etc.) of the penlights held by the audience according to the music, the production that enhances the sense of unity and presence of the venue. Has been done and has been very successful.
PIKABON Internet URL: http://pikabon.com/ Search date: June 7, 2016

By the way, by using the karaoke equipment, even ordinary people can sing enthusiastically with the same accompaniment as the concert, but by reproducing the same production as the concert, the lighting can be reproduced. There was a request to experience the same sense of presence. If this can be achieved, it can contribute to the revitalization of the karaoke business.

However, at present, there is only a uniform lighting effect, such as adjusting the brightness of the room or using a mirror ball.
Of course, it is not impossible to bring some of the lighting equipment used in a concert hall into a karaoke store, but it is difficult for an amateur to freely control various types of lighting according to the music.
In other words, at concerts, lighting professionals use special equipment to finely adjust the RGB and blinking speed of various types of lighting to produce a highly complete lighting effect that is synchronized with music.
Therefore, it can be said that it is difficult for general karaoke users to easily use and enjoy the equipment just because the same equipment as the concert hall is introduced.

The present invention has been devised in order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the past, and provides a technique for allowing general users to easily enjoy full-scale lighting production similar to a concert hall in a karaoke shop or the like. I am aiming.

In order to achieve the above object, the lighting control system according to claim 1 includes a control pad arranged in a karaoke room, a master device connected to the control pad via wireless communication, and the master device. It is provided with a plurality of lighting devices connected via wireless communication, each lighting device is provided with an LED element, the control pad is provided with lighting control data, and the lighting control data is the light emission of the target lighting device and the LED element. It consists of a combination of a plurality of control units that specify a color, a lighting method, and an application time. Based on the lighting control data, the control pad emits color and lighting of an LED element for a lighting device required at a required timing. A control signal defining a method and an application time is transmitted via the master device, and the lighting device is characterized in that the light emitting state of the LED element is switched according to the control signal.

The lighting control system according to claim 2 is the system according to claim 1, and each of the above lighting devices is further grouped into a plurality of groups. In the above lighting control data, the target lighting device Is specified for each group, and when transmitting the control signal, the master device refers to the mapping table in which the correspondence between each lighting device and the group to which the lighting device belongs is defined, and is specified in the lighting control data. It is characterized in that the above control signal is transmitted to each lighting device after identifying the lighting devices belonging to the group.

The lighting control system according to claim 3 is the system according to claim 1 or 2, and further, the control pad, the master device, and the plurality of lighting devices are arranged in a plurality of adjacent karaoke rooms, respectively. Each karaoke room is assigned a unique channel with a different radio frequency band, and the control pads, master devices, and lighting devices arranged in the same karaoke room are connected through the same channel. It is characterized by being done.

The lighting control system according to claim 4 is the system according to claim 1 or 2, and further, the control pad, the master device, and the plurality of lighting devices are arranged in a plurality of adjacent karaoke rooms, respectively. Each lighting device has a function of connecting to a radio wave from a master device having the strongest radio wave strength when receiving a radio wave from a plurality of master devices, and the above master device has a plurality of control pads. It is characterized by having a function of connecting to the radio wave from the master device having the strongest radio wave strength when receiving the radio wave from.

The lighting control system according to claim 5 is the system according to claims 1 to 4, and further, an operation screen for lighting control is displayed on the display of the control pad, and the target lighting is displayed on the operation screen. When the device, light emission color, and lighting method are specified, an interrupt control signal is transmitted from the control pad to the master device, and the master device that receives this transmits this interrupt control signal to the target lighting device. The lighting device that receives this is characterized in that the light emitting state of the LED element is switched according to this control signal.

The lighting control system according to claim 6 is the system according to claims 1 to 5, further, the control pad is connected to a central server via a communication network, and the central server has a plurality of lights. It is characterized by having a storage device that stores control data and a function that transmits the corresponding lighting control data when a request for specific lighting control data is transmitted from the control pad.

The lighting control system according to claim 7 is the system according to claim 6, further, the central server is connected to a client terminal of a user, and a request for creating lighting control data is transmitted from this client terminal. In this case, when the function to send the lighting control data edit screen to the client terminal and the lighting control data specifying the target lighting device, emission color, lighting method, and application time are transmitted from the client terminal, these are the user IDs. It is characterized by having a function of storing in the above-mentioned storage device in association with.

In the case of the lighting control system according to claim 1, a control signal is wirelessly transmitted from the control pad to each lighting device via the master device based on the lighting control data, and the light emitting state (emission color, blinking) of each lighting device is accordingly. Etc.) are automatically controlled, so even general users who do not have specialized knowledge about lighting can easily enjoy the lighting production of a concert.

In the case of the lighting control system according to claim 2, the lighting devices are divided into a plurality of groups, and different light emitting states can be assigned to each group, so that a variety of lighting effects with a certain sense of unity can be produced. Has the advantage of being easily possible.

In the case of the lighting control system according to claims 3 and 4, even when this system is introduced in a plurality of adjacent karaoke rooms, radio wave interference between them can be effectively avoided.

In the case of the lighting control system according to claim 5, the user operates the control pad and appropriately sends an interrupt control signal to each lighting device via the master device to add a unique arrangement to the automatic lighting effect. It becomes possible.

In the case of the lighting control system according to claim 6, since the lighting control data stored in the central server is supplied to the control pad, an extremely large number of lighting control data can be reproduced in the karaoke room.

In the case of the lighting control system according to claim 7, by opening the way for general users to create lighting control data, more diverse lighting control data can be accumulated in the central server, and a service using this system can be used. It can be expected that the spread of the system will be accelerated.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lighting control system 10 according to the present invention includes a karaoke device 14 installed in a plurality of karaoke rooms 12, a monitor 16, a master device 18, a plurality of fixed lighting devices 20, and a plurality of fixed lighting devices 20. It is equipped with a plurality of portable lighting devices 22 (22a, 22b) and a control pad 24.

As shown in FIG. 2, the master device 18 includes at least a control unit 31 and a wireless module 32 such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or Wi-Fi (registered trademark).
The control unit 31 is composed of a CPU, and exhibits various functions described later by operating according to the OS and the dedicated application program stored in the storage device of the master device 18.

The above-mentioned fixed lighting device 20 is installed on the wall surface, ceiling, floor surface, etc. of the karaoke room 12, and includes a light emitting unit 34, a control unit 36 including a driver IC, Bluetooth (registered trademark), and Wi-Fi. It is equipped with at least a wireless module 38 such as (registered trademark).
The light emitting unit 34 is provided with a plurality of LED elements compatible with full color, and is designed so that the light emitting state such as emission color, brightness, lighting / extinguishing, and blinking changes according to a command from the control unit 36. There is.

An individual identification code and one or more group codes are assigned to each fixed lighting device 20.
Examples of this group code include a wall surface group (first wall surface group, second wall surface group ...), a ceiling group (first ceiling group, second ceiling group ...), and a floor surface group (first floor). Surface group, second floor group ...), etc. are applicable.
The shape and size of each fixed lighting device 20 are not particularly limited.

The above-mentioned portable lighting device 22 is worn or possessed by a user, and includes a light emitting unit 40, a control unit 42 including a driver IC, Bluetooth (registered trademark), and Wi-Fi (registered trademark). ) Etc., at least equipped with a wireless module 44.
The light emitting unit 40 is provided with a plurality of full-color LED elements, and is designed so that the light emitting state such as light emitting color, brightness, lighting / extinguishing, and blinking changes according to a command from the control unit 42. There is.

The shape and size of each portable lighting device 22 are not particularly limited.
That is, in FIG. 1, a penlight type portable lighting device 22a that is held by hand and a wristband type portable lighting device 22b that is worn on the wrist are illustrated, but a tambourine type or maraca type portable lighting device is illustrated. The device 22 can also be adopted.

Further, each portable lighting device 22 is assigned an individual identification code and one or more group codes.
As this group code, for example, a penlight group (first penlight group, second penlight group ...), a wristband group (first wristband group, second wristband group ...), etc. correspond. To do.

The control pad 24 includes at least a touch panel display 46, a control unit 48, and a wireless module 50 such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or Wi-Fi (registered trademark).
The control unit 48 consists of a CPU, and operates according to the OS such as Android (registered trademark), iOS (registered trademark), and Windows (registered trademark) and the dedicated application program stored in the storage device of the control pad 24. Demonstrate various functions described later.

The control unit 36 of each fixed lighting device 20 and the control unit 42 of the portable lighting device 22 are the control unit 31 of the master device 18 arranged in the same karaoke room 12, and the wireless modules 38, 44, respectively. Connected via 32.

The control unit 48 of the control pad 24 is also connected to the control unit 31 of the master device 18 arranged in the same karaoke room 12 via the wireless modules 50 and 32, respectively.
Further, the control unit 48 of the control pad 24 is also connected to the karaoke device 14 arranged in the same karaoke room 12 via its own wireless module 50 and the wireless module (not shown) of the karaoke device 14.

The control unit 31 of the master device 18 transfers the control signal transmitted from the control pad 24 to each fixed lighting device 20 and the portable lighting device 22, and the respective control units 36 and 42 are based on this control signal. Controls the light emitting state of the light emitting units 34 and 40 (details will be described later).

Further, when the control unit 31 of the master device 18 receives the interrupt control signal from the control pad 24 operated by the user, the control unit 31 transfers the interrupt control signal to each of the fixed lighting device 20 and the portable lighting device 22. The respective control units 36 and 42 control the light emitting state of the light emitting units 34 and 40 based on the interrupt control signal (details will be described later).

The control pad 24 is connected to an external central server 26 via a communication network such as the Internet.
The central server 26 includes a storage device 28 that stores a large number of lighting control data associated with the music.
The central server 26 is also connected to a client terminal 30 such as a personal computer operated by the user via the Internet.

Hereinafter, an example of the processing procedure in the system 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, when the ID of the music selected by the user is input from the karaoke device 14 to the control pad 24 via wireless communication (S10), the control unit 48 of the control pad 24 transmits the music ID to the central server 26. , Acquire the corresponding lighting control data 52 (S12).

Subsequently, when a performance start signal is input from the karaoke device 14 (S14), the control unit 48 of the control pad 24 sends a control signal to each of the fixed lighting device 20 and the portable lighting device 22 via the master device 18. Is started (S16).

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of lighting control data, and a light emitting color, a light emitting method (blinking condition), and a time width are defined for each identification code of each lighting device.
For example, it is stipulated that a lighting device having an identification code of "ID: 01" emits light for a certain period of time (for example, 3 seconds) from the beginning with "emission color: yellow" and "emission method: lighting".
On the other hand, it is stipulated that the lighting device whose identification code is "ID: 02" emits light in the same time zone with "emission color: yellow" and "emission method: flash (fast blinking)".
It is stipulated that a lighting device having an identification code of "ID: n" emits light in the same time zone with "emission color: yellow" and "emission method: fade (gradual darkening)".

When each lighting device receives the first control signal based on the lighting control data, the corresponding control signal is output from each control unit to the light emitting unit, and light emission as specified is realized.

Further, in the next time zone (3 seconds after the start of the performance), another control signal is transmitted from the control pad 24 to each lighting device via the master device 18.
That is, for a lighting device having an identification code of "ID: 01", a control signal is specified to emit light for a certain period of time (for example, 2.5 seconds) with "emission color: red" and "emission method: blinking". Is sent.
On the other hand, it is stipulated that a lighting device having an identification code of "ID: 02" emits light for a certain period of time (for example, 2.5 seconds) with "emission color: red" and "emission method: lighting". A control signal is transmitted.
For a lighting device whose identification code is "ID: n", a control signal is transmitted that specifies that the lighting device emits light for a certain period of time (for example, 2.5 seconds) with "emission color: red" and "emission method: fade". ..
When each lighting device receives this control signal, the control signal corresponding to the light emitting unit is output from each control unit, and the state transitions to the specified light emitting state.

After that, similarly, when a predetermined timing arrives, a control signal corresponding to the next control unit is transmitted from the control pad 24 via the master device 18 to each lighting device, and each light emitting state is switched.

In the above, the types of emission colors are simplified as "yellow" and "red", and the emission method is also simplified as "lighting", "flash", and "fade". In reality, the RGBS code specifies the hue, saturation, brightness, and blinking speed, so a more diverse and delicate light emission state is realized.
That is, "R" of the RGBS code means red, "G" means green, and "B" means blue, and the intensities are specified in the range of "0 to 255", respectively. Further, "S" represents the blinking speed, and the light emitting method is specified in the range of "0 (lighting) to 255 (fast blinking / flash)".

In the case of "fade", it is realized by gradually lowering each RGB value from the original color value at regular intervals (fade out).
Contrary to the above, it is naturally possible to apply an effect (fade-in) in which each RGB value is gradually increased from 0 at regular intervals.

In the above, the lighting control data in which the light emitting state is defined for each lighting device is illustrated, but the lighting device group unit (for example, fixed lighting device group, wall surface group, ceiling surface group, portable lighting device group) , Penlight group, wristband group), and lighting control data in which the light emission state is defined can also be used.
In this case, the master device 18 refers to the mapping table between each group and the luminaire, identifies the individual luminaires belonging to each specified group, and then transmits the necessary control signal to each luminaire. ..

The above lighting control data was created in advance by a lighting expert to match the tone of the song, or it imitated the lighting effect shown at the concert, so the user can automatically control it as it is. If you entrust it, you can get a certain level of satisfaction.
However, the user can also add an arrangement at an arbitrary timing to the automatic control by the lighting control data by operating the control pad 24.

FIG. 5 shows the DJ mode screen 60 displayed on the display 46 of the control pad 24, in which the “lit” area 61, the “colorful” area 62, the “blinking” area 63, the “flash” area 64, and the “fade” are shown. It has an area 65 and a target specific area 66.
Further, a plurality of color selection buttons 67 are arranged in the "lighting" area 61, the "blinking" area 63, the "flash" area 64, and the "fade" area 65.
Further, in the "colorful" area 62, a lighting button 68, a blinking button 69, a flash button 70, and a fade button 71 are arranged.
A penlight type portable lighting device is selected for the target specific area 66.

Here, when the user touches any color button displayed in any of the "lighting" area 61, the "blinking" area 63, the "flash" area 64, and the "fade" area 65, the control pad 24 to the master device 18 The interrupt control signal is transmitted to.
For example, when the user touches the red star-shaped color selection button 67 in the "blinking" area 63, a control signal instructing the user to blink red is transmitted to the master device 18.

Upon receiving this, the master device 18 (S18) transmits a control signal instructing the flashing in red to each penlight type portable lighting device 22a (S20).
As a result, each penlight type portable lighting device 22a starts blinking red all at once. Then, when the user removes the finger from the "red star" in the "blinking" area, the above interruption is released, and each penlight type portable lighting device 22a is returned to the original light emitting state according to the lighting control data. ..
By continuously or intermittently touching the color selection button 67 in each area, the user can make his / her own arrangement for the automatic control of lighting and express his / her individuality.

The user can switch the target to be arranged by selecting another lighting device, for example, a wristband type portable lighting device in the target specific area 66.

By the way, the "colorful" area 62 is an area in which the colors are selected to be different for each group.
For example, when the user touches the lighting button 68, the colors of each group can be switched while maintaining the lighting state, such as "Group1: Red / Group2: Orange / Group3: Yellow / Group4: Yellow-green ...".
Also, when the user touches the blinking button 69, the color of each group is switched while maintaining the blinking state.
The above-mentioned lighting effect pattern is just an example, and there is no limitation on the combination of colors and lighting methods.

When the performance end signal is input from the karaoke device 14 (S22), the transmission of the control signal from the control pad 24 to the master device 18 is stopped, and as a result, the transmission of the control signal from the master device 18 to each lighting device is also stopped. (S24).

In the above, an example is shown in which various lighting devices are automatically controlled based on the lighting control data prepared for each karaoke song, but the user can obtain a desired lighting effect separately from the individual songs. It can also be realized.
That is, when the user selects "theme mode" from the menu displayed on the display 46 of the control pad 24, the theme selection buttons 75 such as "cherry blossom", "rain mode", and "fireworks" are displayed as shown in FIG. Multiple theme mode screens 76 are displayed on the display 46.

When the user touches the "Sakura" theme selection button 75 here, the control pad 24 acquires the lighting control data for the "Sakura" theme from the central server 26, and each of them in the karaoke room 12 via the master device 18. Send the corresponding control signal to the luminaire.
As a result, a pink-based lighting effect that matches the image of cherry blossoms is realized.
Also at this time, changes such as blinking, flashing, and color change are added at predetermined timings so as not to fall into monotony.

Further, when the user selects "auto mode" from the menu displayed on the display 46 of the control pad 24, "ballade 1", "POP1", "dance 1", "lock 1", etc., as shown in FIG. The auto mode screen 79 in which a plurality of genre selection buttons 78 are arranged is displayed on the display 46.

Here, when the user touches the genre selection button 78 of "Lock 1", the control signal for "Lock 1" programmed in the application of the control pad 24 is transmitted to each lighting device in the karaoke room 12 via the master device 18. Will be sent to.
As a result, a relatively intense lighting effect using a lot of flash, which is suitable for rock, is realized.

The user can also access the central server 26 from the client terminal 30 at home and generate unique lighting control data for a specific song.
That is, when the user selects "Create lighting control data" from the menu of the central server 26, a music selection screen in which the titles of the music are listed is displayed, and when a specific music is selected from the screen, the lighting shown in FIG. The control data edit screen 80 is displayed on the display of the client terminal 30.

On the edit screen 80, musical notes and lyrics indicating the progress of the music are displayed, and the user specifies the light emission state of the lighting for each group of lighting devices such as a room (ceiling surface) and a penlight.
Specifically, an arbitrary block 83 is dragged from a large number of lighting control blocks 83 prepared in the pallet 82, and is arranged at an arbitrary place (time zone) of an arbitrary group.
Since each block 83 expresses a color and a lighting method (lighting, blinking, etc.), the user can intuitively perform editing work.
The user can adjust the width (= time width) by placing the mouse cursor 84 at the end of each block 83 and dragging it left or right.
This one block 83 represents one control unit.

When the user who has completed editing one song clicks the registration button 85, the lighting control data created by the user is stored in the storage device 28 of the central server in association with the user ID and the song ID.
This lighting control data is transmitted from the central server 26 to the control pad 24 by designating the user ID and the music ID on the control pad 24 when the user visits the karaoke shop, and various types in the karaoke room 12 Reproduced by the lighting device.

In the above, an example of creating lighting control data corresponding to a specific musical piece is shown, but the user can also create lighting control data having no correspondence relationship with the musical piece.
In this case, the created lighting control data is stored in the storage device 28 in association with the user ID and the theme name entered by the user on the edit screen.

If the user chooses to publish the lighting control data edited by the user, it can be used by other users.
At that time, by preparing a Web page on which comments and evaluations from other users can be posted / viewed, it can be expected that the editing / publication of lighting control data by the user will be activated.

As described above, the master device 18 arranged in the karaoke room 12, each lighting device, and the control pad 24 are connected by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or Wi-Fi (registered trademark). Therefore, it is desirable to prepare a mechanism to prevent interference with devices in other adjacent karaoke rooms 12.

As one of the countermeasures, for example, a different channel (frequency band) is assigned to each karaoke room 12, and each device in the same karaoke room 12 communicates on the same channel.
In addition, as another measure, it corresponds to providing each device with a function of picking up the radio wave having the highest radio wave strength and ignoring the radio wave having a lower radio wave strength.

It is an overall block diagram of a lighting control system. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of each apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of this system. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of lighting control data. It is a figure which shows the DJ mode screen. It is a figure which shows the theme mode screen. It is a figure which shows the auto mode screen. It is a figure which shows the edit screen of a lighting control data.

10 Lighting control system
12 Karaoke room
14 Karaoke equipment
16 monitor
18 Master device
20 Fixed lighting device
22 Portable lighting device
22a Penlight type portable lighting device
22b Wristband type portable lighting device
24 control pad
26 Central server
28 Storage device
30 Client terminal
31 Control unit
32 wireless module
34 Light emitting part of fixed lighting device
36 Control unit of fixed lighting device
38 Fixed luminaire wireless module
40 Light emitting part of portable lighting device
42 Control unit of portable lighting device
44 Wireless module for portable lighting equipment
46 Touch panel display
48 Control pad control unit
50 Control pad wireless module
52 Lighting control data
60 DJ mode screen
61 "Lighting" area
62 "Colorful" area
63 "Flashing" area
64 "Flash" area
65 "Fade" area
66 Target specific area
67 Color selection button
68 Light button
69 Flashing button
70 flash button
71 Fade button
75 theme selection button
76 Theme mode screen
78 Genre selection button
79 Auto mode screen
80 Edit screen
82 pallet
83 Lighting control block
84 Mouse cursor
85 Registration button

Claims (7)

It is provided with a control pad arranged in a karaoke room, a master device connected to the control pad via wireless communication, and a plurality of lighting devices connected to the master device via wireless communication.
Each luminaire is equipped with an LED element
The above control pad has lighting control data
This lighting control data consists of a combination of a plurality of control units that specify the target lighting device, the emission color of the LED element, the lighting method, and the application time.
Based on the lighting control data, the control pad transmits a control signal that defines the emission color of the LED element, the lighting method, and the application time to the lighting device required at the required timing via the master device. ,
The lighting device is a lighting control system characterized in that the light emitting state of an LED element is switched according to this control signal. Each of the above lighting devices is grouped into multiple groups.
In the above lighting control data, the target lighting device is defined for each group.
When transmitting the control signal, the master device refers to a mapping table in which the correspondence between each lighting device and the group to which the lighting device belongs is defined, and identifies a lighting device belonging to the group specified in the lighting control data. The lighting control system according to claim 1, wherein the control signal is transmitted to each lighting device. The control pad, the master device, and the plurality of lighting devices are arranged in each of the plurality of adjacent karaoke rooms.
Each karaoke room is assigned a unique channel with a different radio frequency band.
The lighting control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control pad, the master device, and each lighting device arranged in the same karaoke room are connected through the same channel. The control pad, the master device, and the plurality of lighting devices are arranged in each of the plurality of adjacent karaoke rooms.
Each lighting device has a function to connect to the radio wave from the master device with the strongest radio wave strength when receiving the radio wave from multiple master devices.
The illumination according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the master device has a function of connecting to a radio wave from a master device having the strongest radio wave strength when receiving radio waves from a plurality of control pads. Control system. The operation screen for lighting control is displayed on the display of the above control pad.
When the target lighting device, emission color, and lighting method are specified on this operation screen, an interrupt control signal is transmitted from the control pad to the master device.
Upon receiving this, the master device transmits this interrupt control signal to the target lighting device,
The lighting control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lighting device that receives this switches the light emitting state of the LED element according to the control signal. The above control pad is connected to the central server via a communication network.
This central server has a storage device that stores multiple lighting control data and
The lighting control system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a function of transmitting corresponding lighting control data when a request for specific lighting control data is transmitted from the control pad. The above central server is connected to the user's client terminal and
When a request for creating lighting control data is sent from this client terminal, a function to send the lighting control data editing screen to the client terminal and
When lighting control data that defines the target lighting device, emission color, lighting method, and application time is transmitted from the client terminal, it is characterized by having a function of associating these with a user ID and storing them in the above storage device. The lighting control system according to claim 6.

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