JP7033721B2 - Terminals, lighting fixtures, information terminals, pairing methods and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to terminals, luminaires, information terminals, pairing methods and programs.

Conventionally, a lighting system including a lighting fixture and a brightness sensor (terminal) for detecting the brightness of the lighting fixture has been disclosed (for example, Patent Document 1). According to such a lighting system, the lighting fixture can be automatically dimmed and controlled according to the brightness detected by the terminal, and the floor or the like on which the lighting fixture is provided can be set to a desired brightness. ..

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-149215

In order to simplify the construction of the lighting system and reduce the cost, the connection between the terminal and the lighting equipment is changing from a wired connection to a wireless connection. At this time, in order for the terminal to wirelessly control the dimming of the desired lighting equipment, pairing of the terminal and the desired lighting equipment is required. For example, depending on the scale of the floor, it may be necessary to pair several hundred lighting fixtures with a terminal, and facilitation of pairing is desired.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a terminal or the like capable of easily performing pairing.

The terminal according to one aspect of the present invention is a terminal, which includes a first communication unit that communicates with an information terminal and one or more lighting fixtures, and the first communication unit is one or more lights in a power-on state. Receives the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures from each of the fixtures, transmits the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures to the information terminal, and each of the one or more lighting fixtures. Among the address information, the information for pairing the luminaire having the address information selected in the information terminal with the luminaire is configured to be transmitted to the luminaire.

The lighting appliance according to one aspect of the present invention is a lighting appliance, which includes a second communication unit that communicates with a terminal, and the second communication unit self-uses when receiving a request for address information from the terminal. The address information of the above is transmitted to the terminal, and the information terminal has the own address information selected by the information terminal among the address information of one or more lighting fixtures received from the terminal. When information for pairing the lighting device and the terminal device is received from the terminal device, the pairing with the terminal device is executed.

The information terminal according to one aspect of the present invention includes a third communication unit that communicates with the terminal, and the third communication unit receives the address information of each of one or more lighting fixtures in the power-on state from the terminal. Then, among the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures, the information for pairing the lighting fixture having the selected address information and the terminal is configured to be transmitted to the terminal. ..

In the pairing method according to one aspect of the present invention, at least one of the step of receiving the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures in the power-on state from the terminal and the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures. It includes a step of accepting the selection of one address information and a step of transmitting information for pairing the lighting fixture having the address information for which the selection is accepted and the terminal to the terminal.

The program according to one aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the above pairing method.

According to the terminal or the like according to one aspect of the present invention, pairing can be easily performed.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a terminal device, a lighting fixture, and an information terminal according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an overall process for pairing of a terminal and a lighting fixture in the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of collecting address information. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an information terminal operated by a user when pairing a terminal and a lighting fixture.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, all of the embodiments described below show a preferable specific example of the present invention. Therefore, the numerical values, shapes, components, arrangement and connection forms of the components, steps (processes), order of steps, etc. shown in the following embodiments are examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention. .. Therefore, among the components in the following embodiments, the components not described in the independent claims indicating the highest level concept of the present invention will be described as arbitrary components.

Further, each figure is a schematic view and is not necessarily exactly illustrated. Further, in each figure, the same components are designated by the same reference numerals.

(Embodiment)
Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

[Constitution]
First, the configuration of the equipment required for pairing the terminal and the lighting equipment will be described.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a terminal device, a lighting fixture, and an information terminal according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a device required for pairing a terminal and a lighting fixture. Note that pairing of a terminal and a luminaire means that the terminal and the luminaire exchange address information (for example, MAC (Media Access Control) address) with each other, and the pair of the terminal and the luminaire. When the ring is completed, mutual communication becomes possible.

The terminal 10 is, for example, a brightness sensor provided on the ceiling of the floor or the like and detecting the brightness around the terminal 10. The detection result of the terminal 10 is used, for example, for dimming control of a lighting fixture. For example, the terminal 10 is installed around the place where the lighting fixture is installed, and detects the brightness of the lighting fixture by detecting the illuminance of the floor surface or the like irradiated on the lighting fixture. For example, the lighting fixture is dimmed and controlled so that the brightness detected by the terminal 10 becomes a predetermined set value. Specifically, when the detected brightness is brighter than a predetermined brightness setting value, the dimming rate of the luminaire is lowered, and when it is dark, the dimming rate of the luminaire is increased. .. The predetermined brightness setting value is stored in, for example, the terminal 10, and the terminal 10 stores the detected brightness in the predetermined brightness setting value stored in the terminal 10. By collating, the dimming control of the lighting equipment is performed.

The terminal 10 includes an information terminal 30 and a first communication unit 11 that communicates with one or more lighting fixtures. In the present embodiment, one or more lighting fixtures will be described as a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n. For example, the communication in the first communication unit 11 is a communication method using radio, and the first communication unit 11 transmits a control signal related to dimming control to a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, whereby a plurality of lighting fixtures are used. Dimming control of 20a to 20n is performed. For communication between the terminal 10, the information terminal 30, and the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, for example, a specific low power radio in the 920 MHz band is used. The communicable distance of the specified low power radio covers the distance at which the brightness of the terminal 10 can be detected. In other words, the lighting fixture whose brightness is detected by the terminal 10 is installed within the communicable distance. It may be difficult for one terminal 10 to detect the brightness of all the lighting fixtures installed on the floor. For example, the terminal 10 is installed for each predetermined area on the floor. Although not shown, the terminal 10 includes, in addition to the first communication unit 11, a communication unit that communicates with the information terminal 30 by a wireless communication method different from the wireless communication method (specified low power radio). There is. The wireless communication method different from the specified low power radio is, for example, a communication method using infrared rays.

The plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n include second communication units 21a to 21n and control units 22a to 22n. In the following, each of the lighting fixtures 20a to 20n is also referred to as a lighting fixture 20, each of the second communication units 21a to 21n is also referred to as a second communication unit 21, and each of the control units 22a to 22n is also referred to as a control unit 22. .. The lighting fixture 20 is provided, for example, on the ceiling of the floor. The luminaire 20 includes a light source, and the control unit 22 controls the lighting state of the light source. The control unit 22 can switch on and off the light source and change the dimming rate (brightness). The light source is an LED light source, an organic EL, a fluorescent lamp, or the like, but is not particularly limited. For example, the lighting fixture 20 is connected to a main controller, a wall switch, or the like by wire (for example, a two-wire wire), and is connected to the wall switch by a main controller that acquires a signal based on an operation on the wall switch, via the two-wire wire. It is switched on and off. Further, the second communication unit 21 communicates with the terminal 10. For example, the specified low power radio is used for the communication in the second communication unit 21 as in the first communication unit 11. When the second communication unit 21 receives the control signal related to the dimming control from the terminal 10, the control unit 22 performs the dimming control.

The information terminal 30 is, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet, and communicates with the terminal 10. For example, the user performs pairing work by operating the operation unit (for example, a button, a touch panel, etc.) of the information terminal 30 while viewing the display content displayed on the display unit (display, etc.) of the information terminal 30. ..

The information terminal 30 is used, for example, when pairing the terminal 10 with the lighting fixture 20 desired by the user among the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n. The information terminal 30 includes a third communication unit 31 that communicates with the terminal 10. For communication between the third communication unit 31 and the terminal 10 (first communication unit 11), a specific low power radio is used as in the communication between the first communication unit 11 and the second communication unit 21. However, as the information terminal 30, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet may not have a communication function by a specific low power radio, and the information terminal 30 and the terminal 10 have a communication function by a specific low power radio. Wireless communication is possible via a repeater or the like. That is, the information terminal 30 (third communication unit 31) communicates with the terminal 10 via the repeater. The information terminal 30 and the repeater are communicably connected by, for example, BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy). Further, the information terminal 30 has a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector, and the information terminal 30 and the repeater may be communicably connected via the USB connector. Therefore, of the communication between the third communication unit 31 and the first communication unit 11, the communication method by BLE or USB is used for the communication between the third communication unit 31 and the repeater, and the repeater and the first communication unit 11 are used. A specific low power radio is used for communication with. The repeater includes a communication unit that communicates with the terminal 10 by a wireless communication method different from that of the specific low power radio. The wireless communication method different from the specified low power radio is, for example, a communication method using infrared rays. That is, the information terminal 30 can perform infrared communication with the terminal 10 via the repeater. The information terminal 30 may have a communication function by the specified low power radio and a communication function by infrared rays.

The terminal 10, the lighting fixture 20, and the information terminal 30 are devices including a processor (microprocessor), a memory, a communication circuit, a user interface, and the like, respectively. The memory is a ROM, RAM, or the like, and can store a control program executed by the processor. The first communication unit 11 is realized by a communication circuit or the like included in the terminal 10, and the processor included in the terminal 10 transmits / receives signals (information) by executing a control program stored in a memory. The second communication unit 21 is realized by a communication circuit or the like included in the lighting fixture 20, and the processor included in the lighting fixture 20 transmits / receives a signal (information) by executing a control program stored in the memory. The control unit 22 is realized by the processor or the like of the lighting equipment 20. The third communication unit 31 is realized by a communication circuit or the like included in the information terminal 30, and the processor possessed by the information terminal 30 executes a control program stored in a memory to transmit and receive signals (information).

Further, the terminal 10, the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, and the information terminal 30 each store their own address information (for example, MAC address) in their own memory.

[Pairing process]
Next, the pairing process using the information terminal 30 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an overall process for pairing of the terminal 10 and the lighting fixture 20 in the embodiment. Before performing the pairing work, the user turns on the power of the lighting fixture 20 to be paired with the terminal 10. This is because in the present invention, it is necessary for the second communication unit 21 of the lighting fixture 20 to transmit information at the time of pairing, and it is necessary to supply electric power to the second communication unit 21. Here, it is assumed that a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n are in the power-on state.

First, the information terminal 30 transmits an instruction to the terminal 10 to shift to the setting mode for pairing the terminal 10 with the lighting device 20 (step S11). Including the following, the communication between the information terminal 30 and the terminal 10 (communication by specific low power radio or communication by infrared rays) includes communication via a repeater. As described above, when the information terminal 30 does not have the function of directly communicating with the terminal 10, the information terminal 30 communicates with the terminal 10 via the repeater.

Since the information terminal 30 does not recognize the address information of the terminal 10, for example, and cannot transmit a signal to the terminal 10, the transmission of the instruction to shift to the setting mode is, for example, infrared rays having directivity. It is done by communication by such as. Information can be obtained by the user bringing the information terminal 30 (and the repeater) to, for example, below the terminal 10 to which the instruction is to be transmitted (that is, to be paired) (for example, in a range where infrared communication is possible). This is because the instruction can be transmitted to the terminal 10 even if the terminal 30 does not recognize the address information of the terminal 10. For example, when the information terminal 30 transmits the instruction to the terminal 10, the information terminal 30 also transmits its own address information to the terminal 10, and the terminal 10 returns the address information of the terminal 10 to the terminal 10. As a result, address information can be exchanged with each other, and from the next time onward, communication using, for example, a specific low power radio can be performed without using infrared communication.

For example, the instruction includes a command for causing the terminal 10 to perform a pairing-only operation without causing the terminal 10 to perform a normal operation. Further, the terminal 10 has a plurality of systems, and in order to divide the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n into a plurality of groups and perform the same lighting control in a group unit, the instruction is given among the plurality of systems. Contains commands to select the line you want to pair. For example, here, it is assumed that the A system is selected. That is, pairing is performed between the A system of the terminal 10 and the lighting fixture 20.

The terminal 10 shifts to the setting mode according to the above instruction. The terminal 10 may have an LED lamp or the like, and it may be possible to know whether or not the mode is currently set by lighting the LED lamp or the like. When the terminal 10 is in the setting mode, the first communication unit 11 transmits a request for address information to the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n (step S12). Since the terminal 10 does not recognize the address information of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n and cannot unicast the request, it broadcasts.

For example, the first communication unit 11 transmits information regarding the conditions of the luminaire for which the address information is collected to the plurality of luminaires 20a to 20n. Seen from the lighting fixture 20 side, the second communication unit 21 receives information regarding the condition of the lighting fixture 20 from which the address information is collected from the terminal 10 when receiving the request. For example, the number of a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n may be several hundred depending on the scale of the floor on which the lighting fixtures are installed. Therefore, if the respective address information is simultaneously sent from the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, collisions and the like will occur. On the other hand, according to this aspect, since only the lighting fixture 20 that meets the conditions transmits the address information to the terminal device 10, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of collisions and the like.

Further, for example, the first communication unit 11 transmits information regarding the first condition of the lighting fixture 20 from which the address information is collected to the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, and a predetermined period (first predetermined period). After the lapse of time, the information regarding the first condition is transmitted again. The first condition is, for example, information regarding the last digit of the MAC address of the luminaire 20. Here, the collection of address information will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of collecting address information. Here, the first condition is that the last digit of the MAC address of the luminaire 20 is "A". Further, it is assumed that the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n have a carrier sense function.

As shown on the left side of FIG. 3, in the terminal 10, the last digit of the MAC address is "A" as information regarding the condition of the lighting fixture 20 for which the address information is collected for the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n. Information indicating that only the lighting fixture 20 of "" is to be replied to is transmitted. Here, for example, it is assumed that the last digit of the MAC address of the luminaire 20a and 20n is "A" and the last digit of the MAC address of the luminaire 20b is "F". As shown on the right side of FIG. 3, among the lighting fixtures 20a and 20n, for example, it is determined that the lighting fixture 20a meets the first condition before the lighting fixture 20n, and its own address information is transmitted to the terminal unit 10. Suppose you reply to. Therefore, the luminaire 20n determines that the first condition is satisfied, but by carrier sensing, another luminaire 20 is using the channel assigned to the luminaire 20, and the channel is vacant. It is determined that there is no such information, and its own address information is not returned to the terminal 10. The luminaire 20n is in a waiting state for a certain period (for example, a random period for each of a plurality of luminaires 20a to 20n). Then, after the lapse of the first predetermined period, the terminal 10 transmits the information regarding the first condition again. The first predetermined period is appropriately determined according to, for example, the waiting time of each luminaire 20 set in the carrier sense. The luminaire 20n returns its own address information to the terminal 10 when there is no other luminaire 20 using the assigned channel. The lighting fixture 20 that has already returned is set not to reply.

Further, the first communication unit 11 transmits information regarding the first condition of the lighting fixture 20 from which the address information is collected to the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, and after a predetermined period (second predetermined period) has elapsed. Information about the second condition different from the first condition is transmitted. The second condition is, for example, information regarding the last digit of the MAC address of the luminaire 20. Here, the second condition is a condition that the last digit of the MAC address of the luminaire 20 is "F", which is different from the first condition. For example, if there is no reply of the address information from the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition by the time when the second predetermined period elapses, the first communication unit 11 secondly responds to the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n. Send information about the conditions of. For example, the second predetermined period is appropriately determined according to the maximum waiting time set in the carrier sense. The luminaire 20b determines that the second condition is satisfied, and returns its own address information to the terminal 10.

As described above, when the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n have a carrier-sense function, the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition includes the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition. When the other lighting fixture 20 is returning its own address information and the assigned channel is not available, the lighting fixture 20 is in a waiting state for a certain period of time. Therefore, the first communication unit 11 receives the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition, and then receives the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the other first condition after the lapse of the first predetermined period. can. That is, by gradually receiving the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition every first predetermined period, the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition while suppressing the occurrence of collisions and the like. Each address information can be collected.

Further, the first communication unit 11 can receive the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the second condition after the lapse of the second predetermined period after receiving the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition. That is, by changing the conditions and gradually receiving the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that matches various conditions, the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n is collected while suppressing the occurrence of collisions and the like. can.

Further, the second communication unit 21 may transmit its own address information to the terminal 10 based on the number of times the request is received from the terminal 10.

For example, on the premise that the terminal 10 repeatedly transmits the address request several times, the luminaire 20 self according to the content of its own address information and the number of times the request is received from the terminal 10. You may reply the address information of. Specifically, only the device having the last digit of the MAC address 1 responds to the first request from the terminal 10, and the lower one of the MAC address responds to the second request. Conditions such as replying only to the fixture having a digit of 2 are determined in advance on the lighting fixture 20 side (the condition is stored in the memory of the lighting fixture 20).

As a result, even if the condition of the lighting fixture 20 for which the address information is collected is not set in the terminal 10 or the information terminal 30, the timing at which the lighting fixture 20 returns its own address according to the number of times the request is received is set. It can be scattered and the occurrence of collisions can be suppressed. By setting the conditions of the luminaire 20 in which the address information is collected in the terminal 10 or the information terminal 30, and also setting the conditions in the luminaire 20, the luminaire 20 owns itself due to the double condition. The timing of returning the address can be further dispersed, and the occurrence of collisions and the like can be effectively suppressed.

Further, the control unit 22 of the lighting fixture 20 controls the light source to a predetermined lighting state when the second communication unit 21 receives the above request. The predetermined lighting state is not particularly limited, but is, for example, a lighting or blinking state.

As a result, the user can recognize the luminaire 20 that has received the above request. For example, depending on the radio wave condition on the floor, even if the above request can be received, the reply of the own address information may not reach the terminal 10. Therefore, as will be described later, the number of lighting fixtures 20 that are lit or blinking on the floor when the user confirms the address information of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collected by the terminal device 10 on the information terminal 30. When the number of address information displayed on the information terminal 30 is different, the user can recognize that there is a lighting fixture 20 that can receive the request but fails to reply to the request.

Next, the first communication unit 11 receives the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n from each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n in the power-on state (step S13). Specifically, the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that matches the condition of the lighting fixture 20 from which the address information of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n is collected is received. Seen from the lighting fixture 20 side, the second communication unit 21 transmits its own address information to the terminal 10. Specifically, when the luminaire 20 meets the conditions of the luminaire 20 for which the address information is collected, the luminaire 20 transmits its own address information to the terminal 10.

Next, the first communication unit 11 transmits the address information of each of the collected lighting fixtures 20a to 20n to the information terminal 30 (step S14). Seen from the information terminal 30, the third communication unit 31 receives the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n in the power-on state from the terminal 10.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an information terminal 30 operated by a user when pairing a terminal 10 and a lighting fixture 20.

As shown in FIG. 4, the information terminal 30 has, for example, the system of the terminal 10 currently being paired, the address information (MAC address) of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, and each address information. A position confirmation button for confirming which lighting fixture 20 address information is displayed, and a registration button for selecting a lighting fixture to be paired with the terminal 10 (system A) are displayed.

First, the user has each address information on the information terminal 30 in order to recognize which lighting fixture 20 actually installed on the floor corresponds to the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n. Operate the position confirmation button corresponding to. For example, when the position confirmation button is operated, the lighting fixture 20 having the address information corresponding to the position confirmation button is set to blink. By operating the position confirmation button, the information terminal 30 designates the address information corresponding to the position confirmation button as the address information to which the control signal is transmitted (step S15). Then, the information terminal 30 transmits a control signal specifying the address information to the terminal 10, and when the terminal 10 (first communication unit 11) receives the control signal, the information terminal 10 transmits the designated address information. The control signal is transmitted to the lighting fixture 20 (step S16). For example, here, it is assumed that the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n is specified. In step S16, before the first communication unit 11 transmits information for pairing the lighting fixture 20 having the address information selected in the information terminal 30 and the terminal 10 to the lighting fixture 20, the lighting fixture 20 It is the timing when the control signal with the specified address information is received.

The control signal for which the address information is specified is a signal for lighting control of the lighting fixture 20 having the address information, and is, for example, a signal for making the lighting fixture 20 blink. When the second communication unit 21 receives a control signal designated with its own address information, the control unit 22 of the lighting fixture 20 controls the lighting state of the light source based on the control signal (for example, a blinking state). For example, since the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n is specified, each time the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n is specified, a plurality of lightings actually installed are specified. The instruments 20a to 20n are in a blinking state for a predetermined time (several seconds), for example. Step S16 is the timing before the second communication unit 21 performs pairing with the terminal 10.

For example, the user corresponds to the specified address information by designating one from each of the address information of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collected by the terminal 10 and transmitted to the information terminal 30. The lighting fixture 20 can be made to blink or the like. That is, the user can recognize which lighting fixture 20 actually installed on the floor corresponds to the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, and recognizes the installed position. The luminaire 20 and the terminal 10 can be paired as described later. It should be noted that the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n may not be specified one by one, and may be specified collectively, for example, in this case, the address information specified collectively corresponds to the address information. The lighting fixtures 20 may be in a blinking state all at once.

Next, the user operates the registration button corresponding to the address information of the lighting fixture 20 to be paired with the A system of the terminal 10 on the information terminal 30. When the registration button is operated, the information terminal 30 selects the address information corresponding to the registration button as the address information of the lighting fixture 20 to be paired with the A system of the terminal 10 (step S17). For example, it is assumed that the user operates a registration button corresponding to the address information of the lighting fixtures 20a and 20n on the information terminal 30, and the information terminal 30 selects the address information of the lighting fixtures 20a and 20n.

The information terminal 30 (third communication unit 31) pairs the lighting fixtures 20 (20a and 20n) having the selected address information from the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n with the terminal device 10. Information for this is transmitted to the terminal 10 (step S18).

The terminal 10 (first communication unit 11) pairs the lighting fixture 20 having the address information selected in the information terminal 30 from the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n with the terminal device 10. Information is transmitted to the lighting fixtures 20 (20a and 20n) (step S19). For example, the terminal 10 transmits its own address information to the luminaire 20 as information for pairing. Seen from the lighting fixture 20 side, the second communication unit 21 has its own address selected by the information terminal 30 among the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n received by the information terminal 30 from the terminal 10. When the information for pairing the lighting fixture 20 having the information and the terminal 10 is received from the terminal 10, the pairing with the terminal 10 is executed.

The luminaire 20 executes pairing with the terminal 10 by storing the address information of the terminal 10 in the memory. As a result, the terminal 10 and the luminaire 20 exchange address information with each other, and the pairing between the terminal 10 and the luminaire 20 is completed. The luminaire 20 that stores the address information of the terminal 10 transmits a signal to the terminal 10 that pairing is completed.

Then, when the pairing of the lighting fixture 20 having the address information selected in the information terminal 30 and the terminal 10 is completed, the terminal 10 (first communication unit 11) is connected to the lighting fixture 20 for which the pairing is completed. A control signal is transmitted to the control signal. The control signal is, for example, a signal for lighting or blinking the lighting fixture 20. The control unit 22 of the luminaire 20 controls the light source of the luminaire 20 to a predetermined lighting state (for example, lighting or blinking state) when the second communication unit 21 completes pairing with the terminal 10. As a result, the user can recognize that the pairing between the luminaire 20 and the terminal 10 is completed. When the pairing with the terminal 10 is completed, the lighting fixture 20 does not have to transmit a signal to the effect that the pairing is completed, that is, the control signal is transmitted from the terminal 10. The light source of the luminaire 20 may be controlled to a predetermined lighting state without receiving the signal.

By the process from step S11 to step S19 above, the pairing of the A system of the terminal 10 with the desired lighting fixtures 20a and 20n is completed. When pairing another luminaire 20 with another system of the terminal 10, the processes in steps S11 to S19 are performed for the other system. As a result, pairing with the lighting fixture 20 can be performed for each system of the terminal device 10. That is, a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n can be grouped, and control for each group is possible. Then, after the pairing work is completed, the user cancels the setting mode of the terminal 10, so that the terminal 10 operates normally (that is, the lighting equipment to be paired according to the detected ambient brightness. The operation of dimming control of 20) is performed.

[Effects, etc.]
As described above, the terminal 10 according to the present embodiment includes an information terminal 30 and a first communication unit 11 that communicates with one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n. The first communication unit 11 receives the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n from each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n in the power-on state, and one or more lights for the information terminal 30. The lighting fixture 20 and the terminal 10 having the address information selected by the information terminal 30 among the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n by transmitting the address information of the fixtures 20a to 20n are paired. It is configured to transmit information for ringing to the luminaire 20.

According to this, the terminal 10 collects the respective address information from one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n and transmits them to the information terminal 30. For example, the user selects a lighting fixture 20 (address information) that is a candidate for pairing with the terminal 10 from the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collected in the information terminal 30. can do. Then, the terminal 10 executes pairing with the lighting fixture 20 having the selected address information. That is, the user simply selects the address information of the lighting fixture 20 to be paired with the terminal 10 from the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collectively collected in the information terminal 30. After that, the terminal 10 and the desired lighting fixture 20 selected by the user are automatically paired. As described above, according to the present invention, pairing can be easily performed.

Further, the first communication unit 11 transmits information regarding the conditions of the lighting fixture 20 from which the address information is collected to one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, so that the first communication unit 11 is among the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n. You may receive the address information of the luminaire 20 that meets the said condition.

For example, one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n may be several hundred units depending on the scale of the floor on which they are installed. Therefore, if the respective address information is simultaneously sent from one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, collision or the like will occur. On the other hand, according to this aspect, since only the lighting fixture 20 that meets the conditions transmits the address information to the terminal device 10, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of collisions and the like.

Further, the first communication unit 11 transmits information regarding the first condition of the lighting fixture 20 from which the address information is collected to one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, and after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the first condition and the first condition. Information about a different second condition may be transmitted.

According to this, the first communication unit 11 receives the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition, and then receives the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the second condition after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. can. That is, by changing the conditions and gradually receiving the address information of the lighting fixtures 20 that meet various conditions, the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n can be obtained while suppressing the occurrence of collisions and the like. Can be collected.

Further, the first communication unit 11 transmits information regarding the first condition of the lighting fixture 20 for which address information is collected to one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, and after a predetermined period elapses, the first condition is again. You may send information about.

When one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n have a carrier sense function, the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition includes another lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition. When the other lighting fixture 20 is returning its own address information and the assigned channel is not available, the lighting fixture 20 is in a waiting state for a certain period (for example, a random period every one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n). Therefore, the first communication unit 11 can receive the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that matches the other first condition after the elapse of a predetermined period after receiving the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition. .. That is, by gradually receiving the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition at predetermined intervals, each of the lighting fixtures 20 that meet the first condition while suppressing the occurrence of collisions and the like. Address information can be collected.

Further, the first communication unit 11 sends the information for pairing the luminaire 20 having the address information selected in the information terminal 30 to the luminaire 10 to the luminaire 20 before transmitting the luminaire 20 to the luminaire 20. When the control signal with the specified address information is received, the control signal with the specified address information may be transmitted to the luminaire 20.

The control signal for which the address information is specified is, for example, a signal for lighting control of the lighting fixture 20, and the lighting fixture 20 can be turned on or blinked by the control signal. Therefore, for example, the user designates one from each of the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collected by the terminal 10 and transmitted to the information terminal 30, and the designated address. The lighting fixture 20 corresponding to the information can be turned on or blinked. That is, the user can recognize which lighting fixture 20 actually installed on the floor corresponds to the address information of each of the lighting fixtures 20a to 20n of one or more, and specifically determines the installation position. The grasped lighting fixture 20 and the terminal 10 can be paired.

Further, when the pairing of the luminaire 20 having the address information selected in the information terminal 30 and the terminal 10 is completed, the first communication unit 11 gives a control signal to the luminaire 20 for which the pairing is completed. May be sent.

According to this, the user can recognize that the pairing of the luminaire 20 and the terminal 10 is completed.

Further, the lighting fixture 20 according to the present embodiment includes a second communication unit 21 that communicates with the terminal device 10. When the second communication unit 21 receives the request for address information from the terminal 10, the second communication unit 21 transmits its own address information to the terminal 10, and the information terminal 30 receives one or more lighting fixtures 20a from the terminal 10. When the information for pairing the lighting fixture 20 having its own address information selected in the information terminal 30 and the terminal 10 is received from the terminal 10 among the respective address information of up to 20n, the terminal 10 It is configured to perform pairing with.

According to this, the terminal 10 collects the respective address information by transmitting the request for the address information to one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, and transmits the request to the information terminal 30. For example, the user selects a lighting fixture 20 (address information) that is a candidate for pairing with the terminal 10 from the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collected in the information terminal 30. can do. Then, when the address information of the lighting fixture 20 is selected in the terminal 10, the lighting fixture 20 receives the information for pairing with the terminal 10 transmitted toward itself, and pairs with the terminal 10. To execute. That is, the user simply selects the address information of the lighting fixture 20 to be paired with the terminal 10 from the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collectively collected in the information terminal 30. After that, the terminal 10 and the desired lighting fixture 20 selected by the user are automatically paired. As described above, according to the present invention, pairing can be easily performed.

Further, when the second communication unit 21 receives the above request, it receives information regarding the condition of the lighting fixture 20 for which the address information is collected from the terminal 10, and when the lighting fixture 20 meets the condition, the second communication unit 21 receives the information. You may send your own address information to the terminal 10.

For example, one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n may be several hundred units depending on the scale of the floor on which they are installed. Therefore, if the respective address information is simultaneously sent from one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, collision or the like will occur. On the other hand, according to this aspect, since only the lighting fixture 20 that meets the conditions transmits its own address information to the terminal device 10, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of collisions and the like.

Further, the second communication unit 21 may transmit its own address information to the terminal 10 based on the number of times the request is received from the terminal 10.

According to this, even if the condition of the luminaire 20 for which the address information is collected is not set in the terminal 10 or the information terminal 30, the luminaire 20 returns its own address according to the number of times the request is received. It is possible to disperse the timing and suppress the occurrence of collisions and the like.

Further, the luminaire 20 further has a control unit 22 for controlling the lighting state of the light source, and the control unit 22 controls the light source to a predetermined lighting state when the second communication unit 21 receives the above request. You may.

According to this, the user can recognize the luminaire 20 that has received the above request.

Further, the luminaire 20 further has a control unit 22 for controlling the lighting state of the light source, and the control unit 22 has its own address information before the second communication unit 21 performs pairing with the terminal 10. When the control signal specified in is received, the lighting state of the light source may be controlled based on the control signal.

The control signal for which the address information of the self is specified is, for example, a signal for lighting control of the lighting fixture 20, and the lighting fixture 20 can be turned on or blinked by the control signal. Therefore, for example, the user designates one from each of the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collected by the terminal 10 and transmitted to the information terminal 30, and the designated address. The lighting fixture 20 corresponding to the information can be turned on or blinked. That is, the user can recognize which lighting fixture 20 actually installed on the floor corresponds to the address information of each of the lighting fixtures 20a to 20n of one or more, and specifically determines the installation position. The grasped lighting fixture 20 and the terminal 10 can be paired.

Further, the luminaire 20 further has a control unit 22 for controlling the lighting state of the light source, and the control unit 22 determines the light source when the second communication unit 21 completes pairing with the terminal 10. It may be controlled to a lighting state.

According to this, the user can recognize that the pairing of the luminaire 20 and the terminal 10 is completed.

Further, the information terminal 30 according to the present embodiment includes a third communication unit 31 that communicates with the terminal 10. The third communication unit 31 receives the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n in the power-on state from the terminal 10, and is selected from the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n. It is configured to transmit information for pairing the lighting fixture 20 having the address information and the terminal 10 to the terminal 10.

For example, the user selects a lighting fixture 20 (address information) that is a candidate for pairing with the terminal 10 from the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collected in the information terminal 30. can do. Then, the terminal 10 receives the information for pairing the lighting fixture 20 having the address information selected from the information terminal 30 and the terminal 10 to execute the pairing with the lighting fixture 20. .. That is, the user simply selects the address information of the lighting fixture 20 to be paired with the terminal 10 from the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collectively collected in the information terminal 30. After that, the terminal 10 and the desired lighting fixture 20 selected by the user are automatically paired. As described above, according to the present invention, pairing can be easily performed.

(Other embodiments)
Although the terminal 10, the lighting equipment 20, and the information terminal 30 according to the embodiment have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

For example, in the above embodiment, the one or more lighting fixtures are a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, but one lighting fixture 20 may be used. In this case, the first communication unit 11 receives the address information of the lighting fixture 20 from one lighting fixture 20 in the power-on state, and transmits the address information of the lighting fixture 20 to the information terminal 30. If the address information of the lighting fixture 20 is displayed on the information terminal 30 and the address information is selected, the first communication unit 11 has the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal having the address information selected in the information terminal 30. Information for pairing with the luminaire 10 is transmitted to the luminaire 20. That is, in this case, the terminal 10 and the lighting fixture 20 communicate one-to-one.

Further, for example, in the above embodiment, the first communication unit 11 transmits information regarding the condition of the lighting fixture 20 from which the address information is collected to one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n. No processing may be performed.

Further, for example, in the above embodiment, the first communication unit 11 transmits information for pairing the luminaire 20 having the address information selected in the information terminal 30 with the luminaire 20 to the luminaire 20. Previously, when the control signal with the address information of the luminaire 20 was received, the control signal with the address information specified was transmitted to the luminaire 20, but such processing may not be performed.

Further, for example, in the above embodiment, the first communication unit 11 completes the pairing when the pairing of the lighting fixture 20 having the address information selected in the information terminal 30 and the terminal device 10 is completed. Although the control signal is transmitted to the appliance 20, such processing may not be performed.

Further, for example, in the above embodiment, when the second communication unit 21 receives the request for the address information, the second communication unit 21 receives the information regarding the condition of the lighting fixture 20 for which the address information is collected from the terminal 10, and the lighting fixture. When 20 matches the condition, the own address information is transmitted to the terminal 10, but such processing may not be performed.

Further, for example, in the above embodiment, the second communication unit 21 transmits its own address information to the terminal 10 based on the number of times the request for the address information is received from the terminal 10. It is not necessary to perform any processing.

Further, for example, in the above embodiment, the luminaire 20 has the control unit 22, but it may not have the control unit 22.

Further, for example, in the above embodiment, the address information is a MAC address, but it may be a logical address or the like. For example, the logical address may be a short address or the like generated based on the value in any digit of the MAC address. For example, a logical address may be used depending on the signal transmission method used in the lighting system. Therefore, in FIG. 4, the logical address may be displayed together with the MAC address so that the user can recognize the logical address.

Further, the present invention can be realized not only as an information terminal 30, but also as a pairing method including steps (processes) performed by each component constituting the information terminal 30.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the pairing method includes a step (step S14) of receiving the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n in the power-on state from the terminal 10 and 1 The step (step S17) of accepting the selection of at least one of the address information of each of the above lighting fixtures 20a to 20n is paired with the lighting fixture 20 having the address information for which the selection is accepted and the terminal device 10. The step (step S18) of transmitting the information for the purpose to the terminal 10 is included.

Further, the present invention can be realized not only as a terminal 10 and a luminaire 20, but also as a method including steps (processes) performed by each component constituting the terminal 10 and the luminaire 20.

For example, those steps may be performed by a computer (computer system). Then, the present invention can be realized as a program for causing a computer to execute the steps included in those methods. Further, the present invention can be realized as a non-temporary computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM in which the program is recorded.

For example, when the present invention is realized by a program (software), each step is executed by executing the program using hardware resources such as a computer CPU, memory, and input / output circuit. .. That is, each step is executed by the CPU acquiring data from the memory or the input / output circuit or the like and performing an operation, or outputting the operation result to the memory or the input / output circuit or the like.

Further, each component included in the terminal 10, the lighting fixture 20, and the information terminal 30 of the above embodiment may be realized as a dedicated or general-purpose circuit.

Further, each component included in the terminal 10, the lighting fixture 20, and the information terminal 30 of the above embodiment may be realized as an LSI (Large Scale Integration) which is an integrated circuit (IC: Integrated Circuit).

Further, the integrated circuit is not limited to the LSI, and may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. A programmable FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or a reconfigurable processor in which the connection and settings of circuit cells inside the LSI can be reconfigured may be utilized.

Further, if an integrated circuit technology that replaces an LSI appears due to advances in semiconductor technology or another technology derived from it, naturally, using that technology, each component included in the terminal 10, the lighting equipment 20, and the information terminal 30 will be used. May be integrated circuit.

In addition, a form obtained by applying various modifications to the embodiment that a person skilled in the art can think of, and a form realized by arbitrarily combining the components and functions in each embodiment within the range not deviating from the gist of the present invention. Is also included in the present invention.

10 Terminal 11 1st communication unit 20, 20a to 20n Lighting equipment 21, 21a to 21n 2nd communication unit 22, 22a to 22n Control unit 30 Information terminal 31 3rd communication unit

Claims (15)

It ’s a terminal,
Equipped with a first communication unit that communicates with information terminals and one or more lighting fixtures
The first communication unit is
Prior to pairing that enables mutual communication with the luminaire, the address information of each of the one or more luminaires is received from each of the one or more luminaires in the power-on state.
Prior to the pairing, the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures is transmitted to the information terminal.
Of the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures, the information for pairing the lighting fixture having the address information selected in the information terminal with the terminal is configured to be transmitted to the lighting fixture. ing,
Terminal. The first communication unit transmits information on the conditions of the lighting fixture for which the address information is collected to the one or more lighting fixtures, so that the lighting that meets the conditions among the one or more lighting fixtures. Receive the address information of the fixture,
The terminal according to claim 1. The first communication unit transmits information regarding the first condition of the luminaire for which address information is collected to the one or more luminaires, and after a lapse of a predetermined period, the second communication unit is different from the first condition. Send information about the condition,
The terminal according to claim 2. The first communication unit transmits information regarding the first condition of the luminaire for which address information is collected to the one or more luminaires, and again transmits information regarding the first condition after a lapse of a predetermined period. do,
The terminal according to claim 2. The first communication unit designates the address information of the luminaire before transmitting the information for pairing the luminaire having the address information selected in the information terminal with the luminaire to the luminaire. When the control signal is received, the control signal with the address information specified is transmitted to the luminaire.
The terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4. When the pairing of the luminaire having the address information selected in the information terminal and the terminal is completed, the first communication unit transmits a control signal to the luminaire for which the pairing is completed.
The terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5. It ’s a lighting fixture,
Equipped with a second communication unit that communicates with the terminal
The second communication unit is
When a request for address information is received from the terminal before pairing that enables mutual communication with the terminal, its own address information is transmitted to the terminal.
Prior to the pairing, the lighting fixture and the terminal having the own address information selected by the information terminal among the address information of one or more lighting fixtures received from the terminal by the information terminal. When information for pairing with is received from the terminal, it is configured to perform pairing with the terminal.
lighting equipment. When the second communication unit receives the request, it receives information regarding the condition of the luminaire for which the address information is collected from the terminal, and when the luminaire meets the condition, the second communication unit receives the information regarding the condition of the luminaire. Sending address information to the terminal,
The lighting fixture according to claim 7. The second communication unit transmits the own address information to the terminal based on the number of times the request is received from the terminal.
The lighting fixture according to claim 7 or 8. The luminaire further has a control unit for controlling the lighting state of the light source.
The control unit controls the light source to a predetermined lighting state when the second communication unit receives the request.
The lighting fixture according to any one of claims 7 to 9. The luminaire further has a control unit for controlling the lighting state of the light source.
When the control unit receives a control signal specifying its own address information before the second communication unit performs pairing with the terminal, the control unit sets the lighting state of the light source based on the control signal. Control,
The lighting fixture according to any one of claims 7 to 10. The luminaire further has a control unit for controlling the lighting state of the light source.
The control unit controls the light source to a predetermined lighting state when the second communication unit completes pairing with the terminal.
The lighting fixture according to any one of claims 7 to 11. Equipped with a third communication unit that communicates with the terminal
The third communication unit is
Prior to pairing that enables mutual communication between the terminal and the luminaire, the address information of each of the one or more luminaires in the power -on state is received from the terminal.
Of the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures, the information for pairing the lighting fixture having the selected address information and the terminal is configured to be transmitted to the terminal.
Information terminal. A step of receiving the address information of each of one or more of the luminaires in the power-on state from the terminal before pairing that enables mutual communication between the luminaire and the terminal.
Prior to the pairing, a step of accepting selection of at least one of the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures, and
A step of transmitting information for pairing the luminaire having the address information for which the selection has been accepted and the terminal to the terminal is included.
Pairing method. A program for causing a computer to execute the pairing method according to claim 14.

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