KR101453614B1 - System and Method for Remote Control of Lighting Device - Google Patents

Abstract

A remote control system of a lighting device according to an aspect of the present invention, which can simplify coding of a remote control agent mounted on a remote terminal for remote control of the lighting, comprises a remote control system connected directly to one or more lighting devices to control the lighting device A lighting controller; And a lighting control server that mediates connection of the lighting control period with a remote terminal that remotely controls the lighting device, wherein the lighting control server is configured to interface with the remote terminal to receive a lighting control command in the form of a structure from the remote terminal A web server for receiving the illumination control command in the form of a structure and converting it into a lighting control command in the form of a query statement; A database for writing in a first table the illumination control command in the form of a query sent from the web server; And a lighting control command in the form of a query statement in the first table when the illumination control command of a query type is inserted or updated in the first table of the database, To socket data, and transmits the socket data to the lighting controller.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a remote control system and a control method for a lighting apparatus,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to control of a lighting apparatus, and more particularly, to a remote control system and a control method of a lighting apparatus that enable remote control of the lighting apparatus.

An illumination device is a device that converts electricity into light by a power source supplied from the outside and generally means a device installed at a certain position in the room or outside to illuminate a dark area. Therefore, such a lighting apparatus is often used not only as a simple function of illuminating a dark area but also as an apparatus for decorating a specific area.

Meanwhile, in recent years, technologies capable of remotely controlling these lighting devices due to the development of communication technology have been studied. An illumination device remote control system for remotely controlling such a lighting device is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2011-0001782.

However, Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0001782 and a conventional remote control system for controlling a lighting apparatus remotely have a structure in which a remote terminal for remotely controlling a lighting apparatus is directly connected to an illumination controller Therefore, the coding of the agent mounted on the remote terminal for communication with the remote terminal during the illumination control period must be complicated. In addition, in order to link the remote control system of the lighting apparatus with the other system, So that it is difficult to implement the method.

Also, when different lighting control commands are transmitted from the plurality of remote terminals to the lighting controller, the remote lighting control can not be smoothly performed due to a collision between different lighting control commands.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a remote control system and a control method of a lighting apparatus that can synchronize an illumination controller with an illumination control command received from a remote terminal.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a remote control system and a control method of a lighting apparatus that can simplify coding of a remote control agent mounted on a remote terminal for remote control of a lighting apparatus.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a remote control system and a control method of a lighting apparatus that can be easily interlocked with other systems.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a remote control system and a control method of a lighting apparatus that can prevent collision between lighting control commands.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control system for a lighting apparatus, including: a lighting controller connected to at least one lighting apparatus to control the lighting apparatus; And a lighting control server that mediates connection of the lighting control period with a remote terminal that remotely controls the lighting device, wherein the lighting control server is configured to interface with the remote terminal to receive a lighting control command in the form of a structure from the remote terminal A web server for receiving the illumination control command in the form of a structure and converting it into a lighting control command in the form of a query statement; A database for writing in a first table the illumination control command in the form of a query sent from the web server; And a lighting control command in the form of a query statement in the first table when the illumination control command of a query type is inserted or updated in the first table of the database, To socket data, and transmits the socket data to the lighting controller.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control system for a lighting apparatus, comprising: a lighting controller connected to at least one lighting apparatus to control the lighting apparatus; And a lighting control command in the form of a structure received from a remote terminal in the form of a query in a database and synchronizing the lighting controller with the lighting control command to cause the lighting controller to control the lighting device in accordance with the lighting control command And a lighting control server.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control method for a lighting apparatus, the method including: receiving a lighting control command in the form of a structure from a remote terminal; Converting the lighting control command of the structure type into a lighting control command of a query type and recording the converted lighting control command into a database; Monitoring whether or not the illumination control command of the query type is recorded in the database, and selecting the illumination control command of the query type in the database if the illumination control command is recorded; And converting the illumination control command of the selected query type into socket data and transmitting the socket control data to the lighting controller.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that a separately provided lighting control server can control the lighting apparatus in real time remotely by synchronizing the lighting controller with the lighting control command received from the remote terminal.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the lighting control server mediates the connection between the remote terminal and the lighting controller, the coding of the remote control agent mounted on the remote terminal for remote control of the lighting device can be simplified, It is possible to reduce the cost of constructing and jiggling.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the other system is connected to the illumination controller through the illumination control server, interlocking with other systems is facilitated, and the application range of the illumination control system can be expanded.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent a collision between a plurality of illumination control commands by processing a plurality of illumination control commands in accordance with the priority of a remote terminal that transmitted the illumination control command or the effective time of the illumination control command, There is an effect that the efficiency of the illumination device control can be maximized.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a configuration of a remote control system of a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
2 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a web server shown in Fig.
3 is a view showing a layer configuration of the lighting control server shown in FIG. 1;
4A and 4B are views showing an example of a UI screen displayed on a remote terminal;
5 is a diagram illustrating a layer configuration of a remote terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart showing a remote control method of a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a flowchart showing a remote control method of a lighting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The meaning of the terms described herein should be understood as follows.

The word " first, "" second," and the like, used to distinguish one element from another, are to be understood to include plural representations unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The scope of the right should not be limited by these terms.

It should be understood that the terms "comprises" or "having" does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

It should be understood that the term "at least one" includes all possible combinations from one or more related items. For example, the meaning of "at least one of the first item, the second item and the third item" means not only the first item, the second item or the third item, but also the second item and the second item among the first item, Means any combination of items that can be presented from more than one.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a remote control system of a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a remote control system 100 of a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a lighting control server 110, a lighting controller 120, one or more lighting devices 125, And a remote control agent 140 mounted on the terminal 130.

The lighting control server 110 mediates the connection between the lighting controller 120 and the remote terminal 130. The lighting control server 110 according to the present invention receives the illumination control command in the form of a structure from the remote terminal 130 and converts the illumination control command into a query form and records it in the database, And causes the lighting controller 120 to control the lighting device 125 in accordance with the lighting control command.

The lighting control server 110 includes a web server 112, a database 114, and a control unit 116, as shown in Fig.

The web server 112 performs an interface function with the remote terminal 130 and includes a data transmitting and receiving unit 112a and a data converting unit 112b as shown in FIG.

The data transmitting and receiving unit 112a receives the illumination control command in the form of a structure from the remote terminal 130 and transfers the illumination control command to the data converting unit 112b. (130).

In one embodiment, the structure control type illumination control command received from the remote terminal 130 by the data transmission / reception unit 112a includes the identification number of the target lighting apparatus to be remotely controlled, the target lighting controller of the target lighting apparatus An identification number, an identification number of a space in which the illuminating device is installed, an identification number of a part of the space, and control information for the target illuminating device.

Here, the control information of the target illuminator may include an on / off command of the target illuminator, a dimming level setting or change command of the target illuminator, a color temperature setting or change command of the target illuminator, and the like.

The data transmission / reception unit 112a receives the illumination device state information converted into the structure form by the data conversion unit 112b from the data conversion unit 112b, and transmits the illumination device state information of the received structure form to the remote terminal 130).

In one embodiment, the illuminator status information may include information on power usage information of the illuminator, on / off status of the illuminator, dimming level of the illuminator, color temperature of the illuminator, or failure of the illuminator .

Meanwhile, the data transmission / reception unit 112a can interface with the remote terminal 130 through TCP / IP based socket communication or HTTP communication.

Next, the data conversion unit 112b converts the illumination control command of the structure type transmitted from the data transmission / reception unit 112a into a query form, and transmits the converted illumination control command in the form of a query form to the database 114. [ .

For example, the data conversion unit 112b receives the illumination control command in the form of a structure having the following format from the data transmission / reception unit 112a.

{

  "query_info":

  "cmd_tablename": [

    {

      "ctrl_data": 800,

      "ctrl_cmd": 500,

      "ctrl_type": 3000,

      "ctrl_ilcno": 123,

      "ctrl_val": 80.

    }

  ]

}

The data conversion unit 112b converts the lighting control command of the structure type into a lighting control command of a query type having the following format.

INSERT INTO cmd_tablename

(ctrl_type, ctrl_data, ..., ctrl_val)

VALUES

(3000, 800, ..., 80);

In one embodiment, the data conversion unit 112b checks the database 114 and inserts the converted illumination control command if the illumination control command is not recorded in the record of the first table of the database 114 If the lighting control command is recorded in the record of the first table, the recorded lighting control command is updated with the converted lighting control command.

When the new illumination device status information is inserted or updated in the record of the second table of the database 114 while monitoring the database 114 in real time, the data conversion unit 112b extracts the illuminator status from the record of the second table Selects the information, converts the selected illumination device status information into a structure type, and transmits the converted information to the data transmission / reception unit 112a.

The data transmission / reception unit 112a receives the illumination device status information converted into the structure form by the data conversion unit 112b from the data conversion unit 112b, and transmits the illumination device status information in the form of the received configuration to the remote terminal 130 ).

In the above-described embodiment, the web server 112 records or updates the illumination control command received from the remote terminal 130 directly in the database 114. [ However, in the modified embodiment, the web server 112 confirms the first illumination control command newly received from the remote terminal 130 and the second illumination control command already recorded in the database 114, The first illumination control command may be written to the database 114 only when the first illumination control command is received.

Hereinafter, the contents of this modified embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

2 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a web server according to a modified embodiment of the present invention.

2, the web server 112 according to the modified embodiment of the present invention includes a data transmission / reception unit 210, a validity time determination unit 220, a priority determination unit 230, a message generation unit 240, and a data conversion unit 250.

The data transmission and reception unit 210 receives the first illumination control command in the form of a structure from the remote terminal 130 and transmits the first illumination control command to the valid time determination unit 220. The data transmission / And provides lighting status information to the remote terminal 130.

In one embodiment, the first illumination control command in the form of a structure received from the remote terminal 130 includes an identification number of the target illuminator to be remotely controlled, an identification number of the target illuminator controller managing the target illuminator, An identification number of the remote terminal that transmitted the first illumination control command and information on the effective time of the first illumination control command are additionally included in addition to the control information on the illumination autonomy. Here, the effective time of the first illumination control command means a time at which the first illumination control command should be continued.

The data transmitting and receiving unit 210 receives the lighting device state information converted into the structure form by the data converting unit 250 from the data converting unit 250 and transmits the lighting device state information of the received structure form to the remote terminal 130).

Next, when the first illumination control command of the structure type is received from the data transmission / reception unit 210, the validity time determination unit 220 checks whether the second illumination control command is recorded in the database 114, If the second illumination control command is not recorded, the first illumination control command of the structure type is transmitted to the data converter 250.

On the other hand, if the second illumination control command is stored in the database 114, the validity time determination unit 220 determines whether the second illumination control command is valid by checking the valid time of the second illumination control command. If the second illumination control command is valid, the first illumination control command is transmitted to the data conversion unit 250. If the second illumination control command is valid, the first illumination control command is transmitted to the priority determination unit 230 .

Next, the priority determining unit 230 determines the priority between the second lighting control command and the first lighting control command if the validity time determining unit 220 determines that the second lighting control command is valid. If the priority of the first illumination control command is higher than the priority of the second illumination control command, the priority determination unit 230 transmits the first illumination control command to the data conversion unit 240, If the priority of the control command is higher than the priority of the first illumination control command, it is determined to discard the first illumination control command.

In one embodiment, the priority determiner 230 may include the priority of the first lighting control command and the second lighting control command in the second lighting control command and the identification number of the remote terminal included in the first lighting control command By using the identification number of the remote terminal. That is, the priority determining unit 230 determines the priority of the first lighting control command according to the priority matched to the identification number of the remote terminal included in the first lighting control command, And determines the priority of the second illumination control command according to the priority matched to the identification number of the remote terminal.

For example, since the main remote terminal may be determined to have a higher priority than the sub remote terminal, the identification number of the remote terminal included in the first illumination control command corresponds to the identification number of the main remote terminal, If the identification number of the remote terminal included in the control command corresponds to the identification number of the sub-remote terminal, the priority determination unit 230 determines that the priority of the first lighting control command is higher than the priority of the second lighting control command And transmits the first illumination control command to the data converter 250.

Next, when the priority determining unit 230 determines that the first lighting control command is discarded, the message generating unit 240 generates a notification message informing that the first lighting control command is discarded, And transmits the generated notification message to the remote terminal 130.

When the first illumination control command is normally written to the database 114 by the data conversion unit 250, the message generation unit 240 generates a notification message indicating normal processing of the first illumination control command, And transmits the generated notification message to the remote terminal 130 that has transmitted the control command.

Next, when the first illumination control command is received from the validity determination unit 220 or the priority determination unit 230, the data conversion unit 250 converts the first illumination control command of the structure type into a query expression, 0.0 > 114 < / RTI >

The data converter 250 may also be configured to select the lighting device status information from the database 114 when new lighting device status information is inserted or updated in the database 114 while monitoring the database 114 in real time, Converts the device state information into a structure type, and transfers the converted device state information to the data transmission / reception unit 210.

In the above-described embodiment, the web server 112 compares the priority of the second illumination control command with the priority of the first illumination control command when the second illumination control command is valid, and writes any one to the database 114 .

However, in a modified embodiment, the web server 112 discards the first lighting control command regardless of the priority of the second lighting control command and the priority of the first lighting control command if the second lighting control command is valid You can do it.

In another embodiment, when a plurality of different illumination control commands are received from the plurality of remote terminals 130 within a predetermined time, the web server 110 sets the highest priority Only the illumination control command having the illumination control command can be converted into the query form and recorded in the database 114 and the remaining illumination control command can be discarded.

As such, the present invention can prevent collision between lighting control commands by processing the lighting control command according to the valid time or priority of the different lighting control commands occurring within a predetermined time, . ≪ / RTI >

The web server 112 provides a remote control web screen to the remote terminal 130 when a remote terminal 130 without the remote control agent 140 is connected to the web server 112, And may receive an illumination control command.

The web server 112 may also provide the remote control agent 140 for remote control of the lighting device 125 to the remote terminal 130 via the wireless data network or the Wi-Fi network.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the database 114 includes a first table and a second table, a light control command in the form of a query statement is written in the first table, and illumination condition information Is recorded.

In one embodiment, such a database 114 is monitored in real time as to whether data is inserted or updated by the web server 112 and the control unit 116.

Next, the control unit 116 monitors in real time whether or not the illumination control command in the form of a query statement converted by the web server 112 is recorded in the database 114, and if the illumination control command is recorded in the database 114 The illumination controller 120 synchronizes the illumination controller 120 to the illumination control command recorded in the database 114 to cause the illumination controller 120 to control the illumination device 125 in accordance with the illumination control command.

In one embodiment, the controller 116 may monitor in real time whether a query control type illumination control command is written to the database 114 using a thread pool method. Accordingly, consumption of computing resources required for real-time monitoring of the database 114 can be minimized.

That is, when the illumination control command of the query type is inserted or updated in the first table of the database 114 while monitoring the database 114 in real time, the control unit 116 controls the illumination control command And converts the selected illumination control command in the form of a query statement into socket data and transmits it to the lighting controller 120.

Specifically, the controller 1180 identifies a target lighting controller to which the corresponding lighting control command is to be transmitted from the selected lighting control command, converts the lighting control command into socket data, and transmits the socket control data to the target lighting controller.

The control unit 116 receives status information of the lighting devices 125 managed by the respective lighting controllers 120 from a plurality of the lighting controllers 120 in the form of socket data, Information into a query statement and records it in a record in the second table of the database 114. [ In one embodiment, the control unit 116 may record the lighting device status information in a second table separately provided for each lighting controller 120, or may record in the second table a record separately provided for each lighting controller 120, Status information can be recorded.

In one embodiment, the control unit 116 may interface with the lighting controller 120 through a TCP / IP based socket communication.

As described above, in the present invention, since the separate lighting control server 110 is operated, the remote terminal 130 creates the lighting control command in the form of a structure using the remote control agent 140 and transmits the lighting control command to the lighting control server 110 The coding for configuring the remote control agent 140 is simplified.

The remote terminal 130 and the lighting controller 120 are connected via a lighting control server 110 and the remote terminal 130 and the lighting controller 120 are connected via a web Since the connection to the database 114 via the server 112 is not only secured but also the transmission of the light control command is also performed by inserting or updating the light control command in the database 114, System: FEMS, 150) and Building Energy Management System (BEMS, 160).

At this time, other systems such as the FEMS 150 and the BEMS 160 may interface with the lighting control server 110 through TCP / IP based socket communication or HTTP communication.

Meanwhile, the lighting control server 110 having the above-described configuration may be composed of six layers as shown in FIG.

First, the application layer 310 is a layer in which an application for performing at least one of control, monitoring, and failure management of a lighting apparatus is recorded.

In one embodiment, an application recorded in the application layer 310 includes a control management application for controlling or setting at least one of a color temperature, an on-off, and a dimming level of a lighting device, , A failure notification, and a failure management.

Next, a script layer 320 is provided with a module for providing a language for coding the application. In this embodiment, a PHP (PHYpertext Preprocessor) module may be installed.

Next, the library layer 330 provides a user library and a system library for driving applications installed in the application layer 310. In one embodiment, the library layer 330 may provide the MySQL Connector library, and the MySQL Connector library may include C / C ++ classes such as MySQL Server, MySQL Insert, MySQL Update, MySQL Delete, MySQL Fetch, And a plurality of header files.

Next, the database (DB) layer 340 is a layer where the database 114 is installed. In one embodiment, the database layer 340 of the Oracle database may be installed with the MySQL database.

Next, the web application server (WAS) layer 350 is a layer in which a web server 112 for constituting a web page necessary for providing a web service is installed. In the web application server layer 350, Or an Apache Tomcat web server, which is a web server that performs web services through an intranet network.

The OS layer 360 is a layer on which an operating system (OS) for driving the lighting control server 110 is installed. The OS layer 360 drives an application installed in the application layer 310, ) To manage the hardware resources for networking. In one embodiment, a Windows 2008 server operating system may be installed in the OS layer 360.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the illumination controller 120 extracts illumination control commands from the socket data transmitted through the illumination control server 110, and turns on / off each illumination device 125 according to the extracted illumination control command Or controls the dimming of each lighting device 125 or adjusts the color temperature of each lighting device.

In addition, the lighting controller 120 generates lighting device status information by monitoring the status of each lighting device 125, and transmits the generated lighting device status information to the lighting control server 110.

In one embodiment, the lighting controller 120 may communicate lighting control commands for each lighting device 125 to each lighting device using the DMX 512 or DALI protocol.

The at least one lighting device 125 is installed in a specific area in the room or outside, and illuminates the area or decorates the area. In one embodiment, the one or more illumination devices 125 may be implemented with LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes).

One or more illumination devices 125 may be turned on or off under the control of the illumination controller 120 and each illumination device 125 may be controlled by digital control information transmitted from the illumination controller 120 For example, a Switched Mode Power Supply (SMPS) for supplying power to each of the lighting devices 125. The digital-analog converter (DAC)

The remote terminal 130 generates a lighting control command in the form of a structure and transmits the lighting control command to the lighting control server 110. The remote terminal 130 receives and outputs lighting condition information of the structure type from the lighting control server 110, As described above, the remote terminal 130 according to the present invention is equipped with a remote control agent 140 for remote control of the lighting device 125. [

The remote terminal 130 may download the remote control agent 140 from the lighting control server 110 via a wireless data network or a Wi-Fi network.

In one embodiment, the remote control agent 140 has the identification number of the target lighting apparatus to be remotely controlled, the identification number of the target lighting controller managing the target lighting apparatus, An identification number of a space, an identification number of a partial area of the space, and control information for a target illuminating device may be combined to generate a lighting control command in the form of a structure.

In the modified embodiment, the remote control agent 140 has an identification number of the target lighting apparatus to be remotely controlled, an identification number of the target lighting controller managing the target lighting apparatus, an identification number of the space in which the lighting apparatus is installed , The identification number of the remote terminal transmitting the lighting control command, and the effective time of the lighting control command, in addition to at least one of the identification number of the partial area of the space and the control information for the target illuminating device, May be generated.

The remote control agent 140 receives the remote control request of the lighting device 125 and determines the lighting map of the lighting device 125 by dividing the area in which the lighting device 125 is disposed by the area managed by each lighting controller 120 Through the remote terminal 130.

When a specific area is selected on the illumination map, the remote control agent 140 outputs a submap indicating the arrangement state of the lighting devices included in the selected specific area through the remote terminal 130. [

Thereafter, when the illumination device 125 is selected on the submap, a UI (User Interface) screen for inputting control information of the selected illumination device 125 is output through the remote terminal 130.

An example of a UI screen output through the remote terminal 130 is shown in FIG. FIG. 4A is a view showing an example of a UI screen for setting a color temperature of a lighting apparatus, and FIG. 4B is a view showing an example of a UI screen for setting a dimming level (illumination) of the lighting apparatus.

According to this embodiment, when a specific area corresponding to a space or a part of the space is selected on the illumination map, the remote control agent 140 transmits the identification number of the lighting controller corresponding to the selected space or the specific area to the target lighting controller It is possible to acquire the identification number or directly obtain the identification number of the selected space or the specific area. When the lighting device 125 is selected on the submap, the remote control agent 140 obtains the identification number of the selected lighting device 125 and obtains the identification number of the target lighting device 125. Then, As control information of the target illuminating device 125. [0064]

At this time, the validity time of the illumination control information may also be acquired using the information input through the UI screen, and the identification number of the remote terminal may be provided directly from the remote terminal.

Although the illumination map and the submap are used to acquire the identification number of the illumination device, the identification number of the illumination controller, or the identification number of the space or the specific area using the illumination map and the submap in the above embodiment, As shown in the figure, the information about the space or areas in which the lighting device is installed is directly provided, and the user can directly select the space or areas desired by the user, so that the identification number of the space or areas, The identification number of the controller, or the identification number of the illumination device installed in the space or areas.

In addition, the remote control agent 140 extracts the lighting device status information from the lighting device status information of the structure-type when receiving the lighting status information of the structure type from the lighting control server 110, And output it through the remote terminal 130 using the remote terminal 130.

The remote terminal equipped with the remote control agent 140 as described above may be composed of five layers as shown in FIG.

First, in the application layer 510, a remote control agent 140 for remote lighting control is installed.

Next, the interaction layer 520 is used to output the UI displayed on the screen through the remote terminal 130. In one embodiment, the interaction layer 520 includes a UI Kit for performing interaction It can be implemented with the Cocoa Touch API.

Next, the media service layer 530 performs a function of performing image processing necessary for driving the remote control agent 140 installed in the application layer 510.

Next, the core service layer 540 provides a foundation library for driving the remote control agent 140 or performs system management.

Next, the core OS layer 550 is a layer in which an operating system (OS) for driving the remote control agent 140 is installed. The core OS layer 550 drives the remote control agent 140 installed in the application layer 510, And is responsible for hardware resource management for networking of the remote control agent 140 and data input / output of the agent 140 for remote control.

As described above, the remote terminal 140 may be implemented as a smart phone, a tablet PC, or a mobile PC such as a notebook computer. When the remote terminal 140 is implemented as a smartphone or a tablet PC, the remote control agent 140 can be loaded in an application form.

However, when the remote terminal 140 is implemented as a notebook, the remote control agent 140 can not be mounted in the form of an application. In this case, Control commands, or receive lighting device status information.

Hereinafter, a remote control method of the lighting apparatus according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG.

6 is a flowchart showing a remote control method of a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The remote control method of the lighting apparatus shown in FIG. 6 includes the steps of transmitting a lighting control command from a remote terminal to a lighting controller .

First, the remote terminal generates a lighting control command in the form of a structure (S600). The illumination control command in the form of a structure includes an identification number of the target illumination device to be remotely controlled, an identification number of the target illumination controller managing the target illumination device, an identification number of the space in which the illumination device is installed, An identification number, and control information for the target illuminating device, and may further include an effective time of the illumination control command and an identification number of the remote terminal to transmit the illumination control command.

In one embodiment, the remote control agent mounted on the remote terminal for generating the illumination control command in the form of a structure outputs an illumination map formed by dividing the region in which the illumination device is disposed by each region supervised by each illumination controller A submap indicating a layout state of the lighting devices included in the selected specific area when the specific area is selected on the illumination map, and a UI (for example, User Interface screen.

When a specific area is selected on the illumination map, the remote control agent acquires the identification number of the lighting controller corresponding to the selected specific area with the identification number of the target lighting controller, and when the lighting device is selected on the submap, The identification number of the target illuminating device is obtained, and the information input through the UI screen is obtained as the control information of the target illuminating device.

In the modified embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4B, information about a space or areas in which the lighting apparatus is installed is directly provided, and the user can directly select a space or areas desired by the user, The identification number of the lighting controller managing the area, or the identification number of the lighting device installed in the corresponding space or areas.

At this time, the validity time of the illumination control information may also be acquired using the information input through the UI screen, and the identification number of the remote terminal may be provided directly from the remote terminal.

Next, the remote terminal transmits a lighting control command in the form of a structure to the web server (S610), and the web server converts the lighting control command in the form of a structure into a query statement and records it in the database (S620).

In one embodiment, in recording the received illumination control command (hereinafter, referred to as' first illumination control command ') converted in step S610, the web server transmits a lighting control command (hereinafter referred to as' Quot; second illumination control command ") is present and may write the first illumination control command to the database if it is not present.

On the other hand, if there is a lighting control command recorded in the database, the validity of the second lighting control command is first confirmed using the effective time of the second lighting control command, and if it is determined that the second lighting control command is valid The first illumination control command is written to the database by updating the second illumination control command with the first illumination control command.

If the second illumination control command is valid, the priority of the second illumination control command and the priority of the first illumination control command are additionally determined. As a result of the determination, if the priority of the first illumination control command is high, the first illumination control command is written to the database by updating the second illumination control command with the first illumination control command.

On the other hand, if the priority of the second lighting control command is high, the first lighting control command is discarded, and a notification message indicating the discarding of the first lighting control command is generated and transmitted to the remote terminal.

In the above-described embodiment, when the second illumination control command is valid, the first illumination control command and the second illumination control command are used to determine whether to record the first illumination control command. However, If the second illumination control command is valid, the first illumination control command is discarded irrespective of the priority of the first and second illumination control commands, and a notification message indicating destruction of the first illumination control command is generated and transmitted to the remote terminal It might be.

In another embodiment, the newly received first illumination control command may be written to the database regardless of whether the second illumination control command is valid and the priority of the first and second illumination control commands.

Next, in order to synchronize the illumination controller with the illumination control command recorded in the database, the control unit monitors in real time whether or not the illumination control command in the form of a query statement is recorded in the database, The illumination control command of the query type is selected from the database (S630).

Thereafter, the control unit converts the illumination control command of the selected query type into the socket data type (S640), and transmits the converted lighting control command to the lighting controller (S650). Through the steps S630 to S650, the lighting controller is synchronized with the lighting control command written in the database.

Thereafter, the lighting controller controls the lighting device according to the lighting control command in the form of the received socket data (S660).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a remote control method of a lighting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. The remote control method of the lighting apparatus shown in FIG. 7 shows a process of transmitting lighting apparatus status information to a remote terminal.

First, the lighting controller monitors each lighting device to generate lighting device status information (S700). In one embodiment, the illuminator status information includes at least one of power usage information of the illuminator, whether the illuminator is on-off, the dimming level of the illuminator, the color temperature of the illuminator, and the obstacle of the illuminator.

Next, when the lighting controller transmits the lighting device status information to the control unit in the form of socket data (S710), the control unit converts the lighting device status information of the socket data type into a query form (S720) The state information is recorded in the database (S730).

The web server monitors in real time whether illuminator status information in the form of a query statement is recorded in the database, and selects the illuminator status information in the form of a query statement from the database when the illuminator status information in the form of a query statement is recorded in the database S740).

Thereafter, the web server converts the illuminator status information in the form of a query statement into illuminator status information in the form of a structure (S750), and transmits the illuminator status information in the form of the converted structure to the remote terminal (S760). Thereafter, the remote terminal outputs lighting device status information in the form of a structure through a predetermined UI screen (S770).

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

100: lighting device remote control system 110: lighting control server
112: Web server 114: Database
116: control unit 120: lighting controller
125: illumination device 130: remote terminal
140: remote control agent 112a, 210: data transmission /
220: Valid time determining unit 230: Priority determining unit
240: message generation unit 112b, 250: data conversion unit

Claims (15)

A lighting controller directly connected to at least one lighting device to control the lighting device; And
And a lighting control server that mediates connection of the lighting control period with a remote terminal that remotely controls the lighting device,
The lighting control server includes:
A web server for interfacing with the remote terminal to receive a lighting control command of a structure type from the remote terminal and converting the lighting control command of the structure type into a lighting control command of a query type;
A database for writing in a first table the illumination control command in the form of a query sent from the web server; And
When the illumination control command of the query type is inserted or updated in the first table of the database, the illumination control command of the query type is selected from the first table, and the illumination control command of the query type, And transmitting the converted socket data to the lighting controller,
Wherein the illumination control server synchronizes the illumination controller with the database using a thread pool method. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The lighting control server includes:
An application layer in which an application for performing at least one of control, monitoring, and fault management of the lighting apparatus is installed in cooperation with the lighting controller;
A script layer in which a module for providing a language for coding the application is installed;
A library layer for providing a user library and a system library for driving the application;
A database layer in which the database is installed;
A web application server driver in which the web server is installed; And
And an operating system layer that drives the application installed in the application layer and manages hardware resources for networking the lighting control server. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the illumination control command includes information on an effective time of the illumination control command,
Wherein when a new illumination control command is received from the remote terminal within the valid time of the illumination control command recorded in the database, the web server discards the new illumination control command. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the remote terminal is equipped with an agent for remote control of the lighting device,
Wherein the remote control agent includes at least one of an identifier of a target lighting apparatus to be remotely controlled, an identifier of a target lighting controller managing the target lighting apparatus, an identifier of a space to be controlled, and control information of the target lighting apparatus And generates a lighting control command in the form of the structure in combination with the lighting control command. delete delete A lighting controller coupled to the at least one lighting device to control the lighting device; And
A light control command in the form of a structure received from a remote terminal is written into a database in the form of a query, and the database is synchronized with the light controller using a thread pool method so that the light controller And a lighting control server for controlling the lighting device. delete 10. The method of claim 9,
Further comprising a remote terminal equipped with an agent for remote control of the lighting device,
The remote control agent combines at least one of an identifier of a target lighting apparatus to be controlled, an identifier of a target lighting controller to be controlled, and an identifier of a space to be controlled, and control information of the lighting apparatus, Type illumination control command of the lighting device. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the control information of the illuminating device includes at least one of a color temperature, an on-off, and a dimming level of the illuminating device. Receiving a lighting control command in the form of a structure from a remote terminal;
Converting the lighting control command of the structure type into a lighting control command of a query type and recording the converted lighting control command into a database;
Monitoring whether or not the illumination control command of the query type is recorded in the database, and selecting the illumination control command of the query type in the database if the illumination control command is recorded; And
Converting the illumination control command of the selected query type into socket data and transmitting the socket control data to the lighting controller,
Wherein the database is synchronized with the lighting controller using a thread pool method. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the recording step comprises:
Confirming the validity of the pre-recorded lighting control command using the effective time of the lighting control command recorded in the database;
Determining a priority of the previously stored lighting control command and a priority of the received lighting control command if the pre-recorded lighting control command is valid; And
And updating the stored lighting control command with the received illumination control command if the received illumination control command has a higher priority. delete

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