KR102311131B1 - Terminal, lighting apparatus, information terminal, pairing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

A terminal capable of easily performing pairing is provided. A terminal (10) comprising an information terminal (30) and a first communication unit (11) communicating with one or more lighting devices (20a to 20n), wherein the first communication unit (11) is one or more lighting devices (20a) in a power-on state -20n) from each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, respectively, receive address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, and transmit the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n to the information terminal 30, and the one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n It is configured to transmit, to the lighting equipment 20, information for pairing the terminal 10 with the lighting equipment 20 having the address information selected by the information terminal 30 among the address information of each of the appliances 20a to 20n. .

Description

Terminals, lighting equipment, information terminals, pairing methods and programs {TERMINAL, LIGHTING APPARATUS, INFORMATION TERMINAL, PAIRING METHOD AND PROGRAM}

The present invention relates to a terminal, a lighting fixture, an information terminal, a pairing method and a program.

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART Conventionally, the lighting system provided with a lighting fixture and the brightness sensor (terminal) which detects the brightness of a lighting fixture is disclosed (for example, patent document 1). According to such a lighting system, the lighting equipment can be automatically dimmed according to the brightness detected by the terminal, and a floor or the like on which the lighting equipment is installed can be set to a desired brightness.

(Patent Document 1) Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2016-149215

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

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

A terminal according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first communication unit that communicates with an information terminal and one or more lighting fixtures as a terminal, wherein the first communication unit receives the one or more lighting devices from each of the one or more lighting fixtures in a power-on state. Receive address information of each of the fixtures, transmit address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures to the information terminal, and a lighting fixture having address information selected by the information terminal from address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures; and transmit information for pairing the terminal to the lighting fixture.

A lighting fixture according to an aspect of the present invention is a lighting fixture, and includes a second communication unit communicating with a terminal, wherein the second communication unit transmits its own address information when receiving a request for address information from the terminal. Among the address information of each of one or more lighting fixtures transmitted to the terminal and received from the terminal by the information terminal, information for pairing the terminal with the lighting fixture having the own address information selected by the information terminal is transmitted to the terminal and to perform pairing with the terminal when receiving from the terminal.

The information terminal according to an aspect of the present invention includes a third communication unit communicating with the terminal, wherein the third communication unit receives the address information of each of one or more lighting fixtures in a power-on state from the terminal, and the one or more lighting fixtures and transmit information for pairing the terminal with the lighting fixture having the selected address information among the respective address information to the terminal.

A pairing method according to an aspect of the present invention comprises the steps of receiving, from a terminal, address information of each of one or more lighting fixtures in a power-on state, and receiving a selection of at least one address information among the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures and transmitting, to the terminal, information for pairing the terminal with the lighting fixture having the address information on which the selection has been received.

The program according to an aspect of the present invention is a program for executing the above pairing method by a computer.

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

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a block diagram which shows an example of the terminal which concerns on embodiment, a lighting fixture, and an information terminal.
It is a flowchart which shows the whole process about the pairing of the terminal in embodiment, and a lighting fixture.
3 is a diagram for explaining an example of address information collection.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an information terminal operated by a user during pairing of the terminal and the lighting fixture.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, embodiment of this invention is described in detail using drawings. In addition, all of the embodiments described below represent a preferred specific example of the present invention. Accordingly, the numerical values, shapes, constituent elements, arrangement and connection forms of constituent elements, and steps (processes) and order of steps, etc., shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Therefore, among the components in the following embodiments, components not described in the independent claims indicating the highest concept of the present invention are described as arbitrary components.

In addition, each figure is a schematic diagram, and is not necessarily shown strictly. In addition, in each figure, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components.

(embodiment)

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment is demonstrated using FIGS.

[Configuration]

First, the configuration of a device necessary for pairing a terminal and a lighting fixture will be described.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a block diagram which shows an example of the terminal which concerns on embodiment, a lighting fixture, and an information terminal. 1 shows a device necessary for pairing a terminal and a lighting device. In addition, pairing of a terminal and a lighting fixture means that a terminal and a lighting fixture exchange each other's address information (for example, MAC (Media Access Control) address), When pairing of a terminal and a lighting fixture is completed, communication with each other is possible.

The terminal 10 is, for example, installed on the ceiling of a floor, etc., and is a brightness sensor that detects the brightness around the terminal 10 . The detection result of the terminal 10 is used for dimming control of a lighting fixture, for example. For example, the terminal 10 is installed around a place where the lighting equipment is installed, and detects the brightness of the lighting equipment by detecting the illuminance of a floor surface etc. irradiated to the lighting equipment. For example, the lighting fixture is dimming-controlled so that the brightness detected by the terminal 10 becomes a predetermined setting value. Specifically, when the detected brightness is brighter than the preset brightness setting value, the dimming ratio of the lighting equipment can be lowered, and when it is dark, the dimming ratio of the lighting equipment can be increased. The preset brightness setting value is stored in, for example, the terminal 10, and the terminal 10 compares the detected brightness with the preset brightness setting value stored in the terminal 10. , control dimming of lighting fixtures.

The terminal 10 has an information terminal 30 and a first communication unit 11 that communicates with one or more lighting fixtures. In this embodiment, one or more lighting fixtures are demonstrated as some lighting fixtures 20a-20n. For example, communication in the first communication unit 11 is a communication method using radio, and when the first communication unit 11 transmits a control signal related to dimming control to the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, Lighting control of some lighting fixtures 20a-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 of the 920 MHz band is used. The communicable distance of the specific low-power radio covers the distance at which the brightness of the terminal 10 can be detected. In other words, the lighting fixture for which the terminal 10 detects the brightness is installed within the communicable distance. It is difficult in some cases to detect the brightness of all the lighting fixtures installed on a floor with one terminal 10, For example, the terminal 10 is provided for every predetermined area on a floor. Although not shown, the terminal 10 has, in addition to the first communication unit 11, a communication unit that communicates with the information terminal 30 by a radio communication method different from the above-mentioned radio communication method (specific low-power radio). . A wireless communication method different from the specific low-power radio is, for example, a communication method using infrared rays.

The plurality of lighting devices 20a to 20n include second communication units 21a to 21n and control units 22a to 22n. In addition, below, each of the lighting fixtures 20a-20n is also called the lighting fixture 20, and each of the 2nd communication parts 21a-21n is also called the 2nd communication part 21, The control part 22a-22n of Each is also referred to as a control unit 22 . The lighting equipment 20 is provided, for example, on the ceiling of the floor or the like. The lighting device 20 includes a light source, and the control unit 22 controls the lighting state of the light source. The control unit 22 is capable of switching on and off the light source and changing the dimming rate (brightness). Although the said light source is an LED light source, an organic electroluminescent lamp, a fluorescent lamp, etc., it is not specifically limited. For example, the lighting equipment 20 is connected to a main controller, a wall switch, etc. by wire (for example, two-wire wire), and the main controller acquires a signal based on an operation to the wall switch, Switching on and off is performed via wire-type wiring. In addition, the second communication unit 21 communicates with the terminal 10 . For example, for communication in the second communication unit 21 , a specific low-power radio is used as in the first communication unit 11 . When the second communication unit 21 receives a control signal related to dimming control from the terminal 10 , the control unit 22 performs dimming control.

The information terminal 30 is, for example, a portable terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet, and communicates with the terminal 10 . For example, the user operates the operation unit (eg, button, touch panel, etc.) of the information terminal 30 while viewing the display contents displayed on the display unit (display, etc.) of the information terminal 30, thereby performing pairing. do the work

The information terminal 30 is used, for example, when performing pairing with the lighting equipment 20 desired by a user among the terminal 10 and some lighting equipment 20a-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 (the 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 portable terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet does not have a communication function by a specific low-power radio, and the information terminal 30 and the terminal 10 communicate by a specific low-power radio. Wireless communication becomes possible through a repeater that has a function. That is, the information terminal 30 (the third communication unit 31) communicates with the terminal 10 through a repeater. The information terminal 30 and the repeater are communicatively connected by BLE (Bluetooth (trademark) Low Energy), for example. Further, the information terminal 30 may have a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector, and the information terminal 30 and the repeater may be communicatively connected via the USB connector. Therefore, among the communication between the third communication unit 31 and the first communication unit 11 , a communication method by BLE or USB is used for communication between the third communication unit 31 and the repeater, and between the repeater and the first communication unit 11 . A specific low-power radio is used for communication. In addition, the repeater is provided with a communication unit that communicates with the terminal 10 by a wireless communication method different from the specific low-power radio. A wireless communication method different from the specific 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 through a repeater. Moreover, the information terminal 30 may have the communication function by the specific low power radio|wireless, and the communication function by infrared rays. That is, when the information terminal 30 can communicate with the terminal 10 by a specific low-power radio and communication by infrared rays, even if a repeater is not used for communication between the information terminal 30 and the terminal 10 . good.

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 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 executes a control program stored in a memory to transmit/receive signals (information). The 2nd communication part 21 is implemented by the communication circuit etc. which the lighting fixture 20 has, and the processor of the lighting fixture 20 executes the control program stored in the memory, and transmits/receives a signal (information). The control part 22 is implemented by the said processor etc. which the lighting fixture 20 has. The third communication unit 31 is realized by a communication circuit or the like included in the information terminal 30, and the processor included in the information terminal 30 executes a control program stored in a memory to transmit/receive signals (information).

Moreover, the terminal 10, some lighting fixtures 20a-20n, and the information terminal 30 memorize|store their own address information (for example, MAC address) in own memory, respectively.

[Pairing processing]

Next, the pairing process using the information terminal 30 is demonstrated using FIG.

2 : is a flowchart which shows the whole process about the pairing of the terminal 10 and the lighting fixture 20 in embodiment. Moreover, the user is making the power-on state of the terminal 10 and the lighting fixture 20 to be paired before performing a pairing operation|work. This is because, in the present invention, the second communication unit 21 that the lighting fixture 20 has at the time of pairing must transmit information, and power must be supplied to the second communication unit 21 . Here, it is assumed that the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n are in the power-on state.

First, the information terminal 30 transmits to the terminal 10 an instruction for shifting the terminal 10 to the setting mode for pairing with the lighting fixture 20 (step S11). In addition, the communication between the information terminal 30 and the terminal 10 (communication by a specific low-power radio or communication by infrared rays) also includes communication through a repeater, including the following. This is because, as described above, when the information terminal 30 does not have a function of communicating directly with the terminal 10, the information terminal 30 communicates with the terminal 10 through a repeater.

Since, for example, the information terminal 30 does not recognize the address information of the terminal 10 and cannot transmit a signal destined for the terminal 10, the transmission of the instruction to change to the setting mode is Yes For example, communication is performed by infrared rays having directivity or the like. The user connects the information terminal 30 (and the repeater) to the terminal 10 to which the user wants to transmit the instruction (that is, the pairing target), for example, below (for example, a range in which infrared communication is possible) This is because the instruction can be transmitted to the terminal 10 even if the information terminal 30 does not recognize the address information of the terminal 10 by taking it to the terminal 10 . For example, when the information terminal 30 transmits the instruction to the terminal 10 , it also transmits its own address information to the terminal 10 , and the terminal 10 responds to this from the terminal 10 to the address of the terminal 10 . By sending the information back, address information can be exchanged with each other, and communication using, for example, a specific low-power radio without using infrared communication becomes possible from the next time on.

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. In addition, since the terminal 10 has a plurality of systems and divides the plurality of lighting devices 20a to 20n into a plurality of groups to control the same lighting in units of groups, the instruction includes pairing among the plurality of systems. A command to select a branch is included. For example, it is assumed that system A is selected here. That is, the A system of the terminal 10 and the lighting fixture 20 are paired.

The terminal 10 shifts to the setting mode according to the above instruction. Moreover, the terminal 10 may have an LED lamp etc., and it may make it known whether it is currently in a setting mode by lighting of the said LED lamp etc. When the terminal 10 enters 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). The terminal 10 does not recognize the address information of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, and since it cannot unicast the request, it broadcasts it.

For example, the 1st communication part 11 transmits the information regarding the condition of the lighting fixture from which address information is collected with respect to some lighting fixtures 20a-20n. Viewed from the lighting fixture 20 side, the second communication unit 21 receives information about the condition of the lighting fixture 20 from which address information is collected from the terminal 10 when receiving the request. For example, the some lighting fixtures 20a-20n may become several hundreds according to the scale of the floor installed. For this reason, when each address information is transmitted simultaneously from some lighting equipment 20a-20n, a collision etc. will generate|occur|produce. On the other hand, according to this aspect, since only the lighting fixture 20 which meets the conditions transmits address information to the terminal 10, generation|occurrence|production of a collision etc. can be suppressed.

Moreover, for example, the 1st communication part 11 transmits the information regarding the 1st condition of the lighting fixture 20 in which address information is collected with respect to some lighting fixture 20a-20n, and a predetermined period (first After a predetermined period), the information regarding the first condition is transmitted again. A 1st condition is information regarding the numerical value of a single digit below the MAC address of the lighting fixture 20, for example. Here, the collection of address information will be described with reference to FIG. 3 .

3 is a diagram for explaining an example of collection of address information. Here, the 1st condition is made into the condition that the single digit below the MAC address of the lighting fixture 20 is "A". In addition, the some lighting fixtures 20a-20n shall have a carrier sensing function.

As shown on the left side of Fig. 3 , the terminal 10, for the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, as information about the conditions of the lighting fixtures 20 for which address information is collected, the single digit below the MAC address is "A" Information indicating that only the lighting fixtures 20 of ' are transmitted are transmitted. Here, for example, let the single digit below the MAC address of the lighting equipment 20a and 20n be "A", and let the single digit below the MAC address of the lighting equipment 20b be "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 met the first condition earlier than the lighting fixture 20n, and its own address information is transferred to the terminal. It is assumed that (10) is the answer. For this reason, although it determines that the lighting fixture 20n met the 1st condition, another lighting fixture 20 is using the channel allocated to the lighting fixture 20 by carrier sensing, and it determines that the said channel is not empty, , does not return its own address information to the terminal 10 . The lighting equipment 20n is in a standby state for a fixed period (for example, a period random for every plurality of lighting equipment 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 the waiting time of each lighting fixture 20 set in carrier sensing, for example. The lighting fixture 20n returns its own address information to the terminal 10 when there is no other lighting fixture 20 using the assigned channel. In addition, the lighting fixture 20 which has already been half-reflected is set so that it may not be half-reflected.

Moreover, the 1st communication part 11 transmits the information regarding the 1st condition of the lighting fixture 20 from which address information is collected to the some lighting fixtures 20a-20n, and a predetermined period (2nd predetermined period) After lapse, information regarding the second condition different from the first condition is transmitted. A 2nd condition is information regarding the numerical value of a single digit below the MAC address of the lighting fixture 20, for example. Here, the second condition is made into the condition that the single digit below the MAC address of the lighting fixture 20 different from the first condition is "F". For example, if there is no reply of the address information from the lighting equipment 20 which matches the 1st condition until a 2nd predetermined period passes, the 1st communication part 11 sends to some lighting equipment 20a-20n. information on the second condition is transmitted. For example, the second predetermined period is appropriately determined according to the maximum waiting time set in the carrier sensing. The lighting fixture 20b determines that the second condition is satisfied, and returns its own address information to the terminal 10 .

In this way, when the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n have a carrier sensing function, the lighting fixtures 20 matching the first condition are other lighting fixtures 20 matching the first conditions, and There exists, and when the allocated channel is not empty while the said other lighting fixture 20 is returning one's address information, it will be in a waiting state for a fixed period. Accordingly, the first communication unit 11 receives the address information of the lighting equipment 20 that meets the first condition, and then sends address information of the lighting equipment 20 that matches the other first condition after a first predetermined period has elapsed. can receive That is, each address of the lighting fixtures 20 matching the 1st condition while suppressing the occurrence of a collision etc. by receiving the address information of the lighting fixtures 20 which meet the 1st condition gradually every 1st predetermined period information can be collected.

Moreover, after receiving the address information of the lighting fixture 20 which matched the 1st condition, the 1st communication part 11 receives the address information of the lighting fixture 20 matching the 2nd condition after the lapse of a 2nd predetermined period. can do. That is, the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n is collected while suppressing occurrence of a collision or the like by receiving address information of the lighting fixtures 20 that change conditions and gradually conform to various conditions. can do.

In addition, 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 lighting fixture 20 according to the content of its own address information and the number of times it has received the request from the terminal 10 You may return your own address information. Specifically, to the first request from the terminal 10, only the mechanism with a single digit below the MAC address returns a reply, and for the second request, only the mechanism with a single digit below the MAC address returns a reply. doing, … The same conditions are determined in advance on the lighting fixture 20 side (the said conditions are stored in the memory which the lighting fixture 20 has).

Thereby, even if the condition of the lighting fixture 20 from which the address information is collected is not set in the terminal 10 or the information terminal 30, the lighting fixture 20 sets its own address according to the number of times the said request|requirement was received. The timing of replying can be dispersed, and the occurrence of collisions and the like can be suppressed. Moreover, by setting the conditions in the lighting fixtures 20 while setting the conditions of the lighting fixtures 20 from which address information is collected in the terminal 10 or the information terminal 30, by the double conditions, the lighting fixtures 20 ) can more disperse the timing at which its address is returned, effectively suppressing the occurrence of collisions and the like.

Moreover, when the 2nd communication part 21 receives the said request|requirement, the control part 22 of the lighting fixture 20 controls a light source to a predetermined lighting state. Although the predetermined lighting state is not specifically limited, For example, it is a lighting state or a blinking state.

Thereby, the user can recognize the lighting fixture 20 which received the said request|requirement. For example, depending on the propagation conditions on the floor, there may be cases where even if the request can be received, a reply of its own address information does not reach the terminal 10 . For this reason, although mentioned later, when a user confirms the address information of the some lighting fixture 20a-20n which the terminal 10 collected on the information terminal 30, the lighting fixture 20 which is lit or flashing on the floor In the case where the number of s and the number of address information displayed on the information terminal 30 are different, the user can recognize that there is a lighting fixture 20 that has been able to receive the request, but has failed in response to the request.

Next, the 1st communication part 11 receives the address information of each of the some lighting fixtures 20a-20n from each of the some lighting fixtures 20a-20n in a power-on state (step S13). Specifically, the address information of the lighting fixtures 20 matching the conditions of the lighting fixtures 20 from which address information is collected among the some lighting fixtures 20a-20n is received. When viewed from the lighting fixture 20 side, the second communication unit 21 transmits its own address information to the terminal 10 . Specifically, the lighting fixture 20 transmits its own address information to the terminal 10 when it matches the conditions of the lighting fixture 20 for which address information is collected.

Next, the 1st communication part 11 transmits the address information of each of the several lighting fixtures 20a-20n collected with respect to the information terminal 30 (step S14). When viewed from the information terminal 30 side, 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 .

4 : is a figure which shows an example of the information terminal 30 which a user operates at the time of pairing of the terminal 10 and the lighting fixture 20. As shown in FIG.

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

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

The control signal which designated the address information is a signal for lighting control the lighting equipment 20 which has the said address information, for example, it is a signal for making the lighting equipment 20 into a blinking state. When the second communication unit 21 receives a control signal specifying 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, blink). For example, since the address information of each of some lighting equipment 20a-20n is designated, whenever the address information of each of some lighting equipment 20a-20n is designated, the some lighting actually installed The mechanisms 20a to 20n are, for example, in a blinking state for a predetermined period of time (several seconds). Step S16 is the timing before the second communication unit 21 performs pairing with the terminal 10 .

For example, the user designates one of the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collected by the terminal 10 and transmitted to the information terminal 30, thereby lighting corresponding to the designated address information. It is possible to make the mechanism 20 blink or the like. That is, the user can recognize which address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n corresponds to which lighting fixture 20 is actually installed on the floor, and the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal ( 10) may be paired as described below. Moreover, the address information of each of some lighting fixtures 20a-20n may not be designated one by one, for example, may be designated together, and in this case, the lighting fixtures 20 corresponding to the address information designated together blink together. may be in a state of

Next, on the information terminal 30, the user operates the registration button corresponding to the address information of the lighting fixture 20 to be paired with the A system|strain of the terminal 10. 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 paired with the system A of the terminal 10 (step S17). For example, the user operates the registration button corresponding to the address information of the lighting fixtures 20a and 20n on the information terminal 30, and the information terminal 30 receives the address information of the lighting fixtures 20a and 20n. make it selected

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

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

The lighting fixture 20 performs pairing with the terminal 10 by memorizing the address information of the terminal 10 in a memory. Thereby, the terminal 10 and the lighting fixture 20 exchange mutual address information, and the pairing of the terminal 10 and the lighting fixture 20 is completed. The lighting fixture 20 storing the address information of the terminal 10 transmits to the terminal 10 a signal indicating that pairing is completed.

And when the terminal 10 (first communication unit 11) is paired with the lighting equipment 20 having the address information selected in the information terminal 30 and the terminal 10 is completed, the pairing is completed lighting equipment 20 ) to transmit a control signal. The said control signal is a signal for turning on or blinking the lighting fixture 20, for example. When the second communication unit 21 completes pairing with the terminal 10, the control unit 22 of the lighting fixture 20 turns the light source of the lighting fixture 20 into a predetermined lighting state (for example, lighting or blinking). state) is controlled. Thereby, the user can recognize that the pairing of the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal 10 is completed. In addition, when the pairing with the terminal 10 is completed, the lighting fixture 20 does not need to transmit a signal indicating that the pairing is completed to the terminal 10, and in the end, the control signal is not received from the terminal 10. You may control the light source of the lighting fixture 20 to a predetermined lighting state even without it.

Pairing of the system A of the terminal 10 with the desired lighting fixtures 20a and 20n is completed by the processing from step S11 to step S19 described above. Moreover, when pairing the other lighting equipment 20 with respect to the other system|strain of the terminal 10, the process of step S11 to step S19 is performed with respect to another system|strain. Thereby, pairing with the lighting fixture 20 can be performed for every system|strain of the terminal 10. As shown in FIG. That is, the some lighting fixtures 20a-20n can be divided into groups, and control for every group becomes possible. And after completion of the pairing operation, the user cancels the setting mode of the terminal 10, so that the terminal 10 dims the lighting fixture 20 to be paired according to the normal operation (that is, according to the detected ambient brightness) control operation).

[Effect, etc.]

As explained above, the terminal 10 which concerns on this embodiment is equipped with the 1st communication part 11 which communicates with the information terminal 30 and one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n. The 1st communication part 11 receives the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n from each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n of a power-on state, and, with respect to the information terminal 30, one or more lighting fixtures. The lighting fixture 20 and the terminal 10 which transmit the address information of each fixture 20a-20n, and have the address information selected by the information terminal 30 among the address information of each of one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n. and transmit information for pairing to the lighting fixture 20 .

According to this, the terminal 10 collects each address information from the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, and transmits it to the information terminal 30 . For example, the user selects, among the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, collected in the information terminal 30, the lighting fixtures 20 (address information) that are candidates for pairing with the terminal 10 You can choose. And the terminal 10 performs pairing with the lighting fixture 20 having the selected address information. That is, the user only selects the address information of the lighting equipment 20 to be paired with the terminal 10 from among the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collectively arranged in the information terminal 30 , and then , the terminal 10 and the desired lighting equipment 20 selected by the user automatically perform pairing. In this way, according to the present invention, pairing can be easily performed.

Moreover, the 1st communication part 11 transmits the information regarding the condition of the lighting fixture 20 from which address information is collected with respect to the one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, and 1 or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n ), you may receive the address information of the lighting fixture 20 which matches the said condition.

For example, one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n may become several hundreds depending on the scale of the floor installed. For this reason, when each address information is transmitted simultaneously from one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, a collision etc. will generate|occur|produce. On the other hand, according to this aspect, since only the lighting fixture 20 which meets the conditions transmits address information to the terminal 10, generation|occurrence|production of a collision etc. can be suppressed.

Moreover, the 1st communication part 11 transmits the information regarding the 1st condition of the lighting fixture 20 for which address information is collected, to one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, and the 1st condition after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. You may transmit information regarding a second condition different from the above.

According to this, after receiving the address information of the lighting fixture 20 which matched the 1st condition, the 1st communication part 11 sends the address information of the lighting fixture 20 matching the 2nd condition after a predetermined period has elapsed. can receive That is, by changing the conditions and gradually receiving the address information of the lighting fixtures 20 conforming to various conditions, the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n can be collected while suppressing the occurrence of a collision. can

Moreover, the 1st communication part 11 transmits the information regarding the 1st condition of the lighting fixture 20 for which address information is collected, to one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, and the 1st condition after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. You may transmit the information about

When one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n have a carrier sensing function, as for the lighting fixtures 20 conforming to the first condition, other lighting fixtures 20 conforming to the first condition exist, and further, Since the other lighting fixtures 20 are replying their own address information, when the assigned channel is not empty, it is in a waiting state for a certain period (for example, a period that is random for each one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n). do. Therefore, after receiving the address information of the lighting fixture 20 which matched the 1st condition, the 1st communication part 11 receives the address information of the other lighting fixture 20 matching the 1st condition after a predetermined period has elapsed. can do. That is, by gradually receiving the address information of the lighting fixtures 20 conforming to the first condition every predetermined period, address information of each of the lighting fixtures 20 conforming to the first condition while suppressing the occurrence of collisions, etc. can be collected

Moreover, the 1st communication part 11 transmits to the said lighting fixture 20 the information for pairing the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal 10 which have the address information selected by the information terminal 30, the said lighting When a control signal specifying the address information of the appliance 20 is received, a control signal specifying the address information may be transmitted to the lighting fixture 20 .

The control signal which designated the said address information is a signal for lighting control the said lighting fixture 20, for example, The said lighting fixture 20 can turn on or blink by the said control signal. Therefore, for example, the user responds to the designated address information by specifying one of the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collected by the terminal 10 and transmitted to the information terminal 30 . It is possible to make the lighting equipment 20 to be turned on or blinking. That is, the user can recognize which address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n corresponds to which lighting fixture 20 is actually installed on the floor. The terminal 10 may be paired.

Moreover, when pairing of the terminal 10 and the lighting fixture 20 which has the address information selected by the information terminal 30 is completed, the 1st communication part 11 controls with respect to the said lighting fixture 20 for which pairing was completed. You may transmit a signal.

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

Moreover, the lighting fixture 20 which concerns on this embodiment is equipped with the 2nd communication part 21 which communicates with the terminal 10. As shown in FIG. When receiving 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 the address information from the terminal 10 . Among the address information of each of the lighting fixtures 20a to 20n, information for pairing the terminal 10 with the lighting fixture 20 having its own address information selected by the information terminal 30 has been received from the terminal 10 when configured to perform pairing with the terminal 10 .

According to this, the terminal 10 collects each address information by sending the request|requirement of address information to one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, and transmits it to the information terminal 30. As shown in FIG. For example, the user selects the lighting fixture 20 (address information) as a pairing candidate with the terminal 10 from the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collected in the information terminal 30 can And the lighting fixture 20 receives the information for pairing with the terminal 10 transmitted toward itself, when own address information is selected by the terminal 10, and performs pairing with the terminal 10. That is, the user only selects the address information of the lighting equipment 20 to be paired with the terminal 10 from among the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collectively arranged in the information terminal 30 , and then The terminal 10 and the desired lighting equipment 20 selected by the user automatically perform pairing. In this way, according to the present invention, pairing can be easily performed.

Moreover, the 2nd communication part 21 receives information about the condition of the lighting fixture 20 from which address information is collected from the terminal 10, when receiving the said request, and the lighting fixture 20 responds to the said condition. In the case of matching, its own address information may be transmitted to the terminal 10 .

For example, one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n may become several hundreds depending on the scale of the floor installed. For this reason, when each address information is transmitted simultaneously from one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, a collision etc. will generate|occur|produce. On the other hand, according to this aspect, since only the lighting fixture 20 which meets the conditions transmits its own address information to the terminal 10, generation|occurrence|production of a collision etc. can be suppressed.

In addition, 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 without setting the condition of the lighting fixture 20 from which the address information is collected in the terminal 10 or the information terminal 30, the lighting fixture 20 sets its own address according to the number of times the request is received. The timing of replying can be dispersed, and the occurrence of collisions and the like can be suppressed.

Further, the lighting device 20 further has a control unit 22 that controls the lighting state of the light source, and the control unit 22 turns the light source into a predetermined light when the second communication unit 21 receives the request. state may be controlled.

According to this, the user can recognize the lighting fixture 20 which received the said request|requirement.

In addition, the lighting device 20 further has a control unit 22 for controlling the lighting state of the light source, and the control unit 22 includes the address information of the second communication unit 21 before the second communication unit 21 performs pairing with the terminal 10 . When receiving a control signal specifying , the lighting state of the light source may be controlled based on the control signal.

The control signal which designated the said self's address information is a signal for lighting-controlling the lighting fixture 20, for example, The lighting fixture 20 can turn on or blink by the said control signal. Therefore, for example, the user responds to the designated address information by specifying one of the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collected by the terminal 10 and transmitted to the information terminal 30 . It is possible to make the lighting equipment 20 to be turned on or blinking. That is, the user can recognize which address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n corresponds to which lighting fixture 20 is actually installed on the floor, and the lighting fixture 20 that specifically grasps the installation position and The terminal 10 may be paired.

Moreover, the lighting fixture 20 further has a control part 22 which controls the lighting state of a light source, The control part 22 predetermined|prescribes a light source when the 2nd communication part 21 completes pairing with the terminal 10. It may be controlled by the lighting state of

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

Moreover, the information terminal 30 which concerns on this embodiment is provided with the 3rd communication part 31 which communicates with the terminal 10. As shown in FIG. 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 an address selected from the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n and transmit information for pairing the terminal 10 with the lighting fixture 20 having the information to the terminal 10 .

For example, the user selects the lighting fixture 20 (address information) as a pairing candidate with the terminal 10 from the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collected in the information terminal 30 can And the terminal 10 performs pairing with the said lighting fixture 20 by receiving the information for pairing the terminal 10 with the lighting fixture 20 which has the selected address information from the information terminal 30. As shown in FIG. That is, the user only selects the address information of the lighting equipment 20 to be paired with the terminal 10 from among the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n collectively arranged in the information terminal 30 , and then , the terminal 10 and the desired lighting equipment 20 selected by the user automatically perform pairing. In this way, according to the present invention, pairing can be easily performed.

(Other embodiments)

As mentioned above, although the terminal 10 which concerns on embodiment, the lighting fixture 20, and the information terminal 30 were demonstrated, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment.

For example, in the said embodiment, although the one or more lighting fixtures were several lighting fixtures 20a-20n, the one lighting fixture 20 may be sufficient. In this case, the 1st communication part 11 receives the address information of the said lighting fixture 20 from one lighting fixture 20 in a power-on state, and transmits the information terminal 30 of the said lighting fixture 20 to the information terminal 30 . Send address information. When the address information of the lighting equipment 20 is displayed on the information terminal 30 and the address information is selected, the first communication unit 11 sends the lighting equipment 20 having the address information selected by the information terminal 30 . ) and information for pairing the terminal 10 are transmitted to the lighting device 20 . That is, in this case, the terminal 10 and the lighting fixture 20 communicate one-to-one.

Moreover, for example, in the said embodiment, although the 1st communication part 11 transmits the information regarding the condition of the lighting fixture 20 from which address information is collected to one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, this process you don't have to do

Moreover, for example, in the said embodiment, the 1st communication part 11 transmits the information for pairing the terminal 10 with the lighting fixture 20 which has the address information selected by the information terminal 30 to the lighting fixture 20 ), when the control signal which designated the address information of the lighting fixture 20 was received, with respect to the lighting fixture 20, although the control signal which designated the address information was transmitted, it is not necessary to carry out such a process.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, when pairing of the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal 10 which have the address information selected by the 1st communication part 11 by the information terminal 30 is completed, pairing is completed, for example in the said embodiment. Although the control signal was transmitted to the lighting fixture 20, it is not necessary to carry out such a process.

Moreover, for example, in the said embodiment, when receiving the request|requirement of address information, the 2nd communication part 21 receives the information regarding the condition of the lighting fixture 20 from which address information is collected from the terminal 10. And, when the lighting fixture 20 matches the said condition, it sent its own address information to the terminal 10, but it is not necessary to carry out such a process.

In addition, 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 it has received a request for address information from the terminal 10 . no need to process.

In addition, for example, in the said embodiment, although the lighting fixture 20 had the control part 22, it is not necessary to have it.

For example, in the above embodiment, the address information is a MAC address, but may be a logical address or the like. For example, the logical address may be a short address generated based on any digit in the MAC address or the like. For example, depending on the signal transmission method used in the lighting system, a logical address may be used. For this reason, in Fig. 4, the logical address may be displayed together with the MAC address, or the logical address may be recognized by the user.

Further, the present invention can be realized not only as the information terminal 30, but also as a pairing method including a step (process) 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 address information of each of one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n in a power-on state from the terminal 10 (step S14), and one or more lighting fixtures. (20a to 20n) Information for pairing the terminal 10 with a step of receiving a selection of at least one piece of address information from each of the address information (step S17), and the lighting fixture 20 having the selected address information and the terminal 10 and transmitting to the terminal 10 (step S18).

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

For example, those steps may be executed by a computer (computer system). And the present invention can be realized as a program for executing the steps included in their method by a computer. In addition, the present invention can be realized as a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM in which the program is recorded.

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

In addition, each component included in the terminal 10, the lighting fixture 20, and the information terminal 30 of the said embodiment may be implemented as a dedicated or general-purpose circuit.

In addition, each component included in the terminal 10, the lighting fixture 20, and the information terminal 30 of the said embodiment may be implemented as LSI (Large Scale Integration) which is an integrated circuit (IC).

Incidentally, the integrated circuit is not limited to the LSI, and may be realized as a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. A programmable Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or reconfigurable processor capable of restoring the connections and settings of circuit cells inside the LSI may be used.

In addition, if the technology of integrated circuits replaced by LSI appears due to advances in semiconductor technology or a separate technology derived from it, of course, by using the technology, the terminal 10, lighting equipment 20, and information terminal 30 Each of the components included may be integrated into an integrated circuit.

In addition, a form that can be obtained by carrying out various modifications considered by those skilled in the art to the embodiment, and a form realized by arbitrarily combining the constituent elements and functions of each embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Also included in the present invention.

10: terminal
11: first communication unit
20, 20a~20n: lighting fixtures
21, 21a~21n: second communication unit
22, 22a~22n: control unit
30: information terminal
31: third communication unit

Claims (15)

As a terminal,
A first communication unit for communicating with an information terminal and one or more lighting fixtures,
The first communication unit,
receiving address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures from each of the one or more lighting fixtures in a power-on state;
transmit address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures to the information terminal;
It is configured to transmit information for pairing the terminal with the lighting fixture having the address information selected by the information terminal among the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures to the lighting fixture,
terminal. The method of claim 1,
The said 1st communication part receives address information of the lighting fixture which matches the said condition among the said one or more lighting fixtures by sending the information regarding the condition of the lighting fixture for which address information is collected to the said one or more lighting fixtures. doing,
terminal. 3. The method of claim 2,
The first communication unit transmits, to the one or more lighting fixtures, information about a first condition of the lighting equipment for which address information is collected, and transmits information about a second condition different from the first condition after a predetermined period of time has elapsed doing,
terminal. 3. The method of claim 2,
The first communication unit transmits, to the one or more lighting fixtures, information about a first condition of the lighting equipment for which address information is collected, and transmits the information about the first condition again after a predetermined period of time has elapsed,
terminal. The method of claim 1,
When the said 1st communication part receives the control signal which designated the address information of the said lighting fixture before transmitting to the said lighting fixture the information for pairing the said terminal and the lighting fixture which has the address information selected by the said information terminal, the said 1st communication part Transmitting a control signal specifying the address information to the lighting fixture,
terminal. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
When pairing of the said terminal with the lighting fixture which has the address information selected by the said information terminal is completed, the said 1st communication part transmits a control signal to the said lighting fixture for which pairing was completed,
terminal. A lighting fixture comprising:
Provided with a second communication unit for communicating with the terminal,
The second communication unit,
When receiving a request for address information from the terminal, it transmits its own address information to the terminal;
When the information terminal receives from the terminal information for pairing the terminal with the lighting equipment having the own address information selected in the information terminal among the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures received from the terminal, the configured to perform pairing with the terminal;
lighting fixtures. 8. The method of claim 7,
The second communication unit, when receiving the request, receives information about the condition of the lighting equipment for which address information is collected from the terminal, and when the lighting equipment meets the condition, the address information of itself sending to the terminal;
lighting fixtures. 8. The method of 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;
lighting fixtures. 8. The method of claim 7,
The lighting device further includes a control unit for controlling the lighting state of the light source,
When the second communication unit receives the request, the control unit controls the light source to a predetermined lighting state,
lighting fixtures. 8. The method of claim 7,
The lighting device further includes a control unit for controlling the lighting state of the light source,
The control unit controls the lighting state of the light source based on the control signal when the second communication unit receives a control signal specifying the address information of the second communication unit before pairing with the terminal;
lighting fixtures. 12. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 11,
The lighting device further includes a control unit for controlling the lighting state of the light source,
The control unit, when the second communication unit completes pairing with the terminal, to control the light source to a predetermined lighting state,
lighting fixtures. Provided with a third communication unit for communicating with the terminal,
The third communication unit,
Receive address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures in the power-on state from the terminal,
configured to transmit, to the terminal, information for pairing the terminal with the lighting fixture having the selected address information among the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures,
information terminal. Receiving address information of each of one or more lighting fixtures in a power-on state from a terminal;
receiving a selection of at least one piece of address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures; and
transmitting to the terminal information for pairing the terminal with the lighting fixture having the address information on which the selection has been received,
How to pair. A program recorded on a recording medium for executing the pairing method according to claim 14 by a computer.

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