JP2024017651A - Illumination system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an illumination system that enables a user to select a color with ease.SOLUTION: An illumination system 300 comprises: a first control unit 152 that displays on a display unit 120 a color panel on which mutually different colors are arranged in each of a plurality of regions arranged in a matrix; an acquisition unit 151 that acquires color information indicating a color selected by a user, among a plurality of colors arranged on the color panel; and a second control unit 153 that controls an illuminating fixture 200 so as to emit light of color based on the color indicated by the color information. The first control unit 152 makes the display unit 120 display the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel so as to be arranged in an order of saturation in a first direction on a surface of the display unit 120 and in an order of hue in a second direction on the surface of the display unit 120 that is orthogonal to the first direction. For the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel, at least one of a color difference of hues adjacent to each other in the second direction and a difference in saturation from a color adjacent in the first direction becomes larger as the saturation becomes higher.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to lighting systems.

Lighting systems have been proposed in which the lighting fixtures are controlled to emit light in a color selected by a user. Patent Document 1 discloses a lighting device that can change the color and brightness of emitted light, an operation section that accepts specification of three-axis parameters of a color space by two-axis specification operation, and two-axis control for the operation section. A lighting system is disclosed that includes a lighting control unit that controls a lighting device to emit light in a color and brightness according to values of parameters of three axes of a color space specified by an axis specification operation.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-157376

When a user selects a color for a lighting fixture to emit, for example, multiple colors are displayed on the display. At this time, if too many colors are displayed, it becomes difficult for the user to select a desired color.

The present invention provides a lighting system that allows the user to easily select colors.

A lighting system according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a first control unit that causes a display unit to display a color panel in which different colors are arranged in each of a plurality of regions arranged in a matrix; an acquisition unit that acquires color information indicating a color selected by the user from among the plurality of colors; and a second control unit that controls the lighting fixture to emit light of a color based on the color indicated by the color information. , wherein the first control unit displays the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel in order of saturation in a first direction on the surface of the display unit and perpendicular to the first direction. The plurality of colors arranged in the color panel are arranged in the order of hue in a second direction on the surface of the color panel and displayed on the display part, and the higher the saturation of the plurality of colors arranged in the color panel, the more adjacent they are in the second direction. The colors are provided so that at least one of the color difference in hue and the difference in saturation between adjacent colors in the first direction is increased.

The lighting system according to one aspect of the present invention has a display unit capable of switching one of a representative color panel and a detailed color panel, which are color panels in which different colors are arranged in each of a plurality of regions arranged in a matrix. a first control unit for displaying; an acquisition unit for acquiring color information indicating a color selected by a user from among a plurality of colors arranged in at least one of the representative color panel and the detailed color panel; a second control unit that controls the lighting fixture to emit light of a color based on the indicated color, and the number of colors arranged in the representative color panel is the number of colors arranged in the detailed color panel. Fewer.

A lighting system according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a first control unit that causes a display unit to display a color panel in which different colors are arranged in each of a plurality of regions arranged in a matrix; an acquisition unit that acquires color information indicating a color selected by the user from among the plurality of colors; and a second control unit that controls the lighting fixture to emit light of a color based on the color indicated by the color information. , the first control unit displays identification information consisting of at least one of characters and symbols uniquely indicating each of the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel on the display unit together with the color panel. let

According to the lighting system according to one aspect of the present invention, a user can easily select a color.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a lighting system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a setting image according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a representative color panel image according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a detailed color panel image according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a map image according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a detailed color panel image according to a modification of the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining saturation and hue. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the colors arranged on the color panel. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user's selection of colors arranged on a color panel. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining another example of the user's selection of colors arranged on the color panel. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the operation terminal according to the embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a color panel image according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiments described below are all inclusive or specific examples. The numerical values, shapes, materials, components, arrangement positions and connection forms of the components, steps, order of steps, etc. shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and do not limit the present invention. Further, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims will be described as arbitrary constituent elements.

Note that each figure is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily strictly illustrated. Furthermore, in each figure, substantially the same configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping explanations may be omitted or simplified. Further, in FIG. 3, for example, in order to express colors, colors arranged in a rectangular area are expressed by dot hatching, for example.

(Embodiment)
[composition]
<Overall configuration>
First, the configuration of the lighting system according to the embodiment will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a lighting system 300 according to an embodiment.

The lighting system 300 is a system in which the operation terminal 100 controls lighting aspects such as on/off (on/off), color, and/or light distribution of light emitted by a lighting fixture 200 placed in a predetermined space such as a building. be. In the lighting system 300, the operation terminal 100 receives a selection of the color of light emitted from the lighting fixture 200 from the user.

The lighting system 300 includes an operation terminal 100 and a plurality of lighting fixtures 200.

Note that the number of lighting fixtures 200 included in the lighting system 300 may be one or more, and is not particularly limited.

The operating terminal 100 is an information terminal operated by a user. The operation terminal 100 is realized by, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal. The operation terminal 100 is connected to each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 200 so as to be able to communicate wirelessly.

Note that the operation terminal 100 may be realized by a stationary personal computer or the like.

The operation terminal 100 includes a communication section 110, a display section 120, a reception section 130, a storage section 140, and an information processing section 150.

Communication unit 110 is a communication interface for communicating with lighting fixture 200. For example, the communication unit 110 is realized by a communication module (communication circuit) for communicating. The communication unit 110 is realized by, for example, a communication module such as a wireless communication circuit. The communication performed by the communication unit 110 is, for example, wireless communication, but may also be wired communication. The communication standard used for communication is also not particularly limited.

The display unit 120 is a device that displays images such as a color panel. The display unit 120 is realized by, for example, a display panel such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel.

The color panel is an image (palette) in which a plurality of colors are arranged and used to receive color specifications from the user. Coordinate information on the chromaticity diagram corresponding to each color is set for each color in the color panel.

The reception unit 130 is a device that receives user operations. The reception unit 130 is realized by, for example, a touch panel, a mouse, and/or a keyboard. In this embodiment, display section 120 and reception section 130 are integrally realized by a touch panel display.

The storage unit 140 is a storage device that stores computer programs and the like executed by the information processing unit 150. The storage unit 140 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory. The storage unit 140 may be realized by a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or the like.

The information processing unit 150 is a processing unit that performs various processes executed by the operation terminal 100. The information processing unit 150 is implemented, for example, by a microcomputer, but may also be implemented by a processor. The functions of the information processing section 150 are realized, for example, by a microcomputer, a processor, or the like constituting the information processing section 150 executing a computer program stored in the storage section 140.

The information processing section 150 includes, for example, an acquisition section 151, a first control section 152, a second control section 153, and a setting section 154.

The acquisition unit 151 is a processing unit that acquires various information such as color information. For example, the acquisition unit 151 acquires various information such as color information via the communication unit 110.

The color information is information indicating the color selected by the user from among the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel. The acquisition unit 151 acquires color information indicating the color selected by the user from among the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel. That is, the color information is information that is received by the reception unit 130 and indicates the color selected by the user.

The first control unit 152 is a processing unit that controls the display on the display unit 120 (specifically, the image displayed on the display unit 120). More specifically, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display a color panel in which different colors are arranged in each of a plurality of areas arranged in a matrix. In this embodiment, each of the plurality of regions is rectangular (rectangular region 540 (see FIG. 3)).

In the present embodiment, the first control unit 152 controls the representative color panel 500 (see FIG. (see FIG. 4) and the detailed color panel 510 (see FIG. 4) are displayed on the display unit 120 in a switchable manner. Further, in the present embodiment, the acquisition unit 151 acquires color information indicating a color selected by the user from among a plurality of colors arranged on at least one of the representative color panel 500 and the detailed color panel 510.

Note that "arranged in a matrix" refers to arrangement in a first direction D1 and a second direction D2 (see FIG. 3, in other words, vertically and horizontally), which will be described later. The number and/or number of colors arranged horizontally may be the same or different in each column and/or row.

The representative color panel 500 is an example of a color panel, and is used to divide hue and saturation in chromaticity coordinates and display colors assigned to each rectangular area arranged in the first direction D1 and the second direction D2, respectively. This is an image of

The detailed color panel 510 is an example of a color panel, in which the hue and saturation in chromaticity coordinates are divided into smaller parts than the representative color panel 500, and are allocated to each rectangular area arranged in the first direction D1 and the second direction D2. This is an image for displaying different colors.

Further, in the following description, when a color panel is described, the content of the description may be applied to the representative color panel 500 or the detailed color panel 510.

The second control unit 153 is a processing unit that controls the lighting fixture 200. Specifically, the second control unit 153 controls the lighting mode of the lighting fixture 200. More specifically, the second control unit 153 controls the lighting fixture 200 to emit light of a color based on the color indicated by the color information. For example, the second control unit 153 controls the lighting fixture 200 to emit light of the color indicated by the color information.

For example, the second control unit 153 controls the lighting mode of the lighting fixture 200 by transmitting the chromaticity coordinates of the color selected by the user from the color panel to the lighting fixture 200 as a control value.

The setting unit 154 includes information indicating the lighting fixture 200 (specifically, fixture identification information uniquely indicating the lighting fixture 200) and color information (that is, indicating the color selected by the user corresponding to the lighting fixture 200). This is a processing unit that associates and stores information in the storage unit 140.

As described above, the operating terminal 100 displays the color panel and stores the selection result of the lighting fixture 200 received from the user in association with the color selection result. Further, the operating terminal 100 controls the lighting mode of the lighting fixture 200 so that the lighting fixture 200 emits light of a color associated with the lighting fixture 200, for example, at a timing specified by the user. The timing may be arbitrary and is not particularly limited. The timing may be, for example, when the reception unit 130 receives an instruction to emit light from the lighting fixture 200, or may be set by a timer or the like. For example, the second control unit 153 may control the lighting fixture 200 so that, when the acquisition unit 151 acquires the color information, the lighting fixture 200 lights up in the color indicated by the color information. Specifically, the second control unit 153 may control the lighting fixture 200 so that when the acquisition unit 151 acquires the color information, the lighting fixture 200 immediately lights up in the color indicated by the color information. The second control unit 153 controls, when the acquisition unit 151 acquires the color information, the lighting equipment 200 to be illuminated in the color indicated by the color information, based on the lighting information indicating whether or not to immediately turn on the lighting fixture 200 in the color indicated by the color information. It may be possible to switch whether or not to control the lighting fixture 200 so that the fixture 200 lights up immediately. The lighting information is acquired by the acquisition unit 151, for example, when the user inputs via the reception unit 130 whether or not the lighting fixture 200 is to be immediately turned on in the color indicated by the color information.

Furthermore, the lighting fixture 200 may include a plurality of individually controllable light sources. In such a case, the second control unit 153 controls, based on the color information indicating the color for each of the plurality of light sources, so that light of the color for each of the plurality of light sources indicated by the color information is emitted. Control each of multiple light sources. In this case, for example, the acquisition unit 151 acquires color information indicating the color of each of the plurality of light sources from the user via the reception unit 130. For example, when the lighting fixture 200 includes a plurality of independently controllable light sources, such as a light source that emits light upward and a light source that emits light downward, these light sources collectively When controlled, the color of each light source is individually set by the user.

Further, the second control unit 153 controls the lighting fixture 200 so as to emit light of the color indicated by the color information, for example. Here, the second control unit 153 determines whether the light emitted from the lighting fixture 200 is irradiated on the surface of the structure based on the structural information indicating at least one of the color, unevenness, and material of the surface. In this case, the lighting fixture 200 may be controlled so that the surface appears to have the same color as the color indicated by the color information. In this case, for example, the acquisition unit 151 acquires structure information from the user via the reception unit 130. When the lighting fixture 200 (color fixture) capable of emitting light of a plurality of colors emits light, the appearance of the color of the irradiation surface differs depending on the color or unevenness of the irradiation surface. For example, in order to make an entire wall appear the same color using a plurality of lighting fixtures 200, it may be necessary to adjust the color of the light emitted by each lighting fixture 200. Therefore, the second control unit 153 adjusts the control value assigned to the color in the color panel for each lighting fixture 200, for example, based on the structure information.

Note that the operation terminal 100 may include a timekeeping unit such as an RTC (Real Time Clock) in order to measure time and/or to acquire date and time information to be described later. Further, the operation terminal 100 may obtain time (for example, date and time information) by communicating with an external server or the like.

Further, for example, various types of information acquired from a user or the like may be acquired from the server device via the communication unit 110, or, if stored in the storage unit 140 in advance, may be acquired from the storage unit 140. You can.

The lighting fixture 200 is a lighting fixture that can communicate wirelessly with the operation terminal 100 and emits light. In this embodiment, lighting fixture 200 includes a red LED (Light Emitting Diode) that emits red light, a blue LED that emits blue light, and a green LED that emits green light.

Note that, for example, the lighting fixture 200 may include a plurality of white LEDs whose emitted white light has different color temperatures. In other words, the lighting fixture 200 may be a lighting fixture whose color temperature of emitted light is variable.

Further, the plurality of lighting fixtures 200 may be lighting fixtures that have the same function, or may have different functions (for example, the lighting modes that can be taken are different, such as different colors of light that can be emitted). (different) lighting equipment.

<Reception of color selection>
Next, a process for accepting a color selection from a user will be described.

2 to 5 are diagrams showing specific examples of images displayed on the display unit 120, respectively. Specifically, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a settings image 400 according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a representative color panel image 410 according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a detailed color panel image 420 according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a map image 440 according to the embodiment.

For example, the first control unit 152 displays any of the setting image 400, the representative color panel image 410, the detailed color panel image 420, or the map image 440 on the display unit 120 based on an instruction from the user received by the reception unit 130. Display.

For example, when the user taps the mark of one of the pens included in the setting image 400 and corresponding to each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 200, the first control unit 152 displays the representative color panel image. 410 is displayed on the display unit 120. Further, for example, when the user taps the "Choose from all colors" button included in the representative color panel image 410, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display the detailed color panel image 420. Further, for example, when a “determination” button included in the detailed color panel image 420 is tapped, the first control unit 152 causes the representative color panel image 410 to be displayed on the display unit 120. Further, for example, when the user taps the “OK” button included in the representative color panel image 410, the first control unit 152 displays the setting image 400 on the display unit 120. At this time, for example, the setting unit 154 associates the color selected by the user with the fixture information indicating the lighting fixture 200 (the lighting fixture 200 corresponding to the pen mark tapped by the user) and stores it in the storage unit. 140.

As shown in FIG. 2, the setting image 400 is an image for displaying information (setting information 580) regarding the lighting fixture 200. For example, the storage unit 140 stores fixture information uniquely indicating each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 200. For example, the setting unit 154 causes the storage unit 140 to store lighting mode information indicating the lighting modes of the plurality of lighting fixtures 200 in association with the appliance information, based on the input from the user received by the reception unit 130. The first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display a setting image 400 that includes setting information 580 indicating appliance information, lighting mode information, etc. stored in the storage unit 140. Specifically, the first control unit 152 includes a scene name indicating the lighting mode (scene) of the lighting fixture 200, a color of light emitted by the lighting fixture 200 in the lighting mode, and identification information set to the color. 570 are displayed on the display unit 120. By displaying the setting image 400, the user can confirm the scene name, number (color number) and color set for the scene in the lighting fixture 200 in which the lighting state is defined. For example, the scene name display section 581 shown in FIG. 2 displays a scene name such as "scene 1" or "scene 2." Further, for example, the color of light, such as "5000K", is displayed on the set color display section 582 shown in FIG. 2. For example, the identification information 570, such as "h03", is displayed on the identification information display section 583 shown in FIG. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the color corresponding to "h03" is displayed in the setting color display section 582 next to "h03". In this way, the information indicating the color may be displayed in characters or the like, or may be displayed in color. Details of the numbers will be described later.

Scene information is information that defines an illumination mode (illumination state). For example, the user operates the operating terminal 100 and specifies arbitrary scene information to bring the lighting fixture 200 into a desired lighting state. The scene information is transmitted to the lighting fixture 200, for example, when the user operates the operating terminal 100 and specifies arbitrary scene information.

For example, by operating the operating terminal 100 on which the setting image 400 is displayed, the user selects the desired lighting fixture displayed on the display unit 120 in order to cause the desired lighting fixture 200 to emit light of a desired color. Select an icon showing 200 (for example, touch the icon). For example, when the reception unit 130 receives the selection, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display the representative color panel image 410.

As shown in FIG. 3, the representative color panel image 410 is an image for displaying the representative color panel 500.

The user selects a desired color from among the plurality of colors arranged on the representative color panel 500. Thereby, the setting unit 154 causes the storage unit 140 to store the color information indicating the color selected by the user and the fixture information indicating the lighting fixture selected by the user in association with each other.

Here, for example, suppose that the user wants to select a color from colors other than those arranged on the representative color panel 500. In this case, for example, the user selects a button (icon) labeled "Choose from all colors." For example, when the reception unit 130 receives the selection, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display the detailed color panel image 420.

As shown in FIG. 4, detailed color panel image 420 is an image for displaying detailed color panel 510.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the number of colors arranged (included) in the representative color panel 500 is smaller than the number of colors arranged in the detailed color panel 510.

Note that the number of colors arranged in the detailed color panel 510 and the number of colors arranged in the representative color panel 500 mean that the number of colors arranged in the representative color panel 500 is the same as the number of colors arranged in the detailed color panel 510. It is not particularly limited as long as it is less than the number of colors.

Further, for example, the first control unit 152 displays identification information 570 composed of at least one of a character (character string) and a symbol uniquely indicating each of the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel, on the display screen together with the color panel. 120.

For example, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display identification information 570 corresponding to each of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of a plurality of areas (for example, a rectangular area 540) arranged in a matrix. . Specifically, for example, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display numbers as identification information in each row of each of the plurality of rectangular areas 540 together with the detailed color panel image 420 so as to correspond to the detailed color panel 510, The alphabet is displayed on the display section 120 together with the detailed color panel image 420 in each column as identification information. For example, the first control unit 152 displays row or column numbers and/or arbitrarily determined names of the plurality of rectangular areas on the detailed color panel 510 or the representative color panel 500 and the detailed color panel 510 on the display unit 120. to be displayed. Further, for example, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display the identification information 570 so as to be superimposed on each color of the representative color panel 500.

The identification information only needs to uniquely indicate each color, and may be an arbitrarily set symbol. In this embodiment, the identification information is a number (letter or number) that uniquely indicates each of the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel. For example, the first control unit 152 allocates a number to each color panel to the detailed color panel 510 or the representative color panel 500 and the detailed color panel 510, and displays the allocated number together with the color panel.

For example, the user inputs a number (identification information 570) indicating a desired color into the selected color number receiving section 600. As a result, for example, the acquisition unit 151 acquires identification information indicating one of the plurality of colors among the identification information 570 uniquely indicating each of the plurality of colors arranged in the color panel (for example, detailed color panel 510). 570 is acquired as color information. In other words, a color number is assigned to each color, and by inputting the assigned color number, the color panel (for example, both the representative color panel 500 and the detailed color panel 510) corresponds to the input color number. The color is now selected by the user.

Here, for example, when displaying the color panel (for example, both the detailed color panel 510 and the representative color panel 500) on the display unit 120, the first control unit 152 may detect that the color indicated by the color information has been selected. The displayed information (eg, selected color display section 590) is displayed on the display section 120. The selected color display section 590 displays, for example, the color indicated by the color information. In this manner, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display identification information 570 indicating the color indicated by the color information on the outside of the color panel. Specifically, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display the color currently selected by the user as text or graphics outside the frame of the representative color panel 500 or the detailed color panel 510.

Further, for example, assume that the user selects a color on the representative color panel 500 and inputs an instruction to switch the display of the color panel to the detailed color panel 510. In this case, for example, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display information indicating the selected color and the detailed color panel 510. That is, for example, when the acquisition unit 151 acquires color information while the representative color panel 500 is displayed on the display unit 120, the first control unit 152 controls the display of the color information from the display of the representative color panel 500. Then, the display on the display section 120 is switched to the display on the detailed color panel 510. Similarly, for example, assume that the user selects a color on the detailed color panel 510 and then inputs an instruction to switch the display of the color panel to the representative color panel 500. In this case, the first control unit 152 may cause the display unit 120 to display information indicating the selected color and the representative color panel 500. In this way, the display on the display unit 120 may be transitioned from the representative color panel image 410 to the detailed color panel image 420 while retaining information on the color selected by the user. For example, the initial color selected by the user when the image transitions is the color selected by the user in the image before the transition.

Note that the detailed color panel 510 may be set not to be displayed on the display unit 120. For example, when the acquisition unit 151 acquires display information indicating whether or not the detailed color panel 510 is displayed from the user via the reception unit 130, the first control unit 152 controls the detailed color panel 510 based on the display information. Switch whether to display or not. A button for accepting display information, etc. may be included in the setting image 400 or the representative color panel image 410. For example, the first control unit 152 displays a button (image) “Select from all colors” on the display unit 120 to switch the display on the display unit 120 to the detailed color panel image 420 included in the representative color panel image 410. It does not need to be displayed.

Further, for example, the first control unit 152 changes the identification information indicating one of the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel to the character string acquired by the acquisition unit 151, and displays the character string on the display unit 120. Good too. That is, the color number may be set to any character string desired by the user. The acquisition unit 151 acquires the character string from the user via the reception unit 130, for example. A display for accepting the character string may be included in the setting image 400, the representative color panel image 410, or the detailed color panel image 420.

Further, for example, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display an operation button 560 for accepting input from the user. The operation button 560 is a button that the user operates when selecting a color.

For example, when the acquisition unit 151 acquires color information, the setting unit 154 selects (vi) a color that has the same hue as the color indicated by the color information and a different saturation, or (vii) a color indicated by the color information. Information indicating a color having the same saturation and a different hue and information indicating another lighting fixture 200 different from the lighting fixture 200 may be stored in the storage unit 140 in association with each other. According to the color information linked to the lighting fixture 200, information indicating other lighting fixtures 200 to which the color information is linked is acquired from the user via the reception unit 130, for example. For example, in a plurality of lighting fixtures 200 that move in conjunction, when a color is selected for some of the lighting fixtures 200 among the plurality of lighting fixtures 200, the selected color has the same hue but a different saturation. A color or a color having the same saturation but a different hue is automatically set as a color for other lighting equipment 200 . For example, colors located at the same position in the second direction D2 (in other words, colors arranged in a row in the first direction D1) have the same hue and different saturation. Further, for example, colors located at the same position in the first direction D1 (in other words, colors arranged in a row in the second direction D2) have the same saturation and different hues. For example, when a pair of lighting fixtures 200 and other lighting fixtures 200 with different light distribution angles are used to irradiate light onto a wall surface in a gradation manner, the color of one lighting fixture 200 may vary. Once selected, the color of the other lighting fixture 200 is automatically selected. The automatically selected color may be any color that has the same hue and different saturation as the selected color, or a color that has the same saturation and different hue as the selected color. Moreover, the combination of lighting fixtures 200 whose colors are automatically set in this way may be arbitrarily determined in advance.

As shown in FIG. 5, map image 440 is an image showing a map of the location where lighting fixture 200 is placed. For example, the user selects an icon (for example, the fixture icon 520) that indicates the lighting fixture 200 and is included in the map image 440. In this case, for example, the second control unit 153 controls the lighting fixture 200 to turn on.

Here, for example, the first control unit 152 displays a device icon 520 indicating the lighting device 200 and a caption 530 (information indicating the state of the lighting device 200 such as the color temperature of light emitted by the lighting device 200) in a superimposed manner. A map (map image 440) is displayed on the display unit 120. At this time, for example, the first control unit 152 changes the color of the fixture icon 520 and the color of the caption 530 to the color indicated by the color information (specifically, the fixture information indicating the lighting fixture 200 corresponding to the fixture icon 520). The linked color information) is displayed on the display unit 120.

Note that the first control unit 152 may cause the display unit 120 to display information indicating the color of light currently emitted by the lighting fixture 200 based on status information indicating the current lighting mode of the lighting fixture 200. . In FIG. 5, for example, information indicating the color of light currently emitted by the lighting fixture 200 is displayed as "6500K."

For example, the status information is acquired from the lighting fixture 200 via the communication unit 110. Information indicating the color of light currently emitted by the lighting fixture 200 may be included in the setting image 400, representative color panel image 410, or detailed color panel image 420. It may be included in the map image 440, or it may be included in an image provided separately in addition to these. For example, the first control unit 152 selects the color closest to the color of light currently emitted by the lighting fixture 200 and/or The color number of the relevant color is displayed on the display section 120.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a detailed color panel image 421 according to a modification of the embodiment.

In a modification, the operation terminal 100 receives color fade information from the user.

The color fade information is information indicating the color when the color of the light emitted from the lighting fixture 200 is faded.

For example, the detailed color panel image 421 is provided with a selected color number receiving section 600 for receiving a starting color and an ending color when fading the color of light emitted by the lighting fixture 200.

For example, when the acquisition unit 151 acquires color fade information indicating the color at the start point and the color at the end point of a color fade, the second control unit 153 outputs light from the color at the start point to the color at the end point based on the color fade information. The lighting fixture 200 is controlled so that the color of the light changes. In this way, for example, by setting the start and end points of the color fade of the lighting fixture 200, the user can define a scene with color movement (specifically, a change in lighting mode) such as from blue sky to madder sky. can.

Here, the color fade information may include information indicating the color of a relay point set between the starting point color and the ending point color. In this case, for example, the second control unit 153 controls the lighting fixture 200 based on the color fade information so that the color of the emitted light changes from the color of the starting point to the color of the relay point to the color of the end point. do. In other words, in addition to the starting and ending points of the color fade of the lighting fixture 200, the user may also set passing points. For example, the color state is transitioned such that the color changes on a straight line connecting the starting point, intermediate point, and ending point in the chromaticity diagram.

Further, for example, the first control unit 152 may change the color based on the color fade information in a gradation so as to change continuously from the color of the starting point to the color of the ending point (change in stages as displayed on the color fade display unit 550). color) is displayed on the display unit 120. For example, the displayed colors are displayed so that the colors change on a straight line connecting the starting point, intermediate point, and ending point in the chromaticity diagram.

Note that the display regarding these color fades may be made into the representative color panel image 410.

Further, the detailed color panel image 421 may be provided with a selected color number receiving unit 600 for receiving the color of the relay point.

<Setting the color of the color panel>
Next, a method for setting colors arranged on the color panel will be explained.

For example, the plurality of colors arranged in the representative color panel 500 and the detailed color panel 510 are determined in advance. For example, the first control unit 152 may arrange the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel in the order of saturation in the first direction D1 on the surface of the display unit 120 (that is, on the screen of the display unit 120), and in the order of saturation. They are arranged and displayed on the display section 120 in the order of hue in a second direction D2 on the surface of the display section 120 that is orthogonal to the first direction D1. Further, the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel are arranged such that the higher the saturation, the greater the color difference between adjacent hues in the second direction D2 (that is, the difference in colors in the second direction D2). Specifically, for example, the first control unit 152 adjusts the saturation of a plurality of colors arranged in at least one of the representative color panel 500 and the detailed color panel 510 in the first direction D1 for the at least one color panel. They are arranged and displayed on the display unit 120 in order of hue in a second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1. Furthermore, the higher the saturation of the plurality of colors arranged in the one color panel, the greater the difference in color between adjacent hues in the second direction D2 and the difference in saturation between adjacent colors in the first direction D1 ( In other words, at least one of the differences in color in the first direction D1 is larger.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining saturation and hue. Specifically, FIG. 7 is a chromaticity diagram (xy chromaticity diagram) for explaining changes in saturation and hue.

The saturation increases from the white region located at the center of the chromaticity diagram (the region containing white surrounded by the dashed line in FIG. 7) toward the outside.

Further, the hue changes in a direction around the outer periphery of the chromaticity diagram.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the colors arranged on the color panel. Specifically, FIG. 8 is a chromaticity diagram (u'v' chromaticity diagram) for explaining the colors arranged on the color panel.

The lighting fixture 200 includes, for example, a blue LED that emits blue light (light of the color of the blue dot in FIGS. 7 and 8) and a green LED that emits green light (light of the color of the green dot in FIGS. 7 and 8). It includes an LED and a red LED that emits red light (light of the color of the red dot in FIGS. 7 and 8). In this case, by controlling the intensity (light amount) of the light emitted from each LED, the lighting fixture 200 can emit light of the color of the area (irradiation possible area) shown by the broken line shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. It is. The color panel used to allow the user to select the color of the light emitted from the lighting fixture 200 is, for example, a plurality of line segments (straight lines) extending from the white point at the center of the white area to the broken line indicating the irradiable area. pull. Since the hue on each line segment is approximately constant, the user can select a light color while having a constant hue image. A plurality of extraction points are extracted at predetermined intervals on each of the plurality of line segments. The colors of the plurality of extraction points extracted in this way are arranged on the color panel. The plurality of line segments are provided radially from the white point, and a plurality of extraction points are extracted at predetermined intervals on each of the plurality of line segments, so that the extraction points farther from the white point are , the higher the saturation of a color, the wider the distance between adjacent colors. Therefore, the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel are arranged such that the higher the saturation, the greater the color difference between adjacent hues in the second direction D2. On the other hand, the plurality of colors arranged in the color panel are arranged so that the lower the saturation, the smaller the distance between the colors adjacent to each other in the second direction D2.

As shown in FIG. 8, for example, by using a radial line segment centered on the white point, the extraction points on the line segment have a nearly constant hue, and the closer they are to the white point, the lower the saturation. , the extraction points are determined such that the further away, the higher the saturation.

Note that the number of the plurality of line segments, the interval between these line segments, the number of extraction points to be extracted, and the predetermined interval may be arbitrarily determined. For example, based on this information acquired by the acquisition unit 151 from the user via the reception unit 130 and information indicating the color of light that can be emitted by the lighting fixture 200, the first control unit 152 arranges the colors on the color panel. You may decide on the color.

Further, the number of extraction points extracted on each line segment is, for example, the same number for each line segment, but may be different.

Furthermore, the predetermined intervals may be the same or different for each line segment.

Further, the predetermined interval may be a constant interval, or may be set so that the closer the interval is to the white area, the shorter the interval is, and the further the interval is from the white area, the longer the interval is.

Further, for example, the first control unit 152 may cause the first control unit 152 to arrange the chroma in order of saturation in a first direction D1 on the surface of the display unit 120, and the hue in a second direction D2 on the surface of the display unit 120 orthogonal to the first direction D1. A color panel in which a plurality of colors are arranged is displayed on the display unit 120 so that red, blue, and green, which are the colors of light that the lighting fixture 200 can emit, are arranged in the same order. You can.

Note that red, blue, and green here are, for example, the colors of light emitted by the LEDs included in the lighting fixture 200. For example, red is the color of red light (for example, the color of the center wavelength of the light) emitted by the red LED included in the lighting fixture 200. Further, for example, green is the color of green light emitted by the green LED included in the lighting fixture 200 (for example, the color of the light at the center wavelength of the light). Further, for example, blue is the color of blue light emitted by the blue LED included in the lighting fixture 200 (for example, the color of the light at the center wavelength of the light). For example, these colors are arranged on the color panel based on the spec information of the lighting fixture 200.

Note that predetermined colors such as red, blue, and green may be arranged on the color panel.

The spec information is information indicating the performance of the lighting fixture 200, such as the colors that the lighting fixture 200 can emit. For example, the acquisition unit 151 acquires spec information via the communication unit 110 by communicating with the lighting fixture 200.

Note that the spec information may be stored in the storage unit 140 in advance.

Further, for example, the first control unit 152 may (i) control the color so that the color of light that cannot be emitted by the lighting device 200 is not arranged in the color panel, based on the spec information indicating the color of light that the lighting device 200 can emit. changing the color arranged on the panel; (ii) display unit 120 on a color panel in which a color of light that cannot be emitted by the lighting fixture 200 is not arranged among a plurality of colored panels in which at least some of the arranged colors are different; or (iii) adding the color of light that can be emitted by the lighting fixture 200 to the color panel. That is, the first control unit 152 does not display colors that cannot be lit on the display unit 120 on the color panel based on the spec information of the lighting fixture 200 to be controlled. For example, if the range of colors that can be lit differs depending on the lighting fixture 200, the first control unit 152 controls the color arranged on the color panel based on the product number, which is an example of spec information, determined for each lighting fixture 200. decide.

The plurality of color panels are, for example, detailed color panels 510 in which at least some of the arranged colors are different from each other. A plurality of representative color panels 500 and a plurality of detailed color panels 510 may each be provided. Information on these color panels may be stored in the storage unit 140 in advance. Further, these plurality of color panels are displayed on the display unit 120 in a switchable manner, for example. For example, when the user selects an arbitrary color from among the colors arranged on one of the representative color panel 500 and the detailed color panel 510, the first control unit 152 controls the A color panel may be selected according to the arbitrary color from among the plurality of color panels, and the selected color panel may be displayed on the display unit 120.

Further, for example, when the acquisition unit 151 acquires color information while displaying the detailed color panel 510 on the display unit 120, the first control unit 152 displays the color indicated by the color information on the representative color panel 500. Deploy. That is, the color selected on the detailed color panel 510 may be reflected so as to be placed on the representative color panel 500.

Further, for example, the first control unit 152 may select a plurality of colors in which at least some of the arranged colors are different based on the operation history of the lighting system 300 by the user (more specifically, the operation history of the operation terminal 100). One of the panels is displayed on the display unit 120. For example, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to preferentially display a color panel that includes a color that has been selected most often by a user in the past among a plurality of color panels. In this way, for example, the first control unit 152 changes some colors of the representative color panel 500 or the detailed color panel 510 according to the operation history of the user's operation terminal 100. Alternatively, for example, the first control unit 152 determines a color panel to be displayed on the display unit 120 from among a plurality of color panels according to the user's operation history of the operation terminal 100. Alternatively, for example, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display information indicating the operation history (for example, a color selected in the past) outside the color panel according to the operation history of the user's operation terminal 100. .

Further, for example, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display one of the plurality of arranged color panels in which at least some of the colors are different, based on the date and time information.

The date and time information is, for example, information indicating the current time when the user is operating the operation terminal 100. For example, the first control unit 152 includes many colors with high saturation in the daytime, low saturation colors in the night, and cool colors in the summer season from among the plurality of color panels. A color panel is selected to be preferentially displayed on the display unit 120 depending on the time, date, season, etc., such as a color panel, or a color panel containing many warm colors when the season is winter. For example, the first control unit 152 displays the colors selected in this way (for example, a plurality of greenish colors) as recommended colors on the display unit 120 by arranging them in the leftmost column of the color panel.

Further, for example, the first control unit 152 may determine the colors to be placed on the color panel based on information acquired by the acquisition unit 151, such as information acquired from the user via the reception unit 130.

For example, the first control unit 152 divides the chromaticity diagram into a plurality of regions based on division number information indicating the number of divisions, and determines a plurality of colors to be arranged in the color panel based on the plurality of regions. , causes the display unit 120 to display a color panel in which the determined plurality of colors are arranged. The acquisition unit 151 acquires the division number information from the user via the reception unit 130, for example. That is, the number of divisions of chromaticity coordinates in the color panel may be arbitrarily set by the user.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user's selection of colors arranged on a color panel. Specifically, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a chromaticity diagram image 430 displayed on the display unit 120 when accepting a user's selection of colors to be placed on the color panel.

The chromaticity diagram image 430 is an image that includes a chromaticity diagram. For example, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display the chromaticity diagram image 430 in order to receive from the user a designation of a color to be placed on the color panel. For example, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display a setting image 400 that includes a button for displaying the chromaticity diagram image 430 on the display unit 120. For example, the first control unit 152 causes the chromaticity diagram image 430 to be displayed on the display unit 120 when the button is tapped by the user.

The user inputs color range information indicating a color range by, for example, tracing the chromaticity diagram in the chromaticity diagram image 430 with a finger. Furthermore, the user inputs division number information. The acquisition unit 151 acquires this information, and the first control unit 152 divides the range indicated by the color range information by the number of divisions indicated by the division number information, and divides the plurality of colors determined by the division into colors. Place it on the panel. In the example shown in FIG. 9, for example, the first control unit 152 extracts the number of colors on the dashed line at predetermined intervals as indicated by the division number information, and arranges the extracted colors on the color panel.

Note that the first control unit 152 may extract colors at the same interval based on the division number information, or may extract colors at shorter intervals when the saturation is high and when the saturation is low, for example. You may.

Alternatively, information indicating the interval may be acquired from the user, and the interval may be determined based on the information.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining another example of the user's selection of colors arranged on the color panel.

For example, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display a chromaticity diagram (chromaticity diagram image 430), and the acquisition unit 151 receives color selection information indicating two points on the chromaticity diagram displayed on the display unit 120. When acquired, the colors on the straight line connecting the two points in the chromaticity diagram are extracted at predetermined intervals, and the extracted colors are arranged in the color panel. In other words, the color on the straight line between any two points selected on the chromaticity diagram is reflected on the color panel.

For example, the user inputs the first point and second point as shown in FIG. 10 by tapping (selecting) a desired position (color) on the chromaticity diagram displayed on the display unit 120. In this case, for example, the first control unit 152 extracts colors on a straight line connecting the first point and the second point at predetermined intervals, and arranges the extracted colors on the color panel.

For example, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display a chromaticity diagram, and when the acquisition unit 151 acquires color selection information indicating one point on the chromaticity diagram displayed on the display unit 120, the first control unit 152 controls the color Colors on a straight line connecting the point on the chromaticity diagram and a predetermined white point representing white on the chromaticity diagram are extracted at predetermined intervals, and the extracted colors are arranged on a color panel. In other words, the color on the straight line between an arbitrary point selected on the chromaticity diagram and a predetermined white point is reflected in a part of the color panel.

For example, the user inputs the first point as shown in FIG. 10, as described above. In this case, for example, the first control unit 152 extracts colors on the straight line connecting the first point and the white point at predetermined intervals, and arranges the extracted colors on the color panel.

The chromaticity coordinates of the white point are stored in the storage unit 140 in advance, for example.

Further, for example, when the first control unit 152 displays a chromaticity diagram on the display unit 120 and the acquisition unit 151 acquires color selection information indicating two points on the chromaticity diagram displayed on the display unit 120, With one of the two points as the center, create a circle with a radius from that one point to the other point of the two points, and rotate at each predetermined rotation angle with the one point as the center of rotation. Create multiple line segments from the provided point to the circle, and extract the colors on at least one of the multiple line segments at predetermined intervals in the chromaticity diagram. Place colors in the color panel. In other words, a circle is created with the center at any one point selected on the chromaticity diagram and the radius is the distance to any other point selected separately from that point, and at each predetermined angle. A plurality of straight lines are generated radially, the color on each straight line is extracted, and the color on at least one of the straight lines is reflected on a part of the color panel.

For example, the user inputs the first point and the second point as shown in FIG. 10, as described above. In this case, for example, the first control unit 152 creates a circle with the first point as the center and the second point of the first points as a radius. Next, the first control unit 152 creates a plurality of line segments from the first point to the circle provided at each predetermined rotation angle with the first point as the rotation center. In FIG. 10, the line segments are shown by six broken lines. Next, the first control unit 152 extracts colors on each line segment in the chromaticity diagram at predetermined intervals, and arranges the extracted colors on a color panel.

Note that the color determined based on the operation history, date and time information, etc., and the color specified by the user may be placed by replacing the color already placed in the color panel, or may be placed by replacing the color already placed in the color panel. It may be arranged in addition to the arranged colors. Furthermore, when arranging new colors on the color panel, the first control unit 152 arranges the plurality of colors arranged on the panel in order of saturation in the first direction D1 and perpendicular to the first direction D1. The colors arranged on the color panel may be rearranged in the second direction D2 in order of hue. Alternatively, when arranging a new color on the color panel, the first control unit 152 may arrange the new color on the color panel so as to separately add a row or column of the new color.

[Processing procedure]
Next, the processing procedure executed by the operating terminal 100 will be explained.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the processing procedure of operating terminal 100 according to the embodiment.

First, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display a color panel in which different colors are arranged in each of the plurality of rectangular areas 540 arranged in a matrix (S110).

Next, the acquisition unit 151 acquires color information indicating the color selected by the user from among the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel (S120).

Next, the second control unit 153 controls the lighting fixture 200 to emit light of a color based on the color indicated by the color information (S130).

For example, between step S120 and step S130, the setting unit 154 associates the fixture information indicating the lighting fixture 200 with the color information and stores it in the storage unit 140. Next, the second control unit 153 controls the lighting fixture 200 associated with the color information stored in the storage unit 140 so as to emit light of a color based on the color indicated by the color information stored in the storage unit 140 at a predetermined timing. Control. As described above, the second control unit 153 may control the lighting fixture 200 to emit light of a color based on the color indicated by the color information immediately after step S120.

In step S110, for example, the first control unit 152 selects a plurality of colors arranged on the color panel in order of saturation in a first direction D1 on the surface of the display unit 120, and in a direction perpendicular to the first direction D1. They are arranged in the order of hue in the second direction D2 on the surface of the display section 120 and displayed on the display section 120. Here, for example, the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel are arranged such that the higher the saturation, the greater the color difference between adjacent hues in the second direction D2.

Further, for example, in step S110, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to switchably display one of the representative color panel 500 and the detailed color panel 510, which are color panels in which different colors are arranged. Specifically, for example, the first control unit 152 first displays the representative color panel 500, and when the receiving unit 130 receives an instruction to switch the display of the color panel, the first control unit 152 changes the display unit from the representative color panel 500 to the detailed color panel 510. The display of 120 is switched. Here, for example, the number of colors arranged in the representative color panel 500 is smaller than the number of colors arranged in the detailed color panel 510.

For example, in step S110, the first control unit 152 displays identification information composed of at least one of characters and symbols uniquely indicating each of the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel on the display unit 120 along with the color panel. to be displayed. In the present embodiment, the first control unit 152 adds numbers as identification information to each row of each of the plurality of rectangular areas 540 arranged in a matrix along with the detailed color panel image 420 so as to correspond to the detailed color panel 510. The alphabet is displayed on the display section 120 as identification information in each column along with the detailed color panel image 420. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, first control section 152 causes identification information 570 to be displayed on display section 120 so as to be superimposed on each color of representative color panel 500.

Further, the first control unit 152 selects the plurality of colors arranged in at least one of the representative color panel 500 and the detailed color panel 510 in order of saturation in the first direction D1 on the surface of the display unit 120 and in the order of saturation. They may be displayed on the display unit 120 by arranging them in hue order in a second direction D2 on the surface of the display unit 120 that is orthogonal to the first direction D1. For example, the higher the saturation of the plurality of colors arranged in at least one color panel, the greater the color difference between adjacent hues in the second direction D2 and the saturation between adjacent colors in the first direction D1. may be provided so that at least one of the differences is large. For example, the first control unit 152 arranges the plurality of colors arranged in the detailed color panel 510 in order of saturation in a first direction D1 and in order of hue in a second direction D2 orthogonal to the first direction D1. The plurality of colors arranged in the detailed color panel 510 are arranged such that the higher the saturation, the greater the color difference between adjacent hues in the second direction D2, and/or The colors are provided so that the higher the saturation, the greater the difference in saturation between adjacent colors in the first direction D1. For example, the first control unit 152 may create the representative color panel 500 by extracting a predetermined number of colors from among the plurality of colors of the detailed color panel 510 in which a plurality of colors are arranged. good.

[Modified example of color panel]
Note that the representative color panel 500 and the detailed color panel 510 may be displayed on different screens, or may be displayed on the same screen.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a color panel image 700 according to the embodiment.

The color panel image 700 is an image including a representative color panel 501 and a detailed color panel 511.

In this way, the shape (outer edge shape) of the representative color panel may be rectangular like the representative color panel 500 or non-rectangular like the representative color panel 501.

Note that the shape (outer edge shape) of the detailed color panel may also be rectangular or non-rectangular.

The first control unit 152, for example, allocates a number to each panel to the detailed color panel 511, or the representative color panel 501 and the detailed color panel 511, and displays the assigned number on each color panel. Specifically, the first control unit 152 controls, for example, the detailed color panel 511 or the representative color panel 501 and the detailed color panel 511, for each panel, for each of the plurality of colors arranged on the panel. Allocate a number and display the assigned number on each color panel. For example, the same color is assigned the same number even if the panels have different colors.

Note that the assigned number may be arbitrarily determined and is not particularly limited. For example, the number to be assigned may be arbitrarily determined in advance, or in the case where the user sets the color to be placed on the color panel, the first control unit 152 may Numbers may be assigned to each of a plurality of colors according to the order of saturation, for example.

Furthermore, when the display section 120 is capable of displaying a plurality of color panels, such as the representative color panel 501 and the detailed color panel 511, a unique number may be determined for each color panel. The number may be arbitrarily determined in advance, or may be arbitrarily determined by the first control unit 152.

Further, for example, when the user selects one color among the plurality of colors arranged in the representative color panel 501, the second control unit 153 controls the display of the detailed color in which a plurality of surrounding colors of the one color are arranged. The panel 511 is displayed on the display unit 120. For example, when the user selects a color whose color number corresponds to C02, the second control unit 153 changes the color number of the color corresponding to C02 and the surrounding colors of the color corresponding to C02 to A01 to E03. A detailed color panel 511 in which corresponding colors are arranged is displayed on the display unit 120.

Note that the number of colors displayed on the detailed color panel 511 is not particularly limited. Further, the detailed color panel 511 only needs to have a larger number of displayable colors than the representative color panel 501, and the number of colors actually displayed may be smaller than the representative color panel 501. For example, while displaying the color panel image 700, the first control unit 152 receives an operation from the user on arrows located around the detailed color panel 511, or receives an operation to swipe the detailed color panel 511. In this case, the colors displayed on the detailed color panel 511 are changed according to these operations.

[Effects etc.]
Hereinafter, inventions obtained from the disclosure of this specification will be illustrated, and effects obtained from the exemplified inventions will be explained.

In recent years, the number of colors that can be displayed on a computer display has become enormous. For example, if you display multiple colors on a display and let the user select any color from among the displayed colors, if you display a huge number of colors on the display, due to the size limitations of the display, The display size of each color may become smaller. This poses a problem in that it is difficult for the user to select a color. Furthermore, in such a case, for example, if a huge number of colors are displayed on the display, there is a problem that it may be difficult for some users to distinguish between the colors. In this case, for example, even if the user repeatedly attempts to select the same color, there is a problem in that the user mistakenly selects another color.

Therefore, in the present invention, by arranging a predetermined number of colors on a color panel and displaying them on the display unit 120, the number of displayed colors can be suppressed from becoming enormous, and the user can easily select a color. To provide a lighting system 300 that can.

Invention 1 includes a first control unit 152 that causes the display unit 120 to display a color panel in which different colors are arranged in each of a plurality of areas (for example, a rectangular area 540) arranged in a matrix; an acquisition unit 151 that acquires color information indicating the color selected by the user from among the plurality of colors selected by the user; and a second control that controls the lighting fixture 200 to emit light of a color based on the color indicated by the color information. The first control unit 152 arranges the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel in order of saturation in a first direction D1 on the surface of the display unit 120 and perpendicular to the first direction D1. The colors arranged in the second direction D2 on the surface of the display unit 120 to be displayed on the display unit 120 are arranged in order of hue, and the higher the saturation, the higher the saturation of the plurality of colors arranged in the color panel. The lighting system 300 is provided so that at least one of the color difference between adjacent hues and the difference in saturation between adjacent colors in the first direction D1 becomes larger.

The color panel is, for example, at least one of the representative color panel 500 and the detailed color panel 510.

For example, for the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel, the higher the maximum saturation included in the first direction D1, the larger at least one of the differences in saturation between adjacent colors in the first direction D1 becomes. It is set in. More specifically, for colors placed in the color panel, the farther the maximum saturation is from the white area (i.e., the higher the maximum saturation), the smaller the difference in hue, and the closer the maximum saturation is to the white area (i.e., the higher the maximum saturation), the smaller the difference in hue. , the lower the maximum saturation), the greater the color difference in hue.

According to the lighting system 300 according to the first aspect of the invention, the farther the plurality of colors arranged in the color panel are from white in the chromaticity diagram, that is, the higher the saturation, the greater the color difference or saturation between adjacent hues. are provided so that the distance between them is wide. The higher the saturation of a color, the smaller the apparent change in color with respect to the change in color difference or saturation between adjacent hues. Therefore, a plurality of colors that have relatively large changes in appearance are selected and arranged in the color panel. Therefore, since it is possible to reduce the number of visually similar colors in the color panel, it is possible to prevent an unnecessary number of colors from being arranged in the color panel. Therefore, according to the lighting system 300 according to the first aspect of the invention, the user can easily select a color.

A second aspect of the present invention is a first method in which one of a representative color panel 500 and a detailed color panel 510, which are color panels in which different colors are arranged in each of a plurality of regions arranged in a matrix, is displayed on the display unit 120 in a switchable manner. a control unit 152; an acquisition unit 151 that acquires color information indicating a color selected by the user from among a plurality of colors arranged on at least one of the representative color panel 500 and the detailed color panel 510; and a color indicated by the color information. a second control unit 153 that controls the lighting fixture 200 to emit light of a color based on Lighting system 300.

Representative color panel 500 and detailed color panel 510 are each examples of color panels.

According to the lighting system 300 according to the second aspect of the invention, the representative color panel 500 with a limited number of colors can be displayed. Therefore, according to the lighting system 300 according to the second aspect of the invention, the user can easily select a color by checking the representative color panel 500. Furthermore, since the detailed color panel 510 with a large number of colors can also be displayed, the user can also select detailed colors.

Invention 3 includes a first control unit 152 that causes the display unit 120 to display a color panel in which different colors are arranged in each of a plurality of regions arranged in a matrix, and , comprising an acquisition unit 151 that acquires color information indicating the color selected by the user, and a second control unit 153 that controls the lighting fixture 200 to emit light of a color based on the color indicated by the color information, The first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display identification information composed of at least one of letters and symbols uniquely indicating each of the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel, together with the color panel.

According to the lighting system 300 according to the third aspect, for example, by accepting the user's color selection by inputting characters and symbols corresponding to the desired color, multiple colors can be displayed using a touch panel display or the like. The user can easily select a color compared to the case where the user directly taps the displayed color and accepts the color selection from the user. In addition, for example, if a user repeatedly selects the same color, it is possible to manage colors using identification information, so the user cannot distinguish between colors and accidentally selects another color. can be suppressed. Therefore, according to the lighting system 300 according to the third aspect, the user can easily select a color.

A fourth invention is the lighting system 300 according to the third invention, wherein the identification information is a number uniquely indicating each of the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel.

According to this, for example, the user can easily select a desired color by accepting the user's color selection by inputting a number corresponding to the desired color.

Invention 5 is Invention 3 or 4, wherein the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display identification information 570 corresponding to each of the plurality of rows and the plurality of columns of the plurality of regions arranged in a matrix. This is the lighting system 300 described in .

According to this, for example, the user can easily select a desired color by accepting the user's color selection by inputting a number corresponding to the desired color.

In a sixth aspect of the invention, the first control unit 152 determines the scene name indicating the lighting mode of the lighting fixture 200, the color of light emitted by the lighting fixture 200 in the lighting mode, and the identification information 570 set to the color. The illumination system according to any one of inventions 3 to 5 is displayed on the display unit 120.

According to this, the user can easily check the lighting mode set in the lighting fixture 200.

In a seventh aspect of the invention, the acquisition unit 151 acquires, as color information, identification information 570 indicating one of the plurality of colors among the identification information 570 uniquely indicating each of the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel, The first control unit 152 is the illumination system 300 according to invention 3, which causes the display unit 120 to display information indicating that a color indicated by the color information has been selected when displaying the color panel on the display unit 120. .

According to this, for example, by allowing the user to select a color by inputting a number corresponding to the desired color, the user can select either the detailed color panel 510 or the representative color panel 500. You can easily select the desired color even when looking at it.

Invention 8 is the lighting system according to Invention 3, wherein the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display identification information 570 indicating the color indicated by the color information on the outside of the color panel.

According to this, the user can easily confirm the selected color. For example, some of the colors placed on detailed color panel 510 may not be placed on representative color panel 500. According to invention 8, for example, when the user selects a color that is not arranged in the representative color panel 500 from the detailed color panel 510, the user switches the display on the display unit 120 from the detailed color panel 510 to the representative color panel 500. You can also easily check the color you have selected.

Invention 9 is such that the first control unit 152 changes the identification information indicating one of the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel to the character string acquired by the acquisition unit 151 and displays the same on the display unit 120. The lighting system 300 according to any one of inventions 3 to 8.

Invention 10 is that the first control unit 152 divides the chromaticity diagram into a plurality of regions based on division number information indicating the number of divisions, and selects a plurality of colors to be arranged in the color panel based on the plurality of regions. The illumination system 300 according to any one of inventions 1 to 9 is configured to display on the display unit 120 a color panel in which the plurality of determined colors are arranged.

According to this, the user can easily set a plurality of colors arranged on the color panel. In other words, usability is improved.

Invention 11 is the lighting system 300 according to Invention 2 or 7, wherein the first control unit 152 switches whether or not to display the detailed color panel 510 based on display information indicating whether or not the detailed color panel 510 is displayed. be.

According to this, for users who do not need to display the detailed color panel 510, the detailed color panel 510 is not displayed, and a button for switching from displaying the representative color panel 500 to displaying the detailed color panel 510 is displayed. Usability is improved because unnecessary displays for the user can be removed from the image displayed on the display section 120, such as eliminating the need to display the image on the display section 120.

Invention 12 is that when the acquisition unit 151 acquires color information while the representative color panel 500 is being displayed on the display unit 120, the first control unit 152 changes the display of the color information from the display of the representative color panel 500. and the lighting system 300 according to invention 2, 7, or 11, in which the display on the display unit 120 is switched to the display on the detailed color panel 510.

According to this, since the display of the representative color panel 500 is automatically switched to the display of the detailed color panel 510, the button for switching from the display of the representative color panel 500 to the display of the detailed color panel 510 is displayed on the display section 120. Usability is improved because unnecessary displays for the user can be removed from the image displayed on the display unit 120, such as eliminating the need to display the image on the display unit 120.

Invention 13 is the invention 1 to 12, wherein, when the acquisition unit 151 acquires the color information, the second control unit 153 controls the lighting fixture 200 so that the lighting fixture 200 lights up in the color indicated by the color information. Illumination system 300 according to any one of the above.

That is, at the timing when the user selects a color, the lighting fixture 200 is lit in the selected color. According to this, the user can select a color while checking the actual appearance when the lighting fixture 200 is turned on.

Invention 14 is that when the acquisition unit 151 acquires the color information based on the lighting information indicating whether or not to immediately turn on the lighting fixture 200 with the color indicated by the color information, the second control unit 153 determines whether the color information is The lighting system 300 according to any one of inventions 1 to 13 switches whether or not to control the lighting equipment 200 so that the lighting equipment 200 immediately lights up in the indicated color.

For example, the setting unit 154 associates the color indicated by the color information received from the user with the lighting fixture 200 and stores the associated color in the storage unit 140. For example, when receiving an instruction from the user, the second control unit 153 controls the lighting fixture 200 based on the information stored in the storage unit 140 in the color associated with the information indicating the lighting fixture 200. Control to emit light. According to this, even when the user does not want to change the current lighting state of the lighting fixture 200 immediately, the user can select a color at any timing.

Invention 15 is that the first control unit 152 (i) adjusts the color so that the color of light that cannot be emitted by the lighting device 200 is not arranged on the color panel, based on the spec information indicating the color of light that the lighting device 200 can emit; changing the color arranged on the panel; (ii) display unit 120 on a color panel in which a color of light that cannot be emitted by the lighting fixture 200 is not arranged among a plurality of colored panels in which at least some of the arranged colors are different; 15. The lighting system according to any one of inventions 1 to 14, in which the color panel to be displayed is changed, or (iii) the color of light that can be emitted by the lighting fixture 200 is added to the color panel.

Note that the plurality of color panels are, for example, the representative color panel 500 and the detailed color panel 510, but may be other color panels. The information indicating the other color panels may be stored in advance in the storage unit 140, or, for example, the information indicating the other color panels may be stored in advance in the storage unit 140. It may be generated so that the part can be changed.

According to this, the colors arranged on the color panel are set to colors that match the specifications of the lighting fixture 200. Therefore, for example, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a problem in which the lighting fixture 200 does not emit light of a color selected by the user.

Invention 16 is that the first control unit 152 controls a plurality of colors in which at least some of the arranged colors are different based on the operation history of the lighting system 300 by the user (more specifically, the operation history of the operation terminal 100). The illumination system 300 according to any one of inventions 1 to 15 displays any one of the panels on the display unit 120.

For example, the first control unit 152 changes the colors arranged on the representative color panel 500 based on the operation history. Specifically, the first control unit 152 changes the colors arranged in the representative color panel 500 so that colors selected by the user with high frequency in the detailed color panel 510 are arranged in the representative color panel 500. According to this, it is possible to easily allow the user to select a color that the user often selects.

Invention 17 provides the method according to any of Inventions 1 to 16, wherein the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display one of the plurality of color panels arranged in which at least some of the colors are different. The lighting system 300 according to one of the above.

For example, the first control unit 152 arranges many cool colors on the color panel in summer, and arranges many warm colors on the color panel in winter. The ease with which these colors are selected by users differs depending on the season, for example. Therefore, for example, by changing the colors arranged on the color panel so that the number of colors that are likely to be selected increases depending on the season, it is possible to make it easier for the user to select colors that are likely to be selected by the user.

Invention 18 is that when the acquisition unit 151 acquires color fade information indicating the color at the start point and the color at the end point of a color fade, the second control unit 153 changes the color from the start point to the end point color based on the color fade information. The lighting system 300 according to any one of inventions 1 to 17 controls the lighting fixture 200 so that the color of the emitted light changes.

According to this, for example, when a scene with color movement such as blue sky → madder sky is defined, the user can easily select the starting point color and the ending point color, and the emitted light will be emitted according to the color. The lighting fixture 200 can be controlled to fade the color of the light.

Note that, based on the information indicating the fade time, the second control unit 153 moves the color determined by moving the color of the starting point and the color of the ending point by an amount corresponding to the information on a straight line connecting the color of the starting point and the color of the ending point in the chromaticity diagram. The lighting fixture 200 may be controlled so that the lighting fixture 200 emits light of . The information is acquired by the acquisition unit 151 from the user via the reception unit 130, for example. The information may be arbitrarily determined in advance.

Invention 19 is that the color fade information includes information indicating the color of a relay point set between the color of the starting point and the color of the ending point, and the second control unit 153 adjusts the color of the starting point based on the color fade information. The lighting system 300 according to invention 18 controls the lighting fixture 200 so that the color of the emitted light changes from the color of the relay point to the color of the end point.

According to this, by adding a relay point, the user can, for example, control the color of light emitted by the lighting fixture 200 from blue to green to yellow without passing through the white point. You can set the desired color fade.

Invention 20 is the illumination according to Invention 18 or 19, wherein the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display a color based on the color fade information in a gradation so as to change continuously from a starting point color to an end point color. System 300.

According to this, the user can easily confirm a specific color change based on the color fade information.

Invention 21, the lighting fixture 200 includes a plurality of individually controllable light sources, and the second control unit 153 controls the plurality of light sources indicated by the color information based on the color information indicating the color for each of the plurality of light sources. 21. The lighting system according to any one of inventions 1 to 20, wherein each of the plurality of light sources is controlled so that light of a color corresponding to each of the plurality of light sources is emitted.

According to this, by simply selecting a color for each of the plurality of light sources, the user can easily cause the lighting fixture 200 to emit light of the corresponding color.

Invention 22 is that the second control unit 153 controls the light emitted from the lighting fixture 200 to irradiate the surface of the structure based on structural information indicating at least one of the color, unevenness, and material of the surface. 22. The lighting system according to any one of inventions 1 to 21, which controls the lighting fixture 200 so that the surface appears to have the same color as the color indicated by the color information.

The structure is, for example, a wall, floor, or ceiling of a building.

The color displayed on the display unit 120 and the color of the surface of the structure irradiated with light from the lighting fixture 200 may look different depending on the state of the surface. For example, when light of the same color is irradiated onto a black wall and when it is irradiated onto a white wall, the color of each wall appears different. For example, when multiple lighting fixtures 200 illuminate an entire wall with light, the appearance of the color may vary depending on the position where the light from the lighting fixtures 200 is irradiated due to differences in the surface condition of the structure, such as unevenness or color. different. For example, if multiple lighting fixtures 200 are made to emit light to different positions, even if the multiple lighting fixtures 200 emit light of the same color, the appearance of the color will differ depending on the position of the surface of the structure. There are cases. Therefore, for example, the second control unit 153 corrects the color selected by the user based on the structure information to improve the appearance of the color when the wall surface is irradiated with light from the plurality of lighting fixtures 200. It can be made uniform.

In a twenty-third aspect of the present invention, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display information indicating the color of light currently emitted by the lighting fixture 200 based on status information indicating the current lighting mode of the lighting fixture 200. The lighting system 300 according to any one of inventions 1 to 22.

According to this, the user can easily select, for example, the color of the light currently emitted by the lighting fixture 200.

A twenty-fourth invention is the lighting system 300 according to any one of the first to twenty-third inventions, wherein the first control section 152 causes the display section 120 to display an operation button 560 for accepting input from a user.

According to this, the user can easily select a color using the operation button 560.

A twenty-fifth aspect of the invention is that the first control unit 152 adjusts the hue in order of saturation in a first direction D1 on the surface of the display unit 120 and in a second direction D2 on the surface of the display unit 120 orthogonal to the first direction D1. A color panel in which a plurality of colors are arranged is displayed on the display unit 120 so that red, blue, and green, which are the colors of light that the lighting fixture 200 can emit, are arranged in the same order. , the lighting system 300 according to any one of inventions 1 to 24.

According to this, the first control unit 152 can cause the display unit 120 to display a color panel in which colors of light that the lighting fixture 200 can emit are arranged. For example, by determining the plurality of colors to be arranged on the color panel only from the area surrounded by the red point, the blue point, and the green point on the chromaticity diagram, the lighting fixture 200 Only the colors of light that can be emitted can be placed on the color panel.

Invention 26 is that the first control unit 152 selects a plurality of colors arranged on the color panel in order of saturation in a first direction D1 on the surface of the display unit 120 and perpendicular to the first direction D1. 120 in the order of hue in the second direction D2 and displayed on the display unit 120, and the higher the saturation of the plurality of colors arranged in the color panel, the more adjacent they are in the second direction D2. The illumination system 300 according to inventions 2 to 9, 11, or 12 is provided so that at least one of the color difference in hue and the difference in saturation between adjacent colors in the first direction D1 becomes large.

For example, in a chromaticity diagram, changes in the hue direction and changes in the saturation direction can be operated separately, and the closer the color is to the white area, that is, the lower the saturation, the denser the color, and the farther from the white area In other words, the higher the saturation, the more sparsely extracted the colors, the more the hue can be changed in the same steps regardless of the difference in saturation. This makes it easier to select multiple colors arranged in the color panel.

Invention 27, the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display a map (map image 440) on which a fixture icon 520 indicating the lighting fixture 200 and a caption 530 are superimposed, and changes the color of the fixture icon 520 and the caption 530. The illumination system 300 according to any one of inventions 1 to 26 causes the display unit 120 to display a color in the color indicated by the color information.

According to this, the user can easily check the color associated with the lighting fixture 200. In other words, usability is improved.

Invention 28 is that the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display a chromaticity diagram (chromaticity diagram image 430), and acquires color selection information indicating two points on the chromaticity diagram displayed on the display unit 120. 151 is acquired, the lighting according to any one of inventions 1 to 27, which extracts colors on a straight line connecting the two points in the chromaticity diagram at predetermined intervals, and arranges the extracted colors on a color panel. System 300.

According to this, the user can easily set a plurality of colors arranged on the color panel. In other words, usability is improved.

Invention 29 is that the first control unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display the chromaticity diagram, and when the acquisition unit 151 acquires color selection information indicating one point on the chromaticity diagram displayed on the display unit 120, the first control unit 152 displays the color Inventions 1 to 28, in which colors on a straight line connecting the point on the chromaticity diagram and a predetermined white point representing white on the chromaticity diagram are extracted at predetermined intervals, and the extracted colors are arranged on a color panel. Illumination system 300 according to any one of the above.

According to this, the user can easily set a plurality of colors arranged on the color panel. In other words, usability is improved.

Invention 30 is that the first control unit 152 displays the chromaticity diagram on the display unit 120, and when the acquisition unit 151 acquires color selection information indicating two points on the chromaticity diagram displayed on the display unit 120, the first control unit 152 displays the chromaticity diagram on the display unit 120. With one of the two points as the center, create a circle with a radius from that one point to the other point of the two points, and rotate at each predetermined rotation angle with the one point as the center of rotation. Create multiple line segments from the provided point to the circle, and extract the colors on at least one of the multiple line segments at predetermined intervals in the chromaticity diagram. 30. Illumination system 300 according to any one of inventions 1 to 29, in which colors are arranged in color panels.

According to this, the user can easily set a plurality of colors arranged on the color panel. In other words, usability is improved.

Invention 31 includes a setting unit 154 that associates information indicating the lighting fixture 200 with color information and stores it in the storage unit 140, and when the acquisition unit 151 acquires the color information, the setting unit 154 (vi) (vii) a color that has the same hue as the color indicated by the information and a different saturation; or (vii) a color that has the same saturation as the color indicated by the color information and a different hue; The lighting system 300 according to any one of inventions 1 to 3, in which information indicating the lighting fixture 200 is stored in the storage unit 140 in association with the information.

According to this, for example, when a plurality of lighting fixtures 200 operate in conjunction with each other, the user can easily set the color of light emitted by the plurality of lighting fixtures 200.

Invention 32 is that when the acquisition unit 151 acquires color information while displaying the detailed color panel 510 on the display unit 120, the first control unit 152 displays the color indicated by the color information on the representative color panel 500. The illumination system 300 according to invention 2, 7, 11 or 12 is arranged.

According to this, the first control unit 152 can customize the representative color panel 500 so that colors desired by the user are arranged.

(Other embodiments)
Although the embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

For example, in the above embodiment, the area where colors are arranged in the color panel is rectangular (rectangular area 540), but the area may have a polygonal or circular shape. Furthermore, the shapes and sizes of the plurality of regions may be the same or different.

Further, for example, a value obtained by converting the coordinate information of the chromaticity diagram into an output value to each RGB LED included in the lighting fixture 200 may be associated with each color of the color panel. For example, the second control unit 153 may control the lighting mode of the lighting fixture 200 by transmitting the value corresponding to the color selected by the user from the color panel to the lighting fixture 200 as a control value.

Further, for example, in the above embodiment, the first direction is the vertical direction of the paper, and the second direction is the horizontal direction of the paper, but the first direction D1 is the horizontal direction of the paper, and the second direction D2 is the longitudinal direction of the paper. It may be. Further, the plurality of colors arranged in the color panel may be arranged in the color panel so that the saturation increases as the color goes in the positive direction of the first direction D1, or The colors may be arranged in the color panel so that the saturation decreases as the color increases. Further, the plurality of colors arranged in the color panel may be arranged in such a manner that the color difference between adjacent hues increases as the color goes in the positive direction of the second direction D2, or The color panel may be arranged such that the color difference between adjacent hues decreases in the direction.

For example, in the above embodiments, the operating terminal is realized by a single device, but it may be realized by a plurality of devices. When an operation is realized by a plurality of devices, the components included in the operation terminal may be distributed to the plurality of devices in any manner.

Furthermore, for example, the number of lighting fixtures included in the lighting system may be one or more.

Moreover, the above-mentioned embodiment shows a specific example and is not intended to limit the present invention, and any constituent elements not described in the independent claims may be used. For example, the lighting system may be realized by an information processing unit executed by an operating terminal. That is, the present invention may be realized as an information processing device that controls a lighting fixture and a display unit.

Further, the communication method between devices in the above embodiment is not particularly limited. Further, in communication between devices, a relay device (not shown) may intervene.

Further, in the above embodiments, the processing executed by a specific processing unit may be executed by another processing unit. For example, in the embodiments described above, some or all of the processing executed by the operation terminal may be executed by another device such as a server device. Further, the order of the plurality of processes may be changed, or the plurality of processes may be executed in parallel.

Furthermore, in the embodiments described above, each component may be realized by executing a software program suitable for each component. Each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

Moreover, each component may be realized by hardware. For example, each component may be a circuit (or integrated circuit). These circuits may constitute one circuit as a whole, or may be separate circuits. Further, each of these circuits may be a general-purpose circuit or a dedicated circuit.

Further, general or specific aspects of the present invention may be implemented in a system, apparatus, method, integrated circuit, computer program, or computer readable storage medium such as a CD-ROM. Further, the present invention may be realized by any combination of a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, and a recording medium.

For example, the present invention may be realized as a lighting method executed by a computer such as a lighting system, or may be realized as a program for causing a computer to execute such a lighting method. Further, the present invention may be realized as an application program (that is, a first application or a second application) for causing a general-purpose computer to operate as the operation terminal of the above embodiment. The present invention may be realized as a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium on which these programs are recorded.

Other embodiments may be obtained by making various modifications to each embodiment that a person skilled in the art would think of, or may be realized by arbitrarily combining the components and functions of each embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The present invention also includes such forms.

100 Operation terminal 110 Communication section 120 Display section 130 Reception section 140 Storage section 150 Information processing section 151 Acquisition section 152 First control section 153 Second control section 154 Setting section 200 Lighting fixture 300 Lighting system 410 Representative color panel image 420, 421 Details Color panel image 430 Chromaticity diagram image 440 Map image 500, 501 Representative color panel (color panel)
510, 511 Detailed color panel (color panel)
520 Instrument icon 530 Caption 540 Rectangular area 550 Color fade display section 560 Operation button 570 Identification information D1 First direction D2 Second direction

Claims (32)

a first control unit that causes a display unit to display a color panel in which different colors are arranged in each of a plurality of areas arranged in a matrix;
an acquisition unit that acquires color information indicating a color selected by a user from among the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel;
a second control unit that controls the lighting fixture to emit light of a color based on the color indicated by the color information;
The first control unit controls the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel in order of saturation in a first direction on the surface of the display unit and perpendicular to the first direction. arranged in hue order in a second direction and displayed on the display unit,
The higher the saturation of the plurality of colors arranged in the color panel, the greater is at least one of the color difference between hues adjacent in the second direction and the difference in saturation between colors adjacent in the first direction. It is set up so that
lighting system. a first control unit that causes a display unit to switchably display one of a representative color panel and a detailed color panel, which are color panels in which different colors are arranged in each of a plurality of regions arranged in a matrix;
an acquisition unit that acquires color information indicating a color selected by a user from among a plurality of colors arranged in at least one of the representative color panel and the detailed color panel;
a second control unit that controls the lighting fixture to emit light of a color based on the color indicated by the color information;
The number of colors arranged in the representative color panel is less than the number of colors arranged in the detailed color panel,
lighting system. a first control unit that causes a display unit to display a color panel in which different colors are arranged in each of a plurality of areas arranged in a matrix;
an acquisition unit that acquires color information indicating a color selected by a user from among the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel;
a second control unit that controls the lighting fixture to emit light of a color based on the color indicated by the color information;
The first control unit causes the display unit to display identification information consisting of at least one of characters and symbols uniquely indicating each of the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel, together with the color panel.
lighting system. The identification information is a number uniquely indicating each of the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel,
A lighting system according to claim 3. The first control unit causes the display unit to display the identification information so as to correspond to each of the plurality of rows and the plurality of columns of the plurality of regions arranged in a matrix.
A lighting system according to claim 3. The first control unit displays, on the display unit, a scene name indicating a lighting mode of the lighting fixture, a color of light emitted by the lighting fixture in the lighting mode, and the identification information set to the color. display,
A lighting system according to claim 3. The acquisition unit acquires, as the color information, the identification information indicating one of the plurality of colors among identification information uniquely indicating each of the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel,
The first control unit causes the display unit to display information indicating that the color indicated by the color information has been selected when displaying the color panel on the display unit.
A lighting system according to claim 3. The first control unit causes the display unit to display the identification information indicating the color indicated by the color information on the outside of the color panel.
A lighting system according to claim 3. The first control unit changes the identification information indicating one of the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel into a character string acquired by the acquisition unit and causes the display unit to display the character string.
A lighting system according to claim 3. The first control unit divides the chromaticity diagram into a plurality of regions based on division number information indicating the number of divisions, and determines a plurality of colors to be arranged in the color panel based on the plurality of regions, displaying the color panel in which the determined plurality of colors are arranged on the display unit;
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first control unit switches whether or not to display the detailed color panel based on display information indicating whether or not the detailed color panel is displayed.
A lighting system according to claim 2. When the acquisition unit acquires the color information while the representative color panel is displayed on the display unit, the first control unit controls the display of the color information and the display of the color information from the display of the representative color panel. switching the display of the display unit to display a detailed color panel;
A lighting system according to claim 2. The second control unit controls the lighting fixture so that the lighting fixture lights up in a color indicated by the color information when the acquisition unit acquires the color information.
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The second control unit is configured to control, when the acquisition unit acquires the color information, based on lighting information indicating whether or not to immediately turn on the lighting fixture with the color indicated by the color information, to switching whether or not to control the lighting fixture so that the lighting fixture immediately lights up depending on the color;
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Based on spec information indicating the color of light that the lighting fixture can emit, the first control unit (i) controls the color panel so that a color of light that cannot be emitted by the lighting fixture is not arranged in the color panel; (ii) changing the color arranged, (ii) displaying the display section on a color panel in which a color of light that cannot be emitted by the lighting equipment is not arranged among the plurality of color panels arranged in which at least some of the colors are different; or (iii) adding a color of light that can be emitted by the lighting fixture to the color panel.
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first control unit causes the display unit to display one of the plurality of arranged color panels in which at least some of the colors are different, based on the operation history of the lighting system by the user.
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first control unit causes the display unit to display one of the plurality of arranged color panels in which at least some of the colors are different, based on date and time information.
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. When the acquisition unit acquires color fade information indicating a color at a starting point and a color at an end point of a color fade, the second control unit outputs light from the color at the starting point to the color at the end point based on the color fade information. controlling the lighting fixture so that the color of the light it emits changes;
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The color fade information includes information indicating a color of a relay point set between the color of the starting point and the color of the ending point,
The second control unit controls the lighting fixture based on the color fade information so that the color of the light emitted from the starting point changes through the relay point color to the final point color. ,
A lighting system according to claim 18. The first control unit causes the display unit to display a color based on the color fade information in a gradation so as to continuously change from the color at the starting point to the color at the end point.
A lighting system according to claim 18. The lighting fixture includes a plurality of individually controllable light sources,
The second control unit controls the plurality of light sources so that, based on the color information indicating the color for each of the plurality of light sources, light of the color indicated by the color information for each of the plurality of light sources is emitted. Control each of the light sources,
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The second control unit is configured to control, based on structural information indicating at least one of the color, unevenness, and material of the surface of the structure, when the surface is irradiated with light emitted from the lighting fixture. controlling the lighting fixture so that the surface appears to have the same color as the color indicated by the color information;
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first control unit causes the display unit to display information indicating a color of light currently emitted by the lighting fixture, based on status information indicating a current lighting mode of the lighting fixture.
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first control unit causes the display unit to display operation buttons for accepting input from the user.
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first control unit is configured to order the saturation in a first direction on the surface of the display unit, and to order the hue in a second direction on the display unit orthogonal to the first direction. and causing the display unit to display the color panel in which a plurality of colors are arranged so as to include red, blue, and green, which are the colors of light that the lighting fixture can emit.
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first control unit may arrange the plurality of colors arranged on the color panel in order of saturation in a first direction on the surface of the display unit and in order of hue in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. arranged so that it is displayed on the display section,
The higher the saturation of the plurality of colors arranged in the color panel, the greater is at least one of the color difference between hues adjacent in the second direction and the difference in saturation between colors adjacent in the first direction. It is set up so that
The lighting system according to claim 2 or 3. The first control unit includes:
displaying on the display unit a map on which a fixture icon and a caption indicating the lighting fixture are superimposed;
displaying the color of the appliance icon and the color of the caption on the display unit in the color indicated by the color information;
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first control unit displays a chromaticity diagram on the display unit, and when the acquisition unit acquires color selection information indicating two points on the chromaticity diagram displayed on the display unit, the first control unit displays the chromaticity diagram on the chromaticity diagram. extracting colors on a straight line connecting two points at predetermined intervals and arranging the extracted colors in the color panel;
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first control unit causes the chromaticity diagram to be displayed on the display unit, and when the acquisition unit acquires color selection information indicating one point in the chromaticity diagram displayed on the display unit, the first control unit displays the chromaticity diagram on the chromaticity diagram. extracting colors on a straight line connecting one point and a white point representing white in a predetermined chromaticity diagram at predetermined intervals, and arranging the extracted colors on the color panel;
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first control unit displays a chromaticity diagram on the display unit, and when the acquisition unit acquires color selection information indicating two points in the chromaticity diagram displayed on the display unit, the first control unit displays the chromaticity diagram on the display unit, and when the acquisition unit acquires color selection information indicating two points in the chromaticity diagram displayed on the display unit, the first control unit selects one of the two points. Create a circle with one point as the center and the radius from that one point to the other point of the two points, and create a circle that is set at each predetermined rotation angle with the one point as the center of rotation. Create multiple line segments from one point to the circle, extract colors on at least one of the multiple line segments in the chromaticity diagram at predetermined intervals, and apply the extracted colors to the Place it on the color panel,
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. comprising a setting unit that associates information indicating the lighting equipment with the color information and stores it in a storage unit,
When the acquisition unit acquires the color information, the setting unit selects (vi) a color that is the same hue as the color indicated by the color information and has a different saturation, or (vii) a color that is different from the color indicated by the color information. storing information indicating colors with the same saturation and different hues in the storage unit in association with information indicating another lighting fixture different from the lighting fixture;
Illumination system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. When the acquisition unit acquires the color information while displaying the detailed color panel on the display unit, the first control unit arranges the color indicated by the color information on the representative color panel. ,
A lighting system according to claim 2.

Images