JP6145905B1 - Lighting control system and lighting control method - Google Patents

Abstract

A wireless permission unit 301 allows a wireless connection of the wireless LAN lighting device 10 to the wireless LAN by registering a wireless LAN SSID and a PW in the wireless LAN lighting device 10 by a user operation. To do. The instruction transmission unit 303 transmits an instruction corresponding to the key to the wireless LAN lighting device 10 when a key for turning on or off the wireless LAN lighting device 10 is selected. The signal conversion unit 203 converts the instruction received by the wireless LAN lighting fixture 10 into a control signal. The light source unit 204 is turned on or off based on the converted control signal. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an illumination control system and an illumination control method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are many techniques for performing lighting lighting and controlling home appliances via wireless. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2014-78483 (Patent Document 1) and Utility Model Registration No. 3182150 (Patent Document 2) disclose a power supply device for controlling a lighting fixture. The power supply device includes a microprocessor, a power conversion unit coupled to the microprocessor for converting input alternating current to direct current, and a wireless communication module coupled to the microprocessor for receiving and transmitting wireless signals. A network module coupled to the microprocessor, and a driver circuit coupled to the microprocessor for driving the light emitting elements of the luminaire. Thereby, the state of the light emitting element can be controlled through wireless communication.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2014-507903 (Patent Document 3) discloses a power control for changing the supply of electricity to an electrical device using a peer-to-peer wireless communication link between a controller and a power control unit. A method of using the unit and the power control unit is disclosed. The communication link is assumed to be established using Wi-Fi (registered trademark) direct or Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication technology.

  Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-186191 (Patent Document 4) discloses a detection unit that detects that communication with a storage medium that stores setting information of an electrical product or a terminal that includes the storage medium is possible. A communication device is disclosed that includes a control unit that acquires setting information from a storage medium and transmits corresponding setting information to each of a plurality of electrical products when it is detected that the unit is capable of direct communication. Yes.

JP 2014-78483 A Utility Model Registration No. 3182150 Special table 2014-507903 gazette Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-186191

  By the way, with the widespread use of terminal devices, particularly mobile terminal devices such as smartphones, any user can easily use wireless communication. In addition, the lighting apparatus is also provided with a wireless communication function. However, there is a problem that such a terminal device cannot be used well for controlling the lighting fixtures and lacks user convenience.

  In the technique described in Patent Documents 1-4 described above, although the lighting fixture is controlled by wireless communication or the electrical device is controlled by the terminal device, the user satisfaction can be sufficiently increased. Absent.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and provides an illumination control system and an illumination control method capable of controlling lighting on and off using a terminal device and a wireless LAN. For the purpose.

As a result of extensive research, the present inventor has completed a novel illumination control system and illumination control method according to the present invention. That is, the lighting control system according to the present invention is a lighting control system including a terminal device including a wireless communication unit wirelessly connected to a wireless LAN connectable to the Internet, and a wireless LAN lighting device including a wireless LAN communication unit. A wireless permission unit, an instruction transmission unit, a signal conversion unit, a light source unit, an infrared reception unit, an infrared conversion unit, an infrared registration unit, a home appliance operation transmission unit, and an infrared transmission unit . The wireless permission unit is provided in the terminal device, acquires the SSID of the wireless LAN from a wireless LAN access point in a room where the wireless LAN lighting fixture is installed, displays the acquired SSID on a setting screen, the prompted for PW to allow connection to the wireless LAN, when the the user PW is input, by registering with the said SSID PW to the wireless LAN communication unit of the wireless LAN luminaire, The wireless LAN of the wireless LAN communication unit is set for the wireless LAN . An instruction transmission unit is provided in the terminal device, and when a key for turning on or off the wireless LAN lighting device is selected, the key is transmitted from the wireless communication unit of the terminal device to the key via the wireless LAN or the Internet. It transmits a corresponding instruction to the wireless LAN communication unit of the wireless LAN luminaire. The signal conversion unit is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture, and converts an instruction received by the wireless LAN communication unit into a control signal. The light source unit is provided in the wireless LAN lighting device and is turned on or off based on the converted control signal. An infrared receiver is provided in the wireless LAN lighting device, and an infrared signal transmitted from the infrared remote controller based on an instruction from the terminal device when an operation button on the infrared remote controller of the home appliance in the room is pressed Receive. The infrared conversion unit is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture, converts the received infrared signal into operation information corresponding to the operation button, and transmits the operation information to the terminal device via the wireless LAN. The infrared registration unit is provided in the terminal device, and registers the operation information transmitted from the wireless LAN lighting fixture in the terminal device in association with the operation key on the home appliance operation screen displayed on the terminal device. The home appliance operation transmission unit is provided in the terminal device, and transmits operation information registered in the operation key to the wireless LAN lighting device via the wireless LAN when the operation key is selected. The infrared transmitter is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture, and when the operation information transmitted from the terminal device is received by the wireless LAN lighting fixture, transmits an infrared signal in which the operation information is converted.

In addition, the lighting control method according to the present invention is a lighting control system including a terminal device including a wireless communication unit wirelessly connected to a wireless LAN connectable to the Internet, and a wireless LAN lighting device including a wireless LAN communication unit. A wireless permission step, an instruction transmission step, a signal conversion step, a light source step, an infrared reception step, an infrared conversion step, an infrared registration step, a home appliance operation transmission step, an infrared transmission step , Is provided. The wireless permission step is provided in the terminal device, acquires the wireless LAN SSID from the wireless LAN access point of the room where the wireless LAN lighting fixture is installed, and displays the acquired SSID on a setting screen, the prompted for PW to allow connection to the wireless LAN, when the the user PW is input, by registering with the said SSID PW to the wireless LAN communication unit of the wireless LAN luminaire, The wireless LAN of the wireless LAN communication unit is set for the wireless LAN . The instruction sending step is provided in the terminal device, and when a key for turning on or off the wireless LAN lighting fixture is selected, the key is transmitted from the wireless communication unit of the terminal device to the key via the wireless LAN or the Internet. It transmits a corresponding instruction to the wireless LAN communication unit of the wireless LAN luminaire. The signal conversion step is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture, and converts the instruction received by the wireless LAN communication unit into a control signal. The light source step is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture and is turned on or off based on the converted control signal. The infrared receiving step is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture, and an infrared signal transmitted from the infrared remote controller based on an instruction of the terminal device when an operation button on the infrared remote controller of the home appliance in the room is pressed Receive. The infrared conversion step is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture, converts the received infrared signal into operation information corresponding to the operation button, and transmits the operation information to the terminal device via the wireless LAN. The infrared registration step is provided in the terminal device, and registers the operation information transmitted from the wireless LAN lighting fixture in the terminal device in association with the operation key of the home appliance operation screen displayed on the terminal device. In the home appliance operation transmission step, when the operation key is selected, the operation information registered in the operation key is transmitted to the wireless LAN lighting device via the wireless LAN. The infrared transmission step is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture, and when the operation information transmitted from the terminal device is received by the wireless LAN lighting fixture, an infrared signal in which the operation information is converted is transmitted.

  According to the present invention, lighting on and off can be controlled using a terminal device and a wireless LAN.

It is the schematic of the illumination control system which concerns on this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the illumination control system which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the execution procedure of lighting and light extinction of the illumination control system which concerns on this invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram (FIG. 4A) showing connection settings of a wireless LAN, and a schematic diagram (FIG. 4B) showing lighting control in the wireless LAN and the Internet. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram (FIG. 5A) showing light control and color control in a wireless LAN, and a schematic diagram (FIG. 5B) showing schedule management of turning on and off in the wireless LAN. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram (FIG. 6A) showing event control of turning on and off in the wireless LAN, and a schematic diagram (FIG. 6B) showing position control of turning on and off in the wireless LAN. It is a flowchart which shows the execution procedure of the household appliance operation of the lighting control system which concerns on this invention. It is the schematic (FIG. 8A) which shows a household appliance selection screen and a household appliance operation screen, and the schematic (FIG. 8B) which shows registration of the operation information of an infrared signal. It is the schematic (FIG. 9A) which shows household appliance operation in wireless LAN, and the schematic diagram (FIG. 9B) which shows household appliance operation in wireless LAN and the internet. It is the schematic (FIG. 10A) which shows the structure of a some camera part, and the schematic (FIG. 10B) which shows the image | photographing in wireless LAN and the internet. Schematic diagram (FIG. 11A) showing a change in the shooting angle of the camera unit and radio LAN and Internet image capture, and a schematic diagram (FIG. 11B) showing image capture on the wireless LAN and Internet when an infrared detection unit is provided. And. It is the schematic which shows the illumination control system which concerns on this invention comprised by the portable terminal device and the some wireless LAN lighting fixture. It is the schematic at the time of providing the server in the lighting control system which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention. In addition, the following embodiment is an example which actualized this invention, Comprising: The thing of the character which limits the technical scope of this invention is not.

As shown in FIG. 1, the illumination control system 1 according to the present invention basically includes a terminal device 10 capable of wireless communication and a wireless LAN lighting device 11 including a wireless LAN communication unit 11a.

  Here, the terminal device 10 is, for example, a portable terminal device (smart phone) with a touch panel, a wearable terminal device, a portable notebook personal computer, or the like. The terminal device 10 includes a display unit (output unit) that displays a screen, a reception unit (input unit) that receives an input of a predetermined instruction by a user operation, and a wireless communication unit.

The wireless communication unit of the terminal device 10 wirelessly communicates with the Internet 12 via a wireless LAN access point (base unit) and a router, or via a base station (mobile phone communication network) such as 3G, 4G, 4G LTE. Wireless communication with the Internet 12. Further, in the room where the wireless LAN lighting device 11 is installed, for example, an access point 12a for wireless LAN and a router 12b are provided in advance, and the wireless communication unit of the terminal device 10 uses an access point 12a by radio waves. Can be connected to the Internet 12 via the router 12b.

The wireless LAN lighting device 11 includes a light source unit having a general configuration, but further, the wireless LAN communication unit 11a and instructions (including radio waves) received by the wireless LAN communication unit 11a are turned on for the light source unit. And a signal conversion unit 11b that converts the control signal into a control signal.

In the room where the wireless LAN lighting device 11 is installed, for example, home appliances 13 such as a TV, an air conditioner, a game, a sound device, an air cleaner, and a vacuum cleaner are provided. When the infrared signal is transmitted by the infrared transmitter 13c of the infrared remote controller 13b, the infrared receiver 13a of the home appliance 13 receives the infrared signal, and the home appliance 13 Drive based on signal operation information. The home appliance 13 realizes driving according to the type of operation information. Correspondingly, the wireless LAN lighting device 11 is further provided with an infrared receiver 11c, an infrared transmitter 11d, and an infrared converter 11e that converts infrared signals into operation information for the wireless LAN communication unit 11a. May be. The wireless LAN lighting device 11 may be provided with a camera unit 11f.

Note that the terminal device 10 and the wireless LAN lighting device 11 incorporate a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like (not shown). The CPU uses a RAM as a work area, for example, and stores a program stored in the ROM or the like. Run. In addition, each unit described later is realized by the CPU executing a program.

Next, the configuration and execution procedure according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, if the user to construct a lighting control system 1, purchased wireless LAN luminaire 11, and connect the power conversion unit 201 of the wireless LAN luminaire 11 in the ceiling of the AC power supply unit 20 of the room electrically, wirelessly The LAN lighting device 11 is installed on the ceiling (FIG. 3: S101). Thereby, electric power is supplied to the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11.

Next, the user downloads an application for the lighting control system 1 to the terminal device 10 (for example, a mobile terminal device) (FIG. 3: S102). Whether the application wirelessly connects the mobile terminal device 10 to the wireless LAN (network) of the access point 12a installed in the room and downloads it from a specific website on the Internet 12 connected via the wireless LAN. It is obtained by scanning a QR code (registered trademark) of a recording medium enclosed in the wireless LAN lighting device 11, browsing a specific Web site on the Internet 12, and downloading it.

When the user starts the downloaded application (FIG. 3: S103), the wireless permission unit 301 of the application wireless LAN communication unit 202 of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 for the wireless LAN to which the portable terminal device 10 can be wirelessly connected. Allow wireless connection.

  Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 4A, the wireless permission unit 301 of the mobile terminal device 10 receives a wireless LAN SSID (Service Set Identifier) (network) from the access point 12 a via the wireless communication unit 302 of the mobile terminal device 10. Name, network ID, home gateway). This SSID is identification information for identifying the access point 12a of the wireless LAN. The wireless permission unit 301 displays the acquired SSID on the setting screen 400 of the display unit of the mobile terminal device 10 and requests input of a password (PW) for permitting connection to the wireless LAN.

User while viewing the setting screen 400, enter the PW, by selecting the setting key 401, the wireless authorization unit 301, wireless communication with the wireless LAN communication unit 202 of the wireless LAN luminaire 11 via the wireless communication unit 302 Then, the wireless LAN communication unit 202 registers the SSID and PW, thereby setting the wireless LAN (permitting wireless connection) (FIG. 3: S104). Thus, even after mounting the wireless LAN luminaire 11 in the ceiling, it is possible to easily connect wireless LAN setting of the wireless LAN luminaire 11 using the portable terminal device 10. In particular, since the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 is usually first mounted on the ceiling and supplied with power, it is necessary to perform wireless LAN connection settings for the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 thereafter. At that time, it is extremely troublesome for the user to climb the stepladder and directly operate the wireless LAN lighting device 11 to set the connection of the wireless LAN. In the present invention, since the user can easily set the wireless LAN connection of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 by operating the mobile terminal device 10 on the floor surface, the user needs to directly operate the wireless LAN lighting device 11. This eliminates the need for climbing on a stepladder or the like again after the wireless LAN lighting device 11 is mounted, thereby improving user convenience.

After the setting of the wireless LAN , the wireless LAN communication unit 202 of the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 communicates with the access point 12a by radio waves using SSID and PW, and connects to the wireless LAN, or via the wireless LAN, the router 12b. To the external Internet 12 (FIG. 3: S105). Thereby, the illumination control system 1 is constructed.

Next, when the user controls the lighting of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 using the application of the mobile terminal device 10, it is as follows. That is, when the user enters the room where the wireless LAN lighting device 11 is installed, activates the application of the mobile terminal device 10 (FIG. 3: S201), and makes a transition to the lighting control operation, the application instruction transmission unit 303 4B, a lighting control screen 402 is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal device 10, and an input of a lighting instruction is accepted.

For example, when the user selects the lighting key 403 while looking at the lighting control screen 402, the instruction transmission unit 303 transmits a radio wave of a lighting instruction corresponding to the lighting key from the wireless communication unit 302, via the wireless LAN. Then, a lighting instruction is transmitted to the wireless LAN communication unit 202 of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 (FIG. 3: S202).

When the wireless LAN communication unit 202 of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 receives the lighting instruction, the signal conversion unit 203 of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 converts the lighting instruction from the wireless LAN communication unit 202 into a lighting control signal (FIG. 3). : S203).

Here, for example, the signal conversion unit 203 corresponds to a driver unit (controller unit) that controls turning on and off of the light source unit 204 of the wireless LAN lighting device 11, and sends a command (radio wave) in the wireless LAN to the light source unit 204. Convert to signal for control. Note that the driver unit may be built in the wireless LAN lighting device 11 or may be configured to be attached externally.

The signal conversion unit 203 transmits the converted lighting control signal to the light source unit 204, and the light source unit 204 lights up based on the lighting control signal (FIG. 3: S204). As a result, the wireless terminal lighting device 11 can be turned on by the mobile terminal device 10 by wireless LAN . In particular, since that can control the wireless LAN luminaire 11 in the portable terminal device 10, a dedicated remote control wireless LAN luminaire 11 is not required.

On the other hand, when the wireless LAN lighting device 11 is in the lighting state, when the user selects the extinguishing key 404 on the lighting control screen 402, the instruction transmission unit 303 instructs the wireless LAN lighting device 11 to turn off via the wireless LAN. Then, the signal conversion unit 203 converts the turn-off instruction into a turn-off control signal (FIG. 3: S203). Then, the light source unit 204 is turned off based on the turn-off control signal (FIG. 3: S204). Thereby, it becomes possible to turn off the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 by the wireless LAN in the mobile terminal device 10. Thus, since the lighting control of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 can be controlled by the mobile terminal device 10 in a range where the wireless LAN can be connected, the room where the wireless LAN lighting device 11 is installed as compared with the conventional remote control operation. If the user is in a range where the user can connect to the wireless LAN, the portable terminal device 10 can control the lighting of the wireless LAN lighting device 11. For example, the user, on the go, or turns off the wireless LAN luminaire 11 at the door, when returning home, can be or turns on the wireless LAN luminaire 11 at the door. As described above, since the wireless LAN lighting device 11 can be easily controlled by the portable terminal device 10 via the wireless LAN, the convenience of the user is improved.

In addition, since the above-described wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 is turned on and off via a wireless LAN connected to the Internet 12, a user who is not in the room of the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 is in a portable terminal. The device 10 can send a lighting instruction or a lighting instruction from the Internet 12 to the wireless LAN.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the user is out, when the user selects a predetermined key on the lighting control screen 402, the instruction transmission unit 303 uses the wireless communication unit 202 via the base station. connected to the Internet 12, it is possible to place a lighting instruction or off instruction to the wireless LAN communication unit 202 of the wireless LAN luminaire 11 via the wireless LAN (access point 12a and router 12b), a wireless LAN lighting in external The lighting or extinguishing of the instrument 11 can be controlled. At this time, a server may be provided in the Internet 12, and the server may control transmission of a lighting instruction or a lighting instruction from the mobile terminal device 10 to the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11.

In addition, when the light source unit 204 of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 can adjust, for example, light adjustment (Brightness) and color adjustment (Color Temperature), which are illumination parameters, various adjustments can be made via the mobile terminal device 10. The light source unit 204 can be turned on by light and toning. For example, when the application transitions to a scene lighting operation, as shown in FIG. 5A, the scene lighting screen 500 displays dimming and lighting for each scene (for example, all lights, television, nightlight, dinner, sleep mode, reading, etc.). A scene lighting key 501 in which toning is set is displayed, and a dimming adjustment key 502 capable of adjusting dimming and a toning adjustment key 503 capable of adjusting toning are displayed. For example, when the user selects the scene lighting key 501a corresponding to “TV”, the instruction transmission unit 303 wirelessly transmits a lighting instruction including dimming and toning that is considered to be optimal when the user views “TV”. A message is transmitted to the LAN lighting device 11. Then, the signal conversion unit 203 converts the lighting instruction from the wireless LAN communication unit 202 into a lighting control signal including parameters for dimming and toning, and the light source unit 204 uses the lighting control signal to convert the dimming control signal. And it lights up reflecting the toning. If the user adjusts the light adjustment key 502 or the color adjustment key 503, the parameter is sent to the wireless LAN lighting device 11, and the light adjustment or color adjustment of the light source unit 204 is adjusted. As a result, it is possible to finely control the lighting of the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 via the mobile terminal device 10.

Moreover, it is possible to manage the schedule of turning on and off the wireless LAN lighting device 11. For example, when the application transitions to the management lighting operation, as shown in FIG. 5B, the management lighting screen 504 includes a lighting time column 505 for inputting a lighting time, a lighting state column 506 for setting a lighting scene, and a lighting time. Is displayed, and a turn-off time column 507 is input. For example, the user inputs a specific time “9:00” in the lighting time column 505 and inputs a specific scene “all lights” in the lighting state column 506. Then, the instruction transmission unit 303 compares the input lighting time with the current time of a predetermined timer provided in advance in the mobile terminal device 10, and when the current time becomes the lighting time, the instruction transmission unit 303 Transmits a lighting instruction including “all lights”, and the light source unit 204 lights with all the lights based on the lighting control signal including “all lights” after conversion. When the user inputs a specific time “9:05” in the turn-off time column 507, when the current time is the turn-off time, the instruction transmission unit 303 transmits a turn-off instruction, and the light source unit 204 The light is turned off based on the turn-off control signal after conversion. As described above, the user can control the lighting time and the lighting time. Further, the management lighting screen 504 is provided with a date column 508 for inputting a date and a day column 509 for inputting a specific day of the week, and the user designates the date and day of the week to be turned on or off. Thus, the lighting and extinguishing of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 can be controlled in accordance with the life rhythm.

Moreover, it is possible to control lighting and extinguishing of the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 according to the event. For example, when the application transitions to an event lighting operation, as shown in FIG. 6A, the event lighting screen 600 has an event column 601 for inputting an event (for example, wake-up notification, watching soccer game, training, date, etc.) and an event. A date and time column 602 for inputting the date and time to be generated and a notification method column 603 for inputting a notification method corresponding to a lighting state (for example, white blinking, all lights, etc.) are displayed. For example, the user inputs a specific event “wake-up notification” in the event field 601, inputs a specific date and time “2015/12/21 09:00” in the date and time field 602, and enters the notification method field 603. Enter a specific notification method "blinking white". Then, the instruction transmission unit 303 compares the input “2015/12/21 09:00” with the current date and time, and the current date and time becomes “2015/12/21 09:00”. In this case, the instruction transmission unit 303 transmits a lighting instruction including “white blinking”, and the light source unit 204 blinks in white according to the converted “white blinking” lighting control signal. Thus, the user can specify the date and time and use the lighting of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 as a notification unit.

Further, the lighting and extinguishing of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 can be controlled based on the GPS position information of the mobile terminal device 10. For example, when the application transits to the position lighting operation, as shown in FIG. 6B, the position lighting screen 604 returns to the map 605 indicating the GPS position information of the user's mobile terminal device 10 and the GPS position indicated on the map. A lighting check box 606 for instructing to turn on when it comes, an unnecessary check box 607 for instructing that lighting is unnecessary during the day, and an unchecking check box for instructing to turn off when it is away from the GPS position 608 is displayed. When the position lighting screen 604 is displayed, the instruction transmission unit 303 of the mobile terminal device 10 receives the current GPS location information of the mobile terminal device 10 from the predetermined GPS acquisition unit provided in advance in the mobile terminal device 10 (for example, “ XY ") and the GPS position is displayed on the map 605 of the position lighting screen 604. Here, when the user inputs a check in the lighting check box 606 and the light-off check box 608, the instruction transmission unit 303 stores the GPS position information “XY” in the predetermined memory as the determination position information, and the GPS acquisition unit GPS position information is periodically acquired from the position, and the acquired GPS position information is within a determination range that is a range (area) that is separated from the determination position information “XY” by a predetermined distance (for example, 100 m, 500 m, etc.). It is determined whether it is included in.

Here, for example, when the user goes out of the room with the portable terminal device 10 and the wireless LAN lighting device 11 turned on, the GPS position information is out of the determination range as a result of the determination. In this case, the instruction transmission unit 303 transmits a turn-off instruction via the Internet 12 based on the check of the turn-off check box 608. The light source unit 204 is turned off by the turn-off control signal received via the signal conversion unit 203. On the other hand, when the user carries the mobile terminal device 10 and tries to return to the room, as a result of the determination, the GPS position information of the mobile terminal device 10 falls within the determination range from outside the determination range. In this case, the instruction transmission unit 303 transmits a lighting instruction via the Internet 12 based on the check of the lighting check box 606, and the light source unit 204 is turned on by the converted lighting control signal.

Thereby, the lighting and extinguishing of the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 can be controlled in accordance with the movement of the mobile terminal device 10 owned by the user. When the unnecessary check box 607 is checked, the instruction transmission unit 303 prohibits the determination during the daytime (for example, 9:00 to 17:00), and has a meaningless wireless LAN during the daytime. Control of turning on and off the lighting fixture 11 is stopped.

Then, when the infrared reception section 11c and the infrared transmission unit 11d is provided in the radio LAN luminaire 11, by using the wireless LAN communication unit 202 of the wireless LAN luminaire 11, home appliance which is operated by an infrared remote control 13b The product 13 can be operated with the mobile terminal device 10. The configuration and execution procedure will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, when the user activates the application of the mobile terminal device 10 (FIG. 7: S301) and makes a transition to home appliance operation, the home appliance operation transmission unit 304 of the application displays a home appliance selection screen as shown in FIG. 8A. 800 is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal device 10 to accept selection of a home appliance. On the home appliance selection screen 800, a name 801 of the home appliance 13 and an icon 802 indicating the home appliance 13 are displayed. The name 801 of the home appliance 13 can be edited, and the icon 802 of the home appliance 13 can be added with a specific addition key 803 (for example, “+”).

  When the user selects, for example, the icon 802a corresponding to the name 801a “TV” of the home appliance 13 (FIG. 7: S302), the home appliance operation transmission unit 304, as shown in FIG. A product operation screen 804 is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal device 10 to accept selection of the home appliance 13. On the home appliance operation screen 804, an operation key 805 related to the home appliance 13 of “TV” and a registration key 806 for registering (learning) infrared rays to the operation key 805 are displayed. The icon of the operation key 805 can be edited.

Here, since no operation key 805 has been registered yet, when the user selects a specific operation key 805 a indicating “power” and a registration key 806, the infrared registration unit 305 of the application is displayed in FIG. 8B. As illustrated, a registration screen 807 that prompts the user to press a specific operation button corresponding to the “power” of the specific operation key 805 a on the infrared remote controller 13 b of the home appliance 13 is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal device 10. And the infrared registration part 305 instruct | indicates reception of an infrared signal to the infrared receiving part 205 of the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11, and the infrared receiving part 205 starts reception of an infrared signal (FIG. 7: S303). Here, in the room where the wireless LAN lighting device 11 is installed, there is a possibility that various infrared signals come and go when the user uses the infrared remote controller 13b for daily life. However, when this infrared signal is received, waste occurs. As described above, the infrared receiving unit 205 can receive only the necessary infrared signal by starting the reception of the infrared signal according to the instruction of the mobile terminal device 10.

  When the user presses the “power” operation button on the infrared remote controller 13b of the home appliance 13 in response to the “power” operation key 805a while viewing the registration screen 807 (FIG. 7: S304), the infrared remote controller 13b Then, an infrared signal including operation information of “power” is transmitted, and the infrared receiving unit 205 receives the infrared signal corresponding to the operation button of the infrared remote controller 13b (FIG. 7: S305). Here, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the “TV” home appliance 13 exists, the home appliance 13 is powered on by an infrared signal from the infrared remote controller 13 b.

When the infrared receiving unit 205 receives an infrared signal corresponding to the operation button of the infrared remote controller 13b, the infrared receiving unit 205 transmits the infrared signal to the infrared conversion unit 206 of the wireless LAN lighting device 11, and the infrared conversion unit 206 transmits the infrared signal to the operation button. Is converted into operation information corresponding to (FIG. 7: S306).

Here, for example, the infrared conversion unit 206 corresponds to a driver unit that controls infrared analysis from the infrared reception unit 11c of the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 and infrared transmission of the infrared transmission unit 11d. It is possible to control the infrared reception unit 11c and the infrared transmission unit 11d via the wireless LAN by converting the operation information to be communicable through the LAN or by converting the operation information communicated from the wireless LAN into an infrared signal. I can do it. Note that the driver unit may be built in the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 or configured to be attachable externally as described above.

The infrared conversion unit 206 transmits the converted operation information to the wireless LAN via the wireless LAN communication unit 202, and the infrared registration unit 305 acquires the operation information via the wireless communication unit 302, and Registration is performed in association with the specific operation key 805a of the selected “power” (FIG. 7: S307). This makes it possible to register infrared signal operation information in the operation key 805 of the home appliance operation screen 804 in the mobile terminal device 10.

  When the infrared registration unit 305 completes the registration, the registration screen 807 is deleted, and the home appliance operation transmission unit 304 redisplays the home appliance operation screen 804 corresponding to “TV” as shown in FIG. 9A.

  Here, when the user turns off the power source of the home appliance 13 of “TV” and selects the “power” operation key 805a on the home appliance operation screen 804 (FIG. 7: S401), the home appliance operation transmission unit 304 performs wireless communication. Radio waves of operation information registered in the “power” operation key 805a are transmitted via the communication unit 302 (FIG. 7: S402).

When the wireless LAN communication unit 202 of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 receives the operation information via the wireless LAN, the infrared conversion unit 206 converts the received operation information into an infrared signal (FIG. 7: S403). .

Then, the infrared conversion unit 206 transmits the converted infrared signal to the infrared transmission unit 207, and the infrared transmission unit 207 transmits the infrared signal (FIG. 7: S404). Then, with the infrared signal from the wireless LAN lighting device 11, similarly to the infrared signal from the infrared remote controller 13 a, the “TV” home appliance 13 is turned on. Thereby, the portable terminal device 10 and the wireless LAN lighting device 11 can be used instead of the infrared remote controller 13a of the home appliance 13. In particular, since the infrared signal can be transmitted from the ceiling to every corner of the room by using the configuration that transmits the infrared signal from the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11, the home appliance is likely to be installed on the peripheral wall surface of the room. An infrared signal can be reliably transmitted to the product 13 to ensure the operation of the home appliance 13. For example, if an obstacle is placed around the home appliance 13 and there is a simple obstacle before the infrared sensor of the home appliance 13 between the infrared remote controller 13a and the home appliance 13, the infrared sensor Cannot receive the infrared signal, and the home appliance 13 is not operated. In the present invention, since an infrared signal is transmitted from the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 on the ceiling, even if there is an obstacle in front of the infrared sensor of the household appliance 13, there is no obstacle when viewed from above. The infrared sensor of the product 13 can reliably receive an infrared signal.

In addition, since the infrared signal from the wireless LAN lighting device 11 is transmitted via the wireless LAN connected to the Internet 12, the user having the mobile terminal device 10 can transmit the infrared signal from the outside. Can be done. For example, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the user is out, the mobile terminal device 10 is connected to the Internet 12 via the base station, and the “air conditioner” home appliance is displayed on the home appliance operation screen 900 of the mobile terminal device 10. In relation to the product 13, the “power” operation key 901 in which the operation information of the infrared signal in the “power” operation button is registered in advance is selected. Then, the home appliance operation transmission unit 304 transmits the operation information of the infrared signal registered in the “power” operation key 901 to the wireless LAN lighting device 11 via the Internet 12, and the infrared conversion unit of the wireless LAN lighting device 11. 206 converts the transmitted operation information of the “power supply” into an infrared signal, and the infrared transmission unit 207 of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 transmits the converted infrared signal to supply power to the home appliance 13 of the “air conditioner”. Can be inserted.

Moreover, the schedule management of the operation of the home appliance 13, the operation control according to the event, and the operation control based on the GPS position information of the mobile terminal device 10 can be performed in the same manner as the lighting and extinguishing of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 described above. It becomes possible.

Furthermore, when the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 is provided with a camera unit 11f, the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 can function as a network camera using the wireless LAN communication unit 202 of the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11. The inside of the room where the wireless LAN lighting device 11 is installed can be monitored from the outside.

Here, the configuration of the camera unit 11f is not particularly limited. For example, as shown in FIG. 10A, the camera unit 11f is a tubular pinpoint type camera unit such as an endoscope, and is communicably connected to the wireless LAN communication unit 11a. A configuration in which a photographing unit 11g is provided at the distal end of the wired wiring, and a lens of the photographing unit 11g extends from a part of the peripheral end of the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 to photograph the lower part. When the light source part is not provided in the central part 11h on the lower surface of the wireless LAN lighting apparatus 11, a photographing part 11g is provided in the central part 11h, and the entire room is photographed from the lower surface of the wireless LAN lighting apparatus 11. It may be configured. Further, when the photographing unit 11g is spherical and is configured to be rotatable at a predetermined angle, the photographing unit 11g is provided at the central portion 11h on the lower surface of the wireless LAN lighting device 11, so that the whole room can be seen and photographed. It may be configured.

Now, when the user is outside the room and the inside of the room is photographed by the camera unit 11f of the wireless LAN lighting device 11, when the application of the mobile terminal device 10 is activated and transitioned to the network camera operation, the application is photographed. As illustrated in FIG. 10B, the control unit 306 displays a camera shooting screen 1000 on the display unit of the mobile terminal device 10 and receives an input of a shooting instruction. On the camera shooting screen 1000, a shooting key 1001 and a shot image 1002 (taken photo) are displayed. At this time, nothing is captured in the captured image 1002, but if there is a past history of capturing with the camera unit 11f, a past captured image may be displayed.

When the user selects the shooting key 1001 while looking at the camera shooting screen 1000, the shooting control unit 306 transmits a shooting instruction to the wireless LAN communication unit 202 of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 via the wireless LAN .

When the wireless LAN communication unit 202 of the wireless LAN lighting device 11 receives the photographing instruction, the wireless LAN communication unit 202 transfers the instruction to the camera unit 208, and the camera unit 208 captures an image (photograph). Then, the camera unit 208 returns the image to the wireless communication unit 302 via the wireless LAN. When the wireless communication unit 302 of the mobile terminal apparatus 10 receives the captured image, the captured image is transferred to the imaging control unit 306. The imaging control unit 306 displays the received captured image 1002 on the camera imaging screen 1000 as illustrated in FIG. 11A. . Thereby, even when the user is out, the inside of the room can be confirmed. It is effective in the living room, children's room, pet inspection, and crime prevention. When the camera unit 208 is configured to be rotatable, a rotation angle key 1003 is displayed on the camera shooting screen 1000, and the user selects the rotation angle key 1003 and sets a specific shooting angle (for example, “180 degrees”). When input, the shooting control unit 306 transmits a shooting instruction including a shooting angle to the camera unit 208 of the wireless LAN lighting device 11, and the camera unit 208 causes the shooting unit 11g to correspond to the shooting angle (“180 degrees”). Take an image after rotating. In this way, by changing the shooting angle of the camera unit 208, it is possible to take a picture of a part in the room that the user is interested in and check it outside. Note that a data conversion unit may be provided as appropriate between the wireless LAN communication unit 202 and the camera unit 208 to facilitate the transmission and reception of both data.

Further, by providing an infrared detection unit (infrared sensor) corresponding to the human sensor in the camera unit 11f of the wireless LAN lighting device 11, the crime prevention function can be further enhanced. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 11B, an infrared detection unit 11i is provided in the vicinity of the camera unit 11f of the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11, and the imaging region of the camera unit 11f and the detection region of the infrared detection unit 11i are overlapped. When a detection object that emits infrared rays, such as a person or a pet, enters the detection area, the infrared detection unit 11i detects that the detection object has entered the detection area, and the camera unit 11f detects the detection object. Take an image of the shooting area that contains it. Then, the camera unit 11 f transmits the captured image to the mobile terminal device 10 via the wireless LAN communication unit 202. Then, the photographing control unit 306 of the mobile terminal device displays a photographed image 1004 including the detected object on the camera photographing screen 1000 in, for example, a pop-up format, and displays that the object has been detected 1005. Thus, the infrared detection unit 11i of the wireless LAN luminaire 11 detects the detected object, for the captured image including the detected object is automatically transmitted to the portable terminal apparatus 10, the user of the wireless LAN luminaire 11 It becomes possible to check the captured image in the room at the timing when someone invades downward. Besides crime prevention, it is suitable for children and pets. Furthermore, a sensor such as a temperature sensor or a humidity sensor may be separately provided in the wireless LAN lighting device 11 so that the state in the room is sent to the mobile terminal device 10.

Moreover, in the illumination control system 1 which concerns on this invention, the illumination control or automation of household appliance operation according to a user's operation | movement can be performed by combining an infrared detection part. For example, when an infrared detection unit connected to the wireless LAN lighting device 11 in a communicable manner is installed at the entrance (or entrance) of a room, and the infrared detection unit detects a user (detected object) entering the room, the wireless LAN lighting device 11 automatically turns on the light source unit 204, and the infrared transmission unit 207 transmits an infrared signal for turning on the home appliance 13. On the other hand, when the infrared detection unit detects a user leaving the room, the wireless LAN lighting device 11 automatically turns off the light source unit 204, or the infrared transmission unit 207 transmits an infrared signal for cutting off the power supply of the home appliance 13. Make a call. Further, the wireless LAN luminaire 11, by providing a microphone and a speaker, via a wireless LAN, and users of the room where there is a wireless LAN luminaire 11 may allow users and conversations of the mobile terminal device 10. Further, the music data of the portable terminal device 10 to the wireless LAN luminaire 11 and transmitted over a wireless LAN, it may be flowed to music from the wireless LAN luminaire 11. Further, the voice of the user may be acquired and stored by the microphone of the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11, and when another user returns home, the voice of the user is reproduced by the speaker of the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 to leave a message. . Further, when the secondary units or more wireless LAN luminaire 11 is present, by using a microphone and speaker of the wireless LAN luminaire 11, other users for each room may be a conversation via the wireless LAN luminaire 11 .

Further, in the illumination control system 1 according to the present invention, and one terminal device 10 by a single wireless LAN luminaire 11, the Internet 12 or via a wireless LAN, the lighting of the wireless LAN luminaire 11, the wireless LAN The operation of the home appliance 13 in the room where the lighting fixture 11 is provided can be controlled. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, by providing a wireless LAN lighting device 11 for each room in the house, lighting of all the wireless LAN lighting devices 11 in the house room and household appliances can be performed by one terminal device 10. 13 operations can be controlled, and the operations of all the wireless LAN lighting devices 11 and the home appliances 13 in the house can be integrated into one terminal device 10.

In the lighting control system 1 according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 13, a server 14 (for example, a cloud server) that controls transmission / reception of data between the terminal device 10 and the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 is provided on the Internet 12. Thus, wireless communication between the terminal device 10 and the wireless LAN lighting device 11 may be facilitated. The server 14 on the Internet 12 can identify the terminal device 10 and the wireless LAN lighting device 11. For example, an instruction from the terminal device 10 may be transmitted to the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 via the server 14 and the light source unit 204 of the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 may be turned on or off. In addition, the operation information obtained by converting the infrared signal by the wireless LAN lighting device 11 may be transmitted to the terminal device 10 via the server 14, and the infrared registration unit 305 may register the operation information in association with the operation key. . The operation information transmitted by the home appliance operation transmission unit 304 of the terminal device 10 may be transmitted to the wireless LAN lighting device 11 via the server 14, and the infrared transmission unit 207 may transmit an infrared signal corresponding to the operation information. . In addition, since it is possible to leave data transmission / reception between the terminal device 10 and the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11 on the server 14 as a history, when a failure occurs in the terminal device 10 or the wireless LAN lighting fixture 11, It becomes easy to identify the cause from the history. A known method is adopted for the construction of the server 14. For example, a comet that transmits data from the server 14 to the terminal device 10 is employed, and the RPC provider of the remote procedure call is processed using mq that stores data in a queue. The RPC provider includes the above-described data database and routing table. On the other hand, the terminal device 10 includes a command for transmitting a command to the server 14 and a zookeeper for maintaining setting information, naming, and providing distributed synchronization.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the illumination control system 1 is configured to include each unit. However, a program that realizes each unit may be stored in a storage medium and the storage medium may be provided. In the configuration, the terminal device and the wireless LAN lighting fixture are read by the terminal device and the wireless LAN lighting fixture, and the terminal device and the wireless LAN lighting fixture realize each unit. In that case, the program itself read from the recording medium exhibits the effects of the present invention. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a method for storing the steps executed by each means in a hard disk.

  As described above, the lighting control system and the lighting control method according to the present invention are useful not only for home lighting but also for business lighting, etc., and can be turned on and off using a terminal device and a wireless LAN. This is effective as a lighting control system and a lighting control method that can be controlled.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lighting control system 10 Portable terminal device 11 Wireless LAN lighting fixture 12 Internet 13 Household appliances 14 Server 201 Power conversion part 202 Wireless LAN communication part 203 Signal conversion part 204 Light source part 205 Infrared receiving part 206 Infrared converting part 207 Infrared transmitting part 208 Camera Unit 301 wireless permission unit 302 wireless communication unit 303 instruction transmission unit 304 home appliance operation transmission unit 305 infrared registration unit 306 imaging control unit

Claims (6)

A lighting control system including a terminal device including a wireless communication unit that wirelessly connects to a wireless LAN connectable to the Internet, and a wireless LAN lighting device including a wireless LAN communication unit,
Obtaining the SSID of the wireless LAN from the wireless LAN access point of the room where the wireless LAN lighting fixture is installed, and displaying the obtained SSID on a setting screen, prompted for PW to allow the connection, when the the user PW is input, by registering with the said SSID PW to the wireless LAN communication unit of the wireless LAN luminaire, the with respect to the wireless LAN A wireless permission unit for setting a wireless LAN of the wireless LAN communication unit;
When a key for turning on or off the wireless LAN lighting fixture is selected in the terminal device, an instruction corresponding to the key is transmitted from the wireless communication unit of the terminal device via the wireless LAN or the Internet. An instruction transmitter for transmitting to the wireless LAN communication unit of the wireless LAN lighting device;
A signal conversion unit that is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture and converts an instruction received by the wireless LAN communication unit into a control signal;
A light source unit that is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture and is turned on or off based on the converted control signal;
Infrared reception that is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture and receives an infrared signal transmitted from the infrared remote controller based on an instruction from the terminal device when an operation button on the infrared remote controller of the home appliance in the room is pressed And
An infrared conversion unit that is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture, converts the received infrared signal into operation information corresponding to the operation button, and transmits the operation information to the terminal device via the wireless LAN;
An infrared registration unit that is provided in the terminal device and registers the operation information transmitted from the wireless LAN lighting fixture in the terminal device in association with the operation key of the home appliance operation screen displayed on the terminal device;
When the operation key is provided on the terminal device, the home appliance operation transmission unit transmits operation information registered in the operation key to the wireless LAN lighting device via the wireless LAN;
An infrared transmitter that is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture and transmits an infrared signal in which the operation information is converted when the operation information transmitted from the terminal device is received by the wireless LAN lighting fixture;
A lighting control system comprising: When the instruction transmission unit receives an input of a specific lighting time, a specific scene, and a specific light-off time from the user, the input lighting time is compared with the current time of a predetermined timer, and the current time When the lighting time is reached, the instruction transmission unit transmits a lighting instruction including the dimming and toning parameters set in the input scene,
The light source unit is turned on based on a lighting control signal in which the lighting instruction is converted,
The instruction transmission unit compares the input turn-off time with the current time of the timer, and when the current time is the turn-off time, the instruction transmission unit transmits a turn-off instruction,
The illumination control system according to claim 1, wherein the light source unit is turned off based on a turn-off control signal in which the turn-off instruction is converted . The instruction transmission unit acquires the current GPS position information of the terminal device as determination position information from a predetermined GPS acquisition unit provided in advance in the terminal device, receives a predetermined check input, and receives from the GPS acquisition unit Periodically acquiring GPS position information, determining whether or not the acquired GPS position information is included in a determination range that is a predetermined distance away from the determination position information;
When the GPS position information is out of the determination range, the instruction transmission unit transmits a turn-off instruction, the light source unit is turned off by a turn-off control signal converted from the turn-off instruction,
The said instruction | indication transmission part transmits a lighting instruction | indication when the said GPS position information becomes in the said determination range, The said light source part lights up by the lighting control signal into which the said lighting instruction | indication was converted . Lighting control system. Upon receiving a shooting instruction from the wireless LAN communication unit, the camera shoots an image, transmits the shot image to the wireless communication unit of the terminal device via the wireless LAN, and rotates the shooting unit for shooting the image. A camera unit that is a possible configuration ;
When the photographing key is selected provided in the terminal device, the photographing instruction is transmitted to the wireless LAN communication unit via the wireless LAN, and the photographed image is received via the wireless LAN. A shooting control unit for displaying a shot image;
Further comprising a,
When the predetermined rotation angle key is selected and a specific shooting angle is input, the shooting control unit transmits a shooting instruction including the shooting angle to the camera unit,
The illumination control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the camera unit captures an image after rotating the imaging unit corresponding to the imaging angle . When receiving the shooting instruction from the wireless LAN communication unit, and by capturing the image, through the wireless LAN, a camera unit for transmitting the captured image to the wireless communication unit of the terminal device,
When the photographing key is selected provided in the terminal device, the photographing instruction is transmitted to the wireless LAN communication unit via the wireless LAN, and the photographed image is received via the wireless LAN. A shooting control unit for displaying a shot image;
Further comprising a,
An infrared detection unit corresponding to a human sensor is provided in the camera unit, and the imaging region of the camera unit and the detection region of the infrared detection unit are overlapped,
When the infrared detection unit detects that a detection object that emits infrared rays has entered the detection region, the camera unit captures an image of a shooting region including the detection object, and through the wireless LAN communication unit, The illumination control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the terminal device is transmitted to display the image . A lighting control method for a lighting control system comprising: a terminal device including a wireless communication unit wirelessly connected to a wireless LAN connectable to the Internet; and a wireless LAN lighting device including a wireless LAN communication unit,
Obtaining the SSID of the wireless LAN from the wireless LAN access point of the room where the wireless LAN lighting fixture is installed, and displaying the obtained SSID on a setting screen, prompted for PW to allow the connection, when the the user PW is input, by registering with the said SSID PW to the wireless LAN communication unit of the wireless LAN luminaire, the with respect to the wireless LAN A wireless permission step for setting the wireless LAN of the wireless LAN communication unit;
When a key for turning on or off the wireless LAN lighting fixture is selected in the terminal device, an instruction corresponding to the key is transmitted from the wireless communication unit of the terminal device via the wireless LAN or the Internet. An instruction transmission step for transmitting to the wireless LAN communication unit of the wireless LAN lighting device;
A signal converting step that is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture and converts an instruction received by the wireless LAN communication unit into a control signal;
A light source step that is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture and is turned on or off based on the converted control signal;
Infrared reception that is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture and receives an infrared signal transmitted from the infrared remote controller based on an instruction from the terminal device when an operation button on the infrared remote controller of the home appliance in the room is pressed Steps,
An infrared conversion step that is provided in the wireless LAN lighting fixture, converts the received infrared signal into operation information corresponding to the operation button, and transmits the operation information to the terminal device via the wireless LAN;
Infrared registration step of registering in the terminal device the operation information provided from the wireless LAN lighting fixture provided in the terminal device in association with the operation key of the home appliance operation screen displayed on the terminal device;
When the operation key is provided on the terminal device, the home appliance operation transmission step of transmitting operation information registered in the operation key to the wireless LAN lighting device via the wireless LAN;
An infrared transmission step of transmitting an infrared signal converted from the operation information when the operation information transmitted from the terminal device is received by the wireless LAN lighting device.
An illumination control method comprising: