JP2018005977A - Lighting apparatus control system and lighting apparatus control method - Google Patents

Abstract

A lighting device control system and a lighting device control method capable of controlling light emission of a lighting device while simply performing real-time communication without being restricted by pairing or the like. In a lighting device control system that performs communication control using BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy), light emission information transmission means that functions as a peripheral and transmits light emission information, and functions as a central and light information The illumination means emits light based on the light emission information from the transmission means, and the lighting means transmits the light emission information transmitted from the light emission information transmission means without performing pairing between the light emission information transmission means and the illumination means. It is characterized by receiving light unilaterally. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting device control system and a lighting device control method for controlling various lighting devices by wireless means.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various lighting devices are controlled to emit light such as lighting, extinction, and lighting color from an external control device via wireless means. As an example of the lighting device, for example, there is a penlight used in a concert venue, and various control systems and control methods have been proposed.

  An example of a conventional light emission control system is disclosed in Patent Document 1. The light emission control system of Patent Literature 1 includes a light emitting unit that can emit light in a plurality of light emission modes, an acquisition unit that acquires information that defines a sequence in which a plurality of performances are performed and a light emission mode associated with each performance. And a light emission control means for controlling the light emitting section to emit light in a light emission mode associated with each performance according to the order based on the information acquired by the acquisition means. . Information that defines the order in which a plurality of performances are performed and the light emission mode associated with each performance is stored on the acquisition means side.

  Further, in the radio link control method and system for controlling the short-range radio link from the control server shown in Patent Document 2, the communication terminal receives a publicity packet periodically broadcast from the device, and the communication terminal When the control server receives a notification packet including a communication terminal identifier and a device identifier to the control server, and the control server receives one or more notification packets, the communication terminal to be linked to the device The control server transmits a connection control request including the device identifier of the device to be linked to the selected communication terminal, and the communication terminal connects to the device having the device identifier included in the received connection control request. A request is sent.

  In these conventional methods, specific low power, wireless LAN, non-audible range sound, infrared rays, and the like are used as wireless means. As for the control of the lighting device, simultaneous control is performed from a control device such as a DMX lighting table or a MIDI controller using a special converter (transmitter) that converts them into these wireless systems.

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  However, in a conventional light emission control system or the like, a considerable amount of information defining the light emission mode is stored, but it is difficult to cope with a case where the light emission mode is suddenly changed. Further, in the conventional wireless link control method, communication between the lighting device and the external control device is complicated, and it is difficult to cause the lighting device to emit light while simply performing real-time communication.

  In addition, many lighting devices such as penlights can be controlled without using special control devices such as DMX lighting consoles and MIDI controllers using wireless means such as specific low power, wireless LAN, non-audible sound, and infrared rays. For example, a mobile information terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal may be used. For example, a method using Bluetooth (registered trademark) is generally conceivable, but the reach of radio waves is short, Due to the limitation, there is a problem that it is not suitable for simultaneous control of lighting devices.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a lighting device control system and a lighting device capable of controlling light emission of a lighting device while simply performing real-time communication without being restricted by pairing or the like. It is to provide a control method.

  The lighting device control system according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device control system performs communication control using BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy), and functions as a peripheral and emits light information. And a lighting unit that functions as a central and emits light based on the light emission information from the light emission information transmission unit, and the lighting unit transmits the light emission information transmission unit from the light emission information transmission unit without pairing between the light emission information transmission unit and the illumination unit. The light emission information transmitted is unilaterally received to emit light.

  The lighting device control system according to claim 2 is characterized in that the light emission information transmitting unit performs broadcast communication with the lighting unit.

  The illumination device control system according to claim 3 is characterized in that the light emission information transmitting means adds the light emission information to a part of the data of the advertising packet and transmits the information to the illumination means unilaterally.

  The lighting device control method according to claim 4 is a lighting device control method for performing communication control using BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy), wherein the light emission information transmitting means for transmitting the light emission information transmits the light emission information as a peripheral. After transmitting the ID information on the means side, the illuminating means acquires the ID information of the luminescent information transmitting means, and the illuminating means stores the luminescent information transmitting means that should receive the luminescent information, and then the illuminating means stores the ID information. When the light emission information from the light emission information transmitting means is received, light is emitted based on the received light emission information.

  The lighting device control method according to claim 5 is characterized in that the light emission information transmitting means performs broadcast communication to the lighting means.

  The lighting device control method according to claim 6 is characterized in that the light emission information transmitting means adds the light emission information to a part of the data of the advertising packet and transmits the information to the lighting means unilaterally.

  According to the invention of the present application, the lighting unit unilaterally receives the light emission information transmitted from the light emission information transmission unit and emits light without performing pairing between the light emission information transmission unit and the illumination unit. Therefore, it is possible to control the light emission of the lighting device while simply performing real-time communication without being restricted by pairing or the like.

It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a structure of the illuminating device control system which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the penlight which is an example of the illuminating device which concerns on the illuminating device control system. It is explanatory drawing which shows the procedure of the communication which concerns on the same illuminating device control system. It is explanatory drawing which shows 1st Embodiment which concerns on the same illuminating device control system. It is explanatory drawing which shows 2nd Embodiment which concerns on the same illuminating device control system. It is explanatory drawing which shows 2nd Embodiment which concerns on the same illuminating device control system. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement in 3rd Embodiment which concerns on the same illuminating device control system.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a configuration of a lighting device control system according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a penlight that is an example of a lighting device according to the lighting device control system. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a communication procedure according to the illumination device control system. The illumination device control system and illumination device control method of the present application shown in the figure are for controlling various illumination devices by wireless means. BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy (hereinafter referred to as “BLE”) ) Is used for communication control.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the basic form of the illumination device control system is composed of illumination means and light emission information transmission means. In the basic example of FIG. 1, the illumination unit is the penlight 10, and the light emission information transmission unit is the portable information terminal 2. The penlight 10 that is an illumination means is merely an example of the illumination means, and can be generally grasped as an illumination means such as an indoor light or an outdoor light in a home, or other lighting equipment such as a concert hall spotlight. All of these are included, and have a function capable of performing communication using BLE as described later. In the present embodiment, description will be made using the penlight 10 as a representative illumination means.

  The portable information terminal 2 that is the light emission information transmitting means is merely an example of the light emission information transmitting means, and is not limited to the portable information terminal 2 such as a smartphone as shown in FIG. Any device can be used as long as it can transmit light emission information. An example of the light emission information transmitting unit will be described later.

  The light emission information sent from the portable information terminal 2 that is the light emission information transmission means to the penlight 10 that is the illumination means is related not only to the lighting / extinction of the penlight 10, but also to the illumination function such as the light emission color and light emission luminance. All information shall be included.

  The penlight 10 which is an example of the lighting means can be turned on / off by holding it in the hand at home, and for example, in a concert hall, the audience or performers can hold it in the lighted state and shake it. It can be used to boost the performance. The penlight 10 includes a cylindrical grip portion 20 and a light emitting portion 22 that extends above the grip portion 20 in terms of its outer shape. The light emitting portion 22 has translucency and is a light emitting means provided inside. For example, when the LED 24 emits light, the function as illumination is exhibited. Note that the LED 24 can be configured with only one and single color light emission, or can be configured to emit a plurality of colors and a plurality of colors (in the following description, a case where a plurality of colors can be emitted). explain).

  In the grip portion 20 of the penlight 10, a control circuit 12, a battery 18, a wireless circuit 14, an LED driver 16, and the like are provided. The battery 18 is a power source for driving the control circuit 12, the radio circuit 14, and the LED driver 16, and may be a secondary battery as well as a primary battery. In addition, the battery 18 is replaced with a DC adapter from the outside. You may make it the form which supplies electric power.

  The control circuit 12 is a part that controls the function of the penlight 10, and is connected with, for example, various switches 12a, 12b, and 12c. The switches 12a, 12b, and 12c function as, for example, a power switch and a function selection switch that selects various operation modes to be described later. As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless circuit 14 is a wireless means for the penlight 10 to receive light emission information and the like sent from the portable information terminal 2 and has the BLE standard.

  The LED driver 16 drives the LED 24, and is driven by a command from the control circuit 12, including light emission / extinction, which color is emitted, and brightness adjustment.

  Next, communication control between the portable information terminal 2 as the illumination information transmitting unit and the penlight 10 as the illumination unit will be described. First, in BLE, the portable information terminal 2 functions as a peripheral, and the penlight 10 functions as a central. Then, first, the portable information terminal 2 transmits the ID information on the portable information terminal 2 side as a peripheral to the penlight 10, and the penlight 10 stores the received ID information (S10 in FIG. 3). The penlight 10 stores the ID information of the specific portable information terminal 2 so that it can grasp the portable information terminal 2 that sends the light emission information to itself. Note that the number of types of ID information that can be stored in the penlight 10 is not necessarily one, but may be plural.

  After the penlight 10 acquires the ID information of the portable information terminal 2 and stores the portable information terminal 2 to be received, the penlight 10 receives the light emission information from the portable information terminal 2 storing the ID information. The light is emitted based on the received light emission information. Note that the portable information terminal 2 as the light emission information transmitting means may add the light emission information to a part of the data of the advertising packet and send it to the penlight 10 as the illumination means. More specifically, for example, light emission information may be added to a part of the device name area of the advertising packet and transmitted unilaterally toward the penlight 10.

  In FIG. 3, the light emission information a is sent from the portable information terminal 2 to the penlight 10, and the penlight 10 causes the LED 24 to emit light in the state of light emission a based on the received light emission information a (S20 in FIG. 3). In addition, light emission information b, which is light emission information different from the light emission information a, is sent from the portable information terminal 2 to the penlight 10, and the penlight 10 causes the LED 24 to emit light b based on the received light emission information b. The light is emitted in the state (S30 in FIG. 3). By repeating the reception of the light emission information, the light emission state of the penlight 10 can be changed in real time. As described above, the portable information terminal 2 as the light emission information transmitting unit performs broadcast communication for unilaterally transmitting the light emission information to the penlight 10 as the illumination unit.

  In addition, if the some penlight 10 memorize | stores the ID information of one portable information terminal 2, the some penlight 10 which received the light emission information which one portable information terminal 2 transmits is based on the same light emission information. The same light can be emitted.

  According to such an illumination device control system and illumination device control method, the penlight 10 that is the illumination unit does not perform the pairing, and the light emission information transmitted from the portable information terminal 2 that is the emission information transmission unit is transmitted. Therefore, the light emission of the penlight 10 can be controlled while simply performing real-time communication without being restricted by pairing or the like.

  In addition, other conventional light emission information communication methods use special communication methods (such as specific low power and infrared rays), so an expensive dedicated transmitter is required even in small venues, and costs can be reduced. Although it is difficult, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the cost because the BLE that is generally spread and used in the portable information terminal 2 is used. It is possible to expand the range of devices that can be used as Further, since the other conventional light emission information communication methods use a special communication method, even if the user of the illumination means takes home the penlight 10 used in the concert hall as in the present invention, However, according to the present invention, the same penlight 10 can be operated with the personal portable information terminal 2. Furthermore, when conventional pairing is used for the conventional BLE, the number of penlights 10 that can be connected to the portable information terminal 2 is limited. However, in the present invention, the number is not limited.

  More specifically, when the illumination means is a penlight 10, the color of light emission can be skillfully changed by emitting light of various colors with a single penlight 10 or by mixing a plurality of colors. Can be made. However, rearranging the order of the light emission colors of the penlight 10, that is, editing the light emission color with the limited number of switches 12 a, 12 b, and 12 c provided in the penlight 10 is cumbersome and not practical. . Therefore, it is conceivable that the light emission color of the penlight 10 can be edited with the portable information terminal 2 such as a smartphone. Therefore, it is conceivable that the penlight 10 and the portable information terminal 2 are connected wirelessly using BLE, and the penlight 10 is paired with the personal portable information terminal 2 to personally emit the penlight 10. It is possible to edit colors.

  As described above, it is possible to edit the emission color of the penlights 10 of about several individuals using the portable information terminal 2 exclusively for personal use and using the conventional BLE. However, in a concert hall or the like, in the case where the penlight 10 owned by individuals is controlled all at once to change the emission color, the penlight 10 that can be connected to the conventional BLE by BLE using normal pairing is used. Since the number is limited, conventional BLE is not suitable for simultaneous control. On the other hand, according to the present invention, if a plurality of personally owned penlights 10 can be wirelessly controlled with light emission without pairing, a large number of wireless devices can simultaneously control the light emission color wirelessly. You can also.

  The basic configuration and operation of the lighting device control system described above are described, and the form of controlling the penlight 10 as the lighting means using only the portable information terminal 2 such as a smartphone as the light emission information transmitting means is as follows. It is also an example of a configuration for simply controlling the lighting device at home. However, in addition to such a simple configuration, for example, in a concert hall, a larger number of spectators bring the penlight 10, and the spectator's penlight 10 is uniformly controlled at the venue to emit light. It can also be used to enhance the sense of unity of the audience. In the present embodiment, an example of the scale of the venue where the venue size is small, for example, the radius of the venue is about 20 m and the light emission information reaches from one BLE transmission source will be described. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a first embodiment according to the illumination device control system.

  The configuration shown in FIG. 4 includes a plurality of penlights 10, a lighting console 6, a BLE repeater 4, and the above-described portable information terminal 2, which are illumination means. The lighting table 6 is a device for controlling a spotlight in a venue such as a concert hall or lighting equipment used for production. For example, the lighting table 6 outputs light emission information in a DMX format, which is a communication format for controlling lighting and stage effects. It is something that can be done. Although the following embodiments will be described using control using the DMX format, DMX is merely an example of a communication format for controlling the illumination means, and other communication formats such as MIDI may be used.

  The lighting table 6 is connected to the BLE repeater 4 in the DMX format. The BLE repeater 4 can convert light emission information in the DMX format from the lighting table 6 into light emission information in the BLE format. That is, the BLE repeater 4 is a light emission information transmission unit that transmits light emission information to the penlight 10 that is an illumination unit.

  The director operates the lighting table 6 in accordance with the presentation, controls the lighting of the venue, and sends light emission information for controlling the spectator's penlight 10 to the BLE repeater 4 so that the plurality of penlights in the venue can be used. 10 are controlled simultaneously. In addition, the director may not only operate the lighting console 6 but also operate the portable information terminal 2 to operate the portable information terminal 2 and control the penlight 10 in the hall. Can operate the portable information terminal 2 to control the penlight 10 in the hall.

  Thus, when the venue scale is small and the BLE radio wave from one light emission information transmitting means reaches the penlight 10 as all the illumination means in the venue, such a simple configuration is used. Good.

  In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which a venue is a medium / large-scale concert hall, the venue has a radius of about 200 m, and the luminescent information cannot be transmitted to all audiences unless it is a transmission source of a plurality of BLEs. FIG.5 and FIG.6 is explanatory drawing which shows 2nd Embodiment which concerns on the same illuminating device control system.

  The configuration of FIG. 5 includes a plurality of penlights 10 that are illumination means, the lighting table 6, the BLE repeaters 4a to 4c, the above-described portable information terminal 2, the computer 8, and the like. The lighting table 6 is the same as that of the first embodiment, but is connected to a DMX transmitter 30 capable of transmitting DMX format light emission information wirelessly. The computer 8 is installed with software for inputting functions of the lighting console and software for controlling the penlight 10, and a DMX transmitter 30 is connected to the computer 8. Furthermore, the portable information terminal 2 is connected to the DMX transmitter 30 via a DMX adapter 30 a that connects the portable information terminal 2 to the DMX transmitter 30.

  The light emission information from the lighting table 6 is sent to the BLE repeaters 4a, 4b, and 4c having the DMX receiver 32 via the DMX transmitter 30. The BLE repeaters 4a, 4b and 4c are the same as the BLE repeater 4 described above, and the light emission information from the lighting table 6 is transmitted from the BLE repeaters 4a, 4b and 4c to the BLE repeaters 4a, 4b and 4c. The penlights 10a, 10b, and 10c storing the respective ID information are sent to the penlights 10 to emit light.

  The light emission information from the computer 8 is sent to the BLE repeaters 4a, 4b and 4c having the DMX receiver 32 via the DMX transmitter 30. The light emission information from the computer 8 is sent from the BLE repeaters 4a, 4b and 4c to the penlight groups 10a, 10b and 10c storing the respective ID information of the BLE repeaters 4a, 4b and 4c. The light 10 emits light.

  The light emission information from the portable information terminal 2 is sent to the BLE repeaters 4a, 4b, and 4c having the DMX receiver 32 via the DMX adapter 30a and the DMX transmitter 30. The light emission information from the portable information terminal 2 is sent from the BLE repeaters 4a, 4b, 4c to the penlight groups 10a, 10b, 10c storing the ID information of the BLE repeaters 4a, 4b, 4c, respectively. The penlight 10 emits light.

  Although the lighting table 6, the computer 8, and the portable information terminal 2 are described, not all systems are necessary. For example, these systems can be used and may be used alone. And may be used in combination. In this way, when the venue scale is medium or large, it is necessary to transmit the light emission information in a range wider than the transmission distance of BLE, and BLE repeaters 4a, 4b, 4c are installed in a plurality of venues. It should be possible to cover the entire venue.

  In the actual concert hall H, a plurality of BLE repeaters 4a and 4b are arranged in accordance with the arrangement of the seats as shown in the explanatory view showing the second embodiment of the lighting device control system in FIG. To be placed in. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the seat area numbers 4 to 13 are assigned to the BLE repeater 4a, and the seat area numbers 1 to 3 and 14 to 16 are assigned to the BLE repeater 4b. While ensuring the communication distance, it is also possible to control each area.

  In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which it is difficult to transmit light emission information over a wide range such that the scale of a venue such as outdoors exceeds a radius of 200 m, for example. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation in the third embodiment according to the illumination device control system.

  The configuration shown in FIG. 7 includes a plurality of penlights 10, a lighting table 6, a portable information terminal 2, a computer 8, and the like, which are illumination means, as described above. The lighting table 6 is the same as that of the first embodiment, but is connected to a DMX-LAN converter 36 that can send light emission information in DMX format to the wireless router 34 via a signal line in LAN format. Similarly to the above, the computer 8 is installed with software for inputting functions of the lighting table and software for controlling the penlight 10 and is connected to the wireless router 34 via a LAN. Furthermore, the portable information terminal 2 is connected to the wireless router 34 via a wireless LAN.

  The BLE repeater 4 also has a function that allows connection via a wireless LAN, converts the received light emission information into light emission information in the BLE format, and transmits the light emission information to the penlight 10. The wireless router 34 is connected to the plurality of BLE repeaters 4 using a wireless LAN connection. Then, the BLE repeater 4 that has received the light emission information from the computer 8, the portable information terminal 2, and the lighting console 6 via the wireless router 34 sends the light emission information to the penlight 10 that stores the respective ID information. Each penlight 10 emits light.

  In this way, in the case of an extremely large venue (area) such as outdoors, a communication system other than BLE may be used so that the entire venue can be covered. In addition, Example 1- Example 3 is an example of a form to the last, and should just be a form along the content of this invention.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a lighting device control system and a lighting device control method capable of controlling light emission of a lighting device while simply performing real-time communication without being restricted by pairing or the like are provided. be able to.

2... Portable information terminal 4... BLE repeater 4 a... BLE repeater 4 b... BLE repeater 4 c. 6a ... Lighting table 6b ... Lighting table 8 ... Computer 10 ... Penlight 10a ... Penlight group 10b ... Penlight group 10c ... Penlight group 12 Control circuit 12a Switch 12b Switch 12c Switch 14 Wireless circuit 16 LED driver 18 Battery 20 Grip 22 ... Light emitting part 24 ... LED
30 ... DMX transmitter 30a ... DMX adapter 32 ... DMX receiver 34 ... Wireless router 36 ... DMX-LAN converter

Claims (6)

In a lighting device control system that performs communication control using BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy),
A light emission information transmitting means that functions as a peripheral and transmits light emission information;
An illumination means that functions as a central and emits light based on the light emission information from the light emission information transmission means;
Between the light emission information transmission means and the illumination means, the illumination means unilaterally receives the light emission information transmitted from the light emission information transmission means and emits light without performing pairing. Lighting system control system.   The lighting device control system according to claim 1, wherein the light emission information transmitting unit performs broadcast communication with the lighting unit.   2. The lighting device control system according to claim 1, wherein the light emission information transmitting unit adds the light emission information to a part of the data of the advertising packet and transmits the information to the lighting unit unilaterally. In a lighting device control method for performing communication control using BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy),
The light emission information transmission means for transmitting the light emission information transmits the ID information on the light emission information transmission means side as a peripheral,
After the illuminating means acquires the ID information of the luminescent information transmitting means and the illuminating means stores the luminescent information transmitting means to receive the luminescent information,
A lighting device control method characterized in that when the lighting means receives the light emission information from the light emission information transmitting means storing the ID information, the lighting means emits light based on the received light emission information.   The lighting device control method according to claim 4, wherein the light emission information transmitting unit performs broadcast communication with the lighting unit.   5. The lighting device control method according to claim 4, wherein the light emission information transmitting unit adds the light emission information to a part of the data of the advertising packet and transmits the information to the lighting unit unilaterally.

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