TWI710282B - Terminal, lighting equipment, information terminal, pairing method and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a terminal device which can be easily paired.

A terminal device 10 is provided with a first communication unit 11 for communicating with an information terminal 30 and one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, and the first communication unit 11 is configured as each of one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n in a power-on state Or, receive the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture 20a-20n, send the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture 20a-20n to the information terminal 30, and send more than one lighting fixture 20a to the lighting fixture 20 Among the address information of each of ~20n, the information used to pair the lighting fixture 20 with the address information selected in the information terminal 30 and the terminal 10.

Description

Terminal, lighting equipment, information terminal, pairing method and recording medium

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

Previously, there was disclosed a lighting system provided with a lighting fixture and a brightness sensor (terminal device) that detects the brightness of the lighting fixture (for example, Patent Document 1). According to this kind of lighting system, it is possible to automatically dimming and control the lighting equipment corresponding to the brightness detected by the terminal, and the floor where the lighting equipment is provided can be made to the desired brightness.

[Prior Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2016-149215

In order to simplify the construction of the lighting system and reduce costs, the connection between the terminal and the lighting equipment has changed from a wired connection to a wireless connection. At this time, the terminal device uses wireless dimming to control the desired lighting fixture, so the terminal device needs to be paired with the desired lighting fixture. For example, depending on the scale of the floor, there may be cases where it is necessary to pair several hundred lighting fixtures and terminals, and it is desired to facilitate the pairing.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device that can be easily paired.

A terminal device according to one aspect of the present invention is a terminal device, which is configured to include a first communication unit for communicating with an information terminal and one or more lighting fixtures. Receive the address information of each of the one or more lighting appliances, send the address information of each of the above one or more lighting appliances to the information terminal, and send the address information of each of the above one or more lighting appliances to the lighting appliance , The information used to pair the lighting fixture with the address information selected in the information terminal and the terminal.

A lighting fixture of one aspect of the present invention is a lighting fixture configured to include a second communication unit that communicates with a terminal device. The second communication unit transmits to the terminal device when a request for address information is received from the terminal device. The address information of oneself, the information terminal received from the above-mentioned terminal, the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture received from the above-mentioned terminal, has the address information of the above-mentioned one used to select from the above-mentioned information terminal When the above-mentioned lighting fixture and the above-mentioned terminal device are paired, perform the pairing with the above-mentioned terminal device.

An information terminal of one aspect of the present invention is configured to include a third communication unit that communicates with a terminal, and the third communication unit receives address information of each of one or more lighting fixtures in a power-on state from the terminal, and Sending the address information of each of the above one or more lighting appliances to the terminal device is used to pair the lighting appliance with the selected address information and the terminal device.

The pairing method of one aspect of the present invention includes the step of receiving the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture in the power-on state from the terminal; receiving at least one of the address information of each of the above one or more lighting fixtures The step of selecting individual address information; and the step of sending to the terminal device the information used to pair the lighting fixture with the address information that accepts the selection and the terminal device.

The program of one aspect of the present invention is a program for making a computer execute the above-mentioned pairing method.

According to the terminal device etc. of one aspect of the present invention, pairing can be easily performed.

10: Terminal

11: Section 1 Communications

20, 20a~20n: lighting equipment

21, 21a~21n: The second communication department

22, 22a~22n: Control Department

30: Information Terminal

31: Section 3 Communications

S11~S19: steps

Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a terminal device, lighting equipment, and information terminal of the embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a sequence diagram showing the overall processing of the pairing of the terminal device and the lighting fixture of the embodiment.

Figure 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of address information collection.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an information terminal operated by a user when the terminal device is paired with a lighting fixture.

Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail using drawings. Furthermore, the embodiments described below are all representative examples of the present invention. Therefore, the numerical values, shapes, components, arrangement positions and connection forms of the components shown in the following embodiments, and The steps (processes) and the order of the steps are just an example, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Accordingly, among the constituent elements of the following embodiments, those that are not described in the independent claim representing the highest concept of the present invention are described as arbitrary constituent elements.

In addition, each drawing is a schematic diagram and is not strictly illustrated. In addition, in each figure, the same components are denoted by the same symbols.

(Implementation form)

Hereinafter, the embodiment will be described using FIGS. 1 to 4.

[constitute]

First, the configuration of the equipment required for the pairing of the terminal device and the lighting fixture is explained.

Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a terminal device, lighting equipment, and information terminal of the embodiment. Figure 1 shows the equipment needed when pairing the terminal device and the lighting fixture. Furthermore, the pairing of the terminal and the lighting equipment is called the terminal and the lighting equipment exchange each other's address information (such as MAC (Media Access Control, media access control) address), by the terminal and lighting equipment pairing end , And can communicate with each other.

The terminal device 10 is, for example, a brightness sensor that is installed on the ceiling of a floor and detects the brightness around the terminal device 10. The detection result of the terminal device 10 is used for dimming control of lighting equipment, for example. For example, the terminal device 10 is installed around a place where lighting equipment is installed, and the The illuminance of the floor surface, etc., and the brightness of the lighting equipment. For example, dimming and controlling the luminaire so that the brightness detected by the terminal device 10 becomes a predetermined set value. Specifically, when the detected brightness is brighter than the preset brightness setting value, the dimming rate of the lighting fixture is reduced, and when it is darker, the dimming rate of the lighting fixture is increased. The preset brightness setting value is stored in the terminal device 10, for example, and the terminal device 10 performs dimming control of the lighting fixture by comparing the detected brightness with the preset brightness setting value stored in the terminal device 10.

The terminal device 10 includes a first communication unit 11 that communicates with an information terminal 30 and one or more lighting fixtures. In this embodiment, description will be made assuming that one or more lighting fixtures are plural lighting fixtures 20a-20n. For example, the communication of the first communication unit 11 uses a wireless communication method, and the first communication unit 11 transmits control signals related to dimming control to a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n to perform a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a~20n. 20n dimming control. For the communication of the terminal device 10, the information terminal 30, and the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n, a specific low-power wireless of, for example, a 920MHz frequency band is used. The specific low-power wireless communication distance covers the detectable brightness distance of the terminal device 10. In other words, the luminaire for detecting the brightness of the terminal 10 is set within the communicable distance. There are cases where it is difficult to detect the brightness of all the lighting fixtures installed on the floor by one terminal 10, and each specific area, for example, is provided with a terminal 10 in each specific area of the floor. In addition, although not shown in the figure, the terminal device 10 has, in addition to the first communication unit 11, a communication unit that communicates with the information terminal 30 by a wireless communication method different from the above-mentioned wireless communication method (specific low-power wireless). The wireless communication method that is different from the specific low-power wireless, for example, uses infrared communication.

The plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n include second communication units 21a to 21n and control units 22a to 22n. Furthermore, hereinafter, each of the lighting fixtures 20a-20n will also be referred to as the lighting fixture 20, and also Each of the second communication units 21a to 21n is referred to as a second communication unit 21, and each of the control units 22a to 22n is also referred to as a control unit 22. The lighting fixture 20 is installed, for example, on the ceiling of a floor. The lighting fixture 20 includes a light source, and the control unit 22 controls the lighting state of the light source. The control unit 22 can switch the light source on and off, and can change the dimming rate (brightness). The light source is an LED (light emitting diode) light source, organic EL or fluorescent lamp, etc., but is not particularly limited. For example, the lighting fixture 20 is connected to the main controller and the wall switch with a wire (such as a two-wire cable), and the main controller obtains a signal based on the operation of the wall switch to light up through the two-wire cable And switch off. In addition, the second communication unit 21 communicates with the terminal device 10. For example, the communication of the second communication unit 21 uses the same specific low-power wireless as the first communication unit 11. The second communication unit 21 receives control signals related to dimming control from the terminal device 10, and the control unit 22 performs dimming control.

The information terminal 30 is, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet computer, and communicates with the terminal device 10. For example, while viewing the display content displayed on the display unit (display, etc.) of the information terminal 30, the user operates the operation unit (such as buttons, touch panel, etc.) of the information terminal 30 to perform the pairing operation.

The information terminal 30 is used, for example, when pairing the terminal device 10 and the lighting fixture 20 desired by the user among a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n. The information terminal 30 includes a third communication unit 31 that communicates with the terminal device 10. The communication between the third communication unit 31 and the terminal device 10 (first communication unit 11) uses the same specific low-power wireless as the communication between the first communication unit 11 and the second communication unit 21. However, mobile terminals such as smartphones or tablet computers as the information terminal 30 sometimes do not have the communication function using specific low-power wireless. The information terminal 30 and the terminal device 10 can communicate with each other through the communication function using specific low-power wireless Relays, etc. for wireless communication. That is, the information terminal 30 (third communication unit 31) The repeater communicates with the terminal device 10. The information terminal 30 and the repeater can be communicatively connected by, for example, BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy). In addition, the information terminal 30 has a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector, and the information terminal 30 and the repeater can also be communicatively connected via the USB connector. Therefore, in the communication between the third communication unit 31 and the first communication unit 11, the communication between the third communication unit 31 and the repeater uses the BLE or USB communication method, and the communication between the repeater and the first communication unit 11 uses Specific low-power wireless. Furthermore, the repeater includes a communication unit that communicates with the terminal device 10 through a wireless communication method different from the specific low-power wireless. The wireless communication method that is different from the specific low-power wireless, for example, uses infrared communication. That is, the information terminal 30 can perform infrared communication with the terminal device 10 via the repeater. Furthermore, the information terminal 30 may also have a communication function using specific low-power wireless and a communication function using infrared rays. That is, when the information terminal 30 can communicate with the terminal device 10 using specific low-power wireless communication and the communication using infrared rays, the communication between the information terminal 30 and the terminal device 10 may not use a repeater.

The terminal 10, the lighting fixture 20, and the information terminal 30 are devices including a processor (microprocessor), memory, communication circuit, user interface, etc., respectively. The memory system ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., can memorize control programs executed by the processor. The first communication unit 11 is realized by a communication circuit of the terminal device 10, etc., and a processor of the terminal device 10 executes a control program stored in a memory to send and receive signals (information). The second communication unit 21 is realized by a communication circuit of the lighting fixture 20, etc., and a processor of the lighting fixture 20 executes a control program stored in a memory to transmit and receive signals (information). The control unit 22 is realized by the processor etc. of the lighting fixture 20. The third communication unit 31 is realized by the communication circuit of the information terminal 30, etc., by The processor of the information terminal 30 executes the control program stored in the memory to send and receive signals (information).

Moreover, the terminal device 10, the plurality of lighting appliances 20a-20n, and the information terminal 30 respectively memorize their own address information (for example, MAC address) in their own memory.

[Pairing processing]

Next, using FIG. 2, the pairing process using the information terminal 30 will be described.

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing the overall process of pairing between the terminal device 10 and the lighting fixture 20 of the embodiment. Furthermore, the user puts the lighting fixture 20 to be paired with the terminal device 10 into the power-on state before performing the pairing operation. The reason is that, in the present invention, the second communication unit 21 included in the lighting fixture 20 needs to transmit information during pairing, and it is necessary to supply power to the second communication unit 21. Here, a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n are in the power-on state.

First, the information terminal 30 sends an instruction to the terminal device 10 to shift the terminal device 10 to the setting mode for pairing with the lighting fixture 20 (step S11). Furthermore, the following is also included. The communication between the information terminal 30 and the terminal device 10 (communication using specific low-power wireless or communication using infrared rays) also includes communication via a repeater. The reason is that when the information terminal 30 does not have the function of directly communicating with the terminal device 10 as described above, the information terminal 30 communicates with the terminal device 10 via the repeater.

For example, the information terminal 30 does not recognize the address information of the terminal device 10, and cannot perform the terminal device 10 is used as the destination signal transmission, so the instruction to transfer to the setting mode is transmitted by, for example, communication using infrared rays with directivity. The reason is that the user carries the information terminal 30 (and repeater) to the example of the terminal 10 that wants to send the instruction (that is, to be paired) (for example, the range of infrared communication), even if the information terminal If the address information of the terminal device 10 is not recognized by 30, the instruction can also be sent to the terminal device 10. For example, when the information terminal 30 sends the instruction to the terminal device 10, its own address information is also sent to the terminal device 10. In contrast, by replying to the terminal device 10's address information from the terminal device 10, it can exchange information with each other. Address information, after the next time, without using infrared communication, communication using, for example, specific low-power wireless.

For example, the instruction includes an instruction to perform pairing-only operations instead of normal operations of the terminal device 10. In addition, the terminal device 10 has a plurality of systems, and divides the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n into a plurality of groups, and performs the same lighting control in a group unit. Therefore, the instruction includes an instruction to select the system to be paired among the plurality of systems. For example, here, A system is selected. That is, the pairing of the A system of the terminal device 10 and the lighting fixture 20 is performed.

The terminal device 10 shifts to the setting mode according to the above instruction. Furthermore, the terminal device 10 may also have an LED light, etc., and it may also be able to know whether it is currently in the setting mode by lighting the LED light, etc. When the terminal device 10 changes to the setting mode, the first communication unit 11 sends a request for address information to a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n (step S12). Since the terminal device 10 does not recognize the address information of the plurality of lighting appliances 20a-20n, the request cannot be unicast, so it broadcasts.

For example, the first communication unit 11 transmits information related to the conditions of the lighting fixtures that collect address information to a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n. Observed from the luminaire 20, the second communication unit 21 receives the When the request is made, the information related to the condition of the lighting fixture 20 that collects the address information is received from the terminal 10. For example, a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n may be as many as 100 depending on the scale of the floor to be installed. Therefore, if the respective address information is sent from a plurality of luminaires 20a-20n at the same time, collisions and the like may occur. In contrast, according to this aspect, since only the lighting fixture 20 that meets the conditions transmits the address information to the terminal device 10, the occurrence of collisions and the like can be suppressed.

Also, for example, the first communication unit 11 transmits information related to the first condition of the lighting fixture 20 that collects address information to a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n, and then transmits the information related to the first condition again after a specific period (first specific period) has elapsed. News. The first condition is, for example, information related to one digit below the MAC address of the lighting fixture 20. Here, the collection of address information will be explained using Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of address information collection. Here, the first condition is set as the condition that the one digit below the MAC address of the lighting fixture 20 is "A". In addition, the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n have a carrier sensing function.

As shown on the left side of Fig. 3, the terminal device 10 sends to a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a~20n the information indicating that only the lighting fixture 20 whose MAC address is "A" will respond as the lighting for collecting address information. Information about the conditions of the appliance 20. Here, for example, the digit below the MAC address of the lighting fixtures 20a and 20n is "A", and the digit below the MAC address of the lighting fixture 20b is "F". As shown on the right side of FIG. 3, among the lighting fixtures 20a and 20b, for example, the lighting fixture 20a determines that the first condition is met before the lighting fixture 20n, and returns its own address information to the terminal device 10. Therefore, although the lighting fixture 20n determines that it meets the first condition, it is determined by carrier wave sensing that other lighting fixtures 20 are using the channel allocated to the lighting fixture 20. The channel is not free and does not use The address information is replied to the terminal 10. The lighting fixture 20n is in a waiting state for a fixed period (for example, a random period for each of a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n). In addition, the terminal device 10 sends information related to the first condition again after the first specific period has elapsed. The first specific period is appropriately determined, for example, according to the waiting time of each lighting fixture 20 set in carrier sensing. When there is no other lighting fixture 20 using the assigned channel, the lighting fixture 20n returns its own address information to the terminal device 10. Furthermore, the luminaire 20 that has been replied is set in a non-reply manner.

In addition, the first communication unit 11 transmits information related to the first condition of the lighting fixture 20 that collects address information to a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n, and sends again after a specific period (second specific period) that is different from the first condition Information related to Condition 2. The second condition is, for example, information related to one digit below the MAC address of the lighting fixture 20. Here, the second condition is set as a condition where the MAC address of the lighting fixture 20 that is different from the first condition is "F". For example, if there is no response from the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition until the second specific period has elapsed, the first communication unit 11 transmits information related to the second condition to the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n. For example, the second specific period is appropriately determined according to the maximum waiting time set in carrier sensing. The lighting fixture 20b determines that the second condition is met, and replies its own address information to the terminal device 10.

In this way, when a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n have a carrier wave sensing function, the lighting fixture 20 meeting the first condition exists in addition to the lighting fixture 20 meeting the first condition, and the other lighting fixture 20 is replying to its own address Information, when the allocated channel is not free, it becomes a waiting state for a fixed period of time. Therefore, after the first communication unit 11 receives the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition, it can receive other lighting fixtures 20 that meet the first condition after the first specific period. The address information. That is, the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition is slowly received in each first specific period, so that the occurrence of collisions can be suppressed, and the address information of each lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition can be collected. .

Furthermore, after the first communication unit 11 receives the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition, it can receive the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the second condition after a second specific period. That is, changing the conditions and slowly receiving the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets various conditions, so as to suppress the occurrence of collisions, etc., while collecting the address information of each of the multiple lighting fixtures 20a-20n.

In addition, the second communication unit 21 may also transmit its own address information to the terminal device 10 based on the number of times the above-mentioned request is received from the terminal device 10.

For example, assuming that the terminal 10 repeatedly sends address requests several times, the lighting fixture 20 may also reply to its own location information based on the content of its own address information and the number of times the above-mentioned request is received from the terminal 10. Specifically, the lighting fixture 20 predetermines that for the first request from the terminal device 10, only the device whose MAC address is 1 will respond, and for the second request, only the MAC address One person responds to 2 appliances, ... general conditions (the conditions are pre-stored in the memory of the lighting appliance 20).

Thereby, even if the condition of the lighting fixture 20 collecting address information is not set in the terminal 10 or the information terminal 30, the lighting fixture 20 can also disperse the time points of replying to its own address according to the number of times the request is received, thereby preventing collisions And so on. Furthermore, the terminal 10 or the information terminal 30 The conditions of the lighting fixture 20 collecting address information are set in the, and the conditions are also set in the lighting fixture 20, so that the timing of the luminaire 20 replying to its own address can be more dispersed based on the dual conditions, which can effectively suppress the occurrence of collisions.

In addition, the control unit 22 of the lighting fixture 20 controls the light source to a specific lighting state when the second communication unit 21 receives the above-mentioned request. The specific lighting state is not particularly limited, such as lighting or blinking state.

Thereby, the user can recognize the lighting fixture 20 that has received the above request. For example, depending on the radio wave condition of the floor, even if the above request can be received, the response of its own address information may not reach the terminal 10. Therefore, as described below, when the user confirms the address information of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n collected by the terminal 10 on the information terminal 30, the number of lighting fixtures 20 that are lit or flashing on the floor is displayed on the information terminal When the amount of address information on 30 is different, the user can recognize that there is a lighting fixture 20 that can receive the above request but fails to respond to the above request.

Next, the first communication unit 11 receives the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n from each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n in the power-on state (step S13). Specifically, the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the conditions of the lighting fixture 20 for collecting address information among the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n is received. Observing from the side of the luminaire 20, the second communication unit 21 transmits its own address information to the terminal device 10. Specifically, when the lighting fixture 20 meets the conditions of the lighting fixture 20 for collecting address information, it sends its own address information to the terminal device 10.

Next, the first communication unit 11 transmits the collected address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a to 20n to the information terminal 30 (step S14). Observed from the information terminal 30 side, the third communication unit 31 receives the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n in the power-on state from the terminal device 10.

4 is a diagram showing an example of the information terminal 30 operated by the user when the terminal device 10 and the lighting fixture 20 are paired.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the information terminal 30, for example, the system as the terminal device 10 to be paired at present, the address information (MAC address) of each of the plurality of lighting appliances 20a-20n, and the information for confirming each address are displayed. It is the location confirmation button for the address information of which lighting appliance 20, and the registration button for selecting the lighting appliance to be paired with the terminal device 10 (system A).

In order to identify the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n corresponding to which lighting fixture 20 is actually installed on the floor, the user first operates the location confirmation button corresponding to each address information on the information terminal 30. For example, it is set that by operating a position confirmation button, the lighting fixture 20 having address information corresponding to the position confirmation button flashes. By operating the position confirmation button, the information terminal 30 designates the address information corresponding to the position confirmation button as the address information for sending the control signal (step S15). Furthermore, the information terminal 30 transmits a control signal specifying the address information to the terminal device 10. When the terminal device 10 (first communication unit 11) receives the control signal, it transmits to the lighting fixture 20 having the specified address information This control signal (step S16). For example, here, the address information of each of a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n has been designated. Step S16 is that the first communication unit 11 receives the position of the designated lighting fixture 20 before sending to the lighting fixture 20 information for pairing the lighting fixture 20 with the address information selected in the information terminal 30 and the terminal device 10 The time point of the control signal of the address information.

The control signal of the designated address information is a signal used to illuminate the lighting fixture 20 with the address information, for example, a signal used to set the lighting fixture 20 to a blinking state. When the second communication unit 21 receives the control signal specifying its own address information, the control unit 22 of the lighting fixture 20 controls the lighting state of the light source based on the control signal (for example, the blinking state). For example, since the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n has been designated, each time the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n is designated, the actual installation of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n is for example at a specific time (In a few seconds) it becomes a flashing state. Step S16 is the time before the second communication unit 21 performs pairing with the terminal device 10.

For example, the user can specify one by one from the address information of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n collected by the terminal 10 and sent to the information terminal 30, so that the lighting fixture 20 corresponding to the designated address information can flash Wait. That is, the user can recognize the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n corresponding to which lighting fixture 20 is actually installed on the floor, and can pair the lighting fixture 20 with the recognized installation location and the terminal device 10 as described later. Furthermore, the address information of each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n may not be designated one by one, for example, it may be collectively designated. In this case, the lighting fixtures 20 corresponding to the collectively designated address information may also be collectively flashing.

Then, on the information terminal 30, the user operates the registration button corresponding to the address information of the lighting fixture 20 to be paired with the A system of the terminal 10. By operating the login button, the information terminal 30 selects the address information corresponding to the login button as the photo paired with the system A of the terminal 10 Display the address information of the appliance 20 (step S17). For example, the user operates the registration button corresponding to the address information of the lighting appliances 20a and 20n on the information terminal 30, and the information terminal 30 selects the address information of the lighting appliances 20a and 20n.

The information terminal 30 (the third communication unit 31) sends the address information of each of the plurality of luminaires 20a-20n to the terminal device 10 to transfer the luminaire 20 (20a and 20b) with the selected address information to the terminal device 10 Information about the pairing of the device 10 (step S18).

The terminal device 10 (the first communication unit 11) sends the address information of each of the plurality of lighting devices 20a to 20n to the lighting device 20 (20a and 20n), so as to combine the address information with the address information selected in the information terminal 30 Information about the pairing of the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal device 10 (step S19). For example, the terminal device 10 sends its own address information to the lighting fixture 20 as information for pairing. Observed from the side of the lighting fixture 20, the second communication unit 21 receives the information from the terminal 10 and the information terminal 30 receives the address information of each of the multiple lighting fixtures 20a-20n from the terminal 10. When the terminal 30 selects the matching information of the lighting fixture 20 of its own address information and the terminal 10, the pairing with the terminal 10 is performed.

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

Moreover, the terminal device 10 (the first communication unit 11) has the address information selected in the information terminal 30 When the pairing of the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal device 10 is completed, a control signal is sent to the lighting fixture 20 whose pairing is completed. The control signal is, for example, a signal for lighting or flashing the lighting fixture 20. The control section 22 of the lighting fixture 20 controls the light source of the lighting fixture 20 to a specific lighting state (for example, lighting or blinking state) when the second communication section 21 finishes pairing with the terminal device 10. In this way, the user can recognize that the pairing of the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal device 10 is completed. Furthermore, when the pairing of the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal device 10 is completed, the signal indicating that the pairing is completed may not be sent to the terminal device 10. That is, even if the above control signal is not received from the terminal device 10, the lighting fixture 20 may be The light source is controlled to a specific lighting state.

Through the above steps S11 to S19, the pairing of the A system of the terminal device 10 and the desired lighting fixtures 20a and 20n is completed. Furthermore, when the other lighting fixture 20 is paired with another system of the terminal device 10, the process of step S11 to step S19 is performed on the other system. In this way, each system of the terminal device 10 can be paired with the lighting fixture 20. That is, a plurality of lighting fixtures 20a-20n can be grouped, and each group can be controlled. Moreover, after the pairing operation is completed, the user cancels the setting mode of the terminal device 10, and the terminal device 10 performs a normal operation (that is, the operation of dimming and controlling the paired lighting fixture 20 according to the detected surrounding brightness).

[Effects etc.]

As described above, the terminal device 10 of this embodiment includes the first communication unit 11 that communicates with the information terminal 30 and one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n. The first communication unit 11 is configured to receive the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n from each of one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n in a power-on state, and send one or more lighting fixtures to the information terminal 30 The address information of each of the appliances 20a~20n, in sending the address information of each of more than one lighting appliance 20a~20n to the lighting appliance 20, Information for pairing the lighting fixture 20 with the address information selected in the information terminal 30 and the terminal 10.

Thereby, the terminal device 10 collects the address information of each of the lighting fixtures 20a-20n from one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n and sends it to the information terminal 30. For example, the user can select the lighting fixture 20 (address information) as a pairing candidate with the terminal 10 from the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture 20a-20n collected in the information terminal 30. Furthermore, the terminal device 10 performs pairing with the lighting fixture 20 having the selected address information. That is, the user only needs to select the address information of the lighting fixture 20 to be paired with the terminal 10 from the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n collectively collected in the information terminal 30, and then the terminal 10 It is automatically paired with the desired lighting fixture 20 selected by the user. In this way, according to the present invention, pairing can be easily performed.

In addition, the first communication unit 11 may also send information related to the conditions of the lighting fixture 20 collecting address information to one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, and receive one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n that meet the conditions. The address information of the lighting fixture 20.

For example, one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n may be as many as 100 depending on the scale of the installation floor. Therefore, if the address information of each of the lighting fixtures 20a-20n is sent at the same time from one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, collisions and the like may occur. In contrast, according to this aspect, since only the lighting fixture 20 that meets the conditions transmits the address information to the terminal device 10, the occurrence of collisions and the like can be suppressed.

In addition, the first communication unit 11 may also transmit information related to the first condition of the lighting fixture 20 that collects address information to one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, and send the information related to the first condition after a specified period of time has elapsed. Information related to different second conditions.

Thereby, after the first communication unit 11 receives the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition, it can receive the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the second condition after a certain period of time. That is, changing the conditions and slowly receiving the address information of the lighting fixtures 20 that meet the various conditions can suppress collisions and the like while collecting the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture 20a-20n.

In addition, the first communication unit 11 may also transmit information related to the first condition of the lighting fixture 20 that collects address information to one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, and transmit the information related to the first condition again after a certain period of time has elapsed.

When more than one lighting fixture 20a-20n has the carrier sensing function, the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition exists in the presence of other lighting fixtures 20 that meet the first condition, and because the other lighting fixture 20 is responding to its position Address information, so when the allocated channel is not free, it becomes a waiting state during a fixed period (for example, a random period for each of more than one lighting fixture 20a-20n). Therefore, after receiving the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition, the first communication unit 11 can receive the address information of other lighting fixtures 20 that meet the first condition after a certain period of time. That is, the address information of the lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition is slowly received in each specific period, thereby preventing collisions and the like while collecting the address information of each lighting fixture 20 that meets the first condition.

In addition, the first communication unit 11 is sending to the luminaire 20 to use the information terminal 30 Before the matching information of the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal 10 of the selected address information, when a control signal specifying the address information of the lighting fixture 20 is received, it can also send the control specifying the address information to the lighting fixture 20 signal.

The control signal specifying the address information is, for example, a signal used to illuminate the lighting fixture 20, and the lighting fixture 20 can be lit or flashed by the control signal. Therefore, for example, the user can specify one by one from the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture 20a-20n collected by the terminal 10 and sent to the information terminal 30, so that the lighting fixture corresponding to the designated address information 20 lights up or flashes. That is, the user can recognize that the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture 20a-20n corresponds to which lighting fixture 20 is actually installed on the floor. Specifically, the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal device 10 that know the installation location can be paired .

Furthermore, the first communication unit 11 may also send a control signal to the lighting fixture 20 whose pairing is completed when the pairing of the lighting fixture 20 with the address information selected in the information terminal 30 and the terminal device 10 is completed.

Thereby, the user can recognize that the pairing of the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal device 10 is completed.

In addition, the lighting fixture 20 of this embodiment includes a second communication unit 21 that communicates with the terminal device 10. The second communication unit 21 is configured to send its own address information to the terminal device 10 when it receives a request for address information from the terminal device 10, and the information terminal 30 receives from the terminal device 10 one or more lighting fixtures received from the terminal device 10. Among the address information of each of 20a~20n, when pairing the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal 10 with its own address information selected in the information terminal 30, execute and end The pairing of the terminal device 10.

In this way, the terminal device 10 collects the address information of each lighting appliance 20 a to 20 n by sending the address information request to the information terminal 30. For example, the user can select the lighting fixture 20 (address information) as a pairing candidate with the terminal 10 from the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture 20a-20n collected in the information terminal 30. Moreover, when the luminaire 20 selects its own address information in the terminal device 10, it receives the information sent to itself for pairing with the terminal device 10, and performs pairing with the terminal device 10. That is, the user only needs to select the address information of the lighting fixture 20 to be paired with the terminal 10 from the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n collectively collected in the information terminal 30, and then the terminal 10 It is automatically paired with the desired lighting fixture 20 selected by the user. In this way, according to the present invention, pairing can be easily performed.

In addition, when the second communication unit 21 receives the above request, it receives information related to the condition of the lighting fixture 20 that collects address information from the terminal device 10. When the lighting fixture 20 meets the conditions, it can also send to the terminal device 10. Your own address information.

For example, one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n may be as many as 100 depending on the scale of the installation floor. Therefore, if the address information of each of the lighting fixtures 20a-20n is sent at the same time from one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n, a collision will occur. In contrast, according to this aspect, since only the qualified lighting fixture 20 transmits its own address information to the terminal device 10, the occurrence of collisions and the like can be suppressed.

In addition, the second communication unit 21 may also transmit its own address information to the terminal device 10 based on the number of times the above-mentioned request is received from the terminal device 10.

Thereby, even if the conditions of the lighting fixture 20 collecting address information are not set in the terminal 10 or the information terminal 30, the lighting fixture 20 can also disperse the time points of replying to its own address according to the number of times of receiving the above-mentioned request, thereby preventing collisions. And so on.

In addition, the lighting fixture 20 further has a control unit 22 that controls the lighting state of the light source. The control unit 22 may also control the light source to a specific lighting state when the second communication unit 21 receives the above request.

Thereby, the user can recognize the lighting fixture 20 that receives the above-mentioned request.

In addition, the lighting fixture 20 further has a control unit 22 that controls the lighting state of the light source. The control unit 22 receives a control signal specifying its own address information before the second communication unit 21 performs pairing with the terminal device 10, The lighting state of the light source can also be controlled based on the control signal.

The control signal specifying the address information of the self is, for example, a signal used to control the lighting fixture 20, and the lighting fixture 20 can be lit or flashed by the control signal. Therefore, for example, the user can specify one by one from the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture 20a-20n collected by the terminal 10 and sent to the information terminal 30, so that the lighting fixture corresponding to the designated address information 20 lights up or flashes, etc. That is, the user can recognize that the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture 20a-20n corresponds to which lighting fixture 20 is actually installed on the floor. Specifically, the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal device 10 that know the installation location can be paired .

In addition, the lighting fixture 20 further has a control unit 22 that controls the lighting state of the light source. The control unit 22 can also control the light source to a specific lighting state when the second communication unit 21 ends the pairing with the terminal device 10.

In this way, the user can recognize that the pairing of the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal device 10 is completed.

In addition, the information terminal 30 of this embodiment includes a third communication unit 31 that communicates with the terminal device 10. The third communication unit 31 is configured to receive the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n in the power-on state from the terminal device 10, and send the address information of each of the one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n to the terminal device 10. Among the information, the information used to pair the lighting fixture 20 with the selected address information and the terminal device 10.

For example, the user can select the lighting fixture 20 (address information) as a pairing candidate with the terminal 10 from the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture 20a-20n collected in the information terminal 30. Moreover, the terminal device 10 performs pairing with the lighting device 20 by receiving information for pairing the lighting device 20 with the address information selected from the information terminal 30 and the terminal device 10. That is, the user only needs to select the address information of the lighting fixture 20 to be paired with the terminal 10 from the address information of one or more lighting fixtures 20a-20n collectively collected in the information terminal 30, and then the terminal 10 And the desired lighting fixture 20 selected by the user can be automatically paired. In this way, according to the present invention, pairing can be easily performed.

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In the above, the terminal device 10, the lighting fixture 20, and the information terminal 30 of the embodiment have been described, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment.

For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, one or more luminaires are plural luminaires 20a-20n, but one luminaire 20 may also be used. In this case, the first communication unit 11 receives the address information of the lighting fixture 20 from a lighting fixture 20 in the power-on state, and sends the address information of the lighting fixture 20 to the information terminal 30. The address information of the lighting fixture 20 is displayed on the information terminal 30. If the address information is selected, the first communication unit 11 sends to the lighting fixture 20 the information with the address information selected in the information terminal 30 Information about the pairing of the lighting fixture 20 and the terminal device 10. That is, in this case, the terminal device 10 and the lighting fixture 20 communicate one-to-one.

In addition, for example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the first communication unit 11 transmits to one or more lighting fixtures 20a to 20n the information related to the conditions of the lighting fixture 20 collecting address information, but such processing may not be performed.

Also, for example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the first communication unit 11 receives the information specifying the lighting fixture 20 that has the address information selected in the information terminal 30 and the terminal device 10 before sending to the lighting fixture 20 When the address information of the lighting appliance 20 is a control signal, a control signal specifying the address information is sent to the lighting appliance 20, but such processing may not be performed.

Also, for example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, when the pairing of the lighting fixture 20 with the address information selected in the information terminal 30 and the terminal device 10 is completed, the first communication unit 11 transmits a control signal to the lighting fixture 20 whose pairing is completed, but It is not necessary to carry out such treatment.

In addition, for example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, when receiving a request for address information, the second communication unit 21 receives information related to the condition of the lighting fixture 20 that collects the address information from the terminal 10, if the lighting fixture 20 meets the condition At this time, the terminal device 10 sends its own address information, but this processing may not be performed.

In addition, for example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the second communication unit 21 transmits its own address information to the terminal device 10 based on the number of times the address information request is received from the terminal device 10. However, such processing may not be performed.

In addition, for example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the lighting fixture 20 has the control unit 22, but the control unit 22 may not be provided.

Also, for example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the address information is a MAC address, but it may also be a logical address. For example, the logical address can also be a short address generated based on the value of any bit of the MAC address. For example, depending on the signal transmission method used in the lighting system, there are situations where logical addresses are used. Therefore, in Figure 4, the logical address can also be displayed together with the MAC address, but the user can also identify the logical address.

In addition, the present invention can be implemented not only by the information terminal 30, but also by a pairing method including the steps (processing) performed by the constituent elements constituting the information terminal 30.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the pairing method includes: receiving the power-on status from the terminal device 10. The step of receiving the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture 20a-20n (step S14); the step of accepting the selection of at least one address information of each of the more than one lighting fixture 20a-20n ( Step S17); a step of sending information to the terminal device 10 for pairing the lighting fixture 20 with the address information of the acceptance selection and the terminal device 10 (Step S18).

In addition, the present invention can be implemented not only by the terminal device 10 and the lighting fixture 20, but also by a method including the steps (processing) performed by each component constituting the terminal device 10 and the lighting fixture 20.

For example, these steps can also be executed by a computer (computer system). Moreover, the present invention can be implemented by a program that enables a computer to execute the steps contained in these methods. Furthermore, the present invention can be realized by non-temporary computer-readable recording media such as CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) with its program recorded.

For example, when the present invention is implemented by a program (software), each step is executed by executing the program by using hardware resources such as a computer's CPU, memory, and input and output circuits. That is, the CPU (Central Processing Unit, central processing unit) executes various steps by obtaining data from a memory or an input-output circuit, etc. and performing calculations, or outputting a calculation result to the memory or an input-output circuit, etc.

In addition, each of the constituent elements contained in the terminal device 10, the lighting fixture 20, and the information terminal 30 of the above-mentioned embodiment can also be realized by a dedicated or general-purpose circuit.

In addition, the terminal device 10, the lighting fixture 20, and the information terminal 30 of the above-mentioned embodiment include Each constituent element can also be realized by an integrated circuit (IC: Integrated Circuit), that is, an LSI (Large Scale Integration).

In addition, the integrated circuit is not limited to LSI, and can also be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. It can also use a programmable FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or a reconfigurable processor that can be reconfigured for connection and setting of circuit units inside the LSI.

Furthermore, if semiconductor technology advances or other derived technologies are replaced with LSI integrated circuit technology, of course, this technology can also be used to perform the functions contained in the terminal 10, the lighting fixture 20, and the information terminal 30 Integrated circuit of each component.

In addition, forms obtained by implementing various changes conceivable by those skilled in the art to the embodiments, or arbitrarily combining the constituent elements and functions of the embodiments within the scope of the present invention are also included in the present invention. Inside.

10: Terminal

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20, 20a~20n: lighting equipment

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Claims (15)

A terminal device comprising a first communication unit that communicates with an information terminal and one or more lighting fixtures. The first communication unit receives the one or more lighting fixtures from each of the one or more lighting fixtures in a power-on state The address information of each person, the address information of each of the above 1 or more lighting appliances will be sent to the above information terminal, and the address information of each of the above 1 or more lighting appliances will be selected in the above information terminal The information for matching the lighting fixture with the above-mentioned terminal is sent to the lighting fixture. For example, the terminal device of claim 1, wherein the first communication unit sends information related to the conditions of the lighting fixtures collecting address information to the above one or more lighting fixtures, and receives the above one or more lighting fixtures that meet the conditions The address information of the lighting appliance. For example, the terminal device of claim 2, wherein the first communication unit sends information related to the first condition of the lighting fixture collecting address information to the one or more lighting fixtures, and sends the first condition different from the first condition after a specified period of time. 2 Information related to conditions. Such as the terminal device of claim 2, wherein the first communication unit sends information related to the first condition of the lighting fixture collecting address information to the above one or more lighting fixtures, and after a specified period of time, sends the information related to the first condition again News. For example, the terminal device of claim 1, wherein the first communication unit receives the information specifying the terminal device before sending the lighting device with the address information selected in the information terminal to the lighting device. When the control signal of the address information of the lighting appliance is controlled, the control signal specifying the address information is sent to the lighting appliance. For example, the terminal device of any one of claim 1 to 5, wherein the first communication unit, when the pairing of the lighting fixture with the address information selected in the information terminal, and the terminal device is completed, the pairing is completed The lighting fixture sends a control signal. A lighting fixture comprising a second communication unit for communicating with a terminal device, the second communication unit being configured to: upon receiving a request for address information from the terminal device, send its own address information to the terminal device, and When the following information is received from the above-mentioned terminal, pairing with the above-mentioned terminal is performed: the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture received from the above-mentioned terminal with an information terminal is selected from the above-mentioned information terminal Information for matching the above-mentioned lighting fixture and the above-mentioned terminal device of its own address information. Such as the lighting appliance of claim 7, wherein the second communication unit receives the information related to the condition of the lighting appliance whose address information is collected from the terminal when receiving the request for the address information, and the lighting appliance meets the condition In this case, send the above-mentioned own address information to the above-mentioned terminal device. Such as the lighting appliance of claim 7, wherein the second communication unit transmits the address information of itself to the terminal device based on the number of times the request for the address information is received from the terminal device. For example, the lighting appliance of claim 7, wherein the lighting appliance further has a control unit that controls the lighting state of the light source, and the control unit controls the light source to a specific one when the second communication unit receives the request for the address information Lit state. Such as the lighting appliance of claim 7, wherein the lighting appliance further has a control unit that controls the lighting state of the light source, and the control unit receives the position that specifies the self before the second communication unit performs pairing with the terminal device When the control signal of the address information is used, the lighting state of the light source is controlled based on the control signal. The lighting fixture of any one of Claims 7 to 11, wherein the lighting fixture further has a control unit that controls the lighting state of the light source, and the control unit performs the pairing with the terminal device when the second communication unit ends The light source is controlled to a specific lighting state. An information terminal is provided with a third communication unit that communicates with a terminal device. The third communication unit is configured to receive the address information of each of one or more lighting fixtures whose power is on from the terminal device. The information for pairing the lighting fixture with the address information selected among the address information of each of the above one or more lighting fixtures with the terminal device is sent to the terminal device. A method for pairing a lighting fixture and a terminal device, which includes the following steps: receiving the address information of each of more than one lighting fixture in the power-on state from the terminal; receiving the address information of each of the above one or more lighting fixtures Selection of at least one address information; and sending to the above-mentioned terminal: information for matching the lighting fixture with the address information selected by acceptance and the above-mentioned terminal. A computer-readable recording medium has a program recorded thereon, and the program is used to make the computer execute the pairing method of the request item 14.

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