CN113038673B - Remote controller for lighting fixture and lighting system - Google Patents
Remote controller for lighting fixture and lighting system Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CN113038673B CN113038673B CN202011508947.5A CN202011508947A CN113038673B CN 113038673 B CN113038673 B CN 113038673B CN 202011508947 A CN202011508947 A CN 202011508947A CN 113038673 B CN113038673 B CN 113038673B
- Authority
- CN
- China
- Prior art keywords
- lighting
- lighting fixtures
- remote controller
- setting information
- fixtures
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Active
Links
- 238000004891 communication Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 33
- 230000006870 function Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 29
- 238000012790 confirmation Methods 0.000 claims description 12
- 238000005286 illumination Methods 0.000 claims description 5
- 238000010586 diagram Methods 0.000 description 8
- 230000005540 biological transmission Effects 0.000 description 7
- 238000012545 processing Methods 0.000 description 3
- 229910052736 halogen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 150000002367 halogens Chemical class 0.000 description 2
- 238000013461 design Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000003287 optical effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000004044 response Effects 0.000 description 1
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
- H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
- H05B47/175—Controlling the light source by remote control
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
- H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
- H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
- H05B47/175—Controlling the light source by remote control
- H05B47/19—Controlling the light source by remote control via wireless transmission
-
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02B20/00—Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps
- Y02B20/40—Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Circuit Arrangement For Electric Light Sources In General (AREA)
Abstract
The invention provides a remote controller for a lighting fixture and a lighting system. A remote controller (30) for a lighting fixture is configured to be capable of wireless communication with the lighting fixture, and to set or control the lighting fixture. The remote controller for a lighting fixture has a control circuit that sets setting information into the lighting fixture or controls the lighting fixture according to the content of the setting information, and the control circuit has the following 2 functions: (1) A function of transmitting a lighting control signal at the time of lighting control according to the content of the setting information; and (2) a function of transmitting all data of the setting information to the lighting fixture, wherein the control circuit is configured to be able to select which of the functions (1) and (2) is to be executed according to the situation.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a remote controller for a lighting fixture and a lighting system.
Background
Japanese patent application laid-open No. 2006-59667 describes the following structure: in a lighting system having a remote controller (remote controller) and a lighting device, when receiving an input of a first setting instruction for instructing a first light emission control, the remote controller wirelessly transmits a first setting signal including the first setting instruction to the lighting device. The lighting control unit of the lighting device starts the first lighting control based on the start time information included in the first setting signal.
Further, consider a case where a plurality of lighting fixtures are arranged in a predetermined area such as a room, and a remote controller (remote operation device) transmits a lighting control signal or a signal including data of setting information related to lighting to the plurality of lighting fixtures by wireless communication. In this case, when there is a reply signal from many lighting fixtures to the remote controller, the remote controller is required to process the signal, and therefore, there is a possibility that a communication error occurs when a signal is transmitted from the remote controller to the lighting fixtures. Particularly in the case where the amount of communication data transmitted from the remote controller to the lighting fixtures becomes large, communication errors are more likely to occur when there are reply signals from many lighting fixtures to the remote controller. Thus, as a first situation, there is a possibility that the operability of the lighting fixture is lowered in the case where there is a reply signal from many lighting fixtures to the remote controller.
On the other hand, when a lighting fixture is arranged outdoors or the like at a position remote from a normal arrangement position of a remote controller, a control signal often cannot reach the lighting fixture by wireless communication even if a user operates the remote controller to perform lighting control on the lighting fixture. Therefore, in the case where the lighting fixture is present at a position distant from the normal arrangement position of the remote controller as the second condition, the operability of the lighting fixture is poor.
The present disclosure is directed to improving operability of a lighting fixture in a remote controller for a lighting fixture and a lighting system, respectively, in a case where there is a return signal from a plurality of lighting fixtures to the remote controller and in a case where there is a lighting fixture at a position far from a normal arrangement position of the remote controller.
Disclosure of Invention
A remote controller for a lighting fixture, which is one embodiment of the present disclosure, is configured to be capable of wirelessly communicating with a lighting fixture, and to set or control the lighting fixture, and has a control circuit that sets setting information in the lighting fixture or controls the lighting fixture according to the content of the setting information, wherein the control circuit has the following 2 functions: (1) A function of transmitting a lighting control signal to the lighting fixture at the time of lighting control according to the content of the setting information; and (2) a function of transmitting all data of the setting information to the lighting fixture, wherein the control circuit is configured to be able to select which of the functions (1) and (2) is to be executed according to the situation.
A lighting system as one embodiment of the present disclosure is a lighting system including: the remote controller for the lighting fixture of the present disclosure; and a lighting fixture which is set or controlled by the remote controller for the lighting fixture.
ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION
According to the remote controller for a lighting fixture and the lighting system as one embodiment of the present disclosure, the operability of the lighting fixture can be improved when there is a return signal from a plurality of lighting fixtures to the remote controller and when there is a lighting fixture at a position remote from a normal arrangement position of the remote controller, respectively.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a lighting system including a remote controller for a lighting fixture according to an embodiment.
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a first lighting fixture and a lighting remote controller constituting an example of the lighting system according to the embodiment.
Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a plurality of first lighting fixtures are controlled by a remote controller for lighting according to an example of an embodiment.
Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a second lighting fixture and a lighting remote controller constituting an example of the lighting system according to the embodiment.
Detailed Description
Embodiments of a remote controller for a lighting fixture and a lighting system according to the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described below.
The main body of the system of the present disclosure is provided with a computer. The computer realizes the functions of the main body of the system of the present disclosure by executing a program. The computer has a processor that operates according to a program as a main hardware configuration. The processor is not limited in kind as long as the above-described functions can be realized by executing a program. The processor is constituted by an Integrated Circuit (IC) or 1 or more circuits including a large scale integrated circuit (LSI). The plurality of circuits may be integrated in 1 chip (chip) or may be provided in a plurality of chips. The plurality of chips may be integrated in 1 device, or may be provided in a plurality of devices. The program is stored in a non-transitory storage medium such as a ROM, an optical disk, and a hard disk drive, which are readable by a computer. The program may be stored in the storage medium in advance, or may be supplied to the storage medium via a wide area communication network including the internet or the like.
Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an illumination system 10 including a remote controller 30 for a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment. The illumination system 10 includes: a remote controller 30 for a lighting apparatus, and a lighting apparatus set or controlled by the remote controller 30 for a lighting apparatus. The lighting fixtures are typically a plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 and a plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 disposed within a room of a building. The plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 are disposed at positions larger than the maximum interval of 2 first lighting fixtures 12 from 1 first lighting fixture 12 among the plurality of first lighting fixtures 12. For example, each of the plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 is disposed at a position larger than the maximum interval of the 2 first lighting fixtures 12 at both ends from the second lighting fixture 14 at one end. The plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 are provided, for example, outdoors of a building. The plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 may be disposed indoors. The plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 are, for example, at positions where the control signals do not normally reach the second lighting fixtures 14 even when the second lighting fixtures 14 are intended to be operated by the remote controller 30 for lighting fixtures from a position where the first lighting fixtures 12 can be operated by the remote controller 30 for lighting fixtures in the room, for example, a warning such as an erroneous display is generated by the remote controller 30 for lighting fixtures. The case where the plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 are provided outdoors will be described below. The remote controller 30 for lighting fixtures is configured to be capable of wirelessly communicating with each of the first lighting fixtures 12 and each of the second lighting fixtures 14, and to set or control each of the first lighting fixtures 12 and each of the second lighting fixtures 14. More specifically, the second lighting fixtures 14 can communicate with at least the remote controller 30 for a lighting fixture in proximity to each of the second lighting fixtures 14. Hereinafter, the remote controller 30 for a lighting apparatus is referred to as a remote controller 30. As will be described in detail later, the remote controller 30 transmits setting information set by an operation of the user 1 to the second lighting fixture 14, thereby setting the setting information to the second lighting fixture 14, or controls the first lighting fixture 12 according to the content of the setting information set by the operation of the user 1.
The number of the first lighting fixtures 12 included in the lighting system 10 is not particularly limited as long as it is a plurality. The number of the second lighting fixtures 14 included in the lighting system 10 is not particularly limited as long as it is 1 or more. The plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 are, for example, ceiling lights. The first lighting fixture 12 may be a down lamp, a spotlight, or the like. The first lighting fixture 12 is shown by a circle in fig. 1. The plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 are, for example, spotlights. The second lighting device 14 may be a garden lamp or the like.
The plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 are divided into 4 groups of group 1, group 2, group 3, and group 4, each group having the plurality of first lighting fixtures 12. Within each group, a plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 are capable of wireless communication with one another.
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the structures of the first lighting fixture 12 and the remote controller 30 constituting the lighting system 10. The first lighting fixture 12 is connected to a remote controller 30 operated by the user 1 in a wireless communication manner. When the remote controller 30 is operated by the user 1, the lighting control signal is transmitted by the operation or according to the setting information set by the operation. In fig. 2, as the plurality of first lighting fixtures 12, only 2 first lighting fixtures 12 are shown. The first lighting fixture 12 includes a communication unit 16, a control circuit 18, a light source unit 20, and a storage unit 22. When the first lighting fixture 12 initially receives the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30 within the same group, the lighting control signal is forwarded to the other first lighting fixtures 12 of the same group. The structures of the plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 may be the same, but the plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 may also have different structures. The first lighting fixture 12, which initially received the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30 within the same group, transmits a reception confirmation signal as a reply signal to the remote controller 30.
The communication section 16 is an interface for the first lighting fixture 12 to wirelessly communicate with the remote controller 30 and other first lighting fixtures 12 in the same group.
The control circuit 18 controls the communication unit 16. The control circuit 18 controls the lighting state of the light source unit 20 according to the lighting control signal received from the remote controller 30. The control circuit 18 has, for example, a CPU, and executes arithmetic processing in accordance with a program stored in the storage unit 22. When the control circuit 18 initially receives the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30 within the same group, it forwards the lighting control signal to the other first lighting fixtures 12 of the same group. When the control circuit 18 initially receives the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30 in the same group, it transmits a reception acknowledgement signal to the remote controller 30. For example, when the control circuit 18 receives the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30 and does not receive the transmission of the lighting control signal from the other first lighting fixtures 12, it determines that the lighting fixtures are first lighting fixtures in the same group that have received the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30, and transmits a reception confirmation signal to the remote controller 30.
The light source unit 20 emits illumination light. For example, the light source 20 is an LED, a fluorescent lamp, a halogen lamp, or the like.
The storage unit 22 is implemented by ROM, RAM, HDD, flash memory, or the like. The storage unit 22 has a function of storing the received lighting control signal.
The remote controller 30 includes an operation section 31, a communication section 32, a control circuit 33, a storage section 34, and a timer section 35. The operation unit 31 receives an operation by the user 1, and transmits the content of the received operation to the control circuit 33. In the case where the remote controller 30 is a smart phone, the remote controller 30 has a touch panel screen having a function of an operation section.
The communication unit 32 is an interface for wireless communication between the remote controller 30 and the plurality of lighting fixtures 12.
The control circuit 33 has a function of controlling the communication unit 32. The control circuit 33 has, for example, a CPU, and executes arithmetic processing by a program stored in a storage unit 34 described later.
When the operation unit 31 is operated and the operation is an instruction to operate the lighting state of the first lighting fixture 12, the control circuit 33 transmits the lighting control signal to the first lighting fixtures 12 of each group as a wireless signal via the communication unit 32. The first lighting fixture 12 that initially received the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30 in each group forwards the lighting control signal to the other first lighting fixtures 12 of the same group. The first lighting fixture 12 that receives the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30 or the other first lighting fixtures 12 controls the lighting of the light source section 20 according to the content of the lighting control signal. Thereby, the user 1 having the remote controller 30 can operate the lighting states of the respective first lighting fixtures 12 of the plurality of groups.
Further, the control circuit 33 has the following 2 functions: (1) The control circuit 33 is configured to be able to select which of the functions (1) and (2) is to be executed, based on the content of setting information related to the timer unit 35 described later, and to transmit a lighting control signal to the lighting fixture at the time of lighting control and (2) to transmit all data of the setting information to the lighting fixture.
For example, when the first lighting fixture 12 is controlled according to the content of the setting information, the control circuit 33 is caused to perform the function (1), and when the second lighting fixture 14 (fig. 1) is controlled according to the content of the setting information, the control circuit 33 is caused to perform the function (2). Therefore, the operation unit 31 of the first lighting fixture 12 may be provided with a switching unit such as a button or a switch for switching between the operation of the first lighting fixture 12 and the operation of the second lighting fixture 14. In addition, when a signal is transmitted from the remote controller 30 to the plurality of first lighting fixtures 12, a reception confirmation signal is transmitted from many first lighting fixtures 12 to the remote controller 30, and when a signal is transmitted from the remote controller 30 to the second lighting fixtures 14, a reception confirmation signal is transmitted from a few second lighting fixtures 14 to the remote controller 30. Therefore, the control circuit 33 may be configured to switch between the execution of the function (1) and the execution of the function (2) by the control circuit 33 according to the number of reception acknowledgement signals received by the remote controller 30.
In the case where the operation section 31 is operated and the operation is an instruction to control the first lighting fixture 12 according to the content of the setting information, the control circuit 33 executes the function (1). At this time, the control circuit 33 causes the storage section 34 to store the setting information, and controls the first lighting fixtures 12 of each group according to the content of the setting information.
The setting information includes timer relationship information and data for setting or controlling the first lighting fixture 12 or the second lighting fixture 14. The timer relation information includes at least one of a current time, a timer setting time, a lighting state at the time of timer operation, repetition information, and day information. The timer setting time indicates the time at which the lighting control starts or ends. The data amount of the setting information is large. Therefore, unlike the embodiment, in the configuration in which all data of the setting information is transmitted from the remote controller to each of the first lighting fixtures, and each of the first lighting fixtures performs lighting control when the timer setting time is reached, for example, based on the content of the setting information, the amount of data transmitted from the remote controller to each of the first lighting fixtures becomes large. In this case, when there are reply signals from a plurality of first lighting fixtures to the remote controller, communication errors are likely to occur when signals are transmitted from the remote controller to the respective first lighting fixtures, and there is a possibility that the operability of the first lighting fixtures is lowered because the first lighting fixtures in which the communication errors occur cannot be operated. In the embodiment, the remote controller 30 has a control circuit 33 for controlling the first lighting fixture 12 according to the content of the setting information, and the control circuit 33 has (1) a function of transmitting the lighting control signal at the time of lighting control according to the content of the setting information. In addition, the first lighting fixture 12 controls lighting according to the reception of the lighting control signal. Thus, since communication errors are difficult to occur during transmission from the remote controller 30, the operability of the first lighting fixtures 12 in the case where there are reply signals from many first lighting fixtures 12 to the remote controller 30 can be improved. In addition, the setting (configuration) of the lighting control signal does not need to be recovered. In this case, the communication performance is further improved, and the operability is also improved.
Specifically, the remote controller 30 has the storage unit 34 and the timer unit 35 as described above. The storage unit 34 is implemented by ROM, RAM, HDD, flash memory, or the like. The storage unit 34 has a function of storing instruction contents of lighting control performed by the operation of the operation unit 31. In addition, when setting information is set by an operation of the operation unit 31, the storage unit 34 stores the setting information. The storage unit 34 stores a program. The control circuit 33 can control the first lighting fixture 12 according to the content of the setting information by executing the program stored in the storage unit 34. The remote controller 30 is provided with a battery as a power source, and does not erase the setting information stored in the storage unit 34 even when the power source of the local device is turned off.
The timer unit 35 counts time. The control circuit 33 calculates a difference between a start time and a current time of the lighting control at the time of timer setting as a set time to cause the timer unit 35 to count the time, and when the timer unit 35 counts the set time, the control circuit 33 transmits a lighting control signal to each group. The control circuit 33 may determine whether or not the current week is the week for which the lighting control is started, using the week information, and if the determination is affirmative, may transmit the lighting control signal at the starting time of the lighting control. When the control circuit 33 transmits the lighting control signal, the lighting may be controlled by using the lighting state and the repetition information at the time of the timer operation.
The remote controller 30 is communicably connected to the first lighting fixture 12 by, for example, wireless communication of BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy). The plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 are also communicably connected to each other by wireless communication such as BLE. For example, the first lighting fixture 12 that receives the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30 transmits the lighting control signal through BLE. The appliance IDs are set for the plurality of first lighting appliances 12, and a signal including the appliance ID of the transmission destination is emitted, whereby the first lighting appliance 12 of the transmission destination reads the signal when the received signal includes the ID of the own device, and controls the lighting state of the first lighting appliance 12.
As described above, the remote controller 30 transmits the lighting control signal to each group according to the timing of the set time of the timer unit 35, and thus the on/off state of the timer unit 35 can be checked by the remote controller 30.
Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 are controlled by the remote controller 30 according to an example of the embodiment. In fig. 3, IDs assigned to the first lighting fixtures 12 of the group 1 are: the numerals 1 to 4 denote the appliance IDs, and the lighting control signal is transmitted from the remote controller 30 to the first lighting appliance 12 having ID 4. When the lighting control signal is transmitted from the remote controller 30 to the group 1, the first lighting fixture 12 having the ID 4 is the first lighting fixture to which the remote controller 30 initially receives the transmission of the reception confirmation signal. In fig. 3, a case where a lighting control signal is transmitted from the remote controller 30 to the first lighting fixture 12 having ID 4 is shown by an open arrow given with 1 of a circle. When the first lighting fixture 12 having ID 4 receives the lighting control signal from the remote controller 30, as indicated by the dot-dash line arrow given to the circle 2, a reception confirmation signal indicating the received signal is transmitted to the remote controller 30. The receipt of the confirmation signal includes identification information of the first lighting fixture 12 that sent the signal. Then, as indicated by the thin solid line arrow given with 3 of the circle, the first lighting fixture 12 having the ID 4 transmits the lighting control signal to the other first lighting fixtures 12 of the group 1 except for the ID 4. Thereby, each of the first lighting fixtures 12 that has received the lighting control signal is controlled to be lighted. While group 1 is illustrated in fig. 3, groups 2 to 4 of fig. 1 are also the same. Accordingly, the lighting control signal is transmitted from the remote controller 30 between the same number of first lighting fixtures 12 as the number of groups, whereby the lighting of all the first lighting fixtures 12 can be controlled. Further, since the reception confirmation signal is transmitted to the remote controller 30 only from the first lighting fixtures 12 of the same number as the number of groups, the operability of the first lighting fixtures 12 can be improved.
Further, the remote controller 30 and the first lighting fixture 12 and the plurality of lighting fixtures 12 may be communicably connected to each other by other wireless communication such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) or Bluetooth (registered trademark).
In the above description, the case where the first lighting fixture 12 that received the transmission of the reception confirmation signal from the remote controller 30 first transmits the lighting control signal to the other first lighting fixtures 12 in the same group has been described, but the first lighting fixtures 12 that transmit the lighting control signal to the other first lighting fixtures 12 in each group may be determined in advance.
Further, in the case where the operation section 31 (fig. 2) is operated and the operation is an instruction to control the second lighting fixture 14 (fig. 1) according to the content of the setting information related to the timer, the control circuit 33 (fig. 2) of the remote controller 30 performs the function (2). At this time, the control circuit 33 has a function of transmitting all data of the setting information to the second lighting fixture 14. When receiving the data of the setting information, the second lighting fixture 14 is set with the content of the setting information, and is turned on by a timer unit 35 (fig. 4) described later according to the content of the setting information. This will be described in detail with reference to fig. 4.
Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the structures of the second lighting fixture 14 and the remote controller 30 constituting the lighting system 10 of the embodiment. In fig. 4, a situation in which there are 2 second lighting fixtures 14 is shown. The second lighting fixture 14 includes a communication unit 17, a control circuit 19, a light source unit 21, a storage unit 23, and a timer unit 25. The second lighting fixture 14 is set with setting information when receiving the transmission of the setting information from the remote controller 30. The plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 may have the same structure, but the plurality of second lighting fixtures 14 may have different structures.
The communication unit 17 is an interface for wireless communication between the second lighting fixture 14 and the remote controller 30.
The control circuit 19 controls the communication unit 17. The control circuit 19 controls the lighting state of the light source section 21 according to the lighting control signal received from the remote controller 30. The control circuit 19 has, for example, a CPU, and executes arithmetic processing in accordance with a program stored in the storage unit 23.
The light source section 21 emits illumination light. The light source portion 21 is, for example, an LED, a fluorescent lamp, a halogen lamp, or the like.
The storage unit 23 is implemented by ROM, RAM, HDD, flash memory, or the like. The storage unit 23 has a function of storing the content of the received lighting control signal or setting information.
The timer unit 25 counts time. The control circuit 19 calculates a difference between a start time and a current time of the lighting control at the time of timer setting as a set time to cause the timer unit 25 to count, and when the set time is counted by the timer unit 25, the control circuit 19 starts the lighting control using the light source unit 21. The control circuit 19 may determine whether or not the current week is the week for which the lighting control is started, using the week information, and if the determination is affirmative, the lighting control may be started at the starting time of the lighting control. When the control circuit 19 starts the lighting control, the lighting may be controlled using the lighting state and the repetition information at the time of the timer operation.
The remote controller 30 and the second lighting fixture 14 are communicably connected by wireless communication such as BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy), wi-Fi (registered trademark), bluetooth (registered trademark), or the like.
When the user 1 sets the setting information to each of the second lighting fixtures 14, as shown by the user 1 with a two-dot chain line in fig. 1, the user 1 moves to the vicinity of each of the second lighting fixtures 14 to operate the remote controller 30, whereby all data of the setting information is transmitted from the remote controller 30 to each of the second lighting fixtures 14. When receiving the data of the setting information, each second lighting fixture 14 sets the content of the setting information. Accordingly, in each of the second lighting fixtures 14, when the lighting control is started based on the time of the set time of the timer unit 35 (fig. 4), the user 1 is in the vicinity of each of the second lighting fixtures 14 without having to hold the remote controller 30. In addition, in the case where the remote controller is disposed indoors unlike the embodiment, in the configuration in which the lighting control signal is transmitted from the remote controller to the second lighting fixture by the timer section of the remote controller performing the timer of the set time, there is a possibility that the control signal from the remote controller cannot reach the second lighting fixture by wireless communication, but according to the embodiment, such a problem can be prevented. Therefore, when the second lighting fixture 14 is present at a position distant from the normal arrangement position of the remote controller 30, the operability of the second lighting fixture 14 can be improved.
The setting information may be transmitted to the second lighting fixture 14 by causing a display unit included in the remote controller 30 to flash and display a response to allow the user 1 to confirm when receiving a reception confirmation signal from the second lighting fixture 14.
According to the remote controller 30 and the lighting system 10 described above, the operability of the lighting apparatus can be improved when there are reply signals from a plurality of lighting apparatuses to the remote controller 30 and when there are lighting apparatuses at positions distant from the normal arrangement position of the remote controller 30, respectively.
The above-described embodiments can be appropriately modified in design within a range that does not impair the object of the present disclosure. For example, in the above, the case where the plurality of first lighting fixtures 12 are grouped into a plurality of groups has been described, but the present disclosure is not limited to this structure. For example, the lighting control signal may be transmitted from the remote controller 30 to all of the plurality of first lighting fixtures, and the reception confirmation signal may be transmitted from each of the first lighting fixtures to the remote controller 30.
Claims (2)
1. A lighting system comprising a remote controller for lighting fixtures and a plurality of lighting fixtures set or controlled by the remote controller for lighting fixtures,
wherein the remote controller for lighting fixtures is configured to be capable of wireless communication with a plurality of lighting fixtures, the plurality of lighting fixtures are set or controlled,
the remote controller for lighting fixtures includes a control circuit for controlling a part of the lighting fixtures according to the content of setting information, setting the setting information to the rest of the lighting fixtures,
the control circuit has the following 2 functions:
(1) A function of transmitting a lighting control signal to a part of the plurality of lighting fixtures at the time of lighting control according to the content of the setting information by the timing of the first timer section; and
(2) A function of transmitting all data of the setting information to the rest of the plurality of lighting fixtures,
the control circuit is configured in such a manner that which of the functions (1) and (2) is executed can be selected by switching of the switching section or in accordance with the number of reception confirmation signals from one or more of the lighting fixtures corresponding to the signal transmitted from the remote controller,
the portion of the lighting fixtures are a plurality of first lighting fixtures capable of wireless communication with the remote controller for lighting fixtures,
the remaining lighting fixtures are second lighting fixtures provided at positions larger than the maximum interval of 2 first lighting fixtures from the plurality of first lighting fixtures, the second lighting fixtures having a second timer section, the second lighting fixtures being capable of wireless communication with at least the remote controller for the lighting fixtures in proximity,
the first lighting fixture controls lighting according to the reception of the lighting control signal,
the second lighting fixture is configured to set the content of the setting information when the data of the setting information is received, and to control lighting by using the second timer section according to the content of the setting information.
2. The illumination system of claim 1, wherein,
the setting information includes timer relation information and data for setting or controlling one or more of the lighting fixtures,
the timer relation information includes at least one of a current time, a timer setting time, a lighting state at the time of timer operation, repetition information, and day information.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP2019-234103 | 2019-12-25 | ||
| JP2019234103A JP7386426B2 (en) | 2019-12-25 | 2019-12-25 | Remote controls for lighting equipment and lighting systems |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CN113038673A CN113038673A (en) | 2021-06-25 |
| CN113038673B true CN113038673B (en) | 2024-03-26 |
Family
ID=76460484
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN202011508947.5A Active CN113038673B (en) | 2019-12-25 | 2020-12-18 | Remote controller for lighting fixture and lighting system |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JP7386426B2 (en) |
| CN (1) | CN113038673B (en) |
Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP2006059667A (en) * | 2004-08-20 | 2006-03-02 | Matsushita Electric Works Ltd | Lighting system |
| CN104159353A (en) * | 2013-05-14 | 2014-11-19 | 东芝照明技术株式会社 | Lighting control system and arrangement registering method |
| CN106605447A (en) * | 2014-05-13 | 2017-04-26 | 谷歌公司 | Anticipatory lighting from device screens based on user profile |
| CN107743725A (en) * | 2015-06-18 | 2018-02-27 | 范来特有限公司 | Wireless lighting control system |
Family Cites Families (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8406937B2 (en) * | 2008-03-27 | 2013-03-26 | Orion Energy Systems, Inc. | System and method for reducing peak and off-peak electricity demand by monitoring, controlling and metering high intensity fluorescent lighting in a facility |
| JP2009232234A (en) * | 2008-03-24 | 2009-10-08 | Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corp | Remote control apparatus |
| JP5851896B2 (en) * | 2012-03-15 | 2016-02-03 | シャープ株式会社 | Lighting system |
| US9204523B2 (en) * | 2012-05-02 | 2015-12-01 | Express Imaging Systems, Llc | Remotely adjustable solid-state lamp |
| JP2014056670A (en) * | 2012-09-11 | 2014-03-27 | Panasonic Corp | Lighting control system |
-
2019
- 2019-12-25 JP JP2019234103A patent/JP7386426B2/en active Active
-
2020
- 2020-12-18 CN CN202011508947.5A patent/CN113038673B/en active Active
Patent Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP2006059667A (en) * | 2004-08-20 | 2006-03-02 | Matsushita Electric Works Ltd | Lighting system |
| CN104159353A (en) * | 2013-05-14 | 2014-11-19 | 东芝照明技术株式会社 | Lighting control system and arrangement registering method |
| CN106605447A (en) * | 2014-05-13 | 2017-04-26 | 谷歌公司 | Anticipatory lighting from device screens based on user profile |
| CN107743725A (en) * | 2015-06-18 | 2018-02-27 | 范来特有限公司 | Wireless lighting control system |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| JP7386426B2 (en) | 2023-11-27 |
| JP2021103631A (en) | 2021-07-15 |
| CN113038673A (en) | 2021-06-25 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| JP5409384B2 (en) | Network communication system | |
| US9713234B2 (en) | Lighting fixture, lighting system, and method performed by the lighting fixture | |
| JP6865385B2 (en) | lighting equipment | |
| US9565746B2 (en) | Pairing method, lighting device, and lighting system | |
| KR20090099569A (en) | Method and system to reset a device of a wireless network and wireless network device | |
| US9750117B2 (en) | Lighting system, lighting device, and method of communication in lighting system | |
| JP2017016868A (en) | Control system | |
| CN113038673B (en) | Remote controller for lighting fixture and lighting system | |
| JP6536995B2 (en) | Lighting control system, lighting control method, and lighting control device | |
| JP6430757B2 (en) | Lighting control system and lighting control method | |
| JP6467705B2 (en) | Address determining method, lighting control system, control device, and operation device | |
| JP7365692B2 (en) | Lighting system and its control method | |
| TWI740126B (en) | Pairing methods and programs for lighting appliances, terminals, lighting systems, information terminals, and lighting appliances | |
| JP6799825B2 (en) | Lighting equipment and terminal equipment | |
| JP2020115437A (en) | Illumination system, terminal device, and program | |
| JP7178603B2 (en) | lighting system | |
| JP2005135640A (en) | Communication system for lighting | |
| US20080071390A1 (en) | Lighting systems and methods | |
| JP2019160808A (en) | Luminaire and control system | |
| WO2024142948A1 (en) | Information processing system | |
| JP7300620B2 (en) | Lighting system, terminal equipment and program | |
| JP2023167956A (en) | Electrical equipment, electrical equipment system, and control method | |
| CN116982410A (en) | Lighting control system and control method thereof | |
| JP6575262B2 (en) | Lighting control system | |
| JP2019071257A (en) | Illumination control system |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PB01 | Publication | ||
| PB01 | Publication | ||
| SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
| SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
| GR01 | Patent grant | ||
| GR01 | Patent grant |