Method and system for lighting control
12 claims: 2 independent, 10 dependent
- 1少なくとも1つの照明装置と、ユーザーによって制御されるデバイスと、メイン制御デバイスとを備えた、照明システムを制御するための方法において、 -前記照明装置に識別符号を提供するステップと、 -前記照明装置において、 前記照明装置の前記識別符号を含む照明装置のデータにより前記照明装置が発する光を変調するステップと、 -前記ユーザーによって制御されるデバイスにおいて、 -前記照明装置からの光を受けるステップと、 -前記照明装置から受けた前記光から受けた前記照明装置のデータを誘導するステップと、 -前記受けた照明装置のデータ内に含まれる識別符号に関連する追加データを発生するステップと、 -前記受けた照明装置のデータおよび前記追加データを送信するステップと、 -前記メイン制御デバイスにおいて、 -前記ユーザーによって制御されるデバイスからの前記データを受信するステップと、 -前記受信したデータに応じて前記照明装置の作動を制御するステップと、を備えた前記照明システムを制御するための方法において、 前記ユーザーによって制御されるデバイスは、前記受けた光に含まれる識別符号とは別に、前記受けた光の少なくとも1つの性質を決定し、この光の性質のデータを提供し、前記ユーザーによって制御されるデバイスのロケーションを決定し、ロケーションデータを提供し、前記ユーザーによって制御されるデバイスは、ユーザーからの光トラッキングコマンドを決定し、トラッキングコマンドデータを提供し、前記ユーザーによって制御されるデバイスは、このデバイスが決定したデータを前記メイン制御デバイスに送信し、前記メイン制御デバイスは、前記すべてのデータに従って、前記少なくとも1つの照明装置を制御することを特徴とする、照明システムを制御するための方法。
- 2識別符号とは別に、前記少なくとも1つの光の性質を前記照明装置において決定し、前記光の性質のデータを提供し、前記照明装置が発生した光を変調することにより、前記データを送信し、前記ユーザーによって制御自在なデバイスは、前記光の性質データを前記メイン制御デバイスに中継することを特徴とする請求項1記載の方法。
- 3前記性質に関し、前記光を測定することにより、ユーザーによって制御自在なデバイスにおいて、前記識別符号とは別に前記少なくとも1つの光の性質を決定することを特徴とする請求項1記載の方法。
- 4前記メイン制御デバイスは、このデバイスが受ける前記データに応じ、前記少なくとも1つの照明装置が前記ユーザーによって制御自在なデバイスに有する光効果を維持するよう前記少なくとも1つの照明装置を制御することを特徴とする請求項3記載の方法。
- 5前記少なくとも1つの照明装置を制御する前に、前記少なくとも1つの照明装置がいくつかのロケーションにおいて有する照明効果に関するデータを前記メイン制御デバイスに提供し、前記制御中に、前記メイン制御デバイスは前記データを考慮することを特徴とする請求項4記載の方法。
- 6前記少なくとも1つの照明装置を制御する前に、前記少なくとも1つの照明装置によって照明できる環境に関するデータを前記メイン制御デバイスに提供し、前記制御中、前記メイン制御デバイスは前記データを考慮することを特徴とする、請求項4又は請求項5に記載の方法。
- 7-照明装置の識別符号を含む照明装置のデータにより、照明装置の光出力を変調する変調器を有する少なくとも1つの照明装置と、 -前記照明装置からの光を受け、受けた光に含まれる、受けた照明装置のデータを提供するための手段と、前記受けた照明装置のデータ内に含まれる識別符号に関連した追加データを発生するための手段と、前記受けた照明装置のデータおよび前記追加データを送信するための手段を有する、ユーザーによって制御されるデバイスと、 -前記ユーザーによって制御されるデバイスによって送信されたデータを受信し、前記ユーザーによって制御されるデバイスから受信したデータに応じ、前記照明装置の作動を制御する手段を有するメイン制御デバイスとを備えた照明システムにおいて、 前記ユーザーによって制御されるデバイスは、前記受けた光に含まれる識別符号とは別に、受けた光の少なくとも1つの性質を決定し、光の性質のデータを提供するための手段と、前記ユーザーからの光トラッキングコマンドを決定する手段とを備え、前記少なくとも1つの照明装置のロケーションを決定し、ロケーションデータを提供するための手段が設けられており、よって前記ユーザーによって制御されるデバイスは、このデバイスが決定したデータを前記メイン制御デバイスに送信し、前記メイン制御デバイスは、前記すべてのデータに従って、前記少なくとも1つの照明装置を制御することを特徴とする照明システム。
- 8前記少なくとも1つの照明装置は、識別符号とは別に、前記光の前記少なくとも1つの性質を決定するための手段と、前記少なくとも1つの光の性質を送信するための手段を有することを特徴とする請求項7記載のシステム。
- 9前記ユーザーによって制御自在なデバイスは、識別符号とは別に、このデバイスが受けた光の前記少なくとも1つの性質を測定するようになっている手段を有することを特徴とする請求項7記載のシステム。
- 10前記メイン制御デバイスは、前記少なくとも1つの照明装置が前記ユーザーによって制御されるデバイスに有する照明効果を維持するよう、前記少なくとも1つの照明装置を、前記制御デバイスによって受信された前記データに応じて制御する制御プログラムを含むことを特徴とする請求項7乃至9の何れか1項に記載のシステム。
- 11前記メイン制御デバイスは、前記少なくとも1つの照明装置を制御する前に、前記少なくとも1つの照明装置が、いくつかのロケーションで与える照明効果に関するデータを前記制御プログラムに提供するための手段を有し、前記制御中、前記制御プログラムは前記データを考慮することを特徴とする請求項10記載のシステム。
- 12前記メイン制御デバイスは、前記少なくとも1つの照明装置を制御する前に、前記少なくとも1つの照明装置が、照明できる環境に関するデータを前記制御プログラムに提供するための手段を有し、前記制御中、前記制御プログラムは前記データを考慮することを特徴とする請求項10記載のシステム。
Independent claims12
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The present invention relates to a method for controlling a lighting system and such a system as described in the preambles of claims 1 and 7, respectively.
International Publication Patent Application WO2004 / 057927 discloses a method for constructing a wirelessly controlled lighting system. A conventional system includes a central master control device, several local control master devices linked to the central master control device, and one or more lighting units and a portable remote control associated with each local control master device. Each lighting unit and portable remote control are linked to their associated local control master device by wireless connection, and the light generated by the lighting unit is an identification code stored in the lighting unit before controlling the lighting unit. Modulated by. The portable remote controller receives this modulated light and derives the identification code of the source lighting device from this light. The portable remote control has a user interface that allows the user to enter additional data, which is sent to the associated local control master device along with the identification code received from the lighting unit. The additional data may include the display of switches or keys that the user assigns to the lighting unit, for example to activate the lighting unit to turn it on and off. Data is then transferred to the central master device for general lighting management.
<p> In conventional methods and systems, control of the lighting unit is performed with only forward control, i.e., without any type of feedback regarding the actual lighting conditions and location of the lighting unit. For example, any number of lighting units can illuminate an object not only directly, but also indirectly as a result of reflection. When a conventional system is used, it is not possible to measure the lighting effect produced by different lighting units for an object and change the control of the lighting unit according to the measured lighting effect.</p><p> An object of the present invention is to solve the shortcomings of the prior art and to improve it.</p><p> In particular, an object of the present invention is to measure the lighting effect caused by the operation of different lighting units with respect to the environment, and to control the operation according to the measured effect.</p>
<p> The above object of the present invention is achieved by the method according to claim 1. The properties of light measured can be any of several properties of light, such as the intensity of composite light (synthetic light), the intensity of light of different colors, and the direction of emission. When the method is used, the user can easily design, implement, redesign, etc. the lighting scheme according to the data of the light source and the location where a specific effect is desired.</p><p> In the illuminating device, the data of the illuminating device preferably includes data of at least one property of the illuminating device in addition to the identification code. Therefore, the nature or specification of the luminaire, eg, luminescence according to its power and temperature, is notified to the main control device, and the central control device controls the luminaire, especially other luminaires. At the same time, this data can be taken into account.</p><p> In particular, in the main control device, it is preferred to control the illuminator according to a control program, a scheme of light effects that the illuminator should generate, and data received from the user control device and associated with the illuminator. Thus, when the control program, the desired light effect scheme and the data received from the device controlled by the user are provided, the main control device can control the luminaire without additional support or input from the user. ..</p><p> In particular, the property of at least one light of the luminaire is determined by the luminaire itself, data indicating that property is transmitted by modulating the light generated by the luminaire, and the data is then maind by the user control device. It is relayed to the control device. The data on the nature of the light may be fixed. That is, it may be stored in the lighting device in advance, or its properties may be measured by the lighting device at an appropriate time to provide such data.</p><p> At least one of the light properties of the luminaire is preferably measured with a user controlled device. As a result, the properties of light generated by different luminaires can be measured according to the same standard, reducing the number of measurements and means for determining the properties of light in the luminaire.</p><p> The main control device preferably controls at least one illuminator in response to the data received by the device so as to maintain the illuminating effect of the at least one illuminator on the device controlled by the user. .. As a result, the user can drag a lighting effect, such as a light spot, by simply moving the user control device so that it passes through the area covered by the lighting device (s).</p><p> Prior to controlling at least one said luminaire, the main control device preferably provides a priori data about the lighting effects produced by at least one said luminaire at several locations, and during said control, the main control device. Considers the a priori data. By doing so, when controlling the lighting device, the burden for determining the light property of the lighting device can be reduced to one time. That is, it can be determined before the lighting device is actually used.</p><p> Prior to controlling at least one of the luminaires, the main control device is provided with a priori data about the environment in which the at least one luminaire can illuminate, and during the control, the main control device considers this a priori data. Is preferable. Any luminaire has a limited object lighting coverage. This device produces different intensities of light and shadow at different locations. By providing data on such matters to the main control device, the main control device considers this data to simultaneously produce and / or maintain specific lighting effects, especially in different locations, when controlling different lighting devices. it can.</p><p> The above object of the present invention is also achieved by the lighting system according to claim 5.</p><p> Hereinafter, the present invention will be gradually clarified by referring to the accompanying drawings and reading the following description.</p>
The system shown in FIG. 1 comprises one or more luminaires 2, each of which may include one or more luminaires, each luminaire being outlined with reference number 4. , Lighting units 4 associated with one luminaire 2 can be located in different locations within the room to be illuminated or other predetermined area. The light generated by the lighting unit 4 is indicated by the group of dotted arrows 6.
One illuminating device 2 includes means for storing the identification code (this means is unique for each illuminating device 2), control means for supplying power to the lighting unit 4, and data including at least the identification code. The power supply of the lighting unit 4 is changed accordingly, and a means for modulating the light output of the lighting unit 4 is provided.
The system shown in FIG. 1 further includes a main control device 10 and a user control device 12. In particular, the user control device 12 is a handheld device that can be carried by the user. The user control device is provided with a photodetector, and only the photoincident dome 14 of the photodetector is shown. The photodetector is adapted to receive light from one or more lighting units 4 indirectly or directly after reflection on an environment, eg, an object, eg, a wall. Arrows 16 and 18 indicate the light received by the user control device 12 from different lighting units 4. Arrows 20-26 indicate the light received by the user control device 12 from other lighting units 4 and / or other light sources by reflection, if possible.
The user control device 12 can communicate with the main control device 2 by the wireless connection indicated by the reference number 28.
Each illuminator 2 is connected to the main control device 10 via a link 30, which can be of any type.
The main control device 10 includes a processor, which follows a scheme for the lighting location covered by the lighting unit 4 of the lighting device 2, and a control program according to the scheme, eg, light intensity, light color range and light direction To operate.
When supplying data about lighting conditions to the main control device 10 at a location covered by the luminaire 2, the user control device 12 so that the user receives light at each of the locations from the luminaire 2 covering that location. To derive the identification code of a single illuminator 2 or to receive synthetic direct or indirect light from several illuminators 2, then several identities derived from each illuminator 2. Induce the sign. The user control device measures certain properties of the received light, other than those that indicate the data, such as the average light intensity during a given interval, and then the user control device 12 is the guided one. Along with the above identification code, data indicating the measured value of the light property is transmitted to the main control device 10. The program of the main control device 10 can then determine the effect or effect of a particular control of the main control device 10 on the lighting at the current location of the user control device 12. After acquiring data at several locations, the main control device 10 can control the illuminator 2 in several ways to obtain the desired light effect at some or all of the locations.
According to the present invention, the location of the user control device 12 is determined so as to provide the location data considered by the main control device 10 when controlling the lighting device 2 (s). The location of the user control device 12 can be determined in different ways. For example, the user control device 12 can determine its location by using, for example, GSM, or by monitoring the position of the user control device with respect to a reference target. In this case, the reference object is located in the room or in another area covered by the lighting system. These reference objects can be transmitters for transmitting modulated light or ultrasonic waves. Alternatively, the main control device 10 can determine the location of the user control device 12. For example, a transmitter for transmitting light or ultrasonic waves may be provided to the user control device 21, and the main control device may include several receivers provided at different reference locations to receive such light or ultrasonic waves. It can be connected to these receivers and the position of the user control device 12 can be calculated from light or ultrasound. Such means are well known to those of skill in the art and do not form part of the present invention itself. Therefore, these detailed descriptions will be omitted in the present specification. For the same reason, detailed description of means for modulating light and means for receiving and deriving data from such modulated light by data, particularly identification codes, is also omitted herein.
In FIG. 2, reference number 34 indicates a wall, such as the wall of an exhibition room. A painting 36 is attached to the wall 14, and several lighting units 4 of one or more lighting devices 10 can illuminate the painting 36 and other exhibits (not shown). It is preferable that each lighting unit 4 is provided with means for dimming, directing, and focusing the light generated by the lighting unit 4.
In the example of FIG. 2, the lighting unit 4 is in such a state that it is controlled by the main control device 10 to produce a special light effect, eg, a light spot 38, at a predetermined location on the wall 34. The user 40 has a user control device 12 so that the user control device can receive the light from the lighting unit 4. The user 40 asks the main control device 10 to determine the current data about the light received by the user control device 12, the identification code of the illuminator that generated the light, and the data about the location of the user control device 12. Can control the user interface (not shown in detail) of the user control device 12, such as a button, to instruct. Further, the user 40 makes the main control device 10 track the user control device 12 when the user control device 12 moves by operating the user interface, and further determines the data when the user control device 12 moves. You can also order. In this way, the main control device can learn the three-dimensional lighting effect generated from the light generated by one or more lighting units 4 related to the special state of control of the lighting unit 4 by the main control device 10. .. Therefore, the main control device 10 can learn which control method the device 10 can produce which light effect.
In addition, the user 40 should not only track the user control device 12 on the move, but also control the luminaire 2 or their lighting unit 4 to maintain the light effect when the location of the user control device 12 is changed. You can also instruct the main control device 10. As a result, the user control device 12 can drag the light effect to any other location. For example, it is conditioned that the main control device 10 is a priori provided with data on how to change the control of the lighting device 2 so as to maintain the light effect at the changing location of the user control device 12 by the learning process. .. Thus, as the user 40 moves in the direction indicated by arrow 42, the light spot 18 can be dragged from the outer wall 34 of painting 36 along the trajectory indicated by arrow 44 toward a particular detail of painting 36. .. The user 40 does not need to know how the main control device 10 controls the illuminator 2 to achieve such drag. Users can fully focus on the light scheme of the exhibition they want to create.
In FIG. 3, reference number 46 indicates the stage and reference number 48 indicates the rear wall. In a situation as shown, the lighting unit 4 is in a state of producing a specific light effect, eg, a light spot 50, on stage 46. As in the example of FIG. 2, the user 40 tracks the user control device 12 when moving, and by appropriately controlling the lighting device 2, even if the location of the user control device 12 when moving changes. The main control device 10 can be instructed to maintain the light effect. In this way, the director can easily create an attractive lighting scheme to be demonstrated in the stage 46.
By using the method and system according to the present invention, it is determined which lighting effect is obtained via the user control device 12 as a result of controlling the lighting device at a specific location, and this determined effect is transferred to the main control device 10. Means such as controlling the illuminator 2 in one of several possible ways to obtain the desired light effect are available, depending on the location of the user control device 12 at said location. The methods and systems according to the present invention make it possible to easily provide the main control device with data on possible lighting effects in some locations and some other methods in order to generate light effects. .. Further, according to the method and system according to the present invention, it is possible to drag a specific light effect at a specific location to another location simply by moving the user control device 12.
It should be noted that some modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention as determined by the claims. For example, the data used by the illuminator 2 to modulate the light can include data about the characteristics or specifications of the illuminator 2. This other data can be relayed to the main control device 10 through the user control device 12 together with the identification code of the lighting device 2. The main control device 10 can then take the additional data into account when controlling the operation of the lighting device 2 (s). The other data can refer to the capacity for color-dependent light intensity and light orientation information.
It will also be appreciated that within the claims, you do not have to hold down a button on user control device 12, for example, to monitor, track, and drag light effects. It is also possible to copy, note, paste and scroll the effect of light detected at a given location. Paste and scroll involves sending an alternate location from user control device 12 to main control device 10. The user can initiate such transmissions at alternative locations by manipulating one or more buttons and / or scroll wheels on the user control device 12. Handling such commands by the main control device 10 is not significantly different from handling similar commands provided by operating the mouse of a computer. Therefore, in the detailed description, the steps or software of the method for handling such commands will be omitted.
<figref num="1">It is a block diagram of the control system which concerns on this invention which carries out the method which concerns on this invention.</figref><figref num="2">An example of implementing the method and system according to the present invention is shown in a schematic diagram.</figref><figref num="3">Another example of implementing the method and system according to the present invention is shown in a schematic diagram.</figref>
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