Information processing device and information processing program

Abstract

To reduce an operation load in accordance with various settings in a system containing a plurality of devices.SOLUTION: A terminal device comprises a display control part and a registration part. The display control part displays on an operation screen for accepting a predetermined operation on a plurality of devices: a list of information on inspection devices detected within a radio communication range among the plurality of devices onto an operation screen for receiving a predetermined operation against the plurality of devices, which are inspection devices of which registration to a plurality of first hierarchy folders previously set by a user as registration destinations of the inspection devices are not made; and a list of information indicating the plurality of first hierarchy folders previously set by the user as registration destinations of the inspection devices. The registration part registers the information indicating the inspection device selected by the user in the list of the information indicating the inspection devices in accordance with a predetermined operation by the user while corresponding it to the information indicating the first hierarchy folder selected by the user in the list of the information indicating the first hierarchy folder.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and an information processing program. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a plurality of devices such as sensors and lighting devices are arranged in a space, a setting operation is performed on the devices to be set. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2015-5369 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the above-mentioned conventional techniques have room for improvement in terms of reducing the workload associated with various settings in a system including multiple devices.

[0005] Therefore, the present disclosure proposes an information processing device and an information processing program that can reduce the workload associated with various settings in a system including multiple devices. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An information processing device according to an embodiment is an information processing device that controls a plurality of devices by wireless communication, and includes a display control unit and a registration unit. The display control unit displays, on an operation screen for receiving a predetermined operation for the plurality of devices, a list of information indicating a detection device that is detected within a wireless communication range among the plurality of devices and has not yet been registered in a plurality of first hierarchical folders that are set in advance by a user as registration destinations of the detection device, and a list of information indicating a plurality of first hierarchical folders that are set in advance by a user as registration destinations of the detection device. The registration unit registers, according to a predetermined operation by a user, information indicating the detection device selected by the user in the list of information indicating the detection device, in association with information indicating the first hierarchical folder selected by the user in the list of information indicating the first hierarchical folders. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed on the terminal device according to the embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen displayed on the terminal device according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed on the terminal device according to the embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed on the terminal device according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed on the terminal device according to the embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed on the terminal device according to the embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen displayed on the terminal device according to the embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a terminal device according to the embodiment. [Figure 10]FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an overview of device information stored in the device information storage unit according to the embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an overview of the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit according to the embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure by the terminal device according to the embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a terminal device according to another embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an overview of control information stored in a control information storage unit according to another embodiment. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an overview of reference information stored in a reference information storage unit according to another embodiment. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an overview of reference information stored in a reference information storage unit according to another embodiment. [Figure 17] FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an overview of reference information stored in a reference information storage unit according to another embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an overview of reference information stored in a reference information storage unit according to another embodiment. [Figure 19] FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an overview of reference information stored in a reference information storage unit according to another embodiment. [Figure 20] FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen for accepting settings of control information according to another embodiment. [Figure 21] FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of an operation screen for accepting settings of control information according to another embodiment. [Figure 22] FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a unit registration operation according to another embodiment. [Diagram 23] FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure by a terminal device according to another embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] The terminal device 100, which is an example of an information processing device according to an embodiment described below, is an information processing device that controls a plurality of devices by wireless communication, and includes a display control unit 151 and a registration unit 152. The display control unit 151 displays, on an operation screen for receiving a predetermined operation for the plurality of devices, a list of information indicating detected devices that are detected within a wireless communication range among the plurality of devices and have not yet been registered in a plurality of first-level folders that are set in advance by the user as registration destinations of the detected devices, and a list of information indicating a plurality of first-level folders that are set in advance by the user as registration destinations of the detected devices. The registration unit 152 registers information indicating the detected device selected by the user in the list of information indicating the detected device in accordance with a predetermined operation by the user, in association with information indicating the first-level folder selected by the user in the list of information indicating the first-level folders.

[0009] In addition, in the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment, the display control unit 151 receives from the user a reception strength condition regarding the reception strength of radio waves received from the detection device as a condition for displaying the detection device in a list of information indicating the detection device, and displays on the operation screen a list of information indicating the detection devices that satisfy the received reception strength condition.

[0010] Furthermore, in the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment, the display control unit 151 displays floor information indicating the floor on which the detection device is located and a list of information indicating first hierarchical folders or a list of information indicating second hierarchical folders on an operation screen, and displays, at a designated position designated by the user in the floor information, image information corresponding to information indicating the first hierarchical folder selected by the user in the list of information indicating first hierarchical folders or image information corresponding to information indicating the second hierarchical folder selected by the user in the list of information indicating second hierarchical folders. The registration unit 152 registers the information indicating the first hierarchical folder or the information indicating the second hierarchical folder selected by the user in association with the information indicating the designated position.

[0011] Moreover, the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment further includes a dimming unit 153. The dimming unit 153 accepts a selection of image information to be dimmed and a setting of dimming content by a user on an operation screen on which image information is displayed, and performs dimming of a detection device associated with the image information.

[0012] Moreover, the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment further includes a control information storage unit 143, a reference information storage unit 144, a setting reception unit 154, and a setting processing unit 155. The control information storage unit 143 stores control information corresponding to each of a plurality of devices of different types in association with a first hierarchical folder. The reference information storage unit 144 stores reference information for identifying control information corresponding to a type of device. The setting reception unit 154 accepts settings of control information associated with the first hierarchical folder from a user. When the setting processing unit detects a user's operation for registering a detected device in a first hierarchical folder, the setting processing unit refers to the reference information storage unit 140, identifies control information associated with the type of the detected device from among the control information associated with the first hierarchical folder to which the detected device is to be registered, and transmits the identified control information to the detected device.

[0013] An information processing program according to an embodiment described below causes a computer that controls a plurality of devices via wireless communication to execute a display control procedure for displaying, on an operation screen for accepting specified operations on the plurality of devices, a list of information indicating detection devices among the plurality of devices that have been detected within the wireless communication range and that have not yet been registered in a plurality of first-hierarchy folders that have been set in advance by the user as registration destinations for the detection devices, and a list of information indicating a plurality of first-hierarchy folders that have been set in advance by the user as registration destinations for the detection devices, and a registration procedure for registering, in accordance with a specified operation by the user, information indicating the detection device selected by the user in the list of information indicating the detection devices, in association with information indicating the first-hierarchy folder selected by the user in the list of information indicating the first-hierarchy folders.

[0014] The present disclosure proposes an information processing device and an information processing program capable of reducing the workload associated with various settings in a system including multiple devices. Hereinafter, the information processing device and the information processing program according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 12.

[0015] [Embodiment] (Example of information processing system configuration) An example of the configuration of the information processing system SYS according to the embodiment will be described below. Fig. 1 shows an example of the configuration of the information processing system SYS according to the embodiment. The information processing system SYS shown in Fig. 1 has a plurality of lighting devices 10, a plurality of sensors 20, a plurality of schedulers 30, a plurality of switches 40, and a terminal device 100. Note that the information processing system SYS is not limited to the example shown in Fig. 1, and may have other devices other than those shown in Fig. 1.

[0016] The lighting devices 10, the sensors 20, the schedulers 30, and the terminal device 100 are connected to a predetermined network (for example, network N shown in FIG. 9). The lighting devices 10, the sensors 20, the schedulers 30, and the terminal device 100 can each communicate with other devices through the predetermined network.

[0017] The predetermined network may include public lines such as the Internet, telephone lines, and satellite communication networks, various LANs (Local Area Networks) including Ethernet (registered trademark), and WANs (Wide Area Networks). The predetermined network may also include dedicated lines such as IP-VPN (Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network). The predetermined network may also include wireless communication networks such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), and the like.

[0018] The lighting device 10 is a predetermined lighting device such as a base light, a ceiling light, a downlight, or a spotlight. The lighting device 10 has a wireless communication function and communicates with other devices located within a wireless communication range through a predetermined network. The lighting device 10 can perform wireless communication in accordance with, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) or BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy) communication standards.

[0019] The sensor 20 detects various information. The sensor 20 also has a wireless communication function and communicates with other devices located within a wireless communication range through a predetermined network. For example, the sensor 20 may include an imaging unit including a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor or a charge coupled device (CCD) image sensor, and function as a human presence sensor or illuminance sensor. When the sensor 20 functions as a human presence sensor, it detects whether or not a person is present within the detection range from a captured image that is an image captured by the imaging unit, and transmits the detection result to the lighting device 10 through a predetermined network. When the sensor 20 is an illuminance sensor, it detects whether or not a person is present within the detection range from a captured image that is an image captured by the imaging unit, and transmits the detection result to the lighting device 10 through a predetermined network.

[0020] The scheduler 30 controls other devices such as the lighting devices 10 and the sensors 20. The scheduler 30 outputs a predetermined control signal for controlling other devices such as the lighting devices 10 and the sensors 20 at a timing set by a user (e.g., a system administrator) of the terminal device 100. The scheduler 30 also has a wireless communication function and may communicate with other devices located within a wireless communication range via the network N.

[0021] The switch 40 is a device that outputs a predetermined control signal to a pre-assigned lighting device 10. The switch 40 also has a wireless communication function and may communicate with other devices located within a wireless communication range via the network N.

[0022] The terminal device 100 is an information processing terminal having various functions such as a communication function, a display function, and a web browsing function, and executing information processing according to the embodiment. The terminal device 100 is also equipped with a dedicated application program (hereinafter, referred to as a "dedicated app") that provides various functions for implementing the information processing according to the embodiment. For example, a user of the terminal device 100 can perform setting operations for other devices such as the lighting device 10 through the functions provided by the dedicated app. The terminal device 100 can be implemented by a smart device (smartphone or tablet), a PDA, a desktop or laptop personal computer, or the like.

[0023] (Outline of processing by information processing system) An overview of information processing executed in the information processing system SYS according to the embodiment will be described below. FIGS. 2 to 8 are diagrams showing examples of operation screens displayed on the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment. The terminal device 100 displays the operation screens described below in accordance with the user's operation of a dedicated application. Furthermore, the terminal device 100 executes various types of information processing in accordance with the user's operation on the operation screen.

[0024] 2 shows a display example EX-1, which is an example of an initial setting screen G-1, which is one of the operation screens displayed on the terminal device 100. As shown in the display example EX-1, the initial setting screen G1-1 includes a narrowing operation area A1-1, a reception intensity setting area A1-2, an unregistered list display area A1-3, and a registration destination display area A1-4.

[0025] 2 receives an operation from a user to narrow down the target devices to be subjected to various settings and operations. In this narrowing down operation area A1-1, icons corresponding to the target devices such as the lighting devices 10 are provided. The user can narrow down the target devices by selecting an icon corresponding to the target device.

[0026] The reception strength setting area A1-2 shown in FIG. 2 accepts from the user a setting of a reception strength condition related to reception strength for selecting a target device based on the reception strength (for example, Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)) of radio waves transmitted from a target device that is the subject of various settings and operations. This reception strength setting area A1-2 is provided with a slide bar for specifying the setting of the reception strength value for selecting a target device. The user can set the reception strength value for narrowing down the target devices by operating the slide bar. As a result, of the target devices, devices whose reception strength of radio waves transmitted from the target device exceeds the reception strength value set in the reception strength setting area A1-2 are selected.

[0027] The unregistered list display area A1-3 shown in FIG. 2 displays a list of information indicating a detected device that is detected within the wireless communication range among multiple target devices and has not been registered in a unit. A unit is a first-level folder to which information indicating a detected device is registered. In addition, when a reception strength setting area A1-2 has been set, only information indicating a detected device that satisfies a reception strength condition is displayed in the unregistered list display area A1-3 shown in FIG. 2. In addition, the unregistered list display area A1-3 accepts a selection of a device to be registered from the list of information indicating the detected device from the user. At this time, the user performs an operation to blink a detected device arbitrarily selected from the list of information indicating the detected device, and grasps the correspondence between the information indicating the selected detected device and the location where the detected device is installed. Then, the user can select a unit to register the detected device based on the grasped correspondence.

[0028] The registration destination display area A1-4 shown in FIG. 2 is information set in advance by the user as a predetermined unit when managing multiple devices in the system, and displays a list of information indicating multiple units to which multiple detection devices are to be registered. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, image information imitating a folder corresponding to the unit is displayed in the registration destination display area A1-4. The unit is a first-level folder to which information indicating the detection device is to be registered. Note that the unit that is the first-level folder is a management group of the smallest unit on the system that functions as a registration destination for multiple detection devices when managing multiple detection devices on the system, and is a management group narrower than the group that is the second-level folder to which the unit is to be registered. The user can arbitrarily set the name of the unit. The unit to which a detection device such as the lighting device 10 is to be registered is limited to one. Also, only devices of the same type, such as the lighting device 10 and the sensor 20, may be registered in the unit. Also, the number of detection devices registered in the unit may be displayed in the unit. Furthermore, the unit may be provided with a button for blinking a light-emitting unit (such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode)) mounted on the lighting device 10 or sensor 20 registered in the unit.

[0029] The terminal device 100 registers information indicating a detecting device selected by the user in the list of information indicating detecting devices displayed in the unregistered list display area A1-3 in association with information indicating a unit selected by the user in the list of information indicating units displayed in the registration destination display area A1-4, according to a predetermined operation by the user. After completing unit registration of the detecting device, the terminal device 100 transmits information such as a unit ID corresponding to the registered unit to each of the devices (for example, the lighting device 10, the sensor 20, the scheduler 30, etc.). Each device that has received information such as the unit ID from the terminal device 10 stores information such as the unit ID corresponding to itself inside itself (i.e., stores it in a storage device mounted on itself).

[0030] For example, when the terminal device 100 receives a drag-and-drop operation from the unregistered list display area A1-3 to the registration destination display area A1-4 from the user, the terminal device 100 may register information indicating the detection device and information indicating the registration destination unit in association with each other according to the received user operation. When performing the drag-and-drop operation, an image of the information indicating the detection device selected by the user and an image of the unit to be the registration destination may be highlighted. Furthermore, the terminal device 100 may display information of the detection device registered in the unit by selecting the unit. Furthermore, when the terminal device 100 receives an operation of a button provided in a unit in which only the lighting device 10 is registered from the user, the terminal device 100 may blink the lighting device 10 registered in the unit. Furthermore, when the terminal device 100 receives an operation of a button provided in a unit in which only the sensor 20 is registered from the user, the terminal device 100 may blink a light-emitting unit provided in the sensor 20 registered in the unit.

[0031] 3 shows display example EX-2, which is an example of a group setting screen G-2, which is one of the operation screens displayed on the terminal device 100. As shown in display example EX-2, the group setting screen G-2 includes a unit list display area A2-1 that displays a list of information indicating units, and a group list display area A2-2 that displays a list of information indicating groups.

[0032] In the unit list display area A2-1 shown in FIG. 3, image information imitating a folder corresponding to a unit is displayed, similar to the registration destination display area A1-4 shown in FIG. 2. The groups displayed in the group list display area A2-2 shown in FIG. 3 are second-level folders set in advance by the user as a registration destination of the unit in order to further group a plurality of units in a predetermined unit. The group as the second-level folder is a management group on the system that functions as a registration destination of a plurality of units, and is a management group that is broader than the unit as the first-level folder. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, image information imitating a folder corresponding to a group is displayed in the group list display area A2-2. The user can arbitrarily set the name of the group.

[0033] The terminal device 100 registers information indicating a unit selected by a user in a list of information indicating a unit displayed in a unit list display area A2-1 in association with information indicating a group selected by a user in a list of information indicating a group displayed in a group list display area A2-2 of the group setting screen G-2 shown in FIG. 3, according to a predetermined operation by the user. For example, when the terminal device 100 receives a drag-and-drop operation from the unit list display area A2-1 to the group list display area A2-2 from the user, the terminal device 100 may register information indicating a unit and information indicating a group to which the unit is to be registered in association with each other according to the received user operation. When performing the drag-and-drop operation, an image of the information indicating the unit selected by the user or an image of the group to which the unit is to be registered may be highlighted. After completing the group registration of the units, the terminal device 100 transmits information such as a group ID corresponding to the registered group and a unit ID linked to the group ID to each device (for example, the lighting device 10, the sensor 20, the scheduler 30, etc.) registered in each unit registered in the group. Each device that receives information such as the group ID and unit ID from the terminal device 10 stores the information such as the group ID and unit ID corresponding to itself inside the device (i.e., stores it in a storage device installed in the device).

[0034] 4 shows a display example EX-3 which is an example of a floor setting screen G-3 which is one of the operation screens displayed on the terminal device 100. As shown in the display example EX-3, the floor setting screen G-3 includes a floor information display area A3-1 which displays floor information indicating a floor on which a detected device detected within a wireless communication range among a plurality of target devices is located, and a unit / group list display area A3-2 which displays information indicating a unit (or a group). The unit / group list display area A3-2 displays a list of information indicating units or a list of information indicating groups in response to a user operation.

[0035] The terminal device 100 displays image information corresponding to a unit selected by a user in a list of information indicating units, or image information corresponding to information indicating a group selected by a user in a list of information indicating groups, at a designated position designated by a user in floor information displayed in a floor information display area A3-1 of the floor setting screen G-3 shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 4 shows an example in which the terminal device 100 displays an icon OB corresponding to a unit selected by a user in a unit / group list display area A3-2. The terminal device 100 also registers information indicating a unit selected by a user in a list of information indicating units, or information indicating a group selected by a user in a list of information indicating groups, in association with information indicating a designated position designated by a user in floor information displayed in the floor information display area A3-1, according to a user's operation. For example, when the terminal device 100 receives an operation of dragging and dropping image information corresponding to a unit selected by a user in the unit / group list display area A3-2 to a designated position designated by a user in floor information displayed in the floor information display area A3-1, the terminal device 100 registers information indicating a unit selected by a user in association with information indicating a designated position designated by a user in floor information, according to the received operation.

[0036] 5 shows a display example EX-4 which is an example of a lighting operation screen G-4 which is one of the operation screens displayed on the terminal device 100. As shown in the display example EX-4, the lighting operation screen G-4 includes a floor information display area A4-1 which displays floor information indicating a floor on which a detected device detected within a wireless communication range among a plurality of target devices is located, an individual dimming operation area A4-2 for performing individual dimming for a unit (or group), and a collective dimming operation area A4-3 for performing dimming for all units (or groups) on the floor.

[0037] The floor information display area A4-1 shown in Fig. 5 displays information indicating the current dimming rate for the icon OB corresponding to the unit (or group). The individual dimming operation area A4-2 shown in Fig. 5 accepts operations from the user, such as selection of the icon OB corresponding to the unit or group, turning the lights ON (on) or OFF (off), setting the dimming rate, and individual selection of the icon OB corresponding to the unit or group. The collective dimming operation area A4-3 accepts operations from the user to switch the lights of all the units (or groups) on the floor ON (on) or OFF (off).

[0038] The terminal device 100 accepts the selection of the icon OB to be dimmed by the user and the setting of the dimming content on the lighting operation screen G-4 shown in FIG. 5, and performs dimming of the lighting device 10, which is a detection device associated with the icon OB. For example, the terminal device 100 acquires address information (e.g., a MAC (Media Access Control) address), a unit ID, or a group ID) corresponding to the unit (or group) corresponding to the icon OB selected in the individual dimming operation area A4-2 of the lighting operation screen G-4, and transmits a signal to the acquired address information for controlling the lighting of the lighting device 10 to be controlled so as to match the dimming rate set in the individual dimming operation area A4-2 of the lighting operation screen G-4. That is, when the unit X is designated by the user as the control target on the lighting operation screen, the terminal device 100 transmits a control signal including a unit ID corresponding to the unit X and information indicating the control content. Each device included in the information processing system SYS judges whether or not the unit ID included in the control signal received from the terminal device 10 matches the unit ID stored in the device itself. Then, when the unit ID of each device matches the unit ID stored in the device itself, the device operates according to the control content included in the control signal. In this way, in the information processing system SYS according to the embodiment, each device stores a unit ID (or group ID) internally, and each device actively operates based on the stored unit ID (or group ID), thereby controlling the lighting devices 10 to be turned on or off, dimmed, etc. In this way, in the information processing system SYS according to the embodiment, the terminal device 100 can pre-register control information such as a unit ID (or group ID) for each device to be controlled in accordance with a user operation, and each linked device actively operates based on the pre-registered control information, thereby realizing unique lighting control for each unit (or group).

[0039] 6 shows a display example EX-5 which is an example of a lighting parameter setting screen G-5 which is one of the operation screens displayed on the terminal device 100. As shown in display example EX-5, the lighting parameter setting screen G-5 is provided with a parameter setting area A5 for accepting lighting-related parameter settings from the user. FIG. 6 shows an example in which the lighting parameter setting screen G-5 displays a parameter setting area A5 for accepting parameter settings for a unit to which the name: "Entrance" is set. The terminal device 100 can accept lighting-related parameter settings for each unit (or group) through the lighting parameter setting screen G-5.

[0040] 7 shows a display example EX-6 which is an example of a schedule setting screen G-6 which is one of the operation screens displayed on the terminal device 100. As shown in the display example EX-6, the schedule setting screen G-6 includes a schedule list display area A6-1 which displays a list of folders in which schedules for operating the scheduler 30 are registered, and a schedule content display area A6-2 which displays specific setting contents of the schedule. By making settings on the schedule setting screen G-6, the user causes the scheduler 30 to transmit a control signal to the device to be controlled at the set schedule (time).

[0041] 8 shows a display example EX-7 which is an example of a switch setting screen G-7 which is one of the operation screens displayed on the terminal device 100. As shown in display example EX-7, the switch setting screen G-7 includes a switch display area A7-1 which displays a list of information indicating the switches 40 which can be selected for allocation registration to a unit or a group, and a switch content display area A7-2 which displays specific registration content of the switch 40. The user can register which switch 40's control signal is to operate the lighting devices 10 registered in the unit (or group) by performing a setting operation of various information on the switch setting screen G-7.

[0042] Furthermore, the terminal device 100 may provide, as an operation screen, a screen for accepting an operation of linking a unit (or group) with the sensor 20. For example, the terminal device 100 displays a list of information indicating the unit (or group) and a list of information indicating the sensor 20 side by side, and links and registers the information indicating the unit (or group) and the information indicating the sensor 20 by a drag-and-drop operation or the like for specifying the linking target. In this case, when the terminal device 100 receives a sensor value transmitted from the sensor 20, it identifies the unit (or group) linked to the sensor 20 that transmitted the sensor value, and transmits a control signal to the identified unit (or group) for performing dimming or the like according to the sensor value.

[0043] Furthermore, when the terminal device 100 receives an operation from a user to associate a unit (or group) with the sensor 20, the terminal device 100 registers the address of the associated sensor 20 to the unit (or group) in accordance with the user's operation, and sets operation control according to the sensor value. This allows the lighting devices 10 registered in the unit (or group) to operate autonomously to control lighting according to the sensor value.

[0044] Furthermore, information indicating whether the sensor 20 operates as a human presence sensor or a brightness sensor may be registered in the unit (or group) to which it is associated. When there are multiple sensors 20 associated with a unit (or group) and the sensors 20 operate as human presence sensors, the lighting devices 10 registered in the unit (or group) may operate to control the lighting when at least one of the sensor values ​​received from each sensor 20 satisfies an operating condition.

[0045] In this way, in the information processing system SYS according to the embodiment, the terminal device 100 provides the user with a function for realizing easy registration of multiple devices in units that are set in advance by the user as a predetermined unit for managing multiple devices in the system when controlling multiple devices by wireless communication. In this way, the terminal device 100 can reduce the workload associated with various settings in a system including multiple devices.

[0046] (Example of the configuration of the terminal device 100) Hereinafter, an example of a functional configuration of the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 9. Fig. 9 shows an example of a functional configuration of the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment. The terminal device 100 according to the embodiment includes a communication unit 110, a display unit 130, an operation unit 120, a storage unit 140, and a control unit 150.

[0047] The communication unit 110 transmits and receives information to and from other devices. The communication unit 110 can be realized, for example, by a predetermined communication circuit or a NIC (Network Interface Card). The communication unit 110 can support any communication method. The communication methods supported by the communication unit 110 may include communication methods based on mobile data communication standards such as 4G, LTE (Long Term Evolution), and 5G, and communication methods based on wireless communication methods such as wireless LAN (Local Area Network), Bluetooth (registered trademark), BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy), and infrared communication.

[0048] The display unit 130 displays images of various operation screens (for example, see FIGS. 2 to 8) provided to the user of the terminal device 100 through a dedicated application. The operation screens displayed on the display unit 130 receive predetermined operations for a plurality of devices controlled by wireless communication. The display unit 130 may be realized by including a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence). The display unit 130 may also be realized by a touch screen display.

[0049] The operation unit 120 operates and inputs various types of information. For example, the operation unit 120 can be realized by an input device such as a transparent touch panel provided on the display unit 130. When the operation unit 120 is realized by a touch panel, it detects a touch operation on the display unit 130 and outputs operation information indicating the detected operation content to the control unit 150. For example, the operation unit 120 detects a user's operation on an operation screen displayed on the display unit 130 and outputs operation information indicating the detected user's operation content to the control unit 150. Note that the operation unit 120 may have physical buttons, etc.

[0050] The storage unit 140 stores various information. For example, the storage unit 140 can store programs and data for implementing various controls executed by the control unit 150. The storage unit 140 can be implemented by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. In addition, when the storage unit 140 is implemented by a flash memory, it may be implemented by a removable portable recording medium such as an SD card.

[0051] The storage unit 140 may store a dedicated application having a function of executing information processing according to the embodiment. The storage unit 140 may also store various programs and data according to purposes. As shown in FIG. 9, the storage unit 140 has a device information storage unit 141 and a configuration information storage unit 142.

[0052] (Device information storage unit 141) The device information storage unit 141 stores information about each device to be controlled that is disposed in the information processing system SYS. Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an overview of device information stored in the device information storage unit 141 according to the embodiment.

[0053] As shown in FIG. 10, the device information storage unit 141 has multiple items such as a "device ID" field, a "device type" field, a "unit information" field, a "group information" field, an "address" field, and the like, and these items are associated with each other.

[0054] The "device ID" field stores identification information that is individually assigned to each device in order to identify each device that is a control target and that is arranged in the information processing system SYS. The "device type" field stores information that indicates the type of each device that is a control target and that is arranged in the information processing system SYS.

[0055] The "unit information" field stores information about units in which devices to be controlled are registered. The information about units stored in the "unit information" field includes a unit ID, which is identification information individually assigned to each unit in order to identify the unit, and a unit name, which is name information arbitrarily set by the user for each unit as the name of the unit.

[0056] The "group information" field stores information about groups that further group together units in which devices to be controlled are registered. The information about groups stored in the "group information" field includes a group ID, which is identification information individually assigned to each group in order to identify the group, and a group name, which is name information arbitrarily set by the user for each group as the name of the group.

[0057] The "address" item stores information indicating an address (for example, a Media Access Control (MAC) address) that is individually assigned to each device for wireless communication with each device to be controlled.

[0058] The information on each device to be controlled that is stored in the device information storage unit 141 is stored by the control unit 150 in accordance with an operation by the user of the terminal device 100.

[0059] (Placement information storage unit 142) The layout information storage unit 142 stores information about the layout of each device to be controlled in the information processing system SYS. Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an overview of the layout information stored in the layout information storage unit 142 according to the embodiment.

[0060] As shown in FIG. 11, the arrangement information storage unit 142 has a number of items such as a "position information" item, a "unit ID" item, and a "group ID" item, and these items are associated with each other.

[0061] The "location information" field stores information for identifying a location on a map that indicates an area in which each device to be controlled is located in the information processing system SYS. The information stored in the "location information" field includes coordinate information for identifying a location on a map, an installation location name that is name information arbitrarily set by the user as the name of the installation location, and the like.

[0062] The "Unit ID" field stores the above-mentioned unit IDs corresponding to the units arranged on the map. The "Group ID" field stores the above-mentioned group IDs corresponding to the groups arranged on the map.

[0063] The information on the location of each device to be controlled, which is stored in the location information storage unit 142, is stored by the control unit 150 in accordance with an operation by the user of the terminal device 100.

[0064] The control unit 150 is, for example, a control circuit that controls each unit of the terminal device 100, and has an internal memory for storing programs that define various processing procedures and required data, and executes various processes using these. The control unit 150 can be realized by a microcomputer or the like. The microcomputer is equipped with a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or MPU (Micro Processing Unit), and a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or RAM.

[0065] The ROM stores programs for controlling each part of the terminal device 100 and applications (for example, dedicated applications) for executing various processes. A processor such as a CPU executes the programs and applications stored in the ROM, thereby realizing control of the terminal device 100 by a microcomputer and various functions.

[0066] The RAM is used as a memory area necessary for a processor such as a CPU to execute calculations. The control unit 150 may control the terminal device 100 and realize various functions by reading programs stored in the storage unit 140 and executing the read programs. The control unit 150 may be realized by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or an SoC (System-on-a-chip).

[0067] As shown in Fig. 9, the control unit 150 has a display control unit 151, a registration unit 152, and a light adjustment unit 153. The control unit 150 realizes or executes the functions and actions of information processing described below by using these units. Note that the internal configuration of the control unit 150 is not limited to the configuration shown in Fig. 9, and may be other configurations as long as they perform information processing described below, and may have a different configuration in accordance with an expansion or change of functions.

[0068] (Display control unit 151) The display control unit 151 displays, on an operation screen for accepting specified operations on multiple devices, a list of information indicating detected devices among the multiple devices that have been detected within the wireless communication range and have not yet been registered in multiple units (an example of a "first hierarchical folder") that are set in advance by the user as registration destinations for the detected devices, and a list of information indicating multiple units that are set in advance by the user as registration destinations for the detected devices.

[0069] Furthermore, the display control unit 151 may receive from the user a reception strength condition regarding the reception strength of radio waves received from a detector as a condition for displaying the detector in a list of information indicating the detector, and display on the operation screen a list of information indicating the detector that satisfies the received reception strength condition. For example, the display control unit 151 executes a scan of the wireless communication range, measures the reception strength of radio waves received from a detector detected within the wireless communication range, and identifies a detector detected within the wireless communication range whose measured reception strength exceeds a threshold. Then, the display control unit 151 displays on the operation screen a list of information indicating the identified detector.

[0070] Furthermore, the display control unit 151 may display, on the operation screen, a list of information indicating the units and a list of information indicating a plurality of groups (examples of "second-level folders") that are preset by the user as registration destinations for the units.

[0071] In addition, the display control unit 151 may display floor information indicating the floor on which the detection device is located and a list of information indicating units or a list of information indicating groups on the operation screen, and may display image information (for example, see icon OB shown in Figure 4) corresponding to a unit selected by the user in the list of information indicating units, or image information corresponding to a group selected by the user in the list of information indicating groups, at a specified position specified by the user in the floor information.

[0072] In addition, when the display control unit 151 receives a drag-and-drop operation from the user from the unregistered list display area A1-3 (for example, see Figure 2) to the registration destination display area A1-4 (for example, see Figure 2), the display control unit 151 may highlight an image of information indicating the detected device selected by the user and an image of the unit to be registered during the drag-and-drop operation.

[0073] (Registration Section 152) The registration unit 152 registers information indicating a detected device selected by a user in the list of information indicating detected devices in association with information indicating a unit selected by a user in the list of information indicating units, according to a predetermined operation by the user. For example, when the registration unit 152 receives a drag-and-drop operation from the unregistered list display area A1-3 (see FIG. 2, for example) to the registration destination display area A1-4 (see FIG. 2, for example) from the user, the registration unit 152 registers information indicating the detected device (such as a device ID or address) and information indicating the registration destination unit (such as a unit ID or unit name) in association with each other in accordance with the received user operation in the device information storage unit 141.

[0074] After completing the registration of the units or groups, the registration unit 152 transmits information such as the unit ID and the group ID to each device (e.g., the lighting device 10, the sensor 20, the scheduler 30, etc.) for which the unit registration or group registration has been completed, via the communication unit 110. Each device that has received the information such as the unit ID and the group ID from the terminal device 10 stores the information such as the unit ID and the group ID corresponding to the device internally in the device (i.e., stores the information in a storage device mounted in the device).

[0075] Furthermore, the registration unit 152 may register information indicating a unit selected by the user in the list of information indicating units in association with information indicating a group selected by the user in the list of information indicating groups, according to a predetermined operation by the user. For example, when the registration unit 152 receives a drag-and-drop operation from the unit list display area A2-1 (see FIG. 3, for example) to the group list display area A2-2 (see FIG. 3, for example) from the user, the registration unit 152 may register information indicating the unit (such as a unit ID or a unit name) and information indicating the group to which the unit is to be registered in association with each other according to the received user operation in the device information storage unit 141.

[0076] Furthermore, the registration unit 152 may register information indicating a unit or a group selected by the user in association with information indicating a designated position designated by the user in floor information indicating a floor on which the detection device is placed. For example, when the registration unit 152 receives an operation of dragging and dropping image information corresponding to a unit selected by the user in the unit / group list display area A3-2 to a designated position designated by the user in floor information displayed in the floor information display area A3-1, the registration unit 152 registers information indicating the unit selected by the user (for example, a unit ID or a unit name) in the arrangement information storage unit 142 in association with information indicating the designated position designated by the user in the floor information (for example, coordinates or an installation location name) according to the received operation.

[0077] (Light control unit 153) The light adjustment unit 153 accepts a selection of image information to be subjected to light adjustment and a setting of light adjustment contents by a user on an operation screen on which the image information is displayed, and performs light adjustment of a detection device linked to the image information.

[0078] For example, the dimming unit 153 receives operations from the user, such as selection of an icon OB corresponding to a unit or a group, turning a light ON (illuminating) or OFF (extinguishing), setting a dimming rate, and individual selection of an icon OB corresponding to a unit or a group, through an individual dimming operation area A4-2 (see FIG. 5, for example) of the lighting operation screen G-4. Then, the dimming unit 153 controls a detection device (i.e., the lighting device 10, the sensor 20, the scheduler 30, etc. registered in the unit) associated with the unit or group associated with the icon OB selected by the user in accordance with the dimming content set by the user, thereby dimming the lighting device 10. Specifically, the dimming unit 153 acquires address information (e.g., a MAC (Media Access Control) address), a unit ID, or a group ID) corresponding to the unit (or group) corresponding to the icon OB selected in the individual dimming operation area A4-2 of the lighting operation screen G-4, and transmits a control signal to the acquired address information via the communication unit 110 for controlling the lighting of the lighting device 10 so as to match the dimming rate set in the individual dimming operation area A4-2 of the lighting operation screen G-4.

[0079] (Processing by terminal device 100) The flow of processing by the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment will be described below. Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure by the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment. The processing procedure shown in Fig. 12 is executed by the control unit 150 included in the terminal device 100.

[0080] As shown in FIG. 12, the display control unit 151 searches (that is, scans) the wireless communication range of the terminal device 100, which is its own device (step S101).

[0081] Furthermore, the display control unit 151 displays a list of information indicating detected devices detected within the wireless communication range and a list of information indicating units to which the detected devices are to be registered (step S102).

[0082] Then, the registration unit 152 registers the information indicating the detected device in association with the information indicating the unit in accordance with the user's operation (step S103), and ends the processing procedure shown in FIG.

[0083] [Other embodiments] In the above embodiment, the terminal device 100 executes operation setting for each device registered in the unit or group. For example, when the lighting device 10 is registered in the unit, the terminal device 100 transmits various setting information to each lighting device 10 registered in the unit, such as lighting parameters corresponding to the lighting device 10, information on the sensor 20 set to operate in conjunction with the lighting device 10, and information on the switch 40 corresponding to the lighting device 10. In addition, for example, the terminal device 10 transmits information such as an operation schedule of the lighting device 10 to the scheduler 30 registered in the unit. This allows the user of the terminal device 10 to arbitrarily operate each device registered in the unit or group.

[0084] Incidentally, in order to execute the above-mentioned operation settings, the setting work performed by the user of the terminal device 100 is usually performed in the environment where each device is installed, such as the actual site. However, from the viewpoint of business efficiency, it is required to shorten the time required for the setting work and the time required for correction work due to setting errors as much as possible. Therefore, in the following, a function for performing the setting of each device in the information processing system SYS and the device association work in advance offline in order to improve the efficiency of the setting work will be described.

[0085] (Configuration Example of Terminal Device 100 According to Other Embodiments) An example of the functional configuration of the terminal device 100 according to another embodiment will be described below with reference to Fig. 13. Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the terminal device 100 according to another embodiment. The functional configuration of the terminal device 100 according to the other embodiment differs from the functional configuration of the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment (for example, see Fig. 9) in that the storage unit 140 has a control information storage unit 143 and a reference information storage unit 144, and the control unit 150 has a setting reception unit 154 and a setting processing unit 155.

[0086] (Control information storage unit 143) The control information storage unit 143 stores control information corresponding to each of a plurality of devices of different types in association with the unit. The control information stored in the control information storage unit 143 is set in advance by, for example, a system administrator of the information processing system SYS (for example, a user of the terminal device 100) in association with a unit to which a plurality of devices to be arranged in the information processing system SYS will be registered. Fig. 14 is a diagram showing an overview of the control information stored in the control information storage unit 143 according to another embodiment.

[0087] As shown in FIG. 14, the control information storage unit 143 has multiple items such as a “unit information” item, an “illumination device setting parameters” item, an “sensor setting parameters” item, an “scheduler setting parameters” item, and an “switch setting parameters” item, and these items are associated with each other.

[0088] The "unit information" field stores information about units in which devices to be controlled are registered. The information about units stored in the "unit information" field includes a unit ID, which is identification information individually assigned to each unit in order to identify the unit, and a unit name, which is name information arbitrarily set by the user for each unit as the name of the unit.

[0089] The "Lighting Device Setting Parameters" item stores information indicating setting parameters preset by a system administrator offline as control information corresponding to the lighting devices 10. The "Sensor Setting Parameters" item stores information indicating setting parameters preset by a system administrator offline as control information corresponding to the sensors 20.

[0090] The "scheduler setting parameters" item stores information indicating setting parameters preset by a system administrator offline as control information corresponding to the scheduler 30. The "switch setting parameters" item stores information indicating setting parameters preset by a system administrator offline as control information corresponding to the switch 40.

[0091] The control information stored in the control information storage unit 143 is reflected in each device arranged in the information processing system SYS by a setting processing unit 155 described later in response to operations by the user of the terminal device 100.

[0092] (Reference information storage unit 144) The reference information storage unit 144 stores reference information for identifying control information corresponding to the type of device. The reference information stored in the reference information storage unit 144 is referred to by a setting processing unit 155, which will be described later, when reflecting the control information stored in the control information storage unit 143 for each device arranged in the information processing system SYS. Figs. 15 to 19 are diagrams showing an overview of reference information stored in the reference information storage unit 144 according to other embodiments.

[0093] As shown in FIG. 15, the reference information stored in the reference information storage unit 144 indicates that the control information corresponding to the lighting device 10 is composed of a plurality of pieces of information corresponding to parameters 2 to 7, in addition to the lighting parameter 1.

[0094] As shown in Fig. 16, the lighting parameter, which is parameter 1, is further composed of information indicating a plurality of parameters including a target dimming level. As shown in Fig. 16, the lighting pattern, which is parameter 6, is further composed of information indicating a plurality of parameters including a target dimming level.

[0095] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 17, the reference information stored in the reference information storage unit 144 indicates that the control information corresponding to the sensor 20 is composed of information indicating an address corresponding to the linked group (also referred to as a "large group") or an address corresponding to the linked unit (also referred to as a "small group").

[0096] Also, as shown in FIG. 18, the reference information stored in the reference information storage unit 144 indicates that the control information corresponding to the scheduler 30 is composed of information indicating multiple setting parameters, including parameter 1, which is a daily schedule, parameter 2, which is a weekly (i.e., week) schedule, and parameter 3, which indicates a yearly (i.e., yearly) schedule.

[0097] Also, as shown in FIG. 19, the reference information stored in the reference information storage unit 144 indicates that the control information corresponding to the switch 40 is composed of information indicating the functions assigned to each button of the switch.

[0098] (Settings reception unit 154) The setting reception unit 154 receives in advance offline settings of control information associated with units from a user (e.g., a system administrator) of the terminal device 100. For example, the setting reception unit 154 may receive in advance offline settings of control information through an operation on an operation screen displayed by a dedicated application installed in the terminal device 100. This allows the user (e.g., a system administrator) of the terminal device 100 to complete at least a part of various settings related to the construction system before going to an installation environment of each device, such as an actual site. FIGS. 20 to 21 are diagrams showing examples of operation screens for receiving settings of control information according to other embodiments.

[0099] Display example EX-8 in Fig. 20 shows an example of setting control information on a lighting parameter setting screen G-5, which is one of the operation screens displayed on the terminal device 100. Fig. 20 shows how parameter settings for a unit with the name "Entrance" set are accepted in advance in a parameter setting area A5 provided on the lighting parameter setting screen G-5. In this way, the terminal device 100 can accept in advance parameter settings for the lighting devices 10 individually for each unit (or group) via the lighting parameter setting screen G-5.

[0100] A display example EX-9 in Fig. 21 shows a setting example of control information in an allocation setting screen G-8 of the sensor 20, which is one of the operation screens displayed on the terminal device 100. Fig. 21 shows an operation in which the sensor 20 is allocated to a unit by an operation OP-1 or an operation OP-2 by the user of the terminal device 10. For example, in the allocation setting screen G-8, the sensor 7 is allocated to the unit 5 by an operation OP-1 of dragging and dropping an image corresponding to the sensor 7 onto the unit 5 to which the sensor 7 is to be allocated. Also, for example, in the allocation setting screen G-8, after selecting images corresponding to the sensors 14 and 15, the sensor 14 and the sensor 15 are allocated to the desired unit by pressing a registration button.

[0101] The setting reception unit 154 can also accept in advance settings of control information (e.g., schedule) for operating the scheduler 30 from the user of the terminal device 10 via the schedule setting screen G-6 shown in Fig. 7. The setting reception unit 154 can also accept in advance allocation registration of switches to units and groups from the user of the terminal device 100 via the switch setting screen G-7 shown in Fig. 8.

[0102] The setting reception unit 154 registers the control information set in advance by the user of the terminal device 100 through various operation screens in the control information storage unit 143. In this way, the setting reception unit 154 can receive the setting of the control information from the user of the terminal device 100 offline in advance, thereby reducing the workload of the user of the terminal device 100 and making the setting work more efficient.

[0103] (Settings processing unit 155) When detecting a predetermined operation by a user for registering a detected device to a unit, the setting processing unit 155 refers to the storage unit 140, identifies control information associated with the type of the detected device from among the control information associated with the unit to be registered, and transmits the identified control information to the detected device via the communication unit 110. This allows the terminal device 100 to set the control information for each device. Figure 22 is a diagram showing an example of a unit registration operation according to another embodiment.

[0104] For example, as shown in Fig. 22, when the setting processing unit 155 receives a drag-and-drop operation from the user from the unregistered list display area A1-3 to the registration destination display area A1-4 as a unit registration operation, it specifies the detected device TG displayed at the start point of the drag-and-drop operation as the registration target device from among the multiple detected devices displayed in the unregistered list display area A1-3, and specifies the unit: "Entrance" displayed at the end point of the drag-and-drop operation as the registration destination unit. Note that drag-and-drop is an example of a unit registration operation, and any operation can be used as long as it is possible to specify the registration target device and the registration destination unit.

[0105] Furthermore, the setting processing unit 155 refers to the control information stored in the control information storage unit 143, and identifies control information associated with the type of the detected device TG identified as the device to be registered from among the control information associated with the unit: “Entrance” that is the registration destination unit. Furthermore, the setting processing unit 155 transmits the identified control information to the detected device TG via the communication unit 110.

[0106] The setting processing unit 155 is not limited to the case where it sets the control information for the registration target device in response to reception of a unit registration operation, but may set the control information for the registration target device in response to reception of a group registration operation for directly registering the registration target device to a group instead of to a unit. For example, when it receives an operation for registering the registration target device to a registration destination group, the setting processing unit 155 may set the control information for the registration target device in the same manner as described above by identifying the control information associated with the type of the detected device TG identified as the registration target device from among the control information associated with the units registered in the registration destination group.

[0107] (Processing by the terminal device 100 according to other embodiments) Hereinafter, a flow of processing by the terminal device 100 according to another embodiment will be described. Fig. 23 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure by the terminal device 100 according to another embodiment. The processing procedure shown in Fig. 23 is executed by the control unit 150 included in the terminal device 100.

[0108] As shown in FIG. 23, the setting processing unit 155 determines whether or not a predetermined operation for registering a device in a unit has been detected (step S201).

[0109] When it is determined that a predetermined operation has been detected (step S201; Yes), the setting processing unit 155 specifies the registration target device and the registration destination unit (step S202).

[0110] In addition, the setting processing unit 155 refers to the control information storage unit 143 and the reference information storage unit 144, and identifies the control information associated with the type of the device to be registered from the control information associated with the registration destination unit (step S203).

[0111] Furthermore, the setting processing unit 155 transmits the identified control information to the device to be registered (step S204), and ends the processing procedure shown in FIG.

[0112] In the above step S201, if the setting processing unit 155 determines that a predetermined operation has not been detected (step S201; No), the processing procedure shown in FIG. 23 ends.

[0113] [others] In the above embodiment, the information processing system SYS does not need to include the switch 40. In this case, the terminal device 100 directly transmits a control signal for controlling the lighting to the multiple lighting devices 10 to be controlled.

[0114] In addition, a dedicated application for realizing the information processing executed by the terminal device 100 according to the above embodiment may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic tape, a flexible disk, etc., and distributed. In this case, for example, the terminal device 100 installs the dedicated application read from the recording medium and executes the above-mentioned information processing.

[0115] The dedicated application may be stored in a disk device provided in a server device or cloud system on a network such as the Internet, and may be downloaded to the terminal device 100. The functions realized by the dedicated application may be realized by a collaboration between an OS (Operating System) and application software. In this case, the parts other than the OS may be stored on a medium and distributed, or the parts other than the OS may be stored in a server device or cloud system and may be downloaded to the terminal device 100.

[0116] In addition, among the processes described in the above embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or all or part of the processes described as being performed manually can be performed automatically by a known method. In addition, the information including the processing procedures, specific names, various data and parameters shown in the above documents and drawings can be changed arbitrarily unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each drawing is not limited to the illustrated information.

[0117] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, this embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. This embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. This embodiment is included in the scope of the invention and its equivalents as well as in the scope and gist of the invention. In addition, this embodiment can be appropriately combined as long as the processing contents are not contradictory.

[0118] Furthermore, the effects described in this specification are merely examples and are not limiting, and other effects may also be present. [Explanation of symbols]

[0119] SYS Information Processing System 10 Lighting equipment 20 Sensors 30 Scheduler 40 Switch 100 Terminal Equipment 110 Communications Department 120 Operation section 130 Display section 140 Storage section 141 Device information storage section 142 Location information storage unit 143 Control information storage unit 144 Corresponding information storage unit 150 Control section 151 Display control unit 152 Registration Department 153 Light control unit 154 Settings Reception Section 155 Setting processing section

Claims

1. An information processing device that controls a plurality of devices through wireless communication, a display control unit that displays, on an operation screen for receiving a predetermined operation for the plurality of devices, a list of information indicating detected devices among the plurality of devices that have been detected within a wireless communication range and that have not yet been registered in a plurality of first hierarchical folders that are set in advance by a user as registration destinations for the detected devices, and a list of information indicating a plurality of first hierarchical folders that are set in advance by a user as registration destinations for the detected devices; a registration unit that registers information indicating the detection device selected by the user in a list of information indicating the detection device in association with information indicating the first hierarchical folder selected by the user in a list of information indicating the first hierarchical folder, in accordance with a predetermined operation by the user; An information processing device comprising:

2. The display control unit is A reception strength condition regarding the reception strength of radio waves received from the detection device is received from the user as a condition for displaying the detection device in a list of information indicating the detection device, and a list of information indicating the detection device that satisfies the received reception strength condition is displayed on the operation screen.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

3. The display control unit is displaying, on the operation screen, a list of information indicating the first hierarchical folder and a list of information indicating a plurality of second hierarchical folders preset by the user as registration destinations of the first hierarchical folders; The registration unit is registering information indicating the first hierarchical folder selected by the user in the list of information indicating the first hierarchical folder in association with information indicating the second hierarchical folder selected by the user in the list of information indicating the second hierarchical folder, according to a predetermined operation by the user; 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

4. The display control unit is displaying, on the operation screen, floor information indicating a floor on which the detection device is located and a list of information indicating the first hierarchical folder or a list of information indicating the second hierarchical folder, and displaying, at a designated position in the floor information designated by the user, image information corresponding to information indicating the first hierarchical folder selected by the user in the list of information indicating the first hierarchical folder or image information corresponding to information indicating the second hierarchical folder selected by the user in the list of information indicating the second hierarchical folder; The registration unit is Registering information indicating the first hierarchical folder selected by the user or information indicating the second hierarchical folder in association with information indicating the specified position.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.

5. a dimming unit that receives a selection of the image information to be dimmed and a setting of dimming content by the user on an operation screen on which the image information is displayed, and performs dimming of the detection device associated with the image information; The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:

6. a control information storage unit that stores control information corresponding to each of the plurality of devices of different types in association with the first hierarchical folder; a reference information storage unit that stores reference information for identifying the control information corresponding to the type of the device; a setting reception unit that receives, from the user, a setting of the control information to be associated with the first hierarchical folder; a setting processing unit that, when detecting a predetermined operation by the user for registering the detected device in the first hierarchical folder, refers to the reference information storage unit, identifies the control information associated with the type of the detected device from the control information associated with the first hierarchical folder that is a registration destination, and transmits the identified control information to the detected device; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

7. A computer that controls multiple devices via wireless communication a display control procedure for displaying, on an operation screen for receiving a predetermined operation for the plurality of devices, a list of information indicating detected devices among the plurality of devices that have been detected within a wireless communication range and that have not yet been registered in a plurality of first hierarchical folders that are set in advance by a user as registration destinations for the detected devices, and a list of information indicating a plurality of first hierarchical folders that are set in advance by a user as registration destinations for the detected devices; a registration step of registering information indicating the detection device selected by the user in a list of information indicating the detection device in association with information indicating the first hierarchical folder selected by the user in a list of information indicating the first hierarchical folder, in accordance with a predetermined operation by the user; An information processing program characterized by causing the program to execute the above steps.

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