Setting device, setting method, and program

Abstract

To provide a setting device that makes it easy to set information about a lighting fixture.SOLUTION: A setting device 100 includes a display unit 110 that displays a fixture icon indicating a lighting fixture and a port icon indicating a port that outputs a lighting control signal for controlling the lighting fixture, a storage unit 140 that stores appliance information related to lighting fixtures associated with the fixture icon and port information associated with the port icon and related to the port, a reception unit 120 that receives an input to connect the port icon and the fixture icon displayed on the display unit 110, and a control unit 130 that causes at least a part of the port information to be included in the fixture information and stored in the storage unit 140 on the basis of the input received by the reception unit 120.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a setting device, a setting method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a method of reading two or more pieces of unique information of a plurality of lighting fixtures consecutively using an RF (Radio Frequency) reader, and associating the two or more pieces of unique information with placement information of the plurality of lighting fixtures. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-206516 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The present invention provides a setting device that can easily set information about lighting fixtures. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] A setting device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a display unit that displays fixture icons representing lighting fixtures and port icons representing ports that output lighting control signals for controlling the lighting fixtures; a memory unit that stores fixture information relating to the lighting fixtures and linked to the fixture icons, and port information relating to the ports and linked to the port icons; a reception unit that receives input that connects the port icons and fixture icons displayed on the display unit; and a control unit that, based on the input received by the reception unit, causes at least a portion of the port information to be included in the fixture information and stored in the memory unit.

[0006] A setting method according to one aspect of the present invention is a setting method executed by a computer, and includes: a display step of displaying a fixture icon representing a lighting fixture and a port icon representing a port that outputs a lighting control signal for controlling the lighting fixture; a reception step of receiving input that connects the port icon and the fixture icon displayed in the display step; and a control step of storing, in a memory unit, at least a portion of port information relating to the port linked to the port icon, in fixture information relating to the lighting fixture linked to the fixture icon, based on the input received in the reception step.

[0007] A program according to one aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the setting method. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the setting device and the like according to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily set information about lighting fixtures. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating the overall configuration of a setting system according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a setting device according to an embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a setting device according to an embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of an arrangement layout of a plurality of lighting fixtures. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of an image displayed on the setting device according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of an image displayed on the setting device according to the embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the terminal device according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] (Background to the invention) Conventionally, there is a device that stores fixture information, such as the location, serial number, and communication address of each of a plurality of lighting fixtures arranged in a building. For example, an operator inputs the fixture information into the device using an operation device such as a mouse, keyboard, and / or touch panel. In this way, the fixture information of the plurality of lighting fixtures is set (also referred to as registered or stored) in the device.

[0011] For example, in buildings and concert halls, hundreds of thousands of lighting fixtures may be installed, and in such cases, workers must also input the fixture information for each lighting fixture individually. Furthermore, in recent years, the amount of information required for lighting fixture information has also increased as the number of operations that lighting fixtures are capable of, such as communication, dimming, and color adjustment, has increased.

[0012] For example, to control a lighting fixture, an operator must set information about the controller that controls the lighting fixture, information about the equipment (system) that transmits information to the lighting fixture, and information about devices related to the lighting fixture, such as the communication addresses of these devices (e.g., DMX (Digital Multiplex) addresses), as fixture information for the lighting fixture. Furthermore, when any of this information changes, the fixture information for the lighting fixture must also be changed accordingly.

[0013] As described above, in recent years, there has been a problem in that the work of individually inputting the fixture information of lighting fixtures places a heavy burden on users.

[0014] In view of these problems, the inventors of the present invention have come up with the invention.

[0015] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiments described below are all comprehensive or specific examples. The numerical values, shapes, materials, components, component placement and connection forms, steps, and step order shown in the following embodiments are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, among the components in the following embodiments, components not recited in independent claims will be described as optional components.

[0016] It should be noted that the drawings are schematic diagrams and are not necessarily strict illustrations. In addition, in the drawings, substantially the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions may be omitted or simplified.

[0017] (Embodiment) [composition] First, the configuration of the setting system according to the embodiment will be described.

[0018] FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating the overall configuration of a setting system 400 according to an embodiment.

[0019] The setting system 400 is a system that stores information (device information) about each of a plurality of lighting fixtures 200 arranged in a predetermined space such as a building, and information (port information) about each of the ports 310 provided in the port device 300 that outputs (transmits) lighting control signals to each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 200 to control the dimming, color adjustment, on / off, etc. of the lighting fixtures 200.

[0020] The setting system 400 includes a setting device 100, a plurality of lighting fixtures 200, and a port device 300.

[0021] Port device 300 is a device that outputs a lighting control signal to each of the plurality of lighting devices 200. Port device 300 receives a DMX signal from, for example, a controller (not shown), and transmits a lighting control signal to each of the plurality of lighting devices 200 based on the received DMX signal. This allows, for example, a user to control each of the plurality of lighting devices 200 by operating the controller.

[0022] The port device 300 includes a plurality of ports 310 .

[0023] Port 310 is a socket to which a communication line connected to lighting fixture 200 is connected. When the communication line connected to lighting fixture 200 is connected to port 310, port device 300 is connected to lighting fixture 200 so that a lighting control signal can be transmitted to lighting fixture 200.

[0024] The number of port devices 300 included in the setting system 400 may be one or more.

[0025] Furthermore, the number of ports 310 provided in the port device 300 may be one or more.

[0026] The plurality of lighting devices 200 are lighting devices whose light output is controlled based on a lighting control signal output from port device 300.

[0027] The number of lighting fixtures 200 included in setting system 400 may be one or more.

[0028] Setting device 100 is a computer that stores device information for each of multiple lighting devices 200 and port information for each of multiple ports included in port device 300. For example, a user operates setting device 100 to input device information for each of multiple lighting devices 200 and port information for each of multiple ports included in port device 300, thereby setting the device information and port information in setting device 100.

[0029] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a setting device 100 according to an embodiment.

[0030] The setting device 100 displays a device icon 200A representing a lighting device 200, a port device icon 300A representing a port device 300, and a port icon 310A representing a port 310 included in the port device 300, so that the layout corresponds to the multiple lighting devices 200 and port devices 300 shown in Fig. 1, for example. For example, a user operates the setting device 100 to set device information related to the lighting device 200, which is associated with the device icon 200A, and port information related to the port 310, which is associated with the port icon 310A.

[0031] The fixture information is information relating to the lighting fixture 200, and includes, for example, information indicating the placement of the lighting fixture 200, specification information indicating specifications such as the color and light intensity emitted by the lighting fixture 200, fixture identification information that uniquely identifies the lighting fixture 200, information about the controller that controls the lighting fixture 200, information about the port device 300, information about the port 310 to which the lighting fixture 200 is connected, and the communication address of the lighting fixture 200.

[0032] The fixture identification information is an identifier that uniquely identifies each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 200. The identifier may be arbitrarily determined, and may be, for example, information indicating a predetermined arbitrarily determined name of the lighting fixture 200, or a media access control (MAC) address of the lighting fixture 200.

[0033] The port information is information related to the port 310, and includes, for example, port identification information that uniquely identifies the port 310 and the communication address of the port 310. The port information also includes, for example, multiple communication addresses defined for the port 310. A lighting device 200 connected to the port 310 is assigned one of the multiple communication addresses defined for the port 310.

[0034] The port identification information is an identifier that uniquely identifies each of the multiple ports 310. The identifier may be arbitrarily determined, and may be, for example, information that indicates the name of the port 310 that has been arbitrarily determined in advance.

[0035] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the setting device 100 according to the embodiment.

[0036] The setting device 100 is an information terminal (computer) operated by a user. The setting device 100 is realized by, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal. In this embodiment, the setting device 100 is a tablet terminal.

[0037] The setting device 100 may be realized by a stationary personal computer or the like.

[0038] The setting device 100 includes, for example, a communication interface for communicating with devices such as a server, non-volatile memory in which programs are stored, volatile memory which is a temporary storage area for executing programs, input / output ports for sending and receiving signals, a processor for executing programs, a display for displaying images, and a reception device for receiving input from users.

[0039] The setting device 100 includes a display unit 110, a reception unit 120, a control unit 130, and a storage unit 140.

[0040] The display unit 110 is a display (display panel) that displays an image. For example, the display unit 110 is realized by a display panel such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel. For example, the display unit 110 displays an image under the control of the control unit 130.

[0041] The display unit 110 may be realized by a processing unit such as a processor that controls the display on the display.

[0042] For example, the display unit 110 may display an appliance icon 200A representing the lighting fixture 200 and a port icon 310A representing a port 310 that outputs a lighting control signal for controlling the lighting fixture 200. The display unit 110 may display the appliance icon 200A and the port icon 310A on the display.

[0043] Reception unit 120 is a reception device that receives operations (inputs) from a user. In this embodiment, reception unit 120 is a touch panel. Specifically, in this embodiment, display unit 110 and reception unit 120 are integrated as a touch panel display.

[0044] It should be noted that the reception unit 120 may be, for example, a mouse and / or a keyboard when the setting device 100 is a stationary personal computer.

[0045] Furthermore, the receiving unit 120 may be realized by a processing unit such as a processor that receives (obtains) input received by the touch panel display.

[0046] For example, the receiving unit 120 receives an input to connect the port icon 310A and the appliance icon 200A displayed on the display unit 110.

[0047] The control unit 130 is a processing unit that performs various processes executed by the setting device 100. The control unit 130 is realized, for example, by a microcomputer, but may also be realized by a processor. The functions of the control unit 130 are realized, for example, by the microcomputer or processor that constitutes the control unit 130 executing a computer program stored in the storage unit 140.

[0048] For example, based on the input received by the receiving unit 120, the control unit 130 stores at least a part of the port information in the appliance information in the storage unit 140. That is, based on the input received by the receiving unit 120, the control unit 130 associates at least a part of the port information with the appliance information.

[0049] Note that at least a part of the port information is, for example, the communication address assigned to the port, but it may also be other information related to the port, such as port identification information, or all of the information included in the port information.

[0050] The storage unit 140 is a storage device that stores computer programs executed by processing units such as the control unit 130. The storage unit 140 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory or the like. The storage unit 140 may also be realized by an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or the like.

[0051] The storage unit 140 also stores appliance information related to the lighting appliance 200, which is linked to the appliance icon 200A, and port information related to the port 310, which is linked to the port icon 310A.

[0052] [Specific example] Next, a specific example of setting of appliance information executed by the setting device 100 will be described.

[0053] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of an arrangement layout of a plurality of lighting fixtures. Note that lighting fixtures 201 to 212 shown in Fig. 4 are each a specific example of lighting fixture 200 shown in Fig. 1. Furthermore, ports 311 and 312 are each a specific example of port 310 shown in Fig. 1.

[0054] 4, port 311 is connected to lighting fixture 201, lighting fixture 202, lighting fixture 203, lighting fixture 206, lighting fixture 205, and lighting fixture 204 in this order via communication lines. Port 312 is connected to lighting fixture 207, lighting fixture 208, lighting fixture 209, lighting fixture 210, lighting fixture 211, and lighting fixture 212 in this order via communication lines.

[0055] In this example, each of the lighting fixtures 210 to 212 has three communication channels (for example, the number of configurable communication addresses).

[0056] 5 and 6 are diagrams showing specific examples of images displayed on the setting device 100 according to the embodiment. The dashed lines shown in Fig. 5 indicate the position (input position) touched by the user. The area where the dashed lines are drawn continuously indicates that the user has continued to touch the screen of the setting device 100 without lifting their finger.

[0057] The user inputs, for example, device information such as the arrangement and identification information of the lighting devices 201-212, and port information such as the communication addresses of the ports 311 and 312 of the port device 300, to the setting device 100. The receiving unit 120 receives the input, and the control unit 130 stores the device information and port information in the storage unit 140 based on the input, and also displays the device icons 201A-212A on the display unit 110.

[0058] In this example, lighting fixtures 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, and 212 correspond to fixture icons 201A, 202A, 203A, 204A, 205A, 206A, 207A, 208A, 209A, 210A, 211A, and 212A, in this order. In other words, the device information for lighting fixtures 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, and 212 is associated with device icons 201A, 202A, 203A, 204A, 205A, 206A, 207A, 208A, 209A, 210A, 211A, and 212A in this order. In addition, in this example, ports 311 and 312 correspond to port icons 311A ​​and 312A in this order.

[0059] For example, (1.1.x) shown near port icon 311A ​​is an example of port information and is the communication address defined for port 311. Also, for example, (2.4.x) shown near port icon 312A is the communication address defined for port 312.

[0060] Note that x is any positive integer. For example, x can take on values ​​such as 1, 2, 3, etc. In other words, for example, the port information for port 311 defines communication addresses such as (1.1.1), (1.1.2), (1.1.3), etc.

[0061] For example, the user continuously traces these icons displayed on the display unit 110 so as to connect the ports connected by the communication lines to a plurality of lighting fixtures.

[0062] For example, the user traces the screen of the setting device 100 so as to pass over the port icon 311A, the appliance icon 201A, the appliance icon 202A, the appliance icon 203A, the appliance icon 206A, the appliance icon 205A, and the appliance icon 204A in this order. When the receiving unit 120 receives such an input, the control unit 130 assigns the communication addresses included in the port information of the port 311 to the appliance icon 201A, the appliance icon 202A, the appliance icon 203A, the appliance icon 206A, the appliance icon 205A, and the appliance icon 204A. Furthermore, the control unit 130 includes the communication addresses defined for the port 311 in the appliance information for each of the lighting fixtures 201, 202, 203, 206, 205, and 204. The control unit 130, for example, assigns communication address (1.1.1) to the appliance icon 201A, assigns communication address (1.1.4) to the appliance icon 202A, assigns communication address (1.1.7) to the appliance icon 203A, assigns communication address (1.1.10) to the appliance icon 206A, assigns communication address (1.1.13) to the appliance icon 205A, and assigns communication address (1.1.16) to the appliance icon 204A. Furthermore, the control unit 130 causes the device information for lighting fixture 201 to include a communication address (1.1.1), the device information for lighting fixture 202 to include a communication address (1.1.4), the device information for lighting fixture 203 to include a communication address (1.1.7), the device information for lighting fixture 206 to include a communication address (1.1.10), the device information for lighting fixture 205 to include a communication address (1.1.13), and the device information for lighting fixture 204 to include a communication address (1.1.16), and stores each piece of device information in the memory unit 140.

[0063] In the above example, three communication addresses can be set for each of the lighting fixtures 201 to 206, so the control unit 130 assigns communication addresses by incrementing the value of x by three, such as (1.1.1), (1.1.4), and (1.1.7). Of course, the control unit 130 may, for example, assign communication addresses (1.1.1), (1.1.2), and (1.1.3) to the appliance icon 201A, communication addresses (1.1.4), (1.1.5), and (1.1.6) to the appliance icon 202A, communication addresses (1.1.7), (1.1.8), and (1.1.9) to the appliance icon 203A, communication addresses (1.1.10), (1.1.11), and (1.1.12) to the appliance icon 206A, communication addresses (1.1.13), (1.1.14), and (1.1.15) to the appliance icon 205A, and communication addresses (1.1.16), (1.1.17), and (1.1.18) to the appliance icon 204A.

[0064] Furthermore, even if there is only one communication address that can be set for each of the lighting fixtures 201-206, the communication addresses assigned by the control unit 130 may be assigned as (1.1.1), (1.1.4), and (1.1.7), and do not necessarily have to be consecutive.

[0065] Furthermore, for example, the user traces the screen of the setting device 100 so as to pass over the port icon 312A, the appliance icon 207A, the appliance icon 208A, the appliance icon 209A, the appliance icon 210A, the appliance icon 211A, and the appliance icon 212A in this order. When the receiving unit 120 receives such an input, the control unit 130 assigns the communication addresses included in the port information of the port 312 to the appliance icon 207A, the appliance icon 208A, the appliance icon 209A, the appliance icon 210A, the appliance icon 211A, and the appliance icon 212A. Furthermore, the control unit 130 includes the communication address determined for the port 312 in the appliance information for each of the lighting fixtures 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, and 212. The control unit 130, for example, assigns communication address (2.4.1) to the appliance icon 207A, communication address (2.4.4) to the appliance icon 208A, communication address (2.4.7) to the appliance icon 209A, communication address (2.4.10) to the appliance icon 210A, communication address (2.4.13) to the appliance icon 211A, and communication address (2.4.16) to the appliance icon 212A. Furthermore, the control unit 130 causes the device information for lighting fixture 207 to include communication address (2.4.1), the device information for lighting fixture 208 to include communication address (2.4.4), the device information for lighting fixture 209 to include communication address (2.4.7), the device information for lighting fixture 210 to include communication address (2.4.10), the device information for lighting fixture 211 to include communication address (2.4.13), and the device information for lighting fixture 212 to include communication address (2.4.16), and stores each piece of device information in the memory unit 140.

[0066] As shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 130 causes the display unit 110 to display the assigned communication address, for example.

[0067] In this way, for example, the control unit 130 performs an address assignment process in which, among the multiple appliance icons 200A, the control unit 130 assigns communication addresses to each of the one or more appliance icons 200A in ascending order in the connection order of the one or more appliance icons 200A that are connected to the port icon 310A in a daisy chain manner, and stores the assigned communication addresses in the memory unit 140 by including them in the appliance information linked to the appliance icon 200A.

[0068] The control unit 130 may perform address assignment processing in which, among the multiple appliance icons 200A, a communication address is assigned to each of one or more appliance icons 200A in descending order in the connection order of the one or more appliance icons 200A connected to the port icon 310A in a daisy chain manner, and the assigned communication addresses are included in appliance information associated with the appliance icons 200A and stored in the storage unit 140. For example, the control unit 130 may assign a communication address (1.1.16) to the appliance icon 201A, a communication address (1.1.13) to the appliance icon 202A, a communication address (1.1.10) to the appliance icon 203A, a communication address (1.1.7) to the appliance icon 206A, a communication address (1.1.4) to the appliance icon 205A, and a communication address (1.1.1) to the appliance icon 204A.

[0069] In this way, for example, the display unit 110 displays a plurality of fixture icons 200A representing a plurality of different lighting fixtures 200. Furthermore, for example, the control unit 130 performs an address assignment process in which the control unit 130 assigns communication addresses to each of the one or more fixture icons 200A in ascending or descending order in the order in which the one or more fixture icons 200A are connected to the port icon 310A in a daisy chain manner, and stores the assigned communication addresses in the storage unit 140 as part of fixture information associated with the fixture icon 200A.

[0070] In addition, for example, in the address assignment process, the control unit 130 assigns multiple consecutive communication addresses to the fixture icon 200A representing the lighting fixture 200 to which multiple communication addresses can be set. In this case, for example, the control unit 130 causes the storage unit 140 to store the fixture information linked to the fixture icon 200A including the multiple communication addresses.

[0071] The communication address may be individually included in the appliance information. For example, the user selects any appliance icon 200A from among the appliance icons 200A and individually inputs a communication address. The control unit 130, for example, stores the individually input communication address in the storage unit 140 by including it in the appliance information linked to the selected appliance icon 200A.

[0072] After this, suppose the user inputs data using the input method shown in FIG. 5. At this time, suppose the individually input communication address and the communication address defined for the port that will be assigned based on the input are the same communication address. For example, the individually input communication address is (1.1.4), and the control unit 130 attempts to assign communication address (1.1.1), communication address (1.1.4), communication address (1.1.7), communication address (1.1.10), communication address (1.1.13), and communication address (1.1.16). At this time, the control unit 130 does not assign communication address (1.1.4), but instead assigns communication address (1.1.1), communication address (1.1.7), communication address (1.1.10), communication address (1.1.13), communication address (1.1.16), and communication address (1.1.19).

[0073] In this way, for example, in the address assignment process, if a communication address has already been assigned to one or more appliance icons 200A other than the appliance icons 200A among the plurality of appliance icons 200A, the control unit 130 (i) assigns a communication address other than the communication address already assigned to the other appliance icons 200A to the one or more appliance icons 200A.

[0074] Alternatively, the control unit 130 may cancel the assignment of the individually input communication address, that is, delete (clear) the communication address (1.1.4) included in the appliance information linked to the appliance icon 200A to which the communication address (1.1.4) is individually assigned, and assign communication address (1.1.1), communication address (1.1.4), communication address (1.1.7), communication address (1.1.10), communication address (1.1.13) and communication address (1.1.16).

[0075] In this way, in the address assignment process, the control unit 130 may (ii) cancel the assignment of communication addresses to the other appliance icons 200A and assign a communication address to each of one or more appliance icons 200A.

[0076] Note that the above (i) and (ii) may be arbitrarily selected and executed. For example, the user may input whether the above (i) or (ii) is to be executed. For example, the receiving unit 120 may receive processing information indicating whether the above (i) or (ii) is to be executed by the control unit 130, and the control unit 130 may execute either (i) or (ii) based on the processing information received by the receiving unit 120.

[0077] Also, for example, suppose that the user changes the connection order between the port icon 310A and the appliance icon 200A. In this case, for example, the control unit 130 may change at least a part of the port information included in the appliance information based on the changed connection order. Specifically, when the connection order of one or more appliance icons 200A to the port icon 310A is changed, the control unit 130 may reallocate communication addresses to each of the one or more appliance icons 200A in accordance with the changed connection order.

[0078] Furthermore, for example, suppose that at least a portion of the port information is changed when the port information is included in the appliance information, that is, when the port information and the appliance information are linked. For example, suppose that the communication address (1.1.x) included in the port information is changed to (1.2.x) by user input. Also, suppose that there is appliance information stored in the storage unit 140, in which the communication address (1.1.4) is included in the appliance information by the user input method shown in FIG. 5. In this case, the control unit 130 may change the communication address (1.1.4) of the appliance information to the communication address (1.2.4).

[0079] In this way, when at least a part of the port information is changed, the control unit 130 may also change at least a part of the port information included in the appliance information.

[0080] 5 is an input method in which the user touches the touch panel with a finger or a touch pen, but the input by the user connecting the appliance icon 200A and the port icon 310A is not limited to this. For example, if the setting device 100 is a stationary personal computer, the user may operate a mouse or the like to input an input to connect the appliance icon 200A and the port icon 310A displayed on the display.

[0081] [Processing Procedure] Next, the processing procedure of the setting device 100 will be described.

[0082] FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the setting device 100 according to the embodiment.

[0083] First, the storage unit 140 stores the appliance information and the port information (S110). For example, the user inputs the appliance information and the port information by operating the setting device 100. When the receiving unit 120 receives the input, the control unit 130 stores the appliance information and the port information in the storage unit 140.

[0084] Next, the display unit 110 displays an appliance icon 200A representing the lighting fixture 200 and a port icon 310A representing the port 310 that outputs a lighting control signal for controlling the lighting fixture 200 (S120). For example, the control unit 130 causes the display unit 110 to display the appliance icon 200A and the port icon 310A based on the appliance information and the port information.

[0085] Next, the receiving unit 120 receives an input to connect the port icon 310A and the appliance icon 200A displayed in step S120 (S130).

[0086] Next, based on the input received in step S130, the control unit 130 stores in the memory unit 140 at least a portion of the port information related to the port 310 associated with the port icon 310A, together with the device information related to the lighting device 200 associated with the device icon 200A (S140).

[0087] [Effects, etc.] Hereinafter, examples of inventions that can be obtained from the disclosure of this specification will be given, and the effects and the like that can be obtained from the exemplified inventions will be explained.

[0088] Invention 1 is a setting device 100 including: a display unit 110 that displays a fixture icon 200A representing a lighting fixture 200 and a port icon 310A representing a port 310 that outputs a lighting control signal for controlling the lighting fixture 200; a memory unit 140 that stores fixture information related to the lighting fixture 200 linked to the fixture icon 200A and port information related to the port 310 linked to the port icon 310A; a reception unit 120 that receives input connecting the port icon 310A and the fixture icon 200A displayed on the display unit 110; and a control unit 130 that, based on the input received by the reception unit 120, causes at least a portion of the port information to be included in the fixture information and stored in the memory unit 140.

[0089] With this configuration, for example, a user can simply touch and move an appliance icon 200A representing a lighting fixture 200 and a port icon 310A representing a port 310 outputting a light to the lighting fixture 200, which are displayed on a touch panel display including the display unit 110 and the reception unit 120, so that the appliance information includes information about the port 310 to which the lighting fixture 200 indicated in the appliance information is connected, i.e., the port 310 is linked. The lighting fixture 200 and the port 310 that outputs a lighting control signal to the lighting fixture 200 are connected by a communication line or the like. Therefore, the user simply connects the appliance icon 200A and the port icon 310A representing the lighting fixture 200 and the port 310 that are actually connected by a communication line or the like, making the input method intuitively understandable for the user. Therefore, the setting device 100 makes it easy to set information about the lighting fixture 200. Specifically, the user can easily include (in other words, link) at least a portion of the port information of the port 310 to which the lighting device 200 is connected in the device information of the lighting device 200 using an input method that is intuitively easy for the user to understand and simple.

[0090] Invention 2 is the setting device 100 according to Invention 1, in which the port information includes multiple communication addresses defined for the port 310, the display unit 110 displays multiple fixture icons 200A representing multiple different lighting fixtures 200, and the control unit 130 performs an address assignment process in which the control unit 130 assigns communication addresses to each of the one or more fixture icons 200A in ascending or descending order in the connection order of the one or more fixture icons 200A connected to the port icon 310A in a daisy chain manner, and stores the assigned communication addresses in the memory unit 140 as part of fixture information linked to the fixture icon 200A.

[0091] This allows at least part of the port information for one or more lighting fixtures 200 connected to the same port 310 to be simply included together in the fixture information.

[0092] A third aspect of the present invention is the setting device 100 according to the second aspect of the present invention, wherein the control unit 130, in the address assignment process, assigns a plurality of consecutive communication addresses to a fixture icon 200A representing a lighting fixture 200 to which a plurality of communication addresses can be assigned.

[0093] This allows multiple communication addresses to be easily assigned to lighting fixture 200, which can have multiple communication addresses set.

[0094] Invention 4 is the setting device 100 according to Invention 2 or 3, wherein, in the address assignment process, if a communication address has already been assigned to one or more appliance icons 200A other than the one or more appliance icons 200A among the plurality of appliance icons 200A, the control unit 130 (i) assigns a communication address other than the communication address already assigned to the other appliance icons 200A to the one or more appliance icons 200A, or (ii) cancels the assignment of a communication address to the other appliance icons 200A and assigns a communication address to each of the one or more appliance icons 200A.

[0095] This can prevent the same communication address from being assigned to multiple lighting fixtures 200 in duplicate.

[0096] Invention 5 is the setting device 100 described in Invention 4, in which the receiving unit 120 receives processing information indicating whether the control unit 130 should perform the above (i) or (ii), and the control unit 130 performs (i) or (ii) based on the processing information received by the receiving unit 120.

[0097] This allows the user to assign communication addresses to lighting fixtures 200 in a manner that suits their preferences.

[0098] Invention 6 is the setting device 100 according to any one of Inventions 2 to 5, wherein when the connection order of one or more appliance icons 200A to the port icon 310A is changed, the control unit 130 reallocates a communication address to each of the one or more appliance icons 200A according to the changed connection order.

[0099] This allows for easy reflection of changes in the connection order between lighting fixtures 200 and ports 310 in the fixture information, even if the order is changed.

[0100] A seventh aspect of the present invention is the setting device 100 according to any one of the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, wherein the control unit 130 changes at least the part included in the appliance information when the at least the part of the port information is changed.

[0101] This allows, for example, even if the communication address set in the port information is changed, the change can be easily reflected in the appliance information.

[0102] Invention 8 is a setting method executed by a computer such as the setting device 100, and includes: a display step (S120) of displaying a fixture icon 200A representing a lighting fixture 200 and a port icon 310A representing a port 310 that outputs a lighting control signal for controlling the lighting fixture 200; a reception step (S130) of receiving input for connecting the port icon 310A and the fixture icon 200A displayed in the display step; and a control step (S140) of storing in the memory unit 140, based on the input received in the reception step, at least a portion of the port information relating to the port 310 linked to the port icon 310A, included in fixture information relating to the lighting fixture 200 linked to the fixture icon 200A.

[0103] According to this setting method, the same effects as those of the setting device 100 described above can be achieved.

[0104] A ninth aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the setting method according to the eighth aspect of the present invention.

[0105] According to such a program, the same effects as those of the setting device 100 described above can be achieved.

[0106] (Other embodiments) Although the embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments.

[0107] For example, the lighting fixtures and the port devices may be connected to each other so that they can communicate wirelessly. Furthermore, the actual arrangement (e.g., relative positions) of the lighting fixtures and the port devices may be the same as or different from the arrangement of the fixture icons and the port device icons displayed on the setting device 100.

[0108] Furthermore, for example, in the above embodiment, the setting device is realized by a single device, but it may be realized by multiple devices. When the setting device is realized by multiple devices, the components of the setting device may be distributed among the multiple devices in any manner.

[0109] In the above-described embodiment, the processing performed by a specific processing unit may be performed by another processing unit. The order of multiple processing operations may be changed, or multiple processing operations may be performed in parallel.

[0110] In the above-described embodiments, each component may be realized by executing a software program suitable for that component. Each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or semiconductor memory.

[0111] Furthermore, each component may be realized by hardware. For example, each component may be a circuit (or integrated circuit). These circuits may form a single circuit as a whole, or each may be a separate circuit. Furthermore, each of these circuits may be a general-purpose circuit or a dedicated circuit.

[0112] Furthermore, the general or specific aspects of the present invention may be realized as a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, or a non-transitory recording medium such as a computer-readable CD-ROM, or as any combination of a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, and a recording medium.

[0113] For example, the present invention may be realized as a setting method executed by a computer such as a setting device, or as a program for causing a computer to execute such a setting method. Furthermore, the present invention may be realized as an application program for causing a general-purpose computer to operate as the setting device of the above-described embodiment. The present invention may also be realized as a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium on which such a program is recorded.

[0114] In addition, the present invention also includes forms obtained by applying various modifications to each embodiment that a person skilled in the art would think of, or forms realized by arbitrarily combining the components and functions of each embodiment within the scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0115] 100 setting device 110 Display section 120 Reception 130 control section 140 Storage section 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212 Lighting fixtures 200A, 201A, 202A, 203A, 204A, 205A, 206A, 207A, 208A, 209A, 210A, 211A, 212A fixture icons 310, 311, 312 ports 310A, 311A, 312A port icons

Claims

1. a display unit that displays fixture icons representing lighting fixtures and port icons representing ports that output lighting control signals for controlling the lighting fixtures; a storage unit configured to store device information relating to the lighting device associated with the device icon and port information relating to the port associated with the port icon; a receiving unit that receives an input for connecting the port icon and the device icon displayed on the display unit; a control unit that causes at least a part of the port information to be included in the device information and stored in the storage unit based on the input received by the receiving unit. Setting device.

2. the port information includes a plurality of communication addresses defined for the port; the display unit displays a plurality of the fixture icons representing a plurality of different lighting fixtures, the control unit performs an address assignment process of assigning communication addresses defined for the ports to each of the one or more appliance icons in ascending or descending order in the connection order of the one or more appliance icons connected to the port icon in a daisy chain manner among the plurality of appliance icons, and storing the assigned communication addresses in the storage unit by including them in the appliance information associated with the appliance icon. The setting device according to claim 1 .

3. In the address assignment process, the control unit assigns a plurality of consecutive communication addresses to the fixture icon representing a lighting fixture to which a plurality of communication addresses can be set. The setting device according to claim 2 .

4. In the address assignment process, the control unit If a communication address has already been assigned to one or more of the appliance icons other than the one or more appliance icons among the plurality of appliance icons, (i) assign a communication address other than the communication address already assigned to the other appliance icons to the one or more appliance icons, or (ii) cancel the assignment of a communication address to the other appliance icons and assign a communication address to each of the one or more appliance icons. The setting device according to claim 2 .

5. the receiving unit receives processing information indicating which of (i) and (ii) the control unit is to perform; the control unit performs (i) or (ii) based on the processing information received by the reception unit. The setting device according to claim 4 .

6. When a connection order of the one or more device icons to the port icon is changed, the control unit reallocates a communication address to each of the one or more device icons in accordance with the changed connection order. The setting device according to claim 2 .

7. the control unit changes the at least part of the device information when the at least part of the port information is changed. The setting device according to claim 1 .

8. 1. A computer-implemented configuration method, comprising: a display step of displaying an appliance icon representing the lighting appliance and a port icon representing a port for outputting a lighting control signal for controlling the lighting appliance; a receiving step of receiving an input for connecting the port icon and the device icon displayed in the display step; and a control step of storing, in a storage unit, at least a part of port information related to the port associated with the port icon, in device information related to the lighting device associated with the device icon, based on the input received in the receiving step. How to set it up.

9. A method for causing a computer to execute the setting method according to claim 8. program.

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