JP7243236B2 - lighting control system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to lighting control systems.

US Pat. No. 6,200,000 discloses a method for operating a lighting device placed in an environment. In this method, a sensing device is used to obtain lighting data corresponding to an environment, and a processor determines the lighting conditions of the environment from the lighting data. The sensing device is also used to obtain presence data of individuals in the environment, and the processor determines from the presence data the number of individuals present in the environment. Additionally, based on the lighting conditions of the environment as well as the presence of individuals within the environment, the processor generates an activation signal receivable by the lighting device.

JP 2017-050280 A

In Patent Literature 1, the lighting device is controlled based on the information of the people in the space, but it is not assumed that the lighting control encourages the people to make purchases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a lighting control system capable of encouraging purchase of merchandise.

A lighting control system according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of lighting fixtures, a sensor unit that detects movement of people in a space provided with the plurality of lighting fixtures, and a position of a specific product that is out of line of flow of people. a control device that changes the brightness or chromaticity of a lighting fixture that illuminates the specific product among the plurality of lighting fixtures, wherein the flow line is specified based on information detected by the sensor unit , The flow line is a route in which a person travels more frequently than a predetermined value among the movement routes of people in the space.

In the lighting control system according to the present invention, the control device changes the brightness or chromaticity of the lighting fixtures that illuminate the specific product. Therefore, it is possible to encourage the purchase of specific products.

1 is a diagram illustrating a light control system according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a lighting fixture according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating a sensor unit according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the light control system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a light control system according to a comparative example of Embodiment 1;

A lighting control system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding components, and repetition of description may be omitted.

Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a light control system 100 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. The dimming system 100 includes a lighting control system 1 , multiple sensor units 17 and an information collection terminal 18 . A lighting control system 1 includes a plurality of lighting fixtures 10 , a communication line 6 , a communication device 2 , a lighting control communication line 4 and a control terminal 3 . The control terminal 3 and the information collection terminal 18 constitute a control device.

A plurality of lighting fixtures 10 are connected to the communication device 2 via communication lines 6 . A communication device 2 is connected to a control terminal 3 through a lighting control communication line 4 . The communication line 6 and the lighting control communication line 4 may be wired or wireless. Wireless is, for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark).

The control terminal 3 is connected to the information collection terminal 18 via the network 5a. The information collection terminal 18 is connected to the sensor unit 17 via the network 5a. The information collection terminal 18 collects information from the sensor unit 17 . Also, the information collection terminal 18 is connected to the information content 19 via the network 5b. The information content 19 includes, for example, news, weather forecast information, SNS (Social Networking Service), POS (Point of sale) system, and the like. SNSs are Facebook (registered trademark), Twitter (registered trademark), and the like. The information collection terminal 18 collects information from the information content 19 .

The information collection terminal 18 is connected to the cloud server 20 via the network 5c. The information collecting terminal 18 causes the cloud server 20 to analyze the information collected by itself. The cloud server 20 performs, for example, big data analysis. Also, the information collection terminal 18 receives the analysis result of the cloud server 20 .

A plurality of lighting fixtures 10 are provided in the space 30 . Each of the plurality of lighting fixtures 10 emits light 13 to illuminate a particular space 30 . A plurality of lighting fixtures 10 are installed, for example, on the ceiling of the space 30 . The installation locations of the plurality of lighting fixtures 10 are not limited to this. A plurality of product shelves 15 and 16 are provided in the space 30, for example. Commodities are stored and displayed on a plurality of commodity shelves 15 and 16. - 特許庁A plurality of lighting fixtures 10 illuminate the merchandise.

2A and 2B are diagrams illustrating the lighting fixture 10 according to the first embodiment. FIG. The luminaire 10 comprises a light emitting section 12 and a control unit 9 . The light emitting unit 12 includes, for example, a plurality of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) as light sources. A control unit 9 comprises a controller 7 and a power supply 8 . The power supply device 8 supplies power to the light emitting unit 12 to light it. Controller 7 is connected to communication line 6 . The controller 7 receives the dimming command issued by the control terminal 3 via the communication line 6 . The controller 7 controls the power supply device 8 according to the received dimming command. Thereby, the controller 7 controls the light 13 emitted from the light emitting section 12 .

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the sensor unit 17 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. The multiple sensor units 17 are installed in the same space as the space 30 in which the multiple lighting fixtures 10 are installed. Each sensor unit 17 has a camera 22 , a microphone 23 , a temperature/humidity sensor 24 , an odor sensor 25 and a communication device 21 . Camera 22 and microphone 23 detect human movement in space 30 . Camera 22 and microphone 23 may detect the presence of a person in space 30 . Temperature/humidity sensor 24 detects the temperature or humidity of space 30 . The odor sensor 25 detects the odor of a person present in the space 30 . The odor sensor 25 may detect not only the body odor but also the odor of the space 30 .

The communication device 21 is connected to the information collection terminal 18 via the network 5a. Information inside the space 30 detected by the sensor unit 17 is transmitted to the information collection terminal 18 by the communication device 21 . The connection between the information collecting terminal 18 and the sensor unit 17 may be wired or wireless.

The sensor unit 17 may be powered directly from an external power source. Alternatively, the sensor unit 17 may be connected to the lighting fixture 10 and supplied with power from the power supply device 8 . Further, the sensor unit 17 may be incorporated in the lighting fixture 10 and configured as an integrated device. A sensor unit 17 may be connected to each lighting fixture 10 . Thereby, the state of the entire space 30 can be detected by the sensor unit 17 . Not limited to this, one or more sensor units 17 may be provided in the space 30 . Also, the sensor unit 17 may be included in the lighting control system 1 .

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the light control system 100 according to the first embodiment. The operation of the dimming system 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The sensor unit 17 senses the movement of the customer in the space 30 with the camera 22 (S101). In addition, the sensor unit 17 uses the microphone 23 to pick up human noises, voices, conversations, or sounds produced when people act. The sensor unit 17 senses the customer's movement with the microphone 23 (S102). The sensor unit 17 may sense an area where people are present with the microphone 23 .

The sensor unit 17 senses the temperature and humidity in the space 30 with the temperature and humidity sensor 24 (S103). Further, the sensor unit 17 senses the customer's body odor with the odor sensor 25 (S104).

The information collection terminal 18 collects current news via the network 5b. The information collecting terminal 18 collects keywords that are frequently published in news (S105). Also, the information collection terminal 18 collects SNS post information via the network 5b. The information collection terminal 18 collects keywords with a high appearance frequency from the posted information on the SNS (S106). Here, the information collecting terminal 18 may collect keywords whose frequency of appearance is higher than the specified value from news or SNS.

The information collection terminal 18 collects weather forecast information via the network 5b (S107). As a result, the information collection terminal 18 collects future temperature/humidity information and climate information. The information collection terminal 18 may collect climate change information from weather forecast information.

The information collection terminal 18 also extracts information on product sales trends from the POS system. Here, the POS system is a system that manages merchandise sales trends within the space 30 . The information collecting terminal 18 collects product information whose sales are increasing from the POS system in the space 30 via the network 5b (S108). Note that the POS system and the information collection terminal 18 may be directly connected without going through the network 5b. The information collection terminal 18 may also extract information on product sales trends outside the space 30 .

The cloud server 20 receives information about the movement or presence of a person detected by the sensor unit 17 via the information collection terminal 18 . The cloud server 20 analyzes the received information and identifies the customer's flow line in the space 30 (S109). The line of flow is specified by the cloud server 20 . Here, the line of flow may be a route in which people pass more frequently than a predetermined value among the movement routes of people in the space 30 . Further, the line of flow may be a route that people pass most frequently among the movement routes of people in the space 30 .

Further, the cloud server 20 may extract an area where there is little movement of people from the line of flow of people collected by the information collection terminal 18 from the sensor unit 17 . Also, the cloud server 20 may identify an area where the number of people is less than the threshold.

The cloud server 20 receives information about the temperature and humidity of the space 30 detected by the sensor unit 17 in S103 and S104 and the body odor of the person via the information collection terminal 18 . The cloud server 20 finds out the comfort of people in the space 30 from the received information. When the cloud server 20 determines that the person in the space 30 is uncomfortable, the cloud server 20 extracts the products displayed in the space 30 that the customer wants to get out of the uncomfortable state (S110). In this way, the cloud server 20 identifies products predicted to sell well as specific products according to the temperature, humidity, and smell of the space 30 . This specific product is a product that customers tend to want at present.

The cloud server 20 extracts products matching the keywords collected by the information collecting terminal 18 in S105 and S106 from among the products displayed in the space 30 (S111). Thus, the cloud server 20 identifies specific products based on the keywords collected by the information collection terminal 18 . This specific product is a product that customers tend to want at present.

The cloud server 20 extracts, from the weather forecast information collected by the information collection terminal 18 in S107, the product category whose sales are expected to increase (S112). In this way, the cloud server 20 identifies products that are predicted to sell well based on the weather forecast information as specific products. This specific product is a product expected to be demanded by the customer in the future. For example, if the weather forecast information is information that predicts rainfall, the specific product is rain gear.

Also, the cloud server 20 extracts product categories that are expected to increase sales from the product information collected by the information collection terminal 18 in S108 (S112). The cloud server 20 identifies a product that is predicted to sell well based on the product information as a specific product. This specific product is a product expected to be demanded by the customer in the future.

The cloud server 20 extracts areas outside the line of flow identified in S109. The cloud server 20 extracts the specific products located outside the flow line from among the specific products extracted in S110 (S113). Similarly, the cloud server 20 extracts specific products located outside the flow line from among the specific products extracted in S111 (S114). In addition, the cloud server 20 extracts specific products located outside the flow line from among the specific products extracted in S112 (S115).

The cloud server 20 identifies an area in which the specific product is placed outside the line of flow extracted in S113, S114, and S115 (S116). The cloud server 20 transmits the area specified in S116 to the information collection terminal 18. FIG. Here, the cloud server 20 may compare the area deviating from the line of flow with the products obtained in S110, S111, and S112, and narrow down the area deviating from the line of flow and the area containing the specific product.

The control terminal 3 receives the area information obtained in S<b>116 from the cloud server 20 via the information collection terminal 18 . The control terminal 3 identifies the lighting fixtures 10 in the area identified in S116 (S117). Here, it is assumed that the lighting fixture 11 is specified among the plurality of lighting fixtures 10 . The lighting equipment 11 illuminates the specific product 15a located outside the line of flow.

The control terminal 3 sends a dimming command to the specified lighting fixture 11 according to the control signal from the information collection terminal 18 (S118). The control terminal 3 changes the brightness or chromaticity of the lighting fixture 11 . The control terminal 3 may increase the dimming degree of the lighting fixture 11 and may change the color of the light 14 . Also, the control terminal 3 may cause the lighting device 11 to blink.

The lighting fixture 11 operates according to the dimming command from the control terminal 3 . The lighting state of the lighting fixture 11 changes according to the dimming command from the control terminal 3 . As a result, the light 14 of the lighting fixture 11 has a different brightness or chromaticity than the light 13 of the other lighting fixtures 10 and is emphasized in comparison with the light 13 . Therefore, the area of the specific product 15a illuminated by the lighting device 11 is emphasized. Thereby, the lighting fixture 11 guides the customer to the area illuminated by the lighting fixture 11 (S119). Therefore, it is possible to encourage the purchase of the specific product 15a and improve the sales of the store in which the lighting control system 1 is installed.

A speaker or digital signage (not shown) may be provided in the space 30 . A customer may be urged to purchase by outputting information about a specific product located outside the flow line as voice data from a speaker. Also, by displaying information about a specific product located outside the line of flow on a digital signage, the customer may be encouraged to purchase the product.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a light control system 200 according to a comparative example of the first embodiment. A dimming system 200 includes a lighting control system 201 and a plurality of human sensors 26 . In the dimming system 200 , lighting control is performed based on information from the human sensor 26 instead of the sensor unit 17 . Therefore, only lighting control according to the presence or absence of people is possible. Also, the lighting control system 201 and the motion sensor 26 are not connected to an external device such as the information collection terminal 18 or the like. Therefore, information outside the space 30 cannot be taken in via the network.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, a wide range of information is collected from areas other than the space 30 in which the plurality of lighting fixtures 10 are located. In addition, information on the line of flow of people is used for lighting control, not limited to the presence or absence of people.

In the present embodiment, analysis results of information inside the space 30 and information collected from the outside of the space 30 are used to control the plurality of lighting fixtures 10 . The information inside the space 30 is, for example, a person's behavior detected by the sensor unit 17, presence/absence of a person, temperature/humidity information, or smell. The information collected from outside the space 30 is, for example, information on the Internet, such as keywords currently attracting public attention, weather forecast information, product information from the POS system, and the like. In this way, by using a variety of information, it is possible to perform dimming control that encourages customers to purchase specific products.

Also, by connecting the light control system 100 to the cloud server 20, it is possible to extract the line of flow of people, the product that people are currently paying attention to, or the product that people will be paying attention to in the future. By combining such analysis results, the light 14 of the lighting equipment 11 can be used to emphasize specific products that are expected to sell well but are out of the line of flow of people. As a result, it is possible to attract people's attention to the specific product, guide the flow of people to the area of the specific product, and promote the purchase of the specific product.

Moreover, the lighting control system 1 of the present embodiment may receive area information from the outside and perform dimming control of the lighting fixtures 11 corresponding to the area information. Since the specific product and the flow line are specified by an external device, complicated analysis in the lighting control system 1 becomes unnecessary. Therefore, the configuration of the lighting control system 1 can be simplified and standardized.

In the present embodiment, the control terminal 3 changes the brightness or chromaticity of the lighting fixture 11 that illuminates the specific product out of the plurality of lighting fixtures 10 when the position of the specific product is out of the flow line of people. . A human flow line is specified based on the information detected by the sensor unit 17 . Without being limited to this, the control terminal 3 may change the brightness or chromaticity of the lighting fixture 11 that illuminates the specific product when the specific product is placed in an area where the number of people is less than the threshold. In this case, the sensor unit 17 detects the presence of people in the space 30, and areas where the number of people is less than the threshold are specified based on the information detected by the sensor unit 17. FIG.

Further, when the position of the specific product does not deviate from the movement line of people, the control terminal 3 may change the brightness or chromaticity of the lighting fixture 11 that illuminates the specific product among the plurality of lighting fixtures 10 . In this case as well, it is possible to emphasize specific products and encourage purchase.

Information collected by the information collection terminal 18 is not limited to the above. The specific product may be a product that is predicted to sell well according to any information inside the space 30 or any information collected from the outside. For example, the information collecting terminal 18 may collect information about the degree of congestion of the space 30 from the sensor unit 17 and the cloud server 20 may identify specific products according to the degree of congestion of the space 30 .

Further, the specific product is not limited to a product predicted to sell well, and may be a product that the user of the light control system 100 wants to emphasize more than other products or a product that he wants to increase the number of sales. Moreover, the objects illuminated by the plurality of lighting fixtures 10 are not limited to products, and may be exhibits or the like.

Also, the sensor unit 17 may have some of the plurality of sensors shown in FIG. Also, the sensor unit 17 may have sensors other than the plurality of sensors shown in FIG. Moreover, the dimming system 100 may perform dimming control using some of all the sensors.

Also, in the present embodiment, the cloud server 20 identifies the specific product and the line of flow. Also, the information collection terminal 18 collected information on the inside and outside of the space 30 . Not limited to this, the control terminal 3 or the information collection terminal 18 may identify the specific product and flow line. Also, the control terminal 3 or the cloud server 20 may collect internal information and external information. Also, the control terminal 3, the information collecting terminal 18 and the cloud server 20 may be one integrated terminal. A part of the control terminal 3, the information collecting terminal 18 and the cloud server 20 may be configured as one terminal.

Note that the technical features described in the present embodiment may be used in combination as appropriate.

1 lighting control system, 2 communication device, 3 control terminal, 4 lighting control communication line

Claims (9)

a plurality of lighting fixtures;
a sensor unit that detects human movement in the space where the plurality of lighting fixtures are provided;
a control device that changes the brightness or chromaticity of a lighting fixture that illuminates the specific product among the plurality of lighting fixtures when the position of the specific product is out of line of flow of people;
with
The flow line is identified based on information detected by the sensor unit ,
The lighting control system , wherein the line of flow is a route in which a person travels more frequently than a predetermined value, among movement routes of people in the space . The lighting control system according to claim 1 , wherein the line of flow is specified by a cloud server . 3. The lighting control system according to claim 1, wherein the specific product is a product that is predicted to sell well according to information inside the space or information collected from the outside. The sensor unit detects the temperature or humidity of the space,
4. The lighting control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the specific product is a product predicted to sell well according to the temperature or humidity of the space. The sensor unit detects the odor of a person present in the space,
5. The lighting control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the specific product is a product that is predicted to sell well according to the smell. The control device collects keywords with a frequency of appearance higher than a prescribed value from news or SNS,
6. The lighting control system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the specific product is specified based on the keyword. the controller collects weather forecast information;
7. The lighting control system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the specific product is a product that is predicted to sell well based on the weather forecast information. The control device collects product information from the POS system,
8. The lighting control system according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the specific product is a product that is predicted to sell well based on the product information. The lighting control system according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the specific product is specified by a cloud server.

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