LIGHTING SYSTEM, ADAPTER FOR WIRING TOOL, AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM

• US 20150282278A1
• Filed: 03/09/2015
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: FUSHIMI, Shigemi
• Granted Patent: US 9,655,204 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/08 Devices or methods enabling eye-patients to replace direct visual perception by another kind of perception
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/11 by determining the brightness or colour temperature of ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/22 with communication between the lamps and a central unit
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

An adapter includes a detection unit configured to detect an operating state of an illumination fixture, a communication unit configured to communicate with an analysis device, and a control unit configured to cause the communication unit to transmit a detection result of the detection unit to the analysis device. A lighting system includes a plurality of illumination devices. A life support system includes the plurality of illumination devices, and the analysis device configured to analyze behavior of a person. The plurality of illumination devices each include the adapter.

Claims

1. A lighting system comprising:

a plurality of illumination devices arranged in a living space; and

an analysis device configured to analyze behavior of a person who lives in the living space,

each of the plurality of illumination devices comprising;

an illumination fixture; and

an adapter for wiring tool,

the illumination fixture comprising;

a light source;

a lighting device configured to turn on the light source;

a fixture body supporting the light source and the lighting device; and

a connection unit connected to the adapter, and

the adapter comprising;

a detection unit configured to detect an operating state of the illumination fixture;

a communication unit configured to communicate with the analysis device; and

a control unit configured to cause the communication unit to transmit a detection result of the detection unit to the analysis device.

2. The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the analysis device is configured to derive a lifestyle pattern of the person by analyzing the detection result received from the adapter.

3. The lighting system according to claim 2,

wherein the illumination fixture comprises:

a person detection sensor unit configured to detect a presence of a person in a detection region; and

a controller configured to control the lighting device according to a person detection result of the person detection sensor unit,

wherein the control unit of the adapter is configured to acquire the person detection result of the person detection sensor unit from the controller, and cause the communication unit to transmit the acquired person detection result to the analysis device, and

wherein the analysis device is configured to derive the lifestyle pattern of the person by analyzing the detection result and the person detection result that are received from the adapter.

4. The lighting system according to claim 2,

wherein the illumination fixture comprises:

a brightness sensor unit configured to measure ambient brightness; and

a controller configured to control the lighting device according to a measurement value of the brightness sensor unit,

wherein the control unit of the adapter is configured to acquire the measurement value of the brightness sensor unit from the controller, and cause the communication unit to transmit the acquired measurement value to the analysis device, and

wherein the analysis device is configured to derive the lifestyle pattern of the person by analyzing the detection result and the measurement value that are received from the adapter.

5. The lighting system according to claim 3,

wherein the illumination fixture comprises a brightness sensor unit configured to measure ambient brightness,

wherein the controller is configured to control the lighting device according to the person detection result of the person detection sensor unit and a measurement value of the brightness sensor unit,

wherein the control unit of the adapter is configured to acquire the measurement value of the brightness sensor unit from the controller, and cause the communication unit to transmit the acquired measurement value to the analysis device, and

wherein the analysis device is configured to derive the lifestyle pattern of the person by analyzing the detection result, the person detection result, and the measurement value that are received from the adapter.

6. An adapter for wiring tool configured to be detachably connected to a wiring tool that is installed in a living space electrically and mechanically, and to be detachably coupled to a connection unit included in an illumination fixture, the adapter comprising:

a detection unit configured to detect an operating state of the illumination fixture;

a communication unit configured to communicate with an analysis device, and

a control unit configured to cause the communication unit to transmit a detection result of the detection unit to the analysis device.

7. A life support system comprising:

a plurality of illumination devices arranged in a living space; and

an analysis device configured to analyze behavior of a person who lives in the living space,

each of the plurality of illumination devices comprising;

an illumination fixture; and

an adapter for wiring tool,

the illumination fixture comprising;

a light source;

a lighting device configured to turn on the light source;

a fixture body supporting the light source and the lighting device; and

a connection unit connected to the adapter,

the adapter comprising;

a detection unit configured to detect an operating state of the illumination fixture;

a communication unit configured to communicate with the analysis device; and

a control unit configured to cause the communication unit to transmit a detection result of the detection unit to the analysis device,

the analysis device being configured to derive a lifestyle pattern of the person by analyzing the detection result received from the adapter, and to store a typical lifestyle pattern and determine a well-being of the person by comparing the typical lifestyle pattern with the lifestyle pattern derived from analysis of the detection result.

8. The life support system according to claim 7, comprising:

an identification tag to be attached to an apparatus that is used by the person; and

a plurality of reader-writers that are to be arranged in the living space,

wherein the identification tag comprises a transmission unit configured to transmit a specific identification code to the plurality of reader-writers,

wherein each of the plurality of reader-writers is configured to transmit the identification code that is received from the transmission unit of the identification tag to the analysis device, and

wherein the analysis device is configured to derive the lifestyle pattern of the person by analyzing the detection result received from the adapter and the identification code received from the plurality of reader-writers.