Control method of mobile device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9313865-B2
Application number	US-201414534011-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2014
Priority date	Nov 28, 2013
Publication date	Apr 12, 2016
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016

Abstract

A control method of a mobile device that controls one or more pieces of lighting equipment that illuminate a space includes: displaying a scene configuration screen that includes a configuration screen for configuring a new scene, and a configuration finish button; transmitting to the one or more pieces of lighting equipment a control signal based on configuration information indicating a lighting state configured by user operations on the configuration screen; activating the image capture unit after the configuration finish button is selected; storing in memory the configuration information from when the configuration finish button was selected as configuration information for the new scene, and also storing an image acquired by the image capture unit as a scene icon of the new scene; and displaying a new scene selection screen that includes the scene icon of the new scene.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control method of a mobile device that controls one or more pieces of lighting equipment that illuminate a space, the mobile device including a display unit and an image capture unit, and the control method of the mobile device causing a computer of the mobile device to execute:
displaying on the display unit a scene configuration screen that includes a configuration screen for configuring a new scene indicating a new lighting state by the one or more pieces of lighting equipment, and a configuration finish button;
transmitting to the one or more pieces of lighting equipment a control signal for controlling the one or more pieces of lighting equipment on the basis of configuration information indicating a lighting state configured by user operations on the configuration screen;
activating the image capture unit after the configuration finish button is selected;
storing the configuration information from when the configuration finish button was selected in memory as configuration information for the new scene, and in addition, if an image is acquired by the image capture unit, storing the image in the memory as a scene icon of the new scene; and
displaying on the display unit a new scene selection screen that includes the scene icon of the new scene.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the scene selection screen includes one or more scene icons corresponding to one or more scenes indicating one or more lighting states by the one or more pieces of lighting equipment, and a scene configuration button, and
the control method of a mobile device includes:
displaying the scene selection screen;
if one scene icon is selected from among the one or more scene icons, transmitting to the one or more pieces of lighting equipment a control signal for controlling the one or more pieces of lighting equipment so that the space is illuminated in the lighting state indicated by the scene corresponding to the selected scene icon; and
if the scene configuration button is selected, displaying on the display unit the scene configuration screen.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein
the scene configuration button is a scene creation button, and
the control method of a mobile device includes:
in the displaying of the scene configuration screen, displaying the scene configuration screen if the scene creation button is selected; and
in the displaying of the new scene selection screen, displaying on the display unit the new scene selection screen including the one or more scene icons and the scene icon of the new scene.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein
the scene configuration button is a scene edit button, and
the control method of a mobile device includes:
in the displaying of the scene configuration screen, displaying on the display unit the scene configuration screen if the scene edit button is selected while one scene icon from among the one or more scene icons is in a selected state; and
configuring the new scene by editing the scene corresponding to the selected scene icon.

5. The method according to claim 4 , including
in the displaying of the new scene selection screen, displaying on the display unit the new scene selection screen including the scene icon of the new scene instead of the selected scene icon from among the one or more scene icons, or in addition to the one or more scene icons.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein
a lighting state configured on the configuration screen before operations by the user is a lighting state indicated by a scene corresponding to a selected scene icon.

7. The control method of a mobile device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying on the display unit an activation button for activating the image capture unit when the configuration finish button is selected; and
in the activating of the image capture unit, activating the image capture unit when the activation button is selected.

8. The method according to claim 7 , including
in the displaying of the activation button, displaying on the display unit a non-activate button for not activating the image capture unit together with the activate button; and
in the storing in the memory, storing a predetermined default image in the memory as the scene icon of the new scene if the non-activate button is selected.

9. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
if the non-activate button is selected, displaying on the display unit a default image selection screen that includes a predetermined plurality of default images; and
in the storing in the memory, storing in the memory a default image selected from the plurality of default images as the scene icon of the new scene if the non-activate button is selected.

10. The method according to claim 8 , including
in the displaying of the activation button, displaying on the display unit a comment for instructing the user to confirm whether or not conduct image capture by the image capture unit, together with the activate button and the non-activate button,
wherein the activate button is a button indicating agreement with the comment, and
the non-activate button is a button indicating disagreement with the comment.

11. The method according to claim 1 , including
in the activating of the image capture unit, activating the image capture unit when the configuration finish button is selected.

12. The method according to claim 1 , including
on the new scene selection screen, displaying the scene icon of the new scene in a selected state.

13. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying on the display unit an input screen enabling the user to input a scene name when the configuration finish button is selected; and
in the storing in the memory, additionally storing in the memory a scene name input on the input screen as the scene name of the new scene.

14. The method according to claim 1 , including
in the storing in the memory, if a plurality of images are acquired by the image capture unit, storing in the memory the plurality of images as scene icons of the new scene.

15. The method according to claim 13 , including
on the new scene selection screen, displaying the plurality of images side-by-side as the scene icons.

16. The method according to claim 13 , including
on the new scene selection screen, displaying the plurality of images at least partially overlapping as the scene icons.

17. The method according to claim 15 , including
on the new scene selection screen, if a scroll operation on the plurality of images is detected, or if a predetermined period of time elapses, switching the image displayed farthest in front for another image from among the plurality of images.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a control program executed by a mobile device that controls one or more pieces of lighting equipment that illuminate a space, the mobile device including a display unit and an image capture unit, and the control program causing a computer of the mobile device to execute:
displaying on the display unit a scene configuration screen that includes a configuration screen for configuring a new scene indicating a new lighting state by the one or more pieces of lighting equipment, and a configuration finish button;
transmitting to the one or more pieces of lighting equipment a control signal for controlling the one or more pieces of lighting equipment on the basis of configuration information indicating a lighting state configured by user operations on the configuration screen;
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Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Corp America

Inventors

• Ogawa Kento

Classifications

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G08C2201/93

  Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title