JP5679082B1 - Sequence setting device, sequence setting system, program, and method for setting lighting effect sequence - Google Patents

Abstract

There is provided a sequence setting device capable of intuitive sequence editing and setting by a user in setting of an illumination effect sequence. A sequence setting device (1) for setting an illumination effect sequence displays a circular or elliptical circular display area (40) whose time is defined in the circumferential direction on a display screen (3) of a display output unit (3). A segment obtained by dividing the circulation display area (40) in the circumferential direction with respect to the display color of the lighting effect sequence determined according to the input from the circulation display editing unit (100) to be output to 4) and the user input unit (2) A segment generation unit (102) assigned to (S) is provided. [Selection] Figure 2B

Description

  The present invention relates to a sequence setting device, a sequence setting system, a program, and a method for setting an illumination effect sequence.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a virtual effect device and method such as a stage device. In the virtual effect device, execution of the electronic script is managed by the performance director on the virtual effect master control screen (see FIG. 3 of the same document). According to this virtual effect device, the performance director adjusts on the screen virtual effect effects such as lighting adjustment, sound effects, physical stage movement, etc., for example, based on a duration indicator indicating the timing of performance. Can do.

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  However, in the virtual effect device of Patent Document 1, in particular, regarding the adjustment of illumination, it is difficult to intuitively grasp the relationship between the duration indicator and the change in the emission color of the illumination, and the adjustment method is complicated. In other words, it is difficult to perform editing setting work while intuitively grasping the entire flow of the lighting effect sequence in one performance, or the proportion of one lighting effect (one emission color) in one performance. It is difficult to edit and set the lighting effect sequence while grasping intuitively. Therefore, adjusting the sequence of lighting effects can involve a lot of trial and error.

  Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the sequence setting apparatus, sequence setting system, program, and method which accelerate | stimulate a user's intuitive sequence edit and setting regarding the setting of an illumination production | presentation sequence.

  A sequence setting device for setting an illumination effect sequence connected to a user input unit and a display output unit according to the present invention displays a circular or elliptical circular display area whose time is defined in the circumferential direction on the display output unit. A rotation display editing unit that outputs to the screen, and a segment generation unit that assigns the display color of the lighting effect sequence determined according to the input from the user input unit to the segment obtained by dividing the rotation display region in the circumferential direction.

  According to the sequence setting device, in the setting of the lighting effect sequence, the display colors constituting the sequence are determined using the segments provided in the circular or elliptical circular display area whose time is defined in the circumferential direction. The user can easily grasp the relationship of each display color with respect to the entire sequence intuitively. Therefore, according to this configuration, it is possible to promote the user's intuitive sequence editing and setting regarding the setting of the lighting effect sequence.

  Here, the circular display editing unit is configured to adjust the center angle of the segment in accordance with an input from the user input unit. Thereby, the user can easily and intuitively determine the temporal element of each display color for the entire sequence.

  Further, a time range setting unit for outputting a time property area for determining a time range corresponding to the time of one round of the round display area to the display screen is further provided. As a result, it is possible to edit and set the circular display area in consideration of the entire length of the sequence.

  The loop display editing unit is configured to determine the center angle of the segment corresponding to the selected time range. As a result, the segments are appropriately arranged for every time range.

  Furthermore, a playback operation processing unit that receives a user operation from the playback operation area on the display screen, and a display color assigned to the segment of the circular display area in accordance with the user operation received in the playback operation area A reproduction display output unit for reproducing and displaying the area in time series is provided. Thereby, the user can easily confirm the temporal transition of the set lighting effect sequence.

  Further, the circular display area may have an outer circle and an inner circle, and the time may be digitally displayed inside the inner circle, and the digital display may indicate the time associated with a predetermined segment. Thereby, regarding the time element in the operation of the sequence setting device, it is possible to improve the visibility of the operation by combining the analog time display by the circular display area and the digital time display by the digital display.

  In the above, the circular display area may have an outer circle and an inner circle, and the reproduction operation area may be included inside the inner circle. Thereby, the display space efficiency on the display screen is improved and the operability for the user is enhanced.

  Further, the circular display area has an outer circle and an inner circle, and the inner circle includes a color palette indicating display color options, an area for displaying information on segments, or the predetermined reproduction display area. May be. This configuration also improves the display space efficiency on the display screen.

  Further, during the reproduction display, the circular display editing unit is configured to display an indicator that rotates with respect to the central portion of the circular display area in accordance with the reproduction time. This makes it possible to more directly grasp the correlation between the sequence set in the round display area and the sequence displayed in the reproduction display area, contributing to intuitive sequence setting.

  In addition, the start time and end time of the orbital display area are configured to be shiftable every time of one revolution of the orbital display area or one-fourth of one revolution. Thereby, even when the entire period length of the sequence is longer than one turn of the round display area, the intuition in editing and setting is not impaired.

  Further, it is preferable that the time corresponding to the time of one rotation of the rotation display area is X minutes or Y time, X is a divisor of 60, and Y is a divisor of 24. Thereby, the user can grasp the temporal element in the circulation display area by relatively easy mental calculation or visual observation, and intuitive editing of the circulation display area is promoted.

  Still further, a group list display section for displaying a plurality of round display areas each corresponding to a group of lighting devices, and a single round display area from the plurality of round display areas based on an input from a user input section. And a group selection unit that is selected as an editing target by the editing unit. Thereby, each effect described above can be obtained even in the setting of an illumination effect sequence corresponding to a plurality of illumination devices.

  The present invention further includes a sequence setting system including the sequence setting device, a user input unit, and a display output unit. The present invention also includes a program for causing a computer to function as each unit included in the sequence setting device. Furthermore, the present invention includes a computer-readable storage medium in which the program is stored. Furthermore, the present invention also includes a method for setting an illumination effect sequence including a step of executing processing of each part of the sequence setting device.

1 is a block diagram of a sequence setting device and system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen before the illumination effect sequence setting in the sequence setting apparatus by 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the display screen at the time of the illumination effect sequence reproduction | regeneration corresponding to FIG. 2A. It is a flowchart of the sequence setting in the sequence setting apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the display screen before the illumination effect sequence setting in the sequence setting apparatus by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen at the time of the illumination effect sequence reproduction | regeneration corresponding to FIG. 4A. It is a figure which shows the modification of the display screen in 1st and 2nd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the modification of the rotation display area | region in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the modification of the rotation display area | region in 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram of the sequence setting apparatus and system by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the home screen in the sequence setting apparatus by 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the reproduction | regeneration display screen in the sequence setting apparatus by 3rd Embodiment.

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FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a sequence setting device 1 and a sequence setting system 5 for setting a full-color illumination effect sequence (hereinafter referred to as “sequence”) according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The sequence setting device 1 is connected to a user input unit 2 and a display output unit 3, which are connected in a manner that enables mutual communication via a bus or the like. The sequence setting device 1, the user input unit 2 and the display output unit 3 constitute a sequence setting system 5. When the sequence setting device 1 is communicatively connected to a lighting device 7 such as an LED lighting device via a control device (communication device) 6, the lighting device 7 uses the emission color according to the sequence set by the sequence setting device 1. Controlled to emit light. The control device 6 may be included in the lighting device 7. In the following drawings, some elements or symbols may be omitted for clarity of the drawings and the description thereof, but those skilled in the art should be able to understand each embodiment by supplementing the omitted portions. It is.

  The user input unit 2 may be a mouse, a keyboard, a joystick, or a touch panel on the display output unit 3, as long as it can receive a user input and transmit a signal corresponding to the user input to the sequence setting device 1. Good. The display output unit 3 may be a liquid crystal display or the like, and has a display screen 4.

  The sequence setting device 1 includes a CPU 10, an input / output interface (I / F) 11, a memory 12, and a lighting control unit 13. The CPU 10 includes a round display editing unit 100, a time range setting unit 101, a segment generation unit 102, a reproduction operation processing unit 103, and a reproduction display output unit 104. These units are connected to each other through a bus B in such a manner that they can communicate with each other, and the exchange of signals between the units is appropriately controlled in the CPU 10. The input / output interface 11 converts an input signal from the user input unit 2 into an appropriate format and supplies it to the CPU 10, and converts an output signal from the CPU 10 into an appropriate format to the display output unit 3 and the control device 6. Supply. The memory 12 is a memory such as a RAM or ROM that stores programs and data, and stores a set sequence or the like. The illumination control unit 13 outputs the sequence stored in the memory 12 to the control device 6 via the input / output interface 11. The illumination control unit 13 may be included in the control device 6. Details of each part will be described later.

  2A and 2B show the configuration of the display screen 4. FIG. 2A shows the display screen 4 before sequence setting, and FIG. 2B shows the display screen 4 during sequence playback. As shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, the display screen 4 is roughly shown as a round display area 40 at the center of the screen, a time property area 41 at the lower right of the screen, a color palette area 42 at the upper left of the screen, and an object property area at the lower left of the screen. 43, a playback operation area 44 in the center of the round display area 40, and a playback display area 45 in the upper right of the screen. However, the arrangement of each area can be changed. For example, the time property area 41 may be formed horizontally and may be disposed above or below the orbiting display area 40, and the reproduction operation area 44 may be disposed outside the orbiting display area 40. Further, the arrangement of the color palette area 43, the object property area 44, and the reproduction display area 45 can be exchanged with each other.

  The circular display area 40 has a circular shape as a whole, time is defined in the circumferential direction, and the traveling direction of the time axis is clockwise. That is, in the rotation display area 40, a sequence is set clockwise for the illumination device 7 along the circumferential direction. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2B, the sequence is set so that the display colors corresponding to the segments S1 to Sn (n = 8 in FIG. 2B) are sequentially displayed with the progress of time. In addition, about the area | region (area | region N1, N2, and N3) where the segment S is not filled, the illuminating device 7 shall be light-extinguished at the corresponding time. In the example shown in FIG. 2B, assuming that the display colors corresponding to the segments S1 to S8 are C1 to C8, the sequence is off → C1 → off → C2 → off → C3 → C4 → C5 → C6 → C7 → C8. It becomes. In the following description, it is assumed that one of the segments S1 to Sn is representative or all are collectively referred to as a segment S.

  Here, before describing the details of each area, an outline of sequence editing and setting procedures will be described. First, the setting screen of FIG. 2A is activated on the display screen 4. The user selects the time (time range) of one turn of the rotation display area 40 in the time property area 41. Alternatively, when the default time range is used, the operation in the time property area 41 is not performed. Here, for example, it is assumed that the user selects 1 hour as the time range (or the default setting is 1 hour). Thereby, the rotation display area 40 in which one rotation corresponds to one hour is displayed.

  Then, the user performs a drag and drop operation from the position indicating the desired display color on the color palette area 42 to the circular display area 40. Then, a segment S1 having a default center angle and filled with the selected display color is generated on the circular display area 40 and temporarily arranged at a predetermined position in the circular display area 40. The start point of the temporarily placed segment S1 may be the earliest time of the unset area (the position of 00h00m00s in the case of the first set segment S1), and corresponds to the drop position of the drag and drop operation. It may be a position.

  Here, the user may perform an operation of generating the next segment S2, or may perform an operation of adjusting the already generated segment S1. Here, it is assumed that the user adjusts the segment S1. The user can adjust the start time and end time (and thereby the length of the segment) of the segment S1 by dragging one or both of the start radius portion ra and the end radius portion rb of the segment S1. In addition, the user can adjust the start time and end time of the segment S1 (accordingly, the period length) by correcting the information of the segment S1 displayed in the object property area 43 by keyboard input or the like.

  Further, the user can readjust the display color as well as the temporal element of the segment S1. For example, the user can change the display color of the segment S1 by correcting the numerical value of each color component included in the information of the segment S1 displayed in the object property area 43 by keyboard input or the like. Further, the display color in the segment S is not limited to a single color, but may be designated as fade-in, fade-out, gradation change of a plurality of colors, or the like. Thereafter, the user performs editing and setting for the segments S2 to Sn by the same operation.

  When the editing of the segment S is completed, the user operates the reproduction operation area 44 to display the sequence (that is, the display color set in the segments S1 to Sn) on the reproduction display area 45 on the display screen 4 in FIG. Can be played back in time series. In the reproduction display area 45, the display colors corresponding to the segments S1 to Sn are displayed over the length of time corresponding to each period length. During this playback display, the playback time is digitally displayed in the playback operation area 44 (playback time display 444) corresponding to the playback time, and the playback position and time are analog in the round display area 40 (by the indicator 407). Is displayed.

Each region of the display screen 4 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the circular display area 40 includes an outer circle 400, an inner circle 401 (also referred to as “center area 403” as necessary), and a fan area 402 between the outer circle 400 and the inner circle 401. Have. Each segment S is arranged on the fan area 402, and each segment S includes a start radius portion ra, an end radius portion rb, and an outer circle 400 and an inner circle 401 sandwiched between the start radius portion ra and the end radius portion rb, respectively. The area surrounded by the arc.

  The orbit display area 40 also has four quadrants 404 that divide the orbit display area 40 into quarters as a whole. Assuming that the time range is 1 hour, a sector area 402 corresponding to each 15 minutes is defined by the quadrant 404. Therefore, in the example of FIGS. 2A and 2B, the quadrant 404 extending upward from the center of the circular display area 40 indicates 0 or 1 hour, the quadrant 404 extending to the right from the center indicates 15 minutes, A quadrant 404 extending downward from the center indicates 30 minutes, and a quadrant 404 extending leftward from the center indicates 45 minutes. These numerical notations are shown on the corresponding scale portions 405, respectively.

  The circular display area 40 may also include auxiliary lines 406 that divide the entire circular display area 40 or the area between the quadrants 404 at equal central angles. The auxiliary line 406 is preferably a line (thin line, dotted line, etc.) that is less conspicuous than the quadrant line 404. In the present embodiment, 20 auxiliary lines 406 are displayed, and the entire circular display area 40 is divided into 24 equal parts (that is, the area between the quadrants 404 is divided into 6 parts). Therefore, when one turn of the turn display area 40 corresponds to one hour, the angle formed between the auxiliary lines 406 is 15 degrees, which corresponds to 2 minutes 30 seconds. In FIG. 2B, the segment S is overwritten with respect to the quadrant 404 and the auxiliary line 406. However, the front / back relationship and the transparent / opaque relationship are not limited to this, and can be changed as appropriate. It is.

  The circular display area 40 also includes an indicator 407 that rotates clockwise with respect to the center of the circular display area 40 as shown in FIG. 2B. The indicator 407 indicates a position corresponding to the reproduction time when the sequence is reproduced in the reproduction display area 45 described above (note that the indicator 407 may not be displayed except during reproduction display). The indicator 407 may be a part of a line segment extending from the center point of the rotation display area 40 toward the outer periphery. Therefore, in FIG. 2B, the indicator 407 is included in the fan area 402, but may protrude from the fan area 402 to the outer peripheral side or the inner peripheral side.

  Moreover, it is preferable from a viewpoint of visibility that the indicator 407 is controlled so that it may become a different color with respect to the color of the segment S which the indicator 407 overlaps. For example, the color of the indicator 407 may be an inverted color or a complementary color of the overlapping segment S color, or one of two preset shades may be selected as appropriate. .

  The indicator 407 may be a display object (icon) that moves around the outer circle 400, the inner circle 401, the outside of the outer circle 400, or the inside of the inner circle 401. Alternatively, the indicator 407 may be a variable color arc concentrically arranged outside the outer circle 400. Specifically, the arc portion corresponding to the replayed time and the arc portion corresponding to the non-replayed time may have different colors (that is, the current time corresponds to the boundary position between the two colors). However, the boundary may advance clockwise). Further, the indicator 407 may be a combination of the various types of indicators shown above.

  The time property area 41 is a display area for allowing the user to determine a temporal element of the round display area 40. The time property area 41 includes a time range candidate display 410, a time shift bar 411, and operation buttons 412 and 413 near the upper left of the rotation display area 40.

  The time range candidate display 410 displays selectable time range candidates corresponding to the time of one round of the round display area 40. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the time range candidates are, for example, 12 seconds (12 s), 1 minute (1 m), 3 minutes (3 m), 12 minutes (12 m), 30 minutes (30 m), 1 hour. (1h), 3 hours (3h), 6 hours (6h), 12 hours (12h), and 24 hours (24h). These are preferably a divisor of 60 when the candidate is “minutes” and preferably a divisor of 24 when the candidates are “hours”. Thereby, due to the geometrical properties of the circle, the user can grasp the time corresponding to the quadrant 404 or the auxiliary line 406 or the length of each segment S by relatively easy mental calculation or visual observation. Intuitive editing of the circle display area 40 can be promoted.

  Furthermore, if the time range is 1 minute, it is possible to perform the editing operation of the rotation display area 40 with the same feeling as that of a second hand of an analog clock or an analog type stopwatch that is familiar to general users. If the time range is 1 hour, the rotation display area 40 can be edited with the same feeling as that of a minute hand of an analog clock familiar to general users. Furthermore, if the time range is 12 hours, the rotation display area 40 can be edited with the same feeling as the hour hand of an analog clock familiar to general users. Therefore, when the time range is 1 minute, 1 hour, or 12 hours, if the auxiliary line 406 divides the circular display area 40 into 12 equal parts, the user can display the circular display area in the same manner as when handling an analog clock. 40 edits can be performed, and more intuitive editing work can be promoted.

  From another viewpoint, the circular display area 40 is circular, so that the approximate position of each segment S or indicator 407 (especially the position of 4 equal parts, the position of 8 equal parts, the position of 12 equal parts, etc.). It is possible to make the user grasp with few auxiliary lines or scales. In other words, the user can intuitively edit the circular display area 40 without frequently counting auxiliary lines or reading scales. In particular, when the time range is 1 minute, 1 hour, or 12 hours, even if there is no auxiliary line or scale, the user grasps the approximate position of each segment S or indicator 407 as if viewing an analog clock. obtain.

  The time shift bar 411 is a slider for shifting the start time and end time of the sequence displayed on the round display area 40. For example, when the time shift bar 411 is moved downward by one unit by a user's mouse operation or the like, a quarter of the time with respect to one turn of the circular display area 40 is shifted backward in time. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, when the start time of the circular display area 40 is 00h00m00s (0 minutes) and the end time is 01h00m00s (1 hour), the time shift bar 411 is one unit. When moved downward, the start time is 00h15m00s (15 minutes) and the end time is 01h15m00s (1 hour 15 minutes). Similarly, when the time shift bar 411 is further moved downward by one unit, the disclosure time and end time are further advanced by 15 minutes, and conversely, when the time shift bar 411 is moved upward by one unit, the disclosure time and end time are returned by 15 minutes. Thus, even when the sequence length exceeds the time range, the editing operation can be easily performed.

  The operation button 412 is an operation button for advancing the display of the round display area 40 by one round. For example, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the time range is 1 hour and the operation button 412 is clicked on the rotation display area 40 starting from 00h00m00s, the display is displayed in the rotation display area 40 starting from 01h00m00s. Move (jump). Further, when the operation button 412 is clicked, the display moves (jumps) to the circular display area 40 starting from 02h00m00s.

  The operation button 413 is an operation button for returning the display of the rotation display area 40 by one rotation. For example, when the time range is 1 hour, when the operation button 412 is clicked on the rotation display area 40 starting from 01h00m00s, when the operation button 413 is clicked, the rotation display area 40 starting from 00h00m00s is displayed. The display moves (jumps). When the operation button 413 is clicked on the rotation display area 40 starting from 00h00m00s, the display may not be changed, or the rotation display area 40 indicating the last segment may be displayed. .

  The color palette area 42 includes a color palette 420, a component value display 421, and a sub-display 422, and is an area that allows the user to select a desired display color.

  The color palette 420 displays gradation according to the composition of the red component, the green component, and the blue component in a circle, and provides the user with display color options. Specifically, a red dominant color is placed near the top of the circle, a green dominant color is placed near the lower right, and a blue dominant color is placed near the lower left. The color near the center of is white. In the situation of selecting the display color, the user can select a desired color from the color palette 420. In this embodiment, the color palette 420 is a circular palette in which colors are displayed in gradation. However, the color palette 420 is not limited to this. For example, the color palette 420 is a rectangular palette in which about 50 colors are displayed in a matrix. There may be.

  The component value display 421 is a range of 0 to 255 for each of the red component (R), green component (G), and blue component (B) of the color indicated by the pointer on the color palette 420 (by the user's mouse operation or the like). It shows with. Conversely, in the component display area 421, the user may select a desired display color by designating each component value in the range of 0 to 255.

  The sub-display 422 displays a color that the user selects from the color palette 420 or specifies in the component value display 421.

  The object property area 43 is an area for displaying information related to the segment S that is a setting target (editing target). For example, the start time and end time of the segment S to be set, the period length determined by them, the RGB component value of the selected display color, and the like are displayed. Further, the time corresponding to the reproduction display, each color component value, and the like may be displayed in the object property area 43 while the reproduction display in the reproduction display area 45 is being performed.

  The reproduction operation area 44 includes operation buttons 440 to 443, a reproduction time display 444, and a selection time display 445. The reproduction operation area 44 is a display area for allowing the user to perform an operation related to reproduction display.

  The operation button 440 is a play / pause button. When the operation button 440 is clicked, a sequence reproduction display described later is activated. That is, when the user clicks the operation button 440, the sequence set so far, that is, the display color of the segment S on the circular display area 40 is reproduced in the reproduction display area 45 in time series. When started by the operation button 440, the operation button is changed to a display of a pause button (two vertically long rectangles arranged in parallel), and when the operation button 440 is clicked again in this state, a sequence reproduction display Is paused. The operation button 441 is a button for returning the playback processing being played back or paused to the top.

  The operation buttons 442 (A) and 443 (B) are operation buttons for selecting a start time and an end time of a sequence related to reproduction display, respectively. The playback display is assumed to be executed from the start time to the end time of the set sequence as a default setting. However, the playback start time and the playback end time are set by the operation buttons 442 (A) and 443 (B). Each can be specified. For example, in FIG. 2B, when only the change of the segments S2 to S4 is to be reproduced, the start time of the segment S2 is designated as the reproduction start time with the button 442, and the end time of the segment S4 is designated as the reproduction end time with the button 443. can do. For example, after clicking the button 442, click the position corresponding to the start time on the lap display area 40, click the button 443, click the position corresponding to the end time on the lap display area 40, and set the playback period. The configuration can be specified.

  The reproduction time display 444 is an area showing the elapsed time of reproduction display by digital clock display. The elapsed time of the playback display may be the time indicated by the indicator 407, or may be the elapsed time after the playback display is started in the playback display area 45. For example, when the sequence is played back from the segment S2, the playback time display 444 may display the time from the start of the round display area 40 (00h00m00s), or when the segment S2 is disclosed. The time from may be displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 2B, the playback time display 444 displays the time indicated by the indicator 407, that is, the elapsed time of the sequence from the start of the loop display area 40 (7 minutes 19 seconds 2 in this example). The

  The selection time display 445 displays a time corresponding to a position on the circular display area 40 pointed to by a pointer that is moved by, for example, a user's mouse operation during the sequence editing operation. Note that the time indicated by this pointer may be displayed in the object property area 43.

  As described above, since the reproduction operation area 44 is arranged in the central area 403, the display space efficiency on the display screen 4 is improved and the operability for the user is improved. By arranging the reproduction time display 444 or the selection time display 445 in the central area 403, the analog time display and the reproduction time display 444 or the selection time by the circular display area 40 with respect to time elements in the operation of the sequence setting device 1 It is possible to improve the visibility of the operation by combining the digital time display with the display 445. In particular, the combination of the indicator 407 and the playback time display 444 during sequence playback gives high visibility like a clock in which an analog display and a digital display are combined.

  The reproduction display area 45 includes a reproduction display 450, a component value display 451, and a reproduction reset button 452 (in the drawing, Simulate Reset is abbreviated as “Sim Reset”).

  As described above, in the reproduction display 450, the sequence, that is, the temporal transition of the display color on the circular display area 40 is reproduced. The component value display 451 displays the RGB component values of the display color reproduced in the reproduction display 450 as values from 0 to 255. The display color of the segment S1 through which the indicator 407 is passing is displayed on the reproduction display 450, and its RGB components are displayed on the component value display 451. In the example shown in FIG. 2B, the segment S1 through which the indicator 407 passes is orange, its color is displayed on the reproduction display 450, and its RGB components (R: 229, G: 61, B: 9). Is displayed on the component value display 451.

  The playback reset button 452 is clicked to reset the playback of the sequence. Specifically, when the user clicks the playback reset button 452 after pausing playback with the operation button 440, the playback display 450 becomes the default color (for example, black), and each value of the component value display 451 becomes 0, The playback time display 444 returns to the initial value (0: 00.0). Here, the indicator 407 may be arranged at the start position (position of 00h00m00s) or may be deleted. Also, during sequence playback, sequence playback may be reset when the playback reset button 452 is clicked even if it is not paused.

Returning to FIG. 1, the sequence setting device 1, particularly each unit of the CPU 10 will be described.
The circular display editing unit 100 functions to output the circular display area 40 to the display screen 4 and perform each editing process of the circular display area 40. For example, the circulation display editing unit 100 adjusts the central angle (angle formed by the start radius portion ra and the end radius portion rb) of each segment S in accordance with an input from the user input unit 2. Further, the orbital display editing unit 100 rotates the indicator 407 with respect to the central part of the orbital display area 40 in accordance with the reproduction time during the reproduction and display of the sequence.

  The time range setting unit 101 causes the display screen 4 to output the time property area 41 (particularly, the time range candidate display 410) for determining the time range corresponding to the time of one round of the round display area 40. Note that the lap display editing unit 100 can determine the center angle of each segment S corresponding to the time range selected in the time property area 41. Thereby, the segment S is appropriately arranged for every time range.

  The segment generation unit 102 determines a display color from the color palette area 42 (in some cases, the object property area 43) in accordance with an input from the user input unit 2, and assigns the determined display color to each segment S. Thereby, each segment S is generated.

  The reproduction operation processing unit 103 outputs the reproduction operation area 44 to the display screen 4 and accepts a user operation on the reproduction operation area 44. In addition, the reproduction operation processing unit 103 displays the time related to the edit setting of the display color on the selection time display 445 and displays the time related to the reproduction display of the sequence on the reproduction time display 444 as described above.

  The reproduction display output unit 104 causes the reproduction display area 45 to reproduce and display the display color sequence allocated on the circular display area 40 in time series in accordance with the user operation received by the reproduction operation processing unit 103.

  The sequence set by each of the above units is stored in the memory 12. At the time of actual execution of the sequence, the illumination control unit 13 transmits the data of the sequence stored in the memory 12 to the control device 6, and each illumination device 7 executes the change of the assigned emission color. Alternatively, the sequence is stored in the control device 6, and the lighting device 7 is configured to execute the sequence when the control device 6 is activated.

  FIG. 3 shows a flowchart relating to sequence editing and setting in the sequence setting device 1. First, in step S5, the default setting display screen 4 is activated (see FIG. 2A).

  In step S <b> 10, the time range setting unit 101 determines a time range according to a user input, and the circulation display editing unit 100 causes the display of the circulation display area 40 to correspond to the determined time range. If the default time range is used, step S10 is omitted. In the example shown in FIG. 2A, one hour is selected as the time range.

  In step S15, the segment generation unit 102 determines a display color from the color palette area 42 according to the user input, and assigns the determined display color to the segment S1 according to the user's drag and drop operation. As a result, a segment S1 is generated. The arrangement of the segment S1 may be based on the default setting as described above, or may be a position corresponding to the drop position of the drag and drop operation. Moreover, the size of segment S1 should just be set by default.

  In step S20, the circulation display editing unit 100 adjusts the position and center angle of the segment S1 (that is, the positions of the start radius portion ra and the end radius portion rb) according to the user input. In addition, the display color may be readjusted here. Note that step S20 may be executed for each segment Sk (1 ≦ k ≦ n) after the plurality of segments S1 to Sn are dropped for the time being in step S15. Each segment can be copied and pasted, whereby the segment S having the same display color or the same period length can be easily generated.

  When the time range is changed before and after step S15 or before and after step S20, the circulation display editing unit 100 determines the center angle of each segment S corresponding to the newly selected time range. .

  When the setting of all the segments S has not been completed (step S25, NO), the process returns to step S15, and steps S15 and S20 are repeated. On the other hand, when the setting of all the segments S is completed (step S25, YES), the process proceeds to step S30.

  In step S30, when the reproduction operation processing unit 103 receives a user operation on the reproduction operation region 44 (step S30, YES), the reproduction display output unit 104 is assigned to the segment S on the round display region 40 in step S35. The displayed colors are reproduced and displayed in the reproduction display area 45 in time series.

  In the example shown in FIG. 2B, segments S1 to S8 are set for the circular display area 40 of the time range of 1 hour. Therefore, the sequence is off (2 and a half minutes) → C1 (5 minutes) → off (2 and a half minutes) → C2 (10 and a half minutes) → off (5 minutes) → C3 (5 minutes) → C4 (5 minutes) → C5 (5 minutes) → C6 (10 minutes) → C7 (2 and a half minutes) → C8 (5 minutes).

  In step S30, the reproduction operation processing unit 103 displays the time related to the reproduction display on the reproduction time display 444, and the orbit display editing unit 100 displays the indicator 407 in the center of the orbit display area 40 corresponding to the reproduction time. Rotate against.

  Note that the time scale can be shortened or extended. For example, when the entire sequence is 1 hour, the entire sequence may be played back in 3 minutes at 20 times speed. When the entire sequence is 12 seconds, the entire sequence is played back in 1 minute at 1/5 speed. You may be made to do. Alternatively, the playback time of the entire sequence may be set as a default time (for example, 1 minute), and the playback speed may be determined according to this playback time.

  As described above, according to the sequence setting device 1 of the present embodiment, the circular round display area 40 whose time is defined in the circumferential direction is output to the display screen 4 and the sequence determined according to the user input is displayed. A color is assigned to the segment S obtained by dividing the circular display area 40 in the circumferential direction. Thereby, intuitive grasp of the relationship of each display color with respect to the whole sequence is promoted. Therefore, the user can intuitively edit the sequence and set the sequence.

<Second Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, the configuration in which the circular display area 40 is a perfect circle is shown, but in the present embodiment, the configuration in which the circular display area 40 is an ellipse is shown. Note that the difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment is only the shape of the circular display area 40, and therefore, detailed description of other configurations is omitted.

  4A and 4B show a display screen 4 in the sequence setting device 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 4A shows the display screen 4 before sequence setting, and FIG. 4B shows the display screen 4 during sequence playback. As shown in FIG. 4A, the circular display area 40 has an oval outer circle 400 and an inner circle 401 (that is, an oval central area 403). Therefore, the fan area 402 has a shape obtained by cutting a part of the ellipse. Become.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, in this embodiment as well, as in the first embodiment, the time elements (start time, end time, and period length) of each segment S are determined by the center angle of the segment S. That is, the segment S1 becomes a region surrounded by the start radius portion ra, the end radius portion rb, and the arcs of the outer circle 400 and the inner circle 401 sandwiched between the start radius portion ra and the end radius portion rb, and the like. The same applies to the segment S.

  The indicator 407 during the reproduction display moves so as to rotate with respect to the center of the ellipse as in the first embodiment (that is, the extension line of the indicator 407 of the present embodiment passes through the center of the ellipse of the outer circle 400). ). In the example of FIG. 4B, assuming that the colors of the segments S1 to S3 are C1 to C3, the sequence of emission colors is C1 (15 minutes) → C2 (15 minutes) → off (12 and a half minutes) → C3. (5 minutes) → lights off (12 and a half minutes).

  It should be noted that the elliptical shape of the circular display area 40 can be modified in various ways. For example, the ratio of the major radius to the minor radius of the outer circle 400 and the ratio of the major radius to the minor radius of the inner circle 401 may be the same or different. Furthermore, the outer circle 400 may be an ellipse, the inner circle 401 may be a true circle, the outer circle 400 may be a true circle, and the inner circle 401 may be an ellipse. In addition, as the shape of the orbit display area 40, an ellipse drawn with a sense of perspective as if the orbit display area 40 is inclined from the front to the back may be adopted. In this case, the width of the fan-shaped segment is wider in the lower part of the ellipse than in the upper part of the ellipse if the period length is the same. Further, the reference point (00h00m00s) of the rotation display area 40 may be the lower part (the 6 o'clock position on the clock) instead of the upper part thereof. Further, when the arrangement space of the circular display area 40 is vertically long, the circular display area 40 (in particular, the outer circle 400) may be a vertically long ellipse.

  As described above, the following advantageous effects can be obtained when the circular display area 40 is an ellipse. First, by appropriately adjusting the vertical / horizontal ratio of the ellipse, flexibility in arrangement with respect to various types of display screens 4 can be obtained, and display space efficiency can be improved. In particular, a horizontally long ellipse is easy to fit in the visual field of human eyes, and the visibility of the circular display area 40 or the display screen 4 for the user is improved. Further, the horizontally-long elliptical circular display area 40 has a good fit for the wide screen. Thus, the elliptical circular display area 40 can achieve both high visibility and space efficiency.

  In FIG. 4, the period length of each segment (that is, the pitch in the time axis direction) is defined by the center angle of the segment, but it may be defined by the arc length of each segment. That is, the time axis may be set so that segments having the same arc length represent the same period length. In this case, if the segments have the same period length, the central angle of the fan area extending in the horizontal direction is smaller than the central angle of the fan area extending in the vertical direction.

<Modification of the first and second embodiments>
The first and second embodiments can be modified into various modes as described below.

(1) Modification of Arrangement of Each Area In each of the above embodiments, the time property area 41, the color palette area 42, the object property area 43, and the playback display area 45 are arranged in the left and right areas of the display screen 4, and in the central part. Although the configuration in which the round display area 40 and the reproduction operation area 44 are displayed is shown, the arrangement of the areas is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, an object property area 43, a color palette area 42, and a playback display area 45 are arranged from the left in the upper stage of the display screen 4, and a round display area 40, a time property area 41, and a playback are displayed in the lower stage. The operation area 44 may be arranged. In such an arrangement, the elliptical circular display area 40 is useful in terms of space efficiency.

  In FIG. 5, the time range candidate display 410 in the time property area 41 is composed of a slider. In this case, each time the slider is slid by one unit, the candidate time range (determined thereby) is 12 seconds → 1 minute → 3 minutes → 12 minutes → 30 → 1 hour → 3 hours → 6 hours → It is switched from 12 hours to 24 hours (in FIG. 5, “1h” is selected for 1 hour).

(2) Presence / absence of the inner circle 401 In each of the above embodiments, the configuration in which the inner circle 401 (center region 403) is formed in the circular display region 40 is shown, but FIG. 6A (circular circular display region 40) and FIG. As shown in 6B (elliptical circular display area 40), a configuration without an inner circle may be used. In this form, the circular display area 40 has an appearance like a pie chart. In this case, the segment S (not shown) is defined by a start radius portion, an end radius portion, and an arc that is a part of the outer circle 400. Note that the reproduction operation area 44 may be arranged in an external area of the orbital display area 40 or may be overwritten near the center of the orbital display area 40.

(3) Modification Regarding Utilization of Center Area 403 In each of the above embodiments, the configuration in which the playback operation area 44 is arranged in the center area 403 is shown, but only the playback time display 444 or only the operation buttons 440 to 443 are arranged. May be. Further, the color palette area 42 (particularly the color palette 420), the object property area 43, or the reproduction display area 45 (particularly the reproduction display 450) may be arranged in the central area 403. This configuration also improves the display space efficiency on the display screen 4.

(4) Dynamic shape deformation of the circular display area 40 In each of the above embodiments, the circular display area 40 having the same shape is displayed from the time of editing the sequence to the time of playback display. The shape may be changed dynamically. For example, it may be a circle at the time of editing setting, and may be an ellipse at the time of playback display, or conversely, an ellipse at the time of editing setting, and a circle at the time of playback display. Also good. That is, the shape may be changed as described above in consideration of the visibility at the time of editing setting and the visibility at the time of reproduction display. In addition, the above-described shape change is made so that the user can determine whether the current state is the editing screen (FIGS. 2A and 4A) or the playback screen (FIGS. 2B and 4B) by looking at the round display area 40. It may be performed.

(5) Dynamic Size Modification of Circumference Display Area 40 In each of the above embodiments, the configuration has been shown in which the circumference display area 40 of the same size is displayed from the time of sequence setting editing to the time of playback display. 40 may be dynamically resized. For example, the round display area 40 may be enlarged when editing is set and reduced when playback is displayed. At the time of playback display, the playback display area 45 may be enlarged instead of reducing the round display area 40. Visibility can also be improved by such dynamic resizing.

(6) Modification concerning the relative relationship between the indicator 407 and the segment S In each of the above embodiments, the configuration in which the indicator 407 passes clockwise over the stationary segments S1 to Sn at the time of sequence reproduction is shown. And the indicator 407 may be relatively rotated. For example, the segments S1 to Sn may move with respect to the stationary indicator 407. Specifically, the indicator 407 is fixed at the uppermost position (0 o'clock position of the clock), and the segments S1 to Sn sequentially pass on the indicator 407 (below the indicator 407 in appearance), that is, the fan region 402. It is good also as a structure which rotates counterclockwise.

(7) Other notes In this specification, “circle” or “ellipse” means a slightly modified circle or ellipse within the scope of the present invention, that is, what can be said to be substantially a circle or an ellipse. Including. For example, the circular display area 40 of “circle” or “ellipse” has an arc of the outer circle 400 or inner circle 401 that is decoratively deformed instead of a complete arc or elliptical arc, and has the same number of auxiliary lines 406. Also included are polygons having a number of vertices or smoothed corners. Alternatively, the circular display area 40 of “circle” or “ellipse” is obtained by associating the fan area 402 with gradation in the radial direction and assimilating the outer area (ie, background) of the outer circle 400 (ie, the arc of the outer circle 400). In which the arc of the inner circle 401 is not substantially displayed).

<Third Embodiment>
In the first and second embodiments, the configuration (stand-alone type) in which the sequence setting device 1 and the lighting device 7 correspond one-to-one is shown. However, in this embodiment, the sequence setting device 1 performs a sequence for a plurality of lighting devices. Indicates the configuration (controller type) where is set.

  FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of the sequence setting device 1 and the sequence setting system 5 for setting a sequence according to the present embodiment. As in the first embodiment, the sequence setting system 5 includes a sequence setting device 1, a user input unit 2, and a display output unit 3. The sequence setting device 1 is connected to the user input unit 2 and the display output unit 3, These are connected by a bus or the like so that they can communicate with each other.

  When the sequence setting device 1 is communicatively connected to a plurality of lighting devices 7-1 to 7-x (x = 8 in this example) such as LED lighting fixtures via the control device (communication device) 6, the lighting device 7- 1 to 7-x are controlled so as to emit light by the emission color according to the sequence set by the sequence setting device 1. The signal for light emission color control from the control device 6 to the lighting devices 7-1 to 7-x may be a signal based on, for example, the DMX standard (such as DMX512-A based on EIA-485). In the following description, one of the lighting devices 7-1 to 7-x is represented or all of them are referred to as the lighting device 7.

  Similar to the first and second embodiments, the user input unit 2 may be a mouse, a keyboard, a joystick, or a touch panel on the display output unit 3. The display output unit 3 may be a liquid crystal display or the like, and has a display screen 4. The sequence setting device 1 includes a CPU 10, an input / output interface (I / F) 11, a memory 12, and a lighting control unit 13. The illumination control unit 13 may be included in the control device 6.

  The CPU 10 includes a round display editing unit 100, a time range setting unit 101, a segment generation unit 102, a reproduction operation processing unit 103, a reproduction display output unit 104, a group list display unit 105, and a group selection unit 106. They are connected in such a manner that they can communicate with each other. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure corresponding to the structure of 1st Embodiment, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. The group list display unit 105 and the group selection unit 106 will be described later.

  FIG. 8 shows a home screen 4 </ b> A in the display output unit 3. On the home screen 4A, a plurality of round display areas 40-1 to 40-m (m = 9 in the present embodiment) and one reproduction operation area 44A are displayed. In the present embodiment, nine elliptical circular display areas 40 are shown, but the number of circular display areas 40 is not limited to this, and the circular display areas 40 may be perfect circles. Furthermore, the arrangement of the plurality of circular display areas 40 is not limited to a configuration arranged in a matrix, and a staggered arrangement or the like may be adopted. This staggered arrangement increases the space efficiency in the vertical direction on the home screen 4A. In the following description, one of the rotation display areas 40-1 to 40-m is represented or all of them are referred to as a rotation display area 40.

  Each of the circular display areas 40 corresponds to the grouping of the lighting devices 7, and the group name of the lighting devices 7 is displayed in the central area of the circular display area 40. For example, group A of the circular display area 40-1 corresponds to the lighting device 7-1, group B of the circular display area 40-2 corresponds to the lighting device 7-2, and group C of the circular display area 40-3 corresponds to the lighting device 7-1. This corresponds to the illumination device 7-3. And the group D of the circumference display area 40-4 corresponds to the illuminating devices 7-1 to 7-3, and the group E of the circumference display area 40-5 corresponds to the illuminating apparatuses 7-4 to 7-9. For group D, lighting devices 7-1 to 7-3 are set to simultaneously execute the same sequence, and for group E, lighting devices 7-4 to 7-9 simultaneously execute the same sequence. Set to Nothing is set after the round display area 40-6.

  The group list display unit 105 displays a plurality of round display areas 40 each corresponding to a group of the lighting devices 7 on the home screen 4A. Then, the group selection unit 106 selects one rotation display region 40 as an object to be edited by the rotation display editing unit 100 based on the user input from the plurality of rotation display regions 40 on the home screen 4A. That is, the display screen 4 shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B of the first embodiment or FIGS. 4A and 4B of the second embodiment is configured for the circular display area 40 to be edited. The mode of editing and setting of the sequence for the circular display area 40 is the same as in the first or second embodiment.

  When the setting of the sequence of one round display area 40 is completed on the display screen 4, the home screen 4A of FIG. 8 is output again. The user performs editing and setting work on each display area 40 on the display screen 4 in FIGS. 2A and 2B or FIGS. 4A and 4B. FIG. 8 shows an initial state in which no segment is set in any of the circular display areas 40. However, every time the sequence setting of each circular display area 40 is completed, the circular display area 40 has already been set. Assume that segment S is displayed. That is, in the display screen 4A when the sequence setting of the groups A to E is completed, the set segments are arranged in the circular display areas 40-1 to 40-5.

  When the editing setting work for each round display area 40 is completed, the user can perform playback display of sequences for all groups by operating the playback operation area 44A of the home screen 4A. For example, when the user clicks the playback / pause button 440A in the playback operation area 44A, a playback display screen 4B (playback display area 45) as shown in FIG. 9 is activated. The reproduction display screen 4B may be displayed on the front surface of the home screen 4A. The reproduction operation area 44A includes an operation button 441A and a reproduction time display 444A, and these have substantially the same functions as the operation button 441 and the reproduction time display 444 of the reproduction operation area 44 shown in the first and second embodiments. . In the reproduction display screen 45, each lighting device 7 is arranged simulating an actual arrangement. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 9, the illumination devices 7-1 to 7-8 are arranged in a circle. Then, the sequence set for each group by the editing setting work is executed in time series on the same time axis for each lighting device 7.

  Note that only the button for starting the playback display screen 4B of FIG. 9 may be provided in the playback operation area 44A on the home screen 4A of FIG. 8, and the playback operation area 44A may be provided on the playback display screen 4B shown in FIG. . At the actual execution of the sequence, the illumination control unit 13 transmits the data of the sequence stored in the memory 12 to the control device 6, and each illumination device 7 executes the change of the assigned emission color. Alternatively, the sequence is stored in the control device 6, and the lighting device 7 is configured to execute the sequence when the control device 6 is activated.

<Programs>
In addition, each component which implement | achieves the sequence setting apparatus 1 (CPU10) in each embodiment mentioned above, and each step of a process are implement | achieved when the program memorize | stored in RAM or ROM of the memory 12 operate | moves.

  In the present invention, a software program (a program corresponding to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3) that realizes the functions of the above embodiments may be supplied directly or remotely to the sequence setting device 1 (CPU 10). Including. Therefore, the program code itself installed in the sequence setting device 1 (CPU 10) in order to realize the functional processing of the present invention is also included in the present invention. That is, the present invention includes a computer program for realizing the functional processing of the present invention. The program is a computer that converts the above-described round display editing unit 100, time range setting unit 101, segment generation unit 102, playback operation processing unit 103, playback display output unit 104, group list display unit 105, and group selection unit 106 (and It can function as all or part of the illumination controller 13) as required. As described above, according to the present invention, the operational effects as shown in the above-described embodiment can be realized by the introduction of software, so that the ease of introduction of the sequence setting device 1 can be improved.

  The program may be downloaded from the Internet. In this case, the computer program or the compressed file including the automatic installation function is downloaded from the homepage to the sequence setting device 1 connected to the homepage on the Internet by the browser function.

  A computer-readable storage medium storing the above program is also included in the present invention. When the program is supplied by a storage medium, the storage medium may be a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, etc. MO, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, magnetic tape, non-volatile May be a memory card, ROM, DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD-R) or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sequence setting apparatus 2 User input part 3 Display output part 4 Display screen 5 Sequence setting system 10 CPU
40, 40-1 to 40-m Round display area 41 Time property area 42 Color palette area 43 Object property area 44 Playback operation area 45 Playback display area 100 Round display editing section 101 Time range setting section 102 Segment generation section 103 Playback operation processing Section 104 Playback display output section 105 Group list display section 106 Group selection section 400 Outer circle 401 Inner circle 402 Fan area 403 Center area 404 Quadrant line 405 Scale section 406 Auxiliary line 407 Indicators S, S1 to Sn segments

Claims (27)

A sequence setting device connected to a user input unit and a display output unit for setting an illumination effect sequence,
A circular display editing unit that outputs a circular or elliptical circular display region in which time is defined in the circumferential direction to the display screen of the display output unit;
A segment generation unit that assigns the display color of the lighting effect sequence determined according to the input from the user input unit to a segment obtained by dividing the circular display region in the circumferential direction;
With
The sequence setting device configured to adjust the center angle of the segment in response to an input from the user input unit. A sequence setting device connected to a user input unit and a display output unit for setting an illumination effect sequence,
A circular display editing unit that outputs a circular or elliptical circular display region in which time is defined in the circumferential direction to the display screen of the display output unit;
A segment generation unit that assigns the display color of the lighting effect sequence determined according to the input from the user input unit to a segment obtained by dividing the circular display region in the circumferential direction;
With
A sequence setting device further comprising a time range setting unit for outputting a time property area for determining a time range corresponding to one round time of the round display area to the display screen. The sequence setting device according to claim 2 , wherein the circular display editing unit is configured to determine a center angle of the segment corresponding to a time range selected in the time property area. A sequence setting device connected to a user input unit and a display output unit for setting an illumination effect sequence,
A circular display editing unit that outputs a circular or elliptical circular display region in which time is defined in the circumferential direction to the display screen of the display output unit;
A segment generation unit that assigns a display color of the lighting effect sequence determined according to an input from the user input unit to a segment obtained by dividing the circular display region in a circumferential direction;
A reproduction operation processing unit for accepting a user operation from the reproduction operation area displayed on the display screen;
A reproduction display output unit that reproduces and displays the display colors assigned to the segments of the circular display area in time series in a predetermined reproduction display area according to the user operation;
Sequence setting device example Bei the. The sequence setting device according to claim 4 , wherein the circular display area has an outer circle and an inner circle, and the reproduction operation area is included inside the inner circle. 5. The sequence setting device according to claim 4 , wherein the circular display area includes an outer circle and an inner circle, and a color palette indicating the display color options is displayed inside the inner circle, and an area for displaying information on the segment. Or a sequence setting device including the predetermined reproduction display area. The sequence setting device according to any one of claims 4 to 6 ,
A sequence setting device configured to display an indicator that rotates with respect to a central portion of the circular display area in correspondence with a reproduction time during the reproduction display. 8. The sequence setting device according to claim 4, wherein a time scale in the reproduction display is shortened or extended. The sequence setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the circular display area has an outer circle and an inner circle, and is configured such that time is digitally displayed inside the inner circle, A sequence setting device, wherein a digital display indicates a time associated with the predetermined segment.   The sequence setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a start time and an end time of the circular display area are set to be one time of one turn or one quarter of one turn of the circular display area. The sequence setting device is configured to be shiftable.   The sequence setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein a time corresponding to a time of one round of the round display area is X minutes or Y hours, and the X is a divisor of 60, The sequence setting device, wherein Y is a divisor of 24. The sequence setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
A group list display section for displaying a plurality of the circular display areas each corresponding to a group of lighting devices;
A sequence setting device further comprising: a group selection unit that selects one rotation display region as an object to be edited by the rotation display editing unit based on an input from the user input unit from the plurality of rotation display regions.   The sequence setting system provided with the sequence setting apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1 to 12, the said user input part, and the said display output part.   The program for functioning a computer as each part with which the sequence setting apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-12 is provided.   A computer-readable storage medium in which the program according to claim 14 is stored. In a sequence setting device connected to a user input unit and a display output unit, a method for setting an illumination effect sequence,
Outputting a circular or elliptical circular display area whose time is defined in the circumferential direction to the display screen of the display output unit;
Assigning the display color of the lighting effect sequence determined according to the input from the user input unit to a segment obtained by dividing the circular display area in the circumferential direction;
With
A method in which a central angle of the segment is adjusted in response to an input from the user input unit. In a sequence setting device connected to a user input unit and a display output unit, a method for setting an illumination effect sequence,
Outputting a circular or elliptical circular display area whose time is defined in the circumferential direction to the display screen of the display output unit;
Assigning the display color of the lighting effect sequence determined according to the input from the user input unit to a segment obtained by dividing the circular display area in the circumferential direction;
With
A method further comprising the step of outputting a time property area for determining a time range corresponding to the time of one round of the round display area to the display screen. 18. The method of claim 17 , wherein a central angle of the segment is determined corresponding to a time range selected in the time property area. In a sequence setting device connected to a user input unit and a display output unit, a method for setting an illumination effect sequence,
Outputting a circular or elliptical circular display area whose time is defined in the circumferential direction to the display screen of the display output unit;
Assigning the display color of the lighting effect sequence determined according to the input from the user input unit to a segment obtained by dividing the circular display region in the circumferential direction;
Receiving a user operation from the playback operation area output on the display screen;
A step of reproducing and displaying the display colors assigned to the segments of the circular display area in time series in a predetermined reproduction display area in response to the user operation;
Bei obtain methods. 20. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the circular display area has an outer circle and an inner circle, and the reproduction operation area is included inside the inner circle. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the circular display area has an outer circle and an inner circle, and a color palette indicating the display color options inside the inner circle, an area for displaying information on the segment, or A method comprising the predetermined playback display area. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 21 , wherein an indicator that rotates with respect to a central portion of the circular display area corresponding to a reproduction time is displayed during the reproduction display. 23. A method according to any one of claims 19 to 22, wherein the time scale in the playback display is shortened or extended. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 23 , wherein the circular display region has an outer circle and an inner circle, and time is digitally displayed inside the inner circle, and the digital display is the predetermined display. A method that indicates the time associated with a segment.   25. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 24, wherein a start time and an end time of the circular display area are shifted every ¼ time of one rotation of the circular display area.   26. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 25, wherein a time corresponding to a time of one round of the round display area is X minutes or Y hours, and X is a divisor of 60, Is a divisor of 24. 27. A method according to any one of claims 16 to 26, comprising:
Displaying a plurality of said circular display areas each corresponding to a group of lighting devices;
The method further comprising: selecting one round display area as an object to be edited by the round display editing section based on an input from the user input section from the plurality of round display areas.

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