Patent ID: 9313864
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: H05B

Claim Text:
1. An illumination control system comprising: a plurality of illumination apparatuses; and a control apparatus that controls the plurality of illumination apparatuses, wherein each of the plurality of illumination apparatuses includes: a first communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with the control apparatus; and a first controller that receives from the control apparatus an instruction on an operation of the each of the plurality of illumination apparatuses via the first communication unit, and causes the each of the plurality of illumination apparatuses to perform the operation according to the instruction received, and the control apparatus includes: a second communication unit configured to be capable of performing the wireless communication with the plurality of illumination apparatuses individually, the second communication unit being configured to establish connection for the wireless communication with a target illumination apparatus among the plurality of illumination apparatuses and perform the wireless communication with the target illumination apparatus; a display unit configured to display an icon representing the target illumination apparatus that is a partner in the connection established; a second controller that transmits an instruction on an operation of the target illumination apparatus via the second communication unit to enable a user to visually confirm the target illumination apparatus; a receiver that receives from the user an identifier for identifying a group which is associated with the icon, the group being a unit for controlling one or more illumination apparatuses including the target illumination apparatus among the plurality of illumination apparatuses; and a registration unit configured to register group information and connection information in association with each other when the receiver receives the identifier, the group information indicating the group identified by the identifier received by the receiver, and the connection information indicating the connection established by the second communication unit.