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    • 专利摘要:
    An illumination system (10), in particular a shelf illumination system, serves to locate products (40, 41, 42). It contains at least two lamp units (24-31), wherein in each case one lamp unit (24-31) or a defined group of lamp units (24-31) are each assigned a different spatial area, in particular a shelf area. In addition, the lighting system (10) includes a control unit for controlling the lighting units (24-31), wherein each lighting unit (24-31) or defined group of lighting units (24-31) is assigned a different lighting addressing. The luminaire addressing is in each case linked to a product allocation, which is uniquely assigned to a product (40, 41, 42) provided in the assigned spatial area. In addition, the illumination system (10) has a user interface (54) which serves to display the product allocation and to select the lighting unit (24-31) or defined group of lighting units (24-31) via the displayed product allocation. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for providing a lighting system (10) and for finding a product.
    公开号:AT14353U1
    申请号:TGM367/2014U
    申请日:2014-10-20
    公开日:2015-09-15
    发明作者:Rene Joppi；Gregor Mayr
    申请人:Zumtobel Lighting Gmbh；
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    REGULAR LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINDING GOODS AND MANAGING PRICING INFORMATION
    The invention relates to a lighting system, a method for providing a lighting system and a method for finding a product.
    The finding of goods in larger shopping areas, for example, in shelf space of supermarkets, is often very confusing due to a high variety of goods, so that the customer, even if he is already in the right gear and in front of the right shelf, the goods partly can find only with difficulty. This causes a negative shopping experience and also binds staff time spent on customer questions about product locations.
    The international patent application WO 2006/126114 A1 shows a conventional shelf lighting system, which is indeed suitable to illuminate the products provided on the shelves products, but does not contribute to a better findability of the products beyond.
    The present invention is therefore based on the object to provide a lighting system and a method for providing a lighting system, which allow easy retrieval of desired products.
    The object is achieved by the features of the independent claims. Advantageous developments are the subject of the dependent claims.
    An inventive lighting system, in particular a shelf lighting system, is used to find products. It contains at least two lamp units, wherein in each case one lamp unit or a defined group of lamp units is assigned to a different spatial area, in particular a shelf area. In addition, the lighting system includes a control unit for controlling the lighting units, each lighting unit or defined group of lighting units is assigned a different lighting addressing. In this case, the luminaire addressing is in each case linked to a product assignment which is uniquely assigned to a product provided in the assigned spatial area. In addition, the lighting system has a user interface which serves to display the product allocation and to select the lighting unit or defined group of lighting units via the displayed product allocation. Thus, by selecting the product to be found by means of the user interface, it is possible to achieve a lighting up of the lamp unit arranged in the product and thus to find the product with very little effort.
    In this case, the user interface preferably has a stationary operating unit and / or a mobile operating unit, such as e.g. a mobile phone or tablet. The stationary and / or mobile operating unit serves to display the product allocation and to select the lamp unit to be driven or the defined group of lamp units via the displayed product allocation. By means of a stationary control unit can thus be made possible without further conditions, an operation by customers of the business. Although a mobile operating unit generates an increased outlay, this is not critical, since most visitors to a store already have a mobile phone. The mobile control unit also allows simultaneous operation by multiple users and operation from different locations.
    Preferably, the control unit is designed to control upon selection of a product by means of the user interface, the assigned according to the product allocation and luminaire addressing lamp unit or a defined group of lamp units such that they for a predetermined period of time in a predetermined color and / or intensity and / or a flashing pattern and / or with a change in intensity and / or with a color change lights up. This ensures a very easy finding of the product.
    In an advantageous development, the user interface is designed to simultaneously or successively process a selection of a first product by a first user and a selection of a second product by a second user and so on. So any number of users can choose any number of products. The control unit is preferably designed to control the luminaire unit or defined group of luminaire units assigned to the first product according to the product allocation and luminaire addressing in such a way that they have a first intensity and / or a first blink pattern and / or in a first color and / or with a first color first intensity change and / or lights up with a first color change for a first predetermined period, and to control according to the product allocation and luminaire addressing the second product associated lighting unit or defined group of lighting units such that these with a second intensity and / or a second Blinkmuster and / or in a second color and / or with a second intensity change and / or with a second color change for a second predetermined period of time. The colors, intensities, flashing patterns, intensity changes, color changes, etc. are different. Thus it is possible by means of the lighting system to display more than one user at the same time his searched product; Thus, the first, second, etc. predetermined period may overlap. Of course, more than two different products can be displayed simultaneously via different colors, flashing patterns, etc. It is also conceivable that, when outputting, for example, an identical light signal, the predetermined time periods only run one after the other. It is also conceivable that the optical signals are accompanied by acoustic signals.
    Preferably, the control unit is designed to send information by modulated light signals of at least one lamp unit or defined group of lamp units. In this way, information can be transmitted without further complex aids, such as transmitters.
    The lighting system also has at least one electronic label, which is mounted in a line of sight to at least one lighting unit or defined group of lighting units. The electronic label is designed to receive modulated light signals from the (associated with it) lamp unit or defined group of lamp units.
    The electronic label is designed to recover the information based on the modulated light signals of the at least one lamp unit or defined group of lamp units. The electronic tag is in this case designed to display the information. Thus, an interaction with the electronic label is possible without the need for a wiring of the electronic label. Furthermore, e.g. Price information or ingredient information or expiration date information is transmitted to the electronic label and issued by the latter.
    Preferably, the electronic label is also equipped with a solar cell, which is designed to receive from the at least one lamp unit or a defined group of lamp units radiated light and converted into electrical power. The label preferably has no further external energy source. So it is possible to accomplish the power supply of the electronic label by means of the rest of the lighting system without wiring the electronic label.
    If the user interface has a mobile operating unit, this is preferably designed to receive the modulated light signals and to recover the information contained therein. So the information can be output directly on a portable device.
    Preferably, the mobile control unit is designed to use the information to determine whether the mobile control unit has reached a product of a selected product allocation. The mobile operator unit is then configured to indicate that the mobile operator has reached the selected product and / or to communicate to the controller that the mobile operator has reached the selected product. The control unit is designed to terminate an activation of the luminaire unit to be controlled or a defined group of luminaire units when the mobile control unit indicates that it has reached the selected product. Thus, as soon as a user has been successfully guided to his selected product, the display function of the lighting system can be used by another user without delay.
    The mobile operating unit is preferably designed to use the received information to determine a direction and / or position of the selected product, and to display a route guidance to the selected product. This makes it easier to find the product.
    Preferably, the illumination system comprises at least one sensor, which is designed to determine whether a user has reached a spatial area of a product of a selected product allocation, and to report this to the control unit. The control unit is then designed to terminate an activation of the lighting unit or defined group of lighting units to be controlled, when the sensor reports that the user has reached the spatial area. Thus, the duration of the targeted lighting of a product for a requesting user can be further reduced. This increases the availability of the system.
    Preferably, the control means is adapted to the product allocation based on a manual user input by means of the user interface and / or based on reading a barcode attached to the product and / or attached to the lighting system bar code and / or based on a reading of a Carrying on the product mounted RFID transponders and / or attached to the lighting system RFID transponder. This makes it very flexible and easy product allocation can be made.
    An inventive method is used to provide a lighting system, in particular a shelf lighting system, for finding products. The method comprises the following steps: Providing at least two lamp units, one lamp unit or one defined group of lamp units being assigned to a different spatial area, in particular a shelf area, assigning a lamp addressing to a lamp unit or defined
    Group of lighting units in a control unit for controlling the lighting units, - linking the lighting addressing with a product allocation, which is uniquely associated with a product provided in the associated spatial area, and - displaying the product allocation via a user interface.
    It is thus possible to access the products available on the corresponding shelf by means of the user interface.
    Advantageously, the method is used to locate a product and includes the selection of a lighting unit or defined group of lighting units on the displayed product allocation and the control of the selected lighting unit or defined group of lighting units by means of the control unit. It is thus easy to access a searched product via the user interface, which is then highlighted by illuminating the corresponding area of the shelf.
    Hereinafter, the invention with reference to the drawings, in which an advantageous
    Embodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example. In the drawings: Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of the illumination system according to the invention in two different views; 2 shows a second exemplary embodiment of the illumination system according to the invention in a block diagram, and [0029] FIG. 3 shows an exemplary embodiment of the method according to the invention in a flowchart.
    First, the structure and the general operation of different embodiments of the illumination system according to the invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1-2. Subsequently, the operation of an embodiment of the method according to the invention will be discussed by means of FIG. Identical elements have not been repeatedly shown and described in similar figures.
    In Fig. 1, an embodiment of the illumination system 10 according to the invention is shown. The lighting system 10 here includes a control unit 11, which is mounted on the front side of a shelf 12. The shelf 12 preferably has electronic tags 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 which are each mounted in certain areas of the shelf 12. In addition, the shelf 12 has lamp units 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31, which are also assigned to one of these areas and illuminate this area. Each one of the lamp units 24-31 or defined groups of lamp units 24-31 is assigned a lamp addressing. Each luminaire addressing is assigned to a product by linking to a product assignment. To address the lights, a DMX addressing can be used. This has the advantage that only a first address must be assigned, and the remaining addresses automatically result.
    It is not necessary to assign each product a single lamp unit. Rather, even larger areas can be illuminated with a common lighting unit. Also, the display of the approximate area in which the product is located, already represents a significant help to the customer.
    In the upper view shown in Fig. 1, moreover, in some of the areas goods 40, 41, 42 are shown. One of the goods 41 is equipped with a bar code 44. In addition, a bar code 43 is attached to the shelf 12 next to the control unit 11. The lighting system 10 shown here also has a mobile device 13, which communicates wirelessly with the operating device 11. Mobile device 13 and control unit 11 may both be formed within the scope of the invention as a user interface.
    A user who wants to find a product in the shelf 12, interacts with the operating device 11. He can be displayed on a screen of the HMI device 11 in the respective shelf 12 available goods 40-42. By selecting the product by means of the operating device 11, the luminaire unit or group of luminaire units to be controlled is thus determined and controlled on the basis of the product allocation. The control is carried out by means of the previously specified luminaire addressing. By selecting one of the products 40-42 via the previously defined product allocation, which is displayed on the operating device 11, the user triggers a defined illumination of a lighting unit 24-31 in a region which is assigned to the corresponding product 40-42. The lighting up can be done in a predetermined or adjustable by the user color or light intensity. It is a permanent lighting up for a predetermined period but also a flashing with a flashing pattern possible.
    The color, intensity, duration of light and a flashing pattern can be preset or adjustable by the user.
    Alternatively, instead of a single luminaire unit, a plurality of luminaire units and thus a plurality of luminaire addresses can also be assigned to a product. This is particularly relevant when a large amount of an identical product occupies a larger portion of a shelf 12. In this case, a defined group of lamp units may be driven in response to the selection of a product. For this purpose, the corresponding product allocation is linked to the corresponding number of luminaire addresses in a control unit and provided accordingly.
    In a direct operation of the illumination system 10 by means of the HMI device 11, the HMI device 11 has a stationary control unit. This will be discussed in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.
    Alternatively, or in addition to a direct operation via the operating device 11, an operation via a mobile operating unit 13, such as. a mobile phone or tablet possible. In this case, the products are displayed on a screen of the mobile operating unit 13 and can be selected. If a product is selected, this is communicated to the operating device or control device 11, which analogously to the above-described process carries out a control of the lighting in the region of the corresponding product. The communication between the mobile telephone 13 and the operating device 11 can thereby either directly via a wireless radio network installed in the shop, e.g. Wi-Fi, done. Even a communication via Bluetooth or NFC is conceivable.
    Since a mobile device 13 is usually not equipped with a special software necessary for this purpose, a bar code 43 is additionally attached to the shelf 12, which serves as a link to a corresponding software, such as an application for a mobile phone. By reading in the bar code 43 by means of the mobile telephone 13, the mobile telephone 13 is enabled, the corresponding software e.g. to download from the Internet and run.
    The barcodes 43, 44 may be linear barcodes, but may also be two-dimensional barcodes, e.g. QR codes, act. Instead of a bar code 43, a hyperlink in textual form can, of course, also be specified here. In addition, it is conceivable to provide the software directly at this location by means of Bluetooth or Near Field Communication (NFC).
    A product allocation, which corresponds to the assignment of the corresponding products to the luminaire addresses, can be carried out manually. However, this requires a large amount of personnel. Alternatively, e.g. by means of a bar code reader or a mobile phone or tablet, the bar code 44 on the goods 40, 41 and 42 are scanned to select the corresponding product. After such a product selection, a corresponding shelf position or luminaire addressing can be manually entered to link luminaire addressing (s) and product allocation (s).
    Alternatively, similar bar codes may also be attached to the shelf positions. The operation of assigning luminaire addressing to a product would thus be to sequentially scan the barcode of the area of the shelf 12 and the barcode 44 of the product 41. RFID tags may be used instead of barcodes.
    If now several customers want to use the lighting system at the same time, then the difficulty arises of an ambiguity of the illuminated product. This can be resolved by assigning different colors or flashing patterns to the lighting to the products selected by the respective users. Alternatively, it is possible that the lighting system 10 - as long as a user uses it - ignores further input by other users.
    Furthermore, a prioritized treatment of customer inquiries for the discovery of products is conceivable. For example, customers could be prioritized according to their order of operation. Alternatively, they could be prioritized according to their past buyer behavior.
    A prioritization according to necessity is conceivable. For example, visually impaired customers are preferably treated by the system.
    In addition, the lighting system 10 is not limited to a single shelf 12. For example, a separate control unit 11 could be provided for each course in a store. Also, a central control unit, which is displayed to the customer after his product selection a gear to be visited, is conceivable as an additional extension of the lighting system 10.
    As a further embodiment, it is conceivable, for example, that in particular mobile controls, such as smartphones, are also used for the geographic assignment of the customer with respect to the product to be searched. Thus, for example, due to the luminaire units emitted pulsating signals they are detected by the mobile control unit and thus a spatial assignment of the person in the supermarket with respect to the shelf can be determined. On this basis, for example, the customer can be guided by visual or acoustic output to the product. Also conceivable are other geographic allocation options, such as motion sensors, which capture an exact position of the customer in the supermarket and then lead the customer to the previously mentioned goods or product group.
    In a further embodiment of the illumination system 10, the electronic labels 14-21 are arranged in the respectively individually illuminable areas of the shelf 12. That Each lamp unit 24-31 is associated with an electronic label 14-21. The electronic labels 14-21 are preferably not wired to the illumination system 10, but are only in contact with the illumination system 10 via the light emitted by the lamp units 24-31. Visible light communication is used to transmit information from the illumination system 10 to the electronic tags 14-21 via the light units 24-31. For this purpose, each electronic label has a light receiver. The information is, for example, product information and / or price information and / or ingredient information and the like.
    In addition, an additional power supply of the electronic labels 14-21 by means of the lamp units 24-31 is possible. In this case, the electronic labels 14-21 each have a solar cell through which they are supplied with power. An additional power supply in wired form or in the form of a battery is therefore not necessary. To bridge power failures or while the lights are turned off overnight, the electronic tags can also be equipped with a battery.
    If a low data transmission rate is accepted, the solar cell can be used as a light sensor.
    In this way, pricing information, shelf life information, ingredient information, etc. about the products 40, 41 and 42 can be displayed via the electronic tags 14-21. Since the spatial allocation of the products 40-42 to the areas of the lighting system is already available, thus the additional information concerning the individual products can be displayed on the electronic labels 14-21 without any further operating effort.
    In a further advantageous embodiment, the products have transponders, e.g. RFID tags. In this case, the lighting system 10, in particular the shelf 12, has corresponding receivers in the individual areas which are assigned to the lighting units 24-31. Thus, the assignment of the products to the corresponding areas in the shelf 12 can be performed automatically. A manual linking of the product and the area is no longer necessary in this case. By using the RFID tags in particular wrongly sorted goods can be found very easily.
    Furthermore, the lighting system according to the invention can be used to simplify the storage in the shelves 12. Thus, a user, e.g. the operating personnel, since the assignment of the goods to the individual areas is already available, by means of the HMI device 11 or a mobile phone 13 can display products whose expiration date is almost exceeded or exceeded. This significantly simplifies the sorting out of corresponding goods. Also, the system can be used to facilitate the placement of the shelves 12. Thus, the operator can select the appropriate product on the control unit 11 or mobile phone 13 and gets displayed at which point supply of the corresponding product must be granted in the shelf 12.
    FIG. 2 shows a second exemplary embodiment of the illumination system 10 according to the invention, which can also be transferred to the first exemplary embodiment according to FIG. The illumination system 10 has an operating device 11 which has a control unit 51, a stationary operating unit 50, for example a touch-sensitive screen, and a database 52.
    Assignments of luminaire units to products or areas are stored in the database 52. Operating processes can be triggered by means of the stationary operating unit 50. On a display of the stationary operating unit 50 while the products arranged in the respective shelf are shown. By means of the stationary operating unit 50 one of the products can be selected. From the database 52, the corresponding assignment of the product to the area within the shelf and thus to the luminaire address associated with the product allocation is now read out. The control unit 51 in turn is connected to lamp units 24-28, in this example LED modules. Each luminaire unit is, as described with reference to FIG. 1, associated with a luminaire address. In response to the selection of a product thus the corresponding lighting unit or group of lighting units is controlled. In addition, electronic labels 14-18 are shown here, which are each arranged in the field of view of one of the lamp units 24-28.
    The stationary operating unit 50 may be, for example, a touch-sensitive screen. Alternatively, a trackball or mouse or gesture recognition may be used in conjunction with a (non-touch) screen.
    The database 52 does not have to be arranged spatially within the HMI device 11. Also, a central database, which supplies several shelves and thus connected to several control units, can be used. The same applies to the control unit 51.
    Instead of or in addition to an operation by means of the stationary operating unit 50, the operation can also take place by means of a mobile operating unit 13, for example a mobile telephone or a tablet. The stationary operating unit 50 and the mobile operating unit 13 are referred to collectively here as the user interface 54. The user interface 54 does not have to include both options. The user interface may include a stationary operating unit 50 and / or a mobile operating unit 13.
    In Fig. 3 an embodiment of the method according to the invention is shown.
    In a first step 100, at least two lighting units are provided. In a second step 101, each luminaire unit is assigned a luminaire addressing. Alternatively or additionally, it is also possible to assign a luminaire addressing to a group of luminaire units. In a third step 102, the luminaire addresses are linked with product (assignment) s. That There is now a clear assignment between the luminaire addresses and the products. Since the luminaire addresses are clearly assigned to the respective luminaires or groups of luminaires, and the positions of the luminaires or groups of luminaires are fixed, the assignment thus corresponds to an assignment of the products to their locations.
    In a fourth step 103, the product allocation is displayed by means of a user interface. That a user has the opportunity to view the products available on a particular shelf. In a fifth step 104, a selection of a product by the user and thus a selection of the lamp unit or group of lamp units is based on the combination of the product allocation and the luminaire addressing. In a sixth step 105, a control of the selected lamp unit or group of lamp units and thus an optical highlighting of the corresponding product in the shelf takes place.
    With regard to the detailed function, reference is further made to the statements relating to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.
    The invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. As already indicated, the lighting system can extend over several shelves. Even an entire store may be covered by the lighting system. It is not necessary in each case a separate operating device for each shelf. Rather, operator panels can be arranged at different locations. In addition to LED modules, various types of lighting units can also be used.
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    Claims (25)
    [1]
    Claims 1. Lighting system (10), in particular shelf lighting system, for finding products (40, 41, 42), comprising: - at least two lamp units (24-31), one lamp unit (24-31) or a defined group of lamp units (24-31) are assigned to another spatial area, in particular a shelf area, - a control unit (51) for controlling the lighting units (24-31), each lighting unit (24-31) or defined group of lighting units (24-31 ) is associated with a different luminaire addressing, wherein the luminaire addressing is in each case associated with a product association that is uniquely associated with a product (40, 41, 42) provided in the assigned spatial area, and - a user interface (54) for displaying the product allocation and selection the lighting unit (24-31) or defined group of lighting units (24-31) to be controlled via the displayed product allocation.
    [2]
    2. Illumination system (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the user interface (54) has a stationary operating unit (50) and / or a mobile operating unit (13), preferably a mobile phone or tablet, and that the stationary operating unit (50 ) and / or mobile operating unit (51) is designed to display the product allocation and to select the lighting unit (24-31) or defined group of lighting units (24-31) via the displayed product allocation.
    [3]
    3. Lighting system (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the control unit (51) is adapted for selecting a product by means of the user interface (54), the assigned according to the product allocation and luminaire addressing lamp unit (24-31) or controlled group of lamp units (24-31), that this lights up for a predetermined period of time with an intensity and / or flashing pattern and / or in a color and / or with a change in intensity and / or with a color change.
    [4]
    4. Lighting system (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the user interface (54) is adapted to simultaneously or sequentially select a first product (40, 41, 42) by a first user and a selection of a second product (40, 41, 42) by a second user, etc., that the control unit (51) is preferably designed for this purpose, - the lighting unit associated with the first product (40, 41, 42) according to product allocation and luminaire addressing (24-31) or a defined group of lamp units (24-31) in such a way that they have a first intensity and / or a first flashing pattern and / or in a first color and / or with a first intensity change and / or with a first Color change for a first predetermined period lights up, and - od the according to the product allocation and luminaire addressing the second product (40, 41, 42) associated lighting unit (24-31) od he defined group of lighting units (24-31) to control such that these with a second intensity and / or a second flashing pattern and / or in a second color and / or with a second intensity change and / or a second color change for a second predetermined Period illuminates that the first color and the second color are different, and / or that the first intensity and the second intensity are different, and / or that the first flashing pattern and the second flashing pattern are different, and / or that the first intensity change and the second intensity change are different, and / or that the first color change and the second color change are different, and / or that the first and second and possibly further predetermined periods of time may overlap or run one after the other.
    [5]
    5. Lighting system (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the control unit (51) is adapted to modulated light signals of the at least one lamp unit (24-31) or defined group of lamp units (24-31) information send out.
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    6. Lighting system (10) according to claim 5, characterized in that the illumination system (10) has at least one electronic label (14-21), which in a line of sight to at least one lamp unit (24-31) or defined group of lamp units (24 31), the electronic tag (14-21) is adapted to receive light signals modulated by the lamp unit (2431) or a defined group of lamp units (24-31), forming the electronic tag (14-21) is to recover the information based on the modulated light signals of the at least one lamp unit (24-31) or defined group of lamp units (24-31), and that the electronic label (14-21) is adapted to display the information.
    [7]
    7. lighting system (10) according to claim 6, characterized in that the electronic label (14-21) comprises a solar cell which is adapted to from the at least one lighting unit (24-31) or defined group of lighting units (24-31 ) and to convert into electrical current, wherein the electronic label (14-21) preferably has no further external energy source.
    [8]
    8. Illumination system (10) according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that, if the user interface (54) has a mobile operating unit (13), this is designed to receive the modulated light signals and recover the information contained therein ,
    [9]
    9. Illumination system (10) according to claim 8, characterized in that the mobile operating unit (13) is designed to use the information to determine whether the mobile operating unit (13) has achieved a product of a selected product allocation, that the mobile operating unit ( 13) is arranged to indicate that the mobile control unit (13) has reached the selected product and / or to communicate to the control unit (51) that the mobile control unit (13) has reached the selected product and that the control unit (51) is designed to terminate an activation of the luminaire unit (24-31) or defined group of luminaire units (24-31), when the mobile operating unit (13) reports that it has reached the selected product.
    [10]
    10. Illumination system (10) according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the mobile operating unit (51) is designed to determine based on the received information, a direction and / or position of the selected product, and to display a route guidance to the selected product ,
    [11]
    11. Illumination system (10) according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the illumination system (10) comprises at least one sensor which is designed to determine whether a user has reached a spatial area of a product of a selected product allocation, and to report this to the control unit (51) that the control unit (51) is designed to terminate an activation of the lamp unit (24-31) or defined group of lamp units (24-31) to be activated when the sensor reports that the user has reached the spatial area.
    [12]
    12. Illumination system (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the control device is adapted to the product allocation based - on a manual user input by means of the user interface, and / or - on reading a barcode attached to the product and / or a bar code attached to the lighting system, and / or - on reading in an RFID transponder mounted on the product and / or an RFID transponder attached to the lighting system.
    [13]
    13. A method for providing a lighting system (10), in particular a shelf lighting system (10), for finding products, comprising the steps of: - providing (100) at least two lamp units (24-31), wherein in each case a lamp unit (24-31) or a defined group of luminaire units (24-31) are assigned to another spatial area, in particular a shelf area, - allocating (101) a luminaire addressing to each luminaire unit (24-31) or a defined group of luminaire units (24-31) in one Control unit (51) for controlling the lighting units (24-31), - linking (102) the lighting addressing with a product allocation which is uniquely associated with a product provided in the associated spatial area, and - display (103) of the product allocation via a user interface ( 54).
    [14]
    14. A method for finding a product, wherein the method in addition to the method steps according to claim 13 further comprises the following steps: - Selection (104) of a lamp unit (24-31) or defined group of lamp units (24-31) on the displayed product allocation, and - Control (105) of the selected lamp unit (24-31) or defined group of lamp units (24-31) by means of the control unit (51).
    [15]
    15. The method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that the user interface (54) has a stationary operating unit (50) and / or a mobile operating unit (13), preferably a mobile phone or tablet, and that the stationary operating unit (50) and / or mobile control unit (13) indicates the product assignment that by means of the stationary control unit (50) and / or the mobile control unit (13) to be controlled lighting unit (24-31) or defined group of lighting units (24-31) on the displayed product allocation is selected.
    [16]
    16. The method according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that when selecting a product (40, 41,42) by means of the user interface (54) assigned according to the product allocation and luminaire addressing lamp unit (24-31) or group of lamp units (24-31). 31) is triggered, that it illuminates for a predetermined period of time with an intensity and / or a flashing pattern and / or in a color and / or with a change in intensity and / or with a color change.
    [17]
    17. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 16, characterized in that by means of the user interface (54) simultaneously or successively a selection of a first product (40, 41,42) by a first user and a selection of a second product (40, 41 , 42) is performed by a second user, etc., this preferably being carried out by assigning the lamp unit (24-31) or group of lamp units (24-31) associated with the first product (40, 41, 42) according to the product allocation and luminaire addressing. 31) is controlled such that it illuminates with a first intensity and / or a first flashing pattern and / or in a first color and / or with a first intensity change and / or with a first color change for a first predetermined period of time, and according to Product assignment and luminaire addressing the luminaire unit (24-31) assigned to the second product (40, 41, 42) or group of luminaire units (24-31) w If it illuminates with a second intensity and / or a second flashing pattern and / or in a second color and / or with a second intensity change and / or with a second color change for a second predetermined time period, the first color and the second color differ are, and / or the first intensity and the second intensity are different, and / or the first flashing pattern and the second flashing pattern are different, and / or the first intensity change and the second intensity change are different, and / or the first color change and the second Color changes are different, and / or the first and second and possibly further predetermined periods may overlap or run sequentially.
    [18]
    18. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 17, characterized in that by means of the at least one lamp unit (24-31) or defined group of lamp units (24-31) are transmitted by means of modulated light signals information.
    [19]
    19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that of the at least one lamp unit (24-31) or defined group of lamp units (24-31) emitted modulated light signals from an electronic label (14-21), which in a line of sight to at least a lighting unit (24-31) or a defined group of lamp units (24-31) is mounted, and that the electronic label (14-21) based on the modulated light signals of the at least one lamp unit (24-31) or group of lamp units (24-31) retrieves the information and that the electronic tag (14-21) displays the information.
    [20]
    20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that the electronic label (14-21) by means of a solar cell of the at least one lamp unit (24-31) or defined group of lamp units (24-31) receives radiated light and converts it into electrical current , and that the electronic label (14-21) preferably has no further external energy source.
    [21]
    21. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 20, characterized in that, if the user interface (54) has a mobile operating unit (13), the latter receives the modulated light signals and retrieves the information contained therein.
    [22]
    22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that the mobile operating unit (13) determines on the basis of the information whether the mobile operating unit (13) has reached a product of a selected product allocation, that the mobile operating unit (13) indicates that the mobile operating unit (13) has reached the selected product and / or transmit to the control unit (51) that the mobile control unit (13) has reached the selected product, and that the control unit (51) activates the lighting unit (24-31) or defined group of lamp units (24-31) ends when the mobile control unit (13) reports that it has reached the selected product.
    [23]
    23. The method according to claim 21 or 22, characterized in that the mobile operating unit (51) based on the received information determines a direction and / or position of the selected product, and displays a route guidance to the selected product.
    [24]
    24. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 23, characterized in that by means of a sensor of the illumination system (10) is determined whether a user has reached a spatial area of a product of a selected product allocation, and that this is reported to the control unit (51) is that the control unit (51) terminates an activation of the controlled lighting unit (24-31) or defined group of lighting units (24-31) when the sensor reports that the user has reached the spatial area.
    [25]
    25. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 24, characterized in that the control device, the product allocation based - on a manual user input by means of the user interface, and / or - on reading a mounted on the product bar code and / or attached to the lighting system Barcodes, and / or - on a reading of an attached on the product RFID transponder and / or an attached to the lighting system RFID transponder makes. For this 3 sheets of drawings
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