Apparatus registration method, program for implementing the method and apparatus system

An apparatus registration method for associating a plurality of luminaires with a plurality of pieces of arrangement information in layout information about the plurality of luminaires stored in an operation terminal operating the plurality of luminaires, the method comprising steps of:

• storing the layout information including the plurality of pieces of arrangement information of the plurality of luminaires into the operation terminal;
• consecutively reading, from the plurality of luminaires, two or more identifications using a reading apparatus, each of the two or more identifications being included in a corresponding one of the plurality of luminaires;
• and
• after consecutively reading the two or more identifications from the plurality of luminaires, associating the two or more identifications read by the reading apparatus with two or more pieces of arrangement information about a same group constituted by two or more luminaires included among the plurality of luminaires, wherein:
• a layout drawing in which a plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of luminaries are arranged is displayed on an operation screen of the operation terminal,
• the two or more identifications constituted by a part of a plurality of identifications of the plurality of luminaires and read by the reading apparatus are sent to the operation terminal, each of the two or more identifications being included in a corresponding one of the two or more luminaires belonging to the same group constituted by a part of the plurality of luminaries, and
• after the two or more identifications are sent, the two or more icons corresponding to the two or more luminaires belonging to the same group are selected.