JP2009027586A - Portable information processing apparatus, in-vehicle unit, and control program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To operate an in-vehicle unit by displaying a desired picture through simple operation while referring to the flow of operation of the in-vehicle unit easily without carrying around a thick operation manual, or to support actual operation of the in-vehicle unit. <P>SOLUTION: A mobile phone terminal 13 requests transfer of operation manual display data of an external in-vehicle unit to the relevant in-vehicle unit via an infrared communication section 31 and on the basis of the operation manual display data received via the infrared communication section, the operation manual of the in-vehicle unit is displayed on a display section 32. An operation section 33 causes a user to perform operation for selecting a predetermined area made to correspond to the description of the operation manual being displayed on the display section 32 and in a case where any predetermined area is selected, a control section 37 transmits the control command of the in-vehicle unit or the group of control commands previously made to correspond to the relevant selected predetermined area to the in-vehicle unit via the infrared communication section 31, thereby operating the in-vehicle unit. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable information processing device, an in-vehicle device, and a control program, and more particularly to a portable information processing device, an in-vehicle device, and a control program for supporting operation of the in-vehicle device.

With the development of digital technology in recent years, multifunctional in-vehicle devices having various functions are increasing in in-vehicle devices such as car navigation devices and car audio devices.
For this reason, when trying to use various functions, it is necessary to learn how to operate many on-vehicle devices, and it is necessary to read a thick operation manual.
On the other hand, electronic devices such as televisions and radios in the home can be remotely operated using a remote control device (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller), and in-vehicle devices such as car navigation devices and car audio devices. This also applies to the remote control, and remote control is possible by using a remote control.
With respect to such an in-vehicle device, it is possible to use a portable electronic device such as a mobile phone terminal as a remote control without using a separate remote controller for each in-vehicle device, and to perform remote operation with the portable electronic device. A remote control system has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-265572 A

However, in the above-described conventional in-vehicle device, what is displayed on the liquid crystal panel of the mobile phone terminal is an operation guide for using the mobile phone terminal as a remote control, and is not in accordance with the actual operation of the in-vehicle device. For this reason, there is a problem that even if the user is familiar with the operation of the mobile phone terminal, the in-vehicle device cannot be operated alone.
On the other hand, in the actual operation of in-vehicle devices, it is necessary to display a desired data input screen or operation screen in order for the user to actually input various data or perform a desired operation. Even if you know it, you may not be able to reach the display on those screens, and you may not be able to achieve your goals. Specifically, when the desired screen is located on the lower layer side of the hierarchical structure and the user is not used to the operation, the screen may not be reached easily.
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to carry out the operation of the in-vehicle device by displaying a desired screen with a simple operation while referring to the operation flow of the in-vehicle device without carrying around a thick operation manual, An object of the present invention is to provide a portable information processing apparatus, an in-vehicle device, and a control program capable of supporting operation of the in-vehicle device.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a portable information processing device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a short-range wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with an external vehicle-mounted device, and the short-range wireless communication unit through the short-range wireless communication unit. A manual data requesting unit that requests the in-vehicle device to transfer an operation manual display data including a control command or a control command group associated with the operation manual display and display contents of the in-vehicle device, and the short-range wireless communication unit. A display unit that displays an operation manual of the in-vehicle device based on the operation manual display data received via the user, and an operation that selects a predetermined area corresponding to the notation of the operation manual displayed on the display unit. When any one of the predetermined areas is selected and the operation unit for causing the operation to be performed, the operation unit is associated with the selected predetermined area in advance. A control command or control commands of the serial in-vehicle apparatus is characterized by comprising: a command transmitting unit that transmits to the vehicle device via the short-range wireless communication unit.

According to the said structure, a manual data request | requirement part requests | requires transfer of the operation manual display data of the said vehicle equipment with respect to the said vehicle equipment via a short distance radio | wireless communication part.
Thereby, the display unit displays the operation manual of the in-vehicle device based on the operation manual display data received via the short-range wireless communication unit, and the operation unit displays the operation manual displayed on the display unit. The user is caused to perform an operation of selecting the corresponding predetermined area.
As a result, when any one of the predetermined areas is selected, the command transmission unit transmits the control command or control command group of the in-vehicle device associated with the selected predetermined area in advance to the short-range wireless communication unit. To the in-vehicle device.

  Further, the portable information processing device according to the second aspect is configured so that the control command or the control command is transmitted from the on-board device via the short-range wireless communication unit to the control command or the control command group transmitted to the on-vehicle device. When a command response processing end notification for notifying that processing corresponding to a group has been completed is received, display update processing for displaying an operation manual to be displayed after the processing ends in the display unit may be performed. Good.

In the portable information processing apparatus according to the third aspect, the manual data requesting unit performs the transfer request processing based on a transfer request processing program for requesting transfer of the operation manual display data. Also good.
The portable information processing apparatus according to the fourth aspect may download the transfer request processing program from an external server via an external public communication network.
In the portable information processing apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the short-range wireless communication unit may perform the communication via infrared rays or radio waves.

  An in-vehicle device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention includes a wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the portable information processing device according to any of the first to fifth aspects, and the operation manual display. A data storage unit for storing data, and the operation manual display data corresponding to the portable information processing device of the transfer request book when the transfer request of the operation manual display data is made from the portable information processing device When the control command or the control command group is received from the portable information processing apparatus via the manual communication unit and the wireless communication unit, the control command or the control command group And a command processing unit that performs corresponding processing.

  The on-vehicle device according to the seventh aspect includes a wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the portable information processing device according to the second aspect, a data storage unit that stores the operation manual display data, and the portable information. A manual data transfer unit that transfers the operation manual display data corresponding to the portable information processing device of the transfer request book via the wireless communication unit when a transfer request of the operation manual display data is made from the processing device; A command processing unit that performs processing corresponding to the control command or the control command group when the control command or the control command group is received from the portable information processing apparatus via a wireless communication unit; When the process is completed in the part, the fact that the process corresponding to the control command or the control command group is completed is notified. The serial command corresponding process completion notice transmitted via the wireless communication unit is characterized by.

  The control program according to the eighth aspect includes a short-range wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with an external in-vehicle device, a display unit that displays various information, and an operation unit that performs various operations. A control program for controlling an information processing apparatus by a computer, the control command or control associated with the operation manual display and display contents of the in-vehicle device for the in-vehicle device via the short-range wireless communication unit Requesting transfer of operation manual display data including a command group, displaying the operation manual of the in-vehicle device on the display unit based on the operation manual display data received via the short-range wireless communication unit, and the operation unit An operation for selecting any predetermined area corresponding to the notation of the operation manual displayed on the display unit via the user The control command or control command group of the in-vehicle device associated with the selected predetermined area in advance is transmitted to the in-vehicle device via the short-range wireless communication unit. It is said.

  A control program according to a ninth aspect includes a wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the portable information processing device according to any of the first to fifth aspects, and the operation manual display data. A control program for controlling an in-vehicle device including a data storage unit by a computer, wherein the portable information processing device determines whether or not a transfer request for operation manual display data has been made, and When a transfer request for operation manual display data is made from the type information processing device, the operation manual display data corresponding to the portable information processing device of the transfer request book is transferred via the wireless communication unit, and the wireless communication unit When the control command or the control command group is received from the portable information processing apparatus via the To perform processing corresponding to the control command group, and characterized in that.

  Further, a control program according to a tenth aspect includes an on-vehicle unit that includes a wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the portable information processing device according to the second aspect, and a data storage unit that stores the operation manual display data. A control program for controlling a device by a computer, wherein it is determined whether or not a request for transfer of operation manual display data has been made from the portable information processing device, and transfer of operation manual display data from the portable information processing device When a request is made, the operation manual display data corresponding to the portable information processing device of the transfer request book is transferred via the wireless communication unit, and from the portable information processing device via the wireless communication unit. When the control command or the control command group is received, the process corresponding to the control command or the control command group When the processing is completed in the command processing unit, the command corresponding processing end notification for notifying that the processing corresponding to the control command or the control command group is completed is transmitted via the wireless communication unit. It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily operate a vehicle-mounted device by displaying a desired screen with a simple operation while referring to the flow of operation of the vehicle-mounted device without carrying a thick operation manual. Can be supported.

Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration block diagram of an operation support system for in-vehicle devices.
The operation support system 10 can be broadly classified as a portable information processing unit for displaying an operation manual of the in-vehicle device 11 connected to the in-vehicle device 11 to be operated, and the in-vehicle device 11 via the short-range wireless communication network 12. A mobile phone terminal 13 serving as a device is connected to the mobile phone terminal 13 via the public communication network 14, and an application program for downloading operation manual display data from the in-vehicle device 11 is previously classified for each type of the mobile phone terminal 13. And a stored application server 15.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration block diagram of the in-vehicle device.
Examples of the in-vehicle device 11 include an audio visual device, an audio device, a car navigation device, and the like. In the following, a case where the in-vehicle device is a car navigation device will be described.
The in-vehicle device 11 includes an infrared communication unit 21 that performs short-range wireless using infrared rays, a display unit 22 that displays various types of information including a map image for navigation, and a plurality of operators for a user to perform various operations. The provided operation unit 23, a disk reproduction unit 24 for reproducing a disc-shaped recording medium such as a DVD, a navigation map database, and an operation manual for the in-vehicle device 11 are displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 13, and An external storage device 25 such as a hard disk storing operation manual display data for specifying a control command associated with a predetermined area of the display screen, and a control unit 26 for controlling the entire in-vehicle device are provided. .
The control unit 26 is configured as a so-called microcomputer, and includes a ROM 27 that stores a control program and control data for controlling the control unit 26, and a RAM 28 that functions as a work area and temporarily stores various data. And a control unit 26 based on a program stored in the ROM 27, and thus an MPU 29 for controlling the entire vehicle-mounted device 11.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the mobile phone terminal.
The cellular phone terminal 13 includes an infrared communication unit 31 that performs short-range wireless using infrared rays, a display unit 32 that displays various information including an operation manual of the in-vehicle device 11, and a numeric keypad for a user to perform various operations. An operation unit 33 provided with a plurality of operators, a memory card reader / writer unit 34 for reading / writing a semiconductor memory card, a wireless communication unit 35 for communicating via the public communication network 14, and various information Are stored in a nonvolatile manner such as an EEPROM, and a control unit 37 for controlling the entire mobile phone terminal 13.

The control unit 37 is configured as a so-called microcomputer, and includes a ROM 38 that stores a control program and control data for controlling the control unit 37, and a RAM 39 that functions as a work area and temporarily stores various data. And the MPU 40 for controlling the mobile phone terminal 13 as a whole, based on the program stored in the ROM 38.
The application server 15 includes a server body 41 having a communication function for performing communication via the public communication network 14 and an application program for the mobile phone terminal 13 to download operation manual display data of the in-vehicle device from the in-vehicle device 11. A database unit 42 for storing each model of the mobile phone terminal 13.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is a sequence flowchart when the application program is downloaded.
In order to obtain an application program for requesting the operation manual display data of the in-vehicle device to the server main body 41 of the application server 15 via the public communication network 14, the mobile phone terminal 13 receives type data representing its own type. Attached is requested to download the application program (step S11).
Thereby, the application server 15 refers to the database unit 42 based on the transmitted type data, and searches for an application program corresponding to the mobile phone terminal 13 that has requested download of the application via the public communication network 14 (step S12). ).

As a result of the search, when an application program corresponding to the mobile phone terminal 13 that requested the application download is found, the application server 15 starts a download process for the mobile phone terminal 13.
Thereby, the application program is downloaded to the mobile phone terminal 13 via the public communication network 14, and the control unit 37 of the mobile phone terminal 13 installs the application program in the nonvolatile memory 36 (step). S14).

FIG. 5 is a sequence flowchart when downloading manual display data.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen of the mobile phone terminal when the application program is activated.
The user downloads the application program from the application server 15 and activates the application program in the mobile phone terminal 13 where the installation is completed (step S21).
Thereby, on the display screen 32A of the display unit 32 of the mobile phone terminal 13, as shown in FIG. 5, the infrared light receiving / emitting unit 31A of the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 is replaced with the infrared receiving / emitting unit of the in-vehicle device. A screen for prompting the operation of the communication start instruction key in the operation unit 33 is displayed (step S22). In FIG. 5, the communication start instruction key is displayed as the “#” key.
In accordance with the instruction on the display screen, the user communicates with the infrared light receiving / emitting unit 31A of the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 facing the infrared light receiving / emitting unit (not shown) of the infrared communication unit 21 of the in-vehicle device. When the start instruction key is operated, infrared communication is started, and a manual display data download request command is transmitted from the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 (step S23).

On the other hand, the control unit 26 of the in-vehicle device 11 receives the download request command via the infrared communication unit 21, and reads the operation manual display data from the external storage device 25 (step S24).
Subsequently, the control unit 26 controls the infrared communication unit 21 and transmits operation manual display data to the mobile phone terminal 13 via the infrared communication unit 21 (step S25).
As a result, when the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 receives the manual display data from the in-vehicle device 11, the MPU 40 of the control unit 37 stores the manual display data in the RAM 39 functioning as a buffer and stores it in the nonvolatile memory 36. Transfer and store (step S26).

Subsequently, the MPU 40 of the control unit 37 reads the manual display data from the nonvolatile memory 36, expands it in the RAM 39, and displays the operation manual of the in-vehicle device 11 on the display unit 32 (step S27).
In this case, the displayed manual is formed by image data composed of vector data or HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or the like, and is displayed on each image data or a predetermined page (information display screen) of HTML. Can be easily jumped (shifted) by operating the operation unit 33. Specifically, in the initial state, the electronic bookmark information display screen or thumbnail display is performed, and the corresponding page may be shifted to the corresponding page according to the selected electronic bookmark or thumbnail. Alternatively, a search screen may be displayed, a search word (keyword) corresponding to an operation desired by the user may be input, and a jump to a page including the corresponding search word may be made. In this case, when there are a plurality of pages including the corresponding search terms, the pages including the search terms as priority terms may be preferentially displayed and the plurality of pages may be jumped continuously.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a manual display screen of the mobile phone terminal.
FIG. 8 is an external front view of the operation panel of the in-vehicle device.
First, the case where the vehicle-mounted apparatus 11 is controlled with reference to the operation manual displayed by the user will be described.
As shown in FIG. 7, if an operation manual for removing a disk / memory card is displayed on the display screen 32A of the display unit 32 of the mobile phone terminal 13, the user is displayed on the display screen 32A. When the disc is taken out according to the operation manual, the disc eject button [CD Δ ] 23A provided on the operation panel 11A of the in-vehicle device 11 is pushed down as shown in FIG. Is easily understood and the disc eject button 23A is actually operated.
As a result, the disc is ejected from the disc insertion slot 11B.
Next, a case where the user operates the displayed operation manual to control the in-vehicle device 11 by causing the mobile phone terminal 13 to function as a remote controller will be described.
Furthermore, the operation manual display data incorporates a script language (for example, Java (registered trademark)) for controlling the in-vehicle device 11 in response to a user operation. Thus, by selecting a predetermined display area of the operation manual, a predetermined command corresponding to the display area is transmitted to the in-vehicle device side, and the corresponding process is executed.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a screen when a mobile phone terminal is caused to function as a remote controller to control an in-vehicle device.
In the following, a case will be described as an example where the displayed operation manual of the in-vehicle device 11 is “how to select display setting items” as shown in FIG. 9 in the process of step S27.
In the example of FIG. 9, a control command is associated with the area AR11 and the area AR12 in the displayed operation manual in advance.
Specifically, the cursor key 33A (see FIG. 6) of the operation unit 33 is operated to position the cursor in the area AR11 (in this case, the area AR11 is highlighted), and the enter key 33B (see FIG. 6). ), When the area AR11 is selected and confirmed, a control command corresponding to a case where the display button [D] of the in-vehicle device 11 is continuously pressed for a predetermined time of 1 second or more is transmitted from the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 to the in-vehicle device 11. Is transmitted to the infrared communication unit 21 (step S29).

As a result, the control unit 26 of the in-vehicle device 11 shifts to a command response process corresponding to the transmitted control command (step S30). Specifically, in this example, the control unit 26 sets the operation mode of the in-vehicle device to the display adjustment mode, and sets the display screen of the display unit 22 to a screen corresponding to the display adjustment mode.
And the control part 26 of the vehicle equipment 11 will transmit that to the infrared communication part 31 of the mobile telephone terminal 13 as a command corresponding | compatible process completion notification via the infrared communication part 21, if the screen display corresponding to display adjustment mode is completed. (Step S31).
The control unit 37 of the mobile phone terminal 13 that has received the command response processing end notification via the infrared communication unit 31 updates the display of the display unit 32 on the operation manual screen to be referred to after shifting to the display adjustment mode (step S32). .

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen of the mobile phone terminal in the display adjustment mode.
Specifically, in the display adjustment mode, as shown in FIG. 10, a list of setting items that can be set in the display adjustment mode is displayed.
In this case, as displayed in the area AR13 in FIG. 9, the in-vehicle device 11 is in a state in which setting items can be selected by operating the search keys 23C and 23D (see FIG. 8). However, it is also possible to select a setting item by directly operating the in-vehicle device 11 at this stage.

On the other hand, on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 11, as shown in FIG. 10, control commands are associated with areas AR21 to AR27 in the displayed operation manual.
That is, as in the case of the transition to the display adjustment mode described above, the cursor key 33A (see FIG. 6) of the operation unit 33 is operated to position the cursor in the area AR21 (in this case, the area AR21 is displayed in reverse video). When the area AR21 is selected and confirmed by the confirmation key 33B (see FIG. 6), the display directly shifts to the clock setting mode, and the display screen of the display unit 22 of the in-vehicle device 11 corresponds to the clock setting mode. It becomes.

Similarly, the cursor key 33A (see FIG. 6) of the operation unit 33 is operated to position the cursor in the area AR22 (in this case, the area AR21 is highlighted), and the confirmation key 33B (see FIG. 6) is used. When the area AR22 is selected and confirmed, the screen shifts directly to the screen saver setting mode, and the display screen of the display unit 22 of the in-vehicle device 11 corresponds to the screen setting mode.
Further, the cursor key 33A (see FIG. 6) of the operation unit 33 is operated to position the cursor in the area AR23 (in this case, the area AR21 is highlighted), and the confirmation key 33B (see FIG. 6) is used. When the area AR23 is selected and confirmed, the screen saver message input mode is entered directly, and the display screen of the display unit 22 of the in-vehicle device 11 corresponds to the screen saver message input mode.

Further, the cursor key 33A (see FIG. 6) of the operation unit 33 is operated to position the cursor in the area AR24 (in this case, the area AR21 is highlighted), and the confirmation key 33B (see FIG. 6) is used. When the area AR24 is selected and confirmed, the screen directly shifts to the title scroll method setting mode, and the display screen of the display unit 22 of the in-vehicle device 11 corresponds to the title scroll method setting mode.
Further, the cursor key 33A (see FIG. 6) of the operation unit 33 is operated to position the cursor in the area AR25 (in this case, the area AR21 is highlighted), and the confirmation key 33B (see FIG. 6) is used. When the area AR25 is selected and confirmed, the screen directly shifts to the title scroll speed setting mode, and the display screen of the display unit 22 of the in-vehicle device 11 corresponds to the title scroll speed setting mode.

Further, the cursor key 33A (see FIG. 6) of the operation unit 33 is operated to position the cursor in the area AR26 (in this case, the area AR21 is highlighted), and the confirmation key 33B (see FIG. 6) is used. When the area AR26 is selected and confirmed, the mode directly shifts to the dimmer setting mode, and the display screen of the display unit 22 of the in-vehicle device 11 corresponds to the dimmer setting mode.
Further, the cursor key 33A (see FIG. 6) of the operation unit 33 is operated to position the cursor in the area AR27 (in this case, the area AR21 is highlighted), and the confirmation key 33B (see FIG. 6) is used. When the area AR27 is selected and confirmed, the display contrast adjustment mode is shifted directly to, and the display screen of the display unit 22 of the in-vehicle device 11 corresponds to the display contrast adjustment mode.

Here, a case where the user selects the screen saver setting mode on the display screen of FIG. 10 will be described.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen of the mobile phone terminal in the screen saver setting mode.
On the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 11, as shown in FIG. 11, control commands are associated in advance with the areas AR <b> 31 to AR <b> 34 in the displayed operation manual.
In this case, since the screen saver setting mode has already been entered, even if the area AR31 is selected and confirmed, the state is maintained as it is.

On the other hand, when the areas AR32 to AR34 are selected, control commands corresponding to the areas AR32 to AR34 are transmitted to the in-vehicle device 11.
That is, the cursor key 33A (see FIG. 6) of the operation unit 33 is operated to position the cursor in the area AR32 (in this case, the area AR32 is highlighted), and the confirmation key 33B (see FIG. 6) is used. When the area AR32 is selected and confirmed, a control command corresponding to the case where the [VOLUME] knob of the in-vehicle device 11 is set to [SS ON] is transmitted from the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 to the infrared communication unit of the in-vehicle device 11. 21 (step S29).

As a result, the control unit 26 of the in-vehicle device 11 shifts to a command corresponding process corresponding to the transmitted control command (step S30) and displays a screen saver.
Then, when the display of the screen saver is completed, the control unit 26 of the in-vehicle device 11 transmits the fact to the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 via the infrared communication unit 21 as a command corresponding process end notification (step). S31) The control unit 37 of the mobile phone terminal 13 that has received the command processing completion notification via the infrared communication unit 31 updates the display of the display unit 32 to the operation manual screen to be referred to after the screen saver is displayed (step S32). .

Further, the cursor key 33A (see FIG. 6) of the operation unit 33 is operated to position the cursor in the area AR33 (in this case, the area AR33 is highlighted), and the confirmation key 33B (see FIG. 6) is used. When the area AR33 is selected and confirmed, a control command corresponding to the case where the [VOLUME] knob of the in-vehicle device 11 is set to [SS OFF] is transmitted from the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 to the infrared communication unit of the in-vehicle device 11. 21 (step S29). As a result, the control unit 26 of the in-vehicle device 11 shifts to a command corresponding process corresponding to the transmitted control command (step S30), and prohibits display of the screen saver.
Then, when the screen saver display prohibition is completed, the control unit 26 of the in-vehicle device 11 transmits the fact to the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 via the infrared communication unit 21 as a command response processing end notification ( In step S31), the control unit 37 of the mobile phone terminal 13 that has received the command processing completion notification via the infrared communication unit 31 updates the display of the display unit 32 to the operation manual screen to be referred to after the screen saver display is prohibited (step S31). S32).

Further, the cursor key 33A (see FIG. 6) of the operation unit 33 is operated to position the cursor in the area AR34 (in this case, the area AR34 is highlighted), and the confirmation key 33B (see FIG. 6) is used. When the area AR34 is selected and confirmed, a control command corresponding to the case where the [VOLUME] knob of the in-vehicle device 11 is turned and [SS MESSAGE] is set is transmitted from the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 to the infrared communication unit of the in-vehicle device 11. 21 (step S29). As a result, the control unit 26 of the in-vehicle device 11 shifts to a command corresponding process corresponding to the transmitted control command (step S30), and displays a message to be displayed when the screen saver is displayed.
Then, when the display of the message is completed, the control unit 26 of the in-vehicle device 11 transmits a message to that effect to the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 via the infrared communication unit 21 as a command response processing end notification (step). S31) The control unit 37 of the mobile phone terminal 13 that has received the command processing completion notification via the infrared communication unit 31 updates the display of the display unit 32 to the operation manual screen to be referred to after the message is displayed (step S32). .

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the actual vehicle-mounted device 11 is operated, the operation manual is displayed on the display screen 32A of the mobile phone terminal 13, and only a predetermined area is selected and confirmed. Since the in-vehicle device can be remotely controlled, when operating the in-vehicle device alone, the desired data input screen or operation screen can be displayed, and the stress caused by the user being unfamiliar with the operation You can operate and feel familiar with the operation.
Furthermore, since the display area is not reduced compared with the case where the operation guide is displayed on the display unit 22 of the in-vehicle device, the operation guide is particularly effective when the operation needs to be performed while referring to the contents of the display unit 22. Correct operation.
In addition, if an application program for downloading operation manual display data is installed in the mobile phone terminal 13 and the data format of the operation manual display data is shared by a plurality of types of in-vehicle devices 11, Since the operation manual display data can be downloaded directly from the target in-vehicle device and the in-vehicle device can be controlled, various in-vehicle devices can be easily operated according to the operation manual. Therefore, for example, even if it is an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle borrowed from a friend, an operation manual is immediately obtained and the in-vehicle device 13 is indirectly connected via the mobile phone terminal 13 while referring to the operation manual. It becomes possible to operate or directly operate the in-vehicle device 13.

  In addition, it is not necessary to carry a printed paper thick manual, and it is easier and faster to understand the operation and allow the in-vehicle device to perform the desired operation compared to the case of operating while viewing the manual. Can do.

  In the above description, the update process of the operation manual to be displayed after completion of the process in the in-vehicle device 11 corresponding to a certain control command has not been described in detail. It is necessary to associate them with the operation manual display data. In other words, after each control command is completed, a jump is made to a predetermined page.

In the above description, for simplification of description, it has been described that one control command corresponds to a predetermined area (for example, area AR11) of the display screen 32A. A series of control commands (control command group) can be made to correspond to each other and processing corresponding to those control commands can be continuously performed on the vehicle-mounted device side.
In the above description, the case where a mobile phone terminal is used as the portable information processing device has been described. However, if the portable information processing device has a configuration for communicating with an in-vehicle device using the proximity wireless communication function, the same applies. Applicable. Specifically, it is applicable to portable electronic devices such as PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) and capable of short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and IrDA with in-vehicle devices. Is possible.

In the above description, a case where a still image is displayed as an operation manual has been described. However, a moving image display in which the operation is specifically animated may be performed.
In the above description, the operation manual display data is downloaded from the application server. However, it is also possible to read the operation manual display data from a recording medium such as a memory card into a mobile phone terminal (portable information processing device). is there.
According to this configuration, it is possible to easily cope with the case where the communication network cannot be connected due to the environment not connected to the communication network such as the Internet or the line condition.

It is a general | schematic block diagram of the operation assistance system of vehicle equipment. It is a general | schematic block diagram of a vehicle equipment. It is a general | schematic block diagram of a mobile telephone terminal. It is a sequence flowchart at the time of application program download. It is a sequence flowchart at the time of manual display data download. It is explanatory drawing of the display screen of the mobile telephone terminal at the time of an application program starting. It is explanatory drawing of an example of the manual display screen of a mobile telephone terminal. It is an external appearance front view of the operation panel of vehicle equipment. It is screen explanatory drawing at the time of making a mobile telephone terminal function as a remote control and controlling vehicle equipment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen of the mobile phone terminal in the display adjustment mode. It is explanatory drawing of the display screen of the mobile telephone terminal at the time of a screen saver setting mode.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Operation support system 11 In-vehicle apparatus 11A Operation panel 11B Disc insertion slot 12 Short-distance wireless communication network 13 Mobile phone terminal 14 Public communication network 15 Application server 21 Infrared communication unit 22 Display unit 23 Operation unit 23A Disc eject button 24 Disc playback unit 25 External storage device 26 Control unit 27 ROM
28 RAM
29 MPU
31 Infrared communication unit 31A Infrared light receiving / emitting unit 32 Display unit 32A Display screen 33 Operation unit 33A Cursor key 33B Confirm key 34 Memory card reader / writer unit 35 Wireless communication unit 36 Non-volatile memory 37 Control unit 38 ROM
39 RAM
40 MPU
41 Server main body 42 Database part AR11-13, AR21-27, AR31-34 Area (predetermined area)

Claims (10)

A short-range wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with an external in-vehicle device;
Manual data request for requesting transfer of operation manual display data including a control command or a control command group associated with the in-vehicle device operation manual display and display contents to the in-vehicle device via the short-range wireless communication unit And
A display unit for displaying an operation manual of the in-vehicle device based on the operation manual display data received via the short-range wireless communication unit;
An operation unit for causing a user to perform an operation of selecting a predetermined area corresponding to the notation of the operation manual displayed on the display unit;
When any one of the predetermined areas is selected, a control command or a control command group of the in-vehicle device previously associated with the selected predetermined area is transmitted to the in-vehicle apparatus via the short-range wireless communication unit. A command transmitter to transmit;
A portable information processing apparatus comprising: The portable information processing device according to claim 1,
Command response for notifying that the processing corresponding to the control command or control command group is completed from the on-vehicle device via the short-range wireless communication unit with respect to the control command or control command group transmitted to the on-vehicle device A portable information processing apparatus that performs a display update process for displaying an operation manual to be displayed after the process ends on the display unit when a process end notification is received. The portable information processing device according to claim 1 or 2,
The portable data processing device, wherein the manual data requesting unit performs the transfer request processing based on a transfer request processing program for requesting transfer of the operation manual display data. The portable information processing device according to claim 3,
A portable information processing apparatus that downloads the transfer request processing program from an external server via an external public communication network. The portable information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The short-range wireless communication unit performs the communication via infrared rays or radio waves. A wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the portable information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A data storage unit for storing the operation manual display data;
Manual data transfer for transferring the operation manual display data corresponding to the portable information processing device of the transfer request book via the wireless communication unit when a transfer request of the operation manual display data is made from the portable information processing device And
A command processing unit that performs processing corresponding to the control command or the control command group when the control command or the control command group is received from the portable information processing apparatus via the wireless communication unit;
In-vehicle equipment characterized by comprising: A wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the portable information processing device according to claim 2;
A data storage unit for storing the operation manual display data;
Manual data transfer for transferring the operation manual display data corresponding to the portable information processing device of the transfer request book via the wireless communication unit when a transfer request of the operation manual display data is made from the portable information processing device And
A command processing unit that performs processing corresponding to the control command or the control command group when the control command or the control command group is received from the portable information processing apparatus via the wireless communication unit;
When the process is completed in the command processing unit, the command corresponding process end notification for notifying that the process corresponding to the control command or the control command group is completed is transmitted via the wireless communication unit.
In-vehicle equipment characterized by this. Control for controlling a portable information processing apparatus having a short-range wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with an external in-vehicle device, a display unit that displays various types of information, and an operation unit that performs various types of operations by a computer In the program
Requesting the in-vehicle device via the short-range wireless communication unit to transfer operation manual display data including a control command or a control command group associated with the operation manual display and display contents of the in-vehicle device,
Based on the operation manual display data received via the short-range wireless communication unit, the operation manual of the in-vehicle device is displayed on the display unit,
When the user performs an operation for selecting any predetermined area corresponding to the notation of the operation manual displayed on the display section via the operation section, the selected predetermined area is displayed. A control command or a control command group of the in-vehicle device associated in advance is transmitted to the in-vehicle device via the short-range wireless communication unit,
A control program characterized by that. An in-vehicle device comprising: a wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the portable information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5; and a data storage unit that stores the operation manual display data. In a control program for controlling,
Determine whether or not a transfer request for operation manual display data has been made from the portable information processing device,
When a transfer request of operation manual display data is made from the portable information processing device, the operation manual display data corresponding to the portable information processing device of the transfer request book is transferred via the wireless communication unit,
When the control command or the control command group is received from the portable information processing apparatus via the wireless communication unit, a process corresponding to the control command or the control command group is performed.
A control program characterized by that. A control program for controlling a vehicle-mounted device including a wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the portable information processing device according to claim 2 and a data storage unit that stores the operation manual display data by a computer. ,
Determine whether or not a transfer request for operation manual display data has been made from the portable information processing device,
When a transfer request of operation manual display data is made from the portable information processing device, the operation manual display data corresponding to the portable information processing device of the transfer request book is transferred via the wireless communication unit,
When the control command or the control command group is received from the portable information processing apparatus via the wireless communication unit, processing corresponding to the control command or the control command group is performed,
When the process is completed in the command processing unit, the command corresponding process end notification for notifying that the process corresponding to the control command or the control command group is completed is transmitted via the wireless communication unit.
A control program characterized by that.

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