JP2010027136A - Multi-source selection operation method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a "multi-source selection operation method" for facilitating an operation of selecting source groups and various sources included therein on one monitor screen in an arbitrary manner. <P>SOLUTION: Selection operation regions for each of a plurality source groups are set on one screen. A selection part of the sources included in the source group is displayed for each source group. An operation part of a specified source of the selected source group is displayed when an arbitrary one source group or a source is selected by a user. The selection part of a source included in the other source group is also displayed on the same screen, so that a source in the other source group can be immediately selected even when the source of one source group is selected. The selection operation region of the selected source group is displayed wider than the others. Information on the selected source is displayed in a region other than the selection operation region of each source group and the selection operation region of the source group being selected or used last is displayed wider than the others. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a multi-source selection operation method that can easily select various sources such as an audio device mounted on a vehicle, such as a radio, a CD, and an HDD, and a portable player connected to the audio device. .

  With the recent development of audio devices, in addition to CD players, HDD players that download and listen to a large amount of music on the HDD, and portable players that record a large amount of music on the audio device can also be connected and listened to. As for broadcasting, in addition to AM broadcasting and FM broadcasting, digital broadcasting having a large number of channels is also widespread. In addition, various types of television broadcasts, including terrestrial digital broadcasts, can be received. Video monitors such as DVDs are connected to the TV monitor, and a player that records music with a large amount of images is connected. You can enjoy using various audio visual devices for various media such as viewing.

  In particular, in a vehicle, it is preferable that a single audio device can handle as many sources as possible, and the audio device for a vehicle is often handled by a driver. Therefore, it is necessary to be able to operate these devices in one place and to make the operation as easy to understand as possible. In addition, it is not limited to the above-mentioned in-vehicle audio device that is provided with a large number of sources as an audio device, is arbitrarily selected and used, and improvement in operability thereof is desired, and a home audio device The same applies to the above.

  As described above, for many sources, there are audio including images in addition to simple audio, and there are various DVDs and HDDs including movies in addition to ordinary television broadcasts. Therefore, hereinafter, they are collectively referred to as “audio devices”.

Conventionally, a technique for displaying an operation input unit of an audio device on a screen of a navigation device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-132741 (Patent Document 1), which improves the operability of an in-vehicle device to which various devices are connected. Therefore, a technique for displaying a screen on which all device operations can be performed on a monitor and narrowing down the operations in order is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-198744 (Patent Document 2).
JP 2004-132741 A JP-A-11-198744

  As described above, various audio devices including a vehicle audio device have a large number of sources and are arbitrarily selected and used. However, as disclosed in Patent Document 1 above, It is difficult to arbitrarily select various types of audio devices as described above simply by displaying the operation menu of the audio device on a part of the navigation screen on the monitor screen.

  In addition, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, an all function display instruction area is provided on the monitor screen, and after a specific function is selected on the screen, only an operation screen for that function is displayed. Then, when you want to immediately switch to another source while performing operations such as playback of a specific source, return to the screen that displays the full function display instruction area again, and select the desired function. In order to operate the function after selecting, it is necessary to narrow down the operation functions in order, and there is a problem that a lot of work is required. This is not preferable for the driver to perform such a large number of operations, particularly in the vehicle audio apparatus.

  Furthermore, the display of the operation menu or the function selection menu as described above is merely a menu display on the monitor, and the menu screen is not necessarily easy for the user to select.

  Therefore, the present invention arbitrarily selects a large number of source groups and various sources included in these source groups, and performs various operations on the respective media, and these source groups and each source are displayed on one monitor screen. It is a main object to provide a multi-source selection operation method that makes it possible to easily select a source and to operate those sources.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the multi-source selection operation method according to the present invention allows a user to arbitrarily select and select a plurality of source selection units included in a plurality of source groups displayed on one screen. In the multi-source output device that outputs any one of the above, when the user selects any one source group or source, the source selection unit of the selected source group and the specific source included in the selected source group A source operation unit is displayed, and source selection units included in other source groups are also displayed on the same screen.

  According to another multi-source selection operation method according to the present invention, in the multi-source selection operation method, a selection operation region for displaying a source selection unit included in each source group is variable for each of a plurality of source groups in the screen. It is characterized by setting to.

  Another multi-source selection operation method according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the multi-source selection operation method, a selection operation region of a selected source group is displayed wider than a selection operation region of another source group.

  According to another multi-source selection operation method according to the present invention, in the multi-source selection operation method, a source group selection operation region used last last in the source group is wider than a selection operation region of another source group. It is characterized by displaying.

  In another multi-source selection operation method according to the present invention, in the multi-source selection operation method, information on a currently selected source group or source is displayed in an area other than the plurality of source group selection operation areas. Features.

  In another multi-source selection operation method according to the present invention, in the multi-source selection operation method, the source group selection operation area is arranged around a source selection unit used last in the source group. It is characterized by that.

  Another multi-source selection operation method according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the multi-source selection operation method, an operation unit is also displayed for the source arranged at the center.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, when a large number of sources are arbitrarily selected and various operations of each source are performed, the selection of those sources and the operation of those sources are facilitated on one monitor screen. To be able to do that.

  In the present invention, when various sources are arbitrarily selected and various operations of the respective sources are performed, the sources can be easily selected and operated on a single monitor screen. The user arbitrarily selects and directs a selection unit of a plurality of sources included in one source group or a plurality of source groups displayed on one screen, and selects one of the plurality of sources. In the output multi-source output device, when the user selects any one source group or source, the source selection unit of the selected source group and the operation unit of the specific source included in the selected source group are displayed. This is realized by displaying a selection section of sources included in other source groups in the same screen.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A shows an “FM radio reception display screen” in which a broadcast receiver is currently used, and in particular, a radio wave of a specific FM broadcast song is received and listened to. Accordingly, the currently selected source group is displayed as “Radio” throughout the entire screen 1, and “FM” indicating that an FM broadcast as one source of the source group is currently received is displayed at the top. “FM TOKYO”, which is the name of the broadcast station being received, is displayed below it, and 81.3 (MHz), which is the broadcast frequency, is displayed below it.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, when the user touches the screen with a finger or the like from the display state of FIG. 1A, the various source groups as shown in FIG. This shows a state in which the “multi-source selection operation mode screen” is selected and operated. In this multi-source selection operation mode screen, a radio selection operation area 2 as one source group is displayed in a part of an ellipse on the upper side of the screen 1. At the bottom of the screen 1, for example, a large amount of audio data can be recorded on a built-in memory or a small hard disk by recording audio data on a data recording medium such as a CD or HDD and reproducing it. A media selection operation area 3 for selecting a source of various media including a source of “PAD (tentative name)” as a portable audio player that can be carried by the user is displayed in a part of an ellipse.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1B, the currently selected source group is radio in the intermediate display area 4 between the upper radio selection operation area 2 and the lower media selection operation area 3 of the screen 1. Yes, FM broadcast which is one source in the source group is selected, the radio wave of FM TOKYO broadcasting station is received, and 81.3 which is the broadcasting frequency of the broadcasting station is shown. When the screen state shown in FIG. 1 (a) is changed to the screen state for selecting various sources and media shown in FIG. 1 (b) by an instruction by a user's contact, etc. You may make it return to the state of the screen shown to a figure (a).

  In the example of FIG. 1, since the radio is currently selected as the medium, it occupies a wider area than the media selection operation screen 3 for displaying various media such as CDs. AM broadcasting and XM broadcasting that is broadcast in the United States can be received, and when the display part is instructed by touch with a finger or the like, it can be switched to AM broadcasting or XM broadcasting. Yes.

  In addition, on these radio selection operation screens 2, the currently received FM broadcast is displayed at the center position, and the numerical values 1 to 6 in the figure are shown, and the receiving broadcast station is set in advance corresponding to this numerical value. Thus, it is possible to perform channel selection directly by selecting an arbitrary numerical value. In addition, regarding the “SEEK” operation for searching for a preset receivable station, “UP” and “DN” operation units are provided to search for higher or lower frequencies, and the frequency is continuously changed. As for the “TUNE” operation, the “UP” and “DN” operation units for changing the frequency to the higher or lower frequency are provided.

  As described above, in the example shown in FIG. 1, this audio apparatus uses radio as one source group and FM, AM, and XM as sources included in the source group, and reproduces audio data recorded on the data recording medium. In this example, each source to be output is set as one source group, and “PAD” as a CD, HDD, and portable player is set as each source included in the source group.

  With respect to the radio selection operation area 2 for the radio which is the currently received source group, the media selection operation area 3 for selecting various media is the last source used previously among these various sources. A selection operation unit of a certain CD is arranged at the center and is shown as a main source, and a selection unit of “PAD” and “HDD” as an externally connected portable audio device which is another source is arranged on both sides thereof. ing. In addition, a playback and rewind operation unit and a fast forward and fast rewind operation unit are arranged below the selection operation unit of the CD as the main source.

  In the multi-selection operation mode as shown in FIG. 1 (b), various selection operations can be performed by the display as described above. Especially for the “radio” of the currently used source group, the FM radio is currently used. , Almost all operation functions are displayed for FM broadcast reception, and AM broadcast and XM broadcast, which are other sources, can be easily selected. For “media” as another source group, a media selection operation area 3 is also displayed so that an arbitrary source can be selected from among various sources included in the source group. The CD that is the last used source of the media is also displayed on the operation unit, and by operating this operation unit, the last listened music can be played, and reverse playback, fast forward and fast reverse playback are also possible. . Further, regarding the other sources “PAD” and “HDD”, the respective sources can be selected by instructing the display position on this screen.

  By performing such a selection operation screen display, it is possible to select various types of source groups as described above. In this case, the currently selected source is displayed in the center or the currently selected source is selected. Other sources are displayed separately in different colors, and the operation unit is also displayed on the screen, so that the current selected source can be directly played back. Even at that time, a source other than the currently selected source can be selected immediately. In addition, for other source groups, playback operation can be performed immediately for the last source selected previously in the source group, or other sources in the source group can also be selected, so it is extremely selectable for many types of sources. A multi-source selection operation method that is easy to operate can be adopted.

  When the user enters the multi-selection operation mode of FIG. 5B by touching the screen with a finger or the like from the state at the time of FM broadcast reception in FIG. When the “Media” portion is selected and instructed, for example, a media operation mode as shown in FIG. In the illustrated example, the radio selection operation area 2 that occupies a wide area on the screen of FIG. 1B is displayed narrowly, and the display area of the media selection operation area 3 to which the medium selected by the user belongs is displayed. Wide.

  That is, in the display example of the media operation mode shown in FIG. 2A, it is possible to easily select an arbitrary source from various sources, not only the last used CD, among various media. This shows an example of displaying a jacket photo of the last reproduced music as the last mode for each source.

  In the figure, a CD is displayed at the center of a media selection operation screen for displaying various media, and an operation screen is displayed so that the CD can be immediately played back. When the user looks at such a screen and selects and operates a CD, the playback operation can be performed immediately. Further, for example, when selecting an HDD while viewing the last mode song display of the HDD, for example, the HDD may be arranged at the center, and “CD” and “PAD” may be arranged on both sides.

  In the example of FIG. 2A, in addition to the media selection operation area 3 as described above, the radio selection operation area 2 is arranged in the same manner as in each of the above examples. “FM” is arranged, and “AM” and “XM” are arranged on both sides thereof. However, as in FIG. 1B, an operation screen for immediately selecting a channel for FM broadcasting may be displayed on this screen.

  On the other hand, in the above example, the display example when the “Media” selection operation area is designated in the screen shown in FIG. 1B is shown, but the “CD” display portion in the screen in FIG. 2 is selected and when the “CD” portion is designated on the screen of FIG. 2A, for example, a CD operation mode screen as shown in FIG.

  At this time, the media selection operation area which is the selected source group is widened. In the wide media selection operation area 3, a CD selection operation screen selected by the user is displayed at the center, and the last mode is set as the first mode. Select a specific song on the CD that you listened to, and provide playback, reverse playback, fast forward, and fast reverse playback sections for that song. In the example shown, “Repeat” to listen to the same song again during playback, random playback The “Random” operation unit is displayed. Also, on both sides of this CD operation unit, operation units for selecting “PAD” and HDD as a portable player are arranged as in FIG. 1B. Further, in the example of FIG. 2 (a), the intermediate display area 4 between the radio selection operation area 2 and the various media selection operation areas 3 is used as a CD playback display area, and information on the currently played song is displayed. The jacket photo is also displayed.

  Further, since the radio operation screen display area 2 is narrowed by selecting the CD as the medium as described above, in the example of FIG. 2A, the FM broadcast selection section that has been listened to earlier is arranged in the center. However, only screen display for selecting AM broadcast and XM broadcast is provided on both sides. In this selection screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 1B, an FM broadcast receiving station selection unit may be displayed to provide a selection operation screen.

  As described above, when the screen is changed to the media selection screen, the selection operation screen that can be operated immediately for the last source selected first is displayed, and other media can be directly selected. Therefore, various media selection operations are facilitated. Further, since the selection operation screen for various media at this time is wide, characters and symbols can be displayed in a large size, and the screen can be displayed with good operability.

  In the above-described embodiment, the source selection operation area is set on the monitor screen separately on the upper and lower sides of the screen. However, various settings can be made as necessary. a) shows an example in which the setting is divided into four sides on the left, right, top and bottom of the monitor screen. In the example of the figure, in addition to the above radio and media, an example is shown in which camera display selection for mounting on a vehicle and photographing the outside and setting thereof are also performed. That is, the upper and lower sides of the frame of the screen 1 are arranged with a radio source selection operation unit at the top and a media selection operation unit for selecting various media sources below, as in the above example. The selection operation unit for the on-vehicle camera is arranged on the right side in the figure, and the selection operation unit for selecting the cameras themselves or the image display method is arranged on the left side in the figure. .

  In the example of FIG. 3A, no instruction is given to any of the selection operation units arranged on the four sides of the screen. At this time, the user selects the “Media” with a finger or the like. When the portion is operated, as shown in FIG. 5B, the “Media” source group is selected in the intermediate display section, and the CD source is particularly indicated and selected. Therefore, in the example of FIG. 3, an example is provided that includes a camera outside the vehicle as one of the source groups, a rear camera, a front camera, and a top view camera that displays an image with the viewpoint positioned above the vehicle as the sources included therein. Is shown. Various sources can be used as the source of the present invention or a set of those sources. For example, a television, DVD, HDD, or the like may be used as a source in a visual source group.

  The selection operation screen as described above can be displayed by, for example, the operation of each functional unit as shown in the functional block diagram of FIG. That is, in the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 4A, the system control unit 10 includes a ROM in which software capable of controlling each functional unit is recorded, a CPU as an arithmetic processing unit, a RAM used for arithmetic operation, and the like. In addition, a selection operation unit arrangement setting unit 11 for each screen frame source group is connected to the system control unit 10.

  In this screen frame source group selection operation unit arrangement setting unit 11, when “Radio” and “Media” exist as source groups as in the example of FIG. 4B, for example, radio selection is performed above the screen 1. The operation area 2 is displayed in a part of the ellipse, and the media selection operation area 3 is displayed in the lower part of the screen 1 in a part of the ellipse. Further, since the currently selected source group is “Media” and the selected source is “CD”, the selection operation area 3 of the “Media” source group can perform various displays. In this way, an example in which it is arranged to be sufficiently wide is shown.

  In the source group display frame-by-source selection operation unit arrangement setting unit 12, as described above, the selection operation area for each source group arranged in the screen frame source group selection operation unit 11 is included in the source group. The selection operation unit for each source is set so that a plurality of sources can be arbitrarily selected at any time. In the example of FIG. 4B, when the currently selected source group is “Media”, the selection operation unit of “CD” which is the currently selected source is arranged at the upper center of the group, and both sides are arranged. Each selection operation area of “Pad” as a portable audio device which is another source and “HDD” provided in this audio device is displayed.

  In addition, since the currently selected source group is “Media”, the selection operation units are arranged so that a sufficient space is provided for the reproduction operation unit for reproducing the selected source. . On the other hand, for “Radio” which is a source group that is not currently selected, the selection operation area of “XM”, “FM”, and “AM” is displayed in the narrowly displayed selection operation area, thereby reproducing the CD. Even inside, it is displayed so that each of these sources can be selected directly.

  The source operation screen display unit 13 displays an operation area for performing various reproductions such as reproduction, reverse reproduction, fast forward, and fast reverse for the selected source. In the example of FIG. In addition to the playback, reverse playback, fast forward and fast rewind as described above for the currently selected CD, an example of providing an operation unit for “Repeat” to listen to the same song again and “Randam” to listen to the song at random Is shown.

  The selection operation instruction detection unit 14 detects, for example, that the user touches the screen as shown in FIG. 4B, thereby detecting various instructions of the user, and various types based on the detection results. The processing operation is performed.

  The display processing unit 15 performs processing for performing various displays in the screen 1, and the in-screen frame display processing unit 16 includes a source group for each display area set as described above and a source A process of actually displaying each selection unit and operation unit in the display region for each display and further in the display region of the source operation screen is performed. At that time, in the intermediate display area 4 not included in the display area of each source group, the currently selected source group and source, as well as a jacket photo of the song currently being played or about to be played, are displayed. You may do it. Moreover, the information of the music can also be displayed here as needed.

  In the display unit 17 corresponding to the last mode in the display processing unit 15, for example, when “Media” is selected as the source group in FIG. The selection operation unit is arranged in the center as the last mode, and the specific song that was last listened to for the CD is also selected by the last mode, and a jacket photo display or the like is displayed. In addition, regarding “Radio” which is the other source group displayed at this time, the selection part of “FM” which is the source selected last in the source group is arranged in the center by the last mode. The last mode compatible display unit 17 performs such various display processes.

  As described above, the present invention can be implemented in various modes, but can be further implemented in various modes according to the same purpose.

It is a figure which shows the example of a display by this invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of a display by this invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of a display by this invention. It is explanatory drawing of this invention, Comprising: (a) is a functional block diagram, (b) is explanatory drawing of the example of a screen displayed by each function.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Screen 2 Radio selection operation area 3 Media selection operation area 4 Intermediate display area 10 System control part 11 Selection operation part arrangement | positioning setting part for every source group in a screen frame 12 Selection operation part arrangement | positioning setting part for every source in a source group display frame 13 Source operation Screen display unit 14 Selection operation instruction detection unit 15 Display processing unit 16 In-frame display processing unit 17 Last mode display unit

Claims (7)

In a multi-source output apparatus in which a user arbitrarily selects and instructs a selection unit of a plurality of sources included in a plurality of source groups displayed on one screen, and outputs any one of the plurality of sources,
When the user selects any one source group or source, the source selection part of the selected source group and the operation part of a specific source included in the selected source group are displayed, and other sources are displayed in the same screen. A multi-source selection operation method that also displays a selection section of sources included in the group.   2. The multi-source selection according to claim 1, wherein a selection operation area for displaying a source selection portion included in each source group is variably set for each of a plurality of source groups in the screen. Operation method.   3. The multi-source selection operation method according to claim 2, wherein a selection operation area of the selected source group is displayed wider than a selection operation area of another source group.   3. The multi-source selection operation method according to claim 2, wherein a selection operation area of a source group used last in the source group is displayed wider than selection operation areas of other source groups.   3. The multi-source selection operation method according to claim 2, wherein information on a currently selected source group or source is displayed in an area other than the plurality of source group selection operation areas.   3. The multi-source selection operation method according to claim 2, wherein the source group selection operation area is arranged centering on a source selection unit used last in the source group.   The multi-source selection operation method according to claim 6, wherein an operation unit is also displayed for the source arranged at the center.

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