JP2013025652A - Display control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device for vehicle that is capable of providing a new appearance.SOLUTION: The display control device includes a display device 10 having a display panel 11 capable of displaying vehicle information, and a portable terminal 20 capable of communicating with the display device 10. The portable terminal 20 includes a control device 22 for controlling operation of a display with touch panel 21, and the display device 10 includes control means 12 for controlling operation of the display panel 11. When receiving a layout change signal generated by touch operation on the display with touch panel 21 by a user, the control device 22 transmits a layout change instruction signal based on the layout change signal to the control means 12. The control means 12 causes the display panel 11 to perform display operation so as to display a layout image similar to an image having a changed layout, which has been displayed on the display with touch panel 21, on the display panel 11, on the basis of the layout change instruction signal.

Description

  The present invention relates to a display control device including a display device having a display panel capable of displaying predetermined vehicle information as an image, and control means for controlling the operation of the display panel.

  Conventionally, as this type of display control device, for example, the one described in Patent Document 1 below is known. The display control device described in Patent Document 1 includes a display device having a liquid crystal display panel (display panel) capable of displaying vehicle information including travel information as an image to a user, and a micro that controls the operation of the display panel. And a control means including a computer and a graphic controller.

  In this case, the travel information includes a first instrument image that displays the traveling speed of the vehicle as a pointer-type image and a second instrument image that displays the engine speed of the vehicle as a pointer-type image. And the second instrument image are displayed on the image display device so as to be adjacent to each other.

JP 2007-160995 A

Incidentally, in the case of the display control device described in Patent Document 1 described above, the first and second instrument images described above are always displayed on the display device when the vehicle travels. The second instrument image had to be monotonous and not interesting because the display form did not change at all.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a display control apparatus capable of realizing a novel appearance in order to cope with the above-described problems.

  The present invention includes a display device having a display panel capable of displaying predetermined vehicle information as an image, and a portable terminal capable of wireless communication with the display device, and the portable terminal has a touch panel display for displaying various types of information. And a control device for controlling the operation of the display with a touch panel, and the display device includes a control means for controlling the operation of the display panel and a first communication unit provided in the portable terminal. Data can be exchanged, and a second communication unit interposed between the first communication unit and the control unit is provided, and the control device allows the user to touch the display with a touch panel. When the layout change signal generated by the above is received, a layout change instruction signal based on the layout change signal is sent via the first and second communication units. To the control means, the control means, based on the layout change instruction signal, to display on the display panel a layout image equivalent to the image after the layout change displayed on the display with a touch panel. The display panel is operated for display.

  In the present invention, the portable terminal is provided with a voice input unit that inputs a voice uttered by a user to the control device, and the control device has a voice recognition function for recognizing the voice, and the voice input unit When the audio signal is received, the display with the touch panel is operated to display the layout change image based on the audio signal on the display with the touch panel, and the layout change command signal based on the audio signal is sent to the first, When the layout change command signal is received, the control means sends to the control means via a second communication unit, and the display panel displays a layout image equivalent to the layout change image on the display panel. Is displayed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the display control apparatus which can achieve an initial objective and can implement | achieve a novel appearance can be provided.

1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a display control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The front view of the display panel in the display apparatus before the layout change by the same embodiment is performed. The front view of the display with a touchscreen in the portable terminal before the layout change by the embodiment is performed. (A) shows a state where the display with a touch panel is switched to the customization screen, (b) is a diagram showing a user's finger and various meter images before the gesture operation, and (c) is a diagram after the gesture operation. It is a figure which shows a user's finger | toe and various meter images, (d) is a front view of the display with a touch panel which shows the state which touch-operated the menu after gesture operation. FIG. 4D shows various meter images displayed on the display panel when the user operates the enter button from the state of FIG. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the display control apparatus by 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  In FIG. 1, the display control device according to the present embodiment includes a display device 10 including a vehicle meter (vehicle meter) installed in front of a driver's seat of a vehicle, and a mobile phone including a smartphone capable of wireless communication with the display device 10. The display device 10 and the portable terminal 20 both have a short-range radio wave transmission / reception function.

  The display device 10 is mainly composed of a display panel 11, a control means 12, an input terminal 13, and a communication unit 14. The display panel 11 is, for example, predetermined vehicle information for a vehicle driver (user). A flat panel display composed of a liquid crystal display panel or an organic EL panel capable of displaying an image as an image can be applied, and in this example, it is installed at an appropriate position in the vehicle in front of the driver sitting in the driver's seat of the vehicle. It is assumed that

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, the display panel 11 that displays an image displays a speedometer image (first image) as the vehicle information that displays, for example, the traveling speed of the vehicle as a pointer-type image on the screen. An instrument image) 15 and a tachometer image (second instrument image) 16 as the vehicle information for displaying the engine speed of the vehicle as a pointer-type image can be displayed.

  Both the speedometer image 15 and the tachometer image 16 are images simulating a mechanical pointer instrument, and values according to vehicle speed information and rotation speed information input through the input terminal 13 under the control of the control means 12. Is to direct.

  The speedometer image 15 is displayed on the left side of the display panel 11 in FIG. 2 and is displayed in a linearly extending first pointer 15a and an operating range of the first pointer 15a. A tachometer image 16 is displayed on the right side of the display panel 11 in FIG. 2 and extends linearly; It has a second indicator portion 16b which is displayed in the operating range of the second pointer 16a and which is indicated by the second pointer 16a and which is composed of numbers, scales and the like.

  The control unit 12 includes, for example, a microcomputer 12a including a storage device such as a ROM, a RAM, a non-volatile memory, and a flash memory, basic software including OpenGL ES, and basic software, OpenGL ES in accordance with a command signal from the microcomputer 12a. And a graphic controller 12b for controlling the operation of the display panel 11.

  The microcomputer 12a processes the vehicle speed information and the rotation speed information input through the input terminal 13, and displays the speedometer image 15 displayed on the display panel 11 through the basic software, OpenGL ES, based on the control of the graphic controller 12b. Control the tachometer image 16.

  The communication unit 14 performs wireless communication with another communication unit (first communication unit) described later provided in the mobile terminal 20. In other words, the communication unit 14 can exchange data with the other communication unit provided in the portable terminal 20 and is provided so as to be interposed between the other communication unit and the control means 12. . The communication unit 14 corresponds to a second communication unit in the scope of claims described later.

  On the other hand, the mobile terminal 20 carried by the driver of the vehicle includes a display 21 with a touch panel for displaying various information, a CPU for controlling the operation of the display 21 with a touch panel, and basic software (iOS, Android, etc.) to be controlled. ) And the control device 22 including the OpenGL ES which performs drawing assistance in response to a command from the basic software, and the other communication unit 23 capable of exchanging data with the communication unit 14 of the display device 10. ing.

  The display 21 with a touch panel is provided on the front surface of the mobile terminal 20. For example, although detailed illustration is omitted, a configuration in which a touch panel of a resistive film type or a capacitance type is overlaid on a display area of a liquid crystal display panel It functions as a switch when the driver touches a touch panel location corresponding to the display area.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of icons 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d,... Are displayed on the display 21 with a touch panel as a menu screen, and a desired program can be obtained by touching a specific icon. Can be driven. In this case, the icon 21a is a customization icon for changing the instrument image layout.

  The other communication unit 23 performs wireless communication with the communication unit 14 provided in the display device 10. The other communication unit 23 corresponds to a first communication unit in the scope of claims described later.

  Next, a method for changing the layout of an instrument image using the mobile terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIG. At this time, it is assumed that the driver holds the portable terminal 20 by temporarily stopping the vehicle while turning on the ignition switch.

  First, in the state where the menu screen is displayed on the display 21 with the touch panel of the mobile terminal 20 as shown in FIG. 3, the driver touches the icon 21a which is a customization icon for changing the instrument image layout, and then the mobile phone When the terminal 20 itself is rotated 90 degrees, a customization screen 30 for changing an instrument image layout as shown in FIG. 4A is displayed on the display 21 with a touch panel.

  A toolbar 31 is displayed on the upper part of the customization screen 30, and an initial screen 32 imitating an instrument image is displayed in an area other than the upper part of the customization screen 30. The pseudo instrument image displayed on the initial screen 32 has the same layout as the instrument images (speedometer image 15 and tachometer image 16) displayed on the display device 10 side. That is, at this time, the pseudo speedometer image 33 is displayed on the left side of the initial screen 32, and the pseudo tachometer image 34 is displayed on the right side of the initial screen 32.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, the index finger 40 is moved to the right end side of the customization screen 30 while the driver's index finger 40 is touched on the 30 customization screens corresponding to the pseudo speedometer image 33. Then, under the control of the control device 22, the pseudo speedometer image 33 is moved to the right end side of the customization screen 30, and the index finger 40 is changed to the pseudo tachometer image 34 as indicated by the dotted line portion in FIG. When the index finger 40 is moved to the left end side of the customization screen 30 while the corresponding customization screen 30 is being touched, the pseudo tachometer image 34 is moved to the left end side of the customization screen 30 under the control of the control device 22. .

  Next, when the driver touches the index finger 40 with the fuel gauge tool bar 31a in the tool bar 31 and moves the index finger 40 along the customization screen 30, the control device 22 Under control, the pseudo fuel meter image 35 is displayed at the lower center of the customization screen 30 (see FIG. 4C). At this time, the pseudo fuel meter image 35 is additionally displayed between the pseudo speedometer image 33 and the pseudo tachometer image 34.

  4C, at least one of the pseudo speedometer image 33, the pseudo tachometer image 34, and the pseudo fuel meter image 35 is enlarged by using the thumb and index finger 40 (not shown) of the driver. It may be displayed or reduced.

  Specifically, although detailed illustration is omitted, for example, the driver touches the 30 customized screens corresponding to the pseudo speedometer image 33 with the thumb and the index finger 40 attached, and then the thumb and The pseudo speedometer image 33 is enlarged and displayed under the control of the control device 22 by moving the thumb and the index finger 40 along the customization screen 30 so as to separate the index finger 40 from each other.

  On the contrary, in the state where the thumb and the index finger 40 are separated from each other, the 30 parts of the customization screen corresponding to the pseudo speedometer image 33 are touched, and then the thumb and the index finger 40 so as to stick the thumb and the index finger 40 together. Is moved along the customization screen 30, the pseudo speedometer image 33 is reduced and displayed.

  Finally, after the driver completes the layout change of the instrument image using the portable terminal 20, the driver touches the index finger 40 on the main menu tool bar 31b in the tool bar 31, as shown in FIG. And a plurality of operation units 36 such as “OK” are displayed directly below the main menu toolbar 31b.

  When the “determine” button of the operation unit 36 is touched by the driver's index finger 40, the control device 22 causes the layout change signal generated by the driver touch-operating the touch panel-equipped display 21 (that is, FIG. 4 (d), a signal indicating that the instrument image has undergone layout change is received.

  The control device 22 outputs a layout change instruction signal based on the layout change signal, and the layout change instruction signal is transmitted to the other communication unit 23 and the communication unit 14 on the display device 10 side capable of wireless communication with the other communication unit 23. The layout change instruction signal sent to the communication unit 14 is output (sent) to the control means 12 on the display device 10 side.

  When the layout change instruction signal is input to the control means 12, the control means 12 causes the display panel 11 to perform a display operation so that a display based on the layout change instruction signal is displayed on the display panel 11. That is, in this case, based on the layout change instruction signal, the control unit 12 displays the image after the layout change displayed on the display 21 with the touch panel on the mobile terminal 20 side (the instrument displayed in FIG. 4D). In order to display a layout image equivalent to (image) on the display panel 11, the display panel 11 is controlled to display.

  Then, on the display panel 11, an image having the same layout as the image after the layout change displayed on the display 21 with the touch panel, that is, the tachometer image 16 is displayed on the left end side of the display panel 11 and the right end side of the display panel 11 is displayed. A speedometer image 15 is displayed, and a fuel meter image (third instrument image) 17 is displayed between the tachometer image 16 and the speedometer image 15. Similar to the speedometer image 15 and the tachometer image 16, the fuel meter image 17 is displayed on the third pointer 17a extending linearly and the operating range of the third pointer 17a, and is indicated by the third pointer 17a. Needless to say, the third indicator portion 17b made of numbers, scales and the like is formed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the portable terminal 20 includes the portable terminal 20 that can wirelessly communicate with the display device 10 having the display panel 11 capable of displaying vehicle information as an image, and the portable terminal 20 includes a display with a touch panel. 21 and a control device 22 that controls the operation of the display 21 with a touch panel. The display device 10 includes a control unit 12 that controls the operation of the display panel 11 and other communication units ( A communication unit (second communication unit) 14 that is capable of exchanging data with the first communication unit 23 and is interposed between the other communication unit 23 and the control means 12 is provided, and is provided with a control device. When 22 receives the layout change signal generated when the driver (user) touches the display 21 with a touch panel, the layout change signal Based on the layout change instruction signal, the control means 12 sends the layout change instruction signal based on the layout change instruction signal to the control means 12 via the other communication section 23 and the communication section 14. In order to display on the display panel 11 a layout image equivalent to the image after the change (instrument image shown in FIG. 4D), the display panel 11 is operated to display various information in a layout that reflects the user's intention. The display device 10 (vehicle instrument) can be displayed in real time, so that it is easy to use and the display form of the instrument image according to the touch operation on the mobile terminal 20 (display 21 with touch panel) by the user. Since this changes, it becomes possible to realize an interesting new appearance.

  In the present embodiment, the driver (user) uses the fuel gauge toolbar 31a displayed on the touch panel display 21 to display the pseudo speedometer image 33 and the pseudo tachometer image 34. The example of additionally displaying the pseudo fuel meter image 35 has been described. For example, as a second embodiment of the present embodiment, when the user utters a voice “I want to see the fuel gauge” from the state of FIG. As shown in FIG. 4C, a layout change image in which the pseudo fuel meter image 35 is added may be displayed on the display 21 with a touch panel.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the display control apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the above-described embodiment is that a voice input unit 24 composed of a microphone is provided on the input side of the control apparatus 22. It is in a connected point. That is, the mobile terminal 20 has a configuration in which a voice input unit 24 for inputting voice uttered by the user to the control device 22 is provided.

  The control device 22 has a voice recognition function for recognizing voice, and when receiving a voice signal from the voice input unit 24, a touch panel for displaying the layout change image based on the voice signal on the display 21 with a touch panel. The attached display 21 is caused to perform a display operation, whereby a pseudo fuel meter image 35 is added to the display 21 with a touch panel as shown in FIG.

  At the same time, the control device 22 sends a layout change command signal based on the audio signal to the control unit 12 via the other communication unit 23 and the communication unit 14, and the control unit 12 receives the layout change command signal. The display panel 11 is operated to display a layout image equivalent to the layout change image on the display panel 11.

  Then, on the display panel 11, the tachometer image 16 is displayed on the left end side of the display panel 11 and the speedometer image 15 is displayed on the right end side of the display panel 11, as in the above-described embodiment. Since the fuel meter image 17 is displayed between the speedometer image 15, various information can be displayed on the display device 10 (vehicle instrument) in real time in a layout reflecting the user's intention, and the user can Since the display form of the instrument image changes in accordance with the sound from the voice, it is possible to realize a new and interesting appearance.

  In each of the above embodiments, the display panel 11 displays the speedometer image 15, the tachometer image 16, and the fuel meter image 17 that imitate a mechanical pointer instrument, and the display 21 with a touch panel imitates a mechanical pointer instrument. Although the example in which the pseudo speedometer image 33, the pseudo tachometer image 34, and the pseudo fuel meter image 35 are displayed has been described, these images may be digital instrument images, and further, the tachometer and the fuel meter. Instead of the image, an image related to various vehicle information (for example, an image of a water temperature meter, an image of a fuel consumption display, a warning display, an indicator display, etc.) is displayed, or data held by the control device 22 of the mobile terminal 20 including a smartphone is stored. Visualized images and videos (eg images such as time display, image data display, etc. You may display the video) such as image data.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Display apparatus 11 Display panel 12 Control means 12a Microcomputer 12b Graphic controller 13 Input terminal 14 Communication part (2nd communication part)
15 Speedometer image (first instrument image)
16 Tachometer image (second instrument image)
17 Fuel meter image (3rd instrument image)
20 Mobile terminal 21 Display with touch panel 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d Icon 22 Control device 23 Other communication unit (first communication unit)
24 Voice input unit 30 Customize screen 31 Roots bar 31a Fuel gauge tool bar 31b Main menu tool bar 32 Initial screen 33 Speedometer image (first instrument image)
34 Tachometer image (second instrument image)
35 Fuel meter image (3rd instrument image)
36 Operation unit

Claims (2)

A display device having a display panel capable of displaying predetermined vehicle information as an image, and a portable terminal capable of wireless communication with the display device,
The mobile terminal is provided with a display with a touch panel for displaying various information, and a control device for controlling the operation of the display with a touch panel.
The display device can exchange data between a control unit that controls the operation of the display panel and a first communication unit provided in the portable terminal, and the first communication unit and the control unit. A second communication unit interposed between and
When receiving a layout change signal generated by a user touching the display with a touch panel, the control device sends a layout change instruction signal based on the layout change signal via the first and second communication units. Sent to the control means,
The control means causes the display panel to perform a display operation based on the layout change instruction signal so that a layout image equivalent to the image after the layout change displayed on the display with a touch panel is displayed on the display panel. A display control device. The portable terminal is provided with a voice input unit that inputs voice uttered by a user to the control device,
The control device has a voice recognition function for recognizing the voice, and upon receiving a voice signal from the voice input unit, the control device has a touch panel attached to display a layout change image based on the voice signal on the display with the touch panel. A display operation is performed, and a layout change command signal based on the audio signal is sent to the control means via the first and second communication units,
2. The display according to claim 1, wherein when the layout change command signal is received, the control unit causes the display panel to perform a display operation so that a layout image equivalent to the layout change image is displayed on the display panel. Control device.

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