JP2016078757A - Vehicular information providing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular information providing device capable of suppressing a cost rise of a vehicle-incorporated device.SOLUTION: A vehicular information providing device includes: a vehicle-incorporated device 102 which has first control means 202 to operate a first display section 204; and an external device 103 which has second control means 252 to output external information on a vehicle to the first control means 202. The first control means 202 outputs a start signal to the second control means 252 according to various states of the vehicle. The second control means 252 outputs opening information (external information on the vehicle) corresponding to the start signal to the first control means 202 when receiving the start signal. The first control means 202 makes the first display section 204 perform a display operation so as to replace display content displayed on the first display section 204 with an opening display F1 to be the external information on the vehicle corresponding to the start signal when receiving the opening information corresponding to the start signal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle information providing apparatus that provides various types of information to a vehicle user, and more particularly, to a vehicle information providing apparatus that provides various types of information using a vehicle-mounted device (vehicle instrument) and an external device. Is.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an information display system such as this type of vehicle information providing apparatus, for example, one described in Patent Document 1 below is known. In the information display system described in Patent Document 1, a vehicle-mounted device (vehicle-mounted device) such as a vehicle-mounted navigation device and a mobile terminal (external device) are connected by wire or wirelessly, and a connection state between the vehicle-mounted device and the mobile terminal Is detected, the control device on the mobile terminal side supplies the display data (external information of the vehicle) displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal to the in-vehicle device side, and the control device on the in-vehicle device side supplies from the mobile terminal The displayed display data is displayed on the in-vehicle device side display.

  Thereby, the user of a vehicle can visually recognize the information which should be displayed on the screen of a portable terminal with the vehicle equipment side display (display part) of a larger screen. When, for example, the in-vehicle navigation device is applied as a large-screen in-vehicle device side display, the display information of the mobile terminal can be confirmed on the large-screen in-vehicle device side display installed at an optimal position in the vehicle.

JP 2003-244343 A

  In the information display system described in Patent Document 1 described above, the display data displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal is displayed on the in-vehicle device side display having a larger screen size. The display data displayed on the terminal screen can be easily confirmed.

  By the way, there is room for improvement in improving the merchantability of in-vehicle devices by using video information (display information) among external information (external information of the vehicle) held by the mobile terminal to the vehicle user. .

For example, when the in-vehicle device (vehicle-mounted equipment) is a vehicle meter (vehicle instrument), various displays (opening display, ending display, alarm display, etc.) are displayed according to various vehicle conditions. The contents had to be provided in advance in the vehicle meter as display information. However, in order to perform various displays according to the user's preference, a large-capacity storage unit is required to store various display information in the storage unit mounted on the vehicle meter. If the unit is used, there is a problem that the cost of the vehicle meter is increased (cost increase).
Therefore, in order to cope with the above-described problems, the present invention uses the display information provided in the external device when the vehicle-mounted device performs various displays according to the various states of the vehicle. An object of the present invention is to provide an information providing device for a vehicle that can suppress an increase in cost.

  The present invention includes a vehicle-mounted device having a first display unit that visually notifies a user of various states of the vehicle, and a first control unit that operates the first display unit, and the vehicle-mounted device, And an external device having second control means connected to the first control means for outputting external information of the vehicle to the first control means, wherein the first control means includes various states of the vehicle. In response to this, the second control means outputs an activation signal, and when the second control means receives the activation signal, external information of the vehicle corresponding to the activation signal is output to the first control means. When the first control means receives the external information of the vehicle corresponding to the activation signal, the display content displayed on the first display unit is displayed on the outside of the vehicle corresponding to the activation signal. Move the first display to replace it with information. Characterized in that to.

  According to the present invention, the first control unit is configured to change a display area of external information of the vehicle displayed on the first display unit according to various states of the vehicle. It is characterized by operating.

  In the present invention, the various states of the vehicle may be any one of a first state in which the user opens the door of the vehicle and a second state in which the user closes the door of the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle external information corresponding to the activation signal includes an opening display displayed on the first display unit in response to the first state or the second state.

  According to the present invention, the various states of the vehicle are any one of a first state in which the user opens the door of the vehicle and a third state in which the user turns off the start switch. The vehicle external information corresponding to the activation signal is composed of an ending display displayed on the first display unit triggered by the first state or the third state.

  According to the present invention, the various states of the vehicle are a fourth state in which predetermined alert information for prompting the user to alert is generated, and external information of the vehicle corresponding to the activation signal is , Characterized by comprising alert information displayed on the first display section triggered by the fourth state.

  Further, according to the present invention, the various states of the vehicle are a fifth state in which the user operates an audio playback switch, and external information of the vehicle corresponding to the activation signal is triggered by the fifth state. It consists of music information displayed on the first display section.

  Further, according to the present invention, the external device has a second display unit that can display a plurality of types of external information of the vehicle, and the user can display a plurality of types of the information displayed on the second display unit. It is configured so that predetermined external information of the vehicle can be selected from the external information of the vehicle.

  The present invention is a vehicle capable of suppressing an increase in cost of a vehicle-mounted device by using display information provided in an external device when the vehicle-mounted device performs various displays according to various states of the vehicle. An information providing device can be provided.

The block diagram which shows the connection state of the information provision apparatus for vehicles by 1st Embodiment of this invention, and various electrical components. The block diagram of the information provision apparatus for vehicles by the 1st embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing audio and external devices according to the first embodiment. The general-view figure which shows an example of the vehicle mounting apparatus by said 1st Embodiment. The timing chart which shows operation | movement of the information provision apparatus for vehicles at the time of displaying the opening display by the 1st Embodiment on a 1st display part. (A) is a figure which shows the 1st display part 204 before an opening display is displayed, (b) is a figure which shows the state by which the opening display was displayed on the 1st display part, (c) FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of vehicle state information displayed on the first display unit after the opening display is completed. The timing chart which shows operation | movement of the information provision apparatus for vehicles at the time of displaying a warning display on the 1st display part by 2nd Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the state by which the simple alarm display part was displayed on the sub display area of the 1st display part, (b) was the alarm display part displayed on the sub display area of the 1st display part. It is a figure which shows a state. The timing chart which shows operation | movement of the information provision apparatus for vehicles at the time of displaying a music display on the 1st display part by 3rd Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the state by which the simple alarm display part was displayed on the sub display area of the 1st display part, (b) was the alarm display part displayed on the sub display area of the 1st display part. It is a figure which shows a state. It is a figure which shows the display layout of a 2nd display part when the 1st control means by the said 3rd Embodiment receives the operation signal (activation signal). (A) shows the customization screen of the external information of the vehicle displayed on the 2nd display part when the customization application by 4th Embodiment of this invention starts, (b) shows a user in Fig.12 (a). It is a figure which shows a customization screen when selects opening display.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes a vehicle. Reference numeral 101 denotes a vehicular information providing apparatus. The vehicular information providing apparatus 101 includes a vehicle-mounted device (here, a vehicle instrument) 102 and an external device (a smartphone here) 103 that is a portable information device. And connecting means 104 for connecting the vehicle-mounted device 102 and the external device 103.

  The vehicle-mounted device 102 is connected to electrical components such as an air conditioner 106, an audio 107, a body control unit 108, and an engine control unit 109 via an in-vehicle LAN (multiplex communication line) 105. The external device 103 connected to the vehicle-mounted device 102 via the connection unit 104 can also be connected to the Internet via the communication unit 110. In this case, the audio 107 is configured to be connectable to the external device 103 via the connection unit 111.

  Next, the configuration of the vehicle information providing apparatus 101 mainly composed of the vehicle-mounted device 102 and the external device 103 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The vehicle-mounted device 102 includes a vehicle information terminal (vehicle information means) 210 and a multiplex communication input / output terminal (multiplex communication input / output means) 211 for inputting / outputting various information (vehicle state signals) relating to various states of the vehicle, An operation information terminal 212 through which an operation input signal from the operation unit 213 can be input, a vehicle interface (vehicle I / F) unit 201, and a first control unit 202 including, for example, a microcomputer that controls the vehicle-mounted device 102; , A storage unit 203 formed of a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory or an EEPROM in which a processing program of the first control unit 202 is stored, and a liquid crystal for visually informing a vehicle user of various information (various states of the vehicle) A first display unit (display unit) 204, such as a display panel, and a first user for audibly informing a vehicle user of various information (various states of the vehicle) A first notification unit 206 including a body 205, a first display unit 204, a first sound generation unit 205, and a first drive unit 208 serving as a drive control for various analog type (pointer type) instruments 207; , And a first communication unit (in this case, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth (registered trademark)) 209 as wireless communication means constituting the connection means 104 for connecting to the external device 103.

  The various analog type instruments 207 are not shown in detail here, but a speedometer for analogly indicating the vehicle speed, a tachometer for analogly indicating the engine speed of the vehicle, and a fuel for analogly indicating the fuel amount in the tank And at least one of a thermometer and an analog thermometer for displaying the temperature of the engine cooling water.

  The first communication unit 209 performs wireless communication with a later-described second communication unit 260 provided in the external device 103. That is, the first communication unit 209 can exchange data with the second communication unit 260 included in the external device 103.

  When the vehicle is a motorcycle, the headset 214 including the wireless wireless headset shown in FIG. 2 is provided in the vehicle-mounted device 102 via the wireless communication unit 215 as Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication. The first communication unit 209 may be connected.

  Although detailed illustration is omitted here, the headset 214 includes headphones and a microphone (microphone) housed in a helmet worn by a passenger (user) who rides the motorcycle, a first communication unit 209, and the like. A third communication unit capable of performing wireless communication between them. Thus, for example, when incoming call information (vehicle external information) is transmitted from the external device 103 side to the vehicle-mounted device 102 via the communication units 260 and 209, the passenger (user) Using the headphones and microphone of the headset 214, it is possible to make a call with the other party who has called the external device 103.

  The operation unit 213 includes an operation input unit for performing various operations of the vehicle-mounted device 102. For example, the operation unit 213 includes a cursor button, a determination button, and the like that are installed at appropriate positions in the vehicle so that the user can reach them. A cross key type operation input unit can be applied, and an operation input signal (remote operation input signal) to the external device 103 output from the operation unit 213 when the user operates the operation unit 213 is an operation information terminal 212. In addition, it is input to the first control unit 202 through the vehicle interface unit 201 and further to the external device 103 side through the connection unit 104. The operation unit 213 may be a touch panel type operation input unit instead of the above-described cross key type operation input unit.

  The external device 103 includes a second communication unit (here, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth (registered trademark)) 260 serving as a wireless communication unit that constitutes the connection unit 104 for connecting to the vehicle-mounted device 102, and various sensors. (Here, a GPS module) 261, interface (I / F) means 251, second control means 252 for controlling the external device 103, and flash for storing processing programs for the second control means 252 Storage means 253 comprising a non-volatile memory such as a memory or EEPROM, a second display unit 254 such as a display with a touch panel for visually informing various information (various vehicle states) to the vehicle user, and the vehicle user A second instructor comprising a second sounding body 255 such as a speaker for aurally informing various information (various states of the vehicle) 256, and a second driving means 257 which also serves as a drive control of the second display unit 254 and the sounding body 255, a communication module 258 constituting the communication means 110 for connection with the Internet.

  Here, the 2nd control means 252 consists of microcomputers, for example, and outputs the external information of a vehicle with respect to the vehicle mounting apparatus 102 (1st control means 202).

  Incidentally, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the external device 103 and the audio 107. The audio 107 is a third communication unit (not shown) as a wireless communication unit constituting the connection unit 111 for connecting to the external device 103. A communication unit (here, Bluetooth (registered trademark)) is included. As a result, the user of the vehicle can receive (reproduce) the music information of the external device 103 with the audio 107 and can play it with a third sounding body (not shown) including a speaker or the like.

  Note that the audio 107 includes display means L1 for displaying music information (album title, artist name, song title) being played, buttons for operating music information playback, pause, music selection, volume adjustment, and the like. And operating means L2 composed of a commander.

  In the present embodiment, the first and second communication units 209 and 260 including the wireless communication unit are applied to the connection unit 104 between the vehicle-mounted device 102 and the external device 103. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to connect the vehicle-mounted device 102 and the external device 103 using the connection means 104 that is a wired connection means such as USB.

  In the present embodiment, the first communication unit 209 is provided in the vehicle-mounted device 102. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a gateway (G / W) means (not shown) connected to the in-vehicle LAN 105 is provided. It is also possible to connect the vehicle-mounted device 102 and the external device 103 by providing the first communication unit 209 in the gateway means.

  Next, the operation of the first control unit 202 when displaying external information on the vehicle on the first display unit 204 provided in the vehicle-mounted device 102 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the 1st display part 204 consists of a display for instruments which displays the various states of a vehicle to the user of a vehicle.

  FIG. 5 is a time chart showing the operation of the vehicle information providing apparatus 101 when displaying external information of the vehicle as visual information (herein, opening display) on the first display unit 204.

  First, at time S1, the first control means 202 receives a vehicle state signal, which is a door open signal indicating that the door of the vehicle has been opened, via the multiplex communication input / output terminal 211 (or the vehicle information terminal 210). Then, a control signal which is an activation signal (opening instruction signal) is output based on the door open signal.

  The control signal output from the first control unit 202 is transmitted to the second control unit 252 (external device 103) via the first communication unit 209 and the connection unit 104. That is, in this case, the first control unit 202 is configured to output a control signal to the second control unit 252 according to various states of the vehicle. At this time, the display information displayed on the first display unit 204 is a blank display in which no information is displayed (see FIG. 6A).

  Next, at time S2, the second control means 252 (external device 103) that has received the control signal as the activation signal (opening instruction signal) activates the application of the external device 103 and the vehicle according to the control signal. Output external information (opening information). In other words, when the second control means 252 receives the control signal, the second control means 252 transmits the vehicle external information (opening information), which is a radio signal corresponding to the control signal, to the vehicle-mounted device 102 (first control means 202). ).

  When the first control unit 202 receives the wireless signal (that is, opening information corresponding to the control signal), a predetermined opening display F1 is displayed on the first display unit 204 based on the wireless signal. In this way, control is performed to display the first display unit 204 (see FIG. 6B). The opening display F1 is configured to be displayed using substantially the entire display area of the first display unit 204. As an example, a video according to the user's preference (a landscape video according to the four seasons as an example) is displayed. Can be applied.

  At this time, the first control unit 202 originally suppresses another opening display (an animation such as an image of a vehicle image) that the vehicle-mounted device 102 originally has, and instead of the other opening display, the opening display F1. Is controlled to display the first display unit 204 so that is displayed on the first display unit 204. That is, in this example, when the first control unit 202 receives the wireless signal, the display content (for example, another opening display) displayed on the first display unit 204 is displayed as an opening display F1 corresponding to the control signal. In order to replace with (external information of the vehicle), the first display unit 204 is controlled to display.

  Furthermore, in the case of this example, the various states of the vehicle are a first state in which a user opens the door of the vehicle, and external information of the vehicle corresponding to the control signal is triggered by the first state. The opening display F1 is displayed on the first display unit 204.

  Next, at time S3, the first control means 202 sends a vehicle state signal, which is a door closing signal indicating that the vehicle door is closed, via the multiplex communication input / output terminal 211 (or the vehicle information terminal 210). Receive.

  Next, at time S4, the first control unit 202 ends the opening display F1 displayed on the first display unit 204, and also opens the opening display F1 based on vehicle state signals relating to various states of the vehicle. Is performed to display the first display unit 204 so as to shift to normal display.

  In this normal display, the first display unit 204 has a main display area (first display area) R1 and a sub display area (second display area) R2 divided into left and right. The main display area R1 shows a vehicle speed display unit 300 that displays the traveling speed of the vehicle, a shift position display unit 310 that displays the shift position, a fuel remaining amount display unit 320 that displays the remaining amount of fuel, and the traveling direction of the vehicle. Vehicle state information including the direction indication display unit 330 is displayed (see FIG. 6C).

  On the other hand, in the sub display area R2, other vehicle state information including a fuel consumption display unit 340 that displays the average fuel consumption of the vehicle and an outside air temperature display unit 350 that displays the temperature outside the vehicle is displayed (FIG. 6C). )reference).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the vehicle mounting includes the first display unit 204 that visually notifies the user of various states of the vehicle and the first control unit 202 that operates the first display unit 204. An external device 103 having a second control unit 252 that is connected to the vehicle-mounted device 102 via the connection unit 104 and outputs external information of the vehicle to the first control unit 202; The first control unit 202 outputs a control signal (activation signal) to the second control unit 252 according to various states of the vehicle, and the second control unit 252 receives the control signal (activation signal). The opening information (external information of the vehicle) corresponding to the control signal (start signal) is output to the first control means 202, and the first control means 202 corresponds to the opening information corresponding to the control signal (start signal). In order to replace the display content displayed on the first display unit 204 with the opening display F1 which is the external information of the vehicle corresponding to the control signal (activation signal), the first display unit 204 is displayed.

  Accordingly, it is possible to display the opening display F1 that is external information of the vehicle on the first display unit 204 provided in the vehicle-mounted device 102 using the wireless signal transmitted from the external device 103, and thus the first When the opening display F1 is displayed on one display unit 204, an increase in the capacity of the storage unit 203 provided in the vehicle-mounted device 102 can be suppressed. That is, when performing various displays such as the opening display F1 on the first display unit 204, a storage unit having a large capacity as in the conventional case is not necessary, and thus an increase in cost of the vehicle-mounted device can be suppressed. There is.

  In the present embodiment, the example in which the opening display F1 is displayed on the first display unit 204 triggered by the first state in which the user opens the door of the vehicle has been described. The opening display F <b> 1 may be displayed on the first display unit 204 when triggered by the second state in which the door is opened (sitting in the driver's seat) and the vehicle door is closed.

  That is, in this case, the various states of the vehicle are the second states in which the user has closed the vehicle door, and the external information of the vehicle corresponding to the control signal is the first state triggered by the second state. The display unit 204 has an opening display F1. Further, in some cases, the various states of the vehicle are changed to a state in which the user has turned on the start switch (sixth state), and the opening display F1 is displayed on the first display unit 204 in response to this state. Is possible.

  In the present embodiment, the example in which the opening display F1 is displayed on the first display unit 204 has been described. However, for example, an ending display can be displayed on the first display unit 204 instead of the opening display F1. .

  In this case, the various states of the vehicle are the third state in which the user turns off the start switch (after the vehicle is stopped), or the user opens the vehicle door (after the start switch is turned off). The vehicle external information corresponding to the control signal is displayed on the first display unit 204 in response to the third state or the first state. The ending display is not shown in the figure.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. The same reference numerals are used for the same or corresponding parts as in the first embodiment, and the details thereof are used. The detailed explanation is omitted.

  FIG. 7 is a time chart showing the operation of the vehicle information providing apparatus 101 when a predetermined warning display is displayed on the first display unit 204 (sub display area R2) as external information of the vehicle.

  First, at time T1, the first control unit 202 is a vehicle that is an alarm signal indicating that an ABS (anti-lock brake system) alarm has occurred via the multiplex communication input / output terminal 211 (or the vehicle information terminal 210). A status signal is received, and a control signal which is an activation signal (ABS instruction signal) is output based on the alarm signal.

  Then, the control signal as the ABS instruction signal output from the first control unit 202 is transmitted to the second control unit 252 (external device 103) via the first communication unit 209 and the connection unit 104. The That is, in this case, the first control unit 202 is configured to output an ABS instruction signal (control signal) to the second control unit 252 in accordance with various states of the vehicle.

  At this time, the first control means 202 is based on the warning signal and the vehicle state signal relating to various states of the vehicle, and a simple warning display unit that is an original warning display imitating an ABS warning light in the sub display area R2. 400 is displayed and the first display unit 204 is controlled to display the vehicle state information in the main display area R1 (see FIG. 8A).

  Next, at time T2, the second control means 252 (external device 103) that has received the control signal as the activation signal (ABS instruction signal) activates the application of the external device 103 and wirelessly responds to the ABS instruction signal. ABS warning information (vehicle external information), which is a signal, is output. In other words, when the second control unit 252 receives the control signal, the second control unit 252 outputs the ABS alarm information (vehicle external information) corresponding to the control signal to the vehicle-mounted device 102 (first control unit 202). Is meant to do.

  And the 1st control means 202 will judge that predetermined time passed since the simple alarm display part 400 was shown, if the ABS warning information (external information of a vehicle) corresponding to a control signal was received (that is, user) ABS alarm information corresponding to the control signal based on the display content (that is, the simple alarm display unit 400) displayed on the first display unit 204 (sub display area R2). In order to replace the alarm display unit 410 (external information of the vehicle), control is performed to display the first display unit 204 (see FIG. 8B). As the alarm display unit 410, a detailed display (character display) such as “There is a possibility that ABS does not occur. Please check at the store.” Can be applied.

  Here, in the case of the second embodiment, the various states of the vehicle are the fourth states in which the alarm display unit 410 (predetermined alert information) such as ABS alarm information for prompting the user to alert is generated. Yes, the vehicle external information corresponding to the control signal is composed of an alarm display unit 410 (attention information) displayed in the sub display area R2 (first display unit 204) triggered by the fourth state. It has become.

  Next, at time T3, when the first control unit 202 detects a detailed display cancellation signal (operation input signal) output from the operation unit 213 when the user operates the operation unit 213, the detailed display cancellation is performed. Based on the signal, in order to return the display content displayed in the sub display area R2 from the alarm display unit 410 (the state of FIG. 8B) to the simple alarm display unit 400 (the state of FIG. 8A). The display unit 204 is controlled to perform display operation.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to display the alarm display unit 410, which is the detailed display, in the sub display area R2 using the radio signal transmitted from the external device 103. Further, when displaying the various alarm display units 410 including the ABS alarm in the sub display area R2, an increase in the capacity of the storage unit 203 provided in the vehicle-mounted device 102 can be suppressed. That is, when performing various alarm displays such as the alarm display unit 410 in the sub display region R2, a storage unit having a large capacity as in the conventional case is not necessary, and thus an increase in cost of the vehicle-mounted device can be suppressed. There is. In addition, by displaying the alarm display unit 410 including the detailed display after the simple alarm display unit 400 is displayed in the sub display area R2, a description of the contents of the simple alarm display unit 400 and a method for coping with the simple alarm display unit 400 are provided. There is also an advantage that the user can be notified.

  Further, in the second embodiment, the first control unit 202 is configured to change the display area of the vehicle external information displayed on the first display unit 204 in accordance with the various states of the vehicle. Processing for operating the display unit 204 is executed.

  Specifically, in the first state where the vehicle door is opened, the vehicle external information (that is, the opening display F1) displayed on the first display unit 204 is displayed on almost the entire first display unit 204. On the other hand, in the fourth state in which the ABS warning information is generated, the vehicle external information (that is, the warning display unit 410) displayed on the first display unit 204 is the first display unit 204. Is displayed on a part of the first display unit 204 (that is, the sub display area R2) instead of almost the whole.

  In this way, the external information display area of the vehicle is configured to change (change) according to the various states of the vehicle, so that the vehicle is displayed on the first display unit 204 when the vehicle is stopped in the first state. The display area of external information such as the opening display F1 can be set in a wide range, and the alarm display unit 410 displayed on the first display unit 204 when the vehicle travels in the fourth state. There is an advantage that the display area of external information composed of, etc. can be set to an area that does not hinder the user from viewing the vehicle state information.

(Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. The same reference numerals are used for the same or corresponding portions as those of the first and second embodiments. Detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 9 is a time chart showing the operation of the vehicle information providing apparatus 101 when a predetermined music display is displayed on the first display unit 204 (sub display area R2) as external information of the vehicle.

  First, at time U1, the first control unit 202 turns on the operation unit L2 including a playback switch provided in the audio 107 via the multiplex communication input / output terminal 211 (or the vehicle information terminal 210). A vehicle state signal, which is a reproduction instruction signal indicating that, is received, and a control signal, which is an activation signal (audio reproduction signal), is output based on the reproduction instruction signal.

  Then, the control signal as the audio reproduction signal output from the first control unit 202 is transmitted to the second control unit 252 (external device 103) via the first communication unit 209 and the connection unit 104. The That is, in this case, the first control unit 202 is configured to output an audio reproduction signal (control signal) to the second control unit 252 according to various states of the vehicle.

  Further, at this time, the first control means 202 changes the first display unit 204 so that the normal display shown in FIG. 6C described above is displayed on the first display unit 204 based on the vehicle state signals regarding the various states of the vehicle. The display unit 204 is controlled to perform the display operation (see FIG. 10A). At this time, the display means L1 provided in the audio 107 is blank, and is in a state waiting for music information from the external device 103 (see FIG. 11A).

  Next, the second control means 252 (external device 103) that has received the control signal as the activation signal (audio reproduction signal) at time U2 activates the application of the external device 103 and performs wireless communication according to the audio reproduction signal. The music information (external information of the vehicle) that is a signal is output. In other words, when the second control unit 252 receives the control signal, the second control unit 252 outputs music information (external information of the vehicle) corresponding to the control signal to the vehicle-mounted device 102 (first control unit 202). It means that.

  When the first control means 202 receives the music information (external information of the vehicle) corresponding to the control signal, the display contents displayed on the sub display area R2 (that is, the fuel consumption display section 340 and the outside air temperature display section 350). In order to replace the other vehicle state information) with the jacket display unit 420, which is music information (vehicle external information) corresponding to the control signal, control is performed to display the first display unit 204 (FIG. 10 ( b)).

  Here, the jacket display unit 420 includes album jacket display, and includes information related to music being played back by the audio 107. At this time, artist name information 430 and song name information 440 are displayed on the display means L1 provided in the audio 107 as information relating to the music being played back (see FIG. 11B).

  Here, in the case of the third embodiment, the various states of the vehicle are a fifth state in which the user operates the reproduction switch of the audio 107, and the external information of the vehicle corresponding to the control signal is the fifth state. In response to this state, the jacket display unit 420 (music information) displayed in the sub display area R2 (first display unit 204) is configured.

  Next, at time U3, the first control unit 202 turns on the operation unit L2 including a pause switch provided in the audio 107 via the multiplex communication input / output terminal 211 (or the vehicle information terminal 210). A pause instruction signal indicating the operation is received.

  Next, at the time U4 when a predetermined time has elapsed from the time U3, the first control unit 202 displays the display content displayed in the sub display area R2 from the jacket display unit 420 (the state of FIG. 10B). In order to return to the display of other vehicle state information (the state shown in FIG. 10A), control is performed to display the first display unit 204. It is assumed that the artist name information 430 and the song name information 440 displayed on the display means L1 of the audio 107 are continuously displayed.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, it is possible to display the jacket display unit 420 in the sub display area R2 using the radio signal transmitted from the external device 103, and thus the sub display area R2 When displaying various kinds of music information such as the jacket display unit 420 on the display, an increase in the capacity of the storage unit 203 provided in the vehicle-mounted device 102 can be suppressed, and the same effects as the first and second embodiments can be suppressed. Can be obtained.

(Fourth Embodiment) Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 12. The same reference numerals are used for the same or corresponding parts as in the first to third embodiments, and the details thereof are used. The detailed explanation is omitted.

  FIG. 12A shows a customization screen for external information of the vehicle displayed on the second display unit 254 when the customization application is activated by the touch operation of the second display unit 254 by the user.

  In this case, the external device 103 includes a second display unit 254 that can display a plurality of types of external information of the vehicle as display information (video information). For example, the second display unit 254 includes the external information of the vehicle. As shown, four types of selection items 500 including an opening display, an ending display, an alarm display, and a music display are displayed.

  In this case, the user can select predetermined (single) external information of the vehicle among a plurality of types (for example, four types) of selection items 500 (external information of the vehicle) displayed on the second display unit 254. For example, when the user selects an opening display (touch operation) from among four types of selection items 500, the display color of the character display that is the opening display changes, and the opening display shown in FIG. Transition to the selection screen.

  Here, the user can select whether or not to perform the opening display using the external information of the vehicle (from the external device 103 side) using a first icon and a second icon described later. In FIG. 12B, 510 is a first icon provided for executing the opening display using the external information of the vehicle, and 520 is for not executing the opening display using the external information of the vehicle. It is the 2nd icon provided.

  Here, when the user selects (touch operation) the first icon 510, the display color of the first icon 510 changes, and the first option 530 and the second option displayed immediately below (directly below) the first icon 510 are displayed. One of the options 540 can be selected. For example, when the user selects the second option 540, the display color of the second option 540 changes, and an image corresponding to the second option 540 is displayed (reproduced) on the second display unit 254.

  At this time, if the video displayed on the second display unit 254 matches the preference of the user, the user touches the display location “return” in FIG. The customization operation ends. Thereafter, when the second control means 252 provided in the external device 103 outputs the opening information (in response to the opening instruction signal) as the external information of the vehicle as described above with reference to FIG. The second option 540 is selected.

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, the external device 103 has the second display unit 254 that can display a plurality of types of external information of the vehicle, and the user can display the second display unit 254. By being configured so that external information of a predetermined (single) vehicle can be selected from the displayed external information of multiple types of vehicles, an opening display, an ending display, and an alarm display are displayed on the first display unit 204. When displaying a music display or the like, display information (video information) that suits the user's preference can be selected on the customization screen displayed on the second display unit 254 of the external device 103, and the vehicle-mounted device Display information (video information) according to the user's preference can be provided while avoiding the cost increase of 102.

  The present invention relates to a vehicle information providing apparatus using a vehicle-mounted device and an external device, and the vehicle-mounted device includes not only a vehicle meter (vehicle meter) that displays vehicle information, but also a navigation device mounted on a vehicle, It can also be applied to a multi-display device or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Vehicle information provision apparatus 102 Vehicle mounting apparatus 103 External apparatus 104 Connection means 202 1st control means 203 Memory | storage part 204 1st display part 209 1st communication part 252 2nd control means 260 2nd communication part 400 Simple alarm display 410 Alarm display 420 Jacket display (music information)
F1 opening display R1 main display area (first display area)
R2 Sub display area (second display area)

Claims (7)

A vehicle-mounted device having a first display for visually informing the user of various states of the vehicle and a first control means for operating the first display;
An external device connected to the vehicle-mounted device via a connection means, and having a second control means for outputting external information of the vehicle to the first control means,
The first control means outputs an activation signal to the second control means according to various states of the vehicle,
When the second control means receives the activation signal, it outputs external information of the vehicle corresponding to the activation signal to the first control means,
When the first control means receives the external information of the vehicle corresponding to the activation signal, the display content displayed on the first display unit is replaced with the external information of the vehicle corresponding to the activation signal. Therefore, the vehicle information providing apparatus that operates the first display unit. The first control means operates the first display unit to vary a display area of external information of the vehicle displayed on the first display unit according to various states of the vehicle. The vehicle information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The various states of the vehicle are either a first state in which the user opens the door of the vehicle or a second state in which the user closes the door of the vehicle,
2. The external information of the vehicle corresponding to the activation signal includes an opening display displayed on the first display unit in response to the first state or the second state. The vehicle information providing apparatus according to claim. The various states of the vehicle are either a first state in which the user opens the door of the vehicle or a third state in which the user turns off a start switch,
2. The external information of the vehicle corresponding to the activation signal includes an ending display displayed on the first display unit triggered by the first state or the third state. The vehicle information providing apparatus according to claim. The various states of the vehicle are a fourth state in which predetermined alerting information for prompting the user to alert is generated,
2. The vehicle information according to claim 1, wherein the external information of the vehicle corresponding to the activation signal includes warning information displayed on the first display unit triggered by the fourth state. Providing device. The various states of the vehicle are a fifth state in which the user operates an audio playback switch,
2. The vehicle information provision according to claim 1, wherein the external information of the vehicle corresponding to the activation signal includes music information displayed on the first display unit triggered by the fifth state. apparatus. The external device has a second display unit capable of displaying a plurality of types of external information of the vehicle,
The said user is comprised so that the external information of the said predetermined | prescribed said vehicle can be selected among the external information of the said several types of said vehicle displayed on the said 2nd display part. The vehicle information providing apparatus according to claim.

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