JP6557385B1 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MOBILE BODY, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device, a moving body, a program, and a control method capable of improving the safety of driving of the moving body are provided. An electronic device detects a gesture that does not touch the device itself when the sensor (proximity sensor) detects a gesture that does not touch the device itself, and an icon is displayed on the display screen of the display. Then, the controller 11 that specifies the position of the driver according to the direction of the first detected gesture and moves the icon to a position closer to the driver is provided. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a moving object, a program, and a control method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an apparatus that assists a user in driving a vehicle is known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a car navigation system mounted on a vehicle. The car navigation system disclosed in Patent Literature 1 supports driving of a vehicle by displaying, for example, information on a moving route to a destination on a display.

JP 2011-169860 A

  The user of the car navigation system disclosed in Patent Document 1 performs touch input on the display when performing an input operation. However, from the viewpoint of safe driving of the vehicle, it is preferable that the driver avoid touch input during driving.

  An object of the present disclosure made in view of such circumstances is to provide an electronic device, a moving body, a program, and a control method capable of improving the driving safety of the moving body.

  When an electronic device according to an embodiment detects a gesture that does not touch the device itself, and an icon is displayed on the display screen of the display, when the gesture that does not touch the device is detected by the sensor, A controller that identifies the position of the driver according to the direction of the first detected gesture and moves the icon to a position closer to the driver.

  The mobile body which concerns on one Embodiment is provided with the said electronic device.

  The mobile body according to an embodiment is connected to the electronic device so as to be communicable.

  The program which concerns on one Embodiment is a program which controls the electronic device provided with the sensor which detects the gesture which does not touch an own apparatus, and a controller, Comprising: The icon is displayed on the display screen of the display on the said controller. In some cases, when a gesture that does not touch the device is detected by the sensor, a step of identifying a position of the driver according to a direction of the detected gesture first, and the icon closer to the driver And a step of moving.

  A control method according to an embodiment is a method for controlling an electronic device including a sensor that detects a gesture that does not touch the device itself and a controller, and the controller displays an icon on a display screen of a display. In some cases, when a gesture that does not touch the device is detected by the sensor, a step of identifying a position of the driver according to a direction of the detected gesture first, and the icon closer to the driver Moving.

  According to one embodiment, it is possible to provide an electronic device, a moving body, a program, and a control method that can improve the safety of driving the moving body.

It is a schematic block diagram of the electronic device which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates a mode that a user operates an electronic device with gesture. It is a schematic block diagram of a proximity sensor. It is a figure which shows transition of the detected value which each infrared photodiode detects. It is a figure which illustrates the condition of operating an electronic device with a gesture. It is a figure which illustrates the display screen of an electronic device. It is a figure for demonstrating the direction of a gesture. It is a figure which shows an example of arrangement | positioning of the seat in a motor vehicle. It is a figure which illustrates a setting screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a change of the display screen containing two or more screens. It is a figure which shows another example of a change of the display screen containing two or more screens. It is a figure which shows the example of a change of the display screen containing an icon. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the icon group containing a some icon. It is a figure which shows another example of a change of the display screen containing two or more screens. It is a figure which shows the example of a change of a single screen. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process which the controller of an electronic device performs. It is a figure which shows a ranging sensor typically. It is a figure which shows typically an example of arrangement | positioning of the light receiving element in the light-receiving part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows typically transition of the distance to the target object detected by each light receiving element. It is a figure which shows another example of arrangement | positioning of a proximity sensor. It is a figure which shows another example of a display of an icon group. It is a figure which shows another example of a display of an icon group. It is a figure which shows another example of a display of an icon group. It is a figure which shows another example of a display of an icon group.

(Configuration of electronic equipment)
As shown in FIG. 1, an electronic device 1 according to an embodiment includes a timer 12, a camera 13, a display 14, a microphone 15, a storage 16, a communication unit 17, a speaker 25, and a proximity sensor 18 (gesture sensor). ) And a controller 11. The electronic device 1 further includes a UV sensor 19, an illuminance sensor 20, an acceleration sensor 21, a geomagnetic sensor 22, an atmospheric pressure sensor 23, and a gyro sensor 24. FIG. 1 is an illustration. The electronic device 1 may not include some of the components shown in FIG. Further, the electronic device 1 may include components other than those shown in FIG.

  The electronic device 1 may be realized as various devices used in driving or maneuvering a moving body. The moving body may be configured by any device that can move. The moving body may be able to be boarded by a user. The moving body may include, for example, a vehicle, a ship, an aircraft, and the like. The vehicle may include, for example, an electric vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle, a gasoline vehicle, a motorcycle, a two-wheeled vehicle, and a welfare vehicle. The vehicle may include a rail vehicle, for example. The mobile may be driven or steered by the user. At least a part of user operations related to driving or maneuvering of the mobile object may be automated. The moving body may be able to move autonomously regardless of user operation. In the following description, it is assumed that the moving body is an automobile driven by a user.

  When the moving body is an automobile, the electronic device 1 may be realized as an in-vehicle apparatus such as a car navigation system mounted on the automobile. The electronic device 1 may be realized as, for example, a mobile phone terminal, a fablet, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), a smartphone, or a feature phone. In this case, the electronic device 1 may be communicably connected to a system mounted on a car driven by the user by wired or wireless. For example, the electronic device 1 may be realized as a smartphone and may be connected to a system mounted on an automobile via Bluetooth (registered trademark) so as to be communicable. The electronic device 1 is not limited to these examples, and may be realized as an arbitrary device used in driving or maneuvering a mobile object. The electronic device 1 may be realized by, for example, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a remote control terminal, a portable music player, a game machine, an electronic book reader, a home appliance, or an industrial device (FA device). Here, the electronic apparatus 1 is demonstrated as what is implement | achieved as a car navigation system mounted in the motor vehicle.

  The timer 12 receives a timer operation instruction from the controller 11 and outputs a signal indicating that to the controller 11 when a predetermined time has elapsed. As shown in FIG. 1, the timer 12 may be provided independently of the controller 11 or may be configured to be built in the controller 11.

  The camera 13 images a subject around the electronic device 1. As an example, the camera 13 is provided on the surface of the electronic device 1 on which the display 14 is provided.

  The display 14 displays a screen. The screen includes at least one of, for example, a character, an image, a symbol, and a graphic. The display 14 may be a liquid crystal display, an organic EL panel (Organic Electro-Luminescence Panel), an inorganic EL panel (Inorganic Electro-Luminescence Panel), or the like. In the present embodiment, the display 14 is a touch panel display (touch screen display). The touch panel display detects the contact of a finger or a stylus pen and specifies the contact position. The display 14 can simultaneously detect a plurality of positions touched by a finger or a stylus pen.

  The microphone 15 detects sounds around the electronic device 1 including a voice uttered by a person.

  The storage 16 stores programs and data as a storage unit. The storage 16 temporarily stores the processing result of the controller 11. The storage 16 may include any storage device such as a semiconductor storage device and a magnetic storage device. The storage 16 may include a plurality of types of storage devices. The storage 16 may include a combination of a portable storage medium such as a memory card and a storage medium reading device.

  The programs stored in the storage 16 include an application executed in the foreground or the background and a control program that supports the operation of the application. For example, the application causes the controller 11 to execute processing according to the gesture. The control program is, for example, an OS (Operating System). The application and control program may be installed in the storage 16 via communication by the communication unit 17 or via a storage medium.

  The communication unit 17 is an interface for communicating by wire or wireless. The communication method performed by the communication unit 17 of one embodiment is a wireless communication standard. For example, the wireless communication standards include cellular phone communication standards such as 2G, 3G, and 4G. For example, communication standards for cellular phones include LTE (Long Term Evolution), W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), CDMA2000, PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), GSM (registered trademark) (Global System for Mobile communications) and PHS (PHS). Personal Handy-phone System). For example, wireless communication standards include WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA (Infrared Data Association), NFC (Near Field Communication), and the like. The communication unit 17 can support one or more of the above communication standards.

  The speaker 25 outputs sound. The speaker 25 outputs, for example, voice that guides the route to the input destination of the automobile. When the electronic device 1 is realized as a device capable of making a call, for example, the voice of the other party is output from the speaker 25 during a call. For example, when reading out news or weather forecasts, the content is output from the speaker 25 as sound.

  The proximity sensor 18 detects the relative distance to the objects around the electronic device 1 and the moving direction of the objects in a non-contact manner. In the present embodiment, the proximity sensor 18 includes one light source infrared LED (Light Emitting Diode) and four infrared photodiodes. The proximity sensor 18 irradiates the target with infrared light from the light source infrared LED. The proximity sensor 18 uses reflected light from the object as incident light of an infrared photodiode. The proximity sensor 18 can measure the relative distance to the object based on the output current of the infrared photodiode. Further, the proximity sensor 18 detects the moving direction of the object based on a time difference in which the reflected light from the object enters each infrared photodiode. Therefore, the proximity sensor 18 can detect an operation using an air gesture (hereinafter simply referred to as “gesture”) performed by the user of the electronic device 1 without touching the electronic device 1. Here, the proximity sensor 18 may include a visible light photodiode.

  The controller 11 is a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The controller 11 may be an integrated circuit such as an SoC (System-on-a-Chip) in which other components are integrated. The controller 11 may be configured by combining a plurality of integrated circuits. The controller 11 controls various operations of the electronic device 1 to realize various functions.

  When the electronic device 1 is realized as a car navigation system mounted on a vehicle, the controller 11 included in the electronic device 1 may be configured by, for example, an ECU (Electric Control Unit or Engine Control Unit) included in the vehicle.

  The controller 11 refers to the data stored in the storage 16 as necessary. The controller 11 implements various functions by executing instructions included in the program stored in the storage 16 and controlling other functional units such as the display 14. For example, the controller 11 acquires information related to the user's gesture detected by the proximity sensor 18. For example, when the automobile is stopped and the electronic device 1 can be operated by the touch panel, the controller 11 acquires data of contact by the user from the touch panel. For example, the controller 11 acquires information detected by sensors other than the proximity sensor 18.

  In the present embodiment, the controller 11 has a function as a display driver that controls display on the display 14. That is, in this embodiment, the controller 11 can directly control the display 14 to display an image. As another embodiment, the display driver may be provided independently of the controller 11. In this case, the controller 11 may display an image on the display 14 via the display driver.

  The UV sensor 19 can measure the amount of ultraviolet rays contained in sunlight or the like.

  The illuminance sensor 20 detects the illuminance of ambient light incident on the illuminance sensor 20.

  The acceleration sensor 21 detects the direction and magnitude of acceleration acting on the electronic device 1. The acceleration sensor 21 is, for example, a three-axis (three-dimensional) type that detects acceleration in the x-axis direction, the y-axis direction, and the z-axis direction. The acceleration sensor 21 may be, for example, a piezoresistive type or a capacitance type.

  The geomagnetic sensor 22 detects the direction of geomagnetism and makes it possible to measure the direction of the electronic device 1.

  The atmospheric pressure sensor 23 detects the atmospheric pressure (atmospheric pressure) outside the electronic device 1.

  The gyro sensor 24 detects the angular velocity of the electronic device 1. The controller 11 can measure the change in the orientation of the electronic device 1 by time-integrating the angular velocity acquired by the gyro sensor 24.

(Operating electronic devices using gestures)
FIG. 2 shows a state in which the user operates the electronic device 1 with a gesture. As an example, the electronic device 1 is mounted on an automobile such that the display 14 is installed on a console panel. As an alternative example, the electronic device 1 may be supported by a support provided in the automobile for supporting the electronic device 1. When the proximity sensor 18 detects a user gesture, the controller 11 performs processing based on the detected gesture. In the example of FIG. 2, the process based on the gesture is, for example, adjustment of the volume of the sound output from the speaker 25. For example, when the user performs a gesture of moving the hand above the electronic device 1, the volume increases in conjunction with the movement of the user's hand. Further, for example, when the user performs a gesture of moving his / her hand downward of the electronic device 1, the volume decreases in conjunction with the user's hand movement.

  The process based on the gesture is not limited to the volume adjustment. The process based on the gesture may be another process that can be executed based on the detected gesture. For example, the processing based on the gesture may include enlargement or reduction of information displayed on the display 14, adjustment of display brightness of the display 14, start of reading of predetermined information by voice, stop of reading by voice, and the like.

(How to detect gestures)
Here, a method in which the controller 11 detects a user's gesture based on the output of the proximity sensor 18 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the proximity sensor 18 when the electronic apparatus 1 is viewed from the front. The proximity sensor 18 includes a light source infrared LED 180 and four infrared photodiodes SU, SR, SD, and SL. The four infrared photodiodes SU, SR, SD, and SL detect reflected light from the detection target via the lens 181. The four infrared photodiodes SU, SR, SD, and SL are arranged symmetrically when viewed from the center of the lens 181. Here, the infrared photodiode SU and the infrared photodiode SD are arranged apart from each other on the virtual line D1 in FIG. In the direction of the imaginary line D1 in FIG. 3, the infrared photodiodes SR and SL are arranged between the infrared photodiode SU and the infrared photodiode SD.

  FIG. 4 shows the transition of the detection value when the detection objects (for example, the user's hand) of the four infrared photodiodes SU, SR, SD, and SL move along the direction of the virtual line D1 in FIG. Illustrate. Here, the infrared photodiode SU is farthest from the infrared photodiode SD in the direction of the virtual line D1. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the time difference between the change (for example, increase) in the detection value (broken line) of the infrared photodiode SU and the same change (for example, increase) in the detection value (thin solid line) of the infrared photodiode SD. Is the largest. The controller 11 can determine the moving direction of the detection object by grasping the time difference of the predetermined change in the detection values of the photodiodes SU, SR, SD, and SL.

  The controller 11 acquires the detection values of the photodiodes SU, SR, SD, and SL from the proximity sensor 18. Then, the controller 11 integrates, for a predetermined time, a value obtained by subtracting the detection value of the photodiode SU from the detection value of the photodiode SD in order to grasp the movement of the detection object in the direction of the virtual line D1, for example. Good. In the example of FIG. 4, the integral value is a non-zero value in the regions R41 and R42. From the change in the integrated value (for example, change in positive value, zero, and negative value), the controller 11 can grasp the movement of the detection target in the direction of the virtual line D1.

  Further, the controller 11 may integrate a value obtained by subtracting the detection value of the photodiode SR from the detection value of the photodiode SL in a predetermined time. From the change in the integrated value (for example, change in positive value, zero, and negative value), the controller 11 can grasp the movement of the detection target in the direction orthogonal to the virtual line D1.

  As an alternative example, the controller 11 may perform calculation using all the detected values of the photodiodes SU, SR, SD, and SL. In other words, the controller 11 may grasp the moving direction of the detection object without dividing and calculating the component in the direction of the virtual line D1 and the orthogonal direction.

  The detected gestures include, for example, left and right gestures, up and down gestures, diagonal gestures, gestures that draw a circle in a clockwise direction, and gestures that draw a circle in a counterclockwise direction. For example, the left / right gesture is a gesture performed in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the electronic device 1. The upper and lower gestures are gestures performed in a direction substantially parallel to the short direction of the electronic device 1. The oblique gesture is a gesture performed in a direction that is not parallel to either the longitudinal direction or the short direction of the electronic device 1 on a plane substantially parallel to the electronic device 1.

  Here, the photodiodes SU, SR, SD, and SL receive the reflected light from the detection target of the infrared light emitted from the light source infrared LED 180, and output a detection value having a magnitude corresponding to the amount of light received. Can do. At this time, the controller 11 can also determine whether the detection target object approaches or moves away from the proximity sensor 18. First, the controller 11 can determine that an object to be detected exists when at least one detection value of the photodiodes SU, SR, SD, and SL is equal to or greater than a certain threshold value (for example, a non-zero value). Then, after the controller 11 determines that the detection target exists, at least one detection value of the photodiodes SU, SR, SD, and SL becomes relatively large, so that the detection target approaches the electronic device 1. Can be determined. Further, after the controller 11 determines that the detection target exists, at least one detection value of the photodiodes SU, SR, SD, and SL becomes relatively small, so that the detection target moves away from the electronic device 1. Can be determined. At this time, the controller 11 performs a gesture in which the user approaches the electronic device 1, a gesture that brings the hand closer, a gesture that moves the hand away, and a gesture that combines these gestures and the above-described other gestures (for example, left and right gestures). It can be determined.

(Car mode)
FIG. 5 shows an example of a situation where the user operates the electronic device 1 with a gesture. As shown in FIG. 5, for example, the electronic device 1 is arranged so that the display 14 is located at the center of the console panel of the automobile. In the example of FIG. 5, in the state where the route to the destination is displayed on the display 14 of the electronic device 1, the user gets into the vehicle on which the electronic device 1 is mounted while referring to the displayed route, Driving a car. At this time, the proximity sensor 18 is in a state in which the user's gesture can be detected. The controller 11 performs processing based on the gesture detected by the proximity sensor 18.

  For example, the controller 11 can perform processing for adjusting the volume of the sound output from the electronic device 1 according to a specific gesture (for example, a gesture in which the user moves his / her hand up and down). The electronic device 1 can accept a touch input from a user on a touch screen display. However, if touch input is performed during driving, the user may move his / her line of sight to the display 14 long in order to confirm the distance to the touch screen display and the contact position. Even if at least a part of user operations relating to driving is automated, it is preferable that the user continues to check the situation around the vehicle during driving from the viewpoint of safe driving of the vehicle. That is, it is preferable that the user does not perform touch input. When the electronic device 1 can accept an input operation using a gesture as in the present embodiment, the user can perform an input operation without touching the electronic device 1. Thereby, even when the user performs an input operation during driving, it is easy to ensure driving safety.

  Here, the electronic device 1 may have a plurality of modes. The mode means an operation mode (an operation state or an operation state) that restricts the overall operation of the electronic device 1. Only one mode can be selected at a time. In the present embodiment, the mode of the electronic device 1 includes a first mode and a second mode. The first mode is a normal operation mode (normal mode) suitable for use in situations other than driving, for example. Conditions other than driving include, for example, a state where the engine of the car is not running, a state where the shift lever is in a predetermined range (for example, a parking range), a state where the brake is stepped on, and a route to the destination. It may include any state in which no display is performed. The second mode is an operation mode (car mode) of the electronic device 1 suitable for driving the automobile by displaying the route to the destination on the display 14 of the electronic device 1. As described above, in the case of the second mode, it is preferable that input by a gesture is possible. That is, when the mode of the electronic device 1 is switched to the second mode, it is preferable to operate the proximity sensor 18 in conjunction with the gesture so that the gesture can be detected. The electronic device 1 may switch the mode of the electronic device 1 based on, for example, a predetermined input operation on the electronic device 1 by the user or a predetermined input operation on the automobile.

  Here, FIG. 6 is an example of a display on the display 14 of the electronic apparatus 1. The first screen 140 is a map screen, for example, and includes a road, a mark 141 indicating the current position and direction of the automobile, and a mark 142 indicating an interchange (IC) or a building. The second screen 150 is, for example, a road information screen showing information on an expressway, and includes detailed information 151 of an interchange close to the current position. Detailed information 151 includes interchange names (for example, XX, △ Δ, and XX). The detailed information 151 includes information indicating whether or not there is a service area (SA) or a junction (JCT) in the vicinity of the interchange (IC). In the example of FIG. 6, it is shown that there is a service area in the vicinity of an interchange xx. The detailed information 151 includes the distance from the current position to each interchange. In the example of FIG. 6, it is shown that the distance is 5 km until the interchange ΔΔ.

  In particular, in the electronic device 1 which is an in-vehicle device, the configuration of a screen (hereinafter referred to as a display screen) displayed on the entire display area of the display 14 is generally fixed. For example, the first screen 140 (for example, a map screen) is displayed on the left half of the display screen and the second screen 150 (for example, a road information screen) is displayed on the right half as shown in FIG. Is done. However, there are right-hand drive vehicles and left-hand drive vehicles as types of automobiles. When operating the electronic device 1 having a fixed display screen, the right-hand drive driver and the left-hand drive driver are greatly different in usability. For this reason, even if the display screen is easy to operate for one driver (for example, a right-hand drive vehicle), it is not always easy for the other driver (for example, a left-hand drive vehicle) to operate. In addition, for example, there has been a demand for an electronic device 1 that can reflect a driver's preference and can have a flexible screen layout. In the present embodiment, the controller 11 of the electronic device 1 is an electronic device that can improve the safety of driving a moving body by a gesture operation while realizing a screen layout that is easy to operate at the driver's seat by executing the processing described below. Device 1 can be provided. Here, the process described below is executed when the electronic device 1 is in the car mode.

(Determination method of driver's seat position)
Here, in the electronic device 1, the direction detected as a gesture may be determined in advance. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the directions detected as gestures may be determined in the up-down direction, the left-right direction, and the front-rear direction. In the following, for the sake of brevity, the following description will be made assuming that the directions detected as gestures are defined in the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the front-back direction. That is, hereinafter, an oblique direction gesture and a gesture for drawing a predetermined shape such as a circle are not illustrated. However, this does not limit the direction detected as a gesture in the electronic apparatus 1 according to the present disclosure. Therefore, the electronic device 1 may detect, for example, an oblique gesture by the same method as described below.

  In FIG. 7, an orthogonal coordinate system is set, and the x axis is associated with the left-right direction, the y axis is associated with the up-down direction, and the z axis is associated with the front-rear direction. The front-rear direction is a direction approaching the proximity sensor 18 of the electronic device 1 and a direction away from the proximity sensor 18. Specifically, the positive and negative directions of the x axis are associated with the right direction and the left direction, respectively. Further, the positive direction and negative direction of the y-axis are associated with the upward direction and the downward direction, respectively. The positive direction and negative direction of the z axis are associated with the backward direction and the forward direction, respectively.

  The controller 11 determines the position of the driver's seat in the automobile on which the electronic device 1 is mounted. For example, as shown in FIG. 8 as an example, it is assumed that the automobile 30 includes two seats in the front row and the rear row, respectively, and two seats in the right side and the left side in the traveling direction. That is, the automobile 30 includes a seat 31, a seat 32, a seat 33, and a seat 34 on the right side of the front row, the left side of the front row, the right side of the rear row, and the left side of the rear row, respectively. Further, in the automobile 30, the display 14 and the proximity sensor 18 are arranged in the center of the front side of the front row.

  Here, the driver's seat refers to a seat where a user who drives the automobile 30 sits. When the automobile 30 includes a steering (steering device) and the user operates the steering to drive, the driver's seat is a front seat at a position where the steering is disposed. The steering can be, for example, a handle, lever or bar. Normally, the steering of the automobile 30 is arranged in front of any one of the seats in the front row. Therefore, the controller 11 determines the seat 31 on the right side of the front row or the seat 32 on the left side of the front row as the position of the driver seat.

  In the present embodiment, the controller 11 determines the position of the driver's seat based on the direction in which the gesture is first detected. The first detected gesture may be the first gesture detected after power is supplied to the electronic device 1. As another example, the first detected gesture may be the first gesture detected after the electronic device 1 shows at least one of a predetermined character, image, and sound to the user. For example, the predetermined character and image may be a message such as “Please reach out from the driver's seat to the passenger seat” displayed on the display 14 and an image showing the content of the message. Further, for example, the predetermined sound may be a voice “Reach your hand from the driver's seat to the passenger seat” emitted from the speaker 25.

  After the power is supplied to the electronic device 1, the user brings his hand close to use the electronic device 1. In this case, the user's hand extends from the direction of the seat on which the user is sitting. That is, if the user is sitting on the right side in the traveling direction, the user's hand extends from the right side of the proximity sensor 18 in the traveling direction. On the other hand, if the user is sitting on the left side in the traveling direction, the user's hand extends from the left side of the proximity sensor 18 in the traveling direction. Therefore, the electronic device 1 can specify the position of the user according to the direction of the gesture first detected by the proximity sensor 18. When driving the automobile 30, the user who wants to operate the electronic device 1 is generally considered to be a user who drives the automobile 30. Therefore, the controller 11 can specify the position of the driver's seat according to the direction in which the gesture is first detected.

(Display settings)
After specifying the position of the driver's seat (that is, the position of the driver), the controller 11 changes the display screen on the display to a display screen corresponding to the position of the driver. The controller 11 changes the original display screen to a display screen according to the position of the driver according to the display setting of the electronic device 1 described later. Here, the “change” of the display screen includes a case where the original display screen is not changed according to the display settings of the electronic device 1, that is, a case where the content of the display screen does not change as a result.

  The user can specify display settings on the setting screen of the electronic device 1. FIG. 9 shows an example of the setting screen. In the example of FIG. 9, the user can specify “the position of the highway map screen”, “the size of a plurality of images”, “the position of the icon”, and “the center position of a single screen”. Here, the setting screen may not include some of these items. The setting screen may further include other items other than these items.

(Display position according to priority)
FIG. 10 shows a display screen including two or more screens displayed while the automobile is traveling on the expressway. In the example of FIG. 10, the display screen includes a map screen that is the first screen 140 and a road information screen that is the second screen 150. Here, when the display screen includes two or more screens, it is preferable to set a priority on the screen and display a screen with a high priority near the driver. In other words, it is preferable that a high priority screen, which is more necessary information for the driver, is displayed closer to be easy to see. The “position of the highway map screen” in the setting screen of FIG. 9 is an item for setting the priority of the map screen. In the example of FIG. 9, the position of the highway map screen is set to “driver's seat side”. That is, the priority of the map screen (first screen 140) is set higher than that of the road information screen (second screen 150).

  When the controller 11 determines that the position of the driver's seat is on the right side (seat 31 in the example of FIG. 8), the controller 11 displays a high priority map screen on the right side close to the driver as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. To do. Then, the controller 11 displays a road information screen having a low priority at a position (passenger side) farther from the driver than the map screen. That is, when the screen with high priority is at a position far from the driver (upper figure in FIG. 10), the controller 11 changes the screen so that the screen with high priority is displayed at a position close to the driver (FIG. 10). 10 below). At this time, the controller 11 interchanges (rearranges) the position of the low priority screen and the position of the high priority screen, and continues to display the low priority screen. Thus, when the display screen includes two or more screens, the controller 11 can rearrange the display positions based on the priority of the screens. Here, when the map screen is set on the passenger seat side in the setting screen of FIG. 9, the priority of the map screen (first screen 140) is higher than the road information screen (second screen 150) contrary to the above. Set low.

(Change display screen area)
The display screen of FIG. 11 includes a map screen that is the first screen 140 and a road information screen that is the second screen 150, as in FIG. Here, it is preferable that the screen with high priority displayed near the driver is displayed larger than the screen with low priority. That is, it is preferable that a high-priority screen, which is more necessary information for the driver, is displayed in a large size so that it is easier to see. “Size of multiple images” in the setting screen of FIG. 9 is an item for adjusting the sizes of the multiple screens included in the display screen. In the example of FIG. 9, the size of the plurality of images is set to “change”. That is, the screen size displayed near the driver is adjusted to be larger than the other screens.

  When the controller 11 determines that the position of the driver's seat is on the right side, the controller 11 increases the display screen area (size) of the map screen close to the driver. The controller 11 makes the size of the map screen close to the driver larger than the size of the road information screen farther from the driver than the map screen. Here, on the setting screen, a specific size of the screen close to the driver (for example, a size of 70% of the display area of the display 14) may be settable. Further, for example, on the setting screen, the ratio between the size of the screen close to the driver and the size of another screen far from the driver may be settable. Here, the controller 11 continues to display a screen far from the driver. As shown in FIG. 11, the size of the screen far from the driver may be adjusted so that only a part is displayed. As described above, when the display screen includes two or more screens, the controller 11 makes the display screen area of the screen close to the driver larger than the display screen area of the screen far from the driver. Here, when the size of the plurality of images is set to “same” in the setting screen of FIG. 9, the sizes of the plurality of screens included in the display screen are the same.

(Icon display position)
The display screen of FIG. 12 includes an icon group 160 and an icon 170. The icon group 160 and the icon 170 may be displayed by detecting a gesture (for example, left and right gestures) in a non-display state. Further, after the icon group 160 and the icon 170 are displayed, the icon group 160 and the icon 170 may be in a non-display state again when a certain period of time has passed without any operation from the driver. The icon group 160 is a set of a plurality of icons 160A, 160B, 160C, and 160D. The user can execute the associated function by selecting the icon 160A, 160B, 160C, 160D, or 170 by the gesture. The icon 160A is associated with a function for displaying the home on the map screen. The icon 160B is associated with a function for registering the current position or the designated position on the map screen. The icon 160C is associated with a function for displaying a list of setting menus. For example, the setting screen of FIG. 9 can be displayed by being selected from a list of setting menus. The icon 160D is associated with a function for specifying the scale of the map screen. The icon 170 is associated with a function for specifying the display mode of the map screen. The icon 170 is used, for example, to switch between a map display with the upper direction being north and a map display with the upper direction being the traveling direction of the automobile.

  Here, the icon group 160 and the icon 170 are preferably displayed near the driver so that an operation such as selection by a gesture can be easily performed. The “icon position” on the setting screen in FIG. 9 is an item for adjusting the position of the icon included in the display screen. In the example of FIG. 9, the position of the icon is set to be “driver's seat side”.

  When the controller 11 determines that the position of the driver's seat is on the right side, the controller 11 displays the icon group 160 and the icon 170 on the right side close to the driver as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. That is, the controller 11 moves the icon group 160 and the icon 170 located far from the driver's seat in parallel in one direction (left and right direction) and approaches the driver's seat. Thus, the controller 11 moves the icon to a position closer to the driver when the display screen includes the icon. Here, when the position of the icon is set to “initial position” on the setting screen of FIG. 9, the icon is displayed at the first position without moving.

  Further, the controller 11 may rotate and display the icons 160A, 160B, 160C, and 160D included in the icon group 160 when the proximity sensor 18 detects the first gesture (for example, left and right gestures). And the controller 11 may perform the function of the icon currently displayed on the driver's seat side most, if the proximity sensor 18 detects a 2nd gesture (for example, up and down gesture). FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a state of rotation of the icon group 160. As illustrated in FIG. 13, when the first gesture is detected, the controller 11 performs rotation of the icons 160A, 160B, 160C, and 160D. In the example of FIG. 13, the icon located closest to the driver's seat changes in the order of icon 160D, icon 160C, icon 160B, and icon 160A. The controller 11 can make it easier for the user to select icons included in the icon group 160 by such rotation. Further, the controller 11 may determine that the icon 170 has been selected when a gesture that is not the first gesture and is not the second gesture (for example, the previous or next gesture) is detected. Then, the controller 11 may execute the function of the icon 170 (switching the display of the map) when the second gesture is detected in a state where the icon 170 is selected. As another embodiment, the controller 11 may execute a rotation in which the icons 160A, 160B, 160C, and 160D further include the icon 170 and sequentially change the selected icons. Here, the controller 11 adopts the same method on the setting screen of FIG. That is, when the first gesture is detected, the controller 11 sequentially selects “the position of the map screen of the highway”, “the size of the plurality of images”, “the position of the icon”, and “the center position of the single screen”. To do. Then, when the second gesture is detected, the controller 11 switches the setting of the selected item (for example, changes the passenger seat side to the driver seat side).

  Although the display setting items have been individually described above, the controller 11 can change the display screen according to a plurality of display settings. For example, when the position of the map screen of the highway is set to “driver's seat side”, the size of the plurality of images is set to “change”, and the position of the icon is set to “driver's seat side”, the controller 11 Change the display screen as shown in. That is, the controller 11 switches the first screen 140 and the second screen 150 according to the priority, increases the size of the first screen 140 close to the driver, and changes the icon group 160 and the icon 170 to the driver's. Display nearby. The controller 11 may change a plurality of display screens according to a plurality of display settings designated by the user in order or at a time.

(Single screen display adjustment)
The display screen of FIG. 15 may be one screen (single screen). Here, for example, when one map screen is displayed, the display indicating the current position of the automobile is often near the center of the display 14. If the current position of the car is displayed at a position (closer) that is easy for the driver to see, the driver can perform confirmation work earlier. The “center position of a single screen” in the setting screen of FIG. 9 is an item for adjusting the position of the center of a single screen included in the display screen. In the example of FIG. 9, the center position of the single screen is set to “driver's seat side”. That is, the screen is displayed shifted (shifted) to the driver's seat side.

  When determining that the position of the driver's seat is on the right side, the controller 11 shifts and displays the center position of the single screen toward the driver's seat. Here, on the setting screen, the shift amount (size of deviation) may be settable. As shown in FIG. 15, by shifting a single screen, a region where the screen is not displayed may be displayed in a specific color (for example, black). As described above, when the display screen is a single screen, the controller 11 may display the center position of the single screen shifted to the driver side. Here, when the center position of the single screen is set to “center” in the setting screen of FIG. 9, the screen is not shifted.

(Flow of processing executed by the controller)
FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing executed by the controller 11 of the electronic device 1.

  The controller 11 determines the position of the driver's seat in the automobile by the method described above (step S1).

  When the screen display position is set according to the priority (Yes in step S2), the controller 11 adjusts and displays the screen position (step S3). For example, when the position of the highway map screen is set on the driver's seat side in the setting screen of FIG. 9, the controller 11 displays a map screen having a high priority at a position close to the driver.

  The controller 11 proceeds to the process of step S4 after step S3 or when there is no screen display position setting corresponding to the priority (No in step S2).

  When the screen area adjustment is set (Yes in step S4), the controller 11 adjusts and displays the screen area (step S5). For example, when the size of a plurality of images is set to change on the setting screen of FIG. 9, the controller 11 displays the screen size displayed near the driver larger than the other screens.

  The controller 11 proceeds to the process of step S6 after step S5 or when there is no setting for screen area adjustment (No in step S4).

  When the display position of the icon is set (Yes in step S6), the controller 11 adjusts and displays the icon position (step S7). For example, when the position of the icon is set to the driver's seat side on the setting screen of FIG. 9, the controller 11 moves and displays the icon closer to the driver.

  The controller 11 ends the series of processes after step S7 or when the icon display position is not set (No in step S6).

  As described above, the electronic apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment specifies the position of the driver's seat according to the direction of the first detected gesture, and displays the display screen on the display 14 according to the position of the driver. Change to Therefore, the electronic device 1 realizes a screen layout that is easy to operate at the driver's seat. And since the electronic device 1 can perform input operation by gesture, compared with the case of contact operation, for example, operation becomes possible, without moving a line of sight to the display 14. FIG. Therefore, the user can continue to check the situation around the vehicle while driving, and driving safety is improved.

(Other embodiments)
Although the present disclosure has been described based on the drawings and embodiments, it should be noted that various changes and modifications may be easily made by those skilled in the art based on the present disclosure. Accordingly, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are within the scope of the present disclosure. For example, functions or the like included in each means or each step can be rearranged so that there is no logical contradiction, and a plurality of means or steps can be combined or divided into one. .

  In the above embodiment, it has been described that the gesture is detected by the proximity sensor 18, but the gesture may not necessarily be detected by the proximity sensor 18. The gesture may be detected by any sensor capable of detecting the user's gesture without touching the device. An example of such a sensor includes a camera 13 and the like, for example.

  The sensor that can detect the user's gesture without touching the device itself may include, for example, a distance measuring sensor. For example, the electronic device 1 may include a distance measuring sensor instead of the proximity sensor 18 or together with the proximity sensor 18, and the gesture may be detected by the distance measuring sensor.

  The distance measuring sensor is a sensor that can measure the distance to the object. The distance measuring sensor may be constituted by, for example, a ToF (Time of Flight) sensor. A distance measuring sensor configured as a ToF sensor receives a light emitting unit that irradiates a target with sinusoidal modulated light (infrared laser light), and receives reflected light from the target of the irradiated infrared laser light. A light receiving unit. The light receiving unit includes, for example, an image sensor in which a plurality of light receiving elements are arranged. The ToF sensor measures time (flight time) from irradiation of infrared laser light to reception of reflected light by each light receiving element. The ToF sensor can measure the time of flight based on the phase difference between the irradiated infrared laser light and the received reflected light. The ToF sensor can measure the distance to the object reflecting the irradiated infrared laser beam based on the measured time of flight. The ToF sensor can detect the moving direction of the object based on the time difference in which the reflected light from the object enters each of the plurality of light receiving elements. Thereby, the ToF sensor can also detect a gesture performed by the user based on the same principle as that described for the proximity sensor 18. The distance measuring sensor may be disposed on the same surface as the surface on which the proximity sensor 18 is disposed, for example, in the electronic device 1.

  Here, a method in which the controller 11 detects the user's gesture based on the output of the distance measuring sensor will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 19. FIG. 17 is a diagram schematically showing the distance measuring sensor 26. FIG. 17 shows the distance measuring sensor 26 in a side view. The distance measuring sensor 26 includes a light emitting unit 26a and a light receiving unit 26b. The light emitting unit 26a irradiates the target with infrared laser light. The light receiving unit 26b receives reflected light from the object of the irradiated infrared light.

  The light receiving unit 26b may include a plurality of light receiving elements. For example, the light receiving unit 26b may include nine light receiving elements arranged in 3 rows × 3 columns as shown in FIG. Each of the nine light receiving elements receives reflected light from the object. In the light receiving unit 26b, three light receiving elements Ch11, Ch12, and Ch13 are arranged in this order from the left. In the light receiving unit 26b, three light receiving elements Ch21, Ch22, and Ch23 are arranged in the middle from the left. In the light receiving unit 26b, three light receiving elements Ch31, Ch32, and Ch33 are arranged in order from the left in the lower stage.

  The distance measuring sensor 26 is a distance from each of the nine light receiving elements to the object based on the phase difference between the infrared laser light emitted by the light emitting unit 26a and the reflected light received by each of the nine light receiving elements of the light receiving unit 26b. Can be measured. The distance measuring sensor 26 can detect a gesture based on the distance from each of the nine light receiving elements to the object and the change in the distance over time.

  For example, assume that the user performs a gesture of moving his hand from left to right. At this time, for example, the distances to the object detected by the light receiving elements Ch21, Ch22, and Ch23 in the middle stage are D21, D22, and D23, respectively. FIG. 19 is a diagram schematically showing the transition of the distance to the object detected by each light receiving element. For example, as schematically shown in FIG. 19, first, since the hand that is the object approaches the light receiving element Ch21 that is first arranged on the left side, the distance D21 of the object detected by the light receiving element Ch21 is reduced. Thereafter, when the hand, which is the object, approaches the light receiving element Ch22 disposed in the center, the distance D22 of the object detected by the light receiving element Ch22 is reduced. Finally, when the hand that is the object moves to the right side, the distance D23 of the object that is detected by the light receiving element Ch23 arranged on the right side becomes shorter. The order in which the hand approaching each light receiving element Ch21, Ch22, and Ch23 moves away is also the order of Ch21, Ch22, and Ch23. Therefore, the distances D21, D22, and D23 increase in this order (return to the initial values). A vertical gesture can also be detected using, for example, the light receiving elements Ch12, Ch22, and Ch32 based on the same principle. In this way, the distance measuring sensor 26 can detect a gesture based on the distance from each of the nine light receiving elements to the object and the change in the distance over time.

  Here, the light receiving unit 26b has been described as including nine light receiving elements, but the number of light receiving elements included in the light receiving unit 26b is not limited thereto. The arrangement of the plurality of light receiving elements is not limited to the arrangement shown in FIG. The number and arrangement of the light receiving elements included in the light receiving unit 26b may be appropriately determined according to the type of gesture to be detected.

  The light emitting unit 26a of the distance measuring sensor 26 may include a plurality of light emitting elements. In this case, the distance from each of the nine light emitting elements to the object can be measured based on the phase difference between the infrared laser light emitted from each light emitting element and the reflected light received by the light receiving unit 26b. Even in this case, the distance measuring sensor 26 can detect a gesture by applying the above principle based on the distance from each of the nine light emitting elements to the object and the change in the distance over time. it can.

  In the above embodiment, the controller 11 is described as determining the position of the driver's seat based on the direction in which the gesture is first detected, but the present invention is not limited to this method. The controller 11 may determine the position of the driver's seat by at least one of the methods described below, instead of the direction in which the gesture is first detected or in combination with the direction in which the gesture is first detected.

  For example, the controller 11 may determine the position of the driver's seat based on information stored in the storage 16 in advance. For example, when the electronic device 1 is installed in the automobile 30 in advance, the storage 16 may store information regarding the position of the driver's seat. Alternatively, when the user inputs information regarding the position of the driver's seat by performing an input operation on the electronic device 1, the storage 16 may store information regarding the position of the driver's seat. In this case, the controller 11 can determine the position of the driver seat based on the information related to the position of the driver seat stored in the storage 16.

  For example, the controller 11 may determine the position of the driver's seat based on the image captured by the camera 13. Specifically, the controller 11 activates the camera 13 when executing control based on the gesture (for example, when the electronic device 1 is in the first operation mode). The camera 13 images the front side of the display 14, that is, the inside of the automobile 30. The controller 11 may analyze the image captured by the camera 13 and determine the position of the seat in front of the steering as the position of the driver's seat. The controller 11 may analyze the image captured by the camera 13 and determine the position of the seat as the position of the driver seat when the user is reflected in the seat in front of the steering wheel. The controller 11 may stop the operation of the camera 13 when determining the position of the driver seat. Thereby, the controller 11 can suppress the power consumption by the camera 13.

  For example, when the pressure sensor is provided in each seat 31 to 34, the controller 11 may determine the position of the driver seat based on the output of the pressure sensor. For example, in each of the seats 31 to 34, the pressure sensor may be provided under a seating surface to which a load is applied when the user sits. The pressure sensor detects the pressure applied to the seating surfaces of the seats 31 to 34. When the user gets into the automobile and sits on the seat, the controller 11 can identify the seat on which the user is seated based on the output from the pressure sensor arranged in the seat. The controller 11 may determine the position of the seat where the user is sitting as the position of the driver's seat. This method can be used, for example, when a user gets in a car alone.

  For example, when a human sensor is provided in front of each seat 31 to 34, the controller 11 may determine the position of the driver seat based on the output of the human sensor. For example, the human sensor may detect whether a user is sitting on the seats 31 to 34 by sensing an ambient temperature change using infrared rays. When the user gets into the car and sits on the seat, the controller 11 can specify the seat on which the user is seated based on the output from the human sensor arranged in front of the seat. The controller 11 may determine the position of the seat where the user is sitting as the position of the driver's seat. This method can be used, for example, when a user gets in a car alone.

  For example, the controller 11 may determine the position of the driver's seat based on opening / closing of the door of the automobile 30. For example, it is assumed that the automobile 30 includes one door near each seat 31 to 34. Specifically, the automobile 30 includes one door on each of the right side of the front row right seat 31, the left side of the front row left seat 32, the right side of the rear row right seat 33, and the left side of the rear row left seat 34. To do. Each door is provided with a sensor for detecting opening and closing. The controller 11 can determine that the user sits in the seat closest to the door that has been opened and closed. This is because it is considered that the user usually gets into the automobile 30 through the door closest to the seat to be seated. The controller 11 may determine the position of the seat that the user has determined to sit as the position of the driver's seat. This method can be used, for example, when a user gets in a car alone.

  For example, the controller 11 may determine the position of the driver's seat based on the position where the door of the automobile 30 is unlocked. When a plurality of doors are provided in the automobile 30 as described above, the controller 11 can determine that the user sits in the seat closest to the door on which the unlocking operation has been performed. This is because it is considered that the user usually unlocks the door closest to the seat to be seated and gets into the automobile 30 through the door. The controller 11 may determine the position of the seat that the user has determined to sit as the position of the driver's seat. This method can be used, for example, when a user gets in a car alone.

  For example, the controller 11 may determine the position of the driver's seat based on the hand operating the touch screen display. For example, the user stores the fingerprint data of the left and right fingers in the storage 16 of the electronic device 1 in advance. For example, the user can perform an input operation for registering fingerprint data, and can store the fingerprint data in the storage 16 of the electronic device 1. The controller 11 reads the fingerprint of the finger touching the touch screen display when the user touches the touch screen display in a state where power is supplied to the electronic device 1 when the automobile 30 is operated. , It is determined whether the finger is the right hand finger or the left hand finger of the user. The controller 11 determines that the seat on the opposite side of the determined hand direction (that is, whether it is the right hand or the left hand) is the seat where the user is sitting. For example, when the user is sitting on the right seat, it is assumed that the user performs touch input with the left hand on the touch screen display disposed in the center. Therefore, if the controller 11 determines that the finger touching the touch screen display is the user's left hand, the controller 11 determines that the user is sitting on the right seat. On the other hand, when the user is sitting on the left seat, it is assumed that the user performs touch input with the right hand on the touch screen display arranged in the center. Therefore, if the controller 11 determines that the finger touching the touch screen display is the user's right hand, the controller 11 determines that the user is sitting on the left seat. The controller 11 may determine the position of the seat determined that the user is sitting as the position of the driver's seat.

  For example, the controller 11 may determine the position of the driver's seat based on the sound detected by the microphone 15. For example, the controller 11 determines the direction in which the sound is generated for the sound detected by the microphone 15. The controller 11 can determine that the direction in which the determined sound is generated is the direction in which the user exists. Therefore, the controller 11 may determine the position of the seat in the direction in which the sound is generated as the position of the driver's seat.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the controller 11 may change the detection range of the gesture by the proximity sensor 18 according to the determined position of the driver's seat. The detection range of the gesture may include a direction that can be detected by the proximity sensor 18. For example, it is assumed that the proximity sensor 18 is movably provided in the left-right direction on the console panel. The controller 11 may perform control so that the proximity sensor 18 is directed toward the determined driver seat. That is, for example, when the controller 11 determines that the driver's seat is on the right side in the traveling direction, the controller 11 may point the proximity sensor 18 on the right side in the traveling direction. Similarly, when it is determined that the driver's seat is on the left side in the traveling direction, the controller 11 may turn the proximity sensor 18 toward the left in the traveling direction. The proximity sensor 18 has a limited viewing angle at which a gesture can be detected. Therefore, even if the user performs a gesture, if the proximity sensor 18 is outside the detectable range, the user's gesture is not detected. However, by changing the detection range of the proximity sensor 18 and directing the detection range of the proximity sensor 18 toward the driver's seat where the user is sitting, for example, the proximity sensor 18 can more easily detect the user's gesture. . Since the proximity sensor 18 can easily detect the user's gesture, it is difficult for the user to overlook the input by the gesture, and thus it is easier to concentrate on driving. Therefore, driving safety is improved.

  In the above embodiment, the electronic apparatus 1 includes one proximity sensor 18. Here, the electronic apparatus 1 may include a plurality of proximity sensors 18. In the embodiment described above, the proximity sensor 18 is the center of the side of the display 14 in the left-right direction (x-axis direction) and is located below the display 14 in the vertical direction (y-axis direction). It is provided on the body part. Here, the electronic device 1 may include the proximity sensor 18 at a position different from the above embodiment. That is, the number and position of the proximity sensors 18 included in the electronic device 1 are not limited.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an arrangement example of the proximity sensors 18, 118a, 118b, and 118c in another embodiment. In the example of FIG. 20, the electronic apparatus 1 includes a plurality of four proximity sensors 18, 118a, 118b, and 118c. For example, the controller 11 can more accurately determine the gesture by statistically processing the detection values of the four proximity sensors 18, 118a, 118b, and 118c (for example, calculating an average value or the like). . Further, for example, even if a part of the proximity sensors 18, 118a, 118b, and 118c cannot output the detection value due to a failure or the like, the controller 11 continues to determine the gesture using the detection values from other sensors. can do. Further, the proximity sensors 118b and 118c are electronic devices that are located at the center of the side in the vertical direction (y-axis direction) of the display 14 and outside the display 14 (left side and right side) in the horizontal direction (x-axis direction). 1 is provided in the housing portion. Since one of the proximity sensors 118b and 118c is closer to the driver's seat than the other sensors, the driver's gesture can be detected with higher sensitivity. As yet another embodiment, the electronic device 1 may include a part of the proximity sensors 18, 118a, 118b, and 118c of FIG. For example, the electronic device 1 may include two proximity sensors 18 and 118a. For example, the electronic device 1 may include two proximity sensors 118b and 118c. As yet another embodiment, the electronic device 1 may include one proximity sensor at the position of the proximity sensor 118a, 118b, or 118c shown in FIG. As yet another embodiment, at least a part of the proximity sensors 18, 118 a, 118 b and 118 c may not be located at the center of the side of the display 14. For example, the proximity sensors 18, 118 a, 118 b and 118 c may be disposed outside the four corners of the display 14.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the controller 11 rotated and displayed the icon group 160, when the 1st gesture (for example, right and left gesture) was detected by the proximity sensor 18. FIG. Here, the controller 11 may display an icon with high priority near the driver instead of rotation. At this time, the driver may be able to specify the priority of the icons included in the icon group 160 on the setting screen. FIG. 21 shows an example in which the controller 11 displays an icon with a high priority near the driver. For example, when the driver designates the icons 160C, 160A, 160D, and 160B in order of priority as the first priority setting, the controller 11 sets the icon group 160 as shown in the lower left diagram of FIG. indicate. Here, the position of the driver's seat is on the right side. Further, for example, when the driver designates the icons 160A, 160D, 160B, and 160C in the order of higher priority as the second priority setting, the controller 11 displays the icon as shown in the lower right diagram of FIG. The group 160 is displayed. The controller 11 displays an icon that the driver wants to operate near the driver. This prevents the driver from accidentally selecting another icon. That is, an erroneous operation of the driver is prevented.

  In the above embodiment, the icon group 160 is along one side in the longitudinal direction of the display 14 (the lower side in the horizontal direction). Here, an icon group 185 along the short direction (vertical direction) of the display 14 may be displayed. As shown in FIG. 22, the icon group 185 is a set of a plurality of icons 185A, 185B, and 185C. The icon 185A is associated with a function that specifies the display mode of the map screen. The icon 185B is associated with a function for specifying the scale of the map screen. The icon 185C is associated with a function for displaying the home on the map screen. As shown in the upper diagram of FIG. 22, the icon group 185 is displayed at a position along the left side of the display 14 in the first screen. When the controller 11 determines that the position of the driver's seat is on the right side, the controller 11 displays the icon group 185 along the right side close to the driver as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. Here, the upper part of FIG. 23 shows a case where the icon group 185 is displayed at a position along the right side of the display 14 on the first screen. At this time, when the controller 11 determines that the position of the driver's seat is on the left side, the controller 11 displays the icon group 185 along the left side close to the driver as shown in the lower diagram of FIG.

  Here, icon groups 185 and 190 along the short direction (vertical direction) may be displayed on the left and right sides of the display 14. As shown in FIG. 24, the icon group 190 is a set of a plurality of icons 190A and 190B. The icon 190A is associated with the function of selecting the next song on the car audio. The icon 190B is associated with a function for adjusting the volume with the car audio. Here, the icon group 185 related to the map screen operation has a higher priority than the icon group 190 related to the car audio operation. When the controller 11 determines that the position of the driver's seat is on the right side, the controller 11 displays the icon group 185 along the right side close to the driver and displays the icon group 190 from the driver as shown in the lower diagram of FIG. Display along the far left side. In any of the examples of FIGS. 22 to 24, the controller 11 displays an icon group having a high priority for the driver near the driver. Therefore, an erroneous operation is prevented and the driver can easily operate. Here, as yet another example, the icon group 185 may be displayed along the left side or the right side of the display 14 close to the driver when a gesture is detected in a non-display state. For example, the controller 11 displays the icon group 185 along the side closer to the driver when a gesture is detected in the non-display state of the icon group 185 (see the upper diagram of FIG. 10) (FIG. 22, (See the lower diagram in FIG. 23). At this time, the gesture for displaying the icon group 185 may be, for example, left and right gestures. Further, the gesture for displaying the icon group 185 may be the gesture detected first. When the first gesture is detected while the icon group 185 is not displayed, the controller 11 determines the position of the driver's seat and displays the icon group 185 along the side close to the driver. After the icon group 185 is displayed, the icon group 185 may be in a non-display state again when a certain amount of time has passed without any operation from the driver. The icon group 185 may be displayed again when a gesture is detected in the non-display state. In this example, the display position of the icon group with high priority is always near the driver, and the driver can easily operate.

  Many aspects of the present disclosure are presented as a series of operations performed by a computer system or other hardware capable of executing program instructions. The computer system and other hardware include, for example, a general-purpose computer, a PC (personal computer), a dedicated computer, a workstation, a PCS (Personal Communications System), a mobile (cellular) telephone, and a data processing function. Mobile phones, RFID receivers, game consoles, electronic notepads, laptop computers, GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers or other programmable data processing devices are included. In each embodiment, various operations or control methods are performed by dedicated circuitry (eg, individual logic gates interconnected to perform specific functions) implemented by program instructions (software), one or more processors. Note that it is executed by a logical block and / or a program module. The one or more processors that execute logic blocks and / or program modules include, for example, one or more microprocessors, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and a PLD. (Programmable Logic Device), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), processor, controller, microcontroller, microprocessor, electronic equipment, other devices designed to perform the functions described herein, and / or any combination thereof Is included. The embodiments shown here are implemented by, for example, hardware, software, firmware, middleware, microcode, or any combination thereof. The instructions may be program code or code segments for performing necessary tasks. The instructions can then be stored on a machine-readable non-transitory storage medium or other medium. A code segment may represent any combination of procedures, functions, subprograms, programs, routines, subroutines, modules, software packages, classes or instructions, data structures or program statements. A code segment transmits and / or receives information, data arguments, variables or stored contents with other code segments or hardware circuits, thereby connecting the code segments with other code segments or hardware circuits .

  The storage 16 used here can be further configured as a computer-readable tangible carrier (medium) composed of solid state memory, magnetic disk and optical disk. Such a medium stores an appropriate set of computer instructions or a data structure such as a program module for causing a processor to execute the technology disclosed herein. Computer readable media include electrical connections with one or more wires, magnetic disk storage media, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, and other magnetic and optical storage devices (eg, CD (Compact Disk), laser disks ( (Registered trademark), DVD (registered trademark) (Digital Versatile Disc), floppy (registered trademark) disk and Blu-ray Disc (registered trademark)), portable computer disk, RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), flash memory, rewritable and programmable ROM, other tangible storage media capable of storing information, or any combination thereof Is included. The memory can be provided inside and / or outside the processor or processing unit. As used herein, the term “memory” means any kind of long-term storage, short-term storage, volatile, non-volatile or other memory. That is, the “memory” is not limited to a specific type and / or number. Further, the type of medium in which the storage is stored is not limited.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic device 11 Controller 12 Timer 13 Camera 14 Display 15 Microphone 16 Storage 17 Communication unit 18 Proximity sensor 19 UV sensor 20 Illuminance sensor 21 Acceleration sensor 22 Geomagnetic sensor 23 Barometric pressure sensor 24 Gyro sensor 25 Speaker 26 Distance sensor 26a Light emission part 26b Light reception Part 30 Car 31, 32, 33, 34 Seat 118a, 118b, 118c Proximity sensor 140 First screen 150 Second screen 160 Icon group 170 Icon 180 Infrared LED for light source
181 Lens SU, SR, SD, SL Photodiode

Claims (8)

A sensor that detects gestures that do not touch the device,
When an icon is displayed on the display screen of the display and the gesture that does not touch the device is detected by the sensor, the position of the driver is determined according to the input direction of the first detected gesture. A controller that identifies and moves the icon closer to the driver;
Electronic equipment comprising. The controller is
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the icon is translated in one direction. The controller is
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the icon is moved along a side closer to the driver among the sides of the display screen. The electronic device is an in-vehicle device,
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the position of the driver is a driver's seat.   A moving body comprising the electronic device according to claim 1.   The mobile body connected so that communication with the electronic device as described in any one of Claim 1 to 4 was possible. A program for controlling an electronic device comprising a sensor that detects a gesture that does not touch its own device, and a controller,
In the controller,
When an icon is displayed on the display screen of the display and the gesture that does not touch the device is detected by the sensor, the position of the driver is determined according to the input direction of the first detected gesture. Identifying steps;
Moving the icon closer to the driver;
A program that executes A method for controlling an electronic device comprising: a sensor that detects a gesture that does not touch the device itself; and a controller.
The controller is
When an icon is displayed on the display screen of the display and the gesture that does not touch the device is detected by the sensor, the position of the driver is determined according to the input direction of the first detected gesture. Identifying steps;
Moving the icon closer to the driver;
Control method.

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