JPH11304527A - On-vehicle electric apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle electronic apparatus allowing the no. of key operations to be lessened for any one when a daily routine operation or a navigation operating is executed during the vehicle driving. SOLUTION: The on-vehicle electronic apparatus comprises means for registering the content of a macro instruction composed of a plurality of instructions generated by one push of a remote control key, the timing of starting executing the macro instruction and the time taken for executing the macros instruction, a macro generating mode key for generating a plurality of instructions corresponding to the one remote control key when this key is pushed, and macro instruction executing means for executing the registered macro instructions corresponding to the depressed remote control key when the macro generating mode key is pushed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle electronic device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A plurality of keys are provided on a remote controller provided in a conventional on-vehicle electronic device, and each of the plurality of keys has a unique function. That is, the function of one of the keys provided on the remote controller is fixed. For example, the menu key is a key used only for displaying the menu screen, and the current location key is a key used only for displaying the own vehicle position on the screen.

There is also known a vehicle-mounted electronic device in which the function of one of a plurality of keys provided on a remote controller is not fixed. This in-vehicle electronic device is
The purpose is to reduce the types of keys to be installed, and the function corresponding to the one key is determined according to the state transition of the main body of the vehicle-mounted electronic device operated by the remote controller. I have.

For example, when a menu key provided on the remote controller is pressed, the navigation screen changes to a menu screen. When the menu key is pressed again, the menu screen disappears and the original screen (navi screen) is displayed. You. in this case,
The command itself issued by pressing the menu key is the same, but the command when the menu key is pressed depends on whether the navigation state is displaying the menu or not.
It is interpreted as a "menu display command" or a "menu delete command." The command issued when the menu key is pressed is actually not the "menu display command" and the "menu deletion command" but only the information "menu button pressed". , The meaning of the information “the menu button was pressed” is interpreted. The interpreted meaning is different each time the navigation state changes. In other words, the meaning of the information “the menu button has been pressed” differs every time the menu screen advances.

[0005]

In the above conventional example, the function of the keys provided on the remote controller is determined according to the state transition of the main body of the vehicle-mounted electronic device. Therefore, in order to execute a predetermined series of operations, it is necessary to execute a key operation corresponding to the state transition.

That is, in the conventional example in which the function of the key provided on the remote controller is determined according to the transition of the state of the main body of the on-vehicle electronic device, the routine operation and the navigation during driving of the vehicle are performed. For this operation, it is necessary to operate a plurality of keys, and there is a problem that the key operation is complicated.

On the other hand, in a conventional example in which one key has only one unique function (transmits a unique signal),
One key corresponds to one operation of navigation (operations such as search start, home setting, etc.), so if there are many types of navigation operations, trying to realize all of those operations,
There is a problem that dozens of keys need to be provided on the remote control.

Conversely, a large number of buttons for realizing various operations are displayed on the navigation screen, and only the direction key (joystick) and the enter key (enter key) are provided on the remote controller. Although the number of keys provided in the is small enough, find the desired button on the navigation screen, move the cursor using the arrow keys,
It is necessary to execute a series of operations of highlighting the desired button and pressing the enter key, and the learning time is very long before the series of operations can be executed freely. There is a problem.

Therefore, if the menu items are classified and the navigation operation is determined while moving through the menu screen, a button for realizing the desired operation can be easily selected, and the next menu screen can be selected. Go to, return to,
By providing the remote controller with a key for performing an operation such as starting a search, the troublesome operation of selecting a button on the screen with the direction key can be omitted. In addition, if only necessary operations on the menu screen are assigned to keys (function keys or the like) whose corresponding operations change for each menu screen, the number of keys provided on the remote controller can be reduced.

[0010] For the above reasons, in accordance with the transition of the menu screen, the key operation corresponding to the assignment of the operation on each screen is executed, the menu screen is advanced, and finally the route search and the setting of the home position are performed. It is settled in its current form.

In the present embodiment, when performing a frequently used navigation operation such as searching for a route to a home, in order to advance the menu screen,
Since many keys must be pressed many times, the operation is complicated.

When performing a function that is commonly used by anyone,
It is desirable to create a program that aims to reduce the number of key inputs and to reduce the number of menu transitions. There is a problem that it is extremely difficult to create a program.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an in-vehicle electronic device capable of reducing the number of key operations for anybody when performing a routine operation or a navigation operation while driving a vehicle. Is what you do.

[0014]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, the contents of a plurality of macro instructions issued when one remote control key is pressed once, the timing of starting execution of the macro instruction, Registration means for registering the time required to execute the macro command, a macro transmission mode key for transmitting a plurality of commands corresponding to the one remote control key when the one remote control key is pressed, and the macro transmission mode key This is a vehicle-mounted electronic device having a macro command executing means for executing a macro command registered corresponding to the pressed one remote control key when a mode key is pressed.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a route guidance apparatus 10 as an on-vehicle electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

The route guidance device 100 includes an input device 1, a display device 2, a CD-ROM 3, a GPS receiver 4, a beacon receiver 5, a RAM 6, a gyro 7, a vehicle speed pulse detector 8, It has a ROM 9, a CPU 10, a remote control receiver 20, and a remote control 30.

The CPU 10 causes the display device 2 to display a map near the current position of the vehicle, a guidance route from the departure point to the destination, a vehicle position mark, a cursor, and other guidance information. is there.

The input device 1 is an example of a means for inputting a destination or the like, and the display device 2 is constituted by a liquid crystal display device or the like.
It displays maps, cursors, guidance routes, various menus, and the like. The CD-ROM 3 is a road layer for each scale,
This is a memory that stores map data composed of a background layer, a character / symbol layer, and the like, and is an example of a database in which positions on the map correspond to place names. The place names displayed on the display means are a country name, a prefecture name, a municipal name, a street address, and the like.

The GPS receiver 4 detects the current position of the vehicle, the direction of the vehicle, the speed of the vehicle, and the like by satellite navigation. The beacon receiver 5 receives an optical beacon or a radio beacon output from a transmitter provided along a road. The optical beacon and the radio beacon are used for supplying traffic information in a narrow range, and can supply relatively detailed traffic information. The RAM 6 is a memory for temporarily storing predetermined data. The gyro 7 detects a rotation angle of the vehicle, and the vehicle speed pulse detector 8 detects a vehicle speed pulse generated as the vehicle moves. ROM 9, FIG. 2, FIG. 4, FIG.
The program corresponding to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The remote controller 30 includes an enter key 31, a menu key 32, a cancel key 33, a Nav key 34, a map display mode switching key 35, function keys F1, F2, F3, and a macro transmission mode key 3.
6 and a macro registration mode key 37.

The enter key 31 has an original function of the enter key and a function as a direction key for designating one of eight directions. The cancel key 33 is a key for returning one state transition.

The Nav key 34 is a key for returning a state transition to a standard state. The standard state is a state in which the menu screen is not displayed and the map and the position of the vehicle are displayed.

The map display mode switching key 35 is a key for switching the map display mode. The map is displayed with the north facing upward, the map displayed with the traveling direction upward, and the 3D (three-dimensional bird's-eye view) map. Is a key that is switched and displayed each time is pressed. Function keys F1, F2, F3
Are function keys for changing functions according to the state transition of the navigation.

The macro transmission mode key 36 is a key for switching to a macro transmission mode. The macro registration mode key 37 is a key for switching to a macro registration mode.

Here, the "macro command" is a plurality of commands issued when one remote control key is pressed once. The "macro transmission key" is a key for transmitting a plurality of commands (macro commands) transmitted when a plurality of keys are pressed by pressing the key once. The “macro transmission mode key” is a key for executing the macro transmission mode. The “macro transmission mode” is set by pressing the menu key 32
In the normal mode, a key that transmits one command, such as the function key F1 or the function key F1, is used as a macro transmission mode key.

The "macro registration mode" is a mode for registering a desired key as a macro transmission mode key. That is, in this mode, a plurality of commands corresponding to a plurality of keys are assigned to a predetermined key to be used as a macro transmission mode key. Then, in the macro transmission mode, commands corresponding to each of the plurality of keys assigned to the macro transmission mode key are sequentially transmitted. For example, when the menu key 32 and the function keys F1 and F2 are assigned to the macro transmission mode key 36, the menu key 32,
The same three signals as those transmitted when the function keys F1 and F2 are pressed in sequence are transmitted.

In the above embodiment, the "key" is
This button is provided on the side of the remote control or the navigation screen, and is a button for operating the navigation. In the above embodiment, the “button” is a button displayed on the navigation screen. In the above embodiment, the “command” is a signal transmitted when the remote control key is pressed. When this signal is received by the main body of the route guidance device 100, the main body executes an operation corresponding to the signal.

It should be noted that the CPU 10 and the RAM 6 store the contents of a plurality of macro commands issued when one remote control key is pressed once, the timing to start executing the macro commands, the macro command, Is an example of registration means for registering the time required for execution of the program. The macro transmission mode key 36 is an example of a macro transmission mode key for transmitting a plurality of commands corresponding to the one remote control key when one remote control key is pressed. CPU10 and ROM
Reference numeral 9 denotes an example of a macro command execution means for executing a macro command registered corresponding to the one pressed remote control key when the macro transmission mode key is pressed.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation of registering a plurality of key operations necessary for searching for a route to home in the above embodiment in correspondence with the function key F1 of the remote controller 30.

That is, a plurality of key operations are required to search for a route to the home. By pressing the function key F1 only once, the same operation as the operation performed by the plurality of key operations is performed. The operation of registering to be executed is shown in FIG.

First, the macro registration mode key 37 is pressed (S1). The macro registration mode key 37 is a key for shifting to a macro registration mode. The remote control 3
By pressing the macro transmission mode key 36 for, for example, two seconds in order to reduce the number of keys provided at 0, the same operation as when the macro registration mode key 37 is pressed is executed, and the macro registration mode key 37 is omitted. It may be.

Next, the ID of the macro command is designated, and a predetermined macro command is assigned to the function key F1 (S
2). Here, the “macro instruction ID” is an ID that specifies one macro instruction among a plurality of macro instructions. For example, when a macro instruction for searching for a home, a macro instruction for searching for a route to a company,... Are sequentially registered, and the order in which the macro instructions are registered is ID, a macro instruction having an ID of 1 becomes This is a macro instruction for searching.

Here, the name of the key to which the macro instruction is assigned is used as the ID of the macro instruction. When a macro command is assigned to the macro registration mode key 37, the ID of the macro command is the macro registration mode key 37.
When the macro registration mode key 37 is pressed, data whose ID is the macro registration mode key 37 among the registration data of the macro command is set as a macro command and transmitted to the remote control receiver 20.

A macro command can be assigned to keys other than the macro transmission mode key 36 and the cancel key 33. That is, a macro instruction can be assigned to a key other than the function key F1. However, the macro transmission mode key 36 is a key used to validate (actually store) the macro command assigned to a predetermined key, and the cancel key 33 is used to cancel the macro command assigned to the predetermined key. Since this key is used to invalidate (exit the macro transmission mode), it is not used as a key for allocating a macro instruction. For example, if the cancel key 33 is pressed instead of the function key F1 in step S2, the macro command is not assigned to the cancel key 33, and the process exits the macro registration mode and returns to the normal mode.

Then, until the macro registration mode key 37 is pressed, a plurality of keys to be registered corresponding to the function key F1 are pressed according to the transition of the screen state. That is, a plurality of keys for transmitting a macro command are pressed (S
3).

When the macro transmission mode key 36 is pressed (S4), the contents assigned as a macro command to the function key F1 are enabled (S5), and the pressed key and the time interval are actually stored as macro data. Is performed (S5). The “macro data” is a command (macro command) for specifying, for each macro transmission key, what key should be pressed in what order and at what interval.

When the cancel key 33 is pressed between steps S2 and S4, the contents registered up to that point are invalidated, and the mode automatically returns to the normal mode. The “normal mode” is activated when each key of the remote controller 30 is pressed.
This is the mode in which the original operation is executed. Normally, when the menu key 32 is pressed, a menu is displayed on the navigation screen. However, when the macro command is registered in the menu key 32, when the menu key 32 is pressed in the macro transmission mode, the menu does not appear (instead of transmitting a signal indicating that the menu key 32 has been pressed).
A macro command corresponding to the menu key 32 is transmitted.
For example, if a plurality of key operations required until the home is searched by the navigation system are defined as macro commands and registered in correspondence with the menu key 32, the menu key 32 is pressed after the macro transmission mode key 36 is pressed. With only two key operations, signals corresponding to a plurality of key operations registered corresponding to the menu key 32 are transmitted to the remote control receiver 20, and the navigation system can search the home.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation when searching for a route to home in the above embodiment.

First, the Nav key 34 is pressed. As a result, from the state where a menu or the like is displayed, FIG.
As shown in FIG. Then, the menu key 32 is pressed. As a result, a menu is displayed as shown in FIG. Here, enter key 31
Using the middle directional key, "Search Home" is selected from the display on the menu screen as shown in FIG. Specifically, the directional key for pointing right is pressed, and the directional key for pointing up is pressed. In this way, the display (button) highlighted in the menu screen is changed from “return” to “home search”.

Thereafter, the enter key 31 is pressed. As a result, a button indicating “home search” is pressed on the menu screen, and the screen is switched to a home search screen as shown in FIG. Here, as shown in FIG. 3 (4), the button "search start" on the screen is assigned to the function key F1, and the button "return" on the screen is assigned to the function key F3. .

Here, the function key F1 is pressed.
Thereby, a search start is instructed. Note that a search condition or the like can be selected, but the search is started with the search condition kept at a default value. In addition, FIG.
After the state shown in FIG. 3, a map around the home is displayed, and after correcting the fine position, the home (destination) is determined using the function key F1, and the state is changed to the state shown in FIG. 3 (4). You may.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of transmitting a macro command assigned to the function key F1 in the above embodiment.

For example, when three key operations of a menu and function keys F1 and F2 are assigned to the function key F1, in the macro transmission mode,
When the function key F1 is pressed, the menu key 32,
The same signal as the signal transmitted when the function keys F1 and F2 are sequentially pressed is transmitted.

First, when the macro transmission mode key 36 is pressed (S11), a macro transmission mode is set. Once again, the macro transmission mode key 36 is pressed or the cancel key 3
When 3 is pressed (S12), the above operation is canceled and the mode returns to the normal mode. If neither the macro transmission mode key 36 nor the cancel key 33 is pressed (S12), pressing the function key F1 specifies the ID of the macro command (S12).
13). The macro data whose macro command ID is the function key F1 is read, and commands corresponding to the Nav, Menu, Right, Up, Enter, and Function keys F1 are transmitted according to the data transmission interval (S1).
4), search for home starts.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the transmission operation when the macro command is assigned to the macro registration mode key 37 instead of assigning the macro command to the function key F1 in the above embodiment.

First, when the macro registration mode key 37 is pressed in the macro transmission mode (S21), the ID of the macro command corresponding to the macro registration mode key 37 is specified.
That is, when the macro registration mode key 37 is pressed, the ID of the macro command becomes the number of the macro registration mode key 37. A number specifying the key is already assigned to each of the other keys, and the same number as the already assigned number is used as the ID of the macro instruction. The macro instruction assigned to the first key is 1 Is stored as the th macro data.

Then, the macro data having the macro registration mode key 37 as the ID of the macro command is read and transmitted (S22). That is, in the storage area of the remote controller 30,
For each registered macro command ID, macro data indicating which key signal should be transmitted and at what time interval is stored. When the macro registration mode key 37 is pressed, the macro command ID is registered in the macro registration mode. A signal is transmitted using the data of the macro command which is the mode key 37.

If the Nav key 34 is not registered at the beginning of the macro command, if the macro command is transmitted while the menu screen is displayed, the route guidance device 100 will be activated when the menu is transmitted. Returns to the normal mode without entering the menu mode. This is because the specification is such that when the menu key 32 is pressed in the menu mode, the mode returns to the normal mode. As a countermeasure for this, N
It is necessary to return to the normal mode by the av key 34.
Therefore, even if the Nav key 34 is not registered in the macro command, a command corresponding to the Nav key 34 may always be transmitted before step S14.

When the menu key 32 is pressed when the navigation is in the normal mode, the menu is displayed. However, when the menu key 32 is pressed while the menu is displayed, the menu disappears. This is because even if the same key is pressed, if the navigation state is different, the navigation operation changes. With this configuration, when the macro transmission mode key 36 is pressed,
Since the operation changes depending on the state of the navigation at that time and the target operation cannot be executed, the signal corresponding to the Nav key 34 is always transmitted first. This N
The av key 34 returns the navigation state to the normal mode.
When the menu is always displayed in the normal mode and a signal for displaying the menu in the macro command is received, the menu is not erased but Na is displayed.
The menu disappears by the signal of the v key 34 and returns to the normal mode, and the menu is displayed by the signal of the menu key 32, so that a desired operation can be performed.

Although the above embodiment relates to a remote controller for an on-vehicle electric device, the above embodiment may be applied to a main body of the on-vehicle electric device. Further, the present invention may be applied to the in-vehicle electronic device other than the route guidance device.

[0051]

According to the present invention, there is an effect that the number of key operations can be reduced for anyone when performing a routine operation or a navigation operation while driving a vehicle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a route guidance device 100 as an in-vehicle electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation in a case where a plurality of key operations necessary for searching for a route to a home in the above embodiment are registered in association with a function key F1 of a remote controller 30;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation when searching for a route to a home in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows a function key F1 according to the embodiment.
9 is a flowchart showing an operation of transmitting a macro instruction assigned to the macro.

FIG. 5 shows a function key F1 according to the embodiment.
9 is a flowchart showing a transmission operation when a macro command is assigned to a macro registration mode key 37 instead of assigning a macro command to.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 100 route guidance device, 1 input device, 2 display device, 3 CD-ROM, 6 RAM, 10 CPU, 20 remote control receiver, 30 remote control, 31 enter key, 33 menu key , 33: Cancel key, 34: Nav key, 35: Switch key for map display mode, F1, F2, F3: Function key, 36: Macro transmission mode key, 37: Macro registration mode key

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The contents of a plurality of macro instructions issued when one remote control key is pressed once, the timing of starting execution of the macro instruction, the time required for executing the macro instruction, and A macro transmission mode key for transmitting a plurality of commands corresponding to the one remote control key; and a macro transmission mode key for pressing the macro transmission mode key.
Macro-instruction executing means for executing a macro instruction registered corresponding to the pressed one remote control key;