WO2023276348A1

WO2023276348A1 - Vehicle

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Publication number: WO2023276348A1
Application number: PCT/JP2022/014351
Authority: WO
Inventors: 虎喜岩丸; 拓也小山内; 崚武智; 修西岡
Original assignee: 本田技研工業株式会社
Priority date: 2021-06-28
Filing date: 2022-03-25
Publication date: 2023-01-05
Also published as: JPWO2023276348A1; CN117460664A

Abstract

Provided is a vehicle comprising: a steering wheel; an input unit mounted to the steering wheel; a plurality of light emission units which are provided in correspondence to a plurality of operations carried out through use of the input unit by a driver of the vehicle; and a control unit which controls light emission states of the plurality of light emission units. The control unit turns on the light emission units corresponding to at least a part of effective operations of the plurality of operations and turns off the light emission units corresponding to ineffective operations of the plurality of operations.

Description

vehicle

The present invention relates to vehicles.

Patent Document 1 proposes a steering wheel switch device attached to the steering wheel of a vehicle. This steering wheel switch device has a touch pad for the driver of the vehicle to perform various input operations.

JP 2015-71364 A

With the steering wheel switch device of Patent Document 1, it is difficult for the driver to intuitively grasp what operations can be performed. One aspect of the present invention provides a technique for allowing the driver to intuitively grasp the operations that can be performed on the input device of the vehicle.

In some embodiments, a vehicle includes a steering wheel, an input unit attached to the steering wheel, and a plurality of actuators provided corresponding to a plurality of operations performed by a driver of the vehicle using the input unit. a light emitting unit; and control means for controlling light emitting states of the plurality of light emitting units, wherein the control unit causes the light emitting units to emit light corresponding to at least some valid operations among the plurality of operations, and A vehicle is provided that turns off a light emitting unit corresponding to an invalid operation among a plurality of operations.

With the above means, the driver can intuitively grasp the operations that can be performed on the input device of the vehicle.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, the same or similar configurations are given the same reference numerals.

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
It is a figure explaining the appearance of the front side of the vehicle of some embodiments. It is a figure explaining the appearance of the left side switch group of vehicles of some embodiments. It is a figure explaining the appearance of the left side switch group of vehicles of some embodiments. It is a functional block diagram of the cooperation system of some embodiments. It is a figure explaining the display in the vehicle of some embodiments. It is a figure explaining the menu display screen of the cooperation function of some embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display screen of communication functions of some embodiments; It is a figure explaining the display screen of the route guidance function of some embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display screen of the music playback function of some embodiments; FIG. 12 illustrates a display screen of the messaging function of some embodiments; It is a figure explaining the display in the vehicle of some embodiments.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the invention. Two or more of the features described in the embodiments may be combined arbitrarily. Also, the same or similar configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations are omitted.

The appearance of a vehicle 100 according to some embodiments will be described with reference to FIG. The vehicle 100 is a straddle-type motorcycle. Alternatively, the invention is applicable to other two-wheeled vehicles and other vehicles, such as four-wheeled vehicles and three-wheeled vehicles. FIG. 1 is a front rear view of a vehicle 100. FIG.

The vehicle 100 has a display device 101 in the center in the vehicle width direction. The display device 101 displays information for the driver of the vehicle 100 (hereinafter simply referred to as the driver). The display device 101 may be a dot-matrix display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (electro-luminescence) display, or may be a set of indicators that give notification by extinguishing or emitting predetermined marks. There may be.

The vehicle 100 has a left handle switch 102 inside the left handle grip 103 in the vehicle width direction. Left handle switch 102 is attached to handlebar 104 . A handle of the vehicle 100 is configured by the handle grip 103, the handle bar 104, the handle lever, and the like. Therefore, it can be said that the left steering wheel switch 102 is attached to the steering wheel of the vehicle 100 .

The appearance of the left handlebar switch 102 will be described with reference to FIG. 2A. Left handle switch 102 includes a plurality of switches. At least some of these switches can be operated with the left thumb while the driver holds the left handlebar grip 103 with the left hand. In the following, switches used for a linking function (described later) between the vehicle 100 and the mobile device will be described. Other switches (that is, switches used for functions of vehicle 100 other than the linking function) of left handle switch 102 may have the same configuration as the conventional one, and therefore description thereof will be omitted.

The left handle switch 102 includes an upper switch 200U, a lower switch 200D, and a left/right switch 200H. These switches can be operated with the left thumb while the driver holds the left handlebar grip 103 with the left hand. The left/right switch 200H is arranged substantially in the center of the left handle switch 102 . The left/right switch 200H is a tilting switch that can be tilted in each of the left and right directions. The driver can perform a leftward operation by tilting the left/right switch 200H to the left, and can perform a rightward operation by tilting the left/right switch 200H to the right. A leftward operation is an operation for inputting a leftward instruction. The same applies to operations in other directions. The upper switch 200U is arranged above the left/right switch 200H. The upper switch 200U is a push-type switch. The driver can perform an upward operation by pressing the upper switch 200U. The lower switch 200D is arranged below the left/right switch 200H. The lower switch 200D is a push-type switch. The driver can perform the downward operation by pressing the lower switch 200D. The upper switch 200U, the lower switch 200D, and the left/right switch 200H are collectively referred to as direction switches 200. As shown in FIG. The direction switch functions as a direction input unit for instructing a plurality of directions (up, down, left, and right).

The left handlebar switch 102 further includes a plurality of

light emitting portions

201U, 201L, 201R and 201D. A plurality of

light emitting units

201U, 201L, 201R, and 201D are collectively referred to as a light emitting unit 201. FIG. The following description of the light emitting section 201 applies to any of the plurality of

light emitting sections

201U, 201L, 201R, and 201D. The light emitting units 201 can individually control the light emitting state. In the following description, "light emission" may be a concept including "lighting" and "blinking". The light emitting unit 201 may be capable of emitting light by switching between a plurality of colors. The light emitting unit 201 may be composed of, for example, an LED (Light Emitting Diode).

A plurality of light-emitting portions 201 are provided corresponding to a plurality of operations performed using the direction switch 200 . Specifically, light emitting portion 201U corresponds to upward operation, light emitting portion 201L corresponds to leftward operation, light emitting portion 201R corresponds to rightward operation, and light emitting portion 201D corresponds to downward operation. When the upward manipulation includes multiple manipulations (for example, a short upward manipulation and a long upward manipulation), the light emitting unit 201U may correspond to only one of the multiple manipulations, It may correspond to part or all. The same applies to operations in other directions.

The correspondence relationship between the light emitting section 201 and the operation may be indicated by integrating the light emitting section 201U with the up switch 200U for performing the up input operation, for example, like the light emitting section 201U. Instead, the correspondence relationship between the light-emitting unit 201 and the input operation is such that, for example, the light-emitting unit 201L is adjacent to the left/right switch 200H for performing the left input operation (in this example, leftward, which is the operation direction). ) by placing the light-emitting portion 201L. The correspondence between the light emitting unit 201 and the input operation may be made in any manner that allows the driver to recognize the correspondence.

FIG. 2B shows a directional input section 210 that is a modification of the directional switch 200. FIG. Direction input unit 210 has four

independent buttons

211U, 211L, 211R, and 211D. The button 211U is a button for receiving an upward operation, the button 211L is a button for receiving a leftward operation, the button 211R is a button for receiving a rightward operation, and the button 211D is a button for receiving a downward operation. It is a button for The four

buttons

211U, 211L, 211R, and 211D are collectively called buttons 211. The following description of button 211 applies to any of the four

buttons

211U, 211L, 211R, 211D. The button 211 may be luminous. In other words, the button 211 is a component in which a structure for receiving the driver's operation and a light-emitting portion are integrated. Instead of the button 211 itself emitting light, a light emitting part may be provided around the button 211 .

With reference to FIG. 3, the functional configuration of a cooperation system that provides a cooperation function according to some embodiments of the present invention will be described. This cooperation system has the above-described vehicle 100 , mobile device 310 , and headset 320 .

The vehicle 100 has a control section 301 , a display section 304 , a direction input section 305 , a communication section 306 and a light emission control section 307 . Control unit 301 controls the entire vehicle 100 . The control unit 301 is configured by a processor 302 and a memory 303, for example. In this case, the operation by the control unit 301 is realized by the processor 302 executing the program stored in the memory 303 . A part or all of the operation of the control unit 301 may be realized by a dedicated circuit such as ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or FPGA (Field Programmable Gateway).

The display unit 304 displays information for the driver. The display unit 304 is realized by the display device 101 and the light emitting unit 201, for example. A direction input unit 305 acquires four direction instructions from the driver. The direction input unit 305 is implemented by, for example, an up switch 200U, a down switch 200D and a left/right switch 200H. Communication unit 306 provides a function for vehicle 100 to communicate with the outside. Communication unit 306 may support short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth®. Furthermore, the communication unit 306 may support cellular communication, road-to-vehicle communication, and the like.

The direction input unit 305 may use the direction switch 200 to accept two levels of input for each direction. For example, the direction input unit 305 may accept a short press (for example, an input with a duration of less than 1 second) and a long press (for example, an input with a duration of 1 second or more). Instead, the directional input unit 305 supports single-tap input (for example, input with an interval of 1 second or longer before the next input) and double-tap input (for example, two consecutive inputs with an interval of less than 1 second). and may be accepted.

A light emission control unit 307 controls the light emission state of the light emission unit 201 . For example, the light emission control unit 307 determines whether each of the plurality of light emitting units 201 is turned on, blinks, or turns off, and controls each light emitting unit 201 to control the light emitting state based on the determination. signal may be provided. A specific example of how the light emission control unit 307 causes the light emission unit 201 to emit light will be described later. The light emission control unit 307 may determine the light emission state of the light emission unit 201 by itself, or may determine it according to an instruction from the mobile device 310 .

The mobile device 310 has a control unit 311 , a display unit 314 , an input unit 315 and a communication unit 316 . Mobile device 310 may be, for example, a mobile telephony device such as a smart phone. The user of mobile device 310 may be the same as the driver. A case where the driver uses the mobile device 310 will be described below. Mobile device 310 may be held by a driver or housed in vehicle 100 . A control unit 311 controls the entire mobile device 310 . The control unit 311 is configured by a processor 312 and a memory 313, for example. In this case, the operation by the control unit 311 is realized by the processor 312 executing the program stored in the memory 313 . A program may include an operating system and an application. A part or all of the operation of the control unit 311 may be realized by a dedicated circuit such as ASIC or FPGA.

The display unit 314 displays information for the driver. The display unit 314 is implemented by a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The input unit 315 acquires input from the driver. The input unit 315 is implemented by an input device such as a touch panel or buttons, for example. The communication unit 316 provides functions for the mobile device 310 to communicate with the outside. Communication unit 316 may support short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth. Furthermore, the communication unit 306 may support cellular communication, WiFi (registered trademark) communication, and the like.

The headset 320 has a microphone 321 , a speaker 322 and a communication section 323 . Headset 320 is worn on the driver's head. Microphone 321 acquires voice input from the driver. A speaker 322 outputs audio to the driver. Communication unit 323 may support short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth.

In some embodiments of the present invention, vehicle 100 and mobile device 310 work together. Specifically, a communication link is established between the vehicle 100 and the mobile device 310, for example, by short-range wireless communication. Vehicle 100 and mobile device 310 exchange data over this communication link. A communication link is also established between the mobile device 310 and the headset 320, for example by short-range wireless communication. Mobile device 310 and headset 320 exchange data over this communication link.

At least some of the functions provided by the mobile device 310 can cooperate with the vehicle 100. Hereinafter, among the functions provided by the mobile device 310, a function that can cooperate with the vehicle 100 will be referred to as a cooperation function. The driver inputs a direction to the mobile device 310 through the direction input unit 305 of the vehicle 100 . This directional input is transmitted from vehicle 100 to mobile device 310 . The mobile device 310 performs the operation of the cooperative function according to the directional input from the driver, and generates an image showing the operation status. Mobile device 310 transmits the generated image to vehicle 100 . Vehicle 100 displays the received image on display unit 304 .

Mobile device 310 also transmits audio output to the driver to headset 320 . Headset 320 outputs the received audio output from speaker 322 . Headset 320 transmits voice input from the driver captured by microphone 321 to mobile device 310 . The mobile device 310 operates the cooperation function according to the voice input from the driver.

An embodiment in which the display device 101 is of the dot matrix type (hereinafter referred to as the first embodiment) will be described. FIG. 4 illustrates a display example of the display unit 304 in cooperative operation between the vehicle 100 and the mobile device 310. FIG. A screen 400 is an example of a screen displayed on the display device 101 . The running speed is displayed in the center of the screen 400, and the remaining amount of fuel is displayed below it. A speed tachometer is displayed on the left side of the screen 400 .

An area 401 on the right side of the screen 400 is an area for displaying images supplied from the mobile device 310 while the vehicle 100 is in cooperation with the mobile device 310 . Such an image is hereinafter referred to as a linked image. While no linked image is being supplied from mobile device 310 (i.e., while vehicle 100 is not linked to mobile device 310), vehicle 100 displays other images in area 401, such as images not related to linked functions. good too. For example, the vehicle 100 displays an option image such as riding mode parameters (for example, information set in the vehicle 100 such as the operation status of the ABS (anti-lock braking system)) and level adjustment in the area 401. good too. In the area 401, an image with a low importance degree may be displayed among images that are not related to the cooperation function (for example, an image related to running of the vehicle 100). The space of the screen 400 can be effectively utilized by sharing the area 401 with images that are not related to the link function and have a low degree of importance and link images.

An area 402 on the lower side of the screen 400 is an area for displaying images supplied from the mobile device 310 while the vehicle 100 is not in cooperation with the mobile device 310 . Such an image is hereinafter referred to as an interrupt image. While no interrupt images are being provided by mobile device 310, vehicle 100 may display other images in area 402, such as images not associated with collaboration features.

A specific operation example of the cooperation function will be described with reference to FIGS. Mobile device 310 provides a number of federation features. The plurality of cooperative functions may include two or more of a weather information providing function, a calling function, a messaging function, a music playing function, and a route guidance function. In the following, the case where the mobile device 310 provides all of these five collaboration functions will be described. The weather information provision function is a function that provides weather information for a specific location. Weather may include at least one of weather and temperature. A call function is a function of making a call with another person. The messaging function is the ability to exchange text messages with others. A music reproduction function is a function for reproducing music. The route guidance function is a function of guiding a route to a designated destination.

The mobile device 310 receives two types of input for each of the four directions (up, down, left, and right) from the vehicle 100 . The following example deals with the case where the two types of input are a short press and a long press. A short pressing operation in the upward direction is simply referred to as a short pressing operation. The same applies to other directions and long presses. 5 to 9, a black triangle indicates a short press, and a black triangle with a "^" indicates a long press. 5 to 9, all images other than image 500 are linked images, that is, images that mobile device 310 transmits to vehicle 100 and displayed on display device 101 of vehicle 100 while the linked function is being executed. Therefore, in the following description of FIGS. 5 to 9, the process up to the transmission of the linked image will be described, and the description of the subsequent display of the linked image on the vehicle 100 will be omitted.

While the vehicle 100 and the mobile device 310 are not cooperating (that is, while the mobile device 310 is not executing any coordinating function), the image 500 other than the cooperating function is displayed in the area 401 of the screen 400. . The mobile device 310 starts cooperation with the vehicle 100 when receiving a long left press from the driver via the direction input unit 305 of the vehicle 100 while not in cooperation with the vehicle 100 . Since the direction input is similarly obtained from the driver via the direction input unit 305 of the vehicle 100 in the following description, only the input direction (up, down, left, right) and the input mode (short press/long press) will be described below. show.

Each of the multiple linked functions has a top image. The top image is an image that the mobile device 310 transmits to the vehicle 100 immediately after one linked function is selected. An image 501 is the top image of the weather information provision function. The image 501 displays an image showing the weather at the current location of the vehicle 100 and the temperature at the current location. When a destination is set for the vehicle 100, the image 501 may display an image showing the weather at the destination and the temperature at the destination. Image 502 is the top image of the call function. Image 502 includes an image depicting call functionality. Image 503 is the top image of the route guidance function. Image 503 includes an image showing the route guidance function. Image 504 is the top image of the music playback function. Image 504 includes an image showing the music playback function. Image 505 is the top image of the messaging function. Image 505 includes an image that illustrates messaging functionality.

When cooperation is started, the mobile device 310 selects any one of the plurality of cooperation functions and transmits the top image of the selected cooperation function. The linking function selected here may be a linking function set in advance as an initial function. Such a linking function is called an initial linking function. In the following description, it is assumed that the call function is set as the initial cooperation function. Therefore, the mobile device 310 transmits the image 502 immediately after starting cooperation. The driver can also set another linked function as the initial linked function. Mobile device 310 may audibly notify that cooperation has started.

The mobile device 310 terminates cooperation with the vehicle 100 when a right long press is obtained while the top image (image 502 in this example) of the initial cooperation function is displayed. In this case, mobile device 310 transmits a notification to end cooperation to vehicle 100 , and vehicle 100 ends the cooperation operation based on the notification, and displays image 500 other than the cooperation function in area 401 . . The mobile device 310 may audibly notify that the collaboration has ended.

As described above, the linked image is displayed in the area 401 on the right side of the screen 400. Therefore, when the linked image is displayed in area 401 at the start of collaboration, the driver feels as if the linked image has entered area 401 from the outside of screen 400 beyond the right edge of screen 400 . Since the input direction (left direction) for starting the cooperative action matches the virtual moving direction of the cooperative image, the driver can intuitively start the cooperative function. In order to make this effect more conspicuous, the vehicle 100 may be displayed with animation such that the linked image enters the area 401 from the right side. Further, when the linked image in the area 401 is erased at the end of the linking, the driver feels as if the linked image has crossed the right end of the screen 400 to the outside of the screen 400 . Since the input direction (right direction) for ending the cooperative action matches the virtual moving direction of the cooperative image, the driver can intuitively end the cooperative function. In order to make this effect more conspicuous, the vehicle 100 may be displayed with an animation such that the linked image appears from the area 401 to the right side. Furthermore, vehicle 100 may associate the input direction with the movement direction of the image also when displaying other linked images. That is, the vehicle 100 may display an image received in response to transmitting upward, downward, leftward, and downward directions to the mobile device 310 with an animation of movement in the directions of the directions.

Next, we will explain how to switch between multiple linked functions. When the mobile device 310 acquires a short up or short down press while the top image (any of the images 501 to 505) of one of the plurality of linked functions is displayed, the mobile device 310 selects another linked function. , and send the top image of the linked function after switching. In this way, the short up and down short presses while the top image is displayed are handled as switching operations for switching the selected link function from among the plurality of link functions to another link function. For example, when the mobile device 310 obtains a short press while the top image of the selected linked function is displayed, the weather information provision function, the call function, the route guidance function, the music playback function, and the messaging function are performed in this order. The selected link function is switched, and the top image (one of the images 501 to 505) corresponding to the linked function after switching is transmitted. In addition, in response to acquiring a short press while the top image of the selected link function is displayed, the mobile device 310 switches the link function being selected in reverse order, and responds to the link function after switching. A top image (one of images 501 to 505) is transmitted. The mobile device 310 may notify the linked function after switching by voice when switching the linked function.

Next, we will explain the execution of the linkage function. When the mobile device 310 obtains a short right press while the top image (any of the images 502 to 505) of the executable link function is displayed, the mobile device 310 executes the link function being selected, and send the image. In this way, a short right press while the top image is displayed is treated as an execution operation for executing the selected link function. In this embodiment, the weather information provision function is a function that only displays weather information on the top image, and cannot be executed. Therefore, the mobile device 310 does not need to perform any processing even if the short right press is obtained while the image 501 is displayed.

The mobile device 310 transmits the top image (image 502 in this example) of the initial link function when the left long press is acquired while any of the link images shown in FIGS. 5 to 9 is being displayed. transition to The mobile device 310 sets the volume of the sound output to the driver to zero (that is, mute) when the long down press is acquired while any of the linked images shown in FIGS. 5 to 9 is being displayed. do. On the other hand, when the mobile device 310 acquires the long downward press in the mute state, the mobile device 310 cancels the mute state and restores the volume to the volume before the mute state. The mobile device 310 may end the cooperative operation when a long right press is obtained while any of the cooperative images shown in FIGS. 5 to 9 is being displayed. Alternatively, the mobile device 310 may accept an instruction to end the cooperation operation only when the top image of the initial cooperation function (the image 502 in this example) is displayed, or may accept an instruction to end the cooperation operation. An instruction to end the cooperative operation may be accepted only when the top image is displayed.

The light emitting state of the light emitting unit 201 will be described with reference to FIG. Lighting states 511 to 515 indicate light emitting states of the light emitting unit 201 when the images 501 to 505 are displayed in the area 401 of the screen 400 of the vehicle. For example, when the weather information provision function is being selected, the control unit 301 displays the image 501 in the area 401 of the screen 400 and causes the light emitting unit 201 to emit light so as to be in the light emitting state 511 .

When the images 501 to 505 are displayed in the area 401 of the screen 400 of the vehicle, the light emission control unit 307 turns on the light emission unit 201U in response to a short upward press performed by the driver of the vehicle 100 using the direction switch 200. Controls the lighting state. Similarly, the light emission control unit 307 controls the light emission states of the

light emitting units

201L, 201R, and 201D in response to left short press, right short press, and lower short press, respectively.

The light emission control unit 307 controls the plurality of light emitting units 201 so that the light emitting units 201 corresponding to valid operations among the plurality of operations emit light, and the light emitting units 201 corresponding to invalid operations among the plurality of operations are extinguished. Controls the lighting state. As an example, the light emission state 511 when the currently selected cooperative function is the weather information providing function will be described. In this case, the effective operation among the short presses in the up, down, left, and right directions corresponding to the four light emitting units 201 is only the switching of the cooperation function by the short down press. Therefore, the light emission control unit 307 causes the light emitting unit 201D to emit light (for example, turns on) and turns off the other

light emitting units

201U, 201L, and 201R. In this specification, an effective operation may be an operation for obtaining a desired result by the driver, and an ineffective operation may be an operation that does not allow the driver to obtain the desired result. .

As another example, the light emission state 512 when the currently selected cooperation function is the call function will be described. In this case, among the short presses in the up, down, left, and right directions corresponding to the four light-emitting units 201, effective operations are switching of the linked function by short pressing up or short pressing down, and execution of the linking function (call function) by short pressing right. Only. Therefore, the light emission control unit 307 causes the

light emitting units

201U, 201R, and 201D to emit light (eg, lights up), and turns off the other light emitting unit 201L. By controlling the light emitting states of the plurality of light emitting units 201 in this way, the driver can intuitively grasp which operation is effective.

In some embodiments, a corresponding color may be assigned to each of a plurality of cooperation functions. For example, red may be assigned to the weather information provision function, blue to the call function, yellow to the messaging function, green to the music playback function, and purple to the route guidance function. The colors assigned to the cooperation functions may be different from each other, or may be partially overlapped. 30 may cause the light emitting unit 201 corresponding to a valid operation to emit light in a color corresponding to the function being selected from among multiple functions provided to the driver (linkage functions in this embodiment). In this specification, different colors of emitted light are represented by different hatching.

For example, the light emission control unit 307 may cause the light emitting unit 201 corresponding to the operation for switching the selected function to another function to emit light in the color assigned to the other function. As an example, the light emission state 512 when the currently selected link function is the call function will be described. In this case, the short upward press is an operation for switching the currently selected calling function to the weather information providing function. Therefore, the light emission control unit 307 causes the light emission unit 201U corresponding to the up short press to emit light in the red color assigned to the weather information providing function. A short downward push is an operation for switching the currently selected call function to the route guidance function. Therefore, the light emission control unit 307 causes the light emission unit 201D corresponding to the short downward press to emit yellow light assigned to the route guidance function.

Alternatively or additionally, the light emission control unit 307 may cause the light emitting unit 201 corresponding to the operation for executing the function being selected to emit light in the color assigned to the function being selected. As an example, the light emission state 512 when the currently selected link function is the call function will be described. In this case, the right short press is an operation for executing the selected call function. Therefore, the light emission control unit 307 causes the light emission unit 201R corresponding to the short right press to emit blue light assigned to the call function. By controlling the light emitting states of the plurality of light emitting units 201 in this manner, the driver can intuitively grasp the purpose of each operation.

A specific operation example of the call function will be described with reference to FIG. When the mobile device 310 obtains a short right press while the image 502 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 602 . An image 602 is an image for requesting the driver to designate a calling party. Along with sending image 602, mobile device 310 may audibly request the driver to designate a calling party. When the mobile device 310 acquires a short press on the bottom, a short press on the right, and a short press on the left while the image 602 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 603, transmission of the image 604, and transmission of the image 502, respectively.

The image 603 is an image containing the preset name of the other party. Mobile device 310 reads the preset name of the calling party from memory 313 and includes it in image 603 when transitioning to transmission of image 603 . Mobile device 310 may send image 603 and notify the driver of the read name of the other party by voice. When the mobile device 310 acquires a short press on the top, a short press on the right, and a short press on the left while the image 603 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 602, transmission of the image 606, and transmission of the image 502, respectively.

An image 604 is an image indicating that the voice search is in a standby state. Image 604 may include an image that indicates the input direction to end the voice search. Along with sending image 603, mobile device 310 may audibly notify the driver that voice search is awaiting. After transmitting image 604 , mobile device 310 waits for voice input via headset 320 . After obtaining the voice input, the mobile device 310 searches the contact list in the memory 313 for the called party based on the voice input. The mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 605 when the calling party can be identified, and does not transmit a new image when the calling party cannot be identified (that is, the vehicle 100 continues displaying the image 604). ). If the mobile device 310 cannot identify the caller, the mobile device 310 may notify the driver by voice. When the mobile device 310 obtains a left short press while the image 604 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 602 .

An image 605 is an image containing the name of the caller specified by voice search. Along with sending image 605, mobile device 310 may notify the driver of the identified caller's name by voice. When the mobile device 310 acquires a right short press and a left short press while the image 605 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 606 and transmission of the image 602, respectively.

An image 606 is an image showing the execution status of the call function. The image 606 may include the caller and call status (ringing or calling (in which case, call duration)). Image 606 may include an image indicating input directions for ending a call. Along with sending the image 606, the mobile device 310 starts calling the other party, and updates the image 606 according to the call status. Audio of the call is input and output between mobile device 310 and the driver via headset 320 . When the mobile device 310 obtains a short left press while the image 606 is displayed, the mobile device 310 ends the call and transitions to transmission of the image 502 . The mobile device 310 increases or decreases the volume output from the headset 320 when receiving a short up or short down press while the image 606 is displayed. When the mobile device 310 obtains a long left press while the image 606 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 601 while continuing the call.

An image 601 is the top image of the call function during execution of the call function. On the other hand, the image 502 is the top image of the call function when the call function is not being executed. Executing the call function may mean that the other party is being called or is in the middle of a call with the other party. The image 601 may include the caller and call status (calling, calling (in that case, call duration)). Since the image 601 is the top image, the mobile device 310 switches the call function to another cooperation function when receiving a short up or short down press while the image 601 is displayed. Mobile device 310 may maintain a call state if the call function switches to another collaboration function while the call function is running. When the mobile device 310 obtains a short right press while the image 601 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 606 while continuing the call. The mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 502 when the call ends (the other party ends the call) while the image 601 is displayed. Mobile device 310 does not have to accept the call termination instruction from the driver while image 601 is displayed.

Even when each image shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, the light emission control unit 307 causes the light emitting unit 201 to emit light corresponding to valid operations among the plurality of operations, and to emit light to correspond to invalid operations among the plurality of operations. The light emitting states of the plurality of light emitting units 201 may be controlled such that the light emitting unit 201 that is in the state of being illuminated is turned off. As an example, the light emission state 613 of the light emitting unit 201 when the image 603 is displayed will be described. In this case, among the short up, down, left, and right presses corresponding to the four light emitting units 201, only the short up, short left, and short right presses are effective. Therefore, the light emission control unit 307 causes the

light emitting units

201U, 201L, and 201R to emit light (eg, lights up), and turns off the other light emitting unit 201D. Since the call function remains selected even after these valid operations are performed, the light emission control unit 307 may cause the

light emitting units

201U, 201L, and 201R to emit blue light assigned to the call function.

As another example, the light emitting state 616 of the light emitting unit 201 when the image 606 is displayed (that is, while the driver is talking on the mobile device 310) will be described. In this case, among the short up, down, left, and right presses corresponding to the four light emitting units 201, only short up, short left, and short down are effective operations. Among these effective operations, a left short press is an operation for terminating a call, and an up short press and a down short press are operations for changing the volume. Changing the volume may be considered a less important operation compared to ending a call. Therefore, the light emission control unit 307 may turn off the

light emission units

201U and 201D corresponding to the short up and short down presses for changing the volume. Thus, the light emission control unit 307 may turn off the corresponding light emitting unit even if the operation is valid. The fact that the light emitting unit corresponding to the change in volume may be turned off may be the same in the case of displaying another image, which will be described later. The light emission control unit 307 also turns off the light emission unit 201R corresponding to the invalid operation. As a result, light emission control unit 307 emits light from light emitting unit 201L corresponding to the operation for ending the call while the driver is talking on mobile device 310, and turns off the other

light emitting units

201U, 201R, and 201D. This allows the driver to intuitively grasp the operation for ending the call during the call.

A description will be given of the light emitting state of the light emitting unit 201 when voice input is performed while the image 604 is being displayed. The light emission control unit 307 may cause the plurality of light emission units 201 to blink in a predetermined pattern during the period from when voice input is received from the driver until the search result is returned. For example, the light emission control unit 307 may blink each light emitting unit of the plurality of light emitting units 201 so that the light emitting units 201 that are lit draw a circle. Similarly, in other processes described later, the light emission control unit 307 causes the plurality of light emission units 201 to blink in a predetermined pattern after receiving an instruction from the driver until a response to the instruction is returned. good too. This allows the driver to intuitively understand that the process is in progress.

A specific operation example of the route guidance function will be described with reference to FIG. Even when each image shown in FIG. 7 is displayed, the light emission control unit 307 causes the light emitting unit 201 to emit light corresponding to valid operations among the plurality of operations, and to emit light to correspond to invalid operations among the plurality of operations. The light emitting states of the plurality of light emitting units 201 may be controlled such that the light emitting unit 201 that is in the state of being illuminated is turned off. When the mobile device 310 obtains a short right press while the image 503 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 702 . An image 702 is an image for requesting the driver to designate a destination. Along with sending the image 702, the mobile device 310 may verbally request the driver to specify the destination. When the mobile device 310 acquires a short press on the bottom, a short press on the right, and a short press on the left while the image 702 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 703, transmission of the image 704, and transmission of the image 503, respectively.

An image 703 is an image containing a preset destination. Mobile device 310 , upon transitioning to sending image 703 , reads the pre-set destination location from memory 313 and includes it in image 703 . Mobile device 310 may send image 703 and notify the driver of the retrieved destination by voice. When the mobile device 310 acquires a short press on the top, a short press on the right, and a short press on the left while the image 703 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 702, transmission of the image 706, and transmission of the image 503, respectively.

An image 704 is an image indicating that the voice search is in a standby state. Image 704 may include an image indicating the input direction to end the voice search. Along with sending image 703, mobile device 310 may audibly notify the driver that voice search is awaiting. After transmitting image 704 , mobile device 310 waits for voice input via headset 320 . After obtaining the voice input, the mobile device 310 identifies the destination based on the voice input, for example, from map information. The mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 705 when the destination is identified, and does not transmit a new image when the destination is not identified (that is, the vehicle 100 continues displaying the image 704). ). If the mobile device 310 fails to identify the destination, the mobile device 310 may notify the driver by voice. When the mobile device 310 obtains a short left press while the image 704 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 702 .

An image 705 is an image containing the destination specified by voice search. Along with sending image 705, mobile device 310 may audibly notify the driver of the identified destination. When the mobile device 310 obtains a right short press and a left short press while the image 705 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 706 and transmission of the image 702, respectively.

An image 706 is an image showing the execution status of the route guidance function. Image 706 may include the distance and turn direction to where to turn. Image 706 may include an image showing input directions for ending route guidance. The mobile device 310 starts route guidance along with the transmission of the image 706, and updates the image 706 according to the guidance status. Audio for route guidance is output from mobile device 310 to the driver via headset 320 . When the mobile device 310 obtains a short left press while the image 706 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 707 . The mobile device 310 increases or decreases the volume output from the headset 320 when receiving a short up or short down press while the image 706 is displayed.

An image 707 is an image for confirming whether to end the route guidance. Image 707 may include an image requesting confirmation and an image indicating input directions for responding to the confirmation. When the mobile device 310 obtains a short right press while the image 707 is displayed, the mobile device 310 ends the route suggestion and transitions to the transmission of the image 503 . When the mobile device 310 obtains a long right press while the image 707 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 706 while continuing route suggestion.

An image 701 is the top image of the route guidance function during execution of the route guidance function. On the other hand, an image 503 is the top image of the route guidance function when the route guidance function is not being executed. The fact that the route guidance function is being executed may mean that the route is being guided to the driver. Image 701 may include the distance and turn direction to where to turn. As described above, when the mobile device 310 acquires a long left press while the route guidance function is selected (that is, any of the

images

503 and 701 to 707 is displayed), the mobile device 310 performs the initial cooperation function Transit to the transmission of the top image of When the route guidance function is selected again thereafter, the mobile device 310 transmits the image 701 as the top image of the route guidance function if route guidance was being executed at the time of the previous selection.

Since the image 701 is the top image, the mobile device 310 switches the route guidance function to another cooperative function when receiving a short up or short down press while the image 701 is displayed. When the mobile device 310 obtains a short right press while the image 701 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 706 while continuing the route guidance. When the mobile device 310 completes the route guidance (arrives at the destination) with the image 701 displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 503 . The mobile device 310 does not have to accept an instruction to end route guidance while the image 701 is displayed.

A specific operation example of the music playback function will be described with reference to FIG. Even when each image shown in FIG. 8 is displayed, the light emission control unit 307 causes the light emitting unit 201 to emit light corresponding to valid operations among a plurality of operations, and to correspond to invalid operations among a plurality of operations. The light emitting states of the plurality of light emitting units 201 may be controlled such that the light emitting unit 201 that is in the state of being illuminated is turned off. When the mobile device 310 obtains a short right press while the image 504 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 802 . An image 802 is an image for searching for music to be played. Mobile device 310 selects one song from the playlist in memory 313 to include in image 802 along with sending image 802 . Mobile device 310 may audibly notify the driver of the name of the selected song along with sending image 802 . When the mobile device 310 acquires a right short press and a left short press while the image 802 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 803 and transmission of the image 504, respectively. When the mobile device 310 acquires a short press while the image 802 is displayed, the mobile device 310 selects the previous song in the playlist and updates the image 802 accordingly. When the mobile device 310 acquires a short downward press while the image 802 is displayed, the mobile device 310 selects the next song in the playlist and updates the image 802 accordingly.

An image 803 is an image showing the execution status of the music playback function. The image 803 may include the name of the song being played and the playback status (playback time). The image 803 may include an image indicating the input direction to end playback and the input direction to skip the song that is playing. The mobile device 310 transmits the image 803 and updates the image 803 according to the playback status of the song. The song being played is output from mobile device 310 to the driver via headset 320 . When the mobile device 310 acquires a short left press while the image 803 is displayed, the mobile device 310 ends playback and transitions to transmission of the image 802 . When the mobile device 310 obtains a short right press while the image 803 is displayed, it selects the next song in the playlist and updates the image 803 accordingly. The mobile device 310 increases or decreases the volume output from the headset 320 when receiving a short up or short down press while the image 803 is displayed. When the mobile device 310 obtains a long left press while the image 806 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the top image (the image 502 in this example) of the initial cooperation function while continuing the reproduction.

An image 801 is the top image of the music playback function during execution of the music playback function. On the other hand, an image 504 is a top image of the music playing function when the music playing function is not being executed. Execution of the music reproduction function may mean that music is being reproduced for the driver. The image 801 may include the name of the song being played and the playback status (playback time). As described above, when the mobile device 310 acquires a long left press while the music playback function is selected (that is, any of the images 504 and 801-803 are displayed), the mobile device 310 performs the initial link function. Transit to the transmission of the top image of When the music playback function is selected again after that, the mobile device 310 transmits the image 801 as the top image of the music playback function if the music playback was in progress at the time of the previous selection.

Since the image 801 is the top image, the mobile device 310 switches the music playback function to another cooperation function when receiving a short up or short down press while the image 801 is displayed. When the mobile device 310 obtains a short right press while the image 801 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of an image 803 while continuing music reproduction. The mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 504 when music playback ends (playlist is completed) while the image 801 is displayed. The mobile device 310 does not have to accept the music playback end instruction while the image 801 is displayed.

A specific operation example of the messaging function will be described with reference to FIG. Even when each image shown in FIG. 9 is displayed, the light emission control unit 307 causes the light emitting unit 201 to emit light corresponding to valid operations among the plurality of operations, and to emit light to correspond to invalid operations among the plurality of operations. The light emitting states of the plurality of light emitting units 201 may be controlled such that the light emitting unit 201 that is in the state of being illuminated is turned off. When the mobile device 310 obtains a short right press while the image 505 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 901 . An image 901 is an image for requesting the driver to designate a destination. The mobile device 310 may send the image 901 and request the driver to specify the destination by voice. When the mobile device 310 acquires a short down press, a short right press, and a short left press while the image 901 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 902, transmission of the image 903, and transmission of the image 505, respectively.

The image 902 is an image containing the preset destination name. When transitioning to sending image 902 , mobile device 310 reads the name preset as the destination from memory 313 and includes it in image 902 . Mobile device 310 may transmit image 902 and notify the driver of the read destination name by voice. When the mobile device 310 acquires a short press on the top, a short press on the right, and a short press on the left while the image 902 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 901, transmission of the image 905, and transmission of the image 505, respectively.

An image 903 is an image indicating that the voice search is in a standby state. Image 903 may include an image indicating the input direction to end the voice search. Along with sending image 902, mobile device 310 may audibly notify the driver that voice search is awaiting. After transmitting image 903 , mobile device 310 waits for voice input via headset 320 . After obtaining the voice input, the mobile device 310 searches the contact list in memory 313 for a destination based on the voice input. The mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 904 when the destination is identified, and does not transmit a new image when the destination is not identified (that is, the vehicle 100 continues displaying the image 903). ). If the mobile device 310 cannot identify the destination, the mobile device 310 may notify the driver by voice. When the mobile device 310 obtains a short left press while the image 903 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 901 .

An image 904 is an image containing the name of the destination specified by voice search. Along with sending image 904, mobile device 310 may audibly notify the driver of the name of the identified destination. When the mobile device 310 acquires a short right press and a short left press while the image 904 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 905 and transmission of the image 901, respectively.

An image 905 is an image indicating a standby state for voice input. The image 905 may include an image indicating the input direction for ending voice input and the input direction for starting transmission. Along with sending image 905, mobile device 310 may audibly notify the driver that it is waiting for voice input. After transmitting image 905 , mobile device 310 waits for voice input via headset 320 . The mobile device 310 acquires the input voice as a message to be transmitted. When the mobile device 310 obtains a short left press, a short right press, and a short down press while the image 903 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 904, image 907, and image 906, respectively.

An image 906 is an image containing a pre-configured standard message. Mobile device 310 , upon transitioning to sending image 906 , reads a preset message template from memory 313 and includes it in image 906 . Image 906 may further include an image showing the input direction to cancel transmission and the input direction to initiate transmission. Mobile device 310 may send image 906 and notify the driver of the read fixed phrase by voice. When the mobile device 310 acquires a short press on the top, a short press on the right, and a short press on the left while the image 906 is displayed, the mobile device 310 transitions to transmission of the image 905, transmission of the image 907, and transmission of the image 904, respectively.

An image 907 is an image showing the execution status of the messaging function. Image 907 may include an image indicating that a message is being sent. The mobile device 310 starts transmitting the message to the destination along with the transmission of the image 907, and transitions to transmission of the image 505 after completing the transmission.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the images (that is, linked images) transmitted by each linked function are classified into three layers: menu layer, target selection layer, and active layer. The menu hierarchy includes the top image of the selected link function. The object selection layer includes an image for selecting an execution object of the currently selected cooperation function. The active layer includes an image showing the execution status of the selected linkage function.

In each cooperation function that has a target selection hierarchy, the transition from the menu hierarchy to the target selection hierarchy is performed based on a short right press. In addition, in each cooperation function having an active layer, the transition from the target selection layer to the active layer is performed based on a right short press. In this way, since any hierarchy transition is performed based on a short right push, the driver can intuitively transition between hierarchies. Also, switches other than direction switches such as decision switches are unnecessary. Further, transitions from the active hierarchy to the object selection hierarchy and transitions from the object selection hierarchy to the menu hierarchy are performed based on a short left press in the opposite direction to a short right press. Therefore, the driver can intuitively return to the hierarchy. Also, the mobile device 310 does not provide visual confirmation to the driver when transitioning from the menu hierarchy to the object selection hierarchy and transitioning from the object selection hierarchy to the active hierarchy. As a result, the amount of operations required to execute the process can be reduced.

In each hierarchy, short presses up and down are used to transition processes within the same hierarchy. As described above, the left/right switch 200H is a tilt switch, and the upper switch 200U and the lower switch 200D are separate press switches. Therefore, the amount of movement of the driver's finger in the horizontal direction is smaller than that in the vertical direction. In the above-described embodiment, the amount of movement of the driver's finger can be reduced by transitioning between layers by inputting in the horizontal direction.

In the target selection layer, a transition to voice search is performed based on a short right press. In this way, by enabling the transition to the voice search based on the input in the same direction as the transition to the deeper layer (right short press), a unified operational feeling is provided.

A specific example of interrupt processing by the cooperation function will be described with reference to FIG. The interrupt process is a process in which mobile device 310 requests vehicle 100 to start the cooperative function without depending on an instruction from the driver. For example, the mobile device 310 requests initiation of interrupt processing when receiving a call from another party or receiving a message from another party.

When mobile device 310 receives an incoming call, mobile device 310 transmits an image (that is, an interrupt image) related to interrupt processing of the call function to vehicle 100, and vehicle 100 displays the interrupt image in area 402 of screen 400. . The interrupt image may include the name of the caller, the input direction for instructing to answer the incoming call, and the input direction for instructing not to answer the incoming call. At this time, if a link function other than the call function is being selected, an image of the selected link function is displayed in area 401 . On the other hand, if the link function is not being executed at this time, an image other than the link function is displayed in the area 401 . When the mobile device 310 acquires a short right press while the interrupt image is displayed, the mobile device 310 responds to the incoming call and transitions to transmission of the image 606 . At this point, a linked image (specifically, image 606) is displayed in area 401. FIG. At this point, vehicle 100 may remove the interrupt image from area 402 and display the image from the uncoordinated function. A similar process occurs when the mobile device 310 receives the message.

A light emitting state 1001 of the light emitting unit 201 when an interrupt image is displayed (that is, when the mobile device 310 receives an incoming call and is calling the driver) will be described. In this case, among the short presses in the up, down, left, and right directions corresponding to the four light emitting units 201, only the short left press and the short right press are effective. Among these effective operations, a short right press is an operation for answering an incoming call, and a short left press is an operation for rejecting an incoming call. Therefore, the light emission control unit 307 emits light (for example, turns on) the

light emitting units

201L and 201R corresponding to the left short press and right short press, and turns off the other

light emitting units

201U and 201D. This allows the driver to intuitively grasp the operation for answering or rejecting an incoming call. Furthermore, the light emission control section 307 may cause the

light emitting sections

201L and 201R to emit light in different colors. For example, the light emission control unit 307 may cause the light emitting unit 201L for rejecting the incoming call to emit red light, and the light emitting unit 201R for responding to the incoming call to emit green light.

In the above-described embodiment, the up-down direction input and the left-right direction input are interchangeable. For example, Left Direction is used instead of Up Direction, Right Direction is used instead of Down Direction, Up Direction is used instead of Left Direction, and Down Direction is used instead of Right Direction. may be used. Accordingly, the position of area 401 on screen 400 may be changed. For example, when cooperation is started by long-pressing down and ended by long-pressing up, the area 401 may be arranged on the upper side of the screen. Also, in the embodiments described above, left and right inputs are interchangeable. For example, a left directional input may be used instead of a right directional input, and a right directional input may be used instead of a left directional input. Accordingly, the position of area 401 on screen 400 may be changed. For example, if a long press on the right starts cooperation and a long press on the left ends cooperation, the area 401 may be arranged on the left side of the screen.

In the above-described embodiment, the light emission control unit 307 may cause the light emission unit 201 corresponding to a valid operation to emit light regardless of the running state of the vehicle 100 . Alternatively, light emission control unit 307 may change the light emission state of light emission unit 201 corresponding to a valid operation based on the running state of vehicle 100 . For example, the light emission control unit 307 lights the light emitting unit 201 corresponding to the valid operation while the vehicle 100 is stopped, and extinguishes or dims the light emitting unit 201 corresponding to the valid operation while the vehicle 100 is running. may As a result, it is possible to prevent the light from the light emitting unit 201 from interfering with the driving of the driver. Even when the light-emitting unit 201 corresponding to a valid operation is turned off or dimmed, some valid operations (for example, the light-emitting state 1001 at the time of interrupt processing described above) are performed normally (same as when stopped). 2) The light emitting unit 201 may emit light.

In the above-described embodiment, control of the light emitting state of the light emitting unit 201 has been described in the context of the cooperative function between the vehicle 100 and the mobile device 310. Instead, the control of the light emitting state of the light emitting unit 201 of the present invention may be applied to the function of cooperation between the vehicle 100 and other devices, or may be applied to the function of the vehicle 100 alone. may be applied to any combination of

<Summary of embodiment>
<Item 1>
A vehicle (100),
a handle (104);
an input (102) attached to the handle;
a plurality of light emitting units (201) provided corresponding to a plurality of operations performed by a driver of the vehicle using the input unit;
A control means (307) for controlling the light emitting state of the plurality of light emitting units,
The control means is
emitting light from the light emitting unit corresponding to at least some valid operations among the plurality of operations;
A vehicle that turns off a light-emitting unit corresponding to an invalid operation among the plurality of operations.
According to this item, the driver can intuitively grasp the operations that can be performed on the input unit of the vehicle.
<Item 2>
The plurality of light emitting units are capable of emitting light by switching a plurality of colors,
The vehicle according to item 1, wherein the control means causes the light-emitting portion corresponding to the valid operation to emit light in a color corresponding to a function being selected from among a plurality of functions provided to the driver.
According to this item, the driver can intuitively grasp the content of the operation to the input unit of the vehicle.
<Item 3>
a color is assigned to each of the plurality of functions;
3. The vehicle according to item 2, wherein the control means causes the light emitting unit corresponding to an operation for switching the function being selected to another function to emit light in a color assigned to the another function.
According to this item, the driver can intuitively grasp the content of the function after switching.
<Item 4>
a color is assigned to each of the plurality of functions;
4. A vehicle according to item 2 or 3, wherein the control means causes the light emitting unit corresponding to the operation for executing the function being selected to emit light in a color assigned to the function being selected.
According to this item, the driver can intuitively grasp the content of the function being selected.
<Item 5>
the vehicle is operable in conjunction with the driver's telephone device;
The control means includes a light emitting unit corresponding to an operation for answering the incoming call and a light emitting unit corresponding to an operation for rejecting the incoming call while the telephone device receives an incoming call and calls the driver. 5. The vehicle according to any one of items 1 to 4, wherein the other light emitting units among the plurality of light emitting units are extinguished.
According to this item, the driver can intuitively grasp the operation for answering or rejecting an incoming call.
<Item 6>
wherein the control means emits light from a light-emitting portion corresponding to an operation for terminating the call while the driver is talking on the telephone device, and extinguishes other light-emitting portions among the plurality of light-emitting portions; 5. Vehicle according to 5.
According to this item, the driver can intuitively grasp the operation for ending the call.
<Item 7>
7. The method according to any one of items 1 to 6, wherein the control means blinks the plurality of light emitting units in a predetermined pattern from the time the driver's instruction is received until the response to the instruction is returned. Vehicle as described.
According to this item, the driver can intuitively grasp that the process is in progress.
<Item 8>
The control means is
While the vehicle is stopped, the light emitting unit corresponding to the valid operation emits light;
8. The vehicle according to any one of items 1 to 7, wherein the light-emitting portion corresponding to the valid operation is extinguished or dimmed while the vehicle is running.
According to this item, it is possible to prevent the light from the light emitting unit from interfering with the driving of the driver.
<Item 9>
The input unit includes direction input units (200, 211) for indicating a plurality of directions,
9. The vehicle according to any one of items 1 to 8, wherein the plurality of operations are performed using the direction input unit.
According to this item, the driver can intuitively grasp the operations that can be performed on the direction input unit.
<Item 10>
10. Vehicle according to any one of items 1 to 9, wherein the vehicle is a two-wheeled vehicle.
According to this item, the driver can intuitively grasp the operations that can be performed on the input unit of the two-wheeled vehicle.

The invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the invention.

This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-106887 filed on June 28, 2021, and the entire contents thereof are incorporated herein.

100 vehicle, 102 left handle switch, 201 light emitting part

Claims

a vehicle,
a handle;
an input unit attached to the handle;
a plurality of light emitting units provided corresponding to a plurality of operations performed by a driver of the vehicle using the input unit;
and a control means for controlling the light emitting state of the plurality of light emitting units,
The control means is
emitting light from the light emitting unit corresponding to at least some valid operations among the plurality of operations;
A vehicle that turns off a light-emitting unit corresponding to an invalid operation among the plurality of operations.
The plurality of light emitting units are capable of emitting light by switching a plurality of colors,
2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said control means causes said light-emitting portion corresponding to said valid operation to emit light in a color corresponding to a function being selected from among a plurality of functions provided to said driver.
a color is assigned to each of the plurality of functions;
3. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein said control means causes said light-emitting portion corresponding to an operation for switching said selected function to another function to emit light in a color assigned to said another function.
a color is assigned to each of the plurality of functions;
4. The vehicle according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said control means causes said light-emitting portion corresponding to an operation for executing said function being selected to emit light in a color assigned to said function being selected.
the vehicle is operable in conjunction with the driver's telephone device;
The control means includes a light emitting unit corresponding to an operation for answering the incoming call and a light emitting unit corresponding to an operation for rejecting the incoming call while the telephone device receives an incoming call and calls the driver. 5. The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the other light-emitting portions among the plurality of light-emitting portions are extinguished.
wherein said control means emits light from a light emitting portion corresponding to an operation for terminating said call, and extinguishes other light emitting portions out of said plurality of light emitting portions, while said driver is talking on said telephone device. 6. A vehicle according to item 5.
7. The controller according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein said control means blinks said plurality of light emitting units in a predetermined pattern after receiving an instruction from said driver until a response to said instruction is returned. vehicle described in
The control means is
While the vehicle is stopped, the light emitting unit corresponding to the valid operation emits light;
8. The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the light-emitting portion corresponding to the valid operation is extinguished or dimmed while the vehicle is running.
the input unit includes a direction input unit for indicating a plurality of directions;
The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the plurality of operations are performed using the direction input section.
The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein said vehicle is a two-wheeled vehicle.