JP2001014133A - Plural screen controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a variety of the screens of onboard information processors by means of a window of an optional shape by using the various kinds of input means. SOLUTION: A portable telephone 1 is connected to a plurality of screen controller 11. From a voice input device 19 and a pen input means 18, a function number, the coordinates of four points and screen priority which are the parameters of the screen are specified. The screen of the portable telephone set 1 is multi-window displayed in the optional shape together with a mail screen and an internet screen or the like. By connecting a variety of information communication apparatuses such a navigation system, a portable terminal and a personal computer, etc., the screens of a plurality of apparatuses are multi- window displayed. By using the voice input device 19, the screen is safely operated even while driving.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-screen control device, and more particularly to a multi-window display for displaying a plurality of screens of a personal computer, a navigation system, a portable terminal, a portable telephone, etc. on a single display device to select a menu or to make a selection. The present invention relates to a multi-screen control device that switches screens using a tick, a pen, and voice.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional on-vehicle information processing apparatus, a dedicated display device is provided in a navigation system, and a dedicated display device is also provided in a mobile phone. An in-vehicle personal computer is a multi-window system, and can display an Internet screen, a mail screen, and the like on one display device. When controlling a plurality of screens with a personal computer, a multi-window is opened like a Windows machine, and the screen is operated by designating an active window with a mouse or the like.

[0003]

However, in the conventional multi-window system, it is difficult to freely display a screen of a navigation system, a mobile phone, or the like. Further, the shape of the window is limited to a rectangle, and the shape cannot be freely set. Further, the window operating means is limited to a mouse or a keyboard, which is inconvenient for use as an in-vehicle device.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to display screens of various on-vehicle information processing apparatuses in windows of an arbitrary shape using various input means.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a plurality of screen control devices are provided with a function number indicating a screen type, four points of coordinates indicating a screen shape, and display priority of the screen. Input means for designating a degree, a screen arrangement parameter information acquiring device for analyzing data from the input means to create screen generation data, a plurality of function screen generation means, and generating a screen based on the screen generation data. A screen generation device;
And an interface connected to the information processing apparatus. With such a configuration, the screens of various devices can be designated by various input means and displayed on an arbitrary rectangular window.

[0006] Further, the information processing device interface
Either a navigation system, a mobile phone, a mobile terminal, or a personal computer was connected. With this configuration, various desired devices can be connected,
The screen can be displayed on one display device.

Further, as the input means, at least one of a voice input device, a joystick, a pen input means, and a touch panel is connected. With this configuration, the screen can be operated by connecting various input devices suitable for the vehicle-mounted device.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Input means for designating a function number indicating a screen type, coordinates of four points indicating a screen shape, and display priority of the screen, and a screen layout parameter for analyzing data from the input means to create screen generation data A multi-screen control device including an information acquisition device, a plurality of function screen generation units, a screen generation device that generates a screen based on the screen generation data, and an interface connected to the information processing device; This has the effect of displaying the screen of the device in a window with a shape corresponding to the designation.

[0009] The invention described in claim 2 of the present invention is claim 1.
In the multi-screen control device described above, any one of a navigation system, a mobile phone, a mobile terminal, and a personal computer is connected to the interface, and the screen of the connected information processing device is displayed as one window. Has an action.

The third aspect of the present invention is the first aspect of the present invention.
In the multi-screen control device described above, as the input means, at least one of a voice input device, a joystick, a pen input device, and a touch panel is connected, and a window specified by the connected input device is displayed. It has the effect of doing.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

(Embodiment) In an embodiment of the present invention, a function number, coordinates of four points, and a screen priority are designated from a voice input device, a joystick, a pen input unit, or a touch panel, and a navigation system or the like is designated. This is a multi-screen control device that displays a screen of a mobile phone, a mobile terminal, or a personal computer in a multi-window display together with a mail screen, an Internet screen, and the like.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a configuration in which a multiple screen control device according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a mobile phone. In FIG. 1, PDC1 is a vehicle-mounted mobile phone. PDC multiple screen control device 11
Is a device for displaying a multi-window display. The screen arrangement parameter information acquisition device 12 is a device that acquires the X coordinate and Y coordinate of the start point, the width, the height, and the priority information before and after the window. The screen generation device 13 is a device that generates a multi-window screen based on screen arrangement parameters. The mail function screen 14 is a means for generating an e-mail screen. The Internet function screen 15 is a means for generating an Internet browser screen. The address book function screen 16 is a means for generating an address book screen. The pictogram function screen 17 is a means for generating a screen for displaying pictograms. The pen input 18 is a means for inputting characters with a touch pen or selecting a menu. The voice input device 19 is a device that inputs commands and the like by voice recognition. The multi-screen control device may be connected to the mobile phone through a 16-core interface.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the multi-screen control device connected to the navigation device. In FIG. 2, a navigation device 2 is an on-board road guidance device. The navigation multiple-screen control device 21 is a device that displays the screen of the navigation device 2 in a multi-window manner. The joystick 28 is a control stick type pointing device. The remote controller 29 is means for remotely operating the multiple screen control device 21. The other devices are the same as those in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the multi-screen control device connected to the portable terminal. In FIG. 3, a mobile terminal 3 is a vehicle-mounted mobile information terminal. The mobile terminal multiple screen control device 31 is a device that displays the screen of the mobile terminal 3 in a multi-window manner. The other devices are the same as those in FIG. The multiple screen control device is an infrared I / F (IrDA)
Alternatively, it may be connected to a portable terminal by a serial interface.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a multi-screen control device connected to a personal computer. In FIG. 4, a personal computer 4 is a small information processing device mounted on a vehicle. The personal computer multiple screen control device 41 is a device that displays the screen of the personal computer 4 in a multi-window manner. The other devices are the same as those in FIG.
The multiple screen control device may be connected to a personal computer via a LAN or a serial interface. It can also be implemented as software inside a personal computer.
Furthermore, it is also possible to incorporate it as a component in a mobile phone, a mobile terminal, or a personal computer.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the screen setting parameter information of the multiple screen control device according to the embodiment of the present invention and the state of the screen corresponding thereto. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another configuration of the screen setting parameter information and the state of the screen corresponding thereto.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, how the windows are arranged will be described. For the mobile phone multi-screen control device 11, the mobile phone 1 specifies a function number, four sets of X-coordinates and Y-coordinates specifying four points, and a priority as parameters to determine a window arrangement. . For example,
When the screen size is 40 × 30 dots, (14, 0, 0, 20, 0, 20, 30, 30,
0,30,0) and (15,20,0,20,30,40,
By specifying (0, 40, 30, 0), the screen becomes as shown in FIG.

Also, in the case of the same resolution, (14, 0, 0, 20, 0, 0,
20, 30, 0, 30, 0) and (15, 20, 0, 20, 3)
By specifying 0, 40, 0, 40, 30, 1), FIG.
The screen looks like this.

The operation of the multi-screen control device according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In S1, the multiple screen control device is initialized. Here, the resolution of the screen size to be output is obtained. In S2, the input means for acquiring the parameter is checked.

In S3, it is checked whether or not a voice input has been made. In the case of voice input, the screen size is calculated in S4. In S5, “screen direction, function number, priority” is acquired. In step S6, a next voice to be uttered is awaited. If "end" is recognized, the process transits to the video signal creation process in S16.
If not ended in S6, the audio data (right, left,
(Up, down, front, back) are acquired, and in S8, parameters for screen display are set, and the process returns to S6.

If there is no voice input in S3, it is checked in S9 whether or not there is a pen input. In the case of pen input, in S10, a function number is selected, and priorities before and after the screen are input. In step S12, parameters for screen display are set, and the flow advances to step S16.

If the input is not pen input in S9, it is determined in S13 whether the input is a remote control or a joystick input.
In the case of S, in S14, the function number, the priority, and the coordinate data of four points from the starting point are obtained. At S15, the screen display parameters are set, and the process proceeds to S16.

In S13, if the input means is neither a remote control nor a joystick, it is detected that there is no input device, and
An error is displayed in S18.

In step S16, a video signal creation process is performed.
Perform screen output at 17. When a series of processing is completed, the processing is started again from S2.

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention,
Using a voice input device, joystick, pen input means, or touch panel, a multi-screen control device can specify the function number, the coordinates of four points, and the screen priority, and display the screen of a navigation system, mobile phone, mobile terminal, or personal computer. Since the multi-window display is configured together with the mail screen and the Internet screen, various screens can be displayed in an arbitrary shape by specifying parameters using various input means.

[0027]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the multi-screen control device is provided with an input means for designating a function number, coordinates of four points and a screen priority, and a screen arrangement parameter information acquiring device. , A plurality of functional screen generating means, a screen generating apparatus, and an information processing apparatus interface, so that various screens are displayed in a multi-window on an arbitrary rectangular or triangular screen together with an e-mail transmission screen. The effect that it can be obtained is obtained.

Further, the information processing device interface
Since any one of the navigation system, the mobile phone, the mobile terminal, and the personal computer is connected, it is possible to obtain an effect that the screens of various information processing apparatuses can be displayed in a multi-window.

Also, since at least one of a voice input device, a joystick, a pen input device, and a touch panel is connected as the input means, the screen can be operated by voice input even during driving, and the navigation can be safely performed in the on-vehicle apparatus. The effect that a system or the like can be used is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram when a multiple screen control device according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a mobile phone;

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram when the multiple screen control device according to the embodiment of the present invention is connected to a navigation device;

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram when the multiple screen control device according to the embodiment of the present invention is connected to a mobile terminal;

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram when the multiple screen control device according to the embodiment of the present invention is connected to a personal computer;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of displaying a screen divided into two parts on the left and right by the multiple screen control device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example in which overlapping windows are displayed by the multiple screen control device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the multiple screen control device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 PDC (mobile phone) 11 PDC multiple screen control device 12 Screen layout parameter information acquisition device 13 Screen generation device 14 Mail function screen 15 Internet function screen 16 Address book function screen 17 Pictogram function screen 18 Pen input 19 Voice input device 2 Navigation 21 Multi-screen control device for navigation 22 Screen layout parameter information acquisition device 23 Screen generation device 24 Mail function screen 25 Internet function screen 26 Address book function screen 27 Pictogram function screen 28 Joystick 29 Remote control 30 Voice input device 3 Personal digital assistant (PDA) 31 Multi-screen controller for mobile terminal 32 Screen layout parameter information acquisition device 33 Screen generator 34 Mail function screen 35 Internet function screen 36 Address book function screen 37 Pictogram function screen 4 Personal computer (PC) 41 Multi-screen controller for personal computer 42 Screen layout Parameter information acquisition apparatus 43 screen generating apparatus 44 mail function screen 45 Internet function screen 46 address book function screen 47 pictograph function screen

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An input means for designating a function number indicating a screen type, coordinates of four points indicating a screen shape, and a display priority of a screen, and analyzing data from the input means to generate screen generation data. A screen layout parameter information acquisition device to be created,
A multi-screen control device, comprising: a plurality of function screen generation means; a screen generation device that generates a screen based on the screen generation data; and an interface connected to an information processing device. 2. The multi-screen control device according to claim 1, wherein one of a navigation system, a mobile phone, a mobile terminal, and a personal computer is connected to the interface. 3. The multi-screen control device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a voice input device, a joystick, a pen input device, and a touch panel is connected as the input device.