JP2001206102A - Information display for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transmit information on each piece of on-vehicle equipment to a passenger in a vehicle promptly and clearly even if various kinds of pieces of on-vehicle equipment are arranged. SOLUTION: Processing parts 6, 7, 8, 9, etc., for processing respective pieces of information on the on-vehicle equipment including a navigation system, an audio system, an air conditioner and the others are provided with: recorders 62, 72, 82, etc., respectively, on which data associated with respective individual characters different from each other are recorded, respectively; and presented content computing units 62, 74, 84, etc., respectively. When an operating input is fed to an audio input unit 1 or an operating switch 2 to use one piece of on-vehicle equipment, the character detected by the presented content computing unit from the recorder corresponding to this piece of on-vehicle equipment is shown as an image by an image display 10 along with the information corresponding to this piece of on-vehicle equipment.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for controlling a vehicle-mounted device such as a navigation system and an audio device.
The present invention relates to a device for displaying an operation state or the like to an occupant by an image or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional vehicle information display device is disclosed in
As exemplified in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 102098, when a navigation system is used to display a route guidance of a traveling vehicle or a warning for vehicle traveling on a display as image information, the visual expression of human expressions and actions is used. The display is designed to make it relatively easy for people who are unfamiliar with the device to grasp the information. By simply displaying facial expressions and actions in a uniform pattern, the operating status of each in-vehicle device is not necessarily prompt to the occupants.
In addition, it is not always possible to clearly transmit the information, and accordingly, it may be difficult to appropriately operate the vehicle or the vehicle-mounted device.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make it possible to quickly and clearly transmit information on each vehicle-mounted device to an occupant of the vehicle even if many types of vehicle-mounted devices are provided. It is.

[0004]

Therefore, a vehicle information display device according to the present invention records first information for selecting an arbitrary in-vehicle device from a plurality of in-vehicle devices, and records information on the plurality of in-vehicle devices. A second means, a third means for recording a plurality of characters, and information on the on-vehicle device and information on the on-vehicle device from the second and third means, respectively, according to the on-vehicle device selected by the first means. Fourth means for detecting a corresponding character, and fifth means for presenting an image by combining the information on the in-vehicle device detected by the fourth means and the character.

Accordingly, when an arbitrary on-vehicle device is selected from a plurality of on-vehicle devices by the first means, the fourth means detects information on the on-vehicle device from the second means, and a character corresponding to the on-vehicle device is identified. Since the information detected by the third means and the detected in-vehicle device information and the character are combined by the fifth means and presented as an image, the character combined with the in-vehicle device information is appropriately switched by the selected in-vehicle device. If the occupant recognizes the presented character, the occupant can immediately visually identify the in-vehicle device on which the information is presented, so the occupant can quickly and quickly obtain information on the in-vehicle device, and
It is possible to clearly incorporate the information without error, and accordingly, the in-vehicle device and the vehicle can be properly operated.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below. In FIG. 1, a navigation system, an audio system, an air conditioner,
An operation input by voice or a switch operation input from the occupant to each in-vehicle device such as mail, the Internet, and a telephone is input to the input content recognition device 3 by the voice input device 1 or the operation switch unit 2, respectively. Extrinsic information on each in-vehicle device is taken into the input content recognition device 3 from the information input unit 4.

The in-vehicle device switching device 5 is a device for recognizing the input contents 3
The navigation processing unit 6, audio processing unit 7, air-conditioning processing unit 8, or other in-vehicle device processing corresponding to each of the in-vehicle devices corresponding to the operation input or foreign information taken into The operation input or the foreign information is transmitted to the unit 9 or the like.

[0008] The navigation processing unit 6, audio processing unit 7, air conditioner processing unit 8, and other on-vehicle equipment processing unit 9 record related data such as data necessary for each on-vehicle equipment and transition information. Each related data recording unit 61, 71, 81, etc., and each related data recording unit 62, 72, 82, etc., in which related data of a unique character different from each other are recorded corresponding to each in-vehicle device; Calculation units 63, 73 for controlling display contents based on the records in the data recording units 61, 71, 81, etc.
Each of the presentation content calculation units 64 and 74 for determining the presentation content by combining the storage of the related data recording units 62, 72, 82, etc. with the display contents controlled by the calculation units 63, 73, 83, etc. , 84, etc., respectively.

An image display device 10 and a sound output device 11 are connected to the respective processing units 6, 7, 8, 9 and the like, and are appropriately operated by the respective processing units 6, 7, 8, 9 and the like as described later. The determined content is presented to the occupant of the vehicle in the form of an image and a sound from the image display device 10 and, if necessary, from the sound output device 11.

Next, the operation of the above-described device corresponding to each vehicle-mounted device will be described. The related data recording unit 61 of the navigation processing unit 6 records all information related to navigation, such as map data, and the traffic congestion state related to the roads sequentially taken into the input content recognition device 3 from the information input unit 4. Information such as traffic, construction, accidents, etc. is also recorded, and when the operation input of the occupant using the navigation system is taken into the input content recognition device and the in-vehicle device switching unit 5 by the voice input device 1 or the operation switch unit 2. In response to the operation input, the navigation calculation unit 63 fetches required data from the related data recording unit 61 and controls display contents related to navigation,
In addition, the presentation content calculation unit 64 fetches a character described below corresponding to the navigation device and its motion information from the related data recording unit 62, determines appropriate presentation content by combining with the navigation display content, and obtains information on the content. Is an image display device 10 and an audio output device 11
Are presented to the occupant of the vehicle in the form of images and sounds, respectively.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), a taxi driver image A is used as a character to be combined with the map information. As shown in FIG. 2A, the driver image A is presented by the image display device 10 in a state where the driver is facing forward, and when the occupant points to a specific point, FIG. As shown in b), the driver image A is presented by the image display device 10 in a state of looking back at the customer seat and taking a confirmation posture, and a voice for confirming the specific point is presented from the voice output device 11. When the vehicle approaches the destination, the driver image A is presented on the image display device 10 while the flag is lifted, and at the same time, the destination is output from the audio output device 11. A sound or the like indicating that the vehicle has approached the vehicle is presented, or in other usage states of the navigation device or a driving environment of the vehicle, the image display device 10 takes a state in which the driver image A takes a posture and an operation adapted to the respective conditions. The content and the tone, etc., of each of the voices presented from the voice output device 11 are changed so as to be adapted as needed.

The related data recording unit 7 of the audio processing unit 7
1 stores all information related to audio such as radio, CD, MD, and cassette tape,
All warning information and the like regarding the weather such as strong winds and torrential rain, which are sequentially taken into the input content recognizing device 3 from the information input unit 4, are also recorded, and the operation input of the occupant using audio is input by the voice input device 1 or the operation. When the data is input to the input content recognition device and the in-vehicle device switching unit 5 by the switch unit 2, the audio arithmetic unit 73 fetches required data from the related data recording unit 71 in response to the operation input, and controls the display content related to audio. In addition, the presentation content calculation unit 74 fetches a later-described character corresponding to audio and its operation information from the related data recording unit 72,
An appropriate presentation content is determined by combining with the audio display content, and the information of the content is displayed on the image display device 1.
0 and the audio output device 11 are presented to the occupant of the vehicle in the form of images and sounds, respectively.

In this case, as shown in the image in FIG. 3, a disc jockey image B is used as a character. For example, when volume adjustment, music selection, sound field control, and the like are performed, the disc jockey image B is displayed. Are presented by the image display device 10 in a state of performing an operation or expression corresponding to the above, and a sound or the like to be confirmed is presented from the sound output device 11, and a region where the radio wave changes or reception of the radio wave is performed. When the vehicle moves to an area where it is not possible, the disc jockey image B is presented by the image display device 10 in a state of performing a troubled operation or expression corresponding thereto, and the sound output device 11 outputs a sound to that effect. Or, if necessary, the content, the tone, etc. of each of the sounds presented from the sound output device 11. Varied to accommodate to.

The related data recording section 81 of the air conditioner processing section 8
Records all information related to the air conditioner, such as air temperature, air volume, air direction, defogger operation, compressor operation mode adjustment, etc., and the operation input of the occupant using the air conditioner is input by the voice input device 1 or the operation When the input content is received by the switch unit 2 into the input content recognition device and the in-vehicle device switching unit 5, the air conditioner calculation unit 83 fetches required data from the related data recording unit 81 in response to the operation input,
The display contents relating to the air conditioner are controlled, and the presentation content calculation unit 84 captures the character described below corresponding to the air conditioner and the operation information thereof from the related data recording unit 82 and combines them with the display contents of the air conditioner to form an appropriate presentation content. The information is determined, and the information of the content is presented to the occupant of the vehicle from the image display device 10 and the sound output device 11 in the form of an image and a sound, respectively.

In this case, as illustrated in the image in FIG. 4, a salesperson image C of the air conditioner is used as a character, and the salesperson image C is used in response to the above operation input to the air conditioner. In addition to being presented by the image display device 10 in a state in which the operation is performed, a sound or the like for confirming the sound is presented from the audio output device 11. The man image C is presented by the image display device 10 in a state of having troubled operation and expression, and a sound to that effect is presented from the sound output device 11, or
If necessary, the content, the tone, and the like of each of the sounds presented from the sound output device 11 are changed so as to adapt to each.

The other in-vehicle device processing units 9 and the like, like the navigation processing unit 6, the audio processing unit 7, and the air conditioner processing unit 8, record the relevant data necessary for each in-vehicle device, A related data recording unit for a unique character corresponding to the device, an in-vehicle device calculation unit for controlling the display content, and a presentation content is determined by combining the record in the related data recording unit and the display content controlled by the in-vehicle device calculation unit. It has a presentation content calculation unit,
For in-vehicle devices such as e-mails and telephones, incoming information, which is foreign information, is sequentially recorded in the relevant data recording units from the information input unit 4 via the input content recognition device 3 and the in-vehicle device switching unit 5, In accordance with the operation input for each, set a suitable character independently,
The information of the content combining the appropriate action and expression of the character is presented to the vehicle occupant from the image display device 10 in an image format, and the voice of the appropriate content is output from the audio output device 11 as necessary. To be presented.

In the above-mentioned apparatus, unique and familiar characters A, B, C, etc., which are easy to recognize the operation and function of the on-vehicle equipment, are set for each on-vehicle equipment, and the selected on-vehicle equipment is assigned to the selected on-vehicle equipment. Correspondingly, the character combined with the in-vehicle device information is switched to A, B, C, etc., so that the characters A,
If the occupant recognizes B, C, etc., the occupant can immediately visually determine which type of in-vehicle device the information is presented to. This makes it easy to understand the information on the vehicle, and can easily suppress an erroneous operation on each vehicle-mounted device or vehicle.

In addition, the characters A, B, C, etc. each present the state of the vehicle or the on-vehicle equipment or the like in a specific manner based on the operation or facial expression, and, at the same time, the voice output device 11 provides, if necessary, contents appropriate for the situation. Since the information is presented in the form of audio, the occupants can take in information about each vehicle-mounted device or vehicle very quickly and without error, and therefore, also accurately understand the vehicle and each vehicle-mounted device. There is a big advantage that can be operated.

In the above-described embodiment, a unique character is combined for each image information presented for each in-vehicle device. Can be replaced with another character at any time according to the occupant's preference, or a different character can be adopted as appropriate according to the information content, or multiple characters can be used for one in-vehicle device. At the same time, the contents of the presented image information will be considered to further clarify, and for in-vehicle devices with relatively low importance, characters used for other in-vehicle devices will be appropriately changed. It goes without saying that it is also possible to reduce the cost by sharing.

When two or more in-vehicle devices are selected at the same time, such as when operating an air conditioner during normal use of navigation, characters corresponding to both in-vehicle devices are simultaneously displayed, and the in-vehicle device being operated is displayed. If the corresponding character is enlarged, for example, so as to distinguish between the two, erroneous operation of the vehicle-mounted device can be easily prevented.

[0021]

In the vehicle information display device according to the present invention, the character combined with the information on the in-vehicle device is appropriately switched by the selected in-vehicle device, so that if the occupant recognizes the character presented as the image, In addition, since the occupant can immediately visually identify the in-vehicle device to which the information is presented, the occupant can quickly and clearly take in information on the selected in-vehicle device even if many types of in-vehicle devices are provided. This makes it possible to operate the on-vehicle equipment and the vehicle properly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of a presentation image according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is another example of a presentation image according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is another example of a presentation image according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 voice input device 2 operation switch unit 3 input content recognition device 4 information input unit 5 in-vehicle device switching unit 6 navigation processing unit 7 audio processing unit 8 air conditioner processing unit 9 in-vehicle device processing unit 10 image display device 11 voice output device

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Eriko Kisumi 5-33-8 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (72) Inventor Tsutomu Uemura 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo No. Mitsubishi Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shigeo Harada 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Mitsui Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Kumiko Sawada 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 3 Rishi Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Emiko Kido 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo F-term (reference) 3D044 BA16 BA26 BB01 BD01 5G435 AA00 AA01 CC01 DD01 EE30 LL17

Claims (1)

[Claims] A first means for selecting an in-vehicle device from a plurality of in-vehicle devices; a second means for recording information on the plurality of in-vehicle devices; a third means for recording a plurality of characters; A fourth means for detecting information on the in-vehicle device and a character corresponding to the in-vehicle device from the second means and the third means, respectively, according to the in-vehicle device selected by the first means; And a fifth means for combining the information on the on-vehicle device and the character and presenting the image as an image.