JP2004039032A - Picture display arrangement - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve visibility and operations by displaying a touch panel in the area other than the display position for a DVD. <P>SOLUTION: It has an indication means 20 to decide whether to locate the display of the records of a DVD on a display 7, an automatic layout mode setting means 21 for the apparatus display (display for touch panels), a blank part operation section 22 to calculate the area of the display where the DVD records are not displayed, and a display positioning means 23 to locate the display of the touch panel in the blank area calculated by the blank part operation section 22. The display positioning means 23 positions the apparatus display on the display so that the center coordinates of the blank section agrees with the center coordinates of the apparatus display. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to, for example, an image display device used to display operation buttons on a display having a touch panel, and when a plurality of display signals are input, a display using one of the signals is performed. The present invention relates to an image display device configured to determine the position of the display unit based on the other signal while avoiding the display position of the unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when playing back a DVD or the like on which a movie or the like is recorded by using the playback device, a plurality of operation buttons recorded on the DVD are displayed on a display, and the operation button is provided on a remote control or a playback device. Selection of a predetermined function is performed by making a selection using the above operating device.
[0003]
For example, when a menu display key provided on a remote controller is pressed, a menu display separately recorded on the DVD is displayed over a video such as a movie originally displayed on the DVD. Therefore, the user selects this menu by using the cursor keys and number keys of the remote controller to select predetermined functions of the DVD (for example, display of Japanese-English, presence of subtitles, number of reproduction sound channels, etc.). Selection, etc.).
[0004]
By the way, recently, in a video reproducing apparatus having this type of display, adoption of a touch panel has been proposed in order to improve operability. In particular, for in-vehicle devices, for example, devices that require safe and reliable operation, such as DVD car navigation, touching the menu display on the display directly rather than operating the remote control or operation panel while looking at the display. Since selecting a desired menu has better operability, adoption of a touch panel in addition to a remote control or an operation panel of a device is being studied.
[0005]
Also, the display of menus and the like recorded on DVDs is premised on being used in common by all playback devices, so there are certain restrictions on the display contents, and not many functions can be selected. Absent. In particular, a menu dedicated to a specific video playback device cannot be dealt with only by displaying a menu recorded on a DVD, and requires a dedicated menu display. In such a case, it is also required to perform display on a touch panel separately from display on a DVD.
[0006]
In particular, in the case of in-vehicle equipment, since the mounting space is limited, it is desired to minimize the operation panel other than the display as much as possible, and for applications other than DVD playback, such as opening and closing air conditioners and windows. It is assumed that the control related to the overall functions of the vehicle is displayed on a display as needed, and is selected using a touch panel or a remote controller.
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
[0007]
As described above, in the image display device having the touch panel, it is required that the display selectable by the touch panel and the display recorded on the DVD and selectable by the remote control or the operation panel of the device be simultaneously displayed on one display. Have been.
[0008]
In this case, the problem is that the display position of the menu or the like recorded on the DVD differs depending on the type of DVD used. DVDs that record data such as movies and car navigation systems have different types and numbers of menus to be displayed, and their display positions are often different at the top, bottom, left and right sides of the display, depending on the use or manufacturer.
[0009]
On the other hand, the display displayed on the display in order to use the touch panel is a display dedicated to the playback device, and is conventionally displayed at a predetermined location on the display. However, since the display position of the DVD is different as described above, if the display for the touch panel is uniformly displayed at a fixed position, the display position on the DVD or the like overlaps with the display position recorded on the DVD or the like. Operability has worsened.
[0010]
This point is not limited to devices using touch panels, but also devices that display menus prepared on the device side on the display and select this menu display with buttons or keys on the remote control or the operation panel of the device. When the position of the display on the device side and the position of the display on the recording medium overlap, there is also a phenomenon that menu selection is confused or does not function.
[0011]
The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-described problems of the related art, and an object of the present invention is to display a display for using a touch panel and a position of a display recorded on a recording medium such as a DVD. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image display device in which visibility and operability are improved by displaying an image at a place where it is avoided.
[0012]
Further, another object of the present invention is not limited to the touch panel, by arranging the position of the display unit set on the device side separately from the recording medium, avoiding the position of the display unit on the recording medium side, An object of the present invention is to provide an image display device with improved visibility and operability.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 provides an image for displaying both a display unit recorded on a recording medium and a display unit prepared by a device main body on the same display. In the display device, based on the position of the display unit recorded on the recording medium, a blank portion calculation unit that calculates a blank portion on the display, at a predetermined position of the blank portion obtained by the blank portion calculation unit, Display unit positioning means for arranging a display unit prepared on the device side.
According to the first aspect of the invention, it is possible to automatically arrange the display unit on the device side avoiding the display unit on the medium side, and it is necessary for the operator to consider the arrangement position of the display unit on the device side. And the operability is improved.
[0014]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the display section positioning means displays the display section on the device side such that the center coordinates of the blank portion coincide with the center coordinates of the display section on the apparatus side. It is characterized by being arranged above.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, by disposing the display unit on the device side at the center of the blank portion, the possibility of interference with the display unit on the recording medium is reduced.
[0015]
The invention according to claim 3 is an image display device that displays both a display unit recorded on a recording medium and a display unit prepared by a device main body on the same display. A touch panel is provided, and display unit positioning means for arranging a display unit provided on the device side at a predetermined position on a display is provided, and the display unit positioning means determines a position on the touch panel touched by an operator. The display unit on the device side is arranged as a reference.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to arrange the display unit on the device side at a position desired by the operator, and it is possible to select a position where the operator can easily operate.
[0016]
The invention according to claim 4 is an image display device that displays both a display unit recorded on a recording medium and a display unit prepared by the device main body on the same display, wherein the display includes A touch panel is provided, and display unit positioning means for arranging the display unit provided on the device side at a predetermined position on the display is provided. Based on the position of the display unit recorded on the recording medium, And a display portion on the device side based on a predetermined position of the blank portion obtained by the blank portion calculation portion or a position touched by an operator on the touch panel. And a display unit positioning means.
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the position of the display unit on the device side can be appropriately selected from both a case where the position is automatically calculated by calculating a blank portion and a case where the position is manually operated by touching the touch panel with a fingertip.
[0017]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the image display device of the present invention is incorporated in a vehicle audio / video signal control device.
[0018]
[1. Constitution〕
As shown in the functional block diagram of FIG. 1, the control device 10 having the image display device of the present embodiment includes, as input devices, a telephone device 1 such as a mobile phone or a PHS, and a music CD reproducing device (for example, a CD). -Autochanger) 2, a device for outputting an audio signal and / or a video signal such as a DVD playback device 3, a TV tuner 4, an AM / FM radio 5, etc. for car navigation and movie playback are connected. In addition, a device that outputs audio and video such as an ETC device can be connected to the control device 10. Although these input devices are all described as external devices in FIG. 1, some or all of them may be built in the same case as the control device.
[0019]
On the other hand, inside the control device 10, a CPU 11, which is a control means of the whole connected input device, a signal processing unit 12, which performs predetermined processing on various signals from the input device according to the signal content, a signal processing unit 12, An audio processing unit 13 and a video processing unit 14 for outputting the audio signal and the video signal output from the unit 12 to an output device connected to the outside of the image display device are provided.
[0020]
The audio processing unit 13 is connected to the external speaker 6, and the video processing unit 14 is connected to the display 7. The display 7 includes an operation unit 8 including a touch panel, and a contact position of an operator with respect to the operation unit 8 is input to the CPU 11.
[0021]
The signal processing unit 12 is a unit that divides a signal input from each input device so that the signal can be processed by the audio processing unit 13 and the video processing unit 14, and performs analog conversion processing of a digital signal. The audio processing unit 13 performs processing for outputting an audio signal from the signal processing unit 12 to the speaker 6. The audio processing unit 13 performs equalization processing in addition to volume adjustment. The image processing unit 14 performs processing necessary for performing various displays on the display 7, such as display based on a signal from the signal processing unit 12 and display of a display unit (operation buttons and keys for a touch panel) related to an operation. It is for doing.
[0022]
These configurations are the same as those of a conventionally known input device and its control device. As a technology related to the present invention, a video signal from the DVD playback device 3 The image of the car navigation map or the movie in the video signal is output to the display 7 via the video processing unit 14. A display signal for displaying a menu or the like included in the DVD video signal is controlled by an operation button provided separately on a remote controller or a control device, and further controlled by the CPU 11 which receives a command from the operation unit 8. Is displayed on the display 7 as required by the operator.
[0023]
The following means constituting the image display device of the present invention are connected to the CPU 1. First, an instruction means 20 for deciding whether or not to display a display section recorded on a DVD on the display 7, an automatic arrangement mode setting means 21 for a device-side display section (display section for a touch panel), and A blank portion calculation unit 22 for calculating a range where the display unit from the DVD is not displayed, that is, a blank portion, and a display unit for a touch panel is displayed at a predetermined position in the blank portion calculated by the blank portion calculation unit 22. Display unit positioning means 23 for the display.
[0024]
The automatic arrangement mode setting means 21 sets whether the display section for the touch panel is automatically arranged at a predetermined position on the display or arranged at a position designated by the operator. The automatic arrangement mode setting means 21 sets the image display device to one of an automatic mode and a manual mode in advance according to control of an operation button separately provided on a remote controller or a control device, and further, control of the CPU 11 which receives a command from the touch panel 7. It should be set.
[0025]
There are several possible configurations of the blank portion calculation unit 22 depending on the calculation method. For example, the following configuration can be adopted. In other words, according to the DVD video standard, the number of buttons on the screen and the respective button position information can be acquired as start X / Y coordinates and end X / Y coordinates. Therefore, by using this information, the position of the blank portion on the screen can be calculated as follows.
[0026]
(1) How to find a blank part ... Example 1.
It is assumed that a display unit (button 1 to button 5) as shown in FIG. 2 has been recorded on the recording medium. In this case, the top, bottom, left, and right position coordinates of each button are calculated, the button located at the top, bottom, left, and right positions in up, down, left, and right are detected, and the distance from the button to the edge of the screen is calculated. The part where this distance is large is determined to be blank, and the center of the blank part is determined.
(2) How to find a blank part ... Example 2.
It is assumed that the same button as in Example 1 has been recorded. A blank portion around the button is obtained from the position coordinates of each button, and a blank portion is calculated by obtaining a common blank portion for each button.
[0027]
The display unit positioning means 23 arranges a display unit for a touch panel at a predetermined position in the blank portion based on the coordinates of the blank portion obtained by the blank portion calculation unit 22 according to a preset rule. It is. Here, the preset rules include, for example, the following.
(1) The center coordinates of the blank portion are calculated, and the touch panel display unit is arranged on the display such that the center coordinates match the center coordinates of the touch panel display unit.
(2) The center coordinates of the touch panel display unit are separated from the corners of the blank area by the distance between the peripheral coordinates and the center coordinates of the touch panel display unit (a predetermined gap may be added). Place.
[0028]
[2. Action)
The operation of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 and the display example of FIG. Here, an example is shown in which a menu display indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display as a display unit using a DVD, and a cross key for performing up, down, left and right operations is displayed as a display unit for a touch panel.
[0029]
In addition, it is set so that the touch panel always functions during the reproduction of the DVD so that the display unit for the touch panel can be displayed. In other words, the setting is made so that when the reproduction of the DVD is started and the screen is displayed, the user automatically enters the cross key display standby mode. Of course, it is also possible to instruct the activation of the touch panel function and the start of the cross key display standby mode by the user using a separate operation key or a remote controller.
[0030]
(1) It is detected whether the operation unit 8 has been touched (Yes in S301).
(2) When the touch is detected, it is detected whether or not the cross key is in the automatic arrangement mode (S302). That is, the setting as to whether to set the automatic arrangement mode is set according to an instruction from the automatic arrangement mode setting means 21 provided separately.
(3) If the mode is not the automatic arrangement mode (No in S302), the coordinates of the touched position are obtained (S303).
(4) Based on the obtained coordinates, a cross key is displayed centering on the coordinates (S305).
[0031]
(5) If the mode is the automatic arrangement mode (Yes in S302), the position of the DVD display unit recorded in the reproduction control information (PCI) in the disc by the blank portion calculation unit 22 (see FIG. 4). , A blank portion (empty space) is calculated based on the menu display coordinates indicated by the buttons 1 to 5, and the center of the obtained blank portion is set as the center coordinate (S304).
(6) The display positioning means 23 displays a cross key around the determined coordinates (S305).
[0032]
[3. effect〕
As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to display the display unit for the touch panel on the display avoiding the position of the display unit recorded on the DVD. As a result, the display units of the two systems do not overlap, and visibility and operability are improved. In particular, in the present embodiment, the position of the display unit for the touch panel can be automatically determined by the automatic arrangement mode. The position of the display unit is automatically determined, and the convenience is high.
[0033]
[4. Other embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but includes other embodiments as exemplified below.
[0034]
(1) In the above-described embodiment, the cross key is arranged at the center of the blank position. However, instead of the cross key, a specific position within the blank position (for example, the entire cross key at a corner portion, the upper, lower, left and right center portions) It is also possible to arrange the cross key at a position where the symbol fits in the blank part).
[0035]
(2) Not only the cross key but also a plurality of operation keys can be arranged in a blank portion. In this case, in addition to displaying the plurality of keys in a blank portion in a predetermined arrangement, It is also possible to automatically arrange them at equal intervals. Furthermore, when the blank portion is narrow, priorities may be set for a plurality of keys and the keys may be displayed sequentially, or all keys may be reduced in size and displayed.
[0036]
(3) In calculating the blank portion, if the calculation result indicates that the blank portion has a predetermined area or distance smaller than a predetermined range, for example, "Not enough space for display. Would you like to overlap and display?" Such a caution may be prompted, and thereafter, reduced display or superimposed display may be performed at the discretion of the user.
[0037]
(4) In the above embodiment, a DVD has been described as an example of a recording medium, but any other recording medium may be used as long as it displays a menu for a medium on a display based on information on the recording medium such as a video CD. It can also be used for an image display device used.
[0038]
(5) According to the present invention, it is necessary to automatically or manually select the display position of the display unit on the device side so that the display unit on the recording medium and the display unit on the device side do not overlap. The display unit on the side is not limited to the display unit for the touch panel, but can also be used for menu display or the like used when operating with a remote control or operation buttons provided on the device. For example, the control menu of the vehicle air conditioner is displayed on the display by the remote controller, and even when the menu is selected by the remote controller, the menu of the air conditioner can be displayed by avoiding the display unit on the recording medium side. .
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to display the position of the display unit provided on the device side differently from the position of the display unit on the recording medium side. Parts can be clearly distinguished and displayed, and operability and visibility can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a processing method of a blank part calculation unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display arrangement example according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Telephone apparatus 2 ... Music CD reproducing apparatus 3 ... DVD reproducing apparatus 4 ... TV tuner 5 ... AM / FM radio 6 ... Speaker 7 ... Display 8 ... Operation part (touch panel)
10 ... Control device 11 ... CPU
Reference Signs List 12 signal processing unit 13 audio processing unit 14 video processing unit 20 display instruction means 21 automatic placement mode setting means 22 on device side display unit blank part calculation unit 23 positioning means on device side display unit

Claims (4)

In an image display device that displays both display units on a same display, both a display unit recorded on a recording medium and a display unit prepared by the device body,
A blank portion calculation unit that calculates a blank portion on the display based on the position of the display unit recorded on the recording medium;
An image display device comprising: a display unit positioning means for arranging a display unit prepared on the device side at a predetermined position of a blank portion obtained by the blank portion calculation unit. The image display according to claim 1, wherein the display unit positioning means arranges the display unit on the device side on the display such that the center coordinates of the blank portion match the center coordinates of the display unit on the device side. apparatus. In an image display device that displays both display units on a same display, both a display unit recorded on a recording medium and a display unit prepared by the device body,
The display is provided with a touch panel,
Display unit positioning means for arranging a display unit provided on the device side at a predetermined position on a display is provided,
The image display device, wherein the display unit positioning means arranges a display unit on the device side with reference to a position touched by an operator on a touch panel. In an image display device that displays both display units on a same display, both a display unit recorded on a recording medium and a display unit prepared by the device body,
The display is provided with a touch panel,
Display unit positioning means for arranging a display unit provided on the device side at a predetermined position on a display is provided,
A blank portion calculation unit that calculates a blank portion on the display based on the position of the display unit recorded on the recording medium;
Display unit positioning means for arranging a display unit on the device side based on a predetermined position of a blank portion obtained by the blank portion calculation unit or a position touched by an operator on a touch panel. Image display device.

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