JP2005135324A - Display operation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display operation system which can impart reaction force corresponding to display positions of an operation button and a pointer on a display screen to an operation device even if superimposed display of operation buttons on a display screen is permitted. <P>SOLUTION: When an image quality adjustment button of an LCD 1 is chosen, a display control device 5 displays superimposingly an operation button for image quality adjustment to an operation button displayed on the LCD 1, and transmits the reaction force data of the image quality adjustment screen to an operation device 4. Then, when the image quality adjustment button is chosen, the operation button for the image quality adjustment displayed superimposingly is erased and the original operation button is displayed. In that case, the display control device transmits a request signal for requesting transmission of the reaction force data to an appliance operated by the original operation button, transmits the reaction force data received from the appliance concerned to the operation device 4, and performs update of the reaction force data stored in the operation device 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a display operation system in which a pointer is displayed on a display screen of a display device, and a reaction force according to the display position of the pointer is applied to an instruction unit of an operation device that indicates the movement position of the pointer.

  In recent years, with the progress of VR technology, display operation systems to which this is applied are becoming widespread. As an example, a system that applies a reaction force to the operation device according to the display position of the pointer on the display screen and the display position of the operation button displayed together with the image on the display screen can be considered. Specifically, the system main body and the operation device that operates the system are configured to be capable of bidirectional communication. When the user operates the operation device, the pointer display position on the display screen and the display screen A reaction force corresponding to the display position of the operation button displayed together with the image is generated according to the reaction force data and applied to the operation device. As a result, the user can perform an operation full of realism while looking at the display screen.

  In the above-described system, operation buttons corresponding to the function are displayed on the display screen. Therefore, if the system has more functions, all the operation buttons cannot be displayed on the display screen. In this regard, a method of superimposing and displaying operation buttons to be displayed can be considered.

  However, in this method, there are cases where a reaction force corresponding to the display position of the operation button and the pointer on the display screen cannot be applied to the operation device. That is, the above-mentioned reaction force data is transmitted to the operation device when the image data of the operation button is transmitted to the display screen. Therefore, when another operation button is superimposed on a certain operation button, The reaction force data is transmitted to the operation device along with the transmission of the image data of the operation button. However, when deleting the operation button displayed in a superimposed manner, it is not necessary to retransmit the image data of the original operation button on the display screen. Then, the reaction force data corresponding to this is not transmitted, and the display positions of the operation buttons and the pointer on the display screen do not correspond to the reaction force applied to the operation device.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problem, and even when the operation button is allowed to be superimposed on the display screen, the reaction force corresponding to the display position of the operation button and the pointer on the display screen is applied to the operation device. An object is to provide a display operation system that can be provided.

  In order to achieve the above object, a display operation system according to claim 1, further comprising: a display unit having a display screen; and an instruction unit for instructing a moving position of a pointer displayed on the display screen. The operation device that applies a reaction force according to the screen position of the pointer according to the reaction force data and the image data of the operation button that should be displayed on the display unit are output to the display unit and correspond to the image data of the operation button Data output means for outputting reaction force data to the operation device, the second operation button is erased after the second operation button is superimposed on the first operation button displayed on the display screen In such a case, there is provided an instruction means for instructing the data output means to output the reaction force data corresponding to the first operation button to the operation device.

  As described above, in the display operation system of the present invention, the instruction means displays the second operation button superimposed on the first operation button displayed on the display screen and then deletes the second operation button. The data output unit is instructed to output reaction force data corresponding to one operation button to the operation device. Thereby, even when the operation button displayed in a superimposed manner is deleted, the operation device can acquire the reaction force data corresponding to the original operation button from the data output means. Therefore, even when the operation button is allowed to be superimposed on the display screen, the operation device can apply a reaction force according to the display position of the operation button and the pointer on the display screen to the instruction unit.

  The second operation button displayed on the display screen is preferably an operation button for adjusting the image quality of the display screen. Since the operation buttons for adjusting the image quality of the display screen are not frequently used, it is preferable that the operation buttons are superimposed and displayed only when necessary.

  A communication line for transmitting image data and reaction force data is provided as claimed in claim 3, and the data output means uses the communication line to display the image data and reaction force data as a display unit and an operation device. It is desirable to send to. Thereby, the data output means can transmit image data and reaction force data at high speed.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, it is desirable that the instruction means instructs the data output means to output reaction force data using a general-purpose communication line provided in the display operation system. Thereby, it is not necessary to prepare a reaction force data output instruction bus or communication circuit that the instruction means performs on the data output means, and the configuration of the display operation system can be simplified.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the display operation system is mounted on a vehicle and operates, and the instruction means is a general-purpose that is used when the data output means instructs the data output means to output reaction force data. The communication line is preferably an in-vehicle LAN of the vehicle. By using the in-vehicle LAN as a general-purpose communication line, the configuration of the display operation system can be further simplified.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a display operation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The display operation system of the present embodiment is applied to a system that operates a plurality of in-vehicle devices.

  First, the connection configuration of each device in the display operation system will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display operation system includes an LCD 1, a car navigation device 2, a TV tuner 3, an operation device 4, and a display control device 5 that performs display control of the LCD 1. The operation device 4 is connected to the display control device 5 by a dedicated line 6 and is also connected to the car navigation device 2 and the TV tuner 3 via a gateway 51 provided in the display control device 5. By using the dedicated line 6, the car navigation device 2 and the TV tuner 3 can transmit image data to be displayed on the LCD 1 to the display control device 5 at a high speed, and reaction force data to be described later to the operation device 4. It can be transmitted at high speed.

  The display control device 5 is connected to the car navigation device 2 and the TV tuner 3 via the in-vehicle LAN 7, and transmits a request signal for requesting transmission of reaction force data to the car navigation device 2 and the TV tuner 3 through the LAN. To do. By using the in-vehicle LAN 7, it is not necessary to provide a dedicated communication line for transmitting a request signal, and the system configuration is simplified.

  Next, the structure of each part of the display operation system will be described in detail.

  The LCD 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a liquid crystal display panel and an image signal input circuit (not shown). Then, as is well known, an image is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel according to the image signal input from the image signal input circuit. The LCD 1 also displays a pointer for selecting an operation button displayed together with the above-described image. In addition, regarding these displays, it is good also as using a small-sized CRT display, and good also as using the vehicle-mounted head-up display which displays an image on the windshield etc. of a vehicle.

  The car navigation device 2 includes a position detector (not shown), a map data input device, an image generation circuit, and a control circuit for controlling these. Then, as is well known, the map image data is read from the map data input device, and the image data is created by superimposing the vehicle position mark on the current position of the vehicle detected by the position detector, and the destination and travel route are set. Display image data is created by adding image data of operation buttons for performing operations such as the above, and transmitted to the display control device 5.

  Further, in the car navigation device 2, the operation device 4 applies the joystick 41 to the joystick 41 based on the display position of the operation button when the display image data is displayed on the LCD 1 and the display position of the pointer on the LCD 1. Create reaction force data to generate force. The created reaction force data is transmitted to the display control device 5 when the car navigation device 2 receives a request signal from the display control device 5.

  In addition, when the car navigation device 2 receives the determination signal from the display control device 5, the car navigation device 2 simultaneously receives the pointer display position on the LCD 1 (hereinafter referred to as the pointer position) and the generated display image data. The selected operation button is examined, and an operation corresponding to the operation button is performed.

  The TV tuner 3 includes a detection / amplification circuit (not shown), an image generation circuit, an audio conversion circuit, and a control circuit for controlling them. Then, as is well known, the received radio wave is detected and amplified by a detection / amplification circuit, and a video signal and an audio signal are extracted. The image generation circuit creates image data from the extracted video signal, and creates display image data by adding image data of operation buttons for performing channel change, volume change, and the like, and supplies this to the display control device 5. And send. The extracted audio signal is converted into a sound by a sound conversion circuit and output.

  Further, the TV tuner 3 is a reaction force applied to the joystick 41 by the operation device 4 based on the display position of the operation button when the display image data is displayed on the LCD 1 and the display position of the pointer on the LCD 1. Create reaction force data to generate The created reaction force data is transmitted to the display control device 5 when the TV tuner 3 receives a request signal from the display control device 5.

  When the TV tuner 3 receives the determination signal from the display control device 5, the TV tuner 3 checks the selected operation button from the pointer position received at the same time and the generated display image data, and corresponds to the operation button. Perform the action.

  The operation device 4 is a remote controller including an analog joystick 41, a determination key 42, and a reaction force generator (not shown), and operates a pointer displayed on the LCD 1 to connect the car navigation device 2 and the TV tuner 3 to each other. Instructs execution of various operations. Specifically, the operation device 4 stores the pointer position, and when the joystick 41 is operated, the movement direction and movement amount of the pointer are determined according to the operation direction and operation amount, and the pointer after movement. Calculate the position. Then, the calculated pointer position is transmitted to the display control device 5 and the stored pointer position is updated. When the determination key 42 is pressed, a determination signal is transmitted to the display control device 5. At that time, the stored pointer position is also transmitted to the display control device 5.

  Further, the reaction force generation device included in the operation device 4 is a direction in which the joystick 41 is operated based on the stored pointer position and the reaction force data acquired from the display control device 5 when the joystick 41 is operated. The reaction force is applied in the opposite direction, that is, the direction in which the joystick 41 is returned to the neutral position. The aforementioned reaction force data is updated every time new reaction force data is received from the display control device 5.

  The operation device 4 also instructs the display control device 5 to switch the display screen displayed on the LCD 1 and adjusts the image quality of the LCD 1.

  The display control device 5 includes an image generation circuit (not shown), a VRAM, and a transmission source memory. The display control device 5 converts display image data received from the car navigation device 2 or the TV tuner 3 into an image signal and outputs the image signal to the LCD 1. At that time, the received display image data is stored in the VRAM, and the name of the device that is the transmission source of the data is stored in the transmission source memory.

  The display control device 5 moves the position of the pointer displayed on the LCD 1 according to the pointer position received from the operation device 4. Further, when the determination signal and the pointer position are received from the operation device 4, these are transmitted to the device stored in the transmission source memory using the in-vehicle LAN 7.

  However, when the pointer position received from the operation device 4 coincides with the display position of the image quality adjustment button for instructing the image quality adjustment of the LCD 1, the display control device 5 does not perform the above-described operation and stores it in an internal ROM (not shown). The image data of the operation button for adjusting the image quality is read out. Then, the read image data is converted into an image signal, and an operation button for image quality adjustment is superimposed on the operation button currently displayed on the LCD 1 (see FIG. 2). Further, the reaction force data (reaction force data on the image quality adjustment screen) stored in the internal ROM when the operation button for image quality adjustment is displayed on the LCD 1 is read out and transmitted to the operation device 4.

  Thereafter, when the pointer position received together with the determination signal from the operation device 4 coincides with the display position of the adjustment end button for ending the image quality adjustment of the LCD 1, the superimposed image quality adjustment operation button is deleted, and the original operation button is deleted. Display operation buttons. Then, the request signal is transmitted to the device having the name stored in the transmission source memory, and the reaction force data is received from the device and transmitted to the operation device 4.

  When the pointer position received together with the determination signal from the operation device 4 matches the display position of the switch button for switching the display screen of the LCD 1, the display control device 5 moves to a device whose name is not stored in the transmission source memory. A request signal is transmitted, and reaction force data is received from the device and transmitted to the operation device 4. Thereafter, the display screen of the LCD 1 is switched (see FIG. 3). At that time, the name of the device stored in the transmission source memory is changed.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart relating to processing in which the display control device 5 changes the display screen of the LCD 1 in the display operation system of the present embodiment. The processing of this flowchart is started when a determination signal and a pointer position are output from the operation device 4.

  In step 401, the display control device 5 determines whether or not the image quality adjustment button has been selected from the pointer position output from the operation device 4. If it is determined that the image quality adjustment button has been selected, the process proceeds to step 402. Otherwise, go to step 404.

  In step 402, the image data of the operation button for image quality adjustment is read from the internal ROM, and the operation button for image quality adjustment is superimposed on the operation button displayed on the LCD 1. In step 403, the reaction force data of the image quality adjustment screen is read from the internal ROM and transmitted to the operation device 4, and the process is terminated. As a result, the reaction force data stored in the reaction force generator of the operation device 4 is updated to the reaction force data on the image quality adjustment screen.

  In step 404, it is determined from the pointer position output from the operation device 4 whether or not the adjustment end button has been selected. If it is determined that the adjustment end button has been selected, the process proceeds to step 405. Otherwise, go to step 408.

  In step 405, the image quality adjustment operation button superimposed on the LCD 1 is deleted, and the original operation button is displayed. In step 406, a request signal is transmitted to the device having the name stored in the transmission source memory using the in-vehicle LAN 7, and the reaction force data is received from the device via the dedicated line 6. In step 407, the reaction force data received in step 406 is transmitted to the operation device 4 via the dedicated line 6. As a result, the reaction force data stored in the reaction force generator of the operation device 4 is updated to the reaction force data of the original display screen.

  In step 408, it is determined from the pointer position output from the operation device 4 whether or not the switching button has been selected. If it is determined that the switch button has been selected, the process proceeds to step 409. Otherwise, go to step 412.

  In step 409, a request signal is transmitted to a device whose name is not stored in the transmission source memory using the in-vehicle LAN 7, and reaction force data is received from the device via the dedicated line 6. In step 410, the reaction force data received in step 409 is transmitted to the operation device 4 via the dedicated line 6. As a result, the reaction force data stored in the reaction force generator of the operation device 4 is updated to the reaction force data on the display screen after switching. In step 411, the name of the device stored in the transmission source memory is changed to switch the display screen, and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, in step 412, the determination signal and the pointer position are transmitted to the device having the name stored in the transmission source memory. As a result, the car navigation device 2 and the TV tuner 3 perform an operation corresponding to the selected operation button.

  As described above, in the display operation system of the present embodiment, when image quality adjustment of the LCD 1 is performed, the operation buttons for image quality adjustment are displayed in a superimposed manner on the operation buttons displayed on the LCD 1. Thereafter, when the image quality adjustment of the LCD 1 is completed, the operation button for image quality adjustment displayed in a superimposed manner is deleted, and a request signal is transmitted to the device having the name stored in the transmission source memory. Then, the reaction force data corresponding to the original operation button is received from the device, and is transmitted to the operation device. Accordingly, even when the operation button 4 is allowed to be superimposed on the LCD 1, the operation device 4 can apply a reaction force corresponding to the display position of the operation button and the pointer on the LCD 1 to the joystick 41.

  In the display operation system of the present embodiment, operation buttons for image quality adjustment for adjusting the image quality of the LCD 1 are displayed in a superimposed manner. However, the operation buttons to be displayed in a superimposed manner are not limited to the operation buttons for adjusting the image quality. For example, operation buttons related to power-on of the car navigation device 2 and the TV tuner 3 may be displayed in a superimposed manner.

  In the present embodiment, the reaction force data used by the reaction force generation device of the operation device 4 is acquired from the car navigation device 2, the TV tuner 3, and the display control device 5. However, the reaction force data may be stored in the operation device 4. In this case, instead of transmitting the reaction force data corresponding to the display image on the LCD 1 to the operation device 4, the display control device 5 supports the display image on the LCD 1 from the reaction force data stored in the operation device 4. It is instructed to use reaction force data.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a display operation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example which superimposed and displayed the image quality adjustment screen with respect to the navigation image displayed on LCD. It is a figure which shows the example which switched the navigation screen displayed on LCD to the TV screen. In the display operation system of this embodiment, it is a flowchart regarding the process in which a display control apparatus changes the display screen of LCD.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... LCD
2 ... Car navigation device 3 ... TV tuner 4 ... Operation device 41 Joystick 42 ... Enter key 5 ... Display control device 51 ... Gateway 6 ... Dedicated line 7 ... In-vehicle LAN

Claims (5)

A display unit having a display screen;
An operation device that has an instruction unit that instructs a movement position of the pointer displayed on the display screen, and that applies a reaction force according to the screen position of the pointer according to reaction force data to the instruction unit;
Data output means for outputting image data of the operation button to be displayed on the display unit to the display unit, and outputting reaction force data corresponding to the image data of the operation button to the operation device,
When the second operation button is erased after the second operation button is superimposed on the first operation button displayed on the display screen, it corresponds to the first operation button. A display operation system comprising: instruction means for instructing the data output means to output reaction force data to the operation device. The display operation system according to claim 1, wherein the second operation button displayed on the display screen is an operation button for adjusting an image quality of the display screen. A communication line for transmitting the image data and the reaction force data is provided,
The display operation system according to claim 1, wherein the data output unit transmits the image data and the reaction force data to the display unit and the operation device using the communication line. The said instruction | indication means instruct | indicates the output instruction | indication of the reaction force data with respect to the said data output means using the general purpose communication line provided in the said display operation system. The display operation system described in 1. The display operation system is mounted on a vehicle and operates.
5. The display according to claim 4, wherein the general-purpose communication line used when the instruction unit instructs the data output unit to output reaction force data is an in-vehicle LAN of the vehicle. Operation system.

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