JP2006285433A - Information display - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change the display form of a dialog displayed on a monitor according to the user type of a user. <P>SOLUTION: A dialog display section 105b changes the display form of a dialog to be displayed on the monitor 109, on the basis of the type of a user determined by a user type determination section 105a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information display device for providing information to a user.

  The following information display device is known from Patent Document 1. According to this information display device, the message output from the application is displayed on the window displayed on the monitor.

JP-A-5-88839

  However, according to the conventional information display device, since the message output from the application is simply displayed, the display form of the message cannot be changed according to the usage status by the user and the importance of the message. There was a problem.

The invention according to claim 1 is an information display device that displays a message to a user output from an application on a monitor in a dialog, a user type determination means for determining a user type of the user, and a user type determination And a dialog display means for changing the display form of the dialog based on the user type determined by the means.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information display device according to the first aspect, the user type determining unit classifies the user into a specific user and a general user to determine the user type, and the dialog display unit includes: When the user type is a specific user, the dialog is highlighted.
The invention according to claim 3 is an information display device that displays a message to the user output from the application in a dialog on a monitor, and priority determination means for determining the execution priority of the application being executed, Dialog display means for changing the display form of the dialog based on the execution priority of the application determined by the priority determination means.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the information display device according to the third aspect, the dialog display means emphasizes the dialog when the execution priority of the application determined by the priority determination means is the highest priority. It is characterized by displaying.
The invention according to claim 5 is an information display device that displays a message to the user output from the application on a dialog, and includes a user type determination unit that determines the user type of the user, Based on the combination pattern of the priority determination means for determining the execution priority of the application, the user type determined by the user type determination means, and the execution priority of the application determined by the priority determination means, the display form of the dialog is changed. And a dialog display means for changing.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the information display device according to the fifth aspect, the user type determining means classifies the user into a specific user and a general user to determine the user type, and the dialog display means includes: When the user type is a specific user and the execution priority of the application determined by the priority determination unit is the highest priority, the dialog is highlighted.
A seventh aspect of the present invention is the information display device according to any one of the second, fourth, and sixth aspects, further comprising voice output means for outputting voice, wherein the voice output means includes dialog display means. When the dialog is highlighted, a message to the user output from the application is output by voice.

  According to the present invention, the display form of the dialog is changed based on the user type. Accordingly, the dialog can be displayed in an optimal display form in consideration of the fact that the usage status of the information display device is different for each type of user, and the user can easily recognize the message.

  In addition, the display form of the dialog is changed based on the execution priority of the application. Accordingly, it is possible to display the dialog in an optimal display form in consideration of the fact that the importance level of the message output changes according to the execution priority of the application.

  Furthermore, the display form of the dialog is changed based on the combination pattern of the user type and the application execution priority. As a result, the dialog is displayed in an optimal display form, taking into account the fact that the usage status of the information display device differs depending on the type of user and the importance of the output message varies depending on the execution priority of the application. can do.

-First embodiment-
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of an information display device according to the first embodiment. The information display device 100 is a navigation device mounted on a vehicle, for example, and includes a vehicle speed sensor 101 that detects the vehicle speed of the host vehicle, and a GPS unit 102 that receives a GPS signal from a GPS satellite and detects the current position of the host vehicle. A gyro sensor 103 that detects the traveling direction of the host vehicle, a disk reader 104 that reads a map disk 104a that stores map data, and a control that executes a navigation program that provides a navigation function and executes various processes that will be described later A device 105, an input device 106 such as a joystick or a touch panel operated by a user, a monitor 107 that displays an image, a speaker 108 that outputs sound, and programs and various data executed by the information display device 100 And a memory 109 for storing There.

  The control device 105 includes a user type determination unit 105a and a dialog display unit 105b. The user type determination unit 105a determines whether the user currently using the information display device 100 is a specific user or a general user. In the first embodiment, the driver is a specific user, and passengers other than the driver are general users. The user type is specified in advance by the user via the input device 106, and the user type determination unit 105a determines whether the user type specified by the user is a driver or a passenger. The user type is determined.

  When the dialog display unit 105b determines that it is necessary to display a message on the monitor 107 based on a dialog output request from the navigation program, the dialog display unit 105b responds to the user type determined by the user type determination unit 105a. Change the display form of the dialog to be output.

  That is, when the user type determined by the user type determination unit 105a is a general user, as shown in FIG. 2A, the dialog output from the navigation program is directly output to the monitor 107 to display the dialog 2a. indicate. On the other hand, when the user type determined by the user type determination unit 105a is a specific user, as shown in FIG. 2B, a dialog output from the navigation program is displayed with a predetermined enlargement ratio, for example, 1 The image is magnified 5 times and output to the monitor 107 to display the dialog 2b. That is, the dialog is highlighted.

  As a result, an enlarged dialog 2b can be displayed for a driver who is generally unable to watch the monitor 107, making it easier to check the dialog. In addition, since the normal dialog 2a is displayed for the general user, the load of the dialog display process is increased in consideration of the fact that the enlargement process is unnecessary for the general user who can watch the monitor 107. Can be reduced.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information display device 100 according to the first embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 3 is executed by the control device 105 as a program that starts when the ignition switch of the vehicle is turned on and the information display device 100 is turned on.

  In step S <b> 10, it is determined whether or not a user type is input via the input device 106 by the user. If it is determined that the user type has been input by the user, the process proceeds to step S20. In step S20, it is determined whether or not a dialog needs to be displayed based on a dialog output request from the navigation program. If it is determined that a dialog needs to be output, the process proceeds to step S30.

  In step S30, it is determined whether the user type input by the user in step S10 is a general user or a specific user. As a result, if it is determined that the user type is a general user, the process proceeds to step S40, and as described above with reference to FIG. Is displayed and the process proceeds to step S60.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the user type is a specific user, the process proceeds to step S50. In step S50, as described above with reference to FIG. 2B, the dialog output from the navigation program is enlarged to a predetermined enlargement ratio, for example, 1.5 times, and output to the monitor 107 to display the dialog 2b. Proceed to step S60.

  In step S60, it is determined whether or not the ignition switch of the host vehicle is turned off. If it is determined that the ignition switch of the host vehicle is not turned off, the process returns to step S20 and the process is repeated. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is turned off, the process is terminated.

According to the first embodiment described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(1) When the user type is a specific user, that is, a driver, the dialog output from the navigation program is enlarged and highlighted at a predetermined magnification. As a result, the driver cannot generally watch the monitor 107 in many cases, and it is easy to overlook the dialog, so that an enlarged dialog is displayed and the driver can easily confirm the dialog. it can.

(2) When the user type is a driver, the enlarged dialog is displayed so that the driver does not need to pay attention to the dialog displayed on the monitor 107. Since the displayed message content can be confirmed, the dialog can be confirmed without hindering the driving operation.

(3) When the user type is a general user, the dialog output from the navigation program is output to the monitor 107 as it is. In this way, general users other than the driver can generally watch the monitor 107 and can sufficiently view even a normal dialog, so that the enlargement process is not performed and the dialog display process is performed. Can be reduced.

-Second embodiment-
The information display device 100 according to the first embodiment has been described as an example of a navigation device mounted on a vehicle, for example, but the information display device 100 according to the second embodiment includes various application programs in the memory 109. Various functions can be provided to the user by executing each application program in response to the user's request. For example, when the user requests the execution of the navigation application via the input device 105, the navigation function is provided by reading the application program from the memory 109 and executing it. That is, the information display device 100 functions as a navigation device as in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of an information display device according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 4, the same components as those in FIG. 1 in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and differences will be mainly described. As will be described later, the control device 105 includes a priority determination unit 105c that determines the execution priority of each application.

  In this embodiment, the memory 109 stores a navigation application program for providing a navigation function, a speed warning application program for warning the driver of overspeed, and a game application program that allows the occupant to play a game. A case where the user can arbitrarily execute these application programs will be described.

  Each application program stored in the memory 109 has an execution priority set according to the importance of the function provided by the application. The priorities are managed, for example, in the priority management table shown in FIG. 5, and three levels of priorities are set for each application: “high”, “medium”, and “low”. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the priority of the navigation application is set to “medium”, the priority of the speed warning application is set to “high”, and the priority of the game application is set to “low”. Note that the priority management table is set in advance and stored in the memory 109.

  When the input device 106 is operated by the user and the execution of any of the above-described applications is instructed by the user, the control device 105 reads the corresponding application program from the memory 109 and executes it. At the same time, the priority determination unit 105c determines the priority of the application with reference to the priority management table shown in FIG. Thereafter, when it is determined that a dialog needs to be displayed on the monitor 107 based on the dialog output request from the executed application, the following is determined based on the priority of the application determined by the priority determination unit 105c. Thus, the display form of the dialog displayed on the monitor 107 is changed.

  In other words, when the priority of the application being executed is “high”, the dialog output from the program is enlarged to a predetermined enlargement ratio, for example, 1.5 times, and output to the monitor 107, whereby the dialog is displayed. Highlight. When the priority of the application being executed is “medium”, the dialog output from the program is output to the monitor 107 as it is. On the other hand, when the priority of the application being executed is “low”, the dialog output from the program is enlarged to a predetermined enlargement ratio less than 1 times, for example, 0.7 times, that is, reduced. To the monitor 107.

  For example, if the application being executed is a speed warning application, the priority is “high” from the priority management table of FIG. 5, so the dialog output from the program is enlarged and output to the monitor 107. To display the enlargement dialog. When the application being executed is a navigation application, since the priority is “medium”, the dialog output from the program is output to the monitor 107 as it is, and the dialog is displayed. When the application being executed is a game, since the priority is “low”, the dialog output from the program is reduced and output to the monitor 107, and the reduced dialog is displayed.

  In this way, the size of the dialog displayed on the monitor 107 is changed according to the priority of the application being executed, considering that the higher the priority, the higher the importance of the message displayed in the dialog. Can do.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information display apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 6 is executed by the control device 105 as a program that starts when the ignition switch of the vehicle is turned on and the information display device 100 is turned on. In FIG. 6, the same processing numbers as those in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3 are assigned the same step numbers, and the differences will be mainly described.

  In step S <b> 11, it is determined whether or not the user has operated the input device 106 to instruct execution of one of a plurality of applications. If it is determined that execution of the application is instructed by the user, the process proceeds to step S12. In step S12, the program of the corresponding application is read from the memory 109 and executed, and at the same time, the priority determination unit 105c refers to the priority management table shown in FIG. 5 to determine the priority of the application. . Then, it progresses to step S20.

  If it is determined in step S20 that a dialog is output from the application program being executed, the process proceeds to step S31 to determine whether the priority of the application being executed is “high”, “medium”, or “low”. to decide. As a result, when it is determined that the priority is “low”, the process proceeds to step S41, and the dialog output from the program is reduced and output to the monitor 107. If it is determined that the priority is “medium”, the process proceeds to step S40, and the dialog output from the program is output as it is. If it is determined that the priority is “high”, the process proceeds to step S50, and the dialog output from the program is enlarged and output. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S60.

  According to the second embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects of the first embodiment. In other words, the dialog to be displayed is greatly enlarged as the execution priority of the application is higher. Accordingly, it is possible to change the size of the dialog displayed on the monitor 107 in consideration of the fact that the higher the priority, the higher the importance of the message displayed on the dialog.

-Third embodiment-
In the third embodiment, the display form of the dialog to be displayed is changed by combining the contents described above in the first and second embodiments. That is, the size of the dialog displayed for each combination pattern is changed by combining the user type and the importance of the application.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of an information display device according to the third embodiment. In FIG. 7, the same components as those in FIGS. 1 and 4 in the first and second embodiments are given the same reference numerals, and differences will be mainly described. The control device 105 includes all of the user type determination unit 105a, the dialog display unit 105b, and the priority determination unit 105c described above in the first and second embodiments.

  In the third embodiment, display is performed for all combinations of combinations of specific user types and general user types and application priorities “high”, “medium”, and “low”. Set the size of the dialog to be performed. The size of the dialog corresponding to each combination pattern is managed by, for example, the dialog display management table shown in FIG. 8, and the size of the display dialog is “enlarged” for each combination pattern of user type and priority. It is set in three stages, “as is” and “reduction”.

  Note that the dialog display management table is set in advance and stored in the memory 109, and the sizes of the three-stage display dialogs “enlarge”, “as is”, and “reduced” are described in the second embodiment. This corresponds to the enlarged dialog, the dialog output as it is, and the reduced dialog.

  When there is a dialog output request from the application being executed, the dialog display unit 105b determines the user type determined by the user type determination unit 105a and the priority of the application being executed determined by the priority determination unit 105c. Based on the above, the size of the dialog to be displayed is determined with reference to the dialog display management table of FIG.

  For example, when the user type of the currently used user is a specific user and the application being executed is a speed warning application (priority: high), the application is output as shown in FIG. By enlarging the dialog and outputting it to the monitor 107, the dialog is highlighted. If the user type of the user currently used is a general user and the application being executed is a game application (priority: low), a dialog output from the application as shown in FIG. Is reduced and output to the monitor 107.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information display apparatus 100 according to the third embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 9 is executed by the control device 105 as a program that is started when the ignition switch of the vehicle is turned on and the information display device 100 is turned on. In FIG. 9, the same step numbers are assigned to the same processing contents as the processing in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3 and the processing in the second embodiment shown in FIG. The explanation will be focused on.

  If it is determined in step S20 that a dialog is output from the running application, the process proceeds to step S32. In step S32, the size of the dialog to be displayed is determined with reference to the dialog display management table shown in FIG. 8 based on the user type input in step S10 and the priority of the application determined in step S12. To do.

  As a result, if it is determined that the dialog is to be reduced and output, the process proceeds to step S41, where the dialog output from the program is reduced and output to the monitor 107. When it is determined that the dialog is output as it is, the process proceeds to step S40, and the dialog output from the program is output as it is. If it is determined that the dialog is enlarged and output, the process proceeds to step S50, and the dialog output from the program is enlarged and output. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S60.

  According to the third embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects of the first and second embodiments. That is, the size of the dialog displayed on the monitor 107 is changed according to each combination pattern in which the user type and the application priority are combined. Thus, it is possible to accurately output a dialog having a size suitable for the situation at that time in consideration of the user type and the priority of the application.

-Modification-
The information display device according to the above-described embodiment can be modified as follows.
(1) In the first embodiment described above, an example in which a dialog is enlarged and displayed when the user type is a specific user has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the user type is a specific user, a message displayed in the dialog may be output through the speaker 108 instead of displaying the dialog or displaying the dialog. . Also in the second and third embodiments described above, when the dialog to be displayed is “large”, the speaker 108 displays a message to be displayed on the dialog instead of displaying the dialog or at the same time as displaying the dialog. Audio may be output via That is, when a dialog is highlighted, a message displayed in the dialog may be output through the speaker 108 as a voice.

(2) In the first and third embodiments described above, the specific user is the driver, the user type is classified into two types, that is, the specific user and the general user, and the size of the dialog for each user type. An example of changing the above has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the size of the dialog may be changed for each user type by classifying according to other user types such as a driver, a passenger on the front passenger seat, and a passenger on the rear seat. .

(3) In the second embodiment described above, the priority of the application is set in three stages of “high”, “medium”, and “small”, and the dialog size is enlarged corresponding to each priority. In the above, an example of changing as it is and in three stages of reduction has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the priority of the application may be set to four or more levels, and the size of the dialog corresponding to each priority may be changed to four or more levels.

(4) In the above-described third embodiment, the example in which the size of the dialog to be displayed is changed in three stages of “enlargement”, “as is”, and “reduction” has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be changed at an enlargement ratio of four or more stages.

(5) In the first to third embodiments described above, the dialog size displayed on the monitor 107 is changed according to the user type and / or the priority of the application, and the dialog is enlarged and displayed. Explained an example of highlighting a dialog. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display form of the dialog may be changed by another method to highlight the dialog. For example, instead of enlarging the dialog, the dialog may be highlighted by changing the display color of the dialog.

(6) In the first to third embodiments described above, the example in which the dialog display in the information display device mounted on the vehicle is changed has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is mounted on other mobile objects. You may apply to the information display apparatus mounted in an information display apparatus, a portable terminal, etc.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the configurations in the above-described embodiments as long as the characteristic functions of the present invention are not impaired.

  The correspondence between the constituent elements of the claims and the embodiment will be described. The speaker 108 corresponds to sound output means. The above description is merely an example, and when interpreting the invention, there is no limitation or restriction on the correspondence between the items described in the above embodiment and the items described in the claims.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment of the information display apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the dialog displayed on a monitor. It is a flowchart figure which shows operation | movement of the information display apparatus 100 in 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment of the information display apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a priority management table. It is a flowchart figure which shows operation | movement of the information display apparatus 100 in 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment of the information display apparatus in 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a dialog display management table. It is a flowchart figure which shows operation | movement of the information display apparatus 100 in 3rd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Information display apparatus 101 Vehicle speed sensor 102 GPS unit 103 Gyro sensor 104 Disk reader 105 Control apparatus 105a User classification determination part 105b Dialog display part 105c Priority determination part 106 Input apparatus 107 Monitor 108 Speaker 109 Memory

Claims (7)

An information display device that displays a message to a user output from an application on a monitor,
User type determination means for determining the user type of the user;
An information display device comprising: a dialog display unit that changes a display form of the dialog based on the user type determined by the user type determination unit. The information display device according to claim 1,
The user type determining means determines the user type by classifying the user into a specific user and a general user,
The dialog display means highlights the dialog when the user type is a specific user. An information display device that displays a message to a user output from an application on a monitor,
Priority determination means for determining the execution priority of the application being executed;
An information display device comprising: a dialog display unit that changes a display form of the dialog based on the execution priority of the application determined by the priority determination unit. The information display device according to claim 3,
The dialog display means highlights the dialog when the execution priority of the application determined by the priority determination means is the highest priority. An information display device that displays a message to a user output from an application on a monitor,
User type determination means for determining the user type of the user;
Priority determination means for determining the execution priority of the application being executed;
Dialog display means for changing the display form of the dialog based on a combination pattern of the user type determined by the user type determination means and the execution priority of the application determined by the priority determination means. An information display device. The information display device according to claim 5,
The user type determining means determines the user type by classifying the user into a specific user and a general user,
The dialog display means highlights the dialog when the user type is a specific user and the execution priority of the application determined by the priority determination means is the highest priority. Information display device. In the information display device according to any one of claims 2, 4, and 6,
It further comprises audio output means for outputting audio,
The information output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the voice output means outputs a message to the user output from the application when the dialog display means highlights the dialog.

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