JP2007045374A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device capable of displaying an image of a DVD on a display and instantaneously notifying the image to a user in a reproduction mode requesting the user operation when listening to only the sound of a DVD player via a speaker. <P>SOLUTION: The display device comprises a display, a navigation device capable of providing map information, and a disk reproduction device capable of reproducing images and sound information recorded in a recording medium. The display device is capable of switching the display state of the display when listening to the sound reproduced by the disk reproduction device via a speaker into a first mode for displaying map information and a second mode for displaying images obtained from the disk reproduction device. When the disk reproduction device is transferred to the mode requesting the user operation in the first mode, the display state on the display can be forcibly switched to the second mode. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device suitable for a vehicle, and more particularly to a display device capable of selectively displaying video information from a disc playback device such as a DVD player in addition to map information from a navigation device.

  Conventionally, as a vehicle-mounted display device, a multifunction device of a navigation device and a disc playback device (DVD player) is mounted, and map information from the navigation device and video information from the DVD player can be selected and displayed on the display, respectively. There is. In such a display device, when the user wants to display map information, he selects map information from the navigation device, and when he wants to display video information from the DVD player, he selects video information from the DVD player and displays it on the display. I am trying to output.

  On the other hand, it is also possible to display map information from the navigation device on the display and output audio information from the DVD player from the speaker. This is a case where the user is driving and cannot watch the video, and only the audio information of the DVD is output to the speaker without displaying the video information from the DVD player, while listening to the audio of the DVD, This is a case where map information is displayed on the display.

  By the way, as described above, when the DVD player is playing but outputting only audio, when the DVD video transitions from the main screen to the menu screen, the map information from the navigation device is displayed on the display. Therefore, there is a problem that it is not known that the screen has been changed to the menu screen only by listening to the audio.

  In this case, in order to continue playback of the main part, it is necessary to operate the DVD player while viewing the menu screen. Therefore, the display on the display needs to be switched from the map information of the navigation device to the video of the DVD player. There is a drawback of noticing. There are several cases where the user operation is required during the playback of the DVD player other than when the menu screen is displayed as described above, and even if the DVD player requests the user operation, it cannot be dealt with.

  Patent Document 1 describes a car navigation device equipped with an optical disk device such as a DVD. When a vehicle is stopped, a moving image and sound are reproduced from a recording medium. An example of playing is described. When the reproduction of the recording medium is completed while the vehicle is traveling, the title menu screen is switched to determine the next reproduction mode, and the content of the operation is switched.

However, in Patent Document 1, the end of reproduction of a recording medium is detected and the menu screen is switched. For this reason, in the case of a recording medium in which playback processing continues (for example, music continues to flow as BGM even in the operation input mode) even if the operation input mode requires user operation during playback. Has a drawback that it is difficult to know by voice / music only that the user has switched to the operation input mode because the reproduction is not terminated. In particular, in the case of a recording medium in which voice / music flows during the operation input mode, there is a problem that the user hardly notices only by the change of the voice and music before and after the operation input mode.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-257993

  In the conventional display device, when the video information from the DVD player is not displayed and only the audio information of the DVD is output to the speaker and the map information is displayed on the display, the DVD player requests the user's operation. However, there is a drawback that the user does not notice it.

 The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. When a playback mode that requires user operation is entered during playback of a DVD player, the transition to the playback mode is detected and the display content on the display is displayed. An object of the present invention is to provide a display device capable of switching and informing a user instantly.

  The display device according to the present invention includes a display; a disc playback device capable of reproducing video information and audio information recorded on a recording medium; and the audio without displaying the video information reproduced by the disc playback device on the display. When the disc playback device transitions to a playback mode that requires a user operation while outputting information to a speaker, the transition to the playback mode is detected and the video information played back on the disc playback device is And a controller for switching to display on the display.

The display device of the present invention includes a display mounted on a vehicle; a navigation device capable of providing map information for navigation recorded on a first recording medium; and video information recorded on a second recording medium. And a disc playback device capable of playing back audio information; a first display for displaying the map information obtained from the navigation device, the display state on the display when the audio information from the disc playback device is output to a speaker; A display controller capable of switching to and displaying at least a second mode for displaying video information obtained from the disc playback device;
In the first mode, when a transition is made to a playback mode that requires a user operation during the playback process of the disc playback apparatus, the transition to the playback mode is detected and the display state on the display is changed to the second mode. And a control unit for switching to.

  The display device of the present invention includes a display mounted on a vehicle; a navigation device capable of providing map information for navigation recorded on a first recording medium; and video information recorded on a second recording medium. And a disc playback device capable of reproducing audio information; and displaying the display information on the display when the audio information reproduced by the disc playback device is output to a speaker, and displaying map information obtained from the navigation device A display controller capable of switching to and displaying at least a second mode for displaying video information obtained from at least the disc playback device; and a user during playback processing of the disc playback device in the first mode; When the playback mode that requires operation is entered, it is detected that the transition to the playback mode has been detected and the display The display state is switched to the second mode, and when there is a user operation within a predetermined time, processing is performed according to a user instruction to return to the first mode, and when there is no user operation within the predetermined time, And a control unit that performs control so as to return to the first mode by performing a programmed process.

  Furthermore, the display device of the present invention includes a navigation device capable of reading out map information for navigation; a playback device capable of reproducing video information and audio information recorded on a disc-shaped recording medium; and the map information or the video A display for selectively displaying information; a speaker for outputting the audio information; and a map information obtained from the navigation device when the map information is preferentially displayed on the display. A control unit for prohibiting the display of video information obtained from the playback device and supplying the audio information obtained from the playback device to the speaker; and the control unit further includes a user operation performed by the playback device. When it is detected that the playback mode has been changed to the required playback mode, only the video information related to the playback mode that requires the user operation, Instead of the serial or the map information together with the map information, characterized in that to display on said display.

  In the display device of the present invention, when the disc playback device is playing back and outputs only audio information to the speaker, and the display displays map information from the navigation device, the disc playback device requires a user operation. When transitioning to the playback mode, it can be detected and the display state of the screen can be automatically switched to notify the user. In addition, after the user operation, the original display state can be restored.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

 FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the display device of the present invention, and is a conceptual diagram showing the overall configuration. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the embodiment of the display device of the present invention. .

 FIG. 1 shows a display device in a car navigation system, which includes a navigation device 10, a disc playback device (DVD player) 20, a display controller 30, a display 40, and a speaker 50.

 The navigation device 10 can output map information and an audio guide, and the DVD player 20 can reproduce video information and audio information recorded on an optical disc (recording medium). Further, the display controller 30 selects either the map information from the navigation device 10 or the video information from the DVD player 20 and outputs it to the display 40, or the map information and the video information are combined and output to the display 40. Control to do.

  FIG. 2 shows a detailed configuration of the display device of the present invention. In addition to the navigation device 10, the DVD player 20, the display controller 30, the display 40, and the speaker 50, a system control 60 for controlling these operations and an operation are shown. Unit 70 and an audio output circuit 80.

  The navigation device 10 includes a recording medium 11 on which map information is recorded, and a means for detecting the current position of the vehicle such as a GPS receiver. The navigation apparatus 10 reads the map information from the recording medium 11 and displays information indicating the current position of the vehicle on the map. Output over information. The navigation device 10 further includes a video decoder 12 and an audio decoder 13. The video decoder 12 decodes and outputs map information, and the audio decoder 13 decodes and outputs audio information such as an audio guide.

  The DVD player 20 includes a video decoder 22 and an audio decoder 23 in addition to an optical pickup (not shown) for detecting information recorded on a recording medium (DVD) 21. The video decoder 22 is a recording medium. The video information recorded in the video is decoded and output, and the audio decoder 23 decodes and outputs the audio information.

  The display controller 30 has a video selector 31 that selects / synthesizes the map information from the video decoder 12 and the video information from the video decoder 22, selects and outputs one of the information, and combines both information. For example, a two-screen video can be output. Furthermore, the display controller 30 is also supplied with video information from other video equipment such as the TV tuner 32, and other video information can also be selectively output. The information selected or synthesized by the display controller 30 is supplied to the display 40 and displayed.

  The audio output circuit 80 mixes the audio information from the audio decoders 13 and 23 and supplies the mixed audio information to the speaker 50. When the audio information from the DVD player 20 is reproduced, an audio guide signal is output from the navigation device 10. Can be mixed and output.

  The system controller 60 controls the operation of each unit, and is composed of a microprocessor including a CPU. The system controller 60 controls the navigation device 10, the DVD player 20, the display controller 30 and the like in response to an instruction input from the operation unit 70. . The operation unit 70 is a remote controller (remote controller) or an operation button disposed near the display 40 and is operated by a user.

  Next, the operation of the display device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the present invention, as a display form on the display 40, for example, when the vehicle is stopped, video information from the DVD player 20 can be selected to watch a movie or the like. Of course, the map information from the navigation device 10 can be displayed to check the map and the current position.

  On the other hand, when the vehicle is running, the driver cannot view the video information from the DVD player 20, so that only the audio information is displayed without displaying the video information from the DVD player 20. Or the audio information from the DVD player 20 is supplied to the speaker 50 to display the map information from the navigation device 10.

  In the present invention, as described above, when the DVD player 20 is playing back but outputs audio information only to the speaker 50 and the display 40 displays map information, the DVD video is the main screen. It is characterized in that it is possible to instantly confirm that the screen has changed to the menu screen. That is, when transitioning to the menu screen, it is necessary to operate the DVD player 20 while viewing the menu screen in order to continue playback of the main part, and in order to inform the user (driver) of that fact, transition to the menu screen is made. Sometimes, the system controller 60 detects the transition, and the display 40 is switched from the map information to the video information of the DVD 21 and displayed. Or it switches so that the video information and map information of DVD21 may be displayed on a multi-screen simultaneously.

  Further, not only the transition to the menu screen, but also when the DVD player 20 transitions to another playback mode that requires the user's operation, the display on the display 40 is switched from the map information to the video information on the DVD 21 and displayed. To do.

  This is shown in FIG. 3A shows a first mode in which the map information from the navigation device 10 is displayed on the display 40, and the DVD player 20 is reproducing but outputting only audio information. On the other hand, when the DVD player 20 transitions to a playback mode that requires user operation, for example, a menu screen, the video information from the DVD player 20 is displayed on the display 40 as shown in (b1), or (b2). In this way, the video information from the DVD player 20 and the map information from the navigation device 10 are combined and switched to the second mode for multi-screen display. In addition, in (b2), the example of two screen juxtaposition is shown as a form of multi-screen display, but either one of the screens may be displayed as a sub-screen display.

  Thus, the user can know that the DVD player 20 needs the user's operation by changing the display content of the screen. Thereby, the user can shift to display of the next reproduction screen by operating the operation unit 70 after stopping the vehicle or waiting for an opportunity such as a stop by a red signal. Then, after the operation, the map information is displayed on the display 40 as shown in (c), and the DVD player 20 is switched to return to the first mode in which only the audio information is output during reproduction.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of a playback mode in which the DVD player 20 requires a user operation. In FIG. 4, there are three possible playback modes that require user operation: menu, still, and bonus code. The menu mode includes VMGM and VTSM menus defined by the DVD-Video standard and AMGM menus defined by the DVD-Audio standard. VMGM is a top menu, and VTSM is a root menu of its lower layer, such as a chapter selection menu. AMGM is a voice-related menu.

  Still mode is defined by the DVD-Video standard. For example, a still image having selection items is displayed in a moving image, and a bonus code mode is defined by the DVD-Audio standard. This is a case where a bonus track or a bonus song is reproduced by inputting a password.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of the transition of the playback state in the DVD player 20. When the playback screen of the main part is composed of a plurality of chapters PTT_1 to PTT_N, the playback is performed sequentially from the first chapter PTT_1, and finally. When the chapter PTT_N is reproduced, the display transitions to the menu (VMGM / VTSM) display screen to return to the main part. When the user gives a selection instruction while the menu screen is displayed, the video of the main part is again reproduced sequentially from the first chapter. Therefore, the screen is played back cyclically. In some cases, when the last chapter PTT_N has been played back, it may be in a stopped state (STOP), but this is a rare example.

  FIG. 6 shows an operation flowchart by the system controller 60. In FIG. 6, when the reproduction of the main part on the DVD 11 is completed and the return operation to the main part is started again (START), it is determined whether or not the menu mode is set in step S1. If it is not the menu mode (NO), the process proceeds to step S2 to determine whether or not it is the still mode. If it is not the still mode, the process proceeds to step S3 and it is determined whether or not it is the bonus code mode.

  If it is determined in step S1 that the menu mode is selected (YES), it is determined in step S4 whether or not the user operation is performed within a predetermined time. If there is a user operation, the user designates in step S5. A location search is performed.

  If there is no user operation within the predetermined time in step S4 (NO), it is determined whether or not there is an automatic transition command recorded on the DVD 21 in step S6. If there is a command (YES), the process proceeds to step S5, and a transition is made to automatically reproduce a predetermined screen according to the command. If there is no automatic transition command in step S6 (NO), the current button position (for example, “play main part” button on the menu screen) is selected in step S7, and the process proceeds to step S5 to search for a designated portion. .

  In step S8, the display controller 30 is controlled to switch to display the map information from the navigation device 10, and the audio information from the DVD player 20 is reproduced. Thereby, the return to the main part is completed (END).

  If it is determined in step S2 that the still mode is selected, it is determined in step S9 whether or not a user operation is performed within a predetermined time. If there is a user operation (YES), a user designation is performed in step S10. A search is made for the location. If no user operation is performed within the predetermined time in step S9 (NO), the process proceeds to step S11 to determine whether or not there is a selection button.

  In the still mode, a still image is displayed in order to select a screen to be advanced next in the moving image. Normally, there is a selection button (YES), and the process proceeds to the next step S12, and the current button position (for example, A and B) Is selected), the process proceeds to step S10, and the designated portion is searched. In rare cases, there is no selection button. In this case, the process proceeds from step S11 to step S13, waits for an operation of the reproduction continuation process (for example, a PLAY operation), and then proceeds to step S10 to search for a designated portion.

  In step S8, the display controller 30 is controlled to switch to display the map information from the navigation device 10, and the audio information from the DVD player 20 is output. This completes the return to the main part.

  Furthermore, if it is determined in step S3 that the mode is a bonus code mode (YES), it is determined in step S14 whether or not a user operation has been performed within a predetermined time, and if there is a user operation (in this case, the password is changed). If there is an input), the process proceeds to step S15, where a search is made for a location designated by the user.

  If there is no user operation within a predetermined time in step S14 (when no password is input), the process skips forward to the next track or the next song in step S16, and moves to step S15 to specify Search for a location.

  In step S8, the display controller 30 is controlled to switch to display the map information from the navigation device 10, and the audio information from the DVD player 20 is output. This completes the return to the main part.

  If it is determined in step S3 that the mode is not the bonus code mode, the process proceeds to an end step (END) and the reproduction of the main part is continued.

  As described above, in the display device of the present invention, only the audio information is output from the speaker 50 while the DVD player 20 is playing back, and the map information from the navigation device 10 is displayed on the display 40. When a transition is made to a playback mode that requires user operation during playback of the main part on the DVD player 20, the transition is detected and the display mode of map information by the navigation device 10 is automatically changed to the display of video information by the DVD player 20. Switch to inform the user. After the user operation, the original display mode is restored. Further, when there is no user operation within a predetermined time, a preprogrammed process is performed to automatically switch to the original mode, so that the user switching operation can be omitted.

  The present invention is not limited to the above description, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the claims.

The conceptual diagram which shows the whole structure of one Embodiment of the display apparatus of this invention. The block diagram explaining the detailed structure in the embodiment. Explanatory drawing explaining operation | movement of the display controller in the embodiment. Explanatory drawing explaining the reproduction | regeneration mode which requires user operation with the DVD player in the embodiment. Explanatory drawing explaining the transition of the reproduction | regeneration screen in the DVD player in the embodiment. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the system controller in the embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Navigation apparatus 11 ... Recording medium 12 ... Video decoder 13 ... Audio decoder 20 ... Disc playback apparatus (DVD player)
21. Recording medium (DVD)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 22 ... Video decoder 23 ... Audio decoder 30 ... Display controller 40 ... Display 50 ... Speaker 60 ... System controller 70 ... Operation part 80 ... Audio | voice output circuit

Claims (8)

A disc playback device capable of playing back video information and audio information recorded on a display and a recording medium;
When the audio information is output to a speaker without displaying the video information reproduced on the disc reproducing device on the display, the reproduction mode is changed when the disc reproducing device transits to a reproducing mode requiring a user operation. And a control unit that switches the video information reproduced by the disc reproducing device to be displayed on the display. A display mounted on the vehicle,
A navigation device capable of providing map information for navigation recorded in a first recording medium;
A disc playback apparatus capable of playing back video information and audio information recorded on the second recording medium;
When the audio information from the disc playback device is output to a speaker, the display state on the display is obtained from at least the first mode for displaying map information obtained from the navigation device and at least the disc playback device. A display controller capable of switching to and displaying a second mode for displaying video information;
In the first mode, when a transition is made to a playback mode that requires a user operation during the playback process of the disc playback apparatus, the transition to the playback mode is detected and the display state on the display is changed to the second mode. And a control unit for switching to a display device.   The control unit switches the display state on the display to the second mode when the disc playback apparatus enters the playback mode that requires the user operation in the first mode, and after the user operation, the control unit switches the first mode to the first mode. The display device according to claim 2, wherein the display device is controlled to return to the mode.   The control unit switches the display state on the display to the second mode when there is no user operation for a predetermined time when the disc playback apparatus enters the playback mode requiring the user operation in the first mode. 3. The display device according to claim 2, wherein control is performed so as to reproduce a preset location of the second recording medium and return to the first mode.   When the display state on the display is in the second mode, the display controller displays the video information from the disc playback device alone or displays the video information and the map information simultaneously on a multi-screen. The display device according to claim 2, wherein:   The display device according to claim 2, wherein the reproduction mode requiring the user operation is at least a menu display mode. A display mounted on the vehicle,
A navigation device capable of providing map information for navigation recorded in a first recording medium;
A disc playback apparatus capable of playing back video information and audio information recorded on the second recording medium;
A first mode for displaying map information obtained from the navigation device, and a display state on the display when audio information reproduced by the disc reproduction device is output to a speaker, and at least from the disc reproduction device A display controller capable of switching and displaying the second mode for displaying the obtained video information;
In the first mode, when a playback mode requiring a user operation during the playback process of the disc playback device is entered, it is detected that the mode has been changed to the playback mode, and the display state on the display is changed to the second mode. When there is a user operation within a predetermined time, a process is performed according to a user instruction to return to the first mode, and when there is no user operation within a predetermined time, a pre-programmed process is performed to And a control unit that controls to return to the first mode. A navigation device capable of reading map information for navigation;
A playback device capable of playing back video information and audio information recorded on a disc-shaped recording medium;
A display for selectively displaying the map information or the video information;
A speaker for outputting the audio information;
When map information obtained from the navigation device is preferentially displayed on the display, display of video information obtained from the playback device is prohibited, and audio information obtained from the playback device is displayed on the speaker. And a control unit that controls to supply to
Further, when the control unit detects that the playback device has transitioned to a playback mode that requires a user operation, the control unit includes only the video information related to the playback mode that requires the user operation, together with the map information or in the map information. Instead, the display device displays on the display.

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