JP2007094782A - Information terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information terminal device capable of preventing misoperation of a touch panel by an operator. <P>SOLUTION: When a navigation device receives VICS (R) information from an optical beacon or an electric wave beacon, a VICS (R) information reception screen 21 for notifying the VICS (R) information reception is interrupt-displayed on a display monitor 16. In the VICS (R) information reception screen 21, a YES button 22 and a NO button 23 for inputting an answer to inquiry are displayed together with an inquiry sentence for inquiring possibility/impossibility of figure information display of the VICS (R) information. Though figure information of the VICS (R) information is displayed when pressing the YES button 22, the figure information is not displayed even if pressing the YES button 22 until a prescribed time (e.g. 0.5 sec) lapses after the YES button 22 display. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information terminal device that prevents an erroneous operation when an operator performs a touch panel operation.

In order to prevent an erroneous operation on an operator's touch panel, a touch panel input device that performs event processing corresponding to an object only when the object at the time of finger contact and the object at the time of opening is equal is known as a prior art (Patent Document 1).
JP-A-9-62446

  In the touch panel input device described in Patent Document 1, when a finger touches a desired object, if another object is suddenly displayed, there is a possibility that the other object may be touched unexpectedly. There is a problem that it is impossible to prevent an operator's erroneous operation.

(1) The information terminal device of the invention of claim 1 is a processing means for executing a predetermined process in response to the pressing signal when the sensitive area of the monitor having the touch panel is pressed and a pressing signal is output; When the sensitive area is displayed by the sensitive area display control means for displaying the sensitive area on the monitor and the sensitive area display control means, the sensitive area is invalidated for a predetermined time until a predetermined time elapses from the display time. And the invalidation / validation processing means for validating the sensitive area after the elapse of time.
(2) According to the invention of claim 2, in the information terminal device of claim 1, determining means for determining whether or not the displayed sensitive area is displayed overlapping with the already displayed sensitive area; It further comprises an operation control means for operating the invalidation / validation processing means when the judgment means judges the overlapping display of the sensitive areas.
(3) The invention according to claim 3 is the information terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the already displayed sensitive area is a road map display area where a destination can be set when pressed.
(4) The invention according to claim 4 is the information terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sensitive area display control means displays the sensitive area when receiving information from the outside. To do.
(5) An in-vehicle information terminal device according to claim 5 is mounted on a vehicle. The information terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and detection means for detecting whether or not the vehicle is running. The operation control means operates the invalidation / validation processing means when the detection means detects that the vehicle is running.

  According to the present invention, when a predetermined sensitive area is displayed, the sensitive area is invalidated until a predetermined time elapses from the display time, and when the predetermined time elapses, the sensitive area is validated. Therefore, when another sensitive area is suddenly displayed and the sensitive area is unintentionally pressed, a predetermined process is not executed, so that an erroneous operation of the operator's touch panel can be prevented.

  A configuration of a navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. The navigation device 1 in FIG. 1 can execute a predetermined navigation process by pressing the touch panel 19. The navigation device 1 includes a control circuit 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, a current location detection device 14, an image memory 15, a display monitor 16, a speaker 17, an input device 18, a touch panel 19, a VICS (road traffic information system) information receiving unit 111, and a disk drive. 112.

  The touch panel 19 is a transparent touch switch stacked on the surface of the display monitor 16, and an image displayed on the display monitor 16 is displayed through the touch panel 19. The touch panel 19 sends a signal corresponding to the operation position on the touch panel 19 to the touch panel control unit 110, and the touch panel control unit 110 calculates the pressed position of the touch panel 19.

  The control circuit 11 includes a microprocessor and its peripheral circuits, and performs various controls by executing a control program stored in the ROM 12 using the RAM 13 as a work area. When the control circuit 11 performs a predetermined route search process based on the map data stored in the DVD-ROM 113, the processing result is displayed on the display monitor 16 as a recommended route. In addition, the control circuit 11 is provided with a timer 11a and can measure the passage of time.

  The current position detection device 14 is a device that detects the current position of the vehicle. For example, a vibration gyro 14a that detects the traveling direction of the vehicle, a vehicle speed sensor 14b that detects the vehicle speed, and a GPS signal from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite. It consists of a GPS sensor 14c and the like. The navigation device 1 determines a map display range, a route search start point, and the like based on the current location of the vehicle detected by the current location detection device 14, and displays the current location on the map.

  The image memory 15 stores image data to be displayed on the display monitor 16. This image data includes road map drawing data and various graphic data, which are generated as appropriate based on map data stored in the DVD-ROM 113 read by the disk drive 112. The navigation device 1 can perform map display and the like by using the image data generated in this way.

  The display monitor 16 provides the occupant with various information such as a road map near the vehicle position as a screen display based on various information such as map data. The speaker 17 guides various input operations to the occupant and outputs sound for route guidance. The input device 18 has an input switch for a passenger to set various commands, and is realized by an operation panel, a remote controller, or the like. The occupant selects and sets the destination by manually operating the input device 18 in accordance with the instructions on the display screen of the display monitor 16 and the voice guide of the speaker 17.

  As described above, the touch panel 19 is a transparent panel provided on the monitor screen of the display monitor 16, and the display screen displayed on the display monitor 16 is displayed through the touch panel 19. For this reason, when the display screen of the display monitor 16 is pressed, the touch panel 19 is pressed. The touch panel 19 has an input function like the input device 18. For example, when the map screen displayed on the display monitor 16 is pressed, the pressed position is set as the destination, and when various buttons and the display menu are pressed with a finger, processing corresponding to the various buttons and the display menu is executed.

  When the destination is set by the occupant, the navigation apparatus 1 performs a route calculation to the destination based on a predetermined algorithm, using the current location detected by the GPS sensor 14c as the departure location. The route thus obtained (hereinafter referred to as a recommended route) is displayed on the screen separately from other roads by changing the display form, for example, the display color. Thus, the passenger can recognize the recommended route on the map on the screen. In addition, the navigation device 1 instructs the occupant to travel in the traveling direction using a screen or voice so that the vehicle can travel according to the recommended route, thereby guiding the vehicle.

  The VICS information receiving unit 111 receives VICS information such as traffic jam information supplied from a VICS information center (not shown) and outputs it to the control circuit 11. This VICS information is transmitted mainly by radio beacons installed on highways, optical beacons installed mainly on general roads, or FM multiplex broadcasting. The navigation device 1 receives the transmitted VICS information by the VICS information receiving unit 111. The received VICS information is displayed on the display monitor 16 as character information (level 1) or graphic information (level 2).

  An example of the notification screen when the VICS information is received is shown in FIG. When the navigation apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention receives VICS information from a radio wave beacon or an optical beacon during traveling, the VICS information reception screen 21 is displayed to notify the reception of the VICS information. On the VICS information reception screen 21, a YES button 22 and a NO button 23 for inputting an answer to the inquiry sentence are displayed together with an inquiry sentence for inquiring the passenger whether or not the graphic information of the VICS information can be displayed. The YES button 22 and the NO button 23 have a sensitive area on the touch panel 19, and the display range of the YES button 22 and the display range of the NO button 23 become the sensitive areas of the respective buttons. When the sensitive area of the YES button 22 is pressed, the graphic information 31 of the VICS information is displayed on the display monitor 16 as shown in FIG. 3, and when the sensitive area of the NO button 23 is pressed, the VICS information reception screen 21 disappears and the VICS information is displayed. Return to the screen before displaying the information reception screen 21. The graphic information 31 is displayed on the display monitor 16 for about 20 seconds, and then returns to the screen before the VICS information reception screen 21 is displayed.

  The disk drive 112 is loaded with a DVD-ROM 113 in which map data to be displayed on the display monitor 16 is recorded. The map data includes map display data, route search data, and the like, and the display and route search data include road link information and node information. The map display data has map data of a plurality of scales from a wide area to details, and the scale of the display map can be changed according to the passenger's request. The map data may be read from a recording medium other than the DVD-ROM 113, such as a CD-ROM or a hard disk.

  Next, input processing using the touch panel 19 of the navigation device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a display screen of the display monitor 16 for setting the destination of the recommended route. A road map 20 is displayed on the display screen, and a destination can be set at the pressed position by pressing the road map 20. Here, when the occupant tries to press the position 41 to set the destination, the VICS information is received, and the VICS information reception screen 21 is interrupted and displayed on the display monitor 16 as shown in FIG. And

  In the navigation device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, after the YES button 22 and the NO button 23 are displayed, the display range of the YES button 22 and the NO button 23 is sensitive until a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds) has elapsed. Disable area. For this reason, no processing is performed even if the YES button 22 and the NO button 23 are pressed until a predetermined time has elapsed after the YES button 22 and the NO button 23 are displayed. Therefore, even when the YES button 22 is pressed by mistake, the graphic information 31 shown in FIG. 3 is not interrupted.

  If the NO button 23 is pressed after a predetermined time has elapsed since the YES button 22 and the NO button 23 are displayed, the VICS information reception screen 21 is deleted and the destination setting operation can be started again.

  Next, the above-described invalidation processing of the YES button 22 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the present embodiment, the process of FIG. 5 is executed in the control circuit 11 by a program that starts when VICS information is received.

  In step S501, a button is displayed on the display monitor 16, and the sensitive area in the range where the button is displayed is invalidated. For example, even if the YES button 22 shown in FIG. 2 is pressed, the processing of the YES button 22 is not executed and the destination is not set. In step S502, the timer 11a is started. In step S503, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the timer 11a was started. If the predetermined time has elapsed, an affirmative determination is made in step S503, and the process proceeds to step S504. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, step S503 is repeated. In step S504, the sensitive area of the YES button 22 is validated. Then, the sensitive area setting process ends.

  Next, an input process when the button displayed on the display monitor 16 is pressed will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The processing in FIG. 6 is executed in the control circuit 11 by a program that starts when a button is pop-up displayed on the display monitor 16.

  In step S <b> 601, the pressed position of the touch panel 19 is detected from a signal output from the touch panel 19. In step S602, it is determined whether the pressed position is within the sensitive area of the button displayed on the display monitor 16. If it is within the sensitive area, an affirmative determination is made in step S602, and the process proceeds to step S603. If it is not in the sensitive area, a negative determination is made in step S602, and the process returns to the start. In step S603, it is determined whether the sensitive area is valid. If it is valid, an affirmative determination is made in step S603, and the process proceeds to step S604. If it is invalid, a negative determination is made in step S603, and the process returns to the start. In step S604, processing corresponding to the button is executed. Then, return to the start.

The navigation device 1 according to the above embodiment has the following effects.
(1) The sensitive area in the range in which the button is displayed is disabled until a predetermined time has elapsed since the button displayed in the pop-up is displayed. Therefore, when the user presses the touch panel 19 in order to execute a desired process, a button suddenly pops up, and even if the button is pressed by mistake, the process related to the button is not executed. Accordingly, erroneous operation of the occupant's touch panel 19 can be prevented.

The navigation device 1 of the above embodiment can be modified as follows.
(1) In the above embodiment, the case where the destination can be input using the entire screen as the sensitive area and the VICS information reception screen pops up in the destination input operation screen has been described. However, the display range of the sensitive area of the pop-up button may be invalidated for a predetermined time only when the sensitive area already displayed overlaps the sensitive area of the pop-up button. This is because the above-described erroneous operations do not occur unless the sensitive areas overlap. Therefore, when the above-described erroneous operation does not occur, the pressing operation can be performed even immediately after the button is displayed, and the pressing operation on the touch panel 19 can be performed quickly.

(2) The sensitive area of the display range of the YES button 22 is invalidated when the VICS information reception screen 31 pops up. However, the button is not limited to the embodiment as long as the button is displayed when information is received from the outside. . For example, in a navigation device having an e-mail receiving function, when an inquiry notification screen as to whether or not to download the e-mail is popped up when receiving the e-mail, the display range of the YES button for answering the inquiry is displayed. It may be invalidated. In this case, useless downloading of e-mail can be prevented, and generation of useless communication charges can be prevented.

(3) Since the display screen of the display monitor 16 cannot be stared while the vehicle is traveling, there is a high possibility of erroneous operation. Therefore, only when the vehicle is running, the processing corresponding to the button may not be executed even if the button is pressed for a predetermined time after the button is displayed. In this case, the vehicle speed sensor 14b detects whether or not the vehicle is running.

  In the above embodiment, although the navigation apparatus was demonstrated, the information terminal device of this invention is not limited to vehicle-mounted use.

  According to the present invention, when a sensitive area is displayed, the sensitive area is invalidated until a predetermined time elapses from the display time point, and when the predetermined time elapses, invalidation / validation processing means for validating the sensitive area; If it has a structure provided with, it will not be limited at all to embodiment described above.

The correspondence between the elements of the claims and the embodiments will be described.
The processing means of the present invention corresponds to the control circuit 11, and the sensitive area display control means corresponds to the control circuit 11, the display monitor 16 and the touch panel 19. The invalidation / validation processing means, determination means, and operation control means correspond to the control circuit 11, and the detection means corresponds to the vehicle speed sensor 14b. In addition, the above description is an example to the last, and when interpreting invention, it is not limited to the correspondence of the component of said embodiment and the component of this invention at all.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the navigation apparatus of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating a VICS information reception screen. It is a figure for demonstrating the graphic information of VICS information. It is a figure for demonstrating the display screen of the display monitor for setting the destination of a recommendation path | route. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the sensitive area setting process of the button displayed on the display monitor of the navigation apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating input processing when a passenger | crew presses the button displayed on the display monitor.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Navigation apparatus 11 Control circuit 11a Timer 14b Vehicle speed sensor 16 Display monitor 19 Touch panel 20 Road map 21 VICS information reception screen 22 YES button 23 NO button 31 Graphic information 110 Touch panel control part 111 VICS information reception part

Claims (5)

When a sensitive area of a monitor having a touch panel is pressed and a pressing signal is output, processing means for executing a predetermined process according to the pressing signal;
A sensitive area display control means for displaying the sensitive area on the monitor;
When the sensitive area is displayed by the sensitive area display control means, the sensitive area is invalidated until a predetermined time elapses from the display time point, and when the predetermined time elapses, the sensitive area is invalidated. An information terminal device comprising: activation / activation processing means. In the information terminal device of Claim 1,
Determining means for determining whether the displayed sensitive area is displayed overlapping with the already displayed sensitive area;
An information terminal device further comprising: an operation control unit that operates the invalidation / validation processing unit when the determination unit determines that the sensitive area is overlapped. The information terminal device according to claim 2,
The already-displayed sensitive area is a road map display area where a destination can be set when pressed. The information terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The sensitive area display control means displays the sensitive area when receiving information from outside. The information terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, mounted on a vehicle,
Detecting means for detecting whether or not the vehicle is running,
The in-vehicle information terminal device characterized in that the operation control means operates the invalidation / validation processing means when the detection means detects that the vehicle is running.

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