JP2007251455A - Vehicle-mounted equipment, navigation device, control method thereof and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To play back, as a ringtone of a connected mobile phone, the sound source recorded in a storage means such as an HDD and a memory IC built in a vehicle-mounted equipment or a memory card and music player connected externally, when the mobile phone is connected to the vehicle-mounted equipment having an audio function. <P>SOLUTION: In setting a ringtone, a number-based music selection accepting means 41 accepts, from a user through an input part, a sound source to be selected as the ringtone among the sound sources such as music, voice, and other sounds recorded in storage means (7, 8, 9, or 11) for each telephone number of the other party, and stores it in a ringtone storage part 42. A ringtone reproducing means 44 detects incoming at a mobile terminal 2 which is connected. A ringtone searching means 43 receives the telephone number of the other party from the mobile phone 2 and retrieves a ringtone corresponding to the telephone number from the ringtone storage part 42. The ringtone reproducing means 43 reads the sound source from a corresponding storage means for reproducing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in technology related to an in-vehicle device such as a car audio system.

In recent years, with the spread of information processing and communication technology, and the progress of miniaturization due to high integration technology, the development and diversification of various in-vehicle devices such as navigation devices and mobile phone terminals has been remarkable. There is an increasing number of cases where a mobile phone terminal is connected to an in-vehicle device provided.
JP 2000-332859 A

  However, even when an in-vehicle device and a mobile phone terminal are connected, as a cooperation technology between the two, conventionally, as a hands-free phone function, the received voice of the mobile phone is reproduced from the in-vehicle speaker or picked up by the microphone of the in-vehicle device. Only the incoming call sound stored in the mobile phone terminal can be selected as the ring tone, and there is not enough room for selection.

  There has been a proposal for storing a sound source input from the outside and using it as a ring tone for a telephone (see Patent Document 1), but it has not addressed the above problems.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems of the prior art. The purpose of the present invention is to connect a mobile phone terminal to an in-vehicle device having an audio function and connect the HDD or memory IC built in the in-vehicle device to an external device. The sound source recorded in the storage means such as a memory card or a music player is played as a ring tone when a connected mobile phone is received.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, in an in-vehicle device that reproduces a recorded sound source, a storage unit that stores the sound source and which sound source recorded in the storage unit is used as a ringtone The music selection receiving means for receiving the selected music and storing it in a predetermined ringtone storage unit, and detecting the incoming call at the connected mobile phone terminal and storing the sound source stored in the ringtone storage unit as the ringtone And a ring tone reproduction means for reading out and reproducing from the means.

  In this way, by accepting a song selection as a ring tone for the sound source in the storage means of the in-vehicle device having an audio function, it becomes possible to use a song, music or sound that the user likes as an incoming call to the mobile phone.

  Another aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the above aspect, the storage means is built in a device or is fixedly or detachably connected to the outside.

  As described above, the use of the storage means that is built-in or fixedly or detachably connected to the outside increases the degree of freedom of selection.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, in any one of the above aspects, the ring tone reproduced from the speaker of the connected mobile phone terminal while the ring tone reproduction means reproduces the ring tone is muted or volumed. Terminal volume suppression means for controlling the reduction is provided.

  In this way, when ringing the ring tone of the in-vehicle device, the ringing volume of the mobile phone terminal is muted or reduced by transmitting a remote control command or the like, thereby eliminating the need for a switching operation such as muting performed by the user on the mobile phone terminal. .

  According to another aspect of the present invention, in any one of the above aspects, a number-specific music selection receiving unit that receives a music selection of a ringtone for each telephone number of the other party and stores it in a predetermined ringtone storage unit, and a connected mobile phone terminal Receiving the phone number of the other party who has received the call, and searching for a ring tone corresponding to the phone number from the ring tone storage unit, and the ring tone reproduction means is the incoming call searched by the search means It is characterized by playing sound.

  In this way, by making it possible to set a desired ringtone for each telephone number of the other party, the user can determine the destination without looking at the incoming call display on the mobile phone or in-vehicle device, and convenience is improved.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a navigation device including any one of the in-vehicle devices according to the above aspect, a map storage unit that stores map data, a host vehicle position detection unit that detects a host vehicle position, and the host vehicle position detection. Navigation means for calculating a guidance route and guidance based on the vehicle position detected by the means and the map data stored in the map storage means; and the vehicle position is a predetermined range in the guidance route And a suppression unit that suppresses the ring tone reproduction unit from reproducing the ring tone while being positioned in the position.

  In another aspect of the present invention, in the above aspect, the predetermined range is within a predetermined distance from a junction, an intersection, and a branch point in the guidance route.

  In this way, by suppressing the ringtone playback within a specified distance from junctions, intersections, and branching points, it is possible to output guidance information for each location such as “X meters ahead, to the right” and traffic around This makes it possible to concentrate attention on driving and improve driving safety.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a navigation device having any one of the in-vehicle devices according to the above aspect, a map storage unit that stores map data including a road type and a landmark, and a vehicle position detection unit that detects a vehicle position. Information acquisition means for acquiring surrounding information including at least one of the current time, travel speed, and ambient brightness, the map data stored in the map storage means, and the vehicle position detection means Type of ringtone to be reproduced by the ringtone reproduction means according to the location of the vehicle, the running state, and the surrounding state based on the vehicle position detected in the above and the surrounding information obtained by the information obtaining means Or a changing means for changing the tempo.

  In this way, comfortable operation suitable for the situation can be realized by changing the ring tone and the playback tempo according to the place and state of travel such as the sea, mountains, day and night.

  The above-described aspects are the same for the method and the program.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1. Constitution〕
The present embodiment relates to an in-vehicle device (its control method, control program), and FIG. 1 shows elements related to the selection of a ring tone when the mobile phone terminal 2 is connected to the in-vehicle device 1 of the present invention. FIG. In this figure, the in-vehicle device 1 is a car audio integrated navigation device or the like that can be connected to a mobile phone terminal and reproduces a recorded sound source.

  The mobile phone terminal 2 is connected to the in-vehicle device 1 by serial communication, USB, Bluetooth, or the like. The modem 3 is a part that is connected to the mobile phone terminal 2 and performs data communication and voice input / output. In this embodiment, each element that can be classified as follows is used.

[1-1. Processing circuit system)
The CPU 4 is an arithmetic control unit that controls the modem 3 and the DSP-A 5 to perform processing such as selecting the other party's telephone number and selecting a ring tone when receiving a call to the mobile phone terminal 2. The DSP-A 5 is a digital signal processor that inputs audio data from the HDD 7, the memory IC 8, the memory card 9, and the ADC (A / D converter) 23 and outputs the incoming call audio data to the DAC 13.

[1-2. (Memorizing means)
The HDD 7 is a built-in storage unit that stores voice data recorded by the recording / playback function of the DSP-A5, and the memory IC8 is a built-in storage unit that stores voice data recorded by the recording / playback function of the DSP-A5. is there. The memory card 9 is an externally connected storage means into which the user has written audio data. The card connector 10 is a DSP built in the in-vehicle device 1 by inserting the memory card 9 into which the user has written audio data. -A member connected to A5.

  The music player 11 is a music playback device serving as an externally connected storage means into which audio data has been written by a user. Typically, the music player 11 is portable and uses, for example, a flash memory or an HDD to play sound on earphones or headphones. Is to provide. The external interface 12 is an interface circuit for connecting such a music player 11 to the DSP-A 5. The externally connected storage means may be fixed or removable.

[1-3. (Acoustic system)
The DAC 13 is a D / A converter that converts the audio data output from the DSP-A 5 into an analog audio signal and outputs the analog audio signal. The AMP (amplifier) 14 is an amplifier circuit that outputs an analog audio signal output from the DAC 13 to the speaker 15. The speaker 15 reproduces the audio signal output from the AMP 14 and is, for example, an in-vehicle speaker set.

[1-4. Others]
Further, the CPU 4 realizes the respective units 41 to 45 by the control program while using the storage unit illustrated in FIG. 1 and other storage units such as a register (not shown). Each of these means 41 to 45 is a processing means for realizing and executing a functional action as will be described later. The in-vehicle device 1 and the mobile phone terminal 2 each include an input unit such as a button and a display unit such as a liquid crystal display panel.

[2. Action)
The present embodiment configured as described above operates as follows.
[2-1. Ringtone settings)
First, as a setting for the ring tone, the music selection reception unit 41 by number, for each telephone number of the other party, a song, voice, or other sound recorded in any one of the storage units (7, 8, 9 or 11), etc. Of the sound source is selected by the input unit from the user and stored in a predetermined ringtone storage unit 42 (music selection receiving process).

  Here, the operation of setting the ringtone in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. That is, on the screen of the in-vehicle device 1, a selection menu for setting a ring tone for each telephone number is displayed. When the user selects a setting for each telephone number (step S1), the selection is stored in the HDD 7 or the memory IC 8. A list of telephone numbers is displayed on the screen (step S2), and if there is a telephone number for which a ring tone is to be set (step S3), the user selects the telephone number (step S4). The user inputs a telephone number for which he / she wants to set a ring tone by displaying a numeric keypad according to the operation (step S5).

  The selection of the ring tone to be performed subsequently is subject to the telephone number if the setting or input is made for each individual telephone number as described above, and if not (step S1) all telephone numbers or individual Phone numbers for which no ring tone has been selected are targeted.

  When selecting a ring tone, first, the user stores the desired ring tone from the HDD 7 or the memory IC 8 built in the in-vehicle device 1 or the externally connected memory card 9 or music player 11 in the menu display or the like. The selected recording medium is selected (step S6).

  Subsequently, a list of file names, song names, and the like is displayed for the audio data recorded on the recording medium thus selected (step S7), and the user selects audio data to be used as a ring tone from the list (step S8). ). Further, a menu for confirming whether or not to end the music selection is displayed on the screen of the in-vehicle device 1 and when the user selects not to end the music selection, the process from step S2 is repeated again, but the user ends the music selection. If it is selected to do so, the ring tone setting operation is terminated (step S9).

[2-2. (Play ringtone)
When the ring tone reproduction means 44 detects an incoming call at the connected mobile phone terminal 2, the ring tone search means 43 receives the telephone number of the other party that has received the call from the mobile phone terminal 2, and corresponds to the telephone number. A ringtone is searched from the ringtone storage unit 42 (ringtone search processing), and the ringtone reproduction means 44 reads out the sound source from the corresponding storage means (7, 8, 9 or 11) and reproduces it (ringtone reproduction). processing).

  Here, the operation of ringtone reproduction in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. That is, as soon as there is an incoming call to the mobile phone terminal 2, the CPU 4 determines that it is immediately by data communication with the mobile phone terminal 2 by the modem 3 (step S10), and the CPU 4 determines whether a ring tone is set for each telephone number. (Step S11).

  As a result of this determination, if a ring tone is set for each telephone number (step S11), the CPU 4 obtains the telephone number of the called party by data communication with the mobile phone terminal 2 by the modem 3 (step S12).

  Subsequently, the set ringtone is reproduced (step S13). The ringtone to be reproduced is set for each telephone number (step S11) and the telephone number has been acquired as described above (step S12). If this is the case, the ring tone is set in correspondence with the telephone number. In other cases, the ring tone is set without specifying the telephone number.

  While the ring tone is being played, the terminal volume suppression means 45 of the CPU 4 controls the ring tone played from the speaker of the connected mobile phone terminal 2 to mute (mute) or reduce the volume by transmission or the like. Perform (terminal volume suppression processing). In parallel with this, the ring tone reproduction means 44 controls the DSP-A 5 to record the ring tone corresponding to the telephone number acquired as described above or the ring tone set without specifying the telephone number. Are read out from the HDD 7, the memory IC 8, the memory card 9 or the music player 11 as recorded audio data and reproduced (step S13).

  Thereafter, the CPU 4 determines that the user has received a call by an operation such as selecting a call key displayed on the screen of the in-vehicle device 1, and when the call is received, the reproduction of the ringtone is stopped (step S14). If the call is not received, the ring tone is continuously reproduced (step S15).

[3. effect〕
As described above, in this embodiment, by accepting a song selection as a ring tone for a sound source in a storage unit of an in-vehicle device having an audio function, a user can use a favorite song, music, or sound when receiving a mobile phone. It becomes. In particular, the degree of freedom of selection is increased by using a storage means that is built-in or fixedly or detachably connected to the outside.

  In this embodiment, when the ring tone of the in-vehicle device is sounded, the ringing volume of the mobile phone terminal is muted or reduced by remote control command transmission or the like, so that the user can perform a switching operation such as mute performed by the mobile phone terminal. It becomes unnecessary.

  In particular, in this embodiment, by making it possible to set a desired ringtone for each telephone number of the other party, the user can determine the destination without looking at the incoming call display on the mobile phone or in-vehicle device, and convenience is improved. The

[4. Other embodiments]
In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The other embodiment containing what is illustrated below and others is also included. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the role of the DSP-A5 in the recording / playback function can be replaced with a DSP (DSP-B6) built in the CPU.

  Further, in a scene where the driver needs concentration, an example of suppressing the ringing tone as described above can be considered. In this case, in addition to the configuration of the in-vehicle device of the above embodiment, the map storage means for storing map data, the own vehicle position detection means for detecting the own vehicle position, and the own vehicle position detected by the own vehicle position detection means, Navigation means for calculating a guidance route and guiding guidance based on the map data stored in the map storage means, and while the vehicle position is in a predetermined range in the guidance route, Inhibiting means for inhibiting the reproduction control means from reproducing the ring tone. Preferably, the predetermined range is within a predetermined distance from a junction, an intersection, and a branch point in the guidance route.

  In this way, by suppressing the playback of ringtones within a predetermined distance from junctions, intersections, branching points, etc. (for example, from 300 meters before to 50 meters later), It is possible to pay attention to the guidance output for each place and to concentrate on the surrounding traffic, thereby improving driving safety.

  An example of changing the ring tone according to the situation is also conceivable. In this case, the navigation device includes a map storage unit that stores map data including road types and landmarks, a vehicle position detection unit that detects the vehicle position, a current time, in addition to the configuration of the in-vehicle device of the above embodiment. Information acquisition means for acquiring surrounding information including at least one of travel speed and surrounding brightness, the map data stored in the map storage means, and the vehicle detected by the vehicle position detection means Based on the vehicle position and the surrounding information acquired by the information acquisition means, the driving location of the vehicle (such as the sea or mountain), the driving status (such as whether it is in a traffic jam), the surrounding status (day or night) Etc.) and changing means for changing the type or tempo of the ringtone reproduced by the ringtone reproducing means.

  In this way, comfortable operation suitable for the situation can be realized by changing the ring tone and the playback tempo according to the place and state of travel such as the sea, mountains, day and night.

The functional block diagram which shows the structure of embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the ringtone setting in embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the operation | movement of ringtone reproduction in embodiment of this invention. The functional block diagram which shows the other structural example in embodiment of invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Car equipment 2 ... Cell-phone terminal 3 ... Modem 4 ... CPU
5 ... DSP-A
6 ... DSP-B
7 ... HDD
8 ... Memory IC
9 ... Memory card 10 ... Card connector 11 ... Music player 12 ... External interface 13 ... DAC
14 ... AMP
15 ... Speaker 23 ... ADC
41 ... Music selection reception means by number 42 ... Ringtone storage unit 43 ... Ringtone search means 44 ... Ringtone reproduction means 45 ... Terminal volume suppression means S--Procedure steps

Claims (18)

In an in-vehicle device that plays recorded sound sources,
Storage means for storing the sound source;
Music selection receiving means for receiving music selection of which sound source recorded in the storage means as a ringtone and storing it in a predetermined ringtone storage section;
A ring tone reproduction means for detecting an incoming call in a connected mobile phone terminal and reading out the sound source stored in the ring tone storage section from the storage means and playing it as a ringtone;
In-vehicle equipment characterized by comprising:   The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is built in the device or connected to the outside in a fixed or detachable manner.   While the ring tone reproduction means reproduces the ring tone, the terminal volume suppression means for controlling mute or volume reduction for the ring tone reproduced from the speaker of the connected mobile phone terminal is provided. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 or 2. Number-selected music selection receiving means for receiving a selection of the ringtone for each telephone number of the other party and storing it in a predetermined ringtone storage unit;
A ring tone search means for receiving a telephone number of a caller from a connected mobile phone terminal and searching for a ringtone corresponding to the telephone number from the ringtone storage unit;
With
The in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ringtone reproduction means reproduces a ringtone searched by the search means. In the navigation apparatus having the in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Map storage means for storing map data;
Own vehicle position detecting means for detecting the own vehicle position;
Navigation means for calculating a guidance route and guiding guidance based on the vehicle position detected by the vehicle position detection means and the map data stored in the map storage means;
Deterring means for deterring the ringtone reproducing means from reproducing the ringtone while the vehicle position is located within a predetermined range in the guidance route;
A navigation device characterized by comprising:   The navigation device according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined range is within a predetermined distance from a junction, an intersection, and a branch point in the guidance route. In the navigation apparatus having the in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Map storage means for storing map data including road types and landmarks;
Own vehicle position detecting means for detecting the own vehicle position;
Information acquisition means for acquiring surrounding information including at least one of the current time, travel speed, or ambient brightness;
Based on the map data stored in the map storage means, the own vehicle position detected by the own vehicle position detection means, and surrounding information acquired by the information acquisition means, the travel location of the vehicle, the travel Change means for changing the type or tempo of the ringtone reproduced by the ringtone reproduction means according to the state and the surrounding state;
A navigation device characterized by comprising: In a control method for an in-vehicle device that includes a storage means for storing a sound source and reproduces a recorded sound source,
A music selection receiving process for receiving a music selection of which sound source is recorded as a ringtone and storing it in a predetermined ringtone storage unit in the storage means;
A ringtone reproduction process for detecting an incoming call in a connected mobile phone terminal and reading out the sound source stored in the ringtone storage unit from the storage means and playing it as a ringtone;
A method for controlling an in-vehicle device, comprising:   9. The method of controlling an in-vehicle device according to claim 8, wherein the storage unit is a storage unit built in the device or fixedly or detachably connected to the outside.   Including a terminal volume suppression process for controlling mute or volume reduction for a ringtone reproduced from a speaker of the connected mobile phone terminal while a ringtone is being reproduced by the ringtone reproduction process. The control method of the vehicle equipment according to claim 8 or 9. A song selection reception process by number for receiving a ringtone selection for each phone number of the other party and storing it in a predetermined ringtone storage unit;
A ringtone search process for receiving a phone number of a caller from a connected mobile phone terminal and searching for a ringtone corresponding to the phone number from the ringtone storage unit;
Including
The method for controlling an in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein in the ring tone reproduction process, the ring tone searched by the search unit is reproduced. In the control method of the navigation apparatus containing the control method of the vehicle equipment according to any one of claims 8 to 11,
Map data is stored in a predetermined map storage means,
A vehicle position detection process for detecting the vehicle position;
Navigation processing for calculating a guidance route and guiding guidance based on the vehicle position detected in the vehicle position detection processing and the map data stored in the map storage means;
A suppression process for suppressing the ringtone reproduction means from reproducing the ringtone while the vehicle position is located within a predetermined range in the guidance route;
A method for controlling a navigation device, comprising:   The navigation device control method according to claim 12, wherein the predetermined range is within a predetermined distance from a junction, an intersection, and a branch point in the guidance route. In the control method of the navigation apparatus containing the control method of the vehicle equipment according to any one of claims 8 to 11,
Map data including road type and landmark is stored in a predetermined map storage means,
A vehicle position detection process for detecting the vehicle position;
Information acquisition processing for acquiring surrounding information including at least one of the current time, traveling speed, or ambient brightness;
Based on the map data stored in the map storage means, the vehicle position detected in the vehicle position detection process, and the surrounding information acquired in the information acquisition process, A change process for changing the type or tempo of the ringtone to be reproduced by the ringtone reproduction process according to the state and the surrounding state;
A method for controlling a navigation device, comprising: In a control program for an in-vehicle device that includes a storage means for storing a sound source and reproduces a recorded sound source,
The control program controls the calculation control unit of the computer,
Accepting a song selection of which sound source is recorded as a ringtone in the storage means and storing it in a predetermined ringtone storage unit;
An incoming call in a connected mobile phone terminal is detected, and the sound source stored in the ringtone storage unit is read from the storage means and played as a ringtone.
A control program for in-vehicle devices.   16. The control program for an in-vehicle device according to claim 15, wherein a storage device built in the device or connected to the outside fixedly or detachably is used as the storage device. By controlling the arithmetic control unit,
17. The in-vehicle device according to claim 15 or 16, wherein a mute or volume reduction control is performed for a ring tone reproduced from a speaker of the connected mobile phone terminal while the ring tone is being reproduced. Control program. By controlling the arithmetic control unit,
Accept the ringtone selection for each phone number of the other party and store it in a predetermined ringtone storage unit,
Receiving the other party's phone number from the connected mobile phone terminal, search the ringtone storage unit for a ringtone corresponding to the phone number,
The ring tone searched in this way is played back. The control program for an in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 15 to 17, wherein:

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