JP2008033763A - On-vehicle electronic apparatus and navigation device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle electronic apparatus generating a short-cut button to be displayed on a display screen according to the intention of a user, and to provide a navigation device. <P>SOLUTION: When a home button 42a displayed on a location menu screen 41 is touched, and dragged toward a registration area 33, the home button 42a is moved on the screen according to a touch position. When touching is stopped and dropped at the position of the registration area 33, the short-cut button of the home button 42a is generated on a top menu screen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle electronic device and a navigation device that display shortcut buttons on a display screen.

A navigation apparatus that displays a shortcut button for searching for a destination from a prefecture name or a shortcut button for searching for a facility on a destination setting screen is known as a conventional technique (for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-170301 A

  In the conventional navigation apparatus as described in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that the shortcut button cannot be changed to match the user's intention.

(1) The in-vehicle electronic device of the invention of claim 1 displays a menu screen display means for displaying a menu screen on a display monitor, and displays another menu screen when a button displayed on the menu screen is selected, or a button When the button displayed on the menu screen is moved to the registration area provided on the menu screen by drag-and-drop operation, the shortcut button of the button is displayed on the screen. Shortcut button creation means for creating is provided.
(2) According to the invention of claim 2, in the in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, when the shortcut button displayed on the screen is moved to the deletion area provided on the screen by a drag-and-drop operation, the screen It further comprises a shortcut button deleting means for deleting the shortcut button provided in the screen from the screen.
(3) The invention of claim 3 is the in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the shortcut button deleting means drags and deletes the button other than the shortcut button displayed on the screen in the deletion area provided on the screen. Deletion button limiting means is included which does not delete buttons other than shortcut buttons even if moved by a drop operation.
(4) The invention of claim 4 is the vehicle-mounted electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the screen is a top menu screen.
(5) A navigation device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention includes the on-vehicle electronic device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects.

  According to the present invention, a shortcut button can be created on a predetermined screen by dragging a button for which a shortcut button is to be created and dropping the button at a predetermined position. Therefore, a shortcut button can be created on a predetermined screen according to the user's intention.

  A configuration of a navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. The navigation device 1 of FIG. 1 is provided with a touch panel 19 that detects the touch position of the display screen. Then, the touched button can be dragged by moving the touch position while touching the button displayed on the display monitor 16. The navigation device 1 includes a control circuit 11, ROM 12, RAM 13, current location detection device 14, image memory 15, display monitor 16, speaker 17, input device 18, touch panel 19, and disk drive 111. A DVD-ROM 112 is loaded in the disk drive 111.

  The control circuit 11 includes a microprocessor and its peripheral circuits, and performs various controls by executing a control program stored in a memory such as 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 112, the processing result is displayed on the display monitor 16 as a recommended route.

  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 map drawing data and various graphic data, which are appropriately generated based on map data stored in the DVD-ROM 112 read by the disk drive 111. The navigation device 1 can perform map display and the like by using the image data generated in this way.

  The disc drive 111 is loaded with a DVD-ROM 112 on 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 wide areas to details, and the scale of the display map can be changed according to a user request. The disk drive 111 reads map data for displaying a map on the display monitor 16 from the loaded DVD-ROM 112. The map data may be read from a recording medium other than the DVD-ROM 112, such as a CD-ROM or a hard disk.

  The display monitor 16 provides the user 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 the user's various input operations and outputs sound for guiding the route to the user. The input device 18 has an input switch for the user to set various commands, and is realized by a hardware switch around the monitor, a remote controller, or the like. The user manually operates the input device 18 according to the instruction on the display screen of the display monitor 16 to select the destination and set the destination.

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

  The touch panel 19 is a transparent touch switch laminated 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 touch position of the touch panel 19.

  The touch panel 19 has an input function like the input device 18. When a button, a display menu, or the like displayed on the display monitor 16 is touched twice within a predetermined time, processing defined in the touched button or menu is executed. Further, as described above, the touched button can be dragged by moving the touch position while touching the button displayed on the display monitor 16. When the touch is stopped, the touched button can be dropped at the position where the touch is stopped.

  Next, a shortcut creation operation in the navigation device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The navigation device 1 hierarchically displays a menu screen for the user to operate the navigation device 1. In the following description, it is assumed that the user creates a button 51 for setting the home position as a shortcut button on the menu screen displayed first, for example, the top menu screen shown in FIG. The top menu screen 21 is displayed on the display monitor 16 by operating the input device 18.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a top menu screen displayed on the display monitor 16. The top menu screen 21 is displayed so as to overlap the map 20. On the top menu screen 21, a search button 22a for searching for a destination, a search button 22b for setting search conditions for a recommended route and executing a route search, and a route button 22c for displaying a recommended route And a setting button 22d for performing various settings. The top menu screen 21 displays a deletion area 23 used when deleting the created shortcut button. Details of the deletion area 23 will be described later. The button 51 for setting the home position as the destination is created by a drag-and-drop operation described later.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a menu screen displayed when the search button 22a is continuously touched. The menu screen 31 includes a registration location button 32a for searching a destination from the registration location, a GS button 32b for searching a destination from a gas station, and a leisure for searching a destination from leisure facilities. A button 32c, an address button 32d for searching the destination from the address, and a telephone number button 32e for searching the destination from the telephone number are displayed. The menu screen 31 also displays a registration area 33 that is used when creating shortcut buttons for the buttons 32 a to 32 e displayed on the menu screen 31 on the top menu screen 21. Details of the registration area 33 will be described later. Since the home position is registered in advance in the navigation device 1, it is assumed that the user touches the registration location button 32a twice in a predetermined time.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram for explaining a registration location menu screen displayed when the registration location button 32a is continuously touched. The registered location menu screen 41 displays a home button 42a for setting the home position as a destination. The home button 42a is created when the user registers the home position in advance. In the registration place menu screen 41, a registration place 1 button 42b for setting a registered place 1 registered in advance, a registration place 2 button 42c for setting a registered place 2 registered in advance, a registration registered in advance A registered place 3 button 42d for setting the destination of the place 3 and a registered place 4 button 42e for setting the destination of the registered place 4 registered in advance are also displayed. In addition, a registration area 33 is displayed on the registration location menu screen 41 in the same manner as the menu screen 31.

  The buttons 42a to 42e displayed on the registered place menu screen 41 can be displayed as shortcut buttons on the top menu screen 21 of FIG. 2 by a drag-and-drop operation described below. For example, an operation for creating the shortcut button 51 of the home button 42a on the top menu screen 21 will be described as an example. As shown in FIG. 4B, after the home button 42 a is touched, the home button 42 a is dragged toward the registration area 33. Then, it is dropped at the position of the registration area 33. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, a shortcut button 51 of the home button 42a is created on the top menu screen 21. The user can set the home position without opening the registered location menu screen 41 by touching the shortcut button 51 displayed on the top menu screen 21 twice in a predetermined time.

  Next, the deletion operation of the shortcut button 51 created on the top menu screen 21 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6A, after touching the shortcut button 51, the shortcut button 51 is dragged toward the deletion area 23. Then, it is dropped at the position of the deletion area 23. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6B, the shortcut button 51 of the home button 42a is deleted from the top menu screen 21.

  The shortcut button creation processing of the navigation device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The processing of FIG. 7 is executed in the control circuit 11 by a program that starts when the menu screen 31 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display monitor 16.

  In step S <b> 701, it is determined whether a touch is detected based on a signal output from the touch panel 19. If a touch is detected, an affirmative determination is made in step S701, and the process proceeds to step S702. If no touch is detected, step S701 is repeated. In step S702, it is determined whether the touch detection in step S701 has detected two or more touches within a predetermined time. Here, the term “two or more touches” means that detection with touch and detection without touch are continuously detected twice or more. When two or more touches are detected within the predetermined time, an affirmative determination is made in step S702 and the process proceeds to step S709. If two or more touches are not detected within the predetermined time, a negative determination is made in step S702, and the process proceeds to step S703.

  In step S703, the touched button is identified based on the detected touch position. In step S704, the display position of the button is moved to a touch position that moves on the screen by a drag operation. In step S705, based on the signal output from the touch panel 19, it is determined whether non-touch is detected. Non-touch is an operation in which the finger is released from the touch panel 19 after touch detection. If no non-touch is detected, a negative determination is made in step S705, and the process returns to step S704. When non-touch is detected, an affirmative determination is made in step S705, and the process proceeds to step S706.

  In step S <b> 706, it is determined whether the position where the touch position was last detected is the registration area 33. If it is determined that it is the registration area 33, an affirmative determination is made in step S706, and the process proceeds to step S707. If it is determined that it is not the registration area 33, a negative determination is made in step S706, and the process proceeds to step S708. In step S707, a shortcut button for the dragged and dropped button is created on the top menu screen 21. In step S708, the display position of the dragged and dropped button is returned to the initial position shown on the menu screen 41 in FIG. Then, return to the start.

  In step S709, the button touched twice is specified, and in step S710, the process defined for the touched button is executed. Then return.

  Next, shortcut button deletion processing of the navigation device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The processing of FIG. 8 is executed in the control circuit 11 by a program that starts when the top menu screen 21 is displayed on the display monitor 16. Steps common to the shortcut button creation processing of FIG. 7 are given the same reference numerals, and different portions will be mainly described.

  In step S <b> 801, it is determined whether the position at which the touch position was last detected is the deletion area 23. If it is determined that the area is the deletion area 23, an affirmative determination is made in step S801, and the process proceeds to step S802. If it is determined that the area is not the deletion area 23, a negative determination is made in step S801, and the process proceeds to step S803. In step S802, the drag and drop button is deleted from the top menu screen 21. In step S803, the display position of the dragged and dropped button is returned to the initial position shown on the registration location menu screen 21 in FIG. Then, return to the start.

The navigation device 1 according to the above embodiment has the following operational effects.
(1) The shortcut button 51 can be created on the top menu screen 21 by dragging the button 42 a displayed on the registration location menu screen 41 and dropping it on the registration area 33 provided on the registration location menu screen 41. Therefore, the shortcut button 51 of the top menu screen 21 can be created according to the user's intention. Further, since the registration area 33 is provided in the registration place menu screen 41, the shortcut button 51 can be created on the top menu screen 21 by a simple operation such as a drag-and-drop operation in the registration place menu screen 41.

(2) Since the deletion area 23 is provided in the top menu screen 21 for creating the shortcut button 51, the shortcut button 51 on the top menu screen 21 can be deleted by a simple operation such as drag and drop operation in the top menu screen 21. it can.

The navigation apparatus 1 of the above embodiment can be modified as follows.
(1) The buttons for creating a shortcut are not limited to the buttons 42a to 42e on the registration location menu screen 41 in FIG.

(2) The screen for creating the shortcut button 51 by the drag and drop operation of the button 42 a is not limited to the top menu screen 21. For example, it may be displayed on the map 20 displayed on the display monitor 16, or a screen dedicated to shortcuts may be provided, and the shortcut button 51 may be created on the screen.

(3) The buttons 22 a to 22 d other than the shortcut buttons displayed on the top menu screen 21 are preferably not deleted even if they are touched and dragged and then dropped in the deletion area 23. For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, even if the search button 22a that is not the shortcut button 51 is dragged and dropped in the deletion area 23, the search button 22a is deleted as shown in FIG. 9B. A notification screen 91 “This button cannot be deleted” is displayed.

(4) Buttons displayed on the menu screen also include icons and keys made up of figures and the like that define execution of predetermined processing.

(5) The present invention can also be applied to an in-vehicle electronic device other than the navigation device 1, for example, an in-vehicle audio device.

The correspondence between the elements of the claims and the embodiments will be described.
The menu screen display means of the present invention corresponds to the control circuit 11, and the selection button processing means corresponds to the control circuit 11, the touch panel 19 and the touch panel control unit 110. The shortcut button creating unit and the shortcut button deleting unit correspond to the control circuit 11, the display monitor, the touch panel 19 and the touch panel control unit 110, and the deletion button limiting unit corresponds to the control circuit 11, the touch panel 19 and the touch panel control unit 110. 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 top menu screen. It is a figure for demonstrating the menu screen displayed when a search button is touched continuously. FIG. 4A is a diagram for explaining a registration location menu screen displayed when the registration location button is continuously touched, and FIG. 4B illustrates an operation for creating a shortcut button for the home button. It is a figure for doing. It is a figure for demonstrating the shortcut button created on the top menu screen. FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams for explaining an operation of deleting a shortcut button from the top menu screen. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the shortcut creation process in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the shortcut deletion process in embodiment of this invention. FIG. 9A is a diagram for explaining an operation of dragging and dropping a button other than the shortcut button on the top menu screen to the deletion area, and FIG. 9B is a diagram after the operation of dragging and dropping is performed. It is a figure for demonstrating the display screen displayed.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Navigation apparatus 11 Control circuit 16 Display monitor 19 Touch panel 110 Touch panel control part

Claims (5)

Menu screen display means for displaying a menu screen on a display monitor;
When a button displayed on the menu screen is selected, another menu screen is displayed, or selection button processing means for executing processing defined in the button,
Shortcut button creation means for creating a shortcut button of the button on the screen when the button displayed on the menu screen is moved to a registration area provided on the menu screen by a drag-and-drop operation. In-vehicle electronic equipment. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1,
Shortcut button deletion means for deleting the shortcut button provided on the screen from the screen when the shortcut button displayed on the screen is moved to the deletion area provided on the screen by a drag-and-drop operation. An in-vehicle electronic device comprising: The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 2,
The shortcut button deleting means deletes a button other than the shortcut button even if a button other than the shortcut button displayed on the screen is moved to a deletion area provided on the screen by a drag-and-drop operation. An in-vehicle electronic device comprising button limiting means. The in-vehicle electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The on-vehicle electronic device is characterized in that the screen is a top menu screen.   A navigation apparatus comprising the on-vehicle electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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