JP2008195142A - Operation supporting device and method for on-vehicle equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem wherein an action for operating on-vehicle equipment by watching a display while a driver drives a vehicle is not desirable since an attention for the driving operation is distracted. <P>SOLUTION: Information on whether or not the vehicle is traveling is acquired. An icon on the same operation object is displayed to be larger on a touch panel display when the vehicle is traveling than that when the vehicle is not traveling. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation support apparatus and an operation support method for in-vehicle devices.

Conventionally, the number of switches for operating the in-vehicle devices has increased as the functions and functions of the in-vehicle devices are increased. For this reason, there is a problem that the user is troublesome in finding a desired switch or mistakenly pressing it. Patent Document 1 describes a configuration in which a touch panel display installed on a driver's seat side door is used as a common operating device for operating various in-vehicle devices such as seats and mirrors. By adopting this configuration, the number of mechanical switches can be reduced. Patent Document 1 describes switching operation items displayed on the touch panel display according to the operation state of the vehicle such as immediately before boarding, stopping, or traveling.
JP 2005-153684 A

By the way, the act of the driver gazing at the display while driving the vehicle and operating the in-vehicle device is not desirable because it distracts attention to the driving operation. In addition, when it is necessary to operate while looking at the object to be operated, it is inconvenient that the touch operation cannot be performed without watching the display.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of easily operating an in-vehicle device without gazing at a display.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, information on whether or not the vehicle is traveling is acquired, and the display element related to the same operation object is displayed when the vehicle is traveling than when it is not traveling. In addition, it adopts a configuration that displays on the touch panel display. Since the display elements related to the same operation target are displayed larger when the vehicle is running than when it is not running, the driver can grasp the contents displayed on the screen at a glance without looking at the screen while driving. Cheap.

  The vehicle information acquisition unit only needs to acquire information indicating whether or not the vehicle is running, and various configurations can be employed. For example, information indicating the traveling state of the vehicle may be acquired from a vehicle speed sensor that detects the rotational speed of the wheel and derives the traveling speed of the vehicle from the rotational speed, an acceleration sensor that detects the acceleration of the vehicle, or the like. The state where the vehicle is not traveling refers to a state where the vehicle is stopped (stopped or parked), or a state where the vehicle is traveling or less than a predetermined speed.

  Based on the information acquired by the vehicle information acquisition means, the display control means causes the display elements related to the same operation target to be displayed on the touch panel display larger when traveling than when not traveling. The operation target refers to various devices mounted on the vehicle itself, specific parts of the devices, and operation items related to the devices. For example, air conditioner (temperature / wind direction adjustment), audio system (volume adjustment), mirror (angle / position adjustment), seat (angle / position / heater adjustment), steering (angle / position adjustment), glass (condensation prevention) Function on / off, window open / close). The display element may be a character, a symbol, or a design (icon).

  In the present invention, the touch panel display may include a touch operation receiving unit that receives a touch operation. Further, in this configuration, the display control unit divides M icons (M is an integer of 2 or more) indicating the operation related to the operation target by virtually dividing the display area of the touch panel display. The display operation may be displayed in each of M divided areas of the area, and the touch operation receiving unit may receive the operation by a touch operation on the icon or the divided area.

  According to this configuration, not only a touch operation with respect to the icon itself but also a touch operation with respect to the divided area including the icon is accepted, so that the ease of an operation performed without looking at the screen, that is, a so-called blind operation is improved. In this configuration, the sum of the areas of the M divided regions may be smaller than or the same as the area of the display region. The shape and area of each divided region may be the same or different. The operation related to the operation target refers to various operations performed on the operation target. For example, it may be a conflicting operation (up / down, left / right, diagonal upper left / diagonal lower right, small / large, increase / decrease, etc.) performed on the operation target. It may be a stepwise operation (weak / medium / strong, low / medium / high, an operation associated with a numerical value) or the like.

  In the above configuration, each of the divided areas may be in contact with the edge of the display area. As an example of the blind operation process, before touching the detection surface of the touch panel, first, the edge of the touch panel display is touched, and the detection surface is touched based on the edge. In such a case, when at least a part of each divided area is in contact with the edge of the display area, the divided area can be touched without moving a finger from the edge. That is, the ease of blind operation is improved.

  In the above configuration, the divided area is M areas obtained by virtually dividing the display area into M areas, and the touch operation receiving unit may receive the operation by a touch operation on the divided area. That is, the entire screen of the touch panel display is divided into M areas (divided areas), and a touch operation is accepted in the entire divided areas. According to this configuration, the area of the region that accepts the touch operation is large, and since any position of the display region corresponds to any of the M icons, the ease of the blind operation is improved. In this configuration, an icon indicating an exceptional operation different from the above operation (for example, a “return” icon for returning to the previous screen) may be included in any of the divided regions. Other symbols may be displayed.

  Further, in the above configuration, M is an even number, and the divided area is an area obtained by virtually dividing the display area by M / 2 virtual straight lines passing through the center of the display area. The accepting unit may accept the operation by a touch operation on the divided area. That is, the entire screen of the touch panel display is divided into several regions (divided regions), and a touch operation is accepted in the entire divided regions. According to this configuration, for example, the area of the area that accepts the touch operation is larger than the conventionally used configuration that accepts the touch operation with respect to the arrow icon when moving the display range of the map. improves. Also in this configuration, an icon indicating an exceptional operation different from the above operation (for example, a “return” icon for returning to the previous screen) may be included in any of the divided regions. Other symbols may be displayed.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, information indicating whether or not it is necessary to visually check the operation target when operating the operation target using the touch panel display is acquired, and the operation target needs to be visually confirmed. When the target is a target, a configuration may be adopted in which display elements related to the target are displayed on a touch panel display larger than when the target is an operation target that does not require visual confirmation. The display elements related to the operation target that requires visual confirmation are displayed large on the display, so that it is easy to grasp the contents indicated by the display elements displayed on the touch panel display at a glance and to be operated easily. Therefore, it is not necessary to frequently move the line of sight between the operation target requiring visual confirmation and the display, and usability is improved.

  The visual confirmation information acquisition unit may adopt various configurations as long as it can acquire information indicating whether or not the operation target is an operation target that requires visual confirmation. For example, whether or not visual confirmation is necessary for each operation target is set in advance and stored in a storage medium, and is referred to. The operation target that requires visual confirmation is an operation that changes the position and angle of the object to be operated, and the operation result of the operation is an operation target that is mainly confirmed visually by the operator. For example, a door mirror, a fender mirror (angle / position adjustment), and a seat other than the seat on which the operator is seated (angle / position adjustment of each part). An operation target that does not require visual confirmation refers to an operation target whose operation result of the operation target is confirmed by the operator mainly by a sense other than vision. For example, an air conditioner (temperature / wind direction adjustment), an audio system (volume adjustment), a seat on which an operator is seated (angle / position / heater adjustment), and the like.

  As in the present invention, information on whether or not the vehicle is traveling is acquired, and icons related to the same operation target are displayed on the touch panel display larger when the vehicle is traveling than when the vehicle is not traveling. The technique can also be applied as a program or method for performing this operation support. In addition, when operating the operation target with the touch panel display, information indicating whether or not the operation target needs to be visually observed is acquired, and when the operation target is an operation target that requires visual confirmation, the operation target does not need visual confirmation. A technique for displaying a display element related to an operation object larger on the touch panel display than when the object is an operation object is also applicable as a program or method for performing this operation support. In addition, the operation support apparatus and method as described above may be realized as a single apparatus or may be realized by using parts shared with each part provided in the vehicle, and include various aspects. It is a waste. Further, some changes may be made as appropriate, such as a part of software and a part of hardware. Furthermore, the invention is also established as a program for controlling the operation support apparatus and a recording medium for recording the program. Of course, the software recording medium may be a magnetic recording medium, a magneto-optical recording medium, or any recording medium to be developed in the future.

Here, embodiments of the present invention will be described in the following order.
(1) First embodiment:
(1-1) Configuration of operation support device:
(1-2) Operation assistance processing:
(2) Second embodiment:
(3) Other embodiments:

(1) First embodiment:
(1-1) Configuration of operation support device:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an operation support apparatus 11 according to the present invention. The operation support apparatus 11 in this embodiment is implement | achieved when the vehicle speed sensor 40, the touchscreen display 41, and the navigation apparatus 10 cooperate.

The vehicle speed sensor 40 is a sensor that detects the rotational speed of the wheel, derives the traveling speed of the vehicle from the rotational speed, and outputs a vehicle speed signal. In addition to the vehicle speed sensor 40, an acceleration sensor that detects the acceleration of the vehicle and other devices that output information indicating the running state of the vehicle may be provided.
The touch panel display 41 is a display device having a function of accepting an instruction operation by a finger touch on the screen. In the present embodiment, the touch panel display 41 is installed in the center of the instrument panel.

The navigation device 10 and the vehicle speed sensor 40 / touch panel display 41 are electrically connected through an interface (not shown), and can exchange data with each other.
The navigation device 10 includes a control unit 20 including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like and a storage medium (not shown), and the control unit 20 can execute various programs stored in the storage medium and the ROM. In this embodiment, the operation support program 21 can be implemented as one of the programs.

The vehicle information acquisition unit 21a is a module that acquires a vehicle speed signal from the vehicle speed sensor 40, and determines whether or not the vehicle is currently traveling based on the acquired vehicle speed signal.
The display control unit 21b is a module that causes the touch panel display 41 to display a menu screen for operating the in-vehicle device and a screen for guiding various other information. Based on the information indicating the running state of the vehicle determined by the vehicle information acquisition unit 21a, even the display elements related to the same operation target are displayed with the size of the display element changed. The operation target refers to various devices mounted on the vehicle itself, specific parts of the devices, and operation items related to the devices. For example, air conditioner (temperature / wind direction adjustment), audio system (volume adjustment), mirror (angle / position adjustment), seat (angle / position / heater adjustment), steering (angle / position adjustment), glass (condensation prevention) Function on / off, window open / close). The display element may be a character, a symbol, or a design (icon). Drawing data of these display elements is stored in advance in a ROM or a storage medium.

  The touch operation reception unit 21c acquires information indicating the touch position of the finger detected by the touch panel display 41, and information indicating the touch position and a configuration of the screen displayed on the touch panel display 41 at that time by the display control unit 21b. This is a module that accepts a touch operation based on information related to the above.

In addition to the components described above, a microphone for receiving voice instructions from vehicle occupants, a voice analysis unit for analyzing voice collected by the microphone, other mechanical switches, and inputs from them You may provide the process part which receives a signal.
The configuration of the operation support apparatus 11 has been described above.

(1-2) Operation support processing:
Next, an operation support process performed by the operation support apparatus 11 according to the present embodiment in the above configuration will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation support processing in this embodiment.

  First, the navigation apparatus 10 receives the setting of the operation target operated while driving the vehicle (step S100). The operation target to be operated while the vehicle is traveling may be set in any way, and may be set by the occupant while the vehicle is stopped, for example. What has already been set at the time of purchase of the navigation device 10 may be used. Moreover, if it is driving | running | working, the operation target may be received by the voice which a passenger | crew uttered, and may be received by operation of the touch panel and other mechanical switches by passengers other than a driver | operator. In the present embodiment, the following description will be continued on the assumption that an occupant sets an operation target to be displayed while the vehicle is running while the vehicle is stopped.

  FIG. 3A is a screen displayed on the touch panel display 41 and shows a driving position setting screen 400. For example, the driving position setting screen 400 is displayed by performing a predetermined operation while the vehicle is stopped, and the operation is performed while the vehicle is running by performing the predetermined operation while the driving position setting screen 400 is displayed. The operation target is set in the navigation device 10. In this embodiment, at this time, from among the steering wheel, seat, door mirror, and side support, "reclining" 450, "up and down seat" 451, "front and rear seat" 452, and "front vertical (height of the seat front)" ”453 is set as an operation target to be operated while the vehicle is traveling, and the following description will be continued. Note that the triangles indicated by 451a, 451b, etc. in FIG. 3A function as icons for executing an operation associated with the graphic when a touch operation is performed on the graphic.

Next, the display control unit 21b accepts selection of an operation target (step S101). Specifically, for example, when the driver utters the word “up and down the seat”, the voice analysis unit (not shown) analyzes the voice, and the display control unit 21b accepts that “up and down the seat” is selected as the operation target. .
Next, the vehicle information acquisition unit 21a acquires a vehicle speed signal from the vehicle speed sensor 40 (step S105) and determines whether the vehicle is traveling (step S110). If the vehicle is traveling, the process proceeds to step S111. If the vehicle is not traveling, the process proceeds to step S125. The state where the vehicle is not traveling refers to a state where the vehicle is stopped (stopped, parked) or a state where the vehicle is traveling at a predetermined speed (for example, 8 km / h) or less.

  When the vehicle is traveling, the display control unit 21b determines whether the operation target received in step S101 is selected in step S100 (step S111). When it is selected in step S100, the display control unit 21b displays the screen in the running mode (step S120). When the vehicle is not traveling, the display control unit 21b displays the screen display mode in the non-traveling mode (step S125). When the process of step S120 or step S125 is completed, the process may be repeated by returning to step S101.

Here, “display the screen display in the running mode” specifically indicates that the display element related to the operation object received in step S101 is larger on the touch panel display 41 than in the non-running mode. It means that Note that “displaying the screen display in the non-running mode” means displaying the driving position setting screen 400 here. The driving position setting screen 400 is a screen that is displayed when the vehicle is not traveling, and when the vehicle is not traveling, it is natural for a driver to operate while viewing the screen. Therefore, the non-traveling mode screen is more convenient for the operator when multiple operation objects are displayed on one screen than when the operation menu hierarchy is changed each time a different operation object is selected. convenient.
Next, the screen in the running mode will be described.

  FIG. 3B shows a screen (screen in traveling mode) that is displayed when a voice “up and down seats” is received when the vehicle is traveling. Icons 451a and 451b on the screen 400 correspond to icons 551a and 551b displayed on the screen 500, respectively. The icon 451a and the icon 551a are icons for changing the sheet upward, and the icons 451b and 551b are icons for changing the sheet downward, that is, a pair for performing operations opposite to each other. Icon. Regarding the character “sheet”, the screen 500 in the running mode is displayed larger than the screen 400 in the non-running mode.

  In this way, the display elements related to the same operation target are displayed larger when the vehicle is traveling than when the vehicle is not traveling, so that the driver is displayed on the screen at a glance without watching the screen while driving. Easy to grasp the contents. In addition, since it is displayed large in the traveling mode while maintaining a similar relationship to the icon displayed in the non-traveling mode, it is easy to grasp the meaning indicated by the icon without a sense of incongruity at first glance. For example, when the “reclining” 450 is displayed in the running mode, the same angle as the angle indicated by the two icons on the screen 400 which is the non-running mode screen (in the diagonally upper left and diagonally lower right directions) is set. It may be displayed as indicated (not shown), so that it is easy to grasp the meaning indicated by the icon without a sense of incongruity at first glance.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining the positional relationship between the icons 551a and 551b and the divided areas on the screen 500. FIG. The icon 551a and the icon 551b are respectively displayed in two divided areas obtained by virtually dividing the display area of the touch panel display 41 into two vertically. In this way, two icons may be arranged, and an area for accepting a touch operation may be only the icon itself. Even in this case, as compared with the screen 400 in the non-traveling mode, since the area of the area where the touch operation is accepted is large (the icon is large), an operation performed without looking at the screen, so-called blind operation is easy.

  The operation guided by the icon 551a is accepted by a touch operation on the divided area A including the icon 551a as well as the icon 551a, and the operation guided by the icon 551b is performed on the divided area B including the icon 551b as well as the icon 551b. You may make it the structure received by touch operation with respect to. In this configuration, not only a touch operation on the icon itself but also a touch operation on a divided area including the icon is accepted. That is, the area for accepting touch operations is wider. In addition, since any position in the display area corresponds to any one of the M icons, the ease of the blind operation is further improved.

  Further, the divided area A and the divided area B are in contact with the edge of the touch panel display 41 (the outer periphery of the display area). As an example of the blind operation process, before touching the detection surface of the touch panel, first, the edge of the touch panel display 41 is touched, and the detection surface is touched based on the edge. In such a case, when at least a part of the divided area is in contact with the edge of the display area, the divided area can be touched without largely moving the finger from the edge. Therefore, the ease of blind operation is improved.

  In addition, in the state where the touch panel display 41 is installed, the configuration for associating the operation for changing the sheet upward with the upper divided area A and associating the operation for changing the sheet with the lower divided area B is as follows. Since the positional relationship between the divided areas and the meaning of the operation content match, it is easy to understand. For example, it is easier to understand than a configuration in which an operation for pointing up / down is associated with each of the left and right divided areas.

  As described above, according to the operation support device 11, a desired operation can be easily performed even if the driver does not watch the screen of the touch panel display 41 while driving the vehicle.

(2) Second embodiment:
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the operation support apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Constituent elements common to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.
In the second embodiment, the visual confirmation information acquisition unit 21d acquires, from the recording medium 30, visual confirmation information 30a indicating whether or not the operation target needs to be viewed when operating the operation target with the touch panel display 41. When the operation target is an operation target that requires visual confirmation, the display control unit 21b causes the touch panel display 41 to display larger display elements related to the operation target than when the operation target is an operation target that does not require visual confirmation.

  Whether visual confirmation is necessary or unnecessary for each operation target is preset as visual confirmation information 30 a and stored in the storage medium 30. The operation target that requires visual confirmation is an operation that changes the position and angle of the object to be operated, and the operation result of the operation is an operation target that is mainly confirmed visually by the operator. For example, a door mirror, a fender mirror (angle / position adjustment), and a seat other than the seat on which the operator is seated (angle / position adjustment of each part). An operation target that does not require visual confirmation refers to an operation target whose operation result of the operation target is confirmed by the operator mainly by a sense other than vision. For example, an air conditioner (temperature / wind direction adjustment), an audio system (volume adjustment), a seat on which an operator is seated (angle / position adjustment, heater adjustment), and the like.

  This will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 6A. It is assumed that the R icon 454 for selecting an operation related to the right door mirror is touched while the driving position setting screen 400 is displayed. Since the door mirror is an operation target that requires visual confirmation as described above, the display control unit 21b virtually divides the display area of the touch panel display 41 into nine areas (divided areas) as shown in the screen of FIG. 6A. Dividing (indicated by dotted lines; not actually displayed), icons indicating up / down / left / right and an “OK” icon are displayed in five areas. The touch operation receiving unit 21c may receive a touch operation in the entire divided area including each icon, or may receive a touch operation for only the icon. In any case, since each icon is displayed larger than the screen 400, it is easy to grasp the content indicated by the icon, and since the area for accepting the touch operation is wide, the operation is easy. Therefore, it is not necessary to frequently move the line of sight between the right door mirror and the touch panel display 41, and usability is improved.

(3) Other embodiments:
The above embodiment is an example for carrying out the present invention, acquires information on whether or not the vehicle is traveling, and displays an icon related to the same operation object when the vehicle is traveling. As long as it is displayed on the touch panel display larger than when it is not, various other embodiments can be adopted. In addition, when the operation target is operated by the touch panel display, information indicating whether the operation target needs to be visually observed is acquired, and when the operation target is an operation target that requires visual confirmation, the operation target is not required to be visually confirmed. Various other embodiments can be adopted as long as the display element related to the operation target is displayed on the touch panel display larger than when the operation target is displayed.

  For example, an operation target to be operated while the vehicle is traveling is not limited to a seat, and may be a door mirror or a steering. In addition, it is not limited to the driving position related to the above, but the air conditioner temperature (up / down), effectiveness adjustment (weak / medium / strong), air volume adjustment (5 levels, etc.), audio system volume adjustment (small) / Large) etc.

  In addition, the display control means displays M icons (M is an integer of 2 or more) indicating an operation related to the operation target, and displays icons of M divided areas among the divided areas obtained by virtually dividing the display area. In the configuration in which the touch operation accepting unit accepts an operation by touching the icon or the divided area, the sum of the areas of the M divided areas may be smaller than or equal to the area of the display area. Also good. The shape and area of each divided region may be the same or different. The operation related to the operation target refers to various operations performed on the operation target. For example, it may be a conflicting operation (up / down, left / right, diagonal upper left / diagonal lower right, small / large, increase / decrease, etc.) performed on the operation target. This refers to stepwise operations (weak / medium / strong, low / medium / high, operations associated with numerical values) and the like.

  FIG. 6B shows an example of a screen (referred to as a simple operation screen) that displays a large display element related to the operation target for switching the output in three stages of weak / medium / strong. As shown in FIG. 6B, the entire display area may be divided into three horizontally and icons may be displayed in the respective divided areas. An icon indicating an exceptional operation different from the above operation (weak / medium / strong) (for example, a “return” icon for returning to the previous screen) and other symbols are displayed in one of the divided areas. May be.

  The number M described above is an even number, and the divided area may be an area obtained by virtually dividing the display area by M / 2 virtual lines passing through the center of the display area. The accepting unit may accept the operation by a touch operation on the divided area. That is, the entire display area of the touch panel display is divided into several areas (divided areas), and a touch operation is accepted in the entire divided areas. According to this configuration, for example, the area of the area that accepts the touch operation is larger than the conventionally used configuration that accepts the touch operation with respect to the arrow icon when moving the display range of the map. improves.

  FIG. 6C shows an example of a screen (simple operation screen) that displays a large display element related to the operation of adjusting the position and angle of the object to be operated (four directions, up, down, left, and right). As shown in FIG. 6C, four areas obtained by virtually dividing the display area by two virtual straight lines (shown by dotted lines) passing through the center of the display area are divided areas, and a touch operation is performed on each divided area. You may accept operation by. An icon indicating an exceptional operation different from the above operation (up / down / left / right) (for example, a “return” icon for returning to the previous screen) may be included in any of the divided regions. Other symbols may be displayed. Also in FIG. 6C, each divided area is in contact with the edge of the touch panel display 41 (the outer periphery of the display area). Therefore, when a blind operation based on the edge is performed, the divided area corresponding to the desired operation can be easily touched. can do.

  When an icon or a divided area on the simplified operation screen is touched and the operation is accepted, a sound indicating that the touch operation is accepted may be generated from a speaker (not shown) to notify the operator.

It is a block diagram of the operation assistance device concerning a first embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation assistance process concerning 1st embodiment. (3A) is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed when the vehicle is not traveling, and (3B) is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed while the vehicle is traveling. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the positional relationship of an icon and a division area. It is a block diagram of the operation assistance apparatus concerning 2nd embodiment. (6A) is a diagram illustrating an example of a simplified operation screen according to the second embodiment, and (6B) and (6C) are diagrams illustrating an example of a simplified operation screen according to another embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  10: Navigation device, 11: Operation support device, 20: Control unit, 21: Operation support program, 21a: Vehicle information acquisition unit, 21b: Display control unit, 21c: Touch operation reception unit, 21d: Visual confirmation information acquisition unit, 30: Storage medium, 30a: Visual confirmation information, 40: Vehicle speed sensor, 41: Touch panel display, 400: Driving position setting screen.

Claims (8)

A touch panel display mounted on the vehicle;
Vehicle information acquisition means for acquiring information on whether or not the vehicle is running;
Display control means for causing the touch panel display to display a display element related to the same operation object larger when the vehicle is traveling than when it is not traveling;
An operation support apparatus comprising: A touch operation receiving means for receiving a touch operation on the touch panel display;
The display control means displays M icons (M is an integer of 2 or more) indicating the operation related to the operation target, and M of the divided areas obtained by virtually dividing the display area of the touch panel display. Displayed in each of the divided areas,
The touch operation accepting means accepts the operation by a touch operation on the icon or the divided area;
The operation support apparatus according to claim 1. Each of the divided areas is in contact with an edge of the display area.
The operation support apparatus according to claim 2. The divided areas are M areas obtained by virtually dividing the display area into M areas,
The touch operation receiving means receives the operation by a touch operation on the divided area;
The operation support apparatus according to claim 2 or 3. The M is an even number, and the divided areas are M areas obtained by virtually dividing the display area by M / 2 virtual straight lines passing through the center of the display area.
The touch operation receiving means receives the operation by a touch operation on the divided area;
The operation support apparatus according to claim 2 or 3. A touch panel display mounted on the vehicle;
Visual confirmation information acquisition means for acquiring information indicating whether or not the operation target needs to be visually confirmed when operating the operation target by the touch panel display;
When the operation object is an operation object that requires visual confirmation, display control means for causing the touch panel display to display display elements related to the operation object larger than when the operation object is an operation object that does not require visual confirmation;
An operation support apparatus comprising: A vehicle information acquisition step of acquiring information on whether or not the vehicle is running;
A display control step for displaying an icon related to the same operation object on the touch panel display mounted on the vehicle larger when the vehicle is traveling than when not traveling;
Operation support method including A visual confirmation information acquisition step of acquiring information indicating whether or not the operation target needs to be visually confirmed when the operation target is operated by a touch panel display mounted on the vehicle;
When the operation object is an operation object that requires visual confirmation, a display control step that causes the display element related to the operation object to be displayed on the touch panel display larger than when the operation object is an operation object that does not require visual confirmation; and
Operation support method including

Images