JP2009002756A - Information provision device, and information provision method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information provision device capable of improving convenience of occupants by lessening the number of components to reduce a cost so as to achieve space saving, and executing proper operation restriction to a driver. <P>SOLUTION: The information provision device 100 includes a navigation device 200, and a sensor part 206. Based on the screen direction of a display screen 201a of a display device 200 judged by a screen direction judging device 203 and detection information acquired from the sensor part 206, a device body 300 sets information displayed on the display screen 201a through a display control part 204, and restricts execution of operation of the information provision device 100 corresponding to input information accompanying input operation input through an input control part 205. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus and an information providing method having a display device mounted on a vehicle or the like, and in particular, an operation related to an operation menu or the like according to the behavior of the vehicle and the screen direction to which the display screen of the display device is directed. The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus and an information providing method that can be controlled.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a car navigation device is known as an information providing device that includes a display device that is mounted on a vehicle and displays various types of information. As such a car navigation apparatus, for example, one disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is known.

  In other words, the car navigation device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided with two dial switches on the hand controller, so that the operation from either the left or right side is performed in order to determine whether the operation is from the driver or the passenger. It has a structure to determine whether it is an input.

  Further, it is determined whether or not the vehicle is traveling, and whether or not there is a passenger. For example, when the vehicle is traveling, when the driver side, that is, when the light dial switch is operated, the operation menu is displayed. It has a restrictive structure. Thereby, while carrying out the appropriate operation restriction to a driver, it is set as the structure which can improve a passenger's convenience.

JP 2005-156257 A

  However, the navigation device disclosed in the above-described conventional patent document 1 requires at least two dial switches for discriminating the driver and passengers, and a separate controller is installed on the center console panel or the like. Must. For this reason, the switch on the opposite side (for example, from the driver's seat side to the passenger's seat side) can be easily operated, the reliability of the discrimination accuracy is low, and it is difficult to reduce the cost due to the reduction in the number of parts. There is a problem that it is difficult to save space.

  In addition, there is a problem that it cannot be applied to a navigation device having an input device such as a touch panel, for example, because it has a structure in which a driver or a passenger is discriminated by a hand controller and an input operation according to an operation menu is performed. Furthermore, since it is necessary to limit the information that can be presented to the driver while the vehicle is traveling, it is desired to develop an apparatus that can meet such a demand with an inexpensive configuration.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and can achieve space saving while reducing costs by reducing the number of parts, and also provides appropriate operation restrictions and information presentation to the driver. An object of the present invention is to provide an information providing apparatus and an information providing method capable of improving the convenience of passengers while implementing the above.

  An information providing apparatus according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit that acquires behavior information relating to a vehicle behavior, a display unit that displays various types of information including at least menu information on a display screen of a movable display device, and the display unit. Input means for receiving input information associated with an input operation for an operation menu indicated by menu information displayed on the display screen of the display device; and detection means for detecting a screen direction indicating a direction in which the display screen of the display device is facing And control means for controlling the operation corresponding to the input information received by the input means according to the behavior of the vehicle indicated by the behavior information acquired by the acquisition means and the detection result detected by the detection means. It is characterized by having.

  With this configuration, the information providing apparatus according to the present invention can control the operation corresponding to the input information received with the input operation, based on the behavior of the vehicle and the screen direction of the display screen. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the number of parts by reducing the number of parts and achieve space-saving compared to the conventional one using a controller at hand, and to implement appropriate operation restrictions on the driver and Convenience can be improved.

  When the detection result detected by the detection means indicates that the screen direction is toward the passenger seat side of the vehicle, the control information obtained by the acquisition means indicates any behavior of the vehicle. May be configured to control all the operations corresponding to the input information so as to be executable. If comprised in this way, the passenger's convenience when the display screen is facing the passenger seat side can be improved.

  In addition, the control unit is configured to obtain the behavior information acquired by the acquisition unit when the detection result detected by the detection unit indicates that the screen direction faces the driver's seat side or the rear center of the vehicle. When the vehicle indicates that the vehicle is stopped or stopped, all the operations corresponding to the input information are controlled to be executable, and the behavior information indicates that the vehicle is in a traveling state. Further, only a part of the operation corresponding to the input information may be executed, or all the operations corresponding to the input information may be controlled to be unexecutable. If comprised in this way, the appropriate operation restriction to a driver | operator when a display screen is facing the driver's seat side or back center can be implemented.

  The apparatus further comprises detection means for detecting the seating of a human body on at least one of a passenger seat and a rear seat of the vehicle, and the control means detects the detection result detected by the detection means when the screen direction is the driver seat of the vehicle. The behavior acquired by the acquisition means when the detection means detects a seat on at least one of a passenger seat and a rear seat of the vehicle. Even if the information indicates any behavior of the vehicle, all the operations corresponding to the input information may be controlled to be executable. If comprised in this way, the convenience of a passenger | crew can be improved, implementing the appropriate operation restriction to a driver | operator when the display screen is facing the driver's seat side or back center.

  The control means controls the display means on the display screen of the display device in accordance with the behavior of the vehicle indicated by the behavior information acquired by the acquisition means and the detection result detected by the detection means. The information to be displayed may be set. If comprised in this way, the information displayed on the display screen of a display apparatus can be set with the behavior of a vehicle, and the screen direction of a display screen.

  When the detection result detected by the detection means indicates that the screen direction is toward the passenger seat side of the vehicle, the control information obtained by the acquisition means indicates any behavior of the vehicle. May be configured such that all information can be displayed on the display screen of the display device. If comprised in this way, the passenger's convenience when the display screen is facing the passenger seat side can be improved.

  When the detection result detected by the detection means indicates that the screen direction is directed to the driver's seat side or the rear center of the vehicle, the behavior information acquired by the acquisition means is Indicates that all information can be displayed on the display screen of the display device, and the behavior information acquired by the acquisition means is that the vehicle is in a traveling state. May be configured such that only a part of the information can be displayed on the display screen of the display device. If comprised in this way, the appropriate information presentation to a driver | operator when a display screen is facing the driver's seat side or back center can be implemented.

  The control means indicates that the detection result detected by the detection means indicates that the screen direction faces the driver's seat side or the rear center of the vehicle, and the detection means detects the passenger seat and the rear seat of the vehicle. When the seating on at least one of them is detected, all the information can be displayed on the display screen of the display device, regardless of the behavior information acquired by the acquisition means. It may be configured to be set. If comprised in this way, a passenger's convenience can be improved, implementing the appropriate information presentation to a driver | operator when the display screen is facing the driver's seat side or back center.

  The input means is, for example, a touch panel stacked on a display screen of the display device.

  The detection means includes, for example, a rotation detection sensor that is provided integrally with the display device and detects the rotation of the display screen of the display device, and a determiner that determines the screen direction based on a signal from the rotation detection sensor. It is comprised by.

  The acquisition means may be configured to acquire at least one of the speed information of the vehicle and information on the accelerometer as the behavior information.

  An information providing method according to the present invention includes an acquisition step of acquiring behavior information related to a vehicle behavior, a display step of displaying various information including at least menu information on a display screen of a movable display device, and the display step. An input step for receiving input information associated with an input operation for an operation menu indicated by the menu information displayed on the display screen of the display device, and detection for detecting a screen direction indicating a direction in which the display screen of the display device is facing An operation corresponding to the input information received in the input step according to the step, the behavior of the vehicle indicated by the behavior information acquired in the acquisition step, and the detection result detected in the detection step And a control step of controlling.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to realize space saving while reducing the number of parts while reducing costs, and improving the convenience of passengers while implementing appropriate operation restrictions and information presentation to the driver. It is possible to provide an information providing apparatus and an information providing method that can be performed.

  Embodiments of an information providing apparatus and an information providing method according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of an information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the information providing apparatus includes, for example, an acquisition unit 101, a display unit 102, an input unit 103, a detection unit 104, a control unit 105, and a detection unit 106. It is mounted on vehicles such as automobiles that do not.

  The acquisition unit 101 acquires behavior information regarding the behavior of the vehicle. The behavior information is, for example, at least one of vehicle speed information and information related to an accelerometer, and the acquisition unit 101 can also provide vehicle current position information, inclination angle information, lateral G information, and traveling direction information. Etc. may be acquired.

  Specifically, this behavior information is obtained from output signals from various sensors provided in the vehicle, signals based on received waves from GPS satellites received by a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver mounted on the vehicle, and the like. This refers to information indicating the behavior of a given vehicle.

  The display unit 102 displays various information such as menu information, map information, and video (image) information such as moving images and still images on a display screen of a movable display device included in the information providing device. For example, the input unit 103 receives input information associated with an input operation on an operation menu indicated by the menu information displayed on the display screen of the display device by the display unit 102. In addition, the input unit 103 may receive input information associated with an input operation (for example, voice input) other than the operation menu indicated by the menu information displayed on the display screen.

  The detection unit 104 detects a screen direction indicating a direction in which the display screen of the display device is facing. Specifically, the screen direction is, for example, the state of the display screen relative to the front of the display device with respect to the position where the front of the display device and the display screen are parallel (that is, the left side is Or whether it is facing the right side).

  The control unit 105 is information corresponding to the input information received by the input unit 103 in accordance with the vehicle behavior indicated by the behavior information acquired by the acquisition unit 101 and the detection result indicating the screen direction detected by the detection unit 104. Control the operation of the providing device. Further, the control unit 105 controls the display unit 102 according to the behavior of the vehicle indicated by the behavior information and the detection result indicating the detected screen direction, and displays information to be displayed on the display screen of the display device. Set. The detection unit 106 detects the seating of a human body (passenger) on at least one of the passenger seat and the rear seat of the vehicle.

  Specifically, the control unit 105 is acquired by the acquisition unit 101 when, for example, the detection result detected by the detection unit 104 indicates that the screen direction is facing the passenger seat side of the vehicle. Regardless of the behavior information displayed, the behavior of all the information providing devices corresponding to the input information received by the input unit 103 can be executed, regardless of whether the vehicle is in motion (ie, whether it is running, stopped, or stopped). To control.

  For example, the control unit 105 is acquired by the acquisition unit 101 when the detection result detected by the detection unit 104 indicates that the screen direction faces the driver's seat side or the rear center of the vehicle. Similarly, when the behavior information indicates that the vehicle is stopped or stopped, all the information providing devices corresponding to the input information are controlled to be executable, and the behavior information indicates that the vehicle is in a running state. In this case, only a part of the operation corresponding to the input information can be executed, or all the operations corresponding to the input information are controlled to be unexecutable.

  Further, the control unit 105 indicates that, for example, the detection result detected by the detection unit 104 indicates that the screen direction faces the driver's seat side or the rear center of the vehicle, and the detection unit 106 detects the passenger seat of the vehicle. When the human body is seated on at least one of the rear seats and the behavior information acquired by the acquisition unit 101 indicates any vehicle behavior, the input information received by the input unit 103 The operation of all corresponding information providing apparatuses is controlled to be executable.

  Specifically, the control unit 105, for example, when the detection result described above indicates that the screen direction is facing the passenger seat side of the vehicle, the acquired behavior information indicates any vehicle behavior. Is set so that all information can be displayed on the display screen of the display device.

  In addition, the control unit 105 indicates that the acquired behavior information indicates that the vehicle is stopped or stopped when the detected result indicates that the screen direction faces the driver's seat side or the rear center. If all the information is set to be displayable on the display screen of the display device and the obtained behavior information indicates that the vehicle is running, the display on the display device Set so that only some information can be displayed on the screen.

  Further, the control unit 105 indicates that the detected result indicates that the screen direction is directed to the driver's seat side or the rear center of the vehicle, and the detection unit 106 detects whether the passenger seat or the rear seat of the vehicle. Regardless of whether the acquired behavior information indicates the behavior of the vehicle when sitting on at least one is detected, all information is set to be displayable on the display screen of the display device.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration when the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to an in-vehicle navigation apparatus. As shown in FIG. 2, the information providing apparatus 100 includes a navigation device 200 mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile, and a sensor unit 206 that is also provided on the vehicle.

  The navigation device 200 includes a movable display device 201 that displays various types of information on a display screen 201 a, a rotation detection sensor 202 that detects the amount of rotation of the rotation shaft 202 a of the display device 201, and the rotation detection sensor 202. And a screen direction determiner 203 that determines a screen direction indicating the direction in which the display screen 201a is directed based on the detection signal.

  The navigation device 200 includes a device main body 300 that controls the entire navigation device 200, a display control unit 204 that controls the display device 201, and an input device (not shown) such as a touch panel provided in the display device 201. And an input control unit 205 for controlling.

  For example, the apparatus main body 300 outputs a control signal to the display control unit 204 based on the screen direction of the display screen 201a determined by the screen direction determination unit 203 and the detection signal from the sensor unit 206, and displays the display signal. Information to be displayed on the screen 202a is set (that is, information to be displayed is limited or all information can be displayed).

  In addition, the apparatus main body 300 receives input information output from the input apparatus via the input control unit 205 by an input operation on an operation menu displayed on the display screen 201a based on the screen direction and the detection signal described above. Based on the input signal that represents, the operation of the navigation device 200 with respect to the operation menu corresponding to this input information is controlled (that is, the operation of the navigation device 200 is made executable or impossible).

  The sensor unit 206 includes various sensors such as a vehicle speed sensor, an acceleration (G) sensor, an angular velocity (gyro) sensor, a rudder angle sensor, a direction sensor, a brake sensor, an accelerator sensor, a gear sensor, a seating sensor, and a GPS receiver. For example, speed information indicating the detected vehicle speed is output to the navigation apparatus 200, or current position information indicating the current position of the vehicle from the received GPS satellite is output to the navigation apparatus 200. To do.

  Various information such as icons, cursors, operation menus, windows, characters and images (including moving images and still images) are displayed on the display screen 201a of the display device 201. The display device 201 can be configured by various display devices such as CRT, LCD, PDP, for example.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the internal configuration of the device main body 300 of the navigation device 200. The apparatus main body 300 includes a control unit 301 that performs arithmetic processing for controlling the entire navigation device 200, an operation unit 302 that performs an input operation to the navigation device 200, and voice information from the navigation device 200. And an audio output unit 303 for outputting.

  In addition, the apparatus main body 300 includes a storage device 304 that temporarily or permanently stores various types of information (for example, map information) used in the navigation device 200, and a vehicle route executed by the navigation device 200. And a navigation processing unit 305 that performs general navigation processing such as search and route guidance. Each component 301 to 305 is electrically connected by a bus 310.

  The control unit 301 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, for example, and reads and executes a boot program stored in a ROM for starting the navigation device 200, for example. In addition, the control unit 301 reads an information providing program from a ROM or the like, sets map information and image information to be displayed on the display screen 201 a of the display device 201, and performs operations corresponding to input information input from the operation unit 302. Performs information provision processing such as determining whether to execute. The operation unit 302 includes a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, a remote controller, and the like for performing input operations such as input of characters, numerical values, and various instructions.

  The audio output unit 303 includes an audio output speaker and the like, and outputs a guidance sound and audio indicated by the audio information generated by the navigation processing unit 305 via the speaker. The storage device 304 includes a magnetic disk drive, an optical disk drive, a memory card drive, and the like, and stores various information in a recording medium (hard disk, flexible disk, optical disk, memory card, etc.) corresponding to each drive in a readable and writable manner. To do.

  The navigation processing unit 305 executes various programs such as a current position calculation program, a route search program, a route guidance program, a voice generation program, a map information display program, a video display program, and a communication program to execute navigation processing. Here, the current value calculation program calculates the current position of the vehicle based on, for example, output information from the GPS receiver of the sensor unit 206 and various sensors.

  The route search program uses map information or the like stored in the storage device 304 to search for an optimal route from the departure point of the vehicle to the destination or an arbitrarily selected route. The optimum route is a route that best matches a specified condition, or a shortest route or a fastest route to a destination.

  The route guidance program generates route guidance information based on information indicating a guidance route obtained by executing the route search program, vehicle current position information, map information, and the like. The voice generation program generates voice information corresponding to a predetermined pattern. That is, the voice generation program sets a virtual sound source corresponding to the guide point or generates voice guidance information when executing the navigation process, and converts the generated voice information into a voice I / F (interface). It is made to output to the audio | voice output part 303 with which it is provided.

  The map information display program determines a display format or the like of map information to be displayed on the display screen 201a of the display device 201, and displays map information in accordance with the determined display format with a video I / F (interface). 201 is displayed on the display screen 201a. The video display program determines a display format of a video such as a moving image to be displayed on the display screen 201a of the display device 201, and displays image information representing the video according to the determined display format on the display screen 201a of the display device 201. Display.

  The communication program selects or changes a communication method of information transmitted / received by a communication I / F (interface) configured by a communication module or the like. According to the navigation device 200 configured as described above, it is possible to reduce the cost by reducing the number of component parts, and it is possible to save space because a conventional controller is unnecessary. .

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of an information provision processing procedure in the navigation device 200, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the display device 201 of the navigation device 200. In the following description, the same parts as those already described are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. Here, a case where the navigation device 200 is mounted on a right-hand drive vehicle will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the navigation device 200 is configured such that the power supply state of the vehicle by first turning on an ignition key or the like by a control unit 301 (hereinafter simply referred to as “control unit 301”) of the device main body 300. Or a power button (not shown) is pressed via the operation unit 302 or the like, and waits until the apparatus is turned on (N in step S101) and is turned on. If this happens (Y in step S101), for example, an initial screen indicating the initial state of the navigation device is displayed on the display screen 201a of the display device 201 via the display control unit 204 (step S102).

  When the initial screen is displayed, the control unit 301 executes the information providing program to acquire information such as a detection signal output from the sensor unit 206 (step S103), and the display device detected by the rotation detection sensor 202 Information indicating the screen direction of the display screen 201a determined by the screen direction determination unit 203 based on the rotation amount of the rotation shaft 202a of 201 is acquired (step S104).

  If each information is acquired, the control part 301 will judge whether the display screen 201a of the display apparatus 201 is facing the passenger seat side of a vehicle (step S105), and if the display screen 201a is facing the passenger seat side, it will be. If it is determined (Y in step S105), the following control is performed. That is, in this case, the control unit 301 displays the display screen regardless of the behavior of the vehicle based on the information acquired in step S103 (for example, whether the vehicle is running or is stopped or stopped). All the information that can be displayed on 201a (for example, map information and image information) is set to be displayable, and all the operation menus that can be operated on the navigation device 200 can be executed (step S110).

  When the process of step S110 is performed, as shown in FIG. 5A, in the navigation device 200, the display device 201 is moved to face the left side as illustrated. Since the display screen 201a at this time faces the passenger seat side, a video such as a moving image based on the image information, a map image based on the map information, or the like can be displayed on the display screen 201a without limitation. At the same time, any input operation on the operation button 302a or the display screen 201a linked to the operation unit 302 can be accepted, and the execution of the operation indicated by the operation menu corresponding to the received input information is all possible. .

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the display screen 201a does not face the passenger seat side (N in step S105), the control unit 301 determines that the display screen 201a faces the driver seat side or the rear center, and Further, it is determined whether or not the vehicle is stopped or stopped based on the information acquired in step S103 (step S106).

  The determination of stopping or stopping at this time is when the acquired information indicates, for example, that the vehicle is traveling at a predetermined speed or that the gear is not parked or neutral. This is done by determining that the vehicle has not stopped or stopped.

  If it is determined that the vehicle is stopped or stopped (Y in step S106), the control unit 301 executes the process in step S110. When it is determined that the vehicle is not stopped or stopped (N in Step S106), the control unit 301 acquires detection information from the seating sensor included in the sensor unit 26 provided in the passenger seat or the rear seat. Then, it is determined whether there is a seat on the passenger seat or the rear seat (step S107).

  If it is determined that a human body is seated in the passenger seat or the rear seat (Y in step S107), the control unit 301 executes the process in step S110. If it is determined that no human body is seated in the passenger seat or the rear seat (N in step S107), the following control is performed. In other words, in this case, the control unit 301 sets a part of the information that can be displayed on the display screen 201a, such as an image that hinders driving of the vehicle, to be undisplayable and operates the navigation device 200. Of the possible operation menus, only a part of the operation menu operations that can be instructed to execute the operation by voice input, for example, are made executable (step S108). At this time, all operations may be disabled.

  When the process of step S108 is performed, as shown in FIG. 5B, in the navigation device 200, the display device 201 is moved to the right as shown in the drawing, or the illustration is omitted. However, the display device 201 faces the rear center, and no passengers are present in the passenger seat or the rear seat. Since the display screen 201a at this time faces the driver's seat side or the rear center, only a map image or the like based on map information related to navigation processing can be displayed on the display screen 201a. In addition, the operation button 302a linked to the operation unit 302 and the input operation to the display screen 201a are restricted so as not to be accepted, and the operation indicated by the operation menu corresponding to the input information partially accepted by voice input or the like. Is set to runnable only.

  Note that after the processing of step S110 and step S108, the control unit 301 presses the power button again with a change in the power state of the vehicle due to turning off the ignition key or the like, or via the operation unit 302 or the like. In step S109, it is determined whether the apparatus has been turned off (step S109). If it is determined that the apparatus is in the off state (Y in step S109), a series of information providing processes according to this flowchart are performed. finish. On the other hand, if it is determined that the state is not OFF (N in step S109), the process proceeds to step S103 and the subsequent processing is repeated.

  By performing the processing in this manner, in this navigation device 200, it is possible to improve the convenience for the passenger while performing an appropriate operation restriction on the driver. Note that the order of the determination processes in steps S105 to S107 may be arbitrarily performed, but the process at the determination result destination is performed in association with each of the determination processes S105 to S107.

  As described above, the embodiments of the information providing apparatus and the information providing method according to the present invention have been described. However, the present invention is not limited to these, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Addition, replacement, etc. are possible. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the display device 201 of the navigation device 200 is configured to rotate by the rotation shaft 202 and move in the left-right direction. It may be configured to be movable by another method other than 202.

It is a block diagram which shows the example of a functional structure of the information provision apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a hardware configuration at the time of applying the same information provision apparatus to a vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the example of the internal structure of the apparatus main body of the navigation apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the information provision process procedure in the navigation apparatus. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating operation | movement of the display apparatus of the navigation apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Information provision apparatus 101 ... Acquisition part 102 ... Display part 103 ... Input part 104 ... Detection part 105 ... Control part 106 ... Detection part 200 ... Navigation apparatus 201 ... Display apparatus 201a ... Display screen , 202, rotation detection sensor, 202 a, rotation axis, 203, screen direction determination unit, 204, display control unit, 205, input control unit, 206, sensor unit, 300, apparatus main body, 301, control unit, 302, operation Reference numeral 303: Audio output unit 304: Storage device 305: Navigation processing unit

Claims (19)

Acquisition means for acquiring behavior information relating to vehicle behavior;
Display means for displaying various information including at least menu information on a display screen of a movable display device;
Input means for receiving input information associated with an input operation for an operation menu indicated by the menu information displayed on the display screen of the display device by the display means;
Detecting means for detecting a screen direction indicating a direction in which the display screen of the display device is facing;
Control means for controlling the operation corresponding to the input information received by the input means according to the behavior of the vehicle indicated by the behavior information acquired by the acquisition means and the detection result detected by the detection means An information providing apparatus characterized by that.   When the detection result detected by the detection means indicates that the screen direction is toward the passenger seat side of the vehicle, the control information obtained by the acquisition means indicates any behavior of the vehicle. 2. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein all the operations corresponding to the input information are controlled to be executable.   When the detection result detected by the detection means indicates that the screen direction is directed to the driver's seat side or the rear center of the vehicle, the behavior information acquired by the acquisition means is Indicates that the vehicle is in a stopped or stopped state, all the operations corresponding to the input information are controlled to be executable, and the behavior information indicates that the vehicle is in a traveling state. 3. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein only a part of the operation corresponding to the input information can be executed, or all the operations corresponding to the input information are controlled to be unexecutable. A detecting means for detecting the seating of the human body on at least one of the passenger seat and the rear seat of the vehicle;
The control means indicates that the detection result detected by the detection means indicates that the screen direction faces the driver's seat side or the rear center of the vehicle, and the detection means detects the passenger seat and the rear seat of the vehicle. When seating on at least one of them is detected, control is performed so that all the operations corresponding to the input information can be executed regardless of the behavior of the vehicle acquired by the acquisition means. The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein   The control means controls the display means on the display screen of the display device in accordance with the behavior of the vehicle indicated by the behavior information acquired by the acquisition means and the detection result detected by the detection means. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information to be displayed is set.   When the detection result detected by the detection means indicates that the screen direction is toward the passenger seat side of the vehicle, the control information obtained by the acquisition means indicates any behavior of the vehicle. 6. The information providing device according to claim 5, wherein all information is set to be displayable on the display screen of the display device.   When the detection result detected by the detection means indicates that the screen direction is directed to the driver's seat side or the rear center of the vehicle, the behavior information acquired by the acquisition means is Indicates that all information can be displayed on the display screen of the display device, and the behavior information acquired by the acquisition means is that the vehicle is in a traveling state. The information providing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein only a part of the information is displayed on the display screen of the display device.   The control means indicates that the detection result detected by the detection means indicates that the screen direction faces the driver's seat side or the rear center of the vehicle, and the detection means detects the passenger seat and the rear seat of the vehicle. When the seating on at least one of them is detected, all the information can be displayed on the display screen of the display device, regardless of the behavior information acquired by the acquisition means. The information providing device according to claim 5, wherein the information providing device is set.   The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input unit is a touch panel stacked on a display screen of the display device.   The detection means includes a rotation detection sensor that is provided integrally with the display device and detects rotation of the display screen of the display device, and a determiner that determines the screen direction based on a signal from the rotation detection sensor. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information providing apparatus is provided.   11. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires at least one of speed information of the vehicle and information on an accelerator / decelerator as the behavior information. An acquisition process for acquiring behavior information relating to the behavior of the vehicle;
A display step of displaying various information including at least menu information on the display screen of the movable display device;
An input step for receiving input information associated with an input operation for an operation menu indicated by the menu information displayed on the display screen of the display device in the display step;
A detection step of detecting a screen direction indicating a direction in which the display screen of the display device is facing;
Control for controlling the operation corresponding to the input information received in the input step according to the behavior of the vehicle indicated by the behavior information acquired in the acquisition step and the detection result detected in the detection step A method for providing information.   In the control step, when the detection result detected in the detection step indicates that the screen direction faces the passenger seat side of the vehicle, the behavior information acquired in the acquisition step is any vehicle. 13. The information providing method according to claim 12, wherein even if the behavior is indicated, all operations corresponding to the input information are controlled to be executable.   In the control step, the behavior information acquired in the acquisition step when the detection result detected in the detection step indicates that the screen direction faces the driver's seat side or the rear center of the vehicle. When the vehicle indicates that the vehicle is stopped or stopped, all the operations corresponding to the input information are controlled to be executable, and the behavior information indicates that the vehicle is in a traveling state. 14. The information providing method according to claim 12, wherein only a part of the operation corresponding to the input information is executable or all the operations corresponding to the input information are controlled to be unexecutable. A detection step of detecting a seating of a human body on at least one of a passenger seat and a rear seat of the vehicle;
In the control step, the detection result detected in the detection step indicates that the screen direction faces the driver's seat side or the rear center of the vehicle, and the passenger seat and the rear portion of the vehicle in the detection step. When seating in at least one of the seats is detected, all actions corresponding to the input information can be executed, regardless of the behavior of the vehicle acquired in the acquisition process. The information providing method according to claim 12, wherein the information providing method is controlled.   In the control step, on the display screen of the display device in the display step according to the behavior of the vehicle indicated by the behavior information acquired in the acquisition step and the detection result detected in the detection step. The information providing method according to any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein information to be displayed is set.   In the control step, when the detection result detected in the detection step indicates that the screen direction faces the passenger seat side of the vehicle, the behavior information acquired in the acquisition step is different. 17. The information providing method according to claim 16, wherein even if the vehicle behavior is indicated, all information is set to be displayable on the display screen of the display device.   In the control step, the behavior information acquired in the acquisition step when the detection result detected in the detection step indicates that the screen direction faces the driver's seat side or the rear center of the vehicle. Indicates that the vehicle is stopped or stopped, all information can be displayed on the display screen of the display device, and the behavior information obtained in the obtaining step is the vehicle running state. 18. The information providing method according to claim 16 or 17, wherein, in a case where the information is indicated, only a part of the information is displayed on the display screen of the display device.   In the control step, the detection result detected in the detection step indicates that the screen direction faces the driver's seat side or the rear center of the vehicle, and the passenger seat and the rear portion of the vehicle in the detection step. When the seating in at least one of the seats is detected, all information is displayed on the display screen of the display device, regardless of the behavior information acquired in the acquisition step. The information providing method according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein the information is set to be displayable.

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