JP2009205462A - Information system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information system for enhancing a setting easiness when positioning a pointer at a desired position, in a control object having a scale attached with graduations and the pointer indicating a specific position on the scale. <P>SOLUTION: This information system 100 which includes an input device 2 and a display 4, and obtains a value corresponding to the position indicated by the pointer PT by making the display 4 display the control object SC having the scale attached with the graduations and the pointer PT for indicating a specific position on the scale, has: a control object display means 10 for moving the pointer PT along the scale according to operation input through the input device 2 and displaying it; and a setting easiness increase means 11 for increasing the setting easiness of the position indicated by the pointer PT. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information system for displaying a control object and selecting a specific value from a plurality of possible values, and in particular, a control object having a scale with a scale and a pointer indicating a specific position on the scale. The present invention relates to an information system that uses a pointer to select a specific value.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an electronic map display device that selects and displays a map of an appropriate scale including a position that an operator wants to visually recognize from a plurality of maps corresponding to a wide scale range from a large scale to a small scale is known (for example, (See Patent Document 1).

  This electronic map display device has means for allowing an operator to freely change the position of a partition that divides the scale arranged on the slider scale displayed on the screen, and on the scale divided by these partitions. Map display means for displaying a map including a position desired by the operator at a predetermined display scale while zooming in or out on an electronic map having a different scale corresponding to each of a plurality of ranges;

For example, this electronic map display device displays a house map when the operator selects 1/1500 as the display scale, displays a city map when 1/5000 is selected, and selects 1/20000 The 1/25000 topographic map is displayed while being enlarged, and when 1/100000 is selected, the 1/20000000 topographic map is displayed while being enlarged. With this configuration, the operator can display a plurality of different maps even at the same position, and can display an optimal map according to the operator's request.
JP 2004-151522 A

  However, the electronic map display device described in Patent Document 1 displays a slider scale object on the screen and moves the pointer that moves along the scale while allowing the operator to select a map with a different scale or feature. As the number (the number of maps with different scales and features) increases, the interval between the partitions decreases, which makes it difficult to perform an operation for aligning the pointer with a desired position, and thus to select a desired scale.

  In view of the above points, the present invention improves the ease of setting when aligning a pointer to a desired position in a control object having a scale with a scale and a pointer indicating a specific position on the scale. The purpose is to provide an information system.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information system according to a first invention comprises an input device and a display device, and has a scale with a scale and a pointer for indicating a specific position on the scale. An information system that displays an object on the display device and acquires a value corresponding to a position indicated by the pointer, and moves the pointer along the scale according to an operation input via the input device. Control object display means for displaying and setting easiness increasing means for increasing the easiness of setting the position pointed to by the pointer are provided.

  Moreover, 2nd invention is an information system which concerns on 1st invention, Comprising: The said setting ease increase means increases and displays the space | interval of the scale which exists in the predetermined range from the position which the said pointer points. It is characterized by.

  The third invention is the information system according to the first invention, wherein the setting ease increasing means enlarges and displays a partial area of the scale including a position indicated by the pointer. To do.

  The fourth invention is an information system according to the third invention, wherein the setting ease increasing means superimposes a partial area of the scale on the scale or separates from the scale. It is characterized in that it is enlarged and displayed at a different position.

  “Control object” is software that operates an HMI (Human Machine Interface) for assisting an operator to input various types of information, and is an independent subsidiary software added to main software such as navigation software. It may be software installed as part of the main software.

  “Ease of setting” means the degree of ease of operation when the display position of the pointer is set at the position intended by the operator. The higher the ease of setting, the easier and the higher the resolution. This means that the pointer can be moved to a position as intended by the operator.

  With the above-described means, the present invention improves the ease of setting when aligning a pointer to a desired position in a control object having a scale with a scale and a pointer indicating a specific position on the scale. An information system can be provided.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of an information system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an example of a screen displayed on a display device in the information system of FIG.

  A navigation system 100, which is an example of an information system, is a device mounted on a vehicle, includes a control device 1, and a slider control SC that is one of control objects on a map image displayed on a display device 4. Is superimposed and displayed.

  In addition, the navigation system 100 moves the pointer PT on the slider control SC in accordance with the operation input of the operator obtained via the input device 2, and instructs a specific scale displayed on the scale to have a plurality of scales. Lets you select a specific scale from.

  Then, the navigation system 100 switches the scale of the map image displayed on the display device 4 to the selected specific scale.

  Further, when the navigation system 100 does not hold in the storage device 3 the electronic map data that matches the scale selected by the operator via the slider control SC, the electronic map data having the closest scale is enlarged or displayed. It is displayed and the scale is realized in a pseudo manner.

  The control device 1 is a computer including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like. For example, the control object display means 10, the setting ease increasing means 11, and the map While the program corresponding to each of the display means 12 is stored in the ROM, the CPU executes a process corresponding to each means.

  The input device 2 is an in-vehicle device for transmitting an operation input by an operator to the control device 1, and includes, for example, a touch panel, a joystick, a remote controller with a cross key, a haptic device, a mouse, and the like.

  The storage device 3 is an in-vehicle device for storing various information, and is, for example, a nonvolatile storage medium such as a hard disk or a DVD, and stores electronic map data and the like corresponding to various scales selected by the operator.

  The display device 4 is a vehicle-mounted device for displaying various types of information, and examples thereof include a liquid crystal display installed on an instrument panel and an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

  Next, various units included in the control device 1 will be described.

  The control object display means 10 is a means for controlling the display of the control object, and is used, for example, as an HMI for selectively inputting a map scale according to an operation input by the operator via the input device 2. Controls the display of the slider control SC.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the slider control SC in FIG. 2. The slider control SC has a scale extending in the vertical direction in the figure, and scales (“200k”, “100”, “50” or the like) indicates a distance corresponding to the unit scale bar SB (see FIG. 2). For example, “200k” in black indicates that the unit scale bar SB corresponds to 200 km, and 50 m in gray letters indicates the unit. It shows that the scale bar SB corresponds to 50 m.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the operation input of the slider control SC in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4A shows the case where the pointer PT is near the scale “150 (gray character)” of the slider control SC. FIG. 4B shows a state when the operator tries to perform a touch operation between the scales “3 (black)” and “7 (black)” of the slider control SC on the touch panel. FIG. A state after the touch operation between the scales “3 (black)” and “7 (black)” of the slider control SC is shown.

  When the control object display means 10 detects that a touch operation has been performed between the scales “3 (black)” and “7 (black)” of the slider control SC based on the output of the touch panel, the control unit display means 10 touches the pointer PT. Move to the operation position instantly and display.

  Further, when the control object display means 10 detects that the pointer PT is dragged along the scale extending in the vertical direction in the figure based on the output of the touch panel, the control object display means 10 moves the pointer PT in the vertical direction according to the drag operation. Display while moving.

  The setting ease increasing means 11 is means for increasing (increasing) the setting ease of the value set via the control object. For example, the setting ease increasing means 11 is a predetermined range from the indicated position on the slider control SC indicated by the pointer PT. The interval between the scales in the inside (for example, between the major scales adjacent above and below the indicated position) is displayed in an increased manner.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the setting ease increasing means 11 is touch-operated at a position between the scales “3 (black)” and “7 (black)” of the slider control SC. When the pointer PT is moved between the scales “3 (black letters)” and “7 (black letters)”, the main scales “3 (black letters)” and “7 (black letters) adjacent above and below the touch operation position. The secondary scales “4 (black)”, “5 (black)”, and “6 (black) that were not displayed before the movement (see FIG. 4A) were increased. ) ”Is displayed.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4B, the setting ease increasing means 11 has the main scales “100 (gray letters)” and “200 (gray letters)” that were located before the pointer PT was moved. In the position between the two, the secondary scale “125 (gray character)” displayed before the movement (see FIG. 4A) is restored to the original scale interval that has been increased. , “150 (gray character)” and “175 (gray character)” are deleted.

  In this way, the setting ease increasing means 11 does not increase the overall length of the slider control SC, and the main scale at the upper limit of the slider control SC (for example, “200k (black)”) and the main scale at the lower limit ( For example, “50 m (gray letters)”) is displayed as it is, and only the scale interval around the pointer PT is increased, so that a desired scale is roughly selected by a touch operation and then fine adjustment is performed by a drag operation. Thus, compared with the case where the scale interval is always fixed and displayed, the ease of setting the scale can be improved.

  Further, even if the length of the slider control SC is limited due to the restriction on the screen size of the display screen 3, the setting ease increasing means 11 selects the detailed scale while displaying the entire scale change width. Enable.

  5 and 6 are diagrams showing another display example of the slider control SC. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a part of the slider control SC including the position indicated by the pointer PT while being superimposed on the slider control SC. FIG. 6 shows an enlarged display at a display position different from the slider control SC so that a partial area of the slider control SC including the position indicated by the pointer PT is not overlapped with the slider control SC. The figure is shown.

  In FIG. 5, the setting ease increasing means 11 increases the interval between the scales around the pointer PT as in the case of FIG. 4, so that the ease of setting the scale is improved compared to the case where the enlarged display is not performed. In addition, since the enlarged display portion is superimposed and displayed on the slider control SC, it is possible to deal with a narrow display area.

  In FIG. 6, the setting ease increasing means 11 increases the interval between the scales where the pointer PT is located, as in the case of FIGS. 4 and 5, so that the scale is set compared with the case where the enlarged display is not performed. The degree of ease can be improved, and the enlarged display portion is displayed separately from the slider control SC, so that a part of the scale is not visible due to the superimposed display of the enlarged display portion on the slider control SC. Can be prevented.

  The map display means 12 is means for displaying electronic map data suitable for the scale selected via the control object at the selected scale, for example, electronic map data suitable for the scale indicated by the pointer PT. Is read out from the storage device 3, and the read out electronic map data is enlarged or reduced as necessary.

  The map display means 12 preferably switches the electronic map data in real time according to the movement of the pointer PT on the slider control SC, and changes the enlargement / reduction ratio in real time. This is to allow the operator to select a desired scale while visually recognizing the map image.

  Next, a process in which the navigation system 100 changes the scale of the map in accordance with an operation input by the operator via the slider control SC (hereinafter referred to as “scale change process”) will be described with reference to FIG. . FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the scale changing process.

  First, the control device 1 determines whether or not an operation input for moving the pointer PT along the scale has been performed based on the output of the touch panel (step S1).

  When it determines with the operation input not being performed (NO of step S1), the control apparatus 1 complete | finishes a process, without changing the reduced scale of the map image displayed on the display apparatus 4. FIG.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the operation input has been performed (YES in step S1), the control device 1 causes the control object display means 10 to move the pointer PT to the position where the touch operation or drag operation has been performed and display it. In addition, the setting scale increasing means 11 increases the interval of the main scale adjacent to the position indicated by the pointer PT after the movement, while the main scale that has been increased before the pointer PT is moved. And the slider control SC is displayed (step S2).

  Thereafter, the control device 1 acquires the scale value indicated by the pointer PT by the map display means 12 (step S3), reads out electronic map data suitable for the acquired scale value from the storage device 3, and if necessary. Then, the read electronic map data is enlarged / reduced and displayed (step S4).

  With the configuration described above, the navigation system 100 displays the main scales around the pointer PT with an increased interval, so that the scale setability indicated by the pointer PT can be improved.

  The navigation system 100 uses the slider control SC to select the scale of the map. However, the setting time or setting time when setting the timer, the selection of the place name when inputting the destination, or the like. The slider control SC may be used as an HMI for selecting a specific value from a finite number of values.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of operation input of the slider control SC in the second embodiment of the information system (navigation system 200). The navigation system 200 is navigation in that the operation device 2a is used instead of the touch panel. Although different from system 100, it is common in other respects.

  Therefore, the operation input of the slider control SC in the navigation system 200 will be described focusing on the operation device 2a which is a difference while using the same reference numerals as the navigation system 100 for the common components.

  The operation device 2a is a device that is installed in the vicinity of the center console and includes an operation knob and an input button that allow tilting in eight directions and rotation in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions.

  FIG. 8A shows the slider control when the operator tilts the operation knob NB of the operation device 2a when the pointer PT is near the secondary scale “150 (gray character)” of the slider control SC. FIG. 8B shows a state where the cursor CR is to be moved between the main scales “3 (black letters)” and “7 (black letters)” of the SC. FIG. This means that the cursor CR is moved between the scales “3 (black letters)” and “7 (black letters)” and the input button (not shown) is pressed to activate the slider control SC (becomes an operation target). ) Is shown.

  Based on the output of the operation device 2a, the control object display means 10 moves the cursor CR between the main scales “3 (black)” and “7 (black)” of the slider control SC and presses the input button. When this is detected, the pointer PT is instantaneously moved to the cursor position and displayed.

  Further, when the control object display means 10 detects that the operation knob NB is rotated when the slider control SC is active based on the output of the operation device 2a (see the arrow AR1 in FIG. 8B). The pointer PT is displayed while being moved in the vertical direction in accordance with the rotation operation (see arrow AR2 in FIG. 8B).

  As shown in FIG. 8 (B), the setting ease increasing means 11 increases the interval between the main scales “3 (black letters)” and “7 (black letters)” adjacent to the top and bottom of the pointer PT. (See FIG. 8A.) Secondary scales “4 (black letters)”, “5 (black letters)”, and “6 (black letters)” that are not displayed are displayed.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8B, the setting easiness increasing means 11 has the main scales “100 (gray letters)” and “200 (gray letters)” that are located before the pointer PT is moved. The position of the secondary scale “125 (gray character) displayed before the movement (see FIG. 8A) is restored to the original interval of the main scale that has been increased. ) ”,“ 150 (gray letters) ”and“ 175 (gray letters) ”.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the slider control in the third embodiment of the information system. The slider control SC1 has two scales in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. For example, the time ( The time in 1 minute increments from 0:00 to 24:00 can be set, and the time (the time in 1 minute increments from 0 to 100 minutes) can be set on the horizontal scale.

  The slider control SC1 can be used, for example, to set the time and time at the same time in order to operate a specific vehicle-mounted device for a predetermined time from a predetermined time.

  The pointer PT1 defines a circular area and enlarges and displays a scale in the circular area. FIG. 9 shows a state in which the pointer PT1 selects time 12:00 and time 38 minutes.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the slider control in the fourth embodiment of the information system. The slider control SC2 has 50 sounds “A”, “K”, “SA”, “TA”, “NA”. , “Ha”, “ma”, “ya”, “ra”, “wa”, etc., and a scale with main scales, for example, a city name can be selected.

  The slider control SC2 can be used, for example, to select a destination address when inputting a destination in the navigation system.

  For example, when the pointer PT2 is positioned at the position of the main scale “ha”, the setting easiness increasing means 11 expands the “ha” line and sets the secondary scales “hi”, “fu”, “to” ”And“ ho ”are displayed, and the name of the city with the initial letter“ ha ”or“ hi ”is displayed.

  As described above, the setting ease increasing means 11 displays the main scale “a” at the upper limit of the slider control SC2 and the main scale “wa” at the lower limit as it is without increasing the overall length of the slider control SC2. However, only the main scale closest to the pointer PT2 is expanded to display a secondary scale, and the “a” line, “ka” line, etc. are roughly selected by the touch operation, and then the city is strictly controlled by the drag operation. Since the town name can be selected, it is possible to improve the ease of setting the city name as compared with the case where the city name is selected while frequently switching or scrolling down the display screen.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and substitutions can be made to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Can be added.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the information system is applied to an in-vehicle navigation system, but may be applied to a mobile terminal having a small screen display device such as a mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

  In the above-described embodiment, the slider control is used to select the scale of the map image. However, when the specific time is selected by the schedule management software or the bird's-eye view angle when the map image is displayed in the bird's-eye view is displayed. Or may be used to select.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the information system which concerns on this invention. It is an example of the screen displayed on the display apparatus in the information system of FIG. It is a figure (the 1) which shows a slider control. It is FIG. (1) which shows an example of the operation input of a slider control. It is FIG. (2) which shows a slider control. It is FIG. (3) which shows a slider control. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a scale change process. FIG. 10 is a second diagram illustrating an example of an operation input of a slider control. It is FIG. (4) which shows a slider control. It is FIG. (5) which shows a slider control.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control apparatus 2 Input apparatus 2a Operation device 3 Storage apparatus 4 Display apparatus 10 Control object display means 11 Setting ease increase means 12 Map display means 100, 200 Navigation system CR Cursor PT, PT1, PT2 Pointer SC, SC1, SC2 Slider control

Claims (4)

A control object having an input device and a display device and having a scale with a scale and a pointer for indicating a specific position on the scale is displayed on the display device, and corresponds to a position indicated by the pointer An information system for obtaining values,
Control object display means for moving and displaying the pointer along the scale according to an operation input via the input device;
Setting ease increasing means for increasing the setting ease of the position indicated by the pointer;
An information system comprising: The setting ease increasing means increases and displays the interval of the scales within a predetermined range from the position indicated by the pointer.
The information system according to claim 1. The setting ease increasing means enlarges and displays a partial area of the scale including a position indicated by the pointer.
The information system according to claim 1. The setting ease increasing means superimposes a partial area of the scale on the scale or shifts it to a position away from the scale,
The information system according to claim 3.