JP2010023726A - Operating device, operating system, and setting device for on-vehicle apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operating device, an operating system, and setting device for an on-vehicle apparatus for easily and completely setting a plurality of the on-vehicle apparatuses, without having to make troublesome connections for an exclusive device for setting to the on-vehicle apparatuses. <P>SOLUTION: The operating device 10 stores a plurality of the set values of each on-vehicle apparatus 9 in a destination table 13a of a memory part 13 corresponding to a destination of a vehicle. When a selection operation of the destination is received by a switch part 14 or a touch panel 15, the operating device 10 reads out the set value corresponding to the selected destination from the destination table 13a, and the operating device 10 sends the set value to each on-vehicle apparatus 9. As a result of this, input of the set value for each destination of each on-vehicle apparatus 9 is not required, and a plurality of the on-vehicle apparatuses 9 mounted on the vehicle 1 can be set by means of only the simple operation of selecting the destination. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation device, an operation system, and an in-vehicle device setting device having a function of performing settings related to a plurality of in-vehicle devices mounted on a vehicle.

  Conventionally, various in-vehicle devices such as a car navigation device, an audio device, an air conditioner, a door lock, a power window, a lamp inside and outside the vehicle, a wiper, and various control devices are mounted on the vehicle. In recent years, the number of in-vehicle devices mounted on the vehicle has been increasing in order to improve the driving safety of the vehicle and the comfort of the in-vehicle environment.

  On the other hand, vehicles manufactured in factories are shipped to various regions (destination destinations) such as Europe, Asia, or the United States. However, because the driving environment and traffic regulations differ for each destination, It is necessary to make different settings for the in-vehicle devices for each location. In-vehicle devices are set in the manufacturing process of the vehicle. Conventionally, a device for setting is directly connected to a plurality of in-vehicle devices mounted on the vehicle, and setting values for each destination are set from this setting device. In-vehicle equipment was set by giving In recent years, when a plurality of in-vehicle devices are connected via a network, it is also possible to connect the setting device to the network and set the in-vehicle devices.

In Patent Document 1, management is performed such that information relating to operating conditions set in each apparatus is collectively managed and operating conditions of each inspection / manufacturing apparatus are changed by being connected to a plurality of inspection / manufacturing apparatuses via communication means. By providing the means, a batch management apparatus has been proposed that can collectively manage recipes of each inspection / manufacturing apparatus and can easily set or change the recipe.
JP 2003-99113 A

  When the setting is performed by directly connecting the setting device to the in-vehicle device, there is a problem that the time required for the setting increases as the number of on-vehicle devices increases, and the amount of work in the vehicle manufacturing process increases. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult for the operator to notice even if there is an error in setting or forgetting the setting. Moreover, since it is necessary to provide a connection terminal for connecting a setting device to each in-vehicle device, there is also a problem of hindering downsizing of the in-vehicle device.

  When setting is performed by connecting a setting device to a network to which a plurality of in-vehicle devices are connected, the above-described problem can be improved because the setting device only needs to be connected once. However, the trouble of connecting the setting device cannot be eliminated, and one connection terminal for connecting the setting device is required. In either case, there is a problem that a dedicated setting device is required to set the in-vehicle device.

  The collective management apparatus described in Patent Document 1 is an apparatus for managing a plurality of inspection / manufacturing apparatuses in a batch. This batch management device can batch change recipes set in all inspection / manufacturing devices and change only recipes set in desired inspection / manufacturing devices. Various functions such as a function for storing the history of the data, a function for displaying a recipe, an apparatus map of the inspection / manufacturing apparatus, and the like. For this reason, the collective management apparatus is an advanced one that uses a PC (Personal Computer) connected to a plurality of inspection / manufacturing apparatuses via a LAN (Local Area Network), and applies the same configuration to in-vehicle devices. This is difficult because of problems such as the installation space in the vehicle of the collective management apparatus and the cost of the collective management apparatus.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to easily and surely set a plurality of in-vehicle devices without having to connect a dedicated device such as a setting device. An object is to provide an operation device, an operation system, and an in-vehicle device setting device.

  An operation device according to the present invention includes an operation device including one or more operation units that receive operations related to operations of a plurality of in-vehicle devices, and a notification unit that notifies the in-vehicle devices of operations received by the operation units. A setting value storage means for storing a plurality of setting values related to the operation of each in-vehicle device in association with a plurality of specific conditions, and a specification for accepting selection of one specific condition from the plurality of specific conditions at the operation unit A condition receiving unit, and a setting value transmitting unit that reads the setting value of each in-vehicle device associated with the one specific condition received by the specific condition receiving unit from the setting value storage unit and transmits the setting value to each in-vehicle device. It is characterized by that.

  The operating device according to the present invention includes a setting value acquisition unit that acquires a setting value set in the in-vehicle device, and a setting value acquired by the setting value acquisition unit. And determining means for determining whether or not the set value corresponds to the specific condition.

  The operating device according to the present invention further includes a display unit that displays the setting of the in-vehicle device based on the setting value acquired by the setting value acquisition unit and / or the determination result of the determination unit. To do.

  Further, in the operating device according to the present invention, the setting value transmitting unit may determine that the setting value acquired by the setting value acquiring unit is a setting value that does not correspond to one specific condition received by the specific condition receiving unit. When the determination means determines, the setting value is retransmitted.

  The operation device according to the present invention further includes a receiving unit that receives a transmission request for a setting value from the in-vehicle device, and the setting value transmitting unit receives the transmission request when the receiving unit receives the transmission request. It is characterized in that the set value is transmitted to.

  The operation device according to the present invention further includes a specific condition storage unit that stores one specific condition received by the specific condition reception unit, and the setting value transmission unit is configured to perform the above operation when power supply is started. A setting value associated with one specific condition stored in the specific condition storage means is transmitted to each in-vehicle device.

  In the operating device according to the present invention, the specific condition is a destination of a vehicle on which the in-vehicle device is mounted, and the setting value storage means associates the set value of each in-vehicle device with the destination. Is memorized.

  In addition, the operation system according to the present invention notifies a plurality of in-vehicle devices, one or a plurality of operation units that receive operations related to operations of the plurality of in-vehicle devices, and operations received by the operation units. In an operating system comprising an operating device having a notification means, the operating device stores a plurality of setting values related to the operation of each in-vehicle device in association with a plurality of specific conditions, and the plurality of setting values Specific condition receiving means for accepting selection of one specific condition from the specific conditions at the operation unit, and the setting value of each in-vehicle device associated with the one specific condition received by the specific condition receiving means Setting value transmitting means for reading from the storage means and transmitting to each in-vehicle device, and the in-vehicle device has setting value receiving means for receiving the setting value transmitted by the setting value transmitting means, the setting Characterized in that the receiving means are to work in accordance with the set value received.

  Further, the operation system according to the present invention includes a determination unit that determines whether or not the setting value received by the setting value reception unit is a valid setting value, and the setting value that is valid by the determination unit. And a transmission requesting means for requesting the operation device to transmit a set value when it is determined that the operation device is not.

  Further, the in-vehicle device setting device according to the present invention stores communication means for transmitting / receiving information to / from a plurality of in-vehicle devices and a plurality of setting values related to the operation of each in-vehicle device in association with a plurality of specific conditions, respectively. Setting value storage means, specific condition receiving means for receiving selection of one specific condition from the plurality of specific conditions, and setting values for each in-vehicle device associated with the one specific condition received by the specific condition receiving means And setting value transmitting means for reading from the setting value storing means and transmitting to each in-vehicle device.

Even if a plurality of in-vehicle devices are not connected to each other via an advanced network such as an in-vehicle LAN, if the operation device accepts an operation to each in-vehicle device, information related to the operation is given to each in-vehicle device Since it is necessary, information can be exchanged between the operation device and the in-vehicle device. Therefore, in the present invention, an operation device having an operation unit such as a switch and a touch panel for operating a plurality of in-vehicle devices is configured to set each in-vehicle device.
The operating device stores a plurality of setting values for each in-vehicle device in a ROM (Read Only Memory) or the like in association with a specific condition such as a destination. For example, when there are five destinations for a vehicle, five set values for each in-vehicle device may be stored for each destination. The operating device receives an operation for selecting one specific condition from a plurality of specific conditions at the operation unit, and transmits a setting value corresponding to the selected one specific condition to each in-vehicle device. Each in-vehicle device that has received the set value can operate according to the set value.
By storing the setting values in association with the specific conditions, the operator who performs the setting does not need to input or select the setting values for each in-vehicle device, but only by selecting the specific conditions such as the destination. In-vehicle equipment can be set. Further, by using the operating device, there is no need for a dedicated setting device for inputting the setting value, and there is no need to provide a connection terminal for connecting the setting device.

In the present invention, the operating device acquires the setting value set for each in-vehicle device, and determines whether or not the acquired setting value corresponds to one selected specific condition. Thereby, it can be determined whether each vehicle equipment is correctly set.
For example, the operator can easily determine whether the setting of the in-vehicle device is correctly performed by displaying the setting status of each in-vehicle device on a display or the like based on the acquired setting value or the determination result. be able to. Further, for example, when it is determined that the setting of the in-vehicle device is not correctly performed, the operation device transmits the setting value to the in-vehicle device, so that the setting can be performed again.

  In the present invention, the in-vehicle device that has received the setting value from the controller device determines whether or not the received setting value is valid, and if it is not a valid setting value, the setting value is transmitted to the controller device. Request. Whether or not the received set value is valid can be determined using a technique such as known error detection. The operating device can retransmit a valid setting value when requested to transmit the setting value from the in-vehicle device.

Each in-vehicle device that has received the setting value from the operating device may store the received setting value in an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM) or a non-volatile memory element such as a flash memory. Since the set value can be stored even when the operation is stopped, when the power supply is started, the stored set value can be read and each vehicle-mounted device can start operation.
On the other hand, it is good also as a structure where each vehicle equipment does not memorize | store setting values. In this case, after the power supply is stopped, each in-vehicle device cannot start the operation even if the power supply is resumed. Therefore, in the present invention, when the controller device receives selection of a specific condition such as a destination, the received specific condition is stored, and is associated with the stored specific condition when power supply is started. Send the set value to each in-vehicle device. Thereby, each in-vehicle device can receive the set value and start the operation after the power supply is started.

  In the present invention, the operating device stores the setting values of each in-vehicle device in association with the specific condition, but the destination of the vehicle is used as the specific condition. Thereby, in the manufacturing process of the vehicle, the operator can set the plurality of in-vehicle devices mounted on the vehicle only by selecting the destination by operating the operating device. In addition, since the operating device stores setting values for a plurality of destinations, a plurality of in-vehicle devices can be reset with a simple operation even when the destinations are changed.

  Moreover, in this invention, it is good also as a structure which performs the above-mentioned process which gives a setting value to several vehicle equipment by another apparatus (vehicle equipment setting apparatus) instead of an operating device. In this case, the selection operation of the specific condition performed by the operation device is notified via a network or the like, and the in-vehicle device setting device accepts the selection of the specific condition by this notification. The in-vehicle device setting device that has received the selection of the specific condition can read the setting value stored in association with the specific condition and transmit it to each in-vehicle device.

  In the case of the present invention, the operating device or the in-vehicle device setting device stores the setting value of each in-vehicle device in association with the specific condition such as the destination, accepts the selection of the specific condition, and sets the corresponding setting value. By configuring to read and transmit setting values to each in-vehicle device, when setting for multiple in-vehicle devices, the operator does not need to connect a dedicated setting device to each in-vehicle device. There is no need to individually input the setting values of the device, and the setting can be surely performed by a simple operation only by selecting a specific condition. Therefore, the time required for setting the in-vehicle device in the vehicle manufacturing process can be shortened. Moreover, since it is not necessary to provide a connection terminal for connecting a dedicated setting device to each in-vehicle device, it is possible to reduce the size of the in-vehicle device.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a vehicle equipped with an operation system according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle. The vehicle 1 includes a car navigation device (hereinafter referred to as a car navigation) 2, a power supply control unit 3 that controls the supply of electric power stored in a battery 3a, a meter unit having a speedometer, a fuel meter, and the like. 4. A plurality of in-vehicle devices such as an air conditioner (hereinafter referred to as an air conditioner) 5, a lamp 6 such as a room lamp and a courtesy lamp, and various other ECUs (Electronic Control Units) 7 are mounted. The plurality of in-vehicle devices are connected via a communication line or the like to form a network such as a CAN (Controller Area Network), and can exchange information with each other.

  In addition, the vehicle 1 is equipped with an operation device 10 that includes a plurality of switches provided on an instrument panel or the like in the vehicle and receives a user operation. The operating device 10 is connected to a network composed of a plurality of in-vehicle devices such as the car navigation system 2 to the ECU 7, and can transmit / receive information to / from each in-vehicle device. The operating device 10 receives user operations on the in-vehicle devices such as a destination setting operation of the car navigation 2 or a change operation of the set temperature of the air conditioner 5 and notifies the in-vehicle devices of the received operation.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the operating device 10 and the in-vehicle device according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, devices such as the car navigation system 2, the power supply control unit 3, the meter unit 4, the air conditioner 5, and the lamp 6 shown in FIG. 1 are illustrated as in-vehicle devices 9 mounted on the vehicle 1. The operating device 10 includes a switch unit 14 composed of a plurality of switches for a user to operate, and a touch panel 15 provided on the display surface of the display unit 16. Detect user operations.

  The switch unit 14 includes a plurality of switches such as a push button switch, a rotary switch, or a slide switch. The switch unit 14 detects user operations performed on these switches, and notifies the control unit 11 of the controller device 10 that the operation has been performed and the details of the operation.

  The touch panel 15 is, for example, a resistive film type touch panel, and two films provided with a transparent conductive film are bonded to each other with a dot spacer at a predetermined interval, and the two films are pressed by a user's finger or the like. The contact is detected by contact of the conductive film. The touch panel 15 detects a contact operation by the user, and notifies the control unit 11 of the operation device 10 that the operation has been performed and the contact operation position. The touch panel 15 may be a capacitive touch panel or an infrared touch panel.

  The display unit 16 is a liquid crystal panel, a PDP (Plasma Display Panel), or the like, and displays an image on the display surface according to image data given from the control unit 11. When the car navigation 2 has a display unit such as a liquid crystal panel or a PDP, the operation device 10 and the car navigation 2 may share the display unit 16. The display unit 16 displays various images such as an operation status of the in-vehicle device 9 and a map image of the car navigation 2, and also displays a menu screen and various setting screens. The touch panel 15 is provided on the display surface of the display unit 16. For example, the control unit 11 selects a menu by the user by displaying a menu screen on the display unit 16 and detecting a touch operation using the touch panel 15. Can be accepted.

  The control unit 11 performs control processing of each unit of the controller device 10 and various arithmetic processes, and is specifically configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processing Unit). The control unit 11 updates the display image by generating an image to be displayed on the display unit 16 in response to a user operation notified from the switch unit 14 and the touch panel 15, and the received operation is performed by the in-vehicle device 9. If it is related to the operation, the fact that the operation has been accepted and the content of the accepted operation are transmitted from the communication unit 12 to the corresponding in-vehicle device 9.

  The communication unit 12 is connected to in-vehicle devices 9 such as the car navigation system 2, the power source control unit 3, the meter unit 4, the air conditioner 5, the lamp 6, and the ECU 7 through the communication line. Send and receive information according to the protocol. The communication unit 12 transmits information (such as accepted operation details) given from the control unit 11, and gives the received information to the control unit 11 when receiving information sent from the in-vehicle device 9. .

  The operating device 10 includes a storage unit 13 that stores various data. The storage unit 13 is a nonvolatile memory element such as an EEPROM or a flash memory. The storage unit 13 stores in advance a program for processing by the control unit 11 and data such as an image to be displayed on the display unit 16, and the control unit 11 stores data that needs to be saved such as various settings. 13 can be stored. In addition, the storage unit 13 of the operation device 10 according to the present invention stores in advance a destination table 13a in which the setting values of the in-vehicle device 9 are stored for each destination of the vehicle. The destination is stored in the storage unit 13.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the destination table 13a. As an example, the set values of the three in-vehicle devices 9A to 9C are stored in association with the four destinations (Europe, America, Asia, and Japan). The structure of the destination table 13a is shown. For example, the in-vehicle device 9A needs to perform settings a and b for operation. The operating device 10 stores four setting values Aa1 to 4 in the destination table 13a in association with the four destinations as setting values for the setting a of the in-vehicle device 9A. Similarly, the controller device 10 stores four setting values Ab1 to Ab4 in the destination table 13a in association with the four destinations as setting values for the setting b of the in-vehicle device 9A. The same applies to the other in-vehicle devices 9B and 9C.

  For example, when the operation device 10 receives an operation of selecting Europe as the destination, the setting values Aa1, Ab1, Ba1, Bb1, Bc1, and Ca1 associated with the destination Europe from the destination table 13a of the storage unit 13 are accepted. Is given to the communication unit 12, and these set values are transmitted to the in-vehicle devices 9A to 9C. Each of the in-vehicle devices 9A to 9C can receive the set value from the operation device 10 and perform an operation suitable for the destination according to the set value.

  For example, in the case of the in-vehicle device 9 that performs different operations in the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the vehicle 1, the mounting position of the steering wheel of the vehicle 1 differs from right to left depending on the destination. 9, the steering wheel mounting position that differs depending on the destination can be stored as a set value in the destination table 13 a of the operating device 10. Further, for example, in the case of the in-vehicle device 9 that performs different operations depending on whether or not the vehicle 1 has a cold district specification, information regarding whether or not the vehicle 1 has a cold district specification is stored in the destination table 13a as a set value. I can leave.

  A plurality of in-vehicle devices 9 installed in the vehicle 1 include a control unit 91 that performs control processing and arithmetic processing, and a communication unit 92 that transmits and receives information to and from the operation device 10 and other in-vehicle devices 9 via a network. (Each in-vehicle device 9 has at least a control unit 91 and a communication unit 92, although the configuration of each in-vehicle device 9 is different).

  The communication unit 92 receives information transmitted from another in-vehicle device 9 via the network, and gives the received information to the control unit 91. When the communication unit 92 receives information indicating that an operation has been accepted from the operation device 10 and the operation content has been received, the control unit 91 performs processing according to the received operation content, and the user performs an operation on the operation device 10. The in-vehicle device 9 is caused to perform an operation corresponding to the performed operation.

  Moreover, the communication part 92 transmits the information given from the control part 91 to the other vehicle-mounted apparatus 9 via a network. For example, when the in-vehicle device 9 includes a sensor, the detection result by the sensor can be transmitted from the communication unit 92 to the other in-vehicle device 9, and for example, a request to transmit information to the other in-vehicle device 9 is given. Can do.

  After these on-vehicle devices 9 are mounted on the vehicle 1 in the manufacturing process of the vehicle 1, settings suitable for the destination of the vehicle 1 are made. In the present invention, in the manufacturing process of the vehicle 1, the operator operates the switch unit 14 or the touch panel 15 of the operation device 10 to set according to the destination of the plurality of in-vehicle devices 9 mounted on the vehicle 1. Can be performed in a lump.

  An operator who sets the in-vehicle device 9 selects, for example, Europe as a destination by continuously pressing the temperature setting switch of the air conditioner 5 provided in the switch unit 14 of the operation device 10 for 10 seconds or more. It can be performed. Further, for example, the operator can select America as a destination by continuously pressing the air volume setting switch of the air conditioner 5 for 10 seconds or more, and the air direction setting switch of the air conditioner 5 can be selected for 10 seconds or more. By continuing the pressing operation, it is possible to select Asia as the destination, and by continuing to press the lighting switch of the lamp 6 for 10 seconds or more, it is possible to select Japan as the destination. Although these destination selection operations are examples, it is desirable to assign an operation (a so-called back command) that is not normally performed by the user (driver) of the vehicle 1 to the destination selection operation.

  When the destination selection operation is performed, the control unit 11 of the operation device 10 stores the selected destination in the storage unit 13 and also stores the set value of the in-vehicle device 9 corresponding to the selected destination. 13 is read from the destination table 13 a stored in the communication unit 12, and the setting value is transmitted from the communication unit 12 to each in-vehicle device 9. Each in-vehicle device 9 that has received the set value from the operating device 10 performs an operation based on the set value. When the in-vehicle device 9 has a nonvolatile memory element, the received set value may be stored in this memory element.

  If the in-vehicle device 9 does not have a non-volatile memory element, the in-vehicle device 9 cannot store the set value when the engine of the vehicle 1 is stopped and the power supply from the battery 3a is cut off. . Therefore, the controller 10 reads the destination stored in the storage unit 13 when power supply is started, such as when the ignition switch of the vehicle 1 is turned on, and sets the setting value corresponding to this destination. The setting value is read from the table 13 a and transmitted to the in-vehicle device 9. The determination of the start of power supply may be made based on whether or not the power supply to the operation device 10 is actually started. As described above, a signal from an ignition switch or an accessory switch is input to the operation device 10. You may judge.

  In addition, the operation device 10 can transmit a setting value acquisition request to the in-vehicle device 9 in order to acquire the setting value of each in-vehicle device 9. The in-vehicle device 9 that has received the acquisition request from the operation device 10 returns the setting value set at that time to the operation device 10. Note that when the in-vehicle device 9 is not set (that is, a setting value is not given from the operation device 10), the in-vehicle device 9 transmits an error notification to the operation device 10. The controller device 10 that has received the setting value transmitted from the in-vehicle device 9 receives the setting value based on the destination stored in the storage unit 13 and the corresponding setting value in the destination table 13a. It is determined whether or not it is a correct value corresponding to the destination. The controller device 10 displays the determination result and the acquired setting value on the display unit 16 to notify the worker of the current setting of each in-vehicle device 9. Note that processing such as acquisition of setting values of each in-vehicle device 9 by the operation device 10 and display of settings on the display unit 16 is performed simultaneously by, for example, operating the temperature setting switch and air volume setting switch of the air conditioner 5 provided in the switch unit 14. What is necessary is just to set it as the structure performed by operation by an operator, such as performing when pressing operation over 2 seconds or more.

  FIG. 4 is a setting display example of the in-vehicle device 6 displayed on the display unit 16. The operating device 10 reads out the destination stored in the storage unit 13 and displays the destination on the display unit 16, and obtains setting values of the in-vehicle devices 9 (indicated as in-vehicle devices A to E in FIG. 4). Then, it is determined based on the destination table 13a whether the acquired setting value corresponds to the destination, and the determination result is displayed on the display unit 16. In the illustrated example, the controller device 10 displays the determination result in the character string “OK” or “error” in the in-vehicle device 9 name “in-vehicle devices A to E”, and corresponds to the stored destination. “OK” is displayed when the set value to be acquired can be acquired from the in-vehicle device 9, and “error” is displayed otherwise. When the setting value corresponding to the destination different from the stored destination is acquired from the in-vehicle device 9, the controller device 10 displays the destination corresponding to the acquired setting value together with the display of “error”, and the in-vehicle When the set value cannot be acquired from the device 9 (when an error notification is given from the in-vehicle device in response to the acquisition request), the character string “unset” is displayed together with the display of “error”.

  When the operation device 10 displays the setting of each in-vehicle device on the display unit 16, the operator can easily grasp the setting status of the plurality of in-vehicle devices 9 mounted on the vehicle 1. If there is an in-vehicle device 9 on which “error” is displayed, the operator may perform the destination setting operation again with the switch unit 14 or the touch panel 15.

  Next, processing performed by the operation device 10 and the in-vehicle device 9 according to the present invention will be described using a flowchart. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the in-vehicle device setting process performed by the operation device 10 according to the present invention in response to operation reception, and is performed by the control unit 11 of the operation device 10 controlling the operation of each other unit. It is processing. First, the control unit 11 of the controller device 10 checks whether or not an operation is accepted by the switch unit 14 or the touch panel 15 (step S1). If the operation is not accepted (S1: NO), the operation is performed. Wait until it is accepted.

  When the operation is accepted by the switch unit 14 or the touch panel 15 (S1: YES), the control unit 11 checks whether or not the accepted operation is a destination selection operation (step S2). When it is a destination selection operation (S2: YES), the control unit 11 stores the destination for the received selection operation in the storage unit 13 (step S3), and sets a setting value corresponding to this destination. It reads from the table 13a (step S4), transmits a setting value to each in-vehicle apparatus 9 in the communication part 12 (step S5), and complete | finishes a process. When the received operation is not the destination selection operation (S2: NO) and is another operation, the control unit 11 notifies the corresponding in-vehicle device 9 of the received operation content through the communication unit 12 (step S6). ), The process is terminated.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the in-vehicle device setting process performed by the operation device 10 according to the present invention at the time of startup. In the present embodiment, power supply to the operation device 10 and the vehicle-mounted device 9 is started when the ignition switch (accessory switch) of the vehicle 1 is turned on. Further, the operation device 10 is reset with an internal circuit (so-called power-on reset) at the start of power supply, and the power-on reset is released after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  After the power-on reset is released (step S11), the control unit 11 of the controller device 10 reads the destination (refer to step S3 in FIG. 5) stored in the storage unit 13 (step S12). In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, when the destination is not memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 13, the control part 11 complete | finishes a process, without performing the process of subsequent step S12-S14. The control unit 11 that has read the destination reads the setting value corresponding to the destination from the destination table 13a (step S13), and transmits the setting value to each in-vehicle device 9 by the communication unit 12 (step S14). The process is terminated.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of setting display processing of the in-vehicle device 9 performed by the operation device 10 according to the present invention. First, the control unit 11 of the operating device 10 checks whether or not a setting display operation for requesting setting display of the in-vehicle device 9 has been performed on the switch unit 14 or the touch panel 15 (step S21), and the setting display operation is not performed. In this case (S21: NO), the process waits until a setting display operation is performed.

  When the setting display operation is performed (S21: YES), the control unit 11 reads the destination stored in the storage unit 13 (step S22), and displays the read destination on the display unit 16 (step S23). Furthermore, the control part 11 reads the destination table 13a memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 13 (step S24), and transmits a setting value acquisition request from the communication part 12 to each vehicle equipment 9 (step S25). As a result, the in-vehicle device 9 that has received the set value acquisition request returns the set value set for itself to the controller device 10.

  Next, the control unit 11 determines whether or not a setting value or error notification transmitted from each vehicle-mounted device 9 has been received (step S26). If the setting value or error notification has not been received (S26: NO) ), Wait until a set value or error notification is received. When the setting value or the error notification is received (S26: YES), the control unit 11 reads the setting value received from the in-vehicle device 9 in step S22 based on the destination table 13 read in step S24. It is determined whether or not the received setting value is correct by checking whether or not the setting value corresponds to the ground (step S27).

  When the received setting value is correct (S27: YES), the control unit 11 displays “OK” on the display unit 16 in association with the in-vehicle device 9 that is the transmission source of the setting value (step S28). . When the received set value is not correct (including the case where an error notification is received from the in-vehicle device 9) (S27: NO), the control unit 11 associates the set value with the in-vehicle device 9 that is the transmission source of the set value. “Error” is displayed on the display unit 16 (step S29).

  After displaying in step S28 or S29, the control part 11 investigates whether the determination process of the setting value and the display to the display part 16 were performed about all the vehicle equipment 9 (step S30). When the process is not performed for all the in-vehicle devices 9 (S30: NO), the control unit 11 returns to step S26 and repeats the processes of steps S26 to S30. When the process is performed on all the in-vehicle devices 9 (S30: YES), the control unit 11 ends the setting display process.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing related to the set value performed by each in-vehicle device 9 of the operation system according to the present invention, and is processing performed by the control unit 91 of each in-vehicle device. The control unit 91 of the in-vehicle device checks whether or not the setting value transmitted from the controller device 10 has been received by the communication unit 92 (step S41). If the setting value has not been received (S41: NO) Further, it is further checked whether or not the communication unit 92 has received the setting value acquisition request transmitted from the controller device 10 (step S42). When the setting value acquisition request has not been received (S42: NO), the control unit 91 returns to step S41 and waits until a setting value or acquisition request from the controller device 10 is received.

  When the set value is received from the controller device 10 (S41: YES), the control unit 91 stores the received set value (step S43), starts an operation based on the set value (step S44), and performs processing. Exit. Note that the setting value storage performed in step S43 is performed on the memory device when the in-vehicle device 9 has a nonvolatile memory element, and the nonvolatile memory element is not included. Is performed on a memory such as a register or a buffer of the control unit 91.

  Further, when a setting value acquisition request is received from the controller device 10 (S42: YES), the control unit 91 checks whether or not the setting value is already stored in the memory (step S45). When the set value is stored (S45: YES), the control unit 91 reads the stored set value (step S46), transmits the read set value to the controller device 10 (step S47), and performs the process. finish. When the set value is not stored (S45: NO), the control unit 91 notifies the controller device 10 of an error (step S48) and ends the process.

  In the operation device 10 having the above configuration and the operation system including the operation device 10, the operation device 10 stores a plurality of setting values of each in-vehicle device 9 in the destination table 13 a of the storage unit 13 in association with the destination. This eliminates the need for the operator to input a set value for each destination when setting the in-vehicle device 9. In addition, when a destination selection operation is received by the switch unit 14 or the touch panel 15, a setting value corresponding to the selected destination is read from the destination table 13 a and the operation device 10 sets the in-vehicle devices 9. By setting it as the structure which transmits a value, the setting of the some vehicle equipment 9 mounted in the vehicle 1 can be performed only by simple operation which selects a destination. Therefore, the work time required for setting the in-vehicle device 9 in the manufacturing process of the vehicle 1 can be shortened, and the setting of each in-vehicle device 9 can be performed easily and reliably. Moreover, since it is not necessary to use a dedicated setting device for setting the in-vehicle device 9 and it is not necessary to provide a connection terminal for connecting the setting device to each in-vehicle device 9, it is possible to reduce the size of the in-vehicle device 9.

  In addition, even when a plurality of in-vehicle devices 9 are not connected through an advanced network such as CAN, the operation device 10 that receives an operation on each in-vehicle device 9 has a signal line for performing notification of operation contents and the like. Since it is connected to each in-vehicle device 9 and the information can be exchanged with each in-vehicle device 9, the setting is made by the operation device 10 storing and transmitting the setting value of each in-vehicle device. The above-described processing can be performed without providing a new network in the vehicle 1 for transmitting and receiving values. In addition, the operation device 10 that receives operations of the plurality of in-vehicle devices 9 often includes a CPU, an MPU, or the like, and can perform the above-described processing without adding a great amount of hardware.

  In addition, by transmitting a setting value acquisition request from the operation device 10 to each in-vehicle device 9 and each in-vehicle device 9 transmitting the setting value in response to the request, the operation device 10 can select the destination It is possible to determine whether or not a setting value corresponding to is provided to each in-vehicle device 9. By displaying this determination result on the display unit 16, the operator can determine whether or not each in-vehicle device 9 is correctly set. Settings can be made.

  Further, the selected destination is stored in the storage unit 13, and when the power supply is started, the setting value corresponding to the stored destination is transmitted from the operating device 10 to each in-vehicle device 9. Therefore, each in-vehicle device 9 does not need to include a nonvolatile memory element for storing the set value.

  In the present embodiment, the controller 10 transmits the setting value to each in-vehicle device 9 when power supply is started. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and all the in-vehicle devices 9 When the nonvolatile memory element for storing the setting value is provided, the controller device 10 does not have to transmit the setting value when the power supply is started. Moreover, although the operating device 10 is configured to include the switch unit 14 and the touch panel 15, the configuration is not limited thereto, and may be configured to include only one of the switch unit 14 or the touch panel 15. In addition, the operation device 10 does not store and transmit the setting value of the in-vehicle device 9, but any one in-vehicle device 9 mounted on the vehicle 1 stores and transmits the setting value as the in-vehicle device setting device. It is good. In this case, the operation device 10 may accept a destination selection operation and notify the in-vehicle device setting device of the acceptance of the operation.

  In the above-described embodiment, the operation device 10 is configured to only transmit the set value to each in-vehicle device 9 when a destination selection operation is received. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the following modified example As illustrated in FIG. 1, the controller 10 may determine whether or not each in-vehicle device 9 is correctly set, and the setting value may be retransmitted to the in-vehicle device 9 that is not correctly set.

(Modification 1)
When the operation device 10 according to Modification 1 receives a destination selection operation using the switch unit 14 or the touch panel 15, the setting value corresponding to the destination is read from the destination table 13 a of the storage unit 13 and each in-vehicle device. After transmitting to 9, the setting value acquisition request is transmitted to each in-vehicle device 9 to acquire the setting value. By determining whether or not the acquired setting value corresponds to the selected destination, the operation device 10 determines whether or not each in-vehicle device 9 is correctly set, and the correct setting is made. The set value is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 9 that is not present.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the in-vehicle device setting process performed by the operation device 10 according to the first modification of the present invention in response to the operation reception. First, the control unit 11 of the controller device 10 checks whether or not an operation is accepted by the switch unit 14 or the touch panel 15 (step S61). If the operation is not accepted (S61: NO), the operation is performed. Wait until it is accepted. When the operation is accepted by the switch unit 14 or the touch panel 15 (S61: YES), the control unit 11 checks whether or not the accepted operation is a destination selection operation (step S62).

  When the received operation is not the destination selection operation (S62: NO) and is another operation, the control unit 11 notifies the corresponding in-vehicle device 9 of the received operation content through the communication unit 12 (step S63). The process is terminated. When the received operation is a destination selection operation (S62: YES), the control unit 11 stores the destination for the received selection operation in the storage unit 13 (step S64), and the setting corresponding to the destination. The value is read from the destination table 13a (step S65), and the setting value is transmitted to each in-vehicle device by the communication unit 12 (step S66).

  Next, the control unit 11 transmits a setting value acquisition request to each in-vehicle device 9 (step S67). Accordingly, the in-vehicle device 9 that has received the acquisition request transmits the set value stored by itself to the controller device 10 and transmits an error notification when the set value is not stored and is not set. The control unit 11 of the controller device 10 checks whether or not a setting value or error notification transmitted from the in-vehicle device 9 has been received (step S68). If these have not been received (S68: NO), the reception is received. Wait until

  When the setting value or the error notification is received from the in-vehicle device 9 (S68: YES), the control unit 11 determines whether the received setting value corresponds to the selected destination or not. By determining based on the ground table 13a, it is determined whether or not the received set value is a correct set value (step S69). If the set value is not correct (S69: NO), the control unit 11 retransmits the set value to the in-vehicle device 9 that is the transmission source of the set value (step S70), and returns to step S67.

  When the received setting value is the correct setting value (S69: YES), the control unit 11 ends the above-described processing for all the in-vehicle devices 9 that are the transmission target of the setting value, and whether or not the setting with the correct setting value has been performed. Is determined (step S71). When the processing has not been completed for all the in-vehicle devices 9 (S71: NO), the control unit 11 returns to step S68 and repeats the above-described processing for all the in-vehicle devices 9. When the process is completed for all the in-vehicle devices 9 (S71: YES), the control unit 11 ends the in-vehicle device setting process.

  In the operating device 10 according to the first modified example having the above-described configuration and the operating system including the operating device 10, the operating device 10 is set to the set value until each in-vehicle device 9 is set with a correct set value according to the selected destination. Therefore, each in-vehicle device 9 can be reliably set.

(Modification 2)
When the setting value is transmitted from the operation device 10 to each in-vehicle device 9, there is a possibility that an error (so-called data corruption) occurs in the setting value due to the influence of noise or the like. Therefore, the controller device 10 according to Modification 2 encodes and transmits the set value so that an error can be detected when the communication unit 12 transmits the set value. The in-vehicle device 9 that has received the setting value from the operating device 10 determines whether or not the received setting value includes an error. If the received setting value includes an error, the in-vehicle device 9 requests the operating device 10 to retransmit the setting value. . Since error detection is a known technique, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  10 and 11 are flowcharts showing a procedure of processing related to the set values performed by each in-vehicle device 9 of the operation system according to Modification 2 of the present invention. The control unit 91 of the in-vehicle device checks whether or not the setting value transmitted from the controller device 10 has been received by the communication unit 92 (step S81). If the setting value has not been received (S81: NO) Further, it is further checked whether or not the communication unit 92 has received the setting value acquisition request transmitted from the controller device 10 (step S82). When the setting value acquisition request has not been received (S82: NO), the control unit 91 returns to step S81 and waits until a setting value or acquisition request from the controller device 10 is received.

  When the setting value acquisition request is received from the controller device 10 (S82: YES), the control unit 91 checks whether or not the setting value is already stored in the memory (step S83). When the set value is stored (S83: YES), the control unit 91 reads the stored set value (step S84), transmits the read set value to the controller device 10 (step S85), and performs the process. finish. When the set value is not stored (S83: NO), the controller 91 notifies the controller device 10 of an error (step S86) and ends the process.

  When the setting value is received from the controller device 10 (S81: YES), the control unit 91 detects an error in the received setting value (step S87) and determines whether the setting value includes an error. Determination is made (step S88). When the set value does not include an error (S88: NO), the control unit 91 stores the received set value (step S89), starts an operation based on the set value (step S90), and performs processing. finish. When the received setting value includes an error (S88: YES), the control unit 91 requests the controller device 10 to transmit the setting value (step S91), and ends the process. The controller device 10 that has received the setting value transmission request from the in-vehicle device 9 reads the setting value for the requesting in-vehicle device 9 from the destination table 13a of the storage unit 13 and transmits it.

  In the operating device 10 according to the second modified example having the above configuration and the operating system including the operating device 10, when each in-vehicle device 9 that has received the setting value from the operating device 10 detects an error in the setting value, the operating device 10. Even if the setting value is erroneous due to noise or the like in the transmission process of the setting value from the operating device 10 to each in-vehicle device 9, the setting value is requested to be retransmitted to Since an error can be detected and the set value can be retransmitted, each in-vehicle device 9 can be reliably set.

It is a mimetic diagram showing an example of 1 composition of vehicles carrying an operation system concerning the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the operating device and vehicle equipment which concern on this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of a destination table. It is a setting display example of the vehicle equipment displayed on a display part. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the vehicle equipment setting process which the operating device which concerns on this invention performs according to operation reception. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the vehicle equipment setting process which the operating device which concerns on this invention performs at the time of starting. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the setting display process of the vehicle equipment which the operating device which concerns on this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which concerns on the setting value which each vehicle equipment of the operation system which concerns on this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the vehicle equipment setting process which the operating device which concerns on the modification 1 of this invention performs according to operation reception. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which concerns on the setting value which each vehicle equipment of the operation system which concerns on the modification 2 of this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which concerns on the setting value which each vehicle equipment of the operation system which concerns on the modification 2 of this invention performs.

Explanation of symbols

1 vehicle 2 car navigation system (in-vehicle device)
3 Power control unit (on-vehicle equipment)
4 Meter (on-vehicle equipment)
5 Air conditioner (vehicle equipment)
6 Lamp (on-vehicle equipment)
7 ECU (vehicle equipment)
9 In-vehicle device 10 Operation device (In-vehicle device setting device)
11 Control unit (notification means, specific condition reception means, setting value transmission means, setting value acquisition means, determination means, display means, reception means, specific condition storage means)
12 Communication unit (notification means, setting value transmission means, setting value acquisition means, reception means)
13 storage unit (setting value storage means, specific condition storage means)
13a Destination table (setting value storage means)
14 Switch part (operation part, specific condition receiving means)
15 Touch panel (operation unit, specific condition receiving means)
16 Display section (display means)
91 control unit (setting value receiving means, determination means, transmission request means)
92 Communication unit (setting value receiving means, transmission requesting means)

Claims (10)

In an operating device comprising one or more operation units that accept operations related to operations of a plurality of in-vehicle devices, and a notification unit that notifies the in-vehicle devices of operations accepted by the operation units,
A set value storage means for storing a plurality of set values related to the operation of each in-vehicle device in association with a plurality of specific conditions;
Specific condition receiving means for receiving selection of one specific condition from the plurality of specific conditions at the operation unit;
A set value transmitting means for reading the set value of each in-vehicle device associated with the one specific condition received by the specific condition receiving means from the set value storage means and transmitting the set value to each in-vehicle device. Operating device. Setting value acquisition means for acquiring a setting value set in the in-vehicle device;
The determination unit for determining whether or not the setting value acquired by the setting value acquiring unit is a setting value corresponding to one specific condition received by the specific condition receiving unit. The operating device according to 1. The operating device according to claim 2, further comprising a display unit that displays the setting of the in-vehicle device based on the setting value acquired by the setting value acquisition unit and / or the determination result of the determination unit. The set value transmission means sets the set value when the determining means determines that the set value acquired by the set value acquiring means is a set value that does not correspond to one specific condition received by the specific condition receiving means. The operation device according to claim 2, wherein retransmission is performed. Further comprising receiving means for receiving a transmission request for a set value from the in-vehicle device,
The setting value transmitting means is configured to transmit a setting value to the in-vehicle device when the receiving means receives a transmission request. The operating device described. A specific condition storage means for storing one specific condition received by the specific condition reception means;
The set value transmission means transmits a set value associated with one specific condition stored in the specific condition storage means to each in-vehicle device when power supply is started. The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The specific condition is a destination of a vehicle on which the in-vehicle device is mounted,
The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the setting value storage means stores a setting value of each in-vehicle device in association with the destination. An operation provided with a plurality of in-vehicle devices, one or a plurality of operation units that accept operations related to operations of the plurality of in-vehicle devices, and an operation device having a notification unit that notifies the in-vehicle devices of the operations accepted by the operation units. In the system,
The operating device is:
A set value storage means for storing a plurality of set values related to the operation of each in-vehicle device in association with a plurality of specific conditions;
Specific condition receiving means for receiving selection of one specific condition from the plurality of specific conditions at the operation unit;
A set value transmitting means for reading the set value of each in-vehicle device associated with the one specific condition received by the specific condition receiving means from the set value storage means and transmitting the set value to each in-vehicle device;
The in-vehicle device is
Setting value receiving means for receiving the setting value transmitted by the setting value transmitting means;
An operation system characterized in that the set value receiving means operates in accordance with the set value received. The in-vehicle device is
Determining means for determining whether or not the setting value received by the setting value receiving means is a valid setting value;
The operation system according to claim 8, further comprising: a transmission request unit that requests the operation device to transmit a set value when the determination unit determines that the set value is not valid. A communication means for transmitting / receiving information to / from a plurality of in-vehicle devices;
A set value storage means for storing a plurality of set values related to the operation of each in-vehicle device in association with a plurality of specific conditions;
Specific condition receiving means for receiving selection of one specific condition from the plurality of specific conditions;
A set value transmitting means for reading the set value of each in-vehicle device associated with the one specific condition received by the specific condition receiving means from the set value storage means and transmitting the set value to each in-vehicle device. In-vehicle device setting device.

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