JP2010145717A - On-board machine terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively guide a setting or operating method for a mobile terminal needed to reproduce music or video data from the mobile terminal on an on-board machine terminal. <P>SOLUTION: The on-board machine terminal includes: a receiving means for receiving music or video data from the mobile terminal through communication; a playback means for playing back contents of the received music or video data; an attached data information display means for displaying attached data information other than the contents of the music or video data; a first guide means for output of a message for prompting a user to confirm the setting or operation of the mobile terminal so as to enable the music or video data to be reproduced by the audio or the video when the attached data information can not be displayed; and a second guide means for accessing an external information providing server after the guidance by the first guide means to guide details of the setting or operating method of the mobile terminal so as to enable the music or video data to be reproduced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device terminal having a function of guiding a setting or operating method of the mobile terminal necessary for reproducing music or video data from the mobile terminal on the in-vehicle device terminal.

Conventionally, the external device connected to the outside, the communication means for performing communication between the external device, and the communication processing for controlling the communication performed by the communication means are changed according to the model of the external device. There is known a navigation device provided with communication processing changing means (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this navigation device, if it is determined that there is no model with the same sequence, it is determined that the function cannot be supported for the model, and a message to that effect is displayed.
JP 2008-107104 A

  By the way, in recent years, music data of a portable terminal such as a cellular phone is played on the vehicle-mounted device via Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like. However, when performing such playback, depending on the model of the mobile terminal, the connection may fail unless a predetermined setting is changed on the mobile terminal side, or playback may not start unless a predetermined operation is performed on the mobile terminal side. In addition, there are cases where playback does not work.

  In such a case, for example, a user who does not know the problem is not able to know where the problem occurs, even though it is possible to perform playback only by performing a predetermined setting change or operation on the mobile terminal side, and the in-vehicle device side There is a problem that it may be inconvenient for the user because it may be necessary to inquire about the presence or absence of the problem, to read the user manual of the portable terminal, etc., or to give up.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle device terminal that can effectively guide the setting or operation method of the mobile terminal necessary for reproducing music or video data from the mobile terminal on the in-vehicle device terminal. To do.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, a vehicle equipped with a function for guiding a setting or operation method of the portable terminal necessary for reproducing music or video data from the portable terminal on the vehicle-mounted device terminal. A machine terminal,
Receiving means for receiving music or video data held in the mobile terminal by communication;
Playback means for playing back the content of the music or video data received by the receiving means;
Ancillary data information display means for displaying adjunct data information other than the contents of the music or video data included in the music or video data received by the receiving means;
When the auxiliary data information cannot be displayed by the auxiliary data information display means, a message prompting confirmation of setting or operation of the portable terminal for enabling reproduction of the music or video data is output by voice or video. First guiding means;
After the guidance by the first guidance means, a second guidance means for accessing the external information providing server and guiding the details of the setting or operation method of the portable terminal for enabling the reproduction of the music or video data. An in-vehicle device terminal is provided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the vehicle equipment terminal which can guide effectively the setting or operation method of this portable terminal required in order to reproduce | regenerate the music or video data from a portable terminal with a vehicle equipment terminal is obtained.

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

  FIG. 1 is a main part configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an in-vehicle system in which an in-vehicle apparatus terminal 1 according to the present invention is incorporated.

  The in-vehicle device terminal 1 may be embodied as an electro multivision or a navigation device, for example. The in-vehicle device terminal 1 is configured around an in-vehicle device ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 10. The in-vehicle unit ECU 10 has a hardware configuration such as a CPU, a ROM that stores programs for realizing various functions described later, a readable / writable RAM that stores operation results, a timer, a counter, an input interface, an output interface, and the like. You may have.

  A display 12, an amplifier 14, a speaker 16, and a communication module 18 are connected to the in-vehicle device ECU 10.

  The display 12 is provided at an appropriate location (for example, an instrument panel) in the vehicle interior. The display 12 may be any type of display such as a liquid crystal display. Various displays for notifying the use / setting method of the portable terminal 70 are displayed on the display 12 as will be described later. Further, the display 12 may display video data or video content (and additional data described later) from the portable terminal 70 under the control of the in-vehicle device ECU 10. On the display 12, a user interface (touch switch) for instructing playback, fast-forward, stop, etc. of the mobile terminal 70 music / video data may be configured. When the mobile terminal 70 is not connected, other displays (for example, a navigation system map or TV) may be displayed on the display 12.

  The amplifier 14 and the speaker 16 are provided at appropriate locations in the passenger compartment and function to output music data from the portable terminal 70. Specifically, music data from the portable terminal 70 is processed by the in-vehicle device ECU 10, amplified by the amplifier 14, and then output to the vehicle interior via the speaker 16. The amplifier 14 and the speaker 16 output a voice message (see step 208 in FIG. 2) for notifying the use / setting method of the portable terminal 70 as will be described later under the control of the in-vehicle device ECU 10. Also good.

  The communication module 18 has a function (telematics function) for communicating with an external information providing server 80. The external information providing server 80 may be a server connected to the Internet, and is a WEB site of a manufacturer or a sales company of the mobile terminal 70 (particularly, a WEB site where information on a setting method of the mobile terminal 70 described later can be browsed). It may be a server that provides

  A support switch 20 is further connected to the in-vehicle device ECU 10. The support switch 20 is a switch that is operated when the user requests the output of details of the usage / setting method of the portable terminal 70 as described later. The support switch 20 may be configured as a touch switch on the display 12 configured by, for example, a touch panel screen.

  The in-vehicle device ECU 10 has a receiving function for receiving music / video data from the mobile terminal 70. The music / video data from the portable terminal 70 may be received by wired communication or may be received via wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). The in-vehicle device ECU 10 outputs music data received from the mobile terminal 70 such as a mobile phone or portable audio via the amplifier 14 and the speaker 16. Alternatively, the in-vehicle device ECU 10 outputs the video data received from the mobile terminal 70 via the display 12. In either the music data or the video data, the in-vehicle device ECU 10 displays and outputs the attached data included in the music / video data on the display 12. In the case of attached data of music data, the attached data may be information data other than the contents of the music data such as information (TOC information; Table of Contents) such as title, song number, and performance time. Similarly, the attached data may be information data other than the content of the video data, such as video title, video time, date, etc. in the case of video data attached data. The attached data may be displayed constantly or periodically during the reproduction / output of the related music / video data, or may be displayed at a predetermined timing such as at the start of reproduction. In addition, the display method of attached data is arbitrary and may be displayed on a display device other than the display 12.

  The mobile terminal 70 is a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or portable audio, and has a function of transmitting music / video data to the in-vehicle device terminal 1 via Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like. Correspondingly, the in-vehicle device 1 has a function of receiving music / video data from the portable terminal 70 via Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like.

  Incidentally, in recent years, music data of this type of mobile terminal 70 has been played on the in-vehicle device side via Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like. However, when performing such playback, depending on the model of the mobile terminal 70, the connection fails unless the predetermined setting is changed on the mobile terminal side, or the playback does not start unless the playback switch is operated on the mobile terminal side ( In other words, there is a case where the playback does not work well, for example, there is no response even if the playback switch is operated on the in-vehicle device side). However, in the current system, it is difficult for the in-vehicle device side to handle all the model dependence factors of the mobile terminal 70 side. Information on factors related to the model-specific factors of the mobile terminal 70 is provided on the homepage, etc., but information on the setting and operation of the mobile terminal 70 so that it can be played on the vehicle-mounted device can be found on the mobile terminal's instruction manual ( There are many cases where it is difficult to understand without carefully reading the User Manual. In particular, when playing back music data or the like, it is often difficult to use a user who knows how to use the mobile terminal 70, and it is often mistaken for a problem on the in-vehicle device side.

  In this embodiment, therefore, the display function of the attached data information (for example, the track number) possessed by most music / video data in the data structure and the attached data information on the in-vehicle device side is used to store the music / video data. Whether or not reception is possible is determined, and confirmation of setting / operation on the mobile terminal 70 side is prompted on the screen or the like based on the determination result. Further, the telematics function of the communication module 18 on the in-vehicle device side is used to connect to the WEB site regarding the setting / operation method on the portable terminal 70 side. Hereinafter, a more specific embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of main processing realized by the in-vehicle device terminal 1 and the mobile terminal 70 of the present embodiment.

  In step 200, the mobile terminal 70 is connected to the in-vehicle device terminal 1 with Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like. This connection is realized by a predetermined operation by the user, and the predetermined operation may be an operation on the portable terminal 70 side, or may include an operation on the in-vehicle device terminal 1 side in addition to the operation. Good. Further, at this time, the in-vehicle device terminal 1 may acquire the mobile terminal information (information such as the model) related to the connected mobile terminal 70 from the mobile terminal 70.

  In step 202, music / video data (including attached data information such as TOC information) is transmitted from the portable terminal 70. This transmission operation may be automatically executed in conjunction with the above step 200 depending on the model of the portable terminal 70, or may be realized by a further predetermined operation by the user.

  In step 204, it is determined whether or not the in-vehicle device ECU 10 of the in-vehicle device terminal 1 can display the attached data information of the music / video data. When the attached data information can be displayed, it indicates that the music / video data has been successfully received from the mobile terminal 70. In this case, the process proceeds to step 206, and the received music / video data is reproduced and output via the amplifier 14 or the like. On the other hand, if the attached data information cannot be displayed, the process proceeds to step 208.

  In step 208, the in-vehicle device ECU 10 of the in-vehicle device 1 determines that reception of music / video data from the portable terminal 70 has failed, and aims at simple notification for prompting a setting / operation method on the portable terminal side. The message is displayed on the display 12. This message is intended to indicate that the problem is solved not by the setting / operation method on the in-vehicle device terminal 1 side but by the setting / operation method on the portable terminal side. Please check the message ". Thus, a user who is relatively familiar with the setting / operation method of the mobile terminal 70 can start reproduction and solve the problem only by confirming the setting / operation method on the mobile terminal side. For example, in the case of a model that can start playback only by operating the playback switch on the mobile terminal 70 side, playback can be started and the problem solved if the playback switch on the mobile terminal 70 side can be operated. In addition, it can be solved by a simple setting / operation method on the mobile terminal side, for example, only by operating the playback switch on the mobile terminal 70 side, and such a solution is effective for many models of the mobile terminal 70. In some cases (for example, when all the mobile terminals 70 from a certain company are valid), a message that specifically indicates the setting / operation method on the simple mobile terminal side may be displayed and output.

  In step 210, it is determined whether or not the support switch 20 is operated in the in-vehicle device ECU 10 of the in-vehicle device terminal 1. The support switch 20 is a switch that is operated when the user wants to know more detailed setting / operation method on the portable terminal side or when the problem cannot be solved in step 208. The support switch 20 may be always set, but is preferably formed as a touch switch on the display 12 (touch panel type display) in a manner linked to the output of the message in step 208 described above. At this time, a message stating “Please press the support switch when the problem cannot be solved, for example, when the setting / operation method on the mobile terminal side is unknown” may be output to the display 12. If the support switch 20 is operated in step 210, the process proceeds to step 212. On the other hand, for example, if the support switch 20 is not operated within a predetermined time after the output of the message in step 208, the process ends.

  In step 212, the in-vehicle device ECU 10 of the in-vehicle device 1 uses the telematics function of the communication module 18 to provide a more detailed setting / operation method on the portable terminal side (for example, the portable terminal 70). WEB page of the setting / operation method of the mobile terminal 70 or a WEB page of information regarding the mobile terminal 70 of the manufacturer or sales company of the mobile terminal 70), and the WEB page is displayed on the display 12. In this case, the in-vehicle device ECU 10 determines the manufacturing company of the currently connected mobile terminal 70 and, if possible, the model thereof based on, for example, the registration information at the time of initial registration or the mobile terminal information acquired in step 200 above. Then, the web page corresponding to the manufacturer of the portable terminal 70 and, if possible, the model is accessed and displayed. Thereby, the user cannot play back the mobile terminal 70 by operating and setting the mobile terminal 70 according to the content of the WEB page displayed on the display 12 (including downloading of necessary programs and the like). Can be solved.

  Alternatively, in this step 212, the in-vehicle device ECU 10 of the in-vehicle device 1 displays on the display 12 an operation screen for accessing a WEB page that lists further detailed setting / operation methods on the mobile terminal side. May be. In this case, an interactive user interface may be formed on the operation screen, in which a manufacturer or a sales company of the mobile terminal 70 can be specified and then a model of the mobile terminal 70 can be specified. Thereby, even if the manufacturing company of the currently connected mobile terminal 70 is unknown on the in-vehicle device terminal 1 side, depending on the manufacturing company of the mobile terminal 70 and the model if possible by a simple operation. You can access the WEB page.

  According to the in-vehicle device terminal 1 of the present embodiment described above, the following excellent effects can be obtained, among others.

  As described above, it is determined whether or not the music / video data has been successfully received using the attached data information possessed by the music / video data. If the music / video data is not successfully received, Because it prompts confirmation of the setting / operation method on the portable terminal side, a user who is relatively familiar with the setting / operation method of the portable terminal 70 starts playback simply by confirming the setting / operation method on the portable terminal side. To solve the problem. In addition, when the user does not solve the problem even after such confirmation, when the user operates the support switch 20, a WEB page (or an operation screen for assisting access to the page) on which detailed setting / operation methods of the mobile terminal 70 are posted. Since it is displayed, it is possible to guide a detailed setting / operation method on the mobile terminal side for enabling the reproduction of music / video data.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above. However, 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.

It is a principal part block diagram which shows one Example of the vehicle-mounted system with which the vehicle equipment terminal 1 by this invention was integrated. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main processes implement | achieved by the vehicle equipment terminal 1 and the portable terminal 70 of a present Example.

Explanation of symbols

1 In-vehicle device terminal 10 In-vehicle device ECU
12 Display 14 Amplifier 16 Speaker 18 Communication Module 20 Support Switch 70 Mobile Terminal 80 Information Providing Server

Claims (5)

An in-vehicle device terminal having a function of guiding a setting or operation method of the mobile terminal necessary for reproducing music or video data from the mobile terminal on the in-vehicle device terminal,
Receiving means for receiving music or video data held in the mobile terminal by communication;
Playback means for playing back the content of the music or video data received by the receiving means;
Ancillary data information display means for displaying adjunct data information other than the contents of the music or video data included in the music or video data received by the receiving means;
When the auxiliary data information cannot be displayed by the auxiliary data information display means, a message prompting confirmation of setting or operation of the portable terminal for enabling reproduction of the music or video data is output by voice or video. First guiding means;
After the guidance by the first guidance means, a second guidance means for accessing the external information providing server and guiding the details of the setting or operation method of the portable terminal for enabling the reproduction of the music or video data. An in-vehicle device terminal comprising:   2. The in-vehicle device terminal according to claim 1, wherein the second guidance unit guides details of a setting or operation method of the mobile terminal by displaying a WEB site of a manufacturer or a sales company of the mobile terminal. It further includes a support switch operated by the user,
The said 2nd guidance means guides the detail of the setting or operation method of the said portable terminal, when the said support switch is operated after guidance by the said 1st guidance means. In-vehicle device terminal.   The said 2nd guidance means guides the detail of the setting or operation method of the said portable terminal by displaying the WEB site according to the model of the said portable terminal based on the model information of the said portable terminal. 2. The vehicle-mounted device terminal according to 2.   The in-vehicle device terminal according to claim 1, wherein the attached data information includes TOC information included in music data.

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