JP2011069795A - Navigation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a navigation system with high operability when a plurality of persons are in a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: The navigation system includes a key communication part 111 for acquiring information of an electronic key 2 of an occupant from the electronic key 2, and a control circuit 11 for changing presetting based on the information of the electronic key 2 obtained by the key communication part 111. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a navigation device mounted on a vehicle.

  A navigation apparatus that identifies a driver based on a mobile phone that has established a wireless connection for a hands-free function and performs function setting according to the identified driver is known as a conventional technique (for example, Patent Document 1). ).

JP 2006-184103 A

  In the conventional navigation device described above, when a passenger has a mobile phone with a hands-free function, no reference is made to which mobile phone is used for function setting.

  In the navigation device according to the first aspect of the present invention, receiving means for receiving unique information from a plurality of terminals respectively possessed by a plurality of users, and function setting information of the navigation device corresponding to each of the plurality of terminals are stored in advance. The function setting information associated with each of a plurality of terminals that have received unique information by the receiving means and the storage means stored in the storage means is read from the storage means, and integrated to set the function of the navigation device. And setting means for performing.

  According to the present invention, when the presence of a plurality of terminals is confirmed in the vehicle, the setting contents of each terminal are integrated to set the function of the navigation device. It can be done reliably.

It is a block diagram for demonstrating the structure of the navigation apparatus in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the function setting information memorize | stored in the navigation apparatus. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the function setting change process of the navigation apparatus in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the function setting of the navigation apparatus set by the function setting change process of the navigation apparatus in one Embodiment of this invention.

  FIG. 1 shows a navigation device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The navigation device 1 may change the setting of the navigation device 1 based on the identification code transmitted from the electronic key 2, or may acquire information on locking / unlocking of the door lock from the door lock control device 3. it can. The navigation device 1 includes a control circuit 11, ROM 12, RAM 13, current location detection device 14, image memory 15, display monitor 16, speaker 17, input device 18, disk drive 19, key communication unit 111, and storage device 112. The disc drive 19 is loaded with a DVD-ROM 110 in which map data is stored. In this embodiment, the vehicle electronic key is applied as the terminal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a mobile phone with a hands-free function may be applied.

  The control circuit 11 includes a microprocessor and its peripheral circuits, and performs various controls by executing a control program stored in the ROM 12 using the RAM 13 as a work area. Further, the control circuit 11 performs a predetermined route search process based on the map data stored in the DVD-ROM 110. Then, the processing result is displayed on the display monitor 16 as a recommended route.

  The control circuit 11 is connected to the door lock control device 3, and can acquire information on locking / unlocking of the door lock from the door lock control device 3.

  The current location detection device 14 is a device that detects a travel locus of the vehicle. The current location detection device 14 includes a vibration gyro 14a, a vehicle speed sensor 14b, a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor 14c, and the like. The vibration gyro 14a detects the traveling direction of the vehicle, the vehicle speed sensor 14b detects the vehicle speed, and the GPS sensor 14c detects a GPS signal from a GPS satellite. The navigation device 1 determines a map display range, a route search start point, and the like based on the current location of the vehicle detected by the current location detection device 14, and displays the current location on the map.

  The image memory 15 stores image data to be displayed on the display monitor 16. The image data includes road map drawing data and various graphic data, which are appropriately generated by the control circuit 11 based on the map data stored in the DVD-ROM 110.

  The disk drive 19 reads map data from the DVD-ROM 110. The map data includes map display data, route search data, and the like. The map display data and the route search data include road link information and node information stored in the map data. The map display data has map data of a plurality of scales from wide areas to details, and the scale of the display map can be changed according to a user request. The map data may be read from a recording medium other than the DVD-ROM 110, such as a CD-ROM or a hard disk.

  The control circuit 11 can display a planar map and a bird's eye view map on the display monitor 16 using the map data.

  The display monitor 16 displays various information such as a map near the vehicle position based on various information such as map data. The speaker 17 outputs sound for instructing the user to perform various input operations and for guiding the route. The input device 18 has operation keys for the user to set various commands, input search conditions, turn on / off the power, and the like, and is realized by a button switch on the operation panel, a hard switch around the panel, or the like. . The user sets the destination by operating the input device 18 in accordance with an instruction on the display screen of the display monitor 16 or a voice instruction from the speaker 17.

  When the destination is set by the user, the navigation device 1 performs a route calculation from the current location detected by the current location detection device 14 to the destination based on a predetermined algorithm. The route thus obtained (hereinafter referred to as a recommended route) is displayed on the screen in a manner different from other roads by changing the display form, for example, the display color. Thereby, the user can recognize the recommended route on the map on the screen. Further, the navigation device 1 instructs the user in the direction of travel using a screen or voice so that the vehicle can travel according to the recommended route, thereby guiding the route of the vehicle.

  The key communication unit 111 receives a radio wave transmitted from the electronic key 2 and acquires the identification code of the electronic key 2.

  The storage device 112 is configured by a rewritable nonvolatile recording medium such as a flash memory or a hard disk, and stores user function setting information. The function setting information is information related to the function setting of the navigation device 1 set for each user. For example, in association with an identification code that is unique information of an electronic key, ON / OFF information for setting a bird's-eye view of a map, ON / OFF information for setting a route guidance voice, information on a favorite genre, information on a registered location Is stored in the storage device 112 as function setting information. Here, the favorite genre is a bookmark for enabling a desired genre to be called immediately when a facility search is performed. For example, by registering “restaurant” as a favorite genre, when “restaurant” is input to the genre item in the search condition input of facility search, “restaurant” can be called and input immediately. The contents of the function setting information stored in the storage device 112 can be changed as appropriate by the user's operation of the input device 18.

  With reference to FIG. 2, the function setting information of each of user A, user B, user C, and user D holding the first to fourth electronic keys will be described as an example. The function setting information of the user A includes information on the name of the user A associated with the identification code of the first electronic key, information for setting the bird's eye view display of the map to “ON”, and setting the route guidance voice to “ON” , Information for setting the favorite genre as “restaurant” and “amusement park”, and information for setting the registration location as “registration location A”, “registration location B”, and “registration location C”. The function setting information of the user B includes information on the name of the user B associated with the identification code of the second electronic key, information for setting the bird's-eye view display of the map to “OFF”, and setting the route guidance voice to “OFF” ”, Information for setting the favorite genre as“ station ”, and information for setting the registration location as“ registration location E ”.

  The function setting information of the user C includes information on the name of the user C associated with the identification code of the third electronic key, information for setting the bird's-eye view display of the map to “OFF”, and setting the route guidance voice to “ON” , Information for setting the favorite genre to “convenience store”, and information for setting the registration location to “registration location F” and “registration location G”. The function setting information of the user D includes information on the name of the user D associated with the identification code of the fourth electronic key, information for setting the bird's-eye view display of the map to “OFF”, and setting the route guidance voice to “ON” , Information for setting the favorite genre as “amusement park”, and information for setting the registration location as “registration location D” and “registration location H”.

  The electronic key 2 transmits an identification code to the door lock control device 3 when a transmission switch (not shown) is operated. After receiving and collating the identification code, the door lock control device 3 operates an actuator (not shown) to lock and unlock the door lock if the code is correct.

  Next, function setting change processing of the navigation device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 is executed in the control circuit 11 by a program that starts when the vehicle door lock is first unlocked after the ignition switch is turned off and the door lock is locked. All passengers who board the vehicle will be described as having electronic keys 2 having different identification codes.

  In step S101, the radio wave transmitted from the electronic key 2 is received by the key communication unit 111, and the identification code of the electronic key 2 is acquired. In step S102, the identification code of the electronic key 2 of the driver is specified. Since the door lock of the vehicle is unlocked first by the driver's electronic key 2, each passenger possesses the identification code of the electronic key 2 used when the door lock is first unlocked. The driver's electronic key 2 can be identified from among the plurality of electronic keys 2.

  In step S103, it is determined whether or not the power switch of the navigation device 1 (not shown) is turned on. If the power switch is turned on, an affirmative determination is made in step S103, and the process proceeds to step S104. If the power switch is not turned on, step S103 is repeated. In step S104, identification codes are obtained from all the electronic keys 2 possessed by the passenger of the vehicle. In step S105, the identification code of the electronic key 2 of the passenger on the vehicle is specified based on the identification code acquired in step S104.

  In step S106, the identification code of the electronic key 2 of the driver acquired in step S101 is collated with the function setting information stored in the storage device 112, and the ON / OFF setting of the bird's eye view display of the map is changed. When the driver function setting information includes information for setting the map bird's-eye view display setting to “ON”, the driver's function setting information is set to “ON” for the map bird's-eye view display setting of the navigation device 1. , The setting of the bird's-eye view display of the map of the navigation device 1 is set to “OFF”.

  In step S107, the identification code of the electronic key 2 of the driver acquired in step S101 is collated with the function setting information stored in the storage device 112, and the ON / OFF setting of the route guidance voice is changed. When the driver's function setting information includes information for setting the route guidance voice to “ON”, the route guidance voice setting of the navigation device 1 is set to “ON”, and the driver's function setting information is route information. If there is information to set the guidance voice to “OFF”, the route guidance voice setting of the navigation device 1 is set to “OFF”.

  In step S108, the identification code of the passenger's electronic key 2 acquired in step S105 is collated with the function setting information stored in the storage device 112, and the setting of the favorite genre is changed. Specifically, the setting is changed so that all favorite genres included in the passenger's function setting information are registered in the favorite genre of the navigation device 1. When the favorite genres registered in the navigation device 1 are displayed as a list, the favorite genres in the driver function setting information may be displayed at the top. That is, the favorite genre in the driver function setting information may be displayed with priority.

  In step S109, the identification code of the passenger's electronic key 2 acquired in step S105 is collated with the function setting information stored in the storage device 112, and the registration location setting is changed. Specifically, the setting is changed so that all the registration locations included in the passenger's function setting information are registered in the registration location of the navigation device 1. When the registered locations registered in the navigation device 1 are displayed as a list, the registered locations in the driver's function setting information may be displayed at the top. That is, the registered location in the driver function setting information may be displayed with priority.

  As described above, in steps S106 and S107, the setting of the bird's-eye view display of the map and the setting of the route guidance voice are set to “ON” or “OFF” in accordance with the setting contents in the function setting information of the driver. That is, the function setting of the navigation apparatus 1 is performed with priority given to the function setting information associated with the electronic key 2 of the driver specified in step S102. In steps S108 and S109, the function setting of the navigation device 1 is performed by reflecting the contents of all favorite genres and registered locations included in the function setting information of each passenger. By performing the processing of steps S106 to S109 in this way, the function setting information associated with the electronic key 2 possessed by each passenger is integrated, and the function setting of the navigation device 1 is performed.

  With reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the function setting change process of the navigation apparatus 1 is demonstrated concretely. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the function setting information of the navigation device set by the setting change process of the navigation device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Here, it is assumed that the user A, the user B, and the user D are on the vehicle and the user A is the driver. User C is not on board.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the function setting information of the user A who is the driver, the setting of the bird's-eye view display of the map is “ON”. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the bird's-eye view display of the map of the navigation device 1 The setting is changed to “ON”. As shown in FIG. 2, in the function setting information of the user A who is the driver, the setting of the route guidance voice is “ON”. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the setting of the route guidance voice of the navigation device 1 is performed. Is changed to “ON”. That is, for setting items in which only one of “ON” and “OFF” can be set, such as a bird's-eye view display of a map and route guidance voice, the electronic key 2 of the user A who is the driver is supported. Based on the attached function setting information, the function setting of the navigation device 1 is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the function setting information of user A who is a passenger, the favorite genres are “restaurant” and “amusement park”, and in the function setting information of user B, the favorite genre is “station”. In the function setting information of the user D, the favorite genre is “amusement park”. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the favorite genre of the navigation device 1 is “restaurant”, “amusement park”, and “station”. Changed to

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the function setting information of the user A who is a passenger, the registered locations are “registered location A”, “registered location B”, and “registered location C”, and in the function setting information of the user B, Since the registration location is “registration location E” and the registration location is “registration location D” and “registration location H” in the function setting information of the user D, as shown in FIG. Are changed to “Registered Land A”, “Registered Land B”, “Registered Land C”, “Registered Land D”, “Registered Land E”, and “Registered Land H”. That is, for setting items that can be set with a plurality of contents, such as a favorite genre and a registered place, each of the electronic key 2 of the user A who is the driver and the users B and D who are passengers other than the driver. Based on the function setting information associated with the electronic key 2, the function setting of the navigation device 1 is performed.

The navigation device according to the above embodiment has the following operational effects.
(1) In steps S101 and S104, the key communication unit 111 receives an identification code, which is unique information of each electronic key, from a plurality of electronic keys possessed by the driver and passengers. In steps S106 to S109, function setting information associated with each of the plurality of electronic keys whose identification information has been received in steps S101 and S104 is read from the storage device 112 and integrated to perform function setting of the navigation device. I did it. Therefore, in the navigation device that selects the function setting information of the navigation device in accordance with the electronic key in the vehicle, even if there are a plurality of electronic keys, it is possible to accurately reflect the preferences of those who have boarded the vehicle.

(2) The function setting information associated with the electronic key held by the driver is set with priority. Therefore, the navigation device can be used with settings suitable for the driver.

(3) Of the plurality of function setting information, the first setting item is set based on the function setting information associated with the driver's electronic key, and the second setting item is a rider other than the driver. It is set based on the function setting information associated with the electronic key of the person. For example, the form of the map display screen (plan map display, bird's-eye view map display, etc.) is a matter that depends on the driver's preference and is a matter that affects the driving operation (an important function for driving operation) The function setting information corresponding to the driver's electronic key is given priority. For the setting contents (favorite genre and registered location) that do not affect the driving operation, the function setting of the navigation device is performed by the function setting information assigned to the passenger other than the driver. Thereby, the change which influences driving operation among function settings becomes a driver | operator's setting content, and it can avoid giving a driver uncomfortable feeling.

The navigation device 1 of the above embodiment can be modified as follows.
(1) If the electronic key of the driver can be specified, the method for specifying the electronic key of the driver is not limited to the embodiment. For example, an electronic key possessed by a person who has opened the door of the driver's seat may be specified as the electronic key of the driver. Moreover, you may make it identify the electronic key stored in the driver's seat as a driver | operator's electronic key. Furthermore, an antenna of the key communication unit 111 may be provided in the driver's seat, and the electronic key having the highest wireless radio wave intensity may be specified as the driver's electronic key. Also, an antenna with a narrow wireless reception range is provided in each seat so that the user can detect that the user is on the seat provided with the antenna that can receive the radio wave from the electronic key. In addition, the electronic key of the radio wave may be specified as the electronic key of the driver.

(2) The setting of the navigation device may be changed based only on the electronic key of the driver, or the setting of the navigation device may be changed based on the electronic key of the passenger without being limited to the driver. Also good.

(3) The setting item changed based on the driver's electronic key is not limited to ON / OFF of the bird's-eye view display of the map and ON / OFF of the route guidance voice. For example, it may be changed based on the driver's electronic key whether the map orientation is north up or heading up.

(4) The setting item changed based on the passenger's electronic key is not limited to the favorite genre or registration location. For example, when a voice recognition function is added to the navigation device, the learning setting of the voice recognition dictionary may be changed based on the passenger's electronic key.

(5) Information acquired from the electronic key is not limited to the identification code. For example, the function setting information of the user may be stored in the electronic key, the function setting information may be acquired from the electronic key, and the setting of the navigation device may be changed based on the information.

(6) You may make it change a setting based on the information of the passenger's electronic key selected by the user. As a result, the navigation device can be set not only for the driver but also for the most important person among passengers. Also, depending on the setting item, the setting can be changed based on the information of the passenger's electronic key selected by the user, or the setting can be changed based on the information of the passenger's electronic key regardless of the selected passenger. You may make it do. Furthermore, depending on the setting item, the setting can be changed based on the electronic key of the driver, the setting can be changed based on the information of the electronic key of the passenger selected by the user, or the driver or the selected passenger can be changed. Regardless of the passenger's electronic key information, the setting may be changed.

  As described in (6) above, when the presence of a plurality of electronic keys is confirmed, any one of the electronic keys can be selected, and the function can be set with priority on the selected electronic key. . Thereby, the function setting based on a passenger's intention becomes possible. Although the passenger may feel annoyed when the navigation device automatically sets the function, it is possible to provide a navigation device with high operability by selecting the function setting with the passenger's intention.

  If the function of the navigation device is set with priority given to the function setting information of the electronic key selected as described above, the navigation device automatically sets at least a function that affects the operation. The risk of doing so is reduced. As a result, it is possible to provide a navigation device with good operability that has both automatic setting of functions and manual setting of functions.

  It is also possible to combine one or a plurality of embodiments and modifications. It is possible to combine the modified examples in any way.

  The above description is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Navigation apparatus 2 Electronic key 3 Door lock control apparatus 11 Control circuit 18 Input device 111 Key communication part 112 Memory | storage device

Claims (6)

Receiving means for receiving unique information from a plurality of terminals respectively possessed by a plurality of users;
Storage means in which function setting information of the navigation device is stored in advance in association with each of the plurality of terminals;
Setting means for reading out the function setting information associated with each of the plurality of terminals from which the unique information has been received by the receiving means from the storage means and integrating them to set the function of the navigation device; A navigation device comprising: The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein
Based on the specific information received by the receiving means, further comprising a specifying means for specifying a driver's terminal from among the plurality of terminals,
The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit prioritizes the function setting information associated with the driver's terminal specified by the specifying unit and sets the function of the navigation device. The navigation device according to claim 2, wherein
The setting means performs function setting of the navigation device based on the function setting information associated with the driver's terminal for the first setting item, and performs the driving for the second setting item. The navigation device is configured to perform function setting of the navigation device based on function setting information respectively associated with a terminal of a passenger and a terminal of a passenger other than the driver. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein
A selection means for selecting any one of the plurality of terminals from which the unique information has been received by the reception means;
The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit prioritizes the function setting information associated with the terminal selected by the selection unit and sets the function of the navigation device. The navigation device according to claim 4, wherein
The setting means performs function setting of the navigation device based on the function setting information associated with the terminal selected by the selection means for the first setting item, and for the second setting item. The function setting of the navigation device is performed based on the function setting information respectively associated with the terminal selected by the selection means and the other terminals not selected by the selection means. apparatus. The navigation device according to claim 3 or 5,
The navigation apparatus, wherein the first setting item is a function that affects driving operation, and the second setting item is a function that does not affect driving operation.

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