JP2012122777A - In-vehicle device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase entertainment in a vehicle.SOLUTION: An in-vehicle device equipped to a vehicle stores icons associated with areas as areas-based icon information, and obtains location information of a vehicle and location information of a destination during the process in which the vehicle moves on a route to the destination. In the in-vehicle device, area-based icons are determined based on location information obtained from the area-based icon information, and the determined area-based icons are configured to be included in a display screen associated with routes or a display screen associated with destinations for display.

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device that can improve entertainment in a vehicle.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an in-vehicle device having a navigation function capable of performing a destination setting operation from both in-vehicle devices provided near the front seat and the rear seat of a vehicle is known. For example, in Patent Document 1, when the destination setting is performed from the in-vehicle device provided in the rear seat, the in-vehicle device provided in the front seat has a button for prompting authentication from the destination setting confirmation screen displayed on the monitor. If a press is detected, an in-vehicle device that reflects the setting of the destination is described (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-20396 A

  By the way, the conventional in-vehicle device aims to guide passengers in the vehicle safely and safely to the destination, and there is a problem that entertainment in the vehicle is not considered.

  From these things, it is a big subject how to implement | achieve the vehicle-mounted apparatus which can improve the entertainment property in a vehicle.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle device capable of improving in-car entertainment.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle, the region-specific icon acquisition means for acquiring a region-specific icon associated with a region, and the acquired It is characterized by comprising display means for displaying an icon for each area on the display unit.

  According to the present invention, an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle stores region-specific icon information including region-specific icons associated with regions, acquires position information, and based on region-specific icon information and position information. Since the region-specific icon is determined, the determined region-specific icon is acquired, and the acquired region-specific icon is displayed on the display unit, there is an effect that in-car entertainment can be improved.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an outline of an in-vehicle device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the in-vehicle device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of local icon information. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a route guidance display screen. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the local icon. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an outline of a processing procedure executed by the in-vehicle device. FIG. 7 is a first diagram for explaining a display screen according to the modification. FIG. 8 is a second diagram for explaining a display screen according to the modification.

  Exemplary embodiments of an in-vehicle device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, the outline of the in-vehicle device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, and then an embodiment of the in-vehicle device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the outline | summary of the vehicle-mounted apparatus based on this invention is demonstrated using FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an in-vehicle device according to the present invention. Here, an in-vehicle device having a navigation function for notifying a route and the like to the destination together with a map based on the destination set by the user will be described. However, the vehicle-mounted device and the navigation function may be configured separately.

  In the vehicle-mounted device according to the present invention, information related to navigation (hereinafter referred to as “navigation information”) together with an icon (hereinafter referred to as “local icon”) related to a location indicating positional information such as the own vehicle or destination. The main feature is that the in-vehicle entertainment can be improved.

  In addition, the “local icon” is specifically an icon indicating a celebrity whose location information is the place of birth, an icon of a building erected in such a location, or a special product of such location. There may be.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the in-vehicle device according to the present invention stores an icon image associated with each region as local icon information. In addition, this area classifies an area, for example, may be classified according to a prefecture, and may be further classified into a city, a town, or the like.

  When the in-vehicle device notifies the navigation information while traveling the route to the destination, the in-vehicle device searches and determines the “local icon” corresponding to the position information of the own vehicle from the local icon information (FIG. 1 (A (See (1) of)).

  The navigation information refers to, for example, a route guidance display that displays route guidance at important points during route travel, and the position information of the host vehicle is data received from GPS (Global Positioning System). The position information is specified based on

  Here, an example of determining the “local icon” will be described. The information related to the area associated with the icon image is set so as to include predetermined latitude / longitude information for each area (by prefecture, by city, etc.). The GPS reception data acquired as the position information of the own vehicle includes latitude / longitude information, and the latitude / longitude in which the own vehicle exists (the latitude / longitude of the own vehicle) is specified. It is determined in which area the latitude / longitude information of the identified vehicle is included, and a “local icon” associated with the identified area is determined based on the determination result.

  Then, the in-vehicle device displays a route guidance display together with the determined “local icon”, and here, the route guidance “the next signal is a left turn” is displayed on the display operation unit of the in-vehicle device (FIG. 1A). (See (2)).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1B, the in-vehicle device is required to display navigation information when the vehicle passes a point in the area A while traveling on the route to the destination. The local icon A is displayed.

  Further, when the in-vehicle device displays navigation information when passing through a point in the region B, the on-vehicle device displays a local icon B. The in-vehicle device may not only display the “local icon” but also notify the route guidance by voice of route guidance classified by region, for example, dialect voice.

  As described above, the in-vehicle device according to the present invention determines the “local icon” corresponding to the position information of the host vehicle or the destination, and displays the navigation information together with the determined “local icon” on the display operation unit. It was decided to. Therefore, according to the vehicle-mounted device according to the present invention, in-car entertainment can be improved.

  In addition, for example, if you make a display that switches the “local icon” displayed when crossing the prefectural border, you can improve the entertainment in the car, and for the driver to confirm the “local icon” This makes it possible to instantly recognize where you are now.

  In this example, the “local icon” corresponding to the location information of the host vehicle is displayed. However, when the user performs a destination setting operation, the corresponding destination is set. A “local icon” may be displayed. In this case, not only the entertainment in the vehicle is improved, but also, for example, the driver can visually recognize the destination changed by the passenger.

  In this example, the in-vehicle device determines the “local icon”. However, the in-vehicle device can communicate with an external device (for example, a portable device or a server) having a function of determining the “local icon”. If there is, the in-vehicle device receives the “local icon” determined by the external device, and when the in-vehicle device displays the navigation information, the received “local icon” may be displayed.

In this case, the external device can determine the “local icon” by transmitting the GPS reception data acquired as the position information of the host vehicle from the in-vehicle device to the external device.
With such a configuration, it is possible to increase the variation of icon images for each external device, and to reduce the memory capacity of the in-vehicle device.

  Below, the Example about the vehicle-mounted apparatus based on this invention demonstrated using FIG. 1 is described in detail. First, the configuration of the in-vehicle device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the in-vehicle device 10 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, only components necessary for explaining the characteristic points of the in-vehicle device 10 are shown.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle-mounted device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with respect to a case where a “local icon” is displayed when a communication link with the mobile device 20 is established. Instead, it may be implemented in other configurations. For example, instead of the portable device 20, it may be implemented by a server that can communicate with the in-vehicle device 10.

  The in-vehicle device 10 includes a short-range communication unit 11, a communication I / F (interface) 12, a display operation unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a control unit 15. The control unit 15 further includes a position information acquisition unit 15a, an icon determination unit 15b, a route guidance display unit 15c, a portable device detection unit 15d, and a map information transmission unit 15e. The local icon information 14a, the destination information 14b, and the map information 14c are stored.

  The short-range communication unit 11 establishes a communication link with the portable device 20 using short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), and uses the established communication links to connect the in-vehicle device 10 and the portable device. Communication processing with 20 is performed.

  Here, Bluetooth (registered trademark) is a short-range wireless communication standard for performing wireless communication with a radius of several tens of meters using a 2.4 GHz frequency band. In recent years, it has been applied to electronic devices such as mobile phones and personal computers. Widely applied.

  Here, a case where communication between the in-vehicle device 10 and the portable device 20 is performed using Bluetooth (registered trademark) will be described, but other such as Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi: registered trademark), ZigBee (ZigBee: registered trademark) The wireless communication standard may be used. Further, communication between the in-vehicle device 10 and the portable device 20 may be performed by wired communication.

  The communication I / F 12 is connected to an antenna (not shown) that transmits and receives wireless radio waves and the like, and includes a communication device for performing wireless communication. Between the GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite and the in-vehicle device 10, optical communication is performed. Alternatively, data is transmitted and received by radio waves.

  The display operation unit 13 includes a display unit that displays route guidance display and a map image, and an operation unit that receives setting operations such as a destination and a route. For example, the display unit of the display operation unit 13 includes a display for displaying a map image, and the operation unit includes buttons for selecting a destination, an “OK button”, and a “cancel button”. ing.

  Note that it is not necessary to limit the display provided in the display operation unit 13 or the components that perform various operations. Therefore, the display operation unit 13 may use a touch panel type liquid crystal display that accepts an input by pressing detection of a finger or a pointing device and also serves as a display output.

  Moreover, the windshield part in front of the driver may be configured to be translucent by a display such as HUD (Head-Up Display), or may be configured in the instrument part in front of the driver, or the room in front of the driver. You may comprise in a mirror part.

  The memory | storage part 14 is a memory | storage part comprised by memory | storage devices, such as a non-volatile memory and a hard-disk drive, comprising the icon information storage means classified by area. The storage unit 14 stores the local icon acquired from the mobile device 20 as the local icon information 14a.

  In addition, the storage unit 14 stores the destination set by the user and the route to the destination as the destination information 14b, and stores the route and map associated with the point name as the map information 14c. Details of the local icon information 14a will be described later.

  The control unit 15 is a control unit that performs overall control of the in-vehicle device 10. The location information acquisition unit 15a is a processing unit that performs processing for acquiring location information of the host vehicle based on data received from the GPS via the communication I / F 12. Note that the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 15a may be a set destination when a destination setting operation is performed by the user.

  In addition, the position information acquisition unit 15a constitutes position information acquisition means, determines whether or not there is a route guidance display at a location indicating the acquired position information, and if it is determined that there is a route guidance display, the acquired position information To the icon determination unit 15b.

  The icon determination unit 15b constitutes a region-specific icon determination unit, and based on the position information received from the position information acquisition unit 15a, performs processing for determining a “local icon” associated with the position information from the local icon information 14a. It is a processing part to perform. The icon determination unit 15b also performs a process of transferring the determined “local icon” icon image to the route guidance display unit 15c.

  The storage unit 14, the position information acquisition unit 15a, and the icon determination unit 15b that store the local icon information 14a constitute an area-specific icon acquisition unit, and acquire a “local icon” corresponding to the position.

  The route guidance display unit 15c constitutes display means. When the in-vehicle device 10 and the portable device 20 are connected, the route guidance display unit 15c displays the route guidance display together with the icon image of the “local icon” received from the icon determination unit 15b. It is a processing unit that performs processing for displaying on the display operation unit 13 of the apparatus 10. Here, information on whether or not the in-vehicle device 10 and the mobile device 20 are connected is received from the mobile device detection unit 15d. Details of the route guidance display will be described later.

  Further, the route guidance display unit 15 c hides the “local icon” when the in-vehicle device 10 and the portable device 20 are not connected, and displays the route guidance display on the display operation unit 13 of the in-vehicle device 10. . Further, according to the display setting, the “local icon” may be displayed even when the in-vehicle device 10 and the portable device 20 are not connected.

  If the mobile device detection unit 15d detects that the communication link with the mobile device 20 is established via the short-range communication unit 11, that is, if the in-vehicle device 10 and the mobile device 20 are connected, It is a processing unit that performs a process of notifying the route guidance display unit 15c to that effect.

  The map information transmission unit 15e is a processing unit that performs a process of transmitting the map image (and the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 15a) stored in the map information 14c to the mobile device 20. Here, the map image includes an image related to the map and an image related to the route to the destination.

  In addition, the map information transmission unit 15e is a map image (for example, a map image of an illustration image, an animation, etc.) deformed in the background in parallel with the processing of the control unit 15 described above. A map image of the image) may be created and transmitted to the mobile device 20. Thereby, the portable device 20 can display according to the size and the number of pixels of the display unit (not shown) of the portable device 20.

  Next, details of the local icon information 14a stored in the storage unit 14 of the in-vehicle device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the local icon information 14a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the local icon information 14 a includes an “area name” item, an “icon name” item, and an “icon image file” item. The local icon information 14a is a collection of records in which information composed of such items is one record.

  The “area name” item is an area name classified for each predetermined area. For example, the “area name” item may be classified by prefecture, or may be further classified by city or town. The local icon information 14a stores an “icon name” item and an “icon image file” item associated with the “region name” item.

  Although not shown, the local icon information 14a may store information indicating a range corresponding to the “region name” item (hereinafter referred to as “range information”). For example, when the range of a predetermined area is represented by a polygon, information regarding the coordinates of the vertexes of the polygon may be stored in association with the “area name” item as “range information”.

  Thereby, the in-vehicle device 10 can specify “region name” by determining whether or not the predetermined position information is included in a range represented by a polygon. Further, “range information” may be stored in the storage unit 14 as region correspondence information in association with “region name”.

  Next, details of the route guidance display displayed on the display of the display operation unit 13 of the in-vehicle device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a route guidance display screen.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, it is assumed that the display of the display operation unit 13 displays a destination and a route to the destination as navigation information on the map. In addition, an icon indicating that the in-vehicle device 10 and the portable device 20 are connected is displayed at a predetermined location on the map (here, upper right).

  Here, when displaying a route guidance display on the display operation unit 13 of the in-vehicle device 10 mounted on the vehicle traveling along the route to the destination, first, the icon determination unit 15b is based on the position information of the own vehicle. A local icon is determined from the local icon information 14a.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, the route guidance display unit 15c displays a route guidance together with the local icon determined by the local icon information 14a (here, “the next signal is a left turn”). Is displayed on the display operation unit 13.

  Here, the case where the local icon is determined at the timing of displaying the route guidance indicating the travel instruction is illustrated. However, the route guidance display unit 15c may determine and display the local icon at the timing when the traveling vehicle crosses the boundary of the region.

  For example, the route guidance display unit 15c may display a route guidance display together with a local icon corresponding to the prefecture B when the traveling vehicle approaches the prefecture B while traveling in the prefecture A.

  In addition, the route guidance display is displayed superimposed on the map. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A route guidance display area is provided at the top of the map display section, and a local icon and route are displayed in the route guidance display area. A guidance display may be displayed.

  Next, the details of the local icon displayed by the route guidance display unit 15c will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the local icon.

  As described with reference to FIG. 3, in the local icon information 14a, one type of local icon image file is stored in association with the area name. However, the local icon image file may be stored in the local icon information 14a in association with not only the area name but also the traveling speed, time, season, and the like.

  For example, it is assumed that the local icon determined based on the position information and the traveling speed by the icon determination unit 15b is an icon as shown in (A-1) of FIG.

  Here, when the traveling speed exceeds a predetermined threshold while the vehicle is traveling in the same area, the icon determination unit 15b uses the local icon ((A-2 in FIG. 5) with the same character and a changed facial expression. )) Is determined from the local icon information 14a. And the route guidance display part 15c displays the determined local icon with the message which calls a driver's attention.

  Further, the local icon stored in the local icon information 14a in association with the area name or the like may be an animation file as well as an image file. And the route guidance display part 15c is good also as displaying the animation to the effect of approaching another area with a route guidance display at the timing which straddles the boundary of an area.

  For example, the route guidance display unit 15c displays the following animation at the timing when the vehicle is traveling in the region A and approaches the region B. As shown in FIG. 5B, the route guidance display unit 15c displays an animation in which a baton is passed from the local icon A in the region A to the local icon B in the region B together with the route guidance display.

  Further, a route guidance sound file expressed in a local dialect or the like corresponding to the local icon image file may be stored in the local icon information 14a. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5C, the user can easily imagine the image of the area by displaying the local icon associated with the area and outputting an audio file. Can do.

  Furthermore, the local icon may be stored in the local icon information 14a in association with the travel distance or the contents of route guidance. In this case, the route guidance display unit 15c can display a special local icon, which is the position of the rare character, if the travel distance exceeds a predetermined threshold.

  The local icon image file stored in the local icon information 14 a may be stored for each icon theme, and the setting of the local icon theme displayed on the display operation unit 13 may be changed by the user.

  Specifically, the local icon themes are classified as era, animal, building, and person, and the in-vehicle device 10 displays the local icon according to the local icon theme set by the user by the display operation unit 13. Will be displayed. In this way, by changing the display of the local icon corresponding to the age, sex, hobbies, etc., it is possible to improve the entertainment for many users.

  Next, details of the route guidance display processing procedure executed by the in-vehicle device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an outline of a processing procedure executed by the in-vehicle device 10. Here, a case will be described in which the in-vehicle device 10 acquires position information of the host vehicle that is traveling along the route to the destination.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the position information acquisition unit 15a acquires the position information of the host vehicle (step S101), the position information acquisition unit 15a determines whether there is route guidance to be displayed (step S102).

  And when it determines with there being route guidance by the positional information acquisition part 15a (step S102, Yes), the portable apparatus detection part 15d determines whether the portable apparatus 20 is connecting (step S103).

  Thereafter, when the mobile device detection unit 15d determines that the mobile device 20 is being connected (step S103, Yes), the icon determination unit 15b determines a local icon based on the position information (step S104).

  Subsequently, the route guidance display unit 15c displays the route guidance together with the local icon determined by the icon determination unit 15b on the display operation unit 13 (step S105), and a series of route guidance display processing executed by the in-vehicle device 10 is performed. Exit.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S102 that there is no route guidance by the position information acquisition unit 15a (No in step S102), a series of route guidance display processing executed by the in-vehicle device 10 is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S103 that the portable device 20 is not connected by the portable device detection unit 15d (No in step S103), the route guidance display unit 15c displays only the route guidance on the display operation unit 13. (Step S106), a series of route guidance display processing executed by the in-vehicle device 10 is terminated.

  In-vehicle device 10 repeats the processing from step S101 to step S106 described above if the host vehicle is traveling on the route to the destination. Further, when the user performs a destination setting operation, the in-vehicle device 10 determines a local icon based on the location information of the destination, and displays a confirmation message for the setting request together with the local icon. Display on the unit 13. Note that when the local icon is displayed even when the portable device 20 is not connected, Step S103 and Step S106 may be omitted.

  As described above, the in-vehicle device 10 according to the present invention determines the local icon based on the position information of the own vehicle, the destination, and the like, and displays the route guidance display and the confirmation message display together with the determined local icon. Since the display is made to 13, the entertainment in the vehicle can be improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the local icon is determined and displayed based on the position information such as the own vehicle and the destination. However, the present invention is not limited to this and is based on the area through which the route passes. A plurality of local icons may be determined and displayed together. For example, when the route passes through the A region, the B region, and the C region, a plurality of local icons related to the A region, the B region, and the C region may be determined and displayed together with the entire route map.

  Moreover, in the Example mentioned above, it was set as the structure which performs the setting operation of the destination and the route to the destination with the vehicle-mounted apparatus 10, and displays a map image on the vehicle-mounted apparatus 10 and the portable apparatus 20. FIG. However, it is not necessary to limit the device configuration for performing the destination and route setting operations in this way. In addition to the above-described configuration, various different device configurations may be used.

  Below, the modification which makes the structure which performs the setting operation of the destination and a route with the portable apparatus 20 is demonstrated using FIG. 7 and FIG. FIG. 7 is a first diagram for explaining a display screen according to a modification, and FIG. 8 is a second diagram for explaining a display screen according to the modification.

  As shown in (1) of FIG. 7, the destination and route are displayed on the display operation unit 13 of the in-vehicle device 10 together with the detailed map image A. When the mobile device 20 is connected, the in-vehicle device 10 creates a map image B that deforms the map image stored in the map information 14c in the background in parallel with the local icon display processing or the like. (Refer to (2) in FIG. 7).

  Thereafter, the in-vehicle device 10 transmits the map image B (and positional information of the host vehicle) to the mobile device 20, while the mobile device 20 displays the map image B received from the in-vehicle device 10 on the display operation unit ( (See (3) in FIG. 7). Note that the mobile device 20 may display an arbitrary vehicle position mark of the mobile device 20 on the map image B based on the received position information. In that case, the vehicle position mark is not included in the map image B transmitted from the in-vehicle device 10. Thereby, the passenger sitting in the rear seat can confirm the destination and the route by the portable device 20 owned by the passenger.

  Further, when setting the destination or route, the portable device 20 displays a setting screen as shown in FIG. 7 separately from the map image B, and accepts a destination and route setting operation. Become.

  Subsequently, as illustrated in FIG. 8A, it is assumed that the map image B and the navigation menu are displayed on the display operation unit of the mobile device 20. For example, when the portable device 20 accepts a selection operation of “Destination setting” in the navigation menu, the destination setting menu is displayed on the display operation unit of the portable device 20 as shown in FIG. To do.

  Here, if the selection operation of “memory spot name” is accepted, the portable device 20 acquires the destination spot name from the map information 14c of the in-vehicle device 10, and sends the memory spot to the display operation unit of the portable device 20. A name list is displayed (see FIG. 8C).

  When the portable device 20 receives a destination or route selection operation, the portable device 20 transmits a destination and route setting request to the in-vehicle device 10 together with the destination and route.

  On the other hand, when the in-vehicle device 10 receives a destination or route setting request from the portable device 20, the in-vehicle device 10 determines a local icon based on the received destination. The local icon may be determined based on the current position of the host vehicle. Then, the in-vehicle device 10 notifies the display operation unit 13 of the in-vehicle device 10 of a confirmation message for the destination and route setting change request together with the determined local icon. Thus, the driver can recognize that the destination setting request has been made, and the in-vehicle device 10 can ensure driving safety.

  After that, if the in-vehicle device 10 accepts an authentication operation for the confirmation message by the driver, for example, an authentication operation by detecting the pressing of the local icon portion, the setting is reflected to the destination and route received from the portable device 20 together with the setting change request. Will be.

  In the embodiment and the modification described above, the local icon information 14a is stored in the in-vehicle device 10 in advance. However, the in-vehicle device 10 acquires portable storage devices such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory and an SD (Secure Digital) memory card, and local icon information stored in the center, and sends them to the storage unit 14. It may be memorized.

  In the above-described embodiment and modification, the in-vehicle device 10 determines the local icon. However, as a second modification, the mobile device 20 may determine the local icon.

  In that case, while the portable device 20 stores the local icon information 14a in advance, the in-vehicle device 10 transmits the position information of the host vehicle to the portable device 20 so that the portable device 20 acquires the position information, and the acquired position information. The local icon is determined based on the information, and the determined local icon is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 10. The in-vehicle device 10 stores the received location icon in a memory, and reads and displays the location icon stored when performing guidance such as route guidance and destination setting.

  In the case of the second modified example, the mobile device 20 includes a region-specific icon information storage unit, a position information acquisition unit, and a region-specific icon determination unit. Further, the short-range communication unit 11 that receives the local icon determined from the mobile device 20 by the in-vehicle device 10 constitutes a region-specific icon acquisition unit.

  In the second modification, when the in-vehicle device 10 can communicate with a center server (not shown) or another external device, the portable device 20 can be replaced with the external device.

  The local icon image stored in the local icon information 14a may be created or changed by the mobile device 20 or a personal computer.

  Moreover, the display operation part 13 of the vehicle-mounted apparatus 10 and the display operation part of the portable apparatus 20 are good also as a structure provided with a some display by the combination of a touchscreen type liquid crystal display and a non-touchscreen type display.

10 On-vehicle device 11 Short-range communication unit 12 Communication I / F
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Display operation part 14 Memory | storage part 14a Local icon information 14b Destination information 14c Map information 15 Control part 15a Location information acquisition part 15b Icon determination part 15c Route guidance display part 15d Portable apparatus detection part 15e Map information transmission part 20 Portable apparatus

Claims (7)

An in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle,
A region icon acquisition means for acquiring a region icon associated with a region;
Display means for displaying the acquired regional icons on a display unit;
A vehicle-mounted device comprising: A region-specific icon information storage means for storing region-specific icon information including a region-specific icon associated with the region;
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information;
A region-specific icon determining unit that determines the region-specific icon based on the region-specific icon information and the location information stored in the region-specific icon information storage unit;
The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the regional icon acquisition unit acquires the regional icon determined by the regional icon determination unit. An external device capable of communicating with the in-vehicle device is
A region-specific icon information storage means for storing region-specific icon information including a region-specific icon associated with the region;
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information;
A region-specific icon determining unit that determines the region-specific icon based on the region-specific icon information and the location information stored in the region-specific icon information storage unit;
The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the region-specific icon acquisition unit acquires the region-specific icon determined by the region-specific icon determination unit. The regional icon determination means includes:
Determining the region-specific icon based on the position information of the vehicle in the process of moving the vehicle along the route to the destination;
The display means includes
The in-vehicle device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the region-specific icon determined by the region-specific icon determination means is included in a display screen related to the route. The regional icon determination means includes:
Based on the location information of the destination, the regional icon is determined,
The display means includes
The in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the region-specific icon determined by the region-specific icon determination means is included in a display screen relating to the destination. In the region-specific icon information, an icon is associated with a time period,
The regional icon determination means includes:
The in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the region-specific icon is determined based on time in the course of movement of the vehicle. In the region-specific icon information, the icon is associated with sound,
The in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 2 to 6, further comprising an output unit configured to output the sound associated with the region icon determined by the region icon determination unit.

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