JP2013200130A - Portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the setting of a navigation device to be easily changed according to a user.SOLUTION: A portable terminal includes a setting acceptance unit for accepting setting information on a setting item in a navigation device from a user, a setting storage unit for storing the accepted setting information, and a setting transmission unit for transmitting the setting information stored in the setting storage unit to the navigation device.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal.

  It is common that a navigation device is mounted on a vehicle. In such a navigation device, various settings such as a display mode and a favorite point are often possible. Since the setting of the navigation device differs depending on the user, when the vehicle is shared by a plurality of users such as a private car, a rental car, and a business vehicle, the setting needs to be changed for each user. Therefore, for example, in Patent Document 1, the setting information is associated with the user identification information and stored in a memory, or the setting information is stored in a portable storage medium such as a memory card, thereby allowing the user to Discloses a navigation device capable of switching to the setting for the user when using the navigation device.

JP-A-10-26538

  However, in the navigation device disclosed in Patent Document 1, although it is possible to switch the setting of the navigation device for each user, the setting of the navigation device needs to be performed by each user in the navigation device.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to make it possible to easily change the setting of a navigation device for each user.

  A mobile terminal according to one aspect of the present invention includes a setting reception unit that receives setting information for setting items in a navigation device from a user, a setting storage unit that stores the received setting information, and settings stored in the setting storage unit A setting transmission unit that transmits information to the navigation device.

  In the present invention, the “part” does not simply mean a physical means, but includes a case where the function of the “part” is realized by software. Also, even if the functions of one “unit” or device are realized by two or more physical means or devices, the functions of two or more “units” or devices are realized by one physical means or device. May be.

  According to the present invention, the setting of the navigation device can be easily changed for each user.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the information processing system which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu screen for starting the various processes relevant to registration and transmission of setting information. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting registration screen for registering setting information. It is a figure which shows an example of the schedule cooperation screen for making schedule information cooperate with setting information. It is a figure which shows an example of the portable navigation cooperation screen for making the setting of a navigation apparatus cooperate with the setting in the portable navigation part of a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting transmission screen for transmitting setting information to a navigation apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the non-setting registration screen for registering an unset setting item. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a registration / transmission process of setting information.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information processing system includes a navigation device 10, a mobile terminal 20, and a navigation server 30.

  The navigation device 10 is an information processing device that provides information about routes and facilities to users, and is shared by a plurality of users. For example, the navigation device 10 is a car navigation device mounted on a vehicle. As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation device 10 includes an operation unit 40, a display unit 42, a navigation unit 44, a setting reception unit 46, a setting storage unit 48, and a communication unit 50. Each unit constituting the navigation device 10 can be realized by using a storage area such as a memory or a hard disk, a processor executing a program stored in the storage area, or using various other devices.

  The operation unit 40 receives various operations for using navigation in the navigation device 10, and is realized by, for example, operation buttons, a touch panel, a voice recognition device, or the like.

  The display unit 42 displays various navigation information related to navigation such as route information and facility information, and is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display or a projector.

  The navigation unit 44 presents navigation information such as route information and facility information to the user via the display unit 42. The navigation unit 44 can include a current position measurement unit such as a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit, an acceleration sensor, and a self-contained navigation unit. The navigation unit 44 can execute navigation processing based on the setting information stored in the setting storage unit 48.

The setting reception unit 46 receives user input for performing various settings in the navigation processing of the navigation unit 44 via the operation unit 40 and stores the user input as setting information in the setting storage unit 48. Examples of setting items include the following.
・ Display direction (heading up / north up)
・ Map taste (color scheme of roads and buildings)
・ View (2D / 3D / bird view)
・ Favorite registration point ・ Congestion information (hidden / level 1 / level 2 / level 3)
・ Traveling track (display / non-display)
・ Rear view camera display (ON / OFF)
・ Rear view camera scale (display / non-display)
・ Home position (home or company position)
・ Default scale ・ Launcher menu items ・ Settings related to route search (departure point, waypoint, destination)
・ Voice guidance settings ・ Landmark display (ON / OFF)
・ Audio settings ・ Highway markings (display / non-display)
・ Settings related to navigation characters

  The communication unit 50 performs data communication with an external device such as the mobile terminal 20. For example, the communication unit 50 can include a wireless communication unit such as a Bluetooth communication unit or an infrared communication unit. The communication unit 50 may communicate with an external device through a wired connection such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus). In the present embodiment, the communication unit 50 can receive setting information from the mobile terminal 20 and store the setting information in the setting storage unit 48. In addition, the communication unit 50 can transmit the setting information stored in the setting storage unit 48 to the mobile terminal 20. Note that the communication unit 50 can also perform processing such as format conversion when transmitting / receiving setting information to / from the mobile terminal 20.

  The mobile terminal 20 is an information processing apparatus that can be carried by a user, such as a smartphone or a tablet. As shown in FIG. 1, the portable terminal 20 includes an operation unit 60, a display unit 62, a setting reception unit 64, a setting storage unit 66, a setting transmission unit 68, a setting item acquisition unit 70, a portable navigation unit 72, and a portable setting acquisition unit. 74, a setting reception unit 76, and a schedule acquisition unit 78. Each unit constituting the mobile terminal 20 can be realized by using a storage area such as a memory or a hard disk, a processor executing a program stored in the storage area, or using other various devices.

  The operation unit 60 receives various operations on the mobile terminal 20, and is realized by, for example, operation buttons, a touch panel, a voice recognition device, or the like.

  The display unit 62 displays various types of information on the mobile terminal 20, and is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electroluminescence) display, or the like.

  The setting receiving unit 64 receives setting information for setting items of navigation processing in the navigation device 10 from the user via the operation unit 60 and stores the setting information in the setting storage unit 66. Note that the setting information received by the setting receiving unit 64 may be for some of the setting items in the navigation device 10. Moreover, the setting reception part 64 can change the setting information memorize | stored in the setting memory | storage part 66 based on user operation. Moreover, the setting reception part 64 can produce | generate the setting information for the navigation apparatus 10 based on the setting information in the said navigation function, when the portable terminal 20 itself has a navigation function. Moreover, the setting reception part 64 can produce | generate the setting information for the navigation apparatus 10 based on a user's schedule information. Details of the function of the setting reception unit 64 will be described later.

  The setting transmission unit 68 can transmit the setting information stored in the setting storage unit 66 to the navigation device 10. The setting transmission unit 68 can also perform processing such as format conversion when transmitting the setting information to the navigation device 10. The setting transmission unit 68 can include, for example, a wireless communication unit such as a Bluetooth communication unit or an infrared communication unit. Note that the setting transmission unit 68 may transmit the setting information to the navigation device 10 through a wired connection such as USB. When the setting transmission unit 68 transmits the setting information to the navigation device 10, the navigation device 10 performs a navigation process based on the setting information. That is, by transmitting the setting information from the mobile terminal 20 to the navigation device 10, the navigation device 10 can be personalized according to the user of the mobile terminal 20.

  The setting item acquisition unit 70 can acquire information on the setting items set in the setting reception unit 64 from an external device such as the navigation server 30. Since the setting items may differ depending on the model of the navigation device 10, the setting item acquisition unit 70 acquires information indicating the setting items for the model from the navigation server 30 by receiving information on the model from the user, for example. can do. Note that the setting item acquisition unit 70 can also acquire information on setting items from the navigation device 10.

  The portable navigation unit 72 presents navigation information such as route information and facility information to the user via the display unit 62 in the portable terminal 20. For example, the portable navigation unit 72 can perform various navigations by communicating with the navigation server 30. The portable navigation unit 72 can include a current position measurement unit such as a GPS unit, an acceleration sensor, or an electronic compass.

  The portable setting acquisition unit 74 can acquire portable setting information that is setting information for setting items in the portable navigation unit 72. For example, when the mobile navigation unit 72 provides navigation information to the user by communicating with the navigation server 30, mobile setting information for each user may be stored in the navigation server 30. In this case, the mobile setting acquisition unit 74 can acquire the mobile setting information from the navigation server 30. Note that the mobile setting acquisition unit 74 may acquire mobile setting information stored in the mobile terminal 20.

  The setting receiving unit 76 can receive setting information for setting items of the navigation device 10 from the navigation device 10 and store the setting information in the setting storage unit 66. The setting receiving unit 76 can also perform processing such as format conversion when storing the setting information received from the navigation device 10 in the setting storage unit 66. The setting receiving unit 76 can include, for example, a wireless communication unit such as a Bluetooth communication unit or an infrared communication unit. The setting receiving unit 76 may receive setting information from the navigation device 10 through a wired connection such as USB. The setting reception unit 76 can share a wireless or wired communication unit with the setting transmission unit 68.

  The schedule acquisition unit 78 acquires schedule information of the user of the mobile terminal 20. For example, the schedule acquisition unit 78 can acquire schedule information in which a visit destination is registered. The schedule information may be stored in the mobile terminal 20 or may be stored on an external server.

  The navigation server 30 is an information processing apparatus capable of executing processing related to navigation. As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation server 30 includes a navigation unit 90, a portable setting storage unit 92, a setting item storage unit 94, and a communication unit 96. Each unit configuring the navigation server 30 can be realized by using a storage area such as a memory or a hard disk, a processor executing a program stored in the storage area, or using various other devices.

  The navigation unit 90 cooperates with the mobile navigation unit 72 of the mobile terminal 20 to provide route information and facility information to the user of the mobile terminal 20. Mobile setting information that is setting information for setting items in the navigation unit 90 is stored in the mobile setting storage unit 92 for each user. The setting items of the portable setting information can be the same as the setting items in the navigation device 10, for example, but they do not need to match. For example, there may be an item that exists only in the setting item of the navigation device 10, or there may be an item that exists only in the setting item of the navigation unit 90.

  The setting item storage unit 94 can store setting items for each model of the navigation device 10. For example, the setting item storage unit 94 can store the identification information for identifying the model of the navigation device 10 and the setting item for the model in association with each other. The identification information can be arbitrary information as long as it is information that can identify the model. For example, the identification information may include information such as the model name, model number, manufacturer, manufacturer, model name of the vehicle on which the navigation device 10 is mounted, and the like.

  The communication unit 96 performs data communication with an external device such as the mobile terminal 20. For example, the communication unit 96 can include a communication unit for Ethernet (registered trademark) communication. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 96 can transmit and receive various information related to navigation with the mobile terminal 20. For example, the communication unit 96 can transmit a setting item of a specific model stored in the setting item storage unit 94 to the portable terminal 20 in response to a request from the setting item acquisition unit 70 of the portable terminal 20. Further, the communication unit 96 may acquire the mobile setting information of the user of the mobile terminal 20 from the mobile setting storage unit 92 and transmit it to the mobile terminal 20 in response to a request from the mobile setting acquisition unit 74 of the mobile terminal 20. it can.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a menu screen for starting various processes related to registration and transmission of setting information. The screen shown in FIG. 2 may be output by the setting reception unit 64 when an application is activated, for example. On the menu screen shown in FIG. 2, four options of setting registration, schedule cooperation, mobile navigation cooperation, and setting transmission are displayed. Note that the menu configuration shown in FIG. 2 is an example, and an arbitrary menu configuration can be adopted. Hereinafter, an example when each option is selected will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting registration screen for registering setting information. The screen shown in FIG. 3 can be output to the display unit 62 by the setting reception unit 64 in response to, for example, “setting registration” being selected on the menu screen shown in FIG. In the screen illustrated in FIG. 3, the setting reception unit 64 can receive information indicating a setting pattern. The setting pattern is information for distinguishing setting information patterns. For example, when a certain user uses the navigation device 10 in both a private vehicle and a business vehicle, if the user wants to set different navigation settings for the private vehicle and the commercial vehicle, the user can distinguish between them according to the setting pattern. Note that a plurality of setting patterns may be set for the navigation device 10 of the same vehicle.

  Further, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the setting reception unit 64 can receive information indicating the model of the navigation device 10. Based on the information indicating the model, the setting item acquisition unit 70 can acquire the setting item for the model stored in the setting item storage unit 94 from the navigation server 30. Then, the setting reception unit 64 can output a screen for setting the setting item acquired by the setting item acquisition unit 70. The setting reception unit 64 may not receive information indicating the model of the navigation device 10 from the user. For example, the setting reception unit 64 may use predetermined setting items. In addition, the setting item acquisition unit 70 may acquire setting items from the navigation device 10. In addition, the setting reception unit 64 may use setting items of setting information stored in the setting storage unit 66.

  Examples of setting items are as described above. In FIG. 3, for example, a screen for setting setting items for the display direction, view, traffic jam information, and favorite registration points is displayed. For setting items to be selected from among several options, option information is also included in the setting item information. Moreover, the setting reception part 64 can also cooperate with a map application, for example in order for a user to register a favorite registration point. When the registration button is pressed on the screen illustrated in FIG. 3, the setting reception unit 64 stores the input setting information in the setting storage unit 66 in association with the setting pattern.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schedule cooperation screen for linking schedule information to setting information. The screen shown in FIG. 4 can be output from the setting reception unit 64 to the display unit 62 in response to the selection of “schedule cooperation” on the menu screen shown in FIG. Based on the schedule information acquired by the schedule acquisition unit 78, the setting reception unit 64 can generate setting information indicating a visited place included in the schedule information for the setting item related to the spot. In the example illustrated in FIG. 4, the setting reception unit 64 can output the visited site included in the schedule of the day together with the scheduled time on the screen. And the setting reception part 64 can receive the user input for setting each visit place as a stopover or a destination. The setting reception unit 64 can also receive the order of transit points. When the registration button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 4, the setting reception unit 64 generates setting information that uses the selected visited place as a transit point or destination, and stores the setting information in the setting storage unit 66. Note that the setting reception unit 64 may be capable of generating setting information that sets the visited place as the departure place or favorite registration point.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a portable navigation cooperation screen for linking the setting of the navigation device 10 with the setting in the portable navigation unit 72 of the portable terminal 20. The screen shown in FIG. 5 can be output from the setting reception unit 64 to the display unit 62 in response to, for example, “mobile phone navigation cooperation” being selected on the menu screen shown in FIG. For example, the portable setting acquisition unit 74 acquires portable setting information stored in the portable setting storage unit 92 of the navigation server 30. As shown in FIG. 5, the setting receiving unit 64 selects whether to match the setting information for the setting items common to the setting items in the portable navigation unit 72 among the setting items in the navigation device 10 with the portable setting information. Can be output. When the registration button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 5, the setting reception unit 64 generates setting information for the navigation device 10 from the mobile setting information of the selected setting item, and stores the setting information in the setting storage unit 66. Of the setting items in the navigation device 10, setting information that is not included in the setting items in the portable navigation unit 72 can be received by the setting receiving unit 64 via, for example, the screen shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting transmission screen for transmitting setting information to the navigation device 10. The setting transmission unit 68 can output the screen shown in FIG. 6 to the display unit 62 in response to, for example, “setting transmission” being selected on the menu screen shown in FIG. Further, the setting transmission unit 68 may output the screen illustrated in FIG. 6 when detecting that the navigation device 10 is connected wirelessly or by wire. In the screen shown in FIG. 6, a setting pattern can be selected. The setting transmission unit 68 can read the setting information of the selected setting pattern from the setting storage unit 66 and display the contents of the setting information. When the transmission button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 6, the setting transmission unit 68 transmits the setting information to the navigation device 10.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an unset registration screen for registering unset setting items. The setting items may differ depending on the model of the navigation device 10. Even if the setting items are the same, the options may be different. For example, when setting information for a setting item of the navigation device 10 for a private car is stored in the portable terminal 20 and the setting information is transmitted to the navigation device 10 for a rental car, there are cases where there are unset setting items or options. May be different. For example, when transmitting setting information to the navigation device 10, the setting transmission unit 68 can acquire information related to setting items that are not set or have different options from the navigation device 10. When this information is acquired, the setting receiving unit 64 can output a screen for receiving setting information for unset setting items and setting items with different options, as shown in FIG. When the registration button is pressed on the screen illustrated in FIG. 7, the setting reception unit 64 can store the input setting information in the setting storage unit 66. When the transmission button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 7, the setting transmission unit 68 can transmit the additionally registered setting information to the navigation device 10.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of setting information registration / transmission processing. The setting receiving unit 64 outputs the menu screen shown in FIG. 2, for example (S801). On the menu screen shown in FIG. 2, four processes of setting registration, schedule cooperation, mobile navigation cooperation, and setting transmission can be selected.

  When “setting registration” is selected on the menu screen shown in FIG. 2, the setting reception unit 64 outputs, for example, the setting registration screen shown in FIG. 3, and receives a setting pattern (S811). When the setting information for the setting pattern input here is already stored in the setting storage unit 66, the setting receiving unit 64 can display the contents of the setting information on the setting registration screen. When the setting item acquisition unit 70 receives model information on the setting registration screen (S812), the setting item acquisition unit 70 can acquire information on setting items for the model from the navigation server 30 (S813). The setting reception unit 64 receives input of setting information from the user on the setting registration screen (S814), and registers the input setting information in the setting storage unit 66 in association with the setting pattern (S815).

  When “schedule cooperation” is selected on the menu screen shown in FIG. 2, the setting reception unit 64 outputs, for example, the schedule cooperation screen shown in FIG. When this screen is displayed, the schedule acquisition unit 78 acquires, for example, schedule information for the current day of the user (S821). The setting reception part 64 can display the point registered as the visited place in the acquired schedule information together with the scheduled time on the schedule cooperation screen. And the setting reception part 64 receives the input for setting each visited place as a stopover or a destination (S822). The setting reception unit 64 generates setting information according to the user input (S823) and registers it in the setting storage unit 66 (S824).

  When “mobile navigation cooperation” is selected on the menu screen shown in FIG. 2, the setting reception unit 64 outputs the mobile navigation cooperation screen shown in FIG. 5, for example. When this screen is displayed, the portable setting acquisition unit 74 acquires, for example, portable setting information for setting items in the portable navigation unit 72 from the navigation server 30 (S831). The setting reception unit 64 can display the contents of the mobile setting information on the mobile navigation cooperation screen for the items included in the setting items of the navigation device 10 among the setting items of the acquired mobile setting information. And the portable setting acquisition part 74 receives the user input for reflecting portable setting information on setting information (S832). The setting reception unit 64 generates setting information according to the user input (S833) and registers it in the setting storage unit 66 (S834).

  When “setting transmission” is selected on the menu screen shown in FIG. 2, the setting transmission unit 68 outputs the setting transmission screen shown in FIG. 6, for example. The setting transmission unit 68 receives selection of a setting pattern to be transmitted as setting information (S841). When the setting pattern is selected, the setting transmission unit 68 reads the setting information corresponding to the selected setting pattern from the setting storage unit 66, and displays the content of the setting information on the setting transmission screen (S842). And the setting transmission part 68 transmits setting information to the navigation apparatus 10 according to the instruction | indication from a user (S843).

  In response to the transmission of the setting information, the setting transmission unit 68 can receive information on the unset items from the navigation device 10 (S844). In this case, the setting reception unit 64 can output, for example, an unset registration screen shown in FIG. The setting receiving unit 64 can receive setting information of unset items (S845) and register it in the setting storage unit 66 (S846). And the setting transmission part 68 can transmit the setting information set with respect to the unset item to the navigation apparatus 10 (S847).

  The present embodiment has been described above. According to the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 20 stores the setting information for the setting items in the navigation device 10 from the user, the setting reception unit 64 that stores the received setting information, and the setting storage unit 66. A setting transmission unit 68 configured to transmit the stored setting information to the navigation device 10; Thereby, each user can generate and hold setting information for the navigation device 10 in his / her mobile terminal 20, and reflect the setting information in the navigation device 10 when the navigation device 10 is used. Accordingly, the setting of the navigation device 10 can be easily changed for each user.

  In this embodiment, the setting item acquisition unit 70 can acquire setting items according to the model of the navigation device 10. Therefore, setting according to the model of the navigation device 10 can be performed on the mobile terminal 20.

  In the present embodiment, when the mobile terminal 20 itself has a navigation function, the setting can be linked to the setting of the navigation device 10. Thereby, the setting operation | work in the portable terminal 20 can be made easy.

  In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 20 can store the setting information in association with the setting pattern. Thereby, according to the situation where the navigation apparatus 10 is utilized, the setting of the navigation apparatus 10 can be switched easily.

  In the present embodiment, schedule information can be linked to setting information. Thereby, the setting operation | work in the portable terminal 20 can be made easy.

  Note that this embodiment is intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention can be changed / improved without departing from the gist thereof, and the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Navigation apparatus 20 Portable terminal 30 Navigation server 40 Operation part 42 Display part 44 Navigation part 46 Setting reception part 48 Setting memory | storage part 50 Communication part 60 Operation part 62 Display part 64 Setting reception part 66 Setting storage part 68 Setting transmission part 70 Setting item Acquisition unit 72 Portable navigation unit 74 Portable setting acquisition unit 76 Setting reception unit 78 Schedule acquisition unit 90 Navigation unit 92 Portable setting storage unit 94 Setting item storage unit 96 Communication unit

Claims (10)

A setting receiving unit that receives setting information for setting items in the navigation device from a user;
A setting storage unit for storing the received setting information;
A setting transmission unit that transmits the setting information stored in the setting storage unit to the navigation device;
A mobile terminal comprising: The mobile terminal according to claim 1,
A setting item acquisition unit for acquiring setting items according to the model of the navigation device from a server;
The setting receiving unit receives setting information for the acquired setting item;
Mobile device. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 or 2,
A portable navigation unit for performing navigation on a portable terminal;
A portable setting acquisition unit for acquiring portable setting information for setting items in the portable navigation unit from a portable setting storage unit;
Further comprising
The setting reception unit generates setting information for at least a part of the setting items based on the mobile setting information.
Mobile device. The mobile terminal according to claim 3,
The setting reception unit generates setting information for setting items common to the setting items in the portable navigation unit among the setting items in the navigation device based on the portable setting information.
Mobile device. The mobile terminal according to claim 2,
The setting item acquisition unit receives information indicating the model from a user;
Mobile device. The mobile terminal according to claim 2,
The setting item acquisition unit acquires information indicating the model from the navigation device.
Mobile device. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A setting receiving unit that receives the setting information from the navigation device and stores the setting information in the setting storage unit;
The setting receiving unit receives setting information for changing setting information stored in the setting storage unit from a user;
Mobile device. It is a portable terminal as described in any one of Claims 1-7,
The setting reception unit receives pattern information indicating a setting pattern together with the setting information,
The setting storage unit stores the setting information in association with the pattern information,
The setting transmission unit refers to the setting storage unit and transmits the setting information according to a setting pattern selected by a user to the navigation device.
Mobile device. It is a portable terminal as described in any one of Claims 1-8,
It further includes a schedule acquisition unit that acquires schedule information including information on the user's visit destination,
The setting reception unit generates setting information indicating the visited place with respect to a setting item related to a point among the setting items based on the schedule information.
Mobile device. On your mobile device,
A function of accepting setting information for setting items in the navigation device from the user;
A function of storing the received setting information in a setting storage unit;
A function of transmitting the setting information stored in the setting storage unit to the navigation device;
A program to realize

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