JP2014004845A - Display control unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display control unit capable of achieving new aesthetic appearance.SOLUTION: A display control unit includes a display unit 10 and a portable terminal 20 capable of performing radio communication. The portable terminal 20 includes a control unit 22 controlling an operation of a touch type display 21. The display unit 10 includes control means 12 controlling an operation of a display panel 11, a communication section 14 interposing between another communication section 23 and the control means 12, and storage means 19a storing information on a plurality of kinds of display layouts. When the control unit 22 receives a layout change signal generated when a user performs a touch operation of a specified display layout of the plurality of kinds of display layouts displayed on the touch type display 21, the control unit 22 transmits a layout change instruction signal on the basis of the layout change signal to the control means 12. The control means 12 causes the display panel 11 to perform a display operation so as to display the specified display layout as an image on the display panel 11 on the basis of the layout change instruction signal.

Description

  The present invention relates to a display control device including a display device having a display panel capable of displaying a plurality of types of display layouts and a control means for controlling the operation of the display panel, and a portable terminal capable of wireless communication with the display device. It is about.

  Conventionally, as this type of display control device, for example, the one described in Patent Document 1 below is known. The display control device described in Patent Document 1 includes a liquid crystal display panel (display panel) capable of displaying vehicle information including travel information as an image, and a control including a microcomputer and a graphic controller that control the operation of the liquid crystal display panel. Means.

  In this case, the travel information includes a first instrument image that displays the traveling speed of the vehicle as a pointer-type image and a second instrument image that displays the engine speed of the vehicle as a pointer-type image. And the second instrument image are displayed on the liquid crystal display panel so as to be adjacent to each other.

JP 2007-160995 A

Incidentally, in the case of the display control device described in Patent Document 1 described above, the first and second instrument images described above are always displayed on the display device when the vehicle travels. The second instrument image had to be monotonous and not interesting because the display form did not change at all.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a display control apparatus capable of realizing a novel appearance in order to cope with the above-described problems.

  The present invention includes a display device having a display panel capable of displaying a plurality of types of display layouts as images, and a portable terminal capable of wireless communication with the display device, and the portable terminal includes a touch panel for displaying various types of information. A touch-type display provided; and a control device that controls the operation of the touch-type display. The display device includes a control unit that controls the operation of the display panel; Data can be exchanged with a communication unit, a second communication unit interposed between the first communication unit and the control unit, and a storage unit for storing information on the plurality of types of display layouts And the second communication unit sends information on the plurality of types of display layouts output from the control means to the control device via the first communication unit. Then, under the control of the control device, the plurality of types of display layouts are displayed on the touch-type display, and the control device includes a plurality of types of display layouts displayed by the user on the touch-type display. When a layout change signal generated by touching a specific display layout is received, a layout change instruction signal based on the layout change signal is sent to the control means via the first and second communication units, The control means causes the display panel to perform a display operation so as to display the specific display layout as an image on the display panel based on the layout change instruction signal.

  According to the present invention, the display layout includes an analog or digital speedometer image that displays the speed of the vehicle as an image, and an analog or digital tachometer image that displays the engine speed of the vehicle as an image. And the control device receives the operation signal when the user operates a touch panel portion corresponding to the display area of the speedometer image or the tachometer image with a finger, the operation signal is the first, Sending to the control means via a second communication unit, the control means to change the display form of the speedometer image or the tachometer image displayed on the display panel based on the operation signal, The display panel is operated for display.

  In the present invention, when the ignition switch is on and the shift position is in the parking range, the display layout displayed on the touch-type display is controlled by the user under the control of the control device. If the ignition switch is off or the shift position is not in the parking range, a storage unit provided in the portable terminal is controlled under the control of the control device. Is stored with layout change information of the display layout based on the touch operation of the user.

  Further, according to the present invention, the display device includes a sounding body that emits predetermined auditory information, and the control unit switches and displays the specific display layout on the display panel based on the layout change instruction signal. In order to notify the user of the above, the sounding body is operated to blow.

  According to the present invention, the touch-type display is provided with adjusting means for adjusting the color and brightness of the display design portion of the speedometer image or the tachometer image displayed on the display panel. Features.

  Further, according to the present invention, the storage means stores information on the specific display layout displayed on the display panel immediately before the off state when the ignition switch is operated from the on state to the off state. When the control means receives a signal indicating that the ignition switch has been operated from the off state to the on state, the control means displays the specific display layout displayed on the display panel immediately before the off state. It is characterized by making it.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the display control apparatus which can achieve an initial objective and can implement | achieve a novel appearance can be provided.

The block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of the display control apparatus by embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the vehicle information displayed on the display panel by the embodiment. The figure which shows the multiple types of display layout memorize | stored in the memory | storage means by the embodiment. (A) is a figure which shows the menu screen displayed on the touch type display of a portable terminal, (b) is a figure which shows the selection screen of the display layout displayed on the touch type display of a portable terminal, (c) FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display layout selection screen after a specific display layout is selected by the user. (A) is a figure which shows two fingers and speedometer images before a user's gesture operation, (b) is a figure which shows two fingers and speedometer images after a user's gesture operation. It is a figure which shows the color / brightness adjustment screen for adjusting the color and brightness | luminance of display design parts, such as a speedometer image displayed on the display panel by the implementation mobile.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In FIG. 1, the display control device according to the present embodiment includes a display device 10 including a vehicle meter (vehicle meter) installed in front of a driver's seat of a vehicle, and a mobile phone including a smartphone capable of wireless communication with the display device 10. The display device 10 and the portable terminal 20 both have a short-range radio wave transmission / reception function.

  The display device 10 mainly includes a display panel 11, a control unit 12, an input terminal 13, a communication unit 14, and a storage unit 15. For the display panel 11, for example, a flat panel display composed of a liquid crystal display panel or an organic EL panel capable of displaying vehicle information such as a speedometer image, which will be described later, as a meter image for a user (driver) driving the vehicle is applied. In this example, it is assumed that it is installed at an appropriate location in the vehicle in front of the user seated in the driver's seat of the vehicle.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, the display panel 11 for displaying an image has, for example, a pointer type (analog type) speedometer image 15 for displaying the traveling speed of the vehicle as an image on the screen, A pointer type (analog type) tachometer image 16 that displays the engine speed of the vehicle as an image, a fuel image 17 that displays the remaining amount of fuel of the vehicle as an image such as a bar graph, and a shift that displays the shift position as an image. A position image 18 and a warning image 19 for displaying various warning information as images can be displayed.

  Both the speedometer image 15 and the tachometer image 16 are images simulating a mechanical pointer instrument, and values according to vehicle speed information and rotation speed information input through the input terminal 13 under the control of the control means 12. Is to direct.

  The fuel image 17 displays a value corresponding to the fuel remaining amount information input through the input terminal 13 as a bar graph under the control of the control unit 12, and the shift position image 18 is controlled by the control unit 12. The shift position such as a parking range input through the input terminal 13 is displayed. Similarly, the warning image 19 displays warning information such as a seat belt non-wearing alarm input through the input terminal 13 under the control of the control means 12.

  The speedometer image 15 is displayed on the left side of the display panel 11 in FIG. 2 and is displayed in a linearly extending first pointer 15a and an operating range of the first pointer 15a. The tachometer image 16 is displayed on the right side of the display panel 11 in FIG. 2 and extends linearly. And a white second indicator portion 16b which is displayed in the operating range of the second pointer 16a and is indicated by the second pointer 16a and which includes numbers, scales and the like. Moreover, the 1st, 2nd parameter | index part 15b, 16b is corresponded to the display design part in Claim 5 of the claim mentioned later.

  The fuel image 17 is located at the upper right of the display panel 11 in FIG. 2, the shift position image 18 is located at the upper center of the display panel 11 in FIG. 2, and the warning image 19 is the tachometer image 16. Located on the upper side.

  The control means 12 includes, for example, a microcomputer 12a including a ROM, a RAM, an input / output interface, and the like, and a graphic controller 12b that controls the operation of the display panel 11 according to a command signal from the microcomputer 12a.

  The microcomputer 12a processes the vehicle speed information, the rotation speed information, the fuel remaining amount information, and the like input through the input terminal 13, and displays them on the display panel 11 under the control of the graphic controller 12b. Controls the tachometer image 16, the fuel image 17, and the like.

  The communication unit 14 performs wireless communication with another communication unit (first communication unit) described later provided in the mobile terminal 20. In other words, the communication unit 14 can exchange data with the other communication unit provided in the portable terminal 20 and is provided so as to be interposed between the other communication unit and the control means 12. . The communication unit 14 corresponds to a second communication unit in the scope of claims described later.

  The storage unit 19a is composed of a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM, and in this case, stores information related to a plurality of types of display layouts to be described later. The storage means 19a stores six types (plural types) of display layouts as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (f).

  FIG. 3A shows a display layout 30 referred to as basic type 1 (hereinafter referred to as a first display layout), and the arrangement of the images 15 to 19 is the same as that shown in FIG. Yes. FIG. 3B shows a display layout 40 called a basic type 2 (hereinafter referred to as a second display layout). The basic type 2 display layout is the same as the basic type 1 display layout. The speedometer image 15 and the tachometer image 16 are interchanged.

  FIG. 3C shows a display layout 50 called a sports type (hereinafter referred to as a third display layout). The third display layout 50 includes an analog speedometer image 51, an analog type A tachometer image 52, an analog fuel image 53, a shift position image 54, a warning image 55, an analog water temperature meter image 56 imitating a pointer water temperature meter, and a pointer oil temperature meter A simulated analog oil temperature gauge image 57 and an analog oil pressure gauge image 58 simulating a pointer type oil pressure gauge are provided. The arrangement of these images 51 to 58 is as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3D shows a display layout 60 (hereinafter referred to as a fourth display layout) referred to as a female / senior type, and the fourth display layout 60 includes an analog speedometer image 61. A fuel image 62 of a bar graph type, a shift position image 63, and a warning image 64 are provided. These images 61 to 64 are arranged as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3E shows a display layout 70 called a digital display type (hereinafter referred to as a fifth display layout). The fifth display layout 70 includes a digital speedometer image 71, A digital or bar graph type tachometer image 72, a fuel image 73 such as a bar graph type, a shift position image 74, and a warning image 75 are provided. These images 71 to 75 are arranged as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3F shows a display layout 80 (hereinafter referred to as a sixth display layout) called a navigation integrated type. As the sixth display layout 80, a digital speedometer image 81, An analog tachometer image 82, a fuel image 83 such as a bar graph type, a shift position image 84, a warning image 85, and a navigation image 86 are provided. These images 81 to 86 are arranged as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, the mobile terminal 20 carried by the user includes a touch-type display 21 having a touch panel for displaying various information, a CPU for controlling the operation of the touch-type display 21, and basic software (iOS, Android) to be controlled. Etc.), the control device 22 including the OpenGL ES that performs drawing assistance in response to the instruction of the basic software, the other communication unit 23 capable of exchanging data between the communication unit 14 of the display device 10, and the plurality The storage unit 24 is mainly composed of a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM for storing information on various display layouts.

  The touch-type display 21 is provided on the front surface of the mobile terminal 20 and has a configuration in which, for example, detailed illustration is omitted, but a touch panel such as a resistive film type or a capacitance type is overlaid on a display area of a liquid crystal display panel. It functions as a switch when the user touches a touch panel location corresponding to the display area.

  The other communication unit 23 performs wireless communication with the communication unit 14 provided in the display device 10. The other communication unit 23 corresponds to a first communication unit in the scope of claims described later.

  Next, a method for changing the display layout of an instrument image using the mobile terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. At this time, it is assumed that the user is holding the portable terminal 20 in a state where the ignition switch is on and the shift position is in the parking range (that is, the vehicle is stopped).

  First, when the menu screen is displayed on the touch-type display 21 of the mobile terminal 20 as shown in FIG. 4A, when the user touches the layout selection button 21a, the layout as shown in FIG. A selection screen 90 is displayed on the touch display 21.

  Specifically, at this time, another communication unit 23 included in the mobile terminal 20 transmits information regarding the plurality of types of display layouts output from the control unit 12 included in the display device 10 via the communication unit 14. By sending to the control device 22 on the 20 side, under the control of the control device 22, the touch type display 21 displays a layout selection screen 90 composed of the plurality of types of display layouts as shown in FIG. Is done.

  For example, in this case, an instrument image corresponding to the first display layout 30 which is the currently selected layout screen is displayed in large size at the top of the layout selection screen 90. The second to fourth display layouts 40 to 60 that are selection candidate screens other than the first display layout 30 are displayed below the first display layout 30 that is currently selected.

  In this state, when the user performs an operation of tracing the selection candidate screen with a finger, the fifth display layout 70 or the other display candidate screens that cannot be displayed on the selection candidate screen are displayed. 6 display layout 80 is slidably displayed.

  Next, for example, an operation method when changing the first display layout 30 displayed at the top of the layout selection screen 90 to the second display layout 40 will be described. Here, it is assumed that the second to fourth display layouts 40 to 60 are displayed as the selection candidate screens as shown in FIG.

  When the user wants to change the first display layout 30 displayed at the top of the layout selection screen 90 to the second display layout 40, the user changes the second display layout 40 displayed on the touch display 21. What is necessary is just to touch-operate the corresponding touch-panel location.

  At this time, the control device 22 on the mobile terminal 20 side allows the user to perform a touch operation on a specific display layout (that is, the second display layout 40) among the plurality of types of display layouts displayed on the touch-type display 21. The generated layout change signal is received, and a control to send a layout change instruction signal based on the layout change signal to the control means 12 on the display device 10 side through the other communication unit 23 and communication unit 14 is performed.

  Further, under the control of the control device 22, the second display layout 40 is enlarged and displayed on the upper part of the layout selection screen 90 displayed on the touch type display 21 as shown in FIG. The first display layout 30 that has been displayed at the top of the layout selection screen 90 until then is reduced and displayed on the selection candidate screen.

  Here, the instrument image corresponding to the second display layout 40 displayed on the upper part of the layout selection screen 90 corresponds to the pseudo speedometer image 25 corresponding to the speedometer image 15 and the tachometer image 16 described above. From the pseudo tachometer image 26, the pseudo fuel image 27 corresponding to the fuel image 17 described above, the pseudo shift position image 28 corresponding to the shift position image 18 described above, and the pseudo warning image 29 corresponding to the warning image 19 described above. It is configured.

  Then, based on the layout change instruction signal, the control unit 12 causes the display panel 11 on the display device 10 side to display the specific display layout (that is, the second display layout 40) as an image. Controls display operation. Then, an instrument image corresponding to the second display layout 40 is displayed on the display panel 11.

  Further, as described above, the information (displayed by auditory information) is notified to the user that the information displayed on the display panel 11 has been switched from the first display layout 30 to the second display layout 40 (the specific display layout). May be notified. In this case, the display device 10 includes a sounding body 110 including a speaker that emits predetermined auditory information (see FIG. 1), and the control unit 12 performs a second display on the display panel 11 based on the layout change instruction signal. In order to notify the user that the layout 40 (the specific display layout) has been switched and displayed, the sounding body 110 is caused to blow. As an example, the sound of the sounding body 110 causes the user to listen to a sound “the meter display has been changed”.

  After the instrument image corresponding to the second display layout 40 is displayed on the display panel 11 as described above, the size of the analog speedometer image 15 and the tachometer image 16, the color of each indicator portion 15 b and 16 b, It is also possible to change the brightness.

  First, an example of changing (enlarging) the size of the analog speedometer image 15 will be described as an example of the setting change of the size of the analog speedometer image 15 and the tachometer image 16. It is also possible to change the size of the tachometer image 16, the digital speedometer image 15, and the tachometer image 16.

  In this case, the user first touches the touch panel portion facing the display area of the pseudo speedometer image 25 displayed at the top of the layout selection screen 90 with the user's thumb 101 and index finger 102 in contact with each other (see FIG. 5 (a)), and then moving both fingers 101 and 102 (thumb 101 and index finger 102) along the touch panel so as to separate the thumb 101 and index finger 102 as shown in FIG. The CPU of the control device 22 receives an operation signal corresponding to the separation distance between the fingers 101 and 102.

  The CPU of the control device 22 accompanies the user's gesture operation with the two fingers 101 and 102 on the touch panel portion facing the display area of the pseudo speedometer image 25 displayed on the layout selection screen 90. When the operation signal is received, the pseudo speedometer image 25 displayed on the layout selection screen 90 is enlarged and displayed based on the operation signal.

  At the same time, when receiving the operation signal, the CPU of the control device 22 sends the operation signal to the control means 12 on the display device 10 side via the other communication unit 23 and communication unit 14, and this control means 12 Performs control to display the display panel 11 in order to change the display form of the speedometer image 15 displayed on the display panel 11 based on the operation signal.

  For example, the CPU of the control device 22 receives the operation signal indicating that the dimension is 10 mm if the dimension of the separation distance is 10 mm in accordance with the gesture operation using the two fingers 101 and 102. Then, based on the operation signal, the display panel 11 is controlled to display so that the size of the speedometer image 15 is displayed at a predetermined magnification (for example, 1.2 times the normal size). When the separation distance is gradually decreased, the size of the speedometer image 15 is reduced and displayed.

  Next, changing the color and brightness of the first index portion 15b of the speedometer image 15 and the second index portion 16b of the tachometer image 16 will be described. Here, an instrument image corresponding to the second display layout 40 is displayed on the display panel 11 on the display device 10 side, and corresponds to the second display pattern 40 in the upper part of the layout selection screen 90 in FIG. It is assumed that a display is made.

  First, in FIG. 4C, when the user touches the touch panel portion corresponding to the second display pattern 40, the layout selection screen 90 that has been displayed is switched to the color / brightness adjustment screen 120 (see FIG. 6). ). The color / brightness adjustment screen 120 is provided on the touch-type display 21 and has a function of adjusting the color and brightness of the indicator portions 15b and 16b of the meter images 15 and 16 displayed on the display panel 11. Yes.

  The color / brightness adjustment screen 120 includes a color adjustment screen 121 for adjusting the color of each indicator unit 15b, 16b and a brightness adjustment screen 122 for adjusting the luminance of each indicator unit 15b, 16b. Yes.

  For example, red, blue, yellow, and green selection items are displayed on the color adjustment screen 121. For example, when the user performs a touch operation on a position corresponding to red, the colors of the indicator portions 15b and 16b are changed from white to red. The control means 12 that has received the color change instruction signal from the mobile terminal 20 drives the full-color LED (light source) 130 provided in the display device 10 so as to illuminate the display panel 11. Further, the color of each of the indicator portions 15b and 16b may be switched from white to red using pixels (RGB pixels) provided in the display panel 11 instead of the light source 130. When the user performs an operation of tracing the color adjustment screen 121 with a finger, other color candidates such as orange and light blue are slide-displayed on the color adjustment screen 121.

  On the other hand, the luminance adjustment screen 122 has a configuration in which a circular luminance setting unit 122b is displayed on an operation area 122a extending in the left-right direction, and an operation in which the user traces the luminance setting unit 122b with a finger in the right direction. When the user performs an operation such that the indicator portions 15b and 16b are brightly lit and displayed, and the user performs an operation of tracing the brightness setting portion 122b with the finger leftward, the indicator portions 15b and 16b are displayed. The control means 12 that has received the luminance change instruction signal from the mobile terminal 20 drives the full-color LED 130 in a PWM manner so that the display is darkened. The color / brightness adjustment screen 120 corresponds to the adjusting means in claim 5 described later.

  In addition, after the user touches the pseudo speedometer image 25 on the color / brightness adjustment screen 120 and then operates the color / brightness adjustment screen 120, the first indicator portion of the speedometer image 15 on the display device 10 side. The configuration may be such that only the color and brightness of 15a are changed. Of course, it goes without saying that only the color and brightness of the tachometer image 16 on the display device 10 side can be changed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the control device 22 allows the user to touch the specific display layout (for example, the second display layout 40) among the plurality of types of display layouts displayed on the touch-type display 21. When the layout change signal generated by the operation is received, the layout change instruction signal based on the layout change signal is sent to the control means 12 on the display device 10 side via the other communication unit 23 and the communication unit 14. The control unit 12 displays the specific display layout (for example, the second display layout 40) as an image on the display panel 11 provided in the display device 10 based on the layout change instruction signal. By causing the user to operate the layout selection screen 90 by performing the display operation, the display device Since the display form of the instrument images displayed on the 0 side changes, it is possible to realize a novel appearance with interesting.

  In the present embodiment, the control device 22 allows the user to touch the touch panel portion corresponding to the display area of the pseudo speedometer image 25 that is the same image as the speedometer image 15 or the pseudo tachometer image 26 that is the same image as the tachometer image. When the operation signal accompanying the operation is received, the operation signal is sent to the control unit 12 via the other communication unit 23 and the communication unit 14, and the control unit 12 transmits the operation signal to the display panel 11 based on the operation signal. In order to change the display form of the displayed speedometer image 15 or tachometer image 16, the display panel 11 is operated to display the speedometer image 15 or the tachometer image 15 according to the user's gesture operation on the touch-type display 21. Since the display form of the tachometer image 16 changes, an interesting display control device is proposed. It is possible to become.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the display device 10 includes the sounding body 110 that emits the auditory information, and the control unit 12 displays the specific display layout (for example, the second display layout) on the display panel 11 based on the layout change instruction signal. In order to notify the user that the display layout 40) has been switched and displayed, the sound generator 110 is operated to blow, so that the user can be surely notified of the layout change of the instrument image displayed on the display device 10 side.

  In the present embodiment, the touch-type display 21 has a color / luminance adjustment screen 120 for adjusting the color and luminance of the display design portion (the index portions 15b and 16b) of the speedometer image 15 or the tachometer image 16. By being provided, according to the user's touch operation on the color / brightness adjustment screen 120, the color and brightness of the display design portion can be freely changed according to the user's preference, which is interesting A display control device can be provided.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the ignition switch is on and the shift position is in the parking range. For example, the ignition switch is off or the shift position is not in the parking range. In this case, under the control of the control device 22, the storage unit 24 provided in the portable terminal 20 stores display layout layout information based on the user's touch operation (for example, the user selects on the layout selection screen 90 as described above). In the candidate screen, information indicating that the touch panel portion corresponding to the second display layout 40 has been touched is stored.

  When the precondition is satisfied after the layout change information is stored in the storage unit 24, the control device 22 reads the layout change information held in the storage unit 24, and the layout change information Are automatically transmitted to the control unit 12 on the display device 10 side via the communication unit 23 and the communication unit 14, and the control unit 12 displays a display based on the layout change information (that is, the layout change instruction signal). In order to display on the panel 11, the display panel 11 is displayed.

  Therefore, as long as the ignition switch is off or the shift position is not in the parking range, the layout change information is stored in the storage unit 24 provided in the display device 10 without being lost. Therefore, it is possible to provide a display control device that does not cause a problem in the operation of the display device 10 and the portable terminal 20 after the user performs an operation of turning on the ignition switch and an operation of the shift position to the parking range. it can.

  In the present invention, after the user turns off the ignition switch, when the ignition switch is turned on after a predetermined time has elapsed, the display layout displayed on the display panel 11 is that the user turns off the ignition switch. It is desirable to redisplay the display layout that was displayed immediately before.

  In this case, when the ignition switch is operated from the on state to the off state, the storage unit 19a provided in the display device 10 stores the information on the specific display layout displayed on the display panel 11 immediately before the off state. Then, the control means 12 stored in the display device 10 receives the signal indicating that the ignition switch has been operated from the OFF state to the ON state (after the predetermined time has elapsed). Since the control for redisplaying the specific display layout displayed on the display panel 11 immediately before is performed, the user does not need to set the display layout again by using the layout selection screen 90, which is convenient. A high display control device can be provided.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Display apparatus 11 Display panel 12 Control means 12a Microcomputer 12b Graphic controller 14 Communication part (2nd communication part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Speedometer image 16 Tachometer image 19a Memory | storage means 20 Portable terminal 21 Touch-type display 22 Control apparatus 23 Other communication parts (1st communication part)
24 storage unit 30 first display layout 40 second display layout 50 third display layout 60 fourth display layout 70 fifth display layout 80 sixth display layout 90 layout selection screen 110 sound generator 120 color / luminance Setting screen (Adjustment method)
130 Full color LED (light source)

Claims (6)

A display device having a display panel capable of displaying a plurality of types of display layouts as images, and a portable terminal capable of wireless communication with the display device;
The mobile terminal is provided with a touch display including a touch panel for displaying various information, and a control device for controlling the operation of the touch display.
The display device can exchange data between a control unit that controls the operation of the display panel and a first communication unit provided in the portable terminal, and the first communication unit and the control unit. A second communication unit interposed between and a storage means for storing information on the plurality of types of display layouts,
The second communication unit sends information related to the plurality of types of display layouts output from the control means to the control device via the first communication unit, under the control of the control device, The plurality of types of display layouts are displayed on the touch display,
When the control device receives a layout change signal generated by touching a specific display layout among the plurality of types of display layouts displayed on the touch display, a layout based on the layout change signal is received. A change instruction signal is sent to the control means via the first and second communication units;
The display control apparatus is configured to display the specific display layout as an image on the display panel based on the layout change instruction signal. The display layout includes an analog or digital speedometer image that displays the speed of the vehicle as an image, and an analog or digital tachometer image that displays the engine speed of the vehicle as an image,
The control device receives the operation signal when the user operates a touch panel portion corresponding to the display area of the speedometer image or the tachometer image with a finger, and transmits the operation signal to the first and second communication units. To the control means via
2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the control means causes the display panel to perform a display operation so as to change a display form of the speedometer image or the tachometer image displayed on the display panel based on the operation signal. The display control apparatus described. When the ignition switch is on and the shift position is in the parking range, the user changes the display layout displayed on the touch-type display under the control of the control device. It is possible,
When the ignition switch is in the off state or the shift position is not in the parking range, the storage unit provided in the portable terminal is based on the touch operation of the user under the control of the control device. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein layout change information of the display layout is stored. The display device includes a sounding body that emits predetermined auditory information,
The control means performs a sounding operation of the sounding body so as to notify a user that the specific display layout is switched and displayed on the display panel based on the layout change instruction signal. The display control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The touch-type display is provided with adjusting means for adjusting the color and brightness of a display design portion of the speedometer image or the tachometer image displayed on the display panel. The display control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The storage means stores information of the specific display layout displayed on the display panel immediately before the off state when the ignition switch is operated from the on state to the off state,
Thereafter, when the control means receives a signal indicating that the ignition switch has been operated from the off state to the on state, the control means displays the specific display layout displayed on the display panel immediately before the off state. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control apparatus is a display control apparatus.

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