JP2014231354A - On-vehicle electronic apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle electronic apparatus and a program for enabling a driver to generate purchase will.SOLUTION: A control part 29 is connected with a setting button 13, a selecting button 14, a switching button 15, a reset button 16, a power switch 20, a connector part 22, a radio receiver 23, a microwave receiver 24, a GPS receiver 25, a display device 12, an alarm lamp 17, a loudspeaker 26, and a database 30. The database 30 stores various information for providing amusement information in shipping, besides information on a position of a vehicle speed measuring device. The control part 29 displays a virtual route on the display device 12 by using the information stored in the database 30, and movably displays a present point on the virtual route by calculating travel distance of a vehicle when receiving GPS data.

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle electronic device and a program mounted on a vehicle.

  As an in-vehicle electronic device mounted on a vehicle, for example, there is a vehicle alarm device. The vehicle alarm device detects and notifies the microwave transmitted from the vehicle speed measuring device, or when the position information of the own vehicle detected by the GPS approaches the position information of the vehicle speed measuring device stored in advance. Is known (for example, see Patent Document 1). Since these vehicle alarm devices mean that the vehicle is approaching the vehicle speed measuring device when a notification is made, it is possible to call attention to overspeed.

JP 2010-41281 A

  The above-mentioned vehicle alarm device is interesting from the viewpoint of safe driving and is considered to be motivated to purchase, for example, for a driver who exceeds speed without realizing it. On the other hand, for example, a driver who observes the legal speed may not be interested only by the position alarm of the vehicle speed measuring device, and may not cause the vehicle alarm device to purchase.

The above problem is not limited to the vehicle alarm device, but also applies to other in-vehicle electronic devices mounted on vehicles such as ETC and navigation systems.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances and the like, and an object thereof is to provide an in-vehicle electronic device and a program capable of causing a driver to purchase.

  (1) An information acquisition unit that acquires predetermined information and an entertainment information provision unit that provides entertainment information based on the predetermined information. The information acquisition unit includes a specific unit mounted on a vehicle as the predetermined information. An in-vehicle electronic device characterized by acquiring input information.

  According to the on-vehicle electronic device, entertainment information is provided based on information input to a specific unit mounted on the vehicle. Thus, by giving a new function of providing entertainment information to the in-vehicle electronic device, it is possible to make the driver motivated to purchase.

  (2) The vehicle-mounted electronic device according to (1), further comprising a data receiving unit that receives GPS satellite data from a GPS satellite, wherein the information acquisition unit acquires the GPS satellite data as the predetermined information. machine.

  The on-vehicle electronic device includes a data receiving unit that receives GPS satellite data from a GPS satellite, and entertainment information is provided based on the GPS satellite data. When it is configured to acquire information input to specific means provided outside the in-vehicle electronic device, it is necessary to connect the specific means and the in-vehicle electronic device when mounting the in-vehicle electronic device in the vehicle. However, when the entertainment information is provided based on the information input to the data receiving unit provided in the in-vehicle electronic device, the above work is not necessary. Therefore, it is possible to facilitate the work of mounting the in-vehicle electronic device on the vehicle, and it is possible to cause the driver to purchase.

  (3) The entertainment information providing means provides at least one of information relating to a user's interest and information relating to the user's future as the entertainment information (1) or (2) Vehicle-mounted electronic device as described in).

  According to this vehicle-mounted electronic device, at least one of information relating to the user's interest and information relating to the user's future (for example, information predicting the future) is provided as entertainment information. With this configuration, it is possible to provide an in-vehicle electronic device that meets the driver's request. The information regarding the future of the user may include, for example, information related to the arrival point when the vehicle is assumed to travel on a predetermined route.

  (4) The entertainment information providing unit displays a virtual route on the display unit using the virtual route data, a display unit for displaying information, a virtual route data storage unit for storing predetermined virtual route data in advance. Virtual route display means, current location display means for displaying the current location on the virtual route on the display unit, calculation means for calculating the travel distance of the vehicle using the predetermined information, and a calculation result of the calculation means Based on the movement display means for moving and displaying the current location, wherein the virtual route display means displays a route unrelated to the actual movement route of the vehicle as the virtual route on the display unit. The vehicle-mounted electronic device according to any one of (1) to (3).

  According to the on-vehicle electronic device, a route unrelated to the actual travel route of the vehicle is displayed as a virtual route, and the current location on the virtual route is moved and displayed according to the travel distance of the vehicle. With such a configuration, it is possible to notify the driver how much the actual travel distance of the vehicle has moved on the virtual route, and it is possible to cause the driver to purchase.

“Move and display the current location” is not limited to actually moving the current location on the virtual route, but the current location moves by moving the virtual route without moving the display position of the current location. It also includes what is displayed as if it were.

  (5) The entertainment information providing means includes a display section on which the pattern is displayed in a variable manner, and a display on the display section for starting the variable display of the picture on the basis that the information acquisition means has acquired the predetermined information. It is characterized by comprising: fluctuation control means for executing control; and profit information giving means for giving profit information when a specific picture is displayed on the display unit when the picture fluctuation display is finished ( The in-vehicle electronic device according to any one of 1) to (4).

  According to the on-vehicle electronic device, when the information acquisition unit acquires the predetermined information, the variation display of the pattern is started, and when the variation display of the pattern is finished, the specific pattern is displayed on the display unit, Profit information is given. With this configuration, the driver can drive the vehicle while expecting that the predetermined information is acquired, and enjoyment of driving the vehicle can be provided.

The “profit information” is not limited to what the driver actually obtains, such as a premium or a password to which a prize is given, but also includes information useful to the driver such as a traffic slogan.

(6) a receiving unit that receives radio waves in a predetermined frequency band; and a notification unit that notifies reception of radio waves in the predetermined frequency band; and the variation control unit is configured to receive the radio waves when the receiving unit receives the radio waves, or The vehicle-mounted electronic device according to (5), wherein when the notification unit executes the notification, display control of the display unit is executed so as to start display of the variation of the pattern.

  According to this in-vehicle electronic device, when the receiving unit receives a radio wave of a predetermined frequency band, or when the notification unit notifies the reception of the radio wave of the predetermined frequency band, the variation display of the pattern is started. For example, microwaves transmitted from a vehicle speed measurement device as radio waves in a predetermined frequency band are also used in automatic doors and the like. For this reason, in the configuration for notifying the reception of the microwave, there is a possibility that the reception of the microwave transmitted from other than the target may be erroneously notified. There is a possibility that the willingness to use will be reduced. Therefore, even if it is a case where a false notification has been made by adopting a configuration in which a change display of a picture is started when a radio wave of a predetermined frequency band is received or reception of a radio wave of a predetermined frequency band is notified. It is possible to give the driver a sense of expectation to which profit information is given, and the above concerns can be preferably solved.

In addition, it is desirable that the notification unit is configured to notify in a different notification mode depending on the frequency of the received radio wave.

  (7) The entertainment information providing unit includes a speed calculating unit that calculates a traveling speed of the vehicle based on the predetermined information, a position information calculating unit that calculates positional information of the vehicle based on the predetermined information, If the position information does not indicate the approach of the vehicle to the predetermined position, the first effect executing means for executing the first effect based on the calculation result of the speed calculating means being equal to or less than the predetermined speed; and the position information 2 indicates the approach of the vehicle to the predetermined position, the second effect executing means for executing the second effect based on the calculation result of the speed calculating means and the execution result of the first effect executing means. The vehicle-mounted electronic device according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein

  According to the on-vehicle electronic device, when the vehicle is not approaching the predetermined position, the first effect is executed based on the traveling speed of the vehicle being equal to or lower than the predetermined speed. When the vehicle approaches the predetermined position, the second effect is executed based on the traveling speed of the vehicle and the execution result of the first effect executing means. By associating the second effect with the traveling speed of the vehicle, when the vehicle approaches a predetermined position, it is possible to call attention to overspeed through the second effect. Further, by associating not only the vehicle running speed but also the execution result of the first effect executing means, it is possible to prompt the vehicle to run at a predetermined speed or less even when the vehicle is not approaching the predetermined position. It is possible to contribute to driving.

  (8) Amusement provision information storage means for storing entertainment provision information used when providing the entertainment information is provided, and the entertainment provision information storage means is detachable (1) The vehicle-mounted electronic device in any one of thru | or (7).

  According to this vehicle-mounted electronic device, since the information storage means for providing entertainment is detachable, when the vehicle-mounted electronic device is replaced, the information for providing entertainment of the vehicle-mounted electronic device previously used is stored. It can be used to provide entertainment information.

  (9) It is characterized by comprising entertainment providing information storage means for storing entertainment providing information used when providing the entertainment information, and external output means for outputting the entertainment providing information to the outside ( The vehicle-mounted electronic device according to any one of 1) to (8).

  According to the present in-vehicle electronic device, since the information for providing entertainment can be output to the outside, when the in-vehicle electronic device is replaced, the information for providing entertainment of the in-vehicle electronic device that has been used before is used. Entertainment information can be provided.

  (10) Entertainment providing information storage means for storing entertainment providing information used when providing the entertainment information, and when new entertainment providing information is input from an external device, the entertainment providing information storage means The vehicle-mounted electronic device according to any one of (1) to (9), further comprising an update unit that updates the stored information for providing entertainment to the new information for providing entertainment.

  According to this vehicle-mounted electronic device, since the information for providing entertainment can be updated, it is possible to prevent the user from getting bored with the entertainment information provided.

  (11) It can be realized as a program for causing a computer to realize the function as the on-vehicle electronic device according to any one of (1) to (10).

  By adding a new function of providing entertainment information, it is possible to motivate the driver to purchase.

It is a figure showing the alarm device for vehicles in one embodiment. It is a block diagram of the alarm device for vehicles. It is a flowchart which shows a virtual route display process. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of entertainment information. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of entertainment information. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of entertainment information. It is a figure which shows the display mode of entertainment information and alarm information.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment when applied to a vehicle alarm device which is a kind of in-vehicle electronic device will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle alarm device 10. The vehicle alarm device 10 has a main body 11. A display device 12 that provides various entertainment information such as a virtual route is provided on the front surface of the main body 11. The display device 12 is formed by a small liquid crystal display. Below the display device 12, a setting button 13 is disposed in the center, and a selection button 14 is disposed so as to surround the four sides of the setting button 13. The setting button 13 and the selection button 14 are buttons that are operated when setting entertainment information displayed on the display device 12. A switching button 15 that is operated when switching entertainment information is disposed on the left side of the selection button 14, and a reset button 16 is disposed on the right side of the selection button 14. On both the left and right sides of the display device 12, alarm lamps 17 for notifying the approach of the vehicle speed measuring device and the like are arranged. Further, on the left side of the display device 12, an infrared communication device 18 for transmitting / receiving data to / from an external device incorporating an infrared communication device such as a mobile phone is disposed.

  A solar panel 19 is disposed on the upper surface of the main body 10 from the center to the rear. A power switch 20 and a DC jack (not shown) are disposed on the right surface of the main body 11. The DC jack is for connecting a cigar plug cord connected to a cigar socket of the vehicle. By connecting the cigar plug cord to the DC jack, the vehicle alarm device 10 can operate by receiving power supply from the vehicle. In addition, since this vehicle alarm device 10 is equipped with the solar panel 19, even if the cigar plug cord is not connected to the DC jack, the vehicle alarm device 10 operates with the electric power stored in the solar panel 19. Can do. An adapter jack 21 for connecting an external device such as a memory card reader is disposed on the left surface of the main body 10. On the lower surface of the main body portion 11, for example, a connector portion 22 that can be connected to a cable connected to an in-vehicle LAN provided in the vehicle is disposed.

  Inside the main body 11, a radio receiver 23 and a microwave receiver 24 are arranged near the rear, a GPS receiver 25 is arranged at the top, and a speaker 26 is arranged at the front. The wireless receiver 23 is for receiving radio waves emitted from an emergency vehicle or the like, and the microwave receiver 24 is for receiving microwaves in a frequency band output from the speed measuring device.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the vehicle alarm device 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  The control unit 29 has a function of controlling the overall operation of the vehicular alarm device 10 and includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an I / O, a bus connecting them, and the like.

The database 30 is a non-volatile memory built in the control unit 29 or externally attached to the control unit 29. The database 30 stores various information for providing entertainment information in addition to information related to the position of the vehicle speed measuring device at the time of shipment.

  Connected to the input side of the control unit 29 are a setting button 13, a selection button 14, a switching button 15, a reset button 16, a power switch 20, a connector unit 22, a wireless receiver 23, a microwave receiver 24, and a GPS receiver 25. Has been. In addition, it is good also as a structure which can perform the setting similar to the setting button 13 grade | etc., By connecting a remote control receiver to the input side of the control part 29, and operating a remote control (slave unit). The display device 12, the alarm lamp 17, and the speaker 26 are connected to the output side of the control unit 29. The infrared communication device 18 and the adapter jack 21 are connected to the control unit 29 so as to be able to input and output.

The adapter jack 21 is a connection unit used when the entertainment information stored in the database 30 is updated to new entertainment information, or the information stored in the memory of the control unit 29 or the database 30 is taken out to the outside. . That is, by connecting a read / write external device such as a memory card reader to the adapter jack 21, the control unit 29 takes in the data in the memory card attached to the memory card reader into the database 30, Data stored in the memory of the unit 29 is written to the memory card. The vehicle alarm device 10 may be provided with a memory card reader. The vehicle alarm device 10 can also transmit and receive the data using the infrared communication device 18.

  In addition to the well-known GPS alarm function, microwave alarm function, and wireless alarm function, the control unit 29 has a virtual route display function for displaying the travel distance of the vehicle on the virtual route as an entertainment information providing function. Therefore, hereinafter, the virtual route display processing performed by the control unit 29 in providing the entertainment information will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

In step S101, it is determined whether or not the switching button 15 has been operated. When the switching button 15 is operated, the virtual path setting process shown in steps S102 to S106 is performed, and then the process proceeds to step S107. When the switching button 15 is not operated, the virtual path setting process is performed. Instead, the process proceeds to step S107.

  In the virtual path setting process, first, a display mode switching process is performed in step S102. The vehicle alarm device 10 includes a round-Japan mode in which a map of Japan is displayed on the display device 12 as shown in FIG. 4A and a display device as shown in FIG. 12 has a round-the-world mode in which a globe is displayed. In the display mode switching process, if the previous display mode was the round-the-Japan mode, the display mode was switched to the round-the-world mode. If the previous display mode was the round-the-world mode, the display mode was changed to the round-the-world mode. Perform the switching process.

In step S103, route selection processing is performed. In the route selection process, it is determined whether or not the current display mode is the world round mode. If the current mode is not the world round mode, the process directly proceeds to step S104. When the current display mode is the round-the-world mode, the virtual route includes an equatorial route that goes around the earth through the equator, a pole route that goes around the earth so as to pass the north and south poles, and North America. The North American route that goes around the earth so as to pass through the continent and the Japanese route that goes around the earth so as to pass through Japan are displayed on the globe, and “Please select a virtual route” from the speaker 26. Output audio. Thereafter, when the selection button 14 is operated, one of the virtual paths is highlighted, and when the setting button 13 is operated, virtual paths other than the highlighted virtual path are not displayed. Display and end the route selection process. Incidentally, FIG.4 (b) is a figure which shows the case where the extreme point route | root of a world round route is selected.

In step S104, start point setting processing is performed. In the start point setting process, it is determined whether or not the current display mode is the all around Japan mode. When the current display mode is the all around Japan mode, start points are displayed at 10 locations on the map of Okinawa, Kyushu, Shikoku, China, Kinki, Tokai, Hokuriku, Kanto, Tohoku, and Hokkaido, and the speaker 26 Will output a voice saying "Please select a starting point." Thereafter, when the selection button 14 is operated, one of the above start points is highlighted, and when the setting button 13 is operated, start points other than the highlighted start point are not displayed. Display and finish the start point setting process. If the current display mode is a mode other than the round-Japan mode, the preset point is set as the start point, and the start point setting process is terminated. For example, in the world round mode, the start point is set at a position of 0 degrees north latitude and 150 degrees east longitude.

In step S105, an accumulated distance grasping process is performed. The RAM of the control unit 29 is provided with an accumulated distance storage area for accumulating and storing the travel distance of the vehicle. In the accumulated distance grasping process, the information stored in the accumulated distance storage area, that is, the accumulated distance of the vehicle is grasped. .

In step S106, a current location display process is performed. In the current location display process, the current location is displayed at a location that has moved from the starting location of the virtual route by the accumulated distance grasped in step S105.

In step S107, it is determined whether GPS data is received from a GPS satellite. When GPS data is received, the virtual path progression process shown in steps S108 to S110 is performed and then the process proceeds to step S111. When GPS data is not received, step S111 is performed without performing the virtual path progression process. Proceed to

  In the virtual route progress process, first, a travel distance calculation process is performed in step S108. In the travel distance calculation process, the current position of the vehicle is derived from the GPS data, and the travel distance of the vehicle is calculated based on the derived result and the current position of the vehicle derived in the previous travel distance calculation process. For example, the travel distance calculation process may be obtained from the fluctuation amount of the current position of the vehicle acquired at regular time intervals (for example, every second). In the subsequent step S109, the calculated travel distance is added to the value stored in the accumulated distance storage area. Thereafter, in step S110, a movement display process for moving and displaying the current point by the calculated travel distance is performed. In the movement display process, when the current display mode is the all around Japan mode, the current point is actually moved on the map of Japan by the calculated travel distance. In addition, when the current display mode is the round-the-world mode, the globe is rotated and displayed by the travel distance, so that the current location is displayed without moving. In FIG. 4 (a), Okinawa is not displayed, but if the current location is located west of Tokyo as a result of the moving display process, Hokkaido is not displayed. Okinawa Prefecture is displayed.

In step S111, a positional relationship grasping process is performed. The database 30 stores data related to the target point set for each virtual route. For example, in the pole route, a start point, a continent landing point such as the Eurasia continent, a continent departure point such as the Eurasia continent, a north pole, a south pole, a goal point, and the like are set as target points. In the positional relationship grasping process, the distance between the current point and the target point closest to the current point is grasped. In step S112, it is determined whether or not the grasping result in step S111 is a predetermined distance (for example, 5 km) or less. If the distance is not less than the predetermined distance, the process is terminated. If the distance is not greater than the predetermined distance, the effect display process is performed in step S113, and then the process is terminated. In the effect display process, an effect corresponding to a target point that is within a predetermined distance from the current point is displayed. For example, when the extreme point route is being displayed and the current point is 5 km before the landing on the Eurasian continent, in addition to the display of the globe, a display of “5 km to the Eurasian continent” is displayed. After that, the distance to the Eurasian continent is counted down according to the distance traveled by the vehicle, and when reaching the Eurasian continent, a blessing screen to congratulate the landing of the Eurasian continent is displayed as shown in FIG. Is done. In the round-trip mode in Japan, an image of a historical landmark corresponding to the target point is displayed.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  A route unrelated to the actual movement route of the vehicle is displayed on the display device 12 as a virtual route, and the current point in the virtual route is moved and displayed according to the movement distance of the vehicle. With such a configuration, it is possible to notify the driver how much the actual travel distance of the vehicle has moved on the virtual route, and it is possible to cause the driver to purchase.

  When GPS data is received, the vehicle alarm device 10 is configured to derive the travel distance of the vehicle. With this configuration, it is possible to facilitate the work of mounting the vehicle alarm device 10 on the vehicle. Certainly, it is possible to connect the cable connected to the odometer of the vehicle to the connector unit 22 and move and display the current point in the virtual route based on the acquired accumulated distance information of the vehicle. However, in such a configuration, an operation of connecting the cable to the connector portion 22 is required, and there is a concern that the operation of mounting the vehicle alarm device 10 on the vehicle may be complicated. On the other hand, in the configuration for deriving the mileage of the vehicle based on the GPS data, the GPS receiver 25 is mounted in advance in the vehicle alarm device 10, so that the above work is not necessary, and the vehicle alarm device 10 is installed in the vehicle. It is possible to facilitate the work to be mounted on. As a result, for example, a driver who owns a plurality of vehicles can display the sum of the movement distances of the owned vehicles on the virtual route by re-installing the vehicle alarm device 10 on the driving vehicle.

  The display mode is configured to have a round-the-world mode and a round-the-Japan mode. In the world round mode, the distance of one round is about 40,000 km regardless of which virtual route is selected. In the round trip mode in Japan, the round trip distance is about 10,000 km. It is assumed that the average driving distance for a general driver is around 10,000 km, so it takes about one year to make a round in the Japanese round mode and about four years to make a round in the world round mode. is assumed. In this way, by having a configuration including a virtual route that cannot reach the goal point unless the vehicle is driven for a plurality of days, it is possible to cause the driver to drive to reach the goal point and to drive the vehicle. It becomes possible to provide fun. Furthermore, general drivers often drive vehicles for commuting purposes in daily life. For this reason, it is general that there is not much change in the actual travel route, and there is a possibility that the pleasure of traveling the vehicle will decline according to the travel distance. However, in the case of a configuration that displays a virtual route, even a driver who travels only on a predetermined route in daily life can be reminiscent of going around Japan, etc., and the mileage increases. You can have the joy of approaching the goal. Therefore, regardless of whether or not the drive is a hobby, the driver can be motivated to purchase.

  The presentation display process is performed when the current point approaches the target point. In the configuration in which the goal point can be reached when the vehicle is driven for a plurality of days, the driver may give up on reaching the goal point halfway. However, by setting the target point and displaying the effect when the current point approaches the target point, it is possible to maintain the driver's willingness to reach the goal point until the goal point is reached. .

  The round-the-world mode and the round-the-Japan mode are configured so that a driver or a passenger of a vehicle (hereinafter collectively referred to as “user”) can select. With this configuration, it is possible to display a virtual route that meets the user's request. In addition, when the display mode is switched, the current position is displayed after performing the accumulated distance grasping process, so the driver can determine how much the actual travel distance of the vehicle has moved in each virtual route. It is possible to provide notifications to the vehicle and provide pleasure to drive the vehicle.

Since the adapter jack 21 for connecting an external device such as a memory card reader is provided, the entertainment information stored in the database 30 can be updated to new entertainment information. As a result, it is possible to prevent the driver from getting bored with the virtual route display function by introducing a new virtual route, for example. In addition, the entertainment information stored in the database 30 is not limited to being updated to new entertainment information, but the information stored in the memory of the control unit 29 and the database 30 can be extracted to the outside. Therefore, when the driver replaces the vehicle alarm device 10, the driver can continue to use the travel distance stored in the accumulated distance storage area of the previous vehicle alarm device 10 in the newly purchased vehicle alarm device 10. it can.

In addition, it is not limited to the description content of each embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (1) In the above embodiment, the entire map of Japan and the globe are displayed. However, the map of Japan and a portion of the globe may be enlarged.

Further, if the configuration is such that a virtual route different from the route on which the vehicle actually travels is displayed, it can be expected that the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be achieved. For example, it may be configured to display a route around the Hokkaido route, or may be configured to display a route around the North America continent. Furthermore, a route with a different start point and goal point such as a route from Hokkaido to Okinawa may be set as a virtual route. In addition, although it is described here as "virtual route different from the route on which the vehicle actually travels", for example, when the driver actually travels around Japan, the vehicle actually travels. An event may occur in which the existing route and the virtual route match.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the virtual route is displayed on the map of Japan or the globe, that is, the virtual route is displayed in two dimensions, but the virtual route may be displayed in three dimensions.

  (3) In the above embodiment, when GPS data is received, the control unit 29 of the vehicle alarm device 10 calculates the travel distance of the vehicle. However, the cable connected to the odometer of the vehicle, CAN, etc. It is good also as a structure which connects the cable connected to in-vehicle LAN, a failure diagnosis port, etc. to the connector part 22, and moves and displays the present location using the information regarding the travel distance input from a vehicle.

  (4) In the above-described embodiment, the Japanese round mode and the round world mode are provided and can be switched between them. However, only one display mode may be provided, or only one virtual path is provided. It is good also as a composition.

  (5) In the above-described embodiment, the effect display is performed based on the target point stored in advance in the database 30. However, the user may set the target point. The same applies to the start point and the goal point.

  (6) The number of laps may be displayed in each display mode.

  (7) In the above embodiment, the travel distance on the virtual route is displayed as entertainment information. However, instead of or in addition to this, another entertainment information may be provided. Other entertainment information includes horoscope and biorhythm information that predicts the future of the user, information related to the user's interests such as prediction of winning numbers for lotteries, role-playing games that progress according to the driving state of the vehicle, etc. Various game functions can be considered. In addition, the entertainment information is not limited to the configuration that is always provided as in the above-described embodiment, and may be configured to be provided when a predetermined condition is satisfied. As predetermined conditions, the power switch 20 of the vehicle alarm device 10 is operated (that is, the vehicle alarm device 10 is switched from the power OFF state to the power ON state), the GPS data is received, the microwave is Acquired from reception, radio reception, warning lamp 17 lighting, vehicle traveling for a certain time below legal speed, vehicle sensor, in-vehicle LAN, fault diagnosis port The information may be changed to a predetermined state. Below, the specific example which can be implement | achieved when combining each said entertainment information and each said predetermined condition is demonstrated.

  For example, the database 30 stores in advance satellite information data in which each GPS satellite is associated with a constellation on a one-to-one basis. When GPS data is first received after the vehicle alarm device 10 is turned on, the GPS satellite that is the output destination of the GPS data is specified. Thereafter, the satellite information data is referred to, and the constellation corresponding to the identified GPS satellite is displayed on the display device 12 as the most fortunate constellation. At this time, in addition to the constellation, if traffic safety slogans are displayed on the display device 12 or output from the speaker 26, it is possible to provide users with useful information related to driving the vehicle. Can contribute to road safety.

  For example, when the alarm lamp 17 is turned on or an alarm sound is output from the speaker 26 based on the reception of the microwave, a symbol sequence composed of numeric symbols 1 to 9 and a cat symbol is displayed. The display device 12 causes the three rows to be cyclically displayed. When the combination of the same symbols is finally stopped and displayed, a privilege is given to the user. As the grant of the privilege, the music is output from the speaker 26 for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds), the favorite image registered in advance in the database 30 by the user is displayed on the display device 12, and the predetermined character string is displayed. When the character string is reported to a manufacturing company or the like, a free gift is given.

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 5A, at the bottom of the display device 12, a premium information display area 12a, a left symbol row display region, a middle symbol row display region, and a right symbol row display region are provided. A symbol display area 12b to be formed is provided. The other area is an alarm information display area for displaying alarm information such as the position of the speed measuring device. When an alarm sound is output from the speaker 26, the control unit 29 displays the symbols of the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the right symbol row so as to circulate from top to bottom as shown in FIG. . That is, it is displayed in the order of 1 to 9, cat design, and after displaying the cat design, it is displayed again in order from 1 design. As shown in FIG. 5B, when the same numerical symbol is finally stopped and displayed in each symbol row display area, music is output from the speaker 26 for a certain period (several seconds), or for a certain period of time (about 3 seconds). For example, a voice alert by a hidden character is output from the speaker 26 over a period of time). A plurality of hidden characters are set. As shown in FIG. 5C, when a cat symbol instead of a numeric symbol is finally stopped and displayed in each symbol string display area, a predetermined character string (yp123456) is displayed in the prize information display area 12a. When this predetermined character string is entered on a postcard and reported to the manufacturer of the vehicle alarm device 10, the product of the manufacturer is presented as a gift. The display device 12 is not provided with the free gift information display area 12a or the symbol display area 12b, but changes in the symbol sequence using the entire screen of the display device 12 as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). It is good also as a structure which displays a display and premium information. Further, instead of cyclically displaying from the top to the bottom, it may be displayed so that it jumps out from the back of the display screen (small symbols become larger) or may be flashed.

Here, the microwave of the frequency band output from the speed measuring device is also used in an automatic door or the like. For this reason, in the structure which alert | reports by an alarm sound etc., when the microwave receiver 24 receives a microwave, the reception of the microwave output from other than target objects, such as a speed measuring device, may be misreported. Can occur. And when misreporting, a driver | operator may reduce the willingness to use the alarm device 10 for vehicles. In view of this, it is possible to make the driver have a sense of expectation that a privilege will be given even if a false notification is made, by adopting a configuration in which the display of the fluctuation of the symbol is started when notified by an alarm sound or the like. The above concerns can be preferably solved. Furthermore, when it is judged that it is a microwave output from the target with a function to determine whether it is a microwave output from the target or not by receiving intensity etc. when receiving a microwave When applied to a configuration in which a warning is given, a more favorable result can be obtained. When a false alarm occurs in the vehicular alarm device 10 having the above function, a driver who has purchased the vehicular alarm device 10 having the above determination function in the hope that no false alarm will be issued, This is because there is a possibility of losing willingness to purchase.

  For example, the control unit 29 is configured to have a speed deriving function for deriving the traveling speed of the vehicle when GPS data is received. The display device 12 is configured to display a hero character such as a cat. In a situation where the vehicle speed measurement device or the like is not approaching the target, if the vehicle traveling speed is lower than a predetermined target speed (for example, 60 km), the main character obtains a weapon and the level increases. When the hero character performs an effect of strengthening and the running speed exceeds the target speed, the hero character performs an effect of weakening the hero character, for example, the level of the hero character is reduced by dredging. When approaching a target such as a vehicle speed measuring device, a warning lamp 17 or the like is notified and a battle effect between the main character and the enemy character is started. In the battle effect, victory or defeat is determined based on the level of the main character at the start of the battle effect and the traveling speed of the vehicle after approaching the target. Specifically, when the vehicle traveling speed is higher than the legal speed, the probability that the hero character is defeated becomes very high. When the vehicle traveling speed is lower than the legal speed, the hero character's The higher the level, the higher the probability of winning. In addition to this, in order to prevent the user's interest from decreasing, a plurality of enemy characters are set in advance, and a strong enemy character appears each time the main character wins, winning the strongest enemy character When it does, it is set as the structure which provides a privilege.

In such a configuration, it becomes possible to drive the vehicle while expecting the driver to win the strongest enemy character with the main character, and when the vehicle approaches the target, the attention is paid to overspeed through a battle effect. be able to. In addition, the probability that the hero character wins is based on the traveling speed of the vehicle before approaching the target, so even if the vehicle is not approaching the target, it is possible to encourage the vehicle to travel below the target speed. It is possible to contribute to driving. Furthermore, since the level of the hero character is lowered when the running speed exceeds the target speed, the level of the hero character is increased, so that it is safe to run at a speed exceeding the target speed. It is possible to suppress the occurrence and contribute to safe driving.

  The following in-vehicle electronic devices are conceived by the above-described embodiments and the above-described configurations.

  An in-vehicle electronic device comprising entertainment information providing means for providing entertainment information triggered by a predetermined change in predetermined information.

  An in-vehicle electronic device comprising: entertainment information providing means for providing entertainment information; and provision mode changing means for changing a mode of providing entertainment information according to a predetermined variation of the predetermined information.

  (8) The vehicle alarm device 10 as in the above embodiment provides various alarm information such as a GPS alarm, a microwave alarm, and a radio alarm based on the position of the vehicle. Prone to be random. For this reason, it becomes the timing which provides alarm information when providing entertainment information, or the timing which provides entertainment information when providing alarm information. Therefore, hereinafter, a configuration for providing alarm information and entertainment information in a suitable form will be described.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, the display screen of the display device 12 is divided into upper and lower parts, and alarm information display for displaying various alarms below the entertainment information display area 121 for displaying entertainment information. The area 122 is provided. The alarm information display area 122 may be provided above the entertainment information display area 121, or may be provided both above and below the entertainment information display area 121.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7B, the display screen of the display device 12 is divided into left and right parts, and an alarm information display area 122 is provided on the right side of the entertainment information display area 121. The alarm information display area 122 may be provided on the left side of the entertainment information display area 121, or may be provided on both the left and right sides of the entertainment information display area 121.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7 (c), the lower right corner of the display device 12 is divided so that the area becomes the alarm information display area 122 and the other area becomes the entertainment information display area 121. At this time, a boundary line is not displayed at the boundary between the entertainment information display area 121 and the alarm information display area 122, and an integral display is performed. The alarm information display area 122 may be provided in any of the lower left corner, the upper right corner, and the upper left corner.

With these configurations, it is possible to provide alarm information while providing entertainment information. In addition, since the entertainment information and the alarm information are displayed together on one display device 12, the number of parts can be reduced as compared with the configuration in which the entertainment information display device and the alarm information display device are separately provided. It is possible to suppress an increase in cost associated with an increase in the number of mounting steps. When it is not necessary to display the alarm information, the entertainment information is displayed on the entire screen of the display device 12, and when it is necessary to display the alarm information, the display screen is displayed as the entertainment information display area 121 and the alarm information display area. It is good also as a structure divided | segmented into 122. FIG. Needless to say, the above-described configurations may be appropriately combined, such as providing the alarm information display area 122 at the lower and right portions of the display screen.

When providing alarm information and entertainment information using the speaker 26, it is desirable to differentiate between the output sound of the alarm information and the output sound of the entertainment information. As an example of differentiation, when providing alarm information, a male voice is output, and when providing entertainment information, a female voice is output, or entertainment information is output as voice, and the alarm information is output as music. In the case of outputting the alarm information and the alarm information, a structure of outputting a specific sound such as “pillo / pillo” before outputting the alarm information can be considered.

When the speaker 26 is used, when the alarm information provision timing matches the entertainment information provision timing, the entertainment information may be preferentially output and the alarm information may not be output, or the alarm information may be preferentially output. It is good also as a structure which does not output entertainment information. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which gives priority output over entertainment information only about the alarm information regarding a control, and outputs priority entertainment information about other alarm information. Further, the alarm information may be preferentially output, and the entertainment information may be output after the alarm information is output. In the configuration in which the alarm information is output as music and the entertainment information is output as voice, the alarm information and the entertainment information can be provided simultaneously by outputting the voice on the music.

  It is good also as a structure which displays entertainment information on the full screen of the display apparatus 12, and outputs alarm information from the speaker 26, ie, the apparatus which provides entertainment information, and the apparatus which provides alarm information separately. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which provides the role as entertainment information provision means to the display apparatus 12, and provides the role as entertainment information provision means and alarm information provision means to the speaker 26. FIG. Similarly, the speaker 26 may be given a role as entertainment information providing means, and the display device 12 may be given a role as entertainment information providing means and alarm information providing means.

  With each of the above configurations, the following in-vehicle electronic devices are recalled.

  A configuration comprising alarm information providing means for providing alarm information based on reception of a radio wave of a predetermined frequency band, and entertainment information providing means for providing entertainment information, wherein the alarm information and the entertainment information can be provided simultaneously An in-vehicle electronic device characterized by that.

  A display unit for displaying information is provided, and an alarm information display area for displaying alarm information and an entertainment information display area for displaying entertainment information are separately formed on the display unit. Automotive electronic equipment.

  Display device capable of displaying alarm information and entertainment information, and display control of the display device to be a first display mode in which the entertainment information is displayed and the alarm information is not displayed when the alarm information does not need to be displayed And a display control means for controlling the display of the display device so that the entertainment information and the alarm information are displayed together when the alarm information needs to be displayed. In-vehicle electronic equipment.

  (9) In the above-described embodiment, the case where the entertainment information providing function is given to the vehicle alarm device 10 has been described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to other in-vehicle electronic devices. For example, a virtual route display function may be given to an odometer mounted on a vehicle, or an entertainment information providing function may be given to an ETC, a navigation system, audio, or the like.

  Hereinafter, the in-vehicle electronic device of the present invention will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configuration in the above embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

Invention 1. A display unit (display device 12) for displaying information (virtual route or the like);
Virtual route data storage means (database 30) for storing predetermined virtual route data in advance;
Virtual route display means for displaying a virtual route on the display unit using the virtual route data (virtual route display function in the display mode switching process S102 of the control unit 29);
Current point display means for displaying the current point on the virtual route on the display unit (current point display processing function S106 of the control unit 29);
Calculation means for calculating the travel distance of the vehicle (travel distance calculation processing function S108 of the control unit 29);
Based on the calculation result of the calculating means, and moving display means (moving display processing function S110 of the control unit 29) for moving and displaying the current location,
The in-vehicle electronic device characterized in that the virtual route display means displays a route unrelated to the actual movement route of the vehicle as the virtual route on the display unit.

  According to the present invention, a route irrelevant to the actual movement route of the vehicle is displayed as a virtual route, and the current point in the virtual route is moved and displayed according to the movement distance of the vehicle. With such a configuration, it is possible to notify the driver how much the actual travel distance of the vehicle has moved on the virtual route, and it is possible to cause the driver to purchase.

“Move and display the current location” is not limited to actually moving the current location on the virtual route, but the current location moves by moving the virtual route without moving the display position of the current location. It also includes what is displayed as if it were.

  Invention 2. In the first aspect of the invention, a data receiving unit (GPS receiver 25) that receives GPS satellite data from a GPS satellite is provided, and the calculation means calculates a moving distance of the vehicle based on the GPS satellite data. In-vehicle electronic equipment.

  According to the present invention, a data receiving unit that receives GPS satellite data from a GPS satellite is provided, and the moving distance of the vehicle is calculated based on the GPS satellite data. By adopting such a configuration, for example, a driver who owns a plurality of vehicles can cause the total travel distance of the owned vehicles to be displayed on the virtual route by re-installing the vehicle information display device on the driving vehicle.

  Invention 3. In the first or second aspect of the invention, the virtual route data storage means stores virtual route data for displaying a virtual route that can reach an end point when the vehicle is driven for a plurality of days. In-vehicle electronic equipment.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to drive a vehicle over several days, expecting to arrive at the termination point of a virtual path | route, and it becomes possible to provide pleasure to drive a vehicle.

  Invention 4. In the third aspect of the invention, the waypoint setting means (the control unit 29 and the database 30) for setting a waypoint on the virtual route, and the grasping means (the position of the control portion 29) for grasping the positional relationship between the waypoint and the current point A relationship grasping processing function S111), and an effect display means (effect display processing function S113 of the control unit 29) for displaying an effect corresponding to the halfway point on the display unit based on the grasping result of the grasping means. In-vehicle electronic equipment characterized by

  In a configuration in which the vehicle can reach the end point when the vehicle is driven for a plurality of days, there is a possibility that the driver will give up reaching the end point on the way. Therefore, by setting a waypoint and displaying an effect corresponding to the waypoint based on the positional relationship between the waypoint and the current point, the driver's willingness to reach the end point until the end point is reached. Can be maintained.

  Invention 5. In any one of the above inventions 1 to 4, the virtual route data storage unit stores a plurality of the virtual route data in advance, and a selection operation operated by a user to select a virtual route displayed on the display unit A vehicle-mounted electronic device provided with means (setting button 13, selection button 14, switching button 15).

  According to the present invention, a virtual route that the user wants to display on the display unit can be selected from a plurality of stored virtual routes, so that a virtual route that meets the user's request can be displayed.

  Invention 6. In any one of the inventions 1 to 5, the virtual route data storage means stores a plurality of the virtual route data in advance, and is operated by a user to change the virtual route displayed on the display unit. Change operation means (setting button 13, selection button 14, switch button 15) to be operated, and movement distance for grasping the movement distance from the initial point to the current point in the virtual route before change when the change operation means is operated Grasping means (integrated distance grasping processing function S105 of the control unit 29), and the current location display means displays the current location in the virtual route after the change based on the grasping result of the moving distance grasping means. In-vehicle electronic equipment.

  According to the present invention, when the change operation means is operated, the movement distance from the initial point to the current point in the virtual route before the change is grasped, and the current point in the virtual route after the change is displayed based on the grasp result. Is done. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to notify the driver how much the actual travel distance of the vehicle has moved in each of the virtual routes, and it is possible to provide pleasure for driving the vehicle.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vehicle alarm device, 11 ... Main part, 12 ... Display device, 13 ... Setting button, 14 ... Selection button, 15 ... Switching button, 16 ... Reset button, 17 ... Alarm lamp, 18 ... Infrared communication device, 19 ... Solar panel, 20 ... power switch, 21 ... adapter jack, 22 ... connector part, 23 ... wireless receiver, 24 ... microwave receiver, 25 ... GPS receiver, 26 ... speaker, 29 ... control part, 30 ... database.

Claims (5)

A function for displaying a virtual route on a display unit using predetermined virtual route data;
A function for displaying the current location in the virtual route on the display unit;
A calculation function for calculating a moving distance of the vehicle using predetermined information;
A function for moving and displaying the current location based on the calculation result of the calculation function,
Provide a function of providing a halfway point on the virtual route and displaying an effect corresponding to the halfway point on the display unit.
In-vehicle electronic equipment characterized by The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, wherein virtual route data for displaying a virtual route that can reach an end point when the vehicle is run for a plurality of days is stored . The vehicle-mounted electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a function of displaying a remaining distance to the halfway point on a display unit . The in-vehicle electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a function of storing a plurality of the virtual route data in advance and selecting a virtual route displayed on the display unit . Program for realizing the functions of the vehicle electronic equipment according to the computer in any one of claims 1 to 4.

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