JP2015052954A - Data identification management device and data identification management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a "data identification management device and a data identification management method" designed to enable a plurality of pieces of data sent from a plurality of portable terminals connected to an on-board apparatus to be identified by the on-board apparatus to determine which portable terminal the data has been sent from.SOLUTION: The data identification management device comprises a terminal identification information imparting unit 12 which, when a data receiving unit 11 receives a plurality of pieces of place data from a plurality of portable terminals 20and 20, imparts a terminal ID received together with the place data to each of the plurality of pieces of place data, and causes a data storage unit 13 to store the plurality of pieces of place data with the terminal ID being imparted thereto. By managing the plurality of pieces of place data received from the plurality of portable terminals 20and 20by imparting a terminal ID individually to the plurality of pieces of place data, it is made possible for an on-board device 10 to identify the plurality of pieces of received place data to find which of the portable terminals 20and 20each piece of the data has been sent from.

Description

  The present invention relates to a data identification management device and a data identification management method, and in particular, is suitable for use in an apparatus and method for individually identifying and managing a plurality of data transmitted from a plurality of portable terminals to an in-vehicle device. .

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various technologies have been provided in which a portable terminal such as a mobile phone or a smartphone is linked to an in-vehicle device, and data is transmitted from the portable terminal to the in-vehicle device to execute predetermined processing. For example, a technique is known in which point data indicating a desired point registered in a map application is transmitted to an in-vehicle device from a portable terminal having an application having a navigation function (so-called map application). Yes. In the in-vehicle device, it is possible to use the point data sent from the mobile terminal, for example, for setting the destination.

  In many cases, an in-vehicle device is shared and used by multiple users (for example, the entire family), while mobile devices such as smartphones are individually owned and used by individual users (for example, each family member). . Therefore, there may be a case where a plurality of user portable terminals cooperate simultaneously with one in-vehicle device. Here, when the point data is transmitted from each of the plurality of portable terminals to the in-vehicle device, it is not possible to distinguish which point data is transmitted from which portable terminal on the in-vehicle device side.

  For this reason, in-vehicle devices are displayed without distinction in a state where point data regarding a plurality of users are mixed. In particular, since one user often registers a plurality of point data in the map application, when the point data of a plurality of people is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device, to which user the lot of point data belongs. Will be displayed in a mixed state without any distinction. As a result, the user who sees this display cannot recognize at a glance which point data is registered in his mobile terminal, and uses the point data transmitted from the mobile terminal on the in-vehicle device. There was a problem of lack of convenience when doing so.

  In addition, when the in-vehicle device searches for a mobile phone that can be connected via Bluetooth, even if the search result list includes a plurality of mobile terminals of the same model, the user can recognize them separately from each other. In order to do this, a technique has been proposed in which search results are displayed in a list using icons generated and stored on the basis of the standby screen image acquired from each mobile phone by the in-vehicle device ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-29976 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, in the list of mobile terminals searched by the search, each mobile terminal can only be identified using an icon, and a plurality of mobile terminals connected to the in-vehicle device are used. It cannot be identified from which portable terminal the plurality of data sent from the terminal.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and from which mobile terminal a plurality of data sent from a plurality of mobile terminals connected to the vehicle-mounted device is sent. The purpose is to make it possible to identify whether there is an on-vehicle device.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, when the in-vehicle device receives a plurality of data from the mobile terminal, the terminal identification information received together with the data is given to each of the plurality of data, A plurality of data is stored in the data storage unit with the terminal identification information attached.

  In another aspect of the present invention, terminal identification information is associated with visual identification information for visually identifying a plurality of portable terminals or a plurality of users who own the portable terminal, and stored in the visual identification information storage unit in advance. In addition, when displaying a plurality of data on the screen of the vehicle-mounted device, the corresponding visual identification information is displayed in association with the plurality of data.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, when a plurality of data is transmitted from the mobile terminal to the in-vehicle device and received, terminal identification information is individually assigned to the plurality of data and managed. Even if a plurality of data is sent from a plurality of portable terminals to the in-vehicle device, it is identified one by one from which portable terminal the plurality of data received by the in-vehicle device is sent. It becomes possible to do.

  Further, according to another feature of the present invention, when a plurality of data received by the vehicle-mounted device are displayed on the screen, the visual identification information corresponding to each data is displayed. The user who sees the display can visually identify and grasp which data relates to which portable terminal or which user. That is, it is possible to easily recognize which data is registered in the mobile terminal.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the vehicle-mounted system by this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the function structural example of the data identification management apparatus by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a data storage with respect to the data storage part by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed by the display control part of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed by the display control part of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the data identification management apparatus by this embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an in-vehicle system according to the present embodiment. The in-vehicle system of this embodiment includes an in-vehicle device 10 provided with the data identification management device of the present invention and a plurality of mobile terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2 such as smartphones. The in-vehicle device 10 and the plurality of portable terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2 are connected via wireless communication means such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and Wi-Fi, or a cable such as USB (Universal Serial Bus). , And can perform data communication with each other.

The data identification management device according to the present embodiment provided in the in-vehicle device 10 identifies and manages a plurality of data transmitted from the plurality of mobile terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2 to the in-vehicle device 10. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the data identification management device. As shown in FIG. 2, the data identification management device according to the present embodiment includes a data receiving unit 11, a terminal identification information adding unit 12, a data storage unit 13, a visual identification information storage unit 14, and a display control unit 15 as functional configurations. It has.

  Here, the functional blocks of the data receiving unit 11, the terminal identification information providing unit 12, and the display control unit 15 can be configured by any of hardware, DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and software. For example, when configured by software, each of the functional blocks 11, 12, and 15 is actually configured by including a CPU, RAM, and ROM of a computer, and stored in a recording medium such as RAM, ROM, hard disk, and semiconductor memory. It is realized by running the program.

Data receiving unit 11, a plurality of mobile terminals 20 _-1, 20 each a plurality of data transmitted from _-2, the mobile terminal 20 _-1, 20 _-2 terminal identification information for identifying a (hereinafter, referred to as the terminal ID ) The data received by the data receiving unit 11 from the plurality of mobile terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2 is, for example, point data (point name, point position) representing points on the map in the map application of the mobile terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2. Etc.).

That is, the user of the first portable terminal 20 _-1 registers a plurality of desired points in the map application. Data receiving unit 11, the first mobile terminal 20 _-1 a plurality of spot data indicating a point registered in the map app, the first mobile terminal 20 _-1 with a terminal ID the first mobile terminal 20 _- Receive from ₁ . Similarly, the user of the second mobile terminal 20 _-2 registers a plurality of desired points in the map application. Data receiving unit 11, the second mobile terminal 20 _-2 a plurality of spot data indicating a point registered in the map app, the second mobile terminal 20 _-2 with the terminal ID second mobile terminal 20 _- Receive from ₂ .

  The terminal identification information assigning unit 12 individually assigns a terminal ID received together with each of a plurality of point data received by the data receiving unit 11, and a plurality of pieces of data in a state where the terminal ID is assigned. The point data is stored in the data storage unit 13.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of data storage in the data storage unit 13. In FIG. 3, the three point data of points 1, 2, and 5 are data received together with one terminal ID “ID _20-1 ” from the first mobile terminal 20 ₋₁ , and the terminal identification information adding unit 12 Thus, the terminal ID “ID _20-1 ” is assigned to each piece of point data and stored in the data storage unit 13.

Further, the two point data of the points 3 and 4 are data received together with one terminal ID “ID _20-2 ” from the second portable terminal 20 _-2, and one by one by the terminal identification information adding unit 12. The data is stored in the data storage unit 13 with the terminal ID “ID _20-2 ” _assigned to one piece of point data.

The visual identification information storage unit 14 includes a plurality of visual identification information (for example, image information such as icons) for visually identifying the plurality of mobile terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2 or a plurality of users who own the terminals. Are stored in advance in association with the terminal IDs of the mobile terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2 . Specifically, the visual identification information storage unit 14 stores image information of icons that differ for each terminal ID as visual identification information. Here, the icon image information may have a different shape or a different color for each terminal ID. Note that the user may arbitrarily set which icon is associated with which terminal ID and stored in the visual identification information storage unit 14 by an operation on the in-vehicle device 10.

  The display control unit 15 displays a plurality of point data stored in the data storage unit 13 on the screen of the in-vehicle device in response to an operation by the user with respect to the in-vehicle device 10. At that time, the display control unit 15 reads the icons corresponding to the terminal IDs assigned to the plurality of point data from the visual identification information storage unit 14 and displays the icons in association with the plurality of point data.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed by the display control unit 15. The example of FIG. 4 illustrates an example in which a plurality of pieces of point data stored in the data storage unit 13 are displayed as point pins indicating corresponding positions on a map displayed on the screen of the in-vehicle device. On this map screen, the display control unit 15 displays icons corresponding to the terminal IDs respectively assigned to the plurality of spot data together with the spot pins.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating another example of a screen displayed by the display control unit 15. The example of FIG. 5 shows an example in which a plurality of spot data stored in the data storage unit 13 is displayed as a list of spot names on the screen of the in-vehicle device. In this map screen, the display control unit 15 displays icons corresponding to terminal IDs respectively assigned to a plurality of spot data in the list together with the spot names.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the data identification management device according to the present embodiment configured as described above. The flowchart shown in FIG. 6 starts when the in-vehicle device 10 and the two portable terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2 are connected and linked. First, the data receiving unit 11 receives a plurality of point data registered in each map application together with a terminal ID from the plurality of mobile terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2 (step S1).

  Next, the terminal identification information assigning unit 12 individually assigns the terminal ID received together with each of the plurality of point data received by the data receiving unit 11 (step S2), and the terminal ID is A plurality of point data are stored in the data storage unit 13 in the assigned state (step S3).

  Thereafter, the display control unit 15 determines whether or not an operation for displaying the map on the screen has been performed by the user (step S4). When a user operation for displaying a map is performed, the display control unit 15 displays a plurality of point data stored in the data storage unit 13 on the map displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. And an icon corresponding to each terminal ID assigned to each of the plurality of point data is displayed together with the point pin (step S5).

  On the other hand, when the operation for displaying the map on the screen is not performed, the display control unit 15 determines whether or not the operation for displaying the list of the spot data in the list is performed by the user (step S6). When a user operation for list display is performed, the display control unit 15 displays a plurality of spot data stored in the data storage unit 13 as a list of spot names as shown in FIG. The icon corresponding to the terminal ID assigned to each point data is displayed in the list together with the point name (step S7).

  When the operation for displaying the spot data as a list is not performed, the process returns to step S4. On the other hand, when the display is performed in step S5 or step S7, the process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 ends.

As described above in detail, in the present embodiment, when the in-vehicle device 10 receives a plurality of pieces of point data from a plurality of portable terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2 , the terminal ID received together with the point data is set to a plurality of pieces of terminal IDs. It assign | provides with respect to each of point data, and makes it memorize | store in the data memory | storage part 13 in the state to which the said terminal ID was provided.

According to the present embodiment configured as described above, when a plurality of pieces of point data are transmitted and received from the mobile terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2 to the vehicle-mounted device 10, the terminals are individually provided for the plurality of pieces of point data. Since the ID is given and managed, the plurality of points received by the in-vehicle device 10 even when a plurality of point data are sent from the plurality of portable terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2 to the in-vehicle device 10. It becomes possible to identify one by one which mobile terminal 20 _-1 , 20 _{-2 is} sent from the data.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, terminal ID and an icon are matched and memorize | stored in the visual identification information memory | storage part 14 beforehand, and when displaying several spot data on the screen of the vehicle equipment 10, several spot data Corresponding icons are displayed in association with each other.

Thereby, the user who sees the icon displayed with the point data can visually identify and grasp which point data relates to which portable terminal 20 _-1 , 20 _-2 or which user. That is, it is possible to easily recognize which data is registered in the mobile terminal.

In the above embodiment, the example in which the data received by the data receiving unit 11 from the plurality of mobile terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2 is point data on a map has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the data received by the data receiving unit 11 from the plurality of mobile terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2 may be music data.

  In this case, for example, when the display control unit 15 displays a plurality of music data stored in the data storage unit 13 as a list of music names on the screen of the in-vehicle device, the terminal is assigned to each of the plurality of music data. An icon corresponding to the ID is displayed in the list together with the song name.

The data received by the data receiving unit 11 from the plurality of mobile terminals 20 _-1 and 20 _-2 may be image data such as photographs and moving images. In this case, for example, when the display control unit 15 displays a plurality of image data stored in the data storage unit 13 as a list of file names or title names on the screen of the in-vehicle device 10, the display control unit 15 assigns each of the plurality of image data. The icon corresponding to the terminal ID being displayed is displayed in the list together with the file name or title name.

  In addition, each of the above-described embodiments is merely an example of implementation in carrying out the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed in a limited manner. That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist or the main features thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Car equipment 11 Data receiving part 12 Terminal identification information provision part 13 Data storage part 14 Visual identification information storage part 15 Display control part

Claims (8)

An apparatus for identifying and managing a plurality of data transmitted from a plurality of portable terminals to an in-vehicle device,
A data receiving unit that receives a plurality of data transmitted from the mobile terminal together with terminal identification information for identifying the mobile terminal;
The terminal identification information received together with the plurality of data is individually assigned to each of the plurality of data received by the data receiving unit, and the plurality of data is provided with the terminal identification information attached. A data identification management device comprising: a terminal identification information adding unit that stores the data in a data storage unit. A visual identification information storage unit that stores in advance the terminal identification information and visual identification information for visually identifying the plurality of portable terminals or a plurality of users who own the portable terminal;
When the plurality of data stored in the data storage unit are displayed on the screen of the in-vehicle device according to the operation by the user, the visual corresponding to the terminal identification information given to the plurality of data, respectively. The data identification management device according to claim 1, further comprising: a display control unit that reads identification information from the visual identification information storage unit and displays the visual identification information in association with the plurality of data. The data received by the data receiving unit from the plurality of mobile terminals is point data representing points on the map,
Image information of a different icon for each terminal identification information is stored in the visual identification information storage unit as the visual identification information,
When the display control unit displays the plurality of point data stored in the data storage unit as point pins indicating the corresponding position on the map displayed on the screen of the in-vehicle device, The data identification management device according to claim 2, wherein an icon corresponding to the given terminal identification information is displayed together with the point pin. The data received by the data receiving unit from the plurality of mobile terminals is point data representing points on the map,
The display control unit is configured to display the plurality of spot data stored in the data storage unit as a list of spot names on the screen of the vehicle-mounted device, and the terminal identification information assigned to each of the plurality of spot data. The data identification management device according to claim 2, wherein the visual identification information corresponding to is displayed in the list together with the location name. The data received from the plurality of mobile terminals by the data receiving unit is music data,
The terminal control information provided to each of the plurality of music data when the display control unit displays the plurality of music data stored in the data storage unit as a list of music names on the screen of the in-vehicle device. 3. The data identification management device according to claim 2, wherein the visual identification information corresponding to is displayed in the list together with the music name. The data received from the plurality of mobile terminals by the data receiving unit is image data,
The display control unit is provided to each of the plurality of image data when displaying the plurality of image data stored in the data storage unit as a list of file names or title names on the screen of the in-vehicle device. The data identification management device according to claim 2, wherein the visual identification information corresponding to the terminal identification information is displayed in the list together with the file name or the title name. A method for identifying and managing a plurality of data transmitted from a plurality of portable terminals to an in-vehicle device,
A first step of receiving a plurality of data transmitted from the portable terminal together with terminal identification information for identifying the portable terminal;
The terminal identification information providing unit of the in-vehicle device individually assigns the terminal identification information received together with the plurality of data to each of the plurality of data received by the data receiving unit, and the terminal identification A data identification management method comprising: a second step of storing the plurality of data in a data storage unit in a state where information is given.   When the display control unit of the in-vehicle device displays a plurality of data stored in the data storage unit on the screen of the in-vehicle device in response to an operation by the user, the terminal identification information and the plurality of portable terminals Alternatively, the terminal identification assigned to each of the plurality of data with reference to a visual identification information storage unit stored in advance in association with visual identification information for visually identifying a plurality of users who own the user The visual identification information corresponding to information is further read from the visual identification information storage unit, and the visual identification information is displayed in association with the plurality of data. Data identification management method.

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