JP2015067254A - On-vehicle equipment and vehicle mounted therewith - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide on-vehicle equipment and a vehicle mounted therewith capable of confirming a situation of a rear seat safely.SOLUTION: From an image taken by cameras 6 and 8 installed in correspondence with display parts 3 and 4 arranged on the rear seat side inside a vehicle, a facial expression recognition operation is performed. An icon is created for a specific expression recognized by the facial expression recognition operation, and then the icon is caused to be output on a display part 1 on a front seat side. For example, a driver can safely confirm the facial expression of a person in the rear seat by the icon image, which can contribute to safe driving consequently.

Description

  The present invention relates to, for example, an in-vehicle device that reproduces an image alone or together with sound in a vehicle, and an automobile equipped with the same.

  There is a camera installed in front of the driver's seat in the car and recognizing the driver's face to give permission to start the engine or set the position of the driver's seat (for example, Patent Document 1 below). .

  That is, only the person registered in the memory can start the engine, so that theft or the like does not occur.

  In addition, convenience is enhanced by automatically adjusting the driver's seat position of the registered person.

JP-T-2004-517512

  In the above conventional example, the state of the driver's seat is detected by the camera, and in this respect, various effects are exhibited. However, the function of notifying the front seat, for example, the driver, of the state of the rear seat is not provided.

  That is, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of safe driving to check the real image of the rear seat while driving.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to confirm the situation of the rear seat safely.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a first display unit installed on the front seat side in the vehicle, a second display unit installed on the rear seat side in the vehicle, and the second display unit. A control unit connected to the camera and the first and second display units, a memory connected to the control unit, a video playback unit, and a power supply unit, The control unit executes a facial expression recognition operation from the video imaged by the camera, and then creates an icon for the specific facial expression recognized by the facial expression recognition operation, and then displays the icon for the first display. In this configuration, the intended purpose is achieved.

  As described above, the present invention corresponds to the first display unit installed on the front seat side in the vehicle, the second display unit installed on the rear seat side in the vehicle, and the second display unit. A control unit connected to the camera and the first and second display units; a memory connected to the control unit; a video playback unit; and a power source unit. The facial expression recognition operation is executed from the video photographed by the camera, and then an icon for the specific facial expression recognized by the facial expression recognition operation is created, and then the icon is output to the first display unit. Since it is configured, it is possible to check the status of the rear seat safely.

  That is, in the present invention, the facial expression recognition operation is executed from the video imaged by the camera provided corresponding to the second display unit installed on the rear seat side in the vehicle, and then recognized by this facial expression recognition operation. The icon for the specific facial expression is created and then the icon is output to the first display on the front seat side. For example, the driver can safely display the facial expression of the person in the back seat using the icon image. As a result, it can contribute to safe driving.

The block diagram which shows the state which installed the vehicle equipment of one Embodiment of this invention in the vehicle interior of a motor vehicle. Same operation flowchart

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
In FIG. 1, a display unit 1 is installed in the front seat of an automobile, and a speaker 2 is also arranged on the front seat side.

  In addition, a display unit 3 on the right side and a display unit 4 on the left side are also arranged in the rear seat of the car.

  Further, a speaker 5 and a camera 6 are arranged corresponding to the display unit 3, and a speaker 7 and a camera 8 are arranged corresponding to the display unit 4.

  The right display unit 3, the speaker 5, and the camera 6 are arranged from the middle to the upper side on the back side of the right front seat.

  Further, the left display unit 4, the speaker 7, and the camera 8 are arranged from the middle to the upper side on the back side of the left front seat.

  A display unit 1, a speaker 2, display units 3 and 4, a speaker 5, a camera 6, a speaker 7 and a camera 8 are connected to the control unit 9.

  In addition to this, a GPS unit 10 for performing navigation on the display unit 1, a memory 11, a playback unit 12, a power supply unit 13, and an operation unit 14 are connected to the control unit 9.

  The operation unit 14 is for performing various settings, and is installed on both the front seat side and the rear seat side.

  The playback unit 12 is for outputting video to the display units 1, 3, 4, and the sound at that time is output from the speakers 2, 5, 7.

  In the above configuration, for example, a mother is in the driver's seat, and a child seat is installed on the right side of the rear seat, and a child is in there.

  Since the mother is worried about the child in the backseat during driving, the mother operates the operation unit 14 to activate the child watching mode.

  At this time, the control unit 9 activates the cameras 6 and 8 on the rear seat side, thereby recognizing the child's face held in the child seat and simultaneously detecting the child's facial expression (S1 in FIG. 2). ).

  In addition, since the technique for detecting such a child's face and detecting its facial expression is a technique that has already been widely known for digital cameras and surveillance cameras that take pictures, in order to avoid complication of explanation The description is omitted.

  Next, the control unit 9 reads out an icon corresponding to the child's facial expression recognized in (S1 in FIG. 2) from the memory 11 (S2 in FIG. 2), and outputs it to a part of the car navigation screen that the mother is viewing (S2 in FIG. 2). S3 in FIG.

  That is, since the mother is driving in a state where the map information is displayed on the display unit 1, the map is read in (S2 in FIG. 2) in a part of this map (for example, the upper right that does not disturb the map). An icon is displayed.

  For example, when the icon corresponding to the smiling face is displayed on a part of the display unit 1 (S4 in FIG. 2), the mother can check it on the display unit 1 while driving. You can concentrate on driving with confidence.

  Further, when the child is crying, it is not necessary to confirm it on the display unit 1, but at this time, an icon corresponding to a face without a face is displayed on a part of the display unit 1 (S 3 in FIG. 2). It will be expressed (S5 in FIG. 2).

  The mother is worried that the child is crying, but because she is driving, she cannot respond immediately.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the control unit 9 activates the playback unit 12 to output preset music and video from the display units 3 and 4 and the speakers 5 and 7 on the rear seat side (see FIG. 2). S6).

  In other words, the action to cheat the child by music and video is automatically activated.

  Therefore, the mother can concentrate on driving without worrying about the fact that the child is not doing “no response” to the crying.

  Further, the controller 9 repeats (S1, S2, S3 in FIG. 2) even after starting the reproducing unit 12 in this way, and at least (S3 in FIG. 2), an icon corresponding to a face without a face is displayed. In the output state, music and video for comforting the child are output from the display units 3 and 4 and the speakers 5 and 7 on the rear seat side.

  Further, when a smiley face icon is output in such a manner (S3 in FIG. 2), a smiley face icon is displayed on the display unit 1 next (S4 in FIG. 2).

  Therefore, the mother can feel safe and concentrate on driving.

  In addition, when the voice and the image for the child are output from the display units 3 and 4 and the speakers 5 and 7 on the rear seat side in the previous routine, this state is continued (S7 in FIG. 2). (S6 in FIG. 2).

  Further, the sleeping face icon is output in (S3 in FIG. 2) in the state in which the voice and the image for the child are output from the display units 3 and 4 and the speakers 5 and 7 on the rear seat side as described above. Then, a smiley face icon is displayed on the display unit 1 (S8 in FIG. 2).

  Therefore, the mother can feel safe and concentrate on driving.

  Further, at this time, in the next (S9 in FIG. 2), it is determined whether or not the voice and video for the child are output from the display units 3 and 4 and the speakers 5 and 7 on the rear seat side. .

  At this time, since the audio and video for children are output, the output of the audio and video for children is stopped (S10 in FIG. 2).

  In other words, since the child who has fallen asleep must not be woken up, the output of the audio and video that confers the child is stopped.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the facial expression recognition operation is performed from the images captured by the cameras 6 and 8 provided corresponding to the display units 3 and 4 installed on the rear seat side in the vehicle. Since the icon for the specific facial expression recognized by the facial expression recognition operation is created and then the icon is output to the display unit 1 on the front seat side, the driver can, for example, Facial expressions can also be confirmed safely, and as a result, it can contribute to safe driving.

  Also, what is confirmed on the display unit 1 on the front seat side is an icon, which can be understood instantly rather than confirming the actual video, so there is no need to pay attention to it. This will contribute to safe driving.

  As described above, in the present invention, the facial expression recognition operation is executed from the video imaged by the camera provided corresponding to the second display unit installed on the rear seat side in the vehicle, and then the facial expression recognition operation is performed. The icon for the specific facial expression recognized in step S3 is created, and then the icon is output to the first display unit on the front seat side. Can be confirmed safely, and as a result, it can contribute to safe driving.

  Therefore, utilization as an in-vehicle device or a car equipped with the same is expected.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display part 2 Speaker 3 Display part 4 Display part 5 Speaker 6 Camera 7 Speaker 8 Camera 9 Control part 10 GPS part 11 Memory 12 Playback part 13 Power supply part 14 Operation part

Claims (4)

A first display unit installed on the front seat side in the vehicle, a second display unit installed on the rear seat side in the vehicle, a camera provided corresponding to the second display unit, and the camera , And a control unit connected to the first and second display units, a memory connected to the control unit, a video reproduction unit, and a power source unit, and the control unit is configured based on the video captured by the camera. An in-vehicle device configured to execute a facial expression recognition operation, create an icon for the specific facial expression recognized in the facial expression recognition operation, and then output the icon to the first display unit. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to output at least one of a specific video and a specific sound from the video reproduction unit to the second display unit when the specific facial expression is a crying face. The control unit causes the second display unit to output at least one of the specific video and the specific audio from the video reproduction unit, and then recognizes the specific facial expression recognized by the facial expression recognition operation from the video captured by the camera. The in-vehicle device according to claim 2, wherein the output from the video reproduction unit to the second display unit is stopped when a sleeping face is present. An automobile in which the in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is arranged in a vehicle.