JP2016038271A - On-vehicle device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To heighten convenience to a user, concerning setting of an avoidance area.SOLUTION: An on-vehicle device 1 loaded on a vehicle, capable of setting an avoidance area 30 by operating a touch panel 11 includes a control part 20 for setting as a non-avoidance route, a route designated by operation for tracing the touch panel 11 in the avoidance area 30 displayed on a display panel 25 by a user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device.

  As a background art in this technical field, there is JP-A-2008-268149 (Patent Document 1). This publication receives traffic information such as “VICS (registered trademark)” and obtains information on accidents contained in it. If there is information on accidents on the planned route, the type of accident and traffic The avoidance area is set by acquiring the percentage of lanes and the time zone, and the avoidance area is changed according to a certain rule according to the time from the occurrence of the accident. Is performed. "

JP 2008-268149 A

According to Patent Document 1, an avoidance area is set on a planned route based on accident information acquired by VICS or the like, but can be arbitrarily set according to a user's request within the set avoidance area. There is a problem that detailed setting such as setting a route not to be avoided cannot be performed.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an in-vehicle device that is highly convenient for a user regarding setting of an avoidance area.

  In order to achieve the above object, in a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle and capable of setting an avoidance area by operating a touch panel, a route designated by an operation of tracing the touch panel within the avoidance area displayed on the display panel by a user Is provided as a route that is not avoided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a user's convenience can be improved regarding the setting of an avoidance area.

The front view of the vehicle-mounted apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the functional structure of a vehicle-mounted apparatus. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of the avoidance area setting screen which an in-vehicle apparatus displays. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of the route setting screen which a vehicle-mounted apparatus displays without avoiding. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of the route setting screen which a vehicle-mounted apparatus displays without avoiding. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of the route setting screen which a vehicle-mounted apparatus displays without avoiding. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of a vehicle-mounted apparatus.

FIG. 1 is a front view of an in-vehicle device 1 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the in-vehicle device 1 is provided on a dashboard or the like of a vehicle, and the in-vehicle device 1 includes a housing 10 that houses a control board, an interface board, a power supply unit, and the like. A touch panel 11 is provided on the front surface of the housing 10. An operation panel 13 provided with a plurality of operation switches 12 such as a power switch is provided below the touch panel 11 on the front surface of the housing 10.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the in-vehicle device 1.
As shown in FIG. 2, the in-vehicle device 1 includes a control unit 20, a touch panel 11, an operation unit 21, a storage unit 22, a GPS unit 23, and a relative direction detection unit 24.

  The control unit 20 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, other peripheral circuits, and the like, and is configured to control each unit of the in-vehicle device 1. Further, as will be described later, the control unit 20 has a function of setting an avoidance area 30 designated by the user and a route not to be avoided in the avoidance area 30.

  The touch panel 11 includes a display panel 25 and a touch sensor 26. The display panel 25 is configured by a liquid crystal display panel or the like, and displays various images under the control of the control unit 20. The touch sensor 26 is arranged so as to overlap the display panel 25, detects a user's touch operation, and outputs it to the control unit 20.

  The operation unit 21 includes an operation switch 12, detects an operation on the operation switch 12, and outputs it to the control unit 20.

  The storage unit 22 includes a nonvolatile memory and stores various data. The storage unit 22 stores map data 27. The map data 27 is for displaying a map on the display panel 25 such as information on a map, information on facilities existing on the map, information on a link indicating a road on the map, and information on a node indicating a connection portion of the link. The data includes information necessary for the route, information necessary for route guidance to be described later, and the like. Furthermore, the storage unit 22 includes an avoidance area information database 28 that stores avoidance area information set by the control unit 20.

  The GPS unit 23 receives GPS radio waves from GPS satellites via a GPS antenna (not shown), and obtains the current position and traveling direction of the vehicle by calculation from GPS signals superimposed on the GPS radio waves. The GPS unit 23 outputs the acquisition result to the control unit 20.

  The relative azimuth detecting unit 24 includes a gyro sensor (not shown) and an acceleration sensor. The gyro sensor is constituted by, for example, a vibration gyro and detects a relative direction of the vehicle (for example, a turning amount in the yaw axis direction). The acceleration sensor detects acceleration (for example, vehicle inclination with respect to the traveling direction) acting on the vehicle. The relative orientation detection unit 24 outputs the detection result to the control unit 20.

  The control unit 20 estimates the current position of the vehicle based on the input from the GPS unit 23 and the relative bearing detection unit 24 and the map data 27, and displays the estimated current position on the map displayed on the display panel 25. It has a function. The control unit 20 has a function of displaying a route to the destination while displaying the current position of the vehicle on the map and guiding the route.

  Next, the setting operation of the avoidance area 30 and the route not to be avoided in the in-vehicle device 1 having the above-described configuration will be described.

  The in-vehicle device 1 can display a plurality of types of screens having different display contents on the display panel 25. FIG. 3 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display panel 25 of the in-vehicle device 1. The screen is a screen when the avoidance area 30 is set.

For example, when the operation switch 12 is operated by the user from the state illustrated in FIG. 1, the control unit 20 is configured to display a setting menu for setting or editing the avoidance area 30 on the display panel 25. Has been. When the user selects the setting of the avoidance area 30 in the setting menu, the control unit 20 causes the display panel 25 to display a map. As a standard map displayed on the display panel 25, for example, a map indicating the current position of the vehicle based on the input from the GPS unit 23 and the relative orientation detection unit 24 and the map data 27, or a point designated by the user is shown. A map etc. can be considered.
The user operates the touch panel 11 to scroll the map, displays a map of a place where the avoidance area 30 is to be set, and sets the avoidance area 30.

  The setting of the avoidance area 30 by the user is performed, for example, by specifying the center of the area to be avoided by touching the touch panel 11 on the map displayed on the screen of the display panel 25 as shown in FIG. 20 automatically sets a rectangular avoidance area 30 centered on the designated point. The avoidance area 30 is set, for example, as a rectangular area in which the length of one side is set in advance, and the length of one side can be set to an arbitrary distance as required. It is. Then, the user may operate the touch panel 11 to arbitrarily enlarge or reduce the size of the rectangular avoidance area 30.

  The control unit 20 is configured to store the set avoidance area information in the avoidance area information database 28. The control unit 20 sets a route so as not to use a link in the avoidance area 30 when performing route search according to a user operation. In this case, when performing a route search, there is a case where it is necessary to use it as a route even in the avoidance area 30, so the link cost of the link in the avoidance area 30 may be set high. Thus, by setting the link cost of the link high, the frequency of using the link in the avoidance area 30 can be reduced when performing route search.

Moreover, in this embodiment, it is comprised so that the route which is not avoided by the user within the range of the avoidance area 30 can be designated. In this embodiment, the route not to be avoided is specified by tracing the map displayed on the screen with a finger along the route that the user does not avoid. At this time, the control unit 20 fixes the image so that the image does not scroll.
Specifically, for example, in the screen shown in FIG. 3, the avoidance area 30 includes a main road 40 extending from the lower left to the upper right in FIG. 3 and a normal road 41 intersecting with the main road 40. In the figure, there is shown a state in which there is a left turn side road 42 that passes from the main road 40 to the normal road 41 near the intersection of the road 40 and the normal road 41.

In this avoidance area 30, the route that goes from the lower left in FIG. 3 to the upper right along the main road 40, passes through the normal road 41 through the left turn sideway 42, and is set as a route that does not avoid the upper left in FIG. 3. The user performs an operation of tracing with a finger along a route that does not avoid the touch panel 11. Based on a signal input from the touch panel 11, the control unit 20 sets a route traced by the user as a route that does not avoid, and stores the route information that is not avoided in the avoidance area information database 28.
Further, the control unit 20 displays the route that is not avoided as shown in FIG. 4 in a state where the route that is not avoided is cut off so that the route that is set by the control unit 20 can be visually recognized. This makes it possible to visually confirm a route that the user does not avoid.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the control unit 20 is configured to recognize the traced direction of the route that is not avoided as information. That is, the control unit 20 is set so that only the traced one-way route is not avoided. In the case of FIG. 4, the route that goes from the lower left of FIG. 4 to the upper right along the main road 40, travels along the normal road 41 through the left turn side road 42, and is set as a route that does not avoid the upper left of FIG. The route that travels on the normal road 41 from the upper left in FIG. 4 and goes to the lower left from the left turn side road 42 and the main road 40 is not set as a route that is not avoided.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 20 is configured to display the direction of the route with the direction arrow 43 so that the user can easily confirm the direction of the route that is not avoided. Has been.
In this state, the set non-avoided route is a route that does not avoid only the route that proceeds in the direction of the direction arrow 43, and the route from the reverse direction is not used when performing route search.

When a route that is not avoided in the avoidance area 30 is set, when performing a route search, a link corresponding to the set route that is not avoided is handled as a route that is not avoided. Therefore, when the user performs an operation of tracing a route that is not avoided in the avoidance area 30, the control unit 20 may set a link corresponding to the traced location as a route that is not avoided. In this way, by associating a route that is not avoided with a link, when performing a route search, it is possible to perform a route search using a route that is not avoided.
As a link corresponding to the location traced by the user, for example, a link closest to the traced location may be selected. In this case, when the user performs an operation of tracing the touch panel 11, for example, the display can be made distinguishable from other links by changing the color of the corresponding link or blinking the link. . By displaying in this way, it is possible to intuitively confirm the route that the user is trying to specify and that is not avoided.

  Further, when there are a plurality of links in the range where the user traces the touch panel 11, all the links may be displayed separately from the other links and may be selected by the user. In addition, when there are a plurality of links, the plurality of links may be set in accordance with the width of the road, for example, giving priority to a link on a road with a wide width.

  In addition, for example, when a highway is provided above the main road 40 along the main road 40, a link of the main road 40 and a link of the highway exist. When setting, it is also possible to set so as to exclude the link of the highway as a route not to be avoided.

The control unit 20 is configured to be able to set a non-avoidable route in the reverse direction by tracing the non-avoidable route set in one direction by the user from the reverse direction. By setting a route that is not avoided in the reverse direction as described above, the control unit 20 erases the direction arrow 43 that indicates the direction of the route that is not avoided, as shown in FIG.
In this case, for example, after designating a route that is not avoided in one direction, the control unit 20 may display whether or not to set a route that is not avoided in the reverse direction. In this way, it is possible to easily set a route that is not avoided in the reverse direction.

  Furthermore, when the non-avoided route set by the user is a one-way road, it is not possible to set in the reverse direction of the non-avoided route. For this reason, when the non-avoidable route designated by the user is one-way, the control unit 20 displays a warning indicating that the setting from the reverse direction is not possible, for example, so that the setting from the reverse direction is not possible.

In addition, when selecting a route that is not to be avoided in the avoidance area 30, in principle, it is necessary to enter the avoidance area 30 from outside the avoidance area 30 and exit from the avoidance area 30. This is because, if a route that is not avoided ends within the avoidance area 30, the route that is not avoided cannot eventually be used when performing a route search.
Therefore, when the control unit 20 determines that the route not to be avoided has ended in the avoidance area 30 according to the user's specification, for example, the control unit 20 causes the route not to be avoided on the display panel 25 to be within the avoidance area 30. You may make it display the warning to the effect that it is complete | finished. In addition, in the avoidance area 30, when a link corresponding to a route that is not to be avoided is terminated halfway, the link is automatically extended to the outside of the avoidance area 30 so as to avoid the end in the avoidance area 30. It may be.

  In addition, for example, when a route that is not avoided in the avoidance area 30 may be terminated, such as when a destination exists in the avoidance area 30, when the above warning display is performed, You may make it display that a user can select that the route which is not avoided is complete | finished.

  Next, operation | movement of the vehicle-mounted apparatus 1 in this embodiment is demonstrated in detail using the flowchart shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the in-vehicle device 1. FIG. 7 shows an operation when a route that is not newly avoided is set in the avoidance area 30 that has already been set.

  First, when the user operates the operation switch 12 to set a route not to be avoided in the avoidance area 30 (step S1: YES), the control unit 20 determines the avoidance area 30 based on the preset avoidance area information. Is displayed on the display panel 25 (step S2). And the control part 20 fixes the display image of the avoidance area 30 (step S3). On the other hand, if a route that is not to be avoided is not set (step S1: NO), the process ends.

Subsequently, when the user performs an operation of tracing the touch panel 11 (step S4: YES), the control unit 20 recognizes the location and direction traced by the user, and displays the location and direction arrow 43 traced by the user. It is displayed on the display panel 25 (step S5).
When the user selects to set the displayed route as a route not to be avoided (step S6: YES), for example, the control unit 20 sets the nearest link corresponding to the traced portion as a route not to be avoided. It is set and stored in the avoidance area information database 28 (step S7). If it is not set as a route not to be avoided (step S6: NO), the process ends.

  Subsequently, when setting a non-avoidable route in the reverse direction (step S8: YES), when the user performs an operation of tracing the non-avoidable route from the reverse direction (step S9: YES), the control unit 20 The traced portion is displayed, and the directional arrow 43 displayed together with the route that is not avoided in one direction is deleted (step S10). When the user selects to set the displayed route as a route that is not avoided in the reverse direction (step S11: YES), the control unit 20 sets the route as a route that is not avoided in the reverse direction, for example, 30 is stored in the database (step S7), and the route setting process not to be avoided is terminated. If it is not set as a route that is not avoided in the reverse direction (step S11: NO), the process ends.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the user can set a route that is not avoided according to the user's needs by simply performing an operation of tracing the avoidance area 30 displayed on the display panel 25, thereby improving convenience. be able to. In addition, it is possible to recognize a route that is not avoided at a glance by displaying the portion traced by the user in a scraped state or displaying the traced direction, and setting a route that is not avoided by an intuitive operation. it can.

  In addition, embodiment mentioned above shows the one aspect | mode of this invention to the last, A deformation | transformation and application are arbitrarily possible within the scope of the present invention.

  For example, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the functional configuration of the in-vehicle device 1 classified according to main processing contents in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention. The configuration of each device corresponds to the processing content. Thus, it can be classified into more components. Moreover, it can also classify | categorize so that one component may perform more processes. Further, the processing of each component may be executed by one hardware or may be executed by a plurality of hardware. The processing of each component may be realized by one program. It may be realized by a plurality of programs.

  The processing unit of the flowchart is divided according to the main processing contents in order to facilitate understanding of the processing of the in-vehicle device 1. The present invention is not limited by the way of dividing the processing unit or the name. The processing of the in-vehicle device 1 can be divided into more processing units according to the processing content. Moreover, it can also divide | segment so that one process unit may contain many processes. Further, the order of processing is not limited to the illustrated example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 In-vehicle apparatus 11 Touch panel 20 Control part 25 Display panel 28 Avoidance area information database 30 Avoidance area

Claims (8)

In an in-vehicle device that is installed in a vehicle and can set an avoidance area by operating a touch panel,
An in-vehicle device comprising: a control unit configured to set a route designated by an operation of tracing the touch panel within the avoidance area displayed on a display panel by a user as a route not to be avoided.   The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit displays the route on the display panel in a state where the route that the user traced is not avoided.   The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit sets a direction of the route that is not avoided by recognizing a direction in which the touch panel is traced.   The in-vehicle device according to claim 3, wherein the control unit displays a set direction of a route that is not avoided on the display panel.   The in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control unit sets a route that does not avoid a link corresponding to a location traced on the touch panel.   The in-vehicle device according to claim 5, wherein the control unit sets a link cost of a link set as a route not to be avoided lower than other links in the avoidance area.   The in-vehicle device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the control unit displays a link set as a route not to be avoided so as to be distinguishable from other links.   The in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the control unit issues a warning when a non-avoidable route designated by the user ends in the avoidance area.

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