JP2019133024A - Information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technology of improving convenience of a user in an information processing apparatus which displays information on a display unit.SOLUTION: In an information processing apparatus 12, a display control unit 26 divides a display unit 14 into multiple areas, and displays a sub-divided screen which displays contents selected by a user in the multiple areas. When a change which is to be notified to a user occurs in one of the contents, a content processing unit 20 transmits information specifying a content in which the change to be notified to the user has occurred to the display control unit 26. The display control unit 26 causes the display unit 14 to display the content for which specification information has been transmitted from the content processing unit 20 in full-screen.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus that displays information on a display unit.

  When driving on the guidance route to the destination with a content image other than a map displayed on the full screen of the in-vehicle display, the content image is reduced when the vehicle position approaches a guidance point where guidance such as right turn guidance should be provided. A navigation system that also displays a map is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-185401 A

  In the above technology, when the vehicle position is away from the guide point, the content image for the passenger is displayed on the full screen, so the driver cannot check the map, which may be inconvenient .

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of improving user convenience in an information processing apparatus that displays information on a display unit.

  In order to solve the above problem, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention displays a divided screen in which a display unit is divided into a plurality of areas and a plurality of contents selected by a user are arranged in the plurality of areas. A display control unit, and a content processing unit for notifying the display control unit of information for identifying content that has undergone a change to be notified to the user when a change to be notified to the user occurs in any of the plurality of contents . The display control unit causes the display unit to display the content notified of the specific information from the content processing unit on the full screen.

  According to this aspect, since the divided screen in which the plurality of contents selected by the user are arranged in the plurality of areas is displayed, the plurality of contents that the user is interested in can be displayed on the divided screen at the same time, and the convenience for the user can be improved. it can. In addition, when a change to be notified to the user occurs in any of the plurality of contents, the changed content is displayed on the full screen, so that the user can easily recognize the change in the content.

  According to the present invention, user convenience can be improved.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the vehicle-mounted system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the division | segmentation screen displayed on the display part of FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of navigation displayed on the display unit in a full screen following FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a divided screen displayed on the display unit following FIG. 3.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an in-vehicle system 1 according to the embodiment. The in-vehicle system 1 is mounted on a vehicle. The in-vehicle system 1 includes an input unit 10, an information processing device 12, and a display unit 14.

  The input unit 10 is, for example, a touch panel that is provided on the display surface of the display unit 14 and receives a user's touch operation. The input unit 10 outputs an operation signal generated by a touch operation to the information processing device 12. The input unit 10 may be a touch pad or the like.

  The display unit 14 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and is attached to the center console or dashboard of the vehicle.

  The information processing apparatus 12 includes a content processing unit 20, a reception unit 22, a selection unit 24, and a display control unit 26. The display unit 14 and the display control unit 26 can also be called an image display device.

  The content processing unit 20 processes a plurality of contents based on the current position information of the vehicle and various vehicle information. The plurality of contents include, but are not limited to, navigation, energy monitor, clock, hands-free phone, audio, and the like. The energy monitor is used when the vehicle is a hybrid vehicle.

  A user's touch operation for selecting a plurality of contents to be displayed on the display unit 14 at the same time is input to the input unit 10. The accepting unit 22 accepts an operation signal from the input unit 10. The selection unit 24 selects a plurality of contents to be displayed simultaneously on the display unit 14 based on the operation signal received by the reception unit 22. The selection unit 24 supplies information specifying a plurality of contents selected by the user to the content processing unit 20.

  Based on the information supplied from the selection unit 24, the content processing unit 20 supplies information for display screens of a plurality of contents selected by the user to the display control unit 26.

  Information for the navigation display screen includes current position information, map information, route information for route guidance, and the like. Information for the display screen of the energy monitor includes information such as the flow of power transmission from the engine and the electric motor to the drive wheels of the vehicle, the power generation status by the engine, the usage status of regenerative energy, and the remaining battery level.

  The information for the clock display screen includes time information, time zone information, and the like. Information for the display screen of the hands-free phone includes outgoing information, incoming information, information on the other party of the call, and the like. The information for the audio display screen includes information such as the name of the song being played and the name of the artist.

  The display control unit 26 divides the display unit 14 into a plurality of areas based on the information for the display screens of the plurality of contents supplied from the content processing unit 20, and displays the plurality of contents selected by the user in the plurality of areas. Display the split screen placed in. The number of the plurality of areas is equal to the number of contents selected by the user. The split screen is also called a home screen.

  When a change that should be notified to the user occurs in any of the plurality of contents selected by the user, the content processing unit 20 notifies the display control unit 26 of information that identifies the content that has changed to be notified to the user. .

  The content processing unit 20 notifies the display control unit 26 of information for specifying the changed content even when a change that should be notified to the user has occurred in any of the plurality of contents not selected by the user. do not do.

  In navigation, changes that should be notified to the user include, for example, accidents, construction, lane restrictions, etc. on the route during route guidance, and right turn, left turn, merge to other roads, etc. during route guidance. For example, the current position of the vehicle has approached the point where guidance is to be provided.

  In a watch, a change to be notified to the user is, for example, that the vehicle has passed a time zone boundary. In a hands-free phone call, a change to be notified to the user is, for example, an incoming call.

  The display control unit 26 causes the display unit 14 to display the content notified of the information specifying the changed content from the content processing unit 20 on the full screen.

  For example, in navigation, when an accident occurs on a route during route guidance, the content processing unit 20 also supplies the display control unit 26 with information on road conditions around the accident occurrence point. The fact that an accident has occurred and the surrounding road conditions at the point of the accident can be acquired from a server device (not shown) using wireless communication. The display control unit 26 causes the display unit 14 to display a map and an enlarged view of the surrounding road conditions around the accident occurrence point on the full screen. That is, in this case, the display control unit 26 causes the display unit 14 to display the content in a full screen in a mode different from the mode in the split screen.

  In addition, when the current position of the vehicle approaches a point where guidance should be performed during route guidance, the display control unit 26 causes the display unit 14 to display a map and an enlarged view of the point on the full screen. Further, when a change to be notified to the user occurs, the display control unit 26 may display an icon for accepting a user operation such as enlargement / reduction of the map on the map on the display unit 14.

  In the watch, when the vehicle passes the boundary of the time zone, the display control unit 26 displays an image indicating that the time zone has changed, such as an image including the time before the time zone change and the time after the time zone change. The unit 14 displays the entire screen.

  In the case of a hands-free phone call, when an incoming call is received, the display control unit 26 displays on the display unit 14 an image indicating that the call is being received, and an icon for accepting an operation for receiving a telephone call from the user or an operation for holding a response. Display on the screen.

  The display control unit 26 causes the display unit 14 to display the divided screen again when a predetermined return condition is satisfied in a state where the content is displayed on the display unit 14 on the full screen. The return condition is, for example, that there is no change to be notified to the user in the content, or that a predetermined time has passed since the information specifying the content in which the change to be notified to the user has occurred is notified. The predetermined time may be set for each content.

  This configuration can be realized in terms of hardware by a CPU, memory, or other LSI of any computer, and in terms of software, it can be realized by a program loaded in the memory, but here it is realized by their cooperation. Draw functional blocks. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will understand that these functional blocks can be realized in various forms by hardware only, software only, or a combination thereof.

  Next, the overall operation of the in-vehicle system 1 having the above configuration will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a divided screen displayed on the display unit 14 of FIG. On the divided screen divided into three, navigation, audio and hands-free telephones selected by the user are arranged. The user can specify the arrangement position of each content. The navigation includes a map 100 around the current position of the vehicle. On this map 100, an image 102 indicating the current position is displayed in an overlapping manner. Since the display area is not sufficient on the divided screen, an icon for accepting a user operation such as enlargement / reduction of the map is not displayed. The audio includes an image 110 showing the song name and artist name of the song being played. The hands-free phone includes an image 120 indicating that a call is being made with the other party's name.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of navigation displayed on the full screen on the display unit 14 following FIG. FIG. 3 shows a situation where an accident has occurred on the route ahead of the current position. The navigation includes a map 100 around the current position and an enlarged view 104 of the surrounding road conditions around the accident point P1 ahead. Although illustration is omitted, the enlarged view 104 of the surrounding road situation at the accident occurrence point P1 includes an image showing the lane regulation situation and the traffic jam situation. With the full screen display, it is possible to secure a space for displaying the enlarged view 104 of the road conditions around the accident occurrence point P1 without reducing the display area of the map 100. The user who has confirmed the surrounding road conditions around the accident occurrence point P1 can take appropriate measures such as bypassing the accident occurrence point P1.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a divided screen displayed on the display unit 14 subsequent to FIG. 3. When a predetermined time has elapsed since the display unit 14 performed the full screen display of FIG. 3, the display unit 14 displays the divided screen of FIG. The split screen in FIG. 4 has the same arrangement as in FIG. In this example, the user bypasses the accident occurrence point P1.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the display unit 14 is divided into a plurality of areas, and a divided screen in which a plurality of contents selected by the user are arranged in the plurality of areas is displayed. Can be displayed on the split screen at the same time, and user convenience can be improved. For example, when navigation is selected, even if the position of the host vehicle is away from a point where guidance is to be provided, a map is displayed at least in part, so that the driver can be prevented from feeling inconvenient. . In addition, when a change to be notified to the user occurs in any of the plurality of contents, the changed content is displayed on the full screen, so that the user can easily recognize the change in the content. Further, the amount of information displayed can be increased by the full screen display. This also improves the convenience for the user.

  In addition, when the return condition is satisfied in a state where the content is displayed on the full screen, the split screen is displayed again, so that the full screen can be displayed only for a necessary period, and convenience can be further improved.

  The present invention has been described above based on the embodiment. The embodiments are merely examples, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to combinations of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Car-mounted system, 10 ... Input part, 12 ... Information processing apparatus, 14 ... Display part, 20 ... Content processing part, 22 ... Reception part, 24 ... Selection part , 26... Display control unit.

Claims (1)

A display control unit that divides the display unit into a plurality of regions and displays a divided screen in which a plurality of contents selected by the user are arranged in the plurality of regions;
A content processing unit for notifying the display control unit of information for identifying content that has undergone a change to be notified to the user when a change to be notified to the user has occurred in any of the plurality of contents,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display the content notified of the specific information from the content processing unit on a full screen.

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