JP2020144890A - Information provision device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information provision device, an information provision method, an information providing program, and a storage medium storing the information providing program that can easily understand a variety categories of information even in a situation where it is difficult to operate, or it is impossible to view a screen closely.SOLUTION: A system control section 2 displays areas A0 to A4 provided for respective categories on a display section 3, and displays information of categories corresponding to the areas A0 to A4. The system control section 2 controls a voice output section 4 to sequentially read out information of each category, and expands the areas A2-A4 corresponding to the categories being read out, to display.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to an information providing device, an information providing method, an information providing program, and a recording medium in which the information providing program is stored.

For example, the display unit mounted on the vehicle is provided with a switching button, and by operating the switching button, the display content such as the audio screen can be switched from the navigation screen. However, since the conventional display unit described above can provide information of only one category on one screen, it is necessary to operate a switching button when it is desired to obtain information of various categories. For this reason, it is difficult to grasp information in various categories in situations where it is difficult to operate the switching button, such as when driving or in a hurry. Therefore, it has been proposed to divide the screen and display an area related to navigation and an area related to a function other than navigation (for example, an audio function) on one screen (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-66197

However, in situations where the screen cannot be viewed carefully, such as while driving, it is difficult to understand at a glance what is being displayed even if multiple areas are displayed on one screen and information is displayed in each area as described above. , Is an example. Further, although the display unit described in Patent Document 1 does not describe the function of reading out the voice, there is a problem that even if the reading is performed, it is not possible to know which category the information is read out. Take as an example.

Therefore, the present invention provides, for example, an information providing device, an information providing method, an information providing program, and a storage medium in which the information providing program is stored, which can easily grasp information of various categories. Take as an example of an issue.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 comprises a display control unit that controls the display unit to display a plurality of categories of areas and information on categories corresponding to the areas. The display control unit includes a voice control unit that controls the voice output unit to output voice information related to the category information corresponding to the area, and the voice control unit operates the user in the area. It is characterized in that display control is performed so that the first area related to the voice information to be automatically output is not overlapped with other areas, and the first area is enlarged as compared with that before the voice information is output. It is an information providing device.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the information providing apparatus of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of the system control part which comprises the information providing apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the image which is displayed on the display part at the time of reading aloud shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the navigation area.

Hereinafter, an information providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The display control unit causes the display unit to display an area provided for each of a plurality of categories and information on the category corresponding to the area. The voice control unit controls the voice output unit to output voice information related to the information of the category corresponding to the area. The display control unit displays the area related to the voice information output by the voice control unit to the voice output unit with emphasis compared to other areas.

As a result, the voice control unit outputs the voice information related to the information of the category corresponding to the area to the voice output unit, so that the voice information can be grasped even in a situation where the display unit cannot be carefully viewed. Moreover, since the area related to the audio information output to the audio output unit is emphasized and displayed more than other areas, it is easy to understand which category the audio information output to the audio output unit belongs to. Become.

Further, the display control unit may display at least one information of the category as a figure, and the voice control unit may output the information related to the figure to the voice output unit. This makes it easier to grasp the information.

Further, even if the information displayed in the area corresponding to at least one category highlighted by the display control unit and the information output by the audio output unit are different from each other. Good. This makes it possible to provide more information.

In addition, the information displayed in the area when the area is highlighted and the information displayed in the area when the area is not highlighted are different contents. You may. This makes it possible to provide more information.

In addition, one of the areas is a navigation area for displaying navigation information, and a mark indicating traffic information is displayed on the map in the highlighted navigation area, and the voice control unit means the mark. May be output to the audio output unit. This makes it easier to grasp the information.

Further, one of the areas is an information area for displaying news, and a headline is displayed in the highlighted information area, and the audio output unit displays news related to the displayed headline in the audio output unit. It may be output. This makes it easy to get an overview and details of the news.

In addition, a point information acquisition unit that acquires pre-entered or registered point information is provided, and when a plurality of news headings are displayed in the information area, the display control unit uses the point information acquired by the point information acquisition unit. The related news may be displayed or output as audio information with priority over other news. This allows the user to know that there is news about the location information.

Further, in the information providing method according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the area display step, a plurality of areas provided for each category are displayed on the display unit, and the information of the category corresponding to the area is displayed. In the audio output process, the audio output unit is controlled to output information of each category. In the area display process, the area corresponding to the category output from the audio output unit is emphasized and displayed more than other areas.

As a result, the voice control unit outputs the voice information related to the information of the category corresponding to the area to the voice output unit, so that the voice information can be grasped even in a situation where the display unit cannot be carefully viewed. Moreover, since the area related to the audio information output to the audio output unit is emphasized and displayed more than other areas, it is easy to understand which category the audio information output to the audio output unit belongs to. Become.

Further, it may be an information providing program in which the above-mentioned information providing method is executed by a computer. Since it is a program executed by a computer, it does not require dedicated hardware or the like, and can be installed in a general-purpose information providing device to function.

Further, the above-mentioned information providing program may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium. By doing so, the program can be distributed as a single unit in addition to being incorporated in the device, and version upgrades and the like can be easily performed.

Next, the above-mentioned information providing device and information providing method will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the information providing device of the present invention. The information providing device 1 shown in the figure is a device including a display unit 3 and an audio output unit 4 to provide information of a plurality of categories. In this embodiment, the information providing device 1 will be described as an example mounted on a vehicle, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the information providing device 1 may be incorporated in a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet. The categories include, for example, media information related to CDs and DVDs, navigation information, information information such as news and regional information, private information such as user schedules and email reception contents, date and time, date and time such as weather and temperature.・ There is weather information.

The information providing device 1 includes a system control unit 2 that controls the entire device, a display unit 3, an audio output unit 4, a media device 5, a GPS receiving unit 6, and a communication unit 8. These are connected by bus 9. The system control unit 2 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) having a memory such as a RAM (Ramdam Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory), for example. The CPU of the system control unit 2 operates according to the information providing program recorded in the ROM, and displays information of a plurality of categories obtained from the media device 5, the GPS receiving unit 6, and the communication unit 8, which will be described later, in the display unit 3 and the voice. It is provided by using the output unit 4.

The display unit 3 is provided on, for example, an instrument panel of a vehicle, and is composed of a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) element, and the like. Then, the display unit 3 displays the information of each category in response to the request from the system control unit 2.

The audio output unit 4 includes, for example, a DAC (digital / analog signal converter), an amplifier, a speaker, and the like. The audio data output from the system control unit 2 is D / A converted by the DAC and then amplified by the amplifier. Then, it is output as a sound wave from the speaker.

The media device 5 is composed of, for example, a CD drive, a DVD drive, a BD drive, an HD drive, or the like, and reads music information, video information, or the like recorded on a recording medium such as a CD, DVD, BD, or HD to control the system. Send to part 2. The system control unit 2 categorizes the information obtained from the media device 5 into media information and provides the information.

As is known, the GPS receiving unit 6 receives radio waves emitted by a plurality of artificial satellites forming a group of GPS satellites, obtains the current position information of the GPS receiving unit 6, and obtains the current position information. Output to the system control unit 2. Then, the system control unit 2 stores the input position information in a RAM or the like in time series. The position information includes various data such as longitude, latitude, and detection date and time indicating the position of the vehicle at the time of detection by the GPS receiving unit 6.

The communication unit 8 is connected by wireless communication to, for example, a network composed of the Internet, a mobile communication network, or the like via a base station. As a result, the system control unit 2 categorizes the news obtained via the network into information information and provides it.

The communication unit 8 is also equipped with a VICS (registered trademark) receiver, which transmits from FM multiplex broadcasting, an optical (infrared) beacon installed on the road, a radio wave (quasi-microwave) beacon, and the like. It is possible to receive the road traffic information (for example, information on traffic information such as traffic jams, accidents, and road closures). The system control unit 2 categorizes the road traffic information obtained from the VICS receiver of the communication unit 8 into navigation information and provides it.

Further, the communication unit 8 is also provided with a Bluetooth module so that it can be connected to a smartphone or tablet by wireless communication. The system control unit 2 acquires personal schedules, contact books, mail reception histories, etc. stored in a smartphone or tablet, categorizes them into private information, and provides them.

Next, the operation of the information providing device having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The system control unit 2 executes the reading process shown in FIG. 2 in response to a predetermined trigger. As the trigger, for example, the ignition switch of the vehicle may be turned on, the ignition switch of the vehicle may be turned on at a preset time, or the ignition switch of the vehicle may be turned on at a preset time zone. Further, as described above, it is conceivable that the trigger is not only the time and time zone but also the location. One example of this is starting the engine when you are at home as a trigger.

First, the system control unit 2 acquires information on each category (step S1). In this step S1, the system control unit 2 receives media information from the media device 5, navigation information from the GPS receiver 6, the map database 7 and the VICS receiver of the communication unit 8, and news, date and time from the network via the communication unit 8. Obtain private information from the weather information and the Bluetooth module of the communication unit 8. Next, the system control unit 2 reads out and provides the acquired information of the plurality of categories by the voice output unit 4 (step S2).

The details of this step S2 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the system control unit 2 displays the date / time / weather area A0 at the lower end of the display unit 3, and displays the date / time / weather information in the date / time / weather area A0. Further, the system control unit 2 functions as a display control unit, displays the media area A1, the navigation area A2, the information area A3, and the private area A4 provided for each category, and displays the categories corresponding to each area A1 to A4. Display information.

That is, media information is displayed in the media area A1, navigation information is displayed in the navigation area A2, information information is displayed in the information area A3, and private information is displayed in the private area A4. These areas A1 to A4 are provided by dividing the area on the screen excluding the date / time / weather area A0 into four. In this embodiment, the upper left of the screen is allocated to the media area A1, the upper right is allocated to the navigation area A2, the lower left is allocated to the information area A3, and the lower right is allocated to the private area A4.

The system control unit 2 displays a frame surrounding each area A1 to A4 on the display unit 3. Further, the system control unit 2 distinguishes the background colors of the areas A1 to A4 from each other, displays numbers, identifiers, characters, etc. in the areas A1 to A4, and identifies which category each area A1 to A4 belongs to. It is possible.

Next, in the information providing process, the system control unit 2 functions as a display control unit and a voice control unit, controls the voice output unit 4, reads out the information of each category in sequence, and corresponds to the category being read out. Expand the areas A1 to A4. Areas A1 to A4 corresponding to the category read aloud by this enlargement are displayed with more emphasis than other areas A1 to A4 corresponding to the category not read aloud. Specifically, the system control unit 2 reads out in the order of, for example, private information → date / time / weather information → navigation information → information information. Since the media information is updated infrequently, it is not read aloud in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the system control unit 2 enlarges and displays the private area A4 when reading out the private information, and when reading out the navigation information, it is shown in FIG. 3B. As shown, the navigation area A2 is enlarged and displayed, and when the information information is read aloud, the information area A3 is enlarged and displayed as shown in FIG. 3C. However, in this embodiment, the size of the date / time / weather area A0 is not changed even when the date / time / weather information is read aloud.

The information is not simply read aloud from the characters displayed in the areas A0 and A2 to A4, but is read out and the information displayed in the areas A0 and A2 to A4 at that time. Has different contents. Note that the different contents do not simply read out the characters displayed in the areas A0 and A2 to A4 as described above, but display a mark in the areas A0 and A2 to A4 as described later and mean the mark. Is included, and information other than the marks displayed in the areas A0, A2 to A4 is read aloud. Further, when a character is displayed in the areas A0, A2 to A4, information other than the character is additionally read aloud.

Next, the expansion of the regions A2 to A4 will be described in detail. The regions A2 to A4 read aloud are expanded in length and width to become a large region. Areas A1 to A4 allocated to the left and right (horizontal) of this large area are reduced in width to become small areas. Further, the areas A1 to A4 assigned to the top and bottom (vertical) of the large area are expanded in the horizontal direction in the same manner as the large area and reduced in the vertical direction to become a medium area. As a result, the areas A2 to A4 can be switched to three areas, large, medium, and small, according to the switching of the category being read aloud. The information displayed in the large area and the information displayed in the medium / small area have different contents, and the amount of information according to the size of the area is displayed.

Next, specific examples of the information displayed in the areas A1 to A4 and the information read out by voice will be described. First, an example of private information will be described. When the private information is not read aloud and the private area A4 is displayed in the small / medium area, the system control unit 2 displays, for example, a mark indicating that today's schedule is included.

Next, the system control unit 2 reads out the private information, and when the private area is displayed in the large area, displays the details of the schedule for that day. At this time, the details of the schedule for the day are also read out from the voice output unit 4.

Next, an example of date / time / weather information will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the system control unit 2 displays the date and time and the weather mark indicating the weather of the day in the date and time / weather area A0. In addition, the system control unit 2 reads out the meaning of the weather mark displayed in the date / time / weather area A0, such as "Today's weather is sunny." Furthermore, the system control unit 2 reads out additional information such as "the weather on the weekend is sunny" if the day is Friday.

Next, an example of navigation information will be described with reference to FIG. When the navigation information is not read aloud and the navigation area A2 is displayed in the small / medium area, the system control unit 2 has a destination in the navigation area A2 as shown in FIG. 4 (A). The characters "Home" representing "" and the arrival time to the destination are displayed.

Next, the system control unit 2 reads out the navigation information, and when the navigation area A2 is displayed in a large area, the contents as shown in FIG. 4B are displayed. As shown in the figure, a map to the destination is displayed in the large area of the navigation area A2, and the current position mark M1 indicating the current position, the destination mark M2 indicating the destination, and the destination are displayed on the map. Route R, and marks representing traffic information such as caution mark M3 and traffic jam line mark M4 are superimposed and displayed. At this time, the system reads out the meaning of the caution mark M3 such as "The traffic is closed near XX" and the meaning of the congestion line mark M4 such as "There is a traffic jam near the XX intersection." The control unit 2 controls the audio output unit 4.

Next, an example of displaying news as information information will be described. When the information information is not read aloud and the information area A3 is displayed in the small / medium area, the system control unit 2 displays only the headline of the top news.

Next, the system control unit 2 reads out the news, and when the information area A3 is displayed in the large area, the large area of the information area A3 includes, for example, the headline of the top news and an image related to the news. Display the outline. At this time, the voice output unit 4 reads out the detailed contents regarding the top news.

In the above embodiment, an example in which only the top news is read aloud has been described, but the following examples are also conceivable. First, when a plurality of news items are acquired, the system control unit 2 displays the headlines of the acquired plurality of news items in a large area of the information area A3. At this time, the voice output unit 4 sequentially reads out the outline or details of the plurality of news items whose headlines are displayed. At this time, when a selection operation is performed, for example, by touching the display screen of the display unit 3, the system control unit 2 displays detailed contents related to the news read aloud during the selection operation. It may be switched to or bookmarked.

Further, in the above embodiment, a plurality of news headlines are displayed and the details of the displayed plurality of news are read aloud, but the following examples are also conceivable. First, when there is point information input or registered in advance, the system control unit 2 functions as a point information acquisition unit and acquires it. The above-mentioned point information is point information such as a destination input for route search and a pre-registered home. Further, when a plurality of news headlines are displayed in the information area A3, the system control unit 2 preferentially displays or outputs news related to the acquired point information as audio information over other news. Priority display means, for example, when a plurality of headings are displayed side by side in the enlarged information area A3, the headings related to the above point information are displayed at the top or bolded to be emphasized. It is conceivable to display it so that it can be distinguished from other news such as things. Furthermore, preferentially outputting as audio information means that, for example, when reading out only some news out of a plurality of headings displayed in the information area A3, be sure to include news related to the point information as the news to be read out. Or read out the news related to the point information first, read out the detailed information for the news related to the point information, read out the summary for other news, etc. so that it can be distinguished from other news. Can be considered. This allows the user to know that there is news about the location information.

According to the above-described embodiment, the system control unit 2 causes the display unit 3 to display the areas A1 to A4 provided for each of the plurality of categories and the information of the categories corresponding to the areas A1 to A4. Further, the system control unit 2 controls to output the voice information related to the category information corresponding to the areas A2 to A4 to the voice output unit 4, and at this time, the region related to the voice information output to the voice output unit 4. A2 to A4 are displayed more emphasized than the other areas A1 to A4. As a result, even in a situation where the display unit 3 cannot be carefully viewed, it can be grasped as audio information. Moreover, since the areas A2 to A4 related to the voice information output to the voice output unit 4 are displayed with more emphasis than the other areas A1 to A4, which voice information is output to the voice output unit 4? It becomes easier to understand whether it belongs to a category.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the system control unit 2 displays navigation information which is at least one of the categories as a figure (map and marks M3 and M4 displayed on the map), and voices information about the figure. It is output to the output unit 4. This makes it easier to grasp the information.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the information displayed in the expanded areas A2 to A4 and the information output by the voice output unit 4 are different contents. This makes it possible to provide more information.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, when the areas A2 to A4 such as navigation information, information information, and private information are expanded, the information displayed in the areas A2 to A4 and the areas A2 to A4 are expanded. The content is different from the information displayed in the areas A2 to A4 when the information is not displayed. This makes it possible to provide more information.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the marks M3 and M4 representing the easily visible traffic information are displayed in the enlarged navigation area A2, and the meanings of the marks M3 and M4 are read aloud. This makes it easier to grasp the information.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, a headline is displayed in the expanded information area A3, and news about the displayed headline is read aloud. This makes it easy to get an overview and details of the news.

According to the above-described embodiment, the information categories are media information, navigation information, information information, private information, and date / time / weather information, but the information is not limited to these. Information from other categories may be added.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the information of each category is read out in a predetermined order, but the present invention is not limited to this. Normally, the system control unit 2 expands the selected areas A1 to A4 when the user performs a selection operation of each area A1 to A4. Therefore, each category information may be read aloud in the order according to the history of the selected areas A1 to A4. Specifically, if the user frequently selects the information area A3, the information information may be read aloud first. Further, if the user rarely selects the private area A4, the private information may not be read aloud. Further, if the system control unit 2 performs a skip operation while reading aloud, the system control unit 2 may skip reading the information of the category being read at that time. In this case, it is conceivable not to read out the categories that have been skipped many times.

As the selection operation or skip operation, for example, the display unit 3 is configured by a touch panel, and a touch operation of the touch panel can be considered. In addition, gesture operation and a user interface using voice recognition can be considered. When voice recognition is used, skipping the reading by the voice recognition command may be a skip operation. In addition, a playback request such as specifying a reading area with a voice recognition command or wanting to speak the current area again may be selected.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the date / time / weather area A0 is not expanded when it is read aloud, but it is not limited to this. The date / time / weather area A0 may also be enlarged when it is being read aloud. In this case, it is conceivable that not only the weather of the day but also the weather marks of tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are added and displayed in the expanded date / time / weather area A0.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, out of the five categories of date / time / weather information, media information, navigation information, information information, and private information displayed on the display unit 3, only four categories are read aloud. I didn't read about media information, but it's not limited to this. For example, all categories may be read aloud.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the areas A2 to A4 corresponding to the category being read out have been enlarged and emphasized, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the frame of the areas A2 to A4 corresponding to the category being read out may be thickened and displayed, or the background color may be changed from that of the other areas A2 to A4 to emphasize the area. Further, the frame of the areas A2 to A4 corresponding to the category being read out may be blinked or raised to be displayed so as to be emphasized more than the other areas A2 to A4.

Further, the above-described examples merely show typical embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. That is, it can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 Information providing device 2 System control unit (display control unit, voice control unit, point information acquisition unit)
3 Display unit 4 Audio output unit A1 to A4 area M3 Caution mark (mark, figure)
M4 traffic jam line mark (mark, figure)

Claims (1)

A display control unit that controls the display of a plurality of areas for each category and information on the categories corresponding to the areas.
A voice control unit that controls the voice output unit to output voice information related to the category information corresponding to the area, and a voice control unit.
With
The display control unit does not overlap the first area related to the voice information that the voice control unit automatically outputs regardless of the user's operation and the other areas, and the first area does not overlap. An information providing device characterized in that display control is performed to enlarge the voice information from before the output of the voice information.

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