JP2021021971A - In-vehicle device and control method for in-vehicle equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technology for intuitively operating equipment individually used in a plurality of seats.SOLUTION: An in-vehicle device includes: a display control unit that causes an input/output device to display a plurality of areas representing vehicle seats each including in-vehicle equipment; an input detection unit that receives input by a user's operation via the input/output device and detects that one or more areas are selected on the input/output device and that the selected area is overlapped with another area of the areas; and an apparatus control unit that controls the in-vehicle equipment so that the control state of the in-vehicle equipment in the seat represented by the selected area is applied to the seat represented by the other area when the input detection unit detects that it is overlapped.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device and a method for controlling an in-vehicle device.

Conventionally, the touch sensor at the display position of the CD symbol displayed on the display / touch sensor is specified according to the touch operation of the finger, and is moved to the repeat playback symbol according to the drag operation on the touch sensor. , A navigation device that executes repeat playback of a designated CD by stopping the drag operation has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-118917

When the devices are individually provided in the plurality of seats, such as when the content such as music or video is individually played in each of the plurality of seats in the car, it may be complicated for the user to operate each seat. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for intuitively collectively and intuitively operating devices individually used in a plurality of seats.

The in-vehicle device according to the present invention is a vehicle seat, each of which is operated by a user via an input / output device and a display control unit that displays a plurality of areas representing seats equipped with the in-vehicle device on the input / output device. Upon receiving the input, the input detection unit that detects that one or more areas are selected on the input / output device and the selected area is overlapped with another area is overlapped with the input detection unit. When it is detected, the device control unit that controls the in-vehicle device so that the control state of the in-vehicle device in the seat represented by the selected area is applied to the seat represented by the other area is provided.

In this way, in a vehicle in which each of the seats is equipped with an in-vehicle device, the user collectively controls the in-vehicle device corresponding to the overlapped area by a process of overlapping the selected area with the other area. Can be controlled. For example, the overlapping operation changes the control state of the in-vehicle device associated with the covered area according to the control state of the in-vehicle device associated with the covered area, and the user intuitively changes the operation. Easy to understand.

Also, the overlap may include dragging and dropping the selected area to another area. The overlap may also include the selected areas being expanded by pinch-out and dragged and dropped to cover at least a portion of the other areas. Also, the overlap included that the boundary between the selected area and the other area was moved so as to extend the selected area and cover at least a part of the other area. You may. For example, the control state of the in-vehicle device provided in the seat corresponding to each area may be changed by such an operation.

Further, the in-vehicle device may include a content reproduction device, and the control state may include the content reproduction state. Further, the playback state of the content may include playback or stop of the content including a moving image or music, or display of a search list of the content. An in-vehicle system that allows multiple users to view content individually or together by controlling an in-vehicle device such as a content playback device so that the playback state of content in one seat can be applied to other seats. It becomes a suitable user interface in.

Further, the input detection unit outputs the output of the operation of the in-vehicle device in the seat represented by one or more areas selected and the selected area for stopping the operation of the in-vehicle device or in the seat represented by the selected area. When it is further detected that a predetermined operation for lowering has been performed on the selected area and the input detection unit detects that the predetermined operation has been performed, the reproduction control unit represents the selected area. The operation of the vehicle-mounted device in the seat may be stopped, or the output of the operation of the vehicle-mounted device in the seat represented by the selected area may be reduced. Further, the predetermined operation may be an operation in which the selected area is reduced by pinch-in. In this way, the operation of stopping the operation of the in-vehicle device provided in each seat and the operation of reducing the output of the operation of the in-vehicle device can be collectively applied to an arbitrary number of seats, and the operation is simple. become.

Further, when the input detection unit detects a long press on the input / output device, it may determine that the area including the long-pressed portion is selected. In this way, even if the user accidentally touches the input / output device for a short time, it is possible to suppress the selection of the area due to such an erroneous operation.

Further, when the input detection unit detects a long press on two points on the input / output device, the area between the two points is set as a diagonal line, and at least a part of the area is covered by a rectangle including a side parallel to the edge of the input / output device. May be determined to have been selected. In this way, more areas can be selected with a simple operation.

Further, in the method for controlling an in-vehicle device according to another aspect of the present invention, the in-vehicle device provided in the vehicle provides a plurality of areas in which the in-vehicle device is a seat of the vehicle and each of which represents a seat provided with the in-vehicle device as an input / output device. It is displayed, and while receiving input by the user's operation via the input / output device, it is detected that one or more areas are selected on the input / output device and the selected area is overlapped with another area. In this case, the vehicle-mounted device is controlled so that the control state of the vehicle-mounted device in the seat represented by the selected area is applied to the seat represented by the other area.

Even in such a method, in a vehicle in which each seat is equipped with an in-vehicle device, the user can control the in-vehicle device corresponding to the overlapped area by a process of overlapping the selected area with the other area. It can be controlled collectively, making it easier for the user to intuitively understand changes in the operation of in-vehicle devices.

The contents described in the means for solving the problems can be combined as much as possible without departing from the problems and technical ideas of the present invention.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technique for intuitively collectively and intuitively operating devices individually used in a plurality of seats.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a vehicle interior schematically showing an example of a system configuration included in a vehicle. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram schematically showing an example of the configuration of the system included in the vehicle. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface for controlling an in-vehicle device. FIG. 4 is a processing flow diagram showing an example of device control processing executed by the in-vehicle device. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of region selection and overlap, and control of an in-vehicle device. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining region selection and overlap, and other examples of controlling in-vehicle devices. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining region selection and overlap, and other examples of controlling in-vehicle devices. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining region selection and overlap, and other examples of controlling in-vehicle devices. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining region selection and overlap, and other examples of controlling in-vehicle devices. FIG. 10 is a processing flow diagram showing an example of the second device control processing. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example of region selection and control of an in-vehicle device. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining other examples of region selection and in-vehicle device control. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining other examples of region selection and in-vehicle device control.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a vehicle interior schematically showing an example of a system configuration included in a vehicle. The vehicle 100, which is a passenger car or the like, includes a plurality of vehicle-mounted devices 1 (four vehicle-mounted devices 1A to 1D in FIG. 1) and a plurality of vehicle-mounted devices 2 (four vehicle-mounted devices 2A to 2D in FIG. 1). The in-vehicle device 1 includes an input / output device such as a touch panel, and functions as a user interface for operating the in-vehicle device 2. The in-vehicle device 2 includes a content reproduction device such as a speaker for reproducing music content. Further, the touch panel and the liquid crystal monitor of the in-vehicle device 1 shall function as a part of the in-vehicle device 2 for reproducing the moving image content. The in-vehicle device 1 and the in-vehicle device 2 are provided in each of the plurality of seats 3 (four seats 3A to 3D in FIG. 1), and can be individually used by a user seated in each seat 3.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram schematically showing an example of the configuration of the system included in the vehicle. As described above, the system according to the present embodiment includes the in-vehicle devices 1A to 1D and the in-vehicle devices 2A to 2D. The in-vehicle device 1A includes a processor 11, an input / output device 12, and a storage device 13. The processor 11 is a processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a microcontroller. Further, the processor 11 controls the information output by the input / output device 12 by executing the program according to the present embodiment, detects the user's operation on the input / output device 12, and operates the in-vehicle device 2. To control.

Specifically, the processor 11 functions as a display control unit 111, an input detection unit 112, and a device control unit 113 by executing a predetermined program. The display control unit 111 causes the input / output device 12 to display a user interface for controlling the operation of the in-vehicle device 2. The input detection unit 112 detects the user's operation on the input / output device 12. When the input detection unit 112 detects a predetermined operation, the device control unit 113 controls the operation of the in-vehicle device 2 according to the detected operation. The in-vehicle device 1 provided in a certain seat 3 is connected to a plurality of in-vehicle devices 2 by wire or wirelessly, and is provided not only in the in-vehicle device 2 provided in the certain seat 3 but also in other seats 3. It is also possible to control the in-vehicle device 2.

Further, the storage device 13 stores a program for causing the processor 11 to execute the process according to the present embodiment, data of contents such as music and moving images played by the in-vehicle device 2, and the like. For example, the device control unit 113 reads the content data from the storage device 13 and causes the in-vehicle device 2 to reproduce the data. Further, the storage device 13 may store in advance information necessary for controlling the operation of the vehicle-mounted device 2, such as information indicating the operation mode of the vehicle-mounted device 2. Although not shown, the configurations of the in-vehicle devices 1B to 1D are the same as those of the in-vehicle device 1A.

The in-vehicle device 2 includes a plurality of speakers 21 (in FIG. 2, the speaker 21A of the in-vehicle device 2A is shown) and a plurality of output devices (in FIG. 2, the in-vehicle device 1A and the input / output device 12 of the in-vehicle device 2A are shown). Including. The in-vehicle device 2 displays a user interface for playing back contents such as music and moving images and searching for the contents to be played back according to the control by the device control unit 113. The content to be played is not limited to the content stored in the storage device 13, but the content received via television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, or Internet broadcasting (not shown), or storage on the network (Fig.). It may be the content or the like stored in (not shown). Although not shown, the configurations of the in-vehicle devices 2B to 2D are the same as those of the in-vehicle devices 2A.

<User interface>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface for controlling an in-vehicle device. The display control unit 111 causes the input / output device 12 to display a screen as shown in, for example, FIG. 3 as an operation menu for collectively controlling the operation of the in-vehicle device 2. In the example of FIG. 3, a plurality of regions 121 (four regions 121A to 121D in FIG. 3) are displayed on the input / output device 12. Areas 121A to 121D shall represent seats 3A to 3D, respectively. Further, the areas 121A to 121D may be displayed at positions corresponding to the arrangement of the seats 3A to 3D, respectively. For example, the upward direction of the liquid crystal panel of the input / output device 12 and the traveling direction of the vehicle 100 are matched, the driver's seat 3A is associated with the upper right area 121A, and the passenger seat 3B is associated with the upper left area 121B. The right rear seat 3C may be associated with the lower right region 121C, and the left rear seat 3D may be associated with the lower left region 121D. Further, in each of the regions 121, the operating state of the in-vehicle device 2 included in the corresponding seat 3 is displayed. That is, in the regions 121A and 121B, it is shown that the music A is played in the in-vehicle devices 2A and 2B provided in the corresponding seats 3A and 3B, respectively. In the area 121C, it is shown that the list which is the result of the content search process is displayed in the in-vehicle device 2C of the corresponding seat 3C. In the area 121D, it is shown that the moving image B is reproduced in the in-vehicle device 2D of the corresponding seat 3D. In each area 121 of FIG. 3, the name of the content reproduced by the in-vehicle device 2 and the list displayed in the in-vehicle device 2 are shown as character strings, but the display control unit 111 is in the character string. Alternatively or in addition to the character string, a thumbnail obtained by reducing the screen displayed on the input / output device 12 of each in-vehicle device 2, an icon indicating the type of operation of the in-vehicle device 2, or the like may be displayed in the area 121. ..

When the user selects a certain area 121 or more for the user interface as shown in FIG. 3 and overlaps the selected area 121 with the other area 121, the device control unit 113 selects the selected area 121. The operation of the vehicle-mounted device 2 corresponding to 121 is also applied to the vehicle-mounted device 2 corresponding to the other area 121. Here, the overlap means that the selected area 121 is dragged and dropped so as to cover the other area 121, and the selected area 121 is pinched out or pinched in to expand in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. Alternatively, one of the regions 121 separated by the boundary line is selected and selected by deforming such as reduction and overlapping so as to cover the other region 121, or by selecting a combination thereof or the boundary line of the region 121. By moving the border line, the region 121 selected so as to cover the other region 121 is overlapped.

Further, for the user interface as shown in FIG. 3, the input detection unit indicates that the user selects one or more areas 121 and pinches in the selected area 121 without overlapping with the other areas 121 to reduce the size. When 112 is detected, the device control unit 113 may stop the operation of the vehicle-mounted device 2 corresponding to the selected area 121, or reduce the output magnitude of the operation of the vehicle-mounted device 2.

According to the interface as shown in FIG. 3, the operation of the devices individually used in the plurality of seats in the vehicle can be changed collectively.

<Device control process 1>
FIG. 4 is a processing flow diagram showing an example of device control processing executed by the in-vehicle device. In the vehicle interior of the vehicle 100, a user seated in each of the seats 3 changes the operation of the in-vehicle device 2 provided in the own seat and the other seats 3 by operating the in-vehicle device 1 provided in the own seat. be able to. When the user selects a menu for controlling the in-vehicle device 2 by operating the in-vehicle device 1, the process as shown in FIG. 4 is started.

First, the display control unit 111 of the vehicle-mounted device 1 displays a predetermined user interface (FIG. 4: S1). In this step, the display control unit 111 causes the input / output device 12 of the vehicle-mounted device 1 operated by the user to display the operation status of the plurality of vehicle-mounted devices 2. For example, a screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed.

Further, the input detection unit 112 of the vehicle-mounted device 1 determines whether or not one or more regions 121 have been selected (FIG. 4: S2). For example, when the coordinates included in one or more regions 121 are pressed and held for a predetermined time or longer, the input detection unit 112 may determine that the long-pressed region 121 is selected. When the input / output device 12 can detect so-called multi-touch, a plurality of regions 121 may be pressed and held at the same time to be selected. Further, even if the input detection unit 112 determines that one or more of the one or more regions separated by the boundary line is selected when the boundary line between the plurality of regions 121 is pressed and held for a predetermined time or longer. Good. The area 121 or the boundary line may be selected by tapping, double tapping, or the like, but it is preferable to select by long pressing because erroneous operation can be suppressed.

When it is determined that one or more regions 121 are selected (S2: YES), the input detection unit 112 determines whether the selected region 121 overlaps with another region 121 (FIG. 4: S3). In this step, when the selected area 121 is dragged and dropped and overlapped with another area 121, when the selected area 121 is deformed by pinch-out or pinch-in and overlapped with another area 121, it is selected. When the borderline is moved by a drag operation and one of the regions 121 separated by the border is overlapped with the other region 121, the input detection unit 112 displays the selected region 121 on the other region 121. Judge that they have overlapped.

When it is determined that the selected area 121 overlaps with the other area 121 (S3: YES), the device control unit 113 operates the in-vehicle device 2 provided in the seat 3 corresponding to the other area 121. Change (Fig. 4: S4). In this step, the in-vehicle device 2 is controlled so that the control state of the in-vehicle device 2 in the seat 3 corresponding to the selected area 121 is applied to the seat 3 corresponding to the other area 121. That is, the device control unit 113 makes the operation of the in-vehicle device 2 of the seat 3 corresponding to the other area 121 the same as the operation of the in-vehicle device 2 provided in the seat 3 corresponding to the selected area 121. For example, when the in-vehicle device 2 is a content reproduction device, the control state is a content reproduction state. That is, when the content is being played back in the in-vehicle device 2 of the seat 3 corresponding to the selected area 121, the in-vehicle device 2 of the seat 3 corresponding to the other area 121 corresponds to the selected area 121. For example, playback is started from the middle of the content in substantially synchronization with the in-vehicle device 2 of the seat 3. Further, when the playback of the content is stopped in the in-vehicle device 2 of the seat 3 corresponding to the selected area 121, the in-vehicle device of the seat 3 corresponding to the other area 121 in which the selected area 121 overlaps. Also in 2, the playback of the content is stopped. Further, the playback state of the content includes a list in which the content is displayed as a search result or classified into categories and the like, and the same list is displayed on the other in-vehicle device 2 by the above operation of overlapping. Good.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of region selection and overlap, and control of an in-vehicle device. In S2 to S4 of FIG. 4, for example, an operation as shown in FIG. 5 is detected. In the upper screen of FIG. 5, in the user interface shown in FIG. 3, the upper right area 121A is long-pressed and selected by the operation of the user's hand 200. For example, the shape, pattern, color, etc. of the selected region 121A may be changed so that it can be seen that the selected region 121A has been selected. Further, in the middle screen that transitions from the upper screen along the arrow, the area 121A selected by the user is dragged and moved so as to overlap with the lower left area 121D. At this time, apart from the moved area 121A, the upper right area 121A before the movement may also be displayed. In other words, the area where the area 121A is copied may be moved by the drag operation so that it overlaps with another area. Then, in the lower screen that transitions from the middle screen along the arrow, the selected area 121A is dropped on the lower left area 121D, and the operating state of the in-vehicle device 2D shown in the lower left area 121D is from the moving image B. It has been changed to music A. When the selected area 121A is dropped while overlapping at least a part of the other area 121D, it may be determined that the selected area 121A is overlapped with the other area 121D, or a predetermined ratio with the other area 121D. If the above areas are dropped in an overlapping state, it may be determined that they are overlapped. By the operation as shown in FIG. 5, the in-vehicle device 2D provided in the left rear seat 3D corresponding to the area 121D substantially synchronizes the same music A as the driver's seat 3A corresponding to the area 121A with the driver's seat 3A side. Start playing in the state.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining region selection and overlap, and other examples of controlling in-vehicle devices. In S2 to S4 of FIG. 4, for example, the operation as shown in FIG. 6 may be detected. In the upper screen of FIG. 6, in the user interface shown in FIG. 3, the lower left area 121D is selected by being multi-touched and held down by the operation of the user's hand 200. For example, the shape of the outer edge of the selected region 121D or the pattern, color, etc. of the inside may be changed so that it can be seen that the selected region 121D has been selected. Further, in the middle screen that transitions from the upper screen along the arrow, the area 121D selected by the user is dragged and moved, and pinched out in the vertical direction to deform it vertically, so that the two areas 121A on the right side And 121C are overlapped. At this time, apart from the moved area 121D, the lower left area 121D before the movement may also be displayed. Then, in the lower screen that transitions from the middle screen along the arrow, the selected area 121D is dropped on the two areas 121A and 121C on the right side, and the in-vehicle device shown in the two areas 121A and 121C on the right side is shown. The operating states of 2 are changed to the moving image B, respectively. When the selected area 121D is dropped so as to overlap at least a part of each of the other areas 121A and 121C, it may be determined that they are overlapped, or the other areas 121A and 121C may be determined to be overlapped. When the 121C and the area of each of the predetermined proportions or more overlap each other and are dropped, it may be determined that they are overlapped with each other. By the operation as shown in FIG. 6, the in-vehicle devices 2A and 2C provided in the right seats 3A and 3C corresponding to the areas 121A and 121C display the same moving image B as the left rear seat 3D corresponding to the areas 121D on the left side. It will be possible to play in a state that is almost synchronized with the rear seat 3D.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining region selection and overlap, and other examples of controlling in-vehicle devices. In S2 to S4 of FIG. 4, for example, the operation as shown in FIG. 7 may be detected. In the upper screen of FIG. 7, in the user interface shown in FIG. 3, the lower left area 121D is selected by being multi-touched and held down by the operation of the user's hand 200. For example, the shape of the outer edge of the selected region 121D or the pattern, color, etc. of the inside may be changed so that it can be seen that the selected region 121D has been selected. Further, in the middle screen that transitions from the upper screen along the arrow, the area 121D selected by the user is pinched out in the diagonal direction and deformed so as to be enlarged vertically and horizontally, and the entire four areas 121A to 121D are displayed. It overlaps with. At this time, apart from the moved area 121D, the lower left area 121D before the movement may also be displayed. Then, in the lower screen that transitions from the middle screen along the arrow, the selected area 121D is dropped on the four areas 121A to 121D, and the operating state of the in-vehicle device 2 shown in the areas 121A to 121D is All have been changed to video B. When the selected area 121D is dropped so as to overlap at least a part of each of the other areas 121A to 121D, it may be determined that they are overlapped, or the other areas 121A to 121A to When the 121D and the area of each of the predetermined proportions or more overlap each other and are dropped, it may be determined that they are overlapped with each other. By the operation as shown in FIG. 7, in all the seats 3A to 3D, the moving image B reproduced in the left rear seat 3D corresponding to the area 121D can be viewed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining region selection and overlap, and other examples of controlling in-vehicle devices. In S2 to S4 of FIG. 4, for example, the operation as shown in FIG. 8 may be detected. In the upper screen of FIG. 8, in the user interface shown in FIG. 3, the upper two regions 121A and 121B are multi-touched and long-pressed and selected by the operation of the user's hand 200. The selected regions 121A and 121B may be known to have been selected, for example, by changing the shape, color, etc. of the outer edge or the inside thereof. Further, in the middle screen that transitions from the upper screen along the arrow, the areas 121A and 121B selected by the user are dragged and overlapped with the lower areas 121C and 121D. At this time, apart from the moved regions 121A and 121B, the upper regions 121A and 121B before the movement may also be displayed. Then, in the lower screen that transitions from the middle screen along the arrow, the selected areas 121A and 121B are dropped on the lower areas 121C and 121D, and the operation of the in-vehicle device 2 shown in the areas 121C and 121D is shown. The states have been changed to music A, respectively. It should be noted that the plurality of regions 121 selected by multi-touch do not need to have the same content reproduced in the in-vehicle device 2 provided in the corresponding seat 3. If the moving image B is played on the in-vehicle device 2A provided in the seat 3A corresponding to the area 121A and the music A is played in the in-vehicle device 2B provided in the seat 3B corresponding to the area 121B, FIG. By such an operation, the moving image B is played back in the in-vehicle device 2C provided in the seat 3C provided in the seat 3C corresponding to the area 121C, and music is played in the in-vehicle device 2D provided in the seat 3D corresponding to the area 121D. It is assumed that A is reproduced. Further, when the selected areas 121A and 121B are dropped so as to overlap at least a part of the other areas 121C and 121D, it may be determined that they are overlapped with each other. When the 121C and 121D are dropped in a state where the areas overlapping each other by a predetermined ratio or more, it may be determined that they are overlapped with each other. By the operation as shown in FIG. 8, in the plurality of seats 3C and 3D, the music A that has been played in the front row seats 3A and 3B corresponding to the areas 121A and 121B can be played. It should be noted that the regions 121 arranged in the vertical direction may be selected by multi-touch, not limited to the horizontal direction.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining region selection and overlap, and other examples of controlling in-vehicle devices. In S2 to S4 of FIG. 4, for example, the operation as shown in FIG. 9 may be detected. In the upper screen of FIG. 9, in the user interface shown in FIG. 3, the boundary line between the upper two regions 121A and 121B and the lower two regions 121C and 121D is long-pressed by the operation of the user's hand 200. Has been selected. For example, the line type, thickness, color, etc. of the selected boundary line may be changed so that it can be seen that the selected boundary line has been selected. Further, in the middle screen that transitions from the upper screen along the arrow, the boundary line selected by the user is dragged downward. In this case, it is assumed that the upper regions 121A and 121B are selected. Then, when the shapes of the upper regions 121A and 121B are enlarged downward and overlapped with the lower regions 121C and 121D by the drag operation of the user, the lower screen transitions from the middle screen along the arrow. On the screen, the operating state of the in-vehicle device 2 shown in the areas 121C and 121D on which the selected areas 121A and 121B are superimposed is changed to music A, respectively. Further, when the selected areas 121A and 121B are dropped so as to overlap at least a part of the other areas 121C and 121D, it may be determined that they are overlapped, and the other areas 121C and 121D may be determined to be overlapped. When the areas of 121D and each of them are overlapped by a predetermined ratio or more, it may be determined that they are overlapped. By the operation as shown in FIG. 9, the music A that has been played in the front row seats 3A and 3B corresponding to the regions 121A and 121B can be played in the plurality of seats 3C and 3D, respectively. Instead of the boundary line that divides the area 121 vertically, the boundary line that divides the area 121 left and right may be selected and moved left and right so that one area 121 overlaps with the other area 121.

Further, when it is determined that the region 121 is not selected after S4 in FIG. 4 or in S2 (S2: NO), or the region 121 selected in S3 is not overlapped with another region 121. If it is determined (S3: NO), the input detection unit 112 determines whether to end the device control process (FIG. 4: S5). In this step, the input detection unit 112 determines that the device control process is terminated when, for example, the user is instructed to end the operation of controlling the vehicle-mounted device 2. When it is determined that the device control process is not completed (S5: NO), the input detection unit 112 returns to S2 and repeats the process. On the other hand, when it is determined to end the device control process (S5: YES), the display control unit 111 ends the display of the user interface and ends the device control process.

<Effect>
According to the device control process as described above, when the in-vehicle device 2 is individually used in a plurality of seats 3, especially when it is desired to apply the operation of one in-vehicle device 2 to another in-vehicle device 2, the in-vehicle device 2 is used. You will be able to operate 2 intuitively. In addition, it becomes easy to change the operation of the plurality of in-vehicle devices 2 at once. The user interface as described above is suitable for, for example, a content playback device in which a plurality of users can view the content individually or together.

<Device control process 2>
FIG. 10 is a processing flow diagram showing an example of the second device control processing. It is assumed that the process of FIG. 10 is also started when the user selects a menu for controlling the in-vehicle device 2 by operating the in-vehicle device 1. The same processing as the equipment control processing shown in FIG. 4 is designated by a corresponding reference numeral, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The display control unit 111 of the in-vehicle device 1 displays a predetermined user interface (FIG. 10: S1). The processing in this step is the same as in S1 of FIG. Further, the input detection unit 112 of the vehicle-mounted device 1 determines whether or not one or more regions 121 are selected (FIG. 10: S2). The processing in this step is the same as in S2 of FIG.

Then, when it is determined that one or more regions 121 have been selected (S2: YES), the input detection unit 112 determines whether the selected region 121 has been reduced (FIG. 10: S13). In this step, the input detection unit 112 determines that the area 121 has been reduced when the user pinches in to the selected area 121 and an operation of reducing the area of the area 121 is performed. The input detection unit 112 may determine that the area 121 has been reduced when the pinch-in operation is performed on the area 121, or the area 121 is smaller than the predetermined threshold value due to the pinch-in to the area 121. It may be determined that the region 121 has been reduced when it is deformed.

When it is determined that the selected area 121 has been reduced (S13: YES), the device control unit 113 changes the operation of the vehicle-mounted device 2 associated with the other area 121 (FIG. 4: S14). In this step, the device control unit 113 may stop the operation of the vehicle-mounted device 2 associated with the selected area 121. That is, the in-vehicle device 2 stops playing the content, for example. Further, the device control unit 113 may reduce the volume of the content played by the in-vehicle device 2 associated with the selected area 121, for example, according to the size of the pinch-in. Further, by combining the above controls, for example, in S13, when the input detection unit 112 detects that the area 121 has been reduced in the horizontal direction of the screen, the operation of the in-vehicle device 2 is stopped, and the area 121 is the vertical direction of the screen. When the input detection unit 112 detects that the vehicle has been reduced in the direction, the volume of the in-vehicle device 2 may be lowered.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example of region selection and control of an in-vehicle device. In S2 to S4 of FIG. 10, for example, an operation as shown in FIG. 11 is detected. In the upper screen of FIG. 11, in the user interface shown in FIG. 3, the upper right area 121A is long-pressed and selected by the multi-touch operation by the user's hand 200. For example, the shape of the outer edge of the selected region 121A or the pattern, color, etc. of the inside may be changed so that it can be seen that the selected region 121A has been selected. Further, in the middle screen that transitions from the upper screen along the arrow, the area 121A selected by the user is pinched in and reduced. Then, in the lower screen that transitions from the middle screen along the arrow, the operating state of the in-vehicle device 2 shown in the selected area 121A is changed from the moving image B to “OFF” indicating the stop of playback. At this time, the device control unit 113 stops the operation of the in-vehicle device 2A of the seat 3A corresponding to the area 121A. When the selected area 121A is reduced to an area smaller than a predetermined ratio, the operation of the in-vehicle device 2 corresponding to the selected area 121A may be stopped. Further, as described above, on the lower screen, the volume of the music A played by the in-vehicle device 2A corresponding to the selected area 121A may be lowered, or the playback may be stopped according to the direction in which the pinch-in is performed. And control such as volume reduction may be switched.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining other examples of region selection and in-vehicle device control. In S2 to S4 of FIG. 10, for example, the operation as shown in FIG. 12 may be detected. In the upper screen of FIG. 12, in the user interface shown in FIG. 3, the lower regions 121C and 121D are long-pressed and selected by the multi-touch operation by the user's hand 200. The selected regions 121C and 121D may be known to have been selected by, for example, changing the shape of the outer edge or the pattern, color, etc. of the inside. Further, in the middle screen that transitions from the upper screen along the arrow, the areas 121C and 121D selected by the user are pinched in and reduced. Then, in the lower screen that transitions from the middle screen along the arrow, the operating states of the in-vehicle devices 2C and 2D shown in the selected areas 121C and 121D are changed to "OFF" indicating that the operation is stopped. .. At this time, the device control unit 113 stops the operation of the in-vehicle devices 2C and 2D of the seats 3C and 3D corresponding to the areas 121C and 121D, respectively. When the selected areas 121C and 121D are reduced to an area smaller than a predetermined ratio, the operations of the in-vehicle devices 2C and 2D corresponding to the selected areas 121C and 121D are stopped. May be good. Further, as described above, on the lower screen, the volume of the moving image B played by the in-vehicle device 2C corresponding to the selected areas 121C and 121D may be lowered, or the moving image B may be played back according to the direction in which the pinch-in is performed. Controls such as stopping and reducing the volume may be switched. In this way, the in-vehicle device 2 corresponding to the two or more selected regions 121 may be collectively controlled.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining other examples of region selection and in-vehicle device control. In S2 to S4 of FIG. 10, for example, the operation shown in FIG. 13 may be detected. In the upper screen of FIG. 13, in the user interface shown in FIG. 3, the upper right area 121A and the lower left area 121D are long-pressed by the multi-touch operation by the user's hand 200. At this time, a rectangle having a diagonal line between the two long-pressed points and including a side forming the region 121 which is substantially rectangular or a side substantially parallel to the edge of the liquid crystal panel of the input / output device 12 (for example, the rectangular rectangle shown in FIG. 13). ) Selects a region 121 (for example, regions 121A to 121D in FIG. 13) that is partially covered by. In this way, the user can select more areas 121 with a simple operation. It should be noted that the selected regions 121A and 121D may be shown to have been selected by, for example, changing the shape, color, etc. of the outer edge or the inside thereof. Further, in the middle screen that transitions from the upper screen along the arrow, the areas 121A to 121D selected by the user are collectively pinched in and reduced. Then, in the lower screen that transitions from the middle screen along the arrow, the operating states of the in-vehicle devices 2A to 2D shown in the selected areas 121A to 121D are changed to "OFF" indicating that the operation is stopped. There is. At this time, the device control unit 113 stops the operation of the in-vehicle devices 2A to 2D of the seats 3A to 3D corresponding to the areas 121A to 121D, respectively. When the selected areas 121A to 121D are reduced to an area smaller than a predetermined ratio, the operation of the in-vehicle device 2 corresponding to the selected areas 121A to 121D may be stopped. .. Further, as described above, on the lower screen, the volume of the content played by the in-vehicle devices 2A to 2D corresponding to the selected areas 121A to 121D may be lowered, or the volume of the content to be played may be lowered depending on the direction in which the pinch-in is performed. Controls such as stopping playback and reducing the volume may be switched. In this way, the in-vehicle device 2 corresponding to many areas 121 may be collectively controlled.

Further, after S14 in FIG. 10, when it is determined that the region 121 is not selected in S2 (S2: NO), or when it is determined that the region 121 selected in S13 is not reduced (S13). : NO), the input detection unit 112 determines whether to end the device control process (FIG. 4: S5). The processing in this step is the same as in S5 of FIG. Then, when it is determined that the device control process is not completed (S5: NO), the input detection unit 112 returns to S2 and repeats the process. On the other hand, when it is determined to end the device control process (S5: YES), the display control unit 111 ends the display of the user interface and ends the device control process.

<Effect>
According to the device control process as described above, when the in-vehicle device 2 is individually used in a plurality of seats 3, the operation of an arbitrary number of in-vehicle devices 2 can be stopped at once, or the operation of the in-vehicle device 2 can be stopped. You will be able to change the size of the output of.

<Modification example>
Although the embodiments according to the present invention have been shown above, these are examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described aspects. Further, the examples of each device control can be combined within a range that does not deviate from the gist of the present invention.

For example, the in-vehicle device 1 can also execute the device control process shown in FIG. 4 in combination with the device control process shown in FIG. That is, the in-vehicle device 1 executes the processes of S3 and S4 shown in FIG. 4 and the processes of S13 and S14 shown in FIG. 10 in parallel. Then, when the selected area 121 overlaps with the other area 121 (S3: YES), the operation of the in-vehicle device 2 corresponding to the selected area 121 is performed by the in-vehicle device 2 corresponding to the other area 121. Also applied to (S4), when the selected area 121 is reduced (S13: YES), the operation of the in-vehicle device 2 corresponding to the selected area 121 is stopped, or the output of the in-vehicle device 2 is output. The size is changed (S14).

Further, the operation of the in-vehicle device 2 controlled by the in-vehicle device 1 is not limited to the reproduction of the content stored in the storage device 13 or the received broadcast. For example, it should be used for turning on / off (on / off) the air conditioner for each seat 3, changing the operation mode such as cooling, heating, and dehumidifying, changing the air volume, changing the set temperature, and the like. It may be. In addition, it may be possible to control the on / off of the vehicle interior light for each seat 3. Further, when each seat 3 is equipped with a massage device, it may be used for controlling the operation mode thereof, or when each seat 3 is equipped with a footrest, it may be used for controlling the putting in and out of the footrest. That is, by the operation of overlapping the regions 121, the operating state of the in-vehicle device 2 such as the air conditioner provided in the seat 3 corresponding to the selected region 121 is changed to the seat 3 corresponding to the other overlapped region 121. It also applies to the operating state of the in-vehicle device 2 provided.

Further, each of the in-vehicle devices 2 may be provided with a speaker and a microphone, and the above-mentioned user interface may be used for the operation of the in-vehicle device 2 to establish a voice call in an in-vehicle communication (ICC: In-Car Communication) system. Further, each of the in-vehicle devices 2 may further include a camera, and the above-mentioned user interface may be used for the operation of the in-vehicle device 2 to establish a video call of the in-vehicle communication system. For example, an in-vehicle device 2 for which a call is to be started or an area 121 corresponding to a seat 3 provided with an in-vehicle device 2 already in a call is selected, and the selected area 121 is another in-vehicle device to be added to the call. When the area 121 corresponding to the seat 3 provided with the 2 is overlapped, the device control unit 113 initiates an in-vehicle call between the plurality of in-vehicle devices 2. For example, the voice input to the microphone included in each in-vehicle device 2 is communicated with each other so as to be output from the speaker included in the other in-vehicle device 2. Even if the voice input to the microphone of the in-vehicle device 2 of the seat 3 on the front row side is output from the speaker of the in-vehicle device 2 of the seat 3 on the back row side, the conversation is made in one direction. It can support clear conversation in the passenger compartment. By adopting the interface described above for the in-vehicle call, the user can clarify the conversation between any seats 3 by a simple operation. Such an operation also changes the operating state of the in-vehicle device 2 corresponding to the selected area 121 to the operating state of the in-vehicle device 2 corresponding to the other overlapped area 121 by the operation of overlapping the areas 121. It can be said that it applies.

Further, the number of seats provided in the vehicle is not limited to four. That is, the number of seats may be plural, and may be 3 or less or 5 or more. In these cases as well, in the user interface as shown in FIG. 3, the user can intuitively operate by arranging and displaying the area 121 on the screen so as to correspond to the arrangement of the seats 3 in the vehicle interior. become able to.

Further, the in-vehicle device 1 and the in-vehicle device 2 do not have to be individually provided in all the seats 3. For example, one in-vehicle device 1 or one in-vehicle device 2 may be shared among the seats 3A and 3B in the front row. Even when the in-vehicle device 1 is shared, the in-vehicle devices 2A and 2B provided in the seats 3A and 3B and the other seats 3C and 3D, respectively, via the user interface displayed on the shared in-vehicle device 1. It is possible to control the operation of the provided in-vehicle devices 2C and 3D. Further, when sharing the in-vehicle device 2, in the user interface shown in FIG. 3 or the like, one area 121 may be displayed in association with a plurality of seats 3A and 3B sharing the in-vehicle device 2. .. Then, for the one area 121,
By the operation of overlapping the certain areas 121, the operating state of the in-vehicle device 2 corresponding to the certain area 121 can be applied to the in-vehicle devices 2A and 2B included in the plurality of seats 3A and 3B sharing the one area 121. it can.

The present invention also includes a computer program that executes the above-described processing method, and a computer-readable recording medium that records the program. The above-mentioned processing can be performed by loading the recording medium into a computer and executing the recorded program. A computer-readable recording medium is a recording medium that can be read from a computer by accumulating information such as data and programs by electrical, magnetic, optical, mechanical, or chemical action. Among such recording media, those that can be removed from the computer include flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, optical disks, magnetic tapes, memory cards, and the like. Further, examples of the recording medium fixed to the computer include a hard disk drive and a ROM.

100 Vehicle 1 In-vehicle device 11 Processor 111 Display control unit 112 Input detection unit 113 Device control unit 12 Input / output device 13 Storage device 2 In-vehicle device

Claims (11)

A display control unit that causes an input / output device to display a plurality of areas representing the seats of a vehicle, each of which is equipped with an in-vehicle device.
While receiving an input by a user's operation via the input / output device, one or more of the regions are selected on the input / output device, and the selected region overlaps with another region of the regions. An input detector that detects that
When the input detection unit detects that the overlap has been made, the in-vehicle device applies the control state of the in-vehicle device in the seat represented by the selected area to the seat represented by the other area. And the equipment control unit that controls
In-vehicle device including. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1, wherein the overlap includes dragging and dropping the selected region into the other region. The overlapped claim 1 or 2, wherein the overlap is that the selected region is expanded by pinch-out and dragged and dropped to cover at least a portion of the other region. In-vehicle device. The overlap includes that the boundary between the selected region and the other region has been moved so as to extend the selected region and cover at least a part of the other region. The vehicle-mounted device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the in-vehicle device includes a content reproduction device, and the control state includes a content reproduction state. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 5, wherein the playback state of the content includes playback or stop of the content including video or music, or display of a search list of the content. The input detection unit is for stopping the operation of the in-vehicle device in the seat represented by one or more of the selected areas and the selected area, or the output of the operation of the in-vehicle device in the seat represented by the selected area. Further detecting that a predetermined operation for lowering has been performed on the selected area,
When the input detection unit detects that the predetermined operation has been performed, the device control unit stops the operation of the in-vehicle device in the seat represented by the selected area, or represents the selected area. The vehicle-mounted device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which reduces the output of the operation of the vehicle-mounted device in the seat. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined operation is an operation in which the selected area is reduced by pinch-in. The vehicle-mounted device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein when the input detection unit detects a long press on the input / output device, it determines that the region including the long-pressed portion is selected. When the input detection unit detects a long press on two points on the input / output device, the two points are made a diagonal line, and at least a part of the input detection unit is covered with a rectangle including a side parallel to the edge of the input / output device. The vehicle-mounted device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein it is determined that an area has been selected. The in-vehicle device installed in the vehicle
A plurality of areas representing the seats of the vehicle, each of which is equipped with an in-vehicle device, are displayed on the input / output device.
While receiving an input by a user's operation via the input / output device, one or more of the regions are selected on the input / output device, and the selected region overlaps with another region of the regions. When it is detected, the vehicle-mounted device is controlled so that the control state of the vehicle-mounted device in the seat represented by the selected area is applied to the seat represented by the other region.
In-vehicle device control method.

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