JP2021030862A - Display device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a display device for vehicle that enables even a passenger who hardly views choices displayed at a display part to easily recognize the choices to make it easy to select them.SOLUTION: A display device 1 for vehicle comprises a display 8 which is provided on a vehicle, a radio communication part 6 which communicates with a headset 5 of a driver or passenger of the vehicle, a headset information storage part 10 which is stored with information associated with the headset 5 of the driver or passenger, and a control part 11 which can display choices that the driver or passenger can select on the display 8, and also output audio to the headset 5 of the driver or passenger. The headset information storage part 10 is stored with information associated with a passenger notification ON/OFF setting of whether to perform audio output of a choice to a headset 5b of the passenger to notify the passenger of the choice, and the control part 11 performs the audio output of the choice to the headset 5b of the passenger with the passenger notification setting ON.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle display device capable of displaying options that can be selected by the driver or passenger of the vehicle.

Conventionally, external devices such as mobile information devices such as smartphones and audio input / output devices such as headsets have been connected, and liquid crystal display panels and organic EL panels that visually notify vehicle users of various types of information have been used. A vehicle-mounted device having a display unit and an auditory information providing means for aurally notifying is known (see Patent Document 1). In such a vehicle-mounted device, the screen of the application executed by the smartphone can be displayed on the display unit, and when the application accepts the user's selection operation, the options are displayed on the display unit.

JP-A-2016-64797

By the way, when a vehicle display device such as the above-mentioned vehicle-mounted device is provided near the steering wheel of the motorcycle, the passenger in the rear seat of the motorcycle has a driver in the front seat and the vehicle-mounted device is used. Because the distance between the two is also large, the options displayed on the display are not clearly visible, and even if the options can be selected by voice operation from the passenger's headset, it is difficult for the passenger to perform the selection operation. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and even a passenger who has difficulty in seeing the options displayed on the display unit can easily recognize the options and can easily perform the selection operation. The challenge is to provide.

In order to solve the above problems, the vehicle display device according to the present invention includes a display unit provided on the vehicle, a communication unit that communicates with the headset of the driver or passenger of the vehicle, and the driver or the driver. A headset information storage unit that stores information about the passenger's headset and options that can be selected by the driver or the passenger are displayed on the display unit, and the driver or the passenger's headset is displayed. And a control unit capable of inputting voice from the driver's or the passenger's headset, and the headset information storage unit outputs the option to the passenger's headset. Then, information on the passenger notification setting in which whether or not to notify the passenger of the option is set on / off is stored, and the control unit receives the option when the passenger notification setting is on. Is output to the passenger's headset as audio.

The control unit does not have to output the option to the driver's headset by voice when the passenger notification setting is on.

Further, when the control unit detects the passenger's headset by the communication unit, the passenger notification setting may be turned on.

Further, the control unit may switch on / off the passenger notification setting by voice input from the passenger's headset.

According to the vehicle display device according to the present invention, even a passenger who has difficulty in seeing the options displayed on the display unit can easily recognize the options and facilitate the selection operation.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the display device for a vehicle and the external device which concerns on embodiment for carrying out an invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the display device for a vehicle of FIG. It is a flow chart which shows the voice notification processing of an option by the display device for a vehicle of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the display of an option by the display device for a vehicle of FIG. 1 and voice notification.

A mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle display device 1 according to the present embodiment is provided integrally with a meter (instrument) near the steering wheel of a motorcycle (not shown), and can control an external device together with an operation switch 2. Controller 3 is configured. External devices such as an external portable device (smartphone) 4 and an audio input / output device (headset) 5 are wirelessly connected to the vehicle display device 1, and in FIG. 1, the headset 5 is used as a headset 5 of a motorcycle driver. The headset 5a and the passenger headset 5b are shown.

As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle display device 1 controls the wireless communication unit 6, the wired communication unit 7, the screen display unit (display) 8, the audio output unit 9, the headset information storage unit 10, and the control. It has a part 11.

External devices such as a smartphone 4 and a headset 5 are connected to the wireless communication unit 6 by a wireless communication method such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and Wi-Fi, and device information of the external device and content information (contents) from the smartphone 4 are connected. Information related to, for example, music information and navigation information), reception of voice operation information from the headset 5, information for operating the smartphone 4 (control signal), transmission of voice information to the headset 5, and the like. Will be done.

The operation switch 2 and the electronic control unit (ECU) 12 of the vehicle are connected to the wired connection unit 7 by wire, and the operation information of the operation switch 2 by the user (motorcycle occupant) and the vehicle information from the electronic control unit 12 ( Speed, acceleration, residual fuel, etc.) are received.

The display 8 is made of, for example, a color TFT liquid crystal, and the vehicle information from the ECU 12 received by the wired connection unit 7, the device information of the external device, the content information from the smartphone 4 received by the wireless communication unit 6, is selected by the user. Display option information and the like indicating feasible options (menus).

The voice output unit 9 is composed of, for example, a speaker, and outputs various information displayed on the display 8, music played by the smartphone 4, etc. as voice, and this voice may be transmitted to the headset 5.

The headset information storage unit 10 stores headset connection information, driver headset registration information, and passenger notification setting information as information regarding the headset of the driver and / or passenger of the motorcycle. There is.

The headset connection information is the device information of the headset 5 connected to the vehicle display device 1 by the wireless communication unit 6, and the driver headset registration information is the device of the driver headset registered in advance. Information. As shown in FIG. 1, when the headsets 5a and 5b are connected to the vehicle display device 1, the device information of the headset 5a and the device information of the headset 5b are stored as the headset connection information. Further, when the device information of the headset 5a is registered as the driver's headset registration information, the headset 5a having the registered device information is recognized as the driver's headset, and the registered device information is used. The headset 5b having different device information is recognized as a passenger headset.

Further, the passenger notification setting information is a passenger notification setting in which whether or not to notify the passenger of the option by voice output of the option displayed on the display 8 to the passenger headset is set on / off. Information about. As will be described later, when the passenger notification setting is on, the options displayed on the display 8 are output to the passenger headset 5b by voice, and when the passenger notification setting is off, the options are the passenger headset. No audio is output to 5b.

The control unit 11 is composed of, for example, a microcomputer, and has an input / output interface, a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The control unit 11 performs drawing processing for displaying vehicle information, device information, content information, voice operation information, option information, etc. on the display 8, and displays each of these information, music, etc. on the headset 5 or voice output unit 9. In addition to executing voice processing for outputting voice to the user, the vehicle display device 1 and the smartphone 4 are operated in response to the operation input on the operation switch 2 and the voice input on the headset 5.

The operation switch 2 is a circular switch that can be operated by pushing in five places, the upper part 2a, the lower part 2b, the left part 2c, the right part 2d, and the central part 2e (see FIG. 1), near the steering grip of the motorcycle. It is provided. When the user pushes each part of the operation switch 2, the control unit 11 or the like executes a function assigned to each part (depending on the display content of the display 8).

As shown in FIG. 3, when the power supply or ignition of the motorcycle is turned on, the control unit 11 acquires the headset connection information and the driver's headset registration information from the headset information storage unit 10 (step 1 (FIG. 3). In the middle, it is described as "S.1". The same applies hereinafter.)), And it is determined whether or not a headset other than the headset 5a, which is the driver's headset, is connected (step 2).

Then, when the headset 5b is connected as a headset other than the headset 5a (detects the headset 5b), the control unit 11 indicates that the headset 5b is a passenger headset and only the driver. Assuming that there are passengers, the passenger notification setting is automatically turned on (the passenger notification setting information stored in the headset information storage unit 10 is updated so that the passenger notification setting is turned on) (step). 3). The process of the control unit 11 shown in FIG. 3 is repeated while the power or ignition of the motorcycle is on, but step 3 may be performed only immediately after the power or ignition is turned on (the second and subsequent times). It does not have to be done in the case of repetition).

Next, the control unit 11 turns on or off the passenger notification setting by voice input from the headset 5b (step 4). However, since the passenger does not always perform the voice operation related to the passenger notification setting at this timing, the control unit 11 may notify the passenger by voice using the headset 5b to prompt the passenger to perform the voice operation. , Step 4 may be executed after waiting for the voice operation of the passenger.

Subsequently, the control unit 11 determines whether or not it is time to display the options on the display 8 based on the execution content of the application of the smartphone 4, that is, the driver and the passenger are selected from the options. It is determined whether or not it is necessary to notify the voice (selection request voice) requesting the selection (step 5). As a result of the determination, if the notification is unnecessary, the process returns to step 1, and if the notification is required, the selection request voice is output to the headsets 5a and 5b (step 6). For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the control unit 11 displays a list of playback candidate song titles as options on the display 8 and requests the selection, the selection request voice "Please select the song title" is output. Output to headsets 5a and 5b.

The control unit 11 that has notified the selection request voice determines whether or not the passenger notification setting is on by referring to the headset information storage unit 10 (step 7), and if the passenger notification setting is off, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the passenger notification setting is on. Returning to step 1, when the passenger notification setting is on, the options are not output to the headset 5a by voice, and the options are output to the headset 5b by voice (step 8). As shown in FIG. 4, when the control unit 11 displays the song titles of the playback candidates as options on the display 8, the headset 5b reads out the list as "1. Graduation, 2. Sakura, 3. Encounter". Output to.

On the other hand, if a headset other than the headset 5a is not connected in step 2, the control unit 11 determines whether or not it is necessary to notify the driver of the selection request voice (step 9), and notifies the driver. If is unnecessary, the process returns to step 1, and if notification is required, the selection request voice is output to the headset 5a (step 10).

The vehicle display device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a display 8 provided on the motorcycle, a wireless communication unit 6 that communicates with the headset 5 of the driver or passenger of the motorcycle, and the driver or passenger. The headset information storage unit 10 that stores information about the headset 5 and the options that the driver or passenger can select are displayed on the display 8, and the audio output to the headset 5 of the driver or passenger and the audio output to the headset 5 of the driver or passenger. A control unit 11 capable of inputting voice from the driver's or passenger's headset 5 is provided, and the headset information storage unit 10 outputs options to the passenger's headset 5b by voice and selects the options for the passenger. Information about the passenger notification setting, which is set on / off whether or not to notify the passenger, is stored, and when the passenger notification setting is on, the control unit 11 outputs the options to the passenger headset 5b by voice. Therefore, even if the passengers cannot see the options displayed on the display 8 well, if the passenger notification setting is on, the passengers can easily recognize the options by the headset 5b, and the selection operation can be performed. Easy to do.

In steps 7 and 8, if the passenger notification setting is on, the control unit 11 does not output the option to the driver's headset 5a by voice, but the driver visually displays the option displayed on the display 8. If it can be recognized, there is no need to receive a voice notification, so there is no inconvenience. By suppressing the voice output of the driver to the headset 5a in this way, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the driver's attention to driving is distracted due to excessive voice notification.

Further, in step 2 and step 3, when the wireless communication unit 6 detects the passenger headset, the control unit 11 turns on the passenger notification setting. Therefore, when there is a passenger, the passenger notification is given one by one. You can reduce the hassle of having to turn the setting on.

In particular, in step 2, when detecting the passenger headset, it is not determined whether or not the pre-registered passenger headset is connected, but the connection of a headset other than the pre-registered driver headset is connected. When the passenger replaces the headset (when the passenger replaces the previously used headset 5b with another headset), or when a different passenger's headset is used. Even in the case (when a passenger different from the usual passenger using the headset 5b is on board and the headset is different from the headset 5b), there is no need to change such as re-registering the passenger headset. Is.

Further, the visibility or difficulty of seeing the options displayed on the display 8 from the passenger varies depending on the situation at that time (light and darkness, weather, physique of the driver / passenger, etc.), and in addition, the passenger The control unit 11 switches the passenger notification setting on / off by voice input from the passenger's headset 5b in step 4, so that the passenger does not want to select the option by himself / herself. , At your own discretion, you can decide whether or not to receive voice notification of options.

Although the embodiments for carrying out the present invention have been illustrated above, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to those described above, and may be appropriately modified (including deletion of components) without departing from the spirit of the invention. May be good.

For example, the vehicle display device may be provided in a vehicle other than a motorcycle, and when there are a plurality of passengers, the conditions for voice notification of the options may be different depending on the passengers.

1 Vehicle display device 5a Headset (driver's headset)
5b headset (passenger headset)
6 Wireless communication unit (communication unit)
8 Display (display unit)
10 Headset information storage unit 11 Control unit

Claims (4)

The display unit provided on the vehicle and
A communication unit that communicates with the headset of the driver or passenger of the vehicle,
A headset information storage unit that stores information about the driver's or passenger's headset,
The display unit displays the options that can be selected by the driver or the passenger, the audio output to the headset of the driver or the passenger, and the headset of the driver or the passenger. Equipped with a control unit capable of voice input
The headset information storage unit contains information on a passenger notification setting in which whether or not to output the option to the passenger's headset by voice and notify the passenger of the option is set on / off. Remembered
The control unit is a vehicle display device, characterized in that, when the passenger notification setting is on, the options are output by voice to the passenger's headset. The vehicle display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit does not output the option to the driver's headset by voice when the passenger notification setting is on. The vehicle display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit turns on the passenger notification setting when the communication unit detects the passenger's headset. The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control unit switches on / off of the passenger notification setting by voice input from the passenger's headset. Display device.

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