JP2022058421A - System and program for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for vehicles, capable of highly, surely transmitting notice information to a driver, etc., who drives the vehicle.

SOLUTION: A radar detector performing control to display monitoring information relating to traffic monitor activities on a screen can display a ring display 34 for notifying the monitoring information on the screen and interlocks display action for varying display color or brightness of at least one part of a ring 340 forming the outer periphery of the ring display 34 with notification by the ring display 34 to execute the display action to the ring 340.

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Description

The present invention relates to a system that supports the driving of a vehicle by providing information on various traffic monitoring activities such as traffic control and inspection.

Conventionally, as a system for supporting the driving of a vehicle, an in-vehicle device such as a radar detector that warns when a radar wave for speed control is received and calls the driver's attention has been realized. Such an in-vehicle device has a GPS function for positioning the current position of the vehicle and a database of GPS contents such as an installation point of a speed control system, and detects an approach to a specific GPS content. Some notify the driver (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to such an in-vehicle device, it is possible to suppress the possibility that the driver unknowingly speeds up too much by notifying the approaching point of the traffic monitoring activity.

As GPS content that the in-vehicle device with the above configuration notifies the approach, in addition to the installation point of the speed control system and the permanent point such as the police station, traffic monitoring activities such as speed control and drinking inspection by mobile orbis are frequently performed. There are temporary points, etc. that will be implemented at. The in-vehicle device is trying to raise the driver's awareness of safe driving by notifying the approach to various GPS contents.

In particular, a vehicle speed measuring device or the like applied to speed control is generally installed at a dangerous point where excessive speed is likely to be induced. The approach notification to such a point is very effective for raising the driver's awareness of safe driving before the danger occurs and for avoiding the danger in advance. In-vehicle devices such as radar detectors are extremely useful for motivating drivers to drive safely, and are devices that contribute to ensuring traffic safety and support driving.

However, the information reported by in-vehicle devices such as radar detectors is diverse, and the contents are also diverse. It is not easy for the driver who is driving to accurately grasp such various notification information.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-248180

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is an invention for providing a vehicle system capable of transmitting broadcast information with high certainty.

The first aspect of the present invention is in a vehicle system for controlling display of monitoring information related to traffic monitoring activity on a screen.
The information display area for notifying the monitoring information can be displayed on the screen.
It is in a vehicle system that controls the outer peripheral portion to execute a display operation for changing the display color or brightness of at least a part of the outer peripheral portion of the information display region in conjunction with the notification by the information display region. ..

A second aspect of the present invention is a program for realizing the function of the first aspect as a vehicle system in a computer.

In the vehicle system according to the present invention, the monitoring information is notified in the information display area displayed on the screen. In the outer peripheral portion of this information display area, a display operation in which the display color or brightness of at least a part of the portion changes is executed in conjunction with the notification of the monitoring information. If the outer peripheral part performs the display operation in conjunction with the notification of the monitoring information, it is possible to attract the user's attention according to the change in the display color or brightness, and the monitoring information is transmitted with high reliability. be able to.

If the user can quickly grasp the notified monitoring information, the information will be less likely to be missed. If there is less concern about missing information, the attention required to grasp the information can be suppressed. For example, a driver who is driving can concentrate his consciousness on driving and strive for safe driving. If information can be transmitted with high certainty in this way, safe driving can be promoted and safety can be improved.

In one preferred mode of the vehicle system of the present invention, as the mode of the display operation linked to the notification of the monitoring information, the mode of executing the display operation during the notification and the mode of starting the display operation in response to the start of the notification. , There are various modes such as a mode in which the display operation is executed prior to the notification, a mode in which the display operation is continued for a while after the notification is completed, and the like.

In one preferred embodiment of the vehicle system of the present invention, an alarm level indicating the importance of the monitoring information is defined based on the type of traffic monitoring activity and the positional relationship between the current position of the vehicle and the implementation point of the traffic monitoring activity. The display color or brightness is specified for each alarm level.
The display color or brightness of the alarm level of the monitoring information notified in the information display area is set as the display color or brightness used for the display operation by the outer peripheral portion.

In this case, the alarm level can be intuitively grasped by the display color of the outer peripheral portion and the like. For example, even a driver who is driving can grasp the situation just by glancing at the screen. If the situation can be grasped without looking at the screen, for example, the driver who is driving can concentrate on the front and the safety is improved.

In one preferred embodiment of the vehicle system of the present invention, the display operation by the outer peripheral portion includes an operation in which a specific portion having a display color or brightness different from that of other portions moves in the circumferential direction.
The human eye has the visual characteristic of being more sensitive to motion than a stationary object. If the movement is generated by moving a specific place as described above, the user's attention can be attracted with high certainty, and the monitoring information in the information display area can be reliably transmitted.

In a vehicle system of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as a display operation by the outer peripheral portion, a pair of the specific points located facing each other via the information display area are specified via a line-symmetrical movement. There is an operation that converges at one place.
In this case, the movement of sandwiching the specific location from both sides by a pair of specific locations makes it possible to strongly impress the user with the specific location.

In the vehicle system of one preferred aspect of the present invention, the monitoring information includes information for notifying the approach to the execution point of the traffic monitoring activity.
As the display operation by the outer peripheral portion, there is an operation of making the display color or brightness of the portion corresponding to the direction of the implementation point different from the others when the vertical upward direction of the screen is assumed to be the traveling direction of the vehicle.
In this case, the direction of the implementation point can be expressed by the display operation by the outer peripheral portion. It becomes possible to intuitively grasp the direction of the implementation point, and the burden on the user side is reduced.

In one preferred embodiment of the vehicle system of the present invention, the monitoring information includes information for notifying the approach to the execution point of the traffic monitoring activity, and the specific one point is the vertical direction of the screen of the vehicle. This is the location corresponding to the direction of the implementation point when assumed to be the direction of travel.
In this case, the orientation of the implementation point can be further emphasized by the display operation by the outer peripheral portion.

In a vehicle system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as a display operation by the outer peripheral portion, a pair of the specific points located facing each other via the information display area are referred to the center of the information display area. There is an operation of moving while maintaining the positional relationship of point symmetry.
For example, it is also good to realize the orbiting operation by the point-symmetrical movement as described above. Further, for example, it is also effective to express the degree of importance and the degree of urgency of the monitoring information according to the orbiting speed. For example, the lap speed may be increased as the approaching point is approached. It becomes possible to express the distance of the implementation point according to the orbiting speed.

In a vehicle system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as a display operation by the outer peripheral portion, the display color or brightness of a plurality of locations arranged on the entire circumference of the outer peripheral portion or in the circumferential direction is similarly changed. There is an operation.
It is also effective to express the degree of importance and the degree of urgency according to the change cycle. For example, the cycle may be accelerated as the approaching point is approached. It becomes possible to express the distance of the implementation point according to the cycle.

In one preferred embodiment of the vehicle system of the present invention, the information display region is a substantially circular region, and the outer peripheral portion exhibits a substantially circular ring surrounding the substantially circular information display region.
According to the outer peripheral portion of the substantially annular shape, the movement along the circumferential direction becomes smooth. When the information display area is surrounded by a substantially circular outer peripheral portion, an image like a meter display can be provided. In the case of the information display area having the image of the meter display in this way, for example, the information display area is arranged side by side with the meter-like display area for displaying vehicle information such as vehicle speed and engine speed and general information such as time (clock). There is little discomfort.

The perspective view of the front side which shows the radar detector in Example 1. FIG. The rear side perspective view which shows the radar detector in Example 1. FIG. The block diagram which shows the electric structure of the radar detector in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram showing the type of GPS target in the first embodiment. The figure including the display screen of the registration menu button in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the display screen at the time of operating a pin setting button in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the standby list screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the eco-driving screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the digital meter screen in the traveling direction in Example 1. The front view of the digital meter screen of the rotation speed in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the preset screen including the display of the state icon in Example 1. The front view which shows the map screen in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the 1st display part of the map screen in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the 1st display part of the map screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the classic scope screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the classic scope screen in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a switching operation to the setting list screen in the first embodiment. The figure which shows the switching from the setting list screen to the standby setting screen in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a setting operation of a radar scope screen in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of detailed map settings in the first embodiment. The front view of the map screen at the time of detail and the time of a wide area in Example 1. An explanatory diagram of a scope sub-display setting operation in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of a setting operation of a tide information screen in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of a graph screen setting operation in the first embodiment. The front view of the speed graph screen in Example 1. The front view of the altitude graph screen in Example 1. The front view of the graph screen of the atmospheric pressure in Example 1. The front view of the acceleration graph screen in Example 1. The front view of the graph screen of the gyro in Example 1. The front view of the fuel consumption graph screen in Example 1. The front view of the temperature graph screen in Example 1. The front view of the graph screen of the rotation speed in Example 1. The front view of the graph screen of the engine 1 in Example 1. The front view of the graph screen of the engine 2 in Example 1. The front view of the fuel graph screen in Example 1. The front view of the graph screen of the voltage in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the graph screen set manually in Example 1. The front view of the altitude graph screen in Example 1. An explanatory diagram of a setting operation of an auto item setting in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of a preset setting setting operation in the first embodiment. The front view of the preset screen in Example 1. The explanatory view of the backlight color setting operation in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a semi-transparent mode setting operation in the first embodiment. The figure which shows the display example of additional information in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a photo frame setting operation in the first embodiment. The front view which shows the fuel consumption planning surface in Example 1. FIG. The explanatory view of the setting operation of the fuel consumption meter in Example 1. The front view which shows the OBD data screen in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of an OBD data setting operation in the first embodiment. The explanatory view of the setting operation of the alarm mode in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the alarm setting in Example 1. FIG. The explanatory view of the manual setting operation of an alarm mode in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the radar setting screen in Example 1. The front view of the wireless setting in Example 1. The front view of the GPS setting in Example 1. An explanatory diagram of a setting operation of a radar reception setting in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of a screen / LED setting setting operation in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of an operation method of window touch correction in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of an operation method of voice setting in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of an audio setting in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of the generation timing of an alarm voice (alarm voice) in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of the generation timing of an alarm voice (alarm voice) in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of the generation timing of an alarm voice (alarm voice) in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of pronunciation contents according to a date and a time zone in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of an electronic sound for each radio type in the first embodiment. The figure which shows the reminder setting screen in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the oil setting screen in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of an operation method of system setting in the first embodiment. The explanatory view of the data erasure method in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of an operation method of a custom setting in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of an image of a sound for each target sound in the first embodiment. The explanatory view of the setting method of the custom image in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a method of setting a startup screen in the first embodiment. The figure which shows the OBD setting screen in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of an operation method of OBD setting in the first embodiment. The front view of the map screen of 1 map panel-less mode in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the map screen of 1 map panel automatic mode in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the map screen of 1 map panel small mode in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the map screen of 1 map 2 panel small mode in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the map screen of the 2 map panel-less mode in Example 1. The front view of the map screen of 2 map panel small mode in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the classic scope screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the classic scope screen including the scope sub-display in Example 1. The front view which shows the classic scope screen in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a system alarm level in the first embodiment. The front view of the classic scope screen at the time of a radio alarm (weak) in Example 1. The front view of the classic scope screen in which the public control window pops up in Example 1. The figure which shows the target icon in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the message window about the GPS alarm in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows a part of the target icon in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the message window about the radar alarm in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the message window about the radio alarm in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the wireless icon which the display color is different in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the clock display is set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the vehicle speed display is set in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display in which the eco-drive display is set in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display in which the acceleration display is set in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display in which the tilt display is set in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display in which the tide information display is set in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display in which the satellite information display is set in Example 1. The front view of the ring display which set the alarm panel display in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the compass display is set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the atmospheric pressure display was set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the reminder days display is set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the reminder distance display is set in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display in which the instantaneous fuel consumption display is set in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display in which the average fuel consumption display is set in Example 1. The front view of the ring display in which the general road average fuel consumption display is set in Example 1. The front view of the ring display in which the highway average fuel consumption display is set in Example 1. The front view of the ring display in which the fuel consumption display is set this time in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display in which the lifetime fuel consumption display is set in Example 1. The front view of the ring display in which the moving average fuel consumption display is set in Example 1. The front view of the ring display which set the fuel flow rate display in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the engine water temperature display is set in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display which set the intake air temperature display in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the outside air temperature display was set in Example 1. The front view of the ring display in which the engine oil temperature display is set in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display which set the battery voltage display in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the throttle opening degree display is set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the engine load display is set in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display in which the intake manifold display is set in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display in which the boost gauge display is set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display which set the tachometer display in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display which set the battery current display in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display which set the HV battery capacity display in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display which set the HV battery current display in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display which set the HV motor rotation speed display in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the HV motor torque display is set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the HV generator rotation speed display is set in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the custom image setting screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the preset screen including the background image of the initial setting in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the preset screen in which the custom image is set as the background in Example 1. An explanatory diagram illustrating a preset screen in the first embodiment. The figure which illustrates the preset screen including the alarm panel in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the alarm panel is set in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of the layer structure of the ring display in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display in which the clock display is set in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of the layer structure of the ring display in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display in which the speed display is set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display just before displaying additional information in Example 1. The front view of the ring display which displays the additional information in Example 1. FIG. The explanatory view of the arrow operation by a ring in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a ring action including an arrow operation in the first embodiment. The explanatory view of the rolling operation by a ring in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a ring action by a rolling operation in the first embodiment. The explanatory view of the flash operation by a ring in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a ring action by a flash operation in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of an arrow operation in a preset screen in the first embodiment. The figure which shows the ring action at the time of a radio alarm in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the ring action at the time of a radar alarm in Example 1. FIG. An explanatory diagram of a flash operation in a preset screen in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of a rolling operation in a preset screen in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of a data specification of posted information in the first embodiment. An explanatory diagram of the contents of each data constituting the posted information in the first embodiment. The explanatory view of the data value of the control direction in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the menu screen in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the pin setting screen in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the menu screen in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the menu screen in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the GPS search screen in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the screen transition at the time of starting a posting in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the screen transition at the time of generating the post information in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the screen transition at the time of generating the post information in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the input screen of the monitoring direction in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the screen transition at the time of erasing a post pin in Example 1. FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
(Example 1)
This example is an example of the radar detector 1 which is one aspect of the vehicle system of the present invention and whose main function is an alarm related to traffic control. The radar detector 1 notifies various traffic information useful when driving a vehicle, including monitoring information related to traffic monitoring activities such as speed control. This content will be described in the following order with reference to FIGS. 1 to 165.
1. 1. Shape 2. Internal configuration 3. Basic operation 4. Stand-by screen setting method and specifications 5. Radarscope screen specifications 5.1 Map screen specifications 5.2 Classic scope screen specifications 6. Setting 6.1 Standby setting 6.1.1 Radar scope setting 6.1.2 Tide information setting 61.3 Graph setting 6.1.4 Auto item setting 6.1.5 Preset setting 6.1.6 Photo frame setting 6.1.7 Fuel consumption meter setting 6.1.8 OBD data setting 6.2 Mode setting 6.3 Alarm setting 6.4 Screen / LED setting 6.5 Audio setting 6.6 Reminder setting 6.7 System Settings 6.8 Custom settings 6.9 OBD settings 7. Radarscope screen settings and operations 7.1 Map screen settings and operations 7.2 Classic scope screen operations 8. Preset screen 8.1 Ring display 8.2 Background setting 9. Display specifications of ring display 9.1 Semi-transparent display 9.2 Additional information display 9.3 Ring action 10. Posting 10.1 Data specifications of posted information 10.2 Posting processing 11. summary

■ 1. Shape ■
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the radar detector 1 of this example is provided with a thin rectangular case body 2, and is attached to a vehicle dashboard or the like via a bracket 28 attached from the lower back side of the case body 2. It is an in-vehicle device that is attached and installed. The radar detector 1 can also be installed on the back side of the sun visor, the back side of the rearview mirror, or the like according to the change of the bracket 28.

A touch panel 15 with a 3.2-inch color screen is provided on the front surface of the case body 2 facing the driver at the time of installation. The touch panel 15 is a display panel in which a transparent sheet-shaped touch screen 151 (FIG. 3) for detecting a touch position is laminated on a TFT dot matrix liquid crystal display 152 (FIG. 3). A volume adjustment button 226 and a mute button 223 are arranged on the right outer side of the touch panel 15 when viewed from the driver side, and a VIEW button 221, a MEMORY button 222, and a multicolor LED 137 (FIG. 3) are embedded on the left outer side. The light emitting unit 23 is arranged.

At the lower right of the touch panel 15, a light receiving surface 25 of an infrared light receiving unit 138 (FIG. 3) for receiving infrared rays of an operation remote controller (not shown) is provided. The radar detector 1 of this example can be operated by touching the touch panel 15 with a fingertip, operating a button, operating a remote controller, or the like. Of the operation buttons 22 on the left side, the upper MEMORY button 222 is an operation button for displaying four registration menu buttons 313 (see FIG. 5) in a pop-up on the standby screen.

A card insertion slot 27 for inserting a memory card 171 (FIG. 3) such as an SD card, which is a removable recording medium, is provided on the right side surface of the case body 2 when viewed from the driver side. A USB connector 20 and a power switch (not shown) are provided at the lower part of the back surface of the case body 2. A cigar plug cord extending from a cigar socket of a vehicle, an OBD adapter cord, a USB cable, or the like is connected to the USB connector 20. The radar detector 1 operates by receiving power supply via a cord connected to the USB connector 20.

The OBD adapter code is an OBD provided on the vehicle side in accordance with the OBD (On-board Diagnostics) -II (II is the Roman numeral "2"; hereinafter referred to as "OBD") standard, which is a vehicle inspection standard. A communication cable connected to a connector (fault diagnosis connector not shown). The OBD connector is electrically extended from a vehicle ECU (not shown) and can output various vehicle information. A connector that is detachably attached to the OBD connector of the vehicle is attached to the tip of the OBD adapter cord on the vehicle side. The vehicle OBD connector is a connector that is also called a failure diagnosis connector.

■ 2. Internal configuration ■
As shown in FIG. 3, the radar detector 1 is electrically configured around the control unit 10. For the control unit 10, in addition to the above-mentioned configuration, the GPS receiver 121, the microwave receiver 122, the wireless receiver 123, the acceleration sensor 124, the gyro 125, the geomagnetic sensor 126, the illuminance sensor 127, and the pressure sensor 128 , The clock unit 129, the speaker 16, the memory card reader 17, and the like are electrically connected. Further, the radar detector 1 is provided with a database 100 accessible from the control unit 10.

The GPS receiver 121 is a receiver that receives GPS signals coming from GPS satellites and outputs the current time, current position information (latitude / longitude), current speed, altitude, and the like. The GPS receiver 121 is incorporated in the case body 2 so as to be located above the center of the rear side of the radar detector 1. It is also possible for the control unit 10 that has acquired the position information of the current position from the GPS receiver 121 to calculate the speed of the vehicle based on the fluctuation of the current position.

The microwave receiver 122 is a receiver that receives radar waves in the microwavelength band emitted from a speed measuring device such as a mobile radar (hereinafter, simply referred to as a radar).
The radio receiver 123 is a receiver that receives radio of a predetermined frequency. The radio receiver 123 of this example can selectively set any one of a plurality of frequencies so as to be compatible with various radio waves.
The microwave receiver 122 and the wireless receiver 123 are incorporated in the case body 2 so as to be located on the back side of the radar detector 1. Such a built-in position is suitable for receiving radio waves and the like coming from the front of the vehicle. In the microwave receiver 122, five levels of Lv1 to Lv5 are set as the electric field strength of the microwave from the lowest strength.

The acceleration sensor 124 is a sensor that detects the front-back, left-right, and up-down acceleration of the vehicle.
The gyro sensor 125 is a sensor that detects the angular velocity generated in response to traveling.
The geomagnetic sensor 126 is a sensor that measures the magnitude and direction of the geomagnetism and detects the north direction.
The illuminance sensor 127 is a sensor that detects the brightness of the outside.

The clock unit 129 is a clock that outputs calendar information. The calendar information includes data representing the date and data representing the current time. When the current time can be obtained from the GPS receiver 121 once a day, the current time (including the date and time) of the clock unit 129 is calibrated using the time.
The speaker 16 is assembled in the case body 2 so that sound or the like can be output through a speaker hole (not shown) that opens in the bottom surface of the case body 2.
The memory card reader 17 reads the data recorded in the memory card 171 and transfers it to the control unit 10. A memory card 171 inserted into the card insertion slot 27 is attached to the memory card reader 17.

The control unit 10 is composed of a microcomputer (not shown) including a CPU, ROM, RAM, non-volatile memory such as EEPROM, I / O, and the like.
The ROM stores a software program or the like to be executed by the CPU.
The storage area of the non-volatile memory such as EEPROM is provided with a setting information storage area for storing setting information such as alarm settings.

The database 100 is composed of a non-volatile memory (for example, EEPROM) inside or outside the microcomputer of the control unit 10. The database 100 at the time of product shipment stores map data, GPS targets including location information such as alarm targets, various facilities and tourist spots, regulation information such as speed limits, and various voice output information. There is.

The stored data in the database 100 can be updated by using the memory card 171. If a memory card 171 in which update data such as map data, GPS target, and voice output information is stored is attached to the memory card reader 17, the update data is read out under the control of the control unit 10, and the data in the database 100 is read. Can be updated. It is also possible to update the database 100 by connecting a PC in which the update data is stored in a hard disk or the like via USB.

In the storage area of the non-volatile memory (for example, EEPROM) inside the microcomputer of the control unit 10 or externally to the microcomputer, a posting pin storage area for storing information related to the traffic monitoring activity to be posted is provided. Up to 4 post pin information related to the traffic monitoring activity to be posted can be stored in the post pin storage area. The data specifications of the post pin information will be described in detail later.

■ 3. Basic operation ■
The radar detector 1 realizes various functions by causing the CPU to execute a software program read from the ROM. The functions of the radar detector 1 include a current information display function, a GPS log function, an alarm function for issuing various alarms, an OBD function, a setting function, a registration function, and the like. As the alarm function, there are functions provided by a general radar detector such as a GPS alarm function, an RD alarm function, and a wireless alarm function. Further, the radar detector 1 of this example has a posting function for generating posting information and the like. Each means for realizing these functions is formed in the control unit 10.

The current information display function is a function for displaying the current information by displaying a preset standby screen on the touch panel 15. Currently, various information such as map information around the vehicle, position information of surrounding GPS targets, time information, tide information, vehicle information, fuel consumption information, eco-driving information, satellite information, altitude information, etc. There is. The displayed current information can be selectively set by selecting the standby screen. Selective setting of the standby screen is realized by the setting function described later.

The OBD function is a function for acquiring vehicle information. This OBD function functions only when the radar detector 1 is connected to the vehicle side via the OBD adapter cord connected to the OBD connector on the vehicle side. If the radar detector 1 is connected to the vehicle side using the OBD adapter code, various vehicle information can be acquired every 0.5 seconds. Vehicle information that can be acquired from the vehicle side includes, for example, vehicle speed, engine speed, engine load factor, ignition timing, intake manifold pressure, intake air amount (MAF), injection opening time, engine cooling water temperature (cooling water temperature). ), Temperature of the air taken into the engine (intake temperature), temperature outside the vehicle (outside air temperature), fuel flow rate, instantaneous fuel consumption, accelerator opening (throttle opening), blinker information (operation information of left and right blinkers), brake There is information such as opening degree and rotation steering angle of the handle.

The GPS log function is a function of storing the current position output from the GPS receiver 121 as a position history in the database 100 every second. This position history is recorded in, for example, NMEA format. The time and speed (vehicle speed) at which the control unit 10 detects the current position are associated with the stored current position.
The registration function is a function for a driver who is a user to register a personal point (my point) or area (my area), and is executed by a registration means realized by software in the control unit 10.

The GPS warning function is a function for warning the approach to an alarm target such as Orbis (automatic speed violation control device). In the GPS alarm function, arithmetic processing for obtaining the distance between the position of the alarm target and the current position is repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals (for example, 1 second). When this distance reaches a predetermined approach distance and an event called an alarm point approach occurs, a GPS alarm indicating that fact is executed.

The alarm targets by the GPS alarm function are Orbis, control area, inspection area, intersection monitoring point, ban monitoring area, N system, traffic monitoring system, signal ignoring deterrence system, police station, accident-prone area, on-board aiming area, There are sharp curves, branching and merging points, ETC lanes, etc. In the database 100, the type information of these targets, the position information (latitude and longitude) indicating the position (specific position), the schematic diagram (animation) or photograph data to be displayed on the touch panel 15, and the audio data are associated with each other. In the state, it is stored as a GPS target (POI data). The alarm target may include a doze driving accident point, a radar, a speed limit switching point, and the like.

GPS targets other than the alarm target of the GPS alarm function include service areas (expressways), parking areas (expressways), highway oasis (expressways), smart interchanges (expressways), and gas stations in PA / SA (expressways). There are highways), tunnels (expressways), highway radio reception areas (expressways), prefectural border announcements, roadside stations, viewpoint parking, etc.

In the radar detector 1 of this example, as shown in FIG. 4, the GPS targets are managed in four stages of "red" → "yellow" → "blue" → "green" in descending order of the alarm level indicating the degree of urgency. ing. Each color corresponding to the type of GPS target is the display color of the icon, the scope color of the classic scope screen (reference numeral 32 in FIG. 15 described later), and the ring action display by the ring display (reference numeral 34 in the same figure described later). The color is set as the emission color of the multicolor LED 137.

The RD warning function is a function for warning the incident of a radar wave (microwave) emitted from a radar type control device. When an event of radar wave reception (hereinafter referred to as RD reception) by the microwave receiver 122 occurs, an RD alarm indicating that fact is executed.

The wireless warning function is a function that gives a warning so as not to interfere with the running of an emergency vehicle or the like. When an event called reception of radio waves emitted by an emergency vehicle (hereinafter referred to as radio reception) occurs, a radio warning is executed to alert the driver. The alarm targets are crackdown radio, car location radio, digital radio, extra small radio, station activity radio, police phone, police activity radio, wrecker radio, heli-tele radio, fire heli-tele radio, fire radio, emergency radio, highway radio, There are security radios, etc.

The posting function is a function for generating posting information such as traffic control. In the radar detector 1 of this example, the generated posted information is converted into a two-dimensional code image 15C (described later with reference to FIG. 163) and displayed on the touch panel 15. In this example, a QR code (registered trademark) is adopted as a two-dimensional code image. As the code image, various code images such as a one-dimensional barcode can be adopted. Instead of the code image, characters may be displayed and the characters may be recognized. Alternatively, wireless communication such as IRDA, IRDX, NFC, Bluetooth (registered trademark) and the like may be used. The operation for generating posted information is as described later.

The setting function is a function for making various settings related to the radar detector 1. The settings include standby settings for the standby screen, mode settings, alarm settings for alarm operation, screen / LED settings for the touch panel 15 and light emitting unit 23, audio settings, posting settings, reminder settings, system settings, custom settings, and OBD settings. There is. The contents of each setting will be described later.

Next, the operation outline of the radar detector 1 of this example will be described. The control unit 10 displays the standby screen on the touch panel 15 in the standby state in which an event to be alerted such as RD reception, wireless reception, or alarm point approach has not occurred. In the radar detector 1 of this example, the default standby screen is the map screen 31. When the operation of the MEMORY button 222 is detected while the standby screen is being displayed, the control unit 10 pops up and displays four registration menu buttons 313 on the screen as shown in FIG. 5 (center screen). As the registration menu button 313, in addition to the pin setting button for registering the posting pin 44 (see FIG. 157) described later, the latitude and longitude of the own vehicle positioning position when the MEMORY button 222 is pressed is displayed as a two-dimensional bar code. There is an ITY map button, a My Area button for registering My Area, and a Cancel button for registering My Cancel Area.

When the operation of the MEMORY button 222 is detected while all the posting pins 44 that can be registered up to four are registered, the control unit 10 replaces the pin setting button with "" as shown in FIG. 6A. "The pin is full." Is displayed in a pop-up. When the operation of the MEMORY button 222 is detected while the vehicle is not running at all, the control unit 10 displays a pop-up display of "direction is undecided" instead of the pin setting button as shown in FIG. In the GPS non-positioning state, when the control unit 10 detects the operation of the menu button other than the ITY map button, the text display of "Searching for GPS" is displayed at the top as shown in the figure (c). When it is displayed and the operation of the ITY map button is detected, the screen in which the display of "GPS is being searched" is arranged in the center is switched and displayed as shown in the figure (d).

When any one of the alarm point approach, RD reception, and wireless reception events occurs in the standby state, the control unit 10 executes the corresponding function among the GPS alarm function, the RD alarm function, and the wireless alarm function. Execute the process to be performed. When two or more events occur at the same time, the priority of each function is in the order of the RD warning function, the radio warning function, and the GPS warning function from the highest priority.

■ 4. Stand-by screen setting method and specifications ■
In the radar detector 1 of this example, when there is no alarm or notification, a standby screen displaying various information useful for driving is displayed on the touch panel 15. The standby screens include (1) radar scope screen, (2) clock screen, (3) speed screen, (4) eco-drive screen, (5) acceleration screen, (6) tilt screen, and (7) digital meter screen. , (8) Tide information screen, (9) Preset A screen, (10) Preset B screen, (11) Preset C screen, (12) Photo frame screen, (13) Graph screen, (14) Advanced screen, (15) ) Satellite information screen, (16) fuel consumption planning side, and (17) OBD data screen are prepared.

When the control unit 10 detects the operation of the VIEW button 221, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the standby list screen 3A of FIG. 7. The standby list screen 3A is a screen in which the above 17 types of screens that can be set as a standby screen displayed while waiting for an alarm event are displayed in a list. In addition to the operation buttons in which the 17 types of screens (1) to (17) are reduced and displayed, the AUTO button 302 and the OFF button 303 are two-dimensionally arranged on the standby list screen.

Each operation button, AUTO button 302, and OFF button 303 in the standby list screen 3A are all touch switches. However, (17) the operation button corresponding to the OBD data screen is valid only in the state of being communicably connected to the vehicle side via the OBD adapter cord. In the unconnected state, the control unit 10 shadow-displays the operation button corresponding to the (17) OBD data screen in a non-selectable manner. In addition, instead of the shadow display, it may be hidden.

When the control unit 10 detects a touch operation on any of the operation buttons, the control unit 10 sets the screen as the standby screen. Further, when the touch operation to the AUTO button 302 is detected, the control unit 10 switches the preset screen among the 17 types of screens that can be set as the standby screen every minute and displays it on the touch panel 15. .. The screen to be switched and displayed by operating the AUTO button 302 can be appropriately set by user operation from among 17 types of screens. In the initial setting at the time of product shipment, all 17 types of screens (16 types of screens excluding the OBD data screen when the OBD adapter connector is not connected) are set as the screens to be switched and displayed by operating the AUTO button 302. Has been done. When the touch operation of the OFF button 303 is detected, the control unit 10 hides the touch panel 15 in the standby state, thereby setting a black screen as the standby screen.

(1) As the radar scope screen, a map screen 31 (see FIG. 12) centered on the display of the map and a classic scope screen 32 (see FIG. 15) centered on the display of the radar scope are prepared. ing. The radar scope screen in FIG. 7 is a reduced display of the map screen 31. The screen specifications of the map screen 31 and the classic scope screen 32 will be described in detail in "5. Radarscope screen specifications" after outline the 17 types of screens.

In the initial setting at the time of product shipment, the map screen 31 of the above (1) radar scope screen is set as the standby screen. On the standby list screen 3A in the product shipment state, a map screen is displayed as a reduced display of the radar scope screen 32 (see FIG. 7). Which of the map screen 31 and the classic scope screen 32 is set as the radar scope screen can be selected by the setting function described later.

(2) The clock screen is a screen in which an analog clock-like display unit and a date and day of the week display unit are combined.
(3) The speed screen is a screen that combines an analog meter that displays the vehicle speed and a compass (compass) that displays the direction.
(4) The eco-drive screen (FIG. 8) is a screen provided with a radar chart display unit on the left side, a comprehensive evaluation display unit on the upper right side, and a traveling speed display unit on the lower right side. On the radar chart display, sudden acceleration is displayed on the upper side, sudden deceleration is displayed on the right side, idling is displayed on the lower side, and economic speed is displayed on the left side. In the comprehensive evaluation display unit, the average value of each point displayed on the radar chart display unit is displayed. The traveling speed display unit displays the current speed acquired from the GPS receiver 121.

(5) The acceleration screen is a screen in which the acceleration image display unit is arranged on the left side and the acceleration numerical value display unit is arranged on the right side. The acceleration image display unit displays the direction and intensity of acceleration in the direction and magnitude (vector) of the arrow.
(6) The tilted screen is a screen provided with a tilted image display unit for displaying the tilted state of the vehicle as an image on the left side and a numerical display unit on the right side.
(7) The digital meter screen is a screen that digitally displays the direction of travel, vehicle speed, and the like. FIG. 9 is an example when the display item setting is the traveling direction, and FIG. 10 is an example when the display item is the rotation speed. On these digital meter screens, numbers indicating the direction of travel and vehicle speed are displayed in segments like a digital clock. A compass is located on the right side of these digital meter screens. This compass is formed by drawing an elliptical region that looks at the north, south, east, and west planes from an angle, and a magnetic needle that rotates inside this elliptical region, drawn inside the ring-shaped outer peripheral portion. The time is displayed numerically in the upper right corner of the screen, which corresponds to the upper side of the compass, and the date and day of the week are displayed numerically in the lower right corner of the screen, which corresponds to the lower side.
(8) The tide information screen is a screen including a tide level graph display unit.
(9) to (11) The presets A to C screens are screens in which a circular ring display (information display area) 34 can be arranged at a maximum of three locations. Each ring display 34 displays a type of display item preset by user operation. In order to secure the display area as wide as possible, as shown in FIG. 11, the ring display unit 34C is arranged at a position higher than the ring display 34L and R on both sides, whereby the three ring display units 34 are arranged in a mountain shape. ing. Further, the ring display units 34 are arranged so as to partially overlap each other, whereby a wide display area is secured. The ring display 34C in the center is displayed on the front side, and the ring displays 34L and R on both sides are displayed on the back side. During the display of the ring display unit 34C, the outer circumferences of the ring displays 34L and R are partially hidden.

The display items that can be preset in each ring display 34 are different between the OBD connected state and the OBD non-connected state. In the OBD non-connected state, display items of clock, vehicle speed, acceleration, inclination, tide information, compass, eco-drive, and satellite information can be preset. In the OBD connection state, in addition to these display items, instantaneous fuel consumption, average fuel consumption, general road average fuel consumption, high-speed road average fuel consumption, current fuel consumption, lifetime fuel consumption, mobile average fuel consumption, fuel flow rate, engine water temperature, intake temperature, outside temperature, Engine load, fuel consumption meter, boost gauge, tacometer, battery voltage, throttle opening, etc. can be preset.

As shown in FIG. 11, in the preset screen in which the ring display 34 is arranged in a mountain shape, the status icon 35 is blinkingly displayed at the position on the upper left of the screen which is a gap. The figure is an example in which the icon 351 in the prohibited area and the icon 352 in the on-board aiming frequent occurrence area are displayed. When the state icon 35 is not in the area, it lights up considerably faintly to the extent that it cannot be recognized depending on the background. However, when the parking area or the on-board aiming frequent area setting is OFF due to the mode setting or the manual setting, the status icon 35 is completely turned off without lighting. The display specifications of the status icon 35 are common to all standby screens except the radar scope screen. On the map screen 31 of FIG. 12, the display of the status icon 35 is omitted. Regarding the classic scope screen 32 of FIG. 15, the display of the status icon 35 is at the lower left (see FIG. 84).

(12) The photo frame screen is a screen for displaying image data set by user operation. It is also possible to set a plurality of image data, and when a plurality of image data are set, each image data is cyclically displayed.
(13) The graph screen is a screen including a graph display unit and a numerical value display unit. In the graph display unit, a graph of the type set by user operation is displayed. The current value is displayed on the numerical display unit. The types of graphs that can be displayed are velocity, altitude, and acceleration.
(14) The altitude screen is a screen that displays changes in altitude as a graph.
(15) The satellite information screen is a screen that displays the position of the satellite receiving GPS radio waves on the illustration display of the globe.
(16) The fuel consumption planning surface is a screen including a display unit for displaying OBD data as text and a fuel consumption meter display.
(17) The OBD data screen is a screen for displaying the selected OBD data. As OBD data, there are various data such as "speed", "average speed", and "maximum speed".

■ 5. Radarscope screen specifications ■
The radar scope screen includes a map screen 31 (FIG. 12) and a classic scope screen 32 (FIG. 15). In the radar detector 1 of this example, either one of the map screen 31 and the classic scope screen 32 can be selectively set as the radar scope screen by the radar scope setting described later.

■ 5.1 Map screen specifications ■
As shown in FIG. 12, the map screen 31 is a screen for displaying a map around the own vehicle. In the map screen 31, the position of the own vehicle is displayed by the triangular own vehicle icon 311. At the top of the map screen 31, the direction display unit 312 for displaying the north direction of the map, the vehicle speed display unit 315 for displaying the vehicle speed, and the like. A time display unit 314 that digitally displays the time is arranged. A band-shaped telop display unit 37 is arranged at the bottom of the map screen 31. The telop display unit 37 is composed of a first display unit (display column) 371 on the left side and a second display unit 372 on the right side. On the map screen 31, a target icon 316 showing the position of the GPS target (the location where the traffic monitoring activity is carried out, etc.) is plotted.

When there is no GPS target (focus target) to be focused on, the current location name is displayed on the first display unit 371 as shown in FIG. 13, and when there is a focus target, target information is displayed as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, public control information related to the current date and time is displayed on the second display unit 372. Here, the focus target is located in front of the own vehicle and has the shortest distance. However, when audio output occurs, the target for audio output is set as the focus target even if the distance is not the shortest. In the case of a target with a monitoring direction such as Orbis, it is a prerequisite for the focus target to belong to the own vehicle within an angle range of ± 40 degrees in that direction. The target icon of this focus target is the focus target icon.

The first display unit 371 is designed so that the map is concealed and displayed. On the other hand, the vehicle speed display unit 315, the time display unit 314, and the second display unit 372 have display specifications in which characters are drawn so as to float on the displayed map. According to such a display specification, the area where the map is displayed can be secured as wide as possible. For example, even when the second display unit 372 is displayed, erosion of the display area of the map can be suppressed, and a wide display area can be secured.

On the map screen 31, the alarm panel 36 and the mini radar scope 38 are displayed according to the settings. The alarm panel 36 is a rectangular display area that is pop-up-displayed in conjunction with the alarm voice (voice). On the alarm panel 36, information such as an alarm event that has occurred is displayed as a photograph or an animation. In the radar detector 1 of this example, it is possible to select a setting in which the alarm panel 36 is not displayed by the detailed map setting described later. Such specifications are effective specifications for responding to a wide range of user needs in detail.

The mini radar scope (scope area) 38 is a circular display area displayed when approaching a GPS target or the like. The mini radar scope 38 is a substantially circular window that imitates the radar screen of the control tower of the airfield. In this mini radar scope 38, the triangular own vehicle icon 381 is displayed in the center of the circular display area, and the position of the target is displayed by the granular mini icon 383. According to the mini radar scope 38, the positional relationship between the position of the own vehicle and the position of the target and the distance to the target can be intuitively displayed. Further, in the mini radar scope 38, the distance to the target is numerically displayed below the own vehicle icon 381. The mini-radar scope 38 fades in while expanding in a circle according to the appearance of the target, and fades out while expanding in a circle according to the disappearance of the target. Of the mini icons 383 displayed on the mini radar scope 38, the GPS target displayed on the first display unit 371 is indicated by blinking display in correspondence with the GPS target displayed on the first display unit 371. As for the display of the first display unit 371, the state of being colored with a color according to the type of the GPS target and the state of non-colored black-and-white display are alternately and repeatedly displayed.

■ 5.2 Classic scope screen specifications ■
The classic scope screen 32 is a display imitating the radar screen of the control tower of the airfield, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16. On the classic scope screen 32, a scope surface is formed so that a circular area of every 500 m with respect to the position of the own vehicle can be distinguished for each distance. Specifically, equidistant circles of 500 m, 1000 m, and the like are displayed by the white line 323, and the brightness and the like of each area 321 separated by the white line 323 are different. Further, each direction of zero degree indicating the traveling direction, ± 25 degrees with respect to the traveling direction, ± 80 degrees with respect to the traveling direction, and ± 90 degrees indicating the left-right direction is displayed with white lines. The area sandwiched between the white line 325D representing the directional zero degree and the white line 325B representing the directional ± 25 degrees is a region corresponding to the traveling direction of the own vehicle. The region sandwiched between the white line 325C representing the direction ± 80 degrees and the white line 325H representing the left-right direction is a region that becomes the traveling direction when turning an intersection.

On the classic scope screen 32, the vehicle position is arranged at the bottom of the screen by the triangular vehicle icon 322. There are three positions of the own vehicle icon 322 in the classic scope screen 32 in the left-right direction. Further, there are two positions in the vertical direction of the screen. As will be described in detail later, on the classic scope screen 32, the position of one of the own vehicle icons 322 is selected according to the presence / absence of the display of the scope sub-display 34, the position and type of the focus target, and the like. As the classic scope screen 32, a screen having four stages of scale from a distance of 2000 m to a proximity of 500 m is prepared, and the maximum distance of the displayed circular area is different for each scale.

On the classic scope screen 32, the scope sub-display 34 surrounded by the circular ring (outer peripheral portion) 340 is displayed in the upper left depending on the setting and the situation. The scope sub-display 34 has the same specifications as the ring display 34 in the preset screen (FIG. 11). In the following description, the ring display 34 in the classic scope screen 32 is particularly referred to as a scope sub display 34. In the scope sub-display 34, except for the case of OFF (non-display) setting, clock, vehicle speed, eco-drive, acceleration, inclination, tide information, satellite information, alarm panel, compass, pressure, reminder days, reminder distance, instantaneous fuel consumption, Average fuel consumption, average fuel consumption on general roads, average fuel consumption on highways, current fuel consumption, lifetime fuel consumption, moving average fuel consumption, fuel flow rate, engine water temperature, intake air temperature, outside temperature, engine oil temperature, battery voltage, throttle opening, in-mani meter, boost Any display item among the meter, tacometer, battery current, HV battery capacity, HV battery current, HV motor rotation speed, HV motor torque, and HV generator rotation speed is displayed according to the setting.

The initial setting of the scope sub-display 34 is the alarm panel 36 of FIG. When the alarm panel 36 is set, the control unit 10 causes the scope sub-display 34 to pop up in conjunction with the alarm voice (voice). When the alarm sound is not generated, the scope sub-display 34 is hidden. On the other hand, for example, when the vehicle speed is set as the scope sub display 34 (FIG. 16 (a)), or when the compass is set as the scope sub display 34 (the same (b)), the classic scope screen 32 is always displayed. The scope sub-display 34 is displayed.
Further, in the scope sub-display 34 in which the alarm panel 36 is set, a ring action described later is executed by the ring 340 forming the outer frame. Note that this ring action is a ring in which the alarm panel 36 in the preset screen is set. The same applies to the display 34.

■ 6. Settings ■
In the radar detector 1 of this example, various settings can be made by using the setting list screen 1A which is switched and displayed according to the touch operation to the standby screen as shown in FIG. On this setting list screen 1A, (1) standby setting, (2) mode setting, (3) alarm setting, (4) screen / LED setting, (5) audio setting, (6) posting setting, (7) Each setting button corresponding to the reminder setting, (8) system setting, (9) custom setting, and (10) OBD setting is arranged. The contents and operations of each setting will be described below. However, (6) posting settings will be described in detail in "10. Posting".

■ 6.1 Stand-by setting ■
The standby setting is a setting of each screen that is a candidate for the standby screen. When the operation of the standby setting button in the setting list screen 1A of FIG. 17 is detected, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the standby setting screen A as shown in FIG. On this standby setting screen A, radar scope setting, tide information setting, graph setting, auto item setting, preset screen setting (3 types A to C), photo frame setting, digital meter setting, fuel consumption meter setting, OBD data Each setting button corresponding to the setting is arranged.

■ 6.1.1 Radar scope setting ■
When the control unit 10 detects the operation of the radar scope setting button, it displays one of the radar scope selection screen AA1, the standby ⇔ radar scope switching screen AA2, and the GPS target search range setting screen AA3 as shown in FIG. When the radar scope setting button is operated, the control unit 10 first displays the radar scope selection screen AA1 and responds to the operation of the right arrow button (page forward button) and left arrow button (page return button) in the lower right corner. The screen display is switched and displayed in sequence.

On the standby ⇔ radar scope switching screen AA2, setting buttons corresponding to alarm / 1000m approach switching, alarm / 500m approach switching, and standby fixation are arranged. For example, when the alarm / 1000 m approach switching is set, the control unit 10 switches and displays on the radar scope screen when an alarm sound is generated or the focus target is within 1000 m. On the other hand, when the standby mode is set to fixed, the switching display to the radar scope screen is not executed. Note that each setting button on the standby ⇔ radar scope switching screen AA2 can be operated only when a screen other than the radar scope screen is selected as the standby screen. When the radar scope screen is selected as the standby screen, each setting button is disabled (cannot be operated) after displaying "If the standby is a radar scope, it will be fixed to the radar scope". Even when the device is fixed to a standby device other than the radar scope screen, various alarms can be executed if the alarm panel 36 is set on the ring display 34 in the preset screen.

On the GPS target search range setting screen AA3, setting buttons corresponding to the optimum range and a wide range are arranged. The optimum range is a setting in which a GPS target appears according to the alarm distance and the facing angle, the target on the radar scope screen is narrowed down to the necessary one, and the visibility is improved. The wide range is a setting in which the red target (red GPS target in FIG. 4) and the yellow target (yellow GPS target) appear within the range visible on the screen. Even when a wide range is set, the control unit 10 controls targets other than the red and yellow targets in the same manner as when the optimum range is set.

The control unit 10 that has detected the operation of the map detailed setting button in the radar scope selection screen AA1 has a map display format setting screen (a in the figure), a map mode setting screen (b), and a focus movement setting screen (as shown in FIG. 20). c) Display one of the zoom display setting screen (d) and the icon display setting screen (e). Similar to the above radar scope setting described with reference to FIG. 19, each screen can be switched by operating the right arrow button (page forward button) and left arrow button (page return button) in the lower right corner. ..

On the map display format setting screen (a), setting buttons corresponding to north-up and heading-up are arranged. North Up is a display format in which the top of the screen is north. Heading-up is a display format in which the direction of travel of the vehicle is upward. The display format setting cannot be performed on the wide area map when 2 maps are selected in the next map mode.

On the map mode setting screen (b), there are setting buttons corresponding to each map mode of 1 map panel no, 1 map panel automatic, 1 map panel small, 1 map 2 panel small, 2 map panel no, 2 map panel small. Have been placed. Here, the map means a map area, and the panel means an alarm panel area. 1 map means that there is one map area, and 2 maps means that there are two map areas (map areas). The two panels mean that two alarm panel areas can be displayed. Small panel means that the maximum display size of the alarm panel is small. Panel auto means that the size of the alarm panel automatically switches to a large size when the distance to the GPS target is within 600 m. The map mode setting and the map screen under each mode will be described in detail in "7.1 Map screen setting and operation".

On the focus movement setting screen (c), setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. ON is a setting in which the screen moves so that the focus target is centered while the alarm sound is output. OFF is a setting in which the screen does not move even if an alarm sound is output. In the wide area map when 2 maps are selected in the map mode, the focus movement setting is invalid and fixed to OFF. The initial value of the focus movement setting is ON.

On the zoom display setting screen (d), setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. ON is a setting in which the scale is automatically changed so that the focus target can be displayed on the screen as much as possible. OFF is a fixed scale setting. In the wide area map when 2 maps are selected in the map mode, the zoom display setting is invalid. In the ON setting, as shown in FIG. 21, the scale of the map screen 31 is automatically changed according to the distance to the focus target under the control of the control unit 10. As shown in the figure, the place name and facility icon are displayed in the map screen 31 at the time of details (a), and the place name and facility icon are deleted when the scale of the map becomes a certain area or more (b).

On the icon display setting screen (e), each setting button corresponding to convenience store ON / OFF, fast food ON / OFF, family restaurant ON / OFF, gas station ON / OFF, and other ON / OFF is arranged. By operating each setting button as appropriate, it is possible to turn on or off the facility icon on the map. In the initial setting, only "Other" is set to ON. Multiple setting buttons can be selected. However, the icon display setting is invalid in the wide area map when the map mode of 2 maps is selected by the map mode setting described later, and all the settings are turned off.

When the operation of the classic selection button in the radar scope selection screen AA1 (FIG. 19) is detected, the control unit 10 switches to the setting screen for the display setting of the classic scope screen 32 (FIG. 15) as shown in FIG. 22. do. The setting screen of the classic scope screen 32 includes a scope sub display setting screen (a in the figure), a scope sub backlight setting screen (b), a scope sub backlight color setting screen (c), and a scope sub translucent mode setting screen (a). d), a scope sub-additional information display setting screen (e), a public control automatic pop-up setting screen (f), and an in-scope clock display setting screen (g) are prepared. The specifications of the classic scope screen 32 will be described in detail in "7.2 Operation of the classic scope screen".

The scope sub display setting screen (a) is a screen for setting display items of the scope sub display 34 (see FIGS. 15 and 16) on the upper left of the classic scope screen 32. The display items of the scope sub display 34 are OFF, clock, vehicle speed, eco-driving, acceleration, tilt, tide information, satellite information, alarm panel, compass, pressure, reminder days, reminder distance, instantaneous fuel consumption, average fuel consumption, general road average. Fuel consumption, highway average fuel consumption, current fuel consumption, lifetime fuel consumption, moving average fuel consumption, fuel flow rate, engine water temperature, intake air temperature, outside temperature, engine oil temperature, battery voltage, throttle opening, in-mani meter, boost gauge, tacometer, battery It can be selected from current, HV battery capacity, HV battery current, HV motor rotation speed, HV motor torque, and HV generator rotation speed. When the setting operation of the scope sub-display 34 is performed, the control unit 10 displays the preview for a certain period of time. In the case of AUTO (see FIG. 7), the first half of the preview is displayed as OFF and the second half is displayed as ON.

On the scope sub-backlight setting screen (b), setting buttons corresponding to OFF, AUTO, and ON are arranged. OFF is a setting in which the backlight in the scope sub-display 34 (see FIGS. 15 and 16) is always OFF. AUTO is a setting that can be automatically switched ON / OFF by the dimmer function linked with the vehicle lighting. ON is a setting in which the backlight in the scope sub is always ON. When the setting operation is performed, the control unit 10 displays the preview for a certain period of time.

On the scope sub-backlight color setting screen (c), setting buttons corresponding to Aqua Blue, Yellow Green, Dark Red, Deep Blue, Green, Yellow Green, Orange, and Purple are arranged. When the setting operation is performed, the control unit 10 displays a preview for a certain period of time.
On the scope sub semi-transparent mode setting screen (d), setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. ON is a setting that makes the scope sub-display 34 semi-transparent display. OFF is a setting that does not make the scope sub-display 34 semi-transparent display. When set to semi-transparent display, the scope sub-display 34 is displayed so that the background image can be seen through.

On the scope sub-additional information display setting screen (e), setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. The additional information is information that is added to and displayed in the original display item in the scope sub-display 34. After about 3 seconds have elapsed from detecting the stop of the vehicle, the control unit 10 starts displaying the additional information in the scope sub-display 34, and ends the display of the additional information according to the start of traveling.

The following additional information is set in a part of the display items that can be set in the scope sub-display 34. The additional information includes additional information such as the maximum value and the average value of the display items set in the scope sub-display 34. The additional information is the maximum value or the average value in the running from the latest power on (this time running) without saving the data while the power is turned off.

Display items: Additional information (1) Clock: Date, day of the week (2) Vehicle speed: Average vehicle speed (AVESPD), Maximum vehicle speed (MAXSPD)
(3) Acceleration: Maximum forward acceleration (MAXFWD), maximum lateral acceleration (MAXL / R)
(4) Fuel consumption this time: Maximum fuel consumption this time (MAXAVE) Null display such as "-" is displayed until the mileage in this driving reaches 1km.
(5) Moving average fuel consumption: Maximum moving average fuel consumption (MAXMOV) Null display such as "-" is displayed until the mileage reaches 16 km or more (until the graph is filled).
(6) Fuel flow rate: Maximum fuel flow rate (MAXFLW)
(7) Engine water temperature: Maximum engine water temperature (MAXENG)
(8) Intake temperature: Maximum intake temperature (MAXITK)
(9) Outside temperature: Maximum outside temperature (MAXAMB)
(10) Engine oil temperature: Maximum engine oil temperature (MAXOIL)
(11) Throttle opening: average throttle opening (AVETHR), maximum throttle opening (MAXTHR)
(12) Engine load: average engine load (AVELOD), maximum engine load (MAXLOD)
(13) Manifold meter: Maximum intake manifold pressure (MAXINM)
(14) Boost gauge: Maximum boost pressure (MAXBST)
(15) Tachometer: Average rotation speed (AVERPM), maximum rotation speed (MAXRPM)
(16) HV motor rotation speed: HV motor maximum rotation speed (MAXRPM)
(17) HV motor torque: HV motor maximum torque (MAXTRQ)

On the public control automatic pop-up setting screen (f), setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. ON is a setting in which the window is automatically displayed for a certain period of time when the public control information is changed. OFF is a setting in which the window is not automatically displayed even if the public control information is changed. Even when it is set to OFF, when the MUTE button 223 (see FIG. 1) is (manually) operated, the control unit 10 displays a window.
On the in-scope clock display setting screen (g), setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. ON corresponds to the clock display, and OFF corresponds to the clock non-display.

■ 6.1.2 Tide information setting ■
When the operation of the tide information setting button on the standby setting screen A is detected as shown in FIG. 23, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the tide information setting screen AB. On the tide information setting screen AB, setting buttons corresponding to auto and manual are arranged. When the operation of the manual button on the tide information setting screen AB is detected, the control unit 10 displays the tide station setting screen (b) or the like that can set the tide stations such as Wakkanai, Abashiri, Ishigaki Island, and Yonaguni Island. Display.

■ 6.1.3 Graph settings ■
When the operation of the graph setting button on the standby setting screen A is detected as shown in FIG. 24, the control unit 10 displays the graph setting screens AC1 and AC2. The graph setting screens AC1 and AC2 prepared on two screens are arranged with a setting button and a manual setting button corresponding to the target data for displaying the graph. The target data includes speed (Fig. 25), altitude (Fig. 26), barometric pressure (Fig. 27), acceleration (Fig. 28), gyro (Fig. 29), fuel consumption (Fig. 30), temperature (Fig. 31), and rotation speed (Fig. 31). 32), engine 1 (FIG. 33), engine 2 (FIG. 34), fuel (FIG. 35), voltage (FIG. 36), and the like. As illustrated in FIG. 37, the manual setting button is a setting button for displaying a plurality of types of graphs (in the same figure, a combination of speed, altitude, and cooling water temperature is illustrated) according to user's favorite specifications. As shown in FIG. 38, the altitude graph is displayed differently depending on whether the mileage is less than 3 km or more than 3 km. In the figure (a), which is a display example of less than 3 km, a graph of the altitude of the travel period from the mileage of 0.0 km to that point is displayed. In the figure (b), which is a display example of 3 km or more, an altitude graph is displayed in two upper and lower stages. The upper graph is a graph of the altitude of the most recent 3 km running period, and the lower graph is a graph of the altitude of the running period from the mileage of 0.0 km to that point.

When the operation of the manual setting button of the graph setting screen AC1 is detected as shown in FIG. 24, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the manual setting screen (a). On this manual setting screen (a), an item button for setting the target data and a cycle setting button for setting the sampling cycle are arranged. The item button displays the data name of the set target data such as speed, before and after acceleration, and yaw. When the operation of the item button is detected, the control unit 10 switches and displays the target data selection screen (b). On the target data selection screen (b), the data can be scrolled and displayed by the up arrow button (page forward button) and the down arrow button (page return button). The scrolled data includes speed, altitude, barometric pressure, instantaneous fuel consumption, fuel consumption this time, cooling water temperature, intake air temperature, rotation speed, engine load, throttle opening, MAF, INJ, in-mani pressure, remaining fuel, no graph, There are before and after acceleration, left and right acceleration, up and down acceleration, pitch, roll, and yaw. The control unit 10 sets the target data selected on the target data selection screen when the operation of the BACK button is detected as the selection data.
On the manual setting screen (a), a cycle setting button corresponding to the target data selected on the target data selection screen (b) is displayed. When the operation of the cycle setting button is detected, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the cycle selection screen (c) including the cycle icon corresponding to the cycle of 500 ms, 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s and the like. The cycle selected on the cycle selection screen (c) is set as the sampling cycle of the target data.

■ 6.1.4 Auto item setting ■
When the operation of the auto item setting button on the standby setting screen A is detected as shown in FIG. 39, the control unit 10 switches and displays the auto item setting screens AD1 and AD2. The auto item setting screens AD1 and AD2 are for selectively setting the standby screen to be patrolled and displayed on the touch panel 15 by the control unit 10 when the AUTO button 302 (see FIG. 7) of the standby list screen 3A is selected. It is a screen of. Auto item setting screens AD1 and AD2 have clock, speed, eco-drive, acceleration, tilt, digital meter, tide information, preset A screen, preset B screen, preset C screen, photo frame, graph, altitude, positioning information, fuel consumption. A setting button for the total, OBD data, etc. is arranged. Each setting button has a lighting portion at its left end. The control unit 10 lights the lighting portion of the setting button corresponding to the item in the setting state in green.

■ 6.1.5 Preset screen settings ■
When the operation of the preset screen setting button of the standby setting screen A is detected as shown in FIG. 40, the control unit 10 sets the preset item setting screen AE1, the GPS window interrupt setting screen AE2, the backlight setting screen AE3, and the backlight color setting. One of the screen AE4, the semi-transparent mode setting screen AE5, and the additional information display setting screen AE6 is sequentially displayed. The standby screen set by using these setting screens is stored and held by the control unit 10. There are three types of preset buttons, A to C, which correspond to the preset A to C screens. Similar settings are possible for each preset screen. There are three preset screen setting buttons that correspond to the preset A to C screens. The setting procedure corresponding to each preset screen setting button is the same.

The preset item setting screen AE1 is OFF, clock, vehicle speed, eco-drive, acceleration, tilt, tide information, satellite information, alarm panel, compass, reminder days, reminder distance, instantaneous fuel consumption, average fuel consumption, general road average fuel consumption, high-speed road. Average fuel consumption, current fuel consumption, lifetime fuel consumption, moving average fuel consumption, fuel flow rate, engine water temperature, intake air temperature, outside temperature, engine oil temperature, battery voltage, throttle opening, in-mani meter, boost gauge, tacometer, battery current, HV battery Preset items (display items) such as capacity, HV battery current, HV motor rotation speed, HV motor torque, and HV generator rotation speed can be set. Of the above, each item after the instantaneous fuel consumption can be set only when the OBD data becomes valid. In the initial setting, the clock, speed, and eco-drive are set as the preset A screen, the acceleration, tilt, and satellite information are set as the preset B screen, and the tide information, compass, and barometric pressure are set as the preset C screen. When the setting operation is performed, the control unit 10 displays a preview for a certain period of time. When the backlight is set to AUTO, the first half of the preview is displayed with the backlight OFF and the second half is displayed with the backlight ON.

On the GPS window interrupt setting screen AE2, setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. ON is a setting to display the type, distance, and direction when the GPS target is within the warning range. OFF is a setting that does not display the type, distance, and direction even when the GPS target is within the warning range. When a GPS target approaches under the ON setting, the GPS window (display column) 391 for displaying the target information is interrupted and displayed as shown in FIG. 41 (b). At this time, the display positions of the left and right ring displays 34L and R are raised among the three ring displays 34 on the preset screen, whereby the interrupt area of the GPS window 391 is secured. In the radar detector 1 of this example, the initial setting of the GPS window interrupt setting is set to ON.

On the backlight setting screen AE3, setting buttons corresponding to OFF, AUTO, and ON are arranged. OFF is a setting in which the backlight is always turned off. AUTO is a setting that can be switched ON / OFF by automatic determination. ON is a setting that always turns on the backlight. When the setting is made, the control unit 10 displays a preview for a certain period of time. The content of the automatic judgment at the time of AUTO differs depending on the flex dimmer setting. In the case of the flex dimmer based on the signal of the GPS receiver 121, it is ON during tunnel guidance due to GPS non-positioning, otherwise it is OFF from sunrise to sunset time, and ON from sunrise to sunrise. In the case of the flex dimmer based on the signal of the illuminance sensor 127 and the GPS receiver 121, it is set to be ON during tunnel guidance by GPS non-positioning, OFF from sunrise to sunset time, and ON from sunrise to sunrise in other cases. When it is determined by the illuminance sensor 127 that it is dark, it is turned on. In the case of a flex dimmer linked to the vehicle illumination signal by the OBD function, it is turned on when the illumination is ON and OFF when the illumination is OFF.

As shown in FIG. 42, the backlight color setting screen AE4 has setting buttons corresponding to Aqua Blue, Yellow Green, Dark Red, Deep Blue, Green, Yellow Green, Orange, and Purple. When any of the setting buttons corresponding to the backlight color in the backlight color setting screen AE4 is operated, the control unit 10 displays a preview of the backlight color corresponding to the setting button for a certain period of time. After that, the screen is switched back to the original backlight color setting screen AE4. Aqua Blue is set as the initial value.

As shown in FIG. 43, a setting button corresponding to ON / OFF is arranged on the semi-transparent mode setting screen AE5. When the on or off setting button in the semi-transparent mode setting screen AE5 is operated, the control unit 10 displays a preview screen corresponding to the setting button for a certain period of time, and then sets the original semi-transparent mode. Switch to screen AE5. The preset screen (a) of FIG. 43 is an example when the semi-transparent display is set. On the preset screen (a), the ring display 34 is semi-transparently displayed so that the background image set as the custom image can be seen through. The preset screen (b) is a display example in which the background image of the ring display 34 cannot be seen through. The semi-transparent mode is a display mode that respects the feelings of the user who set the background image as a custom image.

On the additional information display setting screen AE6, setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. The function of displaying additional information is valid only when OBD is connected. When zero continues for 3 seconds for the vehicle speed (OBD vehicle speed) acquired by the OBD function, 17-segment scroll display is performed on the premise that there is additional information in the set item. When the OBD vehicle speed exceeds zero, the display of additional information ends and returns to the normal display. Even after the OBD vehicle speed has been zero for 3 seconds, if the screen is switched, it will start after 3 seconds.

When the additional information display setting is ON, the control unit 10 starts displaying additional information on a part of the meter about 3 seconds after the OBD vehicle speed becomes zero, and returns to the normal display according to the start of driving. .. The display of the additional information is executed as illustrated in FIG. 44 under the control of the control unit 10. The additional information to be displayed is the same as the additional information in the scope sub-display 34 described above as follows.

Display item: Additional information

(1) Clock: Date, day of the week (2) Vehicle speed: Average vehicle speed (AVESPD), Maximum vehicle speed (MAXSPD)
(3) Acceleration: Maximum forward acceleration (MAXFWD), maximum lateral acceleration (MAXL / R)
(4) Fuel consumption this time: Maximum fuel consumption this time (MAXAVE) Null display such as "-" is displayed until the mileage in this driving reaches 1km.
(5) Moving average fuel consumption: Maximum moving average fuel consumption (MAXMOV) Null display such as "-" is displayed until the mileage reaches 16 km or more (until the graph is filled).
(6) Fuel flow rate: Maximum fuel flow rate (MAXFLW)
(7) Engine water temperature: Maximum engine water temperature (MAXENG)
(8) Intake temperature: Maximum intake temperature (MAXITK)
(9) Outside temperature: Maximum outside temperature (MAXAMB)
(10) Engine oil temperature: Maximum engine oil temperature (MAXOIL)
(11) Throttle opening: average throttle opening (AVETHR), maximum throttle opening (MAXTHR)
(12) Engine load: average engine load (AVELOD), maximum engine load (MAXLOD)
(13) Manifold meter: Maximum intake manifold pressure (MAXINM)
(14) Boost gauge: Maximum boost pressure (MAXBST)
(15) Tachometer: Average rotation speed (AVERPM), maximum rotation speed (MAXRPM)
(16) HV motor rotation speed: HV motor maximum rotation speed (MAXRPM)
(17) HV motor torque: HV motor maximum torque (MAXTRQ)

■ 6.1.6 Photo frame settings ■
The photo frame setting is a photo frame standby setting for displaying a photo (jpeg data) saved in the SD card. If you prepare an SD card that stores photo data, you can set the photo frame standby without using a conversion tool such as a PC. In the photo frame standby, up to 100 jpg files stored in the directory under / user / photo / in the SD card are sequentially displayed. At this time, the subfolders are automatically searched up to 4 levels below / user / photo /. Photos stored in mobile phones and PCs are often managed in folders by date, but if such specifications are adopted, it is convenient because the data managed in folders can be copied as it is. .. The jpg file supports the baseline jpeg or progressive jpeg YUV444 / YUV422 / YUV420 / Y only formats. The upper limit of the data size of jpg data is up to 8000 × 8000 pixels, and the upper limit of the file size is about 3MB.

If no photo data is saved on the inserted SD card, "No valid jpg file" is displayed. The photo frame setting of this example does not have the function of fixing to one photo when there are multiple photos. As a method of fixing one photo as a standby screen, there is a method of hiding the ring display 34 by turning off all items by setting a preset screen. It is also possible to include a setting for displaying one photo in a fixed manner in the photo frame setting. It is also possible to include a function for setting the order in which a plurality of photos are displayed in the photo frame setting.

In the photo frame standby, the clock is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen. It is also possible to hide the clock by setting. The GPS target message is not displayed while the photo frame standby is displayed. On the other hand, volume operation, radar warning, and radio warning message display are configured to be performed.

When the operation of the photo frame setting button on the standby setting screen A is detected as shown in FIG. 45, the control unit 10 sets the photo switching time setting screen AF1, the photo switching effect setting screen AF2, the photo zoom setting screen AF3, and the photo special effect setting. Either the screen AF4 or the clock display setting screen AF5 is displayed in sequence.
On the photo switching time setting screen AF1, each setting button corresponding to the photo switching time of 3 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, and 15 minutes is arranged.
On the photo switching effect setting screen AF2, setting buttons corresponding to no effect, fade, slide, window, zoom, all (all effects) are arranged. Fade is an effect in which the previous photo gradually disappears and the next photo appears. Slide is an effect that the next photo slides in from the right. A window is an effect in which the next photo appears in a window shape from the center. Zoom is an effect that enlarges and disappears the next photo, and the next photo appears. "All" is an effect in which fade->slide->window->zoom-> fade is repeatedly executed.

On the photo zoom setting screen AF3, setting buttons corresponding to each zoom setting of full, normal, no normal enlargement, and forced screen size are arranged. Full is a zoom that zooms in and out to fill the screen while preserving the aspect ratio of the photo. If the aspect ratio of the screen and the aspect ratio of the photo are different, the top and bottom or left and right will be cut off and part of the image will not be displayed. Normal is a zoom setting that zooms in / out so that either the portrait or landscape fills the screen while maintaining the aspect ratio of the photo. If the aspect ratio of the screen and the aspect ratio of the photo are different, a black band will appear. No normal enlargement is a zoom setting in which if the photo is smaller than the screen size in normal operation, it is not enlarged and the vacant part is filled with black. The screen size compulsion is a zoom setting that may make the picture horizontally or vertically long because it is enlarged or reduced according to the screen size both vertically and horizontally. The aspect ratio of the screen of the touch panel 15 of this example is 400: 240 = 10: 6.

The photo special effect setting screen AF4 is usually provided with setting buttons corresponding to negative, grayscale, and sepia colors. Normally, it is a setting without special effects that is displayed as it is. Negatives are special effects that highlight the brightness like a negative in a photo. Grayscale is a special effect that makes it look like a black and white television. Sepia color is a special effect that displays colors like old photographs.
On the clock display setting screen AF5, an on / off setting button is arranged. By selecting one of the setting buttons, it is possible to set whether or not to display the clock in the upper right corner of the photo frame standby screen according to the user's preference.

■ 6.1.7 Fuel consumption meter setting ■
The fuel consumption meter setting is a setting function for the fuel consumption planning aspect as shown in FIG. When the operation of the fuel consumption meter setting button on the standby setting screen A is detected as shown in FIG. 47, the control unit 10 switches and displays any one of the six types of fuel consumption meter setting screens AG1 to AG6. On the fuel consumption meter setting screens AG1 to AG6, a data setting button for displaying text is arranged on the left side of the fuel consumption planning surface of FIG. 46. Each setting button is a button that switches on and off each time it is operated. The left end of the setting button that has been switched on is displayed in green.

Data that can be set on the fuel efficiency planning side include speed, average speed, maximum speed, 5-second speed, average 5-second speed, maximum 5-second speed, rotation speed, average rotation speed, maximum rotation speed, engine load, average load, and so on. Maximum load, throttle opening, average throttle opening, maximum throttle opening, ignition timing, fuel level, engine pressure, maximum engine pressure, MAF, INJ, cooling water temperature, maximum cooling water temperature, intake temperature, maximum intake temperature , Outside temperature, maximum outside temperature, engine oil temperature, maximum engine oil temperature, maximum engine water temperature, residual fuel, fuel flow rate, maximum fuel flow rate, fuel consumption, lifetime fuel consumption, instantaneous fuel consumption, current fuel consumption, maximum current fuel consumption, lifetime fuel flow , Average fuel consumption, general road average fuel consumption, highway average fuel consumption, travel average fuel consumption, maximum travel average fuel consumption, driving time, running time, idle time, idle ratio, mileage, lifetime mileage, lifetime engine mileage, lifetime engine driving Ratio, 0-20km / h acceleration time, 0-20km / h average acceleration, 0-20km / h shortest acceleration, 0-40km / h acceleration time, 0-40km / h average acceleration, 0-40km / h shortest acceleration, 0-60km / h acceleration time, 0-60km / h average acceleration, 0-60km / h shortest acceleration, 0-80km / h acceleration time, 0-80km / h average acceleration, 0-80km / h shortest acceleration, 0- There are 20km / h running time, 20-40km / h running time, 40-60km / h running time, 60-80km / h running time, 80km / h or more running time, lifetime engine running distance, lifetime engine running ratio and the like.

"Speed" displays the current vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side in units of km / h. The "average speed" displays the average vehicle speed of the vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side to the present from the power-on of the machine in units of km / h. "Maximum speed" displays the highest vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on of this machine to the present in units of km / h. The "5-second speed" displays the average vehicle speed of the vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side from 5 seconds before to the present in units of km / h. The "average 5-second speed" displays the average speed every 5 seconds from the power-on of the vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side in units of km / h. The "maximum 5 second speed" displays the maximum speed every 5 seconds from the power-on of the vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side in units of km / h. "Rotation speed" displays the current engine speed obtained from the vehicle side in units of rpm. The "average rotation speed" displays the average value of the engine rotation speed acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of rpm. The "maximum rotation speed" displays the maximum value of the engine rotation speed acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of rpm. "Engine load" displays the current engine load factor acquired from the vehicle side in%. "Average load" displays the average value of the engine load factor acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of%. "Average load" displays the average value of the engine load factor acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of%. "Maximum load" displays the maximum value of the engine load factor acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of%. "Throttle opening" displays the current throttle opening acquired from the vehicle side in%. The "average throttle opening" displays the average value of the throttle opening acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of%. The "maximum throttle opening" displays the maximum value of the throttle opening acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of%. "Ignition timing" displays the current ignition timing acquired from the vehicle side in units of °. The "average throttle opening" displays the average value of the throttle opening acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of%. The "maximum throttle opening" displays the maximum value of the throttle opening acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of%. "Fuel level" displays the ratio of the current remaining fuel obtained from the vehicle side in%. "Intake manifold pressure" displays the current intake manifold pressure acquired from the vehicle side in units of kPa. "MAF" displays the amount of air sucked into the current engine (intake air amount (MAF)) acquired from the vehicle side in units of g / sec. "INJ" displays the time (injection opening time) in which fuel is injected in a fixed time by the injector acquired from the vehicle side in milliseconds. "Cooling water temperature" displays the current engine cooling water temperature (cooling water temperature) acquired from the vehicle side in units of ° C. "Intake air temperature" indicates the temperature of the air taken into the current engine (intake air temperature) acquired from the vehicle side in units of ° C. "Outside air temperature" displays the current outside air temperature (outside air temperature) acquired from the vehicle side in units of ° C. "Remaining fuel" indicates the amount of remaining fuel (remaining fuel amount) in the current fuel tank acquired from the vehicle side in units of L. "Fuel flow rate" displays the current fuel flow rate obtained from the vehicle side in mL / minute. "Fuel consumption" indicates the difference between the amount of remaining fuel acquired from the vehicle side when the power is turned on and the current amount of remaining fuel as fuel consumption in mL. "Lifetime fuel consumption" displays the cumulative value of fuel consumption since the unit was first installed or reset, in units of L. "Instantaneous fuel consumption" displays the current instantaneous fuel consumption acquired from the vehicle side in units of km / L. "Fuel efficiency this time" displays the fuel efficiency due to the current driving, etc. calculated based on the instantaneous fuel efficiency acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of km / L. "Lifetime fuel consumption" displays the fuel consumption in km / L units calculated based on the instantaneous fuel from the time the machine is first installed or all reset on the setting screen to the present. "Average fuel consumption" displays the fuel consumption in the unit of km / L calculated based on the instantaneous fuel from the time when the machine is first installed or after resetting the average fuel consumption on the setting screen to the present. The "average fuel consumption general road" determines whether the current position corresponds to the position of the general road based on the map data stored in the database 100 and the current position acquired by the GPS receiver 121, and the vehicle side at the position of the general road. Based on the instantaneous fuel consumption obtained from, the average fuel consumption on general roads from the time the vehicle is first installed or the average fuel consumption is reset on the setting screen to the present is displayed in units of km / L. Similarly, the "average fuel consumption expressway" displays the average fuel efficiency on the expressway in units of km / L. "Operating time" displays the time from the power on to the present in the format of hours: minutes: seconds. "Running time" displays the time from the power-on to the present when the vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side exceeds zero in the format of hours: minutes: seconds. "Idle time" displays the time when the vehicle was stopped, that is, the time when the vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side is zero, in the format of hours: minutes: seconds. The "idle ratio" is the time during which the vehicle was running from the time the power was turned on to the present, that is, the time when the vehicle speed exceeded zero (driving time), and the time when the vehicle was stopped, that is, the time when the vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side was zero. Displayed in units of% ratio to (stop time). The "mileage" displays the meter mileage obtained from the vehicle speed and elapsed time acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of km. "Lifetime mileage" displays the cumulative value of the mileage since the unit was first installed or reset, in units of km. "Lifetime engine mileage" is the distance traveled by powering the engine. "Lifetime engine running ratio" is the ratio of running with the engine as power. It is also good to obtain the brake mileage representing the load on the brake pad by the same concept as the engine mileage. In calculating the brake mileage, for example, the degree to which the load on the brake pads is reduced is estimated according to the integrated value of the electric power based on the brake regenerative current of hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles, and the actual driving is performed according to the degree. It suffices to calculate the distance less than the distance.

"0-20km / h acceleration time" displays the time taken from the latest stop state to the speed of 20km / h in seconds. "0-20km / h average acceleration" displays the average time taken from the stopped state to the speed of 20km / h in seconds. "0-20km / h shortest acceleration" displays the shortest time taken from a stopped state to a speed of 20km / h in seconds. "0-40km / h acceleration time" displays the time taken from the latest stop state to the speed of 40km / h in seconds. "0-40km / h average acceleration" displays the average time taken from the stopped state to the speed of 40km / h in seconds. "0-40km / h shortest acceleration" displays the shortest time taken from a stopped state to a speed of 40km / h in seconds. "0-60km / h acceleration time" displays the time taken from the latest stop state to the speed of 60km / h in seconds.

"0-60km / h average acceleration" displays the average time taken from the stopped state to the speed of 60km / h in seconds. "0-60km / h shortest acceleration" displays the shortest time taken from a stopped state to a speed of 60km / h in seconds. "0-80km / h acceleration time" displays the time taken from the latest stop state to 80km / h in seconds. "0-80km / h average acceleration" displays the average time taken from the stopped state to the speed of 80km / h in seconds. "0-80km / h shortest acceleration" displays the shortest time taken from a stopped state to a speed of 80km / h in seconds. "0-20km / h running time" displays the total time of running at 20km / h from the stopped state in the format of hours: minutes: seconds. "20-40km / h running time" displays the total time of running from 20km / h to 40km / h in the format of hours: minutes: seconds. "40-60km / h running time" displays the total time of running at a speed of 40km / h to 60km / h in the format of hours: minutes: seconds. "60-80km / h running time" displays the total time of running at a speed of 60km / h to 80km / h in the format of hours: minutes: seconds. "Running time of 80 km / h or more" displays the total time of running at 80 km / h or more in the format of hours: minutes: seconds.

In addition to the data listed above, "Illumination" that indicates ON / OFF of the illumination power supply line and is linked to the SW position above the small lamp (including when it is judged dark by AUTO) is input to and from the battery. The current value, generally called an ammeter, is the "battery current" expressed by + when charging and-when discharging, and the temperature of the engine oil, because the engine is cooled by cooling water. "Engine oil temperature", "maximum engine oil temperature", which is slightly higher than the cooling water temperature, indicates what percentage of the hybrid battery is charged (SOC = State Of Charge) "Hybrid vehicle battery capacity", hybrid battery "Hybrid vehicle battery current", which is the current and is represented by + when charging and-when discharging, "Hybrid vehicle motor rotation speed" which indicates the rotation speed of the hybrid motor, and the highest motor after IG (ignition) is turned on. "Hybrid vehicle maximum motor rotation speed" indicating the number of revolutions, "Hybrid vehicle motor torque" indicating the shaft rotational force of the hybrid motor, "Hybrid vehicle maximum motor torque" indicating the maximum motor torque after IGN, generator for hybrid It is also possible to include a "hybrid vehicle generator rotation speed" or the like indicating the rotation speed of the (generator).

■ 6.1.8 OBD data setting ■
The OBD data setting is a setting function for the OBD data screen as shown in FIG. When the operation of the OBD data setting button on the standby setting screen A is detected as shown in FIG. 49, the control unit 10 switches and displays any one of the OBD setting screens AH1 to AH6. On the OBD setting screens AH1 to AH6, setting buttons corresponding to the following data are arranged. Each setting button is the same as the fuel consumption meter setting button of FIG. 47, and when it is on, the left end portion lights up in green. The data includes speed, average speed, maximum speed, 5 seconds speed, average 5 seconds speed, maximum 5 seconds speed, rotation speed, average rotation speed, maximum rotation speed, engine load, average load, maximum load, throttle opening, Average throttle opening, maximum throttle opening, ignition timing, fuel level, in-mani pressure, maximum in-mani pressure, MAF, INJ, cooling water temperature, maximum cooling water temperature, intake air temperature, maximum intake air temperature, outside temperature, maximum outside temperature, Engine oil temperature, maximum engine oil temperature, residual fuel, fuel flow rate, maximum fuel flow rate, fuel consumption, lifetime fuel consumption, instantaneous fuel consumption, current fuel consumption, maximum current fuel consumption, lifetime fuel consumption, average fuel consumption, general road average fuel consumption, highway average Fuel efficiency, average travel fuel efficiency, maximum travel average fuel efficiency, driving time, running time, idle time, idle ratio, mileage, lifetime mileage, 0-20km / h acceleration time, 0-20km / h average acceleration, 0-20km / h shortest acceleration, 0-40km / h acceleration time, 0-40km / h average acceleration, 0-40km / h shortest acceleration, 0-60km / h acceleration time, 0-60km / h average acceleration, 0-60km / h shortest Acceleration, 0-80km / h acceleration time, 0-80km / h average acceleration, 0-80km / h shortest acceleration, 0-20km / h running time, 20-40km / h running time, 40-60km / h running time, There are 60-80km / h running time, 80km / h or more running time, lifetime engine mileage, lifetime engine running ratio, and the like.

■ 6.2 Mode setting ■
The mode setting is an alarm mode setting in which the alarm frequency is different. When the operation of the mode setting button of the setting list screen 1A is detected as shown in FIG. 50, the control unit 10 switches the display to the mode setting screen B. On the mode setting screen B, setting buttons corresponding to each alarm mode of normal, minimum, special, all-on, and manual are arranged. The setting of each alarm mode excluding the manual mode and the setting example under the manual mode are as shown in FIG. 51. The normal mode is the initial setting mode at the time of product shipment. In each mode other than the manual mode, the operation (on / off) corresponding to each alarm target is predetermined. In the manual mode, the user can manually set the operation according to the alarm target. The minimum mode is a setting that alerts only the minimum necessary alarm target in all of the RD alarm function, the wireless alarm function, and the GPS alarm function. The normal mode is a mode that emphasizes the balance between functions, and is set to give an alarm as an alarm target for items related to crackdown that are of high importance in addition to the items of the minimum mode. In the special mode, in addition to the items in the normal mode, all items related to the crackdown are set to be alerted as alarm targets.

When the operation of the manual setting button on the mode setting screen B is detected as shown in FIG. 52, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the manual setting screen BA in which the setting buttons corresponding to the wireless setting, the radar setting, and the GPS setting are arranged. ..
When the operation of the radar setting button on the manual setting screen BA is detected as shown in FIG. 53, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the radar setting screen. On this radar setting screen, setting buttons corresponding to I cancel, cancel sound, and reverse cancel are arranged. I-cancellation is a function that automatically registers GPS position information when an erroneous alarm occurs and cancels another alarm at the same point. The cancel sound is a function that emits a voice once every 10 seconds saying "Cancelling" during I cancellation. Opposite cancellation is a function that cancels the RD warning if the installation lane is the opposite lane when passing through an installation point such as a radar type orbis. Each setting button is a button that switches on and off each time it is operated, and the left end of the setting button that has been switched to the on state lights up in green.

When the operation of the wireless setting button on the manual setting screen BA is detected as shown in FIG. 54, the control unit 10 switches and displays one of the wireless setting screens (a) and (b). Two types of wireless setting screens (a) and (b) are displayed on the reception sensitivity, car location, control, digital, extra small, station activity system, police telephone, police activity, tow truck, heli-tele, fire-fighting heli-tele, fire-fighting, new emergency, Each setting button corresponding to the highway and security is arranged. Each setting button is an on / off button whose left end where the on state is set lights up in green.
When the operation of the GPS setting button on the manual setting screen BA is detected as shown in FIG. 55, the control unit 10 switches and displays any one of the five types of GPS setting screens (a) to (e). On the GPS setting screens (a) to (e), Orbis, last-minute speed notification, camera position notification, passage notification, speed limit notification, speed limit notification, control area, inspection area, speed limit switching notification, intersection monitoring point, signal Ignore deterrence, high-speed traffic police, parking monitoring area, stop sign, N system, traffic monitoring system, police station, police station, accident-prone area, on-board aiming area, sharp curve, branch confluence point, crossing, ETC lane, SA , PA, highway oasis, smart IC, gas station, tunnel, highway radio, prefectural border, roadside station, viewpoint, parking, parking lot, fire station, public toilet, etc.

■ 6.3 Alarm setting ■
The alarm setting is a setting relating to the mode of the alarm. When the operation of the alarm setting button on the setting list screen 1A is detected as shown in FIG. 56, the control unit 10 sets the radar reception sensitivity setting screen C1, the road selection screen C2, the alarm panel operation setting screen C3, and the alarm panel photo setting screen C4. One of them is displayed on the touch panel 15.
On the radar reception sensitivity setting screen C1, each setting button corresponding to city, extra, super extra, AAC / ASS, and AAC / SE is arranged. When the operation of any of the setting buttons is detected, the control unit 10 sets the radar reception sensitivity corresponding to the setting button.
On the road selection screen C2, setting buttons corresponding to general road, expressway, all, no auto-atmospheric pressure, and with auto-atmospheric pressure are arranged. Without auto barometric pressure is a setting that automatically determines the road by GPS, and with auto barometric pressure is a setting that automatically determines the road by GPS and a barometric pressure sensor.

On the alarm panel operation setting screen C3, each setting button corresponding to the animation loop, animation → stillness, and stillness is arranged. The animation loop setting is an operation setting in which the animation loops while the alarm panel 36 (see FIGS. 12 and 15) is displayed. However, in this operation setting, the photo display of the alarm panel 36 is set to ON, and if there is a photo for the target, the photo is switched to the photo in the middle. The setting of animation → still is an operation setting in which the animation is displayed for a while while the alarm panel 36 is being displayed, and the animation is stopped at the final frame. In this operation setting, the frequency of executing the alarm operation is low due to the ring 340 other than the approach of Orbis. The stationary setting is an operation setting in which the alarm panel 36 is stationary at the final frame while the alarm panel 36 is being displayed. In this operation setting, the alarm operation by the ring 340 other than the approach of Orbis is also stopped.
On the alarm panel photo setting screen C4, setting buttons corresponding to on and off are arranged. When the ON setting button is operated, the case where the photograph of the target is displayed on the alarm panel 36 is set by the control of the control unit 10. On the other hand, when the off setting button is operated, the photograph of the target is not displayed on the alarm panel 36.

■ 6.4 Screen / LED settings ■
The screen / LED settings are settings related to the display screen of the touch panel 15 and the light emitting operation of the multicolor LED 137. When the operation of the screen / LED setting button of the setting list screen 1A is detected as shown in FIG. 57, the control unit 10 has a brightness setting screen D1, a flex dimmer setting screen D2, a screen inversion setting screen D3, a window touch correction screen D4, and the like. Either the multi-color LED setting screen D5 or the button LED setting screen D6 is displayed.
On the brightness setting screen D1, each setting button corresponding to minimum, dark, normal, and bright is arranged.
On the flex dimmer setting screen D2, each setting button corresponding to GPS, illuminance sensor + GPS, and OBD illumination interlocking is arranged. GPS is a dimmer setting that calculates the sunrise / sunset time from the time / latitude / longitude and determines the brightness. The illuminance sensor + GPS is a dimmer setting that preferentially determines the decrease in brightness due to the illuminance sensor 127 in addition to the determination by GPS. The OBD illumination interlocking is a dimmer setting that is controlled by the day brightness when the illumination signal is OFF and is controlled by the night brightness when the illumination signal is ON by detecting the illumination of the OBD information. When mounted on a vehicle that cannot detect the illumination signal, the control unit 10 sets the setting button corresponding to the OBD illumination interlocking to be inoperable. The initial setting of the dimmer setting is the OBD illumination interlocking dimmer setting when the illumination is enabled when the OBD adapter is connected, and the dimmer setting of the illuminance sensor + GPS in other cases.
An operation button for executing the correction is arranged on the window touch correction screen D4. When the operation of the operation button is detected, the control unit 10 switches and displays a series of correction screens in order as shown in FIG. 58.

On the multi-color LED setting screen D5, each setting button corresponding to OFF, voice interlocking, area interlocking, and voice + area interlocking is arranged. By using the multi-color LED setting screen D5, the operation of the multi-color LED 137 can be set to four types. OFF is a setting in which the multi-color LED 137 does not light at all. The voice interlocking is a setting in which the color changes depending on the type of voice output such as GPS warning, radar warning, and wireless warning, and the brightness changes depending on the loudness (amplitude) and dimmer of the sound.

Area interlocking is a mode in which the multicolor LED 137 emits light in conjunction with the area as follows.
Red: Orbis (2100m)
Yellow: Control area (1100m / 100m (temporarily stopped)), inspection area (1100m), high-speed police waiting area (1100m), my area (1100m), intersection monitoring point (600m), signal ignore suppression system (600m)
Both include the target inside the tunnel and the target immediately after the exit.

In area interlocking, if you are heading toward the above target direction and are within the effective range (including the control area and inspection area other than the temporary stop even if you are out of the service area), the "highest priority" "Color is output. The color condition is the same as the system alarm level. However, the above-mentioned Orbis 2100m is always extracted in the case of the highway attribute, but in the case of the general road attribute, it depends on the "GPS target search range" setting. In this example, the blinking cycle is changed according to the distance from the target with the highest priority. Specifically, the blinking cycle is determined by linear complementation between two points, 3000 msec at 2000 m and 750 msec at 0 m. The PWM ON time is fixed at 80 msec, and the ON target value of the brightness of the PWM itself is 30% × dimmer coefficient. However, it is a target value, and in reality, when it becomes bright, it moves 1/2 of the difference between the current value and the target value every 4 ms, and when it becomes dark, it moves 1/64 of the difference between the current value and the target value every 4 ms. The approaching process of moving is executed, which creates the feeling of disappearing softly. As the priority, the one with a high system warning level is given priority.

The voice + area interlocking is a setting in which the voice interlocking is always output with priority when the voice interlocking condition is satisfied, and the area interlocking operation is performed when the voice interlocking condition is not satisfied. In this setting, the multi-color LED 137 is turned off when the area interlocking condition is not satisfied.

■ 6.5 Voice setting ■ The voice setting is a setting related to sound output such as an alarm voice (alarm voice). When the operation of the voice setting button of the setting list screen 1A is detected as shown in FIG. 59, the control unit 10 has a narrator switching screen E1, a voice mode setting screen E2, a radar alarm sound setting screen E3, a wireless alarm sound setting screen E4, and an orbis. Display one of the location guide setting screen E5, the speed warning sound setting screen E6, the positioning announcement setting screen E7, the relax chime setting screen E8, the time signal setting screen E9, and the operation sound setting screen E10.

On the narrator switching screen E1, each setting button corresponding to female 1, female 2, female 3, female 4, and male narrator is arranged.
On the voice mode setting screen E2, setting buttons corresponding to normal, assistant, and advice are arranged. As shown in FIG. 60, different pronunciations occur depending on the set mode. The best partner + (plus) in the figure is judged by a combination of radar wave, radio, and GPS in addition to the conventional alarm by radio wave reception. More accurate pronunciation is performed not only by the combination with the radio alarm but also by the combined condition of RD wave, radio and GPS. As a combined condition of RD wave and GPS, after the mousetrap area alarm is started, the condition and area where the pronunciation content of the RD alarm is changed only "first time" when the RD wave is received within the range (500 m) of this mousetrap area. There is a condition that even if the RD wave is received after leaving the area and entering the area again, it is treated as the first time. It should be noted that the treatment of "first time" is independent of the combined condition of wireless and GPS, which will be described later. Since the pronunciation of Best Partner + has the highest priority, it is interrupted and played even if other pronunciations are performed. There are voice examples such as "♪ (same eye as when stealth warning x 3) Be careful of speed measurement".

As a combined condition of radio and GPS, after the alarm starts in the control area and the inspection area, the condition and area that the sound content of the radio alarm is changed only "first time" when a specific radio is received within the area (500 m). There is a condition that even if you leave the area and then enter the area again and receive the radio, it will be treated as the first time. The treatment of "first time" is independent of the above-mentioned combined condition of RD wave and GPS. It should be noted that this pronunciation is not interrupted and reproduced even if another pronunciation is performed because the priority of the pronunciation is not the highest priority. Target radios include car location proximity, car location distant, 350.1 control radio, digital radio, control signal, inspection signal, parallel running tracking, extra small radio, wrecker radio, station activity radio, police telephone, police activity radio. .. If you are in the tracking type control area, there are voice examples such as "♪ (set wireless jingle) Tracking type control caution".
In the radar detector 1 of this example, the generation timing of the alarm voice (alarm voice) is set as shown in FIGS. 61 to 63.

As the greeting in FIG. 60, there is a greeting at the time of GPS initial positioning sounding and the like. It is advisable to change the pronunciation content as shown in FIG. 64 depending on the date and time zone.
The sunset notification of FIG. 60 is sounded when the sunset time calculated by the own vehicle position and the time and weather output by the GPS receiver 121 is reached. An example of a voice is "♪ (GPS notification jingle) It's sunset. Let's check the light." The sunset time will change if the car moves, but once the sunset is announced, it is better not to announce it until the power is turned off.

The reminder notification in FIG. 60 is a notification display when the reminder is set. If the number of days or the distance has reached the set value at the time of activation, the notification display is displayed up to 3 times (cancelled by operation). At the time of this announcement, for example, a voice such as "♪ (reminder jingle) It is time to change the engine oil." Is pronounced.
The Orbis countdown in the figure is a function to read out the remaining distance every 100 m unit when approaching Orbis. Countdown pronunciation is not the highest priority, so if there are other pronunciations, it is possible that you have already passed that distance. Such distance pronunciation is canceled. The countdown is established when the pronunciation count distance is +50 m or less, but when a plurality of pronunciation count distances are established at the same time (when the distance flies), the closest one is output. In addition, the distance beyond the countdown output once is not output. Once the separation distance is reached, it will be possible to output from 900m or 400m again. No pronunciation of 1000m and 500m is performed.
Also, in order to prioritize the countdown, the radar alarm sound is temporarily changed. When the countdown is enabled and the countdown state is entered, the radar alarm sound setting temporarily switches to the electronic sound and returns to the set alarm sound after passing (countdown priority control of the radar alarm sound).

Other functions related to voice include the following functions.
The illuminance decrease notification function is a function that sounds when the surrounding brightness becomes dark by the illuminance sensor 127. In addition, since it may occur frequently in continuous tunnels, it is better to set not to notify if it becomes dark within 30 seconds after it changes from dark to bright. For example, "♪ (Jingle) The illuminance has decreased. Let's check the light."
The eco-driving notification function is a function that sounds when the points of eco-driving are full or when the points are low. For example, there are audio outputs such as "♪ (Jingle) eco-driving points are perfect." And "♪ (Jingle) eco-driving points are decreasing."

There is also a voice output function by the OBD function. The outside temperature is pronounced when the temperature is 30 ° C or higher, and once it is pronounced, it is not pronounced until the power is turned off. For example, there is a voice output saying "♪ (Jingle) The outside temperature exceeds 30 degrees." The throttle opening is pronounced when 80% or more continues for 3 seconds, and there is a voice output such as "♪ (Jingle) Accelerator is depressed too much." Regarding the engine load, 80% or more is pronounced continuously for 3 seconds, for example, there is a voice output such as "♪ (jingle) engine load is too much." Regarding the number of revolutions, 5000 rpm or more is pronounced continuously for 3 seconds, and for example, there is a voice output saying "♪ (jingle) the number of revolutions is too high." The voice functions that do not depend on the mode include speed warning and wireless warning sound.

On the radar alarm sound setting screen E3 (FIG. 59), each setting button corresponding to an electronic sound, a voice, a quat voice, a melody 1, a melody 2, a melody 3, and a melody rotation is arranged.
On the wireless alarm sound setting screen E4, each setting button corresponding to voice, demodulation, voice classic, demodulation classic, and OFF is arranged. As the wireless alarm, as shown in FIG. 65, an electronic sound jingle can be selected in addition to the wireless jingle (pyrrololone). The electronic sound jingle can grasp the type of radio to some extent by the difference in the sound.
On the Orbis location guide setting screen E5, setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged.

On the speed warning sound setting screen E6, setting buttons corresponding to OFF, chime, and voice are arranged. In this example, the electronic sound ♪ King Kong Kinkon ... is used as the speed warning sound. When the speed warning sound and the radar warning sound (electronic sound setting) are satisfied at the same time, the control unit 10 executes a control that gives priority to the radar warning (electronic sound setting). The speed warning is a function that sounds a speed warning chime at a vehicle speed ≧ 110 km / h (with a hysteresis setting of 5 km / h) regardless of the speed limit of the target. Since the chime is output as an electronic sound, it can be output simultaneously with other voices. If the radar warning is outputting an electronic sound, the radar warning has priority. The speed warning sound can be turned ON / 0FF on the speed warning sound setting screen E6 of FIG. 59. The initial setting is OFF.

On the positioning announcement setting screen E7, setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged.
On the relax chime setting screen E8, each setting button corresponding to 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, and OFF is arranged.
On the time signal setting screen E9, setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged.
On the operation sound setting screen E10, setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged.

■ 6.6 Reminder settings ■
The reminder setting is the setting such as the maintenance time such as oil change. When the operation of the reminder setting button of the setting list screen 1A is detected as shown in FIG. 66, the control unit 10 switches and displays the reminder setting screen F in which the setting buttons corresponding to the oil, the oil element, the tire, and the battery are arranged. ..
When the operation of the oil setting button on the reminder setting screen F is detected as shown in FIG. 67, the control unit 10 switches and displays on the oil setting screen FA. When the operation of the oil element setting button is detected, the oil element setting screen FB is switched and displayed. When the operation of the tire setting button is detected, the tire setting screen FC is switched and displayed. When the operation of the battery setting button is detected, the battery setting screen FD is switched and displayed.
On these setting screens such as the oil setting screen FA, the remaining distance and the number of remaining days until replacement are displayed, and a change button is arranged. When the operation of the change button in the upper row is detected, the control unit 10 switches and displays on the screen (a) for inputting the oil change distance. When the operation of the change button in the lower row is detected, the screen (b) for inputting the number of oil change days is switched and displayed.

Considering a hybrid vehicle, the distance between the oil and the oil element (the distance between the oil and the oil element) (the distance traveled by the engine) using the distance traveled while the engine by the internal combustion engine is running (the state where gasoline or light oil is burned) is used. It is good to judge the reminder distance). The distance traveled by a battery in a hybrid vehicle equipped with an engine and an electric motor as a driving force source is irrelevant to deterioration of engine oil and oil elements, and is substantially necessary according to the engine mileage excluding this. You can know the maintenance distance. In addition, since the mileage = the engine mileage for other than the hybrid vehicle, the determination can be made based on the engine mileage as in the case of the hybrid vehicle.

■ 6.7 System settings ■
When the operation of the system setting button on the setting list screen 1A is detected as shown in FIG. 68, the control unit 10 has a log function setting screen G1, an SD output setting screen G2, a data erasing screen G3, a demo mode setting screen G4, and a version information screen. One of G5 is switched and displayed.
As shown in FIG. 69, on the data erasure screen G3, each operation button corresponding to the my area, the cancel area, the post pin, the log data, the eco-drive, and the initialization is arranged. The control unit 10 that has detected the operation of the operation button switches and displays the corresponding deletion screen. For example, when the operation of the operation button corresponding to the post pin is detected, the control unit 10 switches and displays the post pin deletion screen for selecting whether or not to delete the post pin. Operation buttons corresponding to Yes and No are arranged on each deletion screen including the post pin deletion screen. When the operation of the yes operation button is detected, the control unit 10 switches and displays the deletion completion screen indicating that the deletion has been made. On the other hand, when the operation of the No operation button is detected, the control unit 10 switches and displays the original data erasure screen.

■ 6.8 Custom settings ■
Custom settings are various fine-tuned settings according to the user's preference. When the operation of the custom setting button on the setting list screen 1A is detected as shown in FIG. 70, the control unit 10 switches and displays one of the custom voice setting screen H1, the custom image setting screen H2, and the custom image zoom setting screen H3. do.
On the custom voice setting screen H1, each setting button corresponding to each item of opening, orbis jingle, GPS alarm jingle, GPS notification jingle, wireless jingle, GPS initial positioning, and radar melody 1 is arranged. Each setting button is a setting button that switches each time it operates whether to use a normal sound or a custom sound. Each setting button is provided with a green lighting point at the left end thereof. The control unit 10 turns off the lit part for the setting button in which the use of the normal sound is set, and turns on the green for the setting button in which the use of the custom sound is set. The setting button corresponding to the item for which the custom sound data file does not exist is not lit in green even if it is operated. Also, even if the custom sound cannot be played for some reason, it does not turn green even if the setting button is operated. If the custom sound data file is valid, the normal sound or custom sound set by the operation is output each time the setting button is operated.

The conditions of the file that can be set as custom audio are that the format is an MP3 audio file, the file name is the name of the custom audio file shown in FIG. 71, and the path of the SD card that stores the file is \ user \ sound \. If the audio file is not monaural, it will be mixed and played in monaural. In order to prevent the alarm delay, the reproduction is forcibly stopped after 15 seconds except for the start-up sound / radar melody 1 (FIG. 71). For this reason, it is recommended that jingles and the like have a short reproduction time. During the playback of the startup sound, no sound other than the electronic sound is played until the playback of the startup sound is completed. To forcibly stop playback, it is necessary to operate the MUTE button 223. If there is no automatic adjustment function for the sound pressure of the audio file and there is a sense of discomfort in the difference in sound pressure from the built-in sound, it is necessary for the user to adjust the gain of the audio file. The built-in sound is adjusted with an average sound pressure of -13 dB.

In the initial setting state, when the replacement audio file is stored in the SD card, the left end of the corresponding setting button on the custom audio output screen of FIG. 70 lights up in green, and the custom audio is checked. When the setting button corresponding to the target custom sound is operated, the check ON / OFF is switched. When the ON operation is performed, the custom voice whose check is ON will be used, and the custom voice will be played back as a test. The check-off custom audio is not used, and the normal audio is played as a test. The test playback can be stopped by pressing the voice stop button.

On the custom image setting screen H2, each setting button corresponding to the startup screen and the presets A to C screens is arranged. By operating each setting button, a custom image can be set as the background of the corresponding screen (FIG. 70 (a) → FIG. 70 (b)). As a custom image file, the format must be a JPEG file, the sampling must support YUV444 / YUV422 / YUV420 / YUV 411 / Y Only, and the format must support baseline / progressive. The maximum file size per image is about 3MB, the maximum resolution is 8000 x 8000 pixels, the file name is arbitrary, the path of the SD card that stores the file is \ user \ photo \, and the subfolder search range is \ user \ photo \. Below, it is in the range up to 4 levels. Since the size of the screen is 400 × 240 dots, if the sizes of the images do not match, the images are enlarged or reduced. In this case, the desired enlargement / reduction pattern can be selected on the custom image zoom setting screen H3 (FIG. 70). For JPEG files with a progressive format, only the final image is displayed. If you add or delete the following files, you need to select an image.

A method of setting a custom image will be described with reference to FIG. 72. The figure illustrates the procedure for setting a custom image on the startup screen. When setting a custom image, first store the JPEG file under \ user \ photo on the SD card. Next, select the target screen by operating one of the setting buttons on the custom image setting screen. Then, the thumbnail list screen is displayed, and you can select the photo to be set as a custom image from this. The cursor moves to the currently set photo. You can scroll to the next page by operating the right triangle mark located at the bottom of the thumbnail list screen, and scroll to the previous page by operating the left triangle mark. The upper left of the thumbnail list is the initial display. If the user himself prepares the logo of the vehicle manufacturer or the like, it is possible to set the photograph of the manufacturer logo on the activation screen as shown in FIG. 73.

On the custom image zoom setting screen H3 (FIG. 70), each setting button corresponding to full, normal, no normal enlargement, and forced screen size is arranged. Full is a zoom setting that enlarges or reduces the screen so that it fills the screen while maintaining the aspect ratio of the photo. With the full zoom setting, if the aspect ratio of the screen and the aspect ratio of the photo are different, the top and bottom or left and right will be cut off. Normal is a zoom setting that zooms in / out so that either the portrait or landscape fills the screen while maintaining the aspect ratio of the photo. With the normal zoom setting, if the aspect ratio of the screen and the aspect ratio of the photo are different, a black band will appear. No normal enlargement is a zoom setting in which if the photo is smaller than the screen size in normal operation, it is not enlarged and the vacant part is filled with black. The screen size compulsion is a zoom setting that may make the picture horizontally or vertically long because it is enlarged or reduced according to the screen size both vertically and horizontally. The zoom setting selected on the custom image zoom setting screen H3 is not only reflected in the background setting of the actual startup screen / presets A, B, and C screen, but is also applied to the display of the custom image setting.

■ 6.9 OBD settings ■
When the operation of the OBD setting button of the setting list screen 1A is detected as shown in FIG. 74, the control unit 10 switches and displays the OBD setting screen I. On this OBD setting screen I, each setting button corresponding to full tank start, full tank correction, coefficient correction, average clear, and all clear is arranged, and various operations can be performed as shown in FIG. 75.

■ 7. Radarscope screen settings and operations ■
As described above, there are two types of radar scope screens, a map screen 31 (see FIG. 12) and a classic scope screen 32 (see FIG. 15). Here, the setting and operation of the map screen 31, the operation of the classic scope screen 32, and the contents of the ring action by the ring 340 will be described in detail. The ring 340 is an outer frame portion of the ring display 34 (in the case of the classic scope screen 32, the scope sub display 34) in the preset screen or the classic scope screen 32.
■ 7.1 Map screen settings and operations ■
Regarding the map screen 31, the control unit 10 executes the following setting processing according to the operation on the map mode setting screen (FIG. 20B).
When the operation of the setting button without one map panel on the map mode setting screen is detected, the map screen 31 illustrated in FIG. 76 is set as the radar scope screen. 1 The setting without a map panel is a map mode for users who want to display a map widely and do not need to display an alarm panel 36 by animation or a photograph.
1 When the operation of the map panel automatic setting button is detected, the control unit 10 sets the map screen 31 illustrated in FIG. 77 as a radar scope screen. 1 The map panel automatic setting is a map mode for users who want to display the alarm panel 36 in a large size when approaching. When displaying the map screen 31 of FIG. 77 as a standby screen, the control unit 10 enlarges the alarm panel 36 when the distance to the target is 600 m or less, and reduces the alarm panel 36 when the distance exceeds 600 m.
1 When the operation of the small setting button on the map panel is detected, the map screen illustrated in FIG. 78 is set as the radar scope screen. The setting of 1 small map panel is a map mode for users who want to display the alarm panel 36 but want to fix the alarm panel 36 in a small size because the map area becomes narrow when the alarm panel 36 is displayed large. In the radar detector 1 of this example, this 1 map panel small is set as the initial setting.

When the operation of the setting button of the 1 map 2 panel small of the map mode setting screen (FIG. 20 (b)) is detected, the control unit 10 sets the map screen 31 illustrated in FIG. 79 as the radar scope setting screen. When the alarm panel 36 has only one panel, even if the important target is behind, the near target and the target in the voice alarm are displayed preferentially, so that the user can determine the urgency of the important target behind. May be difficult to recognize. The setting of 1 map 2 panel small is a map mode in which important targets such as orbis, crackdown, and inspection are preferentially displayed at the display position on the left side of the touch panel 15 in order to cope with such a situation.

When 1 map 2 panel small is set, the control unit 10 connects the mini icon 383 in the mini radar scope 38 and the alarm panel 36 so that the user can surely grasp the target corresponding to the alarm panel 36. (Line segment as link information) 312 is drawn. Further, during the voice alarm, the control unit 10 blinks and displays the corresponding link line 312 so that the user can immediately recognize the target.

2 When the operation of the setting button without the map panel is detected, the control unit 10 sets the map screen 31 illustrated in FIG. 80 as the radar scope screen. In this map mode without the two map panels, the control unit 10 divides the display screen of the touch panel 15 into two left and right, displays the detailed map 31A on the left side, and displays the wide area map 31B on the right side. The wide area map 31B has a constant scale and a fixed heading-up orientation. The scale and map orientation of the detailed map 31A depend on the zoom setting and display format setting. In the map mode without these two map panels, it is possible to display a near target on the detailed map 31A and a distant target on the wide area map 31B. In this map mode, the alarm panel 36 is not displayed.

2 When the operation of the setting button of the small map panel is detected, the control unit 10 sets the map screen illustrated in FIG. 81 as the radar scope screen. This map mode with two small map panels is a map mode in which the display of small alarm panels is added to the above map mode without two map panels.

Here, the operation processing of the map screen 31 of FIG. 79 in the map mode of 1 map and 2 panels small will be described.
Regarding the map screen 31 under the map mode of 1 map 2 panel small in FIG. 79, the control unit 10 sets the alarm panel 36 at the display position on the left side to the high priority panel 36A, and sets the alarm panel 36 on the right side to the low priority panel 36B. Is set to. The control unit 10 sets "GPS first priority" for orbis, crackdown, inspection, my area, high-speed police, signal ignoring suppression, intersection monitoring (yellow target and above), etc., and gives high priority to distance, target angle, and facing angle. It is displayed on the high priority panel 36A at the left display position (first display position) regardless of the audio output. The control unit 10 sets "GPS second priority" for Orbis, crackdown, inspection, my area, high-speed police, signal ignoring suppression, intersection monitoring, etc., which have the next highest priority after the target displayed on the left side, and the display position on the right side. It is displayed on the low priority panel 36B (second display position).

However, when a voice target is generated, the voice target is displayed on the low priority panel 36B on the right side if it is not GPS first priority, and is displayed on the high priority panel 36A on the left side if the voice target is GPS first priority. To. If neither the voice target nor the GPS second priority is displayed on the low priority panel 36B on the right side, the other targets that are within the warning distance and angle (this is called GPS normal priority) Is displayed. On the other hand, the mini-radar scope 38 displays a maximum of three, GPS first priority, GPS second priority, and GPS normal priority. However, if you have the same target, duplicate display is avoided.

In the GPS 1st / 2nd priority, it is less likely that the display starts at a stage far from the vehicle position and then ends until the vehicle passes by. With such a setting, in particular, there is a high possibility that the GPS second priority is displayed with priority over the GPS normal priority, so that a more important target can be displayed with high certainty. The control unit 10 controls the alarm panel 36, which has both an animation and a photograph, so that when the left and right display positions are exchanged due to a distance angle condition or the like, the display state is inherited before and after the exchange. This is a specification considering that it will be annoying if you always start from animation again. Further, when RD reception or wireless reception occurs, it is determined that the priority is higher than the GPS second priority, and it is displayed on the low priority panel 36B on the right side.

■ 7.2 Classic scope screen operation ■
The scale of the classic scope screen 32 is controlled by the control unit 10, and is automatically changed according to the distance and the facing angle of the focus target as shown in FIGS. 82 (a) to 82 (c). It is controlled to smoothly zoom in and out when the scale is changed.
At the upper left of the classic scope screen 32, a scope sub-display 34 surrounded by an annular ring 340 can be displayed. The scope sub-display 34 has the same specifications as the ring display 34 on the preset screen, and performs the same display operation.
In the initial state, the alarm panel 36 is set as the scope sub-display 34 as shown in FIG. 82. When the alarm panel 36 is set to the scope sub display 34, the scope sub display 34 automatically disappears when the alarm event does not occur. On the other hand, various display items can be set in the scope sub-display 34 as in the ring display. FIG. 83 is a display example of the scope sub display when the vehicle speed and the compass are set as the scope sub display.

The position of the own vehicle icon 322 indicating the own vehicle position of the classic scope screen 32 is switched stepwise according to the presence / absence of the display of the scope sub display 34, the position and type of the focus target. There are three types of positions of the own vehicle icon 322 in the left-right direction: the center of the screen, the right side of the screen, and the intermediate right side position. Further, the vertical positions of the screen include a lower part of the screen and an upper part of the screen. By combining three places in the left-right direction and three places in the up-down direction, there are six possible positions for the own vehicle icon 322. The position of the own vehicle icon 322 is appropriately switched so that the focus target can be appropriately displayed. When the position of the own vehicle icon 322 is switched, the display control is performed so that the own vehicle icon 322 does not suddenly move to a new position but gradually approaches the own vehicle icon 322.

For example, if the focus target is located in the area on the right side of the direction of travel, the vehicle icon 322 is located on the left side so that the area on the right side can be displayed widely, and the focus target is located in the area on the left side of the direction of travel. If it is located, the vehicle icon 322 is located on the right side so that the left side area can be widely displayed. Further, when the scope sub display 34 is displayed on the upper left, the own vehicle icon 322 moves to the right so as to use the remaining area. In addition, a target icon such as a banned area is displayed at a central position of the area to represent the implementation area. When notifying that the vehicle has passed the parking area or the like (passing information), the vehicle icon 322 moves to the upper side of the screen so that the target icon of the parking area or the like located in the opposite direction of travel can be displayed.

On the classic scope screen 32, as shown in FIG. 84, a cross gauge (cross gauge) 327 for clearly expressing the position of the focus target and clearly expressing the movement at the time of switching is displayed. The cross gauge 327 is composed of a horizontal line 327H extending over the entire horizontal direction of the screen and a vertical line 323V extending over the entire vertical direction, and intersects at the position of the focus target. At the upper end of the vertical line 323V, a lateral deviation 324H representing a horizontal component of the distance to the focus target is displayed. As shown in the figure, the lateral deviation 324H “13” displayed at the adjacent position on the left side of the vertical line 323V indicates that the vehicle is offset by 13 m to the left side of the vehicle position. At the right end of the horizontal line 327H, a vertical deviation 324V representing a vertical component of the distance to the focus target is displayed. As shown in the figure, the vertical deviation 324V "796" displayed at the adjacent position below the horizontal line 327H indicates that the vehicle is offset by 796 m in front of the vehicle position. When the focus target is switched between different targets, the cross gauge 327 is displayed and controlled so as to approach the new target instead of immediately changing the position. At this time, the vertical deviation 324V and the horizontal deviation 324H display the values every moment according to the position of the cross gauge 327. Such display control of the cross gauge 327 is an effective control for facilitating grasping a new focus target when the focus target is replaced.
For the target icon 326 of the focus target on the classic scope screen 32, the cursor 325 is displayed so as to surround the target icon 326. The cursor 325 is executed an animation display that repeats enlargement / reduction during the voice alarm of the target, and the size is increased or decreased.

The control unit 10 executes control to change the scope color (display color of the scope surface) at any time while the classic scope screen 32 is displayed. The control unit 10 expresses the system alarm level by the color of the scope surface. In the radar detector 1 of this example, the situation of the own vehicle can be determined from the color of the scope surface of the classic scope screen 32. The color change of the scope color is set very smoothly. In the radar detector 1 of this example, the system alarm level (alarm level) is set to 10 levels in FIG. 85, and the color is set for each level. The scope color of the classic scope screen 32 is set according to the target system alarm level. In the case of multiple targets, the level at which the highest level condition is satisfied is set as the system alarm level, and that color is set as the scope color. FIG. 86 is an example in the case of wireless information (weak), and is an example in which blue corresponding to the system alarm level 1 is set as the scope color. Even if the scope color changes, the display colors of the cross gauge 327, the vertical deviation 324V, and the horizontal deviation 324H do not change, so that the focus target will not be lost due to the change in the scope color. Has been done.

On the classic scope screen 32 of this example, as shown in FIG. 87, public control information is collectively displayed in a window so as to eliminate the need to visually follow a long telop display while driving. This window display is displayed on the front side of the classic scope screen 32. When entering a city that announces public control information, the public control window 32P is automatically displayed for 10 seconds to display the information of the city, ward, town, or village. When the public control automatic pop-up setting is OFF, the public control window 32P is not automatically started to be displayed. If you want to see it again while the public control window 32P is hidden, press the MUTE button 223 to display the window again. When the display is started by manual operation in this way, the display state is maintained for one minute. Further, if the MUTE button 223 is operated while the public control window 32P is displayed, the window can be deleted immediately. In the display of the public control window 32P, the current address, year / month / day / day of the week, etc. are displayed below the text display of the public control information. The above public control window function is effective only when the radar scope is set to classic.

As shown in FIG. 88, a triangular azimuth mark 326M indicating the monitoring direction is animated and displayed on the outer periphery of the target icons of all the targets having directions such as the monitoring direction among the target icons 326 displayed on the classic scope screen 32. To. The azimuth mark 326M is displayed at a position corresponding to the monitoring direction with the target icon 326 as the center, and is further displayed so that the apex of the triangle faces the monitoring direction. When the target icon 326 newly appears on the classic scope screen 32, it appears blinking so as to attract the attention of the user.

As shown in FIG. 89, a message window 32M is displayed at the bottom of the classic scope screen 32, and various information is displayed. In the message window (display field) 32M, the icon of the focus target, the information corresponding to the target (only when there is information), the arrow of the direction of the target as seen from the own vehicle, and the distance to the target (on the classic scope screen 32). Each display of the target icon 326 is not displayed) is arranged. In the message window 32M relating to the GPS target illustrated in the figure, the speed limit is displayed as information corresponding to the target. Of the GPS targets, the arrow and the distance display are omitted for the target corresponding to the icon of FIG. 90 in which the target icon 326 is not displayed on the classic scope screen 32. From the left, the icons in the figure are sharp curves, confluence points, turnout points, prefectural borders, ETC lanes, banned priority areas / banned most important areas, and on-board aiming areas. At the speed limit switching point, a speed limit icon is displayed.
FIG. 91 is an example of a message window 32M relating to an RD alarm, and FIG. 92 is an example of a message window 32M relating to a radio alarm. In the message window 32M relating to the wireless alarm, the icon of FIG. 93 (display color is different) is displayed in conjunction with the text character depending on the type of alarm.

On the classic scope screen 32, the status icon 35 (see FIG. 84) blinks at the lower left of the screen. Examples of the state icon 35 include an icon in a banned area, an icon in a vehicle-aiming frequent occurrence area, and the like. The state icon 35 lights up brightly so that the vehicle position can be clearly recognized when the vehicle position is located in an area such as a parking area, and lights up darkly even if the vehicle position is outside the area. Depending on the mode or manual setting, if the parking area or the on-board aiming frequent area setting is OFF, it will be completely turned off. While the message window 32M is hidden, the status icon 35 is displayed in the lower left corner of the classic scope screen 32, and while the message window 32M is displayed, it is displayed above the left end of the message window 32M. On the standby screen other than the classic scope screen 32, the same status icon 35 is blinkingly displayed on the upper left of the screen.

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Up to three ring displays 34 (see FIG. 41) can be set on the presets A to C screens. The setting of display items that can be set in the ring display 34 will be described. The scope sub-display 34 (see FIGS. 15 and 16) of the classic scope screen 32 has exactly the same specifications as the ring display 34.

Display items that can be preset to the ring display 34 include clock display, vehicle speed display, eco-drive display, acceleration display, tilt display, tide information display, satellite information display, alarm panel display, compass display, fuel consumption display, reminder days display, and so on. Reminder distance display, instantaneous fuel consumption display, average fuel consumption display, general road average fuel consumption display, highway average fuel consumption display, this time fuel consumption display, lifetime fuel consumption display, moving average fuel consumption display, fuel flow display, engine water temperature display, intake air temperature display, outside There are temperature display, battery voltage display, throttle opening display, engine load display, in-mani meter display, boost meter display, tacometer display, etc. Of these display items, information related to vehicle information can be selected only in the OBD connection state. In addition to these display items, engine oil sound display, battery current display, HV battery capacity display, HV battery current display, HV motor rotation speed display, HV motor torque display, HV generator rotation speed display, etc. can be additionally set. good.

When the alarm panel 36 is set on the ring display 34, the same display operation as when the alarm panel 36 is set on the scope sub-display 34 and the ring action by the ring (outer peripheral portion) 340 are executed. Will be done. As described above, in the radar detector 1 of this example, the scope sub display 34 in the classic scope screen 32 and the ring display 34 in the preset screen have the same specifications. Reference numeral 34 is set for both the scope sub-display and the ring display. Regardless of whether the classic scope screen 32 is set on the standby screen or the preset screen is set, if the alarm panel 36 is set on the scope sub display 34 or the ring display 34, the same alarm notification operation is performed. Can receive.
Hereinafter, display items that can be set in the ring display 34 will be described. The contents of the display items are the same for the scope sub-display of the classic scope screen 32.

As for the clock display, as shown in FIG. 94, in addition to the left display mode when the semi-transparent mode is not selected on the mode setting screen (see FIG. 43) and the center display mode when the semi-transparent mode is selected. , There is a display mode on the right when additional information is set on the additional information setting screen (FIG. 40). In the display mode when the semi-transparent mode is selected, the background image is displayed so that it can be seen through. In the clock display, the month, day, and day of the week are set as additional information.
In the vehicle speed display, the average speed (AVESPD) or the maximum speed (MAXSPD) is set as additional information. If any of the additional information is set to be displayed, the vehicle speed display illustrated in FIG. 95 is obtained. The semi-transparent mode can be selectively set for the vehicle speed display and each of the following display items. The display mode when the semi-transparent mode is selected and the display mode when the semi-transparent mode is not selected are the same as in the case of the clock display.

In the eco-driving display of FIG. 96, sudden acceleration is displayed on the upper side, sudden deceleration is displayed on the right side, idling is displayed on the lower side, and economic speed is displayed as a radar chart on the left side. Each point is displayed as an upper limit of 100 points and a lower limit of 0 points. Each point is deducted when 70 points are set as the initial value and the output state of the acceleration of the acceleration sensor 124 and the output state of the speed from the GPS receiver 121 are judged to be not eco-driving, which is eco-driving. Points will be added when the output state is judged to be. In the eco-drive display, the numerical value of each point and the graph in which the numerical value is plotted on the radar chart are displayed.

In the acceleration display, as shown in FIG. 97, FR: a meter for front-back acceleration and LR: a meter for left-right acceleration are arranged. The front-back acceleration is displayed negatively on the F side and positively displayed on the R side. In the lateral acceleration, the L side is displayed as a minus and the R side is displayed as a plus. Each meter has a first needle on the outer peripheral side and a second needle on the inner peripheral side. The first needle moves to a position corresponding to a maximum of 0.5 G and a minimum of −0.5 G, and is held when the range is exceeded. The second needle expresses the change in acceleration by rotation at 0.03 G / 360 ° (around). The second hand rotates clockwise with a positive acceleration. As additional information in the acceleration display, the maximum forward acceleration (MAXFWD) and the maximum left-right acceleration (MAXL / R), which is the maximum value of the absolute value of the left-right acceleration, are set. If any of the additional information is selectively set, the acceleration display as shown in the right figure of FIG. 97 (A) is set.

In the tilt display of FIG. 98, the tilt of the vehicle by 30 degrees in front, back, left, and right is displayed by the movement of the sphere. The tilted display is provided with a detailed display illustrated in FIG. (B). The tilt display is on the upper side of the spherical image in the figure (A) triggered by the fact that the output value of the acceleration of the acceleration sensor 124 in the lateral direction (either right or left) of the vehicle is 0.1 G or more. The hemisphere of the white part is made transparent, and the hemisphere of the lower black part is grayed out. Then, as shown in the figure (B), a white disk having the same radius as the radius of the hemisphere is drawn on the upper surface of the lower hemisphere (the boundary surface between the upper hemisphere and the lower hemisphere (the surface passing through the equator)). An image of a 3D object of a car is displayed on it. The 3D object of this automobile is rotated and displayed on the upper surface of the lower hemisphere according to the direction of the current traveling direction detected by the geomagnetic sensor 126. In this detailed display, the vertical back direction of the screen is north, the vertical front direction is south, the horizontal right direction of the screen is east, and the horizontal left direction of the screen is west. For the car in the ball, the tail lamp side is displayed parallel to the screen surface when the car is heading due north, and the entire tail lamp side can be seen. In the figure (B), a red marker is attached in a vertical band shape at a position indicating the traveling direction around the disk. The right figure of the figure (B) is a state facing south-southeast, the front of the car is displayed facing slightly to the right, and the marker is also displayed at a slightly right position. Then, after the output value of the acceleration of the vehicle in the lateral direction (either the right direction or the left direction) of the acceleration sensor 124 becomes less than 0.1 G, this display is continued for 3 seconds, and the display in the figure (A) is displayed. Return. When the turning motion is detected based on the lateral G of the car above a certain level in this way, the car in the ball becomes visible for a certain period of time, and the turning motion is expressed. In this way, the turning situation can be confirmed by the detailed display (B).

The tide information display in FIG. 99 is a display of the tide level calculated based on the data, not the measured amount. In the tide information display, first, as shown in Fig. (A), the name of the place such as the tide station closest to the current position, the age of the current date, and the name of the tide are displayed. In the tide information display, as shown in the figure (B), the place name such as the tide station closest to the current position, the age of the current date and the tide name are displayed (left figure), and the time and tide level of the first low tide of the day. , High tide time and tide level display (middle figure), second low tide time and tide level of the day, high tide time and tide level display (right figure) are periodically switched and displayed every 10 seconds.

In the satellite information display of FIG. 100, a grid is displayed centering on the position of the own vehicle, with the upward direction as north, the downward direction as south, the right direction as east, and the left direction as west. As a grid, three concentric circles with different radii centered on the vehicle position and a line passing through the center position in the left-right direction and the vertical direction (however, the line is not drawn in the concentric circle with the smallest radius) are set. ing. In the satellite information display, a satellite object with a circle is drawn at a position corresponding to the position of the satellite acquired by the GPS receiver 121. After being displayed for 3 seconds in this state, the satellite numbers are periodically displayed one satellite at a time, as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in Fig. (A), after displaying all the acquired satellites at the corresponding positions and 3 seconds have passed, the first satellite number is displayed as shown in Fig. (B) (in the figure). 18). The display time per satellite is 3 seconds, and after the display of all satellite numbers is completed, the display operation of returning to the original display as shown in the figure (A) is repeated. The satellite information display should be a heading-up display with the vehicle traveling direction facing up. In this heading-up satellite information display, when the car turns and turns, the displayed satellite position also changes. The display color of each satellite may be displayed step by step by C / N. For example, the display colors are numbered from 0 to 5 (0: red, 1: peach, 2: orange, 3: yellow, 4: yellow green, 5: green), and the color number = C / N ÷ 8 (5). In the above case, the display color may be determined by a calculation formula such as display color 5).

In the alarm panel display, as shown in FIG. 101, when the alarm is started, the alarm animation is displayed in the order of the photograph. However, the photo is not displayed when the alarm panel photo setting is OFF or for a target without a photo. The animation is divided into continuous animation and stationary animation according to the alarm panel operation setting. For a target that has finished animation to some extent, after switching to another target, the animation is not performed again from the beginning and the photo is displayed. However, when the alarm panel photo setting is OFF or for a target without a photo, the animation starts.

Further, the alarm panel display operates differently when there is no alarm between the case of the ring display 34 of the preset screen and the case of the scope sub display 34 in the classic scope screen 32. In the case of the preset screen, the logo displayed in FIG. 101 (B) is displayed when there is no alarm. On the other hand, in the case of the scope sub display 34 in the classic scope screen, the scope sub display 34 itself disappears after a while after the alarm disappears and the logo is displayed.

In the compass display of FIG. 102, the direction is displayed with the traveling direction of the own vehicle as the upward direction on the screen based on the geomagnetism detected by the geomagnetic sensor 126.
The atmospheric pressure display is a display of the current atmospheric pressure as shown in FIG. 103. The barometric pressure display in this example displays a range from a minimum of 700 hPa to a maximum of 1050 hPa.
The reminder days display is a display of the number of remaining days set by the reminder, as shown in FIG. 104. If there is no setting, or if the number of remaining days reaches zero, "----" is displayed. The number of days illustrated in the figure is the number of remaining days of oil, oil element, tire, and battery from the top.
As shown in FIG. 105, the reminder distance display is a display that can be selected under the OBD connection state, and is a display of the remaining distance set by the reminder. This reminder distance display is a subtraction trip meter that displays the remaining distance. If there is no setting or if the remaining distance reaches zero, "----" is displayed. When the remaining distance is less than 10000 km, the unit of 100 m is displayed. The distances illustrated in the figure are oil, oil element, tire, and battery from the top. The subtraction target of the reminder distance is the lifetime engine mileage in the case of oil and oil element, and the lifetime mileage in the case of tires and batteries.

In the instantaneous fuel consumption display of FIG. 106, the instantaneous fuel consumption is displayed in the range of 0.0 to 99.9 km / L. The lower limit of the scale is 5 km / L, the upper limit of the daily scale is 50 km / L, the lowest point is 0 km / L, and the highest point is 100 km / L. The specifications of this scale are common to each fuel consumption display of FIGS. 107 to 111. A numerical display unit and an indicator are arranged in the lower row. This indicator is an index indicating whether or not fuel efficiency is good, and complements red to yellow at 0 to 5 km / L and yellow to green at 10 to 30 km / L. Is complemented, and when the speed is 30 km / L or more, a green indicator (a circle imitating a lamp) is displayed.
In the average fuel consumption display of FIG. 107, the average fuel consumption is displayed.
In the general fuel consumption display of FIG. 108, the average fuel consumption of the general road is displayed.
In the high-speed fuel consumption display of FIG. 109, the average fuel consumption of the expressway is displayed.

In the fuel consumption display this time, as shown in FIG. 110, the fuel consumption after the power of the radar detector 1 is turned on is displayed by the numerical value in the range of 0.0 to 99.9 km / L. The value may change suddenly while the elapsed time after turning on the power of the radar detector 1 is not sufficient, but the value converges as the elapsed time becomes longer. Even if the power is on, it can be reset by operating OBD setting-average clear. As additional information on the fuel consumption display this time, there is the maximum fuel consumption (MAXAVE) this time. This maximum fuel consumption (MAXAVE) display setting becomes effective after the mileage after switching the radar detector 1 to ON reaches 1 km. This is because if the mileage is short, an extremely good value may be obtained.
In the lifetime fuel consumption display of FIG. 111, the lifetime fuel consumption is displayed.

The moving average fuel consumption display is the moving average fuel consumption as shown in FIG. 112, and the numerical value is displayed in the range of 0.0 to 99.9 km / L. In the upper row, the fuel consumed in the 2km section is displayed as a bar graph. The height of one square of a bar graph of a maximum of 10 squares is 25 cc, and one bar graph can represent a maximum of 250 cc of fuel. Every 2 km, the latest section fuel consumption starts to be displayed at zero, and the section fuel consumption of each existing bar graph moves to the right (old side) accordingly. Only the latest section fuel flashes at the top of the current section fuel consumption. Assuming that the section fuel consumption is arranged in an array of 9 (fuel [0] to fuel [8]) and the latest section distance is dist, the moving average fuel consumption m representing the latest 16km fuel consumption is calculated by the following equation.
(Equation 1)

Since the section fuel consumption is stored in the non-volatile memory, it will be inherited at the next startup. If the section fuel consumption is taken over in this way, unlike the fuel consumption this time, no unhelpful value will be displayed even if the distance is short. The section fuel consumption is reset by OBD setting-average clear. As additional information on the moving average fuel consumption display, there is the maximum moving average fuel consumption (MAXMOV). For this maximum moving average fuel consumption (MAXMOV), the maximum value during the current driving, which becomes effective after 16 km after the reset, is displayed.

The fuel flow rate display is a display of the fuel flow rate per minute as shown in FIG. 113, and the numerical value is displayed in the range of 0 to 999 mL / minute. The bar graph is updated each time fuel consumption is taken in via the OBD function. The OBD communication cycle includes a 5 Hz update vehicle model and a 1 Hz update vehicle model, and the graph update speed differs depending on which vehicle model is used. The bar graph has a height of 20 mL / min, and can be expressed up to 200 mL / min by one bar graph. In addition, the mass corresponding to a fraction of 20 mL or less is expressed by changing the brightness. Furthermore, when the fuel flow rate is zero for about 2 seconds, the characters "FUEL CUT" are scrolled from right to left. As additional information on the fuel flow rate display, there is the maximum fuel flow rate (MAXFLW).

The engine water temperature display is an engine water temperature display as shown in FIG. 114, and the numbers are displayed in the range of −40 to 215 ° C. The needle is 0 ° C at the lower end of the scale (45 ° left), 80-105 ° C at the center (almost no movement between 25 ° C), -40 ° C at the lowest point (53 ° left), and the highest point (53 ° right). It is 160 ° C. The same applies to the intake air temperature display (FIG. 115). As additional information on the engine water temperature display, there is the maximum engine water temperature (MAXENG). As additional information on the intake air temperature display, there is the maximum intake air temperature (MAXITK).

In the intake air temperature display of FIG. 115, the intake air temperature is displayed in the range of −40 to 215 ° C. As an additional display of the intake air temperature display, there is the maximum outside air temperature (MAXAMB).
As shown in FIG. 116, the outside air temperature display is an outside air temperature display, and the numbers are displayed in the range of -40 to 215 ° C. The needle is −30 ° C. at the lowest point (53 ° left) and 60 ° C. at the highest point (53 ° right). As additional information on the outside air temperature display, there is the maximum outside air temperature (MAXAMB).

The engine oil temperature display is an engine oil temperature display as shown in FIG. 117, and the numerical value is displayed in the range of −40 to 215 ° C. The needle is 0 ° C at the lower limit of the scale (45 ° left), 100-135 ° C at the center (almost no movement between these 35 ° C), -40 ° C at the lowest point (53 ° left), and the highest point (53 ° right). ) Is 190 ° C. As additional information on the engine oil temperature display, there is the maximum engine oil temperature (MAXOIL).

The battery voltage display is a display of the battery voltage as shown in FIG. 118. Numbers are displayed in the range 0.0-25.5V. The needle is 0V at the lowest point (53 ° left) and 25.5V at the highest point (53 ° right).
The throttle opening degree display is a display of the throttle opening degree as shown in FIG. 119. Numbers are displayed in the range of 0 to 100%. The color segment for one square in the circular graph display represents 4%. The fraction of 4% is expressed by the brightness. The additional information of the throttle opening display includes the average throttle opening (AVETHR) and the maximum throttle opening (MAXTHR).
The engine load display is an display of the engine load as shown in FIG. 120. The numbers indicate the engine load in the range of 0 to 100%. The color segment for one square in the circular graph display represents 4%. The fraction of 4% is expressed by brightness. The additional information of the engine load display includes the average engine load (AVELOD) and the maximum engine load (MAXLOD).

As shown in FIG. 121, the intake manifold meter display is a display of the relative pressure of the intake manifold pressure with respect to the atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa). The numbers are displayed in the range of −1.01 to 1.54 × 100 kPa. The intake manifold meter is for a car without a supercharger, and in a car without a supercharger, it does not show a value larger than 0.0 except for the running pressure. It approaches 0.0 when the accelerator is fully opened, and becomes -1.01 in vacuum. The indicator at the bottom left of the number indicates the pressure in color. This indicator is always lit, -1 or less: green, -1.0 to -0.5: complements between green and yellow, -0.5 to 0.0: complements between yellow and red, 0.0 or more: It is red. Since the amount of change is large, the needle has an afterimage, which facilitates the recognition of movement. As additional information on the intake manifold meter display, there is the maximum intake manifold pressure (MAXINM).

As shown in FIG. 122, the boost gauge display is a display of the relative pressure of the intake manifold pressure with respect to the atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa). The numbers are displayed in the range of −1.01 to 1.54 × 100 kPa. The boost gauge display is for vehicles with a supercharger and may show a value higher than atmospheric pressure due to supercharging. When it reaches 0.00 or more, boost starts and the lower left boost indicator blinks. If it is less than 0.00, it goes out. The color of the indicator is 0.0: green, 0.0 to 0.5: complements between green and yellow, 0.5 to 1.0: complements between yellow and red, 1.0 or more: red. It has become. Since the amount of change is large, the needle has an afterimage, which facilitates the recognition of movement. As additional information on the intake manifold display, there is the maximum boost pressure (MAXBST).

The tachometer display is a display of the engine speed as shown in FIG. 123. The numbers are displayed in the range of 0 to 9999 rpm, and the needle moves to the position corresponding to the rotation even if it exceeds 8000 rpm. Even when the amount of change is large, the needle has an afterimage, which makes it easier to recognize the movement. Additional information on the tachometer display includes average rotation speed (AVERPM) and maximum rotation speed (MAXRPM).

In the case of a hybrid vehicle or the like, a battery current display (FIG. 124), an HV battery capacity display (FIG. 125), an HV battery current display (FIG. 126), an HV motor rotation speed display (FIG. 127), and an HV motor torque display (FIG. 127). FIG. 128) and the HV generator rotation speed display (FIG. 129) may be additionally set. As additional information of the HV motor rotation speed display, there is the HV motor maximum rotation speed (MAXRPM). As additional information of the HV motor torque display, there is the HV motor maximum torque (MAXTRQ).

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On the presets A to C screens, a background image (photograph or the like) can be selectively set by using the custom image setting screen H2 (see FIG. 70) of FIG. 130. The background image can be set for each of the presets A to C screens. On the custom image setting screen H2, selection buttons corresponding to the startup screen and the presets A to C screens are arranged. For example, when the selection button on the preset A screen is operated, the background image selection screen on the preset A screen is displayed as shown in FIGS. 131 and 132. The image selected on this selection screen is set as the background image of the preset A screen. If there is no photo data in the folders (4 levels) under / user / picture /, the background of the initial settings is displayed. If there is photo data in the folders (4 levels) under / user / picture /, the photo data will be displayed as thumbnails (see FIGS. 131 and 132). If you touch or operate the desired photo from the thumbnail display, you can set the photo as the background of the preset screen. When the touch operation is performed, the photograph set as shown in the central figure as shown in FIG. 132 is preview-displayed for several seconds. It is also possible to select the background image of the startup screen by operating the selection button corresponding to the startup screen on the custom image setting screen H2.

In the radar detector 1 of this example, the display number and display position of the ring display 34 in the preset screen can be appropriately set by user operation. According to such specifications, it is possible to flexibly meet the needs of users who want to display a background photo. If the item selection button in the custom image setting screen H2 of FIG. 130 is selected, display items including OFF are set for the three ring displays 34 of the preset screen as shown in FIG. 133 which illustrates the case of the preset A screen. A screen to do is displayed. By turning off the center ring display 34 as shown in the left column or turning off the center and lower left ring display 34 as shown in the right column, it is possible to set a preset screen in which the background photograph can be seen well.

As shown in FIG. 134, the alarm panel 36 can be set on the ring display 34 in the preset screen. If the alarm panel 36 can be set on the ring display 34, the standby ⇔ radar scope switching screen AA2 (see FIG. 19) is set to hold the standby mode, and the preset screen is not switched to the radar scope screen. However, the alarm can be displayed by using the ring display 34 on the preset screen. FIG. 3A is an example of an alarm in which an animation image of the N system is displayed on the alarm panel 36 of the ring display 34 in the preset screen. FIG. 3B is an example of an alarm in which a photographic image of Orbis is displayed on the alarm panel 36 of the ring display 34 in the preset screen. FIG. 3C is an example when an alarm event has not occurred. In this case, the default wallpaper is displayed on the alarm panel 36. It is also good to configure it so that you can set your favorite image as wallpaper. It should be noted that the visibility of photographic images and animated images may deteriorate if the backlight is turned on at night. In such a case, the alarm panel 36 may be configured to have no backlight. Even with the ring display 34 in the preset screen, when the alarm panel 36 is set, the ring action described later is executed. This content will be described later with reference to FIGS. 148 to 152.

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■ 9.1 Semi-transparent display ■
The ring display 34 on the preset screen or the scope sub-display 34, which is the ring display in the classic scope screen 32, can be displayed in the semi-transparent mode in which the background image can be seen through. In the radar detector 1 of this example, semi-transmissive display is realized by using an α blending technique of blending a plurality of images using a coefficient α. The alpha blending technology is a well-known technology in software such as game development.

In the case of the ring display (scope sub-display) 34 of the alarm panel 36 illustrated in FIG. 135, as shown in FIG. 136, a gray back panel 36A, a photo panel 36B for displaying a photograph, and an animation panel 36C for displaying an animation are used. It has a four-layer structure consisting of a ring panel 36D including a ring 340 and a ring panel 36D. In the case of the preset screen, the layer structure of these four layers is displayed on the front side of the background image. In the case of the classic scope screen 32, this layer structure is displayed on the front side of the scope surface. Among the display panels constituting the layer structure, the display state of the display panels other than the ring panel 36D changes depending on the control of the coefficient α. For the ring panel 36D, the coefficient α is always displayed at 100%, and the display state is fixed.

In the non-transparent mode, the coefficient α of the back panel 36A is set to 100%, whereby the transmittance of the background image becomes zero. On the other hand, in the semi-transparent mode, the coefficient α of the pack panel 36A is set to 25%, so that the background image can be seen through. In the case of semi-transmission, the coefficient α is not set to zero but is set to about 25% in order to produce an appropriate sense of sheerness. When the coefficient α is set to zero, the spectacle-likeness is impaired and a sense of sheerness cannot be produced well, as in the case of spectacles without a lens. On the other hand, when the coefficient α is set to 25%, there is a difference in the appearance of the area of the background image that does not intervene in the ring display 34 and the area of the background image that is visually recognized through the back panel 36A of the ring display 34. , It is possible to produce a feeling of being seen through the ring display 34, that is, a feeling of sheerness. Just as even with Date glasses, if the lens is not fitted, it will not look "likely", and if the coefficient α is set to zero and the ring display 34 is set to complete transmission, an appropriate sense of sheerness will be impaired.

While the alarm panel 36 is being displayed, both the photo panel 36B and the animation panel 36C are controlled with a coefficient α in the range of 0% to 95%. When displaying the photo panel 36B, the coefficient α of the photo panel 36B is set to 95%, while the coefficient α of the animation panel 36C is set to 0%. As a result, the photographic image is displayed on the alarm panel 36. By reversing the relationship between the two coefficients α, an animated image can be displayed on the alarm panel 36 instead of the photograph. When switching from the photographic image to the animated image, the respective coefficients α are smoothly increased or decreased, so that the photographic image is gradually changed to the animated image.

In the radar detector 1 of this example, a difference is set between the value of the coefficient α when displaying the photo panel 36B and the value of the coefficient α when displaying the animation panel 36C. The coefficient α is set to be larger in the photo panel 36B, whereby the degree to which the background image can be seen through is suppressed. This is because the spatial frequency is higher than that of the animation image, and in the case of a photographic image that looks "messy", the background image can be seen through and the visibility is highly deteriorated. In particular, when a photograph is set as the background image, the background photograph can be seen through, so that the deterioration of visibility becomes more remarkable. On the other hand, in the case of an animation image in which the area is painted separately, even if the background image can be seen through, the effect is small and the degree of deterioration in visibility is low. Instead of this example, it may be controlled to appropriately change the coefficient α according to the distribution of spatial frequencies such as the photo panel 36B and the animation 36C. For example, for a panel that is distributed up to a region where the spatial frequency is high, it is better to set the coefficient α low. The spatial frequency of the panel may be specified from the JPEG data. It is also possible to set a constant value of the coefficient α for each of the animation image and the photographic image. In this case, the transparency of the ring display 34 can be made consistent.

■ 9.2 Additional information display ■
In the case of a clock, a ring display 34 that displays speed and boost pressure (for example, FIG. 137), a layer structure such as a base panel 34A that corresponds to a dial of a clock, a pointer 34C of a clock, and a scale 34B that indicates ticks. (See FIG. 138). The transmittance of the base panel 34A is adjusted by controlling the coefficient α, while the pointer 34C and the scale 34B are displayed without being transmitted. The coefficient α of the base panel 34A is adjusted to 25% in the translucent mode and 100% in the non-transmissive mode.

Additional information can be set in some ring displays, such as the ring display 34, which displays the clock, boost pressure, and the like. For example, in the case of the ring display 34 of the vehicle speed (see FIG. 95), the maximum speed can be set as additional information. In the display of additional information, a predetermined character or number is displayed by selectively lighting and displaying any one of a plurality of segments for displaying characters and numbers, and the additional information is displayed by this. Of the segments, the non-lit segment is displayed faintly with a coefficient α = 25%, and the lit segment is displayed brightly with a coefficient α = 90%. In the display of this example, all the segments are displayed to varying degrees, while the bright segments display characters such as numbers.

The display of the additional information starts 3 seconds (predetermined time) after the vehicle speed reaches zero km / h, and then ends when the vehicle speed exceeds zero km / h. The additional information is overwritten on the ring display 34 and displayed (see FIG. 95). For example, in the case of vehicle speed, when the display of additional information starts, an animation operation for extinguishing a speedometer-like pointer or scale is executed as shown in FIG. 139 → FIG. 140. This animation motion is a motion in which each part such as a number or a pointer representing a scale gradually shrinks toward the center and finally disappears as a point. The numbers on the scale are reduced toward the center of each (the position corresponding to the center of gravity). The pointer shrinks around the axis of rotation of the needle and disappears as a point at the center position. After that, as shown in FIG. 141, the maximum vehicle speed is displayed as additional information.

If the display start of the additional information is set 3 seconds after the vehicle speed becomes zero, the driver can secure the time to change the line of sight from the front to the display screen of the radar detector 1 after the vehicle stops. Will be able to appreciate the animation operation as described above. At the end of the display, if the additional information is immediately deleted when the vehicle speed exceeds zero, the display of the ring display 34 can be switched in the situation where the display screen of the radar detector 1 is caught in the driver's field of view. .. When the display of the additional information is finished, the animation operation opposite to the above animation operation is executed. In this animation operation, each scale or pointer appears and expands so as to spring out from one point, and is displayed at a predetermined position in a predetermined size.

■ 9.3 Ring action ■
On the classic scope screen 32, as shown in FIGS. 142 to 147, the scope sub-display 34 surrounded by the annular ring 340 may be displayed in the upper left. Except when the scope sub-display 34 is set to OFF (non-display), the clock, vehicle speed, eco-drive, acceleration, inclination, tide information, satellite information, alarm panel, compass, pressure pressure, reminder days, reminder distance, instantaneous fuel consumption, Average fuel consumption, average fuel consumption on general roads, average fuel consumption on highways, current fuel consumption, lifetime fuel consumption, moving average fuel consumption, fuel flow rate, engine water temperature, intake air temperature, outside temperature, engine oil temperature, battery voltage, throttle opening, in-mani meter, boost Any one of meter, tacometer, battery current, HV battery capacity, HV battery current, HV motor rotation speed, HV motor torque, and HV generator rotation speed is displayed according to the setting. When the alarm panel 36 is set, the scope sub-display 34 is displayed when the alarm voice (voice) is generated, and is erased when the alarm voice (voice) is not generated.

When the alarm sound is generated, the control unit 10 causes the ring 340 forming the outer frame of the scope sub-display 34 of the alarm panel 36 to perform a predetermined display operation, and performs various notification expressions. The notification expression by the ring 340 is the same for the ring display 34 in which the alarm panel 36 in the preset screen is set.

Predetermined operations to be executed by the control unit 10 on the ring 340 when the alarm panel 36 is set on the scope sub-display 34 include (1) arrow operation, (2) rolling operation, and (3) flash operation. ing.
(1) Arrow operation As illustrated in FIGS. 142 and 143, in the case of the visible target alarm panel 36, the orientation of the target is represented by animation three times each time the target is focused. FIG. 143 shows the ring 340. Each frame constituting the ring 340 represents a place where the color can be changed and displayed. In the ring 340 of this example, such a portion is arranged over the entire circumference in the circumferential direction with a gap. In the figure, white areas indicate areas that are still on the ground, and hatches indicate areas that are lit (colored display) (specific areas). As shown in the figure (a) → (b) → (c), the arrow operation is pinched from both sides toward a specific point (c) between 2 o'clock and 3 o'clock in the case of a clock face. It includes the action of moving like a squeeze. In the arrow operation of this example, after the operation of (a) → (b) → (c) is repeated three times, a specific point around the middle of 2 o'clock and 3 o'clock is shown, whereby the direction of the target is shown. Is displayed.

In the operation setting of the alarm panel 36 of this example, three types of settings of animation loop, animation → stationary, and stationary are possible. The animation loop setting is such that after the operation of (a) → (b) → (c) is repeated three times, the display of (c) → (d) is repeated alternately and the direction of the target vibrates. Will be done. In the setting of animation → still, after the operation of (a) → (b) → (c) is repeated three times, the display of (c) is fixed and the direction of the target is displayed. In the stationary setting, the target direction is immediately displayed by the stationary display in (c) without going through the arrow operation.

(2) Rolling operation As illustrated in FIGS. 144 and 145, an alarm by ring rotation is issued during RD (radar) alarm, radio alarm is generated, or from 350 m before Orbis (from the start of own vehicle speed notification) to passing. Will be done. In particular, during the RD alarm, the rotation speed increases according to the alarm level. It should be noted that this rolling operation is performed without depending on the alarm panel operation setting.
(3) Flash operation As illustrated in FIGS. 146 and 147, in the case of a target having no direction such as aiming on a vehicle, parking, speed limit switching, merging, etc., the entire ring flashes several times. If the alarm panel operation setting is Anime Loop or Anime → Still setting, the flash operation is executed, and if it is set to stationary, all rings are lit.
The display color of the ring action is the color corresponding to the type (see FIG. 4) of "red", "yellow", "blue", and "green" indicating the urgency (alarm level) of the target to be alerted. Set.

FIGS. 148 to 152 show examples of ring actions when the alarm panel 36 is set on the ring display 34 in the preset screen. FIG. 148 is an alarm example of a GPS target having a direction such as a loop coil type orbis, and the direction to the target is displayed by an arrow operation. FIG. 149 is an example of a radio alarm, in which attention is drawn by a rolling operation. As the display color at this time, a color corresponding to the type of radio (see FIG. 85) is set. FIG. 150 is an example of an RD alarm. The rotation speed of the rolling operation changes depending on the reception level. FIG. 151 is an example of notification of a GPS target (merging) without a direction. At this time, the entire ring 340 blinks due to the flash operation. As the display color, a color corresponding to the type shown in FIG. 4 is set. FIG. 152 is an example of an alarm when the distance to the Orbis is within 350 m. Attention is drawn by the rolling motion that rotates at high speed.

■ 10. Post ■
According to the radar detector 1 of this example, the posted information regarding the traffic monitoring activity can be posted to the external server.
■ 10.1 Data specifications of posted information ■
The data specifications of the posted information by the radar detector 1 of this example are as shown in FIG. 153. In the figure, the illustration of header information and the like required for communication is omitted. The posting information of this example is configured by combining the product information (serial number, etc.) of the radar detector 1 for specifying the posting source and the posting pin information. The breakdown of each data such as X, Y, A, etc. constituting the post pin information is as shown in FIG. 154 (a). Of the data in the figure (a), the contents of the data T, R, and M are as shown in the figures (b), (c), and (d).

The freshness information is information indicating the implementation time of the traffic monitoring activity to be posted. As shown in FIG. 154 (c), data values representing freshness are defined according to the time when the target traffic monitoring activity is carried out. For example, in the case of posted information targeting traffic monitoring activities currently being carried out, the freshness value will be zero, and even posted information targeting traffic monitoring activities carried out within one month over one week. For example, the freshness value becomes 20. On the other hand, for the posted information for the permanent installation type Orbis etc., the data value of freshness is 255.
The direction type information is information that supplements the control direction included in the position information. By using the direction type information, it is possible to specify the control direction of the monitoring activity in the opposite lane, and also to specify whether the traffic monitoring activity is on the right side or the left side of the driving lane. For example, in the case of a traffic monitoring activity targeting a traveling lane, 0x01, which is obtained by reversing the traveling direction (traveling direction of a vehicle) of 0x02 in FIG. 155 by 180 degrees, is the type of control direction. For example, when the posting pin 44 (FIG. 157) is registered in front of the orbis installed in the median strip, the orbis is set diagonally to the right of the traveling lane. In this case, the type of control direction is 0x10 in the figure.

■ 10.2 Post processing ■
(1) Generation of posted information When the control unit 10 detects the operation of the MEMORY button 222 while the standby screen is displayed, the control unit 10 puts four registration menu buttons 313 including a pin setting button on the screen as shown in FIG. 156. Display in a pop-up. The registration menu button 313 includes a pin setting button for registering the posting pin 44 (Fig. 157), an ITY map button for displaying the latitude and longitude of the vehicle positioning position when the button is pressed, and a My Area. There is a My Area button to register and a Cancel button to cancel the registration area.

When the pin setting button is touch-operated, the control unit 10 sets the posting pin 44 at the current position of the map screen 31 as shown in FIG. 157, and the position information (latitude / longitude, address, control direction) of the posting target. And the pin registration time is registered in the posting pin storage area. In the radar detector 1 of this example, which can register up to four post pin information in the post pin storage area, the post pin 44 can be registered up to four from the first pin to the fourth pin. In this figure, since all the pins were empty, the first pin was set to the current position as the posting pin 44, and the position information at that time, the pin registration date and time, etc. were stored in association with the first pin. This is an example. The activity content information indicating the type, embodiment, method, etc. of the traffic monitoring activity is generated according to the subsequent user operation (FIGS. 161 to 163) and stored in the posting pin storage area.

When all four post pins 44 are registered and four post pin information is stored in the post pin storage area, the registration menu button 313 of FIG. 158 is popped up in response to the operation of the MEMORY button 222. To. Here, the registration menu button including the display of "The pin is full" is displayed to the effect that the post pin 44 cannot be registered.
In this example, since the control direction is essential information for the posting information, the posting pin 44 cannot be registered when the traveling direction by the GPS function is undecided. When the MEMORY button 222 is operated in a state where the traveling direction is undetermined, the control unit 10 pops up a registration menu button 313 including a registration menu button indicating that the direction is undetermined (FIG. 159). Further, when the MEMORY button 222 is operated in a non-positioning state in which positioning by the GPS function is not performed, the control unit 10 telops the upper part of the map screen 31 to the effect that GPS search is in progress (FIG. 160). ).

When the control unit 10 detects a touch operation on the map screen 31, the control unit 10 displays the setting list screen 1A at the top of FIG. 161. Various setting buttons including a posting button for posting posting information are arranged on the setting list screen 1A. When the post button is touch-operated, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the post pin menu J1 in the middle row in the figure. This post pin menu screen J1 is a screen in which a confirmation button and an erase button are arranged for each post pin. For unregistered post pins, both the confirmation button and the delete button are shadowed and cannot be operated. The control unit 10 that has detected the touch operation to the pin confirmation button reads the post pin information corresponding to the post pin from the post pin storage area. In the control unit 10, in addition to text display of position information (latitude / longitude, address, control direction) and time information (pin registration date / time) among the read post pin information, a post button for starting the post process is arranged. The pin confirmation screen J2 is displayed. The generation of post information is started in response to the touch operation of this post button.

Post buttons include a registered post button for posting post pin information and a delete post button for requesting deletion of post information. The deleted post for deleting the posted information is a post when the traffic monitoring activity corresponding to the posted information has already been completed and has not been carried out. The control unit 10 that has detected the touch operation of the delete posting button generates a code image 15C in which the posting information of the deletion request is recorded, and displays the posting screen J81 including the code image 15C on the touch panel 15.

When the control unit 10 detects the touch operation of the registration posting button in the pin confirmation screen J2 as shown in FIG. 162, the control unit 10 appropriately displays the posting screens J3 to J80 in the figure and FIG. 163 according to the type of traffic monitoring activity and the like. , Displayed on the touch panel 15. The posting screens J3 to J5 of FIG. 162 are screens for generating activity content information (FIG. 153) such as the type (category) of the traffic monitoring activity to be posted, its implementation mode, and the method.

The posting screen J3 is a screen for selecting the type (category) of the traffic monitoring activity. The posting screens J4 and J5 are screens for selecting the embodiment and method of the traffic monitoring activity. Here, the types of traffic monitoring activities are the types of traffic monitoring activities such as Orbis, N system, inspection, and enforcement. Variations in the modes and methods of traffic monitoring activities differ depending on the type of traffic monitoring activity. For example, in the case of an N system, there are no variations in embodiments or methods. On the other hand, there are variations of mousetrap and mobile orbis for crackdown, and there are variations of radar type, stealth type, etc. for mobile orbis. Whether or not the posting screen is displayed in the posting operation depends on the type of traffic control activity and the like.

In addition, all of the posting screens J4 and J5 except the posting screen J3 for selecting the implementation mode and method of the traffic monitoring activity are provided with "other" operation buttons. When the "Other" operation button is operated, the control unit 10 confirms the activity content information stored in the posting pin storage area, and immediately switches and displays the posting screen. In the radar detector 1 of this example with such specifications, for example, even a user who does not know the difference in the method of Orbis (speed violation), the details that "Orbis is installed" according to the knowledge level. Level post information can be generated relatively easily. On the other hand, a user with a high level of knowledge who is familiar with the difference between Orbis methods can generate post information with a high level of detail by selecting one of the methods on the posting screen.

The control unit 10 adds the activity content information generated in response to the user operation on the posting screens J3 to J5 to the posting pin information stored in the posting pin storage area. Except for the posting screen J3 that selects the type of traffic monitoring activity to be posted, the posting screens J4 and J5 that select an embodiment, a method, and the like are set with operation buttons for selecting other or unknown. The purpose of providing an operation button for selecting other etc. on the posting screens J4 and J5 is to facilitate posting by a user who is not very familiar with traffic control and to activate posting.

The posting screen J6 of FIG. 163 is an operation screen for inputting freshness information (FIGS. 153 and 154) indicating the implementation time of the traffic monitoring activity to be posted. In this posting screen J6, in addition to the operation button for selecting the current implementation, the operation button within one week, the operation button within one month, the operation button within three months, and the like are arranged. The control unit 10 adds the freshness information corresponding to the operation button selected on the posting screen J6 to the posting pin information stored in the posting pin storage area.
The posting screen J7 enlarged and displayed in FIG. 164 is a posting screen for selecting the type of control direction. On this posting screen J7, operation buttons for "traveling lane", "opposite lane", "right direction", and "left direction" are arranged. Below each operation button, an intuitive illustration display of the corresponding content is arranged. The direction type information (FIGS. 153 to 155) corresponding to the operation buttons selected on the posting screen J7 is added to the posting pin information stored in the posting pin storage area.

When any of the operation buttons is operated on the posting screen J7, the generation of the posting pin information (FIG. 153) is completed. The control unit 10 reads the post pin information from the post pin storage area, adds the product information (FIG. 153), and generates the post information. Then, the code image 15C in which the posting information is recorded is generated, and the posting screen J80 including the code image 15C is displayed on the touch panel 15 as shown in FIG. 163. The user who intends to post may take the code image 15C with a mobile terminal such as a smartphone (multifunctional mobile phone) that has started the posting software corresponding to the code image. The mobile terminal that has captured the code image 15C executes image processing to cut out the code image in the captured image, reads the posted information recorded in the code image 15C, and transmits the posted information to the server side. ..

The registered post pin 44 (FIG. 157, etc.) can be deleted by operating the delete button on the post pin menu screen J1 in the middle of FIG. 161. When this erase button is operated, the erase of the corresponding post pin is completed via the screen for confirming the erase and the screen for displaying that the erase has been completed, as shown in FIG. 165 (a). By operating the system button on the setting list screen 1A at the top of FIG. 161, the data erasing screen can be switched and displayed as shown in FIG. 165 (b). By selecting the post pin button on this data deletion screen, it is also possible to collectively delete the post pin and the corresponding post pin information.

The radar detector 1 of this example transfers the posted information to the mobile terminal via the code image 15C (FIG. 163). Instead of this, the radar detector 1 and the mobile terminal may be connected in a communicable state by wireless communication such as WiFi, and the posted information may be transferred. For example, if the posting button displayed on the touch panel 15 of the radar detector 1 is operated while the dedicated software is running on the mobile terminal side, the posting information will be posted via the mobile terminal. It is also good to configure. In order to equip the radar detector 1 with a WiFi function, a WiFi module or the like may be incorporated. The mobile terminal may be any mobile terminal having an access point (tethering) function. If the radar detector 1 is capable of wireless communication with the mobile terminal, it is possible to receive the distribution of the posting target information via the mobile terminal. It is possible to notify and warn the posted target information on the radar detector 1 side.

■ 11. Summary ■
As described above, the radar detector 1 of this example is a vehicle system that can be set in various ways by the operation of the user and can finely respond to a wide range of user needs. It is possible to present very detailed maniac information to users who request detailed information. On the other hand, for users who want to present information that is intuitively easy to understand, various measures are incorporated to facilitate the grasp of information. Further, regarding the information display area (ring display) for setting the vehicle speed and the like so that the user who wants to set the vehicle information display screen (preset screen) based on the OBD function to stand-by can also be alerted, the alarm panel 36 It is possible to set.

In particular, on the classic scope screen 32 (FIG. 13 and the like), the targets around the own vehicle are displayed on the scope surface in an easy-to-understand manner. On the classic scope screen 32, one of the targets is selected as the focus target, and information about the focus target is notified. Since the focus target is marked by the cross gauge 327 or the cursor 325, it is possible to grasp at a glance which target is the focus target. It is easy for the driver who is driving to grasp it.

Information about the focus target is notified by using the display color of the scope surface, the scope sub-display 34, and the message window 32M. Both displays are very easy to understand, and the information can be grasped intuitively. In this way, the radar detector 1 of this example, which can intuitively grasp various information, is a system that can induce the driver to concentrate on driving by accurately supporting the driver and the like. Further, the scope sub-display 34 can display a clock, a vehicle speed, or the like according to the user's preference instead of the default alarm panel 36. This radar detector 1 can meet a wide range of user needs in detail and is a useful system for various users.

On the preset screen (FIG. 43, etc.) in which the ring display 34 can be set up to three places, various display items can be set in the ring display 34 according to the user's preference. The ring display 34 has the same specifications as the scope sub display 34 of the classic scope screen 32, and the alarm panel 36 can be set. Therefore, when the preset screen is set to standby, it is possible to arrange the ring display 34 of the alarm panel 36 together with the ring display 34 of the vehicle speed and acceleration. If the alarm panel 36 is set on any of the ring displays 34, it is possible to receive the notification of the monitoring information regarding the traffic monitoring activity even when the preset screen is fixed to the standby mode.

In the radar detection 1 of this example in which the ring display 34 and the scope sub display 34 are set to the same specifications, the consistency of operation is guaranteed between the preset screen and the classic scope screen 32, and it is easy to learn the operation method and use it. Ease has been improved. In particular, by adopting a circular display area for the scope sub-display 34, the affinity with the ring display 34 for displaying information such as vehicle speed and acceleration in the preset screen is improved, and the specifications are standardized. Has been done. On the preset screen, even if the alarm panel 36 is set as one of the ring displays 34, no discomfort occurs (FIG. 148, etc.).

The outer peripheral portion of the scope sub-display 34 and the ring display 34 is composed of an annular ring 340. In the radar detector 1 of this example, a display operation (ring action) utilizing the ring 340, which is also a decorative frame of the scope sub-display 34, is set. By using the ring 340, various operations such as arrow operation (Fig. 142, etc.), rolling operation (Fig. 144, etc.), and flash operation (Fig. 146, etc.) can be performed by moving the part where the lamp appears to be lit. It is possible to express movement. If movements that are easily detected by the human eye are incorporated into the notification operation, it becomes possible to attract the attention of the driver or the like while driving with high certainty, and the notification information can be transmitted with high certainty. Since it is possible to reduce the need to pay attention to the screen of the radar detector 1 in a state where there is no notification, it is possible to direct the attention of the driver or the like while driving to the front in the traveling direction and improve the safety. The display color of the display operation by the ring 340 is a color corresponding to the type of the traffic monitoring activity to be notified. A user who knows the relationship between the type of traffic monitoring activity and the color can immediately grasp the driving situation of the vehicle just by looking at the display color of the ring action.

Further, it is possible to set a background image prepared by the user on the preset screen (FIG. 133, etc.). If you set an important photo as the background image, you can hide the ring display 34 to expand the display area of the background image and show the photo to the passengers or view it yourself. can. Since it is possible to arbitrarily set which of the three ring displays 34 is to be hidden, it is advisable to set the hidden ring display 34 so that the important part of the photograph is displayed. The ring display 34 can also select a semi-transparent display mode. If you select the semi-transparent mode, it is possible to show through the background image and create a tasteful screen.

On the map screen 31, the user can set the number of display of the map area and the number of display of the alarm panel area as desired. It is possible to respond widely and finely to users with various needs, such as users who want to display a map widely and users who want to display an alarm panel in a pop-up when approaching a traffic monitoring activity implementation point. In particular, when two alarm panel areas are set (FIG. 79), the mini icon 383 and the alarm panel 36 on the mini radar scope 38 are provided so that the positions corresponding to the monitoring information of the alarm panel 36 can be easily grasped. It is related by the link line 312. There is a difference in priority between the two alarm panel areas. Only the information of the alarm level above a certain level is notified to the alarm panel on the left side. Important information is always displayed on the alarm panel on the left side, and the display specifications are very easy to understand from the user side.

The alarm panel 36 displayed on the map screen 31 has the same specifications as the alarm panel that can be set in the scope sub display 34 and the ring display 34. Therefore, the operation consistency is maintained regardless of whether the map screen 31 is set to the standby mode, the classic scope screen 32 is set, or the preset screen is set. As described above, in the radar detector 1 of this example, a consistent specification that is very easy to understand from the user side is realized.

Although the specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the examples, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the claims. Needless to say, the scope of claims should not be construed in a limited manner by the composition and numerical values of specific examples. The scope of claims includes technologies in which the specific examples are variously modified or changed by utilizing publicly known technologies, knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the like.

1 Radar detector 10 Control unit 100 Database 121 GPS receiver 122 Microwave receiver 123 Wireless receiver 124 Accelerometer 125 Gyro 126 Geomagnetic sensor 127 Illuminance sensor 128 Pressure sensor 129 Clock unit 137 Multicolor LED
138 Infrared light receiving part 15 Touch panel 151 Touch screen 152 TFT liquid crystal display 16 Speaker 17 Memory card reader 171 Memory card 22 Operation button 31 Map screen 32 Classic scope screen 34 Ring display, Scope sub display 340 Ring 36 Alarm panel 44 Post pin

Claims (6)

In the vehicle system that controls the first display of displaying the target icon indicating the position of the notification target and the current position icon indicating the current position of the vehicle on the screen.
It is provided with a function to display an analog meter indicating the state of a vehicle having a pointer and a scale in an arc in addition to the first display on either the left or right side of the screen of 1.
A vehicle system featuring. The vehicle system according to claim 1, further comprising a function of drawing a current position icon indicating the current position of the vehicle on either the left or right side . The vehicle system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a function of setting the content of the second display based on a user's operation. In any of claims 1 to 3, the vehicle state that can be displayed as the second display includes vehicle speed display, eco-drive display, acceleration display, tilt display, tide information display, pressure pressure display, instantaneous fuel consumption display, and average fuel consumption. Display, general road average fuel consumption display, highway average fuel consumption display, this time fuel consumption display, lifetime fuel consumption display, moving average fuel consumption display, fuel flow rate display, engine water temperature display, intake air temperature display, outside temperature display, battery voltage display, throttle opening A vehicle system characterized by having at least one of a display, an engine load display, an in-mani meter display, a boost meter display, and a tacometer display. The vehicle system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the area where the first display is performed is a rectangular area, and the area where the second display is performed is a circular area. A program for realizing the function of the vehicle system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 on a computer.

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