JP2545026Y2 - Display device of receiver - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device of a receiver for receiving a traffic information broadcast, and more particularly to a display device of a receiver suitable for displaying a seek operation in a traffic information broadcast reception mode.

[0002]

[Prior Art] Conventionally, traffic information broadcasting (hereinafter referred to as ARI)
If you are listening to music, for example, using a playback signal from a recording medium (a recording medium such as a DAT or CD) as a source and receiving music, etc. When the ARI tuner control circuit of the unit is controlled to set the ARI reception mode, the ARI
The reception mode indicator turned on, confirming that the receiver was in ARI reception mode.

A traffic information broadcasting station identification signal (hereinafter referred to as SK)
ARI reception can be performed by displaying the SK reception frequency on the display to receive the ARI.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the present invention] However, the above-mentioned conventional ARI receiver cannot distinguish between the display of the ARI reception mode and the SK reception frequency and the display of the source of the receiver currently listening. Even if the reception frequency for detecting the SK receiving station for ARI reception is changed (seeked), the seek operation cannot be displayed, and the user cannot confirm the seek operation in the ARI reception mode. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and aims at solving the disadvantages of the prior art. When the receiver performs the seek operation in the ARI reception mode, the display device is used. An object of the present invention is to provide a display device of a receiver capable of confirming a seek operation by blinking an ARI reception mode display.

[0006]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the structure of the present invention. The display device of the receiver of the present invention is a receiver having a broadcast receiving tuner and a reproducing device from a recording medium. An ARI tuner control circuit for ARI reception (this ARI tuner control circuit is a tuner control circuit configured in common with a general FM / AM tuner circuit) and an ARI reception Setting means for setting the receiver to the ARI reception mode by inputting the operation keys; display means for displaying that the receiver is in the ARI reception mode; and A seek means for performing a seek operation of SK reception in a reception mode, and blinking display means for displaying that the seek operation of the receiver is being performed are provided.
It is configured so that a seek operation in the RI reception mode can be confirmed.

[0007]

The operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. In a display device of a receiver for displaying an operation mode of a receiver having a tuner for receiving a general broadcast such as FM / AM and a reproducing device from a recording medium such as a DAT or a CD,
An ARI tuner control circuit for ARI reception and an operation key for receiving ARI are provided, and the operation key input data (operation key input means 1) controls the ARI tuner control circuit by a microcomputer. Then, the receiver can be set to the ARI reception mode (setting means 2).

When the receiver enters the ARI reception mode, the ARI reception mode indicator is turned on (display means 3), while the receiver is
The SK reception operation for ARI reception is performed, and the seek operation accompanying the movement of the vehicle is performed (seek means 4). During the seek operation of the receiver, the ARI reception mode indicator blinks (flashing display means 5), so that it can be confirmed that the receiver is performing the seek operation in the ARI reception mode.

As described above, the lighting and blinking display of the ARI reception mode in the limited display of the in-vehicle receiver,
The user can check the setting of the RI reception mode and the seek operation separately, and can automatically catch the target ARI reception.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a display device of a receiver according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of hardware, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes an operation key which is an instruction operation unit of the microcomputer, and 11 denotes a microcomputer. The microcomputer 11 basically includes a CPU 11b, a ROM 11c, a RAM 11d, an input port 11a, and an output port 11e. Is configured in the ROM11c
The program to control CPU11b is written,
1b fetches required external data from the input port 11a in accordance with this program, or performs arithmetic processing while exchanging data with the RAM 11d, and outputs processed data from the output port 11e as necessary. .

Reference numeral 12 denotes a display of the receiver.
There are multiple displays according to the receiver function, such as ARI reception mode display 12a and SCN (scan) mode display 12b. 13
Is a source control circuit for controlling the source of the receiver, for example, a source such as a DAT or a CD. The source control circuit 13 is controlled by a source control signal 13a.
The source operation information signal 13b is supplied to the microcomputer 11. 14 is
The ARI tuner control circuit 14 is controlled by a tuner control signal 14a and sends out a tuner operation information signal 14b to the microcomputer 11.

The receiver A with the ARI function configured as described above
The RI reception operation will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Now, when a user of a receiver listens to music or the like in response to a reproduction signal from a CD source, for example,
Source control signal 13a from the source control circuit 13
To control the source control circuit 13 to operate the CD player to perform CD reproduction, and display the CD reproduction state by the source operation information signal 13b from the source control circuit 13.

In order to set the receiver to the ARI reception mode when the ARI reception is further performed in the CD reproduction state, when the key is input from the operation key 10 connected to the input port 11a of the microcomputer 11, the microcomputer 11 turns on the ARI reception. The microcomputer 11 sends a tuner control signal 14a to the ARI tuner control circuit 14 and controls the ARI tuner control circuit 14 if the ARI reception ON instruction is given (step S1). The receiver is set to the ARI reception mode (step S2), and the tuner operation information signal 14b is supplied from the ARI tuner control circuit 14 to the microcomputer 11.

The microcomputer 11 receives the tuner operation information signal 14
The ARI reception mode display 12a on the display 12 is turned on by b (step S4), and the user can confirm the ARI reception mode setting of the receiver.

In this ARI reception mode, SK reception of the receiver is determined (step S5). When SK reception of ARI reception is not being performed, seek operation of the SK reception frequency is performed (step S5).
6) If this seek operation is being performed, the ARI reception mode display 12a blinks (step S7), and the seek operation of the SK reception frequency of the ARI reception can be confirmed.
During the seek operation, the seek data of the next reception frequency is transferred to the ARI tuner control circuit 14 while the ARI reception mode display 12a blinks, and the seek operation is continued (step S8).

As described above, the seek operation of the SK reception in the ARI reception mode of the receiver can be performed by blinking the ARI reception mode display 12a and displaying the seek operation until the receiver performs the ARI reception. The operation state of the receiver can be clearly confirmed.

Although the seek operation of the SK reception has been described above with reference to the blinking operation of the ARI reception mode display 12a, the display may be blinked using another display unit related to the ARI reception. That is,
By using the display 12 in a limited space on the panel surface of the vehicle-mounted electronic device, more display can be performed by distinguishing between lighting and blinking display, and the operating state of the receiver can be accurately confirmed.

[0020]

[Effect of the Invention] As described above, the display device of the receiver according to the present invention performs the ARI reception mode SK reception seek operation in the ARI reception mode.
Since the reception mode indicator is blinked and distinguished, the operation state of the receiver can be clearly grasped.

Moreover, more operation information can be displayed within a limited range of the display unit of the on-vehicle electronic device, and the display of the display unit blinks by the software of the built-in CPU without using a special circuit. There is an effect that the functions can be realized, the functions can be increased without increasing the cost, and there are excellent features such as easy implementation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a display device of a receiver according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of hardware.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Operation keys 11 Microcomputer (microcomputer) 12 Display 12a ARI reception mode display 13 Source control circuit 13a Source control signal 13b Source operation information signal 14 ARI tuner control circuit 14a Tuner control signal 14b Tuner operation information signal

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A display device of a receiver for displaying an operation mode of a receiver having a tuner for broadcast reception and a device for reproducing from a recording medium on a display, comprising: a traffic information broadcast tuner control circuit for receiving a traffic information broadcast; An operation key for receiving a traffic information broadcast, setting means for setting the receiver to a traffic information broadcast reception mode by inputting the operation key, and setting the receiver to a traffic information broadcast reception mode. Display means for displaying a traffic information broadcast station identification signal while the receiver is receiving a traffic information broadcast station, and blinking display means for displaying that the receiver is in a seek operation. A display device for a receiver, characterized in that a seek operation in a reception mode can be confirmed.