JP5081522B2 - Operation support system and control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable information processing device, an in-vehicle device, and a control program, and more particularly to a portable information processing device, an in-vehicle device, and a control program for supporting operation of the in-vehicle device.

With the development of digital technology in recent years, multifunctional in-vehicle devices having various functions are increasing in in-vehicle devices such as car navigation devices and car audio devices.
For this reason, when trying to use various functions, it is necessary to learn how to operate many on-vehicle devices, and it is necessary to read a thick operation manual.
On the other hand, electronic devices such as televisions and radios in the home can be remotely operated using a remote control device (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller), and in-vehicle devices such as car navigation devices and car audio devices. This also applies to the remote control, and remote control is possible by using a remote control.
With respect to such an in-vehicle device, it is possible to use a portable electronic device such as a mobile phone terminal as a remote control without using a separate remote controller for each in-vehicle device, and to perform remote operation with the portable electronic device. A remote control system has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-265572 A

However, in the above-described conventional in-vehicle device, what is displayed on the liquid crystal panel of the mobile phone terminal is an operation guide for using the mobile phone terminal as a remote controller, and the actual operation of the in-vehicle device cannot be remembered. As a result, even if the user is familiar with the operation of the mobile phone terminal, there is a problem that the in-vehicle device cannot be operated alone.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable information processing apparatus that can easily refer to the operation flow of an in-vehicle device without carrying around a thick operation manual and can perform operation support so that the operation of the in-vehicle device can be performed. It is to provide an in-vehicle device and a control program.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an operation support system constructed by including an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a portable information processing device owned by a passenger on the vehicle, the portable information processing device Means for downloading a transfer request processing program for requesting transfer of operation manual display data to the in-vehicle device from an external server via a public communication network, and short-range wireless communication with the in- vehicle device In order to perform short-range wireless communication with the in-vehicle device when requesting the in-vehicle device to transfer the operation manual display data by the function of the short-range wireless communication unit and the downloaded transfer request processing program, the in-vehicle device In order to start the short-range wireless communication, what kind of posture the portable information processing device should be Means for displaying should do the key of the portable information processing apparatus, the, by the function of the transfer request processing program downloaded, when the key is operated, to said vehicle device via the short-range wireless communication unit the a manual data request unit to request the transfer of the operation manual display data of the in-vehicle device, a display unit for displaying an operation manual of the vehicle equipment based on the operation manual display data received via the short-range wireless communication unit And an operation unit that performs various display operations related to the operation manual displayed on the display unit , wherein the in-vehicle device stores a data storage unit that stores the operation manual display data, and the portable information processing device When the transfer request for the operation manual display data is made from the mobile information processing device that is the transfer request source, Is characterized in that the operation manual display data and a manual data transfer unit for transferring via the wireless communication unit.

According to the said structure, a manual data request | requirement part requests | requires transfer of the operation manual display data of the said vehicle equipment with respect to the said vehicle equipment via a short distance radio | wireless communication part.
Accordingly, the display unit displays the operation manual of the in- vehicle device based on the operation manual display data received via the short-range wireless communication unit, and the operation unit is displayed on the display unit. Perform various display operations related to the manual.

In this case, before Symbol short-range wireless communication unit may perform the communication via an infrared or radio wave.
Moreover, in order to solve the said subject, It is a control program run by the computer which controls the said portable information processing apparatus with which the operation assistance system in any one of Claim 1 or 2 is provided, Comprising: The said computer, In requesting transfer of the operation manual display data to the in-vehicle device, what kind of posture should the portable information processing apparatus be in relation to the in-vehicle device in order to perform short-range wireless communication with the in-vehicle device, And means for displaying a key of the portable information processing apparatus to be operated in order to start short-range wireless communication, and when the key is operated, the vehicle-mounted device is connected via the short-range wireless communication unit. On the other hand, it is made to function as a manual data request part which requests | requires transfer of the operation manual display data of the said vehicle equipment.

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily refer to the operation flow of a multifunctional device based on the operation manual displayed on the display unit without carrying a thick operation manual and to operate the device .

Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration block diagram of an operation support system for in-vehicle devices.
The operation support system 10 can be broadly classified as a portable information processing unit for displaying an operation manual of the in-vehicle device 11 connected to the in-vehicle device 11 to be operated, and the in-vehicle device 11 via the short-range wireless communication network 12. A mobile phone terminal 13 serving as a device is connected to the mobile phone terminal 13 via the public communication network 14, and an application program for downloading operation manual display data from the in-vehicle device 11 is previously classified for each type of the mobile phone terminal 13. And a stored application server 15.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration block diagram of the in-vehicle device.
Examples of the in-vehicle device 11 include an audio visual device, an audio device, a car navigation device, and the like. In the following, a case where the in-vehicle device is a car navigation device will be described.
The in-vehicle device 11 includes an infrared communication unit 21 that performs short-range wireless using infrared rays, a display unit 22 that displays various types of information including a map image for navigation, and a plurality of operators for a user to perform various operations. An operating unit 23 provided, a disk reproducing unit 24 for reproducing a disc-shaped recording medium such as a DVD, a navigation map database, and an operation manual for the in-vehicle device 11 are displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal 13. An external storage device 25 such as a hard disk storing operation manual display data, and a control unit 26 for controlling the entire in-vehicle device are provided.
The control unit 26 is configured as a so-called microcomputer, and includes a ROM 27 that stores a control program and control data for controlling the control unit 26, and a RAM 28 that functions as a work area and temporarily stores various data. And a control unit 26 based on a program stored in the ROM 27, and thus an MPU 29 for controlling the entire vehicle-mounted device 11.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the mobile phone terminal.
The cellular phone terminal 13 includes an infrared communication unit 31 that performs short-range wireless using infrared rays, a display unit 32 that displays various information including an operation manual of the in-vehicle device 11, and a numeric keypad for a user to perform various operations. An operation unit 33 provided with a plurality of operators, a memory card reader / writer unit 34 for reading / writing a semiconductor memory card, a wireless communication unit 35 for communicating via the public communication network 14, and various information Are stored in a nonvolatile manner such as an EEPROM, and a control unit 37 for controlling the entire mobile phone terminal 13.

The control unit 37 is configured as a so-called microcomputer, and includes a ROM 38 that stores a control program and control data for controlling the control unit 37, and a RAM 39 that functions as a work area and temporarily stores various data. And the MPU 40 for controlling the mobile phone terminal 13 as a whole, based on the program stored in the ROM 38.
The application server 15 includes a server body 41 having a communication function for performing communication via the public communication network 14 and an application program for the mobile phone terminal 13 to download operation manual display data of the in-vehicle device from the in-vehicle device 11. A database unit 42 for storing each model of the mobile phone terminal 13.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is a sequence flowchart when the application program is downloaded.
In order to obtain an application program for requesting the operation manual display data of the in-vehicle device to the server main body 41 of the application server 15 via the public communication network 14, the mobile phone terminal 13 receives type data representing its own type. Attached is requested to download the application program (step S11).
Thereby, the application server 15 refers to the database unit 42 based on the transmitted type data, and searches for an application program corresponding to the mobile phone terminal 13 that has requested download of the application via the public communication network 14 (step S12). ).

As a result of the search, when an application program corresponding to the mobile phone terminal 13 that requested the application download is found, the application server 15 starts a download process for the mobile phone terminal 13.
Thereby, the application program is downloaded to the mobile phone terminal 13 via the public communication network 14, and the control unit 37 of the mobile phone terminal 13 installs the application program in the nonvolatile memory 36 (step). S14).

FIG. 5 is a sequence flowchart when downloading manual display data.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen of the mobile phone terminal when the application program is activated.
The user downloads the application program from the application server 15 and activates the application program in the mobile phone terminal 13 where the installation is completed (step S21).
Thereby, on the display screen 32A of the display unit 32 of the mobile phone terminal 13, as shown in FIG. 5, the infrared light receiving / emitting unit 31A of the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 is replaced with the infrared receiving / emitting unit of the in-vehicle device. A screen for prompting the operation of the communication start instruction key in the operation unit 33 is displayed (step S22). In FIG. 5, the communication start instruction key is displayed as the “#” key.
In accordance with the instruction on the display screen, the user communicates with the infrared light receiving / emitting unit 31A of the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 facing the infrared light receiving / emitting unit (not shown) of the infrared communication unit 21 of the in-vehicle device. When the start instruction key is operated, infrared communication is started, and a manual display data download request command is transmitted from the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 (step S23).

On the other hand, the control unit 26 of the in-vehicle device receives the download request command via the infrared communication unit 21, and reads the operation manual display data from the external storage device 25 (step S24).
Subsequently, the control unit 26 controls the infrared communication unit 21 and transmits operation manual display data to the mobile phone terminal 13 via the infrared communication unit 21 (step S25).
As a result, when the infrared communication unit 31 of the mobile phone terminal 13 receives the manual display data from the in-vehicle device 11, the MPU 40 of the control unit 37 stores the manual display data in the RAM 39 functioning as a buffer and stores it in the nonvolatile memory 36. Transfer and store (step S26).

  Subsequently, the MPU 40 of the control unit 37 reads the manual display data from the nonvolatile memory 36, expands it in the RAM 39, and displays the operation manual of the in-vehicle device 11 on the display unit 32 (step S27). In this case, the displayed manual is formed by image data composed of vector data, HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), or the like. Each image data or HTML predetermined page (information display screen) can be easily jumped (moved) by operating the operation unit 33. Specifically, in the initial state, the electronic bookmark information display screen or thumbnail display is performed, and the corresponding page may be shifted to the corresponding page according to the selected electronic bookmark or thumbnail. Alternatively, a search screen may be displayed, a search word (keyword) corresponding to an operation desired by the user may be input, and a jump to a page including the corresponding search word may be made. In this case, when there are a plurality of pages including the corresponding search terms, the pages including the search terms as priority terms may be preferentially displayed and the plurality of pages may be jumped continuously.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a manual display screen of the mobile phone terminal.
FIG. 8 is an external front view of the operation panel of the in-vehicle device.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, an operation manual for removing a disk / memory card is displayed on the display screen 32 </ b> A of the display unit 32 of the mobile phone terminal 13.
Therefore, when the user takes out the disc according to the operation manual displayed on the display screen 32A, as shown in FIG. 8, the disc eject button [CD Δ ] provided on the operation panel 11A of the in-vehicle device 11 is used. By depressing 23A, it is easily understood that the disc is ejected from the disc insertion slot 11B, and the disc eject button 23A is actually operated.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when operating the actual vehicle-mounted device 11, the operation manual can be displayed on the display screen 32 </ b> A of the mobile phone terminal 13, so the operation guide is displayed on the display unit 22 of the vehicle-mounted device. Since the display area is not reduced as compared with the case of displaying, the correct operation can be performed particularly effectively when the operation needs to be performed while referring to the contents of the display unit 22.
In addition, if an application program for downloading operation manual display data is installed in the mobile phone terminal 13 and the data format of the operation manual display data is shared by a plurality of types of in-vehicle devices 11, Since the operation manual display data can be downloaded directly from the target in-vehicle device, various in-vehicle devices can be easily operated according to the operation manual. Therefore, for example, even an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle borrowed from a friend can immediately obtain an operation manual and perform an operation.

  Further, it is not necessary to carry a printed paper thick manual, and it is possible to easily and quickly understand the operation and perform a desired operation as compared with the case of operating while viewing the manual.

  In the above description, the case where a mobile phone terminal is used as the portable information processing device has been described. However, if the portable information processing device has a configuration for communicating with an in-vehicle device using the proximity wireless communication function, the same applies. Applicable. Specifically, it is applicable to portable electronic devices such as PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) and capable of short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and IrDA with in-vehicle devices. Is possible.

In the above description, the operation manual display data is downloaded from the application server. However, it is also possible to read the operation manual display data from a recording medium such as a memory card into a mobile phone terminal (portable information processing device). is there.
According to this configuration, it is possible to easily cope with the case where the communication network cannot be connected due to the environment not connected to the communication network such as the Internet or the line condition.

It is a general | schematic block diagram of the operation assistance system of vehicle equipment. It is a general | schematic block diagram of a vehicle equipment. It is a general | schematic block diagram of a mobile telephone terminal. It is a sequence flowchart at the time of application program download. It is a sequence flowchart at the time of manual display data download. It is explanatory drawing of the display screen of the mobile telephone terminal at the time of an application program starting. It is explanatory drawing of an example of the manual display screen of a mobile telephone terminal. It is an external appearance front view of the operation panel of vehicle equipment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Operation support system 11 In-vehicle apparatus 11A Operation panel 11B Disc insertion slot 12 Short-distance wireless communication network 13 Mobile phone terminal 14 Public communication network 15 Application server 21 Infrared communication unit 22 Display unit 23 Operation unit 23A Disc eject button 24 Disc playback unit 25 External storage device 26 Control unit 27 ROM
28 RAM
29 MPU
Reference Signs List 31 Infrared communication unit 31A Infrared light receiving / emitting unit 32 Display unit 32A Display screen 33 Operation unit 34 Memory card reader / writer unit 35 Wireless communication unit 36 Non-volatile memory 37 Control unit 38 ROM
39 RAM
40 MPU
41 Server body 42 Database section

Claims (3)

An operation support system constructed including an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a portable information processing device owned by a passenger boarding the vehicle,
The portable information processing apparatus includes:
Means for downloading a transfer request processing program for requesting transfer of operation manual display data to the in-vehicle device from an external server via a public communication network;
A short-range wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the in- vehicle device;
In order to perform near field communication with the in-vehicle device when requesting the in-vehicle device to transfer the operation manual display data by the function of the downloaded transfer request processing program, the portable type Means for displaying the posture of the information processing device and the key of the portable information processing device to be operated to start short-range wireless communication;
The function of the transfer request processing program downloaded, when the key is operated, to said vehicle device via the short-range wireless communication unit, manual data request to request the transfer of the operation manual display data of the in-vehicle equipment And
A display unit for displaying an operation manual of the in- vehicle device based on the operation manual display data received via the short-range wireless communication unit;
An operation unit for performing various display operations related to the operation manual displayed on the display unit ,
The in-vehicle device is
A data storage unit for storing the operation manual display data;
Manual data transfer for transferring the operation manual display data to the portable information processing apparatus that is a transfer request source via the wireless communication unit when a transfer request for the operation manual display data is made from the portable information processing apparatus And
Operation support system comprising the. The operation support system according to claim 1 ,
The short-range wireless communication unit, an operation support system and performs the communication via an infrared or radio wave. A control program executed by a computer that controls the portable information processing device provided in the operation support system according to claim 1,
The computer,
When requesting the in-vehicle device to transfer the operation manual display data, what kind of posture should the portable information processing device be in relation to the in-vehicle device in order to perform near field communication with the in-vehicle device? And means for displaying a key of the portable information processing device to be operated to start short-range wireless communication;
When the key is operated, a manual data requesting unit that requests transfer of operation manual display data of the in-vehicle device to the in-vehicle device through the short-range wireless communication unit,
A control program characterized by functioning as

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