JP5261878B2 - In-vehicle image display control device and in-vehicle image display control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted image display control apparatus and a vehicle-mounted image display control program that can switch between displaying and hiding information based on user settings.

Conventionally, an in-vehicle image display control device (for example, a navigation device) displays various information on an image display device. The user may determine that display of some of these pieces of information is unnecessary. As a technique for dealing with such a case, a technique is known in which a user can set whether to display each information on an image display device (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 04-132475

  As a method for the user to set such information display / non-display, the menu hierarchy is traced from the overall menu screen of the in-vehicle image display control device, and the information display / non-display setting screen is found. A method of setting using a setting screen is common. However, in such a complicated setting method, the user often cannot find a setting screen for displaying / hiding the information. In such a case, information unnecessary for the user will be displayed indefinitely.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle image display control device that can set information display / non-display without following a hierarchy through an entire menu screen.

In order to achieve the above object, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage medium for storing display availability data for designating whether to display information in the display area of the image display device (hereinafter referred to as information display). On the basis of the fact that the display enable / disable data specifies that the information display is to be performed, controls the image display device to perform the information display, and Based on the fact that the display availability data stored in the storage medium specifies that the information display is not performed, control for the information display is avoided. The in-vehicle image display control device sets whether or not to display the information display based on the fact that the display area is designated by the user when the image display device performs the information display. In the setting screen, an operation for setting display availability is accepted from the user, and a setting corresponding to the accepted operation is reflected in the display availability data in the storage medium.

In this way, the display of the setting screen that accepts an operation for setting whether or not to display information has been performed by the user specifying an operation for the display area for the information display. Start on the basis. Therefore, it is possible to set information display / non-display without following the hierarchy through the entire menu screen of the in-vehicle image display control device.
In addition , as described in claim 1 , when a selectable button image is displayed in a part of the display area occupied by the image for information display, the display time setting processing means in the display area where the image is occupied, when the region other than the button image is specified by the user, it determined that the specified operation.

  In addition, the user may feel that he / she wants to return to the setting in which the information is displayed again after performing the setting to hide the information. In such a case, compared to changing the setting from display to non-display, there is a high possibility that the information to be restored is not clearly remembered as to what information display / non-display is set. Therefore, when changing the setting from non-display to display, it is more difficult to find the setting screen for displaying / hiding the information by following the whole menu.

In that respect, the vehicle-mounted image display control device according to claim 2 is configured to display the information of the image display device based on the fact that the display availability data stored in the storage medium specifies that the information is not displayed. A distinction image that can be distinguished from the periphery of the small display region is displayed in a small display region that is smaller than the display region, and when the image display device displays the distinction image in the small display region, Based on the operation to specify the display area, a setting screen for setting whether or not to display information is displayed. On the setting screen, an operation for setting whether or not to display is accepted from the user and accepted. The setting corresponding to the operation is reflected in the display availability data in the storage medium.

In this way, information display / non-display is performed based on the user's operation for the small display area for the distinction image displayed in a state where the information display is avoided. display is the start of the setting screen accepting an setting operation. Therefore, it is possible to switch the setting from non-display of information to display without following the hierarchy through the entire menu screen of the in-vehicle image display control device.

Further, in the in-vehicle image display control device according to claim 3, when the display permission data stored in the storage medium specifies that information display is performed, a condition for performing information display is satisfied, When the image display device causes the image display device to display information during a predetermined first period and the display availability data stored in the storage medium specifies that no information is displayed, a condition for displaying information is satisfied. The distinction image is displayed in the predetermined second period.

In this way, when the display availability data stored in the storage medium specifies that information is not displayed, a predetermined second period after the condition for information display is satisfied The distinction image is displayed, and the user can perform the setting request operation . When the user performs a setting request operation, display of a setting screen for accepting an information display / non-display setting operation is started. Therefore, it is possible to switch the setting from non-display of information to display without following the hierarchy through the entire menu screen of the in-vehicle image display control device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the in-vehicle image display control device, the non-display setting processing means displays a first setting screen including a plurality of setting items for accepting an operation for setting whether or not display is possible. The display of the second setting screen having fewer setting items than the setting screen is switched based on the movement state or operation state of the in-vehicle screen display control device.

Furthermore, in the in-vehicle image display control device according to claims 5 and 6, the display time setting processing means displays a first setting screen including a plurality of setting items for accepting an operation for setting whether or not display is possible, The display of the second setting screen having fewer setting items than the one setting screen is switched based on the movement state or operation state of the in-vehicle image display control device.

By has become like these, based on the moving state or the operating state of the vehicle image display control device, a second setting screen for setting at relatively simple method, set at a relatively complex method More detailed control of switching to the first setting screen for performing is possible.

Further, in the in-vehicle image display control device according to claim 7 , the information display includes a request for selecting an operation of the in-vehicle image display control device for the user, a request for confirmation of an operation of the in-vehicle image display control device for the user, And a display of a character string for performing at least one of the supplementary explanations of the operation status of the in-vehicle image display control device in a partial region of the entire display region of the image display device.

  It is more preferable to apply the present invention because such a type of information display, that is, an on-screen display, is likely to cause the user to feel that the display is unnecessary.

For reference, the display of information in the display area of the images display (hereinafter, information display) the display permission data stored in a storage medium for storing the display permission data specifying whether to display the information The image display device is controlled to display the information based on the fact that the display is specified, and the display availability data stored in the storage medium does not display the information. Based on what is specified, an information display control function for avoiding control for the information display, and when the image display device is performing the information display, there is an operation for specifying the display area by the user. Based on the above, a setting screen for setting whether or not to display information is displayed. On the setting screen, an operation for setting whether or not to display is accepted and received from the user. Digit of the corresponding set in the operation the time display to reflect the display permission data setting processing function in the storage medium, can also be regarded as an in-vehicle image display control program for realizing on a computer.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. In FIG. 1, the hardware block diagram of the vehicle navigation apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is shown. One of the features of the vehicular navigation device 1 is an operation related to the setting of execution / non-execution of an on-screen display described later. The on-screen display is a supplementary explanation for prompting the user to select an operation of the navigation device, prompting the user to confirm the operation of the navigation device, or detecting the operation status of the navigation device (for example, detection of arrival at the destination). A character string (in some cases, a character string and a picture) for the user to be displayed on a part of the display screen of the image display device so as to overlap the image currently displayed by the image display device. Say.

FIG. 1 shows a hardware configuration of the vehicle navigation apparatus 1. The vehicle navigation device 1 includes a position detector 11, an image display device 12, an operation unit 13, a sound circuit 14, a speaker 14a, a microphone 14b, a VICS (registered trademark, the same applies hereinafter) receiver 15, a RAM 16, a ROM 17, and an external storage unit. 18 and a control circuit 19.

  The position detector 11 includes a well-known sensor (not shown) such as a geomagnetic sensor, a gyroscope, a vehicle speed sensor, and a GPS receiver. The current position and direction of the vehicle based on the characteristics of each of these sensors. Is output to the control circuit 19.

  The image display device 12 has a display screen, and displays an image based on the video signal output from the control circuit 19 on the display screen.

  The operation unit 13 includes a plurality of mechanical switches provided in the vehicle navigation device 1 and an input device such as a touch panel provided so as to overlap the display screen of the image display device 12. The user presses the mechanical switch and touches the touch panel. Is output to the control circuit 19. The operation unit 13 includes a mechanical switch group and a remote control transmitter that transmits a radio signal based on pressing of each of the mechanical switch groups, and further receives a radio signal from the remote control transmitter to receive a control circuit. 19 is provided with a remote control receiver for output to the terminal 19.

  The audio circuit 14 outputs an audio signal based on the audio data received from the control circuit 19 to the speaker 14 a and outputs audio data based on the audio signal detected by the microphone 14 b to the control circuit 19.

  The VICS receiver 15 is a wireless receiver that receives road congestion information, traffic regulation information, and the like wirelessly transmitted from roadside equipment installed along the road and outputs the information to the control circuit 19.

  The external storage unit 18 includes a nonvolatile storage medium such as a DVD, CD, and HDD, and a device that reads (and writes) data from and to the storage medium, and is read and executed by the control circuit 19 Further, map data for route guidance, music data, on-screen display setting data, and the like are stored. The map data has road data including link and node positions and types, connection relation information between nodes and links, etc., and further has facility data including facility names, addresses, detailed information, etc. on the map. ing.

  The on-screen display setting data is data indicating settings related to the operation contents of various on-screen displays. The on-screen display setting data includes display enable / disable data indicating whether or not the on-screen display is permitted for each of various on-screen displays.

  A control circuit (corresponding to a computer) 19 executes a program for the operation of the vehicle navigation device 1 read from the ROM 17 and the external storage unit 18, and in executing the program, the RAM 16, the ROM 17, and the external storage unit 18. Information is read out from the RAM 16 and information is written into the RAM 16 and the external storage unit 18 to exchange signals with the position detector 11, the image display device 12, the operation unit 13, the audio circuit 14, and the VICS receiver 15.

  Specific processing performed by the control circuit 19 executing the program includes current position specifying processing, map display processing, guidance route calculation processing, route guidance processing, music reproduction processing, music copying processing, and the like.

  The current position specifying process is a process for specifying the current position and direction of the vehicle based on a signal from the position detector 11 using a known technique such as map matching.

  The map display process is based on the map data in the external storage unit 18 such as the current position specified by the current position specifying process, the map image around the specific position, such as the position received through the operation unit 13. This is a process of displaying on the image display device 12.

  The guidance route calculation process is a process of receiving an input of a destination by the user from the operation unit 13 and calculating an optimum guidance route from the current position to the destination.

  The route guidance process uses the voice circuit 14 or the image display device 12 to inform the user when the own vehicle arrives before the guidance intersection in the guidance route or when the own vehicle arrives at the destination. It is a process to provide. The information providing method includes, for example, a method in which a guidance voice signal instructing a right turn, a left turn, etc. is output to the voice circuit 14 before the guidance intersection, and a map image in which the guidance intersection is enlarged is displayed on the image display device 12. There is a way to display.

  In the music reproduction process, based on a signal received from the operation unit 13, music data corresponding to the music specified by the signal is read from the external storage unit 18, and audio data based on the read music data is output to the audio circuit 14. It is processing to do.

  The music copy process is a process of copying music data recorded on a removable medium such as a CD in the external storage unit 18 to the HDD of the external storage unit 18.

  The control circuit 19 performs various types of on-screen display processes in parallel with the execution of these processes. Examples of the on-screen display performed by the control circuit 19 include on-screen display for facility explanation, on-screen display for road selection, on-screen display for reroute inquiry, on-screen display for arrival notification, and copy completion notification. There is an on-screen display for.

  The on-screen control program 100 that the control circuit 19 reads out from the ROM 17 or the external storage unit 18 for the on-screen display and executes it repeatedly, and the setting processing module 200 called from the on-screen control program 100 are shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, respectively. Is shown as a flowchart.

  In the execution of the on-screen control program 100, the control circuit 19 first determines in step 105 whether or not it is time to start the current on-screen display.

  Whether or not it is the timing to start on-screen display is determined by whether or not primary conditions for performing various on-screen displays are satisfied. The primary condition is a condition related to the traveling state (for example, vehicle speed) of the host vehicle or the operating state of the vehicle navigation device 1. Each on-screen display is associated with a set of primary conditions.

  For example, the primary condition corresponding to the on-screen display of the facility description is that the user operates the operation unit 13 to designate one point on the image display device 12. Further, the primary condition corresponding to the on-screen display for road selection is that the user control circuit 19 is a route that does not pass through a route that passes through the expressway as a guide route candidate to the destination while the guide route calculation process is being executed. It is determined that there is. The primary condition corresponding to the on-screen display for reroute inquiry is that the control circuit 19 determines that the current position deviates from the guidance route calculated by the guidance route calculation process. Further, the primary condition corresponding to the on-screen display for arrival notification is that the control circuit 19 determines that the current position has reached the destination or the vicinity thereof. The primary condition corresponding to the on-screen display for copy completion notification is that the control circuit 19 determines that the music copy has been completed during the music copy process.

  If any one of these primary conditions is satisfied, then step 110 is executed, and if none is satisfied, step 105 is executed again.

  In step 110, the type of on-screen display corresponding to the primary condition determined to be satisfied in step 105 is specified. The correspondence relationship between the primary condition and the on-screen display may be described in the on-screen control program 100 or may be recorded as data outside the on-screen control program 100 in the ROM 17 or the external storage unit 18. .

  Subsequently, in step 115, it is determined whether or not the on-screen display specified in step 110 is permitted. This determination is made based on the availability data corresponding to the on-screen display identified in step 115 among the plurality of availability data in the external storage unit 18. If it is permitted, step 120 is executed, and if it is not allowed, step 145 is executed.

  In step 120, control for causing the image display device 12 to perform the on-screen display is performed. For example, in the case of on-screen display for reroute inquiry, a pop-up window 32 for reroute inquiry is displayed so as to overlap the map image 31 in a partial area of the display screen 30 of the image display device 12 as shown in FIG. . The pop-up window 32 displays a character string for inquiring whether or not to perform reroute (that is, recalculation of the guidance route) and selectable button images (that is, a YES button 33 and a NO button 34) for receiving a response to the inquiry. Have.

  In the case of on-screen display of the facility description, a pop-up window including a character string such as the address, name, or detailed information of the facility at one point on the map designated by the user using the operation unit 13 is displayed on the image display device 12. Are displayed in a predetermined part of the display screen. In addition, in the case of on-screen display for road selection, a pop-up window including a character string for inquiring whether or not priority is given to a route passing through an expressway as a guidance route and a selectable button image for receiving a response to the inquiry Are displayed in a partial area of the display screen of the image display device 12. Further, in the case of on-screen display for arrival notification, a pop-up window including a character string indicating arrival at the destination, such as “arrived at the destination”, is displayed on a part of the display screen of the image display device 12. To display. In the case of the on-screen display for copy completion notification, a pop-up window including a character string indicating that the music copy has been completed, such as “copy completed”, is displayed in a partial area of the display screen of the image display device 12. .

  Subsequently, in step 125, it is determined whether or not the user has designated the area on which on-screen display was performed immediately before (that is, the area occupied by the image displayed by the previous on-screen display in the display screen of the image display device 12). judge. The designation of the area where the on-screen display is performed by the user includes, for example, touching the area on the touch panel and focusing the pop-up window in the area by operating the mechanical switch of the remote controller. However, if a selectable button image is displayed in a part of the partial area, such as on-screen display for reroute inquiry and on-screen display for road selection, the button image It is determined that the designated operation is not the designation of the area where the on-screen display is performed. The designation of the button image includes, for example, touching the button image on the touch panel and focusing only the button by operating a mechanical switch of the remote controller. If it is determined that there is no designation of the area on which the on-screen display has been performed, step 130 is subsequently executed.

  In step 130, it is determined whether or not at least one of the on-screen display end conditions for ending the current on-screen display is satisfied. One of the on-screen display end conditions is that the first reference time has elapsed since the execution of the previous step 120, that is, the start of the current on-screen display. The first reference time may be a constant value stored in advance, a value that varies based on various conditions, or a value that is randomly determined within a certain range.

  Further, elimination of the primary condition for the on-screen display is also one of the on-screen display end conditions. For example, in the case of icon display for reroute inquiry, when the host vehicle returns to the original guidance route, the primary condition is canceled.

  Also, one of the on-screen display end conditions is that the above-described selectable button images are definitely selected by operating the operation unit 13. The deterministic selection of selectable button images is, for example, touching the button image on the touch panel a plurality of times within a short period (for example, 0.5 seconds), and selecting and confirming the selection of the button by operating the mechanical switch of the remote controller There is. If at least one of the on-screen display end conditions is satisfied, then step 135 is executed, and if not, step 125 is executed again.

  In step 135, the image currently displayed by the on-screen display is deleted, and then execution of the on-screen control program 100 for one time is finished. At this time, if it is determined in step 130 that the button image is definitely selected, processing corresponding to the selected button image is further executed.

  For example, in the on-screen display for reroute inquiry, it is determined whether or not to reroute based on whether the YES button 33 in FIG. 4 is definitely selected or the NO button 34 is definitely selected. Then, only when it is determined that the reroute is to be performed, the guidance route calculation process is executed again, and a new guidance route from the current position to the destination at that time is calculated. In addition, in the on-screen display for road selection, a guidance route that gives priority to or does not give priority to the expressway is calculated depending on whether or not the button image that is definitely selected indicates the expressway priority.

  In step 145 after it is determined in step 115 that the on-screen display is not permitted, that is, prohibited, processing for causing the image display device 12 to perform icon display corresponding to the on-screen display is performed. Icon display refers to displaying an image (that is, an icon) that can be distinguished from the periphery of the small display area in a small display area smaller than the display area when the on-screen display is performed. The position of the small display area is less likely to interfere with other image display when it is at the corner of the display screen of the image display device 12. This icon is a picture or character image that symbolically represents information indicated by the corresponding on-screen display. FIG. 5 shows a reroute inquiry icon 42 displayed at the lower left corner of the map image 41 in the display screen 40 as an example of this icon. The reroute inquiry icon 42 is an icon corresponding to an on-screen display for reroute inquiry, and represents a road branch that symbolizes the reroute. For example, the icon corresponding to the on-screen display for arrival notification may represent a goal flag or an alphabet G. The icon corresponding to the on-screen display for copy completion notification may represent the appearance of the CD.

  Subsequently, in step 150, it is determined whether or not the user has designated an area occupied by the icon displayed immediately before. The designation of the area by the user includes, for example, touching the area on the touch panel and focusing the icon by operating a mechanical switch of the remote controller. If it is determined that there is no such designation, step 155 is subsequently executed. If it is determined that there is such a setting, then in step 165, setting processing described later is executed.

  In step 155, it is determined whether at least one of the icon display end conditions for ending the current icon display is satisfied. One of the icon display end conditions is that the second reference time has elapsed since the execution of the immediately preceding step 145, that is, the start of the current icon display. The second reference time may be a constant value stored in advance, a value that varies based on various conditions, or a value that is randomly determined within a certain range. Further, the first reference time and the second reference time may be the same or may not be the same. Further, elimination of the primary condition for on-screen display corresponding to the icon display is also one of the icon display end conditions. If at least one of the icon display end conditions is satisfied, step 160 is executed subsequently. If not satisfied, step 150 is executed again.

  In step 150, the currently displayed icon is erased, and then execution of the on-screen control program 100 for one time is terminated.

  By repeatedly executing the on-screen control program 100 as described above, the vehicle navigation device 1 responds to the primary condition each time one of the primary conditions for on-screen display is satisfied (see step 105). For the on-screen display to be performed (see step 110), whether to display is specified based on the display availability data (see step 115).

  If display is possible, the on-screen display is performed (step 120, see FIG. 4). The duration of this on-screen display is the longest first reference time (see steps 130 and 135).

  At this time, if a user's designation for the area where the on-screen display is performed is received via the operation unit 13 (see step 125), the setting of whether or not to display the on-screen display is accepted and the display availability data is displayed. A process for reflection is executed (see step 140).

  If the display availability data indicates that display is not possible, the on-screen display is avoided and an icon corresponding to the on-screen display is displayed at the corner of the display screen (see step 145, FIG. 5). This icon display period is the second reference time at the longest (see steps 155 and 160). At this time, when a user's designation for the area where the icon is displayed is received via the operation unit 13 (see step 150), the setting of whether or not to display the on-screen display corresponding to the icon is accepted and the display availability data The process for reflecting the result is executed (see step 165).

  Here, in each of the processes in steps 140 and 165 for accepting the setting of whether or not to display the on-screen display and reflecting it in the display availability data, the control circuit 19 calls the setting processing module 200 shown in FIG. And execute. In the execution of the setting processing module 200, the control circuit 19 first determines in step 210 whether a detailed setting screen or a simple setting screen is used as a screen for receiving the on-screen display setting.

  As a criterion used here, for example, whether or not the host vehicle is traveling may be used. Whether or not the host vehicle is traveling may be determined based on whether or not the current speed of the host vehicle acquired from the position detector 11 is equal to or higher than a reference speed (for example, 10 meters per hour). More specifically, the control circuit 19 selects a simple setting screen that is unlikely to hinder driving when the host vehicle is traveling, and details when the host vehicle is not traveling, that is, when the host vehicle is stopped. A suitable setting screen may be selected.

  Another criterion used here is, for example, a function related to an image other than an image related to on-screen display or icon display instead of the image currently displayed on the image display device 12 (hereinafter referred to as a main function). It may be a standard using information on Specifically, whether or not the main function and the function related to the type of on-screen display or icon display instead thereof are in the same category may be used as a determination criterion. More specifically, the control circuit 19 may select a detailed setting screen if they are the same category, and may select a simple setting screen if they are different categories. The category classification includes, for example, a music playback function and a navigation function.

  For example, when the control circuit 19 executes a music reproduction process and displays information related to music reproduction (for example, a music title, a performance artist name, and a progress bar indicating the performance progress degree) on the image display device 12 during the execution. Consider a case where the above-mentioned on-screen display or icon display for reroute inquiry or on-screen display or icon display for arrival notification is performed. In this case, since the main function belongs to the music playback category and the on-screen display or icon display belongs to the navigation function, the control circuit 19 may select a simple setting screen in step 210. In this way, even when the setting of the on-screen display or icon display of a function of a category different from the main function is changed, the main function can be displayed as much as possible on the display screen.

  For example, consider a case where the control circuit 19 performs the on-screen display or icon display for reroute inquiry or the on-screen display or icon display for arrival notification when the control circuit 19 is executing the map display process. In this case, since the main function belongs to the navigation function and the on-screen display or icon display belongs to the navigation function, the control circuit 19 may select a detailed setting screen in step 210.

  If a detailed setting screen is selected in step 210, then step 220 is executed. If a simple setting screen is selected, then step 240 is selected.

  In step 220, a detailed setting screen is displayed on the image display device 12. FIG. 6 shows an example of the detailed setting screen. A display screen 50 shown in FIG. 6 is a setting screen related to an on-screen display for reroute inquiry, and includes a display button 51, a non-display button 52, a period input field 53, a sound ON button 54, a sound OFF button 55, and a reflection button. 56. The control circuit 19 can accept the selection of either the display button 51 or the non-display button 52 based on the operation of the operation unit 13 by the user. Further, the control circuit 19 can accept the input of the number of seconds in the period input field 53 based on the operation of the operation unit 13 by the user. The control circuit 19 can accept selection of the sound ON button 54 or the sound OFF button 55 based on the operation of the operation unit 13 by the user.

  In addition, when the control circuit 19 detects that the user has operated the operation unit 13 to select the reflection button 56, the control circuit 19 sets the setting based on the user's operation using this setting screen to ON for reroute inquiry. Reflect the contents of the screen display and icon display. For example, based on which one of the display button 51 and the non-display button 52 is selected, on / off of display availability data corresponding to the on-screen display for reroute inquiry is switched. Further, for example, the first reference time and the second reference time are matched with the number of seconds input in the period input field 53. Further, for example, when performing on-screen display for reroute inquiry, whether to output a chime sound to the audio circuit 14 is switched based on which of the sound ON button 54 and the sound OFF button 55 is selected. After step 230, the execution of the setting processing module 200 ends, and the processing of steps 140 and 165 ends accordingly.

  In step 240 after the simple setting screen is selected, a simple setting pop-up window is displayed so as to overlap a part of the display screen. The display of the simple setting pop-up window is also a kind of on-screen display.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of a simple setting pop-up window that is displayed during on-screen display (that is, when step 140 is executed). The simple setting pop-up window 35 in this example includes a selectable YES button 36 for accepting positive and negative selections in response to the inquiry, in addition to a character string inquiring whether or not to perform on-screen display. A selectable NO button 37 is provided. In this example, when the user selects the YES button 36 using the operation unit 13, the control circuit 19 reflects this selection in step 250. That is, the display propriety data corresponding to the on-screen display for route inquiry is rewritten from on (that is, display is possible) to off (that is, display is not possible). When the user selects the NO button 37 using the operation unit 13, the control circuit 19 avoids changing the display availability data corresponding to the on-screen display for route inquiry.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of a simple setting pop-up window displayed when an icon is displayed (that is, when step 165 is executed). The simple setting pop-up window 43 in this example includes a selectable YES button 44 and a selection for accepting an affirmative and negative selection in response to the inquiry, in addition to a character string inquiring whether to perform on-screen display. It has a possible NO button 45. In this example, when the user selects the YES button 44 using the operation unit 13, the control circuit 19 reflects this selection at step 250. That is, the display availability data corresponding to the on-screen display for route inquiry is rewritten from off to on. When the user selects the NO button 45 using the operation unit 13, the control circuit 19 avoids changing the display availability data corresponding to the on-screen display for route inquiry.

  After step 250, the execution of the setting processing module 200 ends, and the processing of steps 140 and 165 ends accordingly.

  By executing the setting processing module 200 as described above, the vehicular navigation apparatus 1 receives the setting for whether or not to display the on-screen display and reflects it in the display availability data (steps 140 and 165, see FIG. 3). ) In order to accept a screen (see FIG. 6) for accepting settings in a detailed manner based on various conditions (see FIG. 6) and a simple manner in which only the on-screen display availability can be set. One of the screens (see FIGS. 7 and 8) is displayed (see steps 220 and 240).

  As described above, acceptance of an operation for setting whether to perform on-screen display is started based on a user-designated operation on the display area for the on-screen display. . Therefore, it is possible to set information display / non-display without following the hierarchy through the entire menu screen of the navigation device.

  Also, acceptance of on-screen display / non-display setting operations is started based on the user's specified operation on the small display area for the icon displayed when the on-screen display is avoided Is done. From another aspect, the user has made a setting request operation in a period following the timing when the primary condition for the on-screen display is satisfied and the on-screen display is avoided. Based on the above, acceptance of an on-screen display / non-display setting operation is started.

  Therefore, it is possible to switch the setting from non-display of information to display without following the hierarchy through the entire menu screen of the navigation device. As a result, when the user makes a setting to disable on-screen display and then wants to return to the setting to execute it again, what information is displayed / hidden. Even if you do not remember clearly, you can easily restore the on-screen display function.

  In addition, based on the movement state or operating state of the navigation device, it is possible to perform finer control such as switching between setting by a relatively simple method and setting by a relatively complicated method.

In the above-described embodiment, the vehicle navigation device 1 corresponds to an example of a navigation device, and the external storage unit 18 corresponds to an example of a storage medium that stores display availability data. Further, the control circuit 19 functions as an example of information display control means by executing steps 115, 120, and 145 of the on-screen control program 100, and by executing steps 125 and 140, the display time setting processing means. It functions as an example, and functions as an example of a non-display setting processing means by executing steps 150 and 165.
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As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, the scope of the present invention is not limited only to the said embodiment, The various form which can implement | achieve the function of each invention specific matter of this invention is included. It is.

  For example, if the control circuit 19 determines in step 105 of the on-screen control program 100 that it is the start timing of a plurality of types of on-screen display, the control circuit 19 specifies the plurality of types of on-screen display in step 110 and specifies them. Of the on-screen displays, those for which the display availability data indicates that display is possible are performed by executing step 120 and subsequent steps, and in parallel, those for which the display availability data indicates that display is not possible are performed. The icons may be displayed by executing step 145 and subsequent steps.

  The control circuit 19 may display a selectable button image for executing the setting process in the pop-up window displayed by the on-screen display. In this case, the control circuit 19 may execute Step 140 only when the button image is designated in Step 125.

  Further, when a simple setting screen is displayed in the setting process in steps 140 and 165, after the setting process in steps 140 and 165 is completed, steps 135 and 160 are executed, respectively, for on-screen display and icon display. It may come to an end.

  Further, the selection of the simple setting screen and the detailed setting screen in step 210 may be performed based on, for example, the current position of the host vehicle, acceleration, and the like in addition to the vehicle speed.

  Further, the setting processing in step 140 and step 165 may be realized by using voice recognition processing without using the image display and operation unit 13. Specifically, in steps 140 and 165, voice data inquiring whether or not to perform on-screen display is output to the voice circuit 14, and the content of the user's reply voice received from the voice circuit 14 is known voice recognition. It may be analyzed by technology. If the content is a word indicating a predetermined affirmation (for example, “yes”), the display availability data corresponding to the on-screen display specified in step 110 is turned on, and conversely, the content indicates a predetermined negative. If it is a word (for example, “No”), the display propriety data corresponding to the on-screen display specified in Step 110 may be turned off.

  The display availability data may be any storage medium that can be stored for a long period of time and can be rewritten regardless of whether the main power supply of the vehicle navigation apparatus 1 is on or off. For example, a flash memory or a backup RAM may be used.

  Further, the control circuit 19 may avoid not only on-screen display but also icon display in step 145. In this case, in step 150, any position on the touch panel may be touched, and subsequently, in step 165, the setting process for the on-screen display specified in step 110 may be executed. If an on-screen setting key such as an “on-screen setting key” is assigned to the remote control transmitter, the control circuit 19 continues in step 150 based on the operation of the key. In step 165, the setting process for the on-screen display specified in step 110 may be executed.

  In this way, even if the icon is not displayed, the user has performed a predetermined setting request operation during the period following the timing when the primary condition for on-screen display is satisfied. The on-screen display setting process can be performed.

  Further, in step 165, the control circuit 19 may turn on display enable / disable data corresponding to all types of on-screen display based on a predetermined operation using the user operation unit 13. Good.

  In addition, an object for which execution / non-execution setting of the present invention is set need not necessarily be on-screen display. The display of information in the display area of the image display device is sufficient.

  The navigation device of the present invention is not limited to a vehicle navigation device, and can be used for any navigation device such as a portable navigation device formed by a person.

 Moreover, the vehicle-mounted image display control device of the present invention is not limited to a navigation device, but any vehicle-mounted device that controls an image display device such as an ETC vehicle-mounted device or a car audio device. Also good.

  Each function realized by the control circuit 19 executing various programs may be realized by dedicated hardware that realizes the function.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a vehicle navigation device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a flowchart of an on-screen control program 100 executed by a control circuit 19; 3 is a flowchart of a setting processing module 200 executed by a control circuit 19; It is a display screen which shows the on-screen display 32 for a reroute inquiry. It is a display screen which shows the icon display 42 for a reroute inquiry. It is a detailed setting screen for on-screen display setting. It is a display screen which shows the on-screen display 35 for an on-screen display setting. It is a display screen which shows the on-screen display 35 for an on-screen display setting.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vehicle navigation apparatus, 11 ... Position detector, 12 ... Image display apparatus,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 ... Operation part, 14 ... Audio | voice circuit, 14 ... Speaker 14a, 14b ... Microphone 14b,
15 ... VICS receiver, 16 ... RAM, 17 ... ROM, 18 ... external storage,
19: control circuit 30, 40, 50 ... display screen, 31, 41 ... map image,
32 ... Pop-up window, 35, 43 ... On-screen display for setting,
42 ... icon, 100 ... on-screen control program,
200: Setting processing module.

Claims (7)

A storage medium for storing display availability data for designating whether to display information (hereinafter referred to as information display) in the display area of the image display device;
Based on the fact that the display availability data stored in the storage medium specifies that the information display is performed, the image display device is controlled to display the information, and the storage medium Information display control means for avoiding control for the information display based on the fact that the stored display propriety data specifies that the information display is not performed;
When the image display device is performing the information display, a setting screen for setting whether to display the information display is displayed based on the user's operation for designating the display area. A display time setting processing means for accepting an operation for setting the display availability on the screen from a user and reflecting the setting corresponding to the accepted operation on the display availability data in the storage medium ,
When a selectable button image is displayed in a part of the display area occupied by the image for information display, the display time setting processing means is configured to display the display area occupied by the image for information display. An in-vehicle image display control device that determines that the designation operation has been performed when a region other than the button image is designated by the user. A storage medium for storing display availability data for designating whether to display information (hereinafter referred to as information display) in the display area of the image display device;
Based on the fact that the display availability data stored in the storage medium specifies that the information display is performed, the image display device is controlled to display the information, and the storage medium Information display control means for avoiding control for the information display based on the fact that the stored display propriety data specifies that the information display is not performed;
When the image display device is performing the information display, a setting screen for setting whether to display the information display is displayed based on the user's operation for designating the display area. A display time setting processing means for accepting an operation for setting the display availability on the screen from a user and reflecting the setting corresponding to the accepted operation on the display availability data in the storage medium ,
The information display control means, based on the fact that the display availability data stored in the storage medium specifies that the information is not displayed, in a small display area smaller than the display area of the image display device, Displaying a distinguishable image distinguishable from the periphery of the small display area;
The vehicle-mounted image display control device displays the information display based on a user's designation operation for the small display area when the image display apparatus displays the distinction image in the small display area. Displaying a setting screen for setting whether to permit or not, and accepting an operation for setting whether or not to display from the user and setting corresponding to the received operation on the setting screen in the storage medium A vehicle-mounted image display control device comprising a non-display setting processing means to be reflected in the display. The information display control means, when the display permission data stored in the storage medium specifies that the information display is to be performed, if a condition for performing the information display is satisfied, a predetermined first When the information display is performed on the image display device during a period and the display availability data stored in the storage medium specifies that the information is not displayed, a condition for performing the information display is satisfied. The vehicle-mounted image display control device according to claim 2 , wherein the distinction image is displayed in a predetermined second period. The non-display setting processing means accepts an operation for setting whether to display or not, displays a first setting screen including a plurality of setting items, and a second setting screen having fewer setting items than the first setting screen. and a display of the in-vehicle image display control device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that switching on the basis of the moving condition or the operating state of the vehicle image display control device. A storage medium for storing display availability data for designating whether to display information (hereinafter referred to as information display) in the display area of the image display device;
Based on the fact that the display availability data stored in the storage medium specifies that the information display is performed, the image display device is controlled to display the information, and the storage medium Information display control means for avoiding control for the information display based on the fact that the stored display propriety data specifies that the information display is not performed;
When the image display device is performing the information display, a setting screen for setting whether to display the information display is displayed based on the user's operation for designating the display area. A display time setting processing means for accepting an operation for setting the display availability on the screen from a user and reflecting the setting corresponding to the accepted operation on the display availability data in the storage medium,
The display-time setting processing means receives an operation for setting whether to allow display or not, displays a first setting screen including a plurality of setting items, and displays a second setting screen having fewer setting items than the first setting screen. A vehicle-mounted image display control device that switches display based on a movement state or an operation state of the vehicle-mounted image display control device. The display-time setting processing means receives an operation for setting whether to allow display or not, displays a first setting screen including a plurality of setting items, and displays a second setting screen having fewer setting items than the first setting screen. The in-vehicle image display control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the display is switched based on a movement state or an operation state of the in-vehicle image display control device.   The information display includes a request for selecting the operation of the in-vehicle image display control device for the user, a request for confirmation of the operation of the in-vehicle image display control device for the user, and a supplementary explanation of the operation status of the in-vehicle image display control device. The in-vehicle image display control device according to claim 1, wherein a character string for performing at least one is displayed in a partial region of the entire display region of the image display device.

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