JP5812958B2 - Car terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle terminal mounted on a vehicle, and more particularly to an in-vehicle terminal capable of outputting a radio station broadcast sound.

  Various functions have been proposed for in-vehicle terminals mounted on vehicles such as automobiles. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an in-vehicle terminal that displays a station name of a radio station when a song name is registered in advance in the in-vehicle terminal and a song with the song name is broadcast from a radio station. .

JP 2010-014542 A

  However, in order to listen to a song with a song name registered on the vehicle-mounted terminal as described above, a user such as a driver confirms the display of the radio station name and then outputs the broadcast of the radio station as audio. It was necessary to perform this operation on the in-vehicle terminal. Therefore, there is a problem that the user's attention to driving is impaired.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a technique that does not require an operation for outputting sound of a radio station broadcasting a predetermined song. And

An in-vehicle terminal according to the present invention is an in-vehicle terminal mounted on a vehicle, which is a radio station broadcast, identification information for identifying a song broadcast from the radio station, and a song broadcast from the radio station. A receiving unit that receives the partial information that specifies the predetermined part, and a storage unit that registers predetermined identification information for identifying the predetermined music piece. In addition, when the identification information received by the receiving unit matches the predetermined identification information registered in the storage unit, the in-vehicle terminal causes the audio output unit mounted on the vehicle to output the audio of the radio station broadcast. A control unit is provided. When the identification information received by the receiving unit matches the predetermined identification information registered in the storage unit, the control unit stores the song broadcast from the radio station in the storage unit, and the portion of the song The predetermined part specified by the information is also individually stored in the storage unit.

  According to the present invention, when the identification information received by the receiving unit matches the predetermined identification information registered in the storage unit, the radio broadcast that broadcasts the predetermined song identified by the predetermined identification information Is automatically output. Therefore, the user can listen to the predetermined song without performing an operation for outputting sound of the radio broadcast broadcasting the predetermined song.

It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of the vehicle-mounted terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the vehicle-mounted terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the vehicle-mounted terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the display apparatus connected to the vehicle-mounted terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of the vehicle-mounted terminal which concerns on the modification of embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of the vehicle-mounted terminal which concerns on the modification of embodiment.

<Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the outline of an in-vehicle terminal 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the in-vehicle terminal 1 is mounted on a vehicle 2 such as an automobile. Hereinafter, the in-vehicle terminal 1 will be described as having a navigation function for guiding the user from the current position to the destination.

  The in-vehicle terminal 1 shown in FIG. 1 receives broadcasts (radio broadcasts) from a plurality of radio stations 3 and song information data. The song information data includes identification information for identifying a song broadcast from a plurality of radio stations 3 (here, the artist name and song name of the song) and the total playback time of the song.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the in-vehicle terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the in-vehicle terminal 1 and the display device 6 (display unit) and the speaker 7 (audio output unit) mounted on the vehicle 2 are wired such as a cable, or Bluetooth (registered trademark) or wireless. It is connected to be communicable by wireless such as LAN. Moreover, the vehicle-mounted terminal 1 is the input part 11, the receiving part 12, the memory | storage part 13, the position acquisition part 14, the display data control part 15, the audio | voice data control part 16, and control which controls these collectively. And a portion 17.

  The input unit 11 is an input device such as a touch panel, a push button, or a remote controller, and accepts various operations from the user.

  The receiving unit 12 is a receiving device such as a radio tuner, and receives a broadcast (radio wave) of the radio station 3 and song information data including the identification information described above.

  The storage unit 13 is a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and stores various types of information. For example, the storage unit 13 has predetermined identification information (here, the artist name and song name of a favorite song) for identifying a predetermined song (here, a user's favorite song) input by the user from the input unit 11. Is registered in the storage unit 13. Hereinafter, the predetermined identification information is referred to as “registered identification information”.

  The storage unit 13 is registered with the display settings of the display device 6 (the presence / absence of display of identification information on the display device 6 and the size of the display) input by the user from the input unit 11. Yes. The storage unit 13 also stores map data necessary for the in-vehicle terminal 1 to perform a navigation function such as route search.

  The position acquisition unit 14 is a GPS receiver or the like, and acquires the current position of the vehicle 2 (for example, the coordinate position of latitude / longitude).

  The display data control unit 15 converts the display data input from the control unit 17 into a data format that can be displayed on the display device 6, and outputs the converted display data to the display device 6. The display device 6 displays the display data output from the display data control unit 15, that is, the display data determined by the control unit 17.

  The audio data control unit 16 converts the audio data input from the control unit 17 into a data format that can be output by the speaker 7, and outputs the converted audio data to the speaker 7. The speaker 7 outputs the audio data output from the audio data control unit 16, that is, the audio data determined by the control unit 17.

  Based on the destination input to the input unit 11, the map data stored in the storage unit 13, and the current position of the vehicle 2 acquired by the position acquisition unit 14, the control unit 17 determines the destination from the current position. Search for a route to reach. Then, the control unit 17 performs guidance along the searched route using the display of the display device 6 and the sound output of the speaker 7. In addition, the control unit 17 controls the display device 6 and the speaker 7 based on whether or not the identification information and the registered identification information match each other.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing of the in-vehicle terminal 1 according to the present embodiment. Next, the process of the vehicle-mounted terminal 1 is demonstrated using FIG.

  First, in step S1, the receiving unit 12 receives music information data from the radio station 3 or the like.

  In step S <b> 2, the control unit 17 extracts identification information from the song information data received by the receiving unit 12.

  In step S <b> 3, the control unit 17 determines whether or not the extracted identification information is registered in the storage unit 13. Specifically, the control unit 17 obtains the artist name and song name (received identification information) of the song broadcast from the radio station 3, and the artist name and song name (registered identification information) registered in the storage unit 13. It is determined whether or not they match. If it is determined that it is not registered, the process returns to step S1, and if it is determined that it is registered, the process proceeds to step S4.

  In step S <b> 4, the control unit 17 reads the display setting content registered in the storage unit 13 and determines whether the display device 6 is set to automatically display the identification information. If it is determined that it is not set to display, the process proceeds to step S5, and if it is determined to be set to display, the process proceeds to step S6.

  In step S5, the control unit 17 maintains the current display on the display device 6 while the song of the radio station 3 broadcasting the song identified by the identification information (the predetermined song identified by the registered identification information). The broadcast is output as audio to the speaker 7, and the process shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, in step S6, the control unit 17 receives the identification information (artist name and song name of the song broadcast from the radio station 3) and the total playback time received by the receiving unit 12, the station name of the radio station 3, and A screen showing the frequency of the broadcast (hereinafter referred to as “radio screen”) is displayed on the display device 6 based on the size setting included in the display setting content. At the same time, the control unit 17 causes the speaker 7 to output the broadcast of the radio station 3 that broadcasts the song identified by the identification information (predetermined song identified by the registered identification information), and performs the processing shown in FIG. Exit.

  FIG. 4A to FIG. 4D are diagrams showing display examples of the display device 6. FIG. 4A shows a display example of the display device 6 before displaying the radio screen in step S6. Specifically, the display device 6 shows a display when the navigation function is executed, the position of the vehicle 2 is indicated by an isosceles triangle symbol, and the traveling direction of the vehicle 2 is indicated by an apex angle portion of the isosceles triangle. It is shown.

  Here, when the setting of the display registered in the storage unit 13 is set in advance so that the radio screen is displayed on the entire screen, when step S6 is performed, the control unit 17 causes the display device 6 to display the radio screen. Is switched from the display shown in FIG. 4A to the full screen display shown in FIG. Alternatively, when the radio screen is set in advance to be displayed on the screen half as the display setting content, when step S6 is performed, the control unit 17 displays the display on the display device 6 as shown in FIG. The display shown in FIG. 4 is switched to the parallel display shown in FIG. Alternatively, when the display setting content is set in advance so that only the identification information is displayed on the screen, when step S6 is performed, the control unit 17 displays the display on the display device 6 as shown in FIG. The display shown in FIG. 4 is switched to the display shown in FIG.

  According to the in-vehicle terminal 1 according to the present embodiment as described above, when the identification information received by the receiving unit 12 matches the registration identification information, the predetermined song (user's The broadcast of the radio station 3 broadcasting the favorite song is automatically output as audio. Therefore, the user can listen to the predetermined song (the user's favorite song) without performing an operation for outputting sound of a radio broadcast that broadcasts the predetermined song (the user's favorite song). Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user's attention to driving from being impaired. In addition, it is possible to listen to a predetermined music (a user's favorite music) as much as possible from the radio broadcast.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the identification information received by the receiving unit 12 matches the registered identification information, the identification information can be displayed according to the display setting content. Therefore, the user can remember the identification information (artist name and song name) of the predetermined song when the predetermined song (the user's favorite song) is being output.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the display setting contents include the presence / absence of display of identification information on the display device 6 and the size of the display. Accordingly, since the degree of freedom in displaying the identification information can be increased, it is possible to realize display according to the user's preference. In particular, according to the display as shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D, the user can visually recognize the identification information in addition to the original display content of the display device 6.

  The receiving unit 12 may further receive program information indicating the broadcast schedule of the radio station 3, for example, information such as EPG (Electronic Program Guide). In this configuration, when the identification information received by the receiving unit 12 matches the registered identification information, the control unit 17 obtains at least one of the identification information and the program information received by the receiving unit 12. Depending on the display setting content, it may be displayed on the display device 6. However, the display setting contents include the presence / absence of display of each of the identification information and the program information on the display device 6 and the size of the display. According to such a configuration, the user can know the broadcast end time of a special program of a favorite artist, for example, so that a convenient in-vehicle terminal can be realized.

  In the above configuration, the identification information includes the artist name and song name of a song broadcast on the radio station 3, and the registered identification information includes the artist name and song name of a predetermined song (a user's favorite song). It was explained as including. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the identification information includes at least one of the artist name and the song name of the song broadcast on the radio station 3, and the registered identification information includes a predetermined song (user's preference). It is also possible to include at least one of the artist name and the song title. For example, when both the identification information and the registered identification information are configured to include the artist name without including the song name, the user can listen to any song of the favorite artist.

  Moreover, in the above structure, the vehicle-mounted terminal 1 demonstrated as what has a navigation function. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the in-vehicle terminal 1 has a communication function for communicating with a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a mobile phone having a navigation function instead of having a navigation function (for example, including the position acquisition unit 14). It may be configured as follows. Then, the route searched by the mobile terminal may be displayed on the display device 6 or may be output as audio by the speaker 7.

  Further, the configuration in which the display device 6 and the speaker 7 are provided outside the in-vehicle terminal 1 has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which the display device 6 and the speaker 7 are provided inside the in-vehicle terminal 1 may be used. That is, the vehicle-mounted terminal 1 may include the display device 6 and the speaker 7.

<Modification>
The in-vehicle terminal 1 according to the above-described embodiment enables the in-vehicle terminal 1 to output the broadcast of the radio station 3 by voice when the identification information received by the receiving unit 12 matches the registered identification information. there were. On the other hand, the in-vehicle terminal 1 according to the present modification stores the broadcast of the radio station 3 in the storage unit 13 in addition to this operation.

  Specifically, the control unit 17 selects a song (predetermined song identified by the registration identification information) identified by the identification information when the identification information received by the reception unit 12 matches the registration identification information. The broadcast of the radio station 3 that is broadcasting is stored in the storage unit 13. That is, the control part 17 memorize | stores the predetermined music currently broadcast from the radio station 3 in the memory | storage part 13 in step S5 and S6 shown in FIG. At this time, data of a predetermined song may be compressed and stored in the storage unit 13.

  According to the in-vehicle terminal 1 according to the modification as described above, since a predetermined song (a user's favorite song) is stored in the storage unit 13, after the storage, the predetermined song according to a user operation or the like is stored. Can be output by the speaker 7. If the song to be stored in the storage unit 13 is already stored in the storage unit 13, the song is not stored in the storage unit 13 from the viewpoint of securing the storage capacity of the storage unit 13. It is preferable.

  Further, in this modification, as shown in FIG. 5, in addition to the above-described identification information and total reproduction time, the song information data includes a predetermined portion of the song broadcast from the radio station 3 (for example, the subtitle of the song). Partial information that specifies a part, an intro part, hereinafter referred to as a “rust part, etc.”) may be included. FIG. 5 shows the chorus start time and chorus end time of a song broadcast from the radio station 3 as an example of partial information.

  According to the configuration shown in FIG. 5, the receiving unit 12 receives music information data further including partial information, and therefore the control unit 17 stores the music broadcast from the radio station 3 in the storage unit 13. In addition, a rust portion or the like specified by the partial information received by the receiving unit 12 may be individually stored in the storage unit 13. Then, the control unit 17 receives a determination operation (predetermined operation) for the song at the input unit 11 while the speaker 7 is outputting the rust portion of the song stored in the storage unit 13 by voice. May acquire the music for which the determination operation has been performed from the storage unit 13 and output the acquired music to the speaker 7 by voice.

  According to such a configuration, the user can select a song to be output from the song stored in the storage unit 13 while listening to a characteristic portion of the song such as a chorus portion. Therefore, the user can easily remember the melody of the song stored so far that it is difficult to remember just by looking at the radio screen.

  In the above description, the configuration has been described in which the receiving unit 12 receives partial information for specifying a rust portion or the like from music piece information data. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 6, the in-vehicle terminal 1 transmits the identification information to the server 9 in which the song and the partial information are stored in association (not shown) ) May be further provided. And the server 9 transmits the partial information corresponding to the music identified by the identification information transmitted from the in-vehicle terminal 1 to the in-vehicle terminal 1, and the control unit 17 of the in-vehicle terminal 1 receives the partial information received by the receiving unit 12. The rust portion and the like specified by (1) may be stored in the storage unit 13. Even with such a configuration, operations and effects similar to those described above can be realized. In the case of data communication with the server 9, the in-vehicle terminal 1 may be connected to the Internet via a portable terminal, TMC (Traffic Message Channel), or the in-vehicle terminal 1 is directly connected to the Internet. Also good.

  In the present invention, the embodiments can be appropriately modified and omitted within the scope of the invention.

  1 in-vehicle terminal, 2 vehicle, 3 radio station, 6 display device, 7 speaker, 11 input unit, 12 receiving unit, 13 storage unit, 17 control unit.

Claims (5)

An in-vehicle terminal mounted on a vehicle,
A receiver for receiving broadcast of the radio station, identification information for identifying the song broadcast from the radio station, and partial information for specifying a predetermined portion of the song broadcast from the radio station ;
A storage unit for registering predetermined identification information for identifying a predetermined song;
When the identification information received by the receiving unit and the predetermined identification information registered in the storage unit match, the audio output unit mounted on the vehicle outputs audio from the radio station broadcast. A control unit ,
The controller is
When the identification information received by the reception unit matches the predetermined identification information registered in the storage unit, the song broadcast from the radio station is stored in the storage unit, and the song the predetermined part specified by the partial information also stored in the storage unit separately, vehicle terminals. The in-vehicle terminal according to claim 1,
The receiver further receives program information of the radio station;
The controller is
When the identification information received by the receiving unit matches the predetermined identification information registered in the storage unit, at least one information of the identification information and the program information received by the receiving unit Is displayed on a display unit mounted on the vehicle according to the display setting content. The in-vehicle terminal according to claim 2,
The display settings are as follows:
An in-vehicle terminal including presence / absence of display of each of the identification information and the program information in the display unit, and a size of the display. The in-vehicle terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An input unit,
The controller is
While the voice output unit is outputting a predetermined portion of the song stored in the storage unit as a voice, if the input unit receives a predetermined operation on the song, the song for which the predetermined operation has been performed was obtained from the storage unit, Ru the acquired song is an audio output to the audio output unit, the vehicle-mounted terminal. The in-vehicle terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The identification information includes at least one of an artist name and a song name of a song broadcast on the radio station,
The in-vehicle terminal , wherein the predetermined identification information includes at least one of an artist name and a song name of the predetermined song .

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