JP6309926B2 - Application control program, method, apparatus, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a program, a method, an apparatus, and a recording medium for controlling an application in an information terminal connected to a traveling vehicle.

  With the development of information processing technology in recent years, information terminals equipped with touch panels such as smartphones and tablet terminals have become widespread. In such an information terminal, a function can be easily expanded by installing a predetermined program (application). As a car navigation system that assists the traveling of a vehicle such as an automobile by installing a so-called car navigation application. It can also be used.

  An information terminal such as a smartphone normally has an icon associated with an application placed on the home screen, and the user activates the application by selecting the icon, and the user presses a predetermined home button. The application is switched by operating and returning to the home screen once and re-operating the icon.

  By the way, the car navigation system is provided with a mechanism (so-called driver distraction (sometimes referred to as DD)) that prohibits complicated operations for ensuring safety during traveling. In this regard, when a smartphone or the like is used as a car navigation system, if the application is started or switched by an icon operation, the driver's line of sight is directed to the display, which is not preferable for safe driving.

Therefore, in recent years, an in-vehicle device (in-vehicle device) described in Patent Literatures 1 and 2 is known as a device for realizing driver distraction. In the in-vehicle device disclosed in Patent Literature 1, when an application being executed in a connected portable information terminal is not permitted to be used during traveling, attention or warning is given to a vehicle occupant. Further, in the in-vehicle device disclosed in Patent Document 2, an application that is permitted to be used while traveling is activated and an application that is not permitted is deactivated while the vehicle is traveling.
In addition, displaying the car navigation display on the entire rectangular screen and viewing while driving the vehicle is an excessive amount of information and there is a safety problem. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228707 discloses a technique for providing a display area with a directivity in the form of a fan (or an inverted triangle) that is expanded at a desired angle from a target point to a target point.

JP 2012-043253 A JP 2003-222523 A JP-A-8-55298

  However, in the in-vehicle device of Patent Document 1, even an application for which use is not permitted can be used ignoring cautions and warnings, and does not contribute to safe driving. In addition, in the in-vehicle device disclosed in Patent Document 2, the operation method of the activated application is not different from that when the vehicle is not traveling, and thus there is a possibility that safe traveling may be harmed by an operation during driving. Further, the map display method of Patent Document 3 is merely a method of displaying a map of the car navigation application in the fan-shaped display area on the display, and operation and display switching of other applications other than the car navigation application being driven It is not relevant and does not disclose driver distractions.

  This invention is made in view of such a problem, Comprising: The program, method, apparatus, and program which control an information terminal provided with the touchscreen mounted in the vehicle so that it may operate without affecting a driving | operation. It is an object to provide a recorded recording medium.

  (1) An information terminal (for example, described later) that controls the operation of an application based on a user operation received via a touch panel (for example, described later touch panel 241) stacked on a display device (for example, a display 24 (described later)). The information terminal 50) is received through the touch panel in a state where a first application (for example, a navigation application 121 described later) is displayed on the display device. The first application and the first based on a slide operation by a first type touch (for example, multi-touch described later) from left to right described later, top-down described below, or bottom-up described below) A second application having a curved boundary line on a specified radius from a specific position on the application (for example, a music application 122 described later) As a display switching unit (for example, a display switching unit 113 described later), and a program (for example, a drive mode application 1 described later).

  According to the program (1), the display switching unit (for example, a display switching unit 113 described later) is configured to display a specific position (for example, a host system described later) displayed in the first application (for example, a navigation application 121 described later). The shape of the widget displayed by the second application (for example, the music application 122 described later) is formed so as not to obstruct the range of a certain circle from the vehicle position. Thereby, the user can always grasp peripheral information within a certain range from the specific position displayed in the first application.

  (2) As the display switching unit (for example, a display switching unit 113 to be described later), the first application (for example, a navigation application 121 to be described later) and the second application (for example, to the display 24 to be described later) and the second application ( For example, in a state in which a music application 122 described later is displayed, the first direction (for example, right to left described below, left to right described below, top to bottom described below, or bottom to top described below) The information terminal is configured to display the first application on the entire surface of the display device when a slide operation by a first type touch in the opposite second direction (for example, multi-touch described later) is received. (1). The program according to (1).

  According to the program of (2), the first application (for example, a navigation application 121 described later) is switched to the second application (for example, a music application 122 described later) in response to the sliding operation in the first direction, and the second direction In response to the slide operation, the second application is switched to the first application. Thereby, switching to the 1st application with high use frequency can be performed intuitively and easily during driving | running | working and the movement of the viewpoint during driving | running | working can be suppressed.

  (3) A user's operation that has received the information terminal (for example, an information terminal 50 described later) via the touch panel (for example, a touch panel 241 described later) is a first-type touch (for example, multi-touch described later). ) Or a second type touch (for example, a single touch described later) and a user's slide operation received via the touch panel are determined by the determination unit (for example, a determination unit 114 described later). When it is determined that the second type touch is performed by the unit, an AP operation unit (for example, an AP described later) that operates an application displayed on the display device (for example, a display 24 described later) based on the slide operation. An operation unit 115) and a display switching unit (for example, a display switching unit 113 described later) on the display device. The first direction (for example, right-to-left described below, left-to-right described below, top-to-bottom described below) of the user received via the touch panel in a state where a navigation application (for example, navigation application 121 described later) is displayed. When the slide operation from the bottom to the top described below is determined by the first unit touch by the determination unit, the first application and the second application (for example, the music application 122 described below) The program according to (1) or (2), wherein the program is made to function so as to be displayed on the display device.

  According to the program of (3), when the user's operation received via the touch panel is the first type touch (for example, multi-touch described later), the display is switched and the second type touch ( For example, in the case of single touch described later, since the operation of the displayed application is executed, it is possible to intuitively and easily perform application switching or application operation during traveling, Movement can be suppressed.

  (4) The touch of the first method is multi-touch, the first application (for example, a navigation application 121 described later) is an application of a navigation function, and a specific position on the first application is a displayed map The program according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the program is the current position of the information terminal displayed above.

According to the program of (4), the second application having a curved boundary line on the specified radius from the current position of the information terminal displayed on the map by the navigation function application (for example, the navigation application 121 described later) ( For example, a music application 122 described later) displays a second application (for example, a music application 122 described later) having a curved boundary line, so that information around the current position of the information terminal important for the user is not obstructed. Does not affect driving.
In addition, application switching or operation with respect to the application can be performed intuitively and easily during traveling, and movement of the viewpoint during traveling can be suppressed.

  (5) An information terminal (for example, to be described later) that controls the operation of the application based on a user operation received via a touch panel (for example, to be described later touch panel 241) stacked on a display device (for example, to be described later display 24). An information control method executed by the information terminal 50) in a first direction of a user received via the touch panel in a state where a first application (for example, a navigation application 121 described later) is displayed on the display device Based on a slide operation by a first-type touch (for example, multi-touch described later) to (for example, right-to-left described below, left-to-right described below, top-to-bottom described below, or bottom-to-top described below), The first application and a second application having a curved boundary line on a specified radius from a specific position on the first application. A display switching step (for example, a display switching step described later) for displaying an application (for example, a music application 122 described later) on the display device.

  (6) The display switching step (for example, a display switching step described later) is further performed on the display device (for example, a display 24 described later) on the first application (for example, a navigation application 121 described later) and the second application ( For example, in a state in which a music application 122 described later is displayed, the first direction (for example, right to left described below, left to right described below, top to bottom described below, or bottom to top described below) Comprises a step of displaying the first application on the entire surface of the display device when a slide operation by a first type touch (for example, multi-touch described later) in the second direction opposite to the first direction is received. The application control method according to (5).

  (7) Determining whether the user's operation received via the touch panel (for example, touch panel 241 described later) is a first type touch (for example, multi touch described later) or a second type touch When the step (for example, a determination step to be described later) and the user's slide operation received via the touch panel are determined by the determination step to be a second type touch (for example, a single touch to be described later), the slide An AP operation step (e.g., an AP operation step described later) for operating an application displayed on the display device (e.g., display 24 described later) based on the operation, and the display switching step includes The first application (for example, a navigation application 121 described later) is displayed on the display device. In a state, the user's first slide operation received via the touch panel (e.g., right to left described below, left to right described below, top to bottom described below, or bottom to top described below) When it is determined by the determination step that the touch is of the first method, the first application and the second application (for example, a music application 122 described later) are displayed on the display device (5) Or the application control method as described in (6).

  (8) The touch of the first method is multi-touch, the first application (for example, a navigation application 121 described later) is an application of a navigation function, and a specific position on the first application is displayed on a map The application control method according to any one of (5) to (7), which is a current position of an information terminal (for example, an information terminal 50 described later) displayed above.

  According to the methods (5) to (8), the same effects as the programs (1) to (4) are obtained.

  (9) The display device including a touch panel (for example, a touch panel 241 to be described later) stacked on a display device (for example, a display 24 to be described later), and a first application (for example, a navigation application 121 to be described later) to the display device. The first direction (for example, right to left described below, left to right described below, top to bottom described below, or bottom to top described below) of the user received through the touch panel in the displayed state. Based on a sliding operation by one type of touch (for example, multi-touch described later), the first application and a second application having a curved boundary line on a specified radius from a specific position on the first application (for example, A display switching unit (for example, a display switching unit 113 described later) for displaying the music application 122) described later on the display device. An information terminal (for example, an information terminal 50 described later).

  (10) The display switching unit (for example, a display switching unit 113 to be described later) is further connected to the first application (for example, a navigation application 121 to be described later) and the second application on the display device (for example, a display 24 to be described later). (For example, music app 122 described later) is displayed in the first direction (for example, right to left described later, left to right described later, top to bottom described below, or bottom to top described below). The first application is displayed on the entire surface of the display device when a slide operation by a first type touch (for example, multi-touch described later) in the second direction opposite to the first direction is received. The information terminal according to (9) (for example, an information terminal 50 described later).

  (11) The user's operation received via the touch panel (for example, touch panel 241 described later) is a first type touch (for example, multi touch described later) or a second type touch (for example, single touch described below). A determination unit (for example, a determination unit 114 to be described later) that determines whether or not a touch is performed, and a user's slide operation received via the touch panel is determined to be a second type touch by the determination unit, An AP operation unit (for example, an AP operation unit 115 to be described later) that performs an operation of an application displayed on the display device (for example, a display 24 to be described later) based on a slide operation, and the display switching unit ( For example, a display switching unit 113) described later has the first application (for example, a navigation application 121 described later) on the display device. Slide in the first direction (for example, right to left described below, left to right described below, top to bottom described below, or bottom to top described below) received via the touch panel in the illustrated state When it is determined by the determination unit that the operation is a first-type touch, the first application and the second application (for example, a music application 122 described later) are displayed on the display device. The information terminal described in (9) or (10) (for example, the information terminal 50 described later).

  (12) The touch of the first method is multi-touch, the first application is an application of a navigation function, and the specific position on the first application is a current position of the information terminal displayed on the displayed map The information terminal according to any one of (9) to (11), which is a position (for example, an information terminal 50 described later).

  According to the information terminals (9) to (12) (for example, the information terminal 50 described later), the same effects as the programs (1) to (12) are obtained.

  (13) A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to any one of (1) to (4) is recorded.

  According to the recording medium (13), the same effects as the programs (1) to (4) are obtained.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, an information terminal provided with the touchscreen mounted in the vehicle can be controlled so that it can operate, without affecting driving | operation.

It is a system configuration | structure figure of the information terminal in which the drive mode application of this invention was installed. It is a figure which shows the structure of the drive mode application of 1st Embodiment. It is an example of a display of the display of an information terminal. It is a figure which shows switching of the display by a display switching part. It is a figure which shows switching of the display by a display switching part. It is a figure which shows switching of the display by a display switching part. It is a figure which shows the shape of the widget of the sub application drawn on the right side of the navigation application by which the icon which shows the own vehicle position was displayed on the center. It is a figure which shows the shape of the widget of the sub application drawn on the right side of the navigation application in which the icon which shows the own vehicle position was displayed on the screen lower part. It is a figure which shows the structure of the drive mode application of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the relationship between application switching and application operation. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the display switching by a display switching part, and an active application.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The program of the present invention is applied to the information terminal 50 and causes the information terminal 50 to realize various functions. The information terminal 50 is a terminal device that receives a user operation via a touch panel, and for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal can be used.

[First Embodiment]
First, the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[System configuration of information terminal 50]
With reference to FIG. 1, the system configuration of the information terminal 50 in which the program of the present invention is installed will be described. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the information terminal 50.
The information terminal 50 includes at least a CPU 21, a memory 22, a display memory (VRAM: Video RAM) 23, a display 24, and a communication unit 25 as hardware 2, a device driver 31, an OS as software 3 / Middleware 32 and application 33 are provided at least.

  The CPU 21 is a part that comprehensively controls the information terminal 50, and implements various functions described later in cooperation with the hardware described above by reading and executing various programs. The memory 22 stores a program that is read and executed as appropriate, and stores various information created by the execution of the program. The display memory 23 is a memory that holds data to be displayed on the display 24.

  The display 24 displays a predetermined image. A touch panel 241 is stacked on the surface of the display 24 to accept user operations. In the present embodiment, the touch panel 241 accepts an operation for selecting an arbitrary position on the display 24 (so-called tap) or a slide operation for moving a finger after selecting an arbitrary position on the display 24 (so-called swipe, Flick). The touch panel 241 includes a multi-touch panel that can sense a plurality of contact points simultaneously. The operation received via the touch panel 241 is transmitted to the processing system (CPU 21) for processing.

  The communication unit 25 connects the information terminal 50 and another device by wired connection or wireless connection, and controls communication performed between them. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 25 connects the information terminal 50 and a vehicle control device (for example, ECU: Engine Control Unit). The connection method between the information terminal 50 and the vehicle control device is arbitrary. For example, the connection may be performed by attaching the information terminal 50 to an attachment dog provided in the vehicle, or USB (registered trademark) or the like. It is good also as connecting with predetermined cables, such as a power supply cable which supplies electricity to the signal cable of this, and the information terminal 50. In addition, the information terminal 50 and the vehicle control device may be connected by wireless connection such as wireless LAN or Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  The device driver 31 controls the hardware. In the present embodiment, in accordance with a command from the OS / middleware 32, writing to the display memory 23 is performed, and display on the display 24 is controlled based on the written data. The OS / middleware 32 plays a role of a bridge between the application 33 and the hardware 2 and manages system resources. Note that the OS / middleware 32 of this embodiment supports a multitasking environment in the information terminal 50.

  The application 33 is software having a function of performing work that the user of the information terminal 50 wants to execute. The applications 33 include at least a drive mode application 1 and a native application 331 that are programs of the present invention. The native application 331 refers to any application other than the drive mode application 1, and includes applications that are permitted to be used during traveling and applications that are not permitted to be used during traveling.

When the drive mode application 1 detects the connection between the information terminal 50 and the vehicle, or receives a user operation in addition to the detection of the connection with the vehicle, or the vehicle is running in addition to the detection of the connection with the vehicle. Is detected, and a user interface for managing input / output with a vehicle occupant (driver) is realized. The drive mode application 1 is described in, for example, HTML5, and includes a DD manager that prohibits complicated operations while traveling, a plurality of applications that are started on the drive mode application 1, and a unique launcher that switches the applications to be started. Is done.
The plurality of applications are applications that can be used during traveling, and include applications that are added later in addition to preset applications. In the drive mode application 1, the native application 331 can be activated by referring to the native application 331. In this case, the DD manager restricts functions that are not preferable to be used while running in the native application 331.

[Structure of drive mode application 1]
Next, the structure of the drive mode application 1 that is the program of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the drive mode application 1 includes a management unit 11 that performs control in consideration of driver distraction, and a content unit 12 that includes an application that is activated on the drive mode application 1.

The content unit 12 stores a plurality of applications. In this embodiment, a navigation application 121 that realizes a car navigation system, a music application 122 that realizes music playback, and an SNS application 123 that supports connections between users are stored as a plurality of applications stored in the content unit 12. It shall be. The plurality of applications stored in the content unit 12 are activated one by one or simultaneously on the drive mode application 1.
Note that the application stored in the content unit 12 is not limited to the music application 122 and the SNS application 123. The content unit 12 can store any application. For example, although not shown in the drawings, navigation assistance applications (sub-application 3) such as a destination search application and a peripheral guide application, information applications (sub-application 4) such as a traffic information application, a disaster information application, a vehicle information application, and a store information application Can be stored.

The information terminal 50 causes the CPU 21 to function as the connection detection unit 111, the function restriction unit 112, and the display switching unit 113 by executing the management unit 11.
Further, the information terminal 50 executes the management unit 11 to cause the CPU 21 to execute an application control method including a connection detection step, a function restriction step, and a display switching step.

  Hereinafter, the connection detection unit 111, the function restriction unit 112, and the display switching unit 113 included in the information terminal 50 by executing the management unit 11 will be described. Note that, by executing the management unit 11, the description of the connection detection step, the function restriction step, and the display switching step included in the application control method executed by the information terminal 50 is replaced with “step”. Because it can be explained by

  The connection detection unit 111 detects the connection between the information terminal 50 and the vehicle. That is, the connection detection unit 111 detects a wired connection or a wireless connection between the information terminal 50 and the vehicle via the communication unit 25.

  When the connection detection unit 111 detects a connection between the information terminal 50 and the vehicle, or receives a user operation in addition to the detection of the connection detection unit 111, or the function restriction unit 112 receives the operation of the connection detection unit 111, When it is detected that the vehicle is running, the operation of the application is controlled based on the second control different from the first control which is the control state of the information terminal 50 at the normal time not connected to the vehicle. In the second control, a part of user operations that can be accepted by the first control is restricted and a part of applications that can be operated by the first control are restricted so as to satisfy the request for driver distraction. As an example, an application in which an operation such as a text input that is complicated and requires a gaze on the display 24 corresponds to a user's operation restricted by the second control, and a video playback application that gazes at the display 24 is restricted by the second control. It corresponds to.

The display switching unit 113 switches the type of application displayed on the display 24 based on the slide operation received via the touch panel 241. Note that, in a smartphone or the like, since the type of application is normally switched based on an icon arranged on the home screen, the display switching unit 113 displays the display 24 in a mode different from the normal time when the information terminal 50 is not connected to the vehicle. It can be said that the type of application to be displayed is switched.
Details of display switching by the display switching unit 113 will be described later with reference to FIG.

[Display example of display 24]
Subsequently, a display example of the display 24 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3 and subsequent figures, the display will be described by taking a horizontally long display as an example, but the present invention may be realized by a vertically long display.
FIG. 3A shows a display example at the normal time when the information terminal 50 and the vehicle are not connected. In a normal state, a plurality of icons are displayed on the home screen of the display 24, and when the icons are selected via the touch panel 241, a corresponding application is activated and displayed on the display 24.

FIG. 3B shows an application setting screen of the drive mode application 1. In the drive mode application 1, an application to be activated on the drive mode application 1 is set in advance. This setting is performed, for example, by selecting an arbitrary application from the applications stored in the content unit 12. Of course, it is possible to select an arbitrary application from the native applications instead of the application stored in the content unit 12.
At this time, a plurality of applications can be set as applications to be activated on the drive mode application 1. The plurality of applications include a plurality of auxiliary sub-applications in addition to one basic base application. In this embodiment, it is assumed that a navigation application 121 is set as a base application, a plurality of music applications 122 are set as a sub application 1, and a plurality of SNS applications 123 are set as a sub application 2. In addition, although not shown in the drawings, for example, navigation assistance applications (sub-application 3) such as a destination search application and a peripheral guide application, information applications such as a traffic information application, a disaster information application, a vehicle information application, and a store information application (Sub application 4) can be set.

  When the drive mode application 1 is activated, a basic display in the drive mode application 1 is displayed on the display 24. The basic display is performed based on the application set as the base application. In FIG. 3C, the display screen of the car navigation system based on the navigation application 121 is displayed on the display 24. In the car navigation system, an icon indicating the vehicle position is displayed in the center, and the map is scrolled as the vehicle moves.

[Display switching by display switching unit 113]
When the vehicle occupant performs a slide operation via the touch panel 241 on the display screen illustrated in FIG. 3C, the display switching unit 113 switches the type of application displayed on the display 24. The switching of display by the display switching unit 113 is shown in FIG.
In FIG. 4, a slide operation 301 (from right to left) is an operation for moving the finger to the left after touching the touch panel 241, and a slide operation 302 (from left to right) is a finger on the touch panel 241. This is an operation of moving the finger in the right direction after contact.

  Referring to FIG. 4, on display screen 201, navigation application 121 (base application) is displayed on the entire surface of display 24 as a basic display in drive mode application 1. In this display screen 201, when a vehicle occupant performs a slide operation 301 (from right to left) via the touch panel 241, the display switching unit 113 switches the display 24 from the display screen 201 to the display screen 202.

  In this display screen 202, the music application 122 (sub application 1) is displayed on the right side of the display 24, and the navigation application 121 (base application) is displayed as it is in the other area (remaining area). That is, for the user, the music application 122 (sub application 1) is overwritten on the navigation application 121 (base application) visually. In general, such a sub-application is also called a “widget”. Here, since the slide operation 301 (from right to left) is an operation to move the finger in the left direction, when switching the display from the display screen 201 to the display screen 202, the right outer side of the display 24 is adjusted in accordance with the movement of the finger. The display is switched so that the music application 122 enters the display 24 (hereinafter also referred to as “slide-in”).

When the full screen display button 1221 on the music application 122 is tapped (pressed), the display switching unit 113 switches the display 24 from the display screen 202 to the display screen 203. On this display screen 203, the music application 122 (sub application 1) is displayed on the entire surface of the display 24.
Although details will be described later with reference to FIG. 6, when the vehicle occupant further performs a slide operation 301 (from right to left) on the display screen 202 via the touch panel 241, the display switching unit 113 A music application 122 of a different type from the music application 122 displayed on the display screen 202 is further slid in from the plurality of music applications 122.

  On the other hand, when a vehicle occupant performs a slide operation 302 (from left to right) via the touch panel 241 on the display screen 202, the display switching unit 113 returns the display 24 from the display screen 202 to the display screen 201. The navigation application 121 displayed in the remaining area is displayed on the entire surface of the display 24.

  The display switching by the display switching unit 113 when the slide operation 302 (from left to right) is performed is basically the same as when the slide operation 301 (from right to left) is performed. That is, when the slide operation 302 (from left to right) is performed on the display screen 201, the display switching unit 113 switches the display 24 from the display screen 201 to the display screen 204 (slide-in). At this time, on the display screen 204, the SNS application 123 (sub application 2) is displayed on the left side of the display 24, and the navigation application 121 (base application) is displayed as it is in the other area (remaining area).

  When the full screen display button 1231 on the SNS application 123 is tapped (pressed), the display switching unit 113 switches the display 24 from the display screen 204 to the display screen 205 and displays the SNS application 123 displayed on the left side. 24 is displayed on the entire surface. When the slide operation 301 (from right to left) is performed on the display screen 204, the display switching unit 113 returns the display 24 from the display screen 204 to the display screen 201 and is displayed in the remaining area of the display 24. The navigation application 121 is displayed on the entire surface of the display 24.

  Although details will be described later, when a slide operation 302 (from left to right) is further performed on the display screen 204, the display switching unit 113 displays a different type of SNS application 123 from the SNS application 123 displayed on the display screen 204. Can be further slid in.

  As described above, in the drive mode application 1, the vehicle occupant can switch the application displayed on the display 24 only by performing a slide operation via the touch panel 241, and the application that has been switched once is restored. In addition, it is sufficient that the vehicle occupant performs a sliding operation in the reverse direction via the touch panel 241. Therefore, it is not necessary to visually recognize the display 24 as in the case of icon operation, the application can be switched intuitively, and the movement of the viewpoint during traveling can be suppressed.

  In FIG. 4, the number of sub-applications to be switched from the base application is two on the left and right sides, but the number of sub-applications may be further increased. The display can be switched arbitrarily when the number of sub-applications is increased. An example is shown in FIGS.

In FIG. 4, the application to be displayed on the display 24 is switched based on the horizontal slide operation. However, in FIG. 5, the application to be displayed on the display 24 based on the vertical slide operation in addition to the horizontal slide operation. Switch.
Referring to FIG. 5, a base application is displayed on the entire surface of display 24 on display screen 201. When a horizontal slide operation is performed on the display screen 201, the display on the display 24 is switched to the display screens 202 and 204. This is the same as FIG.

On the other hand, when a slide operation for moving the finger touching the touch panel 241 in the vertical direction on the display screen 201 is performed, the display on the display 24 is switched from the display screen 201 to the display screen 211. That is, the sub application 3 (for example, a navigation assistance application) is displayed on the upper side of the display 24, and the navigation application as the base application is displayed in the remaining area of the screen. Similarly, when a slide operation is performed to move the finger touching the touch panel 241 upward on the display screen 201, the display on the display 24 is switched from the display screen 201 to the display screen 212, and the sub application 4 is displayed below the display 24. (For example, an information application) is displayed, and a navigation application as a base application is displayed in the remaining area of the screen.
As described above, by switching the applications to be displayed on the display 24 based on the vertical slide operation in addition to the horizontal slide operation, a maximum of four sub-applications can be switched from the display screen 201.

Although details will be described later, when a plurality of different navigation assistance applications (sub-applications 3) are set, a slide operation for moving the finger touching the touch panel 241 further downward on the display screen 211 is performed. The display switching unit 113 can further slide in different types of navigation assistance applications (sub-applications 3).
Similarly, when a plurality of different information applications (sub-applications 4) are set, when a slide operation is performed on the display screen 212 to move the finger that touches the touch panel 241 further upward, the display switching unit 113 Different types of information applications (sub-applications 4) can be further slid in.

  With reference to FIG. 6, another method for sliding in a plurality of sub-applications will be described in detail. Here, as described with reference to FIG. 3B, it is assumed that a plurality of music applications 122 (sub-applications 1) are set in advance by using the application setting screen. FIG. 6 shows that the music occupant 122A (sub application 1) is displayed on the right side (corresponding to the display screen 202 in FIG. 4), and the vehicle occupant further performs a slide operation 301 (from right to left) via the touch panel 241. For example, the concept of sliding in the remaining music applications 122B and 122C is shown.

  In a state where the music application 122A (sub application 1) is displayed on the right side (display screen 202 in FIG. 4), when the vehicle occupant further performs a slide operation 301 (from right to left) via the touch panel 241, the display switching unit 113 slides in a sub-application 1 of a different type from the music application 122A displayed on the display screen 202, for example, the music application 122B, from among the plurality of music applications 122. By doing so, the music application 122B (sub application 1) is displayed on the right side of the display 24 on the display screen, and the navigation application 121 (base application) is displayed as it is in the other area (remaining area). By configuring in this way, it is possible to switch among a plurality of types of arbitrary sub-applications. In addition, when assigning a plurality of sub-applications to the slide operation, it is desirable that the identification sound is uttered from a speaker (not shown) when switching. For example, the first sub-application can generate “Phi”, the second sub-application can generate “Phi-Phi”, and the third sub-application can generate “Phi-Phi”.

  Furthermore, when the navigation application 121 (base application) is displayed on the display screen 201, a vehicle occupant performs a slide operation 301 (from right to left) via the touch panel 241, for example, three kinds of music applications 122. Can be preset so that the music application 122 (sub application 1) used most recently by the user is slid in first. Further, when the vehicle occupant further performs the slide operation 301 (from right to left) via the touch panel 241, the music application 122 (sub-application) that the display switching unit 113 slides in after the second is used by the user in the past. It can be set in advance so as to be determined based on the frequency of use of the music application 122 (sub-application).

  In addition, when the navigation application 121 (base application) is displayed on the display screen 201, a vehicle occupant performs a slide operation 301 (from right to left) via the touch panel 241, for example, three kinds of music applications 122. Is switched to the music application 122 (sub-application 1) most recently used by the user as the music application 122 (sub-application 1) to be slid in first, the display switching unit 113 displays the past. It can also be set to be determined based on the frequency of use of the music application 122 (sub-application 1) used in the above.

  As described above, the vehicle occupant performs the slide operation 301 (from right to left) via the touch panel 241 in a state where the navigation application 121 (base application) is displayed on the display screen 201. When the music application 122 (sub-application 1) is slid in, which music application 122 (sub-application 1) is first selected from the plurality of music applications 122 (sub-application 1) and slid in, or 2 The user can set a selection criterion in advance as to which music application 122 (sub-application 1) to select and slide in after the first.

  When a plurality of SNS applications 123 (sub-applications 2) are set by the user in advance using the application setting screen, another method of sliding in a plurality of sub-applications can be applied as described above. That is, when the navigation application 121 (base application) is displayed on the display screen 201, a vehicle occupant performs a slide operation 301 (from left to right) via the touch panel 241, for example, three types of SNS applications 123. When sliding in (sub application 2), a method similar to the above can be applied.

  In this case, in the above description, “music application 122 (sub application 1)”, “slide operation 301 (right to left)”, and “music application 122A (sub application 1) are displayed on the right side (display shown in FIG. 4). Screen 202) "and" music application 122B, 122C "are displayed on the left side are" SNS application 123 (sub application 2) "," slide operation 302 (left to right) ", and" SNS application 123A (sub application 2) ", respectively. ”(Display screen 204 in FIG. 4)” and “SNS applications 123B and 123C”, another method for sliding in the plurality of SNS applications 123 (sub-applications 3) from left to right can be described. .

  Referring to FIG. 5, when a plurality of sub-applications 3 to be drawn are set on the upper side of the display 24, the display screen 201 is moved vertically, for example, with the finger touching the touch panel 241 from top to bottom. When a slide operation to move is performed, another method of sliding in a plurality of sub-applications 3 similar to the above can be applied.

  In this case, in the above description, “music application 122 (sub application 1)”, “slide operation 301 (right to left)”, and “music application 122A (sub application 1) are displayed on the right side (display shown in FIG. 4). Screen 202) "and" music applications 122B and 122C "are respectively" sub-application 3A "," slide operation (from top to bottom) "," state in which sub-application 3 is displayed on the upper side ", and" sub-application 3B, By replacing with “3C”, another method of sliding in the plurality of sub-applications 3 from top to bottom can be explained.

  Similarly, referring to FIG. 5, when a plurality of sub-applications 4 to be drawn on the lower side of the display 24 are set, the finger touching the touch panel 241 in the vertical direction on the display screen 201, for example, from the bottom up When a slide operation for moving in a direction is performed, another method of sliding in a plurality of sub-applications similar to the above can be applied.

  In this case, in the above description, “music application 122 (sub application 1)”, “slide operation 301 (right to left)”, and “music application 122A (sub application 1) are displayed on the right side (display shown in FIG. 4). Screen 202) "and" music applications 122B and 122C "are respectively" sub-application 4A "," slide operation (from bottom to top) "," state where sub-application 4 is displayed on the lower side ", and" sub-application 4B " By replacing with “4C”, another method of sliding in the plurality of sub-applications 4 from the bottom to the top can be explained.

  Next, the shape (widget shape) of the music application 122 (sub application 1) drawn on the right side of the navigation application 121 (base application) will be described with reference to FIG. The widget has a shape such that a part of the side that is not in contact with the side of the screen forms a part of a circle. This “side” is a circle having a certain radius from the vicinity of the center of the screen. The vicinity of the center of the screen indicates the position of the own vehicle. This is because it is desirable for the user to always grasp the surrounding information (roads, traffic jams, facilities) within a certain range from the vehicle position, and in order to prevent the information from being hidden by the widget, Adopted a simple widget shape.

  A modification of FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 8, the vehicle position is not near the center of the screen, but the center point is shifted downward in the screen. In many cases, the car navigation application has a function (so-called “heading up”) for displaying a map with the traveling direction of the vehicle on top. When the heading-up function is employed, the vehicle position is shifted downward from the center of the screen in order to present more map data in the traveling direction to the user. FIG. 8 shows the widget shape in that case.

  In both the case of FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the shape of the widget is not changed so as not to obstruct a certain circle range from the vehicle position. Similarly, in the sub-application displayed on the left side, the widget shape is determined so as not to obstruct a certain circle range from the vehicle position. The widget shape may be, for example, a concave shape that can always grasp information (roads, traffic jams, facilities) around a certain range from the vehicle position.

  The shape (widget shape) of the music application 122 (sub application) drawn on the right side of the navigation application 121 (base application) has been described above with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. Similarly, for the shape of the SNS application 123 (sub-application) drawn on the left side of (), the shape of the widget can be determined so as not to obstruct a certain circle range from the vehicle position.

  Referring to FIG. 5, sub-application 3 drawn on the upper side of display 24 when a slide operation is performed in which the finger touching touch panel 241 moves from top to bottom in the vertical direction on display screen 201. Similarly, the shape of the widget can be determined so as not to obstruct a certain circle range from the vehicle position.

  Similarly, the shape of the sub application 3 drawn on the lower side of the display 24 when the slide operation for moving the finger touching the touch panel 241 from the lower side to the upper side on the display screen 201 is similarly determined from the vehicle position. The widget shape can be determined so as not to obstruct a certain circle range.

  According to the drive mode application 1 of 1st Embodiment demonstrated above, there exist the following effects.

The function restriction unit 112 controls the operation of the application by the first control at the normal time when not connected to the vehicle, while the connection detection unit 111 detects the connection between the information terminal 50 and the vehicle, or the connection detection unit 111 When a user operation is accepted in addition to the detection, or when it is detected that the vehicle is running in addition to the detection of the connection detection unit 111, the operation of the application is controlled by a second control different from the first control.
Thereby, an unfavorable operation or the like during traveling of the vehicle can be appropriately prohibited, and the information terminal 50 including the touch panel 241 mounted on the vehicle can be controlled to be operable without affecting driving.

In the control by the second control, the function restriction unit 112 restricts a part of the user operation that can be accepted in the first control and restricts a part of the application that can be operated in the first control.
Thereby, an operation (for example, text input) or an application (for example, video playback) that needs to watch the display 24 when the vehicle is connected can be prohibited, and the information terminal 50 including the touch panel 241 mounted on the vehicle is driven. The operation can be controlled without affecting the operation.

Further, the display switching unit 113 switches the type of application displayed on the display 24 of the information terminal 50 based on the sliding operation in the first direction received via the touch panel 241.
As a result, the application can be switched intuitively without affecting driving.

When the slide operation 301 (from right to left) is received on the display screen 201 that displays the base application on the entire surface, the display switching unit 113 displays the display 24 on the display screen 202 that displays the base application and the sub application 1. Switch. Then, the display switching unit 113 switches to the display screen 203 that displays the sub application 1 on the entire surface when an operation of tapping (pressing) the full screen display button 1221 displayed on the sub application is received on the display screen 202. When the slide operation 302 (from left to right) is accepted, the display screen 201 is switched to the display screen 201 that displays the base application on the entire surface.
This makes it possible to intuitively and easily switch to a base application that is frequently used during traveling, and to suppress movement of the viewpoint during traveling.
And since the shape of the widget which is a sub application is formed so as not to obstruct the range of a certain circle from the own vehicle position displayed in the navigation application 121 which is the base application, The user can always grasp information (roads, traffic jams, facilities).

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the first embodiment, switching of applications displayed on the display 24 has been described. In the second embodiment, operations of applications displayed on the display 24 will be described. In addition, about the structure similar to 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

[Structure of drive mode application 1A]
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the structure of the drive mode application 1A of the second embodiment. The drive mode application 1A of the second embodiment includes a determination unit 114 and an AP operation unit 115 in addition to the drive mode application 1 of the first embodiment.
That is, the information terminal 50 causes the CPU 21 to function as the determination unit 114 and the AP operation unit 115 in addition to the connection detection unit 111, the function restriction unit 112, and the display switching unit 113 by executing the management unit 11.
Further, the information terminal 50 executes the management unit 11 to cause the CPU 21 to execute an application control method including a determination step and an AP operation step in addition to the connection detection step, the function restriction step, and the display switching step.

  Hereinafter, the determination unit 114 and the AP operation unit 115 which are functional units included in the information terminal 50 by executing the management unit 11 will be described. The description of the determination step and the AP operation step included in the application control method executed by the information terminal 50 by executing the management unit 11 can be described by replacing “unit” with “step”. Omitted.

  The determination unit 114 determines whether the operation of the user (vehicle occupant) received via the touch panel 241 is single touch or multi-touch. Here, the single touch refers to an operation with only one contact point on the touch panel 241. For example, an operation when the touch panel 241 is operated with one finger corresponds. In addition, multi-touch refers to an operation in which the touch point to the touch panel 241 is two or more, for example, an operation when the touch panel 241 is operated with two fingers.

  Note that the first type touch and the second type touch are selected in advance from a plurality of touch methods (for example, single touch, two simultaneous touches, three simultaneous touches, multi-touch, etc.). May be set. In this case, the determination unit 114 determines whether the operation of the user (vehicle occupant) received via the touch panel 241 is a first method touch or a second method touch.

  In the drive mode application 1A of the second embodiment, the application control is made different depending on whether the operation of the vehicle occupant is single touch or multi-touch. That is, as shown in FIG. 10A, in the case of a multi-touch slide operation, the application switching is performed by the display switching unit 113, and in the case of a single touch slide operation, the AP operation unit 115 is switched. The operation of the application is performed.

  As another embodiment, the application switching is performed by the display switching unit 113 in the case of the slide operation by the first method touch, and the AP operation unit 115 in the case of the slide operation by the second method touch. It may be set so that the operation of the application is performed.

  The display switching unit 113 switches the type of application displayed on the display 24 based on a slide operation received via the touch panel 241 when the determination unit 114 determines multi-touch (or first-type touch). Note that display switching by the display switching unit 113 is the same as in the first embodiment, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  When the determination unit 114 determines that the touch is a single touch (or touch of the second method), the AP operation unit 115 operates the application displayed on the display 24 based on the slide operation received via the touch panel 241. The operation content of the application is arbitrarily set according to the type of application. For example, in the case of the navigation application 121, scrolling of the display position, in the case of the music application 122, seeking of the music being played back, or switching to the next music of the music being played back, in the case of the SNS application 123 For example, transmission destination or message switching is given as an example. Note that it is possible to assign operations other than slide operations to application operations even with multi-touch. For example, on the navigation application 121, the map is enlarged by an operation (so-called “pinch out”) that multi-touches with two fingers and widens between two points, or the map narrows between two points (so-called “pinch in”). Can be reduced.

  Thereby, the application can be switched and operated only by an intuitive operation such as a slide operation on the touch panel 241. In FIG. 10A, since both switching and operation of the application are performed by a horizontal sliding operation, the switching and the operation are performed by single touch (or second-type touch) or multi-touch ( Or the first type touch). In this regard, as long as the switching and the operation can be discriminated according to the content of the slide operation, the application may be switched and operated regardless of the single touch or the multi touch.

  As the discrimination based on the content of the slide operation, for example, when the application is switched only by the slide operation in the first direction, the discrimination by the slide operation in the first direction and the slide operation in the second direction intersecting with the first direction is considered. It is done. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10B, the application is switched only by a horizontal slide operation, and the application is operated by a vertical slide operation.

[Relation between display switching and active application]
By the way, the display switching unit 113 of the drive mode application 1 </ b> A may display a plurality of applications on the display 24. In this regard, when an application is operated by an intuitive operation such as a slide operation, it is necessary to appropriately determine an operation target application (active application).
Therefore, the relationship between the display switching by the display switching unit 113 and the active application will be described with reference to FIG.

  On the display screen 221, the navigation application 121 is displayed on the entire surface of the display 24. Since only one application is displayed on the display 24, the navigation application 121 is the active application on the display screen 221. That is, when a slide operation by single touch is performed on the display screen 221, the AP operation unit 115 operates the navigation application 121.

  When a multi-touch slide operation 321 is performed on the display screen 221, the display switching unit 113 switches the display 24 from the display screen 221 to the display screen 222. On the display screen 222, the music application 122 (sub application 1) is displayed on the right side of the display 24, and the navigation application 121 (base application) is displayed as it is in the other area (remaining area). That is, for the user, the music application 122 (sub application) is overwritten on the navigation application 121 (base application) visually. On this display screen 222, the music application 122 becomes an active application. That is, when a slide operation 322 by single touch is performed on the display screen 222, the AP operation unit 115 operates the music application 122. When the full screen display button 1221 on the music application 122 is tapped (pressed), the display switching unit 113 switches the display of the music application 122 on the display 24 from the display screen 222 to the full screen display.

As described above, when the display switching is performed by the display switching unit 113, the new application displayed by the display switching unit 113 becomes the active application. That is, for the user, the music application 122 (sub application) is overwritten on the navigation application 121 (base application) visually. On this display screen 222, the music application 122 becomes an active application.
As a result, the vehicle occupant does not need to be aware of the start position of the slide operation for operating the application, and thus can operate the application only with an intuitive operation without moving the line of sight to the display 24.

  Referring to FIG. 11, display switching unit 113 displays display 24 on display 241, music app 122 (sub application 1) is displayed on the right side of display 24, and other areas (remaining areas) are displayed. The active application when switching to the display screen 222 where the navigation application 121 (base application) is displayed as it has been described.

  The above description is the same for the active application when the SNS application 123 (sub application 2) is switched to be displayed on the left side of the display 24. That is, for the user, the SNS application 123 (sub application 2) is overwritten on the navigation application 121 (base application) visually. On this display screen, the SNS application 123 (sub-application 2) is the active application.

Similarly, the same applies to the active application when switching to display the sub application 3 on the upper side of the display 24.
That is, for the user, the sub application 3 is overwritten on the navigation application 121 (base application) visually. On this display screen, the sub application 3 becomes an active application.

Similarly, the same applies to the active application when the sub application 4 is switched to be displayed below the display 24.
That is, for the user, the sub-application 4 is overwritten on the navigation application 121 (base application) visually. On this display screen, each of the sub-applications 4 becomes an active application.

  According to the drive mode application 1A of the second embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.

When the user's operation received via the touch panel 241 is multi-touch, the display switching unit 113 switches the application to be displayed on the display 24. When the user's operation is single touch, the AP operation unit 115 is displayed on the display 24. Perform application operations.
Thereby, since the user can switch and operate the application only by intuitive operation, it is not necessary to visually recognize the display 24, and the driving of the information terminal 50 including the touch panel 241 mounted on the vehicle is affected. It can be controlled to be operable without any problems.

The display switching unit 113 switches the display on the display 24 to a display screen for displaying the base application and the sub application 1 when a slide operation (from right to left) is received on the display screen for displaying the base application on the entire surface. When the full screen display button on the sub application 1 is tapped (pressed) on this display screen, the display switching unit 113 switches to the display screen displaying the sub application 1 on the entire surface, and accepts a slide operation (from left to right). Switch to the display screen that displays the base application on the entire screen.
This makes it possible to intuitively and easily switch to a base application that is frequently used during traveling, and to suppress movement of the viewpoint during traveling.

When the AP operation unit 115 receives a slide operation for operating an application when a plurality of applications are displayed on the display 24, the AP operation unit 115 operates the new application that is to be displayed by the display switching unit 113. I do.
As a result, the vehicle occupant does not need to be aware of the start position of the slide operation for operating the application. Therefore, the user can operate the application only by intuitive operation without moving the line of sight to the display 24. The movement of the viewpoint while traveling can be suppressed.

The preferred embodiments of the drive mode applications 1 and 1A of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately changed.
For example, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the lateral slide operation is performed for the “slide operation in the first direction” and the “slide operation in the second direction opposite to the first direction”. An example is given. In this regard, the “slide operation in the first direction” and the “slide operation in the second direction opposite to the first direction” may be a slide operation in the vertical direction.

  Also, instead of the slide operation for operating the application, the operation of the application is interpreted by the voice recognition technology for various selections and instructions by the vehicle occupant inputted by voice through a microphone (not shown). You may operate the application.

  In the above-described embodiment, a smartphone and a tablet terminal are described as the information terminal 50. However, the information terminal 50 is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to the PND (Personal Navigation Device), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), The present invention can be applied to various devices such as game machines, in-vehicle navigation devices, personal computers, and the like.

  It may also be implemented primarily in hardware using components such as, for example, application specific integrated circuits (“ASICs”) or field programmable gate arrays (“FPGAs”). It may also be implemented using a combination of both hardware and software.

  A program for realizing the function of the information terminal 50 may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read into a computer system and executed.

  Here, the “computer system” includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a portable medium such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk built in the computer system.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment was described, this invention can be implemented with a various form, without being limited to embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the above-described embodiment only list the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described above.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1A ... Drive mode application, 11 ... Management part, 111 ... Connection detection part, 112 ... Function restriction part, 113 ... Display switching part, 114 ... Determination part, 115 ... AP operation part, 12 ... Content part, 121 ... Navigation Application, 122 ... Music application, 123 ... SNS application, 50 ... Information terminal, 1221 ... Music application full-screen display button, 1231 ... SNS application full-screen display button

Claims (4)

An information terminal that controls the operation of an application based on a user operation received via a touch panel stacked on a display device,
A connection detector for detecting connection with the vehicle,
When the connection with the vehicle is detected by the connection detection unit and the vehicle is running, the first application of the user who has received through the touch panel in a state where the first application is displayed on the display device. Based on the slide operation by multi-touch, the second application can be displayed on a part of the display device even after the slide operation is stopped, and the display can be performed in a state where the first application is displayed on a part of the display device. Based on a sliding operation by multi-touch in a second direction opposite to the first direction in a state where the second application is displayed on a part of the display device and the first application is displayed on a part of the display device. , A display switching unit that stops displaying the second application and displays the first application on the display device,
When the user operation received via the touch panel is a single-touch slide operation, an AP operation unit that performs an operation of an operation target application displayed on the display device based on the slide operation;
A program characterized by functioning as An application control method executed by an information terminal that controls the operation of an application based on a user operation received via a touch panel stacked on a display device,
A connection detection step for detecting connection with the vehicle;
When connection with the vehicle is detected by the connection detection step and the vehicle is traveling, the first application is displayed on the display device, and the first direction of the user who has received the touch panel is displayed. Based on the multi-touch slide operation, the second application can be displayed on a part of the display device even after the slide operation is stopped, and the first application is displayed on a part of the display device. When the second application is displayed on a part of the display device and the first application is displayed on a part of the display device, the slide operation can be performed by multi-touch in a second direction opposite to the first direction. Accordingly, the display switching step for stopping the display of the second application and displaying the first application on the display device is performed. And-flops,
When the user operation received via the touch panel is a single-touch slide operation, an AP operation step of performing an operation on an operation target application displayed on the display device based on the slide operation;
An application control method comprising: The display device comprising a touch panel laminated on the display device;
A connection detector for detecting connection with the vehicle;
When a connection with the vehicle is detected by the connection detection unit and the vehicle is running, the first application is displayed on the display device, and the first direction of the user who has received the touch panel is displayed. Based on the multi-touch slide operation, the second application can be displayed on a part of the display device even after the slide operation is stopped, and the first application is displayed on a part of the display device. When the second application is displayed on a part of the display device and the first application is displayed on a part of the display device, the slide operation can be performed by multi-touch in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A display switching unit that stops displaying the second application and displays the first application on the display device;
When the user operation received via the touch panel is a single-touch slide operation, an AP operation unit that performs an application operation of an operation target displayed on the display device based on the slide operation;
An information terminal comprising: The program according to claim 1, wherein the first application is a navigation application, and the second application is an application other than the navigation application.

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