JP6355285B2 - Vehicle system and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a system that supports driving of a vehicle by providing information related to various traffic monitoring activities such as traffic control and inspection.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a system for supporting driving of a vehicle, an in-vehicle device such as a radar detector that alerts and alerts the driver when a speed control radar wave is received has been realized. Such an in-vehicle device has a GPS function for measuring the current position of the vehicle and a database of GPS contents such as a speed control system installation point, and detects an approach to specific GPS contents. Some also notify the driver (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to such an in-vehicle device, it is possible to prevent the driver from knowing that the vehicle is approaching the point where the traffic monitoring activity is to be performed and thereby preventing the driver from unknowingly overspeeding.

  The GPS content that the in-vehicle device with the above-mentioned configuration informs of the approach is not only the installation point of the speed control system or the permanent point such as the police station, but also the traffic monitoring activities such as speed control by mobile orvis and drinking inspection. There are temporary points and so on. The in-vehicle device is trying to raise the driver's awareness of safe driving by notifying the approach to various GPS contents.

  In particular, a vehicle speed measuring device or the like applied to speed control is generally installed at a dangerous point where excessive speed is easily induced. The approach notification to such a point is very effective for raising the driver's awareness of safe driving before the danger occurs and avoiding the danger in advance. In-vehicle devices such as radar detectors are extremely useful for motivating drivers to drive safely, and contribute to ensuring traffic safety and assist driving.

  However, there are a wide variety of information reported by in-vehicle devices such as radar detectors, and the contents are also varied. It is not easy for a driving driver to accurately grasp such a variety of notification information.

JP 2007-248180 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and is an invention for providing a vehicle system capable of transmitting notification information with high reliability.

A first aspect of the present invention is a vehicle system that performs control to display monitoring information related to traffic monitoring activities on a screen.
An information display area for informing the monitoring information can be displayed in the screen,
The vehicle system performs control for causing the outer peripheral portion to execute a display operation for changing a display color or brightness of at least a part of the outer peripheral portion of the information display region in conjunction with notification by the information display region. .

  A second aspect of the present invention resides in a program for causing a computer to realize the function as the vehicle system of the first aspect.

  In the vehicle system according to the present invention, the monitoring information is notified in an information display area displayed in the screen. In the outer periphery of the information display area, a display operation in which the display color or brightness of at least a part of the information is changed is executed in conjunction with the notification of the monitoring information. If the outer periphery performs a display operation in conjunction with the notification of the monitoring information, the user's attention can be drawn according to the change in display color or brightness, and the monitoring information is transmitted with high reliability. be able to.

  If the user can quickly grasp the notified monitoring information, the amount of information missing or the like is reduced. If there is little worry about losing information, the attention required to grasp the information can be suppressed. For example, a driver or the like who is driving can concentrate on driving and try to drive safely. If information can be transmitted with high reliability in this way, safe driving can be promoted and safety can be improved.

  In the vehicle system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, as a mode of the display operation linked to the notification of the monitoring information, a mode of executing the display operation during the notification, a mode of starting the display operation in response to the start of the notification There are various modes such as a mode in which the display operation is executed prior to the notification, a mode in which the display operation is continued for a while after the notification is completed.

In the vehicle system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, an alarm level indicating the importance of the monitoring information is defined based on the type of traffic monitoring activity and the positional relationship between the current position of the vehicle and the point where the traffic monitoring activity is performed. Display color or brightness is defined for each alarm level,
The display color or brightness of the monitoring information notified in the information display area is set as the display color or brightness used for the display operation by the outer periphery.

  In this case, the alarm level can be intuitively grasped by the display color of the outer peripheral portion or the like. For example, even a driver who is driving can grasp the situation just by looking at the screen. If the situation can be grasped without gazing at the screen, for example, the driver who is driving can concentrate forward and safety is enhanced.

In the vehicle system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the display operation by the outer peripheral portion includes an operation in which a specific portion whose display color or brightness is different from other portions moves in the circumferential direction.
The human eye has a visual characteristic that its detection sensitivity to movement is higher than that of a stationary object. If movement is generated by moving a specific part as described above, the user's attention can be attracted with high certainty, and the monitoring information of the information display area can be reliably transmitted.

In the vehicle system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, as the display operation by the outer peripheral portion, a pair of the specific portions positioned opposite to each other via the information display area is specified via a line-symmetric movement. There is an operation that converges in one place.
In this case, the specific one place can be strongly impressed to the user by a movement that is sandwiched from both sides by a pair of specific places.

In the vehicle system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the monitoring information includes information for notifying an approach to a traffic monitoring activity implementation point,
As the display operation by the outer peripheral portion, there is an operation in which the display color or brightness of the portion corresponding to the direction of the execution point when the vertical upward direction of the screen is assumed to be the traveling direction of the vehicle is different from others.
In this case, the orientation of the implementation point can be expressed by the display operation by the outer peripheral portion. It becomes possible to intuitively grasp the direction of the implementation point, and the burden on the user side is reduced.

In the vehicle system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the monitoring information includes information for notifying an approach to a point where the traffic monitoring activity is performed. It is a location corresponding to the direction of the implementation point when assuming the traveling direction.
In this case, the orientation of the implementation point can be further emphasized by the display operation by the outer peripheral portion.

In the vehicle system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, as the display operation by the outer peripheral portion, a pair of the specific portions positioned opposite to each other via the information display area is based on the center of the information display area. There is an operation of moving while maintaining the point-symmetrical positional relationship.
For example, it is also possible to realize the circular operation by the point-symmetric movement as described above. Furthermore, for example, it is also effective to express the importance level and the urgency level of the monitoring information according to the speed of the lap. For example, the lap speed may be increased as approaching the execution point. The distance of the implementation point can be expressed according to the rounding speed.

In the vehicle system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, as the display operation by the outer peripheral portion, the display color or brightness of the plurality of locations arranged in the entire periphery or circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion is similarly changed. There is movement.
It is also effective to express the degree of importance and the degree of urgency according to the change period. For example, the period may be shortened as the execution point is approached. The distance of the implementation point can be expressed according to the period.

In the vehicle system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the information display area is a substantially circular area, and the outer peripheral portion has a substantially annular shape surrounding the substantially circular information display area.
According to the substantially annular outer peripheral portion, the movement along the circumferential direction becomes smooth. When the information display area is surrounded by a substantially annular outer periphery, an image like a meter display can be given. In this way, if it is an information display area having a meter display image, for example, it is arranged side by side with a meter-like display area that displays vehicle information such as vehicle speed and engine speed, and general information such as time (clock). There is little discomfort.

1 is a front perspective view showing a radar detector in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view showing the radar detector in the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a radar detector in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing types of GPS targets in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram including a display screen of a registration menu button in the first embodiment. The figure which shows a display screen when the pin setting button in Example 1 is operated. The front view which shows the standby list screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the eco-drive screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the digital meter screen of the advancing direction in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the digital meter screen of the rotation speed in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of a preset screen including display of status icons in the first embodiment. The front view which shows the map screen in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the 1st display part of the map screen in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the 1st display part of the map screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the classic scope screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the classic scope screen in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of switching operation to a setting list screen in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the switch from the setting list screen to a standby setting screen in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the setting operation of a radar scope screen in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the map detailed setting in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the map screen at the time of detail and wide area in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the setting operation of a scope sub display in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of setting operation of the tide information screen in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the setting operation of a graph screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the speed graph screen in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of an altitude graph screen according to the first embodiment. The front view of the graph screen of atmospheric pressure in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the graph screen of acceleration in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of a gyro graph screen according to the first embodiment. The front view of the graph screen of a fuel consumption in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the graph screen of temperature in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the graph screen of the rotation speed in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the graph screen of the engine 1 in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the graph screen of the engine 2 in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the graph screen of fuel in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the graph screen of a voltage in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the graph screen set manually in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of an altitude graph screen according to the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the setting operation of auto item setting in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the setting operation of a preset setting in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the preset screen in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a backlight color setting operation in the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the setting operation of semi-transmission mode in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of additional information in the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a photo frame setting operation in the first embodiment. The front view which shows the fuel consumption plan surface in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the setting operation of a fuel consumption meter in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the OBD data screen in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the setting operation of OBD data in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the setting operation of alarm mode in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the alarm setting in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of manual setting operation of the alarm mode in Example 1. FIG. The front view of a radar setting screen in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of wireless setting in the first embodiment. The front view of GPS setting in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the setting operation of the radar reception setting in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the setting operation of a screen and LED setting in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the operation method of window touch correction | amendment in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the operation method of audio | voice setting in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of audio settings in the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the generation | occurrence | production timing of the warning sound (warning voice) in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the generation | occurrence | production timing of the warning sound (warning voice) in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the generation | occurrence | production timing of the warning sound (warning voice) in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the pronunciation content according to the date and time slot | zone in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the electronic sound for every radio | wireless type in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the reminder setting screen in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the oil setting screen in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a system setting operation method according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a data erasing method according to the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the operation method of a custom setting in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a sound image for each target sound in the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a custom image setting method according to the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the setting method of a starting screen in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the OBD setting screen in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the operation method of OBD setting in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the map screen of 1 map panel no mode in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the map screen of 1 map panel automatic mode in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the map screen of 1 map panel small mode in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the map screen of 1 map 2 panel small mode in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the map screen of 2 map panel no mode in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the map screen of 2 map panel small mode in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the classic scope screen in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of a classic scope screen including a scope sub display in the first embodiment. The front view which shows the classic scope screen in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a system alarm level in the first embodiment. The front view of the classic scope screen at the time of wireless alarm (weak) in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the classic scope screen by which the public control window was pop-up displayed in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating target icons in the first embodiment. The figure which shows the message window regarding the GPS warning in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a part of a target icon in the first embodiment. The figure which shows the message window regarding a radar warning in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the message window regarding a radio | wireless alarm in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the radio | wireless icon from which the display color in Example 1 differs. The front view of the ring display in which the clock display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the vehicle speed display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the eco-drive display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which acceleration display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the inclination display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the tide information display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which satellite information display was set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the alarm panel display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the compass display was set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the atmospheric pressure display was set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the reminder days display was set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the reminder distance display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the instantaneous fuel consumption display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the average fuel consumption display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the general road average fuel consumption display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the highway average fuel consumption display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which fuel consumption display was set this time in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which lifetime fuel consumption display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which moving average fuel consumption display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the fuel flow rate display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the engine water temperature display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the intake-air temperature display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the external temperature display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the engine oil temperature display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the battery voltage display was set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the throttle opening display was set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the engine load display was set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the intake manifold display was set in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the boost meter display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the tachometer display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display to which the battery current display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the HV battery capacity display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which HV battery current display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which HV motor rotation speed display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which the HV motor torque display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display in which HV generator rotation speed display was set in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a custom image setting screen in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view of a preset screen including an initial background image in the first embodiment. The front view of the preset screen in which the custom image in Example 1 was set as the background. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a preset screen in the first embodiment. The figure which illustrates the preset screen containing an alarm panel in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display in which the alarm panel in Example 1 was set. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a ring display layer structure in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display in which the clock display in Example 1 was set. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a ring display layer structure in the first embodiment. The front view of the ring display in which the speed display in Example 1 was set. The front view of the ring display just before displaying additional information in Example 1. FIG. The front view of the ring display which displays additional information in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the arrow operation | movement by a ring in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the ring action containing the arrow operation | movement in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the rolling operation | movement by a ring in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the ring action by rolling operation | movement in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a flash operation by a ring in the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the ring action by flash operation | movement in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the arrow operation in a preset screen in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the ring action at the time of a radio | wireless alarm in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the ring action at the time of a radar warning in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the flash operation in a preset screen in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the rolling operation | movement in the preset screen in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the data specification of contribution information in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the content of each data which comprises contribution information in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the data value of a control direction in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a menu screen in the first embodiment. The figure which shows the pin setting screen in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a menu screen in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a menu screen in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a GPS search screen in the first embodiment. The figure which shows the screen transition at the time of starting posting in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the screen transition at the time of producing | generating contribution information in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the screen transition at the time of producing | generating contribution information in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the input screen of the monitoring direction in Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the screen transition at the time of the deletion of the posting pin in Example 1. FIG.

The embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
Example 1
This example is an example of the vehicle system of the present invention, and is an example related to the radar detector 1 whose main function is a warning regarding traffic control. The radar detector 1 notifies various traffic information useful for driving the vehicle, including monitoring information related to traffic monitoring activities such as speed control. The contents will be described in the following order with reference to FIGS.
1. Shape 2. Internal configuration Basic operation 4. Setting method and specification of standby screen Radar scope screen specifications 5.1 Map screen specifications 5.2 Classic scope screen specifications Settings 6.1 Stand-by settings 6.1.1 Radar scope settings 6.1.2 Tidal information settings 6.1.3 Graph settings 6.1.4 Auto item settings 6.1.5 Preset settings 6.1.6 Photo frame setting 6.1.7 Fuel consumption meter setting 6.1.8 OBD data setting 6.2 Mode setting 6.3 Alarm setting 6.4 Screen / LED setting 6.5 Audio setting 6.6 Reminder setting 6.7 System Settings 6.8 Custom Settings 6.9 OBD Settings 7. Setting and operation of radar scope screen 7.1 Setting and operation of map screen 7.2 Operation of classic scope screen 8. Preset screen 8.1 Ring display 8.2 Background setting 9. Display specifications for ring display 9.1 Translucent display 9.2 Additional information display 9.3 Ring action 10. Posting 10.1 Posting Information Data Specification 10.2 Posting Processing 11. Summary

■ １． Shape ■
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the radar detector 1 of this example includes a thin rectangular case body 2, which is attached to a dashboard of a vehicle via a bracket 28 attached from below the back side of the case body 2. It is an in-vehicle device that is installed. The radar detector 1 can be installed on the back side of the sun visor, the back side of the rearview mirror, etc. according to the change of the bracket 28.

  A touch panel 15 having a 3.2 inch color screen is provided on the front surface of the case body 2 facing the driver when installed. The touch panel 15 is a display panel in which a transparent sheet-like touch screen 151 (FIG. 3) for detecting a touch position is stacked on a TFT dot matrix liquid crystal display 152 (FIG. 3). A volume adjustment button 226 and a mute button 223 are arranged on the right outer side of the touch panel 15 when viewed from the driver side, and a VIEW button 221, a MEMORY button 222, and a multi-color LED 137 (FIG. 3) are embedded on the left outer side. The light emitting unit 23 is disposed.

  On the lower right side of the touch panel 15, a light receiving surface 25 of an infrared light receiving unit 138 (FIG. 3) that receives infrared rays of an operation remote controller (not shown) is provided. The radar detector 1 of this example can be operated by a fingertip touch operation, a button operation, a remote control operation or the like on the touch panel 15. The upper MEMORY button 222 among the left operation buttons 22 is an operation button for popping up four registration menu buttons 313 (see FIG. 5) on the standby screen.

  A card insertion slot 27 for inserting a memory card 171 (FIG. 3) such as an SD card, which is an insertable / removable recording medium, is provided on the right side surface of the case body 2 when viewed from the driver side. A USB connector 20 and a power switch (not shown) are provided at the lower back of the case body 2. The USB connector 20 is connected to a cigar plug cord, an OBD adapter cord, a USB cable, or the like extending from the cigar socket of the vehicle. The radar detector 1 operates by receiving power supply via a cord connected to the USB connector 20.

  The OBD adapter cord is an OBD (On-board Diagnostics) -II (II is the Roman numeral “2”, hereinafter referred to as “OBD”), which is an inspection standard for vehicles. It is a communication cable connected to a connector (failure diagnosis connector not shown). The OBD connector is electrically extended from a vehicle ECU (not shown) and can output various types of vehicle information. A connector that is detachably attached to the OBD connector of the vehicle is attached to the front end of the OBD adapter cord on the vehicle side. A vehicle OBD connector is also referred to as a failure diagnosis connector.

■ 2. Internal configuration ■
As shown in FIG. 3, the radar detector 1 is electrically configured with a control unit 10 as a center. For the control unit 10, in addition to the configuration described above, a GPS receiver 121, a microwave receiver 122, a wireless receiver 123, an acceleration sensor 124, a gyro 125, a geomagnetic sensor 126, an illuminance sensor 127, and an atmospheric pressure sensor 128. The clock unit 129, the speaker 16, the memory card reader 17, and the like are electrically connected. Further, the radar detector 1 is provided with a database 100 accessible from the control unit 10.

  The GPS receiver 121 is a receiver that receives GPS signals flying from GPS satellites and outputs the current time, current position information (latitude and longitude), current speed, altitude, and the like. The GPS receiver 121 is incorporated in the case main body 2 so as to be located in the upper center of the back side of the radar detector 1. Note that the control unit 10 that has acquired the position information of the current position from the GPS receiver 121 can also calculate the speed of the vehicle based on the change in the current position.

The microwave receiver 122 is a receiver that receives a radar wave in a microwave band emitted from a velocity measuring device (hereinafter simply referred to as a radar) such as a mobile radar.
The radio receiver 123 is a receiver that receives radio waves of a predetermined frequency. The wireless receiver 123 of this example can selectively set one of a plurality of frequencies so as to be compatible with various wireless radio waves.
The microwave receiver 122 and the wireless receiver 123 are incorporated in the case body 2 so as to be located on the back side of the radar detector 1. Such an installation position is suitable for reception of radio waves and the like flying from the front of the vehicle. In the microwave receiver 122, five levels of Lv1 to Lv5 are set as the electric field strength of the microwave from the lower strength.

The acceleration sensor 124 is a sensor that detects the longitudinal acceleration, the lateral acceleration, and the vertical acceleration of the vehicle.
The gyro sensor 125 is a sensor that detects an angular velocity generated according to traveling.
The geomagnetic sensor 126 is a sensor that detects the north direction by measuring the magnitude and direction of the geomagnetism.
The illuminance sensor 127 is a sensor that detects external brightness.

The clock unit 129 is a clock that outputs calendar information. The calendar information includes data representing date and data representing current time. When the current time can be acquired from the GPS receiver 121 once a day, the current time (including date and time) of the clock unit 129 is calibrated using the time.
The speaker 16 is assembled in the case body 2 so as to be able to output sound or the like through a speaker hole (not shown) that opens in the bottom surface of the case body 2.
The memory card reader 17 reads the data recorded on the memory card 171 and transfers it to the read control unit 10. The memory card reader 17 is loaded with the memory card 171 inserted into the card insertion slot 27.

The control unit 10 is configured by a microcomputer (not shown) including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM, an I / O, and the like.
The ROM stores software programs to be executed by the CPU.
In a storage area of a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM, a setting information storage area for storing setting information such as alarm settings is provided.

  The database 100 is configured by a nonvolatile memory (for example, EEPROM) inside the microcomputer of the control unit 10 or externally attached to the microcomputer. In the database 100 at the time of product shipment, various audio output information is stored in addition to map data, GPS targets including location information such as alarm targets, various facilities and sightseeing spots, regulatory information such as speed limits, and the like. Yes.

  Data stored in the database 100 can be updated using the memory card 171. If a memory card 171 storing update data such as map data, GPS target, and voice output information is attached to the memory card reader 17, the update data is read out under the control of the control unit 10, and the data in the database 100 is read. Can be updated. It is also possible to update the database 100 by connecting a PC having update data stored in a hard disk or the like to the USB.

  A posting pin storage area for storing information related to a traffic monitoring activity to be posted is provided in a storage area of a nonvolatile memory (for example, EEPROM) in the microcomputer of the control unit 10 or externally attached to the microcomputer. The posting pin storage area can store up to four posting pin information related to traffic monitoring activities to be posted. The data specification of post pin information will be described in detail later.

■ 3. Basic operation
The radar detector 1 realizes various functions by causing the CPU to execute a software program read from the ROM. Functions of the radar detector 1 include a current information display function, a GPS log function, an alarm function for performing various alarms, an OBD function, a setting function, a registration function, and the like. Examples of the alarm function include a function provided in a general radar detector, such as a GPS alarm function, an RD alarm function, and a radio alarm function. Furthermore, the radar detector 1 of this example has a posting function for generating posting information and the like. Each means for realizing these functions is formed in the control unit 10.

  The current information display function is a function for displaying current information by displaying a preset standby screen on the touch panel 15. Current information includes various information such as map information around the vehicle, position information of surrounding GPS targets, time information, tide information, vehicle information, fuel consumption information, eco-drive information, satellite information, altitude information, etc. There is. The displayed current information can be selectively set by selecting a standby screen. The selective setting of the standby screen is realized by a setting function described later.

  The OBD function is a function for acquiring vehicle information. This OBD function functions only when the radar detector 1 is connected to the vehicle side via an OBD adapter cord connected to the vehicle-side OBD connector. If the radar detector 1 is connected to the vehicle side using the OBD adapter code, various types of vehicle information can be acquired every 0.5 seconds. Examples of vehicle information that can be acquired from the vehicle side include vehicle speed, engine speed, engine load factor, ignition timing, intake manifold pressure, intake air amount (MAF), injection opening time, engine coolant temperature (coolant temperature). ), The temperature of the air taken into the engine (intake air temperature), the outside air temperature (outside air temperature), the fuel flow rate, the instantaneous fuel consumption, the accelerator opening (throttle opening), the turn signal information (the operation information of the left and right turn signals), the brake There are opening degree, steering wheel rotation steering angle information and so on.

The GPS log function is a function of storing the current position output from the GPS receiver 121 every second as a position history in the database 100. This position history is recorded, for example, in the NMEA format. The time and speed (vehicle speed) at which the control unit 10 detects the current position are associated with the stored current position.
The registration function is a function in which a driver who is a user registers a personal point (my point) or a region (my area), and is executed by a registration means realized in software in the control unit 10.

  The GPS alarm function is a function for alarming an approach to an alarm target such as an Orbis (automatic speed violation control device). In the GPS alarm function, a calculation process for obtaining a distance between the position to be alarmed and the current position is repeatedly executed at a predetermined time interval (for example, 1 second). When this distance reaches a predetermined approach distance and an event called a warning point approach occurs, a GPS warning indicating that fact is executed.

  The alarm target by the GPS alarm function is Orbis, control area, inspection area, intersection monitoring point, parking monitoring area, N system, traffic monitoring system, signal ignorance suppression system, police station, accident frequent occurrence area, on-vehicle frequent occurrence area, There are sharp curves, branch junctions, ETC lanes, etc. In the database 100, the type information of these targets, the position information (latitude and longitude) indicating the position (specific position), the schematic diagram (animation) or photo data displayed on the touch panel 15, and the audio data are associated with each other. In the state, it is stored as a GPS target (POI data). The alarm target may include a drowsy driving accident point, a radar, a speed limit switching point, and the like.

  In addition, GPS targets other than the alarm target of the GPS alarm function include service areas (highways), parking areas (highways), highway oasis (highways), smart interchanges (highways), PA / SA gas stations ( Highway), tunnel (highway), highway radio reception area (highway), prefectural border notice, roadside station, viewpoint parking, etc.

  In the radar detector 1 of this example, as shown in FIG. 4, the GPS targets are managed in four stages of “red” → “yellow” → “blue” → “green” in descending order of the alarm level indicating the degree of urgency. ing. Each color corresponding to the type of GPS target is a display color of the icon, a scope color of the classic scope screen (reference numeral 32 in FIG. 15 to be described later), and a ring action display by ring display (reference numeral 34 in the same figure to be described later). Color, the emission color of the multi-color LED 137 is set.

  The RD alarm function is a function for alarming the incidence of a radar wave (microwave) emitted from a radar type control device. When an event of radar wave reception (hereinafter referred to as RD reception) by the microwave receiver 122 occurs, an RD alarm indicating that fact is executed.

  The wireless alarm function is a function for alarming so as not to hinder travel of an emergency vehicle or the like. When an event of reception of radio waves emitted by an emergency vehicle or the like (hereinafter referred to as radio reception) occurs, a radio alarm is issued to alert the driver. The target alarms are: control radio, car radio, digital radio, extra radio, police radio, police telephone, police activity radio, wrecker radio, heli tele radio, fire helicopter radio, fire fight radio, emergency radio, highway radio, There are security radios.

  The posting function is a function for generating posting information such as traffic control. In the radar detector 1 of this example, the generated posting information is converted into a two-dimensional code image 15C (described later with reference to FIG. 163) and displayed on the touch panel 15. In this example, a QR code (registered trademark) is adopted as a two-dimensional code image. As the code image, various code images such as a one-dimensional barcode can be adopted. Instead of the code image, a character may be displayed and the character may be recognized. Alternatively, wireless communication such as IRDA, IRDX, NFC, and Bluetooth (registered trademark) may be used. The post information generation operation is as described later.

  The setting function is a function for performing various settings related to the radar detector 1. Settings include standby settings related to the standby screen, mode settings, alarm settings related to alarm operation, screen / LED settings related to the touch panel 15 and the light emitting unit 23, voice settings, posting settings, reminder settings, system settings, custom settings, OBD settings. There is. Each setting content will be described later.

  Next, an outline of the operation of the radar detector 1 of this example will be described. The control unit 10 displays a standby screen on the touch panel 15 in a standby state in which an alarm target event such as RD reception, wireless reception, or alarm point approach has not occurred. In the radar detector 1 of this example, the initial standby screen is the map screen 31. When the operation of the MEMORY button 222 is detected while the standby screen is displayed, the control unit 10 pops up four registration menu buttons 313 on the screen as shown in FIG. 5 (center screen). As a registration menu button 313, in addition to a pin setting button for registering a post pin 44 (see FIG. 157) described later, the latitude and longitude of the vehicle positioning position when the MEMORY button 222 is pressed is displayed in a two-dimensional barcode. There are an ITY map button, a my area button for registering a my area, and a cancel button for registering a my cancel area.

  Note that when the operation of the MEMORY button 222 is detected in a state where all four posting pins 44 that can be registered are registered, the control unit 10 replaces with the pin setting button as shown in FIG. “Pin is full” pops up. When the operation of the MEMORY button 222 is detected while the vehicle is not traveling at all, the control unit 10 pops up a display of “azimuth unconfirmed” instead of the pin setting button as shown in FIG. In the GPS non-positioning state, the control unit 10 displays the text display of “GPS is being searched” at the top as shown in FIG. When an operation of the ITY map button is detected, a screen in which “GPS is being searched for” is displayed at the center as shown in FIG.

  When any one of the alarm point approach, RD reception, and wireless reception occurs in the standby state, the control unit 10 executes the corresponding function among the GPS alarm function, the RD alarm function, and the wireless alarm function. Execute the process. Note that, when two or more events occur simultaneously, the priority of each function is in order of the RD alarm function, the radio alarm function, and the GPS alarm function from the highest.

■ 4. Standby screen setting method and specifications ■
In the radar detector 1 of this example, when there is no alarm or notification, a standby screen for displaying various information useful for driving is displayed on the touch panel 15. The standby screen includes (1) radar scope screen, (2) clock screen, (3) speed screen, (4) eco-drive screen, (5) acceleration screen, (6) tilt screen, and (7) digital meter screen. , (8) Tide information screen, (9) Preset A screen, (10) Preset B screen, (11) Preset C screen, (12) Photo frame screen, (13) Graph screen, (14) Altitude screen, (15 ) Satellite information screen, (16) Fuel consumption plan surface, and (17) OBD data screen are prepared.

  When detecting the operation of the VIEW button 221, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the standby list screen 3A in FIG. This standby list screen 3A is a screen on which a list of the above 17 types of screens that can be set as the standby screen displayed while waiting for an alarm event. In this standby list screen, an AUTO button 302 and an OFF button 303 are two-dimensionally arranged in addition to the operation buttons that reduce and display the 17 types of screens (1) to (17).

  Each operation button, AUTO button 302, and OFF button 303 in the standby list screen 3A are all touch switches. However, (17) the operation button corresponding to the OBD data screen is effective only in a state where it is communicably connected to the vehicle side via the OBD adapter code. When in the unconnected state, the control unit 10 shadows the operation buttons corresponding to the (17) OBD data screen in a non-selectable state. Instead of shadow display, non-display may be used.

  When the control unit 10 detects a touch operation on any of the operation buttons, the control unit 10 sets the screen as a standby screen. Further, when detecting a touch operation on the AUTO button 302, the control unit 10 switches a preset screen among 17 types of screens that can be set as a standby screen and displays the screen on the touch panel 15 every minute. . The screen that is switched and displayed by operating the AUTO button 302 can be set as appropriate by user operation from among 17 types of screens. In the initial setting at the time of product shipment, all 17 types of screens (16 types of screens excluding the OBD data screen when the OBD adapter connector is not connected) are set as screens that are switched by the operation of the AUTO button 302. Has been. When the touch operation of the OFF button 303 is detected, the control unit 10 does not display the touch panel 15 in the standby state, thereby setting a black screen as the standby screen.

(1) As the radar scope screen, a map screen 31 (see FIG. 12) centering on the display of the map and a classic scope screen 32 (see FIG. 15) centering on the display of the radar scope are prepared. ing. The radar scope screen in FIG. 7 is a reduced display of the map screen 31. The screen specifications of the map screen 31 and the classic scope screen 32 will be described in detail in “5. Radar scope screen specifications” after outline of 17 types of screens.

  In the initial setting at the time of product shipment, the map screen 31 in the (1) radar scope screen is set as a standby screen. On the standby list screen 3A in the product shipment state, a map screen is displayed as a reduced display of the radar scope screen 32 (see FIG. 7). Which of the map screen 31 and the classic scope screen 32 is set as the radar scope screen can be selected by a setting function described later.

(2) The clock screen is a screen combining an analog clock-like display unit and a date and day display unit.
(3) The speed screen is a screen in which an analog meter that displays the vehicle speed and a compass (direction magnetic needle) that displays the direction are combined.
(4) The eco-drive screen (FIG. 8) is a screen provided with a radar chart display unit on the left side, a comprehensive evaluation display unit on the upper right side, and a traveling speed display unit on the lower right side. On the radar chart display area, sudden acceleration is displayed on the upper side, rapid deceleration on the right side, idling on the lower side, and economic speed on the left side. In the comprehensive evaluation display section, an average value of each point displayed on the radar chart display section is displayed. The traveling speed display unit displays the current speed acquired from the GPS receiver 121.

(5) The acceleration screen is a screen in which an acceleration image display unit is arranged on the left side and an acceleration numerical value display unit is arranged on the right side. On the acceleration image display unit, the direction and intensity of acceleration are displayed in the direction and magnitude (vector) of an arrow.
(6) The tilt screen is a screen that includes a tilt image display unit that displays the tilt state of the vehicle as an image on the left side and a numerical value display unit on the right side.
(7) The digital meter screen is a screen that digitally displays the traveling direction, the vehicle speed, and the like. FIG. 9 is an example when the display item setting is the traveling direction, and FIG. 10 is an example when the display item is the rotation speed. On these digital meter screens, numbers representing the heading direction and vehicle speed are displayed in segments like a digital clock. A compass is arranged on the right side of these digital meter screens. This compass is formed by drawing an elliptical region in which the planes of east, west, south, and north are viewed obliquely and a magnetic needle that rotates inside the elliptical region inside a ring-shaped outer peripheral portion. In the upper right corner of the screen corresponding to the upper side of the compass, the time is displayed in numbers, and in the lower right corner of the screen corresponding to the lower side, the date and day of the week are displayed numerically.
(8) The tide information screen is a screen including a tide level graph display section.
(9) to (11) The preset A to C screens are screens on which circular ring displays (information display areas) 34 can be arranged at a maximum of three locations. Each ring display 34 displays display items of a type preset by a user operation. In order to secure as large a display area as possible, as shown in FIG. 11, the ring display portions 34C are arranged at positions higher than the ring displays 34L and R on both sides, and thereby the three ring display portions 34 are arranged in a mountain shape. ing. Furthermore, each ring display part 34 is arrange | positioned so that a part may overlap, and, thereby, the display area is ensured widely. The center ring display 34C is displayed in front, and the ring displays 34L and R on both sides are displayed on the back side. During the display of the ring display unit 34C, the outer peripheries of the ring displays 34L and R are partially hidden.

  Display items that can be preset in each ring display 34 are different depending on whether the OBD is connected or not. In the OBD disconnected state, display items such as clock, vehicle speed, acceleration, inclination, tide information, compass, eco-drive, and satellite information can be preset. In the OBD connection state, in addition to these display items, instantaneous fuel consumption, average fuel consumption, general road average fuel consumption, expressway average fuel consumption, current fuel consumption, lifetime fuel consumption, moving average fuel consumption, fuel flow, engine water temperature, intake air temperature, outside air temperature, Engine load, intake manifold, boost meter, tachometer, battery voltage, throttle opening, etc. can be preset.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the preset screen in which the ring display 34 is arranged in a mountain shape, the status icon 35 is blinked and displayed at the upper left position of the screen that becomes a gap. This figure shows an example in which a parking area icon 351 and an on-vehicle frequent occurrence area icon 352 are displayed. If the status icon 35 is not within the area, the status icon 35 is lit up so as not to be recognized depending on the background. However, when the parking area or the frequent on-vehicle area setting is OFF by mode setting or manual setting, the status icon 35 is completely turned off without being turned on. The display specification of the status icon 35 is common to all standby screens except the radar scope screen. In the map screen 31 of FIG. 12, the display of the status icon 35 is omitted. On the classic scope screen 32 in FIG. 15, the status icon 35 is displayed at the lower left (see FIG. 84).

(12) The photo frame screen is a screen that displays image data set by a user operation. It is also possible to set a plurality of image data. When a plurality of image data are set, each image data is cyclically displayed.
(13) The graph screen is a screen including a graph display unit and a numerical value display unit. The graph display unit displays a type of graph set by the user operation. The current value is displayed on the numerical display. The types of graphs that can be displayed are speed, altitude, and acceleration.
(14) The altitude screen is a screen that displays a change in altitude as a graph.
(15) The satellite information screen is a screen that displays the position of the satellite that is receiving the GPS radio wave on the globe illustration display.
(16) The fuel consumption plan surface is a screen provided with a display unit that displays the OBD data as text and a fuel consumption meter display.
(17) The OBD data screen is a screen for displaying the selected OBD data. The OBD data includes various data such as “speed”, “average speed”, and “maximum speed”.

■ 5. Specifications of radar scope screen ■
The radar scope screen includes a map screen 31 (FIG. 12) and a classic scope screen 32 (FIG. 15). In the radar detector 1 of this example, either the map screen 31 or the classic scope screen 32 can be selectively set as a radar scope screen by setting a radar scope described later.

■ 5.1 Map screen specifications ■
The map screen 31 is a screen for displaying a map around the vehicle as shown in FIG. In the map screen 31, the vehicle position is displayed with a triangular vehicle icon 311. At the top of the map screen 31, an orientation display unit 312 that displays the north direction of the map, a vehicle speed display unit 315 that displays the vehicle speed, A time display unit 314 for digitally displaying the time is arranged. A strip-shaped telop display unit 37 is arranged at the bottom of the map screen 31. The telop display unit 37 includes a first display unit (display field) 371 on the left side and a second display unit 372 on the right side. On the map screen 31, a target icon 316 that represents the position of the GPS target (such as a point where the traffic monitoring activity is performed) is plotted.

  When there is no GPS target (focus target) to be focused, the first display unit 371 displays the current location name as shown in FIG. 13, and when there is a focus target, the target information is displayed as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the second display unit 372 displays public control information related to the current date and time. Here, the focus target is a target that is located in front of the host vehicle and has the shortest distance. However, when audio output occurs, even if the distance is not the shortest, the target for audio output is set as the focus target. In the case of a target with a monitoring direction, such as Orvis, it is a precondition for setting the focus target that the vehicle belongs to an angle range within ± 40 degrees of the direction. The target icon of this focus target is the focus target icon.

  About the 1st display part 371, it is the specification displayed concealing a map. On the other hand, the vehicle speed display unit 315, the time display unit 314, and the second display unit 372 have display specifications in which characters are drawn so as to float on the displayed map. According to such display specifications, the area where the map is displayed can be secured as wide as possible. For example, even when the second display unit 372 is displayed, erosion of the map display area can be suppressed, and a wide display area can be secured.

  On the map screen 31, an alarm panel 36 and a mini radar scope 38 are displayed according to the setting. The alarm panel 36 is a rectangular display area that pops up in conjunction with an alarm sound (voice). On the alarm panel 36, information such as an alarm event that has occurred is displayed in a photograph or animation. In the radar detector 1 of this example, a setting that does not display the alarm panel 36 can be selected by a map detailed setting described later. Such specifications are effective to meet a wide range of user needs in detail.

  The mini radar scope (scope area) 38 is a circular display area displayed when approaching a GPS target or the like. The mini radar scope 38 is a substantially circular window simulating a radar screen of an airfield control tower. In the mini radar scope 38, a triangular vehicle icon 381 is displayed at the center of a circular display area, and the target position is displayed by a granular mini icon 383. The mini radar scope 38 can intuitively display the positional relationship between the vehicle position and the target position, and the distance to the target. Further, in the mini radar scope 38, the distance to the target is displayed numerically below the host vehicle icon 381. The mini radar scope 38 fades in while expanding into a circle according to the appearance of the target, and fades out while contracting into a circle according to the disappearance of the target. Among the mini icons 383 displayed on the mini radar scope 38, the GPS target displayed on the first display unit 371 indicates the correspondence with the GPS target displayed on the first display unit 371 by blinking display. As for the display on the first display unit 371, a state colored with a color corresponding to the type of the GPS target and a state of non-colored black and white display are alternately displayed repeatedly.

■ 5.2 Classic scope screen specifications ■
As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the classic scope screen 32 is a display imitating a radar screen of an airfield control tower. On the classic scope screen 32, a scope surface is formed so that a circular area of every 500 m based on the vehicle position can be distinguished for each distance. More specifically, equidistant circles of 500 m, 1000 m,... Are displayed with white lines 323, and the brightness of each area 321 divided by the white line 323 is different. Furthermore, each direction of zero degrees representing the traveling direction, ± 25 degrees relative to the traveling direction, ± 80 degrees relative to the traveling direction, and ± 90 degrees representing the left-right direction is displayed with a white line. An area sandwiched between the white line 325D representing the azimuth zero degree and the white line 325B representing the azimuth ± 25 degrees is an area corresponding to the traveling direction of the host vehicle. A region sandwiched between the white line 325C representing the azimuth ± 80 degrees and the white line 325H representing the left-right direction is a region that becomes a traveling direction when turning an intersection.

  In the classic scope screen 32, the vehicle position is arranged at the bottom of the screen by a triangular vehicle icon 322. Note that the position of the vehicle icon 322 in the classic scope screen 32 includes three positions in the left-right direction. Furthermore, there are two positions in the vertical direction of the screen. As will be described in detail later, on the classic scope screen 32, the position of one of the vehicle icons 322 is selected according to whether or not the scope sub display 34 is displayed, the position and type of the focus target, and the like. As the classic scope screen 32, a screen having a four-stage scale from a distance of 2000 m to a distance of 500 m is prepared, and the maximum distance of the displayed circular area is different for each scale.

  On the classic scope screen 32, a scope sub-display 34 surrounded by a circular ring (outer peripheral part) 340 is displayed on the upper left in accordance with the setting and situation. The scope sub display 34 has the same specifications as the ring display 34 in the preset screen (FIG. 11). In the following description, the ring display 34 in the classic scope screen 32 is particularly referred to as a scope sub-display 34. In the scope sub-display 34, except for the case of OFF (non-display) setting, clock, vehicle speed, eco-drive, acceleration, tilt, tide information, satellite information, alarm panel, compass, atmospheric pressure, reminder days, reminder distance, instantaneous fuel consumption, Average fuel efficiency, general road average fuel efficiency, expressway average fuel efficiency, current fuel efficiency, lifetime fuel efficiency, moving average fuel efficiency, fuel flow, engine water temperature, intake air temperature, outside air temperature, engine oil temperature, battery voltage, throttle opening, intake manifold, boost One of the display items of the meter, tachometer, battery current, HV battery capacity, HV battery current, HV motor rotation speed, HV motor torque, and HV generator rotation speed is displayed according to the setting.

The initial setting of the scope sub-display 34 is the alarm panel 36 of FIG. When the alarm panel 36 is set, the control unit 10 pops up the scope sub display 34 in conjunction with the alarm sound (voice). When no alarm sound is generated, the scope sub display 34 is not displayed. On the other hand, for example, when the vehicle speed is set as the scope sub display 34 (FIG. 16A), or when the compass is set as the scope sub display 34 (FIG. 16B), the classic scope screen 32 always displays. A scope sub-display 34 is displayed.
In the scope sub-display 34 in which the alarm panel 36 is set, a ring action described later is executed by the ring 340 that forms an outer frame. This ring action is a ring in which the alarm panel 36 in the preset screen is set. The same applies to the display 34.

■ 6. Settings ■
In the radar detector 1 of this example, various settings can be made using a setting list screen 1A that is switched and displayed in response to a touch operation on the standby screen as shown in FIG. This setting list screen 1A includes (1) standby setting, (2) mode setting, (3) alarm setting, (4) screen / LED setting, (5) audio setting, (6) post setting, (7) The setting buttons corresponding to the reminder setting, (8) system setting, (9) custom setting, and (10) OBD setting are arranged. Hereinafter, the content and operation of each setting will be described. However, (6) Post setting will be described in detail in “10. Post”.

■ 6.1 Standby setting ■
The standby setting is a setting for each screen that is a candidate for the standby screen. When the operation of the standby setting button in the setting list screen 1A of FIG. 17 is detected, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the standby setting screen A as shown in FIG. The standby setting screen A includes radar scope setting, tide information setting, graph setting, auto item setting, preset screen setting (three types of A to C), photo frame setting, digital meter setting, fuel consumption meter setting, OBD data. Each setting button corresponding to the setting is arranged.

■ 6.1.1 Radar scope setting ■
When the operation of the radar scope setting button is detected, the control unit 10 displays one of the radar scope selection screen AA1, the standby radar scope switching screen AA2, and the GPS target search range setting screen AA3 as shown in FIG. When the radar scope setting button is operated, the control unit 10 first displays the radar scope selection screen AA1, and responds to the operation of the right arrow button (page feed button) and the left arrow button (page return button) in the lower right corner. The screen display is switched and displayed sequentially.

  On the standby radar scope switching screen AA2, setting buttons corresponding to alarm / 1000m approach switching, alarm / 500m approach switching, and standby fixing are arranged. For example, when alarm / 1000 m approach switching is set, the control unit 10 switches and displays on the radar scope screen when an alarm sound is generated or the focus target is within 1000 m. On the other hand, when the standby setting is set, the switching display to the radar scope screen is not executed. It should be noted that the setting buttons on the standby radar scope switching screen AA2 can be operated only when a screen other than the radar scope screen is selected as the standby screen. When the radar scope screen is selected as a standby screen, “If the standby is a radar scope, it will be fixed to the radar scope” is displayed and each setting button is invalidated (cannot be operated). Even when the standby screen other than the radar scope screen is fixed, various alarms can be executed if the alarm panel 36 is set on the ring display 34 in the preset screen.

  On the GPS target search range setting screen AA3, setting buttons corresponding to an optimum range and a wide range are arranged. The optimum range is a setting for improving visibility by causing a GPS target to appear according to the alarming distance / opposite angle and narrowing down the target on the radar scope screen to a necessary one. The wide range is a setting in which a red target (red GPS target in FIG. 4) and a yellow target (same yellow GPS target) appear in a range visible on the screen. Note that, even when a wide range is set, the control unit 10 controls the targets other than the red and yellow targets in the same manner as when the optimum range is set.

  The control unit 10 that has detected the operation of the map detail setting button on the radar scope selection screen AA1, as shown in FIG. 20, maps display format setting screen (a in the figure), map mode setting screen (b), focus movement setting screen ( c) One of the zoom display setting screen (d) and the icon display setting screen (e) is displayed. As in the case of the radar scope setting described above with reference to FIG. 19, each screen can be switched according to the operation of the right arrow button (page feed button) and the left arrow button (page return button) in the lower right corner. .

  On the map display format setting screen (a), setting buttons corresponding to north up and heading up are arranged. North-up is a display format in which the top of the screen is north. Heading-up is a display format in which the traveling direction of the car is up. Note that the display format cannot be set for a wide area map when two maps are selected in the next map mode.

  On the map mode setting screen (b), there are setting buttons corresponding to the map modes of 1 map panel absent, 1 map panel automatic, 1 map panel small, 1 map 2 panel small, 2 map panel absent, and 2 map panel small. Has been placed. Here, the map means a map area, and the panel means an alarm panel area. One map means that there is one map area, and two maps means that there are two map areas (map areas). Two panels mean that two alarm panel areas can be displayed. The small panel means that the maximum display size of the alarm panel is small. The panel auto means that the size of the alarm panel is automatically switched to a large size when the distance to the GPS target is within 600 m. The map mode setting and the map screen under each mode will be described in detail in “7.1 Map Screen Setting and Operation”.

  On the focus movement setting screen (c), setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. ON is a setting in which the screen moves so that the focus target is centered while the alarm sound is being output. OFF is a setting in which the screen does not move even when an alarm sound is output. Note that in the wide area map when two maps are selected in the map mode, the focus movement setting is invalid and is fixed to OFF. Note that the initial value of the focus movement setting is ON.

  On the zoom display setting screen (d), setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. ON is a setting in which the scale is automatically changed so that the focus target can be displayed on the screen as much as possible. OFF is a fixed scale setting. Note that the zoom display setting is invalid for a wide area map when two maps are selected in the map mode. In the ON setting, the scale of the map screen 31 is automatically changed according to the distance from the focus target under the control of the control unit 10 as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the place name and the facility icon are displayed on the map screen 31 at the time of detail (a), and the place name and the facility icon are deleted when the scale of the map becomes a certain area or more (b).

  On the icon display setting screen (e), setting buttons corresponding to convenience store ON / OFF, fast food ON / OFF, family restaurant ON / OFF, gas station ON / OFF, and other ON / OFF are arranged. By appropriately operating each setting button, the facility icon on the map can be turned ON or OFF. In the initial setting, only “Others” is set to ON. You can select multiple setting buttons. However, the icon display setting is invalid in the wide area map when the two-map map mode is selected by the map mode setting described later, and all the settings are turned OFF.

  When detecting the operation of the classic selection button in the radar scope selection screen AA1 (FIG. 19), the control unit 10 switches to the setting screen for setting the display of the classic scope screen 32 (FIG. 15) as shown in FIG. To do. As the setting screen of the classic scope screen 32, a scope sub display setting screen (a in the figure), a scope sub backlight setting screen (b), a scope sub backlight color setting screen (c), a scope sub translucent mode setting screen ( d), a scope sub additional information display setting screen (e), a public control automatic pop-up setting screen (f), and an in-scope clock display setting screen (g). The specification of the classic scope screen 32 will be described in detail in “7.2 Operation of the classic scope screen”.

  The scope sub display setting screen (a) is a screen for setting display items of the scope sub display 34 (see FIGS. 15 and 16) at the upper left of the classic scope screen 32. The display items of the scope sub display 34 are OFF, clock, vehicle speed, eco-drive, acceleration, inclination, tide information, satellite information, alarm panel, compass, atmospheric pressure, number of reminders, reminder distance, instantaneous fuel consumption, average fuel consumption, general road average Fuel efficiency, Expressway average fuel efficiency, Current fuel efficiency, Lifetime fuel efficiency, Moving average fuel efficiency, Fuel flow, Engine water temperature, Intake air temperature, Outside air temperature, Engine oil temperature, Battery voltage, Throttle opening, In manifold, Boost meter, Tachometer, Battery It can be selected from current, HV battery capacity, HV battery current, HV motor rotation speed, HV motor torque, and HV generator rotation speed. When the setting operation of the scope sub display 34 is performed, the control unit 10 displays a preview for a certain period of time. In the case of AUTO (see FIG. 7), the first half of the preview is displayed as OFF and the second half as ON.

  On the scope sub backlight setting screen (b), setting buttons corresponding to OFF, AUTO, and ON are arranged. OFF is a setting in which the backlight in the scope sub display 34 (see FIGS. 15 and 16) is always OFF. AUTO is a setting in which ON / OFF is automatically switched by a dimmer function linked to vehicle lighting. ON is a setting in which the backlight in the scope sub is always ON. When the setting operation is performed, the control unit 10 displays a preview for a certain time.

On the scope sub-backlight color setting screen (c), setting buttons corresponding to Aqua Blue, Yellow Green, Dark Red, Deep Blue, Green, Yellow Green, Orange, and Purple are arranged. When the setting operation is performed, the control unit 10 displays a preview for a predetermined time.
On the scope sub translucent mode setting screen (d), setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. ON is a setting for making the scope sub-display 34 a semi-transparent display. OFF is a setting in which the scope sub display 34 is not set to semi-transparent display. When the semi-transparent display is set, the scope sub display 34 is displayed so that the background image can be seen through.

  On the scope sub additional information display setting screen (e), setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. The additional information is information displayed in addition to the original display item in the scope sub-display 34. The control unit 10 starts displaying additional information in the scope sub-display 34 after about 3 seconds have elapsed since the stop of the vehicle was detected, and ends displaying additional information in accordance with the start of traveling.

  The following additional information is set in some of the display items that can be set in the scope sub-display 34. Additional information includes additional information such as the maximum value and average value of display items set in the scope sub-display 34. It should be noted that the additional information has no maximum value or average value during travel from the most recent power-on (current travel) without saving data during power-off.

Display item: Additional information (1) Clock: Date, day of week (2) Vehicle speed: Average vehicle speed (AVESPD), Maximum vehicle speed (MAXSPD)
(3) Acceleration: Maximum forward acceleration (MAXFWD), maximum lateral acceleration (MAXL / R)
(4) Current fuel consumption: Maximum current fuel consumption (MAXAVE) Note that NULL is displayed such as “−” until the travel distance in this travel reaches 1 km.
(5) Moving average fuel consumption: Maximum moving average fuel consumption (MAXMOV) Note that NULL is displayed such as “-” until the travel distance becomes 16 km or more (until the graph is filled).
(6) Fuel flow: Maximum fuel flow (MAXFLW)
(7) Engine water temperature: Maximum engine water temperature (MAXENG)
(8) Intake air temperature: Maximum intake air temperature (MAXITK)
(9) Outside temperature: Maximum outside temperature (MAXAMB)
(10) Engine oil temperature: Maximum engine oil temperature (MAXOIL)
(11) Throttle opening: Average throttle opening (AVETHR), Maximum throttle opening (MAXTHR)
(12) Engine load: average engine load (AVELOD), maximum engine load (MAXLOD)
(13) In manifold meter: Maximum intake manifold pressure (MAXINM)
(14) Boost meter: Maximum boost pressure (MAXBST)
(15) Tachometer: Average speed (AVERPM), Maximum speed (MAXRPM)
(16) HV motor speed: HV motor maximum speed (MAXRPM)
(17) HV motor torque: HV motor maximum torque (MAXTRQ)

On the public control automatic pop-up setting screen (f), setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. ON is a setting in which a window is automatically displayed for a certain time when the public control information is changed. OFF is a setting in which the window is not automatically displayed even when the public control information is changed. Even when set to OFF, when the MUTE button 223 (see FIG. 1) is operated (manually), the control unit 10 displays a window.
On the in-scope clock display setting screen (g), setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. ON corresponds to clock display, and OFF corresponds to clock non-display.

■ 6.1.2 Tidal information setting ■
When the operation of the tide information setting button on the standby setting screen A is detected as shown in FIG. 23, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the tide information setting screen AB. On the tide information setting screen AB, setting buttons corresponding to auto and manual are arranged. When the operation of the manual button on the tide information setting screen AB is detected, the control unit 10 displays a tide station setting screen (b) or the like that can set tide stations such as Wakkanai, Abashiri, Ishigakijima, and Yonagunijima. Display.

■ 6.1.3 Graph settings ■
When the operation of the graph setting button on the standby setting screen A is detected as shown in FIG. 24, the control unit 10 displays the graph setting screens AC1 and AC2. In the graph setting screens AC1 and AC2 prepared for two screens, a setting button and a manual setting button corresponding to target data for displaying a graph are arranged. The target data includes speed (FIG. 25), altitude (FIG. 26), atmospheric pressure (FIG. 27), acceleration (FIG. 28), gyro (FIG. 29), fuel consumption (FIG. 30), temperature (FIG. 31), rotation speed ( 32), engine 1 (FIG. 33), engine 2 (FIG. 34), fuel (FIG. 35), voltage (FIG. 36), and the like. As illustrated in FIG. 37, the manual setting button is a setting button for displaying a plurality of types of graphs (in the figure, examples of combinations of speed, altitude, and cooling water temperature) with user-preferred specifications. As shown in FIG. 38, the altitude graph is displayed differently depending on whether the travel distance is less than 3 km or more than 3 km. In the same figure (a) which is a display example of less than 3 km, a graph of the altitude of the travel period from the travel distance of 0.0 km to that time is displayed. In the figure (b), which is a display example of 3 km or more, an altitude graph is displayed in two upper and lower stages. The upper graph is a graph of the altitude in the latest travel period of 3 km, and the lower graph is a graph of the altitude in the travel period from the travel distance of 0.0 km to that point.

When the operation of the manual setting button on the graph setting screen AC1 is detected as shown in FIG. 24, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the manual setting screen (a). On this manual setting screen (a), an item button for setting target data and a cycle setting button for setting a sampling cycle are arranged. In the item button, the data name of the target data set such as speed, acceleration before and after, and yaw is displayed. When the operation of the item button is detected, the control unit 10 switches and displays the target data selection screen (b). On the target data selection screen (b), data can be scrolled and displayed by using the up arrow button (page feed button) and the down arrow button (page return button). Scroll display data includes speed, altitude, atmospheric pressure, instantaneous fuel consumption, current fuel consumption, cooling water temperature, intake air temperature, rotation speed, engine load, throttle opening, MAF, INJ, intake manifold pressure, remaining fuel, no graph, There are before and after acceleration, acceleration left and right, acceleration up and down, pitch, roll and yaw. The control unit 10 sets the target data selected on the target data selection screen when the operation of the BACK button is detected as selection data.
On the manual setting screen (a), a cycle setting button corresponding to the target data selected on the target data selection screen (b) is displayed. When detecting the operation of the cycle setting button, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the cycle selection screen (c) including cycle icons corresponding to cycles of 500 ms, 1 s, 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, and the like. The cycle selected on this cycle selection screen (c) is set as the sampling cycle of the target data.

■ 6.1.4 Auto item setting ■
When the operation of the auto item setting button on the standby setting screen A is detected as shown in FIG. 39, the control unit 10 switches and displays the auto item setting screens AD1 and AD2. The auto item setting screens AD1 and AD2 are used to selectively set a standby screen that the control unit 10 cyclically displays on the touch panel 15 when the AUTO button 302 (see FIG. 7) on the standby list screen 3A is selected. This is the screen. Auto item setting screen AD1, AD2, clock, speed, eco-drive, acceleration, tilt, digital meter, tide information, preset A screen, preset B screen, preset C screen, photo frame, graph, altitude, positioning information, fuel consumption Setting buttons for the total, OBD data, etc. are arranged. Each setting button has a lighting location at the left end. The control part 10 lights the lighting location of the setting button corresponding to the setting state item in green.

■ 6.1.5 Preset screen settings ■
When the operation of the preset screen setting button on the standby setting screen A is detected as shown in FIG. 40, the control unit 10 sets the preset item setting screen AE1, the GPS window interrupt setting screen AE2, the backlight setting screen AE3, and the backlight color setting. Any one of the screen AE4, the translucent mode setting screen AE5, and the additional information display setting screen AE6 is sequentially displayed. The standby screen set using these setting screens is stored and held by the control unit 10. There are three types of preset buttons A to C, which correspond to the preset A to C screens, respectively. Similar settings can be made for each preset screen. Three preset screen setting buttons corresponding to the preset A to C screens are prepared. The setting procedure corresponding to each preset screen setting button is the same.

  Preset item setting screen AE1 is OFF, clock, vehicle speed, eco-drive, acceleration, inclination, tide information, satellite information, alarm panel, compass, reminder days, reminder distance, instantaneous fuel consumption, average fuel consumption, general road average fuel consumption, expressway Average fuel economy, current fuel economy, lifetime fuel economy, moving average fuel economy, fuel flow, engine water temperature, intake air temperature, outside air temperature, engine oil temperature, battery voltage, throttle opening, intake manifold, boost meter, tachometer, battery current, HV battery Preset items (display items) such as capacity, HV battery current, HV motor rotation speed, HV motor torque, and HV generator rotation speed can be set. Of the above, each item after the instantaneous fuel consumption can be set only when the OBD data becomes valid. In the initial setting, clock, speed, and eco-drive are set as the preset A screen, acceleration, tilt, and satellite information are set as the preset B screen, and tide information, compass, and atmospheric pressure are set as the preset C screen. When the setting operation is performed, the control unit 10 displays a preview for a predetermined time. When the backlight is set to AUTO, the first half of the preview is displayed with the backlight OFF, and the second half is displayed with the backlight ON.

  On the GPS window interrupt setting screen AE2, setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. ON is a setting for displaying the type, distance, and direction when the GPS target enters the alarm range. OFF is a setting that does not display the type / distance / azimuth even when the GPS target enters the alarm range. When the GPS target approaches under the ON setting, a GPS window (display field) 391 for displaying the target information is interrupted and displayed as shown in FIG. At this time, among the three ring displays 34 on the preset screen, the display positions of the left and right ring displays 34L and R are increased, thereby securing the interrupt area of the GPS window 391. In the radar detector 1 of this example, the initial setting of the GPS window interrupt setting is set to ON.

  On the backlight setting screen AE3, setting buttons corresponding to OFF, AUTO, and ON are arranged. OFF is a setting in which the backlight is always OFF. AUTO is a setting that can be switched ON / OFF by automatic determination. ON is a setting that always turns on the backlight. When the setting is performed, the control unit 10 displays a preview for a predetermined time. The contents of the automatic determination in AUTO are different depending on the flex dimmer setting. In the case of the flex dimmer based on the signal of the GPS receiver 121, the GPS is not measured and is turned on during tunnel guidance, otherwise it is turned off from sunrise to sunset, and turned on from sunset to sunrise. In the case of the flex dimmer based on the signals from the illuminance sensor 127 and the GPS receiver 121, it is set to ON when the tunnel is being guided without GPS positioning, otherwise it is OFF from sunrise to sunset time and ON from sunset to sunrise. Is turned on when the illuminance sensor 127 determines that the image is dark. In the case of a flex dimmer that is linked to a vehicle illumination signal by the OBD function, the light is turned on when the illumination is on and turned off when the illumination is off.

  On the backlight color setting screen AE4, as shown in FIG. 42, setting buttons corresponding to Aqua Blue, Yellow Green, Dark Red, Deep Blue, Green, Yellow Green, Orange, and Purple are arranged. When any one of the setting buttons corresponding to the backlight color in the backlight color setting screen AE4 is operated, the control unit 10 displays a preview of the backlight color corresponding to the setting button over a certain period of time, Thereafter, the screen is switched to the original backlight color setting screen AE4. The initial value is Aqua Blue.

  On the translucent mode setting screen AE5, as shown in FIG. 43, setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. When the on / off setting button in the semi-transparent mode setting screen AE5 is operated, the control unit 10 displays a preview screen corresponding to the setting button for a certain period of time, and then the original semi-transparent mode setting. Switch to screen AE5. The preset screen (a) in FIG. 43 is an example when the semi-transparent display is set. On the preset screen (a), the ring display 34 is semi-transparently displayed so that the background image set as the custom image can be seen through. The preset screen (b) is a display example in which the background image of the ring display 34 cannot be seen through. The translucent mode is a display mode that respects the feeling of the user who has set a background image as a custom image.

  On the additional information display setting screen AE6, setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. The function of displaying additional information is effective only when the OBD connection is established. When zero continues for 3 seconds with respect to the vehicle speed (OBD vehicle speed) acquired by the OBD function, 17-segment scroll display is performed on the premise that there is additional information in the set item. When the OBD vehicle speed exceeds zero, the display of the additional information is terminated and the normal display is restored. Even after the OBD vehicle speed of zero continues for 3 seconds, when the screen is switched, the operation is started after 3 seconds.

  When the additional information display setting is ON, the control unit 10 starts displaying additional information on a part of the meter approximately 3 seconds after the OBD vehicle speed becomes zero, and returns to the normal display according to the start of traveling. . The display of the additional information is executed as illustrated in FIG. 44 under the control of the control unit 10. The displayed additional information is the same as the additional information in the scope sub-display 34 described above.

Display item: Additional information

(1) Clock: Date, day of week (2) Vehicle speed: Average vehicle speed (AVESPD), Maximum vehicle speed (MAXSPD)
(3) Acceleration: Maximum forward acceleration (MAXFWD), maximum lateral acceleration (MAXL / R)
(4) Current fuel consumption: Maximum current fuel consumption (MAXAVE) Note that NULL is displayed such as “−” until the travel distance in this travel reaches 1 km.
(5) Moving average fuel consumption: Maximum moving average fuel consumption (MAXMOV) Note that NULL is displayed such as “-” until the travel distance becomes 16 km or more (until the graph is filled).
(6) Fuel flow: Maximum fuel flow (MAXFLW)
(7) Engine water temperature: Maximum engine water temperature (MAXENG)
(8) Intake air temperature: Maximum intake air temperature (MAXITK)
(9) Outside temperature: Maximum outside temperature (MAXAMB)
(10) Engine oil temperature: Maximum engine oil temperature (MAXOIL)
(11) Throttle opening: Average throttle opening (AVETHR), Maximum throttle opening (MAXTHR)
(12) Engine load: average engine load (AVELOD), maximum engine load (MAXLOD)
(13) In manifold meter: Maximum intake manifold pressure (MAXINM)
(14) Boost meter: Maximum boost pressure (MAXBST)
(15) Tachometer: Average speed (AVERPM), Maximum speed (MAXRPM)
(16) HV motor speed: HV motor maximum speed (MAXRPM)
(17) HV motor torque: HV motor maximum torque (MAXTRQ)

■ 6.1.6 Photo frame setting ■
The photo frame setting is a photo frame standby setting for displaying a photo (jpeg data) stored in the SD card. If an SD card storing photo data is prepared, it is possible to set a photo frame standby without using a conversion tool such as a PC. In the photo frame standby, up to 100 jpeg files stored in a directory under / user / photo / in the SD card are sequentially displayed. At this time, for subfolders, up to four levels below / user / photo / are automatically searched. Photos stored on mobile phones and PCs are often folder-managed by date, but adopting such a specification is convenient because you can copy the folder-managed data as it is. . The jpeg file corresponds to a baseline jpeg or progressive jpeg YUV444 / YUV422 / YUV420 / Y only format. The upper limit of the data size of jpeg data is up to 8000 × 8000 pixels, and the upper limit of the file size is about 3 MB.

  If no photo data is stored on the inserted SD card, “No valid jpeg file” is displayed. The photo frame setting of this example does not have a function of fixing a single photo when there are a plurality of photos. As a method of fixing one photo as a standby screen, there is a method of hiding the ring display 34 by turning off all items by preset screen setting. The photo frame setting may include a setting for displaying one photo fixedly. Note that a function for setting the order in which a plurality of photos are displayed may be included in the photo frame setting.

  In photo frame standby, a clock is displayed in the upper right of the screen. It is also possible to hide the clock by setting. Note that the message display of the GPS target is not performed during the display of the photo frame standby. On the other hand, volume operations, radar warnings, and wireless warning messages are displayed.

When detecting the operation of the photo frame setting button on the standby setting screen A as shown in FIG. 45, the control unit 10 sets the photo switching time setting screen AF1, the photo switching effect setting screen AF2, the photo zoom setting screen AF3, and the photo special effect setting. Either the screen AF4 or the clock display setting screen AF5 is sequentially displayed.
On the photo switching time setting screen AF1, setting buttons corresponding to photo switching times of 3 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, and 15 minutes are arranged.
On the photo switching effect setting screen AF2, setting buttons corresponding to no effect, fade, slide, window, zoom, all (all effects) are arranged. Fade is an effect where the previous photo gradually disappears and the next photo appears. Slide is an effect that the next photo slides in from the right. The window is an effect in which the next photo appears like a window from the center. Zoom is an effect where the next photo expands and disappears, and the next photo appears. “All” is an effect in which fade → slide → window → zoom → fade is repeatedly executed.

  On the photo zoom setting screen AF3, setting buttons corresponding to zoom settings of full, normal, no normal enlargement, and forced screen size are arranged. Full is a zoom that zooms in and out to fill the screen while maintaining the aspect ratio of the photo. When the aspect ratio of the screen is different from the aspect ratio of the photo, the top and bottom or left and right are cut off and part of the image is not displayed. Normal is a zoom setting that zooms in or out so that either the vertical or horizontal aspect fills the screen while maintaining the aspect ratio of the photo. If the aspect ratio of the screen is different from the aspect ratio of the photo, a black band will appear. No normal enlargement is a zoom setting in which, in a normal operation, if a photograph is smaller than the screen size, enlargement is not performed and the empty portion is filled with black. Forcing the screen size is a zoom setting that causes the picture to be horizontally long or vertically long because the screen is enlarged or reduced according to the screen size. Note that the aspect ratio of the screen of the touch panel 15 of this example is 400: 240 = 10: 6.

On the photo special effect setting screen AF4, setting buttons corresponding to the negative, gray scale, and sepia colors are usually arranged. Normally, it is a setting without a special effect that is displayed as it is. The negative is a special effect that reverses the brightness like a photographic negative. Grayscale is a special effect that displays like a black and white television. Sepia color is a special effect that displays colors like old photos.
On the clock display setting screen AF5, on and off setting buttons are arranged. By selecting one of the setting buttons, it is possible to set whether to display a clock on the upper right of the photo frame standby screen according to the user's preference.

■ 6.1.7 Fuel consumption meter setting ■
The fuel consumption meter setting is a setting function for the fuel consumption plan as shown in FIG. When the operation of the fuel consumption meter setting button on the standby setting screen A is detected as shown in FIG. 47, the control unit 10 switches and displays one of the six types of fuel consumption meter setting screens AG1 to AG6. On the fuel consumption meter setting screens AG1 to AG6, data setting buttons for text display are arranged on the left side of the fuel consumption plan surface of FIG. Each setting button is a button that switches on and off each time it is operated. The setting button switched to the on state is displayed in green at the left end.

  The data that can be set for the fuel efficiency plan includes speed, average speed, maximum speed, 5 second speed, average 5 second speed, maximum 5 second speed, rotation speed, average rotation speed, maximum rotation speed, engine load, average load, Maximum load, throttle opening, average throttle opening, maximum throttle opening, ignition timing, fuel level, intake manifold pressure, maximum intake manifold pressure, MAF, INJ, cooling water temperature, maximum cooling water temperature, intake air temperature, maximum intake air temperature , Outside air temperature, maximum outside air temperature, engine oil temperature, maximum engine oil temperature, maximum engine water temperature, remaining fuel, fuel flow rate, maximum fuel flow rate, fuel consumption, lifetime fuel consumption, instantaneous fuel efficiency, current fuel efficiency, maximum current fuel efficiency, lifetime fuel efficiency , Average fuel efficiency, general road average fuel efficiency, expressway average fuel efficiency, moving average fuel efficiency, maximum moving average fuel efficiency, driving time, travel time, idle time, idle ratio, travel distance, lifetime travel distance, lifetime travel Gin mileage, lifetime engine running ratio, 0-20 km / h acceleration time, 0-20 km / h average acceleration, 0-20 km / h shortest acceleration, 0-40 km / h acceleration time, 0-40 km / h average acceleration, 0 -40 km / h shortest acceleration, 0-60 km / h acceleration time, 0-60 km / h average acceleration, 0-60 km / h shortest acceleration, 0-80 km / h acceleration time, 0-80 km / h average acceleration, 0-80 km / H shortest acceleration, 0-20 km / h running time, 20-40 km / h running time, 40-60 km / h running time, 60-80 km / h running time, more than 80 km / h running time, lifetime engine running distance, lifetime There are engine running ratios.

  “Speed” displays the current vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side in units of km / h. “Average speed” displays the average vehicle speed of the vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side until the present time is turned on in units of km / h. “Maximum speed” displays the highest vehicle speed obtained from the vehicle side to the present after the power is turned on in units of km / h. “5 second speed” displays the average vehicle speed of the vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side from 5 seconds before to the present in units of km / h. “Average 5 second speed” displays the average speed of the vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side every 5 seconds from the power-on in units of km / h. “Maximum 5-second speed” displays the maximum speed every 5 seconds from power-on of the vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle in units of km / h. “Rotation speed” displays the current engine speed obtained from the vehicle side in units of rpm. “Average speed” displays the average value of the engine speed acquired from the vehicle side from the time the power is turned on to the present in units of rpm. “Maximum number of revolutions” displays the maximum value of the engine number of revolutions acquired from the vehicle side from the time the power is turned on to the present in units of rpm. “Engine load” displays the current engine load factor acquired from the vehicle side in units of%. “Average load” displays the average value of the engine load factor acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of%. “Average load” displays the average value of the engine load factor acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of%. “Maximum load” displays the maximum value of the engine load factor acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of%. “Throttle opening” displays the current throttle opening obtained from the vehicle side in units of%. The “average throttle opening” displays the average value of the throttle opening acquired from the vehicle side from power-on to the present in units of%. “Maximum throttle opening” displays the maximum value of the throttle opening acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of%. “Ignition timing” displays the current ignition timing acquired from the vehicle side in units of °. The “average throttle opening” displays the average value of the throttle opening acquired from the vehicle side from power-on to the present in units of%. “Maximum throttle opening” displays the maximum value of the throttle opening acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of%. “Fuel level” displays the current remaining fuel ratio obtained from the vehicle side in units of%. “Intake manifold pressure” displays the current intake manifold pressure acquired from the vehicle side in units of kPa. “MAF” displays the amount of air (intake air amount (MAF)) taken into the current engine acquired from the vehicle side in units of g / second. “INJ” displays the time (injection opening time) in which fuel is injected by the injector acquired from the vehicle side in a fixed time in milliseconds. "Cooling water temperature" displays the current engine cooling water temperature (cooling water temperature) acquired from the vehicle side in units of ° C. “Intake air temperature” indicates the temperature (intake air temperature) of air taken into the current engine acquired from the vehicle side in units of ° C. “Outside air temperature” displays the current outside air temperature (outside air temperature) acquired from the vehicle side in units of ° C. “Remaining fuel” displays the amount of remaining fuel (remaining fuel amount) in the current fuel tank acquired from the vehicle side in units of L. “Fuel flow rate” displays the current fuel flow rate obtained from the vehicle side in units of mL / min. “Consumed fuel” displays the difference between the remaining fuel amount acquired from the vehicle side when the power is turned on and the current remaining fuel amount in units of mL as consumed fuel. “Lifetime fuel consumption” indicates the cumulative value of fuel consumption in units of L since the machine was first installed or reset. “Instantaneous fuel consumption” displays the current instantaneous fuel consumption obtained from the vehicle side in units of km / L. “Current fuel efficiency” displays the fuel efficiency of the current running or the like calculated based on the instantaneous fuel efficiency acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of km / L. “Lifetime fuel consumption” displays the fuel consumption in the unit of km / L calculated based on the instantaneous fuel from the first installation of this machine or after all resetting on the setting screen to the present. “Average fuel consumption” displays the fuel consumption in units of km / L calculated based on the instantaneous fuel from the time when the machine is first installed or the average fuel consumption is reset on the setting screen to the present. The “average fuel efficiency general road” is determined based on the map data stored in the database 100 and the current position acquired by the GPS receiver 121, and whether the current position corresponds to the position of the general road. Based on the instantaneous fuel consumption obtained from the above, the average fuel consumption on the ordinary road from the first installation of the machine or after resetting the average fuel consumption on the setting screen is displayed in units of km / L. Similarly, the “average fuel consumption highway” displays the average fuel consumption on the highway in units of km / L. “Running time” displays the time from power-on to the present time in hour: minute: second format. “Running time” displays the time from the power-on to the present time when the vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side exceeded zero in the format of hours: minutes: seconds. “Idle time” displays the time during which the vehicle is stopped from the time the power is turned on, that is, the time when the vehicle speed acquired from the vehicle side is zero in the format of hour: minute: second. “Idle ratio” is the time during which the vehicle travels from the time the power is turned on, that is, the time when the vehicle speed exceeds zero (travel time), and the time when the vehicle stops, that is, the time when the vehicle speed obtained from the vehicle side is zero. It is displayed in the unit of percentage% with (stop time). The “travel distance” displays the meter travel distance obtained from the vehicle speed and elapsed time acquired from the vehicle side from the power-on to the present in units of km. “Lifetime mileage” displays the cumulative value of the mileage since the first installation of the machine or reset, in units of km. “Lifetime engine travel distance” is the distance traveled using the engine as power. “Lifetime engine running ratio” is the ratio of running with the engine as power. It is also possible to obtain a brake travel distance that represents the load on the brake pad based on the same concept as the engine travel distance. In calculating the brake travel distance, for example, the degree to which the load on the brake pad is reduced is estimated according to the integrated value of electric power based on the brake regenerative current of a hybrid vehicle, an electric vehicle, etc. What is necessary is just to calculate a distance smaller than the distance.

  “0-20 km / h acceleration time” displays the time taken from the latest stop state to 20 km / h in units of seconds. “0-20 km / h average acceleration” displays the average time taken from the stop state to 20 km / h in units of seconds. “0-20 km / h shortest acceleration” displays the shortest time taken from the stop state to 20 km / h in units of seconds. “0-40 km / h acceleration time” displays the time taken from the latest stop state to 40 km / h in units of seconds. “0-40 km / h average acceleration” displays the average time taken from the stop state to 40 km / h in units of seconds. “0-40 km / h shortest acceleration” displays the shortest time taken from the stop state to 40 km / h in units of seconds. “0-60 km / h acceleration time” displays the time taken from the latest stop state to 60 km / h in units of seconds.

  “0-60 km / h average acceleration” displays the average time taken from the stop state to 60 km / h in units of seconds. “0-60 km / h shortest acceleration” displays the shortest time taken from the stop state to 60 km / h in seconds. “0-80 km / h acceleration time” displays the time taken from the latest stop state to 80 km / h in units of seconds. “0-80 km / h average acceleration” displays the average time taken from the stationary state to 80 km / h in seconds. “0-80 km / h shortest acceleration” displays the shortest time from the stop state to 80 km / h in units of seconds. “0-20 km / h travel time” displays the total time traveled at a speed of 20 km / h from the stop state in the format of hour: minute: second. “20-40 km / h travel time” displays the total time traveled from 20 km / h to 40 km / h in an hour: minute: second format. “40-60 km / h travel time” displays the total time traveled at a speed of 40 km / h to 60 km / h in an hour: minute: second format. “60-80 km / h travel time” displays the total time traveled from 60 km / h to 80 km / h in the format of hours: minutes: seconds. “Travel time of 80 km / h or more” displays the total time spent traveling at a speed of 80 km / h or more in an hour: minute: second format.

  In addition to the data listed above, it indicates ON / OFF of the illumination power line, and “illumination” linked to the SW position above the small lamp (including when dark is determined by AUTO), input / output to the battery Current value, generally called an ammeter, "battery current" expressed as + when charging, and-when discharging, engine oil temperature, because the engine is cooled by cooling water “Engine oil temperature”, “maximum engine oil temperature” that is slightly higher than the cooling water temperature, the percentage of charge of the hybrid battery (SOC = State Of Charge) “Hybrid vehicle battery capacity”, "Hybrid vehicle battery current", which is expressed as + when charging and-when discharging, "hybrid vehicle" indicating the rotation speed of the hybrid motor "Motor speed", "hybrid car maximum motor speed" indicating the maximum motor speed after turning on the IG (ignition), "hybrid car motor torque" showing the shaft rotational force of the hybrid motor, and the maximum motor torque after IGON “Maximum motor torque of hybrid vehicle” shown, “hybrid vehicle generator rotational speed” indicating the rotational speed of the generator (hybrid generator) for hybrid may be included.

■ 6.1.8 OBD data setting ■
The OBD data setting is a setting function for the OBD data screen as shown in FIG. When the operation of the OBD data setting button on the standby setting screen A is detected as shown in FIG. 49, the control unit 10 switches and displays one of the OBD setting screens AH1 to AH6. On the OBD setting screens AH1 to AH6, setting buttons corresponding to the following data are arranged. Each setting button is the same as the fuel consumption meter setting button in FIG. 47, and the left end portion lights in green when turned on. The data includes speed, average speed, maximum speed, 5-second speed, average 5-second speed, maximum 5-second speed, rotation speed, average rotation speed, maximum rotation speed, engine load, average load, maximum load, throttle opening, Average throttle opening, maximum throttle opening, ignition timing, fuel level, intake manifold pressure, maximum intake manifold pressure, MAF, INJ, cooling water temperature, maximum cooling water temperature, intake air temperature, maximum intake air temperature, outside air temperature, maximum outside air temperature, Engine oil temperature, maximum engine oil temperature, remaining fuel, fuel flow rate, maximum fuel flow rate, fuel consumption, lifetime fuel consumption, instantaneous fuel efficiency, current fuel efficiency, maximum current fuel efficiency, lifetime fuel efficiency, average fuel efficiency, general road average fuel efficiency, expressway average Fuel consumption, moving average fuel consumption, maximum moving average fuel consumption, driving time, travel time, idle time, idle ratio, travel distance, lifetime travel distance, 0-20 km / h acceleration time, 0-20 km / h average addition 0-20 km / h shortest acceleration, 0-40 km / h acceleration time, 0-40 km / h average acceleration, 0-40 km / h shortest acceleration, 0-60 km / h acceleration time, 0-60 km / h average acceleration, 0 -60km / h shortest acceleration, 0-80km / h acceleration time, 0-80km / h average acceleration, 0-80km / h shortest acceleration, 0-20km / h traveling time, 20-40km / h traveling time, 40-60km / H travel time, 60-80 km / h travel time, travel time of 80 km / h or more, lifetime engine travel distance, lifetime engine travel ratio, and the like.

■ 6.2 Mode setting ■
The mode setting is an alarm mode setting with different alarm frequencies. When the operation of the mode setting button on the setting list screen 1A is detected as shown in FIG. 50, the control unit 10 switches the display to the mode setting screen B. On the mode setting screen B, setting buttons corresponding to the alarm modes of normal, minimum, special, all-on, and manual are arranged. FIG. 51 shows an example of the setting of each alarm mode except the manual mode and the setting under the manual mode. The normal mode is an initial setting mode at the time of product shipment. In each mode other than the manual mode, an operation (on / off) corresponding to each alarm target is defined in advance. In the manual mode, the user can manually set the operation according to the alarm target. The minimum mode is a setting that warns only the minimum necessary alarm target in all of the RD alarm function, the radio alarm function, and the GPS alarm function. The normal mode is a mode that places importance on the balance between functions, and is a setting that warns as a warning target items having a high degree of importance among items relating to control in addition to the items of the minimum mode. In the special mode, in addition to the items in the normal mode, all items related to the control are set as alarm targets.

When the operation of the manual setting button on the mode setting screen B is detected as shown in FIG. 52, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the manual setting screen BA on which each setting button corresponding to the wireless setting, the radar setting, and the GPS setting is arranged. .
When the operation of the radar setting button on the manual setting screen BA is detected as shown in FIG. 53, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the radar setting screen. On the radar setting screen, setting buttons corresponding to I cancel, cancel sound, and reverse cancel are arranged. I-cancellation is a function for automatically registering GPS position information and canceling another alarm at the same point when a false alarm occurs. The cancel sound is a function that emits a sound once every 10 seconds when “cancelling” during I cancellation. The reverse cancellation is a function for canceling the RD alarm when the installation lane is in the opposite lane when passing through an installation point such as a radar type orbit. Each setting button is a button that is turned on and off each time it is operated, and the setting button that is turned on is lit in green at the left end.

When the operation of the wireless setting button on the manual setting screen BA is detected as shown in FIG. 54, the control unit 10 switches between the wireless setting screens (a) and (b). There are two types of wireless setting screens (a) and (b): reception sensitivity, car location, control, digital, extra small, police, police phone, police activity, wrecker, helicopter, fire helicopter, fire fighting, new emergency, Each setting button corresponding to the expressway and security is arranged. Each setting button is an on / off button in which the left end portion where the on state is set is lit in green.
When the operation of the GPS setting button on the manual setting screen BA is detected as shown in FIG. 55, the control unit 10 switches and displays one of the five types of GPS setting screens (a) to (e). On the GPS setting screens (a) to (e), orbis, immediately preceding speed notification, camera position notification, passing notification, speed limit notification, overspeed notification, control area, inspection area, speed limit switching notification, intersection monitoring point, signal Ignore deterrence, high-speed traffic police force, banned monitoring area, temporary stop warning, N system, traffic monitoring system, police station, police box, accident-prone area, on-vehicle aim area, sharp curve, branch junction point, railroad crossing, ETC lane, SA , PA, highway oasis, smart IC, gas station, tunnel, highway radio, prefectural border, road station, viewpoint, parking, parking lot, fire department, public toilet, etc. are arranged.

■ 6.3 Alarm setting ■
The alarm setting is a setting relating to an alarm mode. When the operation of the alarm setting button on the setting list screen 1A is detected as shown in FIG. 56, the control unit 10 displays the radar reception sensitivity setting screen C1, the road selection screen C2, the alarm panel operation setting screen C3, and the alarm panel photo setting screen C4. Either one is displayed on the touch panel 15.
On the radar reception sensitivity setting screen C1, setting buttons corresponding to city, extra, super extra, AAC / ASS, and AAC / SE are arranged. When detecting the operation of any of the setting buttons, the control unit 10 sets the radar reception sensitivity corresponding to the setting button.
On the road selection screen C2, setting buttons corresponding to a general road, a highway, all, no auto atmospheric pressure, and auto atmospheric pressure are arranged. “Without auto atmospheric pressure” is a setting for automatically determining a road by GPS, and “With automatic atmospheric pressure” is a setting for automatically determining a road by GPS and an atmospheric pressure sensor.

On the alarm panel operation setting screen C3, setting buttons corresponding to animation loop, animation → stationary, and stationary are arranged. The animation loop setting is an operation setting in which the animation loops while the alarm panel 36 (see FIGS. 12 and 15) is displayed. However, in this operation setting, the photo display of the alarm panel 36 is set to ON, and if there is a photo for the target, it is switched to a photo on the way. The animation → still setting is an operation setting in which an animation is displayed for a while while the alarm panel 36 is displayed and the image is stopped at the last frame. In this operation setting, the alarm operation is executed less frequently due to the ring 340 other than the approach to the Orvis. The still setting is an operation setting for stopping at the last frame while the alarm panel 36 is displayed. In this operation setting, the alarm operation by the ring 340 other than the approach to the Orvis is also stopped.
On the alarm panel photo setting screen C4, setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged. When the ON setting button is operated, a case where a target photograph is displayed on the alarm panel 36 is set under the control of the control unit 10. On the other hand, when the OFF setting button is operated, the target photograph is not displayed on the alarm panel 36.

■ 6.4 Screen / LED setting ■
The screen / LED setting is a setting relating to the display screen of the touch panel 15 and the light emission operation of the multi-color LED 137. When detecting the operation of the screen / LED setting button on the setting list screen 1A as shown in FIG. One of the multi-color LED setting screen D5 and the button LED setting screen D6 is displayed.
On the brightness setting screen D1, setting buttons corresponding to minimum, dark, normal, and bright are arranged.
On the flex dimmer setting screen D2, setting buttons corresponding to GPS, illuminance sensor + GPS, and OBD illumination interlock are arranged. The GPS is a dimmer setting that calculates the sunrise / sunset time from the time / latitude / longitude and determines the brightness. The illuminance sensor + GPS is a dimmer setting that preferentially determines the decrease in brightness by the illuminance sensor 127 in addition to the determination by the GPS. OBD illumination interlocking is a dimmer setting that is controlled by day luminance when the illumination signal is OFF, and is controlled by night luminance when the illumination signal is ON by detecting illumination of OBD information. In addition, when it mounts | wears with the vehicle which cannot detect an illumination signal, the control part 10 sets the setting button corresponding to this OBD illumination interlocking so that operation is impossible. The initial setting of the dimmer setting is an OBD illumination-linked dimmer setting when the illumination is valid when the OBD adapter is connected, and is an illuminance sensor + GPS dimmer setting in other cases.
On the window touch correction screen D4, operation buttons for executing correction are arranged. When detecting the operation of the operation button, the control unit 10 sequentially switches and displays a series of correction screens as shown in FIG.

  In the multi-color LED setting screen D5, setting buttons corresponding to OFF, voice linkage, area linkage, and voice + area linkage are arranged. Using the multi-color LED setting screen D5, the operation of the multi-color LED 137 can be set to four types. OFF is a setting in which the multi-color LED 137 is not lit at all. The voice linkage is a setting in which the color changes depending on the type of audio output such as a GPS alarm, a radar alarm, and a radio alarm, and the brightness changes depending on the loudness (amplitude) and dimmer.

Area interlock is a mode in which the multi-color LED 137 emits light in conjunction with an area as described below.
Red: Orbis (2100m)
Yellow: Control area (1100m / 100m (temporarily stopped)), inspection area (1100m), high-speed police station waiting area (1100m), my area (1100m), intersection monitoring point (600m), signal ignorance suppression system (600m)
Both include the target in the tunnel and the target immediately after the exit.

  In area linkage, if you are heading to the above target direction and are within its effective range (including the control area and check area other than once out of service area), the one with the highest priority "" Is output. The color condition is the same as the system alarm level. However, the above orbit 2100m is always extracted in the case of the expressway attribute, but depends on the “GPS target search range” setting in the case of the general road attribute. In this example, the blinking cycle is changed according to the distance from the target with the highest priority. Specifically, the blinking cycle is determined by linear interpolation between two points of 3000 msec at 2000 m and 750 msec at 0 m. The PWM ON time is fixed at 80 milliseconds, and the ON target value of the brightness of the PWM itself is 30% × dimer coefficient. However, it is a target value. In fact, when it becomes bright, it moves 1/2 of the difference between the current value and the target value every 4 milliseconds, and when it becomes dark, it becomes 1/64 of the difference between the current value and the target value every 4 milliseconds. The approaching process of moving is executed, thereby producing a feeling of disappearing softly. Note that priority is given to those with a high system alarm level.

  The voice + area linkage is a setting that always outputs the voice linkage with priority when the voice linkage condition is satisfied, and performs the area linkage operation when the voice linkage condition is not satisfied. With this setting, when the area interlock condition is not satisfied, the multi-color LED 137 is turned off.

■ 6.5 Audio settings ■ Audio settings are settings related to sound output such as alarm sound (alarm voice). When the operation of the voice setting button on the setting list screen 1A is detected as shown in FIG. 59, the control unit 10 detects the narrator switching screen E1, the voice mode setting screen E2, the radar warning sound setting screen E3, the wireless warning sound setting screen E4, orbis. One of a location guide setting screen E5, a speed warning sound setting screen E6, a positioning announcement setting screen E7, a relax chime setting screen E8, a time signal setting screen E9, and an operation sound setting screen E10 is displayed.

On the narrator switching screen E1, setting buttons corresponding to female 1, female 2, female 3, female 4, male narrator are arranged.
On the voice mode setting screen E2, setting buttons corresponding to normal, assistant, and advice are arranged. As shown in FIG. 60, different pronunciations occur depending on the set mode. In the best partner + (plus) in the figure, in addition to the conventional alarm by radio wave reception, the judgment is based on a combination of radar wave, radio, and GPS. Not only a combination with a radio alarm, but also a more accurate sound is produced by a composite condition of RD waves, radio and GPS. As a combined condition of RD wave and GPS, after starting the mousetrap area alarm, the condition and area for changing the sounding content of the RD alarm only when the RD wave is received within the range (500m) of this mousetrap area After leaving outside, there is a condition that it is handled as the first time when it enters the area again and receives the RD wave. In addition, the handling of “first time” is independent of the combined condition of radio and GPS described later. The pronunciation of the best partner + has the highest priority for pronunciation, so even if another pronunciation is being played, it is interrupted and reproduced. There are voice examples such as “♪ (Same eye x 3 for stealth warning) Speed measurement caution”.

As a combined condition of radio and GPS, a condition and an area where the sound content of the radio alarm is changed only for the “first time” when a specific radio is received in the area (500 m) after the alarm is started in the control area and the inspection area. There is a condition that, after leaving outside, when entering the area again and receiving radio, it is handled as the first time. The handling of the “first time” is independent of the above-mentioned RD wave and GPS combined conditions. Note that since the pronunciation priority is not the highest priority, even if another pronunciation is performed, the pronunciation is not interrupted and reproduced. Target radios include car location proximity, car location distant, 350.1 enforcement radio, digital radio, enforcement signal, inspection signal, parallel tracking, special radio, tow radio, police radio, police phone, police activity radio . Within the tracking type control area, there are voice examples such as “♪ (Set wireless jingle) Tracking type control caution”.
In the radar detector 1 of this example, the generation timing of alarm sound (alarm voice) is set as shown in FIGS.

The greeting in FIG. 60 includes a greeting at the time of GPS initial positioning pronunciation. It is preferable to change the pronunciation content as shown in FIG. 64 according to the date and time zone.
The sunset notification in FIG. 60 is generated when the sunset time calculated based on the vehicle position and the weather output from the GPS receiver 121 is reached. An example of a voice is “♪ (GPS notification jingle) Sunset. Check the light”. It should be noted that the sunset time fluctuates if the car moves, but once the sunset notification has been made, it is preferable not to notify until the power is turned off.

The reminder notification of FIG. 60 is a notification display when a reminder is set. When the number of days or distance has reached the set value at the time of activation, a notification display of up to three activations (cancelled by operation) is performed. At the time of this announcement, for example, a voice such as “♪ (Reminder jingle) It is time to change engine oil.”
The Orbis countdown shown in the figure is a function that reads out the remaining distance every time it reaches 100 m when approaching Orbis. Countdown pronunciation is not a top priority, so if you have other pronunciations, you may have already passed that distance. Such distance pronunciation is canceled. The countdown is established when the sound generation count distance is equal to or less than 50 m. However, when a plurality of sound generation count distances are satisfied at the same time (when the distance is skipped), the closest one is output. The distance beyond the countdown output is not output. When the separation distance is reached, it becomes possible to output again from 900 m or 400 m. 1000m and 500m are not pronounced.
In order to prioritize the countdown, the radar warning sound is temporarily changed. When the countdown state is valid, when the countdown state is entered, the radar warning sound setting is temporarily switched to an electronic sound, and then returns to the warning sound set after passing (counter priority control of radar warning sound).

Other functions related to audio include the following functions.
The illuminance decrease notification function is a function that generates sound when the ambient brightness becomes dark by the illuminance sensor 127. In addition, since there is a possibility of frequent occurrence in continuous tunnels, it is better not to notify when it becomes dark within 30 seconds after dark → bright. For example, “♪ (Jingle) The illuminance has dropped. Check the light.”
The eco-drive notification function is a function that generates a sound when the eco-drive points are full or the score is lowered. For example, there is a voice output such as “♪ (Jingle) eco drive point is full” or “♪ (Jingle) eco drive point is decreasing”.

  There is also an audio output function using the OBD function. The outside temperature is pronounced when the temperature is 30 ° C. or higher, and once it is pronounced, it is not pronounced until the power is turned off. For example, there is an audio output such as “♪ (Jingle) outside temperature exceeds 30 degrees”. The throttle opening is pronounced when 80% or more continues for 3 seconds. For example, there is a voice output “♪ (Jingle) accelerator is too depressed.” About engine load, 80% or more is pronounced continuously for 3 seconds, for example, there is a voice output "♪ (Jingle) engine load is too much." As for the number of revolutions, 5000 rpm or more is pronounced continuously for 3 seconds. For example, there is an audio output such as “♪ (Jingle) The number of revolutions is too high.” Note that the voice function independent of the mode includes a speed warning and a wireless warning sound.

On the radar warning sound setting screen E3 (FIG. 59), setting buttons corresponding to electronic sound, voice, quiat voice, melody 1, melody 2, melody 3, and melody rotation are arranged.
On the wireless alarm sound setting screen E4, setting buttons corresponding to voice, demodulation, voice classic, demodulation classic, and OFF are arranged. As the wireless alarm, as shown in FIG. 65, an electronic sound jingle can be selected in addition to the wireless jingle (pyrrololone). The electronic sound jingle can grasp the type of radio to some extent by the difference in sound.
On the orvis location guide setting screen E5, setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged.

  On the speed warning sound setting screen E6, setting buttons corresponding to OFF, chime, and voice are arranged. In this example, ♪ Kinkon Kinkon ... is used as the speed warning sound. When the speed warning sound and the radar warning sound (electronic sound setting) are established at the same time, the control unit 10 executes control giving priority to the radar warning (electronic sound setting). The speed warning is a function for sounding a speed warning chime at a vehicle speed ≧ 110 km / h (with a hysteresis setting of 5 km / h) regardless of the target speed limit. Since the chime is output as an electronic sound, it can be output simultaneously with other voices. In addition, when the radar warning is outputting an electronic sound, the radar warning has priority. The speed warning sound can be turned ON / OFF on the speed warning sound setting screen E6 of FIG. Note that the initial setting is OFF.

Setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged on the positioning announcement setting screen E7.
On the relax chime setting screen E8, setting buttons corresponding to 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, and OFF are arranged.
On the time signal setting screen E9, setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged.
On the operation sound setting screen E10, setting buttons corresponding to ON and OFF are arranged.

■ 6.6 Reminder setting ■
The reminder setting is a setting for maintenance time such as oil change. When the operation of the reminder setting button on the setting list screen 1A is detected as shown in FIG. 66, the control unit 10 switches and displays the reminder setting screen F on which setting buttons corresponding to oil, oil element, tire, and battery are arranged. .
When the operation of the oil setting button on the reminder setting screen F is detected as shown in FIG. 67, the control unit 10 switches and displays on the oil setting screen FA. When the operation of the oil element setting button is detected, the oil element setting screen FB is switched and displayed. When the operation of the tire setting button is detected, the display is switched to the tire setting screen FC. When the operation of the battery setting button is detected, the battery setting screen FD is switched and displayed.
In these setting screens such as the oil setting screen FA, the remaining distance until the replacement and the remaining days are displayed, and a change button is arranged. When detecting the operation of the upper change button, the control unit 10 switches and displays it on the screen (a) for inputting the oil change distance. When the operation of the lower change button is detected, the screen is switched to a screen (b) for inputting the number of days for oil change.

  If a hybrid vehicle is considered, the distance between the oil and the oil element (engine travel distance) is calculated using the distance traveled (engine travel distance) when the internal combustion engine is running (gasoline or light oil is combusted). (Reminder distance) should be determined. The distance that the battery runs on a hybrid vehicle that has an engine and an electric motor as the driving force source is irrelevant to the deterioration of the engine oil and oil element. You can know the maintenance distance. Since the travel distance is equal to the engine travel distance except for the hybrid vehicle, the determination based on the engine travel distance is possible as in the case of the hybrid vehicle.

■ 6.7 System settings ■
When detecting the operation of the system setting button on the setting list screen 1A as shown in FIG. 68, the control unit 10 displays the log function setting screen G1, the SD output setting screen G2, the data deletion screen G3, the demo mode setting screen G4, and the version information screen. One of G5 is switched and displayed.
As shown in FIG. 69, on the data deletion screen G3, operation buttons corresponding to My Area, Cancel Area, Post Pin, Log Data, Eco Drive, and Initialization are arranged. The control unit 10 that has detected the operation of the operation button switches and displays the corresponding deletion screen. For example, when the operation of the operation button corresponding to the posting pin is detected, the control unit 10 switches and displays a posting pin deletion screen for selecting whether to delete the posting pin. Operation buttons corresponding to yes and no are arranged on each deletion screen including the posting pin deletion screen. When the operation of the yes operation button is detected, the control unit 10 switches and displays a deletion completion screen that displays the deletion. On the other hand, when the operation of the no operation button is detected, the control unit 10 switches and displays the original data deletion screen.

■ 6.8 Custom settings ■
The custom settings are various fine settings according to the user's preference. When the operation of the custom setting button on the setting list screen 1A is detected as shown in FIG. 70, the control unit 10 switches and displays one of the custom audio setting screen H1, the custom image setting screen H2, and the custom image zoom setting screen H3. To do.
On the custom sound setting screen H1, setting buttons corresponding to items of an opening, an orvis jingle, a GPS alarm jingle, a GPS notification jingle, a radio jingle, a GPS initial positioning, and a radar melody 1 are arranged. Each setting button is a setting button that is switched every time whether the normal sound or the custom sound is used. Each setting button is provided with a green lighting portion at the left end. The control unit 10 turns off the lighted portion for the setting button for which the use of the normal sound is set, and turns on the green for the setting button for which the use of the custom sound is set. Note that setting buttons corresponding to items for which a custom sound data file does not exist are not lit in green even when operated. Also, even if the custom sound cannot be played for some reason, it does not light green even when the setting button is operated. When the custom sound data file is valid, every time the setting button is operated, a normal sound or a custom sound set by the operation is output.

  The conditions of the file that can be set as the custom sound are that the format is an MP3 audio file, the file name is the name of the custom sound file shown in FIG. 71, and the path of the SD card for storing the file is \ user \ sound \ If the audio file is other than monaural, it is played back as a monaural mix. In order to prevent an alarm delay, the reproduction is forcibly stopped after 15 seconds except for the startup sound / radar melody 1 (FIG. 71). For this reason, jingles and the like having a short reproduction time are recommended. While the start-up sound is being played, no sound other than the electronic sound is played until the start-up sound has been played. In order to forcibly stop reproduction, it is necessary to operate the MUTE button 223. If there is no automatic adjustment function of the sound pressure of the audio file and there is a sense of incongruity in the difference in sound pressure with the built-in sound, the user needs to adjust the gain of the audio file. The built-in sound is adjusted at an average sound pressure of -13 dB.

  In the initial setting state, when the replacement audio file is stored in the SD card, the left end of the corresponding setting button on the custom audio output screen in FIG. 70 is lit in green, and the custom audio is checked. When the setting button corresponding to the target custom sound is operated, ON / OFF of the check is switched. When ON is operated, a custom sound whose check is ON is used, and the custom sound is reproduced as a test. Custom sound with check OFF is not used, and normal sound is played back as a test. Note that the test reproduction can be stopped by a sound stop button.

  In the custom image setting screen H2, setting buttons corresponding to the startup screen and the preset A to C screens are arranged. When each setting button is operated, a custom image can be set as the background of the corresponding screen (FIG. 70 (a) → FIG. 70 (b)). As a custom image file, the format must be a JPEG file, the sampling must be compatible with YUV444 / YUV422 / YUV420 / YUV411 / Y Only, and the format must be compatible with baseline / progressive. The maximum file size per image is about 3MB, the maximum resolution is 8000 x 8000 pixels, the file name is arbitrary, the path of the SD card for storing the file is \ user \ photo \, and the subfolder search range is \ user \ photo \ The range is up to 4 levels below. Since the screen size is 400 × 240 dots, when the image sizes do not match, the screen is enlarged or reduced. In this case, a desired enlargement / reduction pattern can be selected on the custom image zoom setting screen H3 (FIG. 70). For a progressive JPEG file, only the final image is displayed. \ user \ photo \ When the following files are added or deleted, it is necessary to select an image.

  A method for setting a custom image will be described with reference to FIG. The figure illustrates the procedure for setting a custom image on the startup screen. In setting a custom image, first, a JPEG file is stored under \ user \ photo of the SD card. Next, the target screen is selected by operating one of the setting buttons on the custom image setting screen. Then, the thumbnail list screen is displayed, and you can select a photo to be set as a custom image. Note that the cursor moves to the currently set photo. You can scroll to the next page by operating the right triangle mark located at the bottom of the thumbnail list screen, and you can scroll to the previous page by operating the left triangle mark. Note that the upper left of the thumbnail list is the initial display. If the user himself / herself prepares a logo of a vehicle manufacturer or the like, as shown in FIG. 73, a photograph of the manufacturer logo can be set on the start-up screen.

  On the custom image zoom setting screen H3 (FIG. 70), setting buttons corresponding to full, normal, no normal enlargement, and forced screen size are arranged. Full is a zoom setting that zooms in and out to fill the screen while maintaining the aspect ratio of the photo. With the full zoom setting, if the aspect ratio of the screen and the aspect ratio of the photo are different, the top and bottom or the left and right are cut off. Normal is a zoom setting that zooms in or out so that either the vertical or horizontal aspect fills the screen while maintaining the aspect ratio of the photo. With the normal zoom setting, a black band appears when the aspect ratio of the screen and the aspect ratio of the photo are different. No normal enlargement is a zoom setting in which, in a normal operation, when a photograph is smaller than the screen size, enlargement is not performed and a blank portion is filled with black. Forcing the screen size is a zoom setting that causes the picture to be horizontally long or vertically long because the screen is enlarged or reduced according to the screen size. Note that the zoom setting selected on the custom image zoom setting screen H3 is not only reflected in the background setting of the actual startup screen / preset A / B / C screen, but also applied to the display of the custom image setting.

■ 6.9 OBD setting ■
When the operation of the OBD setting button on the setting list screen 1A is detected as shown in FIG. 74, the control unit 10 switches and displays the OBD setting screen I. On this OBD setting screen I, setting buttons corresponding to full tank start, full tank correction, coefficient correction, average clear, and all clear are arranged, and various operations are possible as shown in FIG.

■ 7. Radarscope screen setting and operation ■
As described above, there are two types of radar scope screens, the map screen 31 (see FIG. 12) and the classic scope screen 32 (see FIG. 15). Here, the setting and operation of the map screen 31, the operation of the classic scope screen 32, and the content of the ring action by the ring 340 will be described in detail. The ring 340 is an outer frame portion of the ring display 34 in the preset screen or the classic scope screen 32 (the scope sub display 34 in the case of the classic scope screen 32).
■ 7.1 Map screen settings and operation ■
For the map screen 31, the control unit 10 executes the following setting process in accordance with an operation on the map mode setting screen (FIG. 20B).
When the operation of the setting button without one map panel on the map mode setting screen is detected, the map screen 31 illustrated in FIG. 76 is set as the radar scope screen. The setting without one map panel is a map mode for the user who wants to display a map widely and does not need to display the alarm panel 36 by animation or photograph.
When detecting the operation of the setting button for 1 map panel automatic, the control unit 10 sets the map screen 31 illustrated in FIG. 77 as a radar scope screen. The automatic setting of one map panel is a map mode for a user who wants to display the alarm panel 36 large when approaching. When the map screen 31 of FIG. 77 is displayed as a standby screen, the control unit 10 enlarges and displays the alarm panel 36 when the distance to the target is 600 m or less, and reduces and displays the alarm panel 36 when it exceeds 600 m.
When the operation of the setting button of one map panel is detected, the map screen illustrated in FIG. 78 is set as the radar scope screen. The setting of 1 map panel small is a map mode for users who want to display the alarm panel 36 but want to fix the alarm panel 36 in a small size because the map area becomes narrow when the alarm panel 36 is displayed large. In the radar detector 1 of this example, this small one map panel is set as an initial setting.

  When detecting the operation of the setting button of 1 map 2 panel small on the map mode setting screen (FIG. 20B), the control unit 10 sets the map screen 31 illustrated in FIG. 79 as the radar scope setting screen. When the alarm panel 36 is only one panel, even if an important target is behind, the target near the target or the target in the audio alarm is displayed with priority, so the urgency level of the important target behind the user is displayed. May be difficult to recognize. In order to cope with such a situation, the setting of 1 map 2 panel small is a map mode in which important targets such as orbis, control, and inspection are preferentially displayed at the display position on the left side of the touch panel 15.

  When one map 2 panel small is set, the control unit 10 links the mini icon 383 in the mini radar scope 38 and the alarm panel 36 so that the user can definitely grasp the target corresponding to the alarm panel 36. (Line segment as link information) 312 is drawn. Further, during the voice alarm, the control unit 10 causes the corresponding link line 312 to blink so that the user can immediately recognize the target of interest.

  When detecting the operation of the setting button without two map panels, the control unit 10 sets the map screen 31 illustrated in FIG. 80 as a radar scope screen. In the map mode without the two-map panel, the control unit 10 divides the display screen of the touch panel 15 into left and right, displays the detailed map 31A on the left side, and displays the wide area map 31B on the right side. The wide area map 31B has a constant scale and a fixed heading up map orientation. The scale and the map orientation of the detailed map 31A depend on the zoom setting and display format setting. In the map mode without the two-map panel, it is possible to display distant targets on the wide area map 31B while displaying close targets on the detailed map 31A. In this map mode, the alarm panel 36 is not displayed.

  When detecting the operation of the setting button on the small 2 map panel, the control unit 10 sets the map screen illustrated in FIG. 81 as the radar scope screen. This map mode with a small 2 map panel is a map mode in which a display with a small alarm panel is added to the map mode without the 2 map panel.

Here, the operation process of the map screen 31 of FIG. 79 in the map mode of one map and two panels small will be described.
79, the control unit 10 sets the alarm panel 36 at the left display position to the high priority panel 36A and the right alarm panel 36 to the low priority panel 36B. It is set to. The control unit 10 sets Orbis, control, inspection, my area, high-speed police, signal ignorance suppression, intersection monitoring (over yellow target), etc. as “GPS first priority”, with high priority by distance, target angle and facing angle Regardless of the audio output, it is displayed on the high priority panel 36A at the left display position (first display position). The control unit 10 sets the second highest priority Orbis, control, inspection, my area, high-speed police, signal ignorance suppression, intersection monitoring, etc. to “GPS second priority” and the right-side display position. The image is displayed on the low-priority panel 36B at (second display position).

  However, when a voice target is generated, if the GPS target is not first priority, the voice target is displayed on the right low priority panel 36B. If the voice target is GPS first priority, it is displayed on the left high priority panel 36A. The If neither the voice target nor the GPS second priority is displayed on the low priority panel 36B on the right side, the targets that are within the warning distance and angle among the other targets (this is called GPS normal priority) Is displayed. On the other hand, the mini radar scope 38 displays a maximum of three of GPS first priority, GPS second priority, and GPS normal priority. However, if there is the same target, duplicate display is avoided.

  The GPS first / second priority is displayed at a stage where the distance from the vehicle position is far, and the possibility that the display will be terminated until the vehicle passes is low. With such a setting, there is a high possibility that the GPS second priority is displayed in preference to the GPS normal priority, and more important targets can be displayed with high reliability. The control unit 10 controls the alarm panel 36 having both animation and photograph so that the display state is inherited before and after the switching when the left and right display positions are switched according to the distance angle condition or the like. This is a specification that takes into account that it would be troublesome to start again with an animation. When RD reception or wireless reception occurs, it is determined that the priority is higher than the GPS second priority, and is displayed on the right low priority panel 36B.

■ 7.2 Classic scope screen operation ■
The scale of the classic scope screen 32 is controlled by the control unit 10 and is automatically changed according to the distance and the facing angle of the focus target as shown in FIGS. It is controlled to smoothly zoom in and out when changing the scale.
A scope sub-display 34 surrounded by an annular ring 340 can be displayed on the upper left of the classic scope screen 32. This scope sub-display 34 has the same specifications as the ring display 34 on the preset screen, and performs the same display operation.
In the initial state, the alarm panel 36 is set as the scope sub-display 34 as shown in FIG. When the alarm panel 36 is set to the scope sub display 34, the scope sub display 34 automatically disappears when no alarm event occurs. On the other hand, various display items can be set in the scope sub display 34 as in the ring display. FIG. 83 is a display example of the scope sub display when the vehicle speed and the compass are set as the scope sub display.

  The position of the vehicle icon 322 indicating the vehicle position on the classic scope screen 32 is switched in a stepwise manner depending on whether the scope sub display 34 is displayed, the position and type of the focus target. There are three types of left and right positions of the vehicle icon 322: the center of the screen, the right side of the screen, and an intermediate right side position. Furthermore, the vertical position of the screen includes a lower portion of the screen and an upper portion of the screen. There are six possible positions of the vehicle icon 322 by combining three places in the left-right direction and three places in the up-down direction. The position of the own vehicle icon 322 is appropriately switched so that the focus target can be appropriately displayed. When the position of the vehicle icon 322 is switched, the vehicle icon 322 is not suddenly positioned at a new position, but is smoothly displayed and controlled so that the vehicle icon 322 approaches little by little.

  For example, if the focus target is located in the area on the right side with respect to the traveling direction, the vehicle icon 322 is located on the left side so that the right area can be displayed widely, and the focus target is located on the left area with respect to the traveling direction. If it is located, the vehicle icon 322 is located on the right side so that the left area can be displayed widely. When the scope sub display 34 is displayed on the upper left, the own vehicle icon 322 moves to the right so as to use the remaining area. In addition, a target icon such as a parking area is displayed at a central position of the area in order to represent the implementation area. When notifying that the vehicle has passed the parking area (passing information), the vehicle icon 322 moves to the upper side of the screen so that the target icon such as the parking area located in the reverse direction of travel can be displayed.

On the classic scope screen 32, as shown in FIG. 84, a cross gauge (cross gauge) 327 for clearly indicating the position of the focus target and expressing the movement at the time of switching in an easy-to-understand manner is displayed. The cross gauge 327 includes a horizontal line 327H extending over the entire horizontal direction of the screen and a vertical line 323V extending over the entire vertical direction, and intersects at the position of the focus target. A lateral deviation 324H representing a horizontal component of the distance to the focus target is displayed at the upper end of the vertical line 323V. As shown in the figure, the lateral deviation 324H “13” displayed at the adjacent position on the left side of the vertical line 323V indicates that it is offset by 13 m to the left side of the vehicle position. A vertical deviation 324V representing a vertical component of the distance to the focus target is displayed at the right end of the horizontal line 327H. As shown in the figure, the vertical deviation 324V “796” displayed at the adjacent position below the horizontal line 327H indicates that the vehicle position is offset by 796 m. When the focus target is switched between different targets, the cross gauge 327 does not immediately change the position, but is controlled so as to approach the new target. At this time, the vertical deviation 324V and the horizontal deviation 324H display values every moment corresponding to the position of the cross gauge 327. Such display control of the cross gauge 327 is effective control for easily grasping a new focus target when the focus target is replaced.
For the target icon 326 of the focus target on the classic scope screen 32, a cursor 325 is displayed so as to surround the target icon 326. The cursor 325 is subjected to animation display that repeats enlargement / reduction during the target audio alarm, and the size of the cursor 325 increases or decreases.

  The control unit 10 executes control to change the scope color (the display color of the scope surface) at any time during the display of the classic scope screen 32. The control unit 10 represents the system alarm level with the color of the scope surface. In the radar detector 1 of this example, the state of the vehicle can be determined from the color of the scope surface of the classic scope screen 32. The color change of the scope color is set very smoothly. In the radar detector 1 of this example, 10 levels in FIG. 85 are set as system alarm levels (alarm levels), and a color is set for each level. The scope color of the classic scope screen 32 is set according to the target system alarm level. In the case of multiple targets, the level at which the highest level condition is satisfied is set as the system alarm level, and the color is set as the scope color. FIG. 86 shows an example in the case of wireless information (weak), in which blue corresponding to system alarm level 1 is set as the scope color. Note that even if the scope color changes, the display color of the cross gauge 327, the vertical deviation 324V, and the horizontal deviation 324H does not change, so that the focus target is not lost due to the change in the scope color. Has been.

  In the classic scope screen 32 of this example, as shown in FIG. 87, public control information is collectively displayed in a window so as to eliminate the need to follow a long telop display while traveling. This window display is displayed on the front side of the classic scope screen 32. The public control window 32P is automatically displayed for 10 seconds to display the information of the municipality when entering the municipality that announces the public control information. When the setting of the public control automatic pop-up is OFF, the display of the public control window 32P is not automatically started. If you want to see it again while the public control window 32P is not displayed, press the MUTE button 223 to display the window again. Thus, when display is started by manual operation, the display state is maintained for 1 minute. Further, if the MUTE button 223 is operated while the public control window 32P is displayed, the window can be immediately deleted. In the display of the public control window 32P, the current address, year / month / day / day of the week, etc. are displayed below the text display of the public control information. The public control window function as described above is effective only when the radar scope is set to classic.

  As shown in FIG. 88, a triangular orientation mark 326M representing the monitoring direction is animated on the outer periphery of the target icons of all targets having directionality such as the monitoring direction among the target icons 326 displayed on the classic scope screen 32. The The orientation mark 326M is displayed at a position corresponding to the monitoring direction centering on the target icon 326, and further displayed so that the apex of the triangle faces the monitoring direction. When the target icon 326 newly appears on the classic scope screen 32, the target icon 326 appears while blinking so that the user's attention can be raised.

At the bottom of the classic scope screen 32, a message window 32M is displayed as shown in FIG. 89, and various information is displayed. In the message window (display field) 32M, the focus target icon, information corresponding to the target (only when there is information), the arrow of the target direction viewed from the own vehicle, the distance to the target (on the classic scope screen 32) Each display of the target icon 326 is not displayed). In the message window 32M related to the GPS target illustrated in FIG. Of the GPS targets, the arrows and distances are not displayed for targets corresponding to the icons in FIG. 90 where the target icon 326 is not displayed on the classic scope screen 32. From the left, the icons in the figure are icons of a sharp curve, a junction point, a branch point, a prefectural border, an ETC lane, an emphasis area for embargoment, the emphasis area for embargoment, and an area where vehicles frequently aim. A speed limit icon is displayed at the speed limit switching point.
FIG. 91 is an example of a message window 32M regarding an RD alarm, and FIG. 92 is an example of a message window 32M regarding a radio alarm. In the message window 32M regarding the wireless alarm, the icons (display colors are different) shown in FIG. 93 are displayed in conjunction with the text characters depending on the type of alarm.

  On the classic scope screen 32, a status icon 35 (see FIG. 84) is displayed blinking in the lower left of the screen. Examples of the status icon 35 include an icon in a parking area, an icon in a frequent on-vehicle area, and the like. The state icon 35 is lit brightly so that it can be clearly recognized when the vehicle position is located in an area such as a parking area, and is lit dark even when the vehicle position is outside the area. If the parking area or on-vehicle high-frequency area setting is OFF due to the mode or manual setting, it is completely turned off. When the message window 32M is not displayed, the status icon 35 is displayed at the lower left corner of the classic scope screen 32, and when the message window 32M is displayed, it is displayed above the left end of the message window 32M. In the standby screen other than the classic scope screen 32, a similar status icon 35 is blinked on the upper left of the screen.

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Up to three ring displays 34 (see FIG. 41) can be set on the preset A to C screens. The setting of display items that can be set in the ring display 34 will be described. The scope sub-display 34 (see FIGS. 15 and 16) on the classic scope screen 32 has exactly the same specifications as the ring display 34.

  Display items that can be preset in the ring display 34 include clock display, vehicle speed display, eco-drive display, acceleration display, tilt display, tide information display, satellite information display, alarm panel display, compass display, barometric pressure display, reminder days display, Reminder distance display, instantaneous fuel consumption display, average fuel consumption display, general road average fuel consumption display, expressway average fuel consumption display, current fuel consumption display, lifetime fuel consumption display, moving average fuel consumption display, fuel flow rate display, engine water temperature display, intake air temperature display, outside There are temperature display, battery voltage display, throttle opening display, engine load display, intake manifold display, boost meter display, tachometer display, etc. Of these display items, information relating to vehicle information can be selected only in the OBD connection state. In addition to these display items, engine oil sound display, battery current display, HV battery capacity display, HV battery current display, HV motor rotation speed display, HV motor torque display, HV generator rotation speed display, etc. may be additionally set. good.

When the alarm panel 36 is set on the ring display 34, the same display operation as when the alarm panel 36 is set on the scope sub-display 34 and the ring action by the ring (outer peripheral part) 340 are executed. Is done. Thus, in the radar detector 1 of this example, the scope sub display 34 in the classic scope screen 32 and the ring display 34 of the preset screen have the same specifications. Reference numeral 34 is set for both the scope sub display and the ring display. Regardless of whether the classic scope screen 32 or preset screen is set for the standby screen, if the alarm panel 36 is set for the scope sub display 34 or the ring display 34, the same alarm notification operation is performed. Can receive.
Hereinafter, display items that can be set in the ring display 34 will be described. The contents of the display items are the same for the scope sub-display of the classic scope screen 32.

As the clock display, as shown in FIG. 94, in addition to the left display mode when the semi-transparent mode is not selected on the mode setting screen (see FIG. 43) and the center display mode when the semi-transparent mode is selected. There is a display mode on the right when additional information is set on the additional information setting screen (FIG. 40). In the display mode when the semi-transparent mode is selected, the background image is displayed so as to show through. In the clock display, month, date, and day of the week are set as additional information.
In the vehicle speed display, an average speed (AVESPD) or a maximum speed (MAXSPD) is set as additional information. If the display of any additional information is set, the vehicle speed display illustrated in FIG. 95 is obtained. The semi-transmission mode can be selectively set for the vehicle speed display and the following display items. The display mode when the semi-transparent mode is selected and the display mode when the semi-transparent mode is not selected are the same as in the case of the clock display.

  In the eco-drive display of FIG. 96, rapid acceleration is displayed on the upper side, rapid deceleration on the right side, idling on the lower side, and economic speed on the left side as a radar chart. Each point is displayed as an upper limit of 100 points and a lower limit of 0 points. Each point is eco-driving when 70 points is an initial value and the acceleration output of the acceleration sensor 124 and the output state of the speed from the GPS receiver 121 are determined to be not eco-driving. Is added when the output state is judged. In the eco-drive display, a numerical value of each point and a graph obtained by plotting the numerical value on the radar chart are displayed.

  In the acceleration display, as shown in FIG. 97, FR: longitudinal acceleration meter and LR: lateral acceleration meter are arranged. For the longitudinal acceleration, the F side is negatively displayed and the R side is positively displayed. In the lateral acceleration, the L side is negatively displayed and the R side is positively displayed. Each meter has a first needle on the outer peripheral side and a second needle on the inner peripheral side. The first hand moves to a position corresponding to a maximum of 0.5 G and a minimum of −0.5 G, and is held when the range is exceeded. The second needle expresses a change in acceleration by rotation at 0.03 G / 360 ° (one round). The second hand rotates with a clockwise acceleration as a positive acceleration. As additional information in the acceleration display, a maximum forward acceleration (MAXFWD) and a maximum lateral acceleration (MAXL / R) that is the maximum absolute value of the lateral acceleration are set. If any additional information is selectively set, the acceleration display as shown in the right figure of FIG. 97 (A) is set.

  In the tilt display of FIG. 98, the tilt of the vehicle 30 degrees forward, backward, left and right is displayed by the movement of the sphere. For this tilt display, a detailed display illustrated in FIG. The tilt display is triggered when the acceleration output value of the acceleration sensor 124 in the lateral direction of the vehicle (either in the right direction or the left direction) is 0.1 G or more as a trigger. The white hemisphere is made transparent, and the lower black hemisphere is displayed in gray. Then, as shown in FIG. 5B, a white disk having the same radius as that of the hemisphere is drawn on the upper surface of the lower hemisphere (the boundary surface between the upper hemisphere and the lower hemisphere (surface passing through the equator)). An image on which a 3D object of a car is placed is displayed. The 3D object of the automobile is rotated and displayed on the upper surface of the lower hemisphere in accordance with the direction of the current traveling direction detected by the geomagnetic sensor 126. In this detailed display, the vertical depth direction of the screen is north, the vertical front direction is south, the horizontal right direction of the screen is east, and the horizontal left direction of the screen is west. The car in the ball is displayed with the tail lamp side parallel to the screen surface when the car is heading to the north, so that the entire tail lamp side can be seen. In FIG. 5B, a red marker is attached in the vertical direction at a position indicating the traveling direction around the disk. The right figure of FIG. 5B shows the state facing south-southeast, the front of the vehicle is displayed slightly to the right, and the marker is also displayed at the right position. Then, this display is continued for 3 seconds after the acceleration output value of the acceleration sensor 124 in the lateral direction of the vehicle (either in the right direction or the left direction) is less than 0.1 G, and the display in FIG. Return. As described above, when the turning motion is detected based on the lateral G of a certain level or more of the car, the car in the ball can be seen for a certain time, and the turning motion is expressed. Thus, the situation of the turn can be confirmed by the detailed display (B).

  The tide information display in FIG. 99 is not a measured amount but a tide level calculated based on data. In the tide information display, first, as shown in FIG. 5A, the name of a place such as a tidal station closest to the current position, the age of the current date, and the tide name are displayed. In the tide information display, as shown in the figure (B), the place name of the tide station, etc. closest to the current position, the age and tide name of the current date (left figure), the time and tide level of the first low tide of the day The high tide time and tide level display (middle diagram), the second low tide time and tide level of the day, and the high tide time and tide level display (right diagram) are periodically switched and displayed every 10 seconds.

  In the satellite information display of FIG. 100, a grid is displayed with the upper direction being the north, the lower direction being the south, the right direction being the east, and the left direction being the west. The grid has three concentric circles with different radii centered on the vehicle position and a line that passes through the center position in the horizontal and vertical directions (but no line is drawn in the concentric circle with the smallest radius). ing. In the satellite information display, a round satellite object is drawn at a position corresponding to the position of the satellite acquired by the GPS receiver 121. After being displayed for 3 seconds in this state, satellite numbers are periodically displayed one satellite at a time as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 6A, after all the acquired satellites are displayed at the corresponding positions, after 3 seconds, the first satellite number is displayed as shown in FIG. 18) The display time per satellite is 3 seconds, and after the display of all the satellite numbers is completed, the display operation of returning to the original display as shown in FIG. The satellite information display is preferably a heading-up display with the traveling direction of the host vehicle facing up. In the heading-up satellite information display, when the vehicle turns and turns, the displayed satellite position also changes. The display color of each satellite is preferably displayed step by step by C / N. For example, numbers 0 to 5 (0: red, 1: peach, 2: orange, 3: yellow, 4: yellow green, 5: green) are assigned to display colors, and color number = C / N ÷ 8 (5 In the above case, the display color may be determined by a calculation formula such as display color 5).

  In the alarm panel display, as shown in FIG. 101, when an alarm is started, display is performed in the order of alarm animation → photograph. However, no photo is displayed when the alarm panel photo setting is OFF or on a target without a photo. The animation is divided into the operation of continuing the animation or standing still according to the alarm panel operation setting. Note that once the animation has finished to some extent, after switching to another target, the animation is displayed again without starting the animation again from the beginning. However, if the alarm panel photo setting is OFF or if there is no photo, the animation starts.

  Further, the alarm panel display differs in the operation when there is no alarm between the ring display 34 of the preset screen and the scope sub-display 34 in the classic scope screen 32. In the case of the preset screen, the logo shown in FIG. 101 (B) is displayed when there is no alarm. On the other hand, in the case of the scope sub display 34 in the classic scope screen, after the alarm disappears and the logo is displayed, the scope sub display 34 itself disappears after a while.

In the compass display of FIG. 102, the direction is displayed based on the geomagnetism detected by the geomagnetic sensor 126, with the traveling direction of the host vehicle being the screen upward direction.
The atmospheric pressure display is a display of the current atmospheric pressure as shown in FIG. The atmospheric pressure display of this example displays a range from a minimum of 700 hPa to a maximum of 1050 hPa.
The reminder days display is a display of the remaining days set in the reminder as shown in FIG. When there is no setting and when the remaining number of days reaches zero, “----” is displayed. The days illustrated in the figure are the remaining days of oil, oil element, tire, and battery from the top.
As shown in FIG. 105, the reminder distance display is a display that can be selected under the OBD connection state, and is a display of the remaining distance set by the reminder. This reminder distance display is a subtraction trip meter that displays the remaining distance. When there is no setting and when the remaining distance reaches zero, “----” is displayed. When the remaining distance is less than 10,000 km, a unit of 100 m is displayed. The distances illustrated in the figure are oil, oil element, tire, and battery from the top. The subject of subtraction of the reminder distance is the lifetime engine travel distance in the case of oil and oil elements, and the lifetime travel distance in the case of tires and batteries.

In the instantaneous fuel consumption display of FIG. 106, the instantaneous fuel consumption is displayed in the range of 0.0 to 99.9 km / L. The needle is 5 km / L at the lower limit of the scale, 50 km / L at the upper limit of the daily scale, 0 km / L at the lowest point, and 100 km / L at the highest point. The scale specifications are common to the fuel consumption displays in FIGS. A numerical display section and an indicator are arranged in the lower stage. This indicator is an indicator of whether fuel economy is good, red when 0-5 km / L, complement between red and yellow when 5-10 km / L, between yellow and green when 10-30 km / L The green indicator (a circle imitating a lamp) is displayed at 30 km / L or higher.
In the average fuel consumption display of FIG. 107, the average fuel consumption is displayed.
In the general fuel consumption display of FIG. 108, the average fuel consumption of a general road is displayed.
In the high speed fuel consumption display of FIG. 109, the average fuel consumption of the highway is displayed.

In the fuel consumption display this time, as shown in FIG. 110, the fuel consumption after the radar detector 1 is turned on is displayed by numbers in the range of 0.0 to 99.9 km / L. While the elapsed time after the radar detector 1 is switched on is not sufficient, the value may change suddenly, but the value converges as the elapsed time becomes longer. Even when the power is on, it can be reset by an OBD setting-average clear operation. Additional information on the fuel consumption display this time includes maximum current fuel consumption (MAXAVE). This display setting of the maximum current fuel consumption (MAXAVE) becomes effective after the travel distance after switching the radar detector 1 to ON reaches 1 km. This is because an extremely good value may be obtained if the traveling distance is short.
In the lifetime fuel consumption display of FIG. 111, the lifetime fuel consumption is displayed.

The moving average fuel consumption display is the moving average fuel consumption as shown in FIG. 112, and the numbers are displayed in the range of 0.0 to 99.9 km / L. In the upper row, the fuel consumed in the 2 km section is displayed as a bar graph. The maximum height of a bar graph of 10 cells is 25 cc, and a maximum of 250 cc of fuel can be expressed by one bar graph. Each time the vehicle travels 2 km, the latest section consumption fuel starts to display at zero, and accordingly, the section consumption fuel of each existing bar graph moves to the right (old side). Only the latest section fuel blinks at the top of the current section consumption fuel. If the section fuel consumption is 9 (fuel [0] to fuel [8]) and the latest section distance is dist, the moving average fuel consumption m representing the latest 16 km fuel consumption is calculated by the following equation.
(Formula 1)

  Since the section consumption fuel is stored in the nonvolatile memory, it is taken over at the next startup. In this way, if the section consumption fuel is taken over, unlike the current fuel consumption, a value that is not helpful is not displayed even if the distance is short. The section consumption fuel is reset by OBD setting-average clear. Additional information for moving average fuel consumption display includes maximum moving average fuel consumption (MAXMOV). As this maximum moving average fuel consumption (MAXMOV), the maximum value during the current traveling that is effective after traveling 16 km after the reset is displayed.

  The fuel flow rate display is a display of the fuel flow rate per minute as shown in FIG. 113, and the number is displayed in the range of 0 to 999 mL / min. The bar graph is updated every time fuel consumption is taken in via the OBD function. The OBD communication cycle includes a 5 Hz updated vehicle type and a 1 Hz updated vehicle type. The update rate of the graph differs depending on which vehicle type is used. The bar graph has a height of 20 mL / min at a height of 1 square, and can be expressed up to 200 mL / min with one bar graph. A square corresponding to a fraction of 20 mL or less is expressed by changing the brightness. Furthermore, when the fuel flow rate is zero for about 2 seconds, the characters “FUEL CUT” are scrolled from right to left. Additional information for fuel flow display includes maximum fuel flow (MAXFLW).

  The engine water temperature display is a display of the engine water temperature as shown in FIG. 114, and the numbers are displayed in the range of −40 to 215 ° C. The needle is 0 ° C at the lower limit of the scale (45 ° left), 80-105 ° C at the center (almost does not move between 25 ° C), -40 ° C at the lowest point (53 ° left), and the highest point (53 ° right) It is 160 ° C. The same applies to the intake air temperature display (FIG. 115). Additional information on the engine water temperature display includes the maximum engine water temperature (MAXENG). Additional information for the intake air temperature display includes the maximum intake air temperature (MAXITK).

In the intake air temperature display of FIG. 115, the intake air temperature is displayed in the range of −40 to 215 ° C. There is a maximum outside air temperature (MAXAMB) as an additional display of the intake air temperature display.
The outside air temperature display is a display of the outside air temperature as shown in FIG. 116, and the numbers are displayed in the range of −40 to 215 ° C. The needle is -30 ° C. at the lowest point (53 ° left) and 60 ° C. at the highest point (53 ° right). Additional information on the outside temperature display includes the maximum outside temperature (MAXAMB).

  The engine oil temperature display is an engine oil temperature display as shown in FIG. 117, and the numbers are displayed in the range of −40 to 215 ° C. The needle is 0 ° C at the lower limit of the scale (45 ° left), 100-135 ° C at the center (almost does not move between 35 ° C), -40 ° C at the lowest point (53 ° left), and the uppermost point (53 ° right) ) At 190 ° C. Additional information for engine oil temperature display includes maximum engine oil temperature (MAXOIL).

The battery voltage display is a display of the battery voltage as shown in FIG. Numbers are displayed in the range of 0.0 to 25.5V. The needle is 0V at the lowest point (53 ° left) and 25.5V at the highest point (53 ° right).
The throttle opening display is a display of the throttle opening as shown in FIG. Numbers are displayed in the range of 0-100%. The color segment for one square in the circular graph display represents 4%. The 4% fraction is expressed by brightness. Additional information for displaying the throttle opening includes an average throttle opening (AVETHR) and a maximum throttle opening (MAXTHR).
The engine load display is an engine load display as shown in FIG. The number indicates the engine load in the range of 0 to 100%. The color segment for one square in the circular graph display represents 4%. The 4% fraction is expressed by brightness. Additional information for engine load display includes average engine load (AVELOD) and maximum engine load (MAXLOD).

  The intake manifold display is a display of the relative pressure of the intake manifold pressure to the atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa) as shown in FIG. The numbers are displayed in the range of −1.01 to 1.54 × 100 kPa. The intake manifold is for a vehicle without a supercharger, and a vehicle without a supercharger does not show a value larger than 0.0 except for the traveling pressure. It approaches 0.0 when the accelerator is fully open, and becomes -1.01 in vacuum. The indicator at the lower left of the number indicates the pressure in color. This indicator is always lit, -1 or less: green, -1.0 to -0.5: complement between green and yellow, -0.5 to 0.0: complement between yellow and red, 0.0 or more: It is red. Since the amount of change is large, an afterimage is given to the needle, thereby facilitating movement recognition. Additional information for the intake manifold display includes maximum intake manifold pressure (MAXINM).

  The boost meter display is a display of the relative pressure of the intake manifold pressure to the atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa) as shown in FIG. The numbers are displayed in the range of −1.01 to 1.54 × 100 kPa. The boost meter display is for a car having a supercharger and may show a value larger than the atmospheric pressure due to supercharging. When it becomes 0.00 or more, boost starts and the lower left boost indicator blinks. When it is less than 0.00, the light is turned off. The indicator colors are 0.0: green, 0.0-0.5: complement between green and yellow, 0.5-1.0: complement between yellow and red, 1.0 and above: red It has become. Since the amount of change is large, an afterimage is given to the needle, thereby facilitating movement recognition. Additional information on the intake manifold display includes maximum boost pressure (MAXBST).

  The tachometer display is an engine speed display as shown in FIG. The numbers are displayed in the range of 0 to 9999 rpm, and the needle moves to the position corresponding to its rotation even if it exceeds 8000 rpm. Even when the amount of change is large, it is easy to recognize the movement because the needle has an afterimage. Additional information for tachometer display includes average rotation speed (AVERPM) and maximum rotation speed (MAXRPM).

  In the case of a hybrid vehicle or the like, battery current display (FIG. 124), HV battery capacity display (FIG. 125), HV battery current display (FIG. 126), HV motor rotation speed display (FIG. 127), HV motor torque display ( 128), HV generator rotation speed display (FIG. 129) may be additionally set. Additional information for displaying the HV motor speed is HV motor maximum speed (MAXRPM). Additional information for HV motor torque display includes HV motor maximum torque (MAXTRQ).

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On the preset A to C screens, a background image (such as a photograph) can be selectively set using the custom image setting screen H2 (see FIG. 70) in FIG. The background image can be set for each of preset A to C screens. On the custom image setting screen H2, selection buttons corresponding to the startup screen and the preset A to C screens are arranged. For example, when the selection button on the preset A screen is operated, a background image selection screen on the preset A screen is displayed as shown in FIGS. 131 and 132. As the background image of the preset A screen, the image currently selected on the selection screen is set. If there is no photo data in the folder (4 levels) under / user / picture /, the default background is displayed. If there is photo data in a folder (4 levels) under / user / picture /, the photo data is displayed as a thumbnail (see FIGS. 131 and 132). If you touch or remote control the desired photo from the thumbnail display, you can set that photo as the background of the preset screen. When a touch operation is performed, a photo set as shown in the center diagram as shown in FIG. 132 is displayed as a preview for several seconds. Note that if the selection button corresponding to the startup screen is operated on the custom image setting screen H2, the background image of the startup screen can be selected.

  In the radar detector 1 of this example, the display number and display position of the ring display 34 in the preset screen can be appropriately set by a user operation. According to such a specification, it is possible to flexibly cope with a user's need to display a background photograph. If the item selection button in the custom image setting screen H2 in FIG. 130 is selected, display items including OFF are set for the three ring displays 34 in the preset screen as shown in FIG. 133 illustrating the case of the preset A screen. A screen to do so is displayed. If the center ring display 34 is turned off as in the left column, or the center and lower left ring displays 34 are turned off as in the right column, it is possible to set a preset screen in which the background picture can be clearly seen.

  As shown in FIG. 134, an alarm panel 36 can be set in the ring display 34 in the preset screen. If the alarm panel 36 can be set on the ring display 34, the standby lock is set on the standby radar scope switching screen AA2 (see FIG. 19), and switching from the preset screen to the radar scope screen is not performed. The alarm can be displayed using the ring display 34 on the preset screen. FIG. 5A shows an example of an alarm in which an animation image of the N system is displayed on the alarm panel 36 of the ring display 34 in the preset screen. FIG. 5B shows an example of an alarm in which an Orbis photo image is displayed on the alarm panel 36 of the ring display 34 in the preset screen. FIG. 6C is an example when no alarm event has occurred. In this case, the initially set wallpaper is displayed on the alarm panel 36. It is also possible to configure so that a favorite image can be set as the wallpaper. Note that the visibility of photographic images and animation images may be reduced when the backlight is turned on at night. In such a case, the alarm panel 36 may be configured to have a backlight. Even in the ring display 34 on the preset screen, when the alarm panel 36 is set, a ring action described later is executed. This content will be described later with reference to FIGS.

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■ 9.1 Transflective display ■
The ring display 34 of the preset screen or the scope sub-display 34 which is a ring display in the classic scope screen 32 can be displayed in a translucent mode in which the background image can be seen through. In the radar detector 1 of this example, transflective display is realized by using an α blending technique for blending a plurality of images using a coefficient α. The α blend technique is a well-known technique in software such as game development.

  In the case of the ring display (scope sub display) 34 of the alarm panel 36 illustrated in FIG. 135, as shown in FIG. 136, a gray back panel 36A, a photo panel 36B that displays a photo, an animation panel 36C that displays an animation, The ring panel 36D including the ring 340 has a four-layer structure. In the case of the preset screen, this four-layer structure is displayed on the front side of the background image. In the case of the classic scope screen 32, this layer structure is displayed on the front side of the scope surface. Among the display panels constituting the layer structure, the display state of the display panels other than the ring panel 36D varies depending on the control of the coefficient α. For the ring panel 36D, the coefficient α is always displayed at 100%, and the display state is fixed.

  In the non-transmission mode, the coefficient α of the back panel 36A is set to 100%, so that the transmittance of the background image becomes zero. On the other hand, in the semi-transmissive mode, the coefficient α of the pack panel 36A is set to 25%, so that the background image can be seen through. In the case of semi-transmission, the coefficient α is set to about 25% without setting it to zero in order to produce an appropriate sense of transparency. When the coefficient α is set to zero, like glasses without a lens, the spectacle-likeness is impaired and the sense of transparency cannot be produced well. On the other hand, when the coefficient α is set to 25%, the appearance of the background image area not including the ring display 34 and the background image area visually recognized via the back panel 36A of the ring display 34 is different. It is possible to produce a feeling of seeing through the ring display 34, that is, a sense of see-through. Even in the case of Date glasses, if the lens is not fitted, the ring display 34 is set to be completely transmissive with the coefficient α set to zero, so that an appropriate sense of transparency is lost.

  While the alarm panel 36 is being displayed, both the photo panel 36B and the animation panel 36C are controlled so that the coefficient α is in the range of 0% to 95%. When displaying the photo panel 36B, the coefficient α of the photo panel 36B is set to 95%, while the coefficient α of the animation panel 36C is set to 0%. As a result, a photographic image is displayed on the alarm panel 36. If the relationship between the two coefficients α is reversed, an animation image can be displayed on the alarm panel 36 instead of a photograph. At the time of switching from a photographic image to an animation image, the coefficient α is smoothly increased or decreased to produce a gradual transition from the photographic image to the animation image.

  In the radar detector 1 of this example, a difference is set between the value of the coefficient α when displaying the photo panel 36B and the value of the coefficient α when displaying the animation panel 36C. The coefficient α is set to be larger for the photo panel 36B, thereby suppressing the degree to which the background image can be seen through. This is because, in the case of a photographic image that has a higher spatial frequency than an animation image and appears “jerky”, the degree of visibility is high due to the background image being seen through. In particular, when a photo is set as a background image, the visibility of the background is seen more clearly, and thus the visibility is further reduced. On the other hand, in the case of an animation image in which a region is painted with a solid color, there is little influence even if the background image is seen through, and the degree of reduction in visibility is low. Instead of this example, the coefficient α may be controlled to be changed as appropriate according to the spatial frequency distribution of the photo panel 36B, the animation 36C, or the like. For example, for a panel distributed to a region having a high spatial frequency, the coefficient α should be set low. The spatial frequency of the panel may be specified from JPEG data. It is also possible to set the value of the coefficient α constant for each of the animation image and the photographic image. In this case, the transparency of the ring display 34 can be made consistent.

■ 9.2 Additional information display ■
In the case of a ring display 34 that displays a clock, speed, or boost pressure (for example, FIG. 137), a layer structure such as a base panel 34A that touches a dial such as a clock, a pointer 34C such as a clock, and a scale 34B that indicates notches. (See FIG. 138). On the base panel 34A, the transmittance is adjusted by controlling the coefficient α, while the pointer 34C and the scale 34B are displayed without being transmitted. The coefficient α of the base panel 34A is adjusted to 25% in the semi-transmissive mode and 100% in the non-transmissive mode.

  In some ring displays, such as a ring display 34 that displays a clock, boost pressure, etc., additional information can be set. For example, in the case of the vehicle speed ring display 34 (see FIG. 95), the maximum speed can be set as additional information. In the display of additional information, a predetermined character or number is represented by selectively lighting one of a plurality of segments for displaying characters and numbers, thereby displaying the additional information. Among the segments, the non-lighted segment is displayed thinly with a coefficient α = 25%, and the lighted segment is displayed brightly with a coefficient α = 90%. In the display of this example, all segments are displayed to some extent, but characters such as numbers are displayed by bright segments.

  The display of the additional information starts after 3 seconds (predetermined time) after the vehicle speed reaches zero km / h, and then ends when the vehicle speed exceeds zero km / h. The additional information is displayed by being overwritten on the ring display 34 (see FIG. 95). For example, in the case of the vehicle speed, when the display of the additional information is started, an animation operation for eliminating the speedometer-like pointer and scale is executed as shown in FIGS. This animation operation is an operation in which each part such as a number representing a scale and a pointer is gradually reduced toward the center and finally disappears as a point. About the number of a scale, it reduces toward each center (position which hits a gravity center). The pointer is reduced around the rotation axis of the needle and disappears as a point at the center position. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 141, the maximum vehicle speed is displayed as additional information.

  If the display start of the additional information is set 3 seconds after the vehicle speed becomes zero, it is possible to secure a time for changing the line of sight from the front to the display screen of the radar detector 1 after the vehicle stops. Will be able to appreciate the animation behavior as described above. At the end of the display, if the additional information is immediately lost when the vehicle speed exceeds zero, the display of the ring display 34 can be switched in a situation where the display screen of the radar detector 1 is captured in the driver's field of view. . When the display of the additional information is finished, an animation operation opposite to the above animation operation is executed. In this animation operation, each scale or pointer appears and expands from one point and is displayed in a predetermined size at a predetermined position.

■ 9.3 Ring Action ■
On the classic scope screen 32, as shown in FIGS. 142 to 147, a scope sub-display 34 surrounded by an annular ring 340 may be displayed on the upper left. The scope sub-display 34, except for the case of OFF (non-display) setting, watches, vehicle speed, eco-drive, acceleration, tilt, tide information, satellite information, alarm panel, compass, atmospheric pressure, reminder days, reminder distance, instantaneous fuel consumption, Average fuel efficiency, general road average fuel efficiency, expressway average fuel efficiency, current fuel efficiency, lifetime fuel efficiency, moving average fuel efficiency, fuel flow, engine water temperature, intake air temperature, outside air temperature, engine oil temperature, battery voltage, throttle opening, intake manifold, boost Any one of the meter, tachometer, battery current, HV battery capacity, HV battery current, HV motor rotation speed, HV motor torque, and HV generator rotation speed is displayed according to the setting. When the alarm panel 36 is set, the scope sub display 34 is displayed when an alarm sound (voice) is generated, and is erased when the alarm sound is not generated.

  When the alarm sound is generated, the control unit 10 causes the ring 340 forming the outer frame of the scope sub-display 34 of the alarm panel 36 to execute a predetermined display operation, and performs various notification expressions. The notification expression by the ring 340 is the same for the ring display 34 in which the alarm panel 36 in the preset screen is set.

The predetermined operations that the control unit 10 causes the ring 340 to execute when the alarm panel 36 is set on the scope sub display 34 include (1) an arrow operation, (2) a rolling operation, and (3) a flash operation. ing.
(1) Arrow Operation As illustrated in FIGS. 142 and 143, in the case of the alarm panel 36 for a visually recognizable target, each time the target is focused, the direction of the target is expressed by animation three times. FIG. 143 shows the ring 340. Each frame constituting the ring 340 represents a place where the color can be changed and displayed. In the ring 340 of this example, such locations are arranged over the entire circumference in the circumferential direction with a gap. In the figure, the white outline indicates a portion of the ground, and the hatching indicates a portion (specific portion) that is lit (colored display). The arrow operation is sandwiched from both sides toward a specific point (c) around 2 o'clock and 3 o'clock when compared to a clock face as shown in (a) → (b) → (c). It includes a moving motion. In the arrow operation of the present example, after the operation of (a) → (b) → (c) is repeated three times, one specific location around the middle of 2 o'clock and 3 o'clock is shown, and thereby the direction of the target Is displayed.

  In the operation setting of the alarm panel 36 in this example, three types of settings of animation loop, animation → stationary, and stationary are possible. The animation loop is set so that after the operations (a) → (b) → (c) are repeated three times, the display of (c) → (d) is alternately repeated and the direction of the target vibrates. Is done. In the setting of animation → still, after the operations of (a) → (b) → (c) are repeated three times, the display of (c) is fixed and the orientation of the target is displayed. In the stationary setting, the target orientation is immediately displayed by the stationary display of (c) without going through the arrow operation.

(2) Rolling operation As illustrated in FIG. 144 and FIG. 145, a ring rotation alarm is issued from RD (radar) alarm, radio alarm occurrence, or from 350 m before Orbis (from the start of own vehicle speed notification) until passing. Done. In particular, during the RD alarm, the rotation speed increases according to the alarm level. This rolling operation is performed without depending on the alarm panel operation setting.
(3) Flush operation As illustrated in FIGS. 146 and 147, the entire ring is flushed several times in the case of a target with no direction, such as aiming on the vehicle, parking, speed limit switching, and merging. When the alarm panel operation setting is an animation loop or animation → still setting, the flash operation is executed, and when the alarm panel operation setting is stationary, all the rings are lit.
The display color of the ring action is a color corresponding to the types (see FIG. 4) of “red”, “yellow”, “blue”, and “green” indicating the urgency level (alarm level) of the target to be alarmed. Is set.

  Examples of the ring action when the alarm panel 36 is set in the ring display 34 in the preset screen are shown in FIGS. 148 to 152. FIG. 148 is an example of a warning for a GPS target with a direction such as a loop coil type orbit, and the direction to the target is displayed by an arrow operation. FIG. 149 is an example of a wireless alarm, and attention is urged by a rolling operation. Note that the display color at this time is set according to the type of radio (see FIG. 85). FIG. 150 is an example of an RD alarm. The rotation speed of the rolling operation is changed according to the reception level. FIG. 151 is a notification example of a GPS target without a direction (confluence). At this time, the entire ring 340 blinks by the flash operation. The display color is set to a color corresponding to the type shown in FIG. FIG. 152 is an example of an alarm when the distance to Orbis is within 350 m. Attention is urged by the rolling motion that rotates at high speed.

■ 10. Post ■
According to the radar detector 1 of this example, posted information related to traffic monitoring activities can be posted to an external server.
■ 10.1 Data Specification for Posting Information ■
The data specification of the posted information by the radar detector 1 of this example is as shown in FIG. In the figure, illustration of header information and the like necessary for communication is omitted. The posting information in this example is configured by combining product information (such as a serial number) of the radar detector 1 for specifying a posting source and posting pin information. The breakdown of each data such as X, Y, A... Constituting the posting pin information is as shown in FIG. The contents of T, R, and M data among the data shown in FIG. 6A are as shown in FIGS.

The freshness information is information indicating the implementation time of the traffic monitoring activity to be posted. A data value representing freshness is defined as shown in FIG. 154 (c) according to the timing of the target traffic monitoring activity. For example, if the posted information is for traffic monitoring activities that are currently being implemented, the value of freshness will be zero, and the posted information will be for traffic monitoring activities that have been performed within one month over one week. In this case, the freshness value is 20. On the other hand, the postage information for the permanent installation type Orbis or the like has a freshness data value of 255.
The direction type information is information that supplements the control direction included in the position information. By using the direction type information, it is possible to specify the control direction of the monitoring activity of the opposite lane, and to specify whether the traffic monitoring activity is the right side or the left side of the traveling lane. For example, in the case of a traffic monitoring activity for a traveling lane, 0x01 obtained by reversing the 0x02 travel direction (vehicle travel direction) by 180 degrees in FIG. For example, when the posting pin 44 (FIG. 157) is registered in front of the orbis installed in the median strip, the orbis is set in the diagonally right direction of the traveling lane. In this case, the type of the control orientation is the orientation of 0x10 in the figure.

■ 10.2 Submission Processing ■
(1) Generation of Post Information When the control unit 10 detects an operation of the MEMORY button 222 while the standby screen is displayed, the four registration menu buttons 313 including the pin setting button are displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. Pop-up display. In addition to the pin setting button for registering the posting pin 44 (FIG. 157), the registration menu button 313 includes an ITY map button for displaying the latitude and longitude of the vehicle positioning position when the button is pressed, and a My Area There is a My Area button to register and a Cancel button to cancel the registration area.

  When the pin setting button is touched, the control unit 10 sets the posting pin 44 at the current position on the map screen 31 as shown in FIG. 157, and the position information of the posting target (latitude / longitude, address, control orientation). And the pin registration time are registered in the posting pin storage area. In the radar detector 1 of this example capable of registering a maximum of four pieces of post pin information in the post pin storage area, the post pins 44 can be registered up to four pins from the first pin to the fourth pin. In the figure, since all pins are empty, the first pin is set as the posting pin 44 at the current position, and the position information and pin registration date and time at that time are stored in association with the first pin. It is an example. Note that the activity content information indicating the type, embodiment, method, and the like of the traffic monitoring activity is generated according to the subsequent user operation (FIGS. 161 to 163) and stored in the posting pin storage area.

When all four posting pins 44 have been registered and the four posting pin information is stored in the posting pin storage area, the registration menu button 313 in FIG. 158 pops up in response to the operation of the MEMORY button 222. The Here, the registration menu button including the display “Pin is full” indicates that posting pin 44 cannot be registered.
In this example, since the control direction is essential information for the posting information, the posting pin 44 cannot be registered in a state where the traveling direction by the GPS function is not yet determined. When the MEMORY button 222 is operated in a state in which the traveling azimuth is unconfirmed, the control unit 10 pops up a registration menu button 313 including a registration menu button indicating azimuth unconfirmed (FIG. 159). Further, when the MEMORY button 222 is operated in a non-positioning state in which positioning by the GPS function is not performed, the control unit 10 displays a telop indicating that a GPS search is being performed at the top of the map screen 31 (FIG. 160). ).

  When detecting a touch operation on the map screen 31, the control unit 10 displays the uppermost setting list screen 1A in FIG. Various setting buttons including a posting button for posting posting information are arranged on the setting list screen 1A. When the posting button is touched, the control unit 10 switches to the display of the middle posting pin menu J1 in FIG. This posting pin menu screen J1 is a screen in which a confirmation button and an erasure button are arranged for each posting pin. For unregistered posting pins, both the confirmation button and the erasure button are displayed in shadow and become inoperable. The control unit 10 that has detected the touch operation on the pin confirmation button reads post pin information corresponding to the post pin from the post pin storage area. In addition to the text display of position information (latitude / longitude, address, control direction) and time information (pin registration date / time) in the read posting pin information, the control unit 10 has a posting button for starting posting processing. The pin confirmation screen J2 is displayed. Generation of posting information is started in response to a touch operation of the posting button.

  Post buttons include a registered post button for posting post pin information and a delete post button for requesting deletion of post information. The deletion posting for deleting the posting information is a posting when the traffic monitoring activity corresponding to the posting information has already been completed and is not implemented. The control unit 10 that has detected the delete post button touch operation generates a code image 15C in which post information of the deletion request is recorded, and displays a post screen J81 including the code image 15C on the touch panel 15.

  As shown in FIG. 162, when the control unit 10 detects a touch operation on the registration posting button in the pin confirmation screen J2, the control unit 10 appropriately displays the posting screens J3 to J80 in FIG. 163 according to the type of traffic monitoring activity. Is displayed on the touch panel 15. 162. The posting screens J3 to J5 in FIG. 162 are screens that generate activity content information (FIG. 153) such as the type (category) of the traffic monitoring activity to be posted, its implementation, and method.

  The posting screen J3 is a screen for selecting the type (category) of the traffic monitoring activity. The posting screens J4 and J5 are screens for selecting an embodiment and a method of the traffic monitoring activity. Here, the type of traffic monitoring activity is the type of traffic monitoring activity of Orbis, N system, inspection, and control. Variations in the modes and methods of traffic monitoring activities vary depending on the type of traffic monitoring activity. For example, if it is N system, there is no variation of an embodiment or a system. On the other hand, for control, there are variations of mousetraps and mobile orvis, and for mobile orvis, there are variations such as radar type and stealth type. Whether or not the posting screen is displayed during the posting operation depends on the type of traffic control activity.

  Note that the posting screens J4 and J5 other than the posting screen J3 for selecting the embodiment and method of the traffic monitoring activity are provided with “other” operation buttons. When the “other” operation button is operated, the control unit 10 determines the activity content information stored in the posting pin storage area, and immediately switches and displays the posting screen. In the radar detector 1 of this example having such a specification, for example, even if a user does not know the difference in the method of Orbis (speed violation), the details that “Orbis is installed” according to the knowledge level. Level posting information can be generated relatively easily. On the other hand, if the user has a high level of knowledge who is familiar with the difference in the Orbis method, posting information with a high level of detail can be generated by selecting one of the methods on the posting screen.

  The control unit 10 adds the activity content information generated according to the user operation on the posting screens J3 to J5 to the posting pin information stored in the posting pin storage area. Note that, except for the posting screen J3 for selecting the type of traffic monitoring activity to be posted, the posting screens J4 and J5 for selecting the embodiment and method are set with operation buttons for selecting other or unknown. The purpose of providing operation buttons for selecting other and the like on the posting screens J4 and J5 is to facilitate posting by a user who is not familiar with traffic control and to activate the posting.

Posting screen J6 in FIG. 163 is an operation screen for inputting freshness information (FIGS. 153 and 154) indicating the implementation time of the traffic monitoring activity to be posted. On this posting screen J6, in addition to an operation button for selecting currently being executed, an operation button for one week, an operation button for one month, an operation button for three months, and the like are arranged. The control unit 10 adds the freshness information corresponding to the operation button selected on the posting screen J6 to the posting pin information stored in the posting pin storage area.
A posting screen J7 displayed in an enlarged manner in FIG. 164 is a posting screen for selecting the type of the enforcement direction. On the posting screen J7, operation buttons for “traveling lane”, “opposite lane”, “right direction”, and “left direction” are arranged. Under each operation button, an intuitive illustration display of the corresponding content is arranged. Direction type information (FIGS. 153 to 155) corresponding to the operation button selected on the posting screen J7 is added to the posting pin information stored in the posting pin storage area.

  When any operation button is operated on the posting screen J7, the generation of posting pin information (FIG. 153) is completed. The control unit 10 reads the posted pin information from the posted pin storage area, adds product information (FIG. 153), and generates posted information. Then, a code image 15C in which the posting information is recorded is generated, and a posting screen J80 including the code image 15C is displayed on the touch panel 15 as shown in FIG. The user who wants to post may shoot the code image 15C with a mobile terminal such as a smartphone (multi-function mobile phone) that has started the post software corresponding to the code image. The mobile terminal that has captured the code image 15C executes image processing, cuts out the code image in the captured image, reads the post information recorded in the code image 15C, and transmits the post information to the server side. .

  The registered posting pin 44 (FIG. 157, etc.) can be deleted by operating the delete button on the posting pin menu screen J1 in the middle of FIG. 161. When this erasure button is operated, as shown in FIG. 165 (a), the erasure of the corresponding posting pin is completed via the screen for confirming the erasure and the screen for displaying the completion of the erasure. If the system button is operated on the setting list screen 1A at the top of FIG. 161, the data erasure screen can be switched and displayed as shown in FIG. 165 (b). By selecting a posting pin button on this data erasing screen, it is also possible to delete the posting pin and the corresponding posting pin information at once.

  Note that the radar detector 1 of this example transfers post information to the portable terminal via the code image 15C (FIG. 163). Alternatively, the posted information may be transferred by connecting the radar detector 1 and the portable terminal in a communicable state by wireless communication such as WiFi. For example, when the dedicated software is activated on the mobile terminal side, if the posting button displayed on the touch panel 15 of the radar detector 1 is operated, the posted information is posted via the mobile terminal. It is also possible to configure. In order to provide the radar detector 1 with the WiFi function, a WiFi module or the like may be incorporated. The portable terminal may be a portable terminal having an access point (tethering) function. If it is the radar detector 1 which can communicate with a portable terminal by radio | wireless, it is also possible to receive delivery of posting target information via a portable terminal. The radar detector 1 can notify the posting target information, warn, and the like.

■ 11. Summary ■
As described above, the radar detector 1 of this example is a system for a vehicle that can be set in various ways by user operations, and can respond precisely to a wide range of user needs. It is possible to present very detailed maniac information to a user who requests detailed information. On the other hand, various ideas for facilitating the grasping of information are incorporated for users who require intuitively easy-to-understand information presentation. Further, an alarm display 36 for an information display area (ring display) for setting the vehicle speed and the like so that a warning can be performed even for a user who wants to set a vehicle information display screen (preset screen) based on the OBD function to stand-by. Setting is possible.

  In particular, on the classic scope screen 32 (FIG. 13 and the like), the targets around the host vehicle are displayed on the scope surface in an easy-to-understand manner. On the classic scope screen 32, any target is selected as the focus target, and information on the focus target is notified. Since the focus target is marked by the cross gauge 327 or the cursor 325, it can be understood at a glance which target is the focus target. It is easier for drivers who are driving.

  Information about the focus target is reported using the display color of the scope surface, the scope sub-display 34, and the message window 32M. Both displays are very easy to understand and can be intuitively grasped. As described above, the radar detector 1 of the present example, which can intuitively grasp various information, is a system capable of concentrating on driving by accurately supporting a driver and the like. Further, the scope sub-display 34 can display a clock, a vehicle speed, and the like according to the user's preference instead of the default alarm panel 36. The radar detector 1 can respond to a wide range of user needs in detail and is a useful system for various users.

  On the preset screen (FIG. 43, etc.) in which the ring display 34 can be set up to three locations, various display items can be set in the ring display 34 according to the user's preference. The ring display 34 has the same specifications as the scope sub-display 34 of the classic scope screen 32, and an alarm panel 36 can be set. Therefore, when the preset screen is set to stand-by, the ring display 34 of the alarm panel 36 can be arranged together with the ring display 34 of the vehicle speed and acceleration. If the alarm panel 36 is set in any of the ring displays 34, it is possible to receive monitoring information regarding traffic monitoring activities even when the preset screen is fixed to standby.

  In the radar detection 1 of the present example in which the ring display 34 and the scope sub display 34 are set to the same specification, the operation consistency is ensured between the preset screen and the classic scope screen 32, and the operation method is easy to learn and use. Ease is improved. In particular, by adopting a circular display area for the scope sub display 34, the compatibility with the ring display 34 for displaying information such as vehicle speed and acceleration in the preset screen is improved, and the specification is shared. Has been. On the preset screen, even if the alarm panel 36 is set to one of the ring displays 34, a sense of incongruity does not occur (FIG. 148, etc.).

  The outer peripheral portions of the scope sub display 34 and the ring display 34 are configured by an annular ring 340. In the radar detector 1 of this example, a display operation (ring action) using the ring 340 which is also a decorative frame of the scope sub display 34 is set. If the ring 340 is used, various parts such as an arrow operation (FIG. 142, etc.), a rolling operation (FIG. 144, etc.), a flash operation (FIG. 146, etc.) can be performed by moving the position where the lamp is lit. It can express movement. Incorporating movements that are easily detected by the human eye into the notification operation makes it possible to attract the attention of the driver during driving with high certainty, so that the notification information can be transmitted with high certainty. Since it is possible to reduce the need to pay attention to the screen of the radar detector 1 in a state where there is no notification, it is possible to improve the safety by driving the driver's attention during driving forward in the traveling direction. The display color of the display operation by the ring 340 is a color corresponding to the type of traffic monitoring activity to be notified. A user who knows the relationship between the type and color of the traffic monitoring activity can immediately grasp the traveling situation in which the vehicle is placed by just looking at the display color of the ring action.

  Furthermore, it is also possible to set a background image prepared by the user on the preset screen (FIG. 133, etc.). If an important photo is set as the background image, you can hide any of the ring displays 34 to enlarge the display area of the background image so that the passenger can see the photo or view it yourself. it can. Which of the three ring displays 34 is hidden can be set arbitrarily. Therefore, the hidden ring display 34 may be set so that an important part of the photograph is displayed. The ring display 34 can also select a transflective display mode. If the semi-transparent mode is selected, it is possible to produce a tasteful screen through the background image.

  On the map screen 31, the user can set the display number of the map area and the display number of the alarm panel area as desired. Users who have various needs, such as users who want to display a map widely and users who want to pop up an alarm panel when approaching a traffic monitoring activity point, can handle a wide range of details. In particular, when two alarm panel areas are set (FIG. 79), the mini icon 383 on the mini radar scope 38 and the alarm panel 36 are arranged so that the position corresponding to the monitoring information of the alarm panel 36 can be easily grasped. The link lines 312 are related. There is a difference in priority between the two alarm panel areas. The alarm panel on the left side is informed only of information of an alarm level above a certain level. Important information is always displayed on the alarm panel on the left side, and the display specification is very easy to see from the user side.

  The alarm panel 36 displayed on the map screen 31 has the same specifications as the alarm panel that can be set to the scope sub display 34 or the ring display 34. Therefore, even if the map screen 31 is set to stand-by, the classic scope screen 32 is set, or the preset screen is set, the operation consistency is maintained. Thus, in the radar detector 1 of this example, a consistent specification that is very easy to understand from the user side is realized.

  As described above, specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the embodiments. However, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the scope of claims. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be construed as limited by the configuration, numerical values, or the like of the specific examples. The scope of the claims includes techniques obtained by variously modifying or changing the specific examples using known techniques, knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Radar detector 10 Control part 100 Database 121 GPS receiver 122 Microwave receiver 123 Wireless receiver 124 Acceleration sensor 125 Gyro 126 Geomagnetic sensor 127 Illuminance sensor 128 Atmospheric pressure sensor 129 Clock part 137 Multicolor LED
138 Infrared light receiver 15 Touch panel 151 Touch screen 152 TFT liquid crystal display 16 Speaker 17 Memory card reader 171 Memory card 22 Operation button 31 Map screen 32 Classic scope screen 34 Ring display, scope sub display 340 Ring 36 Alarm panel 44 Post pin

Claims (5)

A system that supports driving by providing information about traffic monitoring activities,
A function of performing a display operation for changing the display mode of at least a part of the outer periphery of the information display area for displaying information in the screen,
A display operation by the outer peripheral portion, have rows movement of the pair of the linear symmetry partial portion located opposite via the information display area, the state position of the vehicle axis of symmetry of the line symmetry With the ability to change,
A first alarm in which the position of the axis of symmetry of the line symmetry is a position indicating the direction of the alarm target ;
And a second alarm for rotating the position of the line-symmetric axis of symmetry. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a third alarm that performs a display operation that changes a display mode of all the portions of the outer peripheral portion . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the second alarm is an alarm indicating reception of a predetermined radio wave . The system according to claim 3 , further comprising a function of changing a rotation speed according to a reception level of the predetermined radio wave .   The program for making a computer implement | achieve the function of the system of any one of Claims 1-4.