JPH04104399A - Guide information display system for moving body - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain necessary information in any place by recognizing coordinate data on a present place and external conditions and reading a coordinate- index corresponding table in an information storage medium. CONSTITUTION:Coordinate data on the present place is read from a present place recognition means 10. Then, a reproduction means 130 reads the coordinate-index corresponding table in the information storage medium 140, reads information data by using an index whose option condition is adjusted and displays it in a display means 110, or retrieves an additional value information display place existing in a range which is previously set, reads information data on the place concerned by using the index and displays it in the display means 110. Thus, necessary information is obtained by a moving picture, a still picture and a sound.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a guidance information display system for a moving object mounted on a vehicle, a ship, an aircraft, etc., and in particular, in conjunction with a navigation system, provides various information to the crew. The present invention relates to a guide information display system for mobile objects suitable for providing value-added information.

[Conventional technology]

A vehicle information providing system similar to the present invention is known, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 60-93596. This conventional example includes a storage means for storing internal information, an external information receiving means for receiving external information, and internal information selected by a passenger and information received from the external information receiving means according to the internal information. and notification means for notifying the crew of external information.

Internal information includes regional road maps, video data showing sightseeing spots, etc., and audio tapes of tourist information. External information includes traffic information, tourist information, and weather information for a specific area.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, the driver has to select a road map of the area where the destination is located from the database, which is complicated and time-consuming. Moreover, since external information cannot be received anywhere, there is also the problem that desired external information cannot be obtained unless one goes to a specific area.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a guide information display system for a mobile object that can overcome the disadvantages of the conventional example and particularly allows the user to easily obtain the information he or she needs wherever he or she is.

[Means for Solving the Problems] Therefore, the present invention provides a current location recognition means for knowing one's current location, a map information database storing map information, a program for operating the system,
A control means for controlling the entire system according to this program, a situation recognition means for informing the control means of the surrounding situation, an information storage medium storing image data and audio data, and menu contents selected by the crew. an input means for transmitting the information to the control means; an image/audio reproduction means for reproducing information stored in the information storage medium using input data from the handsaw means and situation information from the situation recognition means;・Audio production means for conveying the audio information reproduced by the audio reproduction means to the crew, and display means for displaying the information selection menu, various initial setting menus, and image information reproduced by the image/audio reproduction means. It is composed of. This aims to achieve the above-mentioned purpose.

[Effect]

When the guide display mode is selected, a selection menu is displayed. When the passenger selects a desired menu, the coordinate data of the current location is read by the current location recognition means. The image/audio reproduction means reads out the information recording region code of the information storage medium, and if the region is found, it is checked whether the display option is set. If set, the external situation will be recognized from the situation recognition means, and
The coordinate-index correspondence table in the information storage medium is read out by the image/audio playback means, and the image information data and audio information data are further read out using the index that matches the option conditions in the menu selected manually by the key. , is displayed on the display means, and the voice information data is uttered from the voice generation means.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 includes a current location recognition means 10 for knowing one's current location, a map information database 20 for storing map information, a program 30 for operating the system, and a system that runs the entire system according to this program. A control means 90 for controlling, a RAM 40 for storing data necessary for program operation, and a situation recognition means 50, 60, 708 for informing the control means of the surrounding situation.
0, an information storage medium 140 in which image data and audio data are stored, an input means 120 for transmitting menu contents selected by the occupant to the control means 90, and input data from this input means 120 and a situation recognition means. 50,60
, 70.80 to reproduce the information stored in the information storage medium 140 based on the situation data, and to convey the audio information reproduced by the image/audio reproduction means 130 to the passenger. Voice production means 1
00, and a display means 110 for displaying an information selection menu, various initial setting menus, and image information reproduced by the image/audio reproduction means 130.

Here, the current location recognition means 10 includes a wheel speed sensor,
It uses a direction sensor, GPS, etc.

The media of map information data 20 is (j)
- ROM is used.

Moreover, the program 30 for operating the system is
It is installed in ROM.

As the control means 90, a microcomputer is used. As a situation recognition means, a clock/calendar 50,
Rainfall recognition means 60, nighttime recognition means 70, and number of occupants recognition means 70 are installed.

The rain recognition means 60 uses a wiper switch and a raindrop sensor, the nighttime recognition means 70 uses a light switch and a solar radiation sensor, and the number of occupants recognition means 70 uses a seat switch, but they are not limited to these. do not have.

The information storage medium 140 may be a video tape or a CD.
I is used, but it is not limited to these.

In addition, in the case of video tape, as shown in Part 3, there is a record start point identification code and a record end point identification code to indicate the area where data is recorded, and between them there is a code to indicate areas such as Izu, Hakoita, and Shonan. The information collection area code, the X coordinate of the information display point as shown in Figure 2,
Coordinates, an index for searching image information data and audio information data from the information storage medium 140, a group number for bulk searching, an optimal season, weather, time, etc.
A coordinate-index correspondence table in which optional data including conditions such as the number of people are stored, an index, and image information data corresponding to the index.
Audio information data is recorded.

As the manual means 120, a keypad or a touch panel is used. As the image/audio reproducing means 130, a video deck or CDI driver is used.

A speaker is used as the voice producing means 100. As the display means 110, CRT or liquid crystal EL is used.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

First, the passenger selects the guidance information display mode.

(2) The display means 110 displays a selection menu as shown in FIG.

2) It is checked whether the drive plan key has been pressed (310 in FIG. 4).

(2) If the drive plan key is pressed, set the destination value in the coordinate data (320 in FIG. 4).

(3) If a key other than the drive plan key is pressed, the coordinate data of the current location is read from the current location recognition means 10 (330 in FIG. 4).

01 Information storage medium 1 by image/audio reproduction means 130
The information storage area code 40 is read out, and it is checked whether the information storage medium 140 belongs to the corresponding area (340 in FIG. 4).

■If the region is different, a message instructing to replace the information storage medium 140 with the corresponding one is displayed on the display means 110, and returns after a certain period of time (35 in FIG. 4).
0).

(2) If there are other regions, it is checked whether the display option shown in FIG. 6 is set (860 in FIG. 4).

(i) If the stage is set, the current time and season are determined from the clock/calendar 50, the weather is determined from the rain recognition means 60, whether it is night time is determined from the nighttime recognition means 70, and the number of passengers is determined from the number of passengers recognition means 70; The image/audio reproducing means 130 reads out the coordinate-index correspondence table in the information storage medium 140, and further reproduces image information data and audio information data by using the index that matches the option condition in the menu selected manually using the key. read out,
The audio information data is displayed on the display means 110, and the audio information data is uttered from the audio output means. Then, it returns after a predetermined time (370 in FIG. 4).

(2) If the steps are not set, search for added value information display points that exist within a preset range (380 of the fourth bacteria).

[Phase] It is checked whether there is a value-added information display point corresponding to the menu manually selected by the key (890 in FIG. 4).

■If there is no corresponding value-added information display point, display method 1 will display the message "There is no corresponding place".
10 and returns after a certain period of time (5IIO in Figure 4)
.

(2) If there is a corresponding value-added information display point, the image information data and audio information data are read out using the index and displayed on the display means 110, and the audio information data is uttered from the audio output means. Then, it returns after a certain period of time (8100 in FIG. 4).

Here, if a destination is set in advance, the above state can be automatically entered when the vehicle enters within a certain range from the destination.

Note that the format of the information data and the form of the media are not limited to the present embodiment.

Further, the type of information data is not limited to this embodiment, and any type of information data that provides added value information to the occupants can be used.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, there is a current location recognition means for knowing one's current location, a map information data storage that stores map information, a program for operating the system, and a system that operates the entire system according to this program. A control means for controlling, a situation recognition means for informing the control means of the surrounding situation, an information storage medium storing image data and audio data, and a means for transmitting menu contents selected by the occupant to the control means. an input means, an image/audio reproduction means for reproducing information stored in the information storage medium based on input data from the input means and situation data from the situation recognition means, and reproduction by the image/audio reproduction means. The system is comprised of a voice generating means for transmitting voice information to the crew, and a display means for displaying an information selection menu, various initial setting menus, and image information reproduced by the image/audio reproduction means. You can easily get the information you need in the form of videos, still images, and audio no matter where you are, and because of this, it is easier to understand and more realistic than traditional booklet-based driving guides, and there is no need to enter your current location. No, ■If you set a destination in advance, it will automatically switch to information display mode when you approach the destination.
■You can obtain the most suitable information according to the external situation.■
By standardizing and packaging information media and formats, it is possible to provide an unprecedented and excellent guide information display system for mobile objects, which allows the latest information media to be obtained and used anywhere at low cost.

Situation recognition means, 90... Control means 100...
・Voice production means, 110...display means, 120.
. . . Input means 130 . . . Image/audio reproduction means, 1400099. Information storage media.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1). A current location recognition means for knowing one's current position, a map information database storing map information, a program for operating the system, and a control means for controlling the entire system according to this program,
A situation recognition means for informing the control means of the surrounding situation, an information storage medium in which image data and audio data are stored, an input means for informing the control means of menu contents selected by the occupant, and this input means. an image/audio reproduction means for reproducing information stored in the information storage medium based on input data from the input data and situation data from the situation recognition means, and conveying the audio information reproduced by the image/audio reproduction means to the passenger. A guide for a moving body, characterized in that it is comprised of a voice emitting means for displaying information, an information selection menu, various initial setting menus, and a display means for displaying image information reproduced by an image/audio reproduction means. Information display system.